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n A I. T A Si K pPOWnFl) »«4fomlo« th# \«i#rtn* oo be-ii Ulm Iti^y wk! »und up ftirh wrlll HALL An l»r.I». 1(j||f V)tt c^fWrnU reuran. of «ht f.huW oC Uir CuU«l6ui«* . . r»in* HiMI. •» »* Wmi. hfltWfl ' paid a tribut< illvi, b*itl' in * ti a hi In priice; n^na*, bul ali« can <Ju niorr lii a titall < iviiiiicii iiuprrUllMnaad opp.*«l the IJkt tliau Tnv otl ( cr wunmtntfJ iidmiaaiun of Conf^crala r#taraoa lo I world. A* proof, I point yon to little . i lw»me» ft»r I’nlon wthlloia, thooph he Spindk* Top wl»ere a few acr*** cun » » sjdtl Itc Ivmnred Prewident MrKInloy pour out oft Ik? irrotuty IhnntN of boll HONOR OOHFIDEBAfE HEROES for IiIh expremkniK upon Ulla subject. 5 thundering puslico oil enoupb to addlnif Unit “be t bought he volwd hpbt every bamlet In tbe land, and at Orar One Hnadrad Thouiand V^itor* is th* Citf to <». H Gerald of Waco, t 11 U fbr TV«aa til the (’.mfedente wJ- l<ut 001 00 ^ t* Teiaa great biftlorlc- t ^ •hy nulgraat In her g*vmphk*i A LIVILT MISTI NO (oniiTitvrtfb moM pa*jc I. the eipen of the Klffhty Thoukunil Men HleepliiK In Hie n«jr of Tent*. Twelee Thon«- nn<l IlroakftiNi hi One Time. OpenlitK KvereleeH. Dallas, ’I Vxas, Is crowded with old Confederate heroes aiid their friends. It was estimated Tue-sday niwht that there was 12.VXH) visitors In the city. From early morning until late at night the streets were thronged, and It Is said over 30,000 people visited the camp of the old veterans in Un fair grounds. While, thousands of visitors did not leave the business seo lion of the city, ('amp Johnston, two miles distant, where t he opening exer cises were held, Was crowded to the limit. Delegation after delegation from the four corners of the country reported and were assigned to their divisions in the vast city of tents. The great m< ss shed, seating 12.(HK , was opened at 10 o'clock. An army of cooks and waiters worked like last vers, while Oie veterans, with a hun ger born of a night In Uh* open, dhl their best In au able manner to keep the cooks tHisy. OIO*. T w MT son PMMMAWIHHk The the sentiment of the south when he said that McKinley's death was the greatest calamity this land has known si nee the death of Lincoln."' Mr. Gerald's welcome to the veterans was in the following words: Comrades, Ladies and Visitors: An old time Greek has said, "Build monu ments of imperishable:muthie so com memorate victories over foreign foes, hut only those of decaying wood to perpetuate the memories of civil strife." Perhaps It would have been l>etter had this sentiment taken deep root in t his land of ours, hut it has not done so, and the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic audits Sons of Veterans naturally produced the Confederate Veterans and the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy. The men in blue light their annual camp tires, tell the stories of tlie past, and rejoice iti the victory won, so, tin* meh in gray meet annually to re vive the memories of the past, con- u ibute to Uie facts of history: while they sing no mum of victory they proitdly point to a cause that went down in the ghmm of defeat without one stain of dishonor, and for tlds rea son. i am standing here today In re sponse to the high compliment paid me bj this association of welcoming in iM-half 6t tie* Confederate soldiers of Texas, not only their old comrade-, wlio have come to Join in tie* eclebra- l ion of i In* lo»t, but not forgot IciicauM*, t he same t lineJi if government experi ments are