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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
NOTICE TO OFFICE SEEKERS.
The President Obliged to Decliae Persona
Interviews After This Date.


WASHINGTON, May THE follow
ing has been issued by the President
for publication
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May S, 1898.
It has become apparent, after two
months experience, that the rules here
tofore promulgated regulating inter
views with the President have wholly
failed in their operations. The time
which under those rules was set apart
for the reception of Senators and Rep
reseptatives has been afmost entirely
spent in listening to applications foi
Office. which have been bewildering in
volume, perplexing and e2hausting IN
their iteration, and impossible OF re-
memhrance.
A due regard for public duty, which
must be neglected if present conditions
continue, and an observance Of the linn
i.aions placed upon human endurance,
oblice me to decline from and after this
date all personal interviews with these
seeking appointments to Office except
as I, on my OWL motion, may especially
invite them. The same considerations
make it impossible for me to receive
those who merely desire to pay their
respects, except on the days and during
the hours especially designated for that
purpose.
earnestly request Senators and Rep
resentatives to aid me in securing fol
them uninterrupted interviews by de-
clining to introduce their constituents
and friends when visiting the Execu-
tive Mansion during the hours desig.
nated for their reception. Applicants
for Office will only prejudice their pros
poets by repeated importantly and By
remaining at Washington to await re-
suits.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
1Snecial to News and Courier. ]

ESPECIAL to News and Courier.
TIMMoNsvILLE, May 4.-The news.
papers of the State have unintention-
ally and perfectly naturally, owing to
the often publicly expressed views of
Mrs. Chapin on the subject, done in
Justice to the w. G. T. .. as an organ
ization by committing it to the dlspen-
sary law. The State meeting of that
body has been in progress here the
past two days. Your correspondent
accidentally discovered little tenn
pest il a teapot this evening: Mrs.
McSwain, of Mayesville, q bitter op-
ponent Of the dispensary, offered some
resolutions in business meeting this
afternoon, among which appeared this
one:
Resolved, That any form Of regula-
ton of the liquor traffic is wrong IN
principle and ineffective in practice;
that we are utterly opposed to any set
tlement Of this question which IL
wolves moneyed compromise on the
part of the Government" -.
Mrs. Chaplin Immediately expressed
the opinion that this should not pass,
as it would be carrying the Order into
politics, q and on a motion to table
by Mrs. Traxler, without any discus
sion, put the affirmative of the ques-
ton, and declared it carried without
giving the negative a chance 20 vote.
Several delegates were prepared II any
thing in the shape of an endorsement
of this iniquitons law should be at
tempted to utter vigorous protests, be-
ing so instructed by their lodges at
home. This was notably the case
with Spartanburg and Newberry.
Your correspondent talked with sew
eral delegates this afternoon and found
that the only upholders of the big bar
room are Mrs. Chaplin and Mrs. Trax-
ler. One lady who was quite outspo.
ken declared her belief that the stand
taken BY Mrs. Chaplin was the begin
ming of the DOWNFALL of the power for
good Of the w. c. T. u in the State:
| Another just as plain spoken declared
| the whole thing, the holding OF the
meeting at the home of the State dis
penser, whose wife is president Of the
local organization, and the invitation
to the Rev. John G. Williams, an ad-
vocate of the dispensary, to deliver the
annual sermon, q put-up job to COM
NIT the Order to the Evans law.
One prominent lady stated that they
| wanted the good people of the State to
| understand they were in favor OF no
compromise with so great an evil ss
intemperance, and the reason they did
not make this plain at the present
meeting was the absence OF all thel'
public takers except Mrs. Chaplin,
their invitations having been recalled,
| owing to serious illness in the family
| Of Mrs. Traxler and their inexperience
| in parliamentary usage. OF one thing
rest we'll assured-that Mrs. Chapin in
her ardent admiration Of the dispen'
sary and our mobile" Governor does
not speak the sentiment Of the W. C.
T. q. of South Carolina.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

