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«• kut •■4 A4tlM4 do bo o|»<>a all Oooooloao. Hpaclal to AtlonU ConaUtutlon. • Ahhicvillb, 8. C., Anguat 4.—"It la a»ld that Ooouloa did not sleep a night Jfor fear the Latimer bill wouldyfaaa and tUht he threatened to make a cam- patfraagalaai It next year. I tay to N. n., • blow your^horn.’ I will resign the Senatorahlp and run for the Got- ernornablp myself, If necessary to’ maintain the dlapensary law.” This bold and defiant threat, spoken with all the emphasis of Wfilch Sena tor Tillman la^spadile, fell like a bomb among the audience gathered to bear him at Kltigh’s park, lust outside this city, to-day. It will for the lime dis place the attention which has been gWea to the Senatorial coo tost, and bring Senator Tlllmao forward oeoe more as tbs etormy petrel of South Carol lea politics, the oee aroeed whom moot gather all the ooeteedlsg ete- amats. oeUeted to take a eeeead plane la the praneaee ef this Impeteeas The oasaetea was a gashertag at the taramse e# AhheeUm Cmsatp. earn msmad he Itstaa te the Isrmeee last* tees eass* ees heOfi Of the ta<w*|g ef CfeesMe Gnttama A hsrmesa' gmhertag masseg la gmMmt Itw taa hsne is Mad aha ^easaae ef Mte aeahs amse •are ^maasaaae w ate east sea paasm ami a ernme as Mmagfll ime seep aasd la bar pattMaa. yet iprieg all that time aed 4l I cheegean weeaavar eaaekaw Mr. Allleoe eVood epoe a slag Uoa before the publle. If T were a pollUclaa like him I would be ewey from here today ; but la INdfi I fought It oat lo the upon, end when I get too cowardly to lead you I want you to turn me out and get aome mao with more courage to take my place. I bare nothing to do with the Senatorial elec tion soon to take place. If you bare not become capable, throuh your edu- cation of, the last ten years, to settle upon the right man for Senator, then I must say that our work is lost.” Sen ator Tillman spoke upon this subject not with the air of a man who has noth ing to do with the race, but with the erident oonrictlou that he was himself the first choice of his auditors, and that the colleague glreo him would be one of his liking. Leering this question. Senator Till man entered the one nearest his heart —the dispensary question. "None o! three candidate*, said he. "appear k be frleade of the dispensary law There te maay a pollUclaa bid I eg out la the hushes to see how the people staad " tteaator TtUmaa weal oa to deearlhe the war which had haaa aa*de spua the dtepaaeary law ay the nUhe, la ahtah they had opaaly taught Mg ■h ea. ha duutarad. that Charteeaea had esaadad tram ea my mtad that the shasga el the padMa tMd ed semaa ha i' m sde I glmais ah eash a te eg sagM * m a hw the ( tal emoeam he hae hlmgslf the mmM peaailaaat Ifere la Ik Me hae eat the paae ae ta aubhc policy, oaa la ahlah the caadidatas will hare to follow la hie wahe from ehoer foroe of olrcumetaaooe So ire* la It that when Tillman speaks la South Carolina all others are forgotten; and that he will from now once the central and the controlling figure. Hie declaration of the length to which he would go to enforce the dispensary law is an earnest of what he propoees to do, and It may be taken for granted that the next State campaign in South Carolina will be one without a pre cedent In the Intense Interest which has always marked the campaigns of that State. On Friday the Senatorial candidates will speak in this city, and they will find ahead of them Senator Tillman’s work already fully accomp lished. , Thus the campaign waxes hot, and we will have to let each day unfold what It has In store for us. STATE HOARD OP CON THOU Tbe Moulbly MeuUug Almoat.Devoid of luiereul Murads ftwaa the Com- ataaSoorv's HepnsO r The Mtahe hoard of eoalruf held lie MMhty meallag la Oaiaashla, hat two momhavo wore ahmek i'uatrary la sspueSaaioas ao paahaaae of tlgaar •ore made aad Mm l^oae moa *hg oero «se—Si eg te go o^py aMA or go srgaso lg UbeSv psaWaae aro tadsy Irnaagesomd Taa toe o<« •> The expected revolaltoh of Mr. 8. G May Sold la regard to lha