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- 7 '- , . . - - , -. . I I-If r. tubrrtsei,~Iws _.N E W B E R R Y I, C ,. .-"'--S-=--- -+M-AY- w11.- ,-18..1..... .- ....-==-.- - --- -.-a--- ------- E STABLAIHED_1869. NEWBERRY, S. C., T UES DAY, MAY IIL 189)7. T WICE AV WEEK, $1.50 YA IN THE BOARD ROOM LAwVHENoE SUCOEE')NsORUWMV1As THE 0ULFK Col. Jifrlm' Holds Over-It. solution About M(arrIs and the Trunk-The seized Liquor to be Iteturnet. When the Stato board of control assembled yesterday morning one of its first acts was to. throw open its meetings to the representatives of the press. This announcement was made immediately to the reporters, who stood waiting in the ante-room to the "dark closet" of which no lit tio ha been written and said here recently. They hastoned to accept the'invitation, which Mr. Cooper had secured for them, to be present at the board's meeting. Much of the morning was tak, n up in considering bids for glass and discussing the quality of the bottles supplied by the different compaijs. The opinion of two of the oinployos in the dispensary loiiod from hand ling the flasks,--'was had as to tho strength a 'toughness of the bottles then i ee.- After they had finished, on time, the represontatives of th ass factories wore admitted. -ackham of the Packham Man hIacturing company, Baltimore, who had submitted a written bid, as had all the others, was the first admitted. He spoke of the quality of his goods and the strength of his bottles.. Mr. A. F. Finkoll of the Illinois Glass company next spoke of his goods, and after him camo Mr. St. Julian Yates, for the Petnsylvania Glass company. - Ono of the mom bers of the firm' was with him. Col. D. P. Duncan of the Alliance exchange also submitted bids for a glass factory with which hewas dcal The board at this point left, the glass qpestion until the afternoon session. RETURNING INTERSTATE SEIzURES. The question of returning liquor, seized by constables, to parties who were known not to be blind tigers, evoked rather a lengthy discussion. It was started by Mr. E. L. Farley presenting a petition from certain citizens of Spartanburg asking that about 22 gallons of whiskey which was seized be either returnod or its equivalent in money be paid to the shipper, A. F. Gwynn of North Car olina. This liquor had been shipped for persol al use, in small quantiboi, from a gi on to four gallons, to sov dyr.jjput ble citizens of Spart anburg county, and had in due season been seized before delivery. The shipper, Mr. Gwynn, had refunded the pur chase money to the proper parties and was asking that the liquo- >r its equivalent in mo'aey be returned or paid. Mr. Williams of the board had al so received a communication about the same liquor. Mr. Miles moved "iat the whiskey be returned to Mr. Gwynn. Commissioner Vance informed tihe board that it had been dumped. Col. Jones said the question of re turning seized liquor wvas a delicate one, but he thought it. best in evory case where the parties wore reputa ble citizens to return it. Ilethought it best, at any rate, to return the whiskey until the test case wvas de cided. ,.This seemed to be the gon-. erale inion of the board. Then, sinc e Qwynn liquor had been dumn it was doeoideadto roimb)urso ~ Iaying the rate por gallon at " ~wich the whiskey conld have been bought. Mr. J. B. Douthit had received a petition from a gonstleman 'or tho re lease of a gallon jng which had been seized. He was a doctor; and a good citizen, Mr. Douthlit said. So the whiskey was ordered sent back to him. Again, (Comnmissioner Vance interposed with the statement that this liquor had boeon dumped. An other gallon of good quality was thonu * ordered sent to.the genltleman. The following petition wans receiv ed and acted upoii by thme board: (Columubia, S. C. To the Chairman and Membeors of the State Board of Control: A-W,the undersigned c , would respectfully potition your honorable body to reestablish the dispensary on Assembly street in this city. Wo fool that four dispon saries is none too many and that four are necessary. Sigued: W. S. Martin, H. L. Cal 'vo, R. F. Clark, S. B. Witherspoon, H. Steel, T. R. Maxwell & Co., J. W. H. Duncan, E. H. Dent., C. 0. Corley, T. A. Dent, H1. 