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% / p v~ VOL. VIII. "A l ltM l) AXI> A SIIAM/' A IA vol y DiKciiKKion in tin* Sonalt>Sln-rinan Pours Hot Shot into Coxcy Washington, May it. ?At the opening of the session of the Senate the resolution presented on Monday by Senator Allen, (I'op.), of Nobruslta. for the appointment of a select committee tc investigate the police assault upon the army oi UOXey, iSrowne and Jones ill the Capitol grounds on tin- first of May, was laid boToro tlio Senate and Souator Alien uiado an argument in support of it. llo had expected, ho said, that the senior senator from Ohlc (Sherman) would have introduced a resolution looking to tho investigation ol that "outrage," but, as tho sonatoi fron> ~H-iio had taken no such step, lie (Alien) had boon moved to dose, lie had deemed it his duty, although it was not a pleasure by any means, tci otTor a resolution for the making of a thorough and complete investigation of the remarkable scene. Coxey had come to Washington as was stated by the press (if that was to be replied upon) f >r the purpose of exercising his constitutional right of petitioning the Senate for the redress of what he considered agrievance of himself and many millions of people in common with him. lie (Alien.) had taKen various occasions to say that with the purpose of the Coxey movement he had not and never had had the slightest -sympathy, lie did not believe that it would be wise for Con gross to appropriate money for the construction of highways in the States. That portion of Coxey's mission found no sympathy with him, but he had to doai with him and with the unfortunate aflfl perhaps misguided men who accompanied him simply in the light of American citizens coming to the Capitol of the nation on the purpose of publicly petitioning Congress for redress of grievances. Senator Allen went on to read the address which Coxey had tried to read from tlio Capitol stops ami which ho had boon provontod from doing by tho police who laid " violent hands upon him and drove him from the Capitol grounds." " Are you not tho counsel of Mr. Coxoy V" Daniel (l)oin.) of Virginia a -ked. " No, si!1,'' Allen answered. 'Has not," Daniel further asked, "Coxoy full legal remedies for any wrong which he may have suffered ?" " I hope," Allen said, " that tho Senator from Virginia will not undertake to divert mo from the course which 1 have marked out." " L do not desire to divert tho Senator," Daniel said, "but 1 want to judge us to the propriety of tho Senate acting in this case; if the man has boon injured and if he has legal remedy for the injury." Allen went on to say that it was not true that ho was or over had boon counsel for Coxoy. He had been called in consultation with two Representatives, Hudson of Kansas and I'once of Colorado, ns to Coxey's rights and ho had goue to the police court in connection with tho matter. He wanted to say to the Senator from Virginia that it was a rule of his life to go wherever his duty required him, and he should do so regardless of whether it pleased or displeased the Senator from Virginia. But the rough hands that had boon laid upon Coxoy had boon laid on the rights of 7b,000,000 of American citizens. It was for their rights that he spoko today. " Tho polioomon's clubs whi di had been aimed at tho devoted heads of these throo men had been aimed at the head of every American citizen who saw lit to raise his voice in defence of his constitutional right. The blow aimed at them was a blow at froo speech, at the right of free assemblage; and it was for those grout rights that ho stood." He described tho occurronco at the Capitol grounds on tho first of May as a scene worthy of having taken place in St. Petersburg- or in tho capitol of .some Eastern monarchy, and entirely out of place in a reprosontativo ropublie. These men had not cotno armed. They had not been backed by a mob, and had no show of military forco. They had come simply a law-abiding, peaceable, but perhaps misguided citizens for a lawful purpose. Allen ridiculed tho charges on which Coxey, Rrowno and Jones had been indicted in tho police court?treading on and injuring the turf of tho Capitol grounds?and spoke with derision of the sacred ssil of those grounds being trodden on by tho vulgar feet of people who were not residents of Washington. Hut there was not, ho said, a Senator or an American citizen, who did not know that tho real charge against those men was their attempt to exercise their constitutional right of peaceable assemblage and of free speech on tho Capitol grounds of the nation. Ho traced back tho right of petition to the year 121a, when Magna Charta was wrested from the King of England, and said that there had never boon a time since then when the right of peaceable assemblage and tho right of petition had been assaulted, and while they had no particular sympathy for Coxey, Hrowne or Jones, they would demand at tho hands of the Senate a close and religious recognition of the right of every American citizen to come to the Capitol grounds and petition for a redress of grievances. Important as tho tariff was, it was of no importance if the constitutional rights of tho people were taken from thorn. Whenever tho rights of American citizens to stand nnywhoro undor tho flag ..f iiij ortnnt.rv. and to