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ESABISE IL65 NE BRY,S C-EiED,,---,i THE STATE CAMPAIGN. THE MARION MEETING IS ORDERLI AND PEACEFUL. T1mman Agrees to the Separate Box Sys tern and Proposes Peace-Butler Makes a Fine Speech and Pronises to Pro duce Evidence to Prove His Assertion. [Condensed from the News and C'ourier. MARION, July .-"Hit rained and hits still a-raining-" but the meet ing was held nevertbeless and notwith standing, and held in Lhe open air at that. You never saw it rain like it did for a while. There was very little cheering, little or no interruption of the speakers, and not the slightest disturbance. Butler received as much attention as Tillman did, and very nearly as much applause, but tbea Butler made an especially fine speech, and Tillman scarcely at tempted to make more than a rambling, personal talk. Governor Tillman had more rain to contend with, and was evidently purposely brief. He said subsequently that he did not attempt to make a regular speech. Gen. Butler on-the other hand surpassed himself. - He started out on the "personal" line pursued by his opponeot. He told good jokes and ridiculed Tillman suc cessfully, and finally he discussed the issues strongly. The fairly good ap plause which greeted his introduction grew considerably in volume as his speech progressed. Everyone admits that he made a very fine talk. He made an impression on the crowd, aid for the first time, with the possible excep tion of the Darlington meeting, it may be said with some certain'y that he made friends and votes by his talk. Votes are not easily changed at these meetings. In the Senatorial contest it is fair to presume that every man goes ti the meeting with his mind fully made up as to whom he is going to vote for, and it is the exception by very long odds where it is possible to change him. e * C * * - RAILROAD COMMISSIONER SLIGH was put up next. [e was humorois. He talked mostly about his looks -t6 start with, and toen be, too, read 6la title clear to membership in. the "Re form" party. He then defined the re quisites of a railroad commissioner, who, he said, should be a man of com mon sense, a fair man, a man who could rise above personal considerations, above prejudice and party faction. While the people should be protected, they could not get along without the railroads, and the balance should be held with even justice and an impartial band. After that he discussed the Alliance and political issues. When everybody was wet to the skin a lull did come and with it GOVERNOR TILLMAN was led before the dripping audience. He begun with some pl.-asantries about the weather. There had been some scattering cheers when he first came forwArd, and these were lontinued at intervals. After getting the crowd in a good humor he turned his attention to Senator Butler. He h%d been say ing that he himself was now seeking office for the first time. This reminded him to say that Gen. Butler had been claiming that he (Butler) had never sought office. If he (Tillman) remew bered correctly before Butler had been elected the first time he was down in Columbia hustling with all his might * for the place. yButler was now bothering him great. labout a separate box. He did not see the use of it, but he was willing to have it. He was willing to join Gen. Butler in a request that it should be given thbem. It was going to make no differ ence, however. Even if by some "hoco-spocus" Butler got a majority of the votes in the separate box, be (Till. man) was going to have the Legislature, and it was the votes of the members of * t he Legislature that counted. Governor Tillman denied emphati. cally any desire to have personalties enter into the campaign. He had not originated such tactics. He had never started the bitterness, but had always followed in it. This was his course now. Gen.-Butler .had said at Darling ton that he would hold bim (Tillman) personally responsible. He did not know what Butler meant by that, but if Butler would stop accusing him of sealing in the dispensary matter and contine himself to a discussion of the issues he (Tillman) would drop person. aities and follow him. He was not going to detain then long under such.trying circumstances, but before closing he wanted to aski Gen. Butler to specify as to three * things. The first thing he wanted to ask him~ was for the name of the man who had said that he (Tillmnan) was not at the Hamburg riots. Second, he wanted to ask for the names of the constables w ho Butler had said were being paid SS by the "blind -tigers" while tbey were drawing $2 from the State. He had not always gotten the kind of men as ::onstables that he wanted, and if there were men like that on the force he would like to - * know their names. The public should know them. His third point was a question of veracity between Butler and County Chairman Brice, of York. They could settle it between themselves. Wher Butler had made his attack on him at Chester he (Butler) refused to allow him (Tillman) to reply, on the grounds * that be (Butler) had not been aliowed to reply at York. Governor Tillman said that he would read an extract fromi the YorkviNe Enquirer stating that after Tiliman had attacked Butler their chairman (Brice) had gone to Butler and told him he might have all the time for replying that he would, and that Butler had declined to accept it. Here was a clear cut q.uestion between ' Brice end Butler, and be Would like te have a reply to it. Governor Tillwan * closed his remarks by saying that be did not see why his opponents hated him so bitterly. He