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VOL. XV. LAURENS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2i, 1900. NO. 21.1 A REPUBLIC OR MONARCHY? DOOTKIN K OV StiLt' <JOVUN K N T Thn Din" rene? Between Imperialism and t?e Government Founded by Uur Revolutionary FaMiem. Tno speech of Llou. Woi. J. Bryan In Columbia Is ooo of tbo ablest efforts of Ibis glftod and accomplished lead r, and bis discussion of tbo Philippine question merits a careful perusal in every household Mr. Bcyail t)pOko us follows : I want to t-p -aW for a little while about tho Piiiilppino question. It 1, not surprising that tue party that favored tbo Income tax and favored bimetallism and opposed industrial trusts should also stand by the prlucl pica upon which this government Is founded and should oppose the conver sion Of a homogenous republic Into a hetorogouous empire. 1 say It is not strange, but it Is strange thul tho Re publican party that thought in 181)0 that thin country was not big onough to attend to its own business Is now big enough to attend to the business of every othor country in tho world. Home who are In favor of the Imperial policy hide behind tho doctrine, or be hind tho term, expansion ; but there is ditTorence between expansion and imperialism. Expansion descrioes tho extension of the limits of a republic ; imperialism describes an empire, which is a different thing from a republic. If you want to know tho difference bo tween a republic and an empire, let mo state tbo difforenbe In a few words Wo had 25,1)00 soldiers In the regular army In 1890 Tho President a-ked for 100,000 in Deeombor, 18?8, and ho asked for that Increase two months bo fore thero was an uprising in the Philippine islands. Why did *o need an army four times as great? Be caiue tho administration was contemp lating an imperial policy. Waat Is tho difference between a republic aud an empire ? Twenty livo thousand soldiers woro enough for a republic of 70,000,000 of people and it tukea four limes as many soldiers for an empire with lO.uOO.UOO more. This is tho dif ference. Twenty-live thousand soldiers for 70,000,000 wliu govern themselves, but it takes 75,000 to govern eight millions without their consent. Liure wo have a ropublic, there a military despotism. Tho flag horu stands for tho rights of those who pay tho taxes and have a voice in tho laying of them, and there It stands for tbo odious doctrine of taxation without represen tation?a Government without the con sent of the govornod. That is the dif ference between a republic and an em pire. Webster has said "an empire embraces a varloty In races and a lo government." Oar em embrace both a variety in a diversity in Government; we gdt tho Filipinos?thirty races of them?wo'll have races enough lo satisfy tho and how much we Who can show it' eo-t of u war of C( tell how muoh a w cost when it is eu yet tho inan who t-a bo propaio I to sben 11 make out of It. Who Knows the lest ? Who can lof couquest win ^:d upon ? And t will pay must hat it will cost n bi ttud licr j., ?? fxploio,,. Wut diversity plre lo to races and for when different variety of most fastidious. (Laughter.) Aud we will have a diversity in Government that 1b Buflic.lent to distinguish a re public from an empire. Wo uro asked to have one tariff in this country and another tariff In another part of the empire. If you want to see a blill more marked contrast lot me remind you that according to tho constitution as amended since tho war, no man in tho United States can own anothor man ; but we now pay the Sultan of Sum for the privilege of flying uur Hag over the Sultan's palace, and the slavo who works beneath that flag 1b not to be free, but he Is able to buy himself free when he can make enough work ing for nothing a day to pay for tho market price. (Laughter.) This Is tho doctrine that it now brought to American people by a party that has lived (or 30 years upon the the boast of what it did in regard to tho black man. Dun't you Id ink that 1b diversity in Government? And yot, my friends, we aro just commencing on an Imperial policy, and you can ex pect that the difficulties will multiply as we progress. What defense do you bear glveo of the Imperial policy ? I have heard throe. First: There is money In It. Second : That God is in it. The third : Tnat we are In it and oaa't got out. (Laughter.) I venture you never heard any othor argument. Take a speech of an Imperialst, and you will find tbat thero 1b not an argu ment that does not fall under one of those three heads. Every Imperialistic speech contains at least two of these arguments. Let me give you the sub stance of the most of the speeches. The Imperialist speaker will start out by telling you that Gud did It; that Uod opened the door and pushed us In and shut the door. That Gud pointed out the way, and that we are under a religious duty to prosecute a war of conquest because God directs it, and after having shouldered the wholo tnlng onto Providence ho lowers his voice and says, " It will pay." Every argument made lo favor of Imperialism Is but the elaboration of the speocn made by Secretary Gage at Savannah, Ga., more than a year ago, In whloh he said that tho philanthropy and five per cent, would go hand in hand. " Philanthropy and five per cont.l" They have always traveled together In wara of conquest. Philanthropy chlo reforms the conscience and five per cent, fills tho pockets of the conquered Whenever philanthropy gets weary and rests for a while by the wayside, five per cent, goes on and never feels lonesome. I do not mean to say that the Imperialist does not read his Bible, but 1 do mean to say ho is mixed on his quotations. I heard a man who got confused about the Parables and tried to tell of the goud Samaritan and got It mixed with the parablo of the sower, and as ho remembered it it read like this : " A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho and as ho wont he fell among the thorns and the thorns sprang up and choked him." Uis IntentlOB woro goud, but his mom ory was defective, and so the im perlallsts are mixed up on tbo beautl luden. Tbey know there is a promise, to the meek and to the peacemaker, and knowing that wo ontorod the war as peacemakers, they have been trying to recall that promise, and they have got it mixed