0. Sims, W. B. McGowan, A. David, W. J. Man ly. This was referred to the county boar'd of control to report on at the next moting of the Stato board. A QUESTION OF INSTUANOE. Mr. John T. Duncan, as attorney for Dixon and for Wannemacher & Co., presented to the board of con trolfour unpaid claims for policids fof'firo insurance on tho Stato dis. Ionsary. Although Colonel Mixson sinco April 1st, 18906, has had no au thority in this matter, it appears that the insurance has boon writton, as under the old law, in Mixson's' name, while the board of contirol, or its chairnivi, is the party to whom those policies should be mado and bills charged. The four claims amount to $211.50. Those parties were rep resented by brokers, Dimgee & Co. of Philadelphin, through whon Maj. B. B. Evans of Columbia obtained the four policies in question, besides doing other business with them. Chairman Jones explains that it was the custom to divide the insurance among soveral agents, and that i cor tain amount was given to Mr. Evans to place wherover he could get the risks takon, thoro being trouble at times in placing such insunee. From this it apl)ars that, Mr. Ev mis undertook to place for the dis pentsiry an amount of insuranco, and through Dingeo & Co., brokors, plac ed various risks with companies. Tho dispensary is hold by Mr. I)ncan responsiblo for the "acts of its agent," B. B. 1E,vans, to whiom they paid the prominn, charging that he has never paid over the samo to the coitpanivs' agents, Dingeo & Co. The board of control dony that Evans is their agent, but the agent of the other parties, whilo Duncan contends that B. 1. Evans acted for the board of control, while Dingeo & Co. ropresented tlie various compan ies. The matter Was referred to the attorney general. Mr. Evans, at tL last moting, it is said, claimed that the amounts woere paid, and produced two receipts, which, lie claimed, covered said amounts, though the amounts (lid not tally. At this meeting the cor respondence betwooen Evans and Din gee was in evidence. If Mr. Duncan's contention is sus tained the board will have to pay these accounts a secondl time and look to Evans for redress. Major Evans says there is nothing in the whole matter; that heohas paid Dingee & Co. all that -is duo them, and it is nothing more thani an at. tempt to come back on him, coNFEnRIID wITH! THE COVERNOR. It was ab)out 1 o'clock when a incs sage from the governor was received asking that the b)oard come immed iately to his ollice. T~hiey went, andi remained there until the hour for dinner. While there it was arranged that Mr. Williams would make affi davit against Mr. Scruggs for official mniscond uct. ,soME RIEcoMMENDATIONS. The board, on reassembling at 4 p. mn., received a number of recoim mendations from Commissioner Vance about the details of the dis pensary. Among them was a sumg gestion that a room be rented for storing liquor- a surplus of bottled goods-in order to meet the increns ed demiands of the fall trado. lie wished by working every (lay to get enough bottled and1( on had in ordler to avoid night workc alt.ogther This matter was continuedl until thme next umooting. . twas also decided, on Colonel Vance's reconioendation, to build an wagon shed anid a shedt for the stor ago of empty barrels. The alaryeo ad r1 ynm Do.r was increased to $10 a wook by the board, and the salary of constabu lary Clerk W. W. Harris was in. creased to $1,P00. BOTTLER DOUoHT. The purchase of bottles was,com ploted at the afternoon session. The Packham company received an order for 10 cars of half pint flasks and five cars of pint flasks; tho Illinois Glass compauy got an order for five cars of quart bottles, and the Alli ance exchange, through Colonel Duncan, received an order of five cars of pint pottles. In connection with the purchase of bottles, a committeo consisting of Messrs. Cooper and Douthit was ap pointed to draw up a contract with the glass men. The contract pro vides that the bottles shall be of a certain weight, height and como up to certain other requiroments. OLRAiINO Mi. UARiUs. This ended the routine work of the board. Mr. Cooper then introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That it is the sonso of this board that the Hon. C. W. Gar ris caine into thOie possession of the Beckroge trunk in an honorablo and legt *,nate way and that the prico foi said trunk be fixed at $5. Mr. Cooper prefaced his resolution by a few remarks. Ho had soon tlb trunk, lie said, after Air. Garris got it, and know the condition it was in. Tho other members of the board loft it to Mr. Coopor to say what the trunk was worth, as lie was tho only one to soe it. Ho placod the prico at. the abovo amount. AS TO THE scAN)AL. Vhen th l prico of the Beckroge tr-nk was thus disposedof, Mr. Coop er said ho desired to mako a stato mont publicly about the governor's action in the matter. H_ did so by saying that he th1ought Governor El lorbo had clone the State board an in justice in proceeding in this investi gation in the way lie had. 'Ho thought the governor might have left the mat ter to the board to deal with as it came within its province. Since soo ing the governor today, howover, lio said lie had heard cortain thiing!. which made his action seem more justifiable. Col. Jones saic.that the governor had seen him about the investigation and announced his determination of pushing matters. THE cHIAIRiANS1iIP. This reached the p)oint whore the election of chairman wvas to b)e had. Col. Jones at the outset said that an explanation on his part was nec osary. "Yesterday" (WVed nesday) said he, "I said to Mr. Williams that I was going to nominate him for chairman and vote for him. f re signed Tuesday to promote harmony, but that has not produced it. My friends stuck to me in the last elec tion, and instead ofsproducing hiar mnony it will' make the situation worse. I will 'have to stick to them, but before doing so I ask Mr. WVil Ihams to release me fiom my wvord which I gave voluntarily to him." Mr. Williams saidl, "Certainly," ini reply to the request of Col. Jones. MuR. cOOPER's POSITION. Air. Cooper said that for- Col. Jones to retire now would look as if lie wais doing so under flro; it would look very bad for him, and it wvouldn't do. MuR. MiLES' iDEA. Mr. Mlios saidl that in the neows papers lie had seen a car-d fromi Mr. Caughiman which said the State ad - ministration wvas backing Mr. WVil liamis, and t his lie thought to be a slap at ghno members of the b,oard. That was his posit ion in thematr he said. cot. JONES' PosITION. Col. Jones said that the board could not run this business with I hroo~e members thuinking ono0 way and thme other two having dhifferenit opinions as to the rmanagecme~nt,. ''We n,nst bieve harmony," lie declared. Thol people did not like it about the board being at outs. He would be delighted, lie sain tont out of t,n busines He would give a groat deal to ho free from the wholo affair, but. he felt it, his duty to remain. Mr. Williams said he would, liko Col. Jones, give a great deal to got out of this much and go back to his family. "The': is no honor or money in this," ho assorted.. Ie went into it for patriotic motives. He was put up by his friends. He desired harmony. It is' a thing