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SC, er o MAY 28, . wR ACTUAL & COST SALE! GE Thousands of doll scription; Every pi every Suit of Cloth one claiming to ha cost sale, is to give never fail to attrac are right. We do: with us. We invit, matter what you Mimr e -- NO SENATORS NOW. 130TH UNITED STATES SICNATORS HAVE BESIGNED. Tillnian and MoLanrfn an the Result of Their Debate In 0affney, Agree to Leave Their Seattlin the Senate and Let the People of South Carolina Pas on the Question at Jisue-The De bate Was Hot Toward the Finish and the Agree mient to Resign was a Surprice. (Condensed from Greenville News.) Gaffney, S. C., May 25.--From 2.15 p. m. the meeting at Gaffney, S. C., was hot stuff. In reply to scathing remarks made in McLaurin's reply to Tillman, the senior senator arose and chslIenged McLaurin to resign saying he would resign and the two would canvass the State next fall. McLaurin came up to all expecta tions of his friends and put up a bold front. He seemed to be on his met tIe and hurled back at Tillman every insinuation he made declaring that the insinuations made by his politi cal opponents as to his being a Re rublican and being bought by Hanna and his crowd were absolutely false. The meeting was orderly with some cheering on both sides. McLaurin's and Tillman's friends 'evre much excited when Tillmnan made the challenge. McLaurin im mediately accepted and the following. correspondence took place: "His Excellency Governor M. B3. Mc Sweeney, Columbia, S. C.: Sir: We hereby tender our resig nations as senators from South Caro lina in the United States Senate and ask as a personal favor that you do not appoint our successors, unless there be an extra session of the sen ate, until the Democratic State com mnittee shall have ordered a primary to choose the men to be appointed. "If you will kindly advise the State Chairman of the Democratic party and ask prompt action in or dering such a primary and arranging for a canvass by the candidates we shall be under obligations. Yours respectfully, "B. R. Tillman, Jno. L. McLaurin, U. S. Senators." McLaurin added the Following: "The campaign is to be between B. R. Tillman and John L. McLaurin for the long term of office which the former resigne and to be, held during the months of October and November. Jno. L. MoLaurin, U. S. ST) 1AT COS ars worth of bright n( ece of goods in our Not es in our house--ALL A ve just as good a "stoc Nmore goods for less m t 1! When you see cust< ri't claim to give you 3 every Man, Woman, Nant, bear it in mind 4 laug Then the following letter was writ ten to Tillman. Hon. B. Rt. Tillman, Dear Sir:-I am more than willing to carry out the proposition which your letter in dicates you were "Taunted in accept ing." Congress meets in December. I invite you to join me in a letter to Gov. McSweeney tendering him our resignation to take effect in ample time for our successors to be ap pointed. I prefer the canvass to take place during October and No vomber as on account of my physical condition I could not stand it during the summer months. If you are sin cere in your prosition wire me in a letter to Col. Jones requesting him to call the executive committee and arrange for the primary or, if you prefer, lot us place our resignations in the hands of the governor uncon ditionally to take effect September 15th. "I have the honor to be yours re spectfully, John Lowndes McLaurin." In answer to this Senator Tillman made the following amendment: "Goffney, S. C., May 23, 1901. "His Excellency, Gov. M. B. Mc Sweeney, Columbia, S. C. Sir:--We hereby tender our resig nations as senators for the State of South Carolina in the United States senate to take effect September 15th next. "Yours respectfully, "B. R1. Tillman, U. S. S., John L. McLaurin, U S. S." This letter of resignation was ac cepted and signed by Senator Mc Laurin while he was at the residence of Col. A. N. Wood, and was signed in the presence of lawyer J. C. Otts, and Major John H. Earle. The two senators have now re signed and South Carolina is now confronted with the election of two United States senators. Few fiends of these two distin guished men expected when Tillman and McLaurin met in the quiet little town of Gaffney that these resigna tions would follow. Many politicians are assembled here and the conconsus of opinion is that if "Latimor, Pretender" or as McLauriu calls him "The Man from Mexico" desircs the job he has got to come out an1 resign also. The field is open and it is the ques tion over here as to who is to be in the fild and many former Tillman ites are setting way up on the fence how they will drop, they say, is ac cording to who comes out. kRTLING IM T SALE lw merchandise thrown ion Stock; Every Hat ar ,T COST. This means t k., or to sell you just as oney than you ever drea -mers try everywhere, gold dollars for a penn; and Child, in Newberr that you can always ge NI -THE GR Tillman and McLaurin both seem to desire a full discussion and to fight it out. Tillman says if Mc. Laurin is a Democrat he is not and if McLaurin is elected he is willing to go to his farm. McLarrin an swered that Tillman was very willing to talk but lot him resign and this was the preliminary cause of the above terms. The meeting at Gaffney was full of unique features from start to fin ish. Its first feature was the meth od and manner of invitation to Till. man. It seems that after some citi zen of Gaffney had inited Senator McLaurin to address them on topics of the day, Senator Tillman's friends became alarmed and