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BLEASE MAKES IEPLY. ATI A* Kn III HNs DETECTIVES AND imnMMM PKOBEItS. Pa> 4 IU *|M*4-t* to Muyor Grace.?-In statement Head til Cluster Cam? paign Meeting (*o\erm?r Categori ceJIy IN* nie? Charges Lodged %^ain-t Him in in Various Source* ? siihnuiH \t1ida\iu in Swbstantla tt-m. I'm** strong Language In I?. >nouiK ing Ao UM-rx Chester. July -'0.?Charglug that the South Carolina legislative inves? tigating committee proceeded in vio? lation of the law which created it; that it took testimony from a fugi? tive from justice, in a locality where the witnesses were immune from in? dictment for perjury, Governor Cole 1* Please, at the ? State campaign meeting here today, denied specifical? ly and In detail the enarges brought agalist him in the evidence submitted last Friday and Saturday, at Augusts, by Thomas B. Felder and the Burns detectives. In addition to his attack* upon Feld?r. whereby he sought to prove his unworthlne^e of belief, the Gov? ernor also paid his respects to De? tective Wm. J. Burns. to discredit ehorr he qu?oed, from a magaslne article written by Samuel Gompers. tabor leader, statements which tend? ed to show that when the Burns agency failed to discover wrong it manufactured a case. Governor Blease's statement was read In a very calm voice, and al? though he warned the people that he wo Jd likely use some very strong language, which the occasion, he eald. demanded, it was patent that his sympathizer* were somewhat disap? pointed in not being treated to more "bot itufr ' th, ii was contained in the statement. There were many calls of "give it him." etc. It was further noticeable that ap? plause was evoked not so much by the Governor's defence of himself as by th? few strong words he employed 1o debouncing his acusers. Another element was the disap? pointment of many of his friends In not hearing the Oovernor lambast his opponent. Judge Jones. This does not mean that strictest attention was not accorded, for the audience of pos? sibly 1.100 were intensely Interested in the statement. But the absence of fire to stir the feelings of his rear? ers was more than noticeable in the effect jpun the crowd. A synopsis of Governor Bleaite's statement, In re? ply to the charges brought by Thoe. B. Felder is as follows: "As your Chief Executive. It Is my duty to defend my State and my people, therefore, I shall at this tine and in this manner lay before you the damnable conspiracy to'cauje the people of South Carolina to lose confidence in my honor and to tarnish the proud MUM of the great? est Commonwealth in the realm." said Governor CON I* I * lease in his statement, issued this afternoon, re? plying to the charge* brought against him by Thomas lt. Felder and De t? the W. J, Burns, before the dis? pensary investigating committee in Augusts. The Governor takes up the charg? es one by one. disposing of them with affidavit* in several cases. His reply rovers forty-seven typewritten pages, and the Governor "demands" that the newspapers publish It In full, else ne says he will charge that they were leagued with Felder and the In? vestigating committee. He says that if they do publish his reply in full. "I shall have accom? plished .?ne purpose, at least, and that ta to teach these editors one small lesson In the ethics of Journalism." ? The Governor first discussed the A- t reuting the investigating com? mittee and charges that they have ex- ded their authority and power In prohlng Into the Charleston "graft" charge md in taking the tesflnmry of Felder und Burns at August i. He dub* the SegSgMttee's ?rt as " inlawr ful. ' T.ikinx gp gg&t "ti.it hv t-rms ?'Felder'* motives." the reply i-:.:?'-ge* that Felder r* a fuautlve from Justn-e and knew of the Governor's inform.i I gg that Fehb-r h.ol ?-e? n guilty ?>f attempting t ? f'?rm ,i ooagptrgft) to ieat and iefraud the State. ||, re? fers t" 1 -'eider * - barge* m.ide against him when tie premised to write a * ihr.-.its ih.<t were J'?kes." He ? -barge* that Fehler having nothing and being untile to tind nothing agSllwH him, bit up<>n the plan of "making a ease" and employ? ed William J. Burns .md hi* asgoet? atee. referring to them eoltff ii\e|>- as 'plenty ofl 1Qg#y .?nd *? ?oindrels." The Governor says tlmt If Fehler was afraid t?? I ??me into South Car-?. gjggl he Would li.i\. tpp.doled M lllfl body a lard those brav?- men, II B? OgrUrie w. lulltvan, J< H, cm t.,ji. r. Mi Cure] md i ' Rvans^ gftd ? ?f tbi* gaii.mi eon pany I would ba\< made V.*. I'. >!? ' ? i ? ?..lom-Ttly known .is ?e.iiioard I.HU is captain, 1 am sure thit these ? \ men could h?