STABLISHED 1865. __ __NE WBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 1~3,1ufOO. TIEAWEK 15 ER
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ant and pr
HE PLAN EXPOSED.
''GOLD tIUds 1 iKINC I)WAY
Folt P YKlI)PNT.
Clevelandti d Others Want Anty
d Uandidate to leat McKinley
and Bryan.
(Washington Post.)
mystery of Dewey's self-an
L dcandidacy for the Presiden
mination is gradually being
away. He stated in Phila
a yesterday that he was "a
rat."
re will be some question as to
1uineness of his Democracy in
g-ree, ot.ecially when Senator
r vouched for his Republican
ter his return from Manilla.
t that pass. It is of more in
to know that he now is a Clove
)emocrat, according to his own
ent made to some friends yes
morning before going to Phil
hia. He said, as evidence of
Iruth of his assertion, that he had
td }ded to vote for Cleveland in
, being in sympathy with the
ocratic platform of that year,
had been prevented from going
ermont for that purpose by press
usiness. It was stated in The
t yesterday morning that a mem
* of his official family visited New
k a short time ago, at the admi
,a suggestion, to discuss with
itney and Lamont the advisabil
of a formal announcement. It
believed that Mr. Cleveland was
consulted at that time.
here is no doubt now that the
'veland wing of the Democratic
ty was holding Dewey in reserve.
s a curious coincidence that Tues
night ex-Secretary Lamont,
eveland's personal and confiden
i friend, appeared suddenly in
ashington, and that shortly after
Sarrival Dewey's annonneement
as given to thie press.
The plan of the Cleveland-Whit
y-Lament combination is now
own. It proposes the nomination
Dewey on an Independent plat..
-rm. A convention is to be ar
-ged through the same methods
gieh brought together the Indian
olis gold Democratic convention
_r years ago. There is plenty of
-ney in the combination to pay the
enses of this gathering. It is
e that the Palmer and buckner
et, named at Indianapolis, only
led 182,000 votes out of a total of
=rly 15,000,000, but .Dewey's
ands believe that he will receive
o=h more generous support. They
that he will be voted for by all
Democrats who do not regard
-an as acceptable' and by all the
-ublicans wh.o are dissatisfied with
ninley, and that he will receive
o votes than either of the two
lar candidates. Political history
_not warrant this assumption,
Dewey's friends au'e willing to
--he1 risk. They have nothing to
by tlie experiment. Dewey is
only man who will be burnt, and
-too,.is ready to take his chances
is a cttriotas fact that there is
entire harmony of purpose be
- Dewey and the men who have
-ulated his amb:tion. Dewey's
se tnotive is a desire-to defeat
inley. No one knows this bet.
-han Senator Hanna. This an.
_tby grows ont.of Dewey's belief
the popular ontory against himr
settine he tratisferred -his polin,
tabdoIption honse fohis wife
---aingtrated and fostered by the
nIitjots throuigh afesi' that,
LADIES (
rvitation is ex
v complete ar
ices which ar
I Kinley's dangerous rival. Dewey
also believe3 that the reports of his
alleged contemplated trip to Europe
emanated from the same source.
M,re than once in angry momente,
he has threatened to show that the
President would have ample cause to
fear him. Of Dewey's hostility to
the President there cannot be any
doubt whatev(,r.
The admiral's political backers,
however, want to sidetrack Bryan
and elect some other Democrat.
They do not want to merely defeat
McKinley, is between Bryan and
McKinley in the presidential chair,
they would infinitely prefer the hitter,
and if it shall prov: that Dewey is
not likely to sweep the country, they
will throw him overboard without the
least compunction. It is for this rea
son that Mr. Cleveland after first in.
dorsing Mr. Dewey's announcement,
now takes occasion to deny his utter
ances and to serve public notice that
if he saye anything at all, the expres.
sion will be a formal one over his own
signature. It can now be asserted,
with absolute knowledge, that Mr.
Cleveland has been surprised at the
indifference with. which Dewey's name
has been received, and that the letter
which he promises will never appear
unless there is change in public son
timent. The po3sibility that a third
ticket may draw votes from McKin
ley and thus elect Bryan is some
t
thing that the Cleveland Democrats
are fully considering. It will not
become a probability with their
knowledge and-consent.