an invitation was issued to the latter. This matter stirred up considera ble feeling and was commented upon by both speakers, Senator Tillmian reading a petition said to contain one hundrod or more names. The Senator was evidently out of kelter and seemed anxious to assure his au dience that he was not intorferring. This correspondent has not heard many of Tillman's speeches. His speech here today was in my judg ment the poorest effort he ever made. There are no small number of peo ple who believe he cannot make an argumentative speech. If he could bei missed a magnificent opportun ity. Theli meeting when I left it, was mort decorous , and orderly. There wvore cheers and frequent applause for both speakers. Under the ar rangement agreed to Senator Mc Laurin had the op)ening speech. If any of his friends or weoll wishers have had any fears as to his ability to handle himself rigorously in de bate his offort at Gh 'ney will allay any such apprehensions. In his Greenville speech his line was argu mer.tativo and expositional. His Gaffney speech and manner was a most excellent example of campaign ing in a high plane not heretofore seen in South Carolina politics. To my mind there was something wrong with Ben. Sitting next to him on tihe stand I could not but notice frequent signs of large vol ume. He was given an hour and a half and didn't know what to do with much of it. I believe the day of good order and a decent discussion of politicalj questions on the stump in South Carolina is speedily coming, nay is| already here. Up to the time I left, ANNOUN Nj A I FOn T on the market at AC1 id Flower in our Millinet hat you have a chance t< cheap; see our stock, a Lmed of getting--don't g ind then come to us to< r, but we do claim to y County, to the Great t itat LWBERRY, S. 'EAT UNDER the Gaffney meeting certainly was fully up to the Groonvillo meeting. Not venom, nor invective, no class prejudico will tell in the future, but facts, arguments and oratory must be the storehouses from which cam paign leaders must draw. As will be soon from the report published Tillman made it plain that there would be no ruling McLaurin out of the primary. He also made it plain that he wis dead against McLaurin and will have to run him out or back some other candidate. Senator McLaurin has plenty of ammunition. le 'ad enough at Gaffney to stand a weeks soigo and it was good hot stuff. If ship sub. sidy, expansion and protection are not the legitimate heretage of the Democratic party then history is all wrong and the voters of South Caro lina will know more of Democratic history two years from now than they ever dreamed existedl. The Gaffney meeting will be an eopoch making period mn the politics of South Carolina. WH'1AT SENATOR M'LAUN SAYs. Gaffney, S. C., May 25.--Senator Tillmian and Senator McLaurin were seon after tihe day's incidents were over and asked for their views on the situation. In reply to a rcquest for a state ment from him, as to the double sen atorial resignation, McLaurin said "Tillman made a bluff today and I called. I put him in a position where he e.it her had to resign and go in toa a senatorial race with me or confess he was bluffing and was afraid to risk his political scalp, though will ing to knife me in a campaign in which lie was not a candidate and had nothing to stake. All I desire is a free, fair and openfight with Till man on the issues upon which we diiffer. "I earnestly hope that all others will keep out of our race and run for the other senatorship, iso that Till man and I may meet as man to man and fight it out. "He said he was unwilling to buil doze me into a joint debate with him if I was afraid to meet him and I hope he will not show himself afraid to meet me mn the senatorial race. I hope he will not get any of his strik eras into the race to dodge behind but will meet me in it alone." wHJAT sENATOR TIJLAAN SAYM. Tillman said: "McLaurin made a blnff at me and did not think I'd nall [CEMENT [JG H 7 W WEI 'UAL FIRST COST. E -y Department; Everyc > buy goods almost at y nd you will know as wc o; but when you adver lo their buying, it is the give YOu One Hundrec mst Feast of Bargains e) C. SELLER 5 him. I fool that after I had mado an ass1ault on his honesty an1d intog rity of purposo, ho tried to parry that by taunting mo with the asser tion that I would not lolve my six years bomb proof. I saw the oppor tunity to milako a ton striko for dem ocracy and I was ready to mako it regardloss uf the personal sacrifice. "I want Sonth Carolina to say whethor she wants two Democrats or two Ropubllicans in the senato and if the peoplo don't want to re-plict me I don't. care to sorvo them. I shall announce my candidacy to succeed myself and wilI take such other HtepH, as I find desirable. "I regard it fortunato that this is an off year so that wo can discuss these national issues wvithout any trading and combinations and voters can line up on these issues without out.sidoe influences. If I relieve the State of eight mionths of McLaurin I think 1 am entitllo< to some credlit andI thanks. "'If a commercial D)omocrat isn't a llpublican I don't, know what he is. If McLaurin is a Democrat I am not. I want the people to decide beOtWoon us." HOARDI 01? MEDICAL EXAMIlNERsU ACT. ReoiIon ast to all P'ractcla*g Withaont LicenanH- -How the hoard will P'reoeed. [The State, 25th inst.] The Sti te Board of Medical E'x aminors has comlhted the work of its anmnual session hero andl the mem bers have gone to their homes. Be fore adjourning, however, tbo board considered