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INE DISPENSARY PROBE. witness ks vi'flaring m i <>m LKGISI.ATU 1 BOAUI> DIS i'RKIHT INSIM ATlOVS. Meinber* t?f CniumltUH' for Third Tim?' IU>que*4i Chief Executive t?> Gtve TtMHtimoii)?Several Winnies Cw.llrd Yeatenlay?To Merl Next ou April :i. Columbia. March 23.?More than a ?core of wltnesae* have appeared he? itre the legislative committee named to investigate the affair* of the State dispensary and not one charge or in elnuatlon made by Oov. HI ease as to wrong d >lng on the part of Attorney OwnerhI Lyon and the metafhers of the Aaeel at mmlaaion haa been substan? tiated. The ?luesttona contained In lee*age number 4. sent to the gen? eral assembly In mi. and which con? tained the charges and insinuations have bean asked every witness ap? pearing and in praotlcally every case a flat dvnlal Is flven. Practically every witness called has paid a high tribute So the ability and honesty of the members of the Ansel commission and Attorney General Lyon. The cumin'* ee yesterday took offi? cial not' he statement by tho gov?* the body was trying ?" w 'tewash ' when a ued. The committee eta ted that every effort was being madn ..ring out the true conditions .nat suggestions from any citl ssa of the State as to the Invest Iga-. tlon would be gladly received. The: committee railed the attention of the governor to the fact f.tat he had l>een given opporturtty to appear and tell I what he knew of the affairs of the ?ispenaary, but that he had refused %o f? so. hi em bets of the committee said yesterday that any information is to the Investigation would be welcomed from .my cltlscn In the State and that it was the dee re of each member to snake a careful and sesrchlng Investi? gation of all matters referred to In i the message of the governor. ' The commit'ee'adjourned yesterday afternoon to meet again on April S i when several witnesses will appear and give testimony. The names of the witnesses have not been an? nounced. It Is very probable that the ssembers of the Blease wlnllng- , up commission will be called tc tes? tify at the nett meeting. The comm.ttee resumee! It! aivn at the State t, sag yesterday A number of witnesses were railed to give testimony. All members of th? iumou re present except Sena? tor Clifton o' Sumter, who wss de- ( tatned on amount of a case In zourt. The various (barges by the governor were gone Irto fully with tr.< wit bbssas appearing and not one chsrge wsa snhstant'ated. I Among tho witnesses appearing yoaterday wer? O. P. Edmunde, form? er editor of the Falrfield News of ftldgeway; B. L. Abney. well known attorney of Columbia and associate with Attorney General Lyon In the' prosecution i?f eeveral cases; W. J. ] Johnson, senator from Fi Irfleld county; W. Tatum, former com? missioner of the State dUp<nsary. | and Menry Samuels, a former whis? key agent of Chester. The governor In his special mes? sage virtually charged that James UL T'arnom of Charleston had paid J mere than 15.000 when he pleaded gulltv on the chsrge of giving re- | t it. < md was fined that amount In the Ittchland court. The Inference was drawn bg the governor that an 1 additional amount was psld to At t..r n ? General Lyon. Tbl? Insinuation was noi substan? tiated by the witnesses appearing yes? terday. O. r Kd minds wss the first wit? ness railed at the morning session of the comrnlttee. He denied that be hsd mad - tin statements editorial? ly In the Fulrfleld News of Kldgeway to the effect that James 8. Farnum hsd paid ft'. 000 additional f r his Immualty. Mr. Edmunds Is totleff of a bank at Kldgeway and formerly sdHor of the Kldgeway News. He said that rt 1? Itantln. a form- r editor of the paper was unfriendly to the work of tho dispensary Investi? gating com ulttee. It. L. Abney. s well kgOWl attor? ney of Columbia, was the s?-cnnd wit? ness of ih? day. He was question* d by the committee as to his relation to the Jan es S. Farnum ease. ?*i?o pas know .f esrj othet money Mr Kam i n paid to Attorney G?n eral Lyon or anyone eis?' in addi? tion to tb- i Vono nn.< w b? ti he pi a 1 ed guilty-' Nor? Whatever." replied the wlt ii. |a|i ..f bin easmsetloa with .