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LYON DtNOUNCES EVANS. 1?I l II **. KAANS TO PROVE AC < 1 RACY OF SINGLE STATE MFN I 1 andldatc* for Other Officer Address The Voters of Lee County or Such Of Them li Were Not Hoeing Cot? ton. Blshopvllle, June 23.?The heavy reins last night and the general grassy conditions of the crops kept down the attendance upon the visit of the campaigners from the county to? day. Those who were here were in? telligent and attentive listeners. Dr. Ray again lambasted Mr. Lever on his alleged Republican vote on the lumber tariff. Hyatt and Richards warmed up a little and Barney Evan* made his opening speech. These were the principal features today except, of course, what Mr. Lyon said to Ev aas In reply. Dr. Ray was the first speaker. He hated to pitch Into Mr. Lever in the latter * absence but would repeat his crltlcsms in Mr. Lever'e presence. He charged that Mr. Lever's vote on the lumber tariff was indefensible. Messrs. 8mlth and Duvall. candi? dates for the lieutenant governorship, aext spoke. Chairman L. L. Baker introduced B. B. Evans of Columbls who in an? nouncing his candidacy tor attorney general, declared he would not Ring mud or hit below the belt, but that he would criticise his oponent from the record. He is a fluent speaker and kept the attention of the au? dience. He claimed that John Gary Evan* and not Lyon was the original graft hunter when F. M. Mlxon was ired out of the dispensary commis? sioner's office. He complimented the members of the board of control, all except L. J. Williams, whom Mr. Ev? ans said is now under the bar of sus? picion and had left the State. Lyon had promised to put stripes on the grafters within 10 days and he has been at it four years without a single conviction. And yet he has paid $1(0.000 In fees to railroad lawyers to help him; Tom Felder, the whis? key trust lawyer, had been paid over $100.000; W. F. Stevenson over $20. ?tO and B. L. Abney. the Southern railway lawyer, over $20,000. Evans alleged that was compound? ing a felviy for Mr. Lyon to accept conscience money from the whiskey houses. Morse, the banker, in a fed? eral prison. Is no worse than Jack Cranston, Lanahan and Flleschman who have paid conscience monev. "Put me In the attorney general'/1, office." said Evans, "and I ?9111 put It up to your governor whether or not he will extradite some of tiese men." He wculd not issue a wirrant and hold it over a man's head iour years and keep him under the bar of sus? picion. Evans spoke of the ea?3 of the State against the Virginia-Caro? lina Chemical Company that hau been on docket under five attorney generals. Why had not Lyon pushed ft" Why had not Lyon pushed the Southern merger suit? Why? E'ho answers. "Wh\ In concluding Evans said that If elected he would not pay a lawyer $11.900 to,, make a speech for him. Mr was received with cheers. He announced that this eleventh hour opposition would not fetter him and he wished to five the grafters notice that he would be ready to try their cases at Chester on the 4th of July. However, he continued, with scorn, he could not afford to let the wilful misrepresentation or gross Ignorance of his opponent go unnoticed. Wh it sre the facts? This man's own broth? er, John Oary Evans, was the first to tell me that T. B. Felder was in a position to help me catch the graf? ters Mr. Lyon, with disdain, chal? lenge! every statement of Evans as false and declared that If Evans could psnjSJi one-half of what was alleged he (Lyon) would quit the race. "I deny." 5aId he. "that T. B. Feld? er hui been paid one cent out of the treasure of South Carolina, ami the other attorneys who have done so mu?h for this cause have not been P.ild i ?*? I l.y this m in. I defy him to prove the accuracy of a single statement." He had twh e put before the legis? lature the Vlrglnl.i-faroltn.t Chemical Company m ater und asked for means with whleh to pu-dt the case and this had ? n denied him. The Southern railway merger suit had been heard In circuit court, ap? pealed to the Sup, me court, and Is back In circuit court und would have been tried last t? rrn but for contin? uance grated defendant company on account of illness of chief witness. He his dote- a \a*t amount of work on the case as will appear when It Is heard. All tins,, rn Itters are of rec? ord. Hl im hamcs around the State jjggejgf a great deal. He knows where such records may be found. Why did he not get those records Instead of contlng lore with charges which are maliciously false or garbled through pitiful Ignoran As to the ?rufters. Mr. Lyon stated that one ease had been tried to pave the way and that if he had had a square Jury |n Columbia. Jim Furnum would be behind the bars As It was. Farnum called the jurors a set of liars by pleading guilty on another cha-ge and paying a fine of $j 000. Mr. Lyon said that he would be at? torney general at least two years longer and In that time he will make the grafters feel the lash of the law and he might have indictments against some others whose names have not been discussed by the pub? lic. The crowd was wdth Mr. Lyon strong when he cocnluded. The candidates for railroad com? missioner