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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

cluded, trouble arose over the
Timmonsville banner. One. of
the three brothers Lee cursed.
Mcbride, The bearer of the BAN
ner.
Something widespread and
disturbing had been apprehended
from this source. Mcbride cried,
.I'll whip you~ and started to-
ward Lee. One of the brothrrs,
who had a nook on the, platform,
FILLED THE AIR WITH CUR sEs,
and cried to be let down, that; he
would kill Mcbride.
He sprang into the crowd and
made for the fray. The meeting
broke up. The father and another
brother of Lee dashed forward.
CHAIRS WE'RE sEIYED
and raised in the air. The audience
moved off, following the beligerents
Deafening cries filed the air. Men
pulled their coats off and stamped
ground in their anger and
excitement. The leaders cried
"keep cool, keep COOL"
The Timmonsyille banner was.
seized and borne away A Till.
mantle sent his stick through the
banner, tearing it's face The
police broke up the fight. Mcbride
ran back, took a party and res.
cued his banner and bore it back
and planted it upon it's former.
place.
Governor Tillman proceeded
with and concluded his speech
Governor Sheppard followed, after
which the meeting adjourned, not,
however, before an anti had monn-
ted q chair and announced that
Col. Youmans would speak from
the balcony Of the hotel within
two honrs. Col. Youmans delivered
this speech, which contained not
hing new to the public. 4
HUGH C. MIDDLETON.
in AugustaChronicle. a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

The Conservatives seem to have
been responsible for the row which
was started at theslivliest meeting
of the campaign-that at Florence
yesterday. "Bloodshed (was)
narrowly averted" in consequence
of a cartoon ridiculing Tillman
which some of his enemies persis-
ted in elevating on the stand and
in fnll view of the audience. Of
course this was Il creditable action
as viewed by the anti-Tillman
papers, and the kick made by Till
man friends against it was entirely
uncalled for-Charleston Sun.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Edgefeld'a campaign meeting
takes place on Thursday of this
week. The following gentlemen
have been selected as the commit
tee Of reception and willsee to the
distribution and domiciling of the
candidates upon their arrival at
the depot: Maj. E. Gary, w. A.
strom, j. D. Holstein, Col. W. II,
Folk, o. Sheppard, Esq, and A. J,
Norris, Eaq.
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TILLMAN WILL BE HERE

The report having been circu'
lated that Gov. Tillman would not
be at the campaign meeting to be
held at Edgefeld on Thursday
July 7th, Maj. Ernest Gary wrote
to Gov. Tillman in the matter, and
received a letter in response which
settles the question, not only of the
Governors attendance at Edgefeld,
but at every other campaign meet
ing in the State. The report that
Tillman would not be here was
evidently the work of the evil one.
and manufactured and circulated
in the interest of the "antis." Fhe
following is the letter to which we
referred.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July l, '92.
MAJ. GARY:
Replying to your letter of yester-
day, you can say that Gov. Tillman
will be at the Edgefeld meeting,
and at every other meeting called
by the State Executive Committee,
unless he is providentially pre-
vented from attending. He never
had an idea of not going to Edge
field if they had q meeting.
D. III. ToMPKINs,
Private Sec'y.
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A Loving Jaw.

Olive Thorne Miller tells of jay that
she once tanned, and, that repaid her
kindness with every mark Of gentle re.
gard. The jay never squawked at her
as he would at others, but whistied gen.
tly and .cooingly. He always got as
near her as possible, and did as near
kissing as o bird can; that Is, he laid his
beak on her cheek,
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IFoR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Should Attorney General Nc
! sLaurin be made a:circuit judge, as
has been suggested, Edgeaeld has
q son she would be proud topresent
to the State for the vacated Office
in the person Of Col. W. II. Folk.
Able, astute, conscientious, Col.
Folk would make magnificent
States attorney; he would always
gil the bill.
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cabmen,. Examinations,

Cabmen have to pass an examination
In knowledge Of London streets before
they can obtain license, and this is far
more necessary than might be supposed,
for 691 men in the year 1889 failed in the
examination, and not a severe one at
that, while 1,211 were passed..--London
Tit-Rita
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

The Roumanian has. in every walk in
life, fierce and savage pride which
causes him to abhor the idea Of medi.
cine and surgery, and to consider the
loss of limb as terrible as that of life
itself.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

Nine-tenths of the stuff used as bay
rum in New York, and other places as
we'll, is not bay rum at all, but mix
ture of the essential oil Of bay with CON-
mon rum or alcohol.
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Dinner Table Am.niti..

