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MR. LYONS' REPLY.
MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO BANDY
EPITHETS WITH TILLMAN.
Had Heard That Tillman Had Got
Another Piano, But Their Investi?
gations Showed no Proof.
Columbia, July 10.-There was
^ much comment yesterday upon Sena?
tor Tillman's attack on Mr. J. Fraser
Lyon in his speech in Columbia Mon?
day night. It is generaly regarded as
a personal matter, as Senator Tillman
practically sustained Messrs. Lyon and
Christensen in the several matters in
which they had been overruled by the
committee as a whole.
But, as Mr. M. A. Malone has al?
ready explained that Senator Tillman
bought and paid for the piano in ISSI,
the matter had been regarded as a
dead issue until Senator Tillman re?
vived it.in his impassioned speech
?Monday night. Mr. Lyon came here
quite unwell Sunday night and was
unable to hear himself "roasted" by
Senator Tillman. He was not well
enough yesterday to go to Orangeburg [
but. will try to make Sumter today.
He gave out the following statement
yesterday:
To the Editor of The State:
Not having been present at the
meeting at the State House Mcnday
night it was impossible for me to
.know just what remarks had been
made by Senator Tillman in ^ regard to
myself, but assuming the reports in
the morning papers to be correct, I
will say that it is quite flattering to
know that the senator has approved
of every position I as one of the mi?
nority members of the committee
have taken. I am glad to feel that
although denouncing me, Senator Till?
ie man practically approved of all my
work and efforts on the investigating
committee-if not directly, then indi?
rectly.
' He wanted to know why we did not
examine witnesses brought here from
Newberry in February. The answer he
^ should know. Had my vote been suf?
ficient, the committee would have in?
sisted in the evidence from these wit?
nesses being made a part of our re?
cords.
He wanted to know why the com?
mittee did not ask Mr. L. W. Parker
. who Lanahan's political agent was
f last year. Senator Ti17man should
have known by the published vote of
the committee that I was not respon?
sible for this failure. I did ask those
"questions. The majority of the com?
mittee voted that Mr. Parker should
s not answer.
Senator Tillman sustains me in my
position in those contentions as well
as in the matter of the suspended pay?
ment of the $700,000 worth of claims.
He asked why was not the manager
oi the Richland distijlery put on the
i stand to corroborate the evidence of
C. C. Davis that H. H. Evans had told
of Wilson and himself climbing on a
table to watch through a transom to
see rebates paid to others. The rea?
son is that Briggs Wilson, at that time
manager of the distillery, had moved
to Georgia and we have not been able
to get information from him. That,
Senator Tillman, is one of the reasons
why he v. as never put on the stand.
About the piano incident. The com?
mittee employed a detective to report
on what he could find relative to all
dispensary affairs. This detective for?
mally and in writing reported to the
subcommittee that he had been told
by Mr. Hayes, who was at that time
connected officially with the Mill
Creek Distilling company had given to
Governor Tillman a piano, lt was the
duty of the committee, as I saw it, to
inquire into such a report.
Mr. Hayes was seen and failed to
confirm the report submitted to the
committee. After inquiry by the
committee had failed to secure any
creditable evidence, the piano incident
was dropped and forgotten, especially
as Mr. M. A. Malone had previously
fully explained the purchase of. the
piano in 1891.
It was never charged or stated by
me that Governor Tillman had re?
ceived a piano from a whiskey hous^.
but there was a rumor to that effect,
and that there was a rumor to that
effect the official records of the sub?
committee will show. That was all
that was ever said about the piano.
Even Senator Tillman insisted upon
full investigation of his every act
connected with the dispensary and I
yet fail to see the harm of this in
i quiry, but Senator Tillman should re?
joice at the failure to find corrobora?
tion of the rumor that a piano had
heen sent him by thc Mill Creek Dis?
tilling Company.
It would be humiliating to me to
known that at a public meeting I had
been rightfully accused of stating a
falsehood; but knowing that I have
always stated the truth and that the
irate Senator cannot substantiate his
charge in this respect-he not even at?
tempting to do so-the shaft which
he had intended to be deadly to me
will fall harmlessly at my side.
