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-'.v. . ; - ? " i , . - ? . Vii* Democrat VOL.. XXf .SO THOU, QRJ?AT LIBERTY, IKSriRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES ?M '""V POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS QLORIOU8 IN Til Y OAUSE." 7 BENN ETTSVIULE, S. C., FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1905. NO THEY GOT PAID Some Damaging Evidence Against Certain Dispensary Officials WAS BROUGHT OUT. A Former Beer Dispenser at Spartanburg Gives Some Rich and Racy Testi mony Before the Commission as to How Money Was Raised for Oraft. .On the witness stand in the court; bouse at Spartanburg on Tuesday of last week John Henry Morris, former ly beer dispenser, testltied that ho had lost bis Job as beor dispenser because he complained of tlie miserable quali ty of beer sold by the Atlanta Brew ing company and beoauKO ho had re fused to pay to O. O. Smith, chairman of county board, tho amount that Smith demanded. Witness swore fur ther that In making final settlement with Atlanta Brewing company that concern was represented by Colo L Blcaso, who had said, "You boys could have kept from telling so much." Referrlcg to the onldavlts which witnesses had given Messrs. Christen sen and Lyon, Morris also test)lied that JJ. ll. Evans had asked him to "chip in" 8H00 to tho election of leg islators in Spartanburg county, prom ising to refund it. Witness had never been reimbursed although he had "spent money on advice of Jess Mahaff "?y, former member of legislature, who had told Morris that Evans was good for the amount, as during the session of the legislature Maha Ito y bael had $20 bills stuffed into his pockets by Evans during the campaign Incident to Evans' reelection. Witness declin ed to testify further, as Mal alley was not present and he wanted to say lt to Mahaffey's face. Witness also swore that C. O. Smith, the former chairman of the county board, had told him that ho must sell Atlanta beer or none at all when Mor ris complained that the beer was stale and the ouBtomers were quitting bim. He testified that he had seen Smith drunk on several occasions and that once be saw Smith try to cut a man with a meat knife. Morris was the only witness examined, as the hearing did not commence until after 5 o'clook. W.IOAHK'H NATUIU BKOUQ1IT IN. Senator Hay and Mr. Fraser having been delayed, Mr. Lyon stated that he and Mr. Christensen, being mem bers of the sub-committee, would not sit as members of the commission but as prosecuting attorneys. He begun by reading a letter from C. H. Ilenry and his reply to that letter. Henry had asked for permission to reply to statements In an sill davit of which he had heard. Mr. Lyon had replied that Henry would be given a free and full hearing. This was approved by the cemmittee and Henry may appear If he choses to do so. On account of the delay, there were not many people In the court house, but the testimony of dorris made quito a stir. Senator Blease, who was ajithor of the resolution looking to tlie dispensary Investigation, was referred to very pointedly hy the witness but did not cross examine him. There were several present who are Interested in the local tight to volo out the dispensary and they seem to think that the testimony tociay will have its weight in that ISSU?, for the witness is said to bo a reliable man He testified that he ls a butcher and has an Interest In a grocery store. Ile wa8a willing witness and did not hes itate to declare him elf. lie had been eleoted beer dispenser in A pr ll, 1004, and was not reek ced at ilie end of thc year. He had spent $80 to get the Job, Including the attorney's fee. It had cost him between $700 and 8800 to tlx up his place. Oll.l MOTION llAISISD, Morris swore that the original alli davit was correct. When Mr. Lyon reached that point In the reading where the name of C. O, Smith was mentioned, C. 1*. Sims, a lawyer of tho Spartanburg bar, arose and asked tobo heard. M >rris had stated: "C. O. Smith, member of county board, asked me how much expense I had been put to (to secure cloe!.lot ) and upon my telling him bc said that was very cheap, that lt w .uki cost mo more than that to be elected again." Mr. Sims here objeoted that this com mission, having been created by a concurrent resolution must stay strict ly within the meaning and words of tho resolution. Ile contended that under the resolution thc committee did not have the right to come to '''Spartanburg ?r?d.get Mr. Smith or Mr. Henry or any one c'.sg up not con nected with the State diSpVt?S&ry. Mr. Lyon aid Senator 1?"/ made short work of Mr. Sims'objection, Vs being stated that tlie commission had discussed tho matter and with hut ono dissenting vote had decided at a meeting In Sumter In March that by "Stato dispensary" is meant the dis pensary as run In the State Of South Carolina and that there is no ellstlno tlon so far as the law ls concerned ho tween county and State dispensaries. Mr. Lyon tried to Had out from Mr. Sims how m my clients ho represented in tuts matter. Mr. Sims continued te object to tho testimony, ? ut thc chair man, Senator Hay, declared that the investigation is not a trial and that In trying} to got light tho committee would give great lattltudo to the wit ness. Tl I ic MOKUIS AFFIDAVIT. After further arguments Mr. Lyoi proceeded with the reading of tho af Udavlt of Morris given last April. It read: "1 did not know positively what C. O. Smith meant, hut suppos cd lt meant that I would have to pay the c ninty board of con? roi something fur my reelection. I inferred this be cause rx-Beer Dispenser B, L. 