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MK 8CSTSS ?ATOBMAK, Established April, 1850* "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andSTroth's." THE TR?B SOUTHRON, Established june ce Cosolidated lug 3* 1881 SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 25, ?901. SUMTER, ? rsEXs .$1 60 per ammo) -. t?va?? ?D72STI8KMBST One Square first insertiou.$1 00 Bvery subsequent insertion. . ,50 Contracts for three months, or longer *?] be mide at reduced rates Ail eomiaQoications which sanserve private interest* will be charged foras advertieoents Obituaries and tribute? of resnects will be charged for ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE ORANGE. Farmers are Told of the Need of Organization-Address of Mr. W. K. Thompson. Bishopville, Dec. 14.-The South Carolina State Grande met here in its twenty-ninth annual session Wednes? day. "Mr. W. K. Thompson, worthy master, presided. He appointed the committees to whom were referred the different subjects that were to come before the grange. Under the head of officers' reports the worthy master read his annual re? port, giving an account of the work of the grange for the past and suggesting ways and means for increasing the granee and its usefulness, and urging efforts towards elevating and better? ing the condition of agriculturalists. The master argued that cooperation among farmers is a necessity, saying that "cooperation is the bottom, the center and the top of all grange work, " and that farmers are beginning to realize that the moment they step outside of their regular farm life and become active in the daily affairs of life by which they are surrounded, they are at once met by organization of every kind, ready to dispute the advances of the farmer when single handed and alone. Hence the absolute necessity of combination and organiza? tion. "The needs of the farmer in social and intellectual lines must be fully met to give them equal standing with other classes, and by cooperating in thought and action, they protect agri? culture and give the grandest of all industries that prominence and im? portance that it so much deserves." In speaking of-trusts the master said : "The tendency of the age is to com? bine capital and form trusts and com? binations, and the growing aggressive? ness of these trusts to arbitrarily con? trol prices and destroy competition is alarming the whole people, and it looks now as if the aggressive attitude of business consolidation will continue until the entire business interests are under the absolute domination of trusts, and will stop only when it ceases to be profitable or when con? trolled by law. Our State and national legislative bodies must pass remedial legislation to protect the citizen. In speaking of the improvement of our public roads, j Mr. Thompson said: "There is no queetion that is be? coming as important and that is at? tracting more attention among the people than the improvement of our public highways. This is a question in which the farmers are most vitally interested, and we as representatives of the entire class of farmers should give it most careful and thorough consideration. As to to the necessity and advisability of better roads none will deny, but as to the best plan to accomplish this is a problem not so ! easy of solution. Undoubtedly any system that will give improved roads in a country will equally accrue to the advantage of both " town and country. And by devising plans for establishing and maintaining better roads through the rural districts, and thus causing the value of lands to be greatly enhanced, the towns reap the benefits as well as the country, for as the country is developed and prospers the towns are developed and prosper, and the State at large is de? veloped and prospers. Our system of voluntary road building and "working that has been in practice for so long a time has proven an utter failure, and the law making power of this State must take hold of this matter and inaugurate some system by which our roads can be improved with hired labor. Some advocate the building of short sections of "model roads*' in different parts of each county with the State convicts. This will do as far as it goes, but it does seem that the importance of this question, the most important now confronting the people of this State, demands some legislation that will bring relief ?;> all sections of the counties and ali sections of the State, some general legislation by which a fund can bi: collected to pay for competent engi? neers, who c::n supervise and direr-t snch labor .that may be furnished him by the oounty supervisors. At a public meeting held in the city of Camden in January last the legislatare was petitioned to impose a commutation tax of ene dollar and make the payment of the same com? pulsory. And in addition to this, cause the supervisor of each county to set aside from the "levy for ordinary county purposes" an amount sufficient to enable him to put in better condi? tion our public roads, thus doing away with the system of voluntary road working and adopting in lieu thereof the system of hiring labor. It was not thought that one dollar from each person liable to road duty and a portion of levy for ordinary county purposes would create a fund sufficient