wanted to see peace, but the minority should bow to the majority. He would be glad te * have every body come up and join the Reformers. * BCTLER GOES FOR TILLMAN. * As Gen. Butler came forward a fairly encouraging cheer went up. He spoke of his former acquaintance with the people of Marion. Be then plunged straight into a reply to Governor Till. man. Governor Tillman had spoken of the personal nature of thbe debate be tween themt. He (Tillman) was responsible for it. At the Rock e Hill meeting he (Butler) had icaid nothing of an objectionabie per IOnal character. The debate had beer spi~cy and amusing, but not objection able. At Yorkville, howPver, Governor Tillman had niade a grossly personal attack upon him. Governor Tillman iiAd thereaccusned him of raising- a nor ruption fund and bringimg it down here to buy his seat in the Senate. This is conidered the origin of all the objec tionable personal debate which bad followed. Here the speaker turned aside for a moment to answer one of Gover nor Tillman's three questions. Hesaie tbat ne had been told that Gov,-rnor Tilluman did not wish tbe caudidatet to have a reply on the same day of de livering their speeches, so when Mr. Briee, of York, had eome to him and asked him if he wished to reply to Gov eruur Tillman he bad said "no," under the impression that the matter had already been settled and that no reply would be allowed. Reverting to personalities again he said that Governor Tillman had said a great deal about bulldozing and the fact that he (Tillman) could not be bull dozed. -Gen. Butler said with great emphasis that Governor Tillman might as well understand once for all that he (Butler) never had and never would be bulldozed by anybody, and that he was not going to begin now. He was not -afraid of any kind of debate. He had been in some pretty lively bouts and be bad always managed tp take care of himself. If Govern.rTillman was going to keep up this thing he must learn to take what followed. He must not whine and cry. The people of the State were after the truth, and they wanted to get it independent of cliques, rings or factions. He was willing to discuss the issues, but be was not going to allow attacks upon him to pass un noticed. Gen. Butler spoke of the unhappy division among the people of the Siate, and be thanked God that he had never uttered a word to divide the white peo ple of South Carolina. He knew too well that the Republicans were stand ing ready to make the most of the first opportunity that offered. THE SEPARATE SENATORIAL BOX. He then spoke on the proposition for separate box for the Senatorial vote. To-day for the first time he had suc ceeded in getting Governor Tillman to agree to join him in a request for it. He had asked for a separate box because be knew that one of the cardinal prin ciples of the "eformers" of this State was that the people should select their own officers by primary. - In reply to Governor TillIman's re quest that he would give his authority for the statement that some of the con stables drew three dollars a day from the "blind tigers" while drawing two dollars from the State he said be was no informer, and if be knew the names of the constables he would not give them. He had made the assertion on the strength of what he bad heard and seen in Spartanburg. He had heen told there that the constables stood in with the blind tigers, and he had seen for himself that the latter were con ducted without molestation by the constabulary. The inference was un avoidable. DID TILLMAN FLUNK AT HAMBURG? Gen. Butler asked what the third question was. Governor Tillman: "What is the name of the mau who said I was not at lamburg? Gen. Butler: "I did not say that you were not there. What I said was that I had been told that he (Tillman) went to Hamburg, and when the firing began he could not be found. [Laugh ter.] I will say to him that I hope in a fe%s days to have some affidavits for him on this subject." Gen. Butler turned again to the separate box question. He did not know, but be b>elieved he would win with it. Governor Tillman was going to find some startling~ political sur prises before this campaign was over. That was his 'judgment," as old Joe Brown used to say. [Laughter.] He would say further that if he was beaten fairly and honestly no man would do more to help elect Tillman than he would. Governor Tillmari had taken excep tion to the fact that he (Butler) had said there was chaos in this State. If there has not been chaos in South Carolina he would like to know what choas was. If the scenes in Darlington were not chaos, whbat was chaos? lie said he bad voted for Governor Tillmnan twice, and he had voted for his whole ticket without scratching a man. He reasserted the fact that the voters of this State annually paid but eigh'ty-three dollars of his salary, this statement b'aying been questioned by Governor Tillman. He denied thbat he had sought the office in 1876. No one was rmore surprised than he had been when he was found to be the man for the place. G3en. Butler then turned .to ridicul inlg Governor Tiliman's claims concern ing what be (Tillman) would do in IWashington. If, he said, the State was so unfortunate to be represented by Governor Tillman in the Senate Gov ernor Tiilman would be a very miuch surprised man. His highfalutin oratory and big talk would not go at the Capitol. The Senators would simply get up and go off and leave him to talk~ to himself. He caused considerable merriment with his picture of Governor Tillmnan talking to himself ini the Senate chamber. Governor Till man reminded