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fr f'requent smee te re in time, with good boards rol, au'd jetter business men ia S )Am o the dispensers, the sys ac-ornp!ish all its advocates hof;ped aud expected. rom thes! special reports the follow staet "f the business of tIhe u v en.arie is made up: :L'Jninnt iurchztsed from ' at n y all the disptnsaries........ $671.559 9s Toad amount of sak. invoice .......... .. . .... ..................... S Tot:.i sales to consumer.i (county prol t < d j ................................. $ i .222 SS G ro f protits ..... ............................. 105,5S5 41) 'To ail expenses .................................. 3.54 j5 Total net profits........... 76,75 25 Expenses or dispensaries while closed, in cluded above. $'J3 49. During the quarter ending October 31 sixteen dispensaries were run at a loss amounting in the aggregate to $3.97. This was caused by the illicit sale cf i liquor in competition, and the hard times reducing consumption. It is not likely that the next quarter will show any such conditi>n. If so, all such should have salaries reduced and ex penses cut down, or be disc)ntinued. There are open now in the State six-, ty-nine Dispensaries, all told. The total profit by the County Dispensa ries, net, is $76,775.25. Ofcourse out of this must come the expenses d. ring the time the dispensaries were not open, and it will take some time in some unties to pay- off this debt. It must be un erstoo t t-the profit claimed by tie dispensaries is :all inveeted in stock-liquor on jand in Columbia aud at the local dis 1ancial condition of the State dispen sary is fast r-aching a point where cash can be paid f.r everything and no ac e-.unts be run on credit, and in a few months the $4,000 can be turned back into the t:easury, and later ou the profits can be turned in to the general fund for use the same as taxes. Before leaving this important sub ject I will say that i nearly all of the counties good boards of control have been appointed and the dispensers as a rule are filling the position satisfactori ly. la a few instances those recom mended-for we had to rely on others to advise-have shown themselves ut terly unfit and poor business men. In some instances resignatious have been called for. With good men on the county board who will attend to their duties there is no possibility of any money being stolen. At the time the dispensaries were closed, the State board had employed an inspector to go around from county to cdunty, to look , I methods of bookkeeping and t thin s.. dt. It is likely that .his may become necessary again, at least until every dispensary has been visited and inspected, and the local board and each dispenser shown ex actly how to keep the books by the best methods. In this connection, I will say that a proper supervision and understauding of the dispensary accounts will neces titate the employment of an addition al cleik or bookkeeper in the execu tive office, who will also act as secretary of the toardof control. Itisanotorious fact that my private secretary has had more irork to-do than ought to be im posed on any one wan. In addition to his proper work of answering corres pondence addressed to the Governor on ordinary executives business, he has distriuuted the-direct tax fund, record ed all the bond issues and transfers un der the refunding acts, issued the or ders for privilige tax tags, directed the movements and answered to order cor respondence in connection with the dispensary-whieb has more than doubled the executive mail. What is - needed is for the accounts and reports * of the local dlispens-rs to be sent to the executive.office at least twice a month instead of quartePly, and supervision be thus kept over each dispenser's work. ~Tia wLL.provide a check on the com missioner, and with the personal su pervision; given by the State board of control to the workings of the State dispensary will enable the:n to trace any error to the person responsible for it, and bring about a thorough business administration of the entire dispensary system. I1 have not appointed an extra man, for the simple reasori' that a howl would have been raised about the crea tihon of a new office, but as I am going out of office, justice to my successor and -- proper regard to tbe successful and satisfactory administration of the dis pensary. law causes me to make men tion of the matter. In my efforts to enforce the dispen sary law it has been brought to my attention that the sale of contraband liquor in the neighborhood of Clemson College is persistentry carried on, beitig sold by peddlers frem the mountains, * but more largely by some old offenders at Pendleton, who, I am told, have been engaged in the traffic for years. l-. early all the pet-ple of that village have been upholding the men who are engaged in this dirty work. There is a statute already fo-biddiug the sale of whiskey within ten miles of the in * stitution, and the dispensary law, or -cuairse, forbids its sale at all. But where an entire co:mmunity is banded together in evil doi:.g of this character rt is a difficult thi-:g to stamp it out. T have a suggestion to make which I hope will meet your approval. It is this: Incorporate