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1.LOtUIS APPELT. Editor. MANNNIG. S. C., OCT. 26, 1904. PUBLUSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year................................-.--.$1 0 Six months............................ --. Four months.............. ...... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. 51: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect chan.ed for as regular advertisements. LAIberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must De accompanied by the r eal name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postofflce at Manning as Sec onC. Class matter. TILMAN SPANKS HIS BABY. Senator Tiliman, by invitation, dehvered a speech at Gaffney last Saturday, which we have no doubt will result in "a rattling of the dry bones" sure enough. The people of Cherokee county, under the "Brice Bill," as it -passed the legislature, applied to have the question "Dispen sary" or "No Dispensary" sub mitted to the voters of that coun ty, and from all indications the dispensary advocates have rea son to fear the result. They invited, by a large petition, the Senator to lend his presence and voice, as politicians in this State have a habit of doing when hard pressed. "Help me Cassius or 'ill sink," is the appeal that went to the distinguished Senator. If the speech is correctly reported, in our opinion it will not have effect the dispensary advocates :hope for, and they will have good cause to pray to be saved from their friend. Senator Tillman claimed the law was being violated by its management, the institution was permitted to run loosely, and that the State Board should be legislated out, and, the manage ment returned to the State offi cers, even suggesting the addi tion of members of the judiciary on the board, as if that branch of the govdrnment is falling into disrepute fast enough. In re ferring to the rumors of dishon esty among dispensary officials he said: "There have been men who were so little and contemp tible, so lost to all sense and de cency, without a scintilla of evi dence. that they have charged me with lining my pockets." This was a hard jab at his poli tical off-spring, Ex-Governor John Gary Evans, who is alleged to be the author of that state *ment, and the books of the State Sdispensary under Tillman's con trol do not show one "scintilla of evidence" what. become of the thousands of dollars in rebates the State was entitled to, nor did the people ever know what become of this enormous amount 9of money until after the death of the king of the whiskey trust; then Tillman explained that be causeMr.Hubbell had extended to him a credit, "without a scratch ofa pen or other evidence of debt," he presented Mr. Hubbell with the rebates. It was not until after the death of this man, notwithstanding the charge was frequently made in the newspa pers during Hubbell's lifetime such an explanation was made. To say the least, of it, the cir cumstantial "evidence" was suf i ciently . strong to arouse as much suspicion against Senator Tilman, as is the accumulation of jewels and properity by mem bers of the State Board of Con trol. The Senator, in further al luding to the rumors of corrup -tion, men being elected on the Board poor and retiring rich, *said: "Mind you, claiming for myself, that- I was honest in every particular; that I bought whiskey as best as I could and never touched any of the State's money. I give these men who are in charge the credit of being just as honest as I was." We do not doubt it. '"And those men who charge me with be,ing dishonest are charg ing the men now in, with being dishonest, and that because these men can get rebates, that they have gotten them." Poor plead ing for one of Senator Tillman's ability. When public officials are accused of wrong -doing, inno cence will cause them to make a complete showing. They de mand a full investigation that their stewardship may be en dorsed by the people, to say. "You accnse me of stealing be cause I had the chance, and if you had it, you would steal your self," is a plea of children, not1 men. An honest public official when charged with wrong does not say, "prove it," that is the defi of a culprit when placed in a criminal dock before a jury. The people should not be cen sured for suspecting graft in the dispensary. when the Senator himself sa'ys the plan of buying liquor will not do, is corrup ting, and that the dispensary management is operating beer dispensaries in violation of law. He should not be sur prised that suspicions are' aroused when men give up a, twelve hundred dollar jobs and1 seek a position on the Board for $400. Nor should he think strange that the people are not at all pleased with the way things "work, when the corruption was so rife that a legislature legisla ted a Board out of existance. We agree with the Senator, that things have become loose and the screws should be tighten ed up, but we do not think his' plan of putting it back into the hands of State officers will mend *matters. When it was in the hands of the State officers those suspicion, as the statement cure ited to Ex-Governor John Gary Evans, with regard