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am convinced that any one that will hustle
can make from $40 TO SIS ? day selling Periec-
tion Dish Washers. They give such good sat
isfaction that every family wants one. You
can wash and dry the dishes in two minutes
without danger Of breaking dishes or without
wetting the hands. In the past six months
have cleared over $40 day without canvass.
ing any; pee Ole either come or send for Wash
era, and my trade is increasing all the time.
This business is equally good In country,
town or city, and any lady or man can make
money anywhere II they viii only try. After
careful examination, 1 find the Perfection de-
cidedly the best Dish Washer made. The Per-
lection Mfg. Co., Drawer A.2, Englewood, Ill
will give you full instructions. Go to work at
once and let as hear how you succeed. It Is
certainly our duty to inform each other Of
these golden opportunities. A READER.
The advocate., 1895-10-23
The Santa Fe Sale.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad will be sold at the Topeka
depot at 2 o'clock p. M, December 5.
The sale will be made by J. B. John
son, Master in Chancery. Judge Cald.
well will attend the sale and hold a
special session Of court here at that
time. The reorgsnlzed company, which
will buy the road, will probably be
known as the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway, the only chance be.
ing in the last word, which in the pres.
ent name is railroad. The road will be
turned over to the new company at
once. There are several candidates for
President. D. B. Robinson is regarded
as the man who will probably win.
The advocate., 1895-10-23
A Rousing (a) Republican Meeting.

The Republican county committee
had meeting arranged for a colored
church in Parkdale for last Saturday.
Joe Hudson and A. H. Vance, accom-
panied by Jsckson's Military Band,
were scheduled to furnish the enter
tainment. Aside from the band and
speakers there were but eight voters
present. Both speakers devoted their
time to brscing up the Burdge and
Wilkerson crowd. A prominent col
ored man got to asking Joe Hudson
questions so promiscuously that Hud-
son was glad to quit. This is given
simply as an evidence of Republican
enthusiasm in Shawnee county.
The advocate., 1895-10-23

chasing power; and we declare our un-
slterable opposition to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver. ANY In
flation Of the currency of the country
by degrading the standard of value to
the silver basis is distinCtlyrepudiated.
The advocate., 1895-10-23

Our dollar library Is good thing to
put into the hands Of people who have
not been reading reform literature. It
goes cree with three 81 subscribers to
the Advocate.
The advocate., 1895-10-23
Andrews did, however, hang out at the
head Of his letter this startling sign:

Mansion man that was asking Com.
missioner Williamson to survey 6O0,-
600 acres Of lawfully surveyed public
land as a Nolan grant. subsequently
ascertsined the relation Of Martain An.
drews to the Executive Mansion from
Surveyor General Atkinson. What
Atkinson said, in substance, was this:
"Seversl parties (he mentioned their
nsmes) went on to Washington to have
that land surveyed as the Nolan grant.
They found In that city man to their
purpose In one Martain Andrews, who
was related to the family Of President
Hays, and who offered to get the sur
vey made for 10000. The New
Mexico parties made some sort Of con-
tract with Andrews who performed his
part. He subsequently died at his
home In Chicago, but his SON was re-
Gently here In Santa Fe monkeying
around to get q balance due his father
on that contract"
/ now perceived that Msrtsin An
dreWs, because of his relationship to
the White House family, was, like
Congressman Elkins, man Of undue
influence, and just the kind Of backer
that Williamson felt safe in conspiring
with.
"PREvIoUs INTERVIEW"
Andrews had, Of course, as Commits
sloner Sparks informs us, SO previous
personal interview" with Commissioner
Williamson. This fact calls to mind
the word 'touching" with which Con-
gresham Elkins began his letter to the
same Commissioner, indicating that he,
too, had had "s previous personal in
terView." Very fascinating, In mat
ter Of conspiracy, is q prior interview,
in which two high contracting parties
secretly agree "touching" before the
matter is openly and officially touched.
Such anterior procedure makes,
to the infering faculty Of the hu-
man mind, a strong appeal; and
the law as understand it, in
matter Of conspiracy, warrants
one In indulglng the inferring
faculty, with, of course, judicious
modification, and, as l trust, with such
becoming moderation, will now pro-
ceed to infer from the premise, as fol.
lows:
az think, williamson" says An
drews, "yOu set your figure altogether
too high. / know you assume a great
responsibility, right in the face Of your
correct and final decision that claim
80 has no legal status, to now survey
that already surveyed public land as
said claim; but l, too, you know, take
a tremendous responsibility In asking
you do it; for, if the matter should be
exposed, the Executive Mansion falls
when Martain Andrews falls. Let as,
then, split the difference. Say you
take 8 - GoodI 1t is settled. I'll
write you tomorrow as the parties are
here anxiously waiting to make de.
posit."
THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM.
Msrtaln Andrews having written
his promised letter from the "Execu
tive Mansion" Commissioner William
son, faithful to his contract, also
writes q letter. It is dated December
1000 "a nldnnnnnA 70 ItIr NJ A a
The advocate., 1895-10-23


