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DISPENSARY GRAFT.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BE
1 GINS A REHASH OF COUNTY
. DISPENSARY GRAFT.
Allsbrooks of Manning and Thackston
of Spartanburg Pulled the Legs of
Whiskey Houses and Breweries to
Considerable Purpose.
?? Columbia, May 23.-The dispensary
!p investigating committee made no new
or startling revelations today. The
testimony consisted mostly of a re
.. hash of situations already developed.
The witnesses examined this morning
were Dispenser J. )D. Allsbrook of
Manning and Beer Dispenser J. P.
?? Thackston of Spartanburg. The ex
|r amination of Allsbrook discovered that
he had been writing whiskey houses
extorting Christmas presents and oth?
er forms of graft in consideration of
pushing their goods. All this had
stopped since Christmas, however.
Allsbrooks was poetic in his appeals,
?k writing that, "He sang for those whose
W' bread he ate."
Letters of Thackston to the Augusta
Brewing Company showed that he had
received on one occastion $550 from
them to buy his position, but instead
of turning this over to the Spartan
rhurg county board he kept it all.
All of which was a joke on the coun?
ty board. It was also brought out that
Thackston contributed to the fund to j
advertise in the Spartanburg Journal,
and pulled the whiskey houses for this
purpose. Then when his econd elec
,\ tion came vp he went to pulling legs i
W again, although the $550 of graft he I
got before was still unspent. The Au?
gusta people .would not contribute the
second time. They wrote him that he
had better use the 25 cents rebate they
allowed him per barrel of their stuff
fcjjjjhe sold for his campaign purpose.
JP McCaw.
No Dodging the Issue.
Three candidates for governor have
filed theid pledges with Chairman
Jones-Cole L. Blease, John T. Sloan,
Richard I. Manning. There will be
tfGkothers to follow, as is generally be
3 lieved. These three are dispensary
ESt
advocates, though Mr. Manning is the
only one who in immediate connection
with the formal announcement of his
candidacy issued a platform of prin?
ciples. Mr. Manning is a man uni-*
?% yersally respected because he is hon
est in act and thought, and is neces?
sarily wholly candid and sincere in his
public as well as private utterances.
Hence his platform is ?lear cut, posi?
tive and unmistakable. There is no
evasion or trimming of language to
Kt make it available for any circum
p stances that may arise. It is a kind of
statement expected from. Mr. Manning,
* and in its straightforwardness it is of
a kind that must be given or advo?
cated by every candidate for guberna?
torial or legislative honors.
A The people will not countenance
^ dodging of issues, or milk and water
platforms this time. ? If we understand
their temper the coming primary elec?
tion is'to be in the nature of a refer?
endum-an expression of what they
want and will have in the way of ac?
tion, particularly as to the liquor ques
Ljtion. They are wearied with inaction,
T and the machinations of politicians in
the legislature, which have resulted
in failure of those measures proposed
which would have been of advantage
to the dispensary in not only assuring
i the honesty and effectiveness of its
L- administration, but safeguarding it
I against wrong and questionable prac
tices, which have been shown to exist
in some degree, and. which might per?
meate the whole institution in time.
Politics was at the bottom of this un?
questionably, for otherwise the oppo-.
sition would have united in accom?
plishing the purpose. The people are
going to settle the whole matter for
themselves this time, hence the strad?
dler may as well keep his money and
devote campaign time giving attention
strictly to his private business.
i The Record does not commit itself
to the support of any individual; it
stands for the dispensary and has
and will continue to advocate changes
or improvements in the law along the
lines of the Raysor-Manning bill. All
dispensary advocates stand on that
r platform. We, however, take the oc
\$ casion to commend Mr. Manning's
straightforwardness to all candidates
as an example, for with one side or
the other they must line up this time.
Columbia Record.
CANDIDATES QUALIFY.
Columbia, May 24.-These candi?
dates filed pledges with Chairman
Jones today: Thomas G. McLeod, for
lieutenant governor; G. L. Walker, for
comptroller general; B. R. Tillman
for United States senator; L. M. Ra
gin, for secretary of State; M. F. An?
sel, for governor; J. H. Wharton, for
railroad commissioner; LeRoy F. You
mans, for attorney general.
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PRESBYTERIANS UNITE.
The Cumberland Prebyterians Reunite
With Presbyterian Church in the
United States.
Des Moines. Ia., May 24.-The Cum?
berland branch of the Presbyterian
church passed out of existence this
morning when Moderator Hunter Cor?
bett, officially established the union of
the church. The announcement was
followed by cheers. The existing
bdards of the two churches will carry
on the work in harmony this year and
there will be no actual consolidation
until 1907. Moderator Corbett an?
nounced that the "basis of reunion
and union is now in full force and ef?
fect and that the Cumberland Pres?
byterian church is now reunited with
the Presbyterian church in the United
States as one church, making the
union complete."
THE CAMPAIGN ITINERARY'.
Will Start at St. George on the 19th of
June, Closing in the Piedmont.
Columbia, May 24.-The special
committee of the State executive com?
mittee to map out a campaign itiner?
ary for the Democratic primary met
last night and made out the schedule.
