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THOSE SHORTAGES SEE LEGISLATIVE 60M MITTEE DEALS WITH THEM. Colombia, July 25.-Yesterday the . special legislative examining commit? tee charged with the quarterly inves? tigation into the affair? of the State dispensary, completed its labor aod filed s report with Governor Ellerbe. The 3port ia somewhat faller than usual, and take? cognizance of the many shortages among county dispensers and the fail are of the authorities to prosecute for the defalcations. It also shows that there bas been a faiiiog off io the net profits of the State Hqaor business io the entire amount for Che last quarter, be? ing bat a little over $19.000. Here is the report as filed Yester? day : ' COLUMBIA, Joly 24,1897. Excellency, W. H. EHerbe, Gov? ernor : Sir : We bs7e met persaant to ao act of tbs general assembly sod have made the second quarterly examination of the books aod financial transactions the State dispensary for the quarter drag Jane 30th, 1897. We have checked all the items upon the two jers containing all the vari?os ac? counts kept by the Stace diopeosary io connection with the business, compar? ing the same with the entries, io the books of original entry. We have also examined aod oheked all the vouchers of disbursements made aod have exam? ined aod compared tbs monthly reports of the State treasurer of receipts with the corresponding items opon dispen? sary books. We have also examined and checked off the invoices of all goods purchased and checked off the amounts credited opon said invoices for j discounts as same appear opoo the face of said invoices. We find the entries and books correct, except as berinafter mentioned. The State treasurer reports on Jone 3<kh, 1897, that the cash io the State treasory to the credit of the State dis? pensary was $72,271 45. Oo J noe 30. 1897, the books cf the Sute dis? pensary show that the cash balance was $62,157.04. The difference between the books of the State treasurer and the State dis? pensary was $10,11441. > We find that on June 30, 1897, there was oat standing and unpaid by the State treasurer 28 warrants, which had bees 4 previously issued bj the State commis? sioner amounting to $9,595.67. Mak? ing allowances for these outstanding warrants we fiad that difference in the cash accounts is $518 74, io favor of the State treasurer. We find an error on April 30, 1898 of $150 in the cash book of the State board of control, where ao entry of .. $150 is charged to cash. This entry represented warrant No. 1,703, < issued December 4, 1895 This warraat was never presented to the State treasurer . aod was returned to the State board of control and cancelled. This item bad ben previously charged off and the effect of the e?try oo April 30, 1897, was to make the State commissioner's balance too large. Allowing for this error, we find that that the difference io the cash accounts is $668.74, io favor of the State treasurer. We Sod that $652.70 of this difference arose io the following manner : A check for this amount was remitted to tbe State board of control and collected by them at the Carolina National bank and paid into the State treasury ; subsequently this check was dishonored and the amount was thereupon refunded to the bank by the State board of control oat of the dispensary fonds in their hands, the State board taking np the check, wbieh they still hold, thus makiog the cash balance on their cash book less by that amount than the cash balance in the State treasurer's book. Allowing for this item, the difference between the two cash balances is $16 04. - This is the same difference as reported by as at oar last examioatioo of the books. We find tbe baleoce due by ex dispensers aggregating $12,702.82, which amount we are informed will be increased to the extent of at least $1, 200. The records of the State dispeosry do not show whether aoy legal proceed? ings have been instituted noon the said ex-dispensers' bonds to recover the above balances claimed by the State and do not show which of the above claims, if any, have been tamed over to the State solicitors for collection, as required by section 13 of the dis? pensary law. The records do not show what pro? secutions, if aoy, are pending for de? falcations based apon the above claimi: Chairman Miles of tbs State board of control bas recently issued a circular letter addressed to all ex dispensers eal? ing on them for immediate settlement. We recommend that all balance due by ex dispensers be immediately placed in the hands of the vari?os solicitors for action, and that a record be kept io the State dispensary of all such pend? il g cases, aod of the proceedings takeo tbereoo by the solicitors, so that it will appear from time to time what