then spoke. Col. O. C. Scarborough was once mayor of the town before he moved to Summer ton and he had the crowd. Q.' H. Mahon's attack on what he called the Inefficiency of the present com? missioners provoked applause. Mr. Hampton made a clean cut business man's presentation of his fitness. Can sler, of Tirsah, was on the job with a militia cap with "Cansler" In good gilt letters across the front. The candidates for adjutant gen? eral, W. W. Moore and Charles Newn ham spoke of their espectlve careers. J. M. Richardson is detslaed on mili? tary duty and is unable to attend meetings this week. There were presnt no candidates ofr comptroller general. State treas? urer, secretary of state and superin? tendent of education, Mr. Swearlngen sent regrets. John T. Duncan, first speaker among the candidates for governor varied but little his Sumter speech. Mr. Featherstone was well received and his ringing prohibition lecture and Jokes were given close attention. Mr. Hyatt got busy today and made a lively speech. He declared lhat he is no lawyer or preacher and can't preach a prohibition sermon, but he is a prohibitionist, and he is a good deal more than that. He spoke of coming to Lee county to campaign good roads and later of going to New Orleans with Lee county men to the cotton convention, which is responsi? ble for the movement of organized farmers to get a fair price for their cotton. T. O. McLeod was at home and the ovation he received was expected. He spoke of good roads, education and other matters, and declared that on the liquor question he Is for local op? tion, a Democratic doctrine. Jno. O. Richards made a new speech today. He declared that there is no logical prohibition leader. The people will select that man this sum? mer. He had for three years led the fight In the general assembly. He had begged for State-wide prohibition and this compromise has done great harm to the cause, clouds are gathering in the west; in the mountains; whiskey men are sending their money Into the Sttte, and they say they will defeat prohibition. Mr. Richards spoke with pride of his political record. Coic L. Blease, candidate for gov? ernor, did not come over, but stayed with the Newberry fire company In Sumter. The weather has been extreme and I >me of the candidates are very un? well. AX NOFXCEMEXT. I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of Governor, subject to the decision of the Democratic vot? ers of the State. Campaign promises are easily made. My purpose is, if elected, to give the people a plain, honest and business? like administration. Of course, I shall advocate good roads, good schools and good government, my at? titude as to the same being woll known to the public for many years. I consistently advocated prohibition and was among the first to give m ?ney and lend Influence to push that movement more than twenty years ago. As a business man my chief aim. If elected, will he to conduct a State tovernment along buatnaai lines. F. H, HYATT. Columbia, S. C, June 6. Winthrop College s< moil imnp end entrance I \AMINATIOX. Tie- examination for the award of Vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege apd for tin- admission of new students will he held at the Coumy Court House on Friday, July 1, at !? a. in. Applicants must be not less than fifteen years of age. When S. hoiarships are vacant after July 1 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examin? ation, provided they meet the condi? tions governing the award. Appli? cant! for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex? amination for Scholarship examina? tion blanks. i hoiarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 2i, i!?io. For furth? er Information and catalogue, address Prea, D, B, Johneoa, Rock Hill, s. c, The hot lest rain New berry county ha? experienced did serious damage to growing crops nnd other property. Claud L. hawson, secretary of the Anderson Traction Company, has been appointed consul to Puerto Cor tez. Honduras. S?ICIDEJN BIRMINGHAM. r\\K PRESIDENT DIES FROM SELF INFLICTED WOUN D. Mrs. Harding Seems to Have Careful? ly I Ma in mm I Her Suicide?Reported That Johnson Shot Himself After Learning of Woman's Death? Families Deny Deaths Result of Suicide Pact?Both Society Lead? ers. Birmingham. Ala., June 23.?Birm? ingham was deeply stirred today over th news of the suicide last night of Mrs. W. P. G. Harding, and the death early this morning of G. R. Johnson, who shot and fatally wounded him? self last night, half an hour after the suicide of Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Harding, who was the wife of the president of the First National Bank of Birmingham, was one of the most beautiful women in the South and very popular socially. Mr. John? son only a short time ago retired from the vice presidency of the Ala? bama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, and was prominent in club and society circles. According to the best information, Mrs. Harding shot herself with a pis? tol about 5 o'clock yesterday after? noon at her beautiful home In Glen Iris, after having sent children and servants away from home. One rumor has it that Mr. Johnson