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: , 4- -.7j- -~ At ESALSED165 NWER, C, FRIki~ DA. EP ME FATE OF THE DISPENSARY WIrunaAvAL OF COSTABULAR] CONFCsSION OF SY8T.EI'b FA!UR1. Wil Bn 'Mr-flies,a?-The senato: red That, It Necessary to save to Will Leave the sonate and ake the stutmp in Its Defenne. lias Governor Ellerbe .iven Up the syston? -sColumbia, S. C., Sept. 21.-"Whal i to be the fate of the dispensary system?" is the question uppermosI in this State, now that the senatorial sucoession has been settled. Gov ernor Ellerbe's announcement that he will withdraw the constabulary which has been considered an in despensablo adjunct of the law, on the 1st of October, has brought a crisis upon the people and the poli ticians and they are puzzled. Four years ago, on the 1st July, 1893, the dispensary law u at into effeet. ' Fathered by Tillar. who was then governor, it was ieally an expedient, "a .cowdrdly make shift,'. seized upon by the reformere dtoiave them from being ongulfed by a prohibition wave which was sweep ing the State. The prohibitionists, led by L. D. Childs, of this city, had a radical prohibitory measure before the legislature. At the election at which the general assembly then in session had been chosen a plebiscite had been taken and the majority was in favor of prohibition. Under this pressure the assembly was on the point of passing the prohibition bill. Tillman saw that if his logis laturo passed the monsure he would have to sign it, and if he signed it defeat might be his portion in the next appeal to the people. In this emergency Tillman heard of a "dis pensary" which had been for years in operation in Athens, Ga. He seized on it as a way out of the dif ficulty. A bill incorporating the main features of the Athens dispen sary wag drawn up, introduced in the house by John Gary Evans who afterwards became governor and passed. Though thrown as a sop to the Total Abstinence Corberus, the dis pensary was loudly heralded as a rov enue-raising measure. Governor Tillman himself declared that the tate would clear $500,000 from the experiment thu first year, and the taxpayers, who had seen their bur. den steadily increasing under the "reform and retrenchment" adminis tration, began to indulge visions of the State's paying all its running expenses iut -ofthe profits of its li STATE BoAnD OF CONTROL. The administration of the dispen. sary was intrusted to a State board of control and a State commissioner. to hold office two years and receive e salary of $1,800. The State board appointed a county board of control in each county and these in turn ap pointed the local dispensi-s on the recommendation of a majority of the freeholders of the town where the dispensary was located. Only one dispensary. was allowed in each county, except in Columbia, where three were permitted, and in Char. loston, which was vouchsafed two. At these dispensaries only chemically pure1 liquors, tested by the State chemist, wecrd to be sold, prospective purchasers were required to preseni written requests, giving the date the age and residence of the signer~. for whom and whose use the liCjf6r was wanted, and the kind an~ ffaantity desired. Only unbroker packages, none less thuin a pint, a re to be sold, and there was to be no drinking on the premises. Th( net profits of the county dispensarie wore to go one-half to the county and one-half to the municipal corpo ration. The State dispenser was no: allowed to charge the local dispen sors more than 50O per cent net profit all of iich, of course, was to go t the State. With thuis elaborate machineri and wealth of rules and regulations the much-heralded dispensary s term was set in operation. But tn -predictions of huge profits wer never realized and the beneficial ef fats of the law in the direction o reducing the amount of drinking which were undoubtedly considera ble '-oro more than offset by the '4cord and confusion created by the army of constables found necessary to enforce the law. Those con stables being men unusod to the on forcing of law, mado thomselves ob. noxious. They woro Tillmanites and came from the country. Their duties brought thon into relation with the people of the towns who were conservatives. In searching for contraband spirits they invaded private houses and frequent collisions were the result. The famous and bloody Darlington riot was brought on by dispensary constables who vio. lated the rights of domicile. The constabulary was found to