that must be had or the whole board would make an ignominious failure. MR. COOPER AGAIN. Mr. Cooper again took the floor and said just at this time Col, Jones could not afford tr. retiro from the )osition of chairman. Lator, if mat tors were working harmoniously he would not object to him retiring. But just at this timo, ho said, Col. Jones could not afford to reti-ro. In view of what had transpired ho felt that Col. Jones would be doing himn self harm, an' as a friend ho felt that, he would bo doing wrong to pormit him to retire. COL. JONES AGAIN. Col. Jones said that up to yester day morning he felt thatI ho ought to get out. of the pllace, but his friends had talked to him and he did not. think for the presitet, it would do. Ie had no ill will in the tIat - ter whatever. Mr. Miles said lhe had no ill will in the matter either. Mr. Douthit said that Ie was prom)pte1d in the9 wty Ie would vote by a desire to act for the lost inter ests of South Carolina and the dis )nsary. Feliing this way he would be recreant to his (1u1(y if li voted otherwisv. VoL. .loNEs WILL Il0.D ON. The ballot was taken und resulted: Jones, 2; Williams, .1; blank, 1. When the ballot was announced, Mr'. WVlliams said from the po!-itionl in1ken by Mr. Coopor Ie "hought the bcst thing to do was to let. thle entire matter go over until the next, imeet ing. This was agreed to. SCRUM1.s RETIlIEs. The election of a clerk was next, entered upon. Boforo the ballotilg began, Mr. Scruggs desired to maik a statement. "In viow of the act ion of the board this morning," said I, "I A ill not stand for ro election. I was advised to take this action by my friends, until I am vindicated." Col. lones and Mr. Coopor both t thought Mr. Scruggs' action prol)or under the circumstancos. LAwRENCE MADE CLEI. The car didlates for- the pla1co of clerk were: E. G. Morgan of John ston, .J. HT. White of Johnston, and1 W. H1. Lawrence, of Darlington. The first ballot wvas: L~awrence, 3; White, 1; blank, 1. Upon inot ion of Mr. WVilliams th~o election wvas made unanimous. Mssrs. Mili's and Douthit were appointed a commiitto to examine the vouchers. Tholx meeting then ad journed sine die, wILL REMAIN A F*Ew D)AYsI. Mr. Scrnuggs will remain at the dispensary foi' several days to make out his balanco sheet andl get his books in proper order to turni over to his successoir. WV'IETE OIN 'TOi'. S. U. Appoint iensM ut Ilavett iII(lls Ent-. dIor4enanntim.-The Lily Wh'ite s Will ne-' nataini in WVasington, All Hutnner t, Cairry' on thet Fight. |Special to Tho St ate.] WVashington, May 3.-At thle host tativo Lat,imor w~as iniformiied that all apl))icanits for appoi ni ent miust show the "(. K." of Mi'. lM. A Web ster. Whenoi seen by TIhet Statt's r'eprIesenltativo to-night thle originial McKinley Ropubhl ican had alrieadly hoard the now.3, but was keeping it all to himself, thiniknig it too good to let. it go. Thore's no p)resenit in dicationis that thle warring factions will e{'or got together. BothI faic lions will camph hei'e and fight it out, they say, if it t-akes all smiamer'. Repre)i'sent ativo M~cLauin retuirnied Saturday. H e has accelpted the in vitat.ion to dleliver' the lit ei'ary ad(l dress before thle t) wo lit.eiai'y societiies at i3elton college May 3 0. .1 udging fiom the bushels of letter's lie found hiei'e on his return, his tw~o tar itl speeches have struck a popular chordl in Monthl (!arolina. BOTH UNDER BOND ICtS .0 Ita IS A N I hASTO N Al R it:TC)YEISTURDlyA Y. [Ia1.'011d ui .a tisel---- ti sm.t or ote niveik roge,r-itiak i,vi-milgaiown- Wvihatt. Air. Wiliens ltiait CutgeThema With. {IThe Stato, 8th.] As forecasted in Tho State, the Beckrogo trunk dispensary scandal, wvhich has beenl the Il- absorbing top ic all over South Carolina for a weok past, culminated yestorday in tho ar rest of ex-Clork Soth