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VOL. XII. MANNING., S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1897. NO. 40.
BRADHAM1 TO STOKES.
DISCUSSION OCCASIONED BY MLAl
RIN'S SPEECH.
The Tariff Qaestion-- Lttter from Coj
gressman Stokes Which the Pee D4
La man Replies to at Some Lergth.
The following correspondence, zrov
ing out of Mr. McLaurin's speech o
the tariff, in so far as it relais to tb
position that congressman recent!.
took on the m-atter of the protectiv
duty to be placed on cotton, was gis
en to the press Friday.
House of Representatives, U. S..
Washington, D. C., April 13, 1897.
Hon. D. J. Bradham, Manning, S. C.
My Dear Colonel-I see in the ps
pers an open letter from you to Th
Register attacking the latter's attitud
toward the import tax on cotton.
would be glad to have your careful al
tention to an article prepared by m
for use against the amendment wher
ever it should be introduced. It wa
not introduced, so I have had my ai
gument printed as a public documeni
I believe it was reproduced in Th
Register of April 7. I regard the it
novation as the most dangerous to th
Democratic party in our State and th
south that has threatened it in recen
years. It will inevitably aivide th
farmer vote if pressed. I plead wit
McLaurin not to press it. It is dia
metrically opposed to our Alliance dc
mands and to the Democretic doctrin
time out of mind.
It is evidently construed by the Re
publican stalwarts as marking th
dawn of Republican respectability il
South Carolina. Just as asimilarprc
vision has built up a Republican part;
in the Louisiana sugar planters-the;
have left the Democratic party fo
good and all because the Demcerati
party refused them the protection tha
the Republican party gave. They go
something substantial for their defec
tion from Democracy, while a cottoi
tax would, if supported by our people
be an abandonment of platform an<
principle for a delusion and a snare.
How can a protection import ta:
help the price to the producer of cottoi
when the bulk of the crop is sol<
abroad when there is no appreciabli
amount imp:>rted? Read the statistic
in regard to wheat and corn, whici
have had 25 cents and 15 cents pe
bushel protection respectively sinC
189L Have they increased in price
though the production fell off nearl;
a million bushels?
The Republicans were the only one
who showed any warmth in tneir enn
gratulations to McLaurin-the
wart protectionists among them wer
enthusiastic over his position. I thin]
even now it woulI be the part of pa
triotism for us all to drop the issue
Aside from inevitabie division of ou
farmer vote, it will divert attentioi
from the real issue-the money ques
tion.
I would-be glad to have a line fron
you.
S-raternally,
J. Wm. Stokes.
Mr. Bradham's reply is as follows
Hon. J. Wm. Stokes, Washington
D. C.
Dear Doctor-Your favor of the 13tI
inst to hand in reference to McLaurin'
spes ch.
You request me to read your artici
recently published in the Congres
sional Record and give you my opin
ion of the same.
I will do so with pleasure and wit]
utmost respect for your opinions an<
regard for you personally. If I speaJ
plainly, it is because of your invita
tion, and of necessity in the languag
of a "plain, blunt man."~
To begin with, after having careful
ly read your recent effort, I see noth
ing in it, except the same old tune tha
has been sung for lo these many years
I am of the opinion that nothing i
needed in the way of criticism excep
to read the first speech of McLaurin
yours and then the second of McLau
rin's, of April 12.
In speaking of a tariff on cotto2
you say: "I regard it as the most dan
gerous innovation to the south, th
Democratic party," etc. "It will in
evitably divide the farmer vote.'"
This is a singular argument for Dr
Stokes, ex-president of the Alliance
to bring against any policy. Thb
question in your mind should be, is i
right, will it benefit our people.
The time is not distant since yvoi
were charged with similar crimes. Yo1
were advocating the sub-treasury an<
the government ownership of railroad
Neither of these demands constitute<
a part of the Democratic platform ani
were certainly the most radical inne
vation of the century. They did mnes
itably divide the farmer vote to th
extent of sending you to congres
pledged to enact these "innovations
into jaw within the Democratic part;
if possible, but without if necessary.
At that time you took the statet
manlike position of "priaiciples" firs
and party second, and every membe
from the State was pledged to the A1
- fiance demands, before those of party
We did not stop to examine platforms
we decided what was right and the.
made platforms to fit right, not righ
to fit platforms, as your letter now in
dicates a desire to do...
As I understar d it, NcLauirin
standing right where he was whe.
elected to congress and you are tryin
to prevent "innovations" that wil
"inevitably divide the farmer vote.
We were industriously taught b
you and other leading Allianiceme:
that the money question, not the ta
if., was the issue. We are taking yo
at your word and I believe in McLau
rin's idea of "protect all or nothing.
In other words, "more money an
equal taxation," is the essence of wie
domn and the genius of common sense
A fair share of the benefits as well a
the burden of legislation, why shoul'
an Alliancemen object to this do<
trine?
You say it is "diametrically oppose
to the dcctrin~es of the Alliance, 1
what manner, if you please? Tb
Alliance is for equal rights to all, an
special privilege to none. The entir
South Carolina delegation voted for
. tariff on corn, oats, wheat and rye.
Are these less export crops than col
ton? Why did y ou not print an abi
article against protection for thes
northern and western products? I
protection only ultra Democratic whe
it protects southern interests and nrc
tects southern people? Are these di.
ties more in accord with the demand
of the Allhance than a duty on cottor
What is this doctrine of free ra
material anyway but doublet prl
tectioni? Insidious, covert rol
bery of the farmer? Who eve
heard of it until Grover C1eva
land took that cause to placate Ne
nglnda oa offst his free trad
views It was interded simply as a
roundabout way of giving the same
protection secretly that the Republi
- cans openly promised through tariff
duies It is the meanest and
most deadly form of protection,
because, entirely at the expense
of the farrrers. If my memory serves
0 me ript, George D. Tillman, one of
the wisest and most learned of our
statesmen since the days of Calhoun,
10 years ago opposed this diabolical
n iniquity and was talked of as a "pro
e tectionist." This old philosopher was
Just 10 years ahead of his time.
e You refer to the fact that many Loui
siana sugar planteis left the Demo
cratic party because they could not
get the protection they demanded.