The Herald and News thought that
the understanding was that We were
not to be stirred politically in this
county until after the crops were about
finished, but it seems that the poiiti-
clans will not let US even get our cotton
hoed before We must so to holding club
meetings and caucuses and voting for
candidates for the Senate.
No election has yet been ordered by
the president of the Senate and we pre-
sume will not be until everything is
cut and dried.
Well, We have to just do what the
bosses tell US. That is the modern ides
of reform and the government of the
people and by the people. There is
nothing like reform except the caucus.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
HERE'S A PRETTY HOW DYE DO!
An Extra Session OF tho Legislature Talked
Aoeut-The Evans Liquor Law Wants
Mending, And Other Things Too.
Especial to News and Courier. |

COLUMBIA, Msy San extra session
of the Legislature, by no means immi-
nent, is not at all improbable. Quite .
number of inquiries have been made as
to the calling Of the Legislature, and
while there is no reason in the world
to believe that such thing Is at present
contemplated, it is being discussed just
IS it were IS certain to come as the
scramble for Office twoyears hence. The
particular feature about the extra ses-
sion boom" seems to be that it has its
origin in the mind Of the Administers
ton, regardless Of the cost and the
acknowledgment that the legislation OF
last year was faulty. The case as stated
to me by one OF the prominent Till
NANTES is this: .
There is avery strong possibility that
the Supreme Court will overthrow at
least that section Of the dispenssry law
which shows q dissimilarity between
the law as published and the Journal OF
the Senate. In case that is done, there
is no provision in the bill for q legal
profit on liquors sold by the counties.
The Court would, it is said, have no
right to construe what was the inten.
ton of the Legislature, as its functions
are entirely judicial and not legislative.
The information goes even 80 far rs 70
say that after the bill had been ex.
amined it was advised that the bill
showed bad error and that the best
thing to do was to call an extra session
of the Legislature, and 1t is even sug-
eested that such 8 course would have
been seriously considered had It not
been for alleged reflections against
Speaker Jones. Then it Is generally
granted that the bill needs repairing IN
certain particulars on account OF hssty
legislation and the new ideas that have
been developed on certain parts OF the
law.
In addition to the scare Of the Admin.
istrstion about the dispenssry law there
are few who are afraid that the Court
| may wsnt something done about the
bonds, but that is even more remote
than the doubt about the dispensary
bill.
Moreover it is hinted that the caucus
at the Governors mansion thought
that little legislation on the railroad
question would net be- sniss. There are
some who 90 so fsr as 70 soggest that
an effort Is to be made 10 cendscass the
charters Of the railroads. Thsadnatais.
trsuon is in somewhat sorry plight
as to means and wsys TO continue the
fight. -. -, -. .......
There are other ressoas given for ths
possible extra session. The sfsct, how
ever, remains that the one MAI xhe
holds the key to the situation says tha'
there is nothing in the matter. Gov
ernor Ti'iman is not just DOW saying
anything about any extra sessions, Ano
nothing is going to be done until hs
makes UP his mind to that effect
Saturday evening he said that be had
nothing to say on the subject. That
settled it for the time being.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
AN ORDINANCE
TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF
HEALTH COMMISSIONER.

TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF
HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.
DE IT ORDAINED BY THE
ID Mayor and Aldermen Of the Town
of Newberry, in council assembled, and
hy the authority of the same:
SECTION I. That the Office Of Health
Inspector is hereby established in and
for the Town Of Newberry.
SEC. II. That it shall be the duty o:
the said Health Inspector to inspect
the premises OF the citizens OF the SAID
town, and also the watercourses
drains, sewers, alleys, culverts and
bitches within the limits Of the saio
town, once every two weeks, at least
and at the end Of each period Of two
weeks, or oftener il necessary, he shall
make report in writing to the Board
of Health, and also to the Towl
Council.
Sec. III. That the Health Inspector
shall be elected BY the Town Council
on the second Monday in March o.
esch year, or at such time thereafter as
may ba convenient; and his term o.
Office shall expire On the second Mon
day in October.
SEC. ". That the said Health In
spector shall receive such compensa
ton. and be subject to such rules and
instructions as may be determined BY
the Town Couccil.
Done and ratified under the corporate
sesl of the said town, the 9th day
l1''-1 Of May, A. D., 1888.
E. G. JONES,
By the Mayor: Mayor.
J. S. FAIR, c. s T. T. C. y.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
MR. DoNALDsoN'S REPLY.