double deal ing of Governor Kllerbe, as to tha re moval of the metropolitan police la Charleeton, formed the ponelaetcn of his speech at 1’lckens, aM la as fol lows: Governor Ellerbe has given the pa pers a carefully prepared interview, in which he does not deny tbe charge which I made at Orangeburg, lu which I charged him with "duplicity” lo dealing with the metropolitan police, and if he denied it I would prove It Here is what he says: "1 would like to have the proof of any double dealing on my part In reference to tbe metro politan police or any other public mat ter." 1 will give the proof. During tbe campagin of ISM a cau cue was held la tha city of Charles too This caucus was composed of leaders In thought, activity aad jouraaliem la South Carolina. The question lo bo decided was: Shall tha ptople of Cbarleetoo vote for Seeator Job a li llerrisoe or Uaa. Wm. B. Ei'erbe far |gaearaarV Mr lUterbe hae aot orlMoa aay let teru, hath frtead. psrenaai aad amitlt I sal, aae a mem tar ef that hr Mr Iklarhe That •matas dasah- d t lAa# nrw Oa March praeaated to tbe ooaarll of Charles too for slgaatura, Iho day thle letter aae wr'ttaa. There la the proof of your duplicity, Goveroor. During tbe session of the legislature Governor Ellerbe asked my advloe about the removal. I told him, In sub stance: "If you have promised to re move it, you should do It; you should keep your promise.” I knew nothing of the terms of the removal until the papers published It. I never advised with any one about it nor had anything to do with the keep ing of It I helped to pass It, but if I had promised to remove it I would have kept my word. It might be well for the public to know how proud Governor Ellerbe was of this performance. "Tha favored few" oould tall, aad a certain ex-Gov- eraor can tall, bow he boasted of rapid acquisition of political wisdom. "Didn't I play tho motropollUa hoys. Jobeay?" "Yon, Billy, you played 'em." are fall of OMoeshlaer*; that U ea ap- oepled and probably a well known fact. It Is oot alone peculiar to Georgia ; Tennessee and the Carolina* can proba bly go the "Goober State" one better in this respect. But tbe moonshiners of Georgia have organized In a secret, oath-bound organization for mutual protection that places them head and shoulders above all their neighboring Slate contemporaries, and the stories that are current In the mountains about, these men indicate thetjthey are fully alive to the needsof such abo^y. There are still surviving In the mountain dis tricts ex-members of the old Kuklux, whose experlenoe ta that secret organ isation ha* made them energetic and skilled leaders la the present oody. la fact, tbe ringleaders of the modern regulators are eearly all survivors of tbe Kaklet Klaa. Bom* tea years ago tbe latereai rev eoee ofltoere, heeems a IliUe too eaar getle la lee rating sal tbe lilMt obte- bsy stills tows, of oee baadred, rhlp aad iafltet lajurlas apod ■ who had gala d the r aaa The town marshal aad ofllj seized, aad sen tine Is stationed at every corner. The whole town waa terr ixed and nobody dared to interfa Before they were through with their criminal work they bad committed • double murder, for which offence no body mdever punished, The Crimes that have been commit ted In (he mountains in late years aro so numerous that special efforts have been made to bring tho pertlae Inter ested to justice, hut, owlaff to the oath- bound secrecy of the Regulators, it la almost Impossible to aooompllsb much. The revenue officers have the greatest difficulty la looailag tbe stllleT of the watchfulness of tbe A raid la rarely news ouooendbg It it proves ahdiVa. This has fdAfo Umes vises he had speeae te tk aad though he had adversaries wtthte Its limits, he had sever reeeived a si ogle elge of dleouerteoy. He traced the te tbraegh which he raeehed eloreht bagtan mead l_ an agricultural - college, where men might be taught the use of the hand and the eye as well as tha speaking of Greek and Latin. "It took us farmers a long time to move,” said he, " but when we got