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THE ST AT Ii CAMPAIGN. SIX WHI01CS Ol?' HNAHIilNO. 3 Ellei ljo Says II?; Hum a Mind to Spunk >\ llotli ol'thn Heavenly Twlnn lor , llud !l havior -Or. I'opc as a Kick er Ituiy Old and Kuly Oldn't. Winnbiioko, July 21.?Tho mo?t eventful meeting of tho campaign was hold horo today. From tho point of I viow of poaeo and good ordor ft was a modol gathering; politically it was not model. Tho spoardug, wliioh was prosidod ovor by County Chairman Kotchin, was iu-id from a small octagonal band stand iu tno northeast ooruoi' of tho court houso yard, fronting tho main street. Tho crowd was composed of about 100 whites and 300 nogr#os. Be tween Tillniau and Butler tho Govern or luid a good majority. Tho exercises were oponcd with pray or. Tho candidates for Uuilroad Com missioner hud tho first say. Thon oamo tboso who want to bo Superinten dent of Education, and anothor candi date was added to the list. School Com ( tttissioncr Keltt announcing that lie was In tho ruco for alight to tho finish. Gen. Riohbourg was tho oily aspirant for military glory present. Then came the Congressional candidates. Col. D. P. Duncan led oil". Ho got to work by showing what tno Democratic ettrty has not done and by attacking lovoland. He said tho South elected Cleveland and is now boing knocked in the head by him. Free silver lias not been given and nothing has boon done. Ho said there is llttlo difference be tween tho Republican party and tho Democratic party. Col. Duncan said that tho three Al iiancemon elected to Congress from this State were treated like they wore dummios in Washington. Tho peoplo should eloct moro Alliaucomon to go thero and back up those now in otlico. As tho County Chairman told Col. Duncan that; his time was about up. tho speaker ceased his talk on national polities and his advice to his brother Alllaucemon and made these dramatic remarks: ."Brothvon, how camo tho Headlight in your homes, marked paid until Sep tember 15 ? How camo it scattered broadcast over this Congressional dis trict? This man pretends that ho is an ?Allianceman and yet ho tells fulso ' hoodB on mo and othor Aliiancemon. Why 1b it, brethren, that this Georgia buzzard comos ovor horo and vomits his 111th ovor me? (Loud and prolonged applause.) Governor Tillman invited mo to join tho Reform movement in 1888 and I joined it. I have boon with him and tho movement ovor since and ho can't doubt it. 1 believe that when history is written and prejudice and Sassionare over Tillman will be put own as one of the greatest statesman ofthongo." (Applause.) "Agaiu I ask, brethren, why this at tack on mo by this Georgia buzzard?" Voices?"Wo don't believe him.' Duncan?"Thank God, brethren, that you have conlideuce in mo." (Ap plause) After denouncing Larry Gantt round ly Col. Duncan turned to Senator Stan .yarno Wilson and said: *? You. can carry this message to him. You aro tho ouly man who is getting any bonc ilt out of it. I have told him to his face that no gentloman would act as he has. 1 have no organ to support mo." Col. Duncau wound up with a strong appeal to the Aliiancemon. If sent to Congress ho would say to tho national legislators thero " for God's sake gi\ j relief in tho namo of two million tramps, in tho namo of six million poor workingmeu and in tho name of mil lions of down trodden farmers." (Loud applause.) Goneral Farley, who spoke second, was received with cries of " Brer Kab bit." General Farloy was in good humor and amused his audience. He said that he had grown gray in tho cause of Itoform and had really taught Wilson and Duncan all they know of Reform. (Laughtor.) Ho was as old a Reformer as Tillman and had risked as much. General Farloy told a story to Illus trate the row between Wilson and Dun can and how ho (Farley) would stop in and get tho (rake. (Laughter.) Tho South and tho West must got togothor to protect thomsolves from tho com bined money power of tho Fast. Tho spoakcr said lie was no Populist or no' Third Party man. "Theso young follows," said Farley, "can't do you as much good ns I can. For ten years J fought against public Boptiment for tho interest of tho mass es." " Goneral Farloy said tlmtall ho asked in this race was fair play and no trick ing for tho other follow : no booming, etc. All kinds of tickling resolutions hare boon passod and put In tho Head light. . Senator Stanyarne Wilson said ho had come hero to discuss Issues and measures, but personalities had boon brought into tho fight and ho could in dulge in them as long as any man, al ?though he rogrottod It. Ho would not ; climb to ominonc&ovor tho body of any man. I am toting my own skillot. You can tell the chaff from tho real stulf and you can toll whon attempts aro boing mado to blind you and fool you and turn ?ou from tho real issues. What havo got to do with the Hoadlight? No moro than Mr. Duncan. Larry Gantt has ontiro control of tho papor. I havo dono tho bost I could to prevont Gantt attacking Duncan. I know it was raising him to promlnonco which ho would never havo gotten. Somo mon like to. bo attacked so thoy can get to use it." Senator Wilson accused Col. Duncan ? ,f appealing to prejudico and passion. Ho (Wilson) was not a inembor of tho Alliance because ho was a lawyer and was not allowed to join. Ho was as much a farmer as Duncan and owned as much farm land. Tho best farming Duncan had ovor dono was farming in tho Railroad Commission's oftlco in Columbia for t welve yoars at $2,100 a year. Was thero any cry against mo two yoars ago because I was a lawyer whon I Btumpod Spartanburg County, reversed a Conservative majority and oarrlod the county by 1,000 majority!? Senator Wilson doniod that there Is any ring. Ho had never montioncd such a matter to Governor Tillman or tho latter to him?that Is, about sun porting each othor. Ho is hands oft* in thlH light. Tho most frantic efforts to grab a cent tail I over 8aw woro made .horo this morning. Senator Wilson concluded by saying that he thought Colonel Duncan was entitled to a rest. Ho had beon work ing hard for twolvo long yoars in Co lumbia and was weary and tired. (Laughter and applause.) Tho first of tho candidates for Gov ernor was John Gary Fvans, who was ?ived with cheers. Ho denounced as lies Insinuations mado by "Sonex." ; One of theso was that ho had forged Governor Tlllman's namo in Bonding a ??rram to Darlington during tho riot . there. Ho had written tho telegram on Governor Tlllman's order und the Governor knew it. Tho insinuation of ? dollar from corporations in my life." (Loud applause and ohoers.) To the insinuation