'Pedant told me that he had to pay C. () Smith 8275 for his election beside! the boor and whiskey ho gave him. li addition to this W. F. Lanford told mo that J. P. Thaokson had to pay about $450 for his beor prlvllego to C. O. Smith, chairman of county board. (Objection by Mr. Simo ) Tolaud and Landford told me that tho $275 men tioned above was deposited lu tho safe of J. W. lineman, beor dispenser there. These aro a few of tho reasons I had for supposing that I would havo to pay some of the members of county board for my privilege to sell beer. Later upon asking for a book of in structions for running my dispensary, Mr. Smith said, 'Don't mind instruc tions, make every dollar you can, you will need it for your nexo eleotlon. | About the middle of March last, short ly before my time for ro-olectlon, 0. O. Smith carno to my place of bus! ness, and asked mo If I wished to be reoleotod. I said I did. Ho said I had better got busy and go to Atlanta with him and make a trade with Jeff Dunwoody. If 1 did not, the other fel low would. Dunwoody is tho gentle man who represents tho Atlanta Brew ing Company. DUNWOODY COM KS IN. "In August, or previous to that, in July, I received a car of stale beor, and had a lot of it sent back on mc, and a lot of my customers quit me, and I told uharlle Smith, and he said 1 would have to handle that or none, ne said, 'You know Jeff Dunwoody gave you $126 to help you build your ice box.' 1 said, 'I will Just pay him $125 and buy from somobody else, I can't sell that.' Smith says, 'You can sell that or nothing.' That was previous to March, in August or July. I prefer red to go, that if it took that to get tho beer dispensary 1 did not want it. Smith came back to me a week later aud said that he could havo the brew ery to pay enough to satisfy himself and Mr. W. M. Avant, without my having to pay anything, if I would go to Atlanta with him and obligate my self to handle their beor." Q "That was that stale beor?" A. "Yes, slr, when I obligate myself I would have to handle anything they put on mo. " Mr. Lyon, continuing aflldavlts: "Wo did not go to Atlanta and saw Dunwoody. Dunwoody came to me and said that he (Dunwoody) had been told that if 1 were reelected bser dis penser that ho would have to como ti Spartanburg and get busy if any ol his beer were sold there. Dunwoody told me that I would have to give $1 a keg so 1 would satisfy the boys." There was more of this kind of evl dence In tho allldavlt, all going t< shosv that Morris, while dispenser, wai told that C. O. Smith was master o tho situation in Spartauburg county and that a member of the State boan had told Jeff Dunwoody that Smiti would remain on the county hoard un til after tho election of beer dispen sers. The allldavlt continues: "Therosul of tho whole mattgr was that I lost nv position. I attribute this GO my"l?8 fusai to follow Dunwoody's and Smith' advice. No oharges were preforrei against me, and I called this matte to tho attention of Mr. H. II. Evan In a letter which I had Mr. 0. F Sanders write for me, but 1 have neve received a response from Mr. Evans. A letter was read from Mr. Morrl to Chairman H. H. Evans of the Stat board, protesting against his remov? without cause. He asked Mr. IS var to have his removal Investigated an for fair play. To this letter he state ho received no reply. There was notl lng special In tre letter, except a n quest for fair play. TUR NKWSPAl'BH FUND. Mr. Lyon continuing alli lavlt: "lt cently a potitlon was put In circu? tion hero for thc purpose of having r election on t ie dispensary for th county. When the petition for eleoth was circulated J. W. Harmon dlspe ?er, came to me and said that Tl ISvening Journal would take up oi light for $.100 and that my part of til would be $25. I give Mr. liar mot a check on thc Merchants' and Fan ors' bank for $25. Before sub cribb this I saw C. (). Smith and W. 1 Avant about it, and they said Itwou he all right to give lt. These mi were members of the county board. "Afterwards Smith carno to mo ai said to keep quiet, that Dunwooi would give $50 for this purpose, ai that Joe Houseman had collected fri representatives of whiskey houses Columbia about $285, after lion man's expenses had been taken oi and that he, Smith, had received check from Fleischman for $25." (?. "Did C. C). Smith represe Fleischman & Co. as selling agents that timi V" A. "1 thing Mr. Smith represe cd them at that time; I won't be p Itlve. Probably Mr. MoGordy coi tell you all about that, hocausc seemed to act as Mr. Smith's priv M.cietary at that time." Mr. Lyon continuing allldavlt: saw this check, lt was payable tc () Smith. Ile said this check waf go to Dispenser McQordy, part of money to be paid to Tho Journal.' Witness: "As for Mr. Henry, Inc saw him in my life as 1 know of, i whether lt was to go direct to him not, 1 don't know. 1 paid lt t^ 1 Harmon, I told him $25 w/*n al would give and after Mr ".arm?n I me that $25 woi; o enough, ll ,.