\<> pgotggpfg their friend, Pol, F? ' der. and had they fggled !n their ef? fort- 'ltd h'?d he ?.n tssussln tt*-d, I* hi u'.il lave happened thai Lhe prop er number of his beat .friends were present to have become pallbear? er* " He charged that the RftldtT CPOWd w as afraid and the in\ est igating com mitt. ?i .vent to Augusta to ' get some? thing on him," and ' put him in a hoJe." He charges also that another reason why Fehler would not come to South Carolina was that he could be proeanutsd here for perjury and that he knew in Augusta, where the com? mittee was wtihout authority, he could not be so prosecuted. He assailed Felder as "a bribe tak? er and perjurer." He charges that Felder had to have the assistance of several atfcer lawyers and of W. F, Stevensoi before even a friendly com? mittee to *Jhelp him bring out hi* ma? licious and .dirty fabrications." He dispows of the charge that he received pant of F. H. Dominick's fee for calling off the election for He\' ward County by stating that the elec? tion was called by Governor Ansel, and that be decided against the side represented by Fred Dominick. He gives as witnesses to substantiate bis statements D. S. Henderson, of Aik en; R. H. Welch of Columbia; George T. Jackson, of Augusta, and Fred H. Dominick, of New berry. Without affidavit he denied having been in any legislative syndicate in 1900 and gives as references the mem? bers of the General Assmbiy at that time. He also denied ever having met Felder or having any dealing* with him in 1900. and said that he was not even a member of the State Sena to then. He says that the charge that Mon? roe Bickert, in Atlanta, paid him and ' H. H. Evans 14,000 is false, and that he was never in Atlanta with H. H. Evans as charged by Felder. An affi? davit from "Hub" Evans bearing out this contention is submitted . In vigorous fashion he denies the charge that while a member of the State senate he represented Lanahan Ac Co. and submits the testimony Of E. A. Smythe before a former invest? igating committee, saying be was present during the conversation be? tween Lewis W? Parker and Lanahan und that the latter did not say that Blease represented him. An affidavit from the late W. G. Childs, bearing out this statement is submitted, and one from S. J. Lanahan denying that he had told Parker that Blease was his representative. Affidavits are submitted from Jodie M. Rawlinson. John Black. Jos B. Wy lie. H. H. Evans, John Bell Towlll, L. W. Bojkln, all former members of the late dispensary board of control, swearinu that during their terms of office Blease never directly or in? directly solicited orders for whiskey for I .an than or any other parties en? gaged in selling whiskey or other ar? ticles to the State dispensary. An affidavit from J. S. Farnum is submitted denying that he has any knowledge of the charge, that Blease was paid ftlf for opposing the ap? propriation of $10,000 for the prose? cution of the grafters while in the Senate, and says that the statement that he mrde any such statement is false. He also denies that he con? tributed $500 to the Blasee campaign fund two years ago. The reply refers to denial of R. Charlton Wright that he once paid Blease $500 for defeating some legislation. An affidavit is submitted from X. M. Block, of Macon, Ga., denying that he had made any statement about Blease proposing to raise a $25,000 "slush fund" to control the business of the late State dispensary, as contain? ed in a letter written to Felder by Pickett. *-m* m - f 4 He denies that the Charleston blind tigers contributed to his campaign fund two years ago and submits affi? davits fiom K. S. Blease and F. H. I ?omlnie <, his campaign managers, substant.ating his statement. Mr. 1 ominiek also denies the charge that between the tlrst and sec? ond campaign he went to Charleston and got a wit case full of money and when that was out he went bark and got another. Governor Blannt also denies th? same statement with reference to himself. As to the charge of Mayor C.raee. thai he had traced graft from Charleston practieally up to the Gov - emor'a oir.ee. the Governor replies, denying It, and says that Grace made th?se charges' after he failed to get control of the constabulary? He also referred to the fuel that during the reeent campaign met ting In ?'barlestoii, the Mayor being pies en', he said "any man who made that o > uautlnn against ma Is s mail* loua character, thief and liar." \ denial of the charge that h< eelved tny money from signing the charter of the Interorban Railway ami get era! reference to the testi? mony o| gam J, Nichols, as substan? tiating ins statement, me given. He gives the Bently parole ay indng the <>ne referred to by Felder In the letters w lib b were published ns writ? ten the ilovernor from nhlo, nnd he exhibits a receipt for n draft of 125 which was sent the Governor by friends of Bently and which was turned ever to the latter, he slgnlnn In receipt f(,r same, An iffld vlt ? w. r. Blackburn( the Governor's stenographer, setting out the above j^t iii menti ?.