be expen sive, too, having cost the State $52, 000 last year. DEFRCTS AND DRAWnACKS. These defects and drawbacks were discovered soon after the dispensary became an institution of the State. The law has boon amended at each succeeding session of the logislature, and every attempt has been made to patch it up and hido its defects. The dominant Tillmanite faction was coin mitted to it, and could not afford to confess its failure. Even when it was discovered a few months ago that shortage existed in many of the local dispensaries by which the State had lost several thousand dollars, Tillman, now United States senator, declared that the dispensary system was all right; that the fault was in the administration of the law, not in the law itself, and that if necessary to save it, .he would resign from the senato and como back to the State to take the stump in its defense. In view of this declaration, Governor Ellerbe's announcement of his in tention to abolish the State constab ulary, is rendered doubly interest ing, as seeming to oppose the posi tioij assumed by his creator and Ohief. With its own inherent. defects- and the errors of its administrators oat ing the heart out of the law and making it an offense in the eyes and nostrils of the body politic, it hardly nooded such a knockout blow as the decision by United States Judge Si monton, that the State could not, prevent the importation of liqnor in original packages to finish it utterly. That decision was followed by the establishment of "original package" stores in almost every town and city, until they now exceed the State os tablishments in nrober and outstrip them in the amount of business done. Representatives of wholesale liquor houses in the north and west and in the surrounding States have flocked in and established "agen cies" where spirits in unbroken pack ages are retailed in direct competition with the State bars. This destroyed the State's monopoly and madoe the cost of the constabularly even a heavier burden, It wvas not to he expected that such a state of things should continue, but tho pe 1wo vre hardly prepared for so radical a measure as the abolishing of thme force altogether. THE CONSTABULARY. Now that the Governor has de clared that lie will do away with the spies and constab)les and leave the administration of the law to the local officials, there is diverse spec ulation as to what it means. Gov ernor Ellerbe's friends say it is in the interest of peace and harmony, a sort of olive branch, as it wore. His enemies say that the idea is to ini vito a temporary "free whiskey era" by giving carte blanche to original package and blind tigers, with a view to ctmsing a reaction of sonti mont in favor of the dispensary. Another theory is that Governor Ellerbe has recently come to the cJaclusion that the disp)ensary is dead and is on the point of surrend cring it. Inl any evont, the question of what to do with the system is sure to be the biggest question be. fore the general assembly when it meets in Janary and the vital issue in the next olection wvhen it may b)e that Ben Tillman may have to carry out his threat and resign his senatorial seat to defend his pet scheme. PRoHIBITrIoNIsTs HoPEle'U. Meanwhile, the prohibitionists, who were switched on to the dispen sary side-track on the very eve of success are picking up piopo. They think that, with the discontinuance of the constabulary, the dispensary law will be so openly anid flagrantly violated, with I tolerance and con. tinuance of the police of the tow'nms and cities who have never been in sympathy with it, that the chances are prohibitory legislation by the next general assembly will be great - ly enhanced. I THE.: VIOWER COMNYN In this day of extravagant advertising we wish to come before the good people of New berry County and the counties adjoining, among whom we have so many good and faithful friends and customers, With some simple and true statements as to what we are doing and what we are selling. In Dress Goods We have everything desirable. Serges, in black and colors--all wool imported goods from 25cto5Oc. Hen riettas all wool, imported and cannot be excelled any where, at 5Oc, 60c, 75c, $1, $1.25. - - Oursilkwarps Hlenriettas are all that they should be. li Fancis, Novelties And all the new things in Dress Goods we have them. The prices range from 12'c to $1.25. Hosihry Is one of our specialties and we have an excellent line. Our lOc and 12'c grades are COOD. Our25c line isof the BEST. In ufindervests, Union Suits for ladies and children--cotton, wool, wool and silk, we have fine lines. Blankets! Blankets! Blankets! We have just opened a number of cases of these and are going to sell them very low. Prices begin at 50c per pair and end with large all wool 11-4 at $4.50. 