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SETTLED ! Earle Carries the State by a Majority of 3,157 Votes Out of 83,489. EARLE 43,323; EVANS 40,166. From Tbe Stare. The State has received the com? plete official returns from all the counties in the State, and the tabula? tion of the fiures, which have been carefully verified, shows a total vote of 83,489, against 78,231 in the first primary. Of this vote General Earle has received 43,323 against Governor Evans' 40.166, leaving him a majority of 3,157 It is a noteworthy fact that General Earle's home county gave him ?,154, the figures of his final majority in the whole State lack? ing but 3 votes. It is one of the cu? rious coincidences that hover around the career ol the lucky man. It was another curious coincidence that the last returns to come in last night in official form came from Beaufort, the county in which General Earle is holding court at present, and were conveyed in a personal telegram bearing the signature of the success ful candidate. Here is the table showing the final j result The State committee meets j to-nisrht to tabulate the returns and j declare the result, but there is scarce j ly a possibility of any change being made in the table*: ?vans. Birle, j Abbeville, 1,264 1,825 | Aiken, 1,465 1.318 ! Anderson, 1,934 2,255 Barnwell, . 1,509 1,342 Beaufort, 141 420 I Berkeley, 512 501 | Charleston, 643 2,747 Chester. 969 746 Chesterfield, 1,006 716 Clarendon, 857 677 ColletoD, 1,672 1,195 Arlington, 1,062 903 Edgefield, 654 1,135 Fairfield, 632 748 Florence, 933 978 Georgetown, . 156 360 Greenville, 1,778 3,154 Hampton, 745 471 Borr j, 1,112 978 Kershaw 798 628 Lancaster, 949 1,034 Laurens, 1,289 1,328 Lexington, 1,466 985 Marion, 1,270 1,367 Marlboro, 849 754 Newberry, 1,003 1,043 Oeoaee, 1,009 1,379 Ornngeourg, 1,609 1,376 Picken??, 793 827 Richland, 713 1,415 Saluda, 1,048 613 Sp?Ttanburg, 2,840 3,162 Sumter, 750 1,381 Union, 1,267 743 Williamsburg, 1,155 854 York, 1,314 1,826 Totals, 40,166 43,323 Startling ! The State Board of Control to Investigate the Dispensary Scandal. If what has been whispered about in the last few days since the revelations I s*ade bv Governor Evans as to what certain people know nbont the affairs of J the S'ate dispensary \> . true, then tbe I ourside world may h-?-k fur spicy read- j iog next week bearing upon th? big ! State scandal. The State board of j control has been called in ex-'ra session to fully investigate the scandal and see what is behind ir. Colonel Wilie Jones, chairman of the j S'ate board r>f control of the State d's- I p^usary. yesterday notified the four j other men)hers of the State board that j fcbere would be an extra ee?*iA? u.j ? Tuesday night next The ?t9- Tu day night n each mooth is the time foi ? regular meetings He was seen by a representative .M The State and asked why be was going i to hold an extra meeting He replied j that in vipw of rhe recent charges made by GeTernor Evans against Liquor j Commissioner Misson he did not s^e how the Sta'e hoard could do othf-rwis* J than investigate the matter. There were charge ar.d countercharges by ; Governor Evan* and Commissioner ! Misson, and these naturally reflected ; ?poa the management ot the dispen sa-y In fact, if charges like those of j Governor Evans had been made by any reputable citiz3a it wouid rest on the : board to sift the matter. This inves- i tigation was due tho board itself, he : said, aod due the people of the State, j and due also Commissioner Misson. In answer to the questi?>u of what \ the prvjbabie actio?? ?f the board wouid be, he replied thas he did not know. \ As chairman of the State board he felt I that it rested upon him to assemble the j board and let it take whatever action it j saw proper. In his letter of notifica- ; tim to the board he made no mention of his reasons for calling the meeting, but simply stated that certain business demanded their immediate attention. The State. "My boy came home from ?school one day with bis band badly lacerated and bleeding, and suffering great pain," says Mr. E J. Schall, with Meyer Bros.' Drug Co., St. Louis, Mo. "I dressed the ^ouod, and ap? plied Chamberlains Pain Balm freely. All pain ceased, and in a remarkably sbert time it healed without leaving a scar. For wounds sprains, swelling and rheumatism I know of no medicine or prescription equal to it. I consider it a household necessity." The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Dr. A. J. China. Ball players supplied at catalogu? prices by H. G. Osteen & Ce. Buy from them and ave money. JUDGE SPEER STEPS IN. Orders Roads to Adopt Form? er Rates and Cease Cut? ting. j AGU?TA?, Sept., 10.