proclaim his op inions in u poaccablo and lawful manner, was stilled, and whonovor lio was deprived of the ri&ht of petitioning for a redress of grievances, then liberty was lost in this country, and the right of the people was swept away by the usurpation of power. Senator Midrman expressed his great regret that when important business was pressing this resolution should be brought bo fore tho Senate and occupy its time. The wholo thing, he asserted, was a mere sham and pretense without a shadow of foundation. Nobody, Senator Sherman said, had ovor denied the right of tho petition. Coxoy knew that any member of the Senate of House would present his petition and the petition of the men who wore with him. A loading citizen of Ohio had called upon him (Sherman), and asked him il ho would present Coxoy's petition, and fco promptly answered '"yes; il couched in proper language." He had I also offered tointroduco any of Coxoy's hills?although ho did not boliovo iu one word of theiu. That message had been carried to Coxoy, and ho hud i replied that ho did not desire to hare j his Di'tition neosent.ed in t.hut wnv. but that ho intended to present it on j the steps of the Cupitol. Ho (Sher' man) hud no doubt that his colleague (lirlco) would also have introduced 1 ( Coxey's bills. lie deeply rogrotted the motive which had led Coxey to Washington, 1 an 1 his wild delusion that Congress could step into tta^ arena and build up ! 1 roads in all the townships, counties \ and States of the United Status. There ' could be no wilder, more extravagant j proposition presented. 1 The Senator from Nebraska (Allen) had tried to make a hero out of Coxey. > j For what V Not for what he proposed, 1 for the Senator, although his views were extreme, dared not indorse the i good roads bills, and dared not endorse the assembling of men around 1 j the Capitol. The object of the 1 founders of the government in having i an exclusive authority over tho district was to protect the government ; from any such action as that of Coxey and his followers. It had been done | wisely and in the light of experience in Kngland and Franco. If Coxey had , the right to make a harangue from tho f Cupitol steps every other man would have tho same right, and yet neither he a Senator of tho United States, nor the Viee President of tho United 1 States had any such right, Coxey had been allowed every right which anybody could have exorcised. lie (Shor> 111: L11 "i holinvnil l.lint. on tho whole I Coxoy was si kind, good temporod man in many respects, but ho thought that ho was a little Highly. (Laughter.) j lie would not say anything unkind of \ him, because he was a constituent, i ' and he felt bound to protect him if he woro unduly injured, llut Coxoy had ; come to the Capitol with the deliberate and determined purpose to violate the law which had been so wisely < framed by the ex-Senator from Vermont (\1 r. Edmunds.) Senator Butler?''And ho did do it." Senator Sherman?lie had the pur. pose, acknowledged and declared, to eoino hero and violate this law and ho brought with him some three or four | hundred men who sympathized with him. It is true lie did not bring them on the grounds but there wore great crowds of people assembled to witness i this extraordinary spectacle of what i is called an army led here to get ConI gross to pass a hill to make all the roads of the country good so that every man I can ride on his bicycle or in his carI riage or on foot. (Laughter.) Whether Coxoy or H.'owno or Jones ' violated the law, I neither know nor : care. They certainly came here with the intention (if violat ing it. I hope i that Coxoy will go homo to Ohio and I take 0'?ro of his wife and family, and that ' others with him came from that S. e they will also go home and rather iTer the ills they have than seek the ils that may come from other sources. There is no occasion for excitement. At all events the Senate of the United States is calmly to wait events and go on in the discharge of its high duties? treating their follow citizens, whether wise or unwise, with forbearance and , kindness. Lotus perform our duty to our country and our countrymen will sustain us. These peoplo who say that they speak for seventy millions of people will find that the majority of our people are sound and strong, are in favor of lawful moans and lawful ends : and all this passing wave of excitement will die away with the general approbation of the masses of our poo pie. ? GOVERNOR TILLMAN TALKS. llo Snj'N lit; lias no Authority to En1'oroo the Now Law. Shortly after the decision was filed a copy of it was taken to Governor Tillman, and he was asked point blank what ho had to say about the change in tho situation and the enforcement of the new law. Tho Governor said : " 1 am glad that we know what tho law is at last, and will he able to stop all this floundering alxmt in tho sea of uncortainity. I am only sorry that they did not leave mo tho constabulary to help enforce it." " Well, what will you do to enforce this law ?" was asked. \ Tho Governor replied : " What machinery have 1 got to do any thing with. The sheriffs and police are under other officers. They are not under my control. 