successful, enough oil to kill all the mono u I toes from I he Jersey shore to the Mexican border. Again Texas lias the biggest cities of their size in all the iinive;-se. Shall I illustrate by naming one? ’ The throb- V44*t4gate the dispensary transactions .. , - , ~ refusal the right to examine the tiooks. hing heart of every veteran in this a^aial dicknoi the members of the trust sembly lias already answered wit h thpf refuseHirrr^ mi name of Dallas lieautlfui Dallas, hohl- ing now in her loving embrace more people from the outside than she lias population inside. ‘And who are those men whom she so tonderly.and so lov ingly embraces? Why this out pouring of her people? Is some Prince Henry, or some potentate or Kingly - lineage pausing in her streets? There are nu Prince Henry’s here—no brothers, nor oilier kin of the great kaiser. But t here are men here, w ho to your thought are greater than princes, grander than potentates. Here me men of t lie pur est and most royal lineage men in whose veins runs the blood of the foun ders of tills mighty republic whose mission ills to light up fur struggling private farm at state? 15. Hv wtial right In law or moral* did you get the authority at State ex-: pcn»e to get wood, coulnnd vi*gctablea? in. Did you not continue tu receive 1 products from t hepe'dteut inry at your { home in Trenton as lute its IHuT, not. even paying the express charges? 17. Did yon not.denounce your pre decessors in ottlce and charge "fattep- ness" because of alleged pilfering from the penitentiary? 1M. Was not a commit tee sent to in- ijected to an e.xamina- t ion on oath? lit. Was not your dealings w ith tlie trust questioned, and did you ever de mand of the trust that they permit an investigation of your transact ions? 2ft. Did ybu not on the hustings create the impression upon the minds of the people that t lie cause of their oppressed condition was largely due to corporate greed, and that the State of New Jer sey was an incubator for fraudulent cor porations? 21. Arc you not a member and a di rector in a New Jer soy chartered cor poration? . 22. Did you not -denounce the inter- ■ ference of a United States senator w iMi < otircatnpaigns? humanity the highway to freedom., 23: Is It not against the law for you Here are the veterans of the proudest tm use a free pass, express or telegraph of arm k ; hoary wit huge and ennobled | frank, and do you use them? by sacrifice, who by their owniudi-j 24. Did you not, as governor of I lie vidnat hemism In the "bloodiest-of wars. State and. ns sueh. chairman of the by their »-lf-contnd and sclfrelmncc! t^, ir d of directors of the State peniten- through t tie long crucifixion which f"l- lowcdT have won tlie. admimf imi of all liarv, iustrueL Ute i.oi all oiti.-rH; iHMiialter from wiierc .a right to hehrvr that every convention was romprited to open with Grn. Gordmi. Uie cfiiiimau- dcr In chief al«rnt. Hon. John M. Allen, the orator of the dav. was not pmient when the ainventkai Irgan. Gov. Sayers ami Hon. (). It. Gerald. I however, appeared alUw laid m-Hiwiit 4 || n and were mrtfernuty rhenvd. Among Uawr on thv stage were Ju<tge Johr II. Keagan the only aurviving mem her of the IhoiaraMnet W. L fialwll i*en Stephen D. Iwe. a rouain of K K Lee: Gt»v Ilea|d. of Ixulsiana Mayor Qapdevtlle <if New i>rk*aoa (kg. Ihw Crandall, who wa» (41 wall Jackaun a *t*d Mtwi Lwry 1^* HIU wf (hwag**. tlw •(■mnif in ehtef and Mira Vt _ Worth Trt . th When the <vo»»rntlu trie ram oia«>v id Hw-ra (■■wnteMin p4mlt .g Uwir »■ with