Those present were: Gen. Wilie Jones,
Mr. T. H. Ketchin of Winnsboro, Capt.
J. G. Richards of Kershaw and Sena?
tor T. B. Butler of Cherokee.
The following was adopted as the
itinerary:
St. George, Tuesday, June 19th.
Charleston, Wednesday, June 20th.
Walterboro, Thursday, June 21st.
Beaufort, Friday, June 22nd.
Hampton, Saturday, June 23rd.
Barnwell, Monday, June 25th.
Bamberg, Tuesday, June 26th.
Aiken, Wednesday, June .27th.
Edgefield, Thursday, June 28th.
Saluda, Friday, June 29th.
Lexington, Saturday, June 30th.
Columbia, Monday, July 9th.
Orangeburg, Tuesday, July 10th.
Sumter, Wednesday, July 11th.
Manning, Thursday, July 12th.
Monks Corner, Friday, July 13th.
Georgetown, Saturday, July 14th.
? Kingstree, Monday, July 16th.
Florence, Tuesday, July 17:h.
Marion, Wednesday, July 18th.
Conway, Friday, July 20th.
Darlington, Saturday, July 21st.
Bishopville, Tuesday, July 24th.
Bennettsville, Wednesday, July 25th
Chesterfield, Thursday, July 26th.
Camden, Friday, July 27th
Chester, Saturday, July 28th.
Chester, Monday, July 30th.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 31st.
Yorkville, Wednesday, August 1st.
Gaffney, Thursday, August 2nd.
Spartanburg, Friday, August 3rd.
Union, Saturday, August ;4th.
Newberry, Tuesday, August 7th.
Greenwood, Wednesday, August 8.
.Abbeville, Thursday, August 9th.
Anderson, Friday, August 10th.
Walhalla, Saturday, August 11th.
Pickens, Monday, August 13th.
Greenville, Tuesday, August 14th.
Laurens, Wednesday, August 15th.
It will be observed that there is a
ten day hiatus at the beginning of the
month of July. The committee also
decided to change the rule with refer?
ence to protests and the following is
the rule as amended:
"Rule 7. The protests and contests
for county officers shall be filled with?
in two days after the election with the
chairman of the county executive
committee, and said executive com?
mittee shall hear and determine the
same at the first meeting thereafter.
The State executive committee shall
hear and decide protests and contests
as to United States senator, State
officers, congressmen and solicitors,
1 and three days shall be allowed for
filing same after the decision of the
executive committee."
The effect of this rule as amended
is to require candidates making pro?
test to file their papers within two and
three days so that the State executive
committee will not not be in too great
a hurry in having tickets printed and
five days fer county candidates and
ten days for candidates for State of?
fices.
Stomach Troubles.
.Mrs. Sue Martin, an old and highly
respected resident of Faisonia, Miss.,
was sick with stomach trouble for
mort than six months. Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets cured her.
She says: "I can now eat anything I
want and am the proudest woman in
the world to find such a good medi?
cine." For sale by all druggists.
H. T. Gregory, inspector of the
United States mail service, has asked
Governor Heyward to assist him in his
efforts to get executive clemency for
Jno. F. McCarthy, the crook, who is
in State prison in Vermont on the
charge of safe-cracking.
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women and children. It does not
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Syrup aids digestion and stimulates
the liver and bowels without irritating
them. Remember the name Orino
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COTTON MILLS PROSPER.
CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURERS
VOLUNTARILY INCREASE
WAGES TEN PER CENT.
Mills are Working Over Time and
Have Orders Ahead That Will Keep
Them Busy-Industry Never More
Prosperous.
Danielson, Conn.. May 24.-Notices
were posted in all the cotton mills in
New London and Windham counties
of a ten per cent, increase in wages to
take effect at once.
The increase effects 20,000 operators
and numerous flourishing mills. All
through this section of the State the
cotton manufacturing industry was
never in a more prosperous state than
at present. There is a strong demand
for cotton goods and the cotton mark?
et is favorable to the maunfacturers.
Many of the mills are running over
time and have orders that will affect
them for a year ahead. The increase
in wages comes as a complete sur?
prise to the hands affected.
BISHOPVTLLE INDIGNANT.
The Atlantic Coast Line About to
Substitute a Very Inconvenient
Schedule for One That Was Entire?
ly Satisfactory.
Bishopville, May 24.-By the new
schedule which will go into effect on
Monday, the 28th instant, the trains
on the Elliot and Lucknow branch of
the Atlantic Coast Line will reach
Bishopville as follows:
Down trains from Lucknow to El?
liot, 7.20 a. m. and 4.30 p. m. Up
trains from Elliot to Lucknow, 2 p.
m. and 7.37 p. m.
This means that the first mail train,
by which we receive the daily papers
and letters from the South, will reach
this town, if on time, at 2 p. m., and
that business men, who have corres?
pondence in Charleston or other south?
ern points, have less than two hours
to reply. 88^
Again, as this train will be a "mix?
ed" one there is no certainty of its
being on time, and the experience cf
past years shows the people that no
dependence can be placed upon it in
this respect. The old schedule suited
the people exactly-the mails came
here on time and the hours for arrival
and departure were just what they
wanted and the business men were
charmed with the arrangement.