12-4 at $5. Call for these. IJACKETS AND GAPES We carry in great variety and in specially good values for the money asked for them. WC can lease you. We carry Anidroseoggi v, Barker, 1I'ruits, P'ridio of West, W amsutta, etc ,ec hcig,Tcig,Csns ,hv yard with the Djoilies to match. In charge of MN' is. R{edus is as attractive as it has ever' been. W0 have the newest dlesigns and( are up) to (late. ~J In O illhe Store Are tings to olease the housekeeper. (C,rpets, Mlat tinigs, Floor CJov erings generally. Crockeryware of the best mrakes only. We (10 not carry any stuff which will crazec or crack. Prices are very little if any hiigheri than the c hea)p0goods. OUR SHOE STOCK T's very large. We make no etort to advertise thu lowest prices. We (d0 give the very best3 to bo obtai ned aniy where for the price paid1(. W'Xe do not carry sheddy Shoes at all, we guarantee sattisf action. We Name a Few Lines: Little Giant School Shoes $1 to $1.50, Rt. TI. Wood & Co.'s celeb)rated line of chlildrenl's and mnisses' Shoes 'i5e to $2.50o, Alleni & Co.'s 1line fine Shoes $1 to $2. Ourt Ownline Laiftlis' 11ine Shoes, WVelts, Tu'irns, Bu*ttonied, Laed at all prices' in (loat and Dongolo' steck. We have the heavier gouod which we know fromt ll WE PAY CASH1, buy at the lowest prices and always give our customers the benIefit of it. WeT will not be undsldC,$i. COME AND SEE US.... _ . _ _. --OWER CO. OBIGUINAL PACKAGES DIEALICM. At'nuta DMlrs Bring Action in U. f. Court to Compel Houthori to Accept Unoaed Doltles. [Special to the State.| Atlaata, September 2l.--Tillman's widely celebrated South Carolina dispensary law figured in a Yory important hearing before Judge Newman of the United States circuit court today. The hearing was on a bill brought by Blutheuthal & Rick art, through their attorneys, Glenn, SlatoL & Phillips, to compel the Southern railroad to carry vliiskey into South Carolina. The bill, which was filed yestorday, prayed that Judge Newman grant an order forc ing the road to carry the whiskoy as regular freight. Conspiracy or col. lueion was charged against Governor Ellerbo, of South Carolina, and Trafflo Manager Cuilp of the South ern road in the bill bf the plaintiffo. Attorney General Barber of tho Stato' dispensary was hore to represout and defend the Governor. Judge Nowman declined to grant any order in the case at present, but took the imtatter under considera tion. Original packages were the imme diate cause of the trouble whiCh tJudge Newman was called upon to adjust. Since J udge Simonton's do. cision original package liquor doalors here have boon shipping great quantitics of whiskey to South Carolina, housing it in -toros and disposing of it in original pack. ages. The Southern railroad has beou hauling this freight, but on September 16, it issned an order declining freight not packed secure ly enough to prevent damage from breakage and not packed in such mnnger as to answer all the requiro monts of the original packago law. This shut off much of the freight which had boen shipped from Atlanta riot oncased. Bluthenthal & Bickart, local whis key dealers, had established agon cies in the towns in South Carolina and wore hit hardor by this decision of the roads than any other whiskey house in the country. They estab lished those agencies on the strength of Judge Simonton's decisiou and after the Southern road had accepted shipments of uncamed goods. As the Southern road is the only medium by which they can reach their South Carolina agencies they fool that they have a grievance. They were further encouraged to expand their business in Carolina, because some time last month, when one of their earliest shipments of original packages was noized1, Blu. thenthal & Bickart immediately brought a bill of injunction against the constables to restrain themn from seir.ing the wvhiskoy and Judge Si monton at once issued an order re straining the const abulary from in - torfering withi or seizing their whiskey. Take JOHNSON'S CIilLL & FEVBR IAiterary Not. Tlhe interiors of one thousand of the most attractive homes in the United States have beon photo graphed by The Ladies' Home Jour nal. One hundred of the best of these pictures will he reproduced in that malgaz.ine. Tlhe first article of the series.