Grover Cleveland with the doctrine of
free raw material and the single gold
standard forced many men out of the
e Demccratic party. Why, doctor, he
e has you neai ly out, when you gave
I out that interview in Augusta on
your way to the national con
e vention in 1892; "Thanks be to
God, however, we bave captured the
s old ship and manned her with an
honest crew, and our new platform
not only declared for free silver, but
for a tariff which should not discrimi
nate against the producer of raw ma
Sterial. If you favor free raw material
. I cannot see why you should be
t a silver man. Cleveland is logical
s and consistent in his position and'if
a you stick to his tariff dogma, you
must join him sooner or later in his
money views. You ask "how can
protection possibly keep the price up .'
I do not contend, so far as the short
staple is concerned, but as to long
a staple, no sane man would deny that
a duty would advance the price of the
. latter. The opposition to the duty
comes from New England, where the
mills using the long staple cotton are
e situated.
Aside from all that, however, it is
justice, and as a southern man, I de
t mand full recognition of every south
ern right and bitterly resent evey dis
crimination against my secticn. Why
should we favor protection for corn,
wheat and oats and not for cotton?
A tariff on cotton would yield more
revenue than all the serials combined.
Would a tariff on cotton do harm?
None can claim that it would. Other
men as able and well informed as you
are confidently assert that it would
increase the price of crtain grades of
cotton. How then. as a representa
tive of cotton planters, can you op
pose this duty? I believe in fighting
for everything that is to come from
the south. Every other section does
a that, and until our representatives
adopt the same policy the south will
continue to be robbed.
. You say the Republicans were the
only ones who showed any warmth in
their congratulations to McLaurin.
This is an insinuation against Mr.
McLaurin that surprises me from one
of his colleagues, in view of the fact
that it is made to one of his constitu
ents in a letter which deprives Mc
Laurm of an opportunity to defend
himself. If the printed report of the
speech and also in the newspapers, it
was stated that the applause on both
sides of the chamber as well as in
the galleries, evinced considerable
warmth. From conversations with
many of your constituents on this
subject, I regret that some of them
were not present and had a chance to
congratulate McLaurin, as judging by
their expressions, I feel sure there
would have been enough sincerity
and warmth to have satisfied the most
fastidious Demccratic palate.
Again, doctor, if the Republicans
took such "comfort" from McLaurin's
speech, why did they not comply with
his request, and give a duty upon
According to your statement:
1.A duty would not increase the
orice of a long staple cotton.
t2. The Republicans were overjoyed
and warmly congratulated McLaurin
because he asked for this duty.
3. They refused to give the duty.
These statements are very hard to
be reconciled.
It is per fectly natural for western
farmers, whether Rspublicans or
Democrats, to be pleased with Mc
Laurin's speech. We have been talk
ing of a union between the west and
the south. McLaurin's speech lays
down the only lines upon which it is
practicable to accomplish such a un
ion. "More money and equal taxa
tion." Do you ever expect to carry
the west with free wool and protected
woolen goods? McLaurin's speech, it
seems to me, will be a useful cam
p aign document in those middle
western States that are absolutely es
sential to Democratic success. Don't
be uneasy about the party in South
Carolina; we will take care of that
You help fix some plan to carry the
-west and will do the rest.
SYou say further it is "a part of pa
triotism for us to drop this issue."
Why so, my dear dcc:or!
- If McLaurin hasmade a mistake, is
itnot yu duty t show it up ? Is
ntcongress the forum where these
public questions should De siftedi
Why drop any vital question short cf
the truth?
Ah, doctor, in halcyon days of Re
Sform, before you went to congress,
-you were wont to say '"agitate and
educate." Why should there be no
further agitation? Why do you
dread an "'innovation ?" Surely we
Sneed innovation and a change of some
Skind. There are a good many of us
"'one gallus fellows" that are begin
ning to believe that some men only
Vdesire suflicient agitation and educa
tion to put them in office and are now
Sready to frown down all innovation
'or fear inevitably they may be put
.out of office. I do not intend in this
a distinctly personal application, but
merely to show you how the people
feel.
We do not hear of anbody introduc
Sing sub-treasury bills or advocating
any of those distinctly Alliance mat
ters that you were all elected to con
gress on. On the contrary, when a
man not a member of the Alliance
1 makes a reasonable proposition for the
e benefit of the cotton planter, he is
-a met by the same old reply that met
e you in 1890: "Hush, y ou will split
a mue party." God bless Ben Tillman
for one thing ; he knocked the bottom
.out of that and gave us free speech
e and free thought in South Carolina
e Don't you remember the satirical
'a .smile and gesture in 1890 as he used to
u bay: "Hush, or you will split the
eartv." Little did I expect to hear
you six year latter singing the same
->ld tune: "Hush, or you will spli
~e p'arty." Oh, no, my dear doc:,or,
R . aere look.
-No, sir: the grand old party of Jack
>son and Jefferson can stand tiiscussion
r of any kind and grow stronger. She
~i never die, except upon a policy of
v "dry rot"-of repressing the truth and
speech.
It is better to have men like Till
man and McLaurin, with the indivi
duality to speak their convictions,
even if in some cases they are wrong,
than a whole host of timid souls too
conventional to leave a beaten track.
Iu conclusion, let me say that I in
tend no disrespect whatever, but in
my judgment this is a public matter
which should be discussed in public
and not in private.
Yours truly,
Daniel J. Bradham.
Manning, S. C., April 23, 1897.
HELD FOR FORGERY.
Governor E:lerbe Has a Charleston Law
yer Arreeted.
The Columbia State says Governor
Ellerbe, after making considerable
eftfort, has succeeded in having W. E.
