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THE STATE CAMPAIGN. THE BOCK HILL MEET. The State Campaign was opened at Bock Hill on Monday, and the follow? ing candidates were present : Governor Tillman, Senator Butler, Senator John Gary Evans, Secretary of State Tiadal, Comptroller-General W. H. Elierbe, Dr. Sampson Pope, Colo nelJohn Gary Watts, Superintendent of Education Mayfield, Congressman Strait, Attorney-General Buchanan, Colonel Walter Gray, of Greenville, a candidato for Railroad Commissioner. . The reporter for the State puts the attendance at 2,000, and the Register fays 1.500. The Register claimed that of the I, 500 present ?.fJ?O of them were imported Bittier boomers and 500 of that number had never befcre heard of any such town as Book Hill. The re maining fire hundred were farmers of the county and the surroux ding coot ties. They were Tillmanites and will vote for Tillman. Butler may get a few of them, bat there is nothing to give him hope ia the aid he expects to receive. The Bailer boomers began to come io yesterday on all trains and on this morning's trains from Columbia and Charlotte from 600 to 890; arrived. They were from nearly every county in th? State. They had no railroad tickets and so Tai as known tickets were not asked of them. The crowd from Columbia was composed largely of men from the mountains of Spartanborg and Qiceffvftte: -^Theywere^eo^tb Co? lumbia last night oo the Spartanborg Boad and shipped here on the Char? lotte^ Columba andr Augusta train, which left Columbia at 3:20 o'clock this morning. It was a rich crowd. They were coming here to yell for Butler. It didn't matter to any of them what became of them after they got here. Each squad was in charge of Butler leaders. From Tryon, N. C., near the Spartanborg line, there was a good siced delegation, including the Fisher boys, who always take a baud in South Carolina politics, not? withstanding some of them cannot vote in this State. This is a sample of a majority of the boomers. 'liiere were, ibowever, men from various cities and towns along the roads. There is no doo ht of the fact that Butler had the crowd with him, and in fairness it must be said that they did sot attempt -to bowl Governor Tillman down. They gave him a respectful hearing and alt they did was to yell and whoop for their j -?hamp?n.; - : ? o ; y . Senator Butler showed by his fight i that fae me?rml?psrheas and that he has not given up tope. Governor HU- ( mao's manser was that of a maa who j has every confidence that he will win. The State's report says : Two hundred Butlerites arrived yes < terday. Fifty of them came from i Edgefield and the remainder from ? -Greenville. At 6:30 this morning the ( train from Colombia brought 450 more, ? all wool-hat, hardy looking fellows, ? from Union, Fairfield and stations along the C., C. & A. road. A good many others came ia about 10 :30 from ! the direction of Charlotte. The au- i dience at the meetiog numbered about j 2,000. One of the notable passengers from : Colombia was Newbold, the dispensary i detective. , He had to stand some mild guying from the country boys. ? Shortly after 10 o'clock Senator Butler made a ten minute talk to 250 of bis supporters in Armory Hall. He < ?tated that a rumor had been circulated and telegraphed that Governor Tillman i was to be assassinated promptly at noon by a prearranged plan. He desired to state that so far as he knew, the rumor was unqualifiedly false He had never, ? he said, done or said a,word io cause a breach among the white people, nor would he. He hoped bis friends would scatter themselves at this meeting as they would at any other meetiog. He thanked them for their presence and hoped they would go to Yorkville to- ! morrow. He had no fear for himself, j and he did not see any reason why . aoybody should wish to kill him, but j he supposed be could as well afford to I die DOW as ever. The following report of the speeches ? is taken from the Register, with the j view of giving our readers the benefit of a report free from the charge of Anti prejudice. The meeting was presided over by Captain A. H. White, president of the local Democratic club. After prayer and music, Congress? man Strait was io trod need as the first speaker. He consumed a half hour in talking about Wall Street, President Cleveland and bis own record io Con? gress : GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S SPEECH. Chairman White introduced Governor Tillman and announced the order of the remainder of the speaking. The Gov? ernor advanced in the cool, deliberate manner usual to him. He said he was the only man in South Carolina who bad tried to cao vasa the State three times, county by county. He brought applause and loud laughter when he said he was glad to meet the audience (ace to face even though many of them came from North