Two weeks ag~ We published Cover
nor TilIman's reasons for his black list
of Mr.. Donaldson. This week we have
Mr.. Donaldson's reply, and the Cover
nor says he has nothing more to say.
The evidence, then is all in, and we
presume that even the Cotton Plant
will grant the farmers and the alliance
men the privilege Of making up their
minds and forming their own conclu-
sions on the merits of the controversy.
AS we stated two weeks ago, Cover
nor Tiilman's reasons appeared to us
to be very poor ones, and were not
stated in his usually strong and vigor-
Gus style. for whatever else we may
say, the Governor, as rule, always
writes strongly and forcibly. In this
case, however, we do not believe that
the Governor, when ne made the black
list expected that he would be called
upon to furnish his reasons, and when
the demand was made by the Alliance
ne had to get ont Of the hole in which
he found himself as best he could. His
reasons may be satisfactory to the Alli-
ance, but if they are, all We have to say
Is that the Alliance is easily satisfied,
aud would have been satisfied if the
Governor had simply said because he
wanted to. And such q reason, it
seems TO US, would have been more
satisfactory to Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Donaldson states that he was q
Cleveland man before the May Con-
veation, and it was known to the dele
gates when he was made a member Of
the National Committee, and b Q did
not, by silence or speech, consciously
deceive the Convention.
It seems to rs that Mr.. Donaldson's
reply covers the case fully and is a COM
plete vindication of his course, and We
believe the people will sustain him.
We do not wonder that the Governor
has nothing more to say.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

The Observer nominstes Prof. D. B..
Johnson, of Columbia, for President OF
the Woman's College TO be established
at Rock Hill by the Stste. The Herald
and News most heartily seconds the
nomination. In doing so we feel that
we are giving endorsement to one who
not only deserves the position by virtue
of what he has done for the higher
education of woman in the Winthrop
aScheol in Columbia, bat one who is emil
nently qualified to discharge the duties
of the position. Prof. johnson is not
only most competent educator. but
he is q Christian gentleman. The
board could scarce find s better man
for the place.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
Notes from Excelaiar

Cotton hoeing will commence with
us this week.
The grain crops have been very much
improved by the recent rains.
Mr.. James D. Kinard spent Friday
In the town Of Little Mountain.
We have already enjoyed our first
mess OF English peas and the prospects
are very encouraging for other nice
vegetables at an early day.
Good seasons of rain last week and
cotton ss general thing has come to s
stand. We are told that in some sec.
tions the rains were very heavy.
Some of our friends have been in-
curing after "Sigma, thinking he had
got lost. We would say to our friends
that we always try to keep our schedule
time. We remain all wool and yard
wide.
We spent Saturday in your town.
We noticed along the road that the
farmers had good stands Of cotton.
Some Improvements in you town since
our last visit there, amongst which we
mention the new depot the G. n. and
L. Railroad. Newberry always gets
there.
Died in St. Paul's community April
18th, 1893, Mr.. Berley Shealy, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Shealy. The
funeral services were conducted IN St.
Paul's church by his pastor, Rev. ]. A.
Sligh. The deceased was called away
in young manhood, being IS years,
months and 9 days old.
We were invited to a rat killing al
Mr.. J. D. Stones residence a few days
ago. Several of the neighbors we're on
hand and after the rat racket was over
fifty large rats were taken from Mr..
Stones corn crib. This will prove to be
of more value to Mr.. Stone than politics
or the Dispensary liquor bill.
Owing to the busy season Of the year,
very few of our people will attend the
Columbia carnival next week. We
notice the Columbi2 Journal invites
the people to come to Columbia and
enjoy themselves and assures them that
it will not be a political meeting. Well,
it does seem to Us that one meeting
shonid be held without being mixed
up with politics. Really, we have too
much politics anyway. SIGAA.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