*n.an a.ul '.t...iu'ing, beer dlupens came down and said Mr. Hanry i we had better glvo more." li "What was the object In git Thc Journal this money?" TH iiY A 1.1. OA MIS ACROSS. A. "They said all tho rest of bl were giving them money bo light prohibition movement and wanted bo como across and 1 told thc would." Q "You did not havo any afi i meorit to put in any advertising i ter In Tho Journal?" i A. "No, 1 don't know whet h i went to Tiic J ni nial or not, bub Y i I asked the board about lt, I a thom why they didn't get The aid's lntluencc. that Mr. Henry harm H -L.t.... Oin /ll.irr,nnnri. ?Il ni i and they said, O wo can't get ? Herald,' and doubtloss If they < get Henry, but If 1 Would give ' would be eleoted again." Mr. Lyon continuing tho t Hld t "Shortly after I agreed to Mr. : mon's proposition to pay Tho Joi $:i00, Mr. Kelbllng and Vluse i beer dispensers, came to me and 'h it's got Henry, thc newspapor j of Tho Evening Journal; tba i would bake up tho light for $50( asked the reason ot the inoreaso, as Mr. Harmon had just said that 9300 was thc price. They said that Henry had ?ono up, that he had said 9300 was not enough, as he would lose sub scribers to hts paper and hisintluenoe, as he bad been lighting on the other sido." Witness said that was what they told him. Mr. Lyon continuing affidavit: "Huseman and llelbllng told mo my part would be 960, but I declined to give this muoh. Mr. Harmon carno baok aud said 925 was enough for me to pay. That they would try and get talanoe from whiskey houses. "KeproBonting tuo combined dis pencarles here and as secretary for C. O. Smith, Jas. I3. MoGorty, dispenser, wrote letters to whiskey houses for Smith to got contributions to pay Tue Journal. I Baw McGorty writing some of thc loiters at Smith's dicta tion. The letters referred to the movement to abolish tho dispensary, and asked for aid to resist it. I rec ollect that tho lliohland Distilling company was mentioned as subscrib ing one of the largest amouni s to this fund. I thluk Ullman was another, and Mallard's Distilling company and J. W. Kelly & Co." Witness: "I really saw the Hst but 1 forgot the names. That is tho part of them, lt was shown to mo in Mc Goaty'H wlskcy dispensary. Smith and McGorty went ovor it and said Joe went over it. I don't know how much tho amounts were." Lyon continuing affidavit: "C. O. Smith said Hub Evans would also contribute." Witness: "I believe he said ho had already contributed." Mr. Lyon continuing affidavit: "1 have seen O. O. Smith drunk on the street and lu my place several times. One time I saw him try to cut Harry Thompson with my meat knife while he was drunk, but 1 took the knife from him. Smith ls a notoriously disorderly person and gets drunk fre quently." Witness: "Mr. Huseman saw him too when he had the ku fe after Har ry Thompson." KKKU8J0D TO PAY. Mr. Lyon continuing alildavlt: "Re ferring a?ain to my re-eleotlon as dis penser, C. O. Smith told me that 1 must put up a bonus of 92?50 cash, be ?.Ides what he could got from thf brewery, which bc said would he 9200 making $150, tho same amouut pale by Thackslon and Relbling each foi their privileges." Witness: "Thc same man who sole stale beer to me." Mr. Lyon continuing affidavit: "Hi then said to arrange tho matter witt Dunwoody to let him charge $1 extn on each barrel of beer and pay it ove to him (?. O. Smith) as the beer v/a ordered 1 refused to do this." Q. ' 'Are these statements oreeot ? A. "Yes, slr, correct." Mr. Lyon then read a number o ?ottcxH ?rom Dunwoody to JL,:U. liike* wood, Morris and others. The Hrs letter was to Mr. Blackwood in Marol of last year in reference to tho estab llshment of the beer dispensary fo which Morris was afterwards ole?te dispenser. Dunwoody told that h would assist Morris to get thc job I the Utter would uso Dunwoody'sbeei Mr. Blackwood ls a former member i the legislature and appeared as one t C. O. Smith's attorneys. At tho conclusion of the reading ( these letters, Mr. Lyon read to til witness an alildavlt given soYcn weeks after the Urst one. What ha] ? pened between the time of the gi vin of the two affidavits related to tl matter between Morrlj and Senati il lease, the author of thc resolutlc causlrg thc investigation and a men her of thc commission. The follow!n are extracts from that alildavlt. l?. "Mr. Morris, since Mr. Chri tensen and myself were hero tho la time, were you consulted .about tl dispensary situation by Senator Moa of Newberry?" A. "Yen, slr. He came to see n about a settlement between thc A llanta Brewing company and myself Q ' Who did Senator Blease re resent? ' A. "I thought the Atlanta H re lng company, from the way he talki He did not say who he represente but from the start took it that represented tho Atlanta Brewing I or Dunwoody." Q, "Did ho have a bill?" A. "No, he did not have a bill had the bill and he asked mc for i MK. ULK.ASK COMICS IN. The witness then staled in the a davit that he. g.?. ve his bill to II lea who oarrlcd lb over to tho Argyle i tel to get Dunwbody to receipt Morris declined to accept the sett mont when ltleaso came bl with the rocelpted bill until he c i see lils attorney, St.anyarne Wils Accordingly in the presence of ? Wilson and Mr. Howard Caril Hleaso tendon d $15 to Morris In p ment of thc bill for 913.35, Tho r pose of this testimony was to Si that Senator Blease a month al having beon appointed on the love gatin commission had acted for 1) wcoSy, Thc receipt, In Bleao's ha writing, was placed In evidence was a note which Blease wrote w Morris had complained of having I; forced to contributo $25 to tho S] tanburg newspaper fund and that Bleaee offered to try ai d got money returned, or to go and gt himself, and tilwillie voluntarily w an order and suggested that Mr, r rls send it to Mr. Harmon. Tho lowing ls a copy of order sig ut ,cnt, Morris turning lt over to investigating committee, as he c not bo comforted for the lesa of job. Spartan! urg, S. C , May I, !!