that he claimed :U1 the credit for rofunding tho Stato debt and had done little. Senator Evaus said ho had nover claimed all tho credit, but he had dono his share* "I am not claiming false glory. It is bad graco to be trying to pull mo down by lies. You know they are lies. (Ap Sdnuso.) I have done moro for thoRo orai movomeut and gotten ltfss out of it than any man in South Carolina." (Applause.) Senator Evans next began slugging General Ellerbo and hit right and loft, going over all* the charges Ellerbo has made againat him and defending himself. Senator Evaii9 endod his speech by a discussion of tho Disponsary law. flis remarks woro well recoivod. Tlndal followed Evans and was well recoievod. Then came Ellerbo. Tho audience expected hot stuff from him wheu ho got up and they got some warm ma terial. General, Ellerbe said that ho andiEvuns had been sparring. So far they had not hit below tho bolt, but tho newspapers friendly to Evan* had hit him (Ellerbo) below tho bolt in a most foul manner. Larry Gantt was ? mo of those men. Gantt had deliber ately* slandered and misrepresented him and had scattered tho Headlight; broadcast to injure him. In viow of all the false charges against him ho thought that TilTman ought to say to that he (Ellerbo) is no traitor. General Ellerbo thou wont on to say that he did not desire to bring out cer tain things but was forcod to it. lie ropoated iuost positivoly that Governor Tillman had solicited him (Ellerbe) to make the race for Governor and had told him (Kile Hu ?) that he would not have to scramble for the place. Gol. W. A. Foal Wils present when Governor Tillman told him that mid ho would prove it by Neal. The poo plo, General Ellerbo said, want a far mer and not a lawyer for Governor. Furthermore, Ellorbe said, after Gov ernor Tillman had told him (Ellorbo) what ho did, the Governor telegraphed to Evans to come to Columbia and advised Evans to get out of tho race. Tho Governor and others know that ho (Ellerbe) had not wanted tho ollico of Governor and had been solicited to make tho race. General Ellerbe said that it was re ported everywhere that orders havo gone out from headquarters that Evans must be Governor. Ho (Ellerbo) pro posed to show that no such orders havo gone out. "Governor Tillman,"General Ellerbe declared, "is an honorable man and would not induce mo in this race and thou go back on mo. Ho has fought tho lawyers all his life and why snould ho he supporting one now ?" Senator Butlor was in a humorous straiu to-day and kopt his audience laughing from beginning to end. Ho said that tho sports of tho day remind ed him or a line of poetry, ""Oh, liber ty, how many crimes are committed in thy uame V" A littlo transposition would make it road : "Oh, Itoform, how much humbuggory is committed in thy name ?" Gonoral Butler defended the Demo cratic party and asked why tho whole party should be condemned and spit upon and villiticd bocause one man has not sustained his pledges? In acting as they aro tho Democrats aro simply paving the way to tho success of the Republican party. * General Butler said tho Reform movement is getting sick and tho best thing it can do is to keep Marse Bon in this State to get it well and return him (Butler) to the Senate. General Butlor advised tho Conserva tives to oleot delegates from their clubs to tho Reform County Convention and in that way offer to take part in tho primaries, Thoy ought to want to tako part as good citizens. Ho did not believe, however, that the Roformors would lot them in. Gonoral Butlor recoivod some solid cheers. Ho was not onco Interrupted. His discussion of national issues was brief and was on tho samo line with what has been published boforo in my correspondence There is a complete ohaugo in Gen eral Butler's tactics since the bid gc tie Id mooting. Ho jokes and makes humor ous personal remarks to men ho knows in iho audiences. There was a groat deal moro applause for Tillman than for Butlor, an indica tion that Kaii-iiehi is no longer a closo county. Govornor Tillman began by saying that ho felt liko spanking tho Reform ers who aro quarrollng among them selves, Ho believed ho would just spank tho "whole biling of them." Instoad of their tolling what thoy in tend to do if elected Governor thoy go around quarrollng with eaoh other. Evans, ho said, claims all tho credit for refunding tho Stato dobt. Evans did nothing but bring a sham suit in court. Ho (Tillman) and Bates did tho work. Ellerbo talked he had dono all tho lighting against tho railroads and the banks when it luut sinco boon found out that another man originated the plan against tho banks and roads. Tindal, ho said, is going around got ting off sorao double-twisted, back ac tion schemes for a primary instoad of tho plan now adopted by tho Roform ors. Tho Govornor acknowledged that, it would bo bottorto havo a direct voto, but that would bring up tho old ques tion botweon tho up-country and tho low country negro. If tho equilibrium botweon tho low country and tho up country Is to be preserved tho system as adopted must stand. The Conservatives, ho said, want to como in and pick out and olect a man who will surroudor all we havo fought for. Just horo thoro was one shout for Ellorbo and ouo for Evans. Tillman told tho shouters to shut up and then wont on to say : M Now, I will touch on tho coat tail business. Peoplo aro trying to make out that I am trying to play doublo. You who know mo know that I nover playod doublo in my lifo and that I novor will." ? (Applause) "Tho sum and substance of this wholo thing," ho said, " is that in Jan uary Ellorbo and Noal oamo into my office. Thoro was a groat cry for a farmer for Govornor. Ellorbo was talking^ about tho mattor and I asked him who ho thought would bo u good man. Ho named sovoral and I told him tho peoplo wouldn't havo thorn. Thon I asked him why ho didn't run. Ho said ho didn't want tho plaoo, and I asked him what ho was making a'.l tho fuss about. About tho same time It was roportod that I was in favor of Evans for Govornor. Ellerbo askod mo if I wasn't plodgcd to Evans and I told him no. I furthor told him that it mado no difference what oloss a man was from: that tho pooplo wanted and would havo a man with tho baokbono and nervo to carry out tho laws. " I say horo and now that.-1-11*/ or !