It is now recalled that when Lew
Dockstader, the minstrel, was in
Washington some weeks ago, he de
livered a. monologue int which he
nominated Dewey anu Wheeler or
the platform, "The Americau Flag."
Only a few weak and scattering hand
aps greeted the announcement. "If
my ticket does not get more votes
than applause it will not win," com
mented Dockstador.
But night after night in Washing
ton and since then in city after city,
Dockstader continued to announce
his Dewey and Wheeler ticket on the
flag platform, although the names in
variably failed to receive hearty ap
proval. It was suggested yesterday
that Dockstader had been employed
by the political backers of Dewey to
prepare tbe public mind for the ad
miral's candidacy, and that his con
tract prevented him from abandoning
what was plainly an unpopular sug- ~
gestion. The flag platform is now
Dewey's platform, which is regarded
as a curious coincidence. The cur
rency given to this story illustrates
the feeling in the public mind regard
a.g Dewey. In fact, all sorts of
curious rumnors were afloat yesterday,
among them being the statement
'that Mrs. Dewey would even be wil
ling to have the admiral accept the
Vice-Presidential nomination on the
ticket - with Bryan in order to assist ~
in McKinley's downfall.
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e correct.
NEAL "NOT GUILTY."
JUItY WAS OUT FIVE IIOUIC.
Judge 13e nrt Ileeld that With a Kel enb,ibe t
Dloult a to, NeNi'a UrlinInFas intent
the Jur.y Should Acquit Him.
(Special to Greenville News.) s
Columbia, S. C., April 10.-When
he court met this morning, the extra
eniro of jurors drawn to get the
wolfth man failed to furnish the
eeded juror. Finally F. l. Rivers,
S
bjected to by the defence yesterday.
was accepted an. the jury retired
nd selected Mr. IiverEr foreman.
Judge Bonet explained thoroughly c
he nature of the charge to the jury,
imphasizing that the essence of th
fonso 'charged was fraudulent in
ent. 1
The testimony was then taken.
ho first witness was Mr. Burriss,
ormer bookkeeper. He testified as
o settlements made in the Fowler
onvict hire matter. This particular
aso deals with the Fowler payments
lone.
Fowler testified to his payment of
500 on a draft, and explained .the
ri
ase.
- Hammond was put up to show
hat on the same day he had paid a
Iraft for $813.17.
The bookkeeper of the Carolina
ank testified from the books as to
ae accounts of Neal as superinten- I
ent and as an individual. C
Col. Wilie Jones, president of the e
3arolina bank, was the last witness t
)efore the recess. t
At the afternoon session two wit- o
tesses were examined. Judge Bonet i
estricted the testimony absolutely to t
le immediate Fowler transaction in- d
olved in the indictment except to iF
idmit the Hammond case so far as a
o show that $800 was realized from b
fammiond's draft. Colonel Jones y~
estified that on February 20th Colo. gi
mel Neal deposited $1,300, of which
800 went to the accont of the pen
Lent iary and $500 to his personal ac- c
ount. The St ate showed that it was e
be $1,300 derived from the Ham- a
londl and Fowler drafts, or at least h
-~ was not denied. The State showed b
hat Colonel Neal told Burriss to i(
redit $250 to Fowler's account and h
244 to expenses, and Fowler claimed o
,d was entitled to a credit for-the a
ill amount. Colonel Jones being n
n stand defense used him to show o
at Colonel Neal bad returned to y
be bondsmen esery cent the bonds- ~o
sen had paid with interest. This a
he defense did to show an. absence si
f criminal intent. The defense also i.
howed that Colonel Neal stated on n
xamination and at all times that he si
wed State money and wvould pay it.
"The State, however, hold that this
~as two years after ihn' fowler trans
etion and he would not bave said c
nything about it had he not been
aught. 5
The defence emphasized the lack ti
Icriminal intent and Judge Benet li
.mpbasized and held that criminal n
atent was the vital essence of the
rime charged. if there was a rca- s
onable doubt as to criminal itn- I
ion the jury must acquit under the -n
adictment and the law. t
The count as to larceny was with
rawn and breach of trust with fraud- 1
ient intent was the charge for the C
rial and Judge benet held that a
onviction under the amended indict- "
ent would not be proper unless -
riminal intjntion to defrahud the
ltate- was evi lent..t
TLhe Stateinade its best effort to v
how eriminail intention, and the "
a
'ERRY A
to call and
in latest st
An
Irift of the case was for and against
hat line. The defenco showed that
Jolonel Neal deposited money on the
lay boforo and the day after the
ranf.:tion in which the breach is
aid to have beon made, and the
itate has not shown that the $240
aid to have boon withhold from the
owler transact ion was not involved
a some subsequent deposit. Mr.