ttw WarvwUi* they w< • a:Wd U* rndwrv •toiirig •rfr In bAg!i tf>*d h«n»W T Ing rantlno * I*' fde « le* the hrarawA nee new a l hev rome. or whet tier t hev rejok-e in j Um* victory of Hm- blue or inoum«sl over tlie ili-fe;il of tile gray. I wej- ivnne vini In* (lie name of tlie elty of llkillasto Hie warm hearts and Imw- pilaMe Imme* of its nolile men and women, who are hut typkal • genenots onalit n-s found ^ a *«** • j **♦# lxiukt.eeja r of t hat ;i-i it ui ii>u n-it to charge anything on men wIh* tionor manlKMwi and koe UTr-j f hi- txaiks to you or to open an account vJnt?* T1 ^“ erty. In a wont, you, my fellow ••oun- trymeu of Texadjis-iieve, and you have How a Hotel XV:• iter Was Treated by an t'vpeeS. against i •>m; of < KHTAA I« ATKe. ■ i ■ ■■ ■ ■ ram. it# d-ttsl not atop until th# nt M inning liad hrf-nflUed. "I want to make this mxu a wi’ii- Inr If there is .mythi'ig rott» , n In one It will com u • ul in him and not , wlveu lo> hairs isgi.i b> ^iiuw gray. ( For .74 years 1 have had a clean re- j cord for i<en*onal and civk: virtue and there is no honest man who is not al ready satIstled witli tlml record. -I ant going to make Ap|H<ltlKni a by word and a hissliig as long as there Is any record of it In this State." The senator took up .Vppelt's questions- categorically; answering the tirst lie said that lie was the father of tlie primary in South Carolina. 2. Under the party pledge we,have a man who signed it. who has voted with the Iiepubllcans in congress since 1900, whose vote against Bryan, and whose every action stamps him as a Republican. 3. Of course I believe in free action within the limits of the party. At Gaffney I tried, as a member of the Democratic executive committee, to expose McLaurln’s treachery, and since Aon they have been hunting for rebates Hod potatoes. Oh, pshaw: it is a waste of g<K>d soap to shave an ass. I feel disgusted that 1 have had to travel all the way from Washing ton to come here to wash <rtT the dirt and tilth and manure that this man has iieen spouting. 4. '’The senator said that by ‘‘pre tending friends” A p pc It meant that the people of Clarendon were not manly enough to vote according to their convictions, hut that they re ceived thevroraerx from Tillman. He had not Iieen in Clarendon for eight years aiuLdid not personally know 2o j no recollect km of Senator Tillinaii per- j lake water, one of H iw-n in tin* emofr. It ix a good 1 vonally ordering me not to open anac gou'l storv of tint use ot right to do so. Tlie insinuation was WITH LIQUID AIR that he bought it with money he stole. , A friend of Ids. Mr. 'Lockwood,, from Pennsylvania, went to Beaumont ami wrote him that lie had a good t hing, and thinking that he hadbmi jnthe oil business all his life lie might make something,heaccepted Mr. Lockwood’s offer and sent him $1,200 for a twen—j +*< ir i-. i ty*fourth interest. Lockwmid was j Hqn'id'laTTaT'told IiT-IIiO Warren (). an oil man and had always fought the ; , Standard Oil Company. He always j * r ‘*>une. would gamble alittle, never at cards oi j "Prof.; L. Orville Davis, B. L., the races, and this was a pure speculation, jj a j,. , recently had nu end and he was afraid the Texas oil craze i 1 , . , nad made-him lose $1,200. -He had lost ’ of fun at a hotel where lie was lireak- monev in cotton futures and was not j fating with some oollege friends STol^S 1 ^-M- ««'“•« rl'-y «° After he wa nt in the company made tlie tCwn where he was scheduled for liim a director and organized in New pv^Hments and lecture that