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ABIHED 1865 NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1897. TWIEA WEEK,*.0AYA AMATIC DENOUEMENT ELD QUITs TIE HAoE AND EX. ONICRATES MoLAUIN. at aait****hUl Doy of 4 ampaign-blayflold Do M bcLaurin's Tarriff- V.,ws, t Deelpres that lie Wronged blut in harging that Ie was a Populist, and Caps the Climax by Withdraw. Ing front the seua torial Race. orkville, August 12.\- There been meetings during this oam n that have been full of person others that have been verging he sensational, but today's meet. was dramatic. Governor Evans e reference to it, but it was even e intensely dramatic than one ht suppose from the mere state t of that fact. At times, al ugh the audience showed its par lity, therie was an absolute quiet d deathlike stillness in the Court Ouse, with six or seven hundred eople. First of all, in fi, mwily and straigLor.ward ily, Mr. Mayfield admitted the wrong that he had done Mr. McLaurin by charging him with trying to organize the Populist party in this State, and then, to redeem his pledge made at Chester yes terday, formally withdrew from the race. It was unexpected. The style, the provocation and the consummation were so novel in South Carolina pol itics that when Mr. Mayfield con-. eluded he was cheered to the echo for the pouition he had taken. Then came Governor Evans, who threw fire and, McLaurin said, "un. warranted personal feeling," into his discussion. Mr. Evans spoke longer than usual, and so "enthused" was he and determined that he rose on his tip. toes to emphasize what ho referred to as the lack of loyalty on the part of McLaurin to his friends and his falso position. The exonerating sentiment of Mr.'Mayfield and the severe arraignment of Governor Evans had spurred Mr. McLaurin up to this decided pitch. MILAURIN AT HIS BERT. He had said nothing from his seat, and when he arose it was plain to see that he was going to make one of the speeches of his life, which he did. He spoke with all the ardor and feeling that he haa, and at one time, during the reading of a letter from Congressman Bailey justifying his vote on the wool schedule, he gasped for breath, and came very near rengover, but tIe nerved himself and went on with even mocre wonted vigor, and it was but ,a minute after he had linished his speech that he fell to the floor like a log, completely exhausted. It took nitro-glycerine tablets to enliven the sluggish heart. Iwa,however, nothing serious, and soon after Mr. McLaurin was taken to his hotel, where he was Srecnpertated. IBY HEAD CHOLERA MORBUs. Then Col. Irby, one of the central figures in the place of the day, was absent. A severe attack of cholera morbus had incapacitated him from attendance, but he, too, during tihe afternoon wvas sufficiently recuperat ed to be out. But the incident of. tile day was tihe withdrawal of Can. didate. Mayfield. Mr. Mayfield had made his customary speech, attack. ,ing the tariff views of McLaurin, and ~insisti -that he was not now, nor nov~ ad been, in a combination vhe he went on to say yesterday and ~ reviou" occasions he had charg ed McLaurini with having written the Populist platform and attempting to .orgaiiize that party in South ..0aro lina. At Spartanburg he denied the chargo, but after getting what he re garde.d as further evidence, as well as that yesterday of Dr. Strait, hle of. fered McLaurmn that if he did not prove the charges he had made he wouldi withdraw from the race, and it he proved them McLaurin himself should w' a1-.w. lie said he made the chmarg.a . , ood faith, and that heo never misrepresented anyone. MAYFIELD' 5 AMENDE HIoNoRAIILE. He was now satisfied from what he heard, from coniclusi,~ proof shown him by MoLanrin tan. te did dict.ate the PoPulisL!.,'rirm, and that Mo L-. succeed in striking out th a;ortion relating to organization 'Ahis State, and to Mr. McLaurin more than anyone else was due the credit that there was no Populist fight made in South Carolina. He believed that the statement made by Dr. Strait was correct, as he understood it, but he further be lieved that Mr. MoLaurin was telling the truth. He now faw that Mr. McLaurin, rather than violate personal affairs, had declined to make any statement, and with the conclusive proof that he now had he was willing to say that he had misrepresented MoLaurin,. who had worked to prevent the destruc tion of t,ie Democratic party in this State. Hothen said that, in view of what he Ld stated at Chester and for p4onal reasons, he would announce 4A1is withdrawal as a candidate for the United States Senate. This, he said, was not in the in terest of Mr. McLaurin, Mr. Evans or Col. Irby, but because he thought, it was right, and because he meant what he said. He said he had not mentioned his intention of withdraw ing, e.ccept confidentially, and did not expect any mention of it, as it was unwarranted. He would not waive his hand for or against any candidate, for he differed with all of them on some matters at issue, and they were all men of ability. And then with,a