1877, have to inform you that as this
Office has become satisfied that no OBJ
lection exists to the making of pre-
liminary survey OF said claim, under
the deposit system, I desire that you
will prepare and transmit to this Office
an estimate of the cost Of such survey,
and when the estimated amount shall
have been deposited you will receive
instructions to enter into contract fol
the survey"
We are thus informed, suthorita-
lively, that 100000 acres Of lawfully.
survey public land could, in jiffy, be
surveyed as a Mexican grant under
"the deposit system" That Is correct
That is the only System" under which
a Commissioner of the General Land
Office could be induced to take such 9
risk. But it must not only be q "de
posit" for the mere expense Of the sur
Vey. Martain Andrews must have hil
deposit" and Commissioner William
son must also have his deposit. >
Now, it occurs to me that this "deposit
system" is all wrong; and that it ls the
very System" that has gotten thu
United States In the same same fix
which, In the days Of Hamlet, Den
mark was In.
A PRIVILEGED PERSON.
"Mr. Andrews" Commissioner
Sparks says, "tiled no evidence of hiE
authority to represent any claimant
neither is it shown that he appeared
professionally as an attorney in the
csse."
In order to have a proper under
standing of these momentous words II
is necessary to make a sort of recapit
ulation. Certain New Mexicsns witt
plenty of money go onto Washington
to have 100000 acres of lswfully.sur
Veyed public land surveyed as a Nola1
grant. Not for the world woulC
these rich and respectable New Mexi
cans 90 on record as having made sp
pIicstion for such a, grossly unlawful
survey. Hence, their mission to Wash
ington is to find some one who cal
have that ticklish job done Withou
due formslity, which, as a rule, the!
admit, is all very well. In nosinl
around they are at last referred, by
knowing one, to Msrtain Andrews.
"Andrews," says the knowing one
sis the very man you are looking for
he's cheek by joWl with COMMISSIONS
Williamson, and what Is more he be
longs to the reigning family in yonde
White House."
That is sufficient. That is satisfaC
tory. Msrtsin Andrews is the man
The New Mexicsns thereupon hun
him up and enter into contract witt
him to procure that survey without tn
usual decent and protective formalit,
required as a rule in such procedure
In Msrtsin Andrews they had SURE
enough struck the right man. Mr.. An
drews, of the ''Executivs Mansion,
does not have to state what right h
has to ask for survey Of public lam
as the Nolan grant, because he we
knows that all decent formality, unde
"the deposit SYSTEM" DISPENSE
with. o. p. MoMAINs.
| Nn,,, vo.L pnlItInnI plnkRnrnn
The advocate., 1895-10-23
SMARTAIN ANDREWS.
~ VA entstiye Of the Executive Mansion
snaplrss With Commissioner VIII
l'aNECn, et al, 70 steal Public
Land IA MNxlean Grant,