W. Scruggs of ho Stato board of control, and ox Dommissioner John T. liston, upon the comion haw 11 chargo official mis miduict. Both have givon hond 41fr their uppoaranco at tho iex( term of lo court of sessions inl this county, ind will be freo unti it(he court, moets il the suinm11or. Yesterday ory ono wits still alking abhout (1l0 seaidil and tht(e iflidavits that lhad bmeen secured, ail voldering what {1ho Stato uithori Aos Wor* going to do ibolit it. it Was tboli 0011 \ wh r. lIj. J. Williius, tlte lller of tie Stitt o:rd d('signattel t o \-iii* md,it I the ittrats, w ti to i it r.m'l o Sillitli's )I1ivo anlltiade thiN aflidaivit" hav 'li : 8(ea1't io wA a I.\NT. Th watrrat inm the cas (f Mr. icroggs charges that "onl m abot ho fitr- day or MAr-ch, I (Wi, n ith W. Steru1ggs did t (,fliviall ui -coniduct, by taking aund clirrYing' twiay froin Ihe conaOlibmid rooil in lhv disp)( 1Stary I'oir loxe; of' vig-ars tlkl f.mr emis oif p'vil-s and( ()ther' triclv, thilt pr"lory of thlk S. ae, xhjilo ngaged inl til' discha- of lis diuties as elvrk aml h4lokkevele >f the State lt':it of v(nt l ill 'isaid itatie ldisl"arUy, with iitenti to dIt rraud thill Statl of South Caroina, is fully Set fol1h1 inl t1e adlidaLVit Il() attachd." MR. wII..iaIs ArFFI iAk. I'. Th11e at1idavit ws inI iadv 4fer ngistrao Smith by A aIr. I,. J. W i fims, 11141 is its follows: Persontlly lipiwiare4l. beforo 11(1, .J. Williams, who, atr b-in !l lhdly sworn says: Thiat ho is it lioill >er of the Stl a' boad of colarol; htt Scti W. Seraggs, of ilh() county mnd Stato aforesaid, wias a1uly evlvet 0a clerk of the Stato boalrd of con rol on the --- - - day of A pril, 1896(, mnd ait tho time entered uipon ,ho dut-ios of said offico and con ,iIIueId in the disc11a11r of the 111nmo11 unil the 1 7th (1ay) of May, I 597 when hiLt successor wais dly >loctedi; that4 duing the timei lhe wvas alerk of tihe said b)oarid, his~ duities ,voro defineod and1 prescr'ibod bly salid >oar'd, which weoro to act 11s book cooper of said board, to havo' the mstody and1( control of ffho books( and1 i papers~ iln the conitrol of said( >oard1, to kCoop ilho inuitos of thot oard andl( to dischtarge all othior tuties atppotainiang to theo clerk of hoe boar'd. That lao is informead by3 a1 numberla) >f persons, who haivo maado afllidavits, md1( bolieves that. Sofa th . Hea'ruggs, vile so attin las1 boo k kee'per' ad alerk of thle said btotard of' conitrol, ilOio or' ablouit ft' firA. ay oif March, A. D). 187 pr'ocurao a key fo a r'toom in1 the Stiato dko:[tenstary inl wh1icha all liquor01s and1 ofthae r poerty seiz/edl and( for'feiteda to thae Statfo araei kep ~t, 11n14 whaich waIs inl that keepin hag iandl i'ontriol ofl the Statto conuiaaassionaer, btut under('a thle gaeneal contro ofaa (th le aterci tho said roomi, withlot I t knowledtge or1 consen'lt of tha' Sftit' corniIssltioer t an te S tt' Iboard4 of' cot)ltrol, iandl take( I,terofroma and1 carry'3 aiwaty fotur bo0xe, of cigarsl and44 f'oura calns tar poneheIl(, proprtyt''3 of thle Slat.o of' Southi Carolia whIh hatd hloen forf'eitad to it, of that v'alueo of S I, antd diald tapopr'iate ft.ham to1110( his own uist', wYit.ha inatt.t Ia'heeb tn de(fraudIiI te Staite m(114 thtaaage' the si uisa lr n okep ThIa( ht is; inaf'arnwdt lby th paorjat sonsal whoa. nuttfo afVidavit s as atfore sa id thtat thle s;iaid Seth WI. Scenmggs, wvhtilte nobto as1 snehi hook koone' i na clerk of the board of control as ifort,said, did oil divors oesasions bo t womn tho -- day of April, 1890, and the 7th day of May, 1897, enter the said coItr abind rooIn with a kwY tholn inl his possession other than the one in (ho possession of tho Stato co-mlissioner, claiming that the said koy was or ) provided for the uso of the Stato board of control, when in fact, so far as ho knowH, the board had no