speak. You will not assert that the
disability of the solicitor Of the second
circuit paralyzese the law, or deny
that the Judge can appoint q solicitor
pro TEN, and the technical language to
assist the Attorney-General or each
other cannot be construed to forbid an
interchange of work or swapping
places by solicitor, even to take orlgt.
nal proceedings. I still hope you will
waive your own construction and leave
it to the court to pass on the legality
Of such proceedings as you may take
in prosecuting the Denmark lynchers.
OF course, I have no power to force
YOU to perform a duty which l thought
would be pleasant to you. If you still
refuse, the matter must be left with
the Judge, when court convenes.
SOLICITOR JERvEY DOES NOT PROPOSE
TO BE PLACED IN A FALSE POSI-
TION.
Solicitor Jervey has sent the follow
ing letter the Governor in response to
the last letter of his E1cellency:
CHARLESTON, S. c., May s, 1898.
His Excellency B. R. Tillman, Gov
ernor, etc., Columbia, s. C.-Sir: Your
letter Of 9Th instant is received. Un-
doubtedly Section 51l of the General
Statutes does make it the duty Of the
solicitors to "give their counsel and ad-
vice to the Governor and other State
offices in matters Of public concern
whenever they shall by them required
20 to do." And had your .Excellency
done me the honor to call Upon me for
counsel and advice it would have been
freely given. But in your letter OF 4th
instant you asked no advice, but per-
emptorily "directed" me 70 do an act
forbidden by the Constitution.
Now, however, if you really wish
advice, and propose to have the Den
mark affair investigated, l respectfully
sugsest that you cali upon the solicitor
of she End circuit to obtain the infor-
nation necessary on which to base
prosecutions, and to see that warrants
are issued. When suits or prosecutions
have been so begun it will be within
your power to direct the Attorney Cen
eral or the solicitor Of some other cir.
cult to assist in such prosecutions, and
should it then appear that the sollclto
of the IND circuit IS confronted Oy Tue
possible embarrassments to which he
has alluded, he may be relieved by his
assistant of all further active particlpa-
ton. repeat what have before writ
ten: "Whenever the solicitor Of the End
circuit shall have performed his func-
tions under the law, and prosecution
has been begun in Barnwell County.
should you think that the interests OF
the State would be subserved by my
presence, shall promptly obey the
direction of your Excellency."
I do not propose to be nisrepresented
in this matter. I have not declined,
nor do propose to decline, any duty
which may be imposed upon me by
competent authority aud in a lawful
manner.
T decline to waive my honest con-
struction of the law, or to suffer myself
to be placed in a false position, and l
decline to notice your unwarranted
criticisms and insinustions.
Respectfully.
w. ST. JULIEN JERvEY,
Solicitor Of 1st Circuit.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
Mr.. JEKvEE'S REPLY.
He Tel,a Gov TllIlnan What the Law in
the Case IL.

CHARLESTON, s. c., May 6.-The fol-
lowing is copy "fa letter sent by Solic-
itor Jervey to Governor Ben Illiman
to-day in reply to Governor Tillmau's
.etter in>tructiny him to prosecute the
Denmark lynchrr>:
I beg leave Ia acknowledge your let
ter of May 1, wherein you direct me
ito proceed to Denmark at your (my)
earliest convenience, for the purpose OF
thoroughly investigating the outbreak
and tssing the necessary steps to vim
dicste the law and punish the lynch
ers." All lawful directions emanatIng
from the executive shall be fully and
earnestly carried out by me, but in
matter of such importance it is best
that your directions conform strictly
tolaw. There is no provision Of the
law which would authorize me, with
or without yoar sanction, as solicitor,
to 90 into smother circuit and assume
the enforcement Of the criminal law
there. Section 5l1. of the General
Ststetes, under which ! assume you
act IN this matter, authorizes the Gov
ernor to direct the solicitors to assist
the Acknowledgement or each other, IN
all suits or prosecutions in behalf of
the State. The section clearly contem-
plates that solicitor so directed must
be associated with, not supersede, the
constituted representative OF the State
in any circuit, in some suit or prosecu-
ton there pending. I am satisfied
that under this section he would not
be suthorized to take original proceed
ines, and that an indictment presented
by him would not be valid. Whenever
the solicitor Of the second circuit shall
have performed his functions under
the law, aud q prosecution has been
begun in Barnwell County, should you
think that the interests Of the State
would be subserved by my presence,
shall promptly obey the direction of
your Exceilency. The duty is one Of
grave responsibility, neither to be
sought nor evaded, and shall devote
to its proper execution all the ability
and earnestness at my command.
TILLMAN'S SARCASM IN REPLY TO
SOLICITOR JERvEY.
Especial to Augusta Chronicle.l
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 6.-GoreEnor
Tillman to-day replied to the letter OF
Solicitor Jervey in which the latter re-
ferring to the Governors instructions
to prosecute the Denmark lynchers
held that the isw only directed him to
assist another solicitor and not to take
charge himself. The Governor says:
While it may be presumption IN me,
3 layman, to construe the law differ
entity from 50 distinguished an orns-
ment of the bar as yourself, insist
that you are splitting hairs" 50 to
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