'atrick Nelson also insisted that the
so of the money had to be shown to
avo occurred in 1ichand County,
s alleged
The jury returned at 5.45 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock the jury in the Neal
aso was brought out and the law as
D intent was repatod and Judge
3onet urged upon the jury its duty
try in overy way to agree on a vor
ict and not. enter a mistrial. At
0.45 o'clock, after having been out
ve hours, the jury returned a ver
ict of "not guilty." There was a
ory small crowd present and no
emonstration was made when the
eqmttai was annonnced.
Attorney Genoral Bollinger who
ras present when the verdict was an
ounced said that the State was
sady to enter into the two remain
ig cases tomorrow so far as he was
:ncerned.
A Chance for the Young Mon To-day.
Some months ago, the editor of "The
lational Magazine," Joe Mitchell
happle, announced lhis intention of
stablishing a bank and carrying on
ho purpose of Bonjaman Franklin
> assist worthy, deserving and thor
ughly competent young men in start
Ig in business for themselves. All
tat he now lucks is a million dollar en
owment. The spirit of philanthropy
i not wanting in the American people,
nd be believes that endowment will
e forthcoming for this purpose,
'hich is even more essential at this
me in bettering the condition of the
coplo and safeguarding tihe future
f the nat ion, th an bequests to the
durches, libraries or colleges. After
incating young men, give them the
neans to comupass their life's purpose
an independent way, r'ather than
y becoming the proteges of benevo.
ant wealthy men. The American
ational Endowment bank would
21y enlarge the good work which has
ready been done by some of the
Lost successful banking institutions
to day-having conlidence in the
:ung men who only ask a chance to
>anin a footing and prove their merit
ad capabilities in building up sub.
antial and creditable busin ess and
dustrial enterprises. Even esti
Lated from tihe Franklin fund results,
access is assured,
The AIkahie,t,
If the Alkahost can keep on din
>vering Southern writers who will
irn out such delicate and beautiful
oems as that which comes from
[iss Dillard in its March number,
ic South will be very proud of its
terary magazino. In the March
Lumber, too, is a vigorous out.of
oor story of life in the west of the
onth, as well as a laughable, but
irewd story of child life, from Miss
ockhart, whose pen is adding so
moh to the growi ing fascination of
10 new Alkahest. Dr. Winship fin
bos his sketch of the pathetic
arch of DeLeon for the F"ountain of
'ontb, an I Capt. Usina, a noted
onfederste naval oficer, begins a
Irios of tales on rnnning the block
do, his personal narrative of thrill.
ig adventures. It may be said, in
assing, that the literary department
f the Alkahiest is strong from month
month throngh) koan, signed re
rows, and Mr. McKinzio's editorials
re both whimsically clover and
Emong.
ND LEXI
inspect my s
les and nov<
ittractive line
LATH.
Little 1\
FREE RURAL DELIVERY
QUIEH 'CONTENTION IN TiL I'osr
OEF'ICI DEPARITMENT.
The Postmnaetor Genoral Promptly Inter
ferect to Matutain Iis Own Authority
Over tis subordinates.
Washington, April 6.-There is a
funny situation in the postoflico do.
partmerit which indicates lax disci
pline on the part. of our handsomo
and eloquent postmaster generel. It
has been discovered that both tho
second and the fourth assistant post
mastors general have boon fighting
the rural delivory system under the
very noso of their superior in oflico,
whose idol it happens to be. We
have had such situations in Wash
ington before, but seldom so con
spicuous a violation of official oti
quetto and discipline.
-Second Assistant Postmaster Gon
oral Shalloborger is fighting the new
rural delivery because it is gradually
replacing the star route system under
his jurisdiction. Fourth Assistant
Bristow is fighting it because it ro
duces the number of fourth class
postoffices, of which he has charge,
and both of them have been using
their influence to prevent congress
from making appropriations asked
by their superior oflicer, the post
master general, and recommended by
the President.