\t term > . ril Lvon In the prosecu? tion of Jarre x H Farnum and re |terat? ,| th it no mom y bad ever been paid In addition to the tine of $-, Hg, Mr Abn.v said In repl> to the committee that Insofar as he was 11? forno d "f the agreement with T. I!. Felder thst he would consider the contract reasonable. He said that he now represented the Blease commis? sion In the Rlchland Distilling com? pany case, and that a settlement was pending. He said that the Blacks of Macon had already paid $12,500, and that an additional $12,600 was to be paid soon, when the case against them was nol prosaed. He said that as he understood the i Felder contract generally that ho did not consider it unreasonable. "l>o you know of anything that I would help the committee In going to1 the bottom and investigating all of the charges In message No. 4?" In reply Mr. Abney said that he knew of no wrongdoing on the part of the old commission or Attorney General Lyon. "What would you say as to the competency and honesty of the Ansel commission to wind up the affairs of the old dispensary?" He said that they were thoroughly competent and honest, and were teal oum to do their duty to the State. He declared that he had no knowl? edge of Felder being favored with re? bates and purchases. Mr. Abney, in reply to questions, said that he did not see how the criminal prosecutions could have letn more properly or vigorously handled. He was associated with At? torney General Lyon in the prosecu? tion of several cases. Henry Samuels of Chester was call? ed by the committee. He said that he sold whiskey to the State dispen? sary. He told of the houses that he represented In South Carolina. He said that in making sales to the dis? pensary he did all of his business through J. B. Wylie. Samuels told of receiving money from his whiskey flrr.a and paying Wylle for securing business. He thought that he had paid Wylle be? tween $5,000 and $7,000. Samuels told of how the checks were passed. He was a whiskey agent when Wylle, Black and Rawllnson were on the board. Samuels said that he knew of no money paid Attorney General Lyon by J. B. Wylle for immunity. Sam? uels was asked many questions by the committee as to the scale of re? bates paid by the whiskey houses. He told of the moneys recelvd. He said he always divided his share of the graft with Wylle. Senator W. J. Johnson was ques? tioned aa to a statement alleged to have appeared In the Falrneld News t? tn#? ?.ff#?^t that Farnum had paid ? nor- than $5,000 for hi* freedom. IJ *--?id that he did^ nol remember N II sU'tem-nt In The News, but *:> o that he had heard some rumor to that effect and that ho had read In some newspaper that Farnum had paid more. He did not recall the de? tails of the rumor. Senator Johnson Is a resident of Rldgeway and owns some stock of The News. He said that he had cristiclsed the Ansel com? mission on the floor of the senate. He said that he had based his criticism on the fees to the attorneys for the commission, principally T. B. Felder. "What do you think of the Blease commission paying 60 per cent, as a fee on claims collected to B. L. Ab? ney?" "I think, with all due respect to him. that it is unreasonable." said the speaker. He was asked in this connection If he had heard the tes? timony of B. L, Abney. Mr. John? son said that lie had never discussed message No. 4 with the governor. Senator Johnson was questioned by the committee as to what would have been a Just fee. He was forced to admit that he did not know much about dispensary affairs, hut said that he thought 10 per cent would have been enough. \? was pointed out to Senator Johnson thai Felder received 10 per cent on "line accounts." and 50 per cent on "dead accounts." He thought it unreasonable to pay any man 50 per cent on any account considered "dead." Senator .Tohnson said that he km w 'several members of the Ansel com? mission. "I have always regarded Dr. Murray as a high-toned, honor? able and competent gentleman," said the witne ss. He also paid a tribute to J. Steele Brlce. a no niher of the Ansel , commission. These men were charged with Incompetence and graft b> the governor. H? thought i>r. Murray one "f the heel buslnesi men In the State. W. O, Tatum former commleston er of the State dl pensary, was called I'j the committee. He esplalned the duties of the commissioner. He said that he had no oonneetlon whatever with the purchasing of whiskey by the board Of control. He said that he was under bond Of $76,000 for the i> rform tnea of his duty. Tatum told of the large orders made by the board ?