Young Van Sprawl believe In be-
ing above board in all that do.
Old De Goute-Then wish you would
stop kicking me under the table.-Kate
Fields Washington.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

The .peace and unity" candi-
dates are belying their professions,
and trying their best to develop a
bull-dozing strategy and tactics,
by pushing Youmans to the fropt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

The people in his own county
call Youmans June Big Yc .ans,
because the least little thing always
sets him to zooning about the way
he aft" in the war.
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GREAT EXCITEMENT.

IIOm GuS CIOWu. hO I1uiSui0u
Timmonsvide and its standard
berers. He attacked Youmans.
At2.15 Governor Tillman began
| to speak. There was almost
Immediately trouble. Governor
Sheppard had been introduced in
Governor Tillman's place by
mistake, and received cheers, but
when Governor Tillman appeared
Immediately thereafter, the Till
man faction was seen, by the
extent of the cheering, to be in the
majority.
Governor Tillman spoke without
reserve. ole jumped npon the peo.
pie of Florence and
ABUSED THEN TO THEIR TEETH
referring to his reception there
the night before by a lot of ''bullies,
"when he was the guest of the
town. He slGng his axe, and the
chips filled the air, amidst the
cheers of his friends and the curses
of opposition in the audience,
while the Governors face wore a
LOOK OF EXTREME BITTERNESS
He spoke of Gen. Earle his
opponent of two years ago, "a man
more truthful and honorable than
any of these"
Col. Youmans sprang up.
"Do you mean to say that Earle
| is more honorable the / am?
Governor Tillman, 81 do sir"
The noise from the crowd almost
drowned the voices, Friends
crowded together.
Col. Youmans, "Then 1 will see
you sir.''
Governor Tillman proceeded
and said to the audience that Gen.
Earle had conducted the campaign
on ahigh and honorable plan.
Col. Youmans, "Then do you
mean to qualify what you said
just now?"
Governor Tillman wheeled
quick and fercely like a fash and
as quick as lightning said,
"NoT A DAMN BIT SIR"
The words rang like pistol
shot.
Governor Tillman stood and
scowled at Col. Youmans a
moment.
The crowd went wild.
Nobody knew what would
happen the next moment.
Men, friends, Ants crowded
around the Governor.
Tillmanites and Ants drew
near Col. Youmans
Col. Youmans: "well l will
see you sir"
Governor Tillman proceeded
with his speech.
PISTOLS IN ABUNDANCE.
If one pistol had c:ppeared fifty
would heve leaped out. The men
around had them.
Col. Youmans remained stand
ing. A Tillmanite, lone of num-
Der who had gotten near Col You
mans s)-"You had just as we'll
keep still Col. .Youmans; we've got
our eye on YOU"
Col. Younlans threw the remark
aside saying he did not purpose to
hurt Governor Tillmau.
Before, Governor Tillman con-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

Mr.. Goodfellow writes that "toast is
more easily digested than ordinary
bread, insomuch as it contains greater
percentage of.hydrocarbon.n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

\ -s.,.se s,ss Il ~ound In Many Places.
Tti. calaiuon snake, which bears the
s:i.na!i.;: name of Tropidonotus natri1,
e so species of a.genus (Tropidonotus)
;ghich extends over Europe and North
America, and from northern, Asia to
north Australia, there being seventeen
or eighteen Indian species alone. Our
common snake may serve as an example
of the largest family into which serpents
are divided-the family Colubride-of
which there are upward of 165 species in
India alone. This family contains most
Of the harmless snakes, and it is also il
lustrated by a small snake, Coronella
austrisca, which he years sgp WAS
discovered to be nSnhabitant Of Dorset
shire and Hampshire. The Coronella
feeds exclusively on lizards, slow worms
and small snakes. Though harmless, it
will l,ite.-Qua,terly Review.
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HUGH y. MIUULETUNs
in AugustaC Chronicle.