Cico.on College for purposes of police ano extend its boundaries within a radius of five miles. This will take in Pendleton and the station on the railroad at Calhoun. Let the board of trustees be the gov erning body, with power to select a police magistrate vested with all the rights of a tr-ial justice within the cor poration. The necessity for this can be easily understood when it is known that L,be college is on the line separat-, -ing Pickens from Oconee county and within t wo miles of the Anderson line. Such an arrangement will, I am snre, ca use those who are now debauching the young men to stop: besides it will be conducive to better order and the prevention of nuisances in the neigh burhood. EDUCATIONA L INSTITUTIONS. The reports of the various State Col leges show them all to be in a pros perous and satisfactory condition, bar Sring the cry which comes from each '~~l, with the exception of the South Csrohtnollege, for more money. Under Thy4;-a-v the Governor is ex officio a m,embeie.fth)e board of visi.. tors of the Citadel, and~tiebhairman of the two boards of trusteesebi - d with caring for the interest of the 8 * Catrohna Coliege aund of the Wiunthrop Normal and Judustrial Collegze. Under Mr. Clemson's will I am trustee for life of the Clemson Agricultural andl Me ebainical College. With the muanagemnent and control of he hist three I amn perteetly familiar, but I have not fouiud time, nor indeed hus it been necessary, for me to devote muchoi attention to the Citadel, as its arliairs have been admirably managed. The reports o,f the v-arious boards will sho~w closely the attendance and the I; naucial status of each, wit hi all other etesconnected with their adminis tration which it is proper for the Leg isature to know. Th partial destruction by fire of the maiu colliege building at Clemson iu Alav last was a great disaster. The 'taeding was not fully insured, and the brddid nt receive from that suuree necrly wh:st it cost; but owrig to thel an inthe prices of mnaterials and cheaper haor, it is estimated that the e 2t of restorinig the institution, to getn.eV wi the other losses of heating aplacs,lgug furniture, appar tabove theO insturance. Thie building of a e-rge altiont to the mecbauical de part :n.emt mad othier necessary imiprov-e .1s,w the cost of tempo rarv class :oms b i;;y pro,vided after the fire to enab:e the co'leue work to continue, Los iriUght ite tru,itees in debt. Then, we ar.L-amtei with the certainty of a au dcerease in the reve!sue on whitb wve mainly depend-the privilege tax on fertilizers. So that it appears absolutely necessary, if the college is to run on under the scheme upon which it was inaugurated, of paying for stu dents labor, etc., and to equip the vari ous departments even partially, espec ially the mechanical hall-that we must ask for additional appropriation to the above. The board asks for $35, 000. It must be left to your judgment, after canvassing the entire situation, as to how much can be appropaiated. The Citadel board asked for an extra appropriation of $2,560.75 to pay off claims arising from damages by the fire and cyclone, and $868.80 for insurance. The report of the Winthrop trustees makes demand for $75,000 additional appropriation to complete and run that school until next January-I mean, to run it after it is completed; not to pay the beneficiary scholarships and main tain the school now in Columbia. It will be seen, then; that the total appropriation required or asked for by the four colleges will aggregate some thing like this: South Carolina College............. $30.000 Citadel.................................... 23,429 Clemson.................................. 35,000 Winthrop College at Rock Hill. 75,000 Winthrop Normal College, Col um bia................................... 5,700 Agrregating.......................$169,129 It is altogether desirable that the Woman's College shall be completed and opened as soon as possible. Our people are a unit in this matter. The friends of Clemson, and they are almost as numerous as those of the girls school, are anxious to see it properly e @ed iu carrying on its allotted wor- ce practical education. The South Carolina College bas the largest attendance of new students in its history, and has matriculated 150 during the session. Its friends feel very much encouraged. The attendatce at the Citadel is up to the average; but something some where has absolutely to go lacking, or tbere must be enforced by the General As w.ambly a general reduction of ex penses all along the line, not only of the colleges, but of every other depart ment.