him of another man he had krrown who could "set his mouth to talking and go off and leave it." Turning then to his own record Gen. Butler gave a list of the things he had (lone in the Senate. He enumerated the measures he had been identitied with and he told ot the appropriations that he had secured for the improve ment of'rivers-and harbors and public works in South Carolina. He'predic4 that if Governor Tiliman got to ie FSenate he would not be able to getirn anropriatio,x. He (Ti Iman) hid "de:ounced" ther Sena.te, and the Sen stors whom he had denounced ; ould tell him to go go off and get his appropriation by himself. . Gen. Butler said that the speech Governor Tillmnan had just made reminded him of one oif tnese piney woods yearlings. The yearlings were all head ahd tail. Cut the head and tail off and nothing was left. Take the anuse, invective and personalities oul of Tillman's speech and there was nothing left of it. [Laughter.] Ge:a But ler, as usual closed his speeet with a strong appeal for unity, bar m.ony and peace. There was a much more general and enthusiastic cheel when he sat down than there was whben he arose. THE GUBERNATORIA L CANDIDATES-. then had their innings. Senatos~ Evans was first on the list. After telling them that his father had come from Marion and that he felt like a Marion boy, he began his apology tc the Register. He had said "inadver ten tly" thbat the "Reformers" had had to buy the Register and the papers of thbe State iaere making much of it. At first the "Reforiners" had needed a paper badly. A meeting had been held in Columbia with a view to starting one; hut if the Register bad? been bought he did not know it. -They all knew.tbat th~e "Reformers ba no mne to bny a newsaana with. Certainly none of his money had gone to such a purchase. He was there to defend every paper that had ever said a word in favor of "Reform." The Register had done good work for the movement, and as long as it stuck + "Reform" he would stick to it. Senator Evans occupied the rest of his time in discussing the measure which, he said, be had originated in the Senate. The school tax question, the consQtitutional convention, the county government bill and the diepensary law were spoken of. When his tinie was up he complained quite bitterly that the Gubernatorial candidates were not allowed more latitude for discus sion. TINDAL WELL RECEIVED. Senator Evans was followed by Mr. Tindal. He made an admirable speech as usual. He confined himself strictly to the issues, and his talk impressed the crowd. One gentleman on the stand said it was "the speeeb of the d4y"; and another said "that argument of issues is what we want to hear. It is something like true education." Mr. Tindal's view on the public questions of the day are well~known and. have been given before. CONTROLLER GENERAL ELLERBE was the last speaker. He was received with a rousing cheer, and there was no doubt of the fact that four-fifths of the crowd was with him. He said he would not speak long. He did not so much as mention Senator Evan's name. He reviewed his own record and then enlarged upon his financial views. He had found shortages in the office which he took four years ago amounting to 130,000, and he had saved theState thousands of dollars by his course with the railroads and banks. At the outset he had not liked the dis pensary plan, and be thought it could be improved upon still. It bhd turned out better than he had expected. He thought everybody should work to gether in perfecting the plan and mak ing the best cut of it possible. He sup ported the Alliance demands with the exception of the sub-treasury. He made an argutnent, however, in favor of the Government lending money on land. He was applauded repeatedly. In clos ing he said he had spoken in ten counties already, and if all the rest of them were like these, the Pee-Dee was going to give the State her next Gov ernor-a sentiment which met with rounds of applause in the crowd. WILL ANYBODY ANSWER? A Former Follower of Governor Tillman Asks Some Interesting Questions. To the Editorof the Greenville News: Sitting astride the ferce on the farm this morning I am prompted to ask some questions: I have worked and voted 'for Gover nor Tillman ever since he first com menced to write and work to elevate the farmers; at least that is what he said it was for. My questions are these-Did he not promise to save $100,000 per annum for us? Didn't he promise to have ten thou and comptroller general's reports pub lished and sent out among the farmers so they could see what was done with their money? Didn't he promise to have the fertil izers analyzed and the analyses in the hands of the farmers before they bought so they would know what they were buying? Didn't he promise to rack off a lot of the manufactur~es to the pen if their goods did not come up to what they were sold for? Didn't he promise to reduce all sala ries so that it would not take any more cotton to pay them than it did when cotton was selbing for ten cents per pound? Didn't he promise to give us a direct primary? Didn't he blow up the Citadel Aca demy and doesn't the appropriation e,mtinue as of old. Did he not promise to build us a college for poor boys; and how many really poor boys can ever get to Clem son College? Didn't he blow up the old adminIs trat ion for employing assistant counsel with State funds and has he not done the same thing? - Did he not say that railroad corpo.ra tions were not paying their part of the taxes, and proceed through court to assess them higher, and as quick as the court decided