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SMNWILL pmp ummimimSmm VOL XX. BARNWELL SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY JUNE 10. top. IIUMK HCKliS IHf SUGAR IRUSI. AN INVK8TIOATION 18 DEMANDED. The Senator from Booth Carolina Shake* up the Susar Senator* In Lively Fashion—He make* No Charge*, bat Gives Damaging Evi dence Against Senators. Washington. May 28.—Once again is the Senate going to attempt the solu tion of the sugar trust> problem. Once again is the calcium light of a Senate Investigation to be thrown upon the mysterious methods employed by the sugar trust in its control of tariff legislation. t Once again will an effort be made to find out whether there is truth in the newspaper charge that Senator* have been speculating In sugar and other stocks, rpd if so, who the Senators are. The fiei^y Tillman started the thing going this afternoon. Tillman had given Indication of his purpose to “say something." And that was enough to draw * crowd to the galleri**. What he did say was, to those who sajoy the dramatic, worth llstsalag to. Tillman talks la th* Senate Ilk* h* talk* no th* stump la South Carolina i not mu it in* i«ggIn with H# Is Mnat, high today h* th* mast maaauaa*) spaooh which the Ifer htmnnU he mod* an nharga* At Mm octant ha dtaothlmad his knowledge of th* troth of tho taathssMooo ood •hargso oaioh hoso t*oad loddmoot ■ MBAMMMSssia Both parti os war* fnoo to faoo with this scandal, ho said. It would bu ru- called, ho said, tfapt It was charged that i'resident Cleveland met the sugar magnates and discussed the details of the schedule of the now pending tariff bill. There was nothing to fasten that “damaing accusation on the President,” Mr. Tillman said, but Senator Jones, of Arkansas, had recently furnished evi dence to the effect that the President toldihlm the trust should have a quar ter of|a cent per pound. Mr. Jones quickly arose at this ref erence to him. On one or two occa sions, he explained, Mr. Cleveland had said to him that be thought the 1 cent on raw sugar was necessary fdr the American refiners and that a i cent rate would drive the refiners out of business. Proceeding, Mr. Tillman said It might be Mr. Cleveland desired to car ry onta bargain. He (Tillman) did not say this was the case. But was it the case? If be (the President) did this the Senate ought to find it out. Mr. Gray, of Delaware, chairman of the former sugar Investigating com mittee, ioterrupted. The statement, be said, that a sugar schedule bad been lade upon Mr. Benedict s yacht, who* tho President was oa board with re isers of tho sugar trust, wss out true sd lie falsity had ueea ml* bits bed after the oommlUoo bad prubad tho sismoat .to tho bottom Both Mr Hevemeyer aad Mr. Soorios had loati »rve* to bo daaoaaood la a way whtob would not ho parllamoatary hero." Mr. Tillman Interrupted to say that ho hadn't made the Charge*; he had rnarelv submitted tho stale menu now circulated before the public with the author’s name signed. These writers had the right to accuse the finance committee, If they could prove their statements; ‘and you submit to it ?” he said, addressing Mr. Aldrich. The latter, proceeding, said the full est investigation was courted; there was nothing to conceal. Without further debate, the resolu tion was referred to the committee on contingent expenses. THE ANDERSON VILLK PRISON. The Battlee Fought Over this His toric Prison Long After the War Ended' . -* * The. Andersonville prison, which was i Geor C Mr TU tan M spook of king M Mr located In Souibern Georgia, has caus ed more talk than any other Confeder ate place of confinement. .In all there were 40,000 prisoners who passed tbmug|f that enclosure, and Ills stated that 12.UtA) died. It ha* geo^rslly been compared to the Fedora! prison at El mira, N Y-, where a greater proportion perished. Tho mortality among prU ooars of war oa both sides of tho greet ooolict oss very groat. Of SJU.OOu takee by the Federal* aad ooalaad la Northers prisons. 