1 can only lend my moral support to the law and what official support I may have, but I wish you would tell mo what authority i'vo got. ?, of course, want to see this law enforced just as much as any other law.'' "Governor isn't your proclamation taking control of tho police of tho towns and cities of force vet?" " My proclamation," said the Governor, " was only of forco until tho dispensary law was declared off. That law being no longer law, I havo no longer power to enforce it." " I hit you could reissue that proclamation now and make use of it to catforce the prohibition law, couldn't you ?" " How could 1 do that? Tho necessity does not now exist for issuing the proclamation." " Well Suppose tho municipal authorities,. <:nd they cannot enforce tho law, wlif then?" 4* 4..1,2 # 4-1 At A I x *>u urxj noting iur granted unit thoy cannot." " Yos, I am." Tho Governor then Bald: "Well, we Imd bettor wait and boo be fort* wo undertake to discuss idealities. I'm not discussing emergencies that might ariso six mouths hence. I never undertake to orosa a bridgo until I got to j it. I have no machinery to enforce j this law. Beforo I had maohinory. I took charge* of the local police then for a specific purpose, tho emergency having arisen. 1 did that because it was said that tho other machinery I had at my command toonfoupoa law wore inciting riot and bloodshed. The people, that is, many of thorn, now have what thoy say they have been wanting. I am willing to let them try it." 1 ?Col. D. I'. Duncan, the business manager of tho State Alliance I'lxohango, has written a letter to the Iiof i formers of Union County saying that ho will ho a candidate for Congress from this district, lie will make nis I light on Alliance issues. CONWAY, AN KXtVMPLK TO YOUNG MKN. Willi u Ii?'sst?n to Kvoryboily on the Cotton Milt truest toil. Spartanburg I lorn Id. This is tin 1150 of exports uud spociall ists in every Uepnrtnieiit of labor, and any young man who is not ashamed of hard work, and who is determined to succeed in the face of and in spite of poverty and its attendant ditlloultios should receive an insniratlon from the examplo of 0110 of our own men. The Herald makes no apology for a detailed statement of the facts given below, and indulges ,tho hope that our mill operatives may profit by this example and that many of them may become the prime movers and the leaders in the future manufacturing industry in this grand old country. Mr. Iliram D. Wheat was born near Columbia, and is now only ."> "> years of ago. At 10 years of age he entered a cotton mill and was made a sweeper hoy, and from that time until now he has worked continuously in the cotton mills of this and other States. When the Clifton company was organized, he was employed in a mill ississippi. In 1880 ho accepted tiu) position of oversee!' in the spinning room at Clifton, and began work there before the roof on the mill was finished. His spinning room wasa model of neatness, and was the admiration of all the mill men visiting Clifton Mills. From Clifton Mr. Wheat wont to Danville, Va., where he was made superintendent of a now mill just start* ;ng up. lie remained at this mill for about one year, when Mr. Converse, who has always exhibited wonderful insight into tho qualifications of young men, otTorod him the superiutondency of the Clendalo Mills. After a stay of some live years at Glendale, ho was transferred to Clifton No. l,and placed in charge of same. Upon tho completion of Clifton No. 2, he was made superintendent of both mills and held tliis position for three years. In June, 181)2, the people of GafTnoy organized a company with $130,000 capital, and Mr. Wheat was elected treasurer and general manager. lie has had tho exclusive control and management of this mill from that date; and all the architectural designs and plans, interior construction, location of machinery, etc., have been made by inn. iiic iirni uricK wits liUU 10, 1892 ; within six months cotton was run through tho machinery, and in May, 1893, the mill was in operation. It is , thus soon tiiat tho GalTnoy Mill has been running less than a year, and yet at tho coming annual mooting of stockholdors a dividend will ho declared on the first year's work. This is something unusual in the cotion mill business, as mills generally do not or cannot dcclaro a dividend until tho third year. The policy of this mill is to pay j out to stockholders tho earning of the | mill and not pile up a surplus. An $1,800 churoli and school building will soon be erected, and the children of operatives will be furnished tuition froo of charge. Tho character and the morals of the help is unsurpassed. The mill is filled with the best and latest imp"ovcd machinery that could be secured. Tho factory buildings are all equipped with automatic sprinklers, Aerophor system of air moistenng, olootric lights, convenient hydrants houses, a large underwriters fire pump of one thousand gallons per minute capacity, located near boiler house and at all times, nights and Sunday's ready for duty, fifty pounds of steam being kept up for this purpose, a resei*rolr of 175,000 gallons capacity, a 10,000 gallon iron tank in the top of tho mill tower for the automatic sprinKlor system, etc. The mill is claimed by tho mutual insurance companies to be one of the best fire risks in tho country. The mill contains 10,432 spinning spindles and 300 looms. Tho numbers of yarns spun are 28 warp and 30 to 40 