called up the Harding home by tele? phone shortly after the act was com? mitted and was told that Mrs. Hard? ing was dead. At any rate, It Is de declared, before 6 o'clock he went out to his home on Iroquois street and shot himself Just below the heart and died from the effects at an early hour this morning. Friends of the Johnson and H.ird ing families, who include practically all of the most influential people ill the city, are indignant over the pub? lication of stories hinting at a suicide pact between the two. Mr. Johnson's brother, J. E. Johnson, Jr., who is superintendent of one of the big fur? niture companies, insists that his brother took his life because of finan? cial reverses, because he had become mentally irresponsible and because of worry over the way he was treated when he was recently deprived of his position as general manager of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company. He states that his broth? er upon his death bed insisted that this was the cause of his act. Intimate friends of Mrs. Harding can assign no motive for her act, un? less it be that she had suddenly lost her reason. She had evidently planned the act for several hours, however, as she sent all of the servants away, one by one, during the afternoon, and sent the two little children to visit at a neighbor's house. The only oth? er person on the premises besides Mrs. Harding was the old black mammy, Mariah, who had nursed Mrs. Harding when she was an in? fant. This old servant had been sent out to gather some flowers and heard a shot In Mrs. Hardlngs' room upstairs. She ran back and found her mistress on the bed wounded. Mrs. Harding smiled, gave^two short gasps and ex? pired. News of Mr. Johnson's suicide did not become known outside the family until after 7 o'clock last night. Mrs. Johnson had been to the base hall game during the afternoon, and leade d home Shortl) after G o clock and found Mr. Johnson wounded in his room. A neighbor was called and physicians summoned, but the doc I tors held out no hope from the be 'ginning for his recovery. He diel shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. Mr. Johnson's future in Birming? ham was thought to be unusually bright. lb- had opened an office as a consulting engineer and was be lieved t ? he doing well. He only re? cently got some valuable options on tin- oil and gas lands In Fayette coun? ts-, and had organised a million dollar company to bore for gas and oil. Friends cd' Mr. Harding hare gone to Savannah to meet the steamship an 1 break the ne ws of Mrs. Harding': a< t to thi> husband. Mr. Harding left New York yester? day afternoon for Savannah by water, ami is accompanied by their oldest daughter. A Special train has been chartered in Savannah to hurry them to Birm? ingham. Mr. Harding will reach Savannah tomorrow morning, at <; o'clock, ami should gel to Birmingham at to? morrow night. Mrs. Harding's fun I eral w ill he held Saturday, i Tinre will he a private funeral to? morrow morning fop Mr. Johnson, at the family residence, and the body will he sent it once to Philadelphia, his old home, tor Interment. \UtO Tires Go I p. New York. June 23.? Automobile tires will advance about twenty-five pep cent in pric e after July 1, because of the constant drain upon small re? serves in European markets. Tin- directors of Hamrlck Mills, Gaffney, declared a semi annual divi? dend of :: 1-2 per cent. COTTON INDICTMENTS INVALID. Possibility That Patten, iiaync. Brown And Other Rulls Will Never be Brought to Trial. New York, June 23.?There is a possibility that James A. Patten. Frank B. Hayne and William P. Brown may never come to trial on the indictment recently found against them and six others, charging con? spiracy to raise the price of cotton in restraint of trade, and in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Counsel for Charles Wettle, one of six others indicted, filed a plea in the United States circuit court this af? ternoon in which he argued that the special grand jury returning the in? dictment was not legally constituted, because its members were not chosen from a special venire of 75 names but selected from the list of 150 talesmen composed to serve on the ordinary grand jury. STUBBORN ROYAL PRINCESS. Doesn't Want to Wed any Probable Heir to a Throne. London, June 22.?A certain royal princess, and a close relative to the king is causing a good deal of anxi? ety in official circles because, though pretty and in every way highly desir? able consort, the young lady positive? ly declines to think for a moment of giving her hand in marriage to any king or crown prince of Europe. She frankly vows that she will never wed any man who is Iii ^ be called to a throne and moreov r . \xe resolutely refuses to live out England. Beyond the prlti ove of Eng? land and a quiet . act that she and a certain young nol eman of an? cient lineage and i; ist? r )f one of the most stately homes in 'he land, are deeply attached to each other, and were they but ordinary mortals, would be an engaged couple. Even now there is a chance that the blood roy? al will again be allied with the blue blood of the Eritish aristocracy. There Is also a rumor