Carolina and all over the globe. He was accused of having a bitter tongue, but be stood here and said be was sot responsible for all the bitterness. He bad been more perse coted and maligned than any other tu The people, Tillman said, had elec bim to office before and were go?o? send bim to the Senate sure as a gu iron. (Lood applause.) . He said be had been Governor f years and stood ready to defend every act. He made an appeal brotherly love in the coming campai and paid an eulogy to the farmers the backbone of the country. He s be was proud of beiog a farmer Gov nor. He bad never ruo for office over 38 years of age. Then he b gone for the biggest plum on the ti and shook it down. He was now af a bigger plom and intended to get (Applause.) His friend Butler bad been in ofl eighteen years. The office belonged the people and not to any man. The Governor next said be suppos the candidates for the Senate must d cuss national issues. He would simj take a bird's eye view of the situa tic There were only two big questions-t tariff and finance. He wouldn't tou oa the tariff to-day and would disci finances to some extent. He jump into the question by showing the gre contraction of the money of the cou try. ID 1865, he said, there w $2,000,000,000 of money io circu? tion; now there is only $1,000,004 000. That was the reason the po farmers of the country were not gettii a reward for their labor. He cbargi all this to Wall Street S by locks, back? by Lombard Street, London. The S hy lock s bad caused this contraction i putting the issue power in nation banks. The people were continual getting poorer and all the wealth of tl country is in tbe bands of a few tboi saud millionaires. The Governor jumped on the nation: bank question and defended greenback He explained the difference be twee them; Money sharks said g reen bael were fiat money. That fiat mone^ however, had whipped the South in th late war. Purchased Congressmen an Senators yelled "Fiat money" becaus they had been bought. The speaker then began the discus sion of tbe silver question. He sai gold and silver had been on a parit since the days of A braham and ough to be oow. The Democratic plat fore adopted at Chicago had said they wer equal, but Cleveland hadn't carried on the plank. Cleveland was a confessei perjurer and responsible for the presen deplorable condition of the Democratic party. He charged Cleveland ant Carlisle with hocus-pocus game ii issuing $50,000,000 of bonds tore pleoiaa the gold reserve which is agait iowo to $65,000,000, He charged i lot of thieving and robbery in Wash? ington, but said some day the people will get together and there will be a big ihaking up. (Laughter.) He attacked Cleveland ss ao old bag of beef whom he could not find words tc describe. He said Jobo Sherman, the people's enemy, was now the trusted ad? viser of. Cleveland, who bas betrayed every trust. The country is in its pre? sent condition (brough the treachery ol a Democratic President. Tbe Governor reviewed io a clear manner the demonetization of silver and the bad condition of the country. He said there are millions of starving workingmen. Money sharks, he said, have grown so outrageous in their treatment and talk as to wish a stand? ing army to keep a few starving men off the grass. He alluded to Cosey sod his ragged men and said poor Cosey bad had his head cracked. There might not be any Coxyites in the Sooth, but the people here sympathize with the demaods of labor. Resuming discussion of tbe silver question the Governor said the people wouldn't be bought and would kill ont the dragon encircling them. They would do it with their votes and could oot be bought with money or free passes. This was bis first direct allu? sion to the free pass, free excursion of Butlerites and brought loud applause from bis supporters. The fight, he said must be for free silver and more greenbacks. The Gov? ernor said the South and West mus: get together aod make a fight for liberty and bread. He concluded by telling a story of big John Jones and his ox, a story about ao ox's tail being tied through ?he dashboard of a vehicle. The Governor said if seut to the Senate he would promise not to be bribed and not to sell out. He would chunk rocks for the people's interest as long as he could use his tongue and would do all he could. Just as the Governor was concluding, some mao in the audience remarked that Tillman would not get to the Senate to chunk rocks. Taming toward the speaker and waving bis band the Governor said that sixty-five thousand white men had elected him to hts office and would send him to the Senate. This elicited loud and prolonged applause. SENATOR BUTLERS SPEECH. The free excursion crowd had packed closely aroood the stand before Tillman finished and when Butler was intro? duced be was received with enthusiastic shout of