to put all of the roads in first class order at first, but it would be a beginning, and by thoroughly re? pairing the sections of roads gone over and continuing the system, in the course of a few years the entire cor ties would be traversed. Some legal mind has suggested th we could not impose or collect su a tax. Does not the law now provi that any one liable to road duty c pay a commutation tax in lieu wo'rking? All ablebodies males of c< j tain prescribed ages are required i perform a certain amount of m ! duty, and I certainly think a substit ! tion o? one form of payment for anot i er is permissible. I am aware that this time agriculture is in a ve depressed cendition and other callin are languishing on account of t] depressed condition of this the mo important of all occupations. And might seem unwise to increase tl burden of taxation even to accompli: this much desired result, yeti contei that it is economy to impose a sm? burden when the results go to ameli rate the conditions of such a lar? class of people. Bad roads, allowed continue bad, impose the heaviest ti we pay. The prosperity of every se i tion is completely handicapped by tl bad roads, and so important do I co"] j sider this matter that I believe it 1 be the duty of the State to assist i 1 citizens, in road building by furnisl j ing her convicts to work roads, just ! she has done in building our Stai colleges and other State institution: ! I trust you will consider this raa.tt( j well before we adjourn." In regard to the condition of agr culture over the State, Mr. Thompso reports: "Our efforts as farmers ha-* not been blessed with a liberal ha] vest ; freshets in our streams and ni favorable seasons combined to rend? this the most disastrous year many ( us have ever witnessed. Short ero j of cotton, a low price for it, and a ? almost entire failure in our corn an ! other food crops brings a condition c j affairs never before known among ni j And in some localities of the Stat j there is actual want among some c I our people, especially the laboring an tenant class adjacent to our rivers an ! streams, where the destruction of foo j crops was almost complete ; but whil ? we have this distress and discouragin, ? condition, it could have been worse.' j The Grange held an open meeting a night whfen several addressed the audi j ence on the benefits of the Grange. The Grange reassembled Thursday a 110.30, when an election was held fo I officers to serve for the next two years I The following were elected : W. K i Thompson, W. M. : J. J. Shaw, O. : J I W. English, L. C. ; W. W. Player, S ! T. : J. F. Boykin, A. D. ; L. lu Roi j lins, Ch, ; H. J. Boykin, Tr. ; W. A James, Sec ; lu P. Carter, G. K. Mrs. S. W. Thompson, P. ; Miss M A. Gibson, F. ; Mrs. C. L. English, C. ; Mrs. L. Gibson, L. A. D. Execu i tive Committee, F. L. Davis, J. J. ! Shaw, J. F. Mathews, W. K Thomp son, ex officio. During'the afternoon of the seconc ? day the officers were impressively in? stalled by W. R. Remington, assist?e by J. E. Severance and Mrs. Xiizzk Player. More interest was manifested at this meeting than has been seen for sev? eral years, and one is impressed with the fact that the Grange, the best ol all farmers* organizations, is again growing and will suread over the coun? try. The Grange closed after a most pleasant and profitable meeting, tc meet at Bishopville on the second Wednesday of December, 1902. Patron. Schleps Objections to Findings oi Court. Washington, Dec. 18.-Admira] Schley through his counsel today filed with the secretary of the navy the bill of exceptions to the majority findings of the court of inquiry and also a letter asking to be allowed to be heard in connection with the .objec? tions to be filed by attorneys for Ad? miral Sampson to the individual opin? ion of Admiral Dewey,. This action was taken after Mr. Raynor, Mr. Teague and Capt. Parker, of counsel, had held a consultation throughout the day with their client. Secretary Long, almost immediately after the receipt of the communications, called Judge Advocate Lemley and the soli? citor for the department, Mr. Hanna, into conference. At its conclusion the secretary said that he had no state I ment to make regarding any action j that he might take in the premise?. He, however, indicated to Mr. i Teague, through the judge advocate, i that he would not hear an oral argu I ment by Mr. Raynor regarding Admi j ral Sampson's protest, but that he j would receive a written statement. It was expected that counsel for Admiral I Sampson would file their objections to the findings of Admiral Dewey in the i case today, hut it is nov/ stated that i such objections may not be offered I before Friday: The bill of exceptions "objects to j the approval of the findings of the ! court upon the ground that the opin I ion rendered and the report of facts nia?e by the majority of the court are in conflict with the overwhelming weight of evidence: and that the ma ; jority of the court in their said opin? ion have ignored the testimony of the applicant and of the whole of the ap? plicant's witnesses, and all that por? tion of the evidence given by witness? es for the applicant which is favorable to the applicant, and have thus de? prived him of rights guaranteed bim by t he laws of the land and the consti? tuted Statt s. "* ? Washington, Dec. 18.