to Tillman lining his pockets with rebates, will attest. In our judgment, the State Board should be screwd down in a box, and it with all of its corruption. buried beyond resurrection, and it will not be until then. that "the fog of sus picion which hangs over it" will be lifted. The "Brice Bill" which the Senator went to Gaffney to op pose, seeks to give the people an opportunity to have a voice in directing this liquor control, and it is right they should have it-one of the fundamental prin ciple advocated by Tillman in 1890. The distinguished parent of the dispensary has, according to his own pleadings, become disgusted with the way his off spring has been reared since he left it in the nursery, the twig was bent by Tillman and it con tinued to grow crooked. To take the dispensary management away from the legislature, and put it back into the State officer's hands, will not stop corruption, a bribe-taker's palms itch as well in the governor's chair as it does anywhere else -it is opportunity which creates the itching, and not the official position. The only way we see out of this mess, is to adopt the "Brice Bill" as originally introduced, and per mit the people to have a voice in installing or the driving away of a dispensary is their conditions warrant, and if Senator Tillman is correct, and we believe he is, prosecute those who are runing beer dispensaries as violators of law. If beer dispensaries are a violation of law, why is it Gover nor Heyward does not cause these violators to be arrested and punished the same as a corner groceryman in Charleston, or a "nigger" in the backwoods? If Senator Tillman is right, the State constables should pull every beer dispensary in the State---they are being paid to en force the dispensary law. ARE BIENNIAL SESSIONS WISEI Elsewhere we publish a very interesting and instructive arti cle from the pen of Hon. J. H. Lesesne, on a subject which should receive the intelligent consideration of every man be fore casting his ballot on the 8th, of -November. The pro posed amendment to the consti tution relative to biennial ses sions of the General Assembly is c'atchy to the unthinking, and gave the politician a popular argument to go before the masses with; popular argument, because the people are not al ways satisfied with the work of the General Assembly; restive nder its unequaled laws, mis tkes, blunders and discrimina ions,they are easily to be caught with the dedclarations of -politi ians seeking office, and who old out the money saving idea when in fact, the money saving s only- apparent upon the sur face, which disappears as soon s the politician accomplishes is purpose. We agree with Wr. Lesesne that biennial ses sions are not in the interest of conomy but'on the contrary, it is our opinion it will, after a few years prove an additional ex pense. The. first few years, even after the defects in the constitution ave been changed, there will be sessions of the legislature every to years, then so~me emergency will arise and the Governor will e called upon to order the as sembling of the General Assem ly in extra session; once the recedent -is established away goes our biennial sessions, and very alternate year the legisla tre will be assembled in extra session. This is the experience f States that have tried the >iennial plan. The State of eorgia is supposed to have :iennial sessions, but in fact its egislature meets every year. Mr. Lesesne calls attention to' vital ~defect in the proposed mendment, the calling for "bi nnial" sessions in lieu of "an nal" sessions without making ay provisions for the tenure of office and the revenue functions f the government, and in our pinion should the voters de cide to approve of the amend ent in its present shape 'and it is ratified by the General As sembly, it will take several ses sions of the legislature to put >ur State government in work ing shape. The dickering with our con stitution so recently made will afford a fine field of employment for lawyers who are given to carrying cases to the supreme court whenever they can find clients with the fees to back up their efforts. We regard the proposed amendment altogether ineffectual, that it does not pro 'ide for what its advocates are representing, and in its present shape dangerous, annoying and expensive. When a member of the Gen eral Assembly, not having given the matter much study, we were attracted by the economy argu ments by the biennial sessions advocates, and voted twice in its favor, but since that time, we have given the matter more thought, examined into its work ings, and watched its effect upon other States, and have reached the conclusion that there is no money saved by having the ses sions every two years instead of one, and the evils which the peo ple complain of cannot be reme died by changing the constitu tion. The remedy lies solely and wholely with the voters in selecting better material for their Representatives. The con stitutio'n does not need tamper ing with, at this time. cal changes in our methods of nominating men for office, and unless we correct the rotten methods our primary system has fallen into through the manipu