>(! Mr. J, W. Harmon, City. 1 paid 925 as my part contri bu to the paper to help In tho dispon light, on condition that I wool re-elected; as 1 have not boen spectfully ask for tho return ol I money. Please send sam0, and ot: POOKRTS KUM, OK MON10Y, ! Mr. Lyon then called Mr. M< I attention to anoter alildavlt whlc [ had made, as follows: (? "Did FI. ll. Kvans tell yoi : Mr. Mahaffoy some time abou1 August to put up $200 or $.'100 Ol 1 election of legislators in favor of , dispensary and ho would mako lt , himself? : i A. "Yes, slr." } (?. "Did you do lt?" I A. "1 did all I could In th; reotlon, whloh cost mo a whole lot of money, did everything I oould for the mon ho said were his mon. Ile said that au y body who was in favor of tho dispensary ho wanted elected, and those who woro not ho didn't if ho oould help it, and he also told Jess Mahaffoy, 'You remember what you did for me in Columbia and I will not forget it.'" Q "Did Mr. MahalTey tell you what he did for him In Columbia?" A. "Ho said when ho was wanting to be elco led as chairman of the Stato board ho bad In his room nearly as muoh whiskey as there is in a whiskey dispensary, and ho would Just invito peoplo in there to take drinks, and he said ho stuffed several $20 bills in his (Mahalloy's) pookets." Q "What do you supposoMr. Ma? halley did with tboso $20 billa?" A. "1 don't know, slr, unless he got drunk on them." Q. "Did Mr. MahafTey toll you he was pretending to be opposed to Mr. Evans?" A. "Yes8lr, ho said they way he workod lt, lie went on to brag, he said that ho would got In with a crowd working against Mr. Evans and protend ho was going to bo against him aud lind out how they woro going and size up tho certain members he could get for Mr. IO vans, and he would report t) Mr. Evans and Mr. Evans would tell him how to manouver." The witness here requested that ho bo allowed to walt until Mr. Mahaffoy could he present before testifying fur ther along this lino. Ho was askod If Mr. MahalTey did not rather brag about having some of that money in the legislature where lt would do good. Tho witness replied, "Yes sir, but I would rather he would be hero." He was told that an e?Torb would bo made to scoure Mr. MahalToy's at tendance. C. O. Smith, tho member of the board, of whom so muoh was said, h in Hendersonvllle, N. C. Mahaffoy could not be found when Mr. Sebum pert, the marshal, went for him. nun IN EVIDENCE. On Wednesday lt was only aftei being reassured repeatodly that Ma haffey had been sent for and wa? "non est lnvontus" that Morris re sumed his testimony. He said: "After Mr. Evans came here ant told Mr. Mahaffoy and myself to d< all wo oould to get all thc caudldatoi elected who favored tho dispensary law, and he said, 'You follows can af ford to spend sumo money, as I wll reimburse you," 1 asked Mr. MahafTe; if he rookoncd he would do lt, and h said yes, he knew Hub, and he was al right. 1 asked him where he knov him and ho said he know him in th legislature, and then he went on t tell about his working to have Evan elected as chairman of the Stato boan and he said if ho didn't Btlok to hh ho ought to, and I asked him wbv Z.'.r. ?>?-. ???/?..f-o*?? ?.-.*... *v t.' mittce room with those wno oppose Hub Evans and found out what tho were doing, and had gone back an reported to Evans." (?. "Whore wero these committe rooms?" A. "In Columbia." Q, "lu the State house?'' A. "1 d >n't know what house the were in: 1 never a' kid him." Q. "You say bc just said the con mlitec rooms, and that was during tl session of the legislature?" A. "Yes, sir." Q, "When Mr. Evans was ninnie for member of the State board of d rectors?" A. "Yes, slr." AT EVANS' EXPENSE. Q, "What did Mr MahalTey say regard to that mattel?" A. "He said that Evans had c fcrcd him-ho didn't have to pay f anything. Ho went to thc ope -.hows and suppers and various otb placei la Columbia at Evans' cxp'.'m and got all thc whiskey he want and brought a satchel full bon which he got out of Mr. Evai room. " Q. "You say that he brought satchel of whiskey away from. ?V Evans' room every night he we thcro?" . A. "Yes, slr." (?. "What else, Mr. Morris?" A. "Well, he went on to sta which I suppose maybe a lot of p plo in this court house heard ons cral other occasions-Hub Evans v asked on ono occasion In his ro' .viiat was thc salary of the State hoi of directors, and he went on to ? that two of thom received a salary i? 100 a year. Evans was asked wi his salary was and he said ho could tell until his term was up." q "Didn't Mr. MahalTey tell j at the samo timo that ho put some these $20 bills In the pockets of mt hers of tho legislature?" A. "Yes, sir." ii. "Toll us exactly what know." A. "He wont on to state who gave thc$20 bills to, but 1 can't re lect thc names; |lj don't reme m them." Q, "That was in tho interest having Mr. 10vans elocted a mombo the board of o >ntrol?" A. "Yes. slr." Q, " Do you sec any gentleraa this room who heard Mr. Mah? make that statement?" A. ' Mr. Blackwood there I tl heard lt." Q "Look around and seo if can soe any others around here you can recognize as having heard A. "Most anybody heard lt e ver loafed around the beer house ho made the statement BO freque iud before 80 many people it lool If lt would ho, a very oasy matte get Just anybody." () "Do you recollect anything about thc transaction that you e tell us?" A. "Not Just now, 1 don't, Lyon," UK SOLD WHISKEY. Q, "Du you recollent a state' ' made by Mr. C. O. Smith hi rcga * his going to Charleston to soil key to a certain dlsponser down I and the dispenser refused to buy - the transaction that took place?' ' A. "Yes slr, that was ot. Sati > before my defeat on Monday, 1 la I about tho 8th of April, Mr. Smltl talking there in tho beor lion thc presonce of Mr. ITarloy, mysol others. <v>. * * What did ho say Mr. Mo; A. ''How como tho conversation to como up, ho had told mo about some salea ?