up with the promlso to the meek. They have it Ilka this: Blessed are the peacomrkors, for they sball Inherit the earth. But that Is not the Bible. "Blessed aro the peace makers, for they shall bo called the children of God'," Biosscd are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth and if any of you are acquainted wltn an imperialist you wMl bear me out in the statement, tbat he docs not show a meekness that entitles him to claim tbat reward promised to the meek. If we want to be oalled peacemakers, let us be satisfied with God's reward and not olalm the earth for making peace between people. Let me take this money argument that there is money In it. Do you know what that means ? Do you re allze the low level upon whloh you are settling a great question ? Are you willing to drag this question into the ?Irs of dollars and oeais V The man who says it will pay must be prepared to show ; first, how muoh it will cost us and how much wo HI make. II ? mu-st bo prepared to ^1 us how much money wo -will spend <jd how many lives will he lust, and > has got to be prepared to put a un y value upon tho soldiers who will laaorlUood in tho attempt lo secure V advantages o:acolonial policy. '? Iis prepared to tell tho value of \ Ionian lifo ? Who it* prepared to sa>v V much tho world mav depend U) o?me human brain ? Who is propa-eiflsay or cal culate the goud that can*) done by uuo huinun heart? AiulE tho man who says it will pay muet^pronarod to place a value upon hoaflbd tie wt. Imperialist, I dare you pum money value upon one American I m ex change for oriental trau e. loat ap plause) When a boy u i .as f* hat ho believed to be right, bus Vber la gratoftn that aho can ros\r ati for ao noble u sacrifice, but whlat Jerlcan mother wants lo raise bov\? at much a head to exchange for itrat\ o;^ that the men who want) th\rttlju would buy It with their ow not sacrifice the blood of ot eons fur tho purpose of (Treunjudoua applause.) ???? oar sumo people say that thcBe\slannil furnish homes for uur surplus p\a. tion. Thero aro 00 peop\o te,e tquaro mile there now an Do yuu think they will fun for our Mi r pins population? (U Why, my friends, If every were too It to-morrow, tho peuple would nut go there tu work tbo land. (Laughter could DUt get 10,000 American thero in 10,000 years, if they remain thero permanently, an their fate with tbo fato of the 1 tants. We will send more thero lo wurk tho Filipinos th would 6end to work tho land il were bo Fillptnoa. Why, l saw in a mossago trio day tbat tho President was ta about the reconstruction of tbo PL pine is'.anda. Tho word had a lar si.und. K .-construction . W you remember how tho Hspubl party la Its best days reconstruc' tho white race near at home, you Imagine something about tbo rec structlon of the brown raco abuut 7,1 mill s away frum homo now. (Ore applause) If yuu think uur people will gu work ur/Jor the equator, I want to i mind you tho other nations l ave til it. Tbo Netherlands have dominate Java 3?0 years. There aro lcaa tha 00,000 people of European birth in ai Java out of 25,000.000 uf people. Spain had control of tho Pnilipplness for threo centuries, and yet there aro le.-s than 10,000 reaidont Spnniards out uf 8,000,000 of people. Ejgland has dominated/India for 150 years, and yet then; aro only 100 000 of British birth out uf 300,000,000 of people In India. This has been the experience of other nutiuna and will be our ex perience. We will aend carpotbag governors ; we will eend < flloers and soldlenj, but, my friends, history has taught Its lessons in vain. If one raco can cross the ocean and conquer anoth er raco and hold It In subjection with out having incurred hatred as ltd re compenso forever, It cannot bo done, and we might as well face tho condi tions that will meet us there.. Why, some people think that England went to India to oducate. Lot mo tell you that after 150 years of domination, less than 1 por cent, of the women of India can read and write, and less than 5 per cent, of tho total population. Some think she. wont thero to Chrlstianizo. She has been preaching a gun-powder gospel for 150 years, and less thau 1 per cent, of the peoplo now embraco the Christian rollglon. Do you think wo aro going to tho Phllippino islands to educate and,Christianize ? Lot_me tell you that it is the educated por tion of tho Phllippino Islands that is .now in revolt against us. The Christian portion that is now In insurrection, whilo our friends aro amongst the most ignorant of tho peo ple, and amongst those who worship after the forma of Mohammedanism, if you think that wo are going there to uplift by force, I want to warn you tbat we daro not educate those poo Ble, for if wo do, they will road the declaration of Independence and muck us for our inconsistency. (Applauso.) But thero are sumo who think that this is the work of the Almighty, and we must not underestimate tho force of a religious argument. You convince a man that It Is his religious duty to do a thlog, and he will do It; convlnco him thst It is his religious duty to glvo up his money and ho will give it up ; convince him that it Is his rollglous duty to give up his life and he will give it up ; but more unfortunato still, convince him that it Is his religious duty to iake anothor man's money, and he will tako It. (Laughter.) Convince him that it Is his religious duty to take another man's life and ho will do It. IIow many lives havo been taken, and how much money had been taken by men who have r^yilared that God commanded thorn r''till somebody or rob somebody. / / J that this thodo who have taken on thomatdvos tho oath to preach Christ and Dim crucified, shouting fur a pulicy that would make this nation the exponent of brute force auion.r tho nation-* of the earth. 