in his favor did he not then lower their assessment? Didn't Samuel Loid tell him he had no right to lock trains whben the rail road was in the hands of the United States court and that he would not make an ass of hirrmelf by carrying the case to court at Wvashington, and then did be not employ Mr. Tucker, of Vir ginia to argue the case and pay him one or two thorsuid dollars for the same? Did he not aay that he was for the people, and whatever they wanted he would try and do for them? All right, now, the peoplesaid they wanted prohibition. What did they get? A dis pensary. In other words, according to my view Mr. Tiliman practically s,.id the people don't know what they want, and I have got to have some revenue from somewhere and more men-to work for me for the Senate. Mr. Tillman and others said that there was a ring and no young man, matters not how deserving, could get in office unless Hampton, Bonham, H askell, McGowan and others smiled on hinm. Granting that that is so, is there not a worse ring now and who eicn get in office unless Tillman and 4jrby smile on him? SNow what I .want to know is this: 3Why do we, as sensible people, follow Tillman any longer? Tillman as our leader has had $14,000 and now wants $30,000) more. How much have we, as followers (not office holders) had? I I answer if anything I have not got my part unless it was last fall when my taxes were higher than ever on the same amount of property. I would like for some one to answer the above questions fairly through any paper they choose and not jump on me for asking them. This is my first and. it will be my last communication. Expecting to sit on the fence until I can hear from somebody, I am yours i-espectful,ly, J. H. WORKMAN. Kinard's, S. C., Jupe 29th, '94. --iTheir Name is Legion. 1 hile, there are many blood purl fyinig medicines. Tbere~ is but one Hood's Sarsaparilla. Do not let high-sounding advertise ments -ar-ther devices to turn you from your purpose to teke Hood's Sar saparilla, because in this purpose. you are right and wilH not be disappointed in the result. Hood's Sasaparilla is an honest med icine, honestly advertised, effects hon est cures, a~idn ies every patron a fair equivalenit for hismnoney. What morel cnyreasonably ask? ca yoi,- trial guarantees a cotmnleteA AN ALLIANCE LEADER TALKS. President Marion Butler of the National Farmers' Alliance Thinks a New Party Is Necessary-The South and West Must Unite. [Special to News and -Courier.1 COLU3BIA, July 6.-President Ma rion Butler, of the National Farmers' Alliance, was in the city to day. He bad just come from Indian Springs, where be delivered an Alliance address, and was on his way to Florence, where he will deliver an address to-morrow. President Butler is a man of about 35 years. He dresses neatly, has a bright black *ye, and wears his beard in a ]a Francais. He talks slowly but with force, and seems to be very much in live with his Alliance work. When he was seen this morning at the Hotel Jerome he was busy writing editorials for the "Caucasian," which is the or gan of the National Alliance, but did not hesitate to give out an interview, which, however, was quite frequently interrupted. "The Alliance," he said, "was doing very satisfactory work at this time. Perhaps there is not as much burrah now as there was at the beginning, for the surplus enthusiasm which gen erally accompanies such an organization at the outset has spent itself. It is now devoting a good deal of attention to its business department, as that machinery has gotten in good order. "At the last meeting of the National Executive Committee it was decided to establish a National Exchange, which will very probably be located at Balti more. The intention of such an ex change is to have ore general agent make contracts for the various State exchanges, and by buying goods in bulk get them at more advantageous prices for the Alliance members. The various State organizations, most of which have capital behind them, would virtually be responsible for the contract of the Natio.al Alliance, which would place its orders after receiving commis sions to do so from the various State exchanges. The (overnment of Chili," he went on to say, "thought so much of the undertaking that it sent a special commissionel to make arrangements for the purchase of nitiate of soda by the National Alliance. An office has already been s,:cured in Baltimore and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has offered a desirable site for the depots of the National Exchange and promises to build them. There can be no ques tion," he said, "about the success of such an enterprise. In North Carolina alone the State Exchange did a busi ness of over a half a million dollars, and by proper management as large a business can be done by any other State. "New charters are being issued every day 'for Alliances in the Northwest. The Allian :e is really stronger in the West than it is in the South. This ap plies to the members who have paid up their fees, although I believe that our machinery in the South is as good as that in the West. You do not hear nearso'muebnow about the Alliance in South Carolina as in previous years, but its influence is perhaps stronger than it has ever been." Just at this time Col. Duncan, the National Secretary, came in and, in re sponse to an inquiry from President Butler, said that the membership in thie State by the last report, which was in July, 1893, was 15,000. EXPLAINING THE DECLINE OF IRE ALLIANCE. President Butler then went on to say, by way of explanation for this small