Klein, an attorney practicing at the
Charleston bar, arrested on the seri
ous charge of forgery. So far the
governor says something over $1,300
in forgeries have been traced up and
laid at the door of Mr. Klein. It ap
pears that he is charged with forgiag
the signature of the master of Charles
ton county to certain certificates
to direct tax claims sent here
during the administration of
Governor Evans. Upon the forged
certificates the moey was ordered
paid to him. The affidksvit is made
by Mr. W. Gibbes Whaley, master of
Charleston county. Governor Ellerbe
was informed that Klein had gone to
Birmingham and he had wired there
asking the authorities to arrest and
hold him.
Wednesday afternoon he received a
dispatch from Magistrate R. C. Gil
christ of Charleston stating that Klein
was in his custody, but that he bad not
committed him as he was getting
bondsmen.
Governor Ellerbe found the case
open when he came into office. The
matter had been talked over during
Governor Evans' administration. but
nothing was done %side from e flibris
being made to compromise it.
It seems that, as stated above, the
master has to sign certain certificates
in the matter of these direct tax claims
which had to be sent on to the gover
nor before the money was paid out to
anyone. The certificates, which were
shown to Master Whaley, and pro
nounced to be forgeries so far as
his signature was concerned, were
carefully examined and are being
held as evidence. A short time
ago Gov. Ellerbe sent for Mr. Wha
ley and about ten days ago he made
the proper affidavit and the warrant.
for Klein's arrest was issued. Gover
nor Ellerbe Wednesday night stated
that he had traced up already forge
ries amounting to some $1,300 and he
didn't know how much more he
would find.
The governor, in speaking of this
particular case to a representative of
The State, sail that he proposed to
push it to the end. He also took occa
sion to say that all State or county of
ficials who fall short in their accountR
under his administration, or who may
have already been found short, may
as well understand now and at once
that they cannot expect any mercy
from him. He stated empnatically
that he proposed to have every such
case thatwas brought to light prosecut
ed to the full extent of the law, and
no compromise must be expected by
anyone.
An Appeal to Christian Women.
The following appeal has been is
sued by the Union of Greek Women,
under the patronage of Her Majesty
Queen Olga and Crown Princess So
pnlia:
"To the women of the old and new
worlds, Christian mothers, sisters and
wives, workers for civilization and
progress, guardians of love and justice,
greeting: Christian mothers, sisters,
and wives, civilized like you, earnest
ly appeal for your help. Our sons,
our brothers and busbauds, fizhting
for the cross, are bling kilied and
wounded in a sacred cause Their
blocd stains the last page of the his
tory of the 19th century, the history
of civilization and progress, of which
you are the promoters.
'Chris'ian women, do not share the
responsibility of your diplomats;
arouse in the hearts of your husbands
and sons more Christian and more
equitable s. ntiments. Unite, and
your just protest will re echo in the
nearts of the nations and the p ople.
Prove by your energy and Christian
work that the women, the true mis
sionarils of right, with the Gospel of
love and justice in their hearts, range
themselves on the side of the wronged.
(Signed) "HELEN GRtIVA,
"President of the Union."
Donations for the fund of the Union
of Greek Women, who have in charge~
the Greek Red Cross, can be for ward
ed direct to Her Majesty Q~ een Ulga
of Greece at Athens. or to the Presi
dent of the Union, Mine. Helen Griva.
Athens. or to Solon Valasto, editor of
Atlantis, 2 Stone street, Ne n York,
who has been authorized to collect
funds and organiza committees
throughout the United States.
Violated the Law.
Q~ aite a sensation was caused in Co
luni bia on Wednesday by the arrest
of Mr. R. F. Martin, one of the memn
bers of the county board of control.
upon a charge of official misconduct
consisting of violations of the dispen
sary law. The warrant was issued by
Magistrate Clarkson upon an amliavi.
made by E. B. Curtis, a former local
dispensary clerk. In the allidavit Mr.
Martin is charged with a first violation
of the dispensary law in that he
drank in a local dispensary and a
second violation of the law in that he
did not sign an application for the
aquor or pay for it, When Mr. Mar
tin appeared before Magistrate Clar k
son the magistrate consented to dela'.
the preliminary examination untu
M1ay 1, and Mr. Martin gave bond
for his appearance at that time. The
case is the first of its kirad to be
brought and in view of the circum
stances will doubtless be watched
with much interest through the courts
It involves the question as to whether
members of the boards of cOntrol can
by virtue of their office " samnple"
lquors in the dispensaries over which
they have control.
Played H avec in M arylat d.
Dispatches from all parts of Mary
land indicate that the recent cold snap
has played havcc with blessoming
fruit trees and vines in this latitude.
In the Maryland and Delaware nenin
sular, a careful investigation shows
that nine buds in ten have perished,
trees nearest the tide water suffering
the least. Advices from the westers
counties of the State indicate that the
fruit crop is injured in a slightly less
dree.
PALMETTO VETERANS.
THE V!SIT OF THE COMMITTEE T
NASHVILLE.
The Coming Reunion Durln2 the Expo
tion-What the Committeemen Said a:
Did-Many Will Attend.
Some days ago a committee of Soul
Carolinians went on to Nashville
arrange for the South Carolina co
tingent at the reunion 'of the veterai
there during the coming expositioi
The Nashville Daily Sun o! Sund
morring last gives the following a
count of their visit to that city:
The committee sent by the Confe
erate veterans of South Carolina 1
arrange for the reception of the Soul
Carolina bivouacs during the reunic
of the veterans to take I lace in Nas"
Ville June22 24, arrived last Frido
night and were met by a committ
from Frank Cheatham bivouac and e
corted to their headouarters in 11
Maxwell House.