> submitted. a denial thai in- received $2,000 f<>r ihe pardon of Rudolph Rabens is. mad ? ami an affidavit from Har>on hlnuelf s? tting tIiis forth Is submit ted, also an affidavit from the Rev. W. a. <Mueller, bearing this out. Mi", Mueller says In his affidavit that he personally requested the par? don, that Rabens had only twenty eighi days more to serve and that it is foolish to think he paid (2,000 to keep from serving twenty-eight days. Ht* also says that Rabens' people tell him that they did not offer or pay one cent, The Governor says he never heard of F. H. KrauSS until the Augusta hearing and he reiterates that he has genu tie "T. II." letters. He repeats his well-known statements about a "frame-up" and being able to convict Feldtr. The Governor calls his "brief "The J-hool Positive" and says: "You should rejoice with me that once more honor and virtue have been able to withstand the black hand assaults of infamy and shame." He refers to "the Hurns gang" and applies to them such epithets as "hirelings" and "cattle ' Ho says that "since it became known that the Burns crow d was hounding me down, letters and tele? grams have come to me from various sections of the continent giving me Information of the dirty methods of the detective agency. 1 wish to call your attention to the fact that they have >een denounced by two of the most prominent men in the United States, President William II. Taft and Attorney General Wickersham." The Governor assails the detective in stingirg and bitter terms. The Governor under his sub-bead? ing of "Other Future Charges and Proof, ? says that the "Felder commit? tee" may go into some either avenue of pollution and bring forth some poor, miserable being in the shape of a human being, who is willing for the sake of a few pultry dollars, to fur? ther steep bis or her soul in misery and they may, In their desperate ef? forts t. > get rid of me, assail and at? tack those kindred and friends dear to me. Such other foul falsehoods as they shall send forth, shall be answered by me, If answer be deem? ed necessary, whenever they are made." He then charges that the reason for thij investigation is to cloud the issue and keep him off the record of Judge Ira B. Jones, saying that "1 cannot say that they did not receive compensation therefor." Hefe Ting to the prominence given by the newspapers to the Felder test? imony, the Governor "demands" that the paiers publish his reply in full, and, to quote the reply, "If they charge a penny for this, then I shall have the undoubted proof that they are co-conspirators with Felder and Burns to get from honest people their money." He dares the news? papers to refuse to publish his re? ply in lull. ? ? i - -?????, The Governor classes himself with Thomal Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, John C. Cnlhoun and Abraham Lin? coln, and styles himself as fighting the battle Of the people against the tierce and bitter opposition of the privileged classes. Concluding. Ids statement says: "But naught that can be said or done, as Ion*, as I shall live, will prevent me from going on in the light I have been in iking for your rights and I be? lieve tl at In this battle 1 have the hopes, The assistance and the prayers of a great majority "f the white men and women <?f South Carolina," sol Mis KEYNOTE of socialism. Dei'gef Entertains llouM? Willi Com? prelo nsi\e Criticism of Democratic and Republican Loaders, Washington. July 1?'?.? Representa? tive Borger of Wisconsin entertained the house today with a "keynote speech' on Socialism. He described ine Socialist ticket as "the interna? tional ticket of humanity." Mr. ier^er declared the working ? lass?the men and women Who Work ??ither with their brains or their hands ?must have a party of their own to take 04 l'o of the interests of their own t class. Mr. Berger attacked Gov. Woodrow Wilson as "a creature of the bosses," assailed President Taft and Col. Roosevelt, and referred to William Bryan us "dictator." ATTEMPT AT SVK'IDE, Thursday evening sometime Miss Berta Brown this city attempted to end her own life by drinking a bottle ? f lauanum in tl e postofflce. she was carried home .it once and physicians called in as soon as pos? sible, 11 w as reported Friday morn? ing lhat she was getting "'i very Well and WOUld liVO, The particulars of the affair could not be dit,lined, 'an t t orn wh 1 lot br>?