abroad about a forthcoming matrimonial alliance between Prince Arthur of Connaught and a charming German princess. PLAN FOR CORN EXPOSITION. Commission Will Confer With Colum? bia Chamber of Commerce. Columbia, June 23.?For the pur? pose of discussing the plans and ar? ranging the details of the work of the South Atlantic States Corn Exposi? tion, the State commission, appointed at the last session of the General As? sembly, will confer with the Colum? bia Chamber of Comemree on Friday morning, at 10 o'clock. The members of the State commission are: W. R. Perkins, of Clemson College; D. W. Barrow, of Clemson; A. D. Hudson, of Newberry, and Commissioner Wat? son. President Hudson of the Exposi? tion, has just returned from a trip through Georgia and other Southern States. He has the assurance of full co-operation on the part of the press and commercial bodies and the suc? cess of the Corn Exposition seems as? sured. He has secured the necessary $4,000, which was made contingent before the State appropriation of $1, 000 is available. Besides the $5,000 to be offered in cash prizes by the Exposition, there will be a number of trophy cups. The prises will be more thoroughly dis? cussed at the meeting with the Cham? ber of Commerce. The Corn Exposition will be held in Columbia from December 5 to 8. Four States, South Carolina. Georgia, Flor? ida and North Carolina wili^ be asked to patlcipate, and every farmer pro? ducing corn is requested to send an exhibit. The place of holding the Ex? position in Columbia wil be decided at the conference. The prospects for the Corn Exposi? tion are very bright and it is expected that several thousand people will be attracted to the city. The railroads will be asked to grant special rates from every town in the lour States. Policeman L. R. Cantrell of West? minster was arrested (barged with the murder of Robert C. Emerson. A negro Is also under arrest, charge.l with the same crime. Says The Los Angeles Herald: "The Brooklyn man \\ln> claims to be a sou of the late King Edward prob? ably left his proofs with Harry Whlt ne> at Etah." * Marvelous Discoveries mark the wonderful progress of the age,. Air llights on heavy ma? chines, telegrams without wires, ter? rible war Inventions to kill men, and that wonder of wonders?Dr. King's New Discovery?to save life when threatened by coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, croup, bronchitis, hemor? rhages, hay fever, whooping cough or hing trouble. For all bronchlcal af? fections it has no equal. It relieves instantly. Its the surest cure. James M. Black of Asheville, N. C, R. R. No. 4, writes it cured him of an obsti? nate cough after all other remedies failed. r.Oc. and $1.00. A trial bot? tle free. Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. SENATOR SMITH IS INCENSED. COMMITTEE PRESENTS WHITE? WASH REPORT ON COST OF LIVING. He Will Make Speech Exposing Pre? posterous Fallacies of Exculpation Of Payne-Aldricfa Iniquity. Washington, June 23.?The senate committee which was appointed to make a bluff at investigating the cost of living and to whitewash the tariff has performed its function. It j brought in its report this morning which is all told a bundle of the most proposterous stuff ever put out by any committee of congress, and that is saying a good deal. The committee declares that living is higher in England than it is in this country. Therefore it can not be the tariff which causes the high cost of living in America. Senator Smith entered a vigorous protest against the committee's making any report at this time. He. as a member of the committee, stated that no real investigation had been made. Scarcely an item direct? ly affected by the tariff has been in? quired Into, neither woolen clothes, cotton goods, steel manufactures or any one of other important items upon which high duties are levied in the tariff law in order to raise the price has been touched. It was not expected that the com? mittee would make a report at this time, but the necessities of the politi? cal situation make it desirable that some sort of campaign material shall be got up. Senator Lodge's commit? tee accordingly has set to work with experts to get up material which would show that the tariff has noth? ing to do with the high prices to the consumers, and that the farmers are the ones whose products are higher than those of any others. The three Democrats on the committee are Sen? ators Johnson, of Alabama, Clark of Arkansas, and Smith of South Caro? lina. These have no minority report and Senator Smith Is stirred up about the whole affair. He declared that sev? eral times he urged upon the other Democrats on the committee the de? sirability of getting experts to work to prepare a minority report but that Mr. Johnson, the ranking Democrat, replied thatt it was his understanding that there would be no report at this session. Mr. Smith says that there has been no real investigation upon which any report could be based, I either a minority or a majority re? port, and that he intends to at least show the preposterous fallacies in the document presented today. He ex? pects to make another speech on the subject tomorrow in