The utter hypocrisy of the peace
and unity crowd is shown by the
braggadocio of Youmans at all the
meetings since the Kingstree meet
ing. Oh he's fighter from fight
ersville, Youmans is.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

Read our account of the Flor
ence meeting, and see who did the
"funking'' on that occasion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07
;ho banner, the second to support

the banner, the second to support
lit.
Col. Youmans arose and said,
ssremove.lt, I'm Youmans, "remoye
lit, take it off the stand"
There were cries of eight. "."Let
'em fight"
The chairman, a Tillmante ex
jclaimed, "They've been bothering
us long enough. If they want
blood, we Will give it to them. By
Cd
AM READY TO DIE Now"
The banner was removed to the
crowd and planted in front of the
stand, where it stood through the
meeting. a source of irritation.
Everybody was mad. Men stood
around tho Objectionable banner
to support it and others stood
around it to level it at the first
opportunity,
The speaking proceeded under
difficulties. The crowd interrupted
| all speakers by hot questisns or
cries and ,,countercries and
disturbances.
Lieutenant Governor Gary made
a statement. A man cried she is
a lie" Lieutenant Gary said clearly,
"if ANYBODY wants, to insult me
today, if he will wait until after
this meeting, he can have all the
chance he wants"
Many voices-A good many
more of us."
The chairmam-"Yes."
Col. Gary spoke thirty minutes.
Col. Youmans was introuced.
He had difference with the county
chairman about a division of
time. He had gone to Governor
Tillman, who had referred him
back to the chairman. Col. YOU
mans addressing the meeting,
said he would
DECLINE TO SPEAK.
He would wait until he could
have a fair opportunity.
He dwelt with bitterness upon
the action of the County Executive
Committee IN giving the admin
stratlon the opening and closing
and allowing only thirty minutes
for a speech. Governor Tillman
refusing to interfere, he would de-
cline to speak at all He ccnld
not speak in thirty minutes, He
gave his time to colleague. Col.
Murphy.
THE EXCITEMENT WAS HEIGHTENED.
by this action of Col. Youmans.
Secretary of State, Tindell,
followed with a powerful speech
full of wisdom of learning and
kindly spirit which seemed almost
to quiet the turbulent audience.
w. P. Murphey, Conservative,
followed and the waves ran high
during the whole of his speech.
He delivered heavy blows for
the Conservatives. He made
reference to Gen. Mart w
Gary, and the crowd went wid
over the name, Tillmanitea inNinly
cheering Governor Ger >ao'e e
the echo.
Gen. Farle1 made esarses ard
left hp-...;1l :, ca'sa q efain.
Hessrred ti.a :ate4 Conservative
and Toumans feelings before he
left by making Il appear that You.
mans VIE whipped and vas afliad
! stn-sa2a!i, lxf;i.-
!. Gen a4eI.azrigi te4iowed with a
/ great speech noi delivered however
without
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

The report which has been so eY.
tcnsively circulated that Gov. Till
man would not speak at the Edge
field meeting on Thursday. will,
we fear, keep many away; but we
hope all will come who know the
fact that the Governor will be pres-
ent, otherwise the "antis" 81,
again say Sheppard is sa-.s's
ground" or "extrer3a!s &"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-07

sssssssssssIsen the News aGmsuI,as foIss
lows: Such is 8 sample of the
encouraging news brought IN every
day.
This reminds us of the drmmef :
for wholesale liquor house who
carried around valise full of
sample liquors to exhibit TO Gus
toners. On one occasion being
overcome by the instigations of the
evil one, the drummer got on a
stare" and drank up all the sam
Piles. Upon recovering from his
debauch he wrote to his house to
ssend him more samples, they are
good as far as they go, but they
don't go far enough"
So with the samples" of the
GFeenville News, there are not
enough of 'em to amount to row
of pins. There aren't enough joy
in 'em to make one stare"
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
@ n T,l,x 20

A Connecticut man has invented
q bicycle for riding on q fence.
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A Tragic Kindergarten Episode