1 remember that when tho an nouncement came thut tho Child was born, It esine not to soldiers in battle array, but to tho shepherds who kept their flocks by night; and it was not a call tu arms J It wub " Peace on earlh, good will toward men." That was tho doctrine of the Nazarono, and tho doc trine of conqueat cannot find Its founda tion In Holy Writ under tho new dla ponsation. I wish every Christian might read a eormon delivered by a man named Brown at Rochester, N. Y. He tuok for his text the nussago that describes tho scene whoro Christ whb before Pilate, and Pilate said unto Ulm, " Knowctb Thou not that 1 have power to release or put Thee tu death." Aud taking that text the minist r con trasted force and love. Pilate repre sontlng force, and behind him was Cieiar, and behind Cieiar was tho Ko man government, and buhind tho it man government logionsof It mm. Be fore Pilate, helpless and alone, preach lug tho gospel of love, Btood Chrlat. They nailed Dim to tho cross, and those that stood around mocked and jeered, and said '* Ho Is dead," but the minister point ul how from that cay on tho powor of Cieiar went and tho power of Chrlat Increased ; pointed out how, In a fow eonturlos the Roman govern ment was gono and ltd legions forgot ten, whilo tho name, of Christ livod with each passing yoar until millions now tako that namo with reverence upon their Hps. And then, tho minister said that In this nation today Pilate and Christ stand faco to face ; thr,t might and right are engaged in deadly conflict, and that as we decide this Philippine question we decide th'.d un ion's place among the nation's of tho rth. Shall It stand boforo tho world a Pilate saying, " I havo powor to lease theo or tho powor to put theo to ath ?" Or shall it by Its holy exam a rise and by rising draw all moo unto What is to bo our nation's place ? llevo thla minister spoke tho truth; llevo that today light an - darkness meeting upon thla continent, and ? settle this queation wo shall de whetber this nation shall go on m a light unto all tho world, or own to tho levol of the empires ave gono down to death. It is I believe that tho deatlny of ion hangs upon tho decision of stlon that I havo lost no oppor cry out against tbo policy of , although tho Republicans wo dare not disctida thld sub o the war id in progress. I 'resident cannot couvert the into an empire ; I say that annot chango tho form of or tho destiny of th-3 na tho destiny of this nation 3 hands of the American that until they speak no that wo have adopted tbo empires of tho old world for tho glory of empire ? ade tho glory of thld Rv glory of all the empires n and fallen since time I.) to bo a world powor faith, this nation has >owor for more than a oro than ten decades been the most potent tho world ; for more this R ipublic, wlth witbout a groat lore to mould the race than all tho their armies and \ of forco. This na unto all the world, am pleading the ? Oh, my friends, Be of sc. onty mil - not so much cun t of our policy on knt as I am con thi deat When tho RW/.w<sans say that this is God's work, l ^?"e/c minded of a col ored man who was .\>nd of chicken but not always mindful of tho command ments. He paid when ho prayed tho Lord to send him a chlckon tho Lord seldom did It, but whon he prayod the Lord to send him after the chicken ho nearly always got it. (Laughter.) 1 am afraid the Republican party nas prayed tho Lord to send It after the Philippine Islands. Somo one asked Lincoln if ho .was not anxious to havo tho Lord on hie side. He < aid " No, but I am anxtoua to be on tho Lord's side." Thero Is a groat deal of differ eneo between trying to find OUt Which Is the Lord's aldo and trying to bring Jehovah from his throne to bolslor up your side. When I hoar a man Bay that this is God's will ; whon I hear a man arguing that God commands a war of conquest, I feel llko asking him how ho I Its anows. I feel like asking him If God | tell ever communicated it to him. If ho aayshedtd I want to know tho placo and the time ho communicated It, and I will try to prove an alibi for tho Al mighty and show that it was somebody else. (Laughter.) How do wo know God's will concerning us? From his own word, I read in tho Blblo that when Christ visited tho village ofBi tlon You cause' I am lions cerne tho pi corned ourselv tablish because. States, to proBO shores o that do America' blood of heart. I the Amor llpplne 1 willing to My frle pay I wan shall pi oli wholo wor that has gi noss and pre of the earth return for 1 ernmont is t this nation othor nations' war with Cu people of Cub to be free, u 200,000 volun and the son of son of tho Fed' and tho strain and of " Dixie' folds of the (Tremendous boys were Uvcb in orde1 atlon that tl of right ougl draw tho lib the Cubans a plnos. Tell blo'of self-got1 lallst would sa plnos and le years, hol ph. si thorn and toot1 tlvo arms. ((I Yuu ask mo w the Filipinos the Cubans. W "Wo fight not f Lot us us say u havo driven tho and bo free. " Hands off." A' to live and wort1 bo ono moro rof earth. (Cheers.) is the American1 thoy tell mo thI Influence o them that 1 Uu-^nce, hut I wan and elevating ink fiuence that Is exo mouth Last su miner I wi Georgia and I met was brought up In gone from horo ove" thoro a thousand of our policy un it willing tu es ktho orient, but In the United vm nut willing I oven on tho do not want knsplanted on polsoa in tho 111 reach the plant under far off Poll I am not oor. ou It will what It gain tho rent idea its great e nations take In jolfgov ilnatod it from lto the lat tho \ought came lonce, Id tho Ithor, llo " be eduoaU d, (one of them.of royal fam ily), he told mo bow that chief had given him ? nic?sa,go lo bring to the whilo man' < land. I wad so impressed with It that I had bun write il down for me. This is the message : "Go tell the people of tho whilo man's country tbat 1 want them to send us friends. If thoy send us men to tench us tho white man's ways and educate our children, aud give us their new religion and show ua how tu becomo wiso and pow erful like them I will give them land and food ; 1 will help and protect them as I havo helped and prottc el you, but j you see these hills hero where my peo plo havo lived before t vcr a white man I was heard uf ; yuu see tlieso streams from whence our women buve drawn water fur hundrods of years ; you see these woods where uur fathers lie burled before ".e, if you come to teach, to help, tu befriend, tbo luud is your.