night. intity of air along to lose money or possibly make some. : ne carried to the dining nx>m a pint He then took up the dead-head frank j ^ j n t , u . wonderful Dewar stamp on the telegram and explained! ..., 1V ,- 1 .,. that the law did not prevent its use 1 bulti - llk 'm um-Utkct boti le which outside of the State, and tliat lie was- s" protis ts itscoiiteiiv^ from the heal not to t>e iMiiiglit with three dollars'j of the atmosphere, that evaporation is worth of telegraph courtesies. Every greatly retarded and the mysteiious Senator and (Jongressman rceeivedsuen [ not v. olh disapjx'ar for a courtesy. At 8T«t (H UkMlgltt ttw it was a plot of tin* act ilid not apply to Federal offleers, ;cu i (1( . >t , , „• ntli macV tevcrv hut^was^hown that it did by Mi.Ap-| di|> ^ mun 'lie read a letter dated April 21. from nf it 5 * o:dmary volume: ::I2 ikgrew Mx. Burris iu wldch he said "I haw I bwluw tem, looking a'Ml ng just a a. x v. v, x xiVv vv V- ix v ixx v ixv> v • j • • * — him a director and organized in New exner j me nt s and lec Jersey, that was all. lie had nothing > to do with Texas oil company, except ^-Having a surplus qua wdto brave Hr frwigtit tn tbr ♦ 1 -lous newt Apirndki of iNir i |>***iiig and ' ra ji ! in < .4 4 K ►wet | among t Itr peufdr of Trtaa, ainl I ra- | vurr tuu I liat It is t Ii** wfavli of all Hm (■■"pk of (Ilia t "nogell k-'t. t hat y ttlel kllHtreil Ik* A <*Mib and hr abfcr »proi with ua a* amongttw ro«*»t plr-aa anl of yvaur llvnk. In wekvimtug ttw ••M i iHnrmWa *4 out Mate* nilti wtgira foe half ktfaf yrars tar Afiannl I hr uak» of ttw mktnigbt uuin It. Ibt arihv aikl remained l<> | rk*s, as we.I as kwal t la prince in hH own i j own achk-venirnt. 7 | you have right to hrl ' gnly cap tlvat ever <U . <4 a fait hful 14mf<ste| , iHihk-r crow ii tlian tl putmti * t«> it t e,. rht hrtuii lug. w it iSTI iHe< I lu-n ApiR-ii then reaptlie fi aiut Ik- statement t hat tin pic* of l hr oi igmats: re by certify Hut during l! whik* acting in t i si pollcei ill urjr, lipprti tan it II Trrtih j|Jo>% - thing for me that l #fcme her* to you u{> fi <»iii y«Hir Uohurdty iiiul k<*‘p some pei^ At* titaktttg year a.f t * Im.ra < r( t lit *4 13*, * fU* We Uie <AU i(td*€| Umt |«rt itC S'n4* **Hl! II |iirst tor* Ti’lman'a In which tic * * t funded tor Um ***+4*fU> ut Uir aSUUf % t*lfi•• [Urnwe-racy am S. «*.: ■ft till'd Ih'SiH' tl Ut it will tic uuliiiibli***) and if t havi stated in ttk- clrtitieatc given toCe Neal I did not meantbsav pe-itive that Iw had so on to red me. >ly rosi k-et ion K flat I nsvived such iiutnii Mom tiirougti Cnl. Neal and suppose tliat Iw liaii iwm sodim-tnl try tki Tilhuan." ; xniwtann-jt km [ wTit Kse elk- rgler rcvuiuUuuAcJ ' A • rrtr at t lurius onk-nsl ■ on tlw l»Me t»- whikr tlw v**i or-d a llttl wn To Side vlk-ti T>: ludasti s V% i x d tlw • r VMm d lii »• Itr IS STILL IX MUIT. It JH. i may.one and ah. a ami cungcnial In rreall iHr ttay I kMialr gre» I ilia great HI hat* are tag 1 U»t M Wf* WI I Iwwrr.* • ■[ T •t p. • •priKsJ tbr rapwtwag the { # r^«* i with liar a—straff lira* i atr w*M|m of T» ira »mth 1 <4 fbr Male' and <4 liar gt> a laavc mg ptosasi f alar In I Is Ml I itr pagf. T«» t bt yam* ami laanghtu t ustfralrarv . I ratrwl In T*""*"* wJr»i I |« a § 9 «**f iNrmf n iptitit it I * i* a i, y M. 1.1 Hr a a* watt- ‘•*ot>. vri utu4 v»» pnsima- vnr pn»t <4 Dim >firginracgtwa»-||rii§Mnii * Thry >4nmsl raatMarMar Wv^ftm wnalniarai -4aa> Ota tv trad raft MrLanvtn taaai Hr Uro look up the r vuswrred tlw intlmatkai i rk*h man Hr