progress, if aoy, is made towards a settlement or eollectioo of such balacees aod that quarterly reports be requested from each solicitor having charged of such cases. We further recommend that ail bal? ances remaining uncollected for six mDatb.3 be charged to profit and loss ac- ; coi ot. We find that the expenses of litiga- j tioo conoccted with the State dispen- j sary is included io the expenses of tbe j constabulary force. We recommend j that a separate account he kept of these 1 expenses. We find that tho stock of bottles on hand 1 amounted to $46,000. We re? commend thad the board do not pur? chase any more new bottles We are informed that the dispensary can be supplied with bottles purchased in the State by local dispensers at much less cost than from the manufactures. This will effect a earing to the State and keep money at home. We find that the average stock car? ried by tbe State dispensary is about $100,000 aod in the county dispen? saries it is about $200,000. We sug? gest the advisability of a material de orease io the above amount and we further suggest that the amount of stock carried by the local dispensaries be limited according to the a ai ou ot of business done by them We farther suggest that the State board of control consider the propriety of reducing tbe price of such liquors as bave been on band and proved unsala? ble. We are ioformed that the board of control are carrying about ?100,000 in? surance upon the stock of goods in the State dispensary, which, in our opioion, is sufficient. Respectfully submitted. Altamont Moses, Senator. John P. Thomas, Jr., C. R. D. Burns. Members of House. On to the Piedmont. Senatorial Campaigners Now Go to the Up.Country. . Sixteen of tbe 40 senatorial cam- j paign meetings have been beld and there are vet 24 to take place. The campaign has rocked along now for three weeks and there has been noth? ing cf a very startling character about the speeches wbicb have been made by the various candidates. Tbe features of the campaign so far bave been the attacks on Mr. McLaurin's views and the criticisms of Governor EUerbe. So far as the results of the compagin are concerned, it would be very diffi? cult for any one to attempt an express? ion of opinon. So far as one can see, tbe speaking does not seem.to be chang? ing many votes one way or the other. Perhaps some have been changed, but the attendance at the meetings bas been so small that the sentiment ex? pressed threat cannot be taken as indi cative of how any county is going Up io the present, Mr. John Dun? can has appeared at only meeting-the Columbia meeting-and it is not thought that be will appear at any of the meetings this week on account of tbe illness of his wife. It is even ru mored very generally that be intends to withdraw from the race. This would leave four men io the Seid. To-day the campaign starts in the Piedmont section and the candidates will remain io that section until ail the counties therein have beeo visited, lt is generally expected that the meetings this week will be of a more interesting character than these yet bold Iii the first place, there is Govornor Eilerbe's j request to Mr Mayfield to produce his proof that be bas been guilty of dou? ble dealing in tbe matter cf thc metropol? itan police. Since Governor Ellerbe came out with bis request Mr. May? field bas not bad the opportunity to re? ply and produce the prof be announced that be bad, there being no campaign meeting on Saturday. If he produces tbe Mproof" to-day in is expected that the whole metropolitan police matter will be opened up ooce more. Since the campaign began the candidates have been threshing over old straw each day. It is thought apon entering the up? country something new might be in? troduced. Again there is Mr. May field's veteran letter, which bas just been brought to public attention. Senator MoLaurio came ioto Colum? bia on Friday last threatened with a case of fever. He ?aa been the guest hereof bis friend, Capt. J K. A's ton, and j ?bas been resifting easy under medical i advice. He was very much improved yesterday, and stated that he would be at to-day's meeting at Union. He bopes to be able to go through the en? tire campaign. The meeting to morrow will be at Spartaoburg. Then comes Cherokee and Greenville in the order named, tbe concluding meeting of the week being at Pickens on Saturday next. On Aug. 14, the party will fioish the up? per tier of counties and tben on the 16th they will enter the Poe Dee sec? tion and work through the several counties in that seotion, finishing the camgaign on Aug. 18, at Florence. The primary will be held two days later.