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Breastplates Were Made For J. Dudley Haseide?. One Was Shipped to Colum? bia aod Another Deliver? ed lu Marlon. latestt shilling sizzlinq disclosures in doublk jointbd d1spensar y drama. ? (Oopy ) Marion. 9. 0 . No? 23, 1899. lu WLom it May Concern : flovlog been reqnetted by Mr B. B. Seiler? to ototo whit I know about tke manufacture of breootploteo by tbo Morioo Iron Worko for Mr. J D Hoooiden, I bog leovo to state tbot I 000 etnplyed io said works ; tbot oo Of oboot tbo 14tb of November. 1899, Mr. J. D. Hoooldeo came to me ond placed to order for two breastplates Ho directed them to be mode to ot to fit over bio breast tod itomtcb, witb hole? ot tbo obooldero ond neor tbo bot toot oo tbot tbey conld be tied oo Tboy were olto to be oval ia tbtpo. Ue tttted tbtt some one bod tbrootooed bit life'end be wanted to bo prepored tgtiott him. I mtde tbo two bretttplaies out of tork steel, aad one of them was tent to bim tbot evooiog ood tm informed tbtt tbo other woo shipped to him oeit d?y to Colambit Tbey weighed 12 poood? eoob ond wore mode out of tork steel J. F Spears. (Oopy ) Morioo, 8 C , Nov. 23, 1899. To Whom it Mty Concern : At tbo request of Mr B B. Seiler? 1 ototo wbtt I koow oboot tbe manu facto rt of breaatplatea by tbe Morioo Iroo Work? I tra employed in tbe iron worko On or oboot tbo 14th of ibis mootb Mr. Spears, the black ?with of tbe iroo worka, made two bttostplate? oot of boiler ateel at said worka for Mr Djdley Haooldeo. I Mr Heoeldeo in tbe ehop while woik woo being done, ood heard tm aay to Mr Spooro tbot o oertoio of ateel would answer. One of tbe breootploteo wot delivered to tbot day aod I packed tbe other next day and ehipped it to Mr. Mea ot Colombia ilia i Koos X Powell Atleot : Mark H K Doford (Copy ) ?? Whom it May Concern : At tbo request of Mr. B B. Sellers will elate what 1 koow of tbe man ifaotore of L/eaotplatcs by the Ma Iroo Worko for Mr J D llaael I am employed in said works or about tbe 14th of this month \ Mr Spears at work oo whot be st tbo lime waa a breastplate I Dudley lleseideo ot tbe worka lal day. 1 do oot care to atate what hoord from othert ot tbe time Carl Mathews. CARD FROM THE SELLERS To the Editor of Iba State : In your isane of the 17th instant, wo made a trotbful statement over our own signature* of tbe attempt of ta? " iron clad" ??*assios, J. Dudley Ha?rMf?m and hi* ptlt, io murder ut Wr have no detiru to add to or ttke ooytbing from that eiatement, at we told the truth, and nothing but the troth W? had tbouglit. from a proportion coming from them, that tbe matter waa io b? allowed to rest io sttio quo, at tea?t until we reoov ored from our wound*, hit we notice 10 your iaauft of the - - 1 inatant that ther* are lengthy coromnnicationt from Dudley lltaelden and "H A Edward?. M D ," wbich'are nothing mom nor Ifta than a tiaaue of false boods from beginning to end la ?*?- 8 p aaa. (he ^?'PUPDt is ma l? ' h ?' Km Solera oofOff reeeivad aay nie*?eg * froaa J Dj-il?? Ha??ldeo a boot bis eo:ton eeed or aoytbitg eUe B-*" Ss?ara rsaMy do** tot koow win Irr?? i? sleep', that be b%< heard that a t?a? named I'ttf it a ?ooviot goaM at Hssr d?n'* He never made an? eoo irafl- arh turn ano?? ginning bis OOitoo aad vutld a' ibat not berdly bavo k?o?fi aim if ka had m?*i him in ibe r?ad Ts? ????age Bto tellers did raoeiv* ai? tmm -k* month of Sam Eiwa'd* a ynuog hro'b'r to law of lktd>? Haaeid^n, aod sooieo to tbe pree*ns* of a i omb*r of people, aod wa* I ' Tell Mr Sellers that Mr 11 iso dso si* s to ocme ud and move his ??fron ? fd oo' of ibe way. an1 serlo toe n<taooe oo Dm finning " N >. Mr HsM'dao. tbo real tru h is, and you koow 11, and - v -r? bidy boliete* it. yoo n.ti'ed Hn% Ssllers fo yoor bou?t? f.ir tha porpte? of taking ?dvaotago of hui aod >(u iffered evory indignity a' <\ iotolt to bis* that you oould beap npia ao uoarmod sod defeooelee? man, a*, y or owo gat?, bieked, as you woro. by I >ur of yoor ttbm y samplers, all of yoo armed to the tooth, your breath rsekicg with tbo foul odor uf ibe free whiskey scot yoo to get yoor tote for dispsotary toppltes Whco Ben Sei? lers did leafs yoor tils prescoos yoo aod yoor whiskey samplers followed ?loto babiod him Ii tbe depot- live tialoarl mao armta to the leetb witb pistol* aod a rils oottd by the citato, in portoit of oo? loos, ooarmed, aaftasowof man, oot wsigbiog more taaa 186 peiee*. Tbot waa aa tibib