3S OW1 diad Of STS • <*■> taaea by Us* Confederates aad eaa- Coed la MowtSer* prleoas. &«Ut dtad The wovot * t peneneo* of all non there 'teeae e#r* lAeeo at Aadosoaavtila. M bervw*at oar oor* thaaoggrava bed by the laot l« RW M Itt COUiBI CAITUS. GEN. WATTS MANES A SCATE- MENT. Preoldont Woodrow Vesy Plainly Speak* Htsr Mind—An Investiga tion Will be Madp. > The row on the campus of the South Carolina College, which took place on the 28th of Mav, has attracted a good deal of attention. Adjutant General Watts at first declined to make any statement in regard to the affair, but afterwards deemed It his duty to give the facts In the case, and let the public pars its own judgment. After stating tnal a death in his family had caused the inspection to be changed from the 2t>th to the 28th of May, he says : I saw Col. Wllle Jones, who was the colonel of the dfccpnd regiment of in fantry, and who would be in command on this occasion, the morning of the 28lb at me Carolina NaUonal bank. He told me that the laspection would be held at the usual place, me grounds la charge of the college, which are used by lb* students for am I* tic pur poses (th* time aad place of aay loepec Uoe I* generally left to the command' lag officer). Col. Jtoe* told me to take my pueitloe la froatof the staad. which was erect* d far ladies la aaaapy la ar- 4ar mat they eoatd witaeae Us games that arc eeaally played as theaa grweed* Th* baltalwe was fermed e*d Me eeeel lisa ef marsh was takaa Ae i graaaAs I Mass tadie pvw meSMSoe aaaM jpwm^seoem by Mr m ga r* aa egeak aad lavasloa aa are the premie** of a private olUsaa. The State main tel as this iestlluUoa with all that meka* It what It Is for one sola aad exclusive purpose—the education of bar soas and daughters. Tba use aad control of all ita property are regulated by law. The administration of Ita affairs la commit ted to o(Boers appointed by law to use and control ita property for. the sole purpoea for which it waa founded and la maintained. No one can lawfully use any of the college grounds or buildings without the consent of the authority charged with their care and control. “We are glad to permit and invite the presence of our feltow-clllsena to our public exercises In our grounds and buildings. We welcome with pleasure our people as guesto and visitors when they deport themselves properly and do not interfere with the work and du ties of faculty or students. But the college authorities can eject, or have ejected by force, if seeds be, any who cause disorder or^MBpea upon the rights of our students or profes sors. “I am amased to hear th# elaim ; 'This Is State property, aad oaa be used by outsider* at their dlacretloa, re gard lass of the wishes aed rights of stedeat* aed college offioers ' The elaim Is false wtee applied to oer grounds aed but Id lags as It would b* if applied te Me gov*reor'» meastee. Me hnepltel lev Me laaaee, or evee te Me State Vreasery “I see seeroeiy led verge te •aprem my tedlgeaatee Met ewe hlgk !e a* Mertty sheeld jeetlfy Me erwwg done yen aed Me wtMie Me preeMste as eaerediy y*wr*. as Me Semes ef yeer l-aewe* !•*•«* -a osopawse la bts nUIAR ASKS IKE SUAK TO ACT. THE DISPENSARY LAW IN CON GE ESS. The Senator from Sooth Carolina Want* Me Jndlotery Committee te Consider aad Report What Lrgte- l*< ion la Deemed Necemary. Senator Tillman, at tba drat oppor tunity after the declsioa of Judge 81- monton waa made known, introduced a resolution directing an inquiry to be made as to the legislation necessary to give South Carolina the right to regu late the liquor traffic in its own way. The preamble and resolution Intro duced by him were aa follows ; “Whereas, the supreme court of the United States declared, in the case of Lelasy varans Hardin, that do State bad the right to prohibit the sale of liquor within Its own borders In original pack ages, upon the ground that U waa an Interference with Interstate commerce; and, “Whereas, la order to give relief to the people of Iowa, Congress passed what la kaowa aa Ms Wiiaoa law. aoa lav la tees quoted.) “Whereas Uader Me authority thereia gras ted, Me. State ef South Carol lea la December. KMft, passed Me dlepeaaary law aader which provteioa is made lor Me sele ef liqaer “y State oOeere aader atrtes relea mead. Ml* system espe- qetes at fee Stete base (WU- Ui Uoa,” aed lei it d Mr. Beene, of that there oeght to bo to that part of tho r limits tba lavsstigstloo Of ry Committee to the South Caroiiaa. Th _ general law, and tho la ought to bo oh# which coo give not only to Sooth Carolina, bat other State similarly situated. Mr. Tillmaa replied by when the original-package the United States Supreme rendered, the appeal te thio body to Congress for relief oame fros then Senator from Iowa, Mr. W that it waa recited la the report that was the specific ooee which . desired to remedy; that the act of gust 8, 1800, kaowa as the Wiiaoa J was passed in purauaaoe thereof, that everybody exoept tho judgeo 'nterpreted the law has ooceid act aa covering tba principio I self-government shall ohtala 1_. In managing liquor wiMia Me of a State. 