There is talk of Governor Tillman
calling an extra session of the Legisla-
ture. The Herald and News has no
objections to such session being called,
for during tie dull spring and summer
months it would help greatly to relieve
the monotony of the situation. Besides,
such little things as extra sessions of
the Legislature do Lot cost anything,
and there is no reason why we should
not have them. The liquor law may
need little amendment, and then we
may need q little appropriation from
the State treasury to keep the States
lawsuits going. By all means let the
extra session be called, and the sooner
the better. Why not?
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
ANOTHER LYNcHING.

Another negro was lynched last week
for the usual crime in Williamsburg
County. In this case, however, II
seems there Is no doubt about the fact
of their having the right man, in fact
he confessed to the deed and was given
time to prepare for death, and every.
thing was done decently and in order
The Herald and News Is not an advo.
cate of lynch law, but in such cases,
when there Is no doubt about having
the right man it is the quickest and
surest way Of dealing out swift and
stern justice t. the culprit, and is ex'
cusable if not justifiable.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

Stephen V. White, the bold speculs-
tor familisrly known as Deacon"
White, went under in the panic in
Wall street last Friday. He was 8
target for formidable opposition, his
friends say, as he fairly pranced up
snd down the street with the chip on
his shoulder" This is his fourth fail
ure. The other occasions were in 1865,
1872 and 1891. he will bob up serene
ly again, no doubt, for he paid all his
creditors of 1891 in full last December,
and had 81, 100000 LEFT.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
We lesrn that the election for Senator

We learn that the election for Senator
to fill the vacancy csused by the resig-
nation of Senator Sigh will be held on
Tuesday, the 18th of July. The cam
paign viii be short and sweet, forit will
not open until after the Sd of June, for
until then the aspirsnts from among
the reformers will not know who will
be permitted to enter the race. The
caucus will have to decide that. The
caucus in these latter days of political
freedom is the people and rules the
bailiwick. And why should it not be
so if the leaders so direct it? There is
no longer ring rule in these parts.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10

The Heral-. and News would be glad
to see the journali. ic brethren in Co
lumbia dwell together in peace and
unity. They should remember that
the pen is mightier than the sword.
We can see no use Of constantly be-
ing at war. But if they must fight and
nothing else will do them, we suggest
that they rent an old field and leave all
knives, clubs and pistols at home and
90 out there and fight 1t out in the
good old fashioned way.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
Dr. Pope's Peculiar Bull

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 2-Dr. Ssnp-
son Pope, Of Newberry, who is candi-
date for the position of United States
Marshal, is on his high horse shout the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court in the famous railroad case,
which was adverse 70 the position
taken by the State of South Ca.olins.
He stated to-day that he had written
President Clevelsnd letter informing
him that if he were spoointed marshal
he would not serve under . court hold
ing such views IS are expressed In the
railroad decision. In the letter he
stated that he hsd no sympathy for :
court that favored ''rotten eorpo1s-
ttous.''