Yesterday morning tthe committe
consisting of Gen. J. G. Holmes <
Charleston, Capt. J. W. Garry, Cap
C. F. Boyd of New berry,Lieut. M. I
Brennen of the Governor's Guar<
and Mr. B. A. Rawls of Columbi;
were taken in charge by Maj. Spenc;
Elkin and Capt. J. B. Richardso1
who took them to the centenni;
grounds. The committee express(
themselves as delighted with the pro
pect, and all agreed that it far su
passed their most sanguine expect
tions.
In the afternoon Mr. J. G. Cantrel
the general agent of the Seaboard A
Line. escort. the visitors to BelJ
Meade, where thev were entertaine
by Gen. W:l1iam H. Jackson. La
night a meeting of the two committet
was held in the gentlemen's parlor <
the Maxwell House to talk over an
arrange for the accommodation of ti
South Carolina delegation. The ger
tlemen present were:
South Carolina Committee-Gen.
G. Holmes, Capt J. vV. Garry, Cap
C. F. Boyd, B. A. Rawls, Lieut. h
H. Brennan.
Camp Cheatham Committee-Soe:
cer Aiken, S. A. Cunningham, Han
ilton Parks, Mr. Allen J. B. Richart
son.
With the Committee-B. A. Nz
land, general agent passenger depar
ment Seaboard Air Line, Atlanta, J
H. Latimer. general traveling aer n
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lou:
railway at Atlanta; J. F. Livingstot
traveling passenger agent Columbii
Newberry and Laurens railroad i
Columbia, S. C.; J. G. Cantrell, gei
eral agent Seaboard Air Line at Nas]
Ville.
Mr. Hamilton Parks,as chairman
the Nashville committee, called tb
meeting to order. Capt. T. B. Rick
ardson then made a short speech, i
which he referred to the entertair
ment, provided for the cay, and rt
gretted that the notice was so shoi
:.hat a better programme could not b
prepared. He regretted also that ti
stay of the committee would be
such short duration that it would b
impossible to entiertain them as h
would wish, but upon their return i
June he would endeavor, in conjanc
tion with his comrades, to sho w ther
the city at more leisure. He said thE
they would do all in their power t
impress upon the minds of the Sout
Carolina bivouacs that Nashville ho:
pitality cannot be beaten. Capt. Rick
ardson closed by saying that he wan
ed the gentlemen to return home fee
ing that they had been among friend
and to tell those at home to join i
the great reunion next Jure.
Gen. Holmes was then called upo
to voice the feeling of South Carolin
toward the reunion. He said that th
committee from South Carolina wet
like the doves sent forth from Noah
Ark, and, like them, would carry bac
to their native State the olive branche
of fraternal love and hospitality whic
bad been so generously shown ther
v hile here. Hie mentioned that whi]
riding ahead of Sherman he onc
passed a brigade of Tennessee boy
wnro were singing "Carry me backt
Tenssee. "ihat song, he said, ha
ever remained fresh in his memory
mi he sugigested that it be sung agai
at the m'xt meeting of the bivouac
He then stated that Gen. C. I. Walk
er, the head of the South Carolin
Qon federate vetarans, would come t
Nasnville several days before the re
union arnd that he exoccted to see
large delegaton from all of the 7
iamps in the State. At least 500 coul
:e counted on and he hoped that eve:
more would be able to come. He cor
:uded his address with many thank
for the courtesies shown by the loch
bivouacs and the statment that h
would do all in his power to aid i
bringing as many delegates as poss:
ble.
Capt. B. A. Ral~s expressed his ac
-niration for B.le M--ade, an~d sai
1hat he wished to second Gen. Holme!
words in regard to working heart ar.
soul to make the June meeting a su<
eess so Iar as South Carolina is cot
ened. He said that every etfoi
would be made in both camp and pres
to bring the largest delegation t
Nashville.
Capt. Garry declined to speak, but
said he would make up his lack c
.vords in active work to further th
interest in the reunion. The captain
remarks were greeted with hearty ai
plause.
Mr. C. F. Boyd spoke very earnesti
of the open- hearted hospitality whie
had been shown them and said he di
not see what more could have bee
Jone. He said he was going homet
alk and work for Nashvihle and Jun
Mr. Livineston of Columbia an
\ir. lHnry of Nashville, both so
:or thle yolunger gen eration,*and avow
ed their iatention to further tie inteu
ests of the reunioni. Mr. Liv'iugsto
said that the Columnbir caup of tU
Sons of Confederate ecterans woul
send a large delegation.
Mr. Hamilton Pbrks then stated thr
headquarters for the veterans woul
oe located ia the Ward seminary, an
rooms would be secured there for thi
lady sponsers or the did'erent bivouae
and also for Gen. John B Gordor
Phe meetings would br held in th
Nashville taUernsele
Mr. Allen spke warmly of Tennie
se' roverb al hospitahlty, and a:
scemmzodation wo'ul ue providled fo
..heir comfr. He ad & that NUshvil
wa t.essenily a somiuera enyt. aLL
anciud ine mee.ticgi of the Cu:.
~derate veteranOs withl much pleasure
die wished to extend to them the hea:
ty welcome which he felt sure ever
~rue son and daugtetr of then gran
old State would gladly extend to thier
~nd trusted toat the Southa Carolin
delegation ould nea ola n.
Mr. Campbell. in response to a call
for his opinions in the double capacity
of a railroad man and a Tennessean.
O said that while he was not accustomed
to speak, he wanted to say that Nash
Ville will receive the Confederate vet
erans with open arms, and that the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
id railroad will offer every facility pos
sible to make the gathering a success
ful one. He hoped to see the Palmet
tos waning in the breeze on the streets
Lo of Nashville in the same profusion as
:. at Richmond a year ago.
s Mr. Latimer said that he had been
1 traveling over South Carolina lately
y and f:om all he had heard the pros-,
e pects of a large meeting here were
very bright. He said that he would
j escort the South Carolina delegation
o in person from Atlanta, and would do!
h all in his power to make the trip an
n enjoyalble one.