-Andrew Oar I negie was in the city today and with Secretary Koot lunched with the pre? sident at the White House. Ii is understood that the proposed gift of 610.000,000 by Mr. Carnegie to the ! government f?>r the establishment of a university of higher learning in this : city was discussed, but the statement ' is made tonight that the matter is still undeveloped and that there is nothing to be said on the subject for pnblica j tion. Mr. Carnegie left the city late in the afternoon. He was quoted as ? saying as he was leaving the White House that there would be no trouble about the gift- -that the matter would j come out all right. CONGRESS H?S SOJOURNED. Cana! Bill to Be Naken Up First Thing After Christmas. Washington, Dec. 19.-Before the house adjourned today for the holiday recess a special order was made for the consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill, beginning on Tuesday January 7, and to continue until the bill is dis? posed of, the order not, however, to interfere with revenue or appropria? tion bills. The session of the house was brief, and the major portion of the time was occupied by Mr. DeArmond, of Mis? souri in making an explanation regard? ing reports circulated in his district concerning his course in the matter of the extension of the rural free deliv? ery. Mr. De Armond sent to the clerk's desk and had read a letter sent by him to the first assistant postmaster gene? ral asking that official what his status was to be in regard to appointments in the rural delivery service in his dis? trict. Mr. Payne of New York made the point of order that the latter did not constitute a question of personal privilege Speaker Henderson held that a con troversy with a department about patronage did not constitute a matter of privilege. If it were, he said, mem? bers might constantly arise on such pretext to air their grievances. Upon Mr. De Armond's representa? tion that he would develop a question of privilege, however, the speaker al? lowed him to proceed. A second letter from Mr. De Armond to the postmas? ter general was sent to the desk, but as soon as it was read both Mr. Payne and Mr. Grosvenor renewed the point of order that no question of personal privilege had been presented. The speaker ruled that no question of personal privilege had been presented whereupon Mr. De Armond asked and obtained unanimous consent to make a personal statement. He proceeded to explain that reports were circulated in his district that he had caused ac? tion on free delivery routes to be held up during his absence in the Philip? pines: that these reports were circu? lated by those who lied and knew they lied. He read letters addressed by him to the first assistant postmster general last April, none of which, he said, had elicited a reply. Mr. De Armond said the department had not treated him "frankly, fairly or in a manly way. " It bas not an? swered the pertinent question regarding the division of carriers between the parties. He charged that the course of the department was in the interest of certain Republican bosses in Mis? souri, one of whom hoped to get into the United States senate THE CANAL BILL, g Mr. Hepburn asked unanimous consent that the Nicaragua canal bill be made a special order for Tuesday, January 7. Mr. Cannon asked whether the pas? sage of the bill would embarrass the executive in securing the right of way through Nicaragua or Costa Rica. Mr. Hepbnrn said he knew of no negotiation that would be interfered with by this legislation. On the con? trary he said legislation must precede acquisition, the bill,itself providing means for the acquirement of the right of way. THE DEMOCRATS ASSENT. Mr. Richardson, the minority lead? er, said this was in no sense a politi? cal question and there was no objec? tion to the proposition on his side of the honse. Mr. Cannon said he was in favor of the building of the canal, but he thought there should be a place to put the canal before it was authorized. As this was a request for considera? tion, however, he said he would not object and after some further discus? sion the order for the consideration of the bill was made. At L45 the house adjourned until j January G, 1902. j SHORT SENATE SESSION. "Washington, Dec. 19.-In the senate today the bill temporarily to provide revenue for the Philippine islands, which was passed by the house of representatives yesterday, was referred to the committee on the Philippins. i " After a short executive session, the senate adjourned to January 6, 1902. THE rnTrn?lTmn. \ Favorable Report f?ade by House Committee on Nicaragua:! Ga? nai Biii. Washington, Dec. 19.