-The State, July 26. About ?70,000 a year have been saved bv the State of Virginia through a reform in regulating crimi? nal expenses. One change which re? sults in a large saving is that which provides that convicts sentenced to the penitentiary shall be sent for by j the authorities of that institution, rather than escorted to it by sheriffs or police in the various counties and cities. Sixteeo years ago Texas had but three graded schools, and now it has 930; theo it bad but one public high school, and now it has 468; then it spent for schools less than ?1,000,000. . and now it spends mare than ?4,000, 000; then it had no university, ?.ow it ha? one with 752 students and 47 profess? ors. Truly, Texas is up and awav toward tbs topmost branches of eivi?z? tion. like the young ?rap ;hst courses upward it? the springtime. The, Dingley Bill Be? comes a Law. Tillman Votes '?Nay ." Without His Vote the Bill Pass?s by Ma? jority of IO Though Several Senators Refrained From Voting Washington, July 24 -The tariff bill passed its last legislative etage at 3 p m. to-day when the senate, by the decisive vote of 40 to 30, agreed to the conference report on the bill Tbe announcement of the result was greeted with enthusiastice ap plause by the crowded chamber. This closed the great labor for which the Ffty-fifth congress assembled in extraordinary session, and after stub? born resistance, at times threatening a deadlock, the senate concurred with the house in a resolution i'or the final adjournment of the session at 9 o'clock to night The President's message for a currency commission was received, but the house bill creating the commission was not ac? ted upon The closing day was prolific of a seiies of momentous scenes, each of which alone would have been of extraordinary interest. An analysis of the vote shows that the affirmative vote wa3 cast by 37 Republicans, one Democrat (Mc-, Enery), one silver Republican (Jones of Nevada), and one Populist (Stewart ) The negative vote was cast by 28 Democrats and two Populists (Harris and Turner). Mr. Teller, silver Republican, and two Populist (Allen and Butler)were present and did not vote. One Populist (Kyle), and one silver Republican (Pettigrew) were absent without pairs, which was equivalent to withholding their votes. Although the result was a foregone conclusion, yet this did not abate the eager interests attaching to the close of a great coutest. Early in the day the debate was listless, though enlivened at time? with virulent criticisms by Mr. Allen and by a speech from Mr. Burrows of the finance committee. Messrs Gaffery, Morgan and Stewart occupi? ed the time up to 3 o'clock, when the vote was promptly taken Then came a long parliamentary battle over final adjournment. The opposi? tion endeavored to score a point by compelling a vote on laying the Pres ident's message before the senate and succeeding in this, attacked the majority for refusing to act on the President's recommendation The main desire of those opposing ad? journment was to secure a vote on the Harris resolution calling on the President to stop the sale of the gov? ernment interests in the Union Pa? cific railroad. For four hours an ac rimonious parliamentary contest was waged Gradually the tactics of the opposition were overcome and short-, ly before 7 o'clock Mr. Morgan with? drew further opposition and the reso? lution for. final adjournmetit was passed. Hampton on the Future. General Hampton has very decided viewe on the political situation of the present time, and is au ardent Cleve? land Democrat, say the Salt Lake Herald He is a typical southern gentleman, and says that the present unhappy business and financial state of the country, if not checked, may ultimately lead to a political separa Hon of the west from the east, or in other words, the west may secede. The salvation of the Union, the gen eral says, depends on the scuth The southern people are the only homo? geneous people on this continent. They are native-born Americans, who love Ameiica and are not controlled by foreign nationalities, like New York is by the Irish, and other places by Germans and other nationalities who cling to the land of their nativ? ity rather than to the country where they live General Hampton believes in re? stricting immigration and is very in dignant at the idea of making this country a dumping ground for the refuse of Europe. He says even the Republican leaders realize the danger to American institutions from this clasfr of citizens, and he is of the opinion that no foreigner should be allowed to vote until be has resided in the United States 21 years Referring to the dissatisfaction and unrest which characterize the present times, the general said that the trusts and exorbitant tariff had cre? ated great dissatisfaction A large portion of the country has been im? posed upon, and in