~ d..
q te, and joined the alleged Max
\. Tsnt On the south. Nolan grant,
Il, ig &C South Pueblo, Colorado,
two grants we're before Congress
3. Elis SSne time for confirmation.
gasgasS confirmed the millionaire
SlAa grant In Colorado, No. 4S, for
sEen leagues -4S,O 900 acres-with this
zcvlgC:
Il IFo1Bled, A0svcver. That whom said lands ere
pa ennfmed, surveyed and patented, they
Y Sll na hold and taken 70 be tln full satisfsc'
v sSn ot All fHEthsP elaine and demands upon
Cnstsd st&teG
= Hill provision was interpreted by
Smmissloner Williamson, July l, 1870,
\ fclloWs:
g0lan claim, No. 48, In the State Of
olcrado, being fully satisfied, that en-
sced In surveying contract with
sasIs. Elkins and MsrmOn Nolan
(. 1sant, No. 80, In New Mexico) has no
gal status"
Aa a result Of this correct interpre.
'Elcn OE said proviso Nolan grant, No.
'N la New Mexico, was treated and
surveyed as public land and settlement
B na entries allowed thereon under the
4 public land laws.
TEE RIGHT MAN.
But tho New Mexico Nolan grant
Naa not long destined to remain as pub.
ie land. Commissioners Williamson
SVas apt TO C0nspire. There was, In q
ponsplEacy, fun, excitement and big
pay The Commissioner, however,
iAd not conspire with every man.
would conspire only with a man
topd high or was related to those
To- aid stand high In the dominant
paEty. He relied, you see, on the domi.
pant party to shield him because he
wac backed by man whom that party
was bound 10 shield In order to save
llgslf from o ruinous political scandal.
y " ith such man, because Of the fun,
txeitement and big pay there was in 1t,
commissioner Williamson was ever
eAdy TO conspire to steal surveyed
4 Nnblic land ca q Mexican grant. He
found Q man Of this stamp in Congress
I isn Elkins. he also found man Of
\ Mid stamp In Martain Andrews.
OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED.
4 artain Andrews Is officially intro
\ lApad to Che public In "Land Office
I'tpoEt" FOR 1885 (page 1897, in connec'
s'vR with Nolan grant No. SO In New
eklco, as follows:
''sQn November 10, $780," says Com
nalOner Sparks, SO Mr.. Msrtain An
z feEs addressed o letter to the Com
l'eBloneE tWillismson) referring to q
@pious personal interview, stating
Nnf hs was deslrouS Of presenting th'
\ olan grant to Congress for con6rms
.pp, and requesting the Commissions
ascertain the estimated cost Of sur
Of the claim, and, upon the de
1sit Of the estimated amount, Il
faot che Burvey to be made. Mr.. An
i@Wa alsd no evidence Of his suthorit!
lapro6ant any claimant, neither Is 1
feWn thst he appeared professional!
N sr attorney In the case"
shvtaln Andrews, then, Ike Con
,sasnnan Elkins, writes letter. Com
aloner williamson, with q view Il
protection by the dominant party
The advocate., 1895-10-23
THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM.

Msrtaln Andrews having written
his promised letter from the "Execu-
tive Mansion" Commissioner William.
son, faithful to his contract, also
writes q letter. It is dated December
l, 1880, and addressed to "H. NJ. At
kinson, Esq, United States Surveyor
General, Santa Fe, N. M"
"SIR:-Application having been
made to this Office to have made an
estimate of the cost of survey Of the IN.
confirmed private land claim No. 80, in
New Mexico, Gervacio Nolan, grantee,
originally petitiOned for by said Nolan
and bis associates. Juan Antonio Ara
eon and Antonio Maria Lucero, Che
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-22
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
The Ocala Platform is Changed in
Some RespectS-TheE Election OfOni-

The OcaIa Platform is Changed in
Some RespcctS-TheI Election OfOm
| GERS.
The Supreme Council OF the Nationu
Alliance listened to the annual address
| OF the president at the morning session
SN--S| i"s. ~; :: r.l~~ 4 -" 80
day, and the report OF the committee
In charge thereof recommended some
changes which brought on an earnest
and lively discussion. a number OF
delegates favored reailirmatiOn of
the Ocala platform, but a larger num-
per endorsed the committees report
ana some changes were made.
Inc transportation plank, demand
ing the government OwncShip and con
troll Of the railroads, is modified so as
to demand that Jnc government shall
own and operate just enough Of the
competing railroad lines OF the coun-
try to eilectually give the government
full control OF the regulation of pas
senger fares and freight rates.
The demand for election of United
States Senators by Il direct vote OF
the people Is changed so as to demand
that each State shall be divided into
two districts Of nearly equal voting
population and that Senator shall be
elected from each by a direct vote OF
the people of the district.
FINANCE was Il subject of OnSidcra-
bic discussion and resulted in the
adoption OF q lengthy and well drawn
preamble and resolution. The pre-
amblc sets forth that in land OF
bounilcss resources, blessed in un-
stintcd measure with heavens boun-
ties, the wall of distress fills the land :
that the lives and inhcritanccs of the
unborn are being offered aS Il pledge
to the pawn shODs Of Europe to obtain
money, while bankruptcy holds high
carnival. railways 90 into the hands
OF receivers, merchants and manufac.
tories break down, people are deprived
of their homes, labor is condemned
to idleness and starvation is under
mining mOrtals and civilization. The
resolution declares that, While stand
ing firmly by all Of our Alliance de-
mand5, we recognize that no other re-
form is possible until the destructive
policy OF contracting our money vol
umne Is OVerthrOWn, and the banks of
the country be forced to retire from
government business that having at
last forced the financial question to
the front, we will fcarlcssly meet the
Issue, and serve notice on the country
that we will never rest until the pcO-
pie shall rule instead of the dollar,
ana pronounced American financial
system Is established.
The propos d funding Of the Pacific
Railroad debt to the government was
condemned.
The officers for the next year were
elected at the afternoon session, as
follows:
President }. +. Willctts, Of Kansas
Vice Prcsldcnt-Ii. G.. Shavciy. OF
Pennsylvania.
Secretary andTreas urcr-D. Il. Dun
can, Of South Carolina.
National Executive Committee
Mann Page Of Virginia, II. l. Loucks
OF South Dakota. |. f.. Dean OF New
York, II. &. Ocmming Of PENNSYLVANIA,
and Marion Butler OF North Caro-
lima
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-22