itioo of cowardice never before seen in South Caroline. After a public exhib? ition of their weapon* and swaggering around the depot, walking and peepiog about with their pistols in their hands, this valiant orowd prooeeded oo to Marioo, wbere they were seen reeling on the streets, and, after reloading with "80 proof," tbsy take themselves away to the Marion Iron works, where tbey bad soaa of their orowd eooased iu ?teel armor. While the armor was being made Dudley was heard to say io a maudlin way that he bad slapped a man's faee op the road that morning and, by Q?d, was goiog baok that eveoiog to shoot it out. Tbo proprietor of tbo works did not dare deny that at least two breastplates were made at his shops for these brave defenders of the free sampling business in South Osroliaa. Why, Mr. Valiat Dudley, will you dsay this in the faoe of the overwhelm? ing proof that you did have tbem made, the positive assertion by at le?st three of the employes of tbs works that tbey worked oo tbem that day, the refussl of the proprietor to dsoy it, and your own repested admissions to your friends that yon did have them mado, and last, but not least, io tbe fsoe of tbe faot that two of your nearest and most respeotahle neighbors saw tbem taken off of your person after tbe shooting, wboo you arrived, by wsy of a negro's privy, at yonr house? After all this publio exhibition of brsvsdo and blus? ter at Sellers tbst morning, at Marion tbat day and along tbe road coming baok tbat eveoiog, when tbey weie mistaken for a party of returning hunters, Dud? ley baa tbe unparalleled effrontery to say io bis statemsot today, "Before my God, I did not assault, nor ioteod to assaalt, the Sellers " It is hard to say whstber he txoele io fleetness of foot or in gitboeM io taking unblushing liberties with the truth. We do not know whether tna valiam ex Cspt. Haselden had on a breastplate or not ; perhaps be did not, as be managed to put tbe depot building on himself before the firing ceased. We are very sorry to lesrn "the oaptaio's" side was injured io his wriggliog under the depot. We did not fire at "tbe oaptain" at all We do not believe tbat Dudley wasted any mooey in providing poor little Aubrey 5vacs with a breastplate. He made a eastwork of bis drunken body, baviog bim on tbe side next tbe depot After the sbootiog was all over Aubrey was so drunk bo eonld soaroely talk intelli? gently. Aubrey is a freak youog man who dearly loves whiskey, and when in liquor will do anything tbe Haseldens tell bim to do. We co not know, but we believe "H. A. Riuerds, M. D ," bad oo a breastplate His clothes were literally shot to pieoss and we have been informed thatooe of his attending physicians jokingly toid him be ought to iodiot us for rnioiog his clothes We maoaged to bit Dudley while he was ruooiof, as he says, "twenty" yards awsy. and we fired repeatedly at ' H A Ei wards, M. D .'' at very close raage and did bit bim in tbe only vulnerable plaoos?bis faoe and bis baok. No, Dudley, you bad oo a breastplate and now you have tbe brssso impudence to lie about it io tbe feie of tbe unimpeaebed testimony of some of the best people of tbe eoooty Who has lied T Emerson MoDoffi\ tbe proprietor of tbe iror works ; J F. Spea.e, Carl Matthews and Eoos Powell, tbe men who made tbe breast plates ; Dudley's nearest neighbors, who saw tbem on bim, or this soared man who too lato reaiiiss io what an awful predioament his own folly has ptaoed him. If Dudley has lied about the breastplates, as is shown eooolotively, wby nothing that be has laid io bis wbioiog, oringiog statement is worthy of beliot, and his statemet t that there were some armed meo in tho depot aod tbat Sellers fired the first shot is a lie out of the whole oloth, and Carl Matthews, two hard working, honorable white meo. and Eooa Powell, tbe oldest employe of tbo iron works, aod a respected ooiorod man, speak for themselves. Tho original, signed state? ments, are io our possession. Now, a few words ss to the state? ment of "H A. Edwards. M. D " We have a lingertog of tespeot for "H. A Eiwards, M. D ," because be was the ooly man of bis party who showed a partiele of grit or pluek He did stood fire for awhile, aod only left the field when deserted by his cowardly associates However, simple statements of eold foots will brood bis statement as false, as Dud? ley's bst been shown to be "Tbe rifle i fired was a 54 ealibre ; I fired ooly