-Representa? tive Hepburn, of iowa, charman of the house committee on commerce, to? day made the report of the committee in favor of the Nicaragua bill. After stating the terms of the bill the report says in part : "The purpose of this Iii ll is to con centrate authority and responsibility for the construction of this great work in the hands of tho president. It has been believed by your committee that this course would b<> a safer one to be pursued, involving the expendi? ture of so larg? a sum of money, all the work and all the expenditure to be made at a distance so far from the capital, than any other method that could be devised. We have tried to concentrate authority and responsibil? ity rather than.to disperse it among many persons. " The report, refers to the "exhaustive report made by the Isthmian commis? sion, of which Admiral Walker is the head, in which every feature of this enterprise is fully and at length dis? cussed,'" and adds: "No doubt is expressed by the com misson as to the practicability of the enterprise: on the contary they join with a score of predecessors in express? ing their belief that the work can be carried to a successful termination, within the limits of reasonable cost and reasonable time. All of the great political parties are committed to the policy of the construction of this ca? nal." The report then quotes the declara? tions of the various party platforms and of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt favoring the canal. In conclusion it says : "In view of the many thousands of pages written and spoken in advocacy of the immediate undertaking and completion of this work, in view of the pledges made by the parties that it should be undertaken and completed, in view of recommendations niade by the president of the United States, and in view of the almost universal demand of the American people that congress should at once do something effective in the inauguration and speedy completion of the Isthmian canal, your committee content them? selves with this brief report, embody? ing their earnest recommendation that the bill pass." Tire Canal Now Assured. There is rejoicing in every part of the country over the ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which was effected in the senate recently by a vote of 72 to 6. Ever since the terms of the treaty have been known the public has been confident that it would be ratified, but on the assembling of the senate it be? came evident that a few senators would stand out against ratification, and some wrangling and delay might ensue. This possibility was not pleasant to contemplate, for the country was not only overwhelmingly in favor of the treaty, but wanted it ratified prompt? ly so that the actual preparation for the great work it authorizes, might be begun at an earlv day. The vote of 72* for the treaty to 6 against it is probably a fair indication of the popular sentiment in its favor. An immense majority of the people of every section are convinced that the ship canal across the Nicaraguan isthmus, the construction of which in the early future was involved in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, will be of im? mense benefit to our government com? mercially and politically. No section can possibly profit more from the canal than the south, which is developing more rapidly than any other, and has vast prospective inter? ests in the extension of American trade into fields that will be made much more accessible to American enterprise by the construction of this interocean ic waterway. We regret that several of the ablest and most influential of southern senators, including cur own Senator Bacon, felt it their duty to oppose the treaty. The objections they offered to it seem to us to be unsubsantial, and we can see not the slightest prospect that any of their apprehensions will ever be realized. The terms of the treaty are, we think, as favorable to the United States as we could reasonably have ex? pected. In fact, we have had conced? ed to us by Great Britain practically everything that was asked for by those who opposed the former Hay-Pannce fote treaty. The present treaty is generally re? garded by our own people and those of other nations as a great moral and diplomatic victory for our government, and its ratification is a very auspici? ous event for us as a nation.-Atlanta Journal. Industries in This State. Washington, Dec 17.-The census bureau's preliminary report^ on the manufactures of South Carolina shows a total of 3,762 establishments with products in 1900 valued atS5S, 748,731 and total capital invested $67, 356,465. Other figures are: Average number of wage earners 48,135; total wages 14,955,900; miscellaneous expenses 63,111,587, and cost of material used 634.027,795. The capital shows an increase of 130 per cent, over 1890 and value of pro? ducts an increase of 84 per cent. "The ccst of materials increased 80 percent. Tho city of Charleston separately re? ported, has a total of S12,4?3,1S7 in cap? ital invested, and $9,562,387 in value of products. These are increases of 70 and 6 percent, respectively. Charles? ton has 304 establishments, 5.027 wage earners, getting a total of SI,489,966 in wages. The miscellaneous expenses foot up 6796,573. and cost of materials used 65,633,578. The ASumni in Charleston. ( hnriestcn, Dec. 19.-The Alumni of the S. C. College were here in large numbers today and had a pleasant day of it. despite the cold weather and the snow. Upon tho arrival of the special from Columbia, the alumni wei:' escorted, by the alumni of Char? leston College to the auditorium build? ing. Here a number of speeches were made by distinguished men and the portraits of ex-presidents Woodrow and McBride were presented to the college bv t!ie alumni association. ?Che Eu phradian and Clariosphic Societies presented portraits cf Dr. Carlisle and Cen. Hampton. ? collation was then served in the Woman's Building by the College of Charleston and aft;*r this a short business session of thc alumni was held. Tonight the ban? quet o? the alumni at Freunds -:..rf?s Bund Hail was largely attendee .ind was a most delightful affair. Berlin, Dec. IS.