beautiful peroration as to the brighter day that was ahead for South Carolina, and thanking his audience and the people for the attention shown him, he withdrew from the field with much applause. Mr. McLaurin, as Mr. Mayfield was walking back to his seat, met him, clasped his hand and thanked him for what he had said. Then, after the band had played, Gover nor Evans took the floor, and said that the audience had just witnessed the dramatic retirement of his good friend Mayfield, but that he was satisfied that he would pick his flint and try it again. ABUSES OUR NOBLE LEADER. He said that Tillman was made to send down a letter in which he repu diated the March Convention, and that MoMaurin went all the way to Spartanburg to entei . the race, and after he came to Spartanburg and saw how the wind was blowing he returned to Washington and wrote that denunciatory letter against "me rnd Tillman." While he knifed me I never knifed him or any other man in the back, and if I had sold my vote against Wallace I could have been Attorney General, for it was offered to me first, but I never go back on my friend. i' LAURIN TELLS OF THlE REFORM OCALA PLATFORM. When McLaurin got up there was decided applause. Mr. McLar 'n said that of all the record-breaking campaigns this wvaB the moat remark able; that he had tried to avoid per. sonalties,' but for some reason he seemed to be singled out to be branded as Populist and Republi can. As a matter of fact every Re form Congressmen in 1892 was elected on the Ocala platform, which was adopted as the State platform, and that was in substance the Popu. list platform and why he should now be singled out to be branded as a Populist he did not know. He was pledged, and did work for six long years, to combine every in fluence to secure free silver, and 'if he wvas more prominent in this .work it was not his fault. F"rom the first moment he saw that the, only hope was in a combination of the free sil ver forces, andl he worked to that end. As to his record, it needed no vindication, and- he had been far enough in this campaign to see that he wonld be elected by a .big ma jority. (Much applause.) He said he was sick and ti-red of having to make explanations, for everybody. knew that he was not a ProtectioI ist; that he was not a Republican; that he had been elected four times to Congress; that he bad been elected Attorney General, an~d that there was iro ise to drag him down to get his salary. The people were not going to elect somebody else on charges against him. VOTED WITH CONORESSMAN BAILEY. He then went on to explain his tariff views and his position against free raw material as heretofore, and while reading a lutter from Congress man Bailey, in which it was stated that they both voted for a reduction on wool, Mr. MoLaurin had to pause for a rinute or two to gain strength with which to go on. Mr. McLaurin said that Evans may sneer about his licking the foot of the Yankee nation and voting for Texas wool, but South Carolina had to remember that this was not the time to build walls around:this State, but that men with big, broad ideas had to come to the front. Ho said he saw no reason to lug in this Populist business. THE JAOK IN THE BOX. Dr. Strait jumped up and said: "Do you deny it?" Some of the crowd cried to him: "Sit down!" that it was none of his business. Dr. Strait said that he was afraid of nobody, and Mr. McLaurin invited him to say whatever he wanted to, and went on to say that he had no recollection whatever of having told Strait what he was credited with say ing. Then Mr. McLaurin asked Strait to repeat exactly what he had said at Chester, which Dr. Strait did. This was that McLaurin had told Strait and Talbert that "the time was ripe to join the Populist party, and so on." Mr. McLaurin said that- he had never thought of organizing a Popu list party, and again related how he, Sibley, Tiliman, Bryan and others had worked to get the free silver Pop ulists, Republicans and Democrats to unite forces. Evans and others seemed to forget that last year they were crying "16 to 1 or bust," and he wondered if this was true Democracy according to their present notions. Dr. Strait wanted toknow whether McLaurin charged him with saying anything about these matters, and McLaurin said he never heard Strait say anything about anything. McLaurin went on to say that it seemed bad enough for him to have three opponents constantly jumping on him, and now for a Congressman to follow round in his district was most uncharitable. He would prom iso that when the party arrived in his district that they would be treated with absolute cordiality. THE WIILLARD HALL CONFERENCE. Mr. McLaurin said that he siup posed the conversation referred to was aL 't the time of the Willard Hall Conference. Dr. Strait said that it was not. Strait said thiL he was not at that conference. McLaurin: "But I was." (Ap plause.) McLaurin went on to say that at the Willard Hall conference Senator Stewart jumped on him, and he there told them that there was absolutely no place in South