-Judge Emory j Speer has iesued a mandatory order j compel?Dg the Southern States Freight ! association and the Seaboard Air Lioe to restore the rates receDtly cut. This j stops the pending rate war and leaves the matter where it was when held up I by Judge Simootoo's injunction. Jo?. R. Lamar, the attorney who represented the complainants, returned I this morning from Mt. Airy, Ga., ? where he weot to get Judge Speer to j sign this order On application of Mr. Paul Mustio of this city; representing wholesale grocers of Macou 3od Augus? ta, Judge Speer passed the order. The order recites that the violation of the third clause of the inter-state com? merce law, which prohibits discrimina? tion in favor of one locality against an? other and the damage being done by reasoo of discrimination io favor of At? lanta against the balance of the State are directly contrary to the iaw. b required immediate action on the parr of complainant to have the rights of himself aud other wholesale merchants protected and the injunction was there- ! fore signed by the court. j There are some material; differences j in the bili brought by Mr. Limar be- ! fore Judge Speer from thc bill recently j brought before Judge Sinoooton by the | Port Roytil aud Western Carolina rail | road The latter bili was brought by ! Mr. Averill as receiver and aliped that the cur rates were destructive of property in thc hands of the court. The new bill brought by Mr Lamar before . Judge Soeer, io which Mr. Paul Mus- j tin, representing merchants of Augu-ta j and Macon, charges that the cuts are ? violative of the interstate commerce act j which prohibits discrimination, and this j bill seeks to have rate wars prohibited, j which are inaugurated for toe purpose j of crushing out weaker roads ic the in I terest of the stronger, or which give rates io the ioterest of ooe locality j against another After recognizing the j claims of the plaintiff. Judge Speer's j order says: It is thereupon ordered that j a mandatory iojuoction do i.-sue under j the seal of this court commanding the defendants, and each of them, their servants, agents, lessees, confederates aod associates, to readopt aod renew the rates on interstate freight pbtpped to Atlanta aod other poiota within the junsdictioo of the circuit, court c?f the U?ited States for fifth judicial circuit as they were of force and had been rc cognized and approved by the inter? state commerce commission as reason? able oo and after Sept. 5, 1896. aod they are enjoioed from continuing the rate entring and rate war as desoribed j io said bill On application of relator aod plaio- ! tiff, ordered that all persoDB, firm*. con? j paoies or corporatioos, iojoriou-lv af- j feoted as aforesaid by the conduct of | defendants, or either of them, an de- j scribed io said bill, may, oo their mo- j tion, be made parties plaintiff tu this j proceediog Ordered further that a copy of this j order be served forthwith by the United ! States marshal for the southern <ii*itict j of Georgia on the agent of rhe Seaboard I Air Line at Augusta and as u?u?l on j the president or other prioci?al cfEcers ; of the same, wherever he ma: be found I and that a copy be served io accordance : with the practice in equity on the presi- ; dent or officer of priocipal control of ; each of the defendant companies and of the Southern States freight association. I Ordered further that defendant ^ have , leave to move before me at--, or? the - day ot-,oo IO day'* noiicr to ] plaintiff or relator for an order modify- j ing, setting aside or discharging this ' order. Em?ry Speer, Judge. Copies cif the order were served on : 'm. I agents of the Southern and Sea j board Air Line this afternoon. "It is now announced officially," says ' the New Orleans Times-Democrat. j "that Japan will buy the wotton she j needs for her mills in New Orleans. A Japanese broker has been io this ' country for several months surveying the field for the purpose of determining ! where he can buy cotton oo the most ; favorable terms, and of the quality i needed in Japan; and has finally decided ' to place a large order io New Orleans j Of ooo? e. if this is satisfactory, as it' ough: to be New Orleans will get prac- ? tially the entire Japanese business i Wheo it is considerd tkat. New Orleans j is the cent-re of the cotton trade, and that purchasers of the stap:e have the j greatest possible choice, it is natural j that Japan nhould make its purchases ! here. At the same time, it view of j the great eompetion in business now- \ aday, and the desire of Galveston and j other cotton ports to capture this busi- : uess. New Orleans was by no means a sure winner and has every reason tj be j satisfied at having secured the plum." The Japanese trade, it. is explaioed, is now about 100,000 bales a year, and is growing. Belfast, Sept. 10.