ooee with it." Tbe bullet boles through toe depot building, the number of empty cartridge shells we bavo in our possessioo aed tbe wound through John C Hellers' bresst are mute but eloquent wituessss that your statemeot is ma lieioualy false. "Felaos in unum,falsos in oenois!" Tbat one doliborato false? hood whieh tbe Haseldoos tnabo you aay braods the whole statement of "H. A. Edwards, M D." as a tissue of falsehoods Io conclusion, we deairo to say that wo, neither of us. fired a shot until wo were h?iiou-dy wounded; that John C. Sei. rs ii puatmastcr at S ilcrs ; that ho was in tbo depot, where tbo ofhoe wa^ kept, io tho discharge of his duties as postmaster, when tho firing began ; that oeitbnr cf us hau wer owned er carried a pistol sites WS wcro growu meo ; that et, were cold sober, whil I tbo would-be assassins were drunk .lohn 0. Sellers, H n B< Sellers. Sellers, 3. 0 , Nov. 88, 1899 To poriff aod sorirh thp blood, strengthen tbs serves sad invlsttjste tr>* syateui, use l)r Dr M A SimIsoai' Lll" Medicine DEWEY CUT TO THE QUICK. The Admiral Protests That His House Was His Own. Washington, Nov. 22.?Admiral Dewey is out in an interview today complaining against what be claims to be the unjust and unpardonable condemnation of his course in trans? ferring his house to his wife, who subsequently transferred the proper? ty to the admiral's son, George. He displays considerable temper in his condemnation of the newspapers and the public for criticising his action, and declarer be would not have accepted the house had he under? stood that a string was attached to it He claims the right to dispose of it according to bis own ideas, and he believed be was doing an aot which would meet universal approval by giving the house to his wife so abe might have the pleasure of be? stowing it upon his son The admiral ia reported to have mad* the following remarkable state ment : "While I was a hero two months sgo I am now reduced to such a posi lion that certatn people cannot say things too villainous, too scurrilous about me ; aud no one defends me. If I wss so much of a hero then and the American people thought well enough of me to give me this house, why do not some of thofie people de? fend me now '( ' If I had known how much trou ble, how much villainous abuse was to come upon me as the result of accepting this bouse I would never lave taken it at the hands of the American people When I sailed into Manila bay over dangerous grounds, with death and even worse in front of us, I little thought that in such a brief period of time after I returned to my uative land the American people would countenance auch monstrous attacks upon me because I was doing what 1 consider ed to be the most gracious thing 1 could do, to present my home to my bride I do not intend to arraign the entire American people for the acts of a few, but I am hurt ; I am cut to the quick. I have never felt so badly in all my life I want the American people to know it 1 want them to know that if I could I would return to the contributors to the fund the house purchased with it 1 would never in the world have accepted it if I had known what it would cost mc If I should feel tomorrow as I feel to night I would cut it all, throw up everything, go on the tetired list and go abroad In fact 1 feel so discour aged, so worn out tonight that I scarcely know what I ' will do. 1 hardly feel like living in a country where I can be attacked in such an outrageous manner without being defended by any one " Tonight Admiral Dewey con6rms the interview ?i?awa?*##*^awj? railllona Given Away. It is certainly gratifying* to the publio to know of one concern in ihe land who vre not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer? ing. The p.uprieton of Dr. King's New Dia covery for Consumption, Coughs and Collis, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great uuedicins ; and have the satisfuc faction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopele?* cases. Asthma, Bron? chitis, Hourssnosa and all diseases of the Throat, Chest aud lungs are surely cured by it, Call on J. P. W. Del.orme, bruggitt, and ge) a trial bottle free. Kegular size ?0c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 ?awa* ^aawjBMM Route of the Southern. Columbia, Nov 21 ?The Southern Railroad has in a neat way extricated itself from the dilemma in wbiob it was plaoed last spring when the Scab >ard acquired tbo Southbound division of the Florida Cootral and Peninsular, whioh tbo Southern had been using for its Florida connection*. Its lease expires January 1st, but the Southern has foood a parallel outlet from Colombia to Savannah. Trains are now runniug over a new link, 32 miles in length between Colombia and Perry At this point the Southern's Florida speoials will use tbo Carolina Midland, wbiob has bosn bought and practically rebuilt by the Southern Tbenos 46 miles to Allen dale on the Charleston aod Western Carolina, wbiob is operated by the Coast Line and will be used by the Southern to Yemassee, 35 miles From this latter poiot tho Southern enters Sa? vannah over tbo Plant system, 53 miles. Hy Ibis arrangement, the Southern built but 32 tyilrs of road and obtained a route of 100 miles botweou Columbia and Savannah, which in but a little longer than tho Seaboard's acquisition, the Southbound 143 miles Chief Engineer Well nuprrvised the construction of tho Perry bruroh, buiit by T. h. Joost Si (V., nf Btltimorr? Thii completion of this 32 tnileH wa* aooomplisbod in exaotiy four und a half BjOOtbs, a pbeoomeoal record OOOtid? ering thai tha road cuts ibrottgh B hand BJOOOtSIQ and ibOOOfl OOross iln' *w:ra;is of toe Kiitto, rcqoiffiog d\fTi ult wnk niglit und day '1 Ii?' track is of very rwavy rook bolltSl and heavy vestibules over ibil roott will be inaugurated Dsotmbsf 10 h ? ? ? ? ? ta**" - The girl's friend, Simmons' Squaw Vine 07let or Tablett', ctuse natural apptaiance aud regular mon' bly return of meosei The Victor Blue Medal. Columbia, Nov 21 ?Tho hand aome medal to ba presented to Lieut Victor Blue, U S. N.f has arrived and is on exhibition at Lachicotte & Co's store The Association for Patriotic Award was formed Jan 31. 1899. with Mrs Eiiison Capers as president, and Mrs E W Screven as secretary and treasurer It object was to procure a suitable testimonial to Lieut Victor Blue, and it was then and theie decided that the testi monial should take the shape of a handsome gold medal The secre tary was instructed to write to a lady in each town and considerable vil? lage, informing her of her appoint ment as collector for the association and requesting her to gather funds for the medal In four months over $300 was sent in A medal commit tee was appointed, consisting of the lion Wm A Courtenay, chairman, and the Right Rev Edison Capers and the Hen' Leroy Youmans Mr Courtenay undertook the Irbor of love with the greatest care The devices on each side are his selec? tion, as also the inscription in Eng lish The beautiful Latin inscription is furnished by Gen. Youmans. The workmanship was done at the United States mint in Philadelphia Lieut Blue is attached to tbe United States ship Massachusetts It is probable that the presentation of the medal will take place in New York at an early day at the hands of a distin? guished South Carolinian. The dies were engraved by Mr Charles E Barber, of the United States mint, Philadelphia The medal is two and a half inches in diameter and one fourth of an inch thick. The obverse presents in its upper half the coat of arms of South Carolina ; it is in high relief, delicate in its outlines, elaborate in its details; -the figure of the Continental soldier, usually seen knock kneed and with a sacred look, here stands erect and soldiery, Barber's female figure really looks here like a human being?a Carolina matron The shields, pal metto tree, etc are presented "en regie,*' and the State mottea ore in readable form, and not bottom up, as seen in most of the blocks in use The inscription, "The woman of Sooth Carolina to Lieut Victor Blue, U. S N., in high appeciation of his courage, enterprise and distinguished service in the Santiago de Cuba cam paign, 1898 " The reverse of the medal is symbolic of tbe United States navy the basis of the design being tho great seal of the navy de? partment?a ship under sail, an anchor in foreground, upou which an eagle with outstretched wings is alighting. All this is in high relief, nad as illustrative of the engraver's art will compare most favorably with the numismatic work of any nation Tho rim or border displays the emblematic stars of the Uoion and this motto : "Explorator Fortissmus in Ponto Sylisque Floruit." Tbe raedai has been pre? pared at the United States mint at Philadelphia There it is desired to leave tbe dies on deposit, in order to have replicas in bronze supplied to numismatic societies, and collectors in tbe United State and in Europe at a relatively email outlay ?News and Courier. To regulate rbe menere, atop flooding and too frequent appearance of menses. t;iLe Sim mono' fcquaw Vine Wioe or Tablets. 