>f control, He ha id thai he always accepted the I shipments so long as ho had room it the state dispensary. He seid that he protested against tie large ship? ments. ii i declared thai it was his policy to put the dispensary on a higher plane and that be had never le n d of ? ! did tod ktiow of any graft. DANGER OF MOB LAW. WAltKENYILLE MEN Tit IE I) TO LYNCH INNOCENT MAN. After Exciting Bxporienoee Accused Man Was 14?mied In Aiken Jail. | Released In Afternoon. I Aiken, March 21.?Grover Brown, Southern railway agent at Warren vlile, In this county, narrowly escaped i mob of Infuriated men who made j a desperate search for him at War renvtlle lust night, was rushed to Augusta f'?r safety, and this morning was brought to Alken and placed in | Jgdl, charged with assault on a young married woman of Warrenville. To? day Mr. Brown was released from custody, the charges against him be- I lag dropped. Mr. Brown, who is a young married man and a member of a well-known and highly-respected family of Aiken county, stoutly protests his innocence. But for the timely action of Magis? trate Oraig of Warrenville Mr. Brown would have fallen into the hands of the mob, which, composed, it is said, of a score or more of men, made a desperate search for him, battering down the doors of two empty box cars which are in use at Warrenville for a station since the depot building was recently destroyed by fire, and scour? ing the town to find him. Only 20 minutes before the mob arived Mag? istrate Cralg, fearing trouble, had boarded a trolley car for Augusta, carrying with him the station agent, who he had in custody. The magistrate epent the night in Augusta with the prisoner and got in? to communication with Sheriff Ra born of Aiken county; and this morn? ing the sheriff and Rural Policemen Busbee and Samuels went to Langley, the station beyond Warrenville, to meet the train on which Magistrate Craig and Brown were coming to Aiken. The officers took the precau? tion to guard against any possibility of the mob boarding the train and taking their prisoner when it passed Warrenville. There was no demon? stration when the train stopped at Warrenville. So serious did the county officers consider the situation, however, that after Mr. Brown was placed in jail this morning, Magistrate Craig's demand that he be sent back to War? renville today for a preliminary hear? ing was denied. It was feared that further trouble might arise should Mr Brown bo *?ont v>rV to Warren - vllio at this ?ime Mr. Brown protected that bv way being j< re* a ted and stated that when the train arrived at Warrenville last night it was after dara, anu tne woman who accused him alighted with a number of bundles; that he merely offered to assist her across the car tracks and that as he did so she screamed and ran away from him. Mr. Brown's friends in Alken all believe in his innocence. Mr. Brown was released from jail this afternoon and charges against him were drop? ped. It is said that this followed payment by him of $15 to the hus? band of the young woman. PAYS $100,000 HANSOM Money lent in Time to Prevent Mu Illation of Boy. Shanghai. March 20.?By paying $100,000 to brigands Sheng Kung Pao. known as the Chinese Rockefeller and the richest man in the ancient nation, today ransomed his only son. kid? napped last week. The money was paid in time to prevent the mutilation of the boy. the bandits having written that for each day the Daymen* of the tribute was delayed they would amputate a member and send it to the father, beginning with the ears. Official* her.- claim that the general mutiny 's suppressed and that from now on the situation throughout the country can be expected to become quieter. ThS warships now in Chinese waters, it Is asserted, are amply euflldent to pro tect all foreigners. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Cats eh Oure.F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O We the undersigned, have known f .i Cheney for th* last 15 years, and hellevs him perfecetly honorable in all business transactions, and n>an ??oily able t" carry oul any obllga ?I in* mads by his tu rn. Waldlng, Kin "iti A Marvin, wholesale Druggists, rnledn O Hail s Catarrh Cure is taken Inter* naiiy. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces <?t the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 76c. per bottle Sold by all druggists, Take Hail's Family Pills fo? con vttpatlon. "What would you say of the man? agement of the affairs of winding the dispensary " In reply Tntum said that Dr. M IT ray had done everything possible to complete the work in a buslnoae-like manner and to the beat interests of the p. ople of the State. He aald that the business ability of Dr. Murray was recognised, NEGROE8 ATTEMPT BLACKMAIL. Charged That Man ami Woman Bent Threatening Letter Through the Mail. Orangeburg, March 21.?Warrant? wore issued today by A. A. Brantlcy, United States commissioner, for two negroes, one woman named Mag Stro mun and a negro man by the name of Donaldson, charging the defendants with using the mails for purposes of sending threatening blackmail letters. It is stated that K. E Phillips, who reeldes near Norway, received a let? ter written by Mag Btroman, at the instigation of the negro Donaldson, threatening Mr. Phillips' life. The ne gri II was (d'fended because she was not elected school teacher for a school in that district. NEGRO CON VICT LYNCHED. Strung Up to Tree for Murder of Ouard Near Cochran, Gg, Cochran, Ga? March 21.?Homer Howell, a negro convict at work in a camp a mile outside of this town, was lynched this afternoon after he had killed one of the guards and at? tempted to ihoot down two other guards. Joseph Coody, 40 years old, married ami the father of several children, was the guard who was shot. Eiowell and 60 other men In the camp. It Is claimed, had plotted to make a get-away this afternoon. When Howell had a good chance he felled Coody with a shovel which he had been using in the road work. He then drew a re? volver from the pocket of the dead guard and. before the other guards, who were close by, realized what had occurred, he leveled the revolver at one of them and began to shoot, turn? ing quickly and continuing to fire at the other guards, one of whom was wounded. Both returned the fire and Howell fell with a bullet In his body after he had exhausted all the am munltation that he had. There was some excitement In the camp at the time, but none of tho other prisoners made any attempt to get away. One guard stood over the wounded negro while the other went to the side of Coody, who had not moved from the position where he fell. Coody was dead. Authorities at Cochran were noti? fied and assistance was sent to the guards to prevent any further out t>T.riV- Thon Howell was started on hit waj to Hawkswille, where it had been planned to place him behind the bars and f.. prepare for his punlshm nl llawkinsvine is ten nines from the convict camp. Half way along the quiet road a mob of 30 men stopped the rig in which Howell was being conveyed to Hawkinsvllle and commanded that he be turned over to them. The deputies who hail the prisoner attempted to get away by lashing their horse, but one of the members of the mob, who held a revolver ln one hand, graspec the bridle of the horse and then the negro was drag? ged from the carriage. Howell was quleklv strung up to a pole at the roadside &nd his body was riddled with bullets. The deputies returned to Cochran and told what had occurred. Howell had been considered a bad negro and the authorities were aware of this. He had been sent up a few days ago from Finleyson. in the lower part of Pulaskl county, on a eh rge of horse stealing. FERTILIZER MOVEMENT. With the Improvement or the Roads, the Stuff Will He Shipped Lively. Charleston Post. The marked falling off in the amount of fertiliser! shipned out of Charleston was today ascril ed to the wet roads of the past few wee as and just as so<m as the weather clears up and the roads get ln good form the shipments will assume a lively pro? portion. It is true that to date the ship merits this season are about 50 per cent short of last year, but the fer? tiliser manufacturers said that by the end of the season it will be SO per rent, if not more. When traveling uo ti em not g< t over the roads in buggies to sell fertilisers, it is easy tn see. h< explained, that fertilizers can ict be hauled, which explains ihe slow Bhlpmenta of the season. You can say goodbye to constipa? tion wiiii a clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been permanently cured by 'lo ir use. For mle I v all dealers. Life is only one darned sock after another. - Charleston Post. You Judge a man not by what he prdmlses lo do, but by what he hae dene. Th il la the only I rue test. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Judg? ed by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of it in the hlghesl terms of praise. For sale by .ail dealers, THE MWES f EIX SCHEDULE RAILROAD COMMISSION ?K Ci. BS TO HK-OPKN MATTER. Hearing to Be Held to Take Testi? mony and Hear Proteste from Pa? tron* on May Nth, in Sumter. As a reaull of the diasntiefactlon aroused by the change in the sched? ule of trains on the Northwestern Railroad and in response to protests Hied with the Railroad Commission, that body ha.s d< Cided to re-open the matter and will hold a special meet? ing in this city on May Sth to hear Interested parties. This dc ision was reached at the last regular meeting. March 20th. Notice of the special meeting is contained in the following letter re? ceived by Secretary Snell of the Chamber of Commerce: Columbia. March 11, 1912. In re Train Service. X. \V. R. R. of S. C. Mr. Thos. Wilson, President. Northwestern Railroad Co.. of S. C. Camden, B, C. Mr. W. R. Bve, Jr.. Secretary, Cham? ber of Commerce. Camden, S. C. Mr. A. V. Snell, Secretary Chamber of Commerce, sumter, s. c. Mr. J. J. Cantey, Summerton, S. C. Mr. T. A. Bradley, Rembert. S. C. Mr. C. J. Gaillard, Dalzell. S. C. Mr. J. H. Levy, Sumter, S. C. Mr. C. M. Emanuel. Borden, S. C. Gentlemen: The Commission di? rects me to inform you that at its regular meeting on yesterday it was decided to hold a hearing in regard to train schedule of Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina, at Sum? ter, S Cm on Wednesday. May 8th, 1912, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of taking testimony and evi? dence in above matter. You are here? by notified to be present. Yours very truly J. P. DARBY, Secretary. New Senatorial Attitude. Senator Johnathan Bourne has started something new in his idea of seeking re-election to the Senate. He Is acting upon the theory that a can? didate for public office should leave his candidacy to the people and not worry about it. He announces that while he is a candidate for re-elec? tion to the Senate he will not go to Oregon to conduct a campaign. Neith? er Will ike .vrite any letti r* nor moke any speeches, hut will trust every* thing io the people, Benator Bourns knows he is taking Ch ina I irt adopting that course, for in his confidential moods he has ad? mitted that his theory may be risky so far as his political fortunes are concerned. However, he Insists in having a fair test of it. even though a Mr. Ben Snelling, a prominent bus? iness man of Portland, is yearning for the Senatorship. The Hon. Ben is even going up and down the land charging that Senator Bourne is in? terested in New England cotton mills and is little interested in Oregon. At the same time the Senator insists that the people are the sovereigns and can do as thoy please about it.?Wil? mington Star. Many sufferers from rheumatism have been surprised and delighted with the prompt relief afforded by ap? plying Chamberlain's Liniment. Not one case of rheumatism in ten re? quire* any internal treatment what? ever. This liniment is for sale by all dealers. The Norfolk Ledger-Disptach ob? serves: "Roosevelt states that he has a speech prepared, but has not decid ed where to deliver it. As a matter of fact, there are only a few places I? ft." Why not tender him the Devil's Den in Carroll county??Wilmington Star. C. A. Qloaansr, 24 Ontario St, Rochester. N. Y., has recovered from a long and severe attack of kidney trouble, nis cure being due to Foley Kidney Pills. After detailing his case, he says: "I am only sorry 1 did not learn sooner of Foley Kidney Pills. In a few day's time my backache completely left me and I felt greatly Improved. My kidneys became strong? er, dizzy spells left me and 1 was no longer annoyed at night. 1 feel 100 per cent better einco using Foley Kidney Pills." Sibert's Drug Store. INDIGESTION Kidney and Bladder Troubles mmi Nervous Debility Yield Readily aad Quickly to Treatment with HAGGARD'S SPECIFIC TABLETS "A SURE CURE" Oaataihtnohn, Qa Hajraard SpaclAe Co., Atlanta. Qa. Gentlement ?I have ueed your tabWa for iadl feet ion and have found them be ba just what you claim lor tamo. I have tried several remodtea. hot did not irei an? relief until 1 tried your tablet* 1 would cheerfully recommend yuur tablet* aa ? sure eure for ladtgostiou. Yours truly. 