filling and tho cloth is finished for tho bleaching trade. Tho " Boston Journal of Commerce," tho loading textile irmnufacturing publication of this country, in its recent issuo, writing of the OalTnoy mill, says : "The product of tho mill has been sold up and today part of its product is sold ahead to November 1st next. The goods sell at a premium over New England made, goods, commission men claiming that the goods are bettor made and from bettor stock than mostcf the Now England mills use. "This mill has been built cheaper than any other lirst-class mill in the South, tho cost per spindle being only $15.24, which includes real estate, tenements, warehouse, reservoir, luill buildings and machinery. When this mill was star-tod on lino numbers, it was predicted by a great many mill men that it would never ho a success spinning these numbers, as it was thought no other mills hut thoso in Now Kngland could do it. Tho GalTney mill has demonstrated that line goods can ho mado In tho South just as good as they (ran bo anywhere else in the world and ho mado cheaper too." Such fs tho success of a young man who has thoroughly studied and mastered his business, and who stands today not only in tho front ranks in South Carolina, but is classed as one of the leading manufacturers of tho South. ? ? .JOINT D1CI1ATK8 KXl'EOTED. The Proposed Personal Campaign of Senator Uutler and Governor Tillman in South Carolina. Special to The News and Courier. Washington, May 8.?-About tho middle of next month one of the hottost campaigns over waged in South Carolina will bo opened between Senator Ilutler and Governor Tillman for Senatorial honors. Senator Irby, the junior Senator from tho Palraotto State, is chairman of tho State Democratic committee, and it is incumbent upon him to start the ball rolling. Ho says ho proposes to call tho State executive committee together on tho 7th of Juno, and in about a week or ten days following Sonator Sutler and Govornor Tillman willcommenco their ioint canvass. It will probably bo a hitter personal strugglo hotwoen thom, for Senator Sutler is anxious to retain his soat in tho Senate, and Governor Tillman has been bending all of his political and personal energies to bo elected as Senator Sutlor's successor. Soth of them are good stump speakors and they are to speak together from the samo platform all over tho State, i Senator Sutler is an aggressivo campaigner, and lie and the Governor havo S. C., THURSDAY, boon shying political bricks at each other nt long ran go for several months past. When they come together on the same stump there will probably be some stirring appeals to their respective followers, ami those who are familiar with the characteristics of the two predict an exciting contest from start to finish. Both men are past, masters in the art of working upon the passions of their respective followers, and the combat will take on a national us well ivs a local llavor in view of Senator Butler's prominence in tho Sonata ami also because of the notoriety Governor Tillman has acquired by reason of his famous dispensary liquor law. South Carolinians here are anxiously awaiting for the battle royal to commence, and at the present writing both sides appear to be about equally confident of victory. A well-known South Carolina Congressman, who is supposed to have a slight leaning towards Senator Butler, for personal reasons, but who has heretofore atlllintcd with the Tillman movement in the State, was asked to day for his opinion as to the probable outcome. He replied that he looked for a desperate struggle between Senator Butler and Governor Tillman on tho stump, and that at tho present time it was difficult to piek a winner. Senator Butler is supposed to represent tin; Conservative or National Administration wing of the South Carolina Democracy, while Governor Tillman is the loader of the Anti-National-Administration Farmers' - Alliance- Populist forces in the State. The Governor has tho advantage of being surrounded by the State organization and the political machinery absolutely at his control. Senator Butler has made advances to some of the Governor's men by assisting thorn and their friends in securing Federal patronage, but in doing so it is claimed that ho has driven some of tho (Conservatives from hiscamp, and therefore it is a question whether his recruits from the Tillman camp have exceeded tho desertions from his standard among the Conservatives. ? IT IS TOTAL PROHIBITION. The Decision ol'thc Supreme Court ? No Liquor Can He Sold in (lie State. IN T11K SU I'll EM 13 COURT?APRIL TBKM. J. L. Barringor, ot al vs. The City Council of Florence, ex inirf.ii .1 MUG Brunson. Those two eases instituted, in the original jurisdiction of this court hoing of a kindred nuturc, though not involving the sumo questions were hoard and will bo considered together. The iirst is a case asking for an injunction to restrain the city council of Florence from granting licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors, upon tho ground that there is now no law authorizing the granting of such lieensos, and therefore that threatened action of said city couiTcil in this respect is ultra vires. Tho second is a case in which the petitioner applies, under a writ of habeas corpus, heretofore issued for his disehurgo from custody, in