The second assistant postmaster
general even addressed lettori to
every member of Congress calling at
tontion to the extravagance of the
rural free delivery, and claimed that
the service could be done by his star
route carriers with less expense.
These letters were brought to the at
tention of the postmaster] general,
who in a rather emphatic reply,
knocked out both of his subordinates.
The popularity of the rural froo
delivery service is clearly dlemonstra
ted by the action of the House com
mnittee on postoflices and p)ostroads
in framing the annual appropriation
bill for the postoflice department, in
the estimates submitted to congress
$1,500,000 was asked for the coming
year, and the committee, which has
a reputation for economy, after care
ful iuvestigation, voluntarily in
creased the item to $t,750,000, and
that amount will be submitted to the
House.
A ISPEINSARY IlURINED.
Totally Decstroyed by an Early Morning
Fire.
(The State, 10th.)
The Gervais street dispensary of
which Dispenser Kirkland is in
charge, was totally destroyed by fire
at (6 o'clock yesterday mornmng, all
the contents going with it, and to
quench the thirst of those who aided
the firemen in their fight.
Policeman' Alexander, while pass
ing along~ the street, noticed some
smoke issuing from the rear of the
structure, but thought it came from
the kitchen of a restaurant next
door. Shortly afterwards lhe found
that the dispensary was on fire and
sent in the alarm.
By the time the firemen arrived
the wooden structure was a mass of
flames. Streams of water were
poured into the building, but it
could not be 8aved. Sellers' restan
rant next door was badly damaged
by water. Tlhe building was afire
several times. Water also damaged
the grocery stock of Campbell Bros.,
two doors from the dispensary. The
stock of the "New York Racket
store" wa moved out anda .h:ht..
NGTON C,
tock of New
alties. We ha
of Millinery.
AN,
lountain, S. C
dl aaged in that. way.
''Ie safo containing the money
and books and1l ipap rs preservoed its
con tonts porfectly. It had not bien
tanpered with. Capt.. Kiradir d says
thero has booi no fire about the
llaco for soverial days. Hl bolioveti
the firo 'as of imcondlary origin.
A large crowd gat hervid. TIhoso
who pitched In and helped got quan
tities of liquor14, Which was no sooner
obtained from the burning struiclure
than consumed by th linders. 'TIhese
had a royal timo of it with the
liquor. 'Tho dispensary wa of
courso insured.
COL.UMBIll'S SI1t1NO I'I;V11VAI. OF
11U71C AND AItr.
Iinilroiue liio Ortel . i Om Fare to
For hltutund TrIp.
Tlo Iiailroiadts havo grant+d a ono
fare rate for the rounl trip which
insures a largo crowd fromi lho lneigih
boring cities coming to tha Spring
Festival to bo hold at. C:oinmhia, April
20th and 27th. There will he two
night concerts aid one itt i nee. All
orders for soats will havo prompt at
tcution by sending to Bryan's book
store. Tho subscriber's tickets will
be five dollars, admitting two por
sons to all throo c.ncorts. Single
ticktts will bo $1.25 for oeah of threo
concerts.
Tho artists have all boon engaged
and are the bost that could be gath
ered together. The Soprano, Mlno.
Eleanor Morodith, and the Cont ralto
Miss Clary, aro both said to possoss
the finest voices over brought Sont h.
The Tenor, Mir. Emil Rioger, and
the Baritono-Bass of Mr. H [onrich
Ioyn cannot bo equalled. ''he I'in
nist, Miss Gal is Schiller, and the
Harpist, Mr. John Cheshire, on of
the best in tho worl, will uphold Iho
instrumental part of tho (ntertain
mon'it.
The chorus, under (lie direCtion of
Prof. H-. H1. F". Haysor, is now hold -
ing the roboarsals, and1 tho selections
are prom ised to ho a troat of the
occasion.- A mixed chorus of forty
voices will sing Mr. Bonnet 's "May
Quenoo' and( the ''Scene anud Spininzg
Chloras" from WVagner's F"lying.
Dutchman'' will b)0 sung by a cho(rus
af sixty ladlies.
Th'e art fonture of the entertain
mont will ho free to all holding
tickets to tihe concerts. It will boe
in charge of the Art League of this
city, and1( some or the exhibits wvill be
of the rarest ever shown.
The Cincinnatti Academy of Art
ill furnish works of students and
teachers.