>n}y "'W, Ellerbo had. boon Bitting with Uxed on the Govor this explanation was being 41 Didn't I tell you at Beaufort that I intended to refer to this if this thing kept up, and didn't you, by silence, agree to it ?" The. Govornor did not diaputo this. Thon General Ellerbe said : " Bidn't you tell me, in tho prosoneo of Colonel Neal, that I wouldn't have to scramble for tho place, and that you would tako Evans Ollt of the raftd". Tillmau answered : "Yo?. I .?ald I would got hiiu out ?f I could, but he wouldn't come out, t am not hie koop or and could not take him out. isn't that bo ?" Ellerbo?" Yes, if you any so.*' Tho Governor said ho had nover in dicated any profereuce for either man Turniug quick'.y to Ellerbe Tillman asked : "Why do you undertake to s.iy 1 brought you out?" Ellerbo quickly?" Because you did." Tillman?" I did not." Ellerbo?" You did." Loud cheering for Ellorbo and Till man broke out, Tt belnjj dlillcult to toll which had tho bost of it. Thoro were somo cheers for Evans. County Chuirmau Kotchin stopped forward and tho noiso ceased. Tho Govornor turned around without anothor word und resumed his speech by saying ho would now spank Butlor some. Ho chunkod the Senator brisk ly for a few minutes and next turned his heavy guns on Cleveland, referring to tho President at tho beginning as that black hoartod old scoundrol. (Loud oheers?) Senator Gorman had just como tho conclusion thut tho thieves aro beginglng to fall out and expose eaeh other's rottonness. (Ap plauso.) "I say wo aro Democrats, but I do not say that wo can possibly hold on much longer to that name tho way things are going on, I havo got this to say : Rather than be trampled on and tied hand and foot by tho gold power I will seek the first opportunity of uniting tho South and West. I will go whether you go with with mo or not. (Tremen dous chooring.) Shouts?" Wo will go with you." " Wo aro held down," tho Govornor said, "and our noses put to the grind stone. I would give fivo thousand dol lars to-day to be in that Senate to toll that old scoundrel, aftd tho Sonato what I think ot them. (Loud applause.) The Govornor said that yesterady ho had issued a proclamation reopening the disponsaries until tho Supreme Court decides tho 1893 law or tho Leg islature ehangos it. Ho reviewed his action in elosing tho disponsaries after tho doeislonof tho court, and tho wholo business from boginning to end. In reopening tho dispensaries he is tylmpl] obeying tho will of the people. Ho then took a hand primary in tho audience on tho question of whether they want the present stato of affairs or tho dispenbtiry. Not a hand was raised for prohibition, and a large number wou? up to back up tho dis ponsary. Tho Govornor said ho didn't believo in allowing the whiskoy men to boss things any longer. He was going to givo them a chance to dispose of the rot thoy havo on hand before ho put tho screws on them. Somo newspapers, tho Governor said, aro predicting bloodshed. Thoy aro simply oncouraging violation of tho law. Govornor Till man said ho noticed that an Allianco of thisStat bad adopt ed a resolution that It would not sup port any man for olllco who Is not in, full accord with tho Ocala demands. Tho Govornor said : " It is well known that I do not en dorse all tho Allianco demands. If the . 11 in nee wants to hurt itself and Re form, I can prosecute that course I boliovothat thoro aro enough Alliance men who boliovo in my honesty to sup port mo." (Applause.) The Governor concluded by warning his friends to send nono but rock rib bed Tillmanites to tho Legislature. He said Wall Streotand the whiskoy trust will turn losso barrels of money when tho Legislature moots to boat liim (Tillman) for the Senate The applauso was spontaneous and lots of bouquets woro sent the Govern* nor. -4?? AT COLUMBIA. Columbia S. C, July 25, 1894.?It was a rowdy political meeting at Shandon yesterday. At tho same time it was an important mooting, one from which history will bo written. lam coming to think I am something of a political prophet. Over a wook ago I prodictod In Tho Register that all of tho meetings after that tune would be { breezy, and thattimo would bo dovolop- j ments which tho pooplo woro not looking for. Thoso dovolopments aro coming and thoy aro going to get moro interesting. It was five minutes to 12 o'clock yos torday when tho County Executive Committee, with Chairman Ray at the head, put all tho candidates in an olee trlc car and started for Shandon to be gin tho meeting. It was nearing 1 o'clock when tho mooting wus opened by Chairman Ray. Tho Rev. Dr. S. M. Smith began tho exercises with prayer, at tho requost of Chairman Ray. The chairman simply told tho audienco that he did not want any " monkey business," such as there was two years ago. If any of that foolishness was started he would adjourn tho mooting. Ho Introduced Thomas W. Keltt of Nowborry as tho first speaker. Mr. Koitt spoko to his audienco on tho bottormont of pub'ic schools. G. Walt. Whitman said that about the timo ho had whipped tho cat thoy had brought In a Keltt. Ho would do up this kitten who, liko Mr. Mayllod, Is defending tho South Carolina Col lege Ho said that If ho was olocted Superintendent ho would givo tho mildron six months' school or would bo found trying. Superintendent of Education May Hold was enthusiastically recoivod by the Reformers present and by otbors who aro his frlonds. Mr. Mayfield is Richland's candidato for the position of Superintondont and what ho had to say on school matters was warmly en dorsed. Ho made tho same dofonso of the South Carolina College which ho has mado at other meetings. Mr. H. Djjjj^^mias spoke for votes for UailioacHNAiniHsion. ?So did Mr. YeldolljH Gen. 'JjHBFrny of Greenville, who made a fWMpecul.es at tho beginning of tho campaign as a oaudidato for Railroad Commissioner, spoko to-day Gonoral Gray claimed to havo been,' Reformer boforo Governor TilhjjjJ, pointing to his record in tho L'norui tu re In 1878 to prove tho faot. Jmn,'s. Gray thought the Railroad^ 0j ju^, slon should bo made up^^Kur a ferent olasseK.ovesTitioro should a lawyer ??. the Board. Tho lawyer I l?3 \ho "ft'd. okeep the Commission posted on tho Jatost railroad decisions. Mr. Jasper Miller of Rlohland an nounced hlmsolf as a oandidato for icai.road Commissioner and Governor ii!Li"?? , wa^. Introduced. He wat? friends. When I? pandemonium Tho dour it, was howling about. So mo mon ohoered for Tillman and somo for But ler and thero wero a few hisses. It at first looked like an attempt to howl Governor Tillman down and was so re garded by nearly all "prosont, but after dovolopmeuts, noiso and confusion, leads to tho bellof that if thero was any attempt at howling it was by only a few. It at last bogan to dawn on tho drunkurds and the howlers and the misers and everybody that thero was a misunderstandiny all around; that Governor Tillman was not