A Tragic Kindergarten Episode.
A certain kindergartenis blessed with
the attendance Of very original youth
named Richard. BE is a very honest
little boy and highly respected by his
parents, bnt the other afternoon when
he came home he acknowledged frankly
to his mother that q punishment had
been inflicted upon him at the kinder
garten.
s. 'sWhy, what have you done"
"Well, you see" he answered, John
ny and l got tired Of being good. and we
made up our minds that we would just
get our heads together and holler out
the very naushtieat son! we could
think of, both to2s5lar. +"
The mother NJ. zpressihly shocked.
johnny f;.as another lcsy nice and well
bred ioy Bu5 sllo managed 70 ask:
Well, cha! did you say2'
"We is. s:rea;ae1 ~ Be- augr as
loud as we could
prolab!y .|ris magic episode hes never
hal IT'S duplicate il. ...e hisTcE., or kinder
garfcaisl:; Boston Tcal:s-.ipt.
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How Opium Is Gathered.

It is sort of garden cultivation, the
poppy plants being grown in little
squares or beds intersected by tiny wa
ter channels for irrigation wherever this
is possible. The growth of the plants is
carefully tended, and at length the time
comes when they burst out into flower,
and the fields look Like a sheet Of silver
as the white petals of the flowers glisten
in the morning dew.
These beautiful petals are the first
produce Of the crop, for the women and
children of the cultivators' families
come forth and pick them off one by
one and carefully dry them, so that they
may serve afterward as the covering Of
the manufactured cakes Of opium. Then
the poppies, with their bare capsule
heads, remain standing In the open
field until it is considered that they are
ripe for lancing. The cultiyators then
come forth in the evening, and, with an
implement not unlike the knives Of. q
cupping instrument, they scarify the
capsule on its sides with deep incisions.
80 that the juice may e1ude.
In the early morning the cultivators
reappear with a scraping knife and their
earthenware pots. and they scrape off
the exuded juice and collect it in their
pots. And this is crude opium.-Black-
woods Magazine.
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SUCH rs A SAMPLE.

The Greenville News of June 80
says that "an Abbeville man said
yesterday thata man from Pickeas
county told him that in that
county he can count the conserva-
tive voters BY tens now where one
.Vias hard Ito find two years sapo.''',
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Fl B. HART & 90.
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EpcEFIELD S. c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-04-15
RHOOYS ELECTION.
The Republicans Elect Their Governor
and Other Officers.

PROVIDENCE, April S-Fol flowing is the
corrected vote for governor: d. Russell
Brown (Rep.), q ,4G6; Frederick E. Burton
People's), 1856; Alexander Gilbert (Prohi-
bition), 1850; William T. c. Wardwell
Dem.), 5,429 Scattering, 75 Browns
majority 1913. Melville Bull (Rep.) is
elected lieutenant governor by 1887 major
ity. George II. Utter has 237 majority
and is reelected secretary of state. No
election for general treasurer, Samuel
Clark (Rep) lacking 147 of a majority.
Robert w. Burbank (Rep.) lacks 607 of a
majority for attorney general The total
vote cast was "a, 1856
The Legislature has a Republican ma
jority of II on a joint ballot, not counting
the lieutenant governor, who votes in the
senate. The senate stand % Republicans,
10 Democrats, yet to be chosen. The
house: 81 Republicans, 10 democrats, l6
yet to be chosen. Two Democrats and one
Republican assemblyman are elected in
this city, and another election will have
to ensue for the remaining ten. Comstock
Dem.), candidate for senator in this city,
only lacked 8 of a majority.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-04-15
VERMONT, APRIL Is, 1892.
FL ~v-5G1o~, CONGRESS
eondensed Rrpr~t IL l."'ceedings in
lie >eHa.' aud io,,-".