membership, "The membership that is paid up is smaller than it has ever been since it amounted to anything, but that is nothing. Take my State, for in stance, where the membership at one time was over 100,000, and yet by the last report it was only 26,000." He was then asked whether those members who had not retained active membership were entitled to the bene its of the Alliance Exchange. "They do and,they do not,'" he replied. "For instance, we do a large business in North Carolina with 26,000 active mem bers than we did with 100,000. While business is generally done under the seal of the Sub-A lliance, that rule is niot ironlad. My lodge has only six active members, just enough to retain its charter, and yet we do the buying for at least forty farmers, all of whbom are good Alliance men. The Sub-Alliances can and do purchase for those who they think are responsible. "The hard times brought about the Alliance and yet the hard times now prevent Alliance men from paying their dues. Yet if'we were to cut off these men most of them would join.'' About tbis time -the question of strikes was brought up and MNr. Butler said that he could not see where at any tin2e a strike could do any good, as it was not a proper remedy for any evil. HOW THE FAR3MERS WERE FOOLED BY THE ORGANIZERS. "The Alliance would bave nothing to do with politics if the politics of the country were in such shape that the members of the Allian~ce could live under it,"' was his statement with re gard to the Alliance in politics. Then he weint on to say: "As a proof of that, wen the Alliance was organized it was purely for social and business purposes, as the files and records of all the first meetings will show. The argument of the speakers in organizing the lodges was that men living separate on farms at some distance from each other could not develop or rise to as high a state as when they were thrown in frequent contact. One phrase generally used by these organizers was. 'The only way you can guarantee intelligence was by the friction of intellect against intel lect.' It is the law of the developmient among our people. Acting on that broad principQ that men meeting fre quently would benefit by each other's experience in every department of busi ness; that all would avoid the mistakes one bad made and that all would bene fit by one's successf ul experiment, this was bound to result in a greater pro duction at less cout, and following this up, they would distribute their pro duts to greater advantage. This inte.r course in the lodge room soon devel oped the belief among farmers that there was something radically wrong with 'he two great instruments of comn mece-money and transportation. A f ter discussing these questions in -the sub, county and State Alliances, it was resolved at the meeting of the Alliance in 1889 t hat the Alliance ought to ex ert its influence to correct these evils through legislation believing that they had been brought about by unjust leg islation. This resulted in what is known as the political demands of the Alliance, which are practically the same now as adopted in 1889 Thiis is the reason why the Alliance is in poli tis to-day, and it well continue in poli tis until the reforms it has asked for are sacred, and then it will return to its social and business featur' s." THE SUB-TREASURY DEMAND A MIS TAKE. Mr. Butler was asked what he thought of the altitude of Governor Tillman towards the sub treasury scheme. "The reason the Alliance supports Ben Tilluau," he said, "is because they know and believe that he is work ing to accomplish the same results as wearethrougb thesub-treasury scheme. The sub-treasury or something better is merely a suggestion on the part of the Alliance. Governor Tillman is honest and sincere in desiring to se cure the same results as it does. They believe, therefore, that he and all other Alliance men will, when elected, con sult to secure that end. The sub-treas ury ought never to have been made a demand. It was intended as an illus tration of how a demand could be car ried out; if, however, there is a better plan no one will hesitate to accept it." A NEW PARTY FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Then Mr. Butler was asked whetber the Alliance was getting ready for the Presidential election in 1896. He said that this work ought to be taken up now, but that it could hardl- be done till the coming elections were over. He went on to ,ay that "all the sections whose predominant interests are the production of wealth have interests that are diametrically opposed to a small class of monopolists and specula tors in the North and East. They will never get a condition that is just to tnem-I do not mean class legislation until they can have influence in the national affairs of our Government, and that can never come through an administration that is nominated by the Republican or Democratic party as now constituted, because the class interests that now dominate have con trol of the machinery of both of these organizations. This condition is soon going to force a new alignmet of parties and it seems to me that all patriotic people ought to do all that they can to see it come about as soon as possible. This result will have to come about by the solid South and West and all those whose interests are common with them in uniting in nominating and electing the administrative officers of the Gov ernment. "What I would like to see come about is that a National convention be called representing the interests I have named and made up of Democrats- . ith due deference to the News and