to bo howled down; and that Souator Butler was not trying to make a speech. So boon as Senator Butler's voice could be heard hu pronouuced tho ac tion of tho crowd an outrage He 6aid thfv i.ud not acted like men but like savages and ho was ashamed of thorn. H i said that Governor Tinman should speak if be (Butler) Hail to slay there ail night auu if they did not let Till man ?peak ho (Butler) would not speak. The old General was mad ad over. II * UMitn t >ul ...??? udiouco that they wore a lot of'd?11 *a,v^ts. and beloro lie got through made it a littlo more empnutlc tuau tnh*. Ordor was gradually restored. Chair man Ray said that iiu would not let anybody say that ho had packod tue commlttoe of reception. Govornor Tillman disclaimed any in tontion of charging un'airnet.d lo Chairman Ray, but said thut it was not much fun trying to talk to a lot of fools and drunkards. J Governor Tillmau began with every thing as dead quiet us in a graveyard. Ho said. ''lam a candidato for the United States Sonato." The Govornor resumed his financial remarks, but thero was a row on tho south end of tho portico and a good deal of cursing. A drunken follow was defying ovorybody. Ho was pulled oil' by friends while ovorybody tried to see how it was dono. Tho Governor started again by say ing that lie was hated by nearly ovory body in Columbia. Ho did not know, why. Ho had walked tho streets quietly and had tried to bo courteous 10 ovorybody. He had no hatred to tho people of Columbia. It was Im material to him whether thoy. voted for him or not. Ho was going to tho Sonate regardless of Riehland's voto. Columbia had acted so badly in tho past that she had arousod the anger of tho farmers of her own county and of surrounding counties. Her streets are full of beggurs and hundreds of men are hunting work. If tho city continues hor bossottod opposition she will dry up and her people will bo sololy to blame for it. This concluded the Governor's speech and his friends and admirers gave him thunderous applause. Sonator Butler began with beautiful lunguagu. Ho said it was a shame and a disgrace tho way some peoplo aro acting at these campaign m^otings. It was sad to him to seo it. Ho did not want any cheering or hurrahing. He simply wanted tho calm judgmout of the people. Tho very mon who hurrah for a man today may hate him next y.ear and so it is. Sonator Butler said that thoro is a feeling against him in this city because of tho matter of appointments. Ho had had but ouo appointment at his command. That would not go round tho State. A few of General Butler's opponents occasionally Interrupted him with questions, to few of whioh ho paid any attention. It was a most conservative speech which Sonator Butler mado?not a word of bitterness in it. A drunken man said some insulting things to Butler, who donouucod him as a blatant jackass. The encoring for Butler was not as ( hearty or voluminous, when ho con cluded, us for Tillman. A drunken man in tho roar who had boon trying* to run things for a long time broke loose as Senator Stanyarno Wilson was introduced. Mr. Wilson said ho belioved he can get legislation through Congress, which will open up tho Cong tree River to navigation, lucre was no reason why tue demunds of the city shall not bo met. He discussed national issues during the last part of his speech. Money mint be issued to the people by Lue government, ho said. " Bror Rabbit" Farley followed. Ho, camo boldly out for a primary to pre-' vont tho Reform party being prosti tuted by individuals. Columbia would novor havo anything to fear if ho was olocted to Congress. General Farloy mado a fow passes at Duncan, saying that he also is a late convert to Reform. Wilson and Dun can aro going to cut each other's throat, and ho (Farley) will got tho I cako. j Col. D. P.. Duncan was tho third Con ; grcssional aspirant to speak. He pro I claimed himself a simple corn-stalk ? farmer, standing for tho farmers and ? laboring mon. Ho attacked tho Demo cratic party for its utter failure to do unything for the peoplo. In tho last three minutes of his speech Colonol Duncan spoko of tho Hoadllght its boing forced into tho homes of tho peoplo without thoir wanting it. It floods homes with filth and slush about him. Colonel Duncan spoko of this Georgia jackal invading tho sacrodnoss of the fireside. Lawyors have dominated ovor Congross for 120 years, and it is time farinors aro boing \sent thoro. j Tho Gubernatorial candidates wore rosorvod until tho last, and this caused them to speak to a small audlonce. Secretary Tindal was the first speak or. Ho said it is none of Govornor Tlllman's business interfering in th fight of the Gubernatorial eandida^t "? and tho Govornor had not dono r? " in criticising him (Tindal) at v?"?? boro yep^rday- Ho wanted t-"? P00/ plo to decide on tho quostln- a PrI" mary and not tho Governor . , .. Goneral Ellerbo comp!?0"10" tho Reformers of Rlchlamlif'th? Progress thoy aro making, and'*'?,ft00? ho1wua elected Govornor & them. GeneralJ'}? ^18tti(Vthat ho had always bear,?, A1?**! of Governor Tillman and ?n,<i c?ntinuc to bo as lonL as ho ?>ue 10 Roform and Alli aoceftti?^8' Ho wanted it undor Ltood tr " h0 was not a hero worshlp iiftp " Wft9 for measures abovo mon. Krnor Tillman oriticisod tho rcso ,',;ns of tho Marion AUianco. No lJm who is a supporter of tho Alli Unpc could takooffonco at those resolu tions. At WlnnBboro, General Ellerbo said, Governor Tillman procooded to try to spank somo or tho Reformers. Ho (Ellorbo) was a bad man for anybody to try to spank. Ho was somownat of a spanker himself. " I am going to oritl ciso Evans, he said, " whether it pleas es him or Governor Tillman or anybody. I want Governor Tillman to practice ?hat ho preaches. I had a good notion tf? *pank him and Butler, both, for thol* bohavior at some of the meetings. Governor Tillman isanandidatu for tho Sonate. him find Butter inn their own campaign and wo will run ours When I want un udvlnin^ attorney i j wlli call on tin- Governor." ?I to I flHHHKihu' the Disnonsuri' at ihlu \ and was glad that Gov. Tillman had concluded to do so on his own respon sibility for ho (Ellorbe) as ono of the Board of Control would have voted against It. Sonator John Gary Evans followod General Ellerbo. Tho Garao Cook made a good speech and bad many friends iu the uudiodce. Sonator Rvans said that uobody but a blatant demagogue would try toralso the ques tion of tho lawyer against the farmer. It was only tho uttor dosperatlou of a defeated cundidato which would do this. Lawyers would bo fools, as would evory other class of people, to opposo tho