- The people are in desperate fi n.ncial straits, and the price of cotton, which is lower than it has been for a half century, and below the cost of production in most cases, leaves no al ternative. Then, when it is renem bered that the phosphate royalty, which has hitherto yielded a large in come annually, will yield this year nothing above the amount due the Sinking Fund for the retirement of bonds, it will take a bold heart to vin dicate before the people, in the next election, any vote which does not mean the most rigid economy. The only pos sible source of revenue to replace the loss of the phosphate royalty, or its use for another purpose, is the dispen sary. I see no alternative, and indeed I ttrink it.nothing but just and proper, that the Legislature should order a re duction of salaries in all the colleges to correspond with f he increased pur chasing power of money, and relieve as far as possible the burdens of the tax payers. This reduction need not 11e horizontal, nor the rule inflexible; but the institution can. be run, and well run at a smaller pay for the teachers and those professors who will not sub mit to such reduction as will tide over the present financial crisis can be re placed by as good or better men. A yearago $2,000, a professor's salary, represented fifty 500-pound bales of cot ton. It now represents about eighty bales. Should the price return to a normal level, thus relieving the situa tion, the present salaries, which under ordmnary circumstances are none too high can be restored. if these views meet the approbation of the General Assembly, Clemson can get along very well on $25,000, the South Carolina College on $28,000, the Citadel on $17,500, after paying its debts. For the College at Rock Hill I hardly know what estimate to make. A large amount of the appropriation asked for is for' the payment of debts already contracted and the liquidation of contracts for special work, as heat inig, lighting, plumbing, fire protection, etc., which are already let at the lowest possible dollar. It will be remembered that the pen itentiary has furnished, under a joint re'solution of the last General Assembly, a number of conviets, averaging about ninety, to assist in the erection of these buildings. The terms of that resolution, in the opinion of the Attor ney General, require that the peniten tIary should pay all expenses for feed. ing, clothing, guarding, etc. This has not been done, and the trustees have borne all these expenses, except the guards. The penitentiary is in admi rable condition, and its financial status, which reflects the highest credit on its management, will enable it to carry out a scheme which .1 now suggest, with out serious trouble or embarrassmenL. The building operations at Rock H ill are at such a stage that by the employ nient of a moderate number of skillea mechanics, they can be completed, ac cording to the designs of the architect, by thbe penitentiary authorities. There are good carpenters, brick masons, plas terers, etc., among the convicts, and thiese can be employed, along with luch others as may be necessary, to earry on the work. Nearly ani of these convicts we now have are unbkilled, and at least half of them can be re turned to the institution to be other wise employed; and by this means an appropriation of sixty thousand dollars will enable the board of trustees to pay off all outstanding obligations, and help furnish such additional material as may be necessary. An examination of the Winthrop trustees will show outstanding liabili ties to be $33,026 68. The minimum amount for the equipping the laundry and kitches, putting seats and furni ture in the main building, and furnish ing the dormitory will be $12 000. With $10,000 additional for materials, and the payment of such skilled labor as the penitentiary cannot furnish, I feel sure that the school cani be ready for opening by the first of September, at a minmmum of cost, and that the penitentiary will not be in the -least erippled. The admirable manner in whbieltQol. Neal, the superintendent, has put m iIthe many improvements in the penitentiary, including the hand some and large new hosiery mill, shows conclusively that this work can be in trusted to his hands with absolute safety, and with perfect assurance that it will be well done. Cedar Springs Institute and ClafliTh ollege, the two other State schools ainn,! a prosperous condition andh will only -rquire the usual ap propriat ions. As f,ia-fiin, howe ver, gets each year a larger a larger amount from the Morrill fund, i s.a - propriation from the State can be di minisihed without injury. The school for the Deaf and Dumb anid Blind can not and should not be expected to have its appropriation lessened. Every dol lar spent there is well spent, aad none of those who are connected with the school receive salaries as high as ob tained in tnie other schools. Before leaving this subject, I would again direct attention to the necessity of providing some clear, plain rule, by statute, to determine the method to be pursued at the various State colleges in deciding who shall and who shall not pay tuition. Frorn what I have been able to see and learn, about the only thing which is done now is to leave it to the honor of the student, or his parent or guardian. As a matter of principle, it is either right to charge tuition or it is not. Se theory on I which the free common schools are founded looks to the education of the voter as a necessary means of main raining free institutions, and securing he benefit to society of an intelligent eitizenship. It is a question how far a State can or ough t to go in off'ering edu education to its citizens. If we look at it from one standpoint, the wealthy to pay tuition Lto our colleges, bus already contributed of his means in taxes for their support, and should