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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Solicitor Thurmond was acquit-
ted Of the charge Of the murder of
Mr.. w. G.. Harris on Tuesday last,
the jury remaining out only thirty
five minutes. This was according
to general expectation.
Owing to the extreme illness of
Judge MCGOWAN, Judge Benefits
father-in-law, court was adjourned
soon after hearing this case until
Friday of this week. The Common
Pleas will be called next Monday.
The speeches in the Thurmond
cage were very fne.- Those of Gov.
J. C. Sheppard and Col. G. w.
Croft were magnificent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
LIVELY At GREENWOOD.
A Break ir the Monotony of
the Senatorial Campaign.
COL. IRBY QUITE VIGOROUS
The Former Senator Forces the
Fighting-A Sharp Encounter
With McLaurin-GOv. Ellerbc,
Irby Declares, is as Weak as
lemonade and Ia PrOstltuting
His Office.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
Greenwood, S. c., Aug. s. 1t was
a very much delayed, large and
a bit lively campaign meeting that
was held here today. To begi n
with. the speaking did not begin
until 2 o'clock, but The throng
seemed to be hungry for campaign
oratory and waited and listened
until nightfall. The speakers
stand collapsed early in the pro-
gramme, but that made no material
difference. Col. Irby today was
even more vigorous than usual,
and paid his respects to Governor
Ellerbe in brief. There was a
lively time for a few minutes
when Col. Irby asked MIR. Nc
Laurin to answer q question, and
insisted on g yes or no answer
and Mr.. McLaurin was equally as
positive in answering the ques-
tion his own way or not at all.
This Col. Irby urged WAS denied
by Mr.. McLaurin and there was
g. tilt as to whether there should
be any answer or not to this and
another question-Col. lrby want
ing an equivocal affirmative or neg
ative answer, and Mr.. McLaurin
demanding the right to answer IN
his own way. 1t ended in Nc
Laurin not recognizing the subse-
quent questions aud COL lrby de-
clining interruption for the an
swers. Mr.. McLaurin insisted on
his right to give if any reply be
given. There were appeals for
fair play, and Col. Irby's ret'rt
was that he took his medicine like
a gamecock and McLaurin was
mad, which McLaurin vigorously
denied.
Col. Irby said Governor Ellerbe
was as weak as circus lemonade
and was prostitutiag his office SO
as to injure him, and be charged
that one of his friends on the con-
stabulary force had been discharg-
ed because he would not work for
McLaurin. He said there was talk
of deal for the removal of the
metropolitan police from Charles
ton if 30, he would be heard from
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
PER CONTRA AND AN ASS.

In last weeks ADVERTISER we
said that attorney General Bar.
ber was not willing to write him.
self down as an ass before the
whole people of South Carolina by
deciding that a citizen of Green
wood county was entitled to repre-
sent Edgefield county in the State
Senate" and we were correct. But
while the Attorney General was
not willing to write himself down
as all ass, he was, it seems, per-
fectly willing that Assistant At
torney General Townsend should
do SO, and, in the language of an
old but dead friend, Andrew Jack
son, he has "done done it." See
Attorney General Townsend's let
ter in another column of this pa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

per. This letter, divested of un-
necessary verbiage and irrelevan-
cies. decides that President Nc
Sweeney, of the State Senate, can
not order en- election for Senator
for Edgefe.d county until the Sen.
ate itself shall pass upon the mat
ter.
For more than one hundred
years it has been the uniform prac-
tice of the successive presidents of
the Senate of the State of South
Carolina to order elections to fill
vacancies in the Senate whenever
in their judgment such vacancies
existed. The authority for such
acton is based on Section 25,
Article 3 of the Constitution
which reads as follows:
eff any election district shall
neglect to choose member or
members on the day Of election, or
if any person chosen a member
of either house shall refuse to
qualify and take his seat or shall
resign. die, depart from the State,
accept any disqualifying office or
position or become otherwise dis
Qualified to hold his seat, a writ of
election shall beeissued by the
president of the Senate or Speaker
of the House of Representatives, as
the case may be, for the purpose
of filling the vacancy, etc."
Now, the only construction that
can be put upon the above clause
is, that the president of the Senate
shall order an election in case of q
vacancy and that he himself is,
primarily, the judge as to whether
there is a vacancy. This construc-
ton has been acqulesced in and
endorsed by such Attorney Gen.
erals as Jas. L. Petigru, Hugh S.
Legare, Robert Y. Hayne, Leroy
F. Youmans, indeed by each and
all of our illustrious law officers
down to the Gay when Assistant
Attor'y Gen'l Townsend "takened
holt" and writ himself down per
contra and-an ass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
John sons
Chill and
Fever d
Tonic
Cures FeVe4'
I'm One Day.
TERRIFIC STORM
In COlOradO---Raging Rivers
Sweep the Country.

Florence, Col, Aug. 7.-This 10.
cality was visited by a terrific
thunder and rain storm, drenching
the country and causing great
damage to property. The rail-
fell in torrents for over an hour,
turning mountain gulches and
dry creeks into raging rivers.
Chandler creek, which rises in
the Green Horn mountains, emp
ties into the Arkansas rever one
and a half miles west of town,
was wild and dangerous torrent.
The volume of water was too great
to fow in the channel allowed for
it where the Rio Grand railroad
crosses the creek, debris lodged
against the bridge, creating dam
which turned the stream out of
it's natural course, ran down across
the prairie and washed over the
premises of a ranchman 500 yards
away, washing away his outbuild-
ings and threatening his house
with destruction, but the flood
receded and the building was saved.
Considerable damage is reported
along the Chandler branch of the
Rio Grande.
At Oak creek, half a mile east,
the flood was even greater than
on Chandler creek. The Santa
Fe railroad tracks were covered
with water and debris for a distance
Of several hundred feet, but it was
soon cleared.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Ho, For Hillnan.

We want all our old friends and
as many new ores as we can get.
Nature has endowed our resort
as to make it desirable for old and
young, sick and we'll.
With the prospect of a fine
vegetable, fruit and melon season,
plenty of rich milk and butter
and other commodities of the
country.
And the best CHEF Augusta af-
fords.
A Sheffield at the head of the
culiary department, we feel
confident of pleasing the most
fastidious epjcure.
AS to pleasure for both old and
young we have pool tables, dancing
hal, one mile bicycle track, which
will be kept in good condition.
In addition we have the finest
scenery atmosphere and mineral
waters you'll find anywhere.
So come one and all and have a
jolly good time.
For further particulars address
j G.. HU n T E r,
.HlLLMAN, GA.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Although the United States gov
ernment