applause. After the usual complimentary words for the crowd and his opponent, in which he congratulated Tillman on the good humor and en? lightened manner of his debate, Butler soon proceeded to ridule and attempted to make fun of Tillman. He first said that if Tillman were elected to the Senate be would not wear. He then made tbe proposition to Tillman which be made to tbe State Committee-to have a box for U. S. Senator in which each voter could express bis preference i at the primary-and asked if the Gov ! ernor would agree to it. Butler's supporters shouted "No won't." Butler said if the proposit were agreed to, he would abide primaries He didn't say whether would if it were not agreed to. Tilla bad said the seat in the Senate did i belong to bim (Butler.) He knew but he had not asked for it. He told what he had done in '76 the Democracy. His attempts at riducle of Till m next began and were received w great glee by his supporters. f speech was accompanied by shouts "Go for bim." "Give him hell," e These cries came from a variety men, many of them from cities a towns. He hooted the Governoi story about the ox and dashboard ai throwing rocks at everybody io t Senate. He didn't seem to think Ti man would out any big figure in t Senate. Tillman, be said, alwa talked about getting with the b> io the plow bandies. He didn't b Heve tte Governor ever ran a furrow bis life, (Loud laughter.) He won bet that he had run over a thousai furrows to Tillman's one. (Laugbt and applause ) He made sport of tl Governor's remarks about free pass and said that ought to be a delica question with the Governor. (Laug ter.) His followers shouted lustily at loudly and the Tillmanites responde with shouts for their favorite. Botli spoke of the Governor as "Marse Bei and "Boss Ben" and said he ought i have been applied to for free passe He compared himself and the Governc to two mules, himself as an old bt tried one, and the Governor as a gre: bucker, kicker and one continual! jumping out of * the traces. He sai the Governor made out like be didn want an office, bat he never saw a ma who loved it so well. "Don't you love it too?" he wa asked. "Yes, tolerably well," was th answer. He said he hadn't gotten mud money out of the State Treasury. Th Governor had gotten $10.000 to hi one. Touching national politics, Butlei said Tillman hadn't reached baker ii the financial primer. Tillman bat made a great blow but hado't suggeste? any remedy for the evils. The Gover nor bad attacked Cleveland. Botle didn't agree with Cleveland io man] things, but he took no stock in th? fight on bim. He said the Governoi bad gone to Chicago as a friend t< Hill; the New York Senator had stricken many blows at the rights Ol the people. Io that respect, the Gov eroor bad swapped the devil for a witch. Butler said the tariff bill would be passed and would be the best ever formulated io Congress. Butler de? fended the Senate against the insinua? tions of fraud, etc. He proceeded to a laborious discus? sion of the tariff bill and from that went to silver, telling jokes as he went along. He said he was io favor of the organization of silver leagues and claimed that if Congress had passed his bill to repeal the State bank tax it would have relieved the situation. He told what had degraded silver and said it was the monometalists of Europe and this country. The Senator claims tbat the big pen? sion list bad also caused a scarcity of money. He told of the war and praised the Southern soldier, putting in a mod? erate amount of soldier taffy. This is likely to be increased as the campaign grows. Turning to Governor Tillman, Sena? tor Butler said that be would have something to say about the State ad? ministration. He would warm the Governor's back and would expect to have his own warmed. If the Govern? or had a sharp tongue, be also had one aod would use it if necessary. The Senator said be had been abused aod misrepresented by men who had failed to get office from him. He declared that he had done his duty and defied any one to produce an instance of bis failure to do so. He made a dramatic assertion that to bring about the peace and unity which bad prevailed before 1890 he would, so help him God, give up his office and never seek it again. He waroed the people against further division and said it meant horrors worse than the days of reconstruction. He preferred the happiness of the people to all else. He had made no money io. Washington and did not expect to. He closed amid prolonged and vociferous applause. TILLMAN IN REPLY. Ten minutes had been allowed Butler and Tillman to answer each other and the Governor was introduced for his time. The Governor began his closing remarks by saying that he just wanted to answer a few little firecrackers shot off by bis friend. In regard to the proposition, if Butler believed that the people