-n learned Miss Brown gave as lot reason for attempt Ing to I ike r HEALTH REGULATIONS. GOVERNING HOTELS, RESTAC IIAN TS, CAFES, BOARDING AND LODGING HOl'SKS. An Ali to Authorize the Executive Committee of State Board of Health to Adopt, Promulgate and Enforce Rules and Regulations lor ibe Hot torment und Protection of the Pub? lic Health of tlie State of south Carolina, Section l. be it enatced by the Genera] Assembly of the State of South Carolina, that the Executive Committee of the state Board of Health shall have the power to make, adopt, promulgate and enforce rea? sonable rules and regulations, from time to time, requiring and provid? ing foi the thorough sanitation and disinfection of all passenger cars, sleeping cars, steamboats, and other vehicles of transportation in this State, and also of all convict camps, penitentiaries, jails, hotels, schools and other places used by or open to the public, to provide for the care, segregation and isolation of persons having or suspected of having, any communicable contagious or infec? tious disease; to regulate the meth? od of disposition of garbage, or sew? age, and any like refuse matter in or near any incorporated town, city, or unincorporated town or village of the State; to provide for the thor? ough Investigation and study <>f the causes of all diseases, epidemics, and otherwise in this State. and the i means for the prevention of conta? gious disease, and the publication and distribution of such Information as may contribute to the preservation of the public health and tin- prevent? ion of disease; to make separate or? ders and rules to meet any emergency not provided for by general rules and regulations, for the purpose of sup? pressing nuisances dangerous to the public health, and communicable, contagious and infectious diseases and other dangers to the public life and health: Provided. however. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as in anywise limiting any duty, power or powers now pos? sessed by ??r heretofore granted to the said State Hoard of Health or its Exe? cutive Committee by the statutes of this State, or as affecting, modify? ing or repealing any rule or regula? tion heretofore adopted by said Board. Section 2. That any person who shall, after notice, violate, disobey, refuse, omit or neglect to comply with any rule of said Executive Com? mittee of the State. Board of Health, made by it in pursuance of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days; Provided, This section shall not apply to any person until the rules of the State Board of Health are promulgated. Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes. Boarding and Lodging Houses. Regulation l. Any proprietor of any hotel or boarding house kept in this State, and capable of accommo? dating more than seventy-live board ers or lodgers, shall keep a cart well covered and so constructed as to be capable of carrying off all the slops an?l offals from said hotel, as well as the sewerage from their water closets and privies, without emitting any of? fensive odors, at the hour hereinaf? ter designated; provided, this does not apply to towns with adequate sewerage, and proper provisions for disposal of garbage. Regulation it shall be the duty of the proprietor of every such hotel or boarding house to cause all such slops, offals and sewerage from their respective establishments to be re? moved in a cart, constructed as afore? said, and emptied at a point designat? ed by the local health authorities. Regulation ;*>. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, lirms or corporations to empty, or cause to be emptied, the ekq>s or offals of their respective establishments in the streets. Regulation 4. So owner, lessee, or keeper of any tenement house, lodg? ing house, boarding house or manu? factory, shall cause or allow the same to be overcrowded, or cause or allow so great a number of persons to dwell or sleep in such house, or any portion thereof, as thereby to cause tiny danger or detriment to life >r health. Regulation Kverj person who Shall be tb,- owner. leSSe,-, or We. p er or manager of any tenement house, hoarding house, lodging home, or manufactory, shall provide, or cause to i... provided, for the uccommod i lion thereof, and tor the use of the enants, lodgers, boarders, and work? ers thereat, adequate privies or water closets, and tin- same shall be so adequately ventilated, und shall " all times be Kepi in such > le wlj rtli I wholesome condition is not to i.f fenslve, or be dangerous or detrl? m< ntal to ii:. health. \nd no of? fensive smell or gases, from i ? i?ri\: son aforesaid to pass into *-u.h house or any part thereof, or Into any the: ho ise or building. Regulation 8. For al! lodging houses a permit in writing from the local Board of Health shall be re? quired, and no person shall have, lease, let or keep any such lodging house or the lodgings therein, or aa? lst in the keeping, hire, or assist In hiring, or conduct the business of any uch lodging house. or the lodgings herein, except pursuant to the terms .nd conditions <>f a permit in svrii* ng previously obtained therefor fr< m he said Board of Health, an api !! cation for which shall be made In accordance with the rules and regu? lations of the Hoard of Health by the per.