at least be put on terms of equality with his poorer fellow citizen who pays less taxes or none at all, and whose son is allowed to enter without tuition on the plea of poverty. If, after having paid taxes, he is again called on to pay tuition, while another who has not paid taxes is allowed to enter his boy without tuition, it has the appearance of injustice and favoritism. But I do not direct attention to it from any mo tive other than to have the question decided. Let us do away with the farce of requiring tuition, or see to it that the dishonest and unscrupulous do not abuse the State's bounty. It is not right that the man of honesty and honor shall pay because he is willing to pay, and then not provide a rule which will make those similarly situ ated to pay likewise. Then again, I wish to point, out the existence of abuses in awarding the scholarships in the Citadel. Tbisyear complaints have reached me from four couaties, charging favoritism and sharp practice in the conduct of the examin ations. It is notorious, and is becom ing a stench in the nostrils of the peo ple, that the class of whom these capetships were intended does not re ceive the benefit. Those charged -'th the burden of educating the e elastic consciences in sw to the amount of property t own. The auditor's certificate is ined by some "hocus pocus," and as is frequently the case, men Wbo are perfectly able to educate their child'ren have little or no property on the ~ duplicate. The school is being f 'tidermined in the etions of pie because of these at e system of comiieti tive examinations. When even fair ness and impartiality govern them, the poorest class of the boys, who alone should obtain scholarships, are out ranked and shoved aside by thelsons of men whose means give them better op portunities. Then, when it is remem bered that the State forces taxes from tbe people, to the amount of $300 a year for each beneficiary at the Citadel, while it only costs $140, including tui tion, to give equally as good training at Clemson, it can be easily seen that the Citadel will not stand the comparison or the competition. I have urged in a previous message that, instead of hav ing two beneficiaries from a county and allowing eab $300, the number be doubled, giving four, and allowingeach only $150, and then make the boys cr their parents makegood the deficiency out of their own resources. The students at -the two schools will then be on terms of equality, except that there are nO beneficiaries at Clem son whatever. To state the proposition with absolute fairness, let us make the comnarison as follows: At Clemson the State furnishes the faculty, and beat and li,ht free of charge. If we aliow twelve thousand dollars of the twenty appropriated to the Citidal to furnish thesame for that college, then the eight thousand re maining goes to furnish board, uni forms, books, etc., to the seventy bene ficiaries. Now, to educate seventy ad ditional beneficiaries no additional teaching force will be necessary, and if the hundred and forty are charged enough out of their owin resources to pay for the board, uniforms, books, etc., of the additional seventy, it is all that will be necessary. I urge this change as the only means to keep the school alive; for the people are growing very restive under constantly increasing de mand made for higher education. PENAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITU TIONS. The lunatic asylum and the State penitentiary, which come under this bead, are both in a better condition, as regards their buildings, sanitary ar rangements'and their entire adminis tration, than ever before in their his tory. ft is no vain boast to say that they will compare favorably with any institution of their class in the United States. A t the asylum the daily average of patients has been 778, and it is grati fying to note that there has been a slight decrease in the number of admis sions. October 31st there were 798 in mates, of whom 460 were white and 338 colored. Many improvements have been made on the farm and in the main building, during the incumbency of the present superintendent. The per capita expense has been $123.37, .as compared with $113891last year. The farm has been admirably managed, yielding a large crop of corn and an enormous quantity of vegetables, milk, etc. While both the superintendent and the steward have received their a.ppointments from me, and I used my best judgment, they were both untried men, and given their places with some misgivings as to the results. Their ap pointments were necessarily somewhat of an experiment. I have congratulated myself time and again on the happy fortune which suggested them to me, and I do not hesitate to congratu late the people of the State. Two more progressive, painstaking, zealous and ellicient officers cannot be found any where, and it only needs a visit to the asylum to see, at a glance, the many markedi improvements in sanitation, ventilation, cleanliness, and the many ather things going to increase the com fort, health and safety of the unfortu nate inmates. I would not be under stood as giving all the -credit to these two men. The regents are entitled to their full share and each and every afficer