&whiskey ho had made In vari ous places In other towns, in New horry; ho said ho had sold somo right there' In Hub rt vans' own town; at least ho had had dispensers to order some of tiie brands of whiskey from tho houses that lie was represenllug. Ile had tho* dispensers to order whis koy fipm tho State dispensary, thc brandira whiskey he was represent Q- 'in;other words Mr. Smith rep rerouted whiskey houBOB and he went to loo il dispensers and asked them to order from the State dispensary the whiskey he, Smith, was Bolling; ls that HP" > A. "Yes sir." Q, "Go ahead and tell the rest of the conversation." A. "I asked him what kind of hudnnss did ho do in Charleston. Ho Haid ho sold moro to blind tigers there than to dispensers, no said he sold 12 blind tiger people, and had the prlvllego of ourslng out ono dispenser." Chairman Hay: "Was that whllo Mr. '?mith was a member of tho coun ty briard of control?" A. "Yc8 8lr. Ho said he went to somo dispenser there in Charleston, don't rombor his name; ho said he was a big, lleshy fellow aud ask<;d him to buy some whiskey from tho house ho wps representing, and tho dispen ser ,askod him what there was in it for him, and ito told him not a oeut, he wasn't one of them kind that had to pay a dlspeuscr anything to buy his whiskey. Ho said ho had friend on the Stato board who would put thom out ot business If they did not buy it and sid the next morning-that night that fellow como to his room at thc hotel and waked iiim up-he oomo to his room, probably before he went to bed-and gavo him the biggest order ho had over received from any dis penser." Q j "Mhat was afcer Mr. Smith had t old him about this friend he had on the Stato board of directors?" A.; "Yes sir." Chairman Hay: "Did he say who that friend was?" A. "l?o, sir; he didn't Bay." Ort, Thursday MahalToy took the stand and denied telling Morris that Evans had given money or whiskey to him for any purpose. j MONEY FROM D0G3. Tho TAX This Your Will bo Ovor Forty Thousand Dollars. Tho school fund this year will be tnorpased with something Uko $40,000 as a? result of tho dog tax. Tho do? tax kvas passed by the legislature two y---? ago, but lt did not become oper ,a until this yoar and as it stands .o^'" ownpr nt o rln?? l?vuur. pa.v ? statfi ta*A of 50 oents in addition to the regular valuation tax. Particular attontlou was oalled to this in circu lar loiters to the auditors last year aud it is expected that there will bo an Increase In the returns. Last year there were 71,713 dogs reported in this State, having a value of $483,194. By counties the returns as to dogs arid value showed as follows: Counties. Dons. Value. Abbeville.1,646 $8.260 Aiken.2,461 24,616 Anderson.2,855 14 420 Bamberg.1 ,:t01 1.1010 Barnwell.1,730 17,:it;o Beaufort.2,477 24,755 Barkeloy. 1,787 i), 127 Charleston. 413 2,15)5 Cherokee.1.5S7 8.200 Chester. 1,646 8,225 Chester Hold. 1,515 7 690 Clarendon.2 264 22 (?40 Colleton.2 0^7 14 636 Darlington.1,311 <? 585 Dorchester.1,050 6,280 Edgefleld . 2 300 11,980 B'airtteld.2,236 ll 370 Florence.1,810 30 540 Georgetown.1,391 13.910 Greenville.2 695 13 075 Greenwood.1,081 8 405 Himpton. 807 32,280 Horry.2 022 10,110 Kershaw. 1,108 6 685 Lancaster.1,000 8,o:i5 Laurens.1.818 0,000 | Lee.1,270 12,790 ' Lexington. 636 4,660 Marlon. 1,674 8:170 Marlboro. 570 2,880 Newberry.2,020 10,345 Oconee.1,208 1,000 ( ) rangebu rg.:\. 650 19,026 Plokens. 1,527 2,520 Richland. 046 :?,230 Halado.1,:U8 (?,02o Spartanburg.2,015 13,076 Sumter.1,871 18,7 lo Union. 020 ?I,.'GO Williamsburg.3,239 10,1 or. York.2,257 11,405 Totals.71,713 $483,104 Th? Disitmisnry lu (Jtortflft, Col. T. Larry Gantt in speaking of the dispensary sa>s lt ls the best solu tion of thc liquor question In South Carolina if thu graft is eliminated. He said that there were some counties In Georgia which had mado a great sue cos? of tho Institution, and cited Ter rell county, which has macadamized every road in the county, and has built a tin I ving county; in the county of which Athens ls tho county soat, they clo ired $42,000 last year but i/n?y are freed o' tue corruption which "headquarters" Uko tho.-,e In Gulum . bia give. Killed tho Marshal, Mike, Aspinwall, city mushal, was \ assassinated Thursday by A. J. Chest nut. Chestnut was pursued by 26 i armed oltlzons who left their places of \ business to prevent his excapo. He tired twlco on his pursuers and was shot through tho loft side with a rille ball. Ho was brought back and lodg ed In Jail. He said: "Blind tiger liquor has brought inc to this." ?best , nut had a street tight Thusday after ( noon with Luke White, who had best ed him. City Marshall Aspinwall In terfered and the shooting followed. I Wino Thom out. The morqulto nevor had many i friends and si nco it lias been cstab ; Ushec that he ls a sort of rural fret i delivery for yollow fever lie will los? ; anj that ho may have had in tuc I past. If tho wholo breed can bo ex terminated and tho seed lost lt wit ' do no Injury to