such key, and had not authori. od him to provido such a koy for tho said board, and that with such falso koy the said Seth W. Scruggs did open and onter the con traband room aforesaid and did tak therofrom ono box of cigars and four cans of peches of the value of $ 1, the property of the State of Solth Carolina, with the intent to dofraud the State of South Carolina by apporopriatinig the said articles to his own uso, in gross violation of his dit ies as such clerk antd bookkeoper, to the damiago of the public and to the evil exampl o of all others inl liko cases oll,i(ding. That Ie is inforeild by ile per liolls aflresv'ai tht(li( Seth W. Sruggs, Whilt' 1it ig Its such 1 cleik ami hookl keprv Ituild holing sadolief, hl tweeni the - day Of April, A. 1). 1 810, and thlie 8th dity of Mlay, 1897, onl divvrs occasions procured a key IInd eitol-ed the said coitrahan]d r,o1m which was itider tiv contrml of the coilItllissionlr, sIljqct to tfie gkn ('l] coitirol of the Stato board, andt(] did itarr\ iawa tiiraroim vigars unat ot1er Irticlis of prsomi propervt y o4 f t.ho vallw o)f Q000, the( properfiy of the StIte of South C (av-nlie, 'thi inl tvinl to dvi'raud the statfo by ,po priating themil to his own ts,and (t lie damauge amd injiury of (114 pub lic atld b,y c'h avts was gulilty of tross,., () ll al m iscoilduet ; t.lid all] theA 'WIS heiieinl clIllr-,v wv connui1littvl inl Nichhu1111 colinlty of' dw 811toeof Smit h (Carolinai. Thit Chliar-los J. Lyncil, M. 11. M o h l y , C . 1 U. C 1i rhes, Iolh rt I'i. Bhiaihly, S. W. Vamiee', W. W. Iarris I C. A. Koon, 11. E. Watts, L. J. Wif li-i11s, S. II. Doutlihi it 1id ). M. Miles tIllo lliterildi wittlivS.s to prove said chilarges. L,. J. Wi. AO.I\NsT COL. (IAS'ON. 'ho warrntm against C ol lshm il l logos thitl "oi or about lie I "t day of March 1897, ono John T. (Iaston did commit official liiscoldlict by faking and carrying away from the contra hand room in the Stato dispensiary 011 pair of shoes, part, box' of cigars and1( ofther articles thle propeI(rty of the State while actimng as Stato (com umissionier in charge of said r'ooml and w~hilho in t.he (1'schairgo of the duaties of said oflico, with intent to dlefrauid the State (of South Carolina, -is fully set fort.h ini the allidavit hereto at tachied." T1his affidavit, is also madoh 1by Mr. Wi\ill inms hoefore Magistrate Smith, and1( a!lleges: TIhat, John T1. Gaston was req.(uiredh by the St ate board of control to act, as a St at,e commissionier in t.he State d1ispensarHlLy bet(wooni the 2t,h dayl) of Oct.oher, A. D). I1890, andi th 1 5th dauy (If A pril, A. D). l8Wi), in the place~t of I'. M. isison, wh Io hadi~ resigned. Th'lat onl iniformaiitioni and hoili'lieh say that during t ho( timelbe waIs aict. athoit('ly anid diriect ion of the St.atet board of control, the44 said JohnII TI. Sa. totn, whot wats a1s such conis 1 -ilonerl in: ebairg(e (or the roomi in (lie i't ate (dispnisa ry a. wh lich were' placed for' safe keephing~ all th. liiuors andc thme S4tait consxt.ables andl forfeited to the St ite, or ini process of forfeit nire, did on the tirst day of Marchi, A. I). I 8W), I ako and carrb y away from ihe114 satid room11 one(4 palir of .shoes andi~ part( ofa b ox of cigars, thle propert'ny oIf (lhe St at e4 of Sant hi Ca~rolina, ind on - the value(4 (If $1 .2Z, with the intent to dlefrauid 11. State afo resaidl, and1( to own1 it s15, whlic i a ,is ini grios IV vit t ion (If h is <duty as actin1g StaLto ('om misionerOtot taII ke caire of the .sido artt ielas, w%hic(h had( leen (elt rusto4. ICt his koonharg by law, 10) (lie gerro damage of the State of South Caro lina. That On information and bolief lie further says that the said John T. (1aston, while (lischarging tho dutios of Stato conmissioner by direction of the State board of control and while in charge