lations of unscrupulous poli-ti cians, thing will get no better with us, were we to change our constitution every six months. - The methods being employed in this State has brought about a fearful condition, they are largely responsible for the law lessness, and disregard of each others rights. It is a fact beyond dispute that our primary system has placed men in control who do not hesi tate to stoop to any device tc accomplish a political end. even if they have to invade the jury box. Under this system our courts are derided from one end of the country to the other, and it is getting common to hear men say if you have a case in court employ such and such a lawyer, he has a pull with the officials, and they will manipulate the juries; such a condition is fear ful, and the responsibility lies with the voters, because they do not exercise their rights as free American citizens should. They go to the primary and often vote in a conformity to the dictates of a ring, and always vote against a man who has the can dor and honesty to express views contrary to those entertained by some leader. The system has had the effect of stifling inde pendence of thought and action, and has breeded a litter of syco phants who become our rulers. Mr. Lesesne believes the pro posed amendment to change the constitution relating to the leg islature will be adopted, and so do We, but it is because the politicians have made it a hobby horse to ride into office upon, and not because the people have given - it that consideraton such an important measure deserves. We ask our readers to read Mr. Lesesne's article carefully. It is a valuable paper and we are glad that he has given his views to the peo ple. How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fox any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by sals Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.;Props., Toledo, 0. we, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly onorable in all business transactions and finan ially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST & TRUAx. wholesale druggists, Toledo, 0. WALDnSG, KnTh~AN & MARvnC. wholesale drug gists, Toledo. 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting lirectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.' Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by al 1ruggists. Testimonials free. Hall's FamUv Pi e are the best. DL VAN TE.BURG-HOFMAN DIES -BY HIS OWN HAND. Ee Would Not Face Disgrace Following Ex posure of Brutal Treatment of His Wife -Sad and Tragic Ending of a Tal ented Foreigner. This city was shocked and horrified about 9 o'clock this morning by the most horrible grewsome tragedy that as occurred here insmany years. Dr. Van Telberg-Hofman, the division sur leon of the Atlantic Coast Line relief lepartment committed suicide in the sitting room of his home on South Main treet, a double barrel shot gun being the wesapon with which he took his life. ae p laced the muzzle of the gun against ihe left side of his head just above the :orner of the eye and when the gun was discharged the whole side and top af his head was blown off., The brains and blood were spattered over the walls and ceiling of the room and pieces af the,.skull were scattered over the cor. Death was instantaneous and when the first person reached him a few moments after the discharge of the un he was lying stretched on his back yn the floor of the parlor just within :he door connecting that room with the all, with his head near the wall in a great pool of blood and the gun was ly ing across his body. An inquest was held at 10.30 o'clock by Coroner Flowers: The following testimony was taken: Dr. J. A. Moood: Abut half past tine o'clock this morning I was hur idly called to see Mrs. Van Telburg Eofman and was told that Dr. Hofman, who was at his home d'ext door was robably hurt. On going into the room [ found the Doctor lying on his back with a double barrel shot gun lying tcross his body. The entire upper part )f the skull was torn away by the dis yharge of the gun which had evidently been held close to his head. From the tatement made by his wife to me I am ~atisfied that his death was an act of elf destruction. H. J. Seymour, policeman: Just as ~he bell struck 9 o'clock I was going to ~he depot and as Iwas passing the house [ was called into Mrs. Duckers. When [ got in I found Mrs. Hofman there. he was very bloody. She seemed to aave a wound over her right eye. I telephoned for Chief of Police Brad ord to come there at once. At the same time Dr. Mood was telephoned for and he got there before Chief Brad ford did. He went in to see Mrs. Hof man. Then Dr. Mood and I went over to Dr. Hofman's house and found the body lying just as it is now. I heard no words or anything did not hear the gun shoot. There was no one in the house when I went in. Rebecca Spanu, cook for Dr. Hof. man: (They Dr. and Mrs., Hofman) were quarrelling at the breakfast table, but what they were quarrelling about I don't know. I did not hear any threats made. I did not find out that the Doc tor was shot until after the Chief of Police came in. Mrs. Ella Hewson, who boarded with Dr. and