TWO NATURAL LIARS.-Two good
old men who live under the shadow o
the famous Pilot Mountain were dis
cussing the recent cold snap, says the
Mt. Airy IN. c. News. One said he
had an old rooster which was roostinu
that cold Saturday night in the top oi
tree. Some time during the night
he raised himself up on his feet opened
his mouth and began to crow. While
in the act OF Growing he froze. Next
day he thawcd out. and to the utter
establishment OF the family Immediate
Iy began TO crow where he had left oil
the night before, giving utterance to
the last half OF the crow.
The other good man said that when
he went to bed that night by accident
he left lamp burning. Next morn
ing he noticed that the lamp was still
burning and attempted to blow it out.
TO his surprise and CONSERVATION he
found that he could not do so. He
then took of the chimney and dis
covered that the oil, wick and flame
were all frozen. He took of the
burner, cut the flame off the wick and
threw it out into the yard, where it
remained until two O'Clock before it
thawcd
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-22

Up to this time last year $2l $40. /:
worth OF State fertilizer tax tags haC
been sold. For the same period of thi.
year the total sales aggregate only
S6,33I.6S. These figures speak fol
themselves, and show to what extcn,
the farmers have been rcfraining from
ordering fertilizers.
.-Beauregard Wilson, who lives near
aHoo City, Miss, worked niue mules
the past year and made 300 bales OF
cotton. After disposing OF his crop
at an average of ) cents pound and
paying his expenses his net profit
amounted to 1880.
The Salkchatchic River is on a
boom, and the shad fishermen are look
ing very blue. Very few have been
caughtup to thisatimc. and, unless the
rains cease, the catch this season will be
quite small. Quite IL number have en-.
barkcd in the business this year.
The work OF furnishing and re fit.
ting the interior Of Clemson College is
being rapidly advanced and everything
Will be in order for the rcOpening on
the 2lst instant.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT.-It will
be recalled that some time ago MavOr
Chaicc uf Aiken solicited subscriptions
from the towns Of the State for the
purpose of taking tl!c Dispcnsary law
TO the Supreme Court of the Urited
States. What was the outcome Of thi is
appeal Is not known, but recently
Douglass " Obcar announced that they
would take charge OF the case. Both
OF these gentlemen have recently
moved to Washington and what steps
had been taken in the matter was not
known until yesterday when it was
announced that the firm would present
the papers to the Court next week 1t
Is understood that that portion Of the
law relative to the importation OF
liquor into the State will be attacked
chiefly, it being held that such pro-
vision is unconstitutional. The case
will hardly attract much attention, 1t
Is known that tho State authorities
have no fears as TO the ultimate out
come of this litigation. Some time
ago Attorney General Barber said
that the State was perfectly willing to
have the highest court of the land to
pass upon the constitutionality OF the
law. The State had expected this
move, and was prepared to meet the
lawyers on the other side. Under the
circumstances, the Attorney General
or mis- assistant will go to Washington
to uphold the States side of the case.
1t is expected that the papers in the
case will be received in Columbia in
the course Of Il week ard then it will
be known exactly upon what grounds
the opposition Is proceeding.
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FIRE IN TIMMoNsyILLE.
LargeBlock of Frame Buildings De-
stroyed-The Block Was Stunned
by Insurance COmpanies.