ready we took In everything from Gov ernor to coroner." This declaration evoked enthusiastic cheers, from which It was evident that the tide formed eleven years ago had not been broken. "A great question,” said be, “was the maintenance of Clemson College. There were diffic^tles ta the way, the greatest of which was*the effort to compel the faculty to keep ta view the the character of the college as an ag ricultural Institution. But the trustees had made up their mlad that they would keep oa chaagtag their faculty aatll they fouad maa who had aom* lor labor Those who have a I haem aelblad bheat farm Im * saM be., "base Uaa ahwut me ta Webaeaet bml obe mes we «g am s a - aw** «• r*mm •*» am ••ua aae «r s .w«—% •* •am mawe* aw V •dhae rp«aa » asasa a team i enmad ^Hhe mMm m h MO #*wa» w am cp a tpsaaa Te ima mge ay Ip tmMt eeseb has dam y semmee-wee If She deed •4 Mm supreme sears Is rtghk ssse Aer high Itoeaee or lea Ueeasa, or eay other plea, tbe legieiahere may edepk ortgleel paehegee one shIU he hraegbl te sad dlstrt be ted tbroughoutl HtaM Oee ef the oaadldatee for the te, Mr. May field, has criticised the hill Whloa 1 Introduced ehlcb oommaads hi moo ion to take his dirty bands off the throat of South CaroUaa. This caodldato Is pleased to say the dispensary lystem is rotten. If that be true, It Is the fault of the adminis tration and not of ths law. We must," saldi’the Senator, stamping the fioor, "put the dispensary either In politics again or out of ik Make the county dispensers elective, as are your clerks and treasurers and sheriffs, and if vou are capable of electing those other county officers you should be equally capable to eleot the right kind of dis pensers. The trouble with us now Is that there Is a divided responsibility; that polltlos has got Into the State board.” It was here that Senator Till man spoke of tbe position taken against the dUt^nnary by Mr. Gsazales and declared his purpose. If necessary to keep the dispensary lo the froel, ef reelgelag hU seat aed eetarlag the •chi lev tbe guvevaaveblp aest year •lib tbe! qesatiue as bis sale ptaUorm Mss ibas 1 west la five ee my pvaa •as p*am" mM ha T am usteg eery aaa abesa I em V baaacpv | gee eg m upma usury eaasd Bauam emas ay I C HaassMt < i fvwrti Mm l»l by tbe rcsigaalisa ef Ur Oramas ta aaeerdaam attb tbe raaaiatlua ef tbe hoard adopted el tbe Iasi meal leg Mg. Qaaeur repaned that he had visit Cbarlsstoa dkspeaearv durlag the moelb aad had ordsred a lot of old alae. c ham pages, beer etc., dumped lalo the streets. This Is stuff which bee been oe hand for several years, aad Is utterly unsalable^ The State board require* that at least one member of the county board must he present to see that all the stuff Is dumped. Tbe same course has been adopted as to certain old liquor from the Spartan Inn ta Spartanburg. Mr. Miles made the examination in this Instance In rson and Issued a similar order to ave the stuff dumped. State Detective Newbold submitted to the board a complete report in re gard to his finding a good many pack ages of whiskey put up at the- State dispensary short at the dispensary at Chester, and seizing them. The boArd took no action ta regard te the matter. The board agrees with the commis sioner that It Is well nigh an Impossi bility to send out packages that will etaotly measure up to a druggist's gredeatad measure every time. They say lha! ta tbe Ire! ataae Milas caa asS h* feiwae that alu bald tbe asset eaasuiy ssitsrw'i attbaat aesapMab TWa sag they bra dsSag all tha* mae •ae a* tv g *• ' wul i mama tmgaama e» *e tigaad by •very m eelwree tbe d Tale I* admitted by KHerbe la Ibis lelarvtee. Bel did Ibe gevereer tall Itipreseetallves lid Ashley or Uaool of Ible? Be. It ea* hept as e profoead secret from them 1 haee eolhlag of It- I was Qghtlog the dispensary lew. It aaa kuowu oeiy to "the favored few," and was carefully guarded. Governor Ellerbe knew that of the 24 aldermen at least six were political and personal friends of Chief Martin, and some others would not sign any paper to enforce