oftthe institution has contributed to its present superatively satisfactory condition. Tbe management of the penitentiary bas been equally as satisfactory, and the showing made is equally worthy of praise; more especially as the institu Gion has met with a serious disaster in the burning of thbe hosiery mill,-which with the electric motor used to run it, entailed a heavy loss. This has been rebuilt on an enlarged plan, and it is nearly ready to be occupied. An im proved system of sewerage and water :losets has been put in; and here again the visitor can see a marked change Lagking to the better care, comfort and iealth of the prisoners. Figures will give a better illustration of what has seen accomplished, and I give the num :>er of inmates, with the number of leaths, for a series of years: statement of Deaths and Annual Average ofI Prisoners in Penitentiary.1 Deaths. Average. 886.................. ' 974 i w..................... 0 1.O15 ..'.................... 100 9476 ........................ 101 587 .....................593 ..................... 2 11,h '1 here were on the 3ht of Octob? 1.n.2 prsIs )>ners, an increase e' 19 over last .ye.r. The ~olowing is the iaancial st.aterr-aut: A sset. 'ash received.........................9,22l ii ~ated val ~ ~rp on hand at 9 ....................... . 38,4C8 03 Value h >stck ...................~.4,300 00) imount due for convict hire......6,399 65 To al................................$142,71 83I Llabi:ities. Acconsls due, including payment 39 on DeSiussure farm............... * 8333 ash disbursed..... ................ 96,873 49) 2 Total............... ........ 115,168 88 [Aea. lng a net balance of........ 27,302 55 The DeSatissure farm has been or will be aid for In fullI this year. and hereafter it will e run on State account alone. Hitherto it 2as been rented out and worked on shares. While I do not take any credit to myself for his altogether creditable showing as a part1 >f the Reform adnministxation,the prestnt uperintendent and direct.ors of the peniten iary can well challenge comparison with heir predecessors, and merit the well done of he people. FINANCES AN(D TAXES. These two most Iroportant matters are reated fuliy and clearly in the reports of the state Treasurer and Comptroller Gieneral. ' he following abstracts from the Treas :rer's rep rt show toe condition of the state's finances : Abstract--Cash Liabilities October 31, 1891. [nterest due land: not called for,< viz: on consols, Brown and3 Green ........................... . 117,019 87 1 On~ Blue 4%4 per cents redemption Ii deficiencies....................... 382 49 t On new Brown 4% per cents re-t demption Brown cnastits... 1,894 76 On deficiency bonds and stocks.. 237 09. Dispensary, ktate ............... .............. 21,169 15 gininz fundicommissioners ... 3 60 Slnkingfund for.the reducLion of the Brown 4% per cents under Act 1881...............................250,275 23 Direct tax fund.................... .13,5 89 Direct tax fund interebt .................. 17 9:9 92 Direct tax claims, AcI 1884.............. 7,202 7; Brown consols, due 1893, outstand'g 6,753 97 Deficiency stock, due 1868, outat'd'. 2 98 Morrili fund, balance...................... A,152 70 Loans, (interest to be added)........ 0,000 to interest from July 1. 1894, to July!. 1894, on *26,617.71 Brown 4j per cents liaole to be issued for prin cipal and interest of old bonds..... 11,999 15 Privilege tax on ferti)lzers,balance &.8 76 dpecial accounts.....---......... 1,383 Go Balances of appro nations un drawn not included above, say... 74,679 13 $02,215 08 Abstract-Cash Assets October 31, 191. Gener,i account.................. ........... 64,316 73 Commissioners sinking fund.......... 43,563 60 Sinking fund for reduction, etc., of Brown 4. per cents....................... 25,275 23 Dispensary. S. C............................... 21,169 16 Direct tax fund................... .. ,5 89 Direct tax fund-interest................. 17,914 93 M orrill fun d......-------.......................... 8,152 70 kte:deaption Brown consols............ 7,112 43 Yedemption deficiency stock........303 2 Privilege tax on fertilizers............ 658 76 Special accounts................. 1 38 60 Total .......... ........... ................... 203.25624 Net cash liabilities Octo'ter 31, 1894, say ..... ....-- ........... ............ 198,958 81 Abstract-Liabilities Other than Cash, Octo ber31 1891. Brown 4Y pe..cent: redernpti . . ..........................$5,528,679 58 T e4Y per cents redemption de ficiencies.................. ....... ............. 400,000 00 Agricultural College stock, Clem son College........................ 95,90 00 Agicultural College stock, Claflin 'ollege............. ......... ...d . 93,900 00 Clemson College, perpetual fund stock .............................................. K8,539 -9 Gree. consols, outstand ing,.. .............326,236 54 Less estim'd invalidity... 295,559 2) - _ - 30,87734 Bonds and stock (principal with interest to July 1st. 1963,) liable to be issued for old bonds and s.ock, not Inc] uned above........... 266,617 71 Total............................................S6,476,544 (r2 Abstract-Cash W-ceipts for fear Ending Oc tober 31, 1891. General taxes, 1892 and 1833 and back taxes....... ................... .........