And why this change was made is a
mystery to the citizens of Bishopville,
Lucknow and other places on the line,
who are certainly good patrons of the
Atlantic Coast Line.
The people of Bishopville feel high?
ly aggrieved at this action of the com?
pany, and will try to prevent its being
carried into effect.
A petition is now being carried
around, and will be universally signed
by the citizens, putting the matter
before the board of railroad commis?
sioners, stating the universal satisfac?
tion given by the old schedule, and
denouncing the iniquity of forcing the
abortion they are about to inflict
upon the people-attention is called to
the fact that Bishopville is a growing
town and needs and requires good
mail facilities.
This will be forwarded to the board
as soon as every citizen of the town
has affixed his signature.-News and
Courier.
THREE LEPERS CURED.
Definite Announcement Was Made of
Success in Lousiana.
New Orleans. May 23.- In a report
submitted to Gov. Blanchard by the
board of control of the Louisiana
leper home, the announcement is made
for the first time that a definite cure
has been obtained in three cases of
leprosy.
It is stated in the report that the
diseases continues to spread in this
State and that cases show evidence of
a recent outbreak.
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are a host of imitations of Dewitt's
Witch Hazel Salve on the market-see
that you get the genuine. Ask for De
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bruises, and especially recommended
for piles.- The name E. C. DeWitt &
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all druggists.
GAN T BE SEPARATED.
Some Sumter People Have
Learned How to Get Rid of
Both.
Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You can't separate them.
And you can't get rid of the backache
until you cure the kidney ache.
If the kidneys are well and strong, the
rest of the system is pretty sure to be in
vigorous health.
Doan's Kidney Pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
E. McCloud, farmer, residing on the out?
skirts of Sumter says: "Both my wife and I
used Doan's Kidnev Pills procured at Dr. A.
J. China's drug store, and obtained a lot of
benefit from Hiern. I thought it must be the
climate which did not airree with us or the
water, for we never had the backache until
we moved here some four years ago from
Pennsylvania, but we certainly have liad it
since The secretions from the kidneys were
irregular and much too frequenl in action,
; especially at night when our rest was much
j disturbed. Since we used Doan's Kidney
Pills neither of us has liad the backache and
the action ofthe kidneys became natural and
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night. Doan's Kidney Pills are the best rem?
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IIOX. J. E. TINDAL DEAD.
Falls Backward From Moving Street
Car-Taken to Columbia Hospital.
Mr. J. E. Tindal, of Clarendon
County, formerly Secretary of State,
was seriously injured in this city last
night by falling or being thrown from
a moving street car. The accident
occurred on Main Street between
Blanding and Lanrel, a short distance
south of the postoffice, at a few min?
utes after ll o'clock. He was taken
to the Columbia hospital a short
while after the accident.
An examination of the injuries was
mads after the arrival at the hospital,
but the physician, in charge, 'stated
that it would be impossible to tell the
exact extent of the injuries for several
days. It could not be determined posi?
tively whether ther8 was a* fracture or
net but it was thought not. The pa?
tient was still uncoESciccs at a late
hour and was resting under the influ?
ence of drugs. The pain which he
had been snffering immediately after
being injured had been alleviated by
the opiates.
Just how the accident happened is
not known, as Mr. Tindal was at once
rendered unconscions by his fall and
it was so sudden and unexpected that
those near him ou the car were nnable
to account for its occurreuce, except
that he stood up in the car when it was
near the center of the block and with
his valise in one hand and without
warning apparently stepped off the
car. He had just arrived in the city,
having telegraphed ahead to his daugh?
ter, Mrs. E. G. Quattlebaum, announc?
ing that he would spend the night at
their home. Dr. and Mrs. Quattle?
baum reside at 1412 Bland i ng Street,
and it is very probable that Mr. Tin?
dal found himself being carried past
Blanding Street was either preparing
to get off as soon as the car could be
stopped or lost his balance when he
stood on the running board of the car
and fell to the street At least one
passenger who was on the car near
Mr. Tindal says that he stepped off
backward, but those who know him
well are of the opinion that he must
have lost his balance and fallen, as he
is a man of advanced years, and char?
acteristic caution.
The conductor on the car says that
he saw Mr. Tindal stand up as if to
signal for a stop at the nest crossing
and that he rang the gong and started
toward Mr. Tindal to warn him to
wait, but before he could reach the
passenger he had fallen violently on
his back and head. The car immedi?
ately stopped and it was found that
the injured man was senseless and
bleeding profusely from the wound in
the back of his head. He was taken
into a fruit stand opposite the postof
?ce and physicians were summoned.
As soon as the physicians arrived and
saw his condition an ambulance was
called and Mr. Tindal was removed to
the hospital. His son-in-law, Dr.
Qaattlebaum, had arrived in the
meantime and accompanied him
4.15 a. m.-The Hon. J. E. Tindal
died about 4 o'clock this morning.
Columbia State, May 24.
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