was t<*- ■nrer t han whm hr tarn m ||( itM own at amt I in Rdgetirl.1 amt ii\ r iw icut *in tJoftda IHoriaU tliat iw la i • i ira la hr raid. Washing | acta-s nf nanttrae 01 *tw fSr Man ■< Mnafu « »tfe (Iff arrwnr'so .0 : ;• as* • 1 • *» a-* - » •••• wlw W Hi rf la ghm trv*4a T. Hi A * m I .4 I (Mall k4twl Ciiwfcwllaw wiw^wlatw l«# d M la* /wraft |w*%w b*di • 4 IIm»I are wrar Aral 1 charg* vara iradar. | rr«wg TvftJkd WMBJN tWit rn iv««*| , ^B««b Aiut i %b$s% tdlf Cib, Ibwl fPlHi MNtCf 1 p4U*r and |**t iMrag di * i*t 5 "idgf UMu j iuubi |«4«w lUwwwuAwt iu*w brwr H ! 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I wwwpPHbf me iMrf ^ 1 bi^l *r glMtr out to • 4hrr i4 ihxJe laud. "1C wa* Announced | l •< iftk i not a threalmld aldni. t gkid •rkxdne ' Mai i* Hie histork* re shy you our ap- ! whe« 4 I Tl * . ' * Ii w M fk4b <4 lAaitw f rsavk n Imm vwa • ■ Item t ami thr t'ai rartatxai pgtMV to rxpt wwukl rttrml tawaVr* dwell (•Jar* ami <4 ) Taught by t Hr bkalwd In tiHif ui rtsiragr amt pair alia alt with nw t Jon to yuur Iwndv alrd l<a a k>ar ak oot of f vrn Tv tnrfinkl for ling* «g ptrwaur- J gJ* aide antk-lpat luo In retry nuok^ml itartw Since ytdir I'lXDllqj in our uiklat Mwrr k twrr atiwre augtit tM awaits you Proud o cord IrapM-atiMst to t pravialiun and <k-voMon tovoiil moat nolile hatkl by opening our imnivcs. «tur arms and our heart.* for your incoming. We would have you fee I that tliougii 1 you lutve manv of you traveled far, yon arc yet very near and iu the very midst of Hie strongest alTections of the sunlit land of I lie south. I is-g to assure you that nowhere iulhc land that challenges the admiration of the wodWfor Its devotion to your iielovi-d association can be found hearts more loyally devoted than those whose guests you arc todav. We are grateful for this opportunity to show oar children otir unchanged and unchangeable devotion to tlie lie- rods whose deeds, of valor till tlie brightest pages of our country’s his tory. Personally it is the proudest day of my life as tlie representative of our enterprising citv in the name of every citizen to bid you joyous wel come. We beg tliat you will under stand that we take a holiday to do your bidding. Tliat our most earnest and anxious wish is to act the welcome of our hearts which is more loving than our tongue can tell. To the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederates we wish to give assurance that without them this grand assemblage would be in complete. The veterans regard you as an inseparable part of their associa tion and could not satisfactorily hold their reunions without your presence. Your attendance is a glad manifesto of your appreciation of the glorious herit age acquired by your fathers through undaunted courage and unblemished patriotism. We bid you thrice wel come and ask your cord la I part id pat ion in all and everything prepared for this great occasion. To all oilier v isitors coming into our midst to encourage and Join in the glad shouts of lasting love and devotion tor the aged veter- ana, who in the morning of their lives, furnished to the worm the grandest examples ot heroic devotion to the 1 principles recorded in the world's hi lory, wt bid you a cordial wr ktNne all that maks op this grand arari <jt Laima, along every lha aMraa and ehapa, Um raaaMMi awA- Um cottage la >i» M MMqptlj mh wvi mine bvra !