California threats or secession have been made. The time is coming when the west will have a greater population than the east, and it will be hard, he says, to keep so large a country together if the feeling of discontent continues to increase. "I don't think, however," said the general, "there is any danger of trouble now Cotton mills are going south, and the number of mills are increasing wonderfully. Although there has been a systematic discrimi- ! nation on the Dart of congress i against the wesfc and south, we arc trying to forge along; and bear the borden without complaint. The re moval of the manufacturing- suprem ney of the east to the south may be one of the means by which tho conn- : try may bo saved Mills of South I Carolina are now underselling the mills of Ihe east, and eastern manu facturers are awakening to the dan ger. During the war of Japan against China one of the mills o South Carolina received an order for 100.000 yards of tent cloth The factory was able to supply only 50, 000 yards, but today it \s sending cloth to Japan and China in compe tition with other factories of the world. It is not necessary to com? press the cotton when it is sent to the mills near home, and "thus the fibre is not injured. Then the south? ern mills can run all the year round, and labor is plentiful and cheap. The high tariff on machinery is an enor? mous injustice to the south, and also to the west I cannot see how the people can be beuefitted by high taxes." THE MILILIA ENCAMP? MENT. Orangeburg Preparing to Entertain Soldiers-Voting for Colonel. Special to The State. Orangeburg, July 25.-The city is arranging to give the visiting mili? tary a welcome such as Oraugeburg people know how to give. Of course we will not suspend all business, but a show of appreciation of the encamp ment will be made in more ways than one. A. very neatly gotten-up prin? ted programme for the week, in those entertainments which will be ontside of the regular military pro? gramme has been distributed and will be placed in the hands of every visitor to guide his action during his stay here. In view of the fact thal Mr Claffey, the dispenser, is in com? mand of the Tillman Volunteers as well as a member of the committee on arrangements, and also that his clerk is an active militiaman, the county board of control will probably be requested to permit the dispen? sary closed at 3 instead of 6 o'clock p. m. each day during the encamp? ment. Among the Miners Both Sides Looking to the Ar? bitrators. Pittsburg, Pa., July 26 -The min? ing situation in this district is quiet and unchanged Both sides are wait? ing tor the result cf the meetiog of operators to-morrow. The arbitrators are highly elated at tbe prospects and all agree io Saying that it will be the largest meeting of operators ever held in this district. All of the western men are here, and the eastern people arrive in the morning. Hotel lobbies are meetiog places to-night for the operators already here, and the strike question is being well discussed. While a large number are not in favor of the old uniformity plan all are anxious to hear what new phase the peace commissioners have given the 8abject. Some are decidedly opposed to uniformity, but ail are in favor of arbitration for settlement of the strike. Tbe board is busy completing the con? tract which is to be presented to the meeting to-morrow at the court hr-use. No one can at this time predict the outcome of the conference, whioh is ex? pected to last two and perhaps three days. Looking to Flat Rock. Great Interest in the Original Package Cases To-day. Io ordor to be on hand at 10 o'clock this morniog, at which the bearing is set to take place, all the attorneys inter? ested io the vitally important original package cases went up to Flat Hock, N. C., yesterday moroiog. From this city ?Mr. P. A. Wilcox, who appears before Judge Simonton in the Florence case, and Mr. P. H. Nelsom, who ap? pears in the Meetze case, left yesterday morning. Messrs. Shuman & Deane | went from Greenville. Attorney Gen? eral Barber, who went to his home in Chester on Saturday last, went direct from that point. The outcome of thesa cases is being awaited with the very keenest degree of interest through the entire State. Th? original package men are waiting to s-e if liquor cao be sold by the bottle wheo the bottle is take from a case contain? ing a good many bottles, koowiog full well that the next step will Ke immedi? ately taken to determioe ,ther such an agent cannot do whatever the dis? pensary does. At present there are a number of representatives of wholesale liquor houses in other States remaioing quietly here and there ready to sppoint their agents and begin operations. It is generally conceded that if the decis? ion is against the State the dispensary wiil have but poor chance to exist much i longer io tho competition which will at once be encountered in every direction. 