farmers whon thoy furnish tho means of livelihood to all other class es. Senator Evans jumped Ellerbo for his criticisms of Governor Tillmah on the Alllanco matter. Ho said that those resolutions wore Introduced as a lick at Governor Tllltnan. Ellerbo himself was opposod to tho subtreasury plan and told me so In Tillman's pro secco, t Ellorbe: You are mistaken. I said I was opposed to tho sub-treasury bill." iCheers.) Evans said that Ellerbo ought to bo frank enogh to tell tho people that ho stands on tho same platform with Gov ernorTlUman. When Bllerbo advises yon to join the Alllnnco bo Is not a member or it himself. Why doosn'tho join itV Evans claimed that he had defended the Alliance on every stump in tho State aud would oontinuo to do so. Voice: "You aro going to bo Govern or." Evans: "Of course I am, and any sensible man knows it. They seo It and aro scrambling and doing every thing they can to prevent it." Evans next jumped Ellerbo about eritising tho Governor for ordoringtho reopening of the Dispensaries. Ho said that the Governor had not made a mistake and that the Board of Control had nothing to do with the matter. Tillman was bold enough and brave enough to do what ho thought was right. The 1803 law u still law and If Tllltnan did not onforce It ho ought to bo impeached. Some of tho funny men said some thing about Dispensary whiskey being good and Evans answored, "Yes, and it will make your bellies last Un years longer than before." (Laughter.) Evans ended by complimenting the Keoplo of Columbia on their gtod he avier at this mooting. The sensation of tho day was mused by Dr. Sampson Pope of Newl|erry. lio announced that ho would not\be a , candidate for Governor before the Re- ! form convention because bo did not consider tho plan right or just und would make tho race beforo the regu lar Democratic primary tho last of August. Ho said that tho Colloou plan was not Reform; that a primn-y was tho fundamental principle of Rs form. Ho then said. "I will not go bi fore that convention but will submt my claims to tho goueral primary if the Democratic party." Dr. Pope also condemned tho open Ingof tho Dispensary. Ho was tho last speaker and the mooting closed. AT OKANGEBUKG. OitANOr.Bima. July 2fi.?Tho rncet-i ing hero was tho largest sinoo tho| Charleston meeting, notwithstand' ? the fact that it rained. All spuec . 'fl except those of Governor Tillman and John Gary Evans were repetitions of; former speeches lately reported. Tho arrangements for tho meeting , wero very 'fine and wero presided ovo by County Chairman Dr. O. It. Low man, The minor seekers for tho less* er olllcos wero introduced and spole first. Those included State Treasunr Bates. Superintendent of Edueatim Mayfleld, Whitman, Koltt, J. W. Gin/, i Wllborn of York, Thomas and Yoldel. j Thou tho candidates for Govorwr | spoke, Ellerbo speaking first. He vas followed by Evans and thoy had thftr usual spats. Popo followed, and in ho course of his remarks took occaslot to reiterate his statomont that ho wi? a I candidate before the regular Dono- ! oratio Primary election. Tindal was the last ol tho gubernatorial cundiuites to speak, which was the calm, dfcpas sionato utterances he always nmles. ; Senator Butler was in good lumor an 1 made a goo I spe; ch full of bight, j witty Illustrations, Tillman followod and was intr<ducod as tho Hercules of Reform. There wero only two tilings of importueo in tho Governors spuoch?his niswor to ; the Marion Alliance and his yiswcr to | ? Ell-'rhe's criticism. ! Tho Govornor said that Here was ! ' no use to bo quarreling ovo the sub- ; ; troasury question, and that o inject it i i into national polities simpl; amounted | to trying to book a rabbit ?efore It is caught. Tho sub-treasury is nothing but a plan for dlstributlm tlie money Of the Country, but tho nuney must bo ; gotton before it can bo distributed. i "I know what all th* ttHMUfl," hei said, "somo men in South Carolina have had daggers up /heir Aleeves for mo since 181)1 so thattboy/could step forward and got soAe higher place than thoy had. Th<y wani to pull mo down in your affeotbns. , "Look at tho M/rion Alliance that passed thoso resolitions <ho other day. Thoy propose oithor to make mo cut my words or toj'un iu another man. Thoy can rnu.m a hundred if they want to but I ?vHl nevjA- eat my words. I am neith'* lv moral nor a physical I coward. y?u bolfavo I am capable of leadb*' y?u? y?l> have got to make I somo c these people take back seats. ' Now- wil1 to8t 'right here. All i 0f ?Hl who aro in favor of forcing this jjuo by having a man who will swal liow tho Ocala platform hold up your hands." There was absolutely no rosponso to this, but whon tho Govornor put tho question of waiting to cook the rabbit until It is caught hundreds of hands woro raised. Tho Governor oontinusd : "I am not afraid of any straight Alliance candidate. If they want to trot out a sub-treasury dark horse aLd if ho will moot mo I will run him to death or I am a nigger." (Laud applause ) If tho Alllanco, through its loadors, undertakes to put that yardstick on, you, tho people, will resent it. It simply means that I can't be eloctod. It means division in tho AI ueo und division In tho Roform movement, and between thoso two divisions our enemies will onter In and destroy us." "I am not going to fight tho Al llanco. I ain't built that way. I claim to roprosent Its true principles. But for mo you would to-day havo tho Third party in South Carolina and your Alllanco would bo beaten and dls hoartonod as it is tho othor Southern States." Touching on tho reopening of tho Dispensary, tho Governor suid tbat he had boon rapped on the head by two of the candidates for Gov^rnor bo oauso of his aetlon. Ho was tender with his boys and would reprimand them as a kind and oonsldorato father. He said : " Eilerbo misconceives tho entire soope and purpose of his powors as a A mber of the Board of Control if bo t\ k* that 1 havo conc? ries. loard or Gontrol has nothing to do with enforcing tho law. That is my duty as Gover nor. Now Ellorbo says that I ought to wait uutil the Supremo Court passes upon tho Act of 18i>:?. Well, I would like to know if I did not revive it and put it to work {tgaln when would the Supremo Court get hold of it. ai <] how ?v Ellerbo : " Yen could do just as you did in tho bond oaao." Tllltaan: "The court is not in session aud will not meet until Novem ber." Ellorbe: ''Don't you think, Governor, that thoy would meet if you asked them?" Tillman: "I don't know." Tho Govornor said that Ellorbo said that he (Ellerbo) had not been consult ed about tho