-"Inside of a Hundred Hlomes"---will appear in the October Journal. Bud-chambers, reception and dining rooms, bathrooms, halls and apart monte of every kind will be' pictured just as they are in daily- use. Each pictutre contains do-/ns of eug. gestionis. Every woman in 'nterested in takir.g a pe5p into that most at tractive homes in the land, to 'all how they are furnished anid arrango(d. She wants to got practical hints andl new ideas fur furnishing her own. T1he housos photographed by the Journal are those occupied by persons of moderate income. Their ierior arrangemnit shows what p)erfect taste can acc.omnplish with a little money and the touch of a woman's deft fingers. Homes in every St ate in the Union--fromn Maine to Cali fornia-- -war- photographed for the Journal's unignoe and useful series. 'The Ladioa' Hiomoi Journal Phiila l)hia. FUVRIt CAUGHT FROK PAPERS. A Panic Caused at Houston, Texas, by the Death of a Newsboy at Beaumont. Houston, Texas, Sept. 22.-The death .of the Lovejoy boy at Beau mont this morning has caused con - otornation horo. The town is rigidly quarantined. The little victim was a newsboy and handled Now Orleans newspapers. Citizens are fleeing to the woods for refuge from the dread disease. A number of health officers mot here today for a conference. The following telogram was received: Orange, Texas, Sept. 22.-In Mis sissippi and Louisiana scienco hat made a gallant struggle to suppress yellow fever and has s"gnally fauile. I have tried to inaugurate a quaran tino of liko kind in Texas, and I believe I have the best line of de fonce over made against an epidemic, but 1 think it too, will fail, and, thorofore, have declared absolute quarantine and intend to so instruct my quarantino inspoctors. It. M. SWEAINEGN. After this was read the conference resolved to await tho coming of Dr. Swearingen, who will arrive to night, and just what will bo dono in Texas will bo decided upon to-morrow. A I1M of Advice. [Lutriot Free Pres] The young man had boon intro duced to the political club as a rising orator who would uake a few brief romarks. 11 had evidently become impressed with tho belief that the mantle of Cicero had fallen on his shouldors, and he was not going to lot it slip off if ho could help it. When ho had at last brought his talk to a conclusion he went to a group of friends to recoivo congrat ulations. Ono of them, an old friend of his family, took him by the coat lapel and let him aside. "My boy," ho said, "I want to talk to you." "About my speech ?" "Yes." "It's very kind of you"-began the young mian in misgiiided antici patioll. "I know it is. You may not think it's kind, when you bear it., but it iF. That speech of yours lasted au hour and throo-quarters." "But I was applauded four titmas." "You wore. For the reason that we wore misled three times into thinking you had finished." "I'm sorry you were disappointed. I am gi . g into life without much cap)ital beyond miy ability to make "Tihoro's the( poi nt precisely. I want to call your aittention to ani immonse dlifference betweon that, capital anid the other kind. In the ordinary investment the longer you wait the bigger their intorost gets. lBut in spouchmaking it works pro cisoly the opposite way," Popultiation of the I 'alted states. [From the Buffalo Courier.] According to an official estimate made in the Treasury Department, the p)resent p)opulaition of the United States slightly exceeds 77,000,000. T1his indicates an annual increase of more than 2,000,000) since the last Federal consus was taken in 1890, when the total population of the country was found to be more than 62,000,000. We are now within three years of another Federal con sus, at which, at is reasonablo to ant ticip)ato, the total population of the United States will exceed 80,000,000, '1 he (ld (Iren stainp Again. [Atlanta Journal.J Wou are going to have the old green stamp again. The secretary of the treasury and1 the postmaster genieral, after consultation with the presidont, havo dezided to change the colorsof two cent postage stamp from carmine to the sh-ido now used oni government notes, The govern. mont, it is said, will save $10,000 a year by priniting the two cent stamps in grenm as Ink of that color is loFS costly than carmiino. The public will bo glad 't.o see the familiar color once lmore. It will recall the time when it t.ook three cents instead of two to snd a letter.