WAsHIEUroN, A!ril r In the senate Mr..
Wolcott lAaae d ~,pr il an lhc silver question.
Inc indian apprup4.. t..,. bal "&a passed. In
the house she free wool bill was considered by
sections for amendments.
WAsHfNGToN, April g. There was debate
in the senate over the proposed appropriation
Tor the entertainment of the Grand Army at
Washington. Mr.. Wilson closed the debate
on the free wool bill in the house. The bill
was then passed, 10? to 60.
WAsHINGToN, April 9.-In the senate the
district appropriation bill passed, including
100000 for the Grand Army encapmpment.
In the house there was a debate on the cotton
bagging bill.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Turner free
cotton Tie bill passed the house Saturday by a.
vote of l67 to 4G, three Democrats, English of
New Jersey, CObulm of Wisconsin and O'Neil
of Missouri voting against it. The river and
harbor Appropriation bill was reported.
WAsHINGToE. april l2.-Atter stormy de-
bate the senate vacated the office of executive
clerk, filled for ten years by James Il. Young.
A letter from Mr.. Young was presented re-
queStng an investigation of the charge that
he had betrayed executive secrets in connec-
ton with the Behring sea treaty A motion
looking to an Investigation was defeated. 1t
was Dlstricl Of Columbia day in the house and
nothing was done beyond the passage of a few
local measures.
WAsHNGToN, April Ex-senator Stewa rt's
silver bill was discussed in the senate The
proposed constitutional amendment for the
election OF lied states senators by the peo-
pie was oppos by Senator Chandler In the
mousse the ur& ncy deficiency bill appropri-
atlng Sl,GI2,63t was passed. The naval appro-
prlatlon bill was opposed in committee of the
WhoIe by Representative Simpson Of Kansas.
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:. )RsE -HIEFS FUTURE.
Fifty Years of Prison Life Staring Frank
SanbOrn in the Face.

Fifty Years of Prison Life Staring Frank
SanbOrn in the Face.
LYNN Mass. April Z. After the horse
thieves, Maurice l.. Oliver and Frank II.
Sanborn, had been photographed for the
rogue's gallery, they were taken to Salem
Jail by Captain Thurston. They were fol
lowed TO the station by large crowd.
Elk Alderman Marks had a long inter
view with Oliver, and the later conp Vt, u
to having robbed Mr. Marks cottage al
Nahant last summer. On the way TO
Salem Sanborn complained that the hand
cuffs were too tight to his wrists and that
he would like them removed. His request
was not granted.
He has refused to accept bail, as he de-
sires to become accustomed to Jail life
before he receives his sentence next month.
Sanborn will doubtless pass the re-
mainder OF his life behind prison walls.
This statement is borne out by the fact
that on the Lynn charges he will probably
get twenty or twenty-five years. He is
now rs years, and by the time he has
served his first sentence he will not be far
from 80 years old.
Then he will be tried for his thefts in
Chelsea, Revere, Faulkner and PrOvi-
dence These will give him an additional
term of thirty or forty years, and his is not
a constitution which will stand fifty or
sixty years in prison.
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CHASTITY FRElGHTS
Gathered by Raftsmen i'm Mississippi's
Flood stricken District.

Gathered by Rattsmen in MiSSiSSippi's
Flood Stricken District.
NASHVILLE, April 13-The horrible loss
of life across the Mississippi state line
grows more appalling, and the d"ath list
is constantly increasing The waters now
cover the land for seventy miles south of
here. Scores of houses, bodies of men,
women and children, together with those
of dumb beasts, are floating on the muddy
waters. Over 1,200 people are homeless
The food is caused by the sudden rising
of sixteen rivers which form network
over north Mississippi Rats, small
boats and canoes were built by the score
and stocked with provisions Daring res
cuers have started out to carry aid to the
sufferers. One raftsman rowed thirty
three miles last night with twenty-six
bodies piled upon his raft, with no light
but an oil lantern to guide him
Every hour or so a boatman or raftsman
comes into one of the many landings with
one to ten bodies, swollen, discolored and
some of them beginning to decay Sixty
one bodies, of both sexes, have been recov-
cred so far The flood is beginning to re-
cede slowly. 1t is estimated that the dam
age will amount tt over 100000.
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DOODLE" CHARGES

May Lead to an Investigation by Fall
River city officials.
FALL RIVER, Mass, April l3.-The talk
concerning Tue improper use of money IN
the distribution of license permits in this
city is becoming more open every day.
Alderman Baker, chairman of the license
committee, has determined to assist in
terreting out the basis of the rumors, and
1t is expected thata "boode Investigation"
will be made.
The prevailing opinion seems to be that
mlddlemen were the means of communica-
ton between the dealers and aldermen,
and the names of three prominent young
men are being mentioned. The amount of
money currently reported to have been
dlsbursed is $4,000, and licenses ara said
to have cost as high as $1,000.