- ; but if yuu come to lake uur lam; ? and ' destroy our families, wo will tight you until the last ono of us dies und is buried by uur fathers. (Chcord ) That was the message that came frum iar olf Africa to the whilo man's luud. My frlonds, if you wunl to lift up tho human raco, you have got to do it by lovo ; you canuot do It by your great armlos aud cannons, and I'd rather trust tho loving influence of one South Carolina bjy whoso love to God car rlcs him fur otf from tho coufinod of civilization ; 1 wuuld rather trust the uplifting influence uf uno groat human heart than the uplifting influence of all tho great armicd sent to teach thu ductrines uf conquest and force to an inferior paoplo. (Applause.) And as 1 talked with that boy, this thought came tu me. Here was a sou of South Carolina going to Africa to give h a lifo for tbe uplifting of tho Africans way otT in that distant laud, and the Republican party with all of its boasted lovo for tbe African race, for Ibo man who is not white, crusding the Pacific ocean to take the declaration of inde pendence out of tbe hands of tho Brown people of tt o orient. 1 saw tho con trast and I want thld nation to be u great and moral factor of tho world's progress, and, therefore, 1 am not will ing that this nation sball stop down frum the high plane on which it stands and follow in the lead of tho empires of tho old world. You ask mo what my Ideu of this na tion's destiny id. I say let It stand erect and snow the dlfTerenco between a Ropublic and a mouarchy. Let it show that there .8 a reality in tho faith and tho principles that wo pro Cess, and then, as tho nation grows great, us Its population increased, as its influence iucreasca, aa its wealth Increus -s, il can stand as an increasing factor for good, and then doing noth ing itself to contradict its high pur posed, its people to scan tbe enliro world, aud whenever anywhere the people aro willing to dio for liberty this nation cun cross any ocean wilh its sympathy and say lo them, " God bit as you, may you win your light to estab lish a doctrine of self government." (Great applauso ) THIS NEW DISPENSARY LAW MOW KK.YHJKKS IN THE SY8TKM. The Governor 1I?h Signed the Hill hh it Finally Passed the General Assembly. Tho following la tbo full text of the now dispensary mcasuro which was udopted by the Legislature : Section 1. That Section 2 of an Act out!tied " An Act to provide for the ! election of a State board of control, and to further regulate the Bait1, use, con sumption, transportation and disposi tion of Intoxicating and alcoholic li quors and liquids in tho Stute ; and prescribe penalties for violation of dis pensary laws, to police the same, ap proved March 0, 1800," as amended by the Act approved 5th of March, 1807, bo stricken OUt, and iusort in ?UU thereof tbo 'ollowing, to bo and to be known as Section 2 : Section 2 That tbo State board of control is horoby abolished. Section 3. A board, consisting of threo members, to bo known as the board of directors of the State dispen enry, is hereby established, whose du ties and powers shall be herciiiaftei defined. Tho members of said board shall be men of good moral character, not uddicted to tho use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage, sball bo < lected by the General Assembly in joint ses sion as follows: Tue chairman of tin board shall bo first ulecied and then shall bo elected tho two remaining members. Tho torm of office of the mem hers of said board sbull be for two years, unless sooner removed by the Governor ; they Bhall qualify and be commissioned in tbo same manner us other State ollicers. In tho event of u vacancy on suid board, by dca?h, resi gnation or otherwise, Buch vacancy shall be filled by appointment, by the Governor, until tho rext sossion of the Generul Assembly, when un election shall bo held to fill -aid vacancy for the Unezplred torm. Baoh member of said board sball receive for his services the same per diem and mileage allowed to members of tho Genorai Assembly . Provided, that no member of said board shall receive per diem for more than ono hundred days in any fiscal year Tho said board shall devise such a sys tern of bookkeeping and accounting as it may deem advisable. The taid board shall prescribe all rulcB and regulu lions, not inconsistent with law, foi the government of the Slato dispensary and tbe county dispensaries. Tho Gen cral Assembly shall, at the present session, upon the approval of this Act, elect tho members of said board, as provided for in thld suction : Pro vided, that no member of this board of directors, whilo holding this etil... shall become a candidate for any other oflico. high standing lu their profession, who shall make a thorough examination of the books of account, trial balances and balance sheet of the dispensary for the year ending November 30, to gether with all billi, vouchers and any and all evidences of receipts und ex penditures whatsoever, and they shall certify to the Genoral ,Assembly, in writing, at the beginning of the regu lar session in January of each year, tbo result of such examination. This certificate to be in addition to the an nual report of the board of directors Tho accountants so named by the Gov ornor of tho State shall each receive foi their serviced four dollars per day for not exceeding thirty days In any out liOHU ROUt?ttTS< ADVANCES. j HOW TI1K STATE'S MONKY OOl lie, Opln in Soitlli A Mi.iiary I xp. ri UiVei Ion of th > Sltuatl in Africa. The Associated Press has obtained a review of the situation in South Africa from Mr. Spencer Wilkinson, a military expert lu London, who writes ad follows . "Lord Roberts ha^ bog on his cam uatgu by btrikiug at the principal Boer force in tho western theater of war?that of Commandant Crooje, covering the siege of Kimborley. ' La a liltlo over ttiree weeks L >rd R)berts had completed the organises* year, to bo paid from tho earnings of Uuu u' his force. Ilo then quietly the dispensary. The commissioner and ,ui-se<~'d some f>o,ooo men, four Infantry tho members of the board of directors divisions aud a Cavalry division, near are hereby dirt eted and commanded to Ulc sehcted point, reaching Modder glvo to tho accountants appointed by river bUiiofPo-u Friday. February Dtb. the Governor froo and lull access tu must have put bis truups in motion all books of accounts, trial balances, balance sheet and every and all hook Invoices, receipts, bank books, and every and all papers connected with the financial operations uf the dispen sary. Section ?. Tho dispensary commis sioner Bhall, before entering' u^pon tbe | ?K..OUC0 'ul;iAwed. duties of his oflico, execute a bond to tho Stato of