humanity. Senator Cole L. Blease Makes a Personal Statement. POLITICAL ENMITY He Says Is Responsible for Ills Name Being Connected With the Inves tigation ol the Dispensary Af feint. An Interesting Incident in the Hearing. At tho session of the dispensary in vestigation at Spartanburg Wednes day Senator Please, who is a member of tile Legislative committee investi gating thc dispensaries mado thc fol lowing privileged statement: "1 have heard my name brought into this matter in this manner for malioious political reasons until I am tired of lt. Toland had no conversa tion at all with me about this com mittee or its examinations. Mr. To land came to me at tho hotel Tues day and said, 'Where is Charlie Smith?' I said, '1 don't know, sir. 1 have not got anything to do with Charlie Smith.' Ile said, 'if Charlie Smith will give mo ?100 I'will not appear befcro this committee.' I said, 'I have nothing to do with Charlie Smith or you and don't care to have anything te\do with you.' Ile said, 'Neither do 1 want to have a God damned thing to do with you.' 1 turned and walked Into tho Argyle hotel and that ls every word Toland has spoken to mo in tho last four or tlvo years. "While I Mn on my feet I want to make a statement lu regard to tho Morris matter. The two gentlemen who are conducting this division ot this investigation aro political eue mies of the deepest sort of mine." Mr. Lyon: "1 wish to most em phatlcally deny that statement." Mr. Blease: "I can provo it by thc records of tho house and senate." Mr. Lyon: "There ls absolutely no foundation for it. My relations with him have been pleasant and I have held him in very great esteem until I found out about his conduot in Spar tanburg and since that time my opinion has changed vory materl ally." Mr. Blease: "Any man that says that my conduot was not that of a wAntiomor Har and I am willing to take oaro ot myseir;" Mr. christenson: "I presume that while we were in the senate together wo did not voto alike on all bills or tako the same position on all ques tlons, but that does not mean any political enmity." Mr. Blease: "I can prove what 1 say by the record. The indorsements given by the people of my own county arc sufllclent for my reputation with out getting it from that class of peo plc." Continuing, Mr. Blease said: "1 came to Spartanburg to the May fes tlval. 1 stopped-as 1 haye always been doing since Mr. nester ha* been running the Aruryle-with him. Sim time curing the week, 1 don't remem ber the day, J, 1? Dunwoody cvme into tho hotel nearly or fully crying. 1 met him in the ellice. 1 said, 'Hello, .leif, what is the matter?' I saw he waa very much worked up about, something. Ho said, '1 have never been treated as badly in my life as 1 was awhile ago, I was cursed and run ?. u j of a place of business down here hy a man called Morris.' 1 had never seen Mr. Morris nor heard of him before. ''The next morning Mr. Dunwoody came into my room. He said, Mr i lllea.se, will you go down here and I make a settlement with this man Morris for me as my attornoy?' I said, 'Yes, sir, 1 will.' 1 asked him of course what the situation was and lie explained lt to me. 1 went down to Mr. Morris' place of business. 1 had never seen him in my life. There .vas a young gentleman in there cleiking for him, named Farley, sit ting at a desk I think, or came in shortly after. 1 asked bim if Mr. Morris was in. He said he was up stairs. He had not oome down. 1 prcsumod from that that Mr. Morrh was living over his place of business. 1 waited a while and elireotly Mr. Morris carno In, or the mau who wa* said to ba Mr. Morris. 1 was Intro dueed to him as Mr. Morris. 1 said to him 1 came thore as an attorney for the Atlanta Brewing and lee com puny to have a settlement with him. He told me he was glad to moot m< and invited mc to go back and take I bottle of beer with him, which we did, and we sit in che back of bli place and drank a bottle of beer and J think Mr. Farley Joined us. 1 wonk liku to have one now. "We then talked over this business I said to Mr. Morris, "I have got tin money hero to pay your bill and wc will pass receipts and havo no mor< trouble about tills matter.' Ile said I 'What aoout tuc ?r.?t> that Jeff Dun I woody gavo to build tho les box?' I raid, 'Lot that go. Let's you and J settle our business.' Ile said, 'Al right.' He said to me, 'I don't wan to sign any papers until 1 seo my at tornoy.' 1 said, 'You aro right I you have got an attorney, let's go t< Ulm." "Is that right, Mr. Morris," sah Mr. Please, turning to Mr. Morris h the court room. Mr. Morris: "Yes, Blr." Mr. Please: "I would not ad vis any man to settlo wliero ho has ai attorney, because I know what pro fcsslonal authority ls and I liav always practiced it different fron some pcoplo, I am sorry to say. Mr Morris stepped tei his 'phone am ' 'phoned to tho oillco of Stanyar . . Wilson. Mr. Wilson'phoned that h i was there Mr. Morris and raysel > went out and got in a liaok and drov i to Mr. Stanyarne Wilson's ?nice u - I. ore on Main street, 1 suppose abou l the most publlo plaoo we could go te If I had boon doing dirty work I don1 suppose I would have oarrled htm thore. Mr. Morris asked Mr. Wilson to 'phone for Mr. H. B. Carl tul o, ?. gentleman I had not seen up to that Mine, or If I had 1 do not remember lt. Mr. Carlisle came. After discussing the matter those gentlemoh advised Mr. Morris to sign the receipt aud ao cept the money, which Mr. Morris did. I think I handed three sr. bill? to