- -Thc Kleins Jour? nal says President Duke cf the Amer? ican Tobacco company has acquired the Jasmatzi Cigarette company of Dresden ami the factory of Kyriazi Uros, of Jiorlin. Two other Dresden concerns, La Fermi an and Sulima will be amalgamated ami will then be ab? sorbed by the American Tobacco com? pany. Mr. Duke, who has been spend? ing several days in Berlin, has gone to St. Petersburg for the pupose of buy- | ing cigarette factories there. A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. - ! A Pittsburg Furnace Exploded and Caused Terribie Destruction of Life and Property-Ten Victims. Pittsburg, Dec. 19.-Ten men were burned to death and four injured by j an explosion of gas at the Soho furn I ace of Jones & Laughlin, in Second j aven ne, near Brady street today. The explosion was caused by a slip in the furnace, the gas and flames belching upward through the bell. The men were on the furnace platform. 85 feet above the ground. There were 19 men on the furnace when the explosion occurred. Fifteen of them were caught in the flames. Two of them escaped with slight injuries. The other four were the regular men em? ployed as top fillres and escaped with? out injury. The explosion was caused by the gas becoming encased in a crust of cinder forming at the bottom of the furnace. A wheelbarrow containing ore had been sent up to the men and when they went to dump it into the bell of the furnace they pushed it over tooffar and it roiled into the hopper. The barrow weighed 900 pounds and was too heavy for the men to raise. The 15 laborers, all Hungarians, were then sent up to assist them. Had it not been for the barrow accident no one would hvae been hurt, as the regular men know how to protect themselves at such times, as similar explosions are of frequent occurrence. The explosion occurred in one of the .big blast furnaces. The men were at work at the top of the furnace over 120 feet from the ground. Gas, which had accumulated in the furnace, ex? ploded and tons of molten metal and slag were thrown over the unfortunate men on the top of the structure. All the men made a rush for the elevator, but it had gone down and there was no escape. To jump meant certain death, and to remain on the platform was just as certain doom. Tons of molten metal and flames fell upon the men and burned nine of them to death. Their bodies fell to the roof of the mill, 85 feet below, evrey bone broken and an unrecogniz? able mass of human flesh. Horrible Fate of Miner. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 19.-A spe? cial to The Observer says that Ross Russell, a young white man employed at the Union Copper mine at Gold Hill, met a frightful death this after? noon. Young Russell had been work? ing at the bottom of a 500 foot shaft, with five other employes of the mine, sending up buckets of ore. At 5 o'clock the men who made up the last shaft of hands for the day got in the bucket and gave the signal to the hoisterman at the top. He was talking to some one and carelessly allowed the hoist to get beyond con? trol. It consequently hit the "poper head" with great force, Russell was knocked cut and,-sent downward 500 feet to his death. His body was brought up shortly afterwards a mere mass of jelly. The McKinley Monument. The McKinley National Memorial Association, is actively . at work to erect a proper tstimonial of national love and sympathy for the late presi? dent McKinley's life appeals to every American boy and girl. Ile was the average country youth, a wage-earner and a private soldier, a worker and a student. A monument to William McKinley is a monument to American manhood and strong, selfreliant, in? dustrious, preserving youth. President Roosevelt's message said: "The shock, the grief of the country, are bitter in the minds of all who saw the dark days while the president hov? ered between life and death. At last the light was stilled in the kindly eyes and the breath went from the lips I that even in mortal agony uttered no words save ot* forgiveness to his mur? derer, of love for his friends, and of unfaltering trust in the will cf the Most High. Such a death, crowning the glory of such a life, leaves us with j infinite sorrow, but with such a pride j in what he had accomplished and in I his own personal character, that we i feel the blow not as struck at him, but as struck at the nation. We j mourn a good and great president who j is dead; but while we mourn we are lifted up by the splendid achievements j of his life and the noble heroism with j which he met Lis death." That the people deeply feel the j truth of these, the words of the chief | magistrate of our country, is evidenced ' by their desire to join the throng that j is volunteering offerings to erect ir. memory of William McKinley a na? tional memorial over his last resting place. In this community, the people, ! without regard to partisan feeling, be- I come one in their memory of the life j and untimely death of the late presi- ! dent. Augusta Chronicle. Cold Wave to Continue. Atlanta, Ga., Deb. IS. -The cold! wave which broke December records last Monday equalled thehi in many places last night and'forced the line of freezing temperature nearly as far south ;is Tampa. Via. Although the weather is expected to moderate to? night, weather conditions indicate that tho relief will he but temporary. ALL FILIPINOS ARE HOSTILE. Pretend Friendship, But Secretly Support Fight Against Ameri? can Rule. "Washington, Dec. 19.