which he will take the report to task. HIGH SCHOOLS FOR MANNING. Practically No Opposition to Levying Of Two-Mill Tax. Manning, June 23.?The election held today on the question of levying an extra 2-mill tax in the Manning school district for high school pur? poses, resulted in a practically unani? mous vote in favor of the tax, there being only four votes polled in oppo? sition. Probably it was owing to the fact that there was so little opposition that the total vote was light. With the in? creased fund that this special tax will furnish Manning's schools will soon be second to none in the State. Try This For Catarrh. Get a Hyomei (pronounced High o-me) outfit today. Pour a few drops from the bottle into the inhaler that comes with each outfit, and breathe it in 4 or 5 times a day. Immediately you will know that Hyomei soothes and heals the in flamed and irritated membrane. But Hyomei does more than soothe and heal, it kills the germs, those persevering pests, that are at the root of all catarrhal conditions. ' Last year I suffered terribly with catarrh. 1 used one bottle of Hy? omei and my catarrh was better."? Miss Helen McXalr, Loyalton, Cal. A complete Hyomei outfit, Includ? ing a bottle of Hyomei, a hard rub? ber pocket inhaler and simple direc? tions for use, costs only $1.00. If you now own a Hyomei Inhaler, you can i t an extra bottle of Hyomei for only ret <-.oits at drugigste eevrywhere and ,.t 1 ?? Bonne's Pharmacy. Guaranteed to cure catarrh, croup, asthma and sore throat, or money 1 aide. i-:'5?5-4-16W. Where the thousand dollars ex? pense Incurred In Investigating the Boyd-Brock controversy is to come from is the problem that now con? fronts Governor Ansel. What A Summer Cold May Do. ?A summer cold If neglec ted is just as apt to develop into bronchitis or pneumonia as at any other season. Do not neglect it. Take Foley's Honey and Tar promptly. It loosens the cough, soothes and heals the inflamed air passages, and expels the cold from the system." Sibert's Drug Store. MI ST MAKE CONNECTION. ImpottSNt Order of Railroad Com? mission Affecting Three Roads. Columbia, June 23.?An order is? sued today, by the railroad commis? sion, requires the Southern Railway, the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway and the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens road to change the schedules of several trains, so as to 1 make connections. It is required that the train leaving Spartanburg over the Charleston and Western Carolina, be held about fif? teen minutes, so as to make connec? tion with the Southern train from Co? lumbia, which leaves here at 1 o'clock p. m. This will enable passengers to go from points along the route, be? tween this city and Spartanburg, to Laurens during the evening. The Columbia, Newberry and Lau? rens road is required to hold its night train, to Columbia, at Laurens until the train from Spartanburg arrives. The train from Spartanburg is the one to make connection with the train from Columbia over the South? ern. The Southern train from Green? ville, which arrives In Columbia dur? ing the night, will make connection with the Charleston and Western Carolina passenger train at Green? wood. This train runs btween Green? wood and Augusta, This will give a night service from Augusta to Co? lumbia. ?Lame shoulder is almost Invariably caused by rheumatism of the muscles and yields quickly to the free appli? cation of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment Is not only prompt and effectual, but in no way disagreeable to use. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Just think. Two years ago t no? body had ever heard of Ballinger. ?If you are not satisfied after using according to directions two-thirds of a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, you can have your money back. The tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach, Improve the \ digestion, regulate the bowels. Give | them a trial and get well. Sold by W. W. Slbert. DONT WATT. Take Advantage of a Sumter Citizen's Experience Before It's Too Late. When the back begins to ache, Don't wait until backache becomes chronic; Till serious kidney troubles develop: Till urinary troubles destroy night's rest. Profit by a Sumter citizen's experi- 4 ence. C. H. James, 17 Dingle St., Sum? ter, S. C, says: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as I have used them with great benefit. I had kidney trouble for some time, the kidney secretions being highly colored and containing sedi- * ment. I suffered from backache and sharp pains in my loins, could not rest well and in the morning my back was so lame and sore that I was unable to dress myself. If I straight? ened quickly, sharp, darting pains shot through my back. A friend fin? ally told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and I procured a box at China's Drug Store. They helped me in every - way and I have not had any backache I since. The kidney secretions are now clear and I feel better than I have in months. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills to be an excellent remedy." For sale by all dealers. 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