Courier -and the People's party from the West, and those from the North who want to join, nominating a Presiden tial candidate and electing him, The People's party out West is nothing more than a party of converted Demo crats, but who, on account, of their prejudice against that name, will not adtnit it, but they are as good Demo crats as the Jeffersonian Democrats of the South. The real Democrats of the South and the Populists of the West have the same principles, while the so called Democrats of the Western States are nothing more than gold bug Demo crats, and have never yet done any thing to elect a Democratic President. These Western Populists, or Jeffer sonian Democrats, will not go into a Democratic convention with that name, but If a. convention of the American party, oi the Jeffersonian Democracy, were called they would combine with the Democrats of the South to nomi nate and elect a President. "I would like to see this combination effected in time for the campaign of 1896, but if is is not done by that time it is simply a matter of a few years be fore it will be done, and when the con hination is effected The News and Courier will support the nominee or it will b, sv,ept from its feet. I. feel that Th'e News and Courier wants to keep in line with the people." MAJOR r;. B. MURRAY DROWNED. Andersons's Well Known Journalist. Law yer and Representative Seized with Cramps while Swimming with his Daughter and Friends. [Special to News and Courier.1 ANDERSON, July 7.-Major .E. B. Murray was drowned this afternoon at about half past 7 o'clock. He and his daughter. Miss Felicia, and three visit ing young ladies had been swimming in a pond within fifty yards of his house, which he had made and fre quently used for this purpose. Just be fore they left the pond he called to his daughter, Miss Felicia, for help, and she swam to him, and succeeded in catching him several times, but was unable to rescue him, and came near losing her life in the effort. There were a number of ladies in the yard and near the pond and they gave the alarm, but it was perhaps fifteen or. twenty min utes before any men came anrd some of ttose present think it was thirty min utes before his body was recovered. At the place where he was drowned the water was over a man's head, but as Major Murray was an expert swim mer it is conjectured that cramp or some other affliction befell him which rendered him unable to swi m. Every thing was done to revive him, but-the "silver thread had been loosed" and Major Murray l-3y a corpse within a stove's throw of his front door. Scores of friends hastened to the place as the news spread, but they could only comfort the living and lment the sad death of their friend and neiazhbor. Major Murray leaves a widow and six children, with whom all Ander son is sorrowing to-night. Last evening Major and Mrs. Murray gave an elegant reception to Miss Felicia and her friends, Misses Preer and Fowler, and there were perhaps sixty guests present. A more strikingly sad contrast is im possible than is offered by their home to-night and last night. FIRE IN LAURENs. Destruction of the Bende11a Hotel and the Stores in the BuIlding. rSpecial to News and Courier] LAURENS, July 7.-The Bendella Hotel, a three-story building on the public square and the most imposing structure in the town, was burned this morning at 4 o'clock. It was tbe property of Dr. B. E. Maruin. .R. M. Sheliman is the lessee~. The origin of the fire is unknown. It was first dis covered in the third story. Loss on building 820,000. Insurance c.n build ing $14,500. Hanover, 83.000; Under writers', 83.000. Royal, $2 000. German American. Sl,500; American of Phila delphia, $500; Palentine, $2,000; Na tional of Hartford, $4,000. On the furniture the insurance is $1,500 In this building the State dispensary stock was entirely distroyed. Loss +1.800; insured in the Farmers' and Mechanics', of Alexandria, Va., for $1,000 and Pequannock, "f Staunton, for Sl,000. J. H. Boyd's hard ware stoek was partially saved, insured for $2 000. Pierce Burdett's drug stock $2000. Loss entire and insured. The large block of Traynhbam & Dial, con sisting of three stores, was crushed by faling wall and the damage is heavy. Insured in the American, of Phila delphia. The hotel was comparatively new, was well kept and its loss is a serious inconvenience to the travelling pulic. - - NO AUGUST CONVENTION. Ellerbe, Tindal, and Pope Said to Have Agreed to Ask the Committee to Let Them Go to the General Primary. [The State, 5tb.] There was an important' statement going the rounds in political circles yesterday, which indicates that the Re form nominating convention, called to be held in August for the purpose of making nominations, may not be held at all. Such a statemetit will, of colrse, surprise a great many, but to all ap pearances it is true, and it looks as if tbere is going to be a test before, the State Reform committee, which eilled the convention, as to the strength of John Gary Evans when pitted against all the other three candidates in the gubernatorial race. If the statement is true it is going to change the entire outlook as far as the campaign for State offices is concerned. The statement, as made to-a repre sentative of The State, Is to the offect that Tindal, Ellerbe and Pope have all agreed to sign a request to this commit tee to annul the call for the convention and let all the candidates go into the Democratic primary. It is said that the document has already. been drawn up and each of the three candidates re ferred to has signified his intention of