I cannot believe that the justice
loving people of South Carolina would
aid Senator Tillman in the accom?
plishment of his purpose to defeat
me. To the people of South Carolina
I will say that it is my purpose to con
tinue in the course I have hertofore
pursued and will not be moved by
personal attacks, nor will I bandy
abusive epithets with any one. I re?
gret that Senator Tillman feels per?
sonally aggrieved on account of his
being investigated but that has not
been an uncommon happening to us
in our work. However, Senator Till?
man is the only one known to me
seeking revenge on account of it.
Senator. Tillman might have inquir?
ed what the 'committee had found in
tracking down this one of many ru?
mors and I gladly would have told
j him the result of our inquiry. But
j he may have preferred tc fondle the
imaginary grievance to' have a hook
cn which to hang abus? instead of ar?
gument. Or is he r^a'.'.y mad because
it was my duty- to pr?sent to the peo*
pie of the State convincing evidence
of the inherent corruption of the dis?
pensary system which he is working
so hard to save. I wonder, had I
agreed to whitewash the dispensary
system, would such a tirade have been
directed against me.
J. Fraser Lyon.
Columbia, S. C., July 10, 1906.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The City Council held a regular
meeting at 6 o'clock p. m. Wednesday.
Present-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al?
dermen H. D. Barnett, W. A. Bowman,
J. H. Chandler, P. P. Finn, E. H.
Rhame, R. F. Haynsworth and R. K.
Wilder. Absent-Alderman H. C.
Hayn^&orth. ;
The minutes of June 13th were read
and approved. ?
Mr. Chandler reported for the street
committee that they had waited on
the County Board of Commissioners
as directed by council on June 13th
in reference to convict labor, and that
the board had granted the request for
one-sixth of the chaingang time. He
reported also that the clay road on
W. Liberty street was nearly com?
pleted.
The clerk reported that the Sumter
Electric Light, Ice and Power Compa?
ny had paid the license tax on two
ice factories, which they thought as
much as should be required of them,
since they were practically operating
two only. Council discussed the mat?
ter, and considering the tax a reason?
able one, decided that the company
should ,be required to pay $25 on each J
factory in operation, and it was so or?
dered.
Mr. Barnett, for the finance com?
mittee, reported approval of claims
referred to them, and that the Clerk
and Treasurer's report for June had
been examined and found correct.
Mr. Wilder reported the sale of two
old dump wagons for $25, which was
approved.
The mayor reminded council of Mr.
Wm. Yeadon's offer to donate land
for the extension of Hazel street. Ac?
tion was postponed.
Mr. Wilder stated that the fire es?
cape to the Opera House was being
erected, and suggested the appoint?
ment of a special committee on Opera
House to. take charge of this and mat?
ters in the future pertaining to the
building. ide mayor appointed
Messrs. Finn, Wilder and R. F. Hayns?
worth.
On motion of Mr. Finn, the commit?
tee cf puh'.ic works was requested to
confer with the merchants in refer?
ence to removing signs from the side?
walks, and elevating awnings to a
proper he.feht.
Mr. Finn called attention to the
need of better drainage of West Cal?
houn street, and same was referred
to the committee of public works.
The following claims were referred
to the finance committee:
Epperson Feed & Coal Co.% 4S.57
Von Ohsen & Shirer. 21.10
T. B. Jenkins. 1.75
Stubbs Bros. 228.00
The Cash Grocery Store. .75
Durant Hardware Co. 7.64
S. M. Pierson. 4S.9S
Booth Live Stock Co. 5.25
The council then adjourned.
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REV. W. A. KELLY Di HOSPITAL.
Minister Who Disappeared Two Years
Ago Now Under Treatment in In?
firmary in 'Charleston.
j Charleston, July ll.-Rev. William
j Aiken Kelly has been in Riverside in
j firmary for two weeks, undergoing
treatment. He was operated upon for
some brain trouble. His condition is
said to be satisfactory.
The Augusia Chronicle of yesterday
says:
"Rev. W. Aiken Kelly, formerly?
pastor of Grace Methodist church
North Augusta, after being lost to his
, congregation for nearly two years, has
been found and the opinion prevailing
at the time of Mr. Kelly's disappear?
ance that he was suffering mentally is
practically sustained.