-"History affords no parallel cf a whole people thus practically turning war traitors, and in the genius of no other people was ever found such masterful powers of secrecy and dissimulation, but it is needless to say that no powerful State was ever erected cr everv can be erected upon such immoral and unen? lightened foundations." This statement is made by Gen. Chaffee, military governor of the Philippines, in a review cf one of a number of courtmartial cases in the islands, the records of which have been received at the war department. The case which brought forth this comment from Gen Chaffee was one wherein seven natives were tried joint? ly on a charge of murder. The accused were soldiers in the insurgent army and after defeat by the American army in the field, abandoned even the show of open opposition of the half uniformed guerrilla bands, and took up their residence in Taytay in Mo? rong province, Luzon, a place protect? ed by an American garrison. Then, following the proclaimed policy of the insurgent chiefs, they proceeded to organize secretly a bolo band. After the native population within the lines of the army of occupation had been authorized to establish civil govern? ment, the band came forward under the leadership for resident padre, dictated and secured their election as municipal officers of Taytay and enter? ed upon their duties under American authority. Then ensued a remark able attempt to serve two masters. In all lawful matters they served with due appearance of loyalty the Ameri? can government, while at the same time they labored secretly and dili? gently in the interest of the insurrec? tion. This dual form of government, says Gen. Chaffee, existed every? where, in strongly garrisoned cities like Manila as well as the smallest places. The municipal officers of Taytay next entered upon a series of murders and continued their work until the growing number of myste? rious disappearances from the com? munity led to the discovery of the per? petrators by the American authorities. "One undeniable truth, says Gen. Chaffee, "stands out in this case as in hundreds of like cases of murder, that the average native of these islands has not more than the merest rudi? mentary conception of his individual rights and duties as a man, and no one knows this so well as the wily chiefs who use him for their nefariousp purposes." ? Six of the seven natives were sen? tenced to be hung, but Gen. Chaffee commuted the sentence in the cases of three of them to imprisonment jat hard labor for life. STATE soallFluieaiioi Prof. J. B. O'Neal Holloway Ap? pointed. Columbia, Dec. 19.-Prof. J. B. O'Neall Holloway of Elioree, formerly of Bellwood, Orangeburg county, was yesterday named by the governor to fill the vacancy on the State board of education occasioned by the resig? nation of Mr. Raysor of that county. Prof. Holloway is one of the most widely known teachers in the State. He graduated from Newberry college ?r? 1875 and has been engaged in teach? ing ever since. He is a son of Col. Thomas W. Holloway of Pomaria. It is tfhought that he will make a valua? ble member of the board. He was highly endorsed for the position by people in various portions cf the State. Greenville, Dec. 18.--The jewelry store of Mr. G. E. Marchbnnks in the town of Pelzer wss broken into between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning and the robbers applied dy? namite to his jewelry safe, which is said to have made it a perfect wreck. A number of watches and quantities cf jewelry were spoiled by the explo? sion, and 50 gold watches were carried ott by the burglars. The impression is that the men engaged in this das? tardly work went there in a buggy, which they used to make their escape, and thus thwarted the efforts made to track them with bloodhounds. No clue has been discovered as to their whereabouts, but it is not likely that they can get- away from this section without being apprehended. The loss to Mr. Machbanks is very considera? ble, ,?nd he has the sympathy of the community in his misfortune. Tillman on the Dispensary. The State Dispensary Law ::cr the governmental regulation of liquor in South Carolina, went into effect in 1893. At the end of eight years it is? possible to tabulate fairly the results obtained, and to compare them with what had been achieved in the Prohi? bition States. In Frank Leslie's Pop? ular Mon thy for January, Senator Tillman publishes a vigorous article in defence of the law with which his name is so closely associated. As his argument is based on facts and figures, he shapes the issue squarely, and both the friends and enemies of the law will read his article with keen interest I The U. S. Government Tests I j I Show the Absolute Superiority of j j j Royal Baking Powder. j