Mrs. Hofman: "All that I know about it is that when I went to eat my breakfast I heard some scream ing and thought it was some children. I did not know that they (Dr. and Mrs. Hofman) had quarrelled, never heard any threats made any way. I knew that they were not on good terms yes terday. James Felder, a driver and house boy for Dr. Hofman: I was in the kitchen by the stove during breakfast. I heard Dr. Hofman say that she (Mrs. Hofman) would have to leave or he would. I went out to catch the horse. When I came back Mrs. Hewson told me that she thought Dr. Hofman had killed himself. Mrs. Hofman left the dinin-g room first. They have been quarrel ing ever since they came back from Charleston on Wednesday or Thurs day of last week. I did not. know the cause of the quarrel. The jury of which Mr. R. F. Hayns worth was foreman rendered a verdict that the deceased Dr. Van Telberg-Hof man came to his death from a gun shot wound inflicted by his own hand. That is the official side of this shock ing tragedy, but it is not all of it nor the saddest part. The collateral facts as they have been gathered from trust worthy sources of information are about beat her severely. On one occasion at least she was so brutally beaten that she called in another physician to see her a day or two later during Dr. Hof wan's absence from the city. This phy sician saw Dr. Hofman personally as soon as he returned and told him plain ly that if he ever abused his wife again that be would expose him and see that he was severely punished. That such conduct might pass in Holland but the people of this community would not stand it and he would be made to feel the weight of their displeasure if they found out that he abused his wife. Dr. Hofman promised that it should never occur again. Still he and his wife did not live pleasantly together, 1--t so far as is known he has not beaten her until this morning. As stated by the serv ants and Mrs. Hewson they have been on unusually bad terms for several days Last night Mrs. Hofman went to church with a lady friend and this made Dr. Hofman furiously angry. At the break fast table he renewed the quarrel and Mrs. Hofman left the table and went into the parlor. Dr. Hofman followed her and continued the quarrel. Mrs. Hofman finally told him that she would leave him and would go on the next train and he would not have to be both ered with her any more. He thereupon grabbed her by the shoulders *and be gan beating her head against the door facing with savage violence. Her face and bead, were bruised and cut before she could escape from his clutches. She then ran screaming from the house out into the street and took refuge with Mrs. Ducker, the nekt door neighbor. Mr. Hofman evidently then realized that his game was up, that exposure had come, that he was disgraced and ruined professionally and socially in this community. So he took the shortest way out of the dilemma. He got his shot gun, put the muzzle against his head,pressedthe trigger,and was a dead man instantly. Dr. Van Telberg-Hof man, who has been a resident of Sum ter for only a few years came here from Norfolk, Va., to take charge of th'e re lief department of this division of the Atlantic Coast Line. He was a native of Holland and a man of superior edu cation. He was a graduate of a uni versity of his native country, of the Bellevieu Medical College New York and of the Medical College of Rich mond, Va. In addition to taking the .regular courses in these medical schools he had had extended hospital practice and experience. He was a man of about 36 to 38 years of age. His wife was Miss Nora Russell, of Newberrv and a niece of State Treas urer Jennings. She met Dr. Hofman in this city and married him after an acquaintance ,of only a few weeks. Sumter Item. A Thoaghtful Man. M. M. Austin of Winchester, Ind. knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife had such an unusual case of stomarch and liver trouble' physicians could not help her. He thought of and tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and she got relief at once and was fin'ally cured. Only 25c, at The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Death of W. W. Coulliette, at Clemson College. Cadet W. W. Coulliette, Clemson col lege, died Saturday night in' the hos pital at that place, according to a tele gram received here yesterday after noon. Mr. Couliette was a native of Clarendon -ounty, .but bad for some time -been a resident of Columbia, where his relatives reside. He was taken ill with typhoid fever for some days, but his death was quite sudden and a shock to his acquaintances here. The body was brought to Columbia last night on the spartanburg train, Cadets W. R. Sammons and F. F. Wyse acting as escorts, and the funeral will be held tomorrow morning. A mother, Mrs. M. E. Coulliette, and' a brother survive him.-Columbia Record. Pill Pleasure. If you ever took Dewitt's Little Eear ly Risers for billiousness or constipa tion you know what pill pleasure is. These famous little pills cleanse the liver and rid the system of all bile without producing unpleasant effects. 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