ought to have the right to elect Senators and if the Democratic Execu? tive Committee is willing to grant the proposition he bad no objection. "Butler went on to talk about my getting among the plow boys. I want to ask you if the farmers did not put me up to lead a forlorn hope." I "Yes, they did and you won !" said many voices. "Since that time I have been more maligned than any man in the State." In response to a question from a man in the audience about his chances of elec? tion, the Governor said he bad "done got the coon skin and was gODe." (Great laughter.) About free passes, the Governor told how he bad accepted one and said But? ler bad ridden on one all bis life. He theo showed up bow many io the cr had come here OD free passes. These men didn't come here f North Carolina aud all over the S for nothing. They could yell, he s but couldn't vote in York County, caused great cheering when be said had York County and would thaok people io advance for the vote of county. The Governor told what had done since he had been the Cl Executive and said be had nothing shield in his life. About Butt, story of the old mule and the yoi mule, he asked the farmers which tl had rather have, a young, pranc mule or an old flop-eared, worn animal "We'll take you!" shouted mi amid laughter at Butler's expense ai flop-eared animal. The Governor said he bad not vo for Hill but for Boies at Chicago. B 1er having charged bim with being supporter of the former. BUTLER AGAIN. Cheers and counter cheers, with majority for Butler, filled the air bef( the Senator was introduced the seco time. Senator Butler, io cooclodi bis speech attempted to ridcole t Goveroor. He said be didn't ask t executive committee for their propo tioo, but asked Tillman who was dodger. He had asked Tillman straight question and hadn't got straight answer. Irby bad said thc was a State House ring. He thought t old ring which the Governor claimed have throttled was a myth. To t Governor's claim that be had given t people a primary, be said he thong the executive committee had done th; and said be thought the Governor w counting his chickens before they we hatched in calculating so confidently i York County. "Nobe ain't Vf shouted a chorus York County men and the shout gre into a perfect yell. To the Governor's claim about ma ing the railroads pay, Butler said 1 understood the assessments had be? reduced. The applause was not i ttrong when Butler concluded, as mat of his frieods had gone off. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES. The chairman announced that tl gubernatorial candidates would spea next and would be allowed thirty mit utes each. Comptroller General Ellerbe was fin introduced, but said be would not spea as dinner time was on hand and tb people were tired ; if they would com to Yorkville be would talk to then: He finished amid applause. Senator Evans was next introduced an was warmly received. He said he woul defend the Reform administration, < which he was a part, against Senate Butler and if the Senator spanked hi (Evans's) baby, be would pot a m us tar plaster under Butler's shirt. (Laugh ter.) Senator Evana brought down tb audience by saying he was glad to se all the anti-Tillmanites of the Stat preseot. Every county was represente" and a good deal of North Carolina wa on hand. Toochiog on national affairs Evans said Cleveland was a prostitutioi of Democracy, and if being a foliowe of Cleveland was a Democrat, h< (Evans) could be called anything else "Didn't you vote for Hill ?" a mat asked. "No, I did not,"was the quick re ply, "and the only ones I know wh< did are meu now supporting Butler foi Senator. Ben Perry, for iustance." Evans made a good many point?e jabs at Butler, tickling his friends im? mensely. He continued his attack oe Cleveland and defended the Democracy of the Reformers of the State. Senatoi Evans said it was the old men who bad been kicked ont of office who were keep ing the political ball open ; it was not the young men. Evans parried in quick and neat man? ner a number of questions asked bim. He got io a blow on Butler whenever he could and was asked by a young man named Gus Aiken if be was run? ning for Senator or Governor. A col? loquy ensued between them. Evans attacked Butler for his state? ment that State taxes have not been reduced and showed this was erroneous He said if the Senator was as ignoraut on national affairs as on State, be was in a bad fix. Again defending the State adminis tratiou, he upheld the Dispensary law. His declaration that it was the best law for control of whiskey was hissed by several young men. "I can tell that jou fellows are from North Carolina by the' color of your noses," the speaker said to them Evans told how the dispensary Uw had beeo adopted and said it bad reduced crime and drunkenness to the mini? mum. In his own town