1 The several cases will be elaborately ar M gutd oo both side6.- State, July 27. j < Take JOHNSON'S j CHILL ?t FEVER TONI C. ^-sas^teB^ - Ml ? Recent arrivals from the Philip pine Islands repoit that the revolt against the Spanish is far from being subdued. --g Candidates in Union. Irby's "Officiai" Record is Aired, and He Says He's Proud of lr.. May? field Mum. Union, July 26 -Tbe crowd of 400 that tbe senatorial candidates spoke to bere to day was tbe most undemonstra? tive that the speakers have yet b*?en confronted with. Everybody was here to listen. They accorded each speaker an attentive bearing, though tbey did show more favor to Irby and Evans in the way of applause than to the .o?bers. If the candidates bad any campaign "thunder" they held it in reserve for the meeting at Spartaoburg to-mor? row. Senator McLaurin, in openi?g, as? sured the people that he was untram? meled with promises to anyone. Speaking then of combines, be quoted from Irby's Bamberg speech, where the latter bad offered to pay $500 to the campaign expenses of Mr. Evans or anyone else who would oppose him. Irbv-Hold oo, I didn't say that McLaurin-Well, I understood you to say it Irby-No, I said I would help pay the campaign expenses of any true Democrat, which you are not, who would oppose you. (Cheers ) Senator McLaurin accepted the cor? rection and proceeded with his speech. He turned to Irby's record while in the senate, and read from it as fol? lows :. First session of 52od congress con? vened Dec. 7, 1891. Senator Irby was absent His -first voce was cast Jan. 5 Number of votes cast that session 89 Senator Irby voted 13 ; did not vote 76; was not paired 66. By the record of his votes he was pres ent but six days. The second session of the 52nd con? gress began Dec. 5, 1892 Senator Irby was not present. Number cf votes taten that session' 75. Senator Irby voted 24 ; did not vote 51 ;. was not paired 41 ; did not answer to cati of senate 6 The bond bill war. up at this session. The first session of the 53rd ongress was called, to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman bill It was ao important session and called for the loyal support of all true friends of sil silver. It began Aug 7. 1893. Num? ber of votes taken that session 149. Senator Irby voted 19 ; did not vote 30 ; not paired 22 ; did not answer to call of senate 82. This was the most important session for silver since 1873* The second session of the 53rd con? gress convened Deo. 3, 1893 Senator Irby was not present. Number of votes taken that session 330 Senator Irby vjted 146; did not vote 184; not paired 142 ; did not answer call ef senate 66. No other senator even made such, a record in gcod health. The third session of, tbe Fifty-third congress began December 3, 1894 Senator Irby was not preseut. Num? ber of votes taken at this session, 89 ; Senator Irby voted 23; did not vote. 66 ; was not paired, 39 ; did not answer to tbe call of the senate, 18. He was absent from Deo. 3. to Jarj. 21. Ke did not seem to care anything about the wants of the people he should have represented The first session of the Fifty-fourth congress began December 2, 1895. Senator Irby was not present. Number of votes taken at? that session, 113 ; Senator Irby voted 16 ; did not vote, 97 J was not paired, 32 ; did cot answer call of the^seoate, 37. The record of his votes sbows but eight days' attend? ance. Thc second session of the Fifty fourth congress began December 7, 1896 Senator Irby was not present. Number of votes taken tbat sessioo, 50 ; Senator Irby voted 8 ; did not vote, 42; paired, 27; did uot answer to calls of the senate, 44. The senate convened Decemeber 7, 1896; his fist vote was recorded Febru? ary 3, 1897. Recapitalatioo : The whole number of votes taken in the senate during Senator irby's term was 795. Sen? ator Irby vote, 546 ; was not paired, 369 ; did not answer to calls, 253. Tbs above is the worst record that can found against any sound, healthy man that, ever sat in the senate of tbe United States. It is a record of the grossest negligence that any State ever received from ooe of ber senators The votes given above as not paired are taken when no announcement of a pair is made. Seoator McLaurin closed bis speech with an exposition of his tariff views. Mr. Mayfield, after denying that he was in any combine against McLaurin, gave his attention to the latter's tariff policy. Mr. Mayfield, after dealing with the lumber, rice and cotton schedules as voted for by McLaurio, declared that the latter was trying to build up these three industries at the expense of the remainder