which he is held under a warrant issued by the mayor of tho city of Florence, who is invested by tho charter of said city with all tho powers of atrial justice, charging tho petitioner with selling spirituous liquors without a license, in violation of an ordinanco of tho city, as well as in violution of the laws of tho State. Inasmuch as one of theso cases involvos the liberty of the citizen this court deems it to bo its duty to render as prompt a decision as possible. Tho court will, therefore, procoed simply to decide the questions presented in theso eases, without undertaking now to give tho reasons for the conclusions which will, however, be hereafter done in an opinion which will be prepared and tiled as soon as piAiotieablo. Tho court decides that under tho law as it now stands, there is no authority invested with the power to grant licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this State, and hence the action of the city council of Floroneo in granting such licenses would he ultra vires and absolutely void, and therefore, the injunction, as .vi, 'j w??u "), Ill 1/I1U caso first named must ho granted. In the second caso tiie petitioner moves for his discharge from custody upon the ground that there is n<*w no law forbidding the sale of spirituous lienors within the limits of the State. This court decides thnt this is a mistaken view of tho law. On the contrary wo hold that the act of 181)2, commonly called tho dispensary act, having boon declared unconstitutional in all its provisions, excopt that forbidding tho granting of license to soil spirituous liquors, after the day therein named, tho repealing clauses of that act fall, and must he regarded as if never enacted, and hence the previous law forbidding tho sale of spirituous liquors without a license remains of force, under which the petitioner may lawfully ho indicted. In addition to this lie may also ho proceeded against for a violation of tho ordinance of tho city of Florence mentioned in tho warrant under which ho has boon arrested and is now held in custody. It is, therefore, ordered that, In tho case first named in tho title of this order, an injunction do issue as prayed for in this petition. It is further ordered that, in tho second caso named in tho title hereof, the motion of tho petitioner for a discharge ho refused ; and that tho said ,1. Kills Brunson he remanded to tho custody of tho chief of police of tho city of Florenco to ho by him sAfoly kept until ho is thence delivered by duo course of law. This oigth day of May, 1804. Henry Moivrr, Chief Justice. Wo concur. S. McGovvan, A. J. y. j. Pope a. j. ? ?-? ?Kx-Troasuror Stevenson Archer, of Maxvlaml .won n>lnnn/i 1..-4 1 ??&?? j lutiUf i* (irri j '?!?I UWUUll X clB 0 W UUK imd reloasod from tho Ktato prison. He had been continod there since July, 1890, under a flve-yoar sontonco for robbing' tho State troasury of $133,000. Mr. Archor attempted to commit suicido at his homo in Hartford County when his defalcation was made public. His downfall was ono of tho most sensational occurences in tho history of tho Stato. No man within tho confines of tho prison wits moro popular nor trusted furthor. Ho had been a political leader for years and held "many high olllces, being chairman of tho Democratic State central committee whon provon a defaulter. j 1 ^1 "J MAY 17, 185)4. (lOHI)ON TO Till-: l-'KONT. Why No Commonweal Amnios Am >1 ill-oil illy: l-'rom l ho South -The liepoul ol' tlio Ton I'er Com. Tu.\ tlio Simplest ltomctly. WASHINGTON, I). C., May 10.?It remained for General Gorilon, from his seat in the Senate today, to eall the attention of the country to the fact that the South was furnishing no troops to the commonweal armies marching tip wii uiu caption ami 10 drive homo to the minds of the people the fact that those foolish and incondiury movements wore the logical result of the twins, protection and paternalism. When the Coxov resolutions, offered by Allen, wore called up this morning, Georgia's senior Senator was recognized; llo spoke for twenty minutes. The galleries were crowded when he commenced, and ho was soon surrounded by his Democratic colleagues. Ho spoke without notes and his speech was splendid in temper and exalted in tone. 11 is reference to the South and her devotion to the constitution were full of eloquent fervor, frequently eliciting applause from his auditors. General Gordon said in part: j " Looking at this movement (referring to Coxey) from a Southern standpoint, 1 feel that a great political lesson might he learned from it, which it j becomes Congress to heed. The inspiration of this movement is in paternalism, a theory of government which, il adhered to, will increase this brood of ill-omened movements. Its origin was in a great central State (Ohio), its father ami force came from a people noted for their intelligence, enterprise and wealth. Its divisions and corps were moving upon the capital from every section, save one. the South. " ft iu t)w. Out.. ?.f " i. . ? ... w? v^wnf^ i no continued, " to note this marvelous exoniption of ;i wholo section from the now-born ami wide-spread agitations, and inquire into the reasons for such marvelous exemption. "It matters not whether the lesson taught by such exemption comes from one or another section, whether it was taught by