«A ITW man. ** „ was it» fault *4 mine." raid Gen. **, when the applause iMH sub- "that I was twenty-lMuif* late. ■ v>*u Ir'ys ean mnenils-r a time I w 4 s not tale." oaM. tMiMiMik'a srani u. * * iipt ii rv'tivil l» ! . tin t rr? pxr^^ MM ^ Ml • * laC sKD ■I 11> fe lien. Guidon's speech wits as folkiws Governor, Mr. Mayor, Gcntk-im ii of Committis- and tnv fellow nuintrynu-n ofTeaaa: llqw sliafl 1 trtl you'what we t tunk of Texas, of her great hearted pe*>-1 uie. her broad nruire*and still hmader 1 hospitality? I but |SM>rlv express Uie ■' -'mivan'-d l liundi The average for tlie wen than :ulinch and w,i.> ii Ut loll. Some rah Uie 14th, Irtth, I rainfall of Uie 1 I was Mie hen vies) pie. her brood pro i remand tl III broader In plats ispitality? I hut poorly expresH Hie tikmght of these veterans wiien I sav that wlM-tlier we look at hcrgeogniulii- cally, liistoricully or sentimentally Tex as is atxvut t lie bigest t iiing we ever sow. She can raise cattle enough on lie wild lands to furnish all tlie canned lieeffor the armies of Uncle Sam, John Bull and the German empire, and still have fertile lands enough left, if planted in tlie tlccck staple, to make more bales of cotton than are produced by America and Egypt combined; or, if planted in grain crops, to feed every man, woman and child in the union. • With such a territory almost equal to that of the original 13 States which threw otf tlie yoke of bondage and w redefied freedom from the greatest of empires -this (great commonwealth holds today withivi its hoarders a popu- lat ion devoted to those same imperish- in t hi ll and ' State on luth. The | An 1 hcirb di-r^Mi. S i »v rt Ify t Im- Slate h was gt'VM-nil and , xInmiI Hie IMh of J fi r tin ■ ve.-fc. el- 1 1 rcoi. w. heavier rainfall ac- 1 I rat ion 11 nn of exc* Htorms »n the path. 1 nr JaiMM ;g. 1»*W. \v r* A. \i I . II w; •nt ia - i «-■ r.Jui. i t»*i v ffo that It i-ft i t lie occasion another seven-year able principles- a population which, if should come, would wage war in defence of this inherited republic, its Hag, its laws and its regulated liberties. In the few moments in which pro priety permits me to.speak, 1 dare not trust myself to make more than Hie briefest allusion to Texas history. 1 cannot survey even thecontinesof that vast Held, made so rich and so inspiring by tlie great deeds of her martial sons. Indulge me just l» anuarv. I'*'*', um A. Neal’s admiiii*- *pt ationt t wo weeks Tlie iienitent iary tools, seed and com mercial fertilizers and labor for a I suit . . i - . • . < . i twelve aercsof kind for Gov. Tillman 1 in many places it inti iferred u M , an ^ j ur . l.th to the [ nished fp>m time to time wood, coal. d Tin wai waul ip as si was Jlile mug. whal I IU was (urn he liqU‘>r at What burl him e was not openly man would haVe tie hh wa d w IsImsI t o s( t. •ill normal. altlioilp witli farm work from tlu close of the week. Preparations'of lands made rapid progress, except tliat Dittom lands an- still too wet to plow. In many lo calities the week was uniformly fav orable for farm work, but, owing to the prevailing low temparature. was unfavorable for germination of plant ed seeds over the central and western counties, and for the.growth of young crops, especially corn and truck. The former is yellow and sickly in places. There is a scarcity of good corn and cotton seed. Corn planting is nearing completion oveTthe eastern count ies, where much is up to fairly good stands, but not uniformly so, atid where cultivation has begun; over the central counties most of Uie corn crop has been plant ed. although hut- little is up; while over the western counties only a small portion lias been planted, and scarcely