1 Mr. Cunningham said that he had
y been fearful lest there might be a scar -
!e city of seeping quarters daring the
s. reunion. but he felt certain now that
Le such an inconvenience would be obvi
ated. He mentioned the work of the
Reunion club, which will canvass the
>f city to secure quarters in private
t. homes, and he did not doubt that with
[. their help comfortable apartments
is could be secured for all.
, Chairman Parks in speaking of the
:r point made by Mr. Canningham. said
that when Nashville was first selected
1 as the nlace for the reunion he was
d afraid the undertaking was too large
S. and .hat they would fall short of
e Richmond in their efforts. Now he
- felt that they would outstrip that city,
and that Nashville will have the lar
I, gest reunion ever held,and the largest
ir that will ever be held by the Confed
e erate veterans. He said that commit
d tees have been appointed to look after
it the comfort and entertainment of the
s visiting veterans, and nothing will be
f left undone to make every one enj:)y
d themselves. The Nashville daughters
.e of the Confederacy will entertain their
L visiting sisters during their stay, and
see that they are comfortable and en
tertained in good style. He closed by
t. saying: "We want you all to come,
. and when you do, we will take care of
you.
_ Important to Owners of Cows.
. Dr. W. E. A. Wyman finished last
week a delicate and important exami
. nation of the dairy herd and calves
. belorging t Clemson college. Al
thouli the doctor never suspected
any tuberculosis (consumption) among
s the cows of the college, he neverthe
less injected all the cows with tuber
culi furnished through the courtesy I
- oi the bureau of animal industry at
. Washington. This tuberculin, at one
. time supposed to be a cure for con
sumption, is an exceedingly valuable I
f diagnostic agent in the hands of the
experienced veterinarian, as its intro
duction into a tuberculous animal
a causes a decided fever. Dr. Wyman
was assisted by the senior class of
Clemson college, these young men at
-t. tending to all the minutiae of the test
e undeZ him. The test proves conclu
e, sivel; an absolute freedom of even a
,f suspicion of c:nsumptioa in that herd.
e WLen it is taken into consideration
e that these cows were brought from all
L parts of this state to Clemson;College,
. that they were highly fed and the
large percentage of consumption
t among the herds of the northern
states, it is a matter of congratulation
a since this test, especially in the hands
of a qualifld veterinarian, means, to
all probability, a general freedom
.from consumption in the dairy herds
of this state.]
sCurious Casies of Cruelty to Animals.
2 The Boston Sciety For the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals was very
a active last year and investigated 8,000
e cases of cruelty. One man, whoi
Sdrove his horse to death, was sent to4
jail for six months. For overdriving,t
Stwo other men were sentenced to
sthreesand four months respectively.
As usual, there were a number of con
victions for beating and kicking ani
e mals, one man being so gratuitously
brutal as to beat a gray squirrel. An-i
other man, while drunk, bit three in
s ches off the tail of a cat. It cost him
$5 an inch. Tvwo Frenchmen were
fined $5 each for exhibiting a bear.
Tne animal was confiscated and killed,a
so that there will be no more cruelties
practiced on that bear, at any rate.
A butcher was fined $10 for hanging
up a steer before slaughtering him.
T wo men, while drunk, attempted to
kill a hog with ar-ax. They mangled
yhim terribly and were each given tent
months in the house of correction.
1T wo cases of docking horses' tails cost
the offenders -$100 each.
sDesperate Act of a madman.
.1A sensational shooting affair occur
red at Jacksonville, Fla., one evening
Slast week. Miss Mary Louise Gato, a
beautiful Cuban woman about 20
years old, the daughter of E. H. Gato,
manager of El Modelo Cigar Man ufac
Luring Company, being dritically
vounded. Edward Pitzer, a young
man of about the same age, the lover
of tne girl, under arrest, cnarged witL
-the crime, although he denies it. Just
as the girl was a bout '.o enter her home
s she was tired upon from ambush, the
0 tirst. bullet passing through her leftI
arm. Another bullet entered the I
right side of the back, penetrating the
Sliver, and another the left side, pass- t
a ing through the lung. A fourth bu.
s let in the back was stopped by a steel
Srib in her corset. Another bullet wentc
through her hat. Pitzer and the girl
7 had been keeping company about tnrte
i vears, but it is said that sue did not
d Tat-or his suit, although he continueu
Sw ith great persiste ney- He is the son,
U of a prominent merchuant.I
e -.
SThe Columrbia Register says C2om
atisiretr Vance had barely got en
'i to oilice Tuesday when his trouoles
- b.at. lie received a telegram from
2 le & ryan f Charleston peremip
' -.ely rquatiug the return immnedi
-t tis of certain liquors shipped to him
o.5 Caiif Constable Bauor. Tuis Lau
Sreference to the Simionds seizure as
I l as ,some others. CommissionerI
-i \ ance~ replied that the stuti had not i
nached the Dispensary, but as s oon I
as it did he would communicate far- I
ther. Tie probabilities are tuat his i
Sreply. will not be favorable even afte-r I
the shipmuent arrives, for the Stat-t
xil ma4e test cases out of th~ese keiz
ures.
A New way.
A. new way to extinguinsh oil tires '
uas been discovecred be the chief oft
.ie Chailotte hre de-bartmart. Hie
says that wat'er is norerless to sub
-due a llame that is feeding on k~er&-:
y- seneC. Tnxe thiLg to do wuen a tamp
u explodes is to run to the lour barrel, ..