-on or persons who propose to use the same. The beds in all lodg? ing houses and in every room of same shall be kept in a cleanly condition. Regulation 7. All hotels shall hereafter provide each bed, bunk, cot or other sleeping place for the use of guests with pillow slips, under and top sheets, the under sheet to he of sufficient size to completely cover the mattress thereof, the top sheet to be of at least equal width and to be at least ninety-six inches long, and fold? ed back at the head so as to cover all such top covering. Said pillow slips and sheets must be made of white cotton or linen, and all such pillow slips and sheets after being used by one guest must be washed and ironed before being used by an? other guest, a clean set being fur? nished each succeeding guest. Regulation 8. In all cities, towns lor villages where a system of water works and sewerage is maintained for public use. every hotel therein shall within six months after the passage Of this Act, he equipped with suitable water closets for the a ceo m moda tlon of its guests, which water closet shall be connected by proper plumb? ing with such sewerage system, and there shall be some means of flushing said water closet with the water of said system in such manner as to prevent sewer gas from arising there? from. The wash bowls in the main wash room of such hotel must be connected and equipped in similar manner, both as to method and time. Regulation y. In all towns and vil? lages not having a system of water? works, every hotel not provided with waterworks and wash roms as in pre? ceding section provided, shall have properly constructed privies as ap? proved by the State Board of Health, the same to be kept in sanitary con? ditions at all times. Regulation 10. No owner or lessee of any building, or any part thereof, shall lease or let. or hire out the same or any portion thereof, to be oc? cupied by any person, or allow the same to be occupied, as a place in which, or for any one. to dwell or lodge, except when said buildings or such parts thereof are sufficiently lighted, ventilated, provided and ac? commodated, ami are in all respects In that condition of cleanliness and wholesomeness, for which they >r either of them require any such prem? ises to be kept. Regulation 11. Nor shall any such person rent, let, hire out, or allow, having powe r to prevent the same, to be used as. or t'or. a place of sleep? ing or residence, any portion or apart? ment of any building, which apart? ment or portion has not at least two feet Of its height and space alove the level of every part of the sidewalk and curbstone of any adjacent street, nor of which the floor is damp by reason of water from the ground, or Which Is impregnated or penetrated by any offensive nas, smell or exhala? tion prejudicial to health: but this Section shall not prevent the leasing, renting, or occupancy <>f cellar or rooms less elevated than afore-said, and as a part of any buildinn rented or let, when they are not let or in? tended to be occupied or used by any person as a sleeping apartment, or as a principal or sede dwelling apart? ment. Regulation 12. Every owner, lessee and tenant and manager of any boarding house or manufactory, shall cause every part thereof, and its ap? purtenances to be put. and shall there-after cause the same t<? be kept, in a cleanly and wholesome condition, and shall speedily cause every depart? ment thereof in which any perse n may sleep, dwell, or work, to be ade? quately lighted and ventilated; and. if the same be a manufactory, shall cause every part thereof in whic h any person may work, to be maintain* d at such temperature, ami be provided with such, accommodation .md safe? guards, as not, by reason of the want thereof, or of anything about the condition of such manufactory or its appurtenances, t" ?ans.' any unn ??? essar> danger or detriment to the life or health of any person bellig property therein ?