any is up. Cut worms and crows have damaged stands, necessitating some replanting. vegetables, and one car of brick, which was shipped to Trenton, and other articles for which payment was never made iu whole or in part during my connection with the institution, of my know ledge. I was instructed by Gov. Tillman nol t'oopen account with him on the kixsks. it. C. Burris. Appelt also produced a paper show ing that the whiskey trust had al lowed rebates of from live to ten cents per gallon. He took his seat amid hurrahs for himself and for Tillman. SE.VVTOK TILLMAN'S DKKKNCK. Tillman's reply and defense con sumed about three hours and only "shreds and patches” of it can be stated here. He was only an humble senator from Washington. He had never felt, as large as some persons and hoped to God he would never feel as small as some persons will. (Laugh ter.) You would not hang a dog on what tills inan Ills brought much leas convict me. (Applause.) He asked ills i> • * long enough to My that from her birth, through all her Rice planting continues under fav- why sent these pitiful attacks on coat It experiences as a struggling re- orable conditions, and In places Is near-' character U» Appelt. public, and through subsequent wars. Ing qpmplctioh. Tillman declared that there had I the-ions of D-xas. whenever summoned i Cotton planting is abuul half tinish- never been a mgre pitiful petering to 1 lii-^MCi^ty. havt poured out their ed over the eastern counties, is well ''out of a great hurrah Gun in this ex- blood freelj) liberties altar*. Frt»u>L~i „n. — ^ hlNtkxi of Appelt x." Yesterday," said he, "while riding on the train 1 »aw a remarkable Incident * Kang by a negro cabin I o*4iced a black cur g ang full tilt to catch tlie ettglor (H courw It did n>4 catch It tm*aura it did rad try Jail 1 *aal lo aal you hhai wvraid base ha^pBraol if n ha4 ca Ui the rogira - i aughtT t It 4mm mom to Mr that McLaoAo» twrarihraa* lx erry raorh M taw cnwM «4 tarat Aura* raw Me hM #mm aiMM umi fbrty traraww M a ara# Nhut Me fhaMra imm hr mm afbaah twa iam Goliad and San Jacinto from Buena . J a "‘ l W * 1 Vista and herro Jiocdo. from Chka , ™ " vrt “• crnU nuuga'a hillaand the ahiverrd nwks be** hMilb over t h«- To of tlw* Bound T<»p»aliietlyabuig.from thrctianfeof tier cow boyi aou rowgti riders up I hr w ire girdle tier pa at San- l iagi> turn, esvry battle ha Id aradr aaraaorabie by Araertcao taMr carara ttw thriiUag — «4 Taaaa tolrao- «pxr*4 Wrf wrtpMwaa hrywad th* lta» phxnta have 4 k*~alltir* Little. It any Tubacrx a nuMhrr the planta are l pMatJfai aod bmilhf GaHraa oaMlamr Ira award I be' general this il, and hax only western counties. t*. stands, je tasm set out in at gent rally ■mall, although was tliat this char; made, jike a beau made n. NO KKIIVri. W \S KXI'MCTI’.IJ. Noaeiate was- expected. He kept a ckdc watch on the Mill Creek Com pany and it always dealt fairoly with liim and the State. Without this credit the dispensary would have perished for lack of supplies. The only reaijon they charge that rolsites were gotten was liecausc a dishonest man could have gotten them. They thereby confess, he supposed, that they would have taken them. After winding up on the tirst re bate question he said: "Do you want all these question answered?" v Appelt: "I don't think it. neces sary/' Kenatnr Tillman: "So even you are satisfied?" THE CEVITKNTIA KY MATTKK. Senator Tillman then took up the Penitentiary matters, and in brief he said that \he sworn statements in tlie Stevenson Penitentiary report