Li: gather up a handful of hour and
a : hrow it on the tire. The blaze will
hab insanty ex ntinguished.a
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
ANNUAL MEE-ING OF THE GRAN
LODGE IN COLUMBIA.
rhe Organization Has Been Quite Succei
ful During the Past Year-Good Resul
Obtained From Regulation Put in For,
During the Year.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights
Eonor met in Columbia on la
Wednesday evening. There , we:
ibout eighty delegates present. Gran
Dictator Holmes in his report says ti
>rder in this jurisdiction has improvE
;ince the adoption of the new asses
nent rate and the lodges show a stead
,rowth since that time. Sever
odges have made a net increase fc
he Near. A new lodge was institutE
;t Newberry on April 6th, with twei
:y-six charter members. Three mor
ire nearly ready to b institute<
Pbere hs been paid to the W. and (
B. fund from January 1. 1896, to D
,ember 31, 1896, $100,064.74, while fi
:y-two deatbs are reported, the tot,
imount of Denefits being $100,00,
Phe deaths reported are from Febri
try 4th, 1896, to March 13th. 189
while the amount reported as paid o
iccount of the W. and 0. B. fund
from January to December 31st, 189
Chis shows that the receipts from th
jurisdiction have about paid the deat
iaims therein. The finances of th
3rand Lodge are in good conaitioi
he cash balance on hand bein
$2,357.64-no debts. The Grand D.
ator recommends that a libtral al
:ropriation be made for the puroo
)f increasiug the membership. Du
.ng the year the Grand Dictator h
isited many lodges in the State.
The following delegates were prp
mt: Past Grand Dictator, N. V
rrump: Dictator, Jobn E. Holme,
Irand Vice Dictator, W. A. T-mDl
on; Grand Assistant Dictator. P
Dunne; Grand Reporter, L N Zeal3
arand Treasurer, J T Robertsor
3rand Chaplain, A Buist; Gran
3uide, J N Todd; Grand Guardian,
T Vernon; Grand Sentinel, J B Dx
s. Grand Trustees: J G Tompkin;
El C Moses, R A Smith; 0 B Watsor
Tohnston; Julius G Dudley, Bennett
rille; J D Montgomery, Marion; N
A Corkill, Chester; B J Witherspoor
rncaster; W R Mundy. Hodges:
facobs, Kingstrce; J A, James, Cue.
kw; P1 H E Sioan, Pendleton; M :
UcSweeney, Hamaton; J H Wilsoi
Aayesville; J C Cottihngham, Lit]
lock; C P Quattlebaum, Conway;
_e wenthaJ, Georgetown; J N Dand3
Croy; F M Leppard, Trenton; 0
3acan, Senaca; W M McKenzi
lharleston; John R Craig, Blackstoci
I E Mason, Westminster; A B Stal
vorth, Pacolet; -Thos M Hill, Wel
ord; M C Meredith, Pelz r; M F Kei
iedy, Charleston; V 0 Southart
fonesville; Jacob E Altman, Newr3
WV F Martin, Walhalla;. R A Belche:
nderson; A P Wright, Greenville
C J Trimmer, Spartanbarg; A I
3oozer. Columbia; Geo B Crome
Newberry; M V DeBruil, Abbe-illE
I L Pratt, Ninety-Six; C A C Wallei
)reenwood; Withers Adicks. Yori
tille; D W Crook, Hsigler, L J Byarn
xatfney; W J Durant. Sumter; S:
lank, Charleston; B J Clifford, Ur
on; W. Turnbull, Aiken; John Kez
ierly, Elgefield; C. W. Birchmort
,amden; J D McCall, Darlington;
N- Ball. Laurens; J De Jogugh, Flo
mece; J C Copeland, Clinton ; W. F
Jowan, Due West; J J Hull. Roc
sill; H A'exander, St Matthem'r
a.bial Lathrop, Orangeburg: L R Free
Blackville; J B Williams, Brandt
rille; G. S, Fox, Batesburg.
The committee on financ3 reporte
'ecommending that the per capuia ta
n subordinate lodges be continued
l and that $1,500 be appropriated frot
he funds of the Grand Lodge for th
>urpose of extending the membershi
>f the organization in t his State. Thi
imount is to be supplementary to
umn to be appropriated for the sam
>urpose by the suoreme lodge, amoun1
ng probably to $600.
The membership of the order i
south Carolina is now 2,225.
A resolu:ion was adopted that th
unds of the Grand Lodge, usuall
mounting to about $2,000 be deposil
d in one or more banks in this Stat
~t the highest rate of interest obtainm
>!e, the bank or banks to be designa
d by the commitea charged with tha
uty by the constitution.
A further resolution was adopte
hatthe advisory board should be cor
inued as at present constitul
d and authorized to appropriate th
1,500) above referred to, if so muc
>e necessary for the development an
xtension of the order in South Car<
ina.
Under a resolution adopted the it
tallation of oilicers in subordinat
odges will hereafter be in publi
therever practicable.
The grand dictator was regaistedt
repare a circular to be sent by tl:
~rand reporter to each me~nber of to
rder in this Site. in regard to th
ppropriation for the extension of tb
>rder.
The next meeting of the Gran
udge will be held in Calambixa on th
bird Wednesday in A pr:!, 1hOS.
All of the old oilisers anti comimi
ees of the Grarnd Lodge were re eike
:d as follows:
Past Grand Dictator-N. WV. Tram
>f olumbia.
Grand Dictatr-JohnsE Hlolme
partaubhurg. (Third term)
Grcand Vice Dictator-W. A Teir
>ieton, a boeville.
Graind Assistant Dic~Ttr-P. F
)aune, Charleston.
G rand Re porter--L. N. %.21,
u mbi.
Grn. Tesue -.T.ICabrto
Griabd Chapli-A. Bair: Blac
Gxrand Gruie-J. WV. Told . er'e'
Grand .xaardian--J. J. Vr oo
Grand Sentine-J. B. Ldis 5 n
Graud Trasee-J G. T rmpkins
dgti--d: H. (. M"-s, Sumter an
C.omitteet oa Lar .s andi'" S'terv
)r- L. A. Calse Ne xbrry; L. W
hreton.