fully the matter of the failure of South Carolina~ Medical college graduates in this year's class to appear for examination, and actedI according to the forecast recently gived1. Hero is the text of the reso lution that was unanimously adopted by the board: As the law relating to the practice of medicine in South Carolina is be. ing frequently ignored andI violated, therefore, be it ieosolved, That we appeal to the legally qnalifieod physicians of lhe State and to its intelligent citizoena to report all such violations to the board. The governor has assured the board that if any case ls brought to the at tention of a magistrate andl that mag istr ate fails to make a thorough mn tigation of the case he wvill have such magistrate removed. Therefore, we will esteem it a favor to have any such violations reported to the board, or members thereof and the names of any person furnishing such informa tion will not be known to any one but the member of the board to whom the report is made, OF very yard of Dry Goodc 3hoe and Slipper in ou our own price. Don't b< , do, that it can't be don tise bargains, and actUa best evidence in the wc I Cents worth for ever /er dished up to the pu V1 Il 0 WKINLETS THlANKS TO THE SOLDIERS SPEAKS TO IllCIIM,NT.3 ,1J.i It. The Highest. ity of Ultly.(11A im to 01yor Thoir 1I,1''S Ittoott for Thoir Ulin try-A Valab0l k 'itwr Wolght. San Francisco, Miay 23.--Presi dont McKinley spoit a fairly busy day. After breakfastf at the resi donco of Irving M1. Scott he roturned to his temporary home and received a dologation of Fedoral oficors. The reception was very informal and last ed 20 minutos. Prosidont McKinley asked thoseo oflicials to provide a posi tion for an old man named littor, wvho servo(d in his regiment (luring the civil war. The most important event of the (liy came next. It was the prosi dent's visit to the presidio, whore lhe revieoed the JForty-fif'h and Forty sixth infantry rbgiment., just return. 0(1 from the Philippinos to be must-. ered out of service. WVhen the p)rosi dent mounted theo reviewing stand the soldiers cheered him anid hie ad dlressed1 thomn with fooling, speaking as follows: "I count myself very fortunate to have been in the city of San F'rancis co upon the arrival of these two regi ments that i may join with my fel low citizens of this city ini giving you welcome home and at the same time to expross not only my thaniks, but as the President of thme United States, the gratitudoe of the American 1peop)e for the sp)lendid service you have rendoered to your country in the past two years. Our hearts have ben with you, our hopes have been with you and we have realized in large measure, peace, as the result of tile splendlid work you performed in the Philippino ishmdn(s. You went carry. ing with you the purposes and1( the spirit and the conscience of the 1)oo p)le of the United States; you carriedl with you the flag which is the sym bol of the best and noblest aspira tions of a free p)eople and you bring that flag back with added honor and deliver it to thme government you served so.well and so f aithfully. You come back to ho0 citizens of the gov ernment whose honor you have pro. seirvedl. Yoo wore citizen)s before you wore soldiers. And you became soldiers b)ecause you were citizens loving your country, attaching to our free insBtitutions na beausen of FOR TWO WEEKS i ONLY I 0W , of whatever de r Shoe Stock, and - deceived by any e. Our claim in this Ily show them, they )rld that our prices dollar you spend rchasing public. No gh's! which you woro0 willing to give that which is Iho host thlt any Ian can givo his own lifO's blood for the hon of his coun iry. You have done your dlity; you have done it nobly, and you come back to entor the walks of citizenship vith your follow citizens anld tako the placos that you left wholn you onlistod two yers ago. 'liat is ono thing withont American honor that is a groat surprise to the wordd. Wo have mustorod great armims. The groatost army that was ovor mustered wit from '61 to '05. Wlien the war WIIs over, When Lee Hurrendered to rant at Appomatox, anIdu nearly two million of mIn came back to their homos, fell into quiet walks of citizonship, sustaining the govornmn[t for which you fought. And, so you coimo back as your fore fathers camne back, more that 30 years ago, having (lone your (duty, and it is a proud thing to (10 dluty for your country. You come back having (lone your full dluty as soldiers, now do your full duty as citizens, and I want to oxpress my heartful thanks to all of you for the services you have ron dored." In the afternoon the presidlent Was the guest of honor at the receptions of the Union Lengue club, the Ohio Society of California, the Mexican War Veterans, Pioneers and1 Native Sons. The latter threeosocieties pro sented1 him wvith a paper weight con taining $350 worth of goldl. At each rocoption the president responded briefly to presentation speeches. On his way to dinner President McK(inley atopp1edl at Union square and turned over the first shovelful of P0(1, where the monument to the American navy in commemoration of Admiral Dewey's victory at Manila bay is to be erected. Presider t McKinley attended a re coption tonight given in his honor by the (G. A. RI. posts of the city. To morrow afternoon he will go to Oak.. 1land to review the school children of that city. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ., )ara the Favor is deCceitful and beauty is vain ; but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.-Proverbs of Solomon.