South Carolina in tho sum of $75 000, which bond shall bo ap proved by the Attorney General of the State according to tho provisions of the law as now provided, or which may bo hereinafter onacted, and for the faithful observance of ull rules and regulations made and adopted by tbe directors of the dispensary during his term of ofllci; said commissioner shall bo charged with tho management and coutrol of tho Slate dispensary, dubject to tho ruiefl and regulations of said directors of the dispensary and tho pro slons of the dispensary law, said com missioner shall ontor into contracts, employ all asslstantd and help ncces with the ieast possible delay, for on Monday the actum began. It was an attempt to turn Ibo Boor position by a maroh round its left or eastern tliuk. O i Monday Gcucral PrOUOh'a caval ry se;zjd the pa-?saeo of tho Rot river, southeast of Jaeobjdal. and were up by two infantry uivis.one. On Tuesday the cavalry moved north and seiz d tho crossing of the Modder river, the infantry fol lowing at their heels. O i Thursday when one division of infuulry was ou the Modder river and the other olose behind it, between the two riveiB, tho cavalry moved forward toward Kim borley, dispersed tho beaiegord from Ibo southeastern front aud opened con nection with ttio town. ' The same day the troops from th old camp at Modder river station opened communication with Jaoouodal winch had already been taken. Thus Lord Roberts had u semi circio around iho Boer position of Magersfonvein from Kimberlcy on the north to Mod CHAPLAIN 8. 1?. H. KLWKLL. Hmlrion Death of the Bloqnent and K?mest Preacher?Called to Hih Ho ward in a Moment. Dr. S. V. H. E well, pastor of Spring St. Motoodlst church In Charleston, diod suddenly und without a momout'd warning while ho was in a bjrbor'd shop at Columbia on Saturday after noon, Feb. 17th, where ho svas waiting to bo aorved. Dr. E well wont to Co luinbia that murning in response tu an invitation frum tho Kuightd of Pylhiad in that city, whoro he wad to preach a sermon on Sunday evening bjforo tho two lodged un the occasion of their joint anniversary celebration, He left homo in apparently good health, but several attacks recently had occadioned-unoasl eaa on tbo part of his friends. Tho following sketch uf his lifo id copied from tho News und Courier : Dr. K:well wad a man of unusual tai nt-, ao was born In Clarendon County, S. O, January 6, 1812. His early educational advantages were comparatively limited, but such was bis application and such his wonderful natural powors of mind and forco of character that he overcame these early deficiencies and cume to stund in the forefront uf strong men und eloquent preachers. He wad marrijd to Miss Julia C. Rimer, Docombor 27, 1800, who, with a son and two daughters, survivoj him. Though but a boy at tho beginning of the war Dr. Elwoll proved himself a bravo and gallant soldier in tho 23d South Carolina regiment. The ompty sleeve bo carried from tho battle of Jackson, where hla arm waashot off by a piece of shell, July 13, 1803, was over a silent but eloquent testimony to his fidelity to his country. He waa admitted to tho South Caro lina Conference M. E. Church, South, at MorgaAlon, N. O, Decombur, 1807, und waa at tho tlmo of his deatli the only aurviving member of tho class of preachers admitted at that session of Conference. During hla connection with the South Carolina Conferoncj Dr. El woll borvci twonty-ono years on cir cuits and eleven years on stations, fill ing during this time many of the moat important circuit and city charged of tho Stato. At the last session of tho Conference ho waa removed from Spring Street Church, but so strong waa the doslro t f hla congregation lo retain him that after tho Conference bobIou tbe appointment wad changed by tho Bishop prcdlding and Dr. El well returned to Spring Streut Cuurch for tho third yoar of his pastorate thero. Dr. Elwoll had fow equals as a roady nd oltquont speaker und waa in con tant demand for special occaBlons In ho church, In anniversaries of frater 1 ordors and reunions of Confederate tennis. He was exceedingly happy einquellt in speaking of tho " Loat iso." As a proacher he was earnest, mssioned, eloquent?c.-qiecially glfl 'n revival powor ddonly, us In battle, tho veteran been called to "pads over the river e.-,t undor tho shade of tho treed." ;d Is the active life of earthly uso H, silent the. eh qiient tongue, bll "i fluetiCJ ( f a consecrated life lit01 him and tho memory of his ex bar actor and noble deeds sootl .t j denen boarto >f tho many who Im In lifo and who cherish l.ld lu death. marla and they refused to rccolve him Congo and 100 m'.hl and some of the dlaolplcs wanted to white man, he had osj oall down fire from Uoaven and con- He stayod thero for' sumo the pcoolo, Christ rebuked them and when he roturnel and said, " Ye know not what manner him two boys of natlv of spirit ye are, tbo Son of Man camo ed them in a school Ii Into the world not to destroy men's when they aro oducatl lives but to i avo them." And against back and help him li tho Infamous doctrine of conquest and not know when I havl blood I place the word of Christ him- versatlon with a man] self, that He oame netto destroy but joyed my oonvorsatlorj to save. Nothing has amazed me more He told me how the than to hear ministers of the gospel received him, had tat shouting for a war of conquest; noth- and how, when he wasl log has amazed me more than to hear tobring these native 1 ? other evening the electric ^Jaunita, Cal., failed, and tho rnlng threo suits were Instl lalnst tho corporation. Ac \o the lawyer for ono of the I" tho parlor was at 'tho tlmo [uests at a children's party, liom made uso ot the oppor Illicit kissing and romping, Vtod lu tho destruction of mnts and was harmful to dfaro of thoso present." *mt > * ? ?? rjp ^3 j i The Kind You Have Always Boj Suction 4. A dispensary commission er shall bo elected by Vbo General As BOmbly, who shall hold otllce for the term of two years and until his succes sor shall bo elected and qualified, and wiii sball rectdvo an annual salary of threo thousand dollars, to be paid as now-provided by law. The Governor sha.l have tbe right at any lime to sus pend the said commissioner for any cause which he shall consider sufficient until tho next meeting