of the State. Mr. Mayfield, after finishing with the tariff issue, made very clear bis ob- ! jectioos to the dispensary and tbe rem- ? edy of local options which he pro? posed. Before introducing the next spe-?ker, j Cba.rman Green announced tbat Mr. ; &. Waltoo Whitman desired to speak as ' a candidaie for the seuate, but that lie had received to-day a telegram from the State chairman saying that Mr Whir man had not complied, and therefore was not entitled to speak. -Fie then introduced Mr. Irby, who was received v i; h chei rs .Mr. Irby began by jollying fhe crow? with bis jokes about politic;! daddies ric arr-in asser'c-d that he bad made j Evans governor, and declared he made a be uer ooe than the incumbent, who was "as weak as circus lemonade " Colonel Irby then answered the at? tack oa his congressional record, which, he said, stood ei'her as a monument to bis integrity or bis dishonesty He was proud or* his record, be declared, and wouid leave it as a heritage to his children. He explained bis apparent absentism on the ground that many of the votes taken were on motions to ad? journ and other motions of no more im? portance On other motions he refrain? ed from voting in order to br?ak the quorum as other Democrats were doing. He bad not absented himself any ofteo er than Senators Hampton and Butler had, he declared. He then proceeded to atack McLiurin'3 record and closed amid applause. Former Governor Evans was greeted with applausa. He, too, joked with the crowd and in answer to Ir by's statement that he was bis political daddy, said that Irby was tot doiog his son right in this campaign. However, when he was elected to the senate he woulr1 make the 'old man" (irby) bis private secretary Mr Evans theo very concisely re? viewed the tariff question to the present day and declared that every southern democrat favored tree trade. Mr. Evaos was cheered throughout and at thd end of bis speech. Mr. G. Walt. Whitman, after the regulars had finished, introduced him? self and proceeded to harangue the people so long as they would listen. The candidates speak at Spartan burg to-morrow. Deputies With Winchesters. Sixty Sent to "Guard DeAr mitts Mices - Miners Again March. Pittsburg, July 25.-Sixty deputy sheriffs have been ordered out and are now (midnight) at the unioD statico awaiting orders to move. Their desti? nation is kept a profound secret but it is supposed that they are to be sent to the mines, of the New York and Cleve? land Gas Coal employ, in anticipation of any raid that may be made But as the miners' officials say that the con tem * plated march bas been abandoned, oo conflict is expected. Another march 01 Cannonsburg was begun to-night, ? big meeting of the miners was held at Re?seiog at 3 o'clock this afternoon. They were in? formed that :he Allison mine intended to resume work this morning and in a very short time it was decided to make another tramp across the country and reinforce tba 100 strikers that have been on guard. The men will remain until Tuesday morning. Every man decided to take two days' rations along. Women, as has been the case during the present strike, were among the most active agi? tators. They advised their husbands and sweethearts to take another irksome tramp across the country, in order that their conditions might be bettered. Before evening more than 500 deter? mined men from Cecil, Reissing and Bridgeville were mobilized at Bridge ville. Shortly after 7 o'clock they started on the march with the Ameri? can flag at their head. Neariy all the men carried a dinner pail and they looked like a regiment of toilers goi?g to their work. The whole country side along the line of march turned out to see the sight. The marchers reached the Allison mine at 10 o'clock and made the best of their quarters Nothing was done in the way of arbitration yes? terday The commissioners expect to accomplish considerable to morrow. They will endeavor to enlist more of the river operators a .d have every rea? son to hope that they will be success? ful. Later-It w'as learned that the depu I ties were suppplied with Winchesters rifles and despatched to the New York and Cleveland company mines. The request for deputies, it is said, came from Mr DeArmitt, who received word i from a scout that a large body of men were marching towards the minos, com I iog from the directio* n of McKeesport and the Youghiogheoy district. Noth? ing more definite than the above is known hers. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the woria for Cuist Bruise*' Cores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Shapped >.ID<I> Chilblains. Corns and ail S ? n Emptions, aod positively euros Piles or no pay required. 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