Mr. Wilson, I think Mr. Morris ls right in that. I gave him my receipt and he gave me his. Wo walked down the steps together, Mr. Morris insist ing upon my going back to his place of business with him. In tho moan time Mr. Morris said something to me about $26 wnich ho had paid for some newspaper business, I don't remember what it was, and that he paid with tho un lier st an dt ng that he was to be re-eieoted. I said to Mr. Morris, 'Did you pay that money with the promise of being reoleotcd?' He said, 'I did.' I says, Then you were treated damn dirty, and if 1 were you I would de mand my monoy back.' " Mr. Farley, witness: "I would like to make a statement to Mr. idease. So far as my feelings toward you are concerned thoy aro of tho kindest. The conversation between mo and Mr. Cathcart Wednesday night was when lie said Mr. Toland had seen you and knowing yon as a member of the com mitteo I (?ult trying to persuade him." Mr. Bleaso: "I am glad you told him. I honor you for not doing the dirty work some people aro trying to do." Mr. Bleaso, continuing his state ment: "Mr. Morris said, 'I don't know how to get lt.' I said, '1 will write an order for you,' and I wrote tho ordei in my own handwriting with nothing to conceal from any man' polltioal ene my or otherwise. I gave it to Mr. Morris. 1 did not ask Mr. Morris at any time for any papers or letters ic connection with this Investigation, but only such as were to be used in this settlement botween him and ray self as attorney for the Atlanta Brow lng ccrapany. Mr. Christensen and Mr. Lyon were not mentioned by me tx Mr. Morris nor by Mr. Morris to mc at any time. I may have said to Mr. Morris, I don't remember, that 'you boys have talked too much,' but If 1 did it was in relation to tho dltlloultj between him and Mr. Dunwoody anr not in relation to this committee or any subdivision of it. That, so far as I know, is my entire conversation ir tho Spartanburg Investigation. 1 hav? cover advlsodany man not to come be fore this committee. I have never ad vised to testify before this committee, I nave never done aught by word OJ act other than to help on this investi Kation and any man who says so oi Intimates to the contrary ls a liar." TO KILL NUT GRASS. A Farmer Hayn Oowpoaa Sown Thick ly Will Do lt. ; 1 O. W. Blackwell, of Vance County, N. 0., in answer to an enquiry In Thc Progressive Farmer as to how to kil nut grass says: "While my tests are not yet conclusive, I believe that cov peas will kill lt. Plow and harrov thc land as thoroughly as possible ; about June 20th harrow In at leusi two bushels of cowpeas per acre broad cast. A plow covers too deep. Pu them In with disk harrow. If the soi is poor apply a liberal quantity ol stable manure or fertilizer rich ir ammonia as you can alf ird. if thc season ls fairly favorable for peas, and dense growth of vines cover the land the nut grass will, I am convinced be killed. 1 smothered lt out In sev eral places last year that way, and can so far lind none. But the growth c f dnes must bo dense, and the summer not too dry or a second or even third jrop must tic grown in sub equcnt years. I have provo 1 beyond q i? stioi that tho densest growth of wire grans can be killed by one good crop of p a dues. But lt mu?t bi a good one. If 1 had the oholod of two farms of equal natural fertility, ono free from wir< grass, and ono so densely matted with it that you could not put a plow In it except in winter when the ground was at its wette.it, I should take the lat ter farm. I should take lt because 1 know that the wire grass had greatly enrlohed lt, and that 1 could kill lt at will. In winter 1 should put In a two horse plow and turn that wiro grasfr sod bottom up. This sod I should cut up well with dibk harrow, and broad cast peas In June as stated. Then 1 should bo pretty sure to havo a goori farm, for wire grass permits no wash 11 lng and improves land rapidly." Speedy Murder Trial. All records for speedy trial were broken at Ashville Tuesday, when Al Dougherty, colored, was sentoncod tc the penitentiary for 12 years wlthli 24 hours after killing Mose Williame also colored, of which crt mo ho win convicted. The homicide ocourrec noar the city late Monday afternoon Tho corner's inquest was held tin same evening and at ?1 o'clock In tin morning the ornoror's jury returnee i I Its verdict, implicating Dougherty Ile wasaiready under arrest and wa brought to that olty and tried In tin superior court that afternoon, th? grand jury having found a true bil that morning. The man pleade? guilty of manslaughter and was sen ?.-.. - A lr."..1l,,.nl" ' 1 I l>.i M lUIUIUtUUUlij. (lionel FrlomlH, Baroness Rosen, wife of the nov Russian ambassador, and tho wife o Japanese Minister Takahlra ar clos< prosonal friends necessarily kept apar until a treaty of peace shall havebcei ratified. Tue baroness met Mrs. Tak ahlra when her husband rcprosentci Russia In the Mikado's capitol. / warm friendship sprang up and wa maintained at long distance by cor respondonce utitlU tho outbreak o troublo, in Korea. When this onie war is over doubtless thoy will mee in tiie boudoir o? ono or the jther io "a good, long talk." A tfOOU Way. Slr John Madden, tho now obie justiloo at Victoria, has blt upon a ne\ way of making things interesting fo "old offenders." Iloadds up up al thior previous terms In Jail and glv P ! them the total as their ).jntonce. Th othor day ho sentenced a criminal t nine yoars and ono month, his aggrc gate record. nm