$ 932,138 20 State dispensary............... 463.911 19 Phosphate royalty.............. 7.t27 13 Privlbwge tax on frtilizers............. 43,423 88 Direct tax intereat received from Uni'ed States................................ 17,919 92 Morrill fund received troin United States................. .......................... 20,C 0 00 Insurance license fees............ 10,60 00 Railroad assessments from rail ioad commissioners..................... 7,1'6 61 Fees office Secretary of State....... 3,917 20 Commissioners sinking fu.d.......... 1,50 00 Loans-Governor and State Treas urer under Act 1 3........................ 100,043 49 Other sources........ ...... 2,662 55 Total ..~.i............... .....*1,661,00 17 Cash balance October 3f, 1893 ....227,,28 53 '$1,888,828 72 Owing to the extraordiuary expenses Incurred last year in funding the State debt, etc., as fully set out in my last message, the Treasury has been running on a very small margin, and we have been forced to borrow to meet current obligations. I have already mentioned the fact that no revenue has been received from the phosphate roy alty tbis year, except such as is pledged by law to the Sinking Fund. The to tal receipts from that source up to the 12th November since first of Janu ary, when it began to be set aside, have been $56,373.73. Under the terms of the act refunding the debt, which is declared to be a contract, $75,000 must go to the Sinking Fund before any royalty becomes available for current State expenses. It will be seen that we have not received enough to satisfy the obligation. But this is never likely to occur again, as the phosphate fleet is now fully restored, and all the dredges are at work. Still, as the royalty is only 50 cents a ton, we are not likely to receive much, if any, income during the next year from phosphates over and above the amount due the Sinking Fund. The Comptroller-General's report shows that, notwithstanding the strin gency in money matters, the total prop erty aseessed for taxation has been slightly increased over last year. This is very gratifying when we remember that there have been studied and mis ehievous efforts on thbe part of certain newspapers to slander the State ad ministration and create the impression that those now in power in South Car olina have been and are antagonistic to capital. When it is known that there has boen a shrinkage in assessed values in Georgia of more than thirty millions of dollars within the last year, those of our citizens who have been dis posed to criticise and abuse the State government should feel ashamed that they have allowed malice and prejudice to send abroad sucb false and mislead ing statements. To give an instance, a few months ago it was heralded all over this State that a large cotton mill, which was to be built in the South by Northern capi tal, would be erected in Georgia because of unjust discrimination in our laws against mannufacturing enterprises and the antagonistic attitude of the Legis lature. The lie first appeared, I be lieve, in the Manufacturers' Record, of Balti more. Its republication here, without denial by several leading newspapers, and, in fact, with a virtual endorsement, at first, of its truthfulness, could but do injury butside of the State, and tend to drive away capital seeking investment in that line of business. It is said that the truth never over takes a lie, and the injury done cannot be undone, although in less than two weeks it had been discovered that the dispatch was a "fake," and the very newspapers which had rolled it under their tongues as a sweet morsel, real ized their mistake, and some of them at least grew to be suffciently ashamed to defend the State against the false bood. The episode was the more sur prising and disgraceful from the fact, well known throughout the country, Lhat South Carolina oiffers the most in viting field for cotton manufacturing f any Southern -State, and leads them all in the number of looms and spin iles. Thbis industry has the brightest nd most promising future, and capi ~al invested in ityields largerdividends ~han any business in our midst; and ~here ire hundreds of magnificent water powers awaiting development, which will, in the near future, be har tessed to machinery to spidi the cotton made in the adjoining fields. There are a few matters, some of ninor importance and others of great ublic interest, which I have yet to resent. After visiting Washington wo or three times in person and writ ug several letters, I succeeded finally n getting the interest account on the lirect tax funi adjusted and the noney, amounting to $17,919 92 has een paid. It is now in the State ,reasurv mwittug for the General As einbly to provide some means and an horizing its distribution. I deem it inesessar'y to bave the claimants go o the expense o' proving their claims, nd think it wid sumeie to have the ched ule, which is in the Secretary of State's offie and shows the amount iue to each person, who paid tbe tax trid interest, govern the distribution. l'here will have to be some compensa ion allowed for this extra labor. All >f the judgments for the principal >f the direct tax