Carolina for a Populist party, and that he would have none, and that the Democracy answered e ary purpose for him. A STRAIT SHOT. What he thought the people wanted was a live, active, intelligent and energetic representative, and they would put the hand of condem nation on a nonentity, who acted as a stumbling block. (Much applause.) Mr. Mayfleld had to-day, done a noble and chivalrous act, (much ap. plause,) and he had set an example of honor, truth and fairness which he hoped others would imitate when they became convinced of the error of their way. He then related at length what he had said about the Populist plat form, his personal relationship to Bowden, ant1 how, he refused, although per. mitted to do so, to say anything about this matter until ho was so goaded at Chester that he could no longer re strain hilnself. He said that he had been hurt, and that it seemed to him that some of the other candidates looked upon him as a wild beast, whom they could goad and bully and ilag with one question after another, and, though they might show that he had the blackest heart of any man, he did not see how that would make them fit to fill his place. As to the Populists, he never be longed to that party, but he had re opect for them, for they made a light for conviction, although they knew they would lose. MAYFIELD' s HONEST cONFESSION. He said Mr. Mayfield came to his room last night, and told him that he saw truth shining in his face when he made his statement, and that he must tell jim so, and that he would always have respect for such an hon orable man. He said that whenever he felt any ill feeling toward any one he tried to pluck it out of his heart, and that he bore no ill or personal feeling to Evans when he wrote that letter. Governor Evans: "And I never showed you any." MoLaurin: "Not until to-day, and I am very sorry to say so." Mr. McLaurin closed by explaining his position in the last Senatorial race, and said that he influenced no one, one way or the other, or tried to do so. He had spoken ov-- his time and said that he had exceeded his strength, but said that he was not appealing for sympathy, but that he appealed for fair play against the in terference of Congressmen who had no interest in this fight, Mr. Mc Laurin closed amid much applause. COULD NOT STAND THE STRAIN. As he went to his table to gather up his papers he rested for a few moments to gain strength, and when going out to the fresh air he fell, completely overcome by the strain. Friends gathered around and did what they could, and Dr. White found it necessary to give him- two tablets of nitro-glycerine, after which he rapidly recuperated. He was taken to the hotel as soon as possi ble, and put to bed, where he did as well as could be expected. A. K. SENSIULE NEUROES, TUESE. The Proper Spirit Shown as to the Cause ot Lynchings. Richmond, Va., July 27.-The Banister Baptist association (color ed), at a meeting held Friday at Houston, adopted the following resolutions: We, the members of the Banister Baptist association, assembled in its twenty-sixth annual session at Hous ton, Halifax county, Virginia, hav ing noticed with regres the great number of arrebts of men of our race in various parts of the south land for the most dastardly, cow ardly and infamous crimes known to society, namely: outrageous assault upon defenseless women; And whereas this infamy has, ac cording to daily reports, increased in an alarming degree and threatens to create and perpetuate tihe greatest alienation of the white and blacks, and it is also destined, if not stamped out by the good and law abiding citizens of our own race, to suffer in various ways: Therefore, Be it resolved, That we stamp our most emphatic condemnation uipon any and all of this wretched and in famous class who have been or may be found os; known to have comn mnitted such an outrage against so ciety, and pledge our willingness to co-operate with the whites to bring to justice any and all who have or may be guilty of such revoltibg crime. Resolved, Thast we, as pastors and leaders among our people, will do all in our power to create among out people1 the strongest sentiment against the crime and the criminal, and urge them to (do all in their power to asist in bringing to justice such lawless characters, be they within or without 'our race, wherever such occurs to humanity. Resolved,. Thiat'we commend the governor of Virginia for his heroic stund in throwing the strong arm of the law around those charged with crime arid thereby permitting the majesty of the law to be upheld, which law in' itself is sufficient to mete out full justice and punishment to those who have or may attempt to outrage it. A KNOCKOUT BLOW RAILMOADS WILL NOT IANDDLF, OR GINAL PAKAUES. Possinly Original Package stores Ca-s1ot Uet supplies-Positivo ,Orders Frow, Italiroad' Headquartera Not to Handle Such Mhlpinento-nl. ness Princlples the iteason. (The Register, 15.) The original package doalers have received a knockout blow and it comes from the railroads. It is more effectivo, as far as .the busi ness is concerned, than if Judge Simonton had issued an order pro venting them from engaging in the business. It was learned yesterday that all of the railroads havo refused to h4ndle liquor shipped in original packages, as the term is doined by Judge Simonton, and consoquently no shipments of soparate bottles can be received in Columbia v7 in other portions of the State. The Blumenthal and Bickart shipment was expected here yesterday, but it is doubtful if it arrives at all. An other shipment of the samo kmnd was expected from Savannah for another dealer but it probably will not be received. The railroads tako this action purely from a business standpoint. Shipments made in accordance with Judge Simonton's order are not ac cording to the classification as adopted by all the railroads. If shipped in the legal mannor thoro would be double chances as to brenkage and the railroads would be held liable for damage which would probably destroy all profits in the freight charges that they might re coivo. According to the publishod classi fication of the associated railways, in a monthly pamphlet called "How to Ship," alcoholic liquors are classed differently and are shipped at different rates. The following, taken from this pamphlet, wit i show how the railroads require alcoholic liquors to be shipped: Alcohol, in cans, boxod. Alcohol, N. 0. S.; same as whis key. Bitters; same as liqnors, N. 0. S. Gin; same as whiskey. Whiskey, in boxes or baskets, or in glass, packed i) barrels. Whiskey, in wood, N. 0. S., (esti mated weight 420 pounds por bar rel.) WVhiskey, domestic wines andl do mestic brandies, in wood, (estimated weight 420 pounds per barrel), owner's risk of leakage, value lim ited to 75 cents per gallon. WVhiskey, for export, in wood, must b)e charged at actual weight when obtainable. When not ob tainable, must be charged at esti mated wveight of 41') pounds per barrel. N. 0. S., in glass, packed in boxes baskets or barrels. N. 0. S. means "not otherwise specified." It will be seen that ac cording to these rules there are no provisions for- shipping liquoi ac cording to Judge Simonton's decis ion. The railroads therefore will not accept shipments unless packed according to the regulations. It means a possib)le loss to them, through claims for damages, which the roads canndt rfford1 to have. Mr. Mancke, the agent of Blumnen thai and Biokart, has boen informed of the decision of the railroads and unless lie ca'n make some arrange monits ivith the r6ads, or his firm does, the probabilities are that the original package store will not be openeod tomorrow as expected. The dispensary officials woero very mu&tch rejoiced at this unexpected turn of affairs in their favor and they are more jubilant than ever. On the other hand-some of the con. templative original package peoolo are inclined to believe that the rail roads are in league with-the State. This is, of courso, a supposition without any foundation in fact for the money which is possible to ho made. A shipment by the State, an original package dealer or a blind tiger man is all the same to them so they pay the cnah- and in this in. stance they soom fully to be carry ing out the idon1 when they refuse shipments oi which they are liable to be hold fo:- damages far in dispro portion to what they might othor wiso mako. The announc ncnt of the dotor mination of the railroads has not only made a commotion among orl ginal package poople, but has very materially changed the situation. Several of the local ropresenta tivos of roilroads havo during tho past day or two received positive instructions Y,ot to handle such busi. noss or solicit it. A dealor from Wilmington stated to a Rogistor ro portor that he had offered such a shipment in that city to the Coast Lino, but it was refusod. Io do clared that he know no ronson for it., but the statomont above fully ox plains the reason. DIED ON TiE TRAIN. A Travelling 4al inm, Mr. ,l oneph tomik, Expirem Huduhteny. [The State, 14th.] Yesterday afternoon within ton minutes after leaving Newberry, Mr. Jos. Rosen, a traveling salosman who had boarded the Columbia, Newborry and Laurons train at that point, was soon to fall back in his sunt in the first-class car. In a few moments, despito the efforts mado by Dr. Eargle of Spring Hill, who happened to be along, to do soni thing to save him, he breathod his last. Conductor Fowler had the romains moved into the socoud-class car abond and covered up; in thi4 way they were brought to Columbia. Coroner Green was notified by wiro and mot the train here, holding an inquott at once. rho verdict of the jury was that Mr. Rosen caio to his death from heart disoaso. It appoars that the decoased heard the train coming to the station at Newberry and made a long run to catch it. He was completely over heated and exhausted when he stopped aboard the train. The deconsed was i man about 45 or 50 years of ago and sooenid to bo in prosp)orous circulmstances. Very little is known of him hero. Tho ro mains were brought up after the in quest to Undertaker