reopening. Ellerbo (interrupting, with a smilo on his faco): "No, I didn't. Toll tho t-mth. I just wanted to* put tho re sponsibility whero it bolonged and I said that you did not call tho Board to gether." Govornor; "Thank God, you havo a Govornor who is willing to a&sumo tho wholo responsibility. I could have gotten out of this business if I had wanted to play tho politician, but wo owe a debt of oighty thousand, bocauso wo bought it on credit, and we want to pay lt. I am not going to Jit still while ! blind tigors aro runnning ovorywhoro and lot this condition of atfairs go on." Thero was so much apphiuso at those last romarks that tho Governor said ho had a good mind to open the Dispensa ries today. (Tremendous applause.) . Tho Governor said that if everybody1 olso had tho right to sell whisKoy ho thought the Governor also had the right. The Supreme- Court, he said, marchod up Main Street, in Columbia every day right past a dozen saloons, aud did not IssUO injunctions against thorn, "but, boys. I am going to make ', theso follows ship thoir red eye out of j tho Stato in a hurry. (Applause.) "Our own newspaper,'' (The Regis- j tor.) said tho Govornor, "holds up its j hands and sees spooks and devils and ', dead mon and smells blood. It says that It was unwise in mo opening tho Dispensary at this time. i beUeve Ellorbo put 'em up to it,*' with a hnrgh. - By request t he Govornor took a hand primary on tho Dispensary and tho crowd was with him unanimously. By request ho also took ono as between Butler and himself. Ho got all and Butler got no votes. HI nu op the) true MIOTAL.. The President Gomes Om Boldly on I lie Side ol'tllO I'cople am! I I'gCH (lie House to Stand Firm in K< -i-1 i ? i;a i lie Senate's Proposed Surrender of all Democratic Principle. . Executive Mansion, / Washington, D. C, July 2, 1894. | Hon. William L. Wilson : My Dear Sir.?Tho certainty that a conference will bo ordered between tho two houses of Congress for the ! purpose of adjusting dilferonccs on the subject of tariff legislation makes it also certain that you will bo again j called on to do hard service in tho cause of tariIT reform. My public life has been so closely ro- j luted to the subject, I havo so longed for its accomplishments, and I havo so I often promised its realization to my i fellow countryman as a result of their ! trust and confidence in the Democratic : party, that I hope no excuse is neces- j sary for my earnest appeal to you that in this crisis you stronously insist upon party honesty and good faith and a , sturdy adherence to Democratic princi- f pies. 1 believe those absolutely nocos- i sary conditions to the continuation of Democratic existence. I cannot rid myself of the feeling that this conference will present tho] best if not the only hope of truo Domo- 1 cracy. Indications point to its action as the reliance of those who desire the tronuino fruition of Democratic effort, tho fulfillment of Democratic pledges aud tho rodemption of Democratic promises to the people. To reconcile differences in tho details comprised within the fixed and well defined lines of principle will not be tho solo task of , tho conference, but. as it seems to me, Its members will also have in charge ! the question whether Democratic prin ciples themselves are to bo saved or abandoned. Thero is no excuse for mistaking or misapprehending tho feeling and the \ temper of tho rank and life of the Democracy. They are downcast under | the assertion that their party fails in ' ability to manage tho Government. I and thoy are apprehensive that efforts! to bring about tariff reform may fail ; but they are much more downcast and apprehensive in their fear that Demo cratic principle may bo siirrondcd. In these circumstances they cannot do otherwise than to look with con fidence to you and those who with you have patriotically und sincerely oham* pioucd tho cause of tariff reform with in Democratic lines and guided by Democratic principles. This conli dence is vastly suggested by tho action under your leadership of tho House of Representatives upon tho bill now pending. Every true Democrat and every sincere tariff reformer knows thut this bill in its prcs< nt form, und as it will bo submitted to tho conference, falls far short of the consummation for whloh wo havo long labored, for which wo havo suffered defeat without dis couragenfent, which in its anticipation gave us a rallying cry in our day of triumph, and which in its promise of accomplishment is so interwoven with Democratic pledges and Democratic - icoess that our abandonment of the cause or tho principles upon which it rests moans party prolidy and party dis honor. Ono topic will be submitted to the conference which omhodies Demo cratic principle so directly that it can not be compromised. Wo havo In our plntfo'-ms und in ovory way possible declared in favor of the froo Importa tion of raw materials. We havo again and again promised that this should bo accorded to our peoplo and our manufacturers as soon as the Demo cratic party was invested with the powor to determine tho tariff policy of the country. Tho party now has that powor. Wo aro as certain to-day as wo have evor been of tho great benefit that would accure to the country from tho inaugu ration of this policy, and nothing has Occurred to release us from our obliga tion to secure this advantago to our poople. it nlust be admitted that no tariff measuro can uccord with Demo cratic principles and promises or boar a genuino Democratlo badge that does not provido for fro raw material. In tho oircumstances it may well excite our wondor that Democrats aro willing to dopart from this tho most Demo cratic of all tariff prinoiplos, and that tho Inconsistent absurdity of such a pro Kosod dopartffro sho"dd bo emphasized y tho suggestion that tho wool of tho farmer bo put on the free list and tho protection of tariff taxation bo placed around the iron ore and coal of cor ocrat' 'is aud capitalists. How can wo lace ti., people,uftor indulging in such outrageous discrimination and viola tlon* of principles ? It is quite apparent that this ques tion of freo raw material ground, sine? their subjection to any rate of tariff taxation, great or small, is alike vloiative of Democatio princi ple and Democratic good faith. I hope that you will not consider it instructive if 1 say somothing in relation to another subject which can hardly fiiil to be troublesome to the conference. 