the North or the South, every wise legislator and every lover of this wholo country would heed that lesson and profit by it when he understood it. "This exemption," bo continued, " is not duo to the presence of wealth or the absence of poverty for the South is still poor. It is not due to a redundancy of the currency for there is a great dearth of it. It is not due to internal improvements and it is not due to bounties or pensions for wo receive neither, directly or indirectly, from protected industries. " Lot it be conceded if you will, that this exemption is due in a measure to the contented negro laborers whose wants are few, in part to the genial climate and prolific soil, in part to the fact that the white peoulation are of purest Anglo-Saxon bhffnl, devoted to law and order as well as liberty. Still the overshadowing reason remains to be given. It is that the war and its results taught our people to look elsowhoro than to general government for relief ; that the sternest of taskmasters was necessity; to lean not upon the legislative arm but upon their own right arm ; to trust not to Congressional promises, but to Cod's promises that the rain should fall upon, and the harvest come, to him who labors. "This thought has developed the self-reliance and manhood of that people?a people loyal to the country, its flag, its traditions, its forms, its constitution and its laws. Their fundamental thought is not that the government is to feed them or relievo their wants, hut that the government is the agent, the paid agent, of the people, to which the people must contribute from their substancoto its support, and their blood, if need be, in its defense. " In this monumental fact is found the reason that the South does not furnish any recruits to the so-called army of the Commonweal of Christ, moving upon the capital to demand visionury and unconstitutional measures " General Gordon, after developing tliin faot at some length, and with groat force, declared that the proper and only remedy was to de-centrali/.o the government as far as may he consistent with safety, to divert public attention from the general to the State government, to clotho the States with the powor as the founders of this government intended thoy should ho to deal with these socialistic problems, and to furnish a sufficient local currency to meet the wants of local communities. Ho said that tho first and prime necossity in this program of do-eontralixation as well as relief was to remove tho tax from Stato bank issues. Ho showed the ability of tho States to furnish a safe and sufficient currency for all local transactions. He invoked the immediate attention of tho finance committee and of the Senate to the necessity of such action in view of tho present threatening condition of tho country. Ho stated that if such a privilege woro granted to Georgia he would answer for the result. That it would put an end to the panics and make his State absolutely independent of the financial centers. " This would bo the local effect," ho concluded, " whilo it will save tho republic from these threatening movements which are in so many sections filling tho public mind with uncertainty and alarm." General Gordon was warmly applauded when he concluded, and congratulated by his colleagues. He was in excellent form, and his remarks, necessarily curtailed as they are in this dispatch, will show that. bn hau ml/Uwl to his reputation as an orator ami thinker and above all a defender of bin section. ?In an address before tho Sunset Club of Chicago on "Tho Ethics of tho Cress," tho itev. 1\ S. Honson said that "tho owner of a newspaper is just as responsible for tho utterances of his papor as is a man with a gun for the result of tho shooting." j lie clalmod that a newspaper is bound ! not only not to lie, but also not to tell | all the truth, for " there aro tilings | that ought not to bo said or whispered." Ex-Congrossman Finnerty replied in a serious speech from tho point of view of a newspaper man. lie thought that tho rougn handling of public men benefited them, and defended tho publicity given to crimes and scandals by the assertion that it acts as a preventive. - I Till: l>.\Il(ilX(iT<)\ Tlt.VflIOI>Y. Mr. ClitiN. N Mc<'ullou^h Admits that Ho laired tlio HccoihI Shot. ( hnrl tie <ibsorvcr, May Me. C. S. McCnllough of Darlington, S. was in tho city last night. lie was iino of tho principal participants in tho Darlington war. Mr. McCullough nutdo tin- following statcinont to tho , Obsorvor : ' " Tho trollhlll U'llunillldixl 111' 11 i>niwi..l ? -v * " and an apprehension that it wan intended to search private houses for liquor. Our citizens felt tluit such a proceeding was without cause and without a foundation of right on the part of tin; State constabulary or anyitodytd.se. A meeting was hold in the court house and it was resolved to resist such an attempt if it should bo made. No resistance was ever made or intended to he made to a search for places whore blind tigers wore being run or even whore this was suspected, hut we did not intend that search should ho made in private houses. l> Soon aftcr the passage of the resolutions by the citizens, CoventorTillman sent twenty constables to Darlington, all armed with Winchester rifles. A conIIlet was soon precipitated, in which one of the constables, named McLondon, fired the lirst shot and killed Drank Normont. 