C.om'mite on inanc--L- S er e
ee;J .mr Poe iiLi?.LdiJn. .,
tCmmittee on' De rb' io-N. W
~rump, Columb~ia. A. ope
obvue P. . Dane Iars
ompkins, H .> . Mse and'
There wasautea scirited e~ntei
he matter of 'he s eec.u oarer
entative of the Grand. Lodge in th
supreme Lodge, which meets in St
noie on JTne a T'ne nominees weri
Messrs. John E. Iolmes, M. A. Car
lisle and W. A. Templeton, Mr
Holmes beaog electcd with Mr. Tem
D pleton as alternate.
The individual members cf th
Grand Lodge contributed the anioun
of <11.20 to the fund which is bein:
raised in varicus was for the erectijo:
t of a monument to the memory of th
late G. W. Holland, formerly th
e grand reporter of the order in thi
State. A considerAble fund has a]
ready been raised for this purpose an,
this is supplementary thereto.
st The usual resolutions o, than
e were adopted.
d Reserved for the I st was one of th
most important resolutions looking t
e the admission cf women as member
of the organization in South Carolina
s It was otfered by ex Governor Shef
. pard and was adupted in the follow in;
" form:
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge o
South Carolina hereby reiterates it
judg-rient, heretofore expressed. tha
e the b st interests cf our order will b
- promted by the admission of female
into our order under such restriction
as in the wisdom of the Grand Lodg
ma y be just.
The meting was entirely harmoni
ous and pleasant.
After the installation of the graw
officers, the Grand Lodge, which wa
composed largely of members .
had been present before, was adjourn
ed until next April.
a Fleeing from the Fiood.
e The Spartanburg Herald relates thi
sad storv: It was a pitiful sight-on
that would appeal readily to the sym
pathetic heart. An old and decrepi
e man and his aged wife wanderinc
about the streets, homeless and penni
less, with no immediate or materia
s means of relief. The man claims tha
his name was Jones, and that he live<
-in a little village in South easterz
Arkansas, until the fl)ods of the Mis
sissippi swept the country and tool
away his little all with the propert;
of all the inhabitants in that section
He says that he and his wife are no 9
on their way to Mecklenburg County
N. C., where they have relatives an<
that -o far on their trip they have ha<
to depend entirely on the enarity o
the world. When asked why hi
should suffer deprivation and rebuff
ia journeying so far. only securia
transportation when fortune favore<
them; and why they did not share ii
I the general relief fund appropriate
by Congress and charitable assccia
tions generally, his reply was that th
e means were not sufficient for the ends
and that by the time each suffere
secured his or her prorata share of th,
fund, it would be about 35 cents each
The man and woman left on the after
noon train for Charlotte.
A Murderer Confesses.
A special to The Boston Journal fron
Montreal says that Joseph E. KeIll
has con fessed to the murder of Cashie:
Stickney at Somersworth, N. H. Hi
admitted that he committed both th
murder and robbery and says he hat
no accomplce. He vehemently in
sisLed, howe ver. iha. he had no inten
tion of killing the cashier, but he ha<
to because that gentleman recognize<
him. After fellig Mr. Stickney witl
blovs on the head, when he showe<
signs of regaining consciousness, h
stabbed him with a knife. Kelly sen
for Detective Early and asked him i
7 it would be better for him to teil al
he knew. Early told him it was th
best thing he could do. In talking tc
SEarly, Kelly told a great many strang
incidents about his trip, among then
,he intimated that he had stolen th
'clothes with which he was disguise<
from an old woman whom he met a
SSt. Justice de Ne ston. At Aggie Ash
ton's house in Montreal, Kelly, sai:
tthat he and a man was out for a lark
The woman suspected Kelly and tele
e phoned for the police. Wnen he lef
pthe house he said: "Well good-bye
s girls, the. nent time you hear of me i
awill be at the end of a rope," and h
e Ilaughingly made a sign that meant h
.was going to be hanged.
1Hungry for sugar Eeets.
A Washington Dispatch says th<
agricultural department is being im
portuned from all parts, of the coun
.try for sugar beet seed. In view o
e the unsatisfactory price received fo:
.. staple crops during the past few year;
.and the prospective increase in thi
t duty on the sugar, farmers in all sec
tions of the Union evidently intend t(
jexperiment with sugar beet culhure
.Heretofore sugar beet growing ha:
. been confined almnost exclusively t<
e Nebraska, Kansas and California
a The agricultural department has sen
d beet seed this spring to about 30 State.
.and territories, the demantcomes fron
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, th
Dakotas, Texas, New Mexico, Iowa
Misouri, Wisconsin, Tnese e
cbeen requests from Pennsylvania an<
INew York. A Nebraska sugar refin
Ol intcmhen donated live tons of bee
e e to tedepartment and the depart
ement purchased t wo tons additional
Th Isupply is about exhausted by thi
demand. If successful, the indastei
will probably be developed ia man:
of the States in which experiments ar
rn msde this year, supplanting corn am~
v heat.
- TheVast Floods
AV Wasington dispatch says the to
0 tat are.a submerge d by the Mississipp
river is over 20,000 square miles I
Scontam'ed at thle last census 4t5,35
- armas wih a total area of 4,0004Q
acres nearly half of which. was im
proved and a total population, agri
-cultural and cthaerwis, of 462.014L Il
to the value c: its farms, far-n b ild
Siad arm machinery, ae'ordia
,' 'n valu of its~ live stock o
*1 e 1, last'~ 'K1 5.75. thue toal
-.,17 17 wi! represent the apr.
mate value of the agricultualp rr
ty of th ::ubmerged re:(loa. Amn
th1e produ~c:s of tis re on lat year
ver 466,5' j~ bales of cotton2 wort Lt
31') 12 ' 525.005 buselofcn 3
ii5,278" and 913;3.$7S pound of 'sugar,
c din min~or crops rersntn ma
.Lsiaeof T21,72. l on 01e ''lantaions.
'ment from tae0 sricken section are
erna Commiuted.
O at: r be as conuted the
rae:< My'ers, the nmre
iteuced to behngi
last Friday for buruiai
**-'o inprisonme~nt im 1:e ~c
or lifes. Practically cvery
per in the State has soke - dito~ri
u yV on this matter :ivate h
been unanimous in urgird tue go'ver
.i orocommute the setence as r
tof common justice to a black man.