1 refer to tho adjustment of tho tariff tax- on sugar. Under our party platform and in ac cordance with our declared party pur poses, sugar is a legitimato and logical article of revenue taxation. Unfortu nately, however, inoidonts have accom panied cortain stages of the legislation which will bo submitted to the confer ence that havo aroused in connection with this sublect u natural Democratic animosity to tho methods and mauipu tion of trusts and combination T con fess to sharing in this feollng ; and yot it seems to mo wo ought, if possible, to sufllciontly free oursolvos from pro judico to onablo us coolly to weigh tbo considerations which in formulating tariff legislation, ought to guide our treatment of sugar as a taxable article. While no tenderness should bo enter tained for trusts, and while I am de cidedly opposed to granting them un der tho guise of tarilf taxation any op portunity to further their peculiar me thods, I suggest that wo ought not to be driven away from the Democratic principle and policy which lead to tho taxation of sugar by the fear, quito likely exaggerated, that in carrying out this principle and policy wo may aid sugar refining interests. I know that in present conditions this is a delicate subject, ami I appreciate tho depth and strength of the feeling which its treatment has uroused. I do not believe wo should do evil that good may come, but it seems to me that we should not forget that our aim is the completion of a tariff bill, and that In taxing sugar for proper purposes and within reasonable bounds, whatever else may be said of our action, we are in no danger of running counter to Democratic principle. With all there is at stake there must be in the treat ment of this article some ground upon which we aro all willing to stand, where toleration and oonclllutlon may be allowed to solve the problem with* Out defending the entire surrender of lixed and conscientious convictions. 1 ought not to prolong this letter. If what I have written is unwelcome, I bog you to bolieve in iny good inten tions. In the conclusions of the conference touching the numerous items which will be considered, tho people are not afraid that their interests will bo ne glected. They know that tue general results, so far as these are concerned, will bo to place home necessaries and comforts easier within their reach, and to insure better and surer compensation to those who toil. Wo all know that a tariff covering all the varied interests and conditions of a country us vast 08 ours must of neces sity be largely tho result of honorable compromise. I expect vory few of us can say when our measure is perfected that all Its features aro entirely as we would prefer. You know how much I deprecated tho incorporation into the proposed bill of the income tax feature, in matters Of this kind, however, which do not violate a lixed and recognized Democratic doctrine, we arc willing to defer to the judgment of a majority of our Democratic brethren. 1 think there is a general agreement that this is party duty. This is more palpably apparent when we realize that tho business of pur country timidly Btands and watches for the result of our ef forts to perfect tariff legislation, that a quick and certain return of prosperi ty waits upon a wise adjustment, and that a confiding people still trust In our hands their prosperity and woll being. The Democracy of the land plead most earnestly for the speedy comple tion of tariff legislation which their representatives have undertaken, but they demand not less earnestly that no stress of necessity shall tempt those they trust to the abandoment of Demo cratic principle. Yours very truly, Grovbr Cleveland. Why Bees Work in the Dark.-t j A lifetime might he spent in investi gating the mysteries hidden in a bee j hive and still half of the secrets would ! be undiscovered. The formation of the cell has long been a problem for the mathematician, while the changes which the honey undergoes offer at ; least an equal interest to the chemist. Everybody knows whut honey fresh from the comb is like. It is a clear yellow syrup, without a truce of solid I sugar in it. Upon straining, however, it gradually assumes a crystalline ap- j pearance?it candies, as the saying is. and ultimately becomes a solid mass of SUgar. It has not been suspected that this change is due to a photographic action: that the same agent wlii.rh determines the formation of camphor and Iodine crystals in a bottle causes the syrup honey to assume a crystalline form. This, however, is the case. M. Scliiebier, an eminent chemist, lias inclosed honey in stoppered flasks, some of which he has kept in perfect darkness, while others have boon ex posed to tiie light. The invariable re-' suit has been that tin; sunned portion rapidly crystalli. ^s, while that kept in the dark has rem. ood perfectly liquid. And this is why .. es work in perfect darkness, and why tney are 80 careful to obscure the glass windows which aro sometimes placed in their hives. The QX18tonco of their young depends on the liquidity of tho saccharine food presented to them, and if light were allowed access to this, the syrup would gradually acquire a more or les.-- solid consistency: it would seal up the cells, and in all probability prove fatal to the inmates of the hi vo. The Retort Courteous.- In the course of the debate last Saturday on the bill to dismiss railway postal Clerks, Mr. Gl'OSVOOOr, of Ohio, was giving the House the benefit of his knowledge of tho experience in tins postal service as far as appointees in his own district wero concerned. Ho thought that if tho bill wore amended so ns to require the old employes to pass an examina tion and grado 50 per cent, not one of tho dismissed elorks who, wero of course, all Democrats, would come within a thousand miles of getting back. "Tbo gentleman is a distinguished member of Congress,*' Kald Mr. Ten dleton of West Virginia; "docs he think ho could pass tue examination required to enter tho railway postal service'?" "1 think so," said Mr. Grosvener, "If tho gontleman from West Virginia had to put tho quostions."?From tho Wash ington Post. ?Over fifty kinds of bark aro now used In tho manufaoturo of paper. I Even banana skins, pea vines, coconnut fibers, hay, straw, water weeds, loaves, shavings, corn husks and hop plant) are nsed for tho same purpose. ?A wind moving at forty miles an hour exercises a pressure of nine pounds to tho square foot; at 100miles, of fifty-six pounds. .n the northern hemisphere all TU 10 <UAKI>KN OF TJrtfe ?U?;*>s. Tho Woiulcrfti! 