the dispensary law. Before the adjournment of the legis lature Chief Martin knew the terms which would be Imposed. On March 1st Mayor Smyth was informed by Governor Ellerbe that he would take up the metropolitan police matter after the adjournment of the legislature, March 4tb. Mayor Smyth lixod the 6ih for the conference. Now mark: Mayor Smyth lo this conference pro posed to have tbe council pass an ordi nance to enforce the dispensary law. This oould be done by a majority, or at most tw» thirds, vote of tbe ooua- ctl. But Governor Etlerbe said be woeid not humiliate Ibe people of CbnrleMao by having them M pom raPMm G** ' 1 *** - t-e e v«*m » * » e# fmm a# ffMMp ib* i if dMMt • * If the thoabnd* who hove •It lu tbe Prbeldent'u waiting their turae for audiences knew It, they might moke the Um« seem less monotonous by oonlemplal log the chief article of furniture Many of these visitors are anxious to go to foreign parts. The massive desk which occupies tbe centre of tbe room has traveled further than any of the candidates will, ^t has circumnavl gated the globe by a route which no human being has followed. Tbe Presi dent sits behind it and writes his mes sages to 'Congress. He ■■ words about Great Britain’s occasional lapses of comity and of good faith. He may lay down views upon the Monroe doctrine which will cause British statesmen to grumble. Ue will never write upon that desk a declaration of war against the other great Anglo- Baxon nation. If he should oontem plate such a thing tbe desk would crank aad rock like n wooden ship la a griadlag loe peck WlCb lie ■ *lv«eaas and aaaltb ef eorvl dash gives ea tad eeilwe of Ms Meltaadlmye Seva tbot Bta H# meal t%«* gmI •»• ••* «o*—Sum t I rami sblp lb—« -vs dsiMed bed dv . r I «bi arlgtb I IJ Ms rn—a lag tbe ■. v. • — .. «• # *0 m Mni«t «di|ffipsdg| MNk #■ I »iNi w# m M * * V . ».era ■f in T- w It Mj lauelrav llbeiy is I a farm of bl* any lags Bel la oee any of lb# orgnalaelioa bnve lenfted out Tbe Coarts for years In many ooestles of Georgia were rendered powerless by tbe organization. Wl spirited away ; Juries were packed with with members of tbe modern Kuklux ; even J udges were elected to the Bunco whoaffi'loted with the unlawful body, aed men perjured themselvee on the sftedd to prevent the conviction of a flbglBator for some deed performed In thtalnterest of the organization. Sol ^ ttall of the members of the Regu- fators pre so willingly ; they joined out of self-protection. There are self-re specting members to-day who deplore tbe present state of affairs, hut to save their property and even their lives they remain active members. Tbe great bulk of the membership Is made up of rough, .brutal and unprincipled men, who have adopted this means of f ,rwarding their own private ends. A private grudge that a llegulsW>r may have agalitalaa leaoceot neighbor who does aot beloeg lo Ibe organ I tel toe Is tbe sseaee lor e mideight whlppteg, ereeea death Cbaelate wee arvasbad eng Sramgbt lain At asm erne assn—Stag bt bts aae ■4 raw Msg* a Lay lag by ef tbe prtaelpnl ftnldi «• ewer teg semplwllea. i by tbe bat, dry am veiled durlag tf weak. Old oora Is maturing rapidly the eastern portion* of the State al fodder-pulling 1* now quite _ This portion of the oora crop varies la condition with tbe locality aad the soil and Is not likely to be n full crop. Lnte corn continues promising bat several more good “seasons” to It up to present conditions and to In sure the heavy yield that now likely. Corn is "firing” oa sandy i*ads ta Kershaw, Berkeley aad Aiken. Borne bottom land corn injured early in the week by high winds, and over flowed streams ta the central counties, however, comparatively small were affected. * Cotton continue* to fruit well aad to •bed comparatively llttla. A of correspondents report this usually flue aad more heavily fretted thee Is usual at ibis were fewer reports tale < ef rest, •!*« drat** nitbeagb dtUeae era sMIi widely ■— ta •. «a * * *# dm *e * - ap -wt » — — ii «p we * bn MM■« * mw # *?***** ••wm wadSn aawSm lra«