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The res olution, omitting the preamble, is as follows : “Uesolved, That a committee of five be appointed with power to send for' persons and papers, to employ a steno grapher and to administer oaths, to in quire into the truth or falsehood of the charges made in May, 1894, and into (he charges recently made; and the scope of the Investigation shall cover everything embraced in the resolution of May 17, 1894, as well as the methods pursued by the American Sugar Re fining Company, better known as the sugar trust, in controlling legislation )nIts favor at the present time. Espe cially whether It has to any wise con tributed to, or controlled the election of a Senator in this Body at aay time.” Mr. Frye, who »es In the chair, Owing to tbbaboeece of V 16a President Hobart, promptly rwldd that '.*■ la Uoa should go to the commute* oa ■tlageet espeeaM BetMr Ttttmae •lowed H* ke a s - • • ••+. haa-etopteo * g si wHP m^Vm MRHHb T%ui t *g«* fr ! 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Let them stand apart, he said. “Let us not mix*the Democratic (sheep with the Republican goats, but let's have a fumigation.” It was not a time when Senators should sit-here apparently silenced by cowardice or corruption. The Repub licans had recelved|the recent campaign contributions from “the octopus,” he said, and It should be brought to the light before tbe American people. If this “gang of thieves and robbers” were to have all the) wanted, then let the American laboring men realise what a glorious Senate represented them at Washington. la oooclustoo, Mr. Tlllmpa reiterated that If the Seante la rotten te the hot- it ahoeld ha proved. If these barges were falsa. MOB the Ue shoelft ** w <e*d bare If gaily " 000 , 000 0t) 9000000 IBMbGMMAt 000 00900 0000000) 000000000 0 00000000% rnmm tuft 00m 9000m 000090 00 009 mm 9 t+i Imm* 9099990 0"99M9 0k* ••'9-90 0 Jf §0*'* m**m90 iRg 9010000 09 00m • 00% • t mrnm I I mmf 0009 00 4000 90 09009 km kj0009K0m It wwe •* .. *. .«r./*.« .«*• * wre. gewmreteeea te eawd sd eveBdetf e-Mwet Me eaeheBga This tevltos after eeeewal meeMe Oem#. aad after Baermae s mereh te Me sea Captain Wire, who had charge ef Me prlaoeera at Aaderaoavlil*. w** after ward* tried for murder, ead ea the tatal occurred whea Me pa** I no* of war were at white heel, there could be but oee result—ooavicUoe. Aa ef fort was made te Implicate President Jefferson Davis, tbra a prletoer, sod the counsel for Captain Win has stated that a message came to him from a cabinet officer to the effect that Wire could have clemency if he would BW «*tod to te aa Tto* «*. bteeae* te *•4%* te do M Me MM am «* « We pem* geeuMfia ebeee Imgtemimse #• »• - * %k *•« < •* ••'» y «•/1 Tv*** * •me Bee* me *m- eemmBte gweerwMewa te a teemee to VaBsgewBma aa IBs te • i to Me *e*s meal tm my to totoash mb toewe eeap*sand to MSs p*tMe*a MM The P Di ive testimony making President avis directly responsible for the deaths of prisoners at Andersonville. Facing death Wirz reiterated his for mer statement that President Davis had no direct connection with the con duct of affairs at Andersonville, and with this statement be went to his death, , It was years afterward in the House of. Representatives at Washington that James G. Blaine, the leader of his party In the House, and aspiring to the Presidency, moved an amend ment to the amnesty bill excepting Jefferson Davis from its provisions. OnAhit question Mr. Blaine made a speech In which he charged tba Presi dent of the Confederacy with murder aad with responsibility for tho “ hor ror* of Aadereoevllle." baalda which, ha said. Me deads of Me Deka of Alva Ml MqeMttee paled late Ib- pom to 4Be gm*a*da tea •*> - Me eevtod i toewad aM aMmc tm*e nod anoattoend te ami eto*toe to an* ereme aad aatoed Mete te toe** kaeo. has aay **# **m ee* Me paStenteeto I «a* Mere we* gtoeg te he ivtotte* heStoeae Me ptoteMBee •ad Me ewwtod. lev by Ml* time May j bed beaMM very toe*4 • set led, cod i a*ei*g Mas aeeelteS wa* ae. ,tek4*. I cweaie*red Me beel eeAeUoa to Me dlf iaalu weald be to have Me battel toe marched forward, preea hack Me crowd te the street Mereh* read*ring aay further ouefllet puueible hetweee Me atudeate aad th# polleamaa. At Me time there was do game of ball going 00. 