1 fired tho second shot and hit McLendon. There was a young man from North Carolina, named Redmond, who stood in front of the whole force of constables and emptied his revolver, and he was shot by Cain. I want to say that Redmond was as brave a hoy as ever lived. Only five of the Darlington citizens had pistols. They were eighteen of the constables in the party and all of them had Winchester ritlos. If we had caught them before they got out of the county they would undoubtedly have boon lynched. " Liquor is being freely sold in Darlington now. Mr. J. M. .lames never did close his bar or stop selling liquor. He was raided several times but no liquor was found except on one occasion, and then only one-half pint. I hear that the State authorities are trying to have one or two indictments made against Darlington citizens. I don't boliovo that this can cvor ho done as it would ho dillleult to got a grand jury to lind any indictments. I doubt also whether the constables already indicted could ho convicted because any jury would naturally have men on both sides, and this would probably lead to repeated mistrials until human elfort is naturally exhausted. " Tho town is perfectly quiet, now, and will remain so unless something unforeseen and now unthought of thould make trouble in the future. I doubt if Governor Tillman has given up the Dispensary idea entirely. Tho stock of liquors are being left in the Dispensaries and it looks as if lie was waiting until the complexion of the Supremo Court changes, and it may be that he will then try it again. Nobody can tell anything about this at the present time." Till-: MOTH Kit or WASHINGTON. Dedication of tlie Monument at Fredericksburg?An Address by President Cleveland. FkkdbkicksuuRO, Va., May 10.? The weather being propitious there was nothing in the way of a most successful celebration of tho event to which tho patriotic women and people of Virginia particularly have looked forward to for so muny months, tho dedication of tiiu monument to Mary Washington, mother of tho llrst President. From an early hour visitors have been arriving at this ancient city, whore so many memories of Washington have been eontrod for a hundred years. From Richmond tlioro came Governor O'Forrall and a large number of civil and military visitors, and ovory J/?I v Ui puviiU COIIW1 DlIlCIl 11.S IK tl.lt. From the luitioruil capital a special train brought President Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs. Gresliain, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary and Miss Morton, Secretary and Mrs. Lament, Postmaster General Bissell, Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurbor and many distinguished men in public life. Tliis train arrived about 10:30 a. m., and was met at the station by a committee who escorted the special guests to the Mary Washington house where an informal lunch was tended to President Cleveland, followed by a reception 011 the old porch of the mansion. The procession, including various patriotic societies and benevolent orders, companies ofState militia, Governor's stall, and representative ladies on horseback, was then formed and proceeded to the monument, where the grand stand to accommodate 400 guests had boon erected on Washington avenue. in front of the stand nearly 10,000 people were massed. The ceremonies commenced with prayer by Kev. James I'. Smith, followed by a brief address by A. P. Kowo, mayor of Fredericksburg. Governor O'Forrall followed with an impassioned address of welcome on the part of the State of Virginia, which was frequently interrupted with applause, and in an eloquent peroration welcomed the 1'resident of the United States. For several minutes the enthusiasm that greeted the President was without bounds. Senator John W. Daniel, orator of flw. <1.... ....... u.... 1 ? I?.u UUJ , niK) UIIUII III liruii IICCU oy t'l'Osidont Cleveland. A brief address by Luwrenco Washington, a lineal descendant of the mother of the first i 'resident, (dosed the programme at the monument. Pcosident Cleveland hold a reception during the afternoon at the Mary Washington House, shaking hands with several thousand porsons. While the President was holding ids reception most of the other dis- ! tlnguished guosts were entertained at a Masonic banquet given by tho lodge in which CJoorgo Washington was made a Mason. At this banquet the principal speaker was Vieo President Stevenson. A poem in lienor of tho occasion was read by George Alfred Townsend. ^ ? j ?Atlanta Journal : The decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court on the dispensary seems to have hud tho ( doubly lienoficent effect of closing both [ tho barrooms and Ben Tillman's mouth. V-1 I NO 44. * HT ATI'S XKWS IN HIHIOI'. IntorcHlliiK N'oit'H I'roiu VariouH SourCOH. ?A reunion of Hurt's Bnttorv is to take place at Bamberg on the 27th of .1 uno. ?Tho President has reappointed Mh, Caroline C. Youngbloou to be postmistress at Chester. ? Tho lifo of ox-Judge Kershaw wan Insured for $10,000 and tho money has been paid to bis family. ?Tho Croon wood oil mill, notwith- i standing tho loss of its ginnery by lire bus declared a dividend of 10 per cent. ?Colin C. Manning, Esq., of Sumtor, has boon appointed United States consul to tho