-The Llamburg A*nericau Steamship company's new twinscrew steamer Pennsylvania was successfully launched from the Harlan & Wolff shipyard today The new vessel is the largest merchant steamer afloat, being of oO.OOO tons displacement and 20,000 tons carrying capacity She is 585 feet loDg, 02 feet beam and 42 feet deep. The Pennsylvania is de? signed to make au average speed of fourteen knots an hour and to have a passenger capacity of 200 first cabin, 150 second cabio and 1,000 steerage. Earle Declared Elected. Harmonious Action of the Committee. j A Resolution Passed Favoring an { Immediate Investigation of the Dispensary. "Joseph II. Earle having received a majority of 3,348 votes of the total vote cast for United States senator, this committee hereby declares him tho nominee of the Democratic pri? mary for that office " ''Resolved, That it is the sense of this committee that in view of the numerous newspaper articles and in? sinuations made during the recent campaign with reference to the man? agement of the State dispensary, the board of control, the present legisla- ; tive committee and the legislature j make a thorough public and impar tia! investigation of the workings of! this State institution and that the j result of said investigation be given ? in full to the people of the State." The above declaration, made by the State Democratic executive com mittee last night, and the resolution quoted, contain the meat of the action ofthat organization :;t. its very impor I tant session, held last evening in the j State senate chamber In regard to j the first, the result was reached with? out much trouble The committee | first tabulated the official returns from ai! the counties in the Stale in the several elections, passing over the counties of Georgetown, Barn? well and Oconee. from which coun- j ties only telegrams signed by the respective county chairmen, giv ing the official votes, had been re? ceived. Later these reportes were taken and the result was quickly reached and verified General Earle received, out of a total vote of 82,482, a vote of 42,915. while Governor Evans received 39,567, giving Gen? eral E:\rle a final majority of 3,318 The only changes of any consequence in the figures as given in The State of yesterday was in Spartanburg county There was a material dif terence between the telegraphic re ports and the official statement The State published two summings up. from the figures of two of the Spar tauburg pap?is, and adopted the higher The official count showed figures intermediate between th?m Some other slight changes ran General Earle's majority up a little No contest was made of any county's vote by anyone in behalf ot Governor Evans The committee then turned with considerable alacrity to the dispen? sary scandal, giving a good index to the state of the public mind in re gani to this matter A frill and com? plete investigation of the scandai now seems to be inevitable, and the general public may expect some in? teresting reading next week The action of the committee also shows that there is a determination that all ! the investigations shall be public The debate last night showed that the strongest Reformers in the State j feel warm about this scandal and want ail the light turned on Another matter of some impor- ! lance was the voluntan* determina? tion of the committee to raise at least ?5,00 for the Bryan and Sewall cam paign fund The committee met in the State I Senate chafinber about 9 o'clock, j there being a full attendance of the members No time was lost and an early adjournment was reached - State, Sept 12. Address From Judffe Earle, j ! Thanks Returned to a Manly, j Unbossed People. From,The State. ! BKAUK.'UT. Sept. ll.-Judge E%rle j r<? - n ? ? b i issued the following address : i "To the D?mocratie Voters of South ; Carolina : ."Ii is with pride and gratification j that I have received notice of thc c fii j cial coun.* hy which I am declared your ; nominee for the cifice of United States j senator. Permit me to express to you : my grateful thanks and to assure you that I bop? to merit your confidence by j earnestly striv*ng to d?i my du'y. "As I declared manv limes during i the campaign, in which I had t^r honor ! to address YOU. I am the; candidate of j no facion and I recognize no difference j bet w eon Reformer? and Conservatives, ! Lut honor you all as Democrats. I ! have apposed to you tn lay aside ail j factional diff?rences, and in Catting! your vote- '*> consider only yr-ur duty ? to the. S'att- as D mocrats, conceding to nn man ?he right to eonrroi you arid I submiitin? to no dictation Tho resuir | show-; that you have nor been ir.?u- ' eneed hy prejudice; thar ;,ou have laid j aside factional differences : fha? y.-iu have asserted vcur manhood and have been influenced only by your duty ro the State. "For many years i have, labored to heal the breach in our rank.