obtained before the pecial masters of Beaufort and Chatrles on are on file in the Comptroller Gen ral's offce, and a small per cent. on sach sum paid out as interest will ~ompensate whatever person is desig jated to make the distribution, Of sourse the Governor will have to sign he warrant. ORTIFICATION OF CHARLESTON HAR BOR. The following letter will explain it elf: W AR DEPARTMENT. Washington. D. C., April 3rd, 1894. Iis Excellency B. B.. Tillman. Governor of south Carolin~a, Columbia. S. C.: "Sir:-The approved plan of defense of Tharlestonx harbor, SonU Carolina, contem >lates the erection of batteries on Sullivan's sland in that harbor on three tracts of land iwned by the State. Under Section 355Re ised Statutes, public money cannot be ex >ended upon sites for fortifications or other tructur s to be built by the United States intiltihe title to and the jurisdiction over he same are in the United states. act ceding the title to and the jurisdiction over the three tracts of land, and to solicit your offices in commending the same to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Ve respectfully, 'our obedient servant, JOSEPH B. DOE, Acting Secretary of War. The draft of the act proposed to be passed is in the executive cham!per, and -will be banded to whatever com mittee it may be referred. CAUSE OF LYNCH LAW. The law's delay has been a theme for the animadversion and anathemas of men from time immemorial, and it appears to me that we have in South Carolina the best system of laws and rules of court to enable men to shirk the gallows that can possibly exist anywhere. Our crimi nal code and the rules under which it is administered appear to have been con trived for the sole purpose of showing how not to hang a man. The consequence L is, the people have lost all patience and almost all faith in the administration of justice. This lamentable and disgraceful condition is the direct and almost sole cause for the prevalence of lynch law in our midst. I have discussed th,s matter at some length in previous messages, and I will do no more now than allude to it again for the purpose of urging such changes as will insure a speedy trial for -outrageous crimes. I will not go into de t ails cr make any special suggestions, but I do beg with all earnestness that legisla tion be had looking to this great and neces sary reform. CHICKAMAUGA COMMISSION. Under authority and by instructions of a joint resolution passed at the last session of the Legislature, a: commission, at the head of which was Adjutant and Inspector-General Far ley, was appointed to visit the battle field of Chickamauga and assist the United States officers to locate the positions oc cupied by South Carolina troops in that famous struggle. The work was perform ed in a highly satisfactory manner, as is shown by the report printed for your in formation. In this connection, it is my province to in form you of the death of Gen. Kershaw. The grand old hero passed away before he had hardly begur, the work to which he was assigned by the unanimous voice of the last Legislature, namely, "the preparation of a brief history of the part taken by the: various commands from this State in the great civil war." In this connection, it is your province to:or have the Governor appoint'some suit able person to carry on this important work. It will not do to delay, because every year more and more of those who wore the grey are "crossing over the river to rest under the shade," along with Jack son, Lee land te other great leaders; and unless these annals are prepared soon the story will never be written with that degree of sympathy and feeling that a comrade can only give it. It is a natural transition from the re cords and bistory of the Confederate war to the work of the records commission, which was charged with the duty of ob taining from the British museum documents relating to our colonial history. This work has been completed, and we have the inval uable data in manuscript, from which to write the true history of the hardy pioaeers who laid the foundations of our common wealth. I cannot recommend their publica tion at this time, because it is a matter which can wait; but as they have cost a large sum of money, I think they should be bound and deposited in the vaults of the treasury for s,fe-keeping, and recommend a small appro priation for that purpose. When provision is made for the publication of the Confederate records, which must be in a year or two, we may confidently expect that these will be printed also. CONCLUSION. A few words In conclusion and I have done. Nine years ago I began the agitation of cer tain reforms looking to the education- and upbuildimg of she agricultura,l Interests. Without intending It and almost before I knew it, things had shaped themselves Into a political movement, directed ..o reforming abuses in our go.vernmental affairs. The peo ple were In a restless and dissatisfied condi tion, and as year after year their inst de mands were ignored, and the oligarchy con trolling the State government grew more and more Insolent in refusing to recognize what were felt to be reasonable and proper reforms, the feeling of resentment grew stronger and stronger, and the move ment