of the said contra band room aforesaid did on divers occasions betwoon the 25th day of October, A. D. 1890, and the 15th day of April, A. D. 1897, take from the said room shoes, cigars, coffee and other articles of porsonal-pro perty belonging to the State of South Carolina of tle value of $50, with intent to defraud the Stato and appropriato the said articles to his own uso, which was in gross viola. tion of his duty as acting Statocom missioner to take of thosaid articles, which had boen eitrustud to hiskoop ili by law, to the groat damage of the Stato of South Carolina. That all of these acts wore done in Richland County, in the State of South Carolina. Thajlt, S. W. Vancev, Wilio Jones, II. I'. Watts, L. . Williams and C. A. Koon ar inmaterial witnesses to prove sai chargs. L. . . nOT11 GMVE BOND. It was aboti( 2.30 'clock when Mr. ('instoln valkod int-f) the ollico of th Illagist ra11to 1111d sulrrolidlred 1.' s0lf, Ie laving beo inforilled by the m1agi-tral'os contl:lho that lie was wantol. Ilo wailved 1 a pr'Viilina'y, m111d gave bond for his appterance at the sossionos !ourt iin hi sumil of $400. Ilki bond.,mnen wvorv Gen. John Uiary W11ts aiid Mlaj. I. 1". Evans. Abouit fiu c'lok the same pro Coqinlg was gonto through with as to ir. Seruggs. HI cam(111 upi in 1 sponso to a sitilar notico froin thio Con1st ablo, .\1r. lhart.in[. I Ilis hond WaL4 fixe ill the san110 am11oun11t. IiS bods men1 were% James 0, Ilayne and W. J1. Sieruggs. Attorney Ueneral llarb)er'says that tho punllislunlonlt for Cho offenlso 0charg ed is imilprisolnmvint anld finlo inl tho discretion of th jtudg, th impris 011111(it not to vXetd soveln yolliMrs. It is lot, of litcssity ill Ihe State pn4 - it.endt ry. Mr. (I'aIston said yC1t1ray tht. Io I ad nlothiig to fear; t had donlo rothinlg wriolg s) far as he know, Ind intiaiited that Io did not even 'hti heo woul vimploy counsmot to defoind him. 'l'hor hla4 boon con. 'derablo talk as to wha1t1, offenl tie-o two menl should h1 proscuted for. Broach of trust. grand harcoiy, lioue-breaking in the case of Seriggi and numerous oftier oilftonies woro looked into, but the~ att.ornetys (cou1 ld ot 1find where aniy of them wVoiuld li upon101 the cvi donico p)rntted. A\t,tOrnet.y Genueral BHbo yesterdaIy said: "tYou can jutst say for me1( to th pu1 )tbl ic, that if thore is mi.y other offonuse f'ir which these piartitex (can hO) indicted, then this ofilco stanids reaidy to p)rosecuite thoerofor."' Callbe Of the Face. M%lrs. jLuraI E. M ims, of Smnithlville,Oa., says: "A smnall pimple of a strawberry color appearetd oni my cheek; It soon beg. . to grow rapidly, niotwithistanid ing all efforts to check it. *My * 'eye became terribly * iniflamied, antd wvas so s wollen that for quiite a whlile I could not see 'rThe dloctors 7 saidi I ha.d Cancer of the umost mialigniant -. ~ type, andt after ex h~ ' auisting their efforts without doing me 97 any good, they gave up the case as hopeless. Wheun in formed that liy father had dlied fromt the sameit disease, they said I must die, as8 hetreditary Cancer was incurable. "'At tis crisis, I was adlvised to try S. 5.5., andit in a short wvh ile the Cancer blegant to dlischiarge anid cotinuedct to do so for three monithis, then it blegant to heal1. 1'01 continued the mtedicinle a while lonlger until the Cancer disappeared en tirely'. Thbis was several years ago .and thecre ha s been no retuirn of thte (disease." A Real Blood Remedy. Cancer is a blood( disease, and( only a blood remledy will eurre it. S. S. S. (guearan/eed f>urdj ve'ge/abde) is a real b,lood1 remiedy, and never fails to per manenlt'lly Cnre Cancer, Scroftila, Eecema, Rhleunat ismi 01r anly othler diisease of tihe bl~,oodi. Send14 f or ouiir boo0ksa on Canlcer andh Blood( Diseases, miailed free to aniy address. Swvift SpecificS Co. Atlanta, Ga.