TINiMoNSvILEE, Feb l2.-The largest
fire In extent and number of building s
destroyed that Timmonsville has eve r
experienced broke out last night about
IL o'clock, and this morning tlit. famous
wooden row containing historic Fort
Sumter" is in ashes.
Snow had fallen to u depth OF sew
eral inches, and continued during the
fire to pour d steady shower of flake S
That acted rs "a wet blanket to u
buildings adjacent the doomed block.
IhlS was long row Of wooden build
ings, all connected, on Railroad street.
right in the heart of town. 1t had
long been condemned by tho insurance
companies, and consequently the in
surance was light ana many of the
building unoccupied.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
1t was first discovered in the rear of q
large store house known us the Me-
Laughlin building, the back and upper
parts OF which were occupied by negro
tenants, and rapidly spread east and
west till the entire block was in flames
But FOR the heavy fall Of snow no doubt
the whole business part of the town
would this morning be in ruins.
The following list shows the chicl
losses
Store owned by George A. Norwood
occupied By w. w. Harreil, grocery
below and dwelling above; value o
building $1,000, stock $3.50.
Large two-stOry double store and
dwelling above, owned by w. j. Lock
hart, known as Fort Sumtcr:" value
$500; unoccupied. a few goods
belonging to NJ. Kohn were stored
here. Value about 800; no insurance
The Mclaughlin building, value
LOCO. No insurance.
Barber shop and fixtures belonging
to II. Nj. White, estimated value. 1850
| No insurance.
Shop belonging to Chloe Owens, 9
negro woman, value, $3.50. No in
surance.
Store and stock of groceries belong
| ing to h. w. Witcovcr, value, 81 200
| Small insurance.
Store belonging to y. Ii. Traxler
lately occupied by j. a. Powers
groceries, but unoccupied at time O
fire, value, 81, 200. Small insurance.
Shop occupied by G. T. Stone, jcwler
value small. No insurance.
Several small houses occupied b,
negroes were burned. None insured
| The total loss is in the ncghbor
hood of $1,000: insurance not owe,
$1,000.
The fire was stopped on the west b,
the brick building owned and occupied
by the Bank of Timmonsville, will
Masonic Hall above. The builIiu.
was slightly damaged from broker
blinds, etc. but is fully insured Al
the valuab!es Of the bank were re
moved.
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-Spartanburg wins thrown into a
state of excitcmens aver the escape
from jail ot> >ns.Art-.So!e, convicted of
murder last week, anu sentenced to be
hanged on the 10Th day of March
Poole had twenty minutes start Of the
officers, but within ten minutes after
his escape was discovered and caught
and was once more safe within prison
walls. Poole had planned his escape
well. With some small instrument he
filed in two the chain which held him
to the wall aud filed the shackles from
his feet and by some means burst the
door down and put to the woods. He
was caught in culvcrt by Officer
Sprousc Of the police department
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the
few
G. 1t
Jut his
ind his
but his
.ght have
.urm and so
,sistant. His
and almost i'm
..C was opened and

,lly as possible, he made
ltuation at the station
she would go down to the
.rter of mile distant. and
-nil the train. The reply was in the
affirmative, and there was no indcci ion
in it either.
Then he flashed back
Put piece of thin, red flannel
around the lantern, go down 10 the
deep cut and swing your red light
across the track as soon as the train
rounds the curve. Keep it up until
you are sure it has been seen, and
when the train stops go to the con-
ductor with the news have told you. y
"All right returned Lizzie, III
be of inside of three minutes" and,
coward though she was, she kept her
promise.
1t was still laundering in the dis
tance, and every flash of lightning
made her shrink and cover as il
wounded by the glariug sheet Of fire.
But in spite of her terror, she did not
slacken her speed, and reached the
depot just rs the headlight of the APP
preaching train began to glimmer
around the curve beyond.
Faithfully she delivered the mes
sage committed to her, and then fell
fainting at the conductors feet.
AS soon as Jack was sure that Lizzie
would carry ont his instructions he
wrapped the cord loosely round his
hands and feet again and lay down in
his old position, not wishing to excite
suspicion in the breasts of the robbers,
| should they take it into their heads tC
pay him another visit before the
arrival Of the train.
Through the window he could see
that the red lantern had been swung
into position, and after Il little nc
heard them pacing rcstlessly up and
down the platform as If growing i'm
patient. The clock in the office
had struck twelve at least twenty
minutes before a faraway whistle an.
nounced the approach of the train.
Immediately thore was cessation
of the monotonOus tread outside, and
a few minutes later, with Il rumble ard
roar and Kissing of the airbrakcs, the
train drew up to the station.
The next moment the command o
I " Hands up" was followed by the
report of several revolvers frcC
simultaneously, and Jack, throwing
aside his cords, rushed out Just in time
TO see his half-frCzen midnight vis
tors marched into the baggage car al
the point Of dozen revolvcrs Levied
at their heads.
Jack locked the station, and as the
two walked home together they
agreed to say nothing about their eX
pericnce to their mother until she wa:
well and strong again.
Consequently the first intimation sh,
had OF the danger they had bravct
came week later in tho form of ;
check for $500 from the railroad com
pany, payable to Jack and Liz,
English-tor the use of their private
line in capturing the robbers.