GOVERNOR GETS SALLY.
THE FAMOUS SUIT ABOUT A MARE
ENDS IN HIS FAVOR.
A Tale of Rfght and Wrong and a Sherf's
Depunty-- After Two Dellberations the
Jury Awards the Animal to the Gover.
nor.
No civil case has ever been heard in
this State, perhaps, which has created
more general interest than that of
Governor Ellerbe against Maj. B. B.
Evans for the possession of a certain
fine trotting mare known as "Sally "
which was tried in Columbia on Fri
day. Mr. Evans is in possession of
the animal and daily uses her as a
drive horse on the streets of Colum
bia. He claims that he won the horse
from Governor Ellerbe in 1894 on a
bet as to how Anderson county would
go in a contest for the gubernatorial
nomination, which was then be'
waged between Governor Ellerbe and
former governor, John Gary Evans.
The latter carried the county and
Major Evans claims that Governor
Ellerbe had bet the horse against $5
that he (Ellerbe) would carry the
county. Any way, after the nomina
tion convention was held and Jon
Gary Evans was nominated fof gov
ernor, Eherbe gave Major Evas an
order on a horse man in Savannah
for "Sally," he having her for train
s ing purposes. Evans got the horse and
brought i; to Columbia, and has since
been using it. Governor Ellerbe claims
t that he gave Major Evans the order
for the horse not in payment for any
bet, but simply as a loan, until he
needed it, while Evans claims that it
was delivered to him in payment of
the bet. Tne two had' various con
versations about the matter, but in
their testimony before the court today
they materially differ. In course of
the negotiations Evans loaned Ellerbe
"his" horse and buggy until ELlerbe's
team and carriage arrived in Colum
bia. Eilerbe says he was simply get
nog back "his" horse, which he had
demanded several times. Finally, on
a certain Saturday recantly the gov
ernor drove "Sally" down to a bar
ber shot and alighting he went in to
get shaved. Major Evans had previ
ously asked the return of the animal,
but Governor Ellerbe had replied that
her legs were sore and she ought not
to be driven, but offered to lend him
another horse. Evans did not send
for it, but evidently suspected that
Ellerbe was not going to return the
horse. Seeing it in front of the bar
bershop Major Evans got in the bug
gy and ordered Governor Ellerbe's
boy to drive to his stable, which was
done. The horse was locked up, and
when Governor Ellerbe came out of
the shop I.- .-s informed by his
coachman ,vhat had happened. Ha
went to 'fajor Evans' stable and de
manded the horse. Evans rafused to
give it up, saying he had fairly won
it. The governor denies that any such
remark was made. Later a sheriff's
deputy went to the stable, opened it
and took the horse oul. Later Major
Evans appeared and gave bond and
has ever since had possession.
The question then is, who is the
rightful owner, and it is one that law
yers and a jury have been wrestling
with. Major Evans in court testified
that he had a conversation on July 21
with Governor Ellerbe on a Coast
iane train at Florence. The conversa
tion was relative to his race for gover
nor. I asked him how he was getting
on. He said he was goingito be elected.
I. said: What counties are you going
to carry, and he name twenty-seven
counties that he was going to carry.
I wrote them on an envelope, just to
see how near right he would come to
it. In the list of counties he had An
derson county. I said: Here, you've
got Anderson county. He said: Cer
tainly, I am going to carry Anderson
county, as certain as I am going to be
elected. I said there is where you
will be fooled on both, for you will
never carry Anderson. He said he
was certain of carrying it, as his
strongest friends were there. I said:
I can't help that, you will never carry
the county, and I said I -vill bet you
five dollars you won't. He said I
won't bet, but I will tell you what I'll
do; I have a very fine race horse on
the track, a chestnut sorrel mare
named Sally, with a record of 2:20,
a.ad if I don't carry Anderson county
I will giv e her to you against your $5.
I said. Do you mean that? He said: I
do. I said I'm going off on a summer
vacation for about ten days but if you
mean it I willigo back and put in work.
He said you can put in all the work
you can, but the county is mine.I
said shake on that, but, old boy, I will
fool you. We went on to Florence
and got off and took lunch. When
the train was moving off I spoke to
him, from the ond of the car, and said:
Good bye, Billy, I will drive your
mare. He smiled and said all right.
While some of the main facts of this
testimony are admitted by the gover
nor, yet he denies most emphatically
that he made a bet. He admits that
in the conversation he may have said
"I'll bet you a horse to $5," but he
aiintioned no particular horse and he
used ihe language just in a jocular
way liae men often do when they say
"Ill bet youa hundred dollars to a
cent." He denies that they shook
h ands on the bet, but would not swear
~ hat they hadn't. The governor only
Ipositively denies that he made a bet,
Ibut would not positively swear that
conversations Maj. Evans alleged to
ha-e had with him were not true.
The jury was out about two hours
and dec-ded in favor of Governor
Ellerbe, and granted him the horse
'-ally or $300, with no damages.
ix Feet Underground.
Pro--e or Ferris, hypnotist, placed
a j a trance at Sincae, Ont.,
2na afernoon, and buried him six
.it urmi~grounid, there to remain
a:-e Ss. Siheriff Jackson and a
pas th grice appeared on the
d nered the professor to take the man
out or suffer arrest. The professorre
fused, stating that he was violating no
iaw, and after a consultation with the
county attreteseifinsh
cantak noaction. The subject is
supidwith air through a box. His
race can bie seen. It resembles that of
a corps, bat has not the extreme pal
ior. There is a good deal of excite
ment over the case.
Where Ie John King?
A rm y the uame of John King
of brthr, howas a big merchant
al >ew Or-leans. King's relatives
can't tind him. They have spent
::cau money, bat can hear nothing
of lm. When last heard of about a
y ear ago he was tramping over the

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