of the General Assembly and appoint some suitable, person to liil such vacancy during such buapeiidion. in caso of tbe removal of duid commissioner by tho Governor he shall on the first day of the next meet ing of the Legislature, make report lo said General Assembly, stating the reubons for his action, which action. appiovod by tbo General Assembly, hall operate as a removal and tb? General Ascmbly.sball elect a success or to said commissioner. In case of tho death, suspension or ether dis ability of Ihe commissioner tho Gover nor shall have the right to appoint a successor to ti:l said vacancy until the next meeting of the General Assembly. Said directors of the dispensary shall, within thirty days afler the approval of this Aot by tno Governor, and there after quarterly, advertlso in two or more daily newspapers of this State and one or moro daily nowapapera pub lished without this Slate for bids to be made by parties desiring to furnish li quor to the dispensary for said quarter; said bids shall be placed in an envelope, securely boalcd with the seal of com pany, firm or corporation, and hav ing boon so sealed, shall bo p aood in tbo express oflico, directed to tho Stato Trcaduror. Columbia, S C; and only ono bid shall bo made by any one, which shall state the quantity, price and chemical analysis thereof : accom panying said bids there shall be a sam ple of each kind of liquor olTcrcd for sale containing not more than one-half pint each, which autuple shall on its ar rival bo delivered to the dispensary commissioner, to bo retained by him until after it has been ascertained that the wines or liquors purchased corres pond in all respects with tbat purchas ed, said samples to bo tho property of the Stato ; end bids shall bo kept by the Stato Treasuror in bis olllce and ho shall not himself or allow anyone to in spect said bids or tho envelopes con taining said bids, but shod duliver said bids to tho directors of tbo dispensary at a meeting of tha bourd of directors, who Bhall open said bids in public ami record all bids in a book kept for that purpose ; said directors of tho dispen sary may reject any and all bids and readvertlso lor othor bids ; said direc tors of tho dispensary shall purchase all alcoholic liquors for lawful uao in tins Stale and shall have tbe same tested and declared to bo choinlcully pure ; and If tho wines or l;quors pur chased fail to correspond In any respect with the sample furnished the sell >r thereof shall forfeit to tho Slat1 a sum not exceeding tho value of said liquor, to be recovered in an Both brought by the Stale againat such seller ; and said contracts sball be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, for such quantities and kinds of lltpiors as may bo doomed necessary to the dlspo 8ary for that quarter, and said contracts Bhall further provide that tbo dIrecturs uf the dispensary may order additional quantities of liquors suflicent to supply the dlsponsary, chould thoro be noed fur more, from the samo persona or corporations at tho samo prices for that quarter. Said directors shall require from tho successful bidder or bidders Buch bond in such sum as they may deem accessary to Insure the com pllanco by said bidder or bidders with tho terms of said contracts : Provided, that Bald directors of tho dlsponsary shall not purchase, any liquor of any person, firm or corporation who shall solicit any ordors, either by drummor, agonts, samples or othorwiso, except as horoin provided: Provided, furthor, that nothing herein contained shall prevent said directors of tho dispensary from making with distillers of this Stato contracts for tho purehaso of li quors manufactured by thorn within this Stato. The lineal yea tho Slat > dls 30 th da?^o Th w sary to tnanago tho State dispensary, at | ??r r1Vul- station ou the south, and pus salaries nut to exceed thuso fixed by tho directors of the dispensary: said commissioner may discharge any of the employees at pleasure, and report his reason therefor in writing tothedirec tors of tho dispensary: Provided, that said dispensary commissioner shall not employ any person who Is related to him or any members of the directors of tho didpeusary by blood or marriage, within the sixth degree: Provided, further, that the liquors sold tu tho county dispensaries shall bo sold at a profit of not over 10 per cjnt of tho cost to the State. Section 6. That the county boards . of control be appointed by the board of t,!inK ?VU0 Moulilil Stale directors in tno manner now pro- I stores ubandouoi vided by law, and with the advice and consent of the members of the Senate and House of R .?prcacutalvea from the several counties, or a majority thereof The county dispensers shall be elected by the county boards of control: Pro vided, that no person shall be elected county dispenser or clerk \v ho is rolutod within tbe sixth degree, by blood or marriage, with any member of the. board of directors of the Sliwto dispen a a M.. ...14 V. . U-..1 i - .of the transactions of ihall end on the of oach.yoar. aary, witii the'dlspenBary comm'sa oner, | circio on tho west, or with any member of tho county board of control by whom such county dispenser or clerk aro to be elected. Section 7. All constables appointed under tho provisions of this "Act lo provide for tho election of a Statt board of control, and to further regu ato tho sale, use, consumption, trans portation and disposition of Intoxicat ing und ulchollc liquors or l'qoids in he State, and prescribe penalties for violation of dispensary laws, to police tbo same, approved March 0, 1806,"and Acts amendatory thereof, shall, before entering upon tho dulies of their ollice, and in case such constables shall have been already appointed, then withie thirty days from the passage of this Act, each give bond to the State in the urn of $500, with surety and sureties, to be approved by tho Attorney Gen eral, conditioned for tho futhful per irmunco of the duties of bis office; and in caso of the breach of said bond, suit may bo brought therein by any pcraon aggrieved thereby, either in tho county w hero any of thn obligors reside or in any county where said broach may have occurred: Provided, that the Governor shall report ull such appoint muntd to the General Assembly ut tbe next ensuing session, tho