only one arrest had been made for drunkenness during the Dispensary regime. The first night the law was declared unconstitu? tional, thirteeen arrests were made. He gave figures io favor of the Dispen? sary and strongly defended it. He said be will advocate the Dispensary from every stump iu the State and if elected Governor will eoforoe the law to the letter. "What about the Darlington affair," was asked. "I am glad you mentioocd that," he said. "It was a premeditated affair, brought on by the whiskey element." He then told of the refusal of the troops to go Darlington and the offer of thou? sands of wool hat boys to fight with shot guns and hickory sticks. South Carolina will never bow to the whiskey eiement. The people will not surren? der to the little whiskey sellers and grog shop keepers. ; ,lWhy did you turn down Hamp ! ton was asked. "Because be didn't represent us ai we will turn down anybody else w does not." "Why haven't you got a Govern who knows the law ?" "We have a Governor who knoi more law than all your little gang p together." Evans concluded by saying that 1 would continue bis discourse at Yor! ville, where be would be glad to see s North Carolinians and the revenue of cers." (Applause.) Dr. Sampson Pope was introduce and announced himself as a candida for Governor and said be would defii his principles, and declared that he ha always been a reformer and would coi tinue one. The Reform movement ha done more good than any administra tion. Taxes had not been great! reduced, because the State had bee forced into litigation at great expeos< Coosaw bad been throttled and tb railroads had been made to come uodc the law He showed that the railroad had not be paying an equal proportio of taxation. Dr. Pope recited a things done by the administration. H also defended the Dispensary law an said it was tbe best law ever put on tb statute books. If he could not get th Dispensary ne was for high license Dr. Pope favored all the Alliance de manda within the Democratic party an said the sob-treasury was the best of a those demands. He showed the grea benefits of that plan. He also attacke Cleveland and said he stood io wit Wall Street. He said he despise Hill. He believed Tillman would b the next Democratic nominee fo President. Dr. Pope expressed th views on national politics enumerate by him before. Secretary of State Tindal, tbe las candidate for Governor introduced commended the Rock Hill people fo their peaceable conduct. He told wha good the Reform movement had accom plished. Things in the State befor the movement was successful, wer stagnant. Governor Tillman was no responsible for the strife in the State Turmoil was inevitable and wouh have resulted bad any man been elect ed Governor. Tindal spoke for peace and unity Both the minority and the majority must use toleration. He wanted hit Conservative friends to remember tba the Reform movement would never g< backward. Tiodal has no good word? for Cleveland. He spoke some ot national affairs. Wheo he concludec he was applauded. W. D. Mayfield was announced as t candidate for Superintedeot of Educa tion ; J. Gary Watts, for Adjutant aoc Inspector General ; O. W. Buchanan, for Attorney General and James Nor ton for Comptroller General. Thej made no speeches. THE BLUFFTON SUFFEBERS. Tiley Meet and Return Thanks foi the Assistance Rendered. To Our Friends and Fellow Citizens ol South Carolina : We the undersigned, white far m erg (storm sufferers) of Bluffton Township, in mass meeting assembled, this 9th day of June, 1894, as we meet to receive the supplies so kindly sent us, take the priv? ilege to ask the State press to extend through its columns our gratitude for timely aid in our distress. We thank Hon. Thomas Martin, Capt. C. B. Kirk and Mr. John M. Warnock, and our fellow citizen Capt. Thomas R. Heyward, for the good work they have done for us. We thank the "citizens relief committee of Beaufort" (Col. T. G. White, chair? man,) and our Senator, Hon. W- J. Verdicr. We thank our county paper, the Palmetto Post, our Governor, B. R Tillman, the News and Courier and the Hampton Guardian. We thank es? pecially The State and tbe Columbia Register for the noble efforts made in our behalf, and we thank generally the generous donors foe assistance so kindly sent us which has kept hunger from our doors for the past six weeks. We feel deeply indebted to the representative of the Register, Mr. W. W. Price, for his investigation into our condition and for hts true and timely announcement of the same. If we can manage to live ten weeks more our crops will come in and we will be safe. Then can we, if ever called upon to help some unfortunate section that may be visited by disaster (we pray God never such as ours,) go forward and show our appreciation by doing for others as they have done for us Signed-S. E. Blount, 9; Elias Padgett, 2; Ben Brabham, 9; Mrs. Padgett, 2 ; Jae. Coaler, 2 ; Mrs. John Hutsoo, widow: G. M. Caslen, 7; Hy T. Caslen, 5; Lem Davis, 10; Robt. Crosby, 8; Wm Casleo, 9; W. D. Crosby, 7; Frank Casier, 6; Ives Crosby, 7 ; H. W. DuBose, 6 ; J. A. Goodwin, 9 ; Mrs. M. Verdier (widow), 4: G. M. Harvey, 5; A. F. Warnock, 1 ; Geo. Hutson, 16 ; B. W. Wiggins, 6; Jas, Hutaoo, 8; A. E. Walker, 9; D. W. Hudson, 8; Jas. White, 8; 0. J- Hubbard, 4 ; J. C. Bailey, 6 ; S S. Hubbard, 5 ; Chas. Barker, 4; M. S. Hubbard, 5; J. W. i Benton, 8; Dixie Hubbard, 2 ; Jas. Carr, 3 : J. M Hiott, 8 ; J. M. Camp? bell, 3; T. M. Johnson, 3 ; J, E. Carter, 6: W. B. Johnson, 5 : Ishmael Casier, 1 ; G. W. Johnson, 5; A. D. Casier, 12; H. W. Means. 