8. H GR.CBN, M. D. HAGCIAKD'S SPECIFIC TABLETS will ??1 you on the read to health, make rieh, red blood, feed your wasted Usauea aad put new life, \ ac and \\f>r Into you. Take Hatcgard'a Specific Tab I'M * Be a man 1 If you are a woman who la heb to the ills of hor eex. this remedy will allevtaU your tu (TV ri nan. Try a box at our rink. If it doea not benefit you, your tuooajr Will be flkeorfagf refunded. kOc a box. ? Sold By DeLorDie'a Pharmacy. Sum ter, S. O. MORSE GETS WELL QUICK. Bx-BoJiker and EE-Convict Will Tour It.; K'ra and Then ITWt Puri>. L Vance. .v.-.ples. March JO.?whOJrlOl W, M. : ??', w ho came to 1 ..y with his drift in search of hoaItTi. seems to have found it. He has been in Napits f : some time, and not on'.y looks v eit, but is in the best of spirits. II ? and Mrs. Morse are now roam? ing about Italy, with no particular jcctlve point.-; simply going to any piece that strikes their fancy and re? maining until the spirit moves them to seek another resort. The beautiful Weather and the balmy airs of the Mediterranean have SO improved Mr. Morse that those Who Saw him when he left New York on February 14 would hardly recog? nize him. Within a short time it is expected Mr. Morse will go to Paris, but he probably will spend some time on the Riviera first. The lei gth of his stay along the M? dit. rranean is not yet de eided. While on the steamer on his way here Mr. Morse stveral times said he wanted to be back "in the game." and it seM mi certain that as soon as his health will permit he will return to New York and get back into Wall street Glorious Xews comes from Dr. T. J. Curtiss, Dwlght, Kan. He writes: "I not only have cured bad cases of eczema in my pa? tients with Electric Bitters, but also cured myself by them of the same disease. feel sure they will benefit any case of eczema. This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters is a most effective blood puri? fier. Its an excellent remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimu? lates liver, kidney and bowels, ex? pels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Price 50 cents. Sat-/ isfaction guaranteed by Sibert's DrOg Stoie A bride is 'given away" but not for very long. She does not regard herself as a presem. but considers her? self the prize that is priceless.? Wilmingtor Star. Repels Attack of Death. "Five years ago two doctors told me I had only two years to live." This startling statement was made by Stillman Green, Malachite. Col. "They told me I would die with con? sumption. It was up to me then to try the best lung medicine and I be? gan to use Dr. King's New Discov? ery* It was well I did, for today I am working and believe I owe my lifo to thai great throat and lung eure thr* has ch^atod the ^r-nvc of her victim." Tts fatty to suffer With ""Ughs. colds or ?thor throat and long troubles now. Take the care ?hat's safe-it. Price "?0 cents and Ji.wu. Trial bottle free at Sibert's Drug Store. Accidents Will Happen And whan they do?rhey hurt. HI NT'S LIGHTNING OIL is the one instantaneous relief and care for all wounds, braises, sores, cuts, sprains and abrasions of the skin. It forms an artificial skin covering, exclndes the air instant? ly, stops pain at once. There are many oils, hut none like HTJNT*S The action is dlgerent. and the effect as well. . HUNT'S .. Q j |^ LIGHTNING Always have It in the liouse. Take it with you when you travel? you never can tell when HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL may he most needed. 25cts and 50ct* bottles. For Sale by Sibert's Drug Store. A. B. Richards Medicine Co. Sherman, Texas. Many a Man Is a critic because he likes to be contrary. You can go contrary to the wishes of your friends and neighbors and sometimes get the best of them; but go contrary to the dictates of nature and you al? ways get the worst of it. If Nature Says Spectacles, Why, Spectacles it must be. Nature won't ac? cept just Spectacles though; they must be right Spectacles. We can give the kind nature demands, and our prices are right, too Graduate optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, dew ?der and Optician. ?