answer ed every charge. The ‘Penitentiary investigating committee had live of ids bitterest political opponents and they found nothing against liim. He presented the full report, in the Mix- son investigation and siiimod that it was not there charged that lie ever got any rebates. Last m-skIoii. at ids suggest foil. 4 resolution was offered i investigation, but to the refusal of the mpany in allowing it* f»idling. He was rw4 was to. tascauar ttw twctt tiwalni j ItslWWMM if- Mne. I*, rn k**. He qi le and if tlie> wisImsI ollieis it and g«Mid with him. He asked ali to put R to ilM-ir lu-art* tml aiway* n-iiH*ru1**r that lie was at all tlines line to Ida iM-oph*. hisi-uun- arv and Ids State. (Appiaus* 1 .) TILLMAN "NOT OI ILTV." Scnatof Tillman then had Ids hand primary. At tirst there was some eonfiision alioiit tlie quest km, evident ly over Hie word "accusation,” but on tlie final vote two hands were raised to indicat(‘ tliat tiiey lelleved iiim guilty, init w hen he asked for Hie vote on "not guilty" of Appelt’s insinua tions there was a general Imrrali and hundreds of liands went up to joyfiillj acclaim that they thought him "not guilty." it was a regular old-time Tillman hand primary and one that ga ve him t lie joy of omen times. Thus t lie meet ing ended. av at W«-atherThat Kill*. ask i is lulling a iartrty uf r. *1 Iwrv was a drop o( .*44 throughout lie-Stale on V\i*d- •I then a blizzard set in and reporrts from the extreme nortliweat- ern part of Neliruska and the Black Hilislelll of a heavy (all of-snow. I A i inches at Custer, and inar!y two feet at Speartlsti. Trains are slightly de layed. more, however, from tlie furious wind than the snow, THE YOUNGBLOOD They Were Convicted. One of the most interesting cases tried at Greenville fora long-time was against men who made tin attack up on Mr. Thomas M. Hill, the depot agent at Greer’s, in which he was so seriously wounded tliat his life hung in the > 3lance for some days, while he was confined to his home on account of the wounds for several months. The men who were arrested -for this dastardly crime gave their names as William T: Etters arkTKeTTy Goods, and they have been confined in the Greenville jail ever since. They were ! Uith convicted. > aMra4 grairas looking to i it falksl As Mill Creek Ci tr0,k\ tie knew Mjrpriwn] if i n »#& pari j iral afur it Ua4 w4>i ttw - ii SraA wwlMAg H* rxpSagwnl Ubat few a^i aJ*ay* paiA et* fy MM Ml e-ur# MMbr aS Ik* (VwMaralAMy ra ■< >■< w ra MM Mb Nsa a A* t» MMMMf gJraA *4w tM$MM •O —i HwraattiM t.—M km* a l.adj HeniUt*. I wo lady dentists rweived their' diptomas from the Atlanta Ttenlal ■ Cullegr Migiday night, and when they •rl up shop fur buatnera they will no doubt And their plana aa popular a* the female Uirhrr shop*, ligy by day wtrarn are furglqg alira<J in a- iur» ut ■ ■,[ punutta. a«4 new liar P* *— 11 ^ —w wag ——d —MUiwt ‘ An - a -xa « th* at th* UagwraM ra VbMAHhWK ■MMM T%m tMMMMMM mm LUMBER COMPANY^ AUaUST A. OH I >m< K AND WoitKS, N’ohtu AI'oi sta, S. ('. Doors, Sash, Blinds*-ami Builder’s Hardware. Flooring, Siding, Ceiling , and Inside Finishing Lttmher iu . -*—GEORGIA PINE All correspondence given prompt at tention. July2~ly The Worlds Greatest Cure for malaria. A for ah form* or Malarial pot ton !(« taka UAtmmm't Chin aa/Prvw fralc. A talot of Malarial potaur. ’.M !■ r«w hiratf a Mwa JLoud klaaacaa Icii-vq 1 Tea aatMopT Malaria: ayworeiy- ■ 1« twa t 4 •rad Iw Nr a ca^rtra Im DROPSV ( <al«4 Ml k» Iw TV* day* >riUKC 19m ha** hwwwa *4 . -». tA d. il*C idtou mb