1.-?-??? ? ? ? ~4*Bmm? The Grecuvillo News finds one effeot of oottoo factories io this state which seems to bave attracted little attention It is that tbe factories have stopped tbe usual aooual emigration to Texas and elsewhere ' Until the last ten years," says the News, "it was a regular thing every fall for the news papers of upper South Carolina to announce tbe departure of family after family for Texas. After every bad crop year there was usually an attack of 'Texas fever/ which carried away whole colonies of poople we oould not spare. Now ws bear nothing of 'Tex as fover ' " People who are dissatis? fied with conditions on tbe farms now go to tbe fsctory towns, secure employ? ment is tbe mills, aod "as a rule stay there." Tbe Presbyterian Church is trem oo tbo preoipioe of another heresy trial. Prof. MoGiffart, of Uoion Theologioal semioery, refuses to take the same view of tbe Bible that a oommittoe of tbe presbytery wts s bio to and, consequently, tbe msjon of tbe oommittoe bavo rcoommcodec tbat (be oaso be referred to tbo geoersi assembly for aotioo, which is praettoalty a rcqiest tbat Prof. MoGifJert be plaoeu on trial on tbe obarge of heresy Tboro who believe that a heresy trial is worse than heresy itself are |trymg hard to havo the obarge against Prof MoGiffert dropped. All ooocorned aro now taking a month to think the mat ter ( Vir?Springfield Republican. The A. C. L's New Route to Augusta Washington, Nov 21.?On and after Dooembl r ltd the Atlantic Coast Line trains willl run into Augusta, (?a , over the newly constructed biiincli road of that company. This new read runs fron Denmark, S C , viu Barnwell In Bobbins S C , there connecting with the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad, which is the property of tho Atlantic Coast Lino By this arrangement a much shorter route is secured. A FEW fOHB -TO 01 FRIENDS. MR. EDITOR: You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "ii good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days r.ny in? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch? man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing in return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by^is in the future as they have been in the past. It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was oin* pleasure to extend a credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our motto being LIVE AND LET LIVE Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. In Dry Good* We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices, Those " j Tar Heel Blanket* Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill. From Southern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finish every year. We are selling at the same price as last year; but if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance. We onlv have about FIFTY PAIRS, so don't put off buying, or you may get left. SHOES. Why the advance in cotton should have ahected the price of shoes, but strange to say they tod have gone up. We don't know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same class of goods, but those oi hand will go at the old prices while they last. In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe? cial to sav about The H. 0. Godman Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. Bear in mind we are still the Sole Agents for them and Guarantee every Pair THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from $1.75 to $3.50, and every pair warranted. If you want the best $3.00 shoe buy a Reynolds. CLOTHING. This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county vho have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault ; but fear . ? there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our Btc k by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De? partment will be found some values that compare favora? bly with the balance of our stock. This announcement would not be complete without a word about our GROCERY STOCK. This department is up to tho usual standard, and that is Baying about all that is necessary for it. Our M1LLBURNB FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it, unsiir passcd. O'Doiuiell & Co.