1 thea gave Coiooel Jones the or der to move bis command forward, which ha did. The men advanced “at right shoulder arms,’’ and tnere was no order to “nharge,” aa has been stated. The troops advanced very steadily and tbe majority of tbe crowd moved back, but three or four students broke through the line, near where tbe colors were, and the policemen at tempted to interfere. The battalion moved on to the front, leaving the po licemen And those students iq the rear. TheO general encounter took place between tbe students and vthe police men. „ ' v -* These are tbe plain, unvarnished facts in the case, notwithstanding the repeated rumor* that have been circu lated, many of which have been absurd In the extreme. J. Gary Watts, - Adjutant and Inspector General. or. woodrow’h statement. - Th* president, Dr. James Woodrow, wa* absent from Me city el , end aa hie which la Nr * Store tputoe* wttb Me leeSfteg Me* | regteO toed aptetooMy. Otod te aaeere pea Mas paog righto aed ■•>*»*■<* are •an/ te my heart! Men my hears aad I Mas* ef my a*4toag*ee are see Ib Me | parpens le Ae her defy Ib yeer store I >;*l m urns la Me essH tech by reeeiag Me 4k ir rill TW The righto to Me MeeM Carolia* Ctolf mead aad shall ha malatelaed “ Th* spplaeae Mat foitotoed Me doe tec's maaly speech aiteeted Me satis factio* of M* studeato aed professors. -Th* for trees Gibraltar la la many ways the most remarkable place of Its kind la tbe world. The height of the rock is over 1,400 feet, and this stupen dous precipice Is pieroed by miles of galleriesilo the soyd stone, port-hole* for cannon occurring at frequent in tervals. The rock is absolutely im pregnable to the shot of the enemy and, by means of the great elevation, plunging fire can be directed from an enormous height on a hostile fleet. A garrison of from 5,000 to 10,000 men is constantly maintained, with pro visions and ammunition for a six months’s siege. In 1779 tbe celebrated seige lasted three years, the fortress being successfully defended by 7,000 English, while being attacked by an army of over 40,000 men ; 1,000 pieces of artillery, forty-seven sail, ten great floating batteries and a large number of small boat# composed the attacking force. For mooths over 8,000 shell# were thrown Into the lower ^very ii day. The lord chaaeellor of Great Britain, who keeps Ma great asoi la hi# pus ■aasloa, le Me only mem her of Aha English anblBct who may awl he el- rarr; There la aa abroad Mat Me State soured spec Mia bailsssi for Ma prodt la Ik That la wot tree, ead It le a mere secondary 'na ture of the.law, which W iteelf as remote la purpose from Mas head Hag of Ma liquor aa anywhere la aay Slate la this Uaioa. To those who claim that It la aa lllogltimate business, that aodaoaat person will go Into It, aad that tbe State ought not to go Into It. I merely point to tbe fact tbsl the United States governmentihaa always derived .revenue from liquor. NeaHy every State In the Union to-day licenses ita sale, and la in league with the licensees, and creates a monopoly from which private persons who obtain tbe buslnee* are allowed to sell for profit, to be shared by it- The opinion of this circuit judge that the State has not the right to limit the sale in this way, but must license some private Individual to do it, is, we think, contrary to tbe act of Congress which I have recited in the resolution. Therefore, for the relief of South Carolina and to put her back on a plane with the other Stetee, eo that her citi- teas in tbe exercise of their local gov ernment may control this pernicious cirr. traffic in thair own way, I astTthat the Senate of the United States and Con gress shall teko action. Mr. Paalkaer, of Want Virginia, said that pereoaaily ha oocoarred La the views of Ma neaalor. aad was vary aaitoee to naalat him Ib fettlaff Ue re Uto he iMki. kkdbifiiii “IMiak Me ef SAW nontrv, proaspuj mica id*i rww ae mmm* w : . j •#*- mmm wm mm rmmmwm mm mmmm La* :•& c* vfco at* t 99 *J • 9 wmimm mm m w 1 lutioe should go to Ue eommltlee on charges were tales. Mae Ue He shoe Id I ^ ^ 109 *** h**.^**. aa addrem te Ue stedawda whteA la towed m gv aetstd* Graas Bnteta Uawf aalf wwearawuat to Ue paapie sbeeld ha m toT-. "to-rite tototeto • toU-* - - *» ^ " • Jito. - to^ej ■ms.Wte _ - ton. rtwwraii tepw m* to*—* *— well a* provided wits Me i macnleery ead appllaae— It al wot ha sarprtalag to oaa wit#in a i um* Ua ootton prod •cod'ia the 1 I lane aad North Georg i by loaai mllU. ** A •pienuid beglaalag has also baoa mad* la wood-working, aad there are many of the*# estabtisnmeats la oer territory ia saooesaful operation. Tba abundance of valuable timber, suitable for every branch of building materials, a* well an the manufacture of wafiae, carriage*, railway, can, furniture end. indeed, about everything of which wood Is d raw material, not only makes wood-working in all of ito branches possible, but profitable, aa well. At no distant day the South will occupy tbe first rank in this important industry. “ iron ’manufacturing in the SoaU is forging ahead at a rapid rate. All the conditions are favorable for saw com in this line of industry. It has been demooatrated that iron oaa be luanufaolured more cheaply aad of equally good quality ia Ue SueU U in any other sectiea. Tbe SoaU already segaged la Iraa, aed the proape ooereglag^lor a largely 'la