gathered impetus. By 1899 there was a perfect ground-swell, resulting in revolution and the retirement of all old leaders. Anl untried man, fresh from the plow and with out any experience whatever in public af fairs, I was elected Governor. I had foreseen and predicted the dogged opposition, that I would have to endure, severe adverse criti cism and a most malignant and slanderous warfare. Whether I was a prophet or not the history of the past four years will tell. The "long, rough, rocky and btumpy road to the execut:ve mansion'' was travelled in 1890 and the campaign of 189.i. in which I asked the people for a vindication and a vote of conndence, can be best described as a tri umphal procession, in .which a majority of 2Z2,0UuOof the white men in this State marched at my back to show their determination that Democrcy in South Carolina meant the rule of the majorit,y, and that the people were determinc". to govern t jemselves. Since I have been chief magistrate of South Carolina I nave had wnore complex questions of grave consequence to deal with, have been confronted with greater problems pressing for solution, than have marked the civil his iory of the state during' all the balance of its existence. In the disch?arge of my official duty 1 have known but one rule, the welfare of the people and the honor of the State. I have defended its honor aind dignity to the best of my anility. When a question would arise I have asked myself, "Is this good for the State? Is It right?'' And when my con science has approved I have moved forward, without regard to consequences. I had no selfish motives in accepting the leadership and running for Governor. I" have worsted harder for the State than I ever worked for myself. I take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to the people for the love t hey have shown me and the confi dence which they have always displayed That love and confidence and a clear con- I science have been my shield from the darts I of envy and malice which have been thrown so relentlessly, and I leave the office with the consciousnes.s of having discharged my duty as I saw It, and an absolute confidence that the just historian of the future will sustain my good name and gie due credit for those things which 1, in obedence to the will of the people, ad sustained by them, have ac comnplished. I must a.lso thank my coadjn tors in the State House for their uniform courtesy and zealous co-operation. Without their active help I must have oft times failed. Ilam glad to be relieved ( f the burden, which has pressed upon me at times with a weight which no man living can conceive who has not been sImilarly situated. With charity towards my enemies, who have hated me, I know not why, with love and gratitude to my thousands of friends, I return my commission to the people who gave It, proud of the consciousness that most of those who put me in uffice are still m.y staunch supporters, while I have wrungj from my enemies at least respect. My recordI as b,overnor is made "What is writ Is writ, Would It were worthier." Respectfully. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. BY WAY OF EXPLANATION. A Postscript Amendment to the Mas sage.. Governor Tillmnan last night made the following public: "In my message to-day to the Gene ral Assembly I find that I have done ~Solicitor Bellinger an injustice. When I learned of the United States deputy marshall having acted in the outrage ous manner that he did, I asked the AtU<-1 4y General to notify the solicitor that I w< u!d expect him to prose 'ute It- case with vigo~r against both Fur man and the shberiff'. Liter on I sent Mr. Belliniger a verbal message urgind action and on Saturday last I wired to know what he bad done. He replied, "I have been to busy; will write." Up to last night I had Dot received any commtiunicatio,n and could but feel that he had acted in a disrespectful and strange manner. Hence I said what I did in the message. I now learn that the grand jury had been dismissed when the solicitor got the Attorney General's letter, and there was no cebance to prosecute the case at this eourt. Mr. Bellinger was absorbed in the Brown murder trial and did not attach the importance to the case that I did, and neglected to explain. I now see that 'e has not neglected his duty or intended any disrespect to me and I cheerfully make this explanation as justly his due. "iB. R. TILLMAN, Governor." It might be mentioned that Solicitor Bellinger is in the race for Attorney General. Rudy's Pile Suppository is guaranteed to cure Piles and Consti pation, or money refunded. 50 cents per box. send two stamps for cireilar. and Free Sample to MARTI N RUDY, f Registered Pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa. No POsTALS ANSWERED. For sale by all first-class druggists ever3 where, andj mD Newberry, S. C., by WV. E. Pelhiam, j )OO -ar w-a-A PHTGRAP.H A.U' Mirrors,4 FANCY WAI!I Glove Cases, SILVER MATCH BOXESI PAPER KNIVES, A LARGE STOCK OF FANCY. CALENDARS. GJAMES FOR CHILDREN, The Handsomest Lot of PIC TURES Ever Shown in the City he iowisericesto com and inspec my stock which I propose to sel.l at he low stpi e. Ha ino ugh1,1em v r o can sell them accord ngly Higaph sie e yoha, m