Borry's estab lishmont. His house was notifiod in Charleston and a mossage was soon recnivod asking that the romains bo sont there for intorment. They wyill g down upon this morning's train. Mr. Rosen was on the roadl in the interest of Feohter & Rosen, wholo sale and retail doealers in clothinig ht 589 K ing street in Cha rlest,on. .Jud g ing from a card found in his p)ocket, he is suphposed to bo0 related to Wim. Rosen, the manufacturer of parlor suits, lounges, couches, eto., at 83 Allen street, New York City. Take JOHNSON'S CHILIL & Ff3VE2R TONI. uum A PRtEACHER'sH PROTEsT. D)oes not L.Ike WVhit TiIlmsin sidht ini His Tlrzaih speecha. To the EdIitor of The State: Your correspondent reporting T1ill man's speech at Tirza~h reports him as saying (speaking of preachers and dispensary) : "They standl alongsidle the barkoepers in their opposition." This is one of those half-truths that is wvorso than a straight lie. T1heo dIispensary barkeepers are certainmly not alongside of us. Yet they are rumsoliers just as assuredly as w~as any barkeeper under the forro method of whiskey selling-and, in some places at least, are the bar keepers that are doing thme principmal selling. Senator Tillmnan knows that bar keepers oppose the dispoensary be cause they wimh a return to former methods. He'lknows full well this is not the purpose of the p)reachers' op position. T1o insinuate that the preachers' arnd barkeepers' cnuse is one in common is a base performance altogether befitting the man. ONE OF TIlE PnxAiIEIrIn. MCLAURIN A SICK MAN. IllS ILLNE-S MOtIC SEtIOUS TAKAN A FAINTINU MPEHFL. AbNolute Heat. Needed-ThO fenator's Pbyo sIcian say" Ito Must Not Take Any Further Part in the Campaign--Oov ernor EMlerbo, in Iteaponse to a eque"t, Gors to the siek Man's ledside. IRegistor, 15th.] Senator McLaurin's illness, which dleveloped at Yorkville, was much more serious than was at first thought. Last night The Register received the following telegram: Bonnettsvillo, S. C., Aug. 14.--Sen ator McLaurm veached home last night. H is illness is somewhat more serious thani a fainting spell. Hiis physician insists on absolute quiet atid that ho must not take any further part, for the present, in the 4onatorial campaign. G. M. Crosltand, Private Secrotary. It. addition to this, Mr. Crosland sont a tologram to the Governor 3onvoying the samo information, with the added request that the Uovornor come at once to Bonnetts villo. Tho Govornor, accordingly, Look the afternoon Coast Line train for Bonnottsvillo. Very little information could be :btained in the city as to'the serious ness of Sonator MeLaurin's illness, beyond the fact that he had tele graphod the Governor to come to Bonnettsvillo. Thin was taken as an evidenco that his condition was alarming, and the report quickly sproad about the city that Mr. Me Laurin was at the point of death. Tho popularity of tho sonator was shown in the general regret ex prossod that he should be so serious ly ill, and thoro wis a universal ex. proFsion of a hope that he would rocover. The following additional partiou lars woro received last night from Tho Registor's correspondent at Bonnettsvillo: Bonnettsvillo, S. U., Aug. 14.-Son ator MeLaurin arrived here at 9:36 o'clock lat night and went imme diately to his home. He was not fooling well, but was able to be up. lie grow worse during the night and has boon in bod all day today. I called at his residenco at 11 o'clock tonight and saw his private secre tary, Mr. Crosland, who says thatf the sonator .s now resting quietly. His physician says that he must have absolto rest and quiet for a few diays. lie will p)robably not be able to join the c3aIap~aign party again. There is no inheodiato danger. WVhat lhe needs is rest. I found Governor Ellerbo at Sen ator McLauwrin's home tonight. lie camo on the 9):36 train arnd will spond1( tomorrow with the stricken sonator. Queer Namesa. | Chicago Times-Heorald.] A traveller who spent time in the wilds of Texas says that he found families who named the childon to endorse a sentiment after this pecu liar fashion, "One Too Many Harry" or "Not Wanted James." It is to be 1hop)0( that the names did not elmbar rass their owners with more than one sonso( of supjerfluity. The negroes of the South, when left to their own methods of nammng their progeny, strive for the most romant ic and1( poetic or historic names they cani findt, and at good long strmng of t.hem, too. A colored1 gh-i in Lau rons5 County, South Carolina, is named "F"air Rose Beauty Spot, Tlomnptation T1ouch Moe Not." The youthus struggin g und(er the patrony mies of "Goorge Washington H6nry Clay Benjamin Franklin Andrewv .Jacksonu" are so numerous as to ex cite no comment. Camig in ApinitmenOlts Tlhxe following are the appoint moents for the senatorial campaign now in progress in this State: Marlboro, Wednosday, Aug. 18. D)arlington, Thursday, Aug. 19. Marion, Saturday, Aug. 21. H orry, Monday, Aug. 23. Georgetowvn, WVednesday. Aug. 25. Williamsburg, Thursday, Aug. 26. Manning, Friday, Aug. 27. Florence, aturday, Aug. 29.