"It will be recalled that during a
period when efforts were being made
to erect a new church in North Au?
gusta, when the pastor and a commit?
tee of the members of the church
were working diligently to accomplish
that purpose, Br. Kelly suddenly dis?
appeared and no positive trace could
be found of him. The morning of his
disappearance he was in the city of
Augusta and visited several support?
ers of his church, some of the mem?
bers and several friends. Late the
same afternoon he was seen to board
the car bound for North Augusta, and
just before dark was noticed by two
or three people to be wandering about
listlessly a considerable distance from
his home.
"Later, during the night, when Dr.
Kelly did net come home, Mrs Kelly
appealed to several friends in the vil?
lage and a search was instituted, but
no trace cf the preacher could be
found.
"The following morning further
search was made, and telegrams were
sent to nearby towns, but as the day
wore on there were no results.
"Meanwhile Mrs. Kelly, almost dis?
tracted, was remaining with friends in
North Augusta.
"For several days a vigorous search
was kept ur, during which time a re?
port was received by the church au?
thorities thitt Mir. Kelly was seen on
the Augusta, and Columbia passenger
train, bound for Columbia, but careful
inquiry failed to verify the report.
"About a year, or a little longer,
prior to his disappearance, ^JDT. Kelly
had suffered a nervous break-down
from overwork and a short time be?
fore his disappearance the very sad
death of his little child occurred
and constantly weighed heavily on his
mind.
"After about a couple of weeks
fruitless work in the search for Dr.
Kelly, Mrs. Kelly's father came to Au?
gusta, from South Carolina, and in?
sisted that Mrs. Kelly," then on the
verge of nervous prostration, accom?
pany him back home, which she did.
A little later the matter '"of the vacan?
cy in the church was taken up with
the bishop and another pastor sup?
plied.
"Some weeks later a report was re?
ceived by the friends of Dr. Kelly in
Augusta taat he was seen and recog?
nized in Jacksonville, Fla., where it
was said he spent about a week, in a
condition of complete physical break?
down, with a Methodist family. This
report, however, was never fully veri?
fied. Since that time there has been
no definite information, in Augusta
relative to Dr. Kelly's whereabouts un?
til yesterday afternoon, when The
Chronicle received information
that he had been in Charlotte
and gone from there to a hospital in
South Carolina for an operation. This
report was verified last night shortly
before midnight by the following tel?
egram from The Chronicle's Charles?
ton representative:
"Charleston, S. C., July 10.-Have
ascertained positively that Rev. W.
Aiken Kelly, formely pastor of North
Augusta, is now at the Riverside in?
firmary, where he has been for the
past two weeks. He entered the in?
firmary fir an operation cn the brain
and is reported to be doing very nicely
now. It ::s stated that, he came here
directly from Charlotte."
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Operation Upon the Drain ol' Rev. W.
A. Kelly Said to Be Successful.
Charleston. July 12.-Rev. William
Aiken Kelly has been discharged from
the Roper Hospital and is now at
home, recuperating from the effects of
the operation upon his brain, remov?
ing a clot of blood, which it is thought
will result in his complete restoration
to health and enable h'm to resume
his ministerial duties.
Mr. Kelly was relieved of his cre?
dentials at the meeting of the Metho?
dist conference last December, but in
view of the very satisfactory perform?
ance of his ministerial duties previous
to his affliction which caused him to
suddenly desert his pastoral charge
and leave the State, it is probable that
with his complete recovery he will be
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Mr. Kelly spent some time in Vir?
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whereabouts were established shortly
after he deserted his pastoral charge,
but in view of his affliction, his famiiy
and close personal friends kept the
matter quiet and it was not until his
coming to Charleston recently for the
operation upon his brain that his
movements became publicly known, j
His trouble was diagnosed by a Char?
leston surgeon to be blood pressure
upon the brain, and upon the opening
of the head the condition was found
to exist, as stated, and the operation
was successfully performed.
The surgeon is said to have given it
as his opinion that there will be no re?
turn of Mr. Kelly's former brain
trouble, and his numerous friends
through the State share in the hope
that his condition will continue to im?
prove, and that he will soon be able to
resume his ministerial functions in
the church which he served to well.
The State.
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