Mr. Christy's collection of pastels
from tile Scribner collection of Now
Collection of water colors from
Lonisville, Ky.
Tw'~o photographic exhibit ts from
Washington, D. CJ.; one a reproduc
tion mural decorations in the Con
grossional Library, anid the other an
exhibit of artistic p)hotograiphy.
An exhib)it of iminatutres.
Remember the dates are A pril 26t h
and 27th, anid that the fare on all
railroads is only onlo fare for the
round trip. Sond( Orders to Bryant's
boo0k store and1 the b)est seats will he
reserved.
The Author of' "Rock of 'Ages."
There arc'some hlymns so full of
comfort and faith, so expressive of
the bound less love of G;odl, lhat
they appeal to all hiearts and find
an echo in every soul. Such a hymn
is "Rock of Ages." Its beautiful
words have many times given
OUNTIES:
Spring Goods
.ve what you
,:
sI rengt I and courage for Ithe battle
of" life, atnd all'Orded peace antd co m
fort in I le hour of death. Wheni
lie was on his death-bed the prince
consOrt repeatled the first stanza of
this hynrmi , and till the way from
tle palace to the hovel its hues have
been stid antd sung, brinlging
st rengt h to tlie weary and pteace to
the dying.
A.ugustus \lontague Toplady, the
author of this hynu, was born at
:truiliun, Surrey, ln glanl, in i7.0.
Ilis I t her was kIlled in ltie battle
of" Cart iagena, and his mother, to
whose care and t raining lie was
left. was ; deeply pious womtani.
ihen he was a had sixteen years
Old Ile welnt In a barn in mn obscure
place ill Irelhmd to hear an illiterate
y:m n preahe. The text of this
im)ortant tiisciou rse has been pre
served : "Ye who somet imes were
afar olf' are nude nigh by tie blood
olf Christ." So slrontg, so power
ii w\as Ithe appeal that the heart of
IIIe Oy respontied, and he was
"'brouilght niglh by tie blood of
Christ." lie had many o1pportutni
tics of hearing the gospel in Eng.
land, but it. remained for this igno
rant, illiterate mani, speaking to a
handful of people inl a barn, to de
liver the tessage whicht should
bring this soul to Christ.
Topllady becamne a minister in the
Church of England; but. in the
year 1775 his health began to fail,
ant he was ordered by his physi
cian to go to ILondon. IHere le was
imade Iastor of a French Calvinist
Reform Church, and while filling
that posit ion le Ipublished an arti
cle ii lTle Gospel \lagazine" un
der the title, "QZuestions and An
swers Relative to tho National
I )ebt." In this connection lie re
ferred to the debt of tle redeemed
soul, and thie value o f Chi rist's atone
ment , and whlile his mind was full
of thlese thoutghits hle wrote thaut
beauiti ful hymn, "'Rock of ages
cleft for me.''
IIis feet were al readly app)roach-~
inig thie borders of the uunknown
cotintry, for, thioughi still ai young
mlani, only two m ( iore years of uise,
fuilness remainied for hiim.-For
wvard.
Ways in Which Children Are
Spoiled.
A compiletenit niurse says' mo.st
chiildren's naughit inzess is taught by
mot)1her or nurse. IBaby dIoes not
cheerfully kiss you. "'See, mam-~
ma cry if baby wvill not kiss hecr,
lloohioo !" And mamma makes
b)el ieve to cry ini her hands till
bably pull1 s her f igers a way from
thie dleceivinig cycs, and1( mamma
laughs and does not always remiem]
b)er whenu she stops boo-hiooing to
exact the kiss. Of course, by a
mereV animiah prcCess of reasoning,
baby learns to cry for what it
wants. I Ias it not had th(lin he
upon01 line ?" WVhen baby makes a
miisstep) and( dIowni it goes, avoid
(lie Scylla and Chiarybodis of nur
sery shiipwreck. Neither make a
great fuss over the buImp and
wveakeni his self-control by too much
sympijathy, nor dlo that other miser
able thing, strike the offending obe
ject of collision, saying, "Naughty
old1 table. \V hip thle table for hit
ting little boy's hiead(." This is
often thle first lesson in combative]
ness, and the b)aby whio hits back
the passive chair that is said to
hfave hit him becomes equially active
in slapping children or other folk
who morally or physically oppose,
-Reigous Tclopc.a