dato and torm of servico thereof. Section 8. It shall bo unlawful foe tho Stute commissioner, or any olllccr or employee of the Stale disponsury, or any county dispenser, or his clerk, to put any false or misleading label on any puokago of liquor to be sold under any provisions of thin Act, or to receive any samples for personal use, or to drink, or to givo away any I'quors In stock; and any person found guilty of violating tbo provisions of tho section shall, upon conviction in any Court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a tine of not less than $100 or by imprisonment for not less than ono month, and such conviction shall work a forfeiture of tho ollice or position held by such perav.n. Section 0 The Stato board of con trol shall, within ton days uflor tho ap proval of thiB Act, on Jemand, deliver to said directors of tho dispensary all books, accounts ond property of every nature and kind whatsoever. Section 10. All Actf tir part of Acts Inconsistent with tbe provisions of this Act be, and are hereby, repealed Section 11. Tnat all Acts relating to tho sale, used and consumption of intox Icating liquors, now of force in this State, except such as aro in conflict wilh this, be, and the same are hereby, reenaoted and deoiareo to b* in full force and e ffeot. Section 13 This Act shall go Into effect immediately upon its approval by the Governoi. sibly tho line was prolonged from Moudor river station lo tho north west so that General French might hopo by passing through Kimberloy to oomplet the circle aud to enable Lord Roberts to envelop and capture Cronje's wholo force. This was the result hoped for. The plan was brilliantly conceived and vigorously executed. But Crooje bus been ubie to evade the blow. When French reached Kimberloy It was found lhal Cronjo with tbe bulk of his forco had moved off toward Bloomfon tcin, apparently by tho Boshof roud, or by a shorter route along tbe north Tho laugers and tho convoy cap tured prove that Cronje left in haste, and one of General Kelly-Kenny 's urigades was last reported as pu:.-un, and engaglug t.ic Boer rear guaru. Generai Kitchener is superintend nig tbe pursuit. Which may be effective. Of li.o First and Ninth divisions no mention has boon mude In tbe lei grams, and tho inference is that a part of tno design is as yet undisclosed. Possibly their function is to complete Perhaps, too force is making to tno eastward, south of the Modder river, to inter vene Cronjj, though as the mounted Boors cover thirty miles a d&y, no iu fantry can catch them. A part of the Boor force may havo retreated to tho northwest, and will no doubl be pur sued. "Thero cau bo no Juubt that Kim borley id relieved and that the rail way will soon bo re-opencd. Tnis is a success, but the mure valuable result, the destruction of a part of tho Boor army, has not been secured, it- eauuot bit said, iu the circumstances, that this Is attributable to woakucad in tho British generalship, winch seouid to have been excellent. "There are disquieting features in the nows. Tho capture by Boerd, said to havo come from Coleborg, of a largo British convoy may diminish the mo bility of the British f )rce and is u proof of the judgment und energy of the Boer leaders. Too vigorous attack on i be Britiso poit ut R msburg shows that tho Boers mean to reply to L ml R)bert's advance by striking at his com in u ii i cat ions. Until tbo issue of tbo operations around Kimberloy Is fully known, it Is usolcsd to speculate upon the next move of Lord Rjbjrtd. Tno fact that Ki.nberloy has boen rol.oved and that Cronjo haH to make a hasty retreat are to the go id side of the account, but the fact that Cronje has not, at any rato up to tbo date of tho latest telegrams havo seen, been well beuten In a tight Id a didttppo nluionl. Tho opin ion is widespread that the invusion of tho Froo Stato will bring the Boer army, or at least the Free Stato con tingent, out of Natal. Upon this point I am less sanguine than most of tbe English observers, even thoro whose judgment modt dciervea confidence, out tho newd of Lord Rjborts' advance will encourage While and his men lo prolung t heir dofenso." tk. Summary of the Appro print loi Ulli tor the Com log. Year. The following uro tho main features] of tho appropriation bill Introduced lust week in tbo House, which will be passed s jbstuntiully in this form. Tbc Items aro worthy of careful study, every cltlzeu should know how t' taxes are spent: Governor's Office?Govornor, $3,00i] private secretary, $1,350; mossengo] $100 ; contingent fund, $5,000 ; statlo" ory, otc, $300. Secretary ol State. $1,000; cletL. Secretary of Stuto, $1,350: coutlnget fund of Secretary of State, $150; stationery aud stamps, $500; books,1 blanks and stutlono. y generul election, $500 ; extra clerk hlr.?. $300. Comptroller Guuorul, $11)00; chlof clerk, $:. luO ; bookkeeper, $1,400 ; con tingent fund, $200; stationery, $300; printing, $300 ; travelling expense and his assistants in examining books papers and accounts portatning to olllces of tho uudltors and treasurers of tho respective countlos and other coun ty officers, $500. State Treasurer, $1,000; chief elork, $1.500: two bookkeepers, each$l,3o0; contingent funt', $200; printing of bonds und stocks, anil to pay for bonds and stock . already printed, $500; stationery, $2t(l. Superintendent of Education, $1.900 ; clerk, $000; contingent fund, $200; printing, books, $000 ; board of educa tion, $500 ; stationery, $125 ; travelling expenses, $300. \djutant and Inspector General, $1,200: clerk, $000; armory, $350; con tingent fund, $500; stationery, $150; exponaes, $550; companies $8.000. Attorney General, $1.000; assistant Attorney General, $1,300; contingent fund, $150 ; stutlonory, $75 ; litlgution, $1,500: for emergyaucy, $51)0 Is neces sity. Railroad commissioners, $5,700 ; secretary, $1,200: contingent fund, $750. State librarian, $800; contingent fund, $12">; stationery, $300: expenses, $100. Two watchmen State llouso and grounds, $800 ; janitor, $100: engineer, $75 per mouth ; two firemen, $35 per month : engineer $25 per month for rest of year: contingent fund of koeper of Stato House, $100. Judicial Department?Chief Justice, $2,850: Associate Justice. $3 220 17, E. B. Gary: Aesociato Justice, $2.850, Y. Pope : Associate Justice, $850, Ira B. Jones. For each of tho Circuit.) edges, $3,000. Solicitors, stenographer and clerkd as provided by luw. Board of Health? Quarantine officer ut Charleston, $1.050; Btation, $1,000 ; at St. Helena. $700 ; expenaea, $200; at Port Royal, $000; expenses, $300; keeper of hospital, $175 ; at George town, $150 ; expensed, $150; keeper of lazaretto, $300. For the purpose of carrying e>ut a State board uf health, $2 200; fur quarantine purposes, $15, 000. Tax Department?Salaries of audi tors, $25,500; printing for auditors, $2, 500. State Colleges?South Carolina Col lege, $27 500; Winthrop College, $33, 000 aud $5 4?0 for scholarships. South Carolina Military Academy, 23,250 ; for deficiency reportou uy board of visitors, $0.250. Stato Colored Coilege, $8,000. South Carolina Penltoutlary?For salaries, $4750. State Hospital for the Insane?Sala ries, $3,000; board regents, per diem nd mileage. $1,200 ; maintenance, $100.