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Judge Goff Eestrains the Dispensary, j From the State April 21. Judge Goff's gaff is getting in its work again. He made another lunge with it yesterday and it penetrated deep into the fabrics of South Carolina j State dispensary law. The dropping of bombs into South ; Carolina from the long; range guns on 1 the turrets of Judge Goff's court .room I in Clarksburg, West Va., seems to be ? the order now. Before the public has ! recovered from the first shock another j and more severe one comes. The State mention ed a few days ago j the fact that Dr. Sampson Pope and J. F. J. Caldwell, Esq., of Newberry, had gone on to Washington to apply for an injonction against the dispensary au? thorities. It now appears that they went to Clarksburg, and applied for the ! injunction before Judge Goff yesterday, i the case being that of "Dunbar vs. j the State Board of Control and F. M. ! Mixon, Commissioner." Judge Goff granted an order provid- ! iog: First. That on motion of Messrs Caldwell and Pope, it is ordered that the bili for injunction be filed in the clerk's office at Charleston. Second. That it is ordered that the de? fendants be required to show cause at j Columbia, S. C.. on May 2, why the! prayer of the petitioners for a perma- j Dent injunction shall not be granted. j Third. That it is further ordered that | tbe defendants herewa, their agents, of? ficers and employees, and the sheriffs, and police officers of the State of South j Carolina or of any municipality therein i be enjoined and restrained until the j further order of this court from inter- ; fering in any manner whatsoever with the commerce between the States, and, j to that end, that they are hereby re- j strained from interfering with the agents or employees of the common car? riers in said State in any manner what? soever whilst transporting, holding, or delivering articles of commerce brought by said common carriers into the State; or interfering in any manner whatso? ever with articles of commerce so brought into the State, whilst in the hands of the consignees thereof. Fourth. That the bill and this order shall be served on the defendants on or before the 25th day of April, 1895. Fifth. That the defendants, the State Board of Control, and Misson, commis? sioner, shall answer the interrogatories filed therewith by the 25th day of April 1895.. Sixth. That the subpoena responden dum do issue. In accordance with this order, it ap? pears that anybody who wants to get J any liquor, in no matter what quantity, ? from an adjoining State, can order it shipped in; that it can be delivered to him, and further that no authority can touch or molest it after it is on the con? signee's premises. All this to L ;ld good till May 2 But if this is done, and the injune- i tion is not made permaueot, all par- | ties will of course be liable to prosecu- 1 tion. -^ Gov. Evans Hurls Defiance at Judge GoiPs Order. The fpubiicatioo in the State Sun? day morniug of an outline of Judge GofPs order giving a temporary in? junction against the dispensary au? thorities in so far as the interstate feature in concerned, created a con? siderable stir, it was the talk of the hour on every side. Nowhere could you approach a knot of men, no matter of what prominence, who were not die cussing the injunction, and wondering what would happen next. Many were the opinions expressed on all sides, in official circles, and in every uirection Expressions as to the effect of the order, the full text of which has not yet been | seen, were freely given by many attor? neys. They were conflicting io charac? ter, however, and it was bard to reach an intelligible conclusion therefrom. Of course everybody felt much con- i ceru to know what the State autbori- j ties were going to do about it, but this I information, it has remained for the i State to give this morning. Governor j Evans was called upon yesterday af- j ternoon anJ. asked about the matter, j What be had to say indicates that he j proposes to pay absolutely no attention j to the order of the court, and by conse- j quence other interesting developments may be looked for. Governor Evan? gave the following statement : "All the quirks and gamins ! have tried their hands ou the dispen? sary, and now the little snaps have taken charge of ir, aud attempting to I attack There is only on" poi ut in the case, ana that ia: When does liquor 'arrive' in the State ? The matter bas already leen before Judge Simonton and they have gotten his opinion-add I suppose this is an effort to 'fix' the other member of the United States Court of Appeals. Judge Goff injunc? tion will not be regarded by me i;? any sense of the word, it make- no differ? ence wh?.t papers he serves, we will continue to seizi every gallon of wfii key that arrivi-? within this State, and I construe the won! "'arrive" to mean