-? and to restore good feeling among our people. Sometimes I have almost despaired fhar this would be accomplished, but thc re? sult of the election gives me new hope. Indeed, I believe that a new era h;m dawned upon our State, and thar, the future gives promise that, our people will hereafter consider men and meas j ures solely upoo their merits and will ! be influenced by no other consideration. God gra??t that this may be so "lu this couueciiuu let me cougratu j late you upon the election of Mr. El I lerbe as your nominee lor governor-a i brave, able and conscientious gentle man, who bas promised to be the gov I ernor of the whole people. His high i character gives the assurance that this promise will be faithfully kept, and that, free from partisan influences, his administration will le pure, able and just. "Appreciating the great honor that you have conferred upon me, and in? voking Divine aid in discharging the important and responsible duties of the office to which I have been nomi? nated, I am "Your obedient -ervaot, "Joseph H. Earle." Shaking New Orleans. Another Bank Takes a Tum? ble in the Crescent City. NEW ORLEANS, September l i.-The Bank of Commerce closed its doors to day The bank was organized in 1SS7 with a capital stock of ?100, 000. W. P Nichols, nephew of Chief Justice Nichols of the supreme court, is its president There was a great crowd present about ibe bank building shortly after the doors i closed It IN slated that the doors; were closed as a matter of prec?u- i lion, there having been a ruts on the j bank yesterday Depositors, it is understood, will loso only a little WASHINGTON, Sept ll -Acting; under the instructions given them, j the receivers of the several failed na? tional banks at New Orleans, took j possessio;] of ail the property found j in the vaults ol the institutions. ! Among these were a number of! boxes containing securities and other j papers of depositors and other, left j with the banks for Rafe keeping, j Comptroller Eckels to-day wired in- j Btroctions to the receivers to deliver j the boxes to all owners who are not ! indebted to the banks, and to all1 owners the papers not relating toi their transactions with the banks, or which could be used in settling j them Mr. Eckels explained thal it ? was not only the wish of the depart- j ment not to interfere with or em- ? harass the business men of the city in any way by the management of the receivers, but on the other hand to facilitate and help them as much as possible, in order to aid as greatly as possible in restoring confi? dence to the people of New Orleans in their financial institutions, the treasury department has sent by tele- i graph and express to the sub treas- j ury in that city within the past tw* i days $1.350,000 to be used in meet- ? ing the ^fugar bounty claims and I other demands upon the government, j Up to the hour of closing the depart j ment this afternoon, Comptroller ? Eckels had received no report from ! the agents and employees of the bu > reau in charge of the failed banks Mr. Joseph T. Johnson, of this city. ! bas received notice fro?-u the National | com mitt oe informing him of bis assign- j merit to the middle Weft to make sflver | speeches. He will ?eave about the mid- ? die of the month. Mr. Johnson is an j able champion of the canse and his ! wofk in behalf <-f Bryan and Se wal! ! will make votes. He o??.n p^e.??ent rbis . i?sue to the agriculturist and producers ! . . . ' of tba*, secticu in a way to instruct - i Spartanburg Herald The Dispensary Rottenness. WASHINGTON, September 8 -Toe phil? adelphia Press to-day print* a long story from Columbia in connection with the Misson scandal aud t*-e dispensary. Following the dispatch is au interview with Senator Tillman, admitios 'he truth of the statement. Senator Tillman, in conversation with a Press reporter admitted, with manifest chagrin, that the dispatches from Columbia, S. C., detailing disclosures of improper practi? ces on the part of officials connected with the State disp&csary of liquors are probably founded on facts Senator Tiliman said that, be had known for sometime that an investigation of such charges had been in progress. Io fa^t, Governor Evans had consulted him about them. "My advice to him was j to search the scandal to the bottom and j punish any person found guilty; if of- j ficals remove them from office and then prosecute them criminally At iliac j time the evidence did not seem cunelu- ' sive but my advices received since seem j clearer Thc confession of Mixson's soc, if authentic, should leave no doubt. There is ao doub' that a great deal has to bf left to tl)3 honesty of men who handle public lunds If they are hon? est thev will keep themselves ciean. If dishonest they can get the better of almost anv system for a while. All we can do is to punish chem when de- j tecred A Cure For Bilious Colic - ? I'KSCORCK, Screven Co.. 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