POORLY BUILT. Many People Crushed to Death by Collapse of a Store. DISASTER IN ALBANY Over One Hundred Men, Women and Children Burled la the Ruins. Be tween Twenty and Thirty ?jg Were Killed, Many Injured j and Fifty Entombed. At Albany, N. Y., the middle seo tion of the big department store of the John G. Myers company on north Pearl street, collapsed early on Tues* day of last week, carrying down with lt over 100 persons. Caught In a chaos of brick, plaster and wooden boamB, between 20 and 30 men, women and children met death. Twelve hours' frantic work on tho part bf rescuers disentangled 50 people, six of them dead and many of the rest oadly injured. Threo bodies were in sight at a late hour Tuesday night, out many hours' work will be required to got them out. Anything like a complete list of tho killed and Injured <*/ will be unobtainable until tho workers have mado their way to the very Dot com of tho mass of the wreckage. With few exceptions those oaught In ho ruins wore employes, a large ma jority of them girls. Tue catastrophe occurred shortly after tho opening hour when barely a coi-e. of shoppers were In the store. A clook found in the debris had stopped it 12 minutes before 0, showing when I the crash came. The best account of the event that I probably caused the ruin is given by I oho head of the crockery, glass and ?rug department, which occupier! the I basement. 1 The workmen were sawing at & I wooden flour beam,'' said he, "whloh runs underneath one of the central I pillars In the middle of the store. Ex? cavatlon for the cellar was going on about the base of this pillar, and I v adit ve that jarring of the beam be neath it displaced the foundation of me pillar. The first thing 1 knew, two of tho counters near the place where the men were working began to tag, and several pieces of glassware did oil luto the floor with a orash. "I yelled to my clerks to run for the I front of tho store. The words were I aot out of my mouth when there came I i creaking and everything around us ..-.ran.in fall,. The wreoktcame slow j ry, however, and I think" ?v?ryono in ny department escaped as well as the I workmen." The pillar whloh drew away sup? I ported tho ends of two giant girders, I .nd when lt fell, the main support of 0 ie central part of the building was ono. With a noiso that could be aeard blocks away and which shook .ho adjoining buildings, nearly half I & ic great structure, from cellar to roof, and extending from one Hide wall ii? the other, came grinding down. Into thiB cavern fell scores of em ployes who were working on tho four I il .ora above and lacked ibo warning /nieli enabled those in the basement 1 .o escape. Some, however, were ap prised tf the danger by falling plaster I and saved themselves by nianing to I he front of the store or to the Ure I escape in the rear. Clouds of dust whloh shot out of tho I front entrai c. : caused those outside to I b he vc that tho store was afire, and a I dre alarm was Immediately turned in. I When tue lire department arrived j jiiey had plently to do In rescuing li se who were pinned under the top I wreokago. They were joined by soores I of volunteer rescurcrs and within an j mur 15 or 20 persons were carried out, I jone of them latally injured. In a short time thc city's entire hos I pltal and ambulance force was on the I icene, aided by half a hundred doo I tors from all parts of the city. I Tue volunteer rescurers and the I bremen continued the work until ex I hausted, when ttielr places were taken ? 1 by a wrecking force numbering 300 I men from the New York Central and I Delaware and Hudson railroads. Tnese I delved in tho ruins all night, but J che work of rescue progressed slowly. I When darkness carno lt was estimated I i,hat. nearly 50 persons still remained I in the ruins and that not mme than I halt of these could survive tho weight ' I presdng upon them. Fortunately the \ I wreckage did not take tire Somo 100 I persons are still unaccounted for, but I r>0 of theso are oash boys, of whom the ' 1 il rm has no record and tho loss of the , I payroll makes lt dltlloult to get any 1 thing UKO a complete Hut of many II others, In all tho company has 400 I employes, but 50 of theso aro away on , I vacations, j The building whloh collapsed stands I in tho heart of the shopping diatriot , I it Nos. 30 and 41 north Pearl street. I lt is owned partly by the company and ] I partly by the ostato of tho late David 4 I Orr. Tho loss to tho company ls esti mated at betweon $200,000 and $300, I 000. The building was a vory old mw; out until now considered perfeotly sound. Extensive repairs woro un 1 tor way when tho catastrophe took r jlaco. After tho death of Its foun I 1er, John O. Myors, two years ago, he business was conducted by a com ?an y consisting of George V, Hilton, il. king Sm nice, Edward ir. Hackett md llobort M. Chalmers. Mr. Chai \ ners was taken from tho ruins with i light Injuries. About a month ago ho linn was incorporated as a stock .ompany. tentai Ool tinton. A hoad on collision at Norfolk bs ween olectrlc trains of th9 reenviow ltvlsion of the Norfolk Railway and fJght Co.'s system Wednesday ovon i ng resulted in the death of motorman , Sydnoy Thomas, formorly of Lynoh >urg, and tho slight Injury of Robort I ?alt and wlfo, of that olty, Charles GI lbs, of Berkcloy^and John Grim , itoad, all passengers. Ti,.-, railroad authorities say the collison was due to , l hobed lenco of ordors. Both trains woro badly damaged,