*nr there.it. Regulation Bb The walls and Oeli? ngs throughout any tenement or 1 alging house shall be thoroughly whitewashed or painted papered or kalsomineel as required by the Board j of i (*>altb, tt nd not less than ? nee In each year. Regul itlon i t. E? ery ke? per >r proprietor of a hotel or boarding hoi ? and every other person hav Wach .?: shore f the ocean. Cor the accommodation f hi* guests, er <f other person* Cor pay, ?hall provide for the safety ot such outliers two lines of sound, serviceable and strong manila or hemp rope, not less than one inch in diameter, snchored at some point above high water, at tt e same distance spart -<s the line ?<f bathing houses, or space fronting < n such beach occupied by them is in width; and from the two points :t which such !if" line.^ ;,re so anchor* ed, such line shall be made to ex? tend as tar into the surf as bathing is ordinarily safe and free from danger Of drowning to persons not expert in swimming, and at such points of safety such lines shall he anchored and buoyed. From the two points of such lines so extended, anchored and buoyed, a third line shall be extended, connecting the two extremities, and buoyed at such points as to be prin? cipally above the surface of the water hereby enclosing a -pace within such Ines and the beach within which bathing is believed to be safe. Every such keeper or proprietor or other such person shall cause to be painted and put up. in some prominent place upon the beach, near such bathing house, the following words: "Bath? ing beyond the lines is dangerous." Such lines SO placed, anchored and buoyed, and such notices so put up. shall continue and v?e so maintained by every such keeper, proprietor or other persons, during the entire sea? son of Lathing. The owner of a bathing house shall not be subject to the provisions of this section where It is used, occupied or maintained by a lessee for hire, but such lessee shall be deemed the keeper or proprietor thereof. Regulation 15. No hotel, lodging or boarding house, restaurant, snail be maintained in the State of South Caroline that has not a properly screened dining room, kitchen, bed 001ns, toilet routs and pantries. Regulation 16. Every hotel, lodg ng or boarding house and restaurant in South Carolina shall keep its kitch? en and pantry in a sanitary' condi? tion and if said hotel, etc., shall be found in unsanitary condition, it shall be closed by State Board of Health or its properly accredited of? ficer until unsanitary conditions are remedied. Regulation 17. All hotels, board? ing houses, lodging bouses, restau? rants in South Carolina that are not in towns shall provide pure drinking water and shall submit samples tc the State Board of Health chemist, quarterly, for analysis. James A. Hayne, M. D. SAW BOTH GRANDFATHERS' MARRIED. I nu>ual Experience of Roland l>rake Whose Grandfather Married For Third Time the Other Day?Had A SSO Been Other Grand-parent* Wed. Anderson Intelligencer. Roland Drake has seen both hig grandfathers married. He attended the marriage last Sunday of Mr. An? drew Harris who is his grandafther on his father's side. A large crowd attended this wedding which, it had been intended to make a surprise wedding. Roland Drake was in the list of attendants. A few years ago Roland Drake wit? nessed the wedding of Enoch Drake, his grandfather on his mother's side. This was his grandfather's third mar? riage also. COUNTY TRUSTEES MEET. Meeting Small, but Members. Entliu siastic?Address by Judge lYaser. The regular quarterly meeting of the county school trustees' associa? tion was held in the grand jury room at the court house Wednesday at 12 o'clock. Though not a large meet? ing in attendance. much interest along progressive educational lines was dearly manifest by those pres? ent. The most enjoyable teature of the meeting was a short address to the trustees by Judge T. B. Fr?ser. Judge Eraser impressed upon these gentle? men the very high calling to which they had been ?hosen and that though there was. in no way, any remuneration for their services, still they had a great responsibility upon them, in that they had Charge Of the children who are to be our future citizenship, and who should be train? ed to make better citizens than we who now have charge of affairs. The judge used several very apt illustra? tions which added strength to his re? marks. ll?- was \oted unanimous 'banks for his helpful words by the iKsoclatlon. Other matters discussed were needs ni consolidation, q live teacher's as? sociation and means to secure an sc? curate county map. The trustees realise that their po? sition Is i 'i ird one. but they arc de? termined ib .t Sumter county shall keep ibri i*i w irli the limes In educa