10; J. D. Casier, 8; A. L. Mulligan, 6; B. F. Graves, 8; Dan Neal, 3; A. A. Grave?, ll; J. W. O'Perrin, 8; Hy ! Hutson, 9; A. M. Pricher, 9; P.E. ? Hubbard, 5; E. B. Piockney. 10; P. ? W. Hiott, 3; R 0. Reynolds, 6; El. j Hodge, 7 ; W. 0. Riley, 9; Mrs. Wm. Hodge (widow), 1 ; W. F. Sanders, j 4 ; W. E. Piockney, 4 ; Jas. Pinckoey, 4 ; E. Saoders, o ; Mrs. Sanders (widow), 1; C. L. Smith, 8; A. B. Stone, 3 ; Joha Reynolds, 1 ; Mrs. Taten (widow), 5 ; J & Verdier, 2 ; Robt. Bennett, 8; Ed Johnson, 1; H. C. Bambill, 8; S. Casier, 8; M. R. Bailey, 4; P. Casier, ll; Mrs. R. Bailey (widow) 1; H. Demite, 6; W. H. Cannon, 3 ; S. A. Hoggins, 7 ; E. M. Crosby, 2; Charles Padgett, 5; Charles Walls, 6 ; Bfcss Crosby, 1 ; Sam Walls, 7; Willie Hodge, 2; W. S. Bennett, 7; Charles Means, 1; N. H. Crosby, 3 ; Howard Harvey, 1 ; W. P. DoBois, 8 ; Mrs. Green, 8 ; Peter Crosby, 2 ; C. M. Beverley, 10 ; Dan Crosby, 1 ; W. N. Barnes, 2; Mrs. Garvin (widow), 4 ; L. M. Bowers, 7 ; H. J. Bailey, 8 ; Dan Nettles, 9; J. 0, Bailey, 5; Mrs. Mulligan (widow), 1 ; J. M. Simmons, 2; McHarrison, 6; W.H. Crosby,6; Mrs. Jane Hodge (widow), 9 ; Willie Stooe, 7: Wm. Vaignem, 3; Jas. McFail, 2 ; Mrs. Rewel (widow), 4; Mrs. Cram (widow), 3; Cbaiborn Verdier, 2 ; H'y Padgett, 6. Note -Each name represents bead of families and figure after each name rep? resents the number in family. THE RBLIBF"FUWD8. How They Have Been Distributed -More Yet Needed. A communication bas been received from the relief committee at Bluffton, acknowledging the receipt of $1,746.29 up to date. A statement is made of thc expenses, which are mostly for grist, meal and bacon. On Jone ll the committee bad on hand a balance of $320.86 and a week's supply of provisions. The committee says : It will be readily perceived from this report that we have only been able to sopply these people inadequately with necessary food for themselves. Having as yet received no corn, and fonds being limited, we could not buy grain for work animals, aod they will have to exist the best way they cao until some donations are made for tbat purpose, as by actual count by this committee we are distributing to over 700 souls of the storm-swept white farmers aod children, and with the foods received, a limited distribution is compelled to be made at present. We gratefully thank our fellow citi? zens of South Carolina for the prompt and generous aid extended to our dis? tressed people. As we have a surplus in hand that will carry us two weeks longer, we think if donations are as liberally made in the future as they have been in the past-that we cao bridge the people over the dark channel of hunger until # they can gather potatoes or corn. Parties shipping goods should have them marked "Dead Head," and plain? ly addressed: Bluffton Relief Com* mittee, Bluffton, S. C., in order to save freight and insure safe delivery. We have large freight bills to pay, which would be avoided by shipping as above directed. Again if way bills were sent to os by the shippers we could have the same corrected and dis? cover lost goods, as we have gotten notice of shipments never received. We make it a standing role to acklowl edge direct to the sender immediately on receipt of the donation whether io moo ey or goods, of the safe delivery of his contributions ; therefore if the sen? der does oot receive this immediate ootice he can look goods op at bis eod, and if be will let us know we can give bim assistance. Goods shipped from along the line of the Port Royal and Western Carolina or Port Royal and Augueta Railroad should be mark? ed to Biafftoo, via Port Royal, care steamer, "Alpha," along the line of the Sooth Bound or Charleston and Savan? nah Railroad, to Bluffton, via Savan? nah, Ga, care steamer "Alpha"; along the line of the Coast. Line or South Carolina Railroad, or from any point North of Columbia, Bluffton, via Charleston, care steamer Pilot Boy. Respectfully, THOS. MARTIN, C. B. KIRK, JNO. M. WARNOCK, Bluffton Relief Committee. Bluffton. S. C , June ll. 1894. --~~^mmmm~ tmmm To Parallel the S. C. Railway. 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