A zero islands, on tho steamship lino from Now York to Europe. Uev. (J. M. Tolson, the popular pastor of the Lancaster lluptist Church, has accepted a call to Cbrislleld, Md. lie will probably leave for his now field of labor about the 1st of .Inly. ?Sixty-one new military companies have been commissioned since the Darlington troubles, and almost an equally large number are awaiting the further action of (lev. Tillman and Gen. Eurley. ?Uev. .1. G. Law, of Darlington, has boon called to the pastorate of the First I 'resbyterian Church at Ocala, Fin. He has not yet decided whether or not he will accept. Dr. Law has boon pastor of the Darlington 1 Vesbyterian Church for fifteen years. ?Tho new cotton mill at Nowry near Seneca is practically completed and last week water was turned on the wheels, sum some Mint* in this month the mill will bo started up. Just ono your ago on tho ltd inst. tlio lirst troo was cut to clear away tho mill sito and now tho mill is complete and some Hfty cottages for operatives liavo boon put up. ?In future the educational advantages of women in South Carolina will he on a par with those of men. At a recent meeting of the trustees of tho South Carolina College it was determined to adopt the suggoston of the last Legislature by which tho doors of the college will ho opened to women and a normal course will he established. ? The friends, touchers and classmates of Miss Mary Yoargin, of Laurens, who was drowned soinotimo ago in New York, have contributed u handsome sum looking to tho erection of a monument to her memory. Several prominent men in this State have already contributed, and those wishing to do so can forward their contributions to the monument committee at Laurens. ?George Washington Murray who represents tho Seventh District in Congress, has invented a cotton chopping machine and has sold the right to a manufacturing syndicate at Waco, Texas, making big money on it. lie has throo patents and gets $f>,000 for each ono. and $f>.00 royalty on each machino manufactured for tho next seventeen years. Tho machino has been tested and has proven a success. ?? STATU 1'IIKSS COMMENTS. What is Thought by the Newspaper# of Prohibit ion in Sout h Carolina. ?Nowborry Herald and News: There is a strong sentiment in this community and throughout the State in favor of prohibition. Now let the law he onforced. ?Aiken Journal and Lteviow : When wo have prohibition in this State wo should have it by legislation, on demand of tho people and not by accident. ?Greenwood Leader: Let all of Carolina's good people rejoice. Let tho law bo enforced on all who break this law. Now Is tho time for every one to watch, anil while watching, he manly and let no man break the law without pavinir tho nonnJtv V .V t J * ?Sumter Wutchman and Southern : We do not hesitate to dcclaro that the unrestricted sale of liquor is an evil and should ho suppressed. We favor prohibition as the law stands, and believe that under present conditions, the olTort should be made to enforce it. ?Oconee News : It remains now to see what sincerity there is in the opposition claiming that they wanted prohibition. We predict that every legislature will be asked by them to repeal the prohibitory law. We hopo that every one will unite in upholding the law, whether it is agrooabloor not. ?Johnston Monitor: The Legislature is unintentionally responsible for the prohibitory law. They did not intend or desire prohibition. It is entirely accidental ; and it may bo suid that about the only good tiling the South Carolina Legislature has accomplished in recent years was dono by mistake. ?Abbeville L'ross and Banner : The present liquor status will likely remain unchanged until such time as Judgeelect Gary goes on the bench, at which time the dispensary decision may bo reviewed and reversed. The public good and the public morals demand that our old-fashioned bar-rooms must close, and that tho equally objoctionahln lilinil Uw?? v.Kvjt IUUOV gu. ?Spartanburg Herald : It is to bo hoped tluit overy right-thinking' man in the State will from this day forward do all in his power to enforce this law. We have already had too much insubordination in this State. Wo have had it among ollicers and private citizens, and it has been damaging. Let us all unite in enforcing this law, and if it does not meet our views, wo can work legitimately to eloct men who will change it. - Columbia Journal : The laws of South Carolina prohibit the sale of intoxicants. That is the decision of the Supreme Court. The people of the State as good citizens owe it to themj solves to respect it. Especially are i those who vohoinently opposed the disI nonsary law bound in honor to prove I by a consistent support of prohibition I mi at uicir opposition to tho dispensary ' wus from disinterested and patriotic | motivob. ?Tho Winnsboro News and Herald I says : " A gentlemen from this coun, ty, who has triod successfully a remedy for blind staggers amongst stock, says that koroeeneoil poured in tho oars of the animal will surely cure. Ho has tried It soveral times and it cured in every ease. Tho second application will euro If tho first does not, and it is not dangerous at all. Ho states that Itho kerosene will open tho ducts connecting tho brain with tho nostril and hat roliof comes in a fow hours." ?, '?V nL \