signing it. The reason given for the request is this: When the Reform com mittee met it did not know but that the Conservatives were going to put out a ticket, and the object of the con vention was to concentrate the Reform vote. Now it appears that the Con servatives have no idea of putting out a ticket, and these candidates want to go into the general primary. What Mr. Evans and his friends will have to say to this, if the statement is true, re mains to be seen. The matter is given here for what it is worth. LOOKS LIKE IT MUST GO. rThe State, 8th.] Some days ago The State gave to the public the first information about the likelihood of the nominating reform convention being called off. That in formation now appears to have been correct in all details. There is really every indication that the fight is to be made on Tuesday next before the State R-forni committee elected in accord ance with the Colleton idea-the com mittee which called the convention and it will develop whether Mr. Evans' friends are strong enough or not to con trol the committee as against all the other candidates thus defeating the very idea of the Reform movement in adopting the primary system, for if he controls the committee and the con vention is held the people will, accord ing to the doctrine of 1890 Tillmanism, have absolutely no voice in the choice of their leaders. In the last day or so a great deal of talk h:s been indulged in along this line. Yesterday one the prominent Reform politicians of the State said that the meaning of Mr. Sligh's call of his commiLtee was to. consider this matter of calling off the convention. He thinks that the convention will be called off and if it is he says that it will signify that there has been a whole some growth in the Conservative ele ment of the Reform party. . He says it will show that the Reformers are now willing to carry out their original Re form doctrines and give the people a chance to say who they want to govern them. He says that the friends of the three candidates who have been named are in a majority on the committee. Just here it might be stated that there is a general belief among the politi cians hereabouts that John Gary Evans is very uneasy. The gentlemen refer red to says that he thinks that the committee considers that the Conserva tives will not interfere if they go into a primary, bnt on'the conitrary will only pay attention to the fight for county offices in the county primaries. It is a noticeable fact that the Reform county papers are discussing the matter quite extensively. Those who are standing up for tbe convention are doing so on the grounds that the Con servatives will come in and elect the weakest candidate in the Reform ranks. They evidently fear, too, that there will be some bolting of the convention if it is held and urge that a pledge be re quired of each candidate who.goes be fore the convention to abide by the ac tion of that convention. They also urge that tbe Reform clubs, when they hold their primaries to elect delegates on August 4, should instruct these dele gates how to vote. A few of the papers are fighting out right against the c m vention scheme, saying point blank that if the Reformers dou't stick to that they might as well do away with thbe primary system altogether, return to the old convention system and ac knowledge that popular government is a delusioni and a snare. wHAT CHAIEMAN SLIGH SAYS. Rev. J. A. Sligh, chairman of the }teform executive committee, was in the city yesterday. In speaking about the convention he said that it was not known what action would be taken, but the matter of calling off the con vention would be considered. He said that the whole matter of a primary or convention would be talked about and upon the decision the fate of many po litical events would hang. FREEZING OUT THE SALOONS. A Slassachusetts Town to Undersell Ob noxions Liquor Dealers. [From the Brewers' Review.] In the city of Haverhill, Mass., a plan has been devised which has the merit, at least, of novely and original iy. At a recent municipal election the temperance people were defeated, and a short time ago licenses were is sued for the keeping of saloons, and with a week twenty-six of them were started. They all did a flourishing business, and proved that the good people of Haverhill had made up their tinds to make up for their long con tinued dry spell. The prohibitionists then got the idea of entering into com petition with thbe saloon:keepers direct ly. They fitted up a saldon in the most attractive manner, where all drinks are sold at a minimum price. There is no intention of making money, and if it should be found that good whis key can be sold for five cents a glass it is intended* to introduce that price. Beer is sold at two cents a glass. It is ex pected -that the attractions of the place and the low prices will draw all the business to this one place, forc ing the other twenty-six saloon keepers to give up thbeir licenses, for whbich they paid $82,000 a piece, and retire from business. As soon as this result, shall be accomplished the prohibitionists intend to give up their saloon, being prepared, however, to reopen at, any time when ever their opponents shall resume busi ne-s. The people quickly recognize merit, and this is the reason the sale of Hood's Sarsaparilla are continually increasing. gnndMs is "on top. PASSED BY THE SENATE. The Compromise Tariff Bill Put Through, 39 to 34-The Bill to Go Into Effect on August 1. WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Gorman compromise Tariff bill passed the Sen ate at 10:45 o'clock to-night by a vote of 39 to 34. The only Democrat who voted against it was Senator Hill of New York. The only Populist who voted against it was Senitor Peffer of Kansas. This is the vote in detail: YEAS-Messrs. Allen. Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Caffery, Call, Cockreil, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gib son, Gorman, Gray, Hariis, Hunton Irby, Jarvis, Jones (Ark.), Kyle. Lind say, McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.), Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pas co, Ransom, Roach, Smith, Turpie, Vest, Vilas, Vorhees, Walsh, White 39. NAYs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey,Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Dubois, Frye, Gallinger, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins. Hill, Jones (Nev.), Lodge, McMillan, Man derson, Mitchell (Or.), Patton, Peffer, Perkins, Platt, Power, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Tel ler, Washburn-34. [The nays made a solid Republican vote with the excep tion of Hill, Democrat, and Peffer, Populist.] The date when the b-11 is to go into eflect, on motion of Senator Jones, was tixed at August 1, 1894, with the under standing that, if necesqary, a later date can be fixed h-reafter. IRBY VOTES FOR THE TARIFF BILL. [Special to News and Courier.] WASHINGTON,July 3 -Senator Irby refused to follow Senator Hill on the final roll-call when the tariff bill was v3ted on to-nigbt, and the measure was passed by five majority. Through out the preliminary skirmishes over the various amendments Senator Irby in a majority of instances broke away from his Democratic colleagues and acted with Senator Hill and the Re publicans. When the crisis came he wa'!--d up to the rack and cast his vote for tu bill. Early in the day he realized that even if he and Senator Hill voted against the measure it would still have a majority, as the Populists Allen and Kyle announced their intention to vote with the Democrats on the ground that the compromise bill is better for the country than the McKinley law. Under the circumstances Senator Irby's vote was not as great a factor in the final result as was supposed a few days ago. A DIFFERENT STATEMENT. - WASHINGTON, July 3.-It was no secret among those who had the confi dence of the leaders on the Republican side that they expected to defeat the tariff bill, and that they figured on a majority of one vote against it. The first break on the Democratic side came when the name of Caffery was called and he responded with an emphatic "no." His colleague, Blanchard, did not respond to his name at all when it was called. Senator Irby, it was claimed, had promised to vote against the bill, but when his name was called he respond ed in the affirmative, -and all hope of defeating the bill vanished. Senator Cafferey then, after a brief explanation and a protest against the way his peo ple had been treated, changed his vote to one in favor of the bill, and Blanch ard vote4 in the same way. Had Irby stood by the combination the two Louisiana Senators would have re mained firm, and the vote would have been 37 to 36 against the bill. IRBY STOOD BY HIS PARTY. [Special to News and Courier.1 WASHINGTON, July 5.--All of the members of the South Carolina delega tion, except Mr. Murray, are in favor of rejecting the protection amendments put on-by the Senate, and they com mend Senator Irby for voting with his associates in favor of the bill. It ap pears that the Republican leaders ex pected that Senator Irby would vote against the bill and they are disap pointed by his vote. Representative Burrows, one of the Republican mem bers of the ways and means committee, remarked to-day thats "If Senator Irby had voted as we believed he would the bill would now be dead, for it was ex pected that the two Louisiana Sena tors and Hill and Irby would vote against the bill." Senator Irby says that although he has been ill-treated by the Administra tion he could not, as the chairman of the Democratic State committee, vote against his party. He says he believes yet that if he had voted "no" the bill would not have passed the Senate. The Democrats in the Senate threat en to read Senator Hill out of the Dem ocratic party. GROVER's BACK BON E. He Gave the New York Bank syndiet some Plain Talk About Bonds. [Washington Special.) It develops that the financial state mient which Mr. Cleveland sent out by the press association last Monday night was caused by a visit of some NewYork financiers over here. They came to persuade him to make another issue of bonds. They agreed to place 8.50,000, 000 in New York and New England. But Mr. Cleveland remembered the protest that went up from the country when he made his first issue. He had no( idea of facing another such protest and he told these New Yorkers plainly that he would make no bond issue, even if they agreed to place them at a high premium. To emphasize his determination to make no further bond issue, to make this determination public and 'to at tempt to stir up some little patriotism among our New York bankers, he wrote that statement. In his blunt way he did it to let them know that they could not beguile him into another bond issue. He has determined that the gold reserve shall stick to the very stone flooring of the treasury vaults with not enough gold dollars to speckle the stones before he shall make another bond issue. If there is ever'to be another issue of bonds during his administration he says congress shall authorize it. 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