when it gets within the borders of this State, au'i will so continue to construe it till the U?iteJ States Supreme Court hoids otherwise, if necessary, an ostra force of constables will be employed to take charge of any liquor dealers who ' may feel encouraged by Judge Goff's action. Any liquor brought into this State in violation of the dispensary law j by Judge Goff, Samps Pope, or Fitz Caldwell will be as promptly seized and confiscated as if were brought in by Jim Dunbar." Thus speaks the Governor. Now, what next 1 It may as well be mentioned for the in? formation of the publicthat the complain? ant in the case brought before Judge Goff is James Dunbar, a former liquor dealer at Newberry, who moved to Nor? folk and went into business, later re? turning to this State. Homicide at Honea Path ANDERSON, April 21.-John Magaha shot and killed Josh Bigbee near Honea Path, on the place of John Ashley, las' night. Magaha surrendered to Trial Justice Tassel, who held the inquest to-day and sent Magaha to jail. His statement is that Bigbee has followed him for some time and told him be in? tended to kill him. Magaha left him and started home, followed by Bigbee. Theo Magaha fired on Bigbee with a shotgun. One shot went through the heart, but he lived for some little time after. Bearding The Lion. Mr. Eustis Talks American in London. LONDON, April 19 -The Americans constituting the new American Society in London dined at the Cafe Royal this evening There were about 150 persons present. Ambassador Bayard who presided, had on his right James B. Eustis, United States Ambassador to France, and Gen. Patrick A. Collins, Consul General, and on his left An? drew Carnegie. Among the others pres? ent were the staffs of the embassy and consulate and Hiram Maxim and Col. Geraud. On the wall behind Mr Bay? ard's chair the American and British flags were draped over a large picture of George Washington. The dinner was very elaborate. In proposing the first toast of the evening, "To the Queen," Mr. Bayard said: "The manhood of America re? sponds to the-manhood of Great Bri? tain in this toast, as Americans of every opinion and party honor the British sovereign's sex." The toast to the President of the United States was then given by the Ambassador. He re? ferred to Mr. Cleveland's vigorous ac? tions at all times wheo the honor of the country demanded decisive steps and when America's equal rights in the councils of the world were involved '.We echo the voice of our chosen chief when he makes known our demands," he said, "and we stand behind his poli? cy. The belief of Americans in Euro? pean capitals doubtless will mold pub? lic opinion to the advantage of our country." Ambassador Eustis made a mild sen? sation with* his respoose to the toast. "Our Guests." The stirriug American? ism whbh he breathed in every sen tecce was all the more remarkable in j contrast with the sentiments of Am- j bassador Bayard's speech "The chief indictment found against j America byEuropeaos,'' he said, ..is j that we have no ancestors and no ruins. I hear this so often that I occasionally j remark that I am sorry Chicago and | Boston were rebuilt after the great j fire." After makiug several more points of the same kind to thc great satisfaction of his audience, Mr Eustis spoke of the inroads made by American wioe-grow era upon the French market. A con- j spicuous French official had complained ; to him recent^', he said, that the Amer- ; ican wines, made in such immense quan- i tides beyond the Rocky mountains, j were in many ca^es supplanting French wines in France. "If there were to be an ?bernational ' confessional," Mr. Eustis said, "in which the nations were to confess freely, the United States, I am sure, would have far fewer sins than any other na-: tion on the earth. Look at your foreign policy, for instance. Its acts are on a piane of justice and dignity. We know j our power. We know that a great na? tion couples with its superior physical : strength more moral weight, that can : be thrown in the scales for the smaller ' nations Yet, what do we see io America as compared with Europe?: We can say truthfully, that no weaker uation ever suffered from aggression on the part of the United States Our' Governujfot meets out the same justice j to the strongest and the weakest. As ; far as foreign powers are concerned, i may say that I do not desire to criti? cise Lhem. i wish merely to recall the facts-to illustrate our country's just and even policy and compare it with the con? stant sp'uit of aggrosiou shown by the i European power;-. They have engaged in partitions in which we were invited to share, but declined. For more thau . a century Europe parcelled out the countries as she would cut a cake. We abstained from the desire to acquire territory We kept down the spirit of conquest. Yet. { tell you that after all this self-restraint, if the united States were to manifest a desire for new ferri torv thev would encounter the u:,:i:ii mous opposition Europe. Au toe foreign offices would bc amazed. the press wouid teem with sneers at ti;" audacious stupidity ;f those filibuster? ing Americans.'7 Mr. Ku.