8ighU and Si V Near Colorado Spring*; v A writer in tho Chicago Evern"** Post gives a graphic description of t! marvellous formations of nature whlojl aro to Ixj seen in tho vicinity of JP-W rado Springs. His picture is true to X uature, and every ono visiting tho fa mous Garden of tho Gods would rendOy recognize tho various rocks ho de scribes : Alas! this wonderful spot, tho "Gar den of the Gods," is about to lose its romantic, and it might bo said super natural, life, for a real estate man has plotted a very natural sign-board in tht very center of the garden. What must the gods think of it? Where will the Colorado roal-estate man stop ? Ho has already subdivided the hills, valleys, canons, mountains and prairies for many miles about Pike's Peak, and now ho profanely en ters tho sacrod Gardon of tho God and etakos out overy day, common place lots for mortal beings. Will ho tackle paradise *uoxt and establish " cheap lots for all classes " there ? 13e foro all tho delight of a visit to this charmed place could bo destroyed we deeided, after a beautiful carriage drivo of throe days from Denver, to camj) out and spend a whole day witn.' the gods before stroots were graded up and sidewulks were laid. Thero is probably no section of rook and earth in tho country so intensely interesting as that which includes this garden, Manitou Springs, Pike's Poak, Monument Park and tho othor many resorts in this vicinity. In no othor place probably in this world are thoro so many genuine surprises and natural wonders as in tho Gaiylen'of tho Gods. We havo spent tho entire day hunting up the various forms and ligures rep resenting animals and human beings, chiseled out of the solid rook by Na ture's hand, and it requiros patience to do so, for to see theso objects at their best one must get In porfect posi tions. Kodaks and othor camera fall to take correct portraits of tho figures, as the light is not always good. I havo therefore depended upon what little skill I have to drawtinrTTtfUUlCBjjf tho best of them. As we enter tho garden by tho Mani tou road the Ii i st objects of interest a?e the Mushrooms. The stems of theso are of red sandstone, while the top is white or sometimes dark gray. At tho right sido of tho road upon a Hat rook is seen the picture of a doer's head. The stone surrounding the head is a darker red and tho eye is of white stone. The Washerwoman appears on a rook to tho left and farther into tho tho gardou. She Is washing elothos, and has her skirts pinned up about her and a handkerchief or shawl about her head. This stone, or eolieetion of stones, is probably twenty foot high. Balanced Hock is a tremendous mass of sandstone woighing a great many tons. At one time, it is said, tho huge reek was moved by tho wind. It is now supported by cement to avoid acci dent, as it is situated immediately ad joining tho wagon road. Originally not over a foot of tho top rock touchod the pedestal upon which it stands. Mr. Grundy next looms tip. Then come Ben Sutler, " Punch aud Judy,?' the Dutchman, "Three of a Kind," the "Twin Walruses," and then draw near the groat gates at the other end of tho garden and tho road toColorada Springs. Tho Lady of tho Garden, sometimes called Lot's Wife, appears at tho right. It will bo noticed upon close inspection that she is dressed in the style of tho sixteenth century and wears a bonnet which is very becoming. She is very graceful, and a photog raph fails to do'her justice, because the var ious shados of color in the rock of which she is composed add much to her beauty. Pictured out in tho hugo red rock that forms one of the gates rtt this end of the garden is a correct rep resentation of a lion's head. Rosa Monheur's famous lion'? head is a front face. This is a sido face and s'o l-^ye _ that It can be seen nearly half a milo away. It is over ono hundred feet high on the rock and measures prob ably twenty feet from tip of nose to ears. It may lie said that it is not un like Miss Bonheur's lion in expression of countenance. The Seal and tho Bear aro wonder fully correct likenesses, and ono might almost fancy that they wore hewn out of tho rocks by a sculptor. But this idea is soon dispelled by approaching tho ligures, for they then seem a shape less mass of ragged rocks. As ono passes through the. Immense gates, one of which is .'127 feet high?about the height of tho Auditorium tower? and looks back through tho opening, one sees upon the rocks tho exact por trait of a line-shaped bulldog's head. It is Impossible to distinguish tho slightest likeness should you go with in ?(H) feet of tf is rock, because the out lines of the head are formed by a growth of small pines on the rock. When i saw this five years ago there was a collar round the dog's neck. This was formed by a branch of one of theso pines, but which is now broken off. On the top of the highest red rock appear tho Kissing Camels. One is of perfect shape, but the other has lost his hump. l-'rom outside- this gate, and look ing through tho gate, a line, view Is had of Pike's Peak, 14.175 feet high. On the top of the left-hand gate, looking in, is a perfect represen tation in stone of a stage coach and horses, with two men on the front seat and ono standing on the roar seat. Ono horse, is darker than the other. This coach appears to be about two foot long, but owing to the great alti tude?over three hundred foot?it is probably about the usual size of a stage coach and team. There aro two female figures well dressed and with rat her line faces on the outside rock, and at the end tho large rod gateway, probably six hun dred foot to tho right of this entrance appears Cleopatra's Mummy. This is situated as if carved out of tho rock. The figure is twenty-five feet high and is as solid as Cleo. was supposed to bo in life. . When wo consider that Manitou was formerly the place of worship of tho Uto and other tribes of Indians, theso pocullar rocks no doubt wore intended by nature to "paralyze" tho bad In dian into treating his squaw "on the ?quaro" and ??divvying up" the voni son and mountain goat, and to other wise observe the ord'nances of tho hand. In the Cavo of the Wl ds at Manitou thoro is a stalactite organ, seven not? s. A young lady, for a small reuui:it,ra tion, will play on this spiritual lira band, formerly used by the gods. " A tor tho Ball" or "lfuckloberry J Thero aro natural soda fountains , iron tonics, ami in fact mineral spm enough in Slani^ou to cure all Ifoo UK. Hot water and cold watoifoct out of tho samo spring not tether apart?and if yon want any,|.vaat ovidenco that this plncc I^Aere nV? nral visit Monument Park, A nUlof* >; tho gods are buried. It is ()nnu,enta from Colorado Springs. * p,. of ail sizes und shapes 'ml\r<id feet many of them ovor oae-Vl" ?nj fln and marvolous In