()J0; builling purposes, $10,000: Wallace debt, $4.000. D.>af, Dumb aud Blind Asylum, $30, 000. Indians, $800. Water, $2.000. Claims, $8,000 ; public printing, $12, 000; Journals, $510 ; Governor's Man ion, $250 ; lights and public buildings, .1,750 ; fuel, $1,000; Cunfcdorato pon lon-i. $100,000; phosphate Inspector, $1,200: Stato Fair, $1,200; commls loners and managers of elections, $1,000 ; advertising $2.000; for rewiring Stato House, $2 000 ; interest on public debt, $283,832 51. Ho You Need An Kleotrlo Hell V Por the past ten years, Dr. J . Newton llnthawtiy who is recognized as the great est of all our specialists, has been perfect ing an Oleome licit, ? iinuier to use in his practice, one Whloh he could furnish as a jiart of his system of treatment and which tic could Conscientiously guarantee lie now announces that be liaa perfected such a hell, which he bo ieven to ho the only perfect belt made. It a light, handsome, of fjroat power, ami with new attachments, which makes it suitable for every cane, lie is prepared to furnish this hell to nil patients who need it ami who apply lo lam lor treatment, at a merely nominal Charge. Write to Dr. Hathaway to-day, telling all about your case and ho will write you about the beit, and if you deuire tho belt will he SHiu I). 1). for inspection. Address Dr. Hathaway <k Co., 24}f South llroad str?et, Atlanta, Oa. ? If when people aro charged with tholr faults thoy aro credited with tholr virtues thoro would bo more good nolgbbors In the world. ?Gold was found on tho borders of Venezuela and Britain promptly dis covered that the new field was really in its adjaoent colony of Guiana. I > a inon.ls were found in tho Orange Free state and Britain found out utmost Im mediately that tno border was wrongly located, and shifted it so that the D a mood Fields were on her s'nlo Gold 18 found In the Transvaal und Britain hus already ascertained to her own satisfaction that the Transvaal is prop erly British territory. Tee on'y r:c i foreign gold li ddi found in rc'C-Jnt years which Britain nssn't sti J.lenly discovered, to per own great surprise, to uo ready on h?r territory wt ro In Siberia. Russia is 110 largo and fierce to stand any sudden discoveries of that sort. ? A commercial travo. Ior,o-il ing upon a customer?a grocer?in a village, amused himself whilo tho tradesman was writ tig out in order by ta'klng to his son, a ooy of some 8 years' standing. "Well, my little friend," bo said us the paper was placed in Ins hand, " 1 hop you will make a o at. r man than yo ir father"?.* common nhraso addressed to children. " Sir," exclaimed the grocer, greatly disturbed, as tint b ?> retired ? "dir 1 am surprised tha1- you, a gentleman of eduOAtioO, and with a Knowledge of the world, should make r. fleotlons on my character, and that, loo, in tho presence of my eon. It Is true that tho shoop were found In my yard bu'. theo 1 was honorably ac quitted ? An idea of .the growfcj citu s .may bo ob*? ment mado by E. W mlnghatn. A1 n ^ It Is said that the American offi cials who havo j ist made a census of Cuba report having found in tho moun tains of the interior a tribe of Indians hose cxistonco was previously un known, and they ran across intelligent white persons who were unawaro tnat the United States government had tak en control of tho island. ?Loft handod parties aro a fad in Now York. Each guest is requested to come with his right hand bound up. He must register ins name, play tho piano, hold the girl with whom ho dancos and eat with tho assistance of his left band only. ?It is stated that General Otis la at la9t to bo withdrawn from tho Philip pines, anel that tho civil powor will su percedo tho railtary control In tho Isl ands. THE SICK ARE MADE WELL, And the Weak are IU-nt?>rett to Pali Vigor and si i eng t ii ut tho IlauclH of the Great est Meiin of Modern Times. Are You Slok? Hiivo you iiny pain or ncho or wflaknoMT Doch your btCCd HtioirtliatltcontiiliiHlai. l nine: Aro yon norvoua? Do you lank snap mill iictlvlty of mind und iMxlyT Are you ...i...n tired? il.iv.. you lost iiinliltlotiT la tlioro any tinnuliirnl drain upon thn ayatoniT Ib overy oryan pur fortnlnu Its proper func tion! In Other Words: Aro YOU H go lo lly Strong. Act Ivo, YlKor oua, II?ult)iy, Happy mmi or Woman ? If not, you fdiould not d? lay ono day ixiforo you con aiilt a i-i?>-e in 11 ? t ono to ? I., ini Us. human oody laiiu open hook anil who under Manila every phanoof wcak iiwhh and (llaenen nnil to whom Ilm proper treatment for a cure la as almplo im tho uddlni; of u column c' fltrurcH. For o\ er 20 yearn, Dlt. J. NEWTON 1IATIIAW A Y hiia Boen the lending ppeclaht-tof thlscountry. Ill-) prac tice hau boen for years lar,-or than I lint or nil other api-cliillHtHi-iimniiii-d. 11 , ?f ,ij| ?orls of dl-.eaceil condltlona have heen tin. miirvel of I Is- medlcnl profexNlou nnil the people Kenerally. Ill* fnmo liaa spread into every town and every hamlet Ilms', i III i. i n I w Uli all manner of diKeaseHlnivesouKlit his services In order that theymiirht ho madn whole hy tho Bdmlnlstorlns of his wonderful system of treat ment. Wrecks of humanity havo come to liiui for consultation and medicines, whoa few months later have returned to Inm In most vigorous health to give him their thank*. AS Dr./*i,itlui?ay treat thopiVaatillnr t Tho Loading Spoolallst. . ? n II if Is t. a ? t >r If e