-*::-' spoke with great earnest? ness, and lest he leave any doubt a>. t<> his meaning all be said, closed.bis speech with this statement: "I cross? ed the channel, to tell you this, and have done so.*' Tamed, So to Speak: Correspondent Clark Capers At Campos' Court. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 16, via TAMPA, FLA., April 19-The staff correspondent of the United Press after remaining in Havana a week, meeting residents of ali shades of opinion, Spaniards, Cubans, English? men, Americans, the United States consul and governor general, pro? ceed to Santiago de Cuba, the pro? vince where the insurgents have made the most progress, and is able to give the facts in regard to the revolution and the status of affairs on the Island of Cuba. In the first place, the censorship of the press, telegraph and cable, exists only to the extent that matter of an incendiary or seditious nature is sup ! pressed. Cypher dispatches are not ; allowed unless the key is furnished ; to the authorities. The newspapers of Havana and other cities publish ? the news of military movements, en- : gagements, casualties in full, even getting out extras when anything of ? unusual interest is received. They ! have reporters in the field, and La j Caricature lins an artist who follows the army corps and exercises much license in illustrating When it is j remembered that the entire island of ! Cuba is under martial law, the free dom of the press is remarkable. The : authorities, however, do not compre? hend modern sensational journalism and when special correspondents! from the United States attempt to ca- j ble his paper a story of the general uprising against Spanish rule, which bas taken place only in the brain of! some half-witted enthusiast, or an ac- ! count of the wholesale slaughter of t Spanish regulars by insurgents, the dispatch is sent to the palace and the gentlemanly secretary of the gover? nor general requests the presence of the correspondent and informs him that the dispatch cannot be transmit? ted. Naturally the authorities do not give out news unfavorable to them? selves, but when such news is ob? tained, they make no attempt to sup press it unless they know it to be un- j true. So much for the press censor-1 ship. As to the progress of the insurrec? tion, it has for the last month been practically nil." In the first place, no general rising of Cubans has taken place, no provisional government formed, no stand against govern- j ment troops has been taken, no en- j gagement of sufficient importance to be designated as a battle has occur- j red. In every department, except the province of Santiago de Cuba, the few .men who attempted to rebel were promptly arrested. The plan mapped out by Marti and other enthusiasts in ; New York was not endorsed bv the " . i better class of resident Cubans, with- j out whose financial aid aud personai influence no uprising in Cuba can ? succeed. In several localities young men of good families left their homes ; to join the insurgents. They were : iuspired by the patriotism that throb- i bed in the veins of the heroes of the i American revolution, but when they reached the field and found their lead? ers to be mulattos or bandits, thev returned to the towus and surrender- I ed to the authorities. They were ; treated with great leniency. Some i were imprisoned for a few days, while others were liberated and sent to their homes at once. Troops were rushed over from Spain, and detach mente stationed in all cities and large towns. Volunteers to the number of I 8,000 or 10.000 were enlisted from ? among the Spanish residents. This I prompt show of a strong force of armed men has undoubtedly had its efiVct upon many whose sympathies are with the rebels, yet who hesitated j in joining them In the province of Santiago de Cuba, at the eastern end of the island, the oo>r;b as been different The moun tainous nature of the c aa try and tho number of sympathizers herc made this section the natural choice for the Und? ing of filibustering expeditions and war materia!. The leaders who came here : from Fortune Island, Jamaica, San Do? mingo and perhaps, also, from the Uuited States, found men to follow them and local leaders to co-operate Bauds of fifty, a hundred, and in some cases two hundred men. were f inned Not half of the mer. were nroperly armed, hut nearly all carried some sort of weapon-rifle, gnu, machete or re volver. There are from 2,000 to 3.000 tuen in al! of these bands They form no concerted force, hut move about from place to place it: the mountainous districts, foraging among the planta? tions for subsistence and occasional*}' having a skirmish with small deatch rnonts of government troops Large detachments are avoided The warfare of the insurgents is ir>i'.*ri 1 la warfare. They know every foct of the mountains and capture is impossible unless the whole region is filled with soldiers. They hope to tire out the Spa u is h troops and seek to prolong the con? flict until the rainy >...(-wi sets fn, when yellow fevi r may d<> more destruction than Tneir bullets. I oder Governor General Calle]?, nc tive operations were delayed ant: ency, extended to all wj--1 fores wo ru their cause and pledged suDmrssi 'ti ol th?? king of Spain With Martiniz Caninos, th" new governor general, in the field personally pushing active operations against the insurgents, he outcome, will not Song u-.' in doubt Had the m pigment been supported by the influential Cubans and properly led, some show of success might, have been 'ooked for The leaders are uot capable of intelligent or systematic handling of men. Many of them have have been outlaws and bandits for years. Others are negroes cr half-breeds Some bands are entirely made up of colored men and the difficulty in some respects resemble* a race war. Such are the people for whom more or less sympathy in the United Skates has been aroused. False reports of battles fought and victories won have been manufactured io the cigar factories of Tampa and Key West. As a matter of fact, no city and no town has been taken and no battle of any importance fought. When the signal for the general rising was given nearly two months ago, the garrison at Santiago de Cuba numbered 100 men It would not, hav^ been difficult, to capture them. Now there are 5,000 Spanish troops here. The insurrection is deplored by the better class of Cubaos as well as all residents interested in mercantile or producing operations. The home rule party and the reform party as well as the conservative party have denounced the uprising as injurious to the best interests of Cuba. Reforms which have recently passed the Spaoish Cortez have not been put into effect. Com? merce is beginning to suffer. Heavy expenses for military operations have been incurred, and these will be tacked on to the already burdensome taxes with which the island is saddled. The general opinion of intelligent resi? dents is that the present uprising like its several predecessors, will fail, a few more enthusiasts will be shot, and the emancipation of the fair island, which is bound to come some day, will be delayed rather than aided. (Signed) J. FRANK CLARK. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SUBJECT, MADRID, April 19.-Dispatches from Havana inform the Government that the rebellion in Cuba is spreading, but the insurgents are badly armed and equipped The dispatches say that if the uprising spreads further Gen. Mar? tinez Campos will ask for reinforce? ments. Cuba's Friend in Congress. WASHINGTON, April 19.-A bill recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban revolutionists has been prepared in this city and will be introduced io Congress when that body convenes in ; December next. It was drafted at the j suggestion of certain Representatives ! and Senators who are in sympathy with the efforts of the Cubans to throw off j the yoke of Spain, and these gentlemen will use their influence to pass it through both houses Such action on the part of the United States would of ' course be of great service to the revo? lutionists. It would result io the free shipment of arms and men to the island in support of the insurgents' cause, and would give them the moral and material support which they so greatly desire. Spanish officials say'that but for the hope that the United States may recog- : uize Cuban belligerency, the revolu? tion would collapse within thirty days. Mr. Marti, in pursuance of tho pro? gramme already outlined, will be elect? ed President of the Coban provisional government, which it is proposed to es? tablish at an early day. Deadly Feud m Aiken. Many Men Wounded in a Fight at a Church-History of the Trouble. AI'GUTTA, GA., April 21.-There was a fight at a church near Jackson ; Station, S. C , this afternoon in which two young men, Andy Foreman and Tony Furse. were badly wounded and many more hurl. There were j peiliaps forty shots fired by persons j who entered into tho scrap aftei it had been precipitated by one Green. The story of the faed goes back to a time shortly after the famous Rouse Bridge riot, in which a negro, Jesse ! Jade, was implicated Green sent a posse to whip or kill him. A young man named Stallings informed Jade ' of the intention of the White Caps. For this Stallings left the country and : after being away about a year return? ed. Some days later. Stallings was lound dead in the road. The Greens were charged with knowing: some- . thing about the killing, as L. M. tireen who is a justice, refused to at? tend t!ie coroner's inquest. Recently there have been long com? munications in the Aiken, S C.. pa-: pets in regard to the killing of Stal? lings. The last was from W Scott Taylor, and in it he charged all sorts of crimes to Green's son, from arson to murder. Alter Sunday school this afternoon, Furse made some remark about Green. His son heard of it and asked that it be repeated. Furse repeated the remark whereupon Green pulled bis pistol and fired, the hal! takirtg effect in Furse's bowels A general fusillade began Moro t rouble ;s expected and every body MI tho county is going heavily armed. Green will be killed when found il?' bas taken to tie" swamp The trouble has been bi ewing for months Removed to Florence. Mr W .?. McKasren, who Ivis heen at work on the Limner, nt B??hnpr-ille. i-- in thecitv. ii? says . i.Ht Mr Durr has nsoyed tin- Linn ner ti) Florence where lu* will continu? the publication under th- .--.ni - nam?-The County Banner. Mr. McKagen expects to go there to work on the paper. Evans Explains. His Position on the Agree? ment Matter. Governor Evans was yesterday usked for a plain stateraeut as ro his position with regard to the agreement made between himself aud Governor Tillman and Messrs. Barnwell, Sloan, Hemphill and others. Here is what the Gover? nor had to say : "I don't want it to be understood for one moment that I have receded ene particle from my agreement with the gentlemen of South Carolina who have been willing to co-operate with us in the effort to secure white supremacy and a Constitution made by the decect white people. "It is absolutely necessary that the pledges laid down by the conference fcbould be made, and we will insist upoD it OD the stump. There is no compro- i raise about it, but simply the basie principles of a white man's Constitution, and unless candidates pledge themselves on this line the people will not vote for them. This is nothing new. We have all had to pledge ourselves on the stump to carry out the demands of the people and they will not surrender ; themse'^es and their sovereignty to meo who think more of their individual opinions and so-called consciences than : they do of the will of the people. It makes no difference to the people who are the instruments to execute their ; will, so bog as it is faithfully exe- ; j cuted." AS TO JUDGE GOFF'S ORDER. While in Charleston. Governor Evaos had the following to say io regard to Judge Goff's order io the registration ! matter : "So far the injunction is exparte aod is no expression of opinion as far as the j merits of the case are concerned. The j : Coostitution cf South Carolina provides :' j that no qualification on account of race, ? color previous condition of servitude shall ever be enacted, and also provide that the Legislature shall provide for j the proper registration of the qualified electors of the State '.There is no restriction whatever i i upon the Legislature as to the form of j I registration. It thus became the duty of the Legislature to provide some sys tem of registration. Without express ?og an opinion as to the old law, there is no uoconstitutional provision what ever in the act of '94 providing for the ! registration of electors qualified to vote i for delegates to the Constitutional Con-1 vention. "This is a separate and ' .tinot stat- ; ute for a special election, a^ stands on 1 its owB bottom. Every citizen in the ; State heretofore existing under any dis ability by reason of previous laws was | giveu an opportunity to remove the j same under conditions which are rea? sonable and not repugnaot to the Coo- i stitution of the State or of the United States. Such persons still have an op- j portunity of becoming qualified voters by takiug advantage of the registration act. It is an absurdity to argue that j because the system is cumbersome it ? is unconstitutional. There are no two electors who will agree (possibly) as to this feature of the law, and it was for this reason that the Legislature was left entirely untrammeled as to the sys , tem to be adopted. "It is simply an effort to gait) a little cheap notoriety by some briefless bar? risters, who have 'lately emigrated from this S?ate to the cipitaiof the nation. We might as well let these people un- j derstaud that we intend to have a Con? stitutional Convention, Constitution or no Constitution, aud the power is in my band to thwart the efforts of these un? worthy sous and their Republican sym? pathizers in their appeal to a predjudized tribunal. "I am glad to see that no respectable I attorney in South Carolina has been se? cured, and I tako it as au evidence thar our people are a unit as to the neces sity of a Constitution made by our own peuple, without reference to factional prejudices We still claim thc rights of a sovereign State, recognizing the Constitution of the United States, and interference with the attempt of an honest Legislature to protect thc rights of citizens, without reference to race, color or previous condition of servitude, ; and the perpetuation of good govern? ment wiii meet a prompt resistance by the State authorities and the citizens of this State.*'-The Stute. 58 Miles in 45 Minutes. The Pennsylvania Makes a World's Record for the Distance. PHILADELPHIA, PA., April _2 -The Pennsylvania Railroad's line to Atlan? tic City had a record breaking run yesterday, made by the special news? paper train from Philadelphia to the popular seaside resort The ferry boat to catch the train put out of the slip at Market street wharf. Philadel? phia, at 5.30 a. m.. precisely, and fifty-one and a half minutes thereafter the train came to a stop i:i Atlantic City station The train left the station in Camden six and .?> quarter minutes alter the departure from the Philadel? phia side, s<> that tho actual running twas only forty-five ;u;d three quarters minutes, the dist ?mee i- li i rv eig.iit and three tenths miles and the average speed was seventy-six and one hall mites per hour. Xii is is the fastest time eyer made between the Delaware and the Atlantic oct an, and is actually the fastest time ever made by ;i railroad train for the distance, from Winslow to Absecon, twenty four and nine-tenths miles, an average j speed o? eighty-three miles per hour was sustained The fastest single mile was made in forty-one seconds, which is an average of eighty-seven and eight-tenths miles per hour. This is the most notable performance in railroad speed which has yet been made. A Big Corn Crop in the South in 1895 is Essential. The Manufacturer*' Record wishes tu invite attention to the following facts: The total production of cm in the United States in 1894 was 1,212,000, 000 bushels, a decrease of over 400, 000,000 bushels as compared with 1893, and a decrease of 850,000,000 bushels as compared with li>91. Fortunately the South had a large crop this year, or otherwise it would have had to purchase its corn at a very high figure, because of this great shortage As the average crop of the United States for some years has been about 1,150,000,000 bushels, the production of the last two years is over 500,000,000 bushels short of the average. The country will there? fore enter upon the next crop year with a very small stock of corn on hand-so small, indeed, that even should we have another 2,000,000,000 bushel crop, as in 1891, it would re? quire all ot this enormous yield to make up for the deficiency of the last two years. Even should such a crop as this be produced, prices would probably still be high, because of the decrease in 1894. Another small crop following the ene of last year would necessarily mean exhorbitant prices for corn. Because of these facts it becomes more imperative than ever before that the South should increase its corn acreage this year. The South's large crop last year was due more to a heavy yield per acre than to a large increase in acreage. If this section is to maintain its independence of the West so far as corn in concerned, every effort should be made to urge upon farmers the importance of plant? ing a larger acreage this year than ever before. With a big corn crop the South is better prepared to stand low priced cotton than it could in any other way. It behooves every trade organiza? tion in the South, and every business man individually, as well as the press, to persistently exert all possible in iluence to encourage an increase of acreage in corn and other food supplies. If the vigorous work of the press is supplemented in this direction by the active personal co-operation, of bankers, business men and all others who deal with farmers, it will bc pos? sible to secure an increase of 25 or more per cent, in the acreage devot? ed to corn and foodstuffs compared with last year. The vital interest which the entire South has in the increase of its grain production, which also means an increase in the supply of provisions, prompts the Manufacturers Record to prcis this matter upon the atten? tion of every man in the South. A WRECK ON THE NORTH? EASTERN RAILROAD. Passenger Tram Runs into a Wash? out Near Florence. The beary raies Tuesday ni^ht, April 6th, caused a washout on :he North-eastern Railroad ahout eight miles from Florence, icto which a passenger train ran early next morn? ing and a serious wreck was ihe result. A wrecking train ieft here for the scene immediately after the arrival of the morn? ing train from Charleston. The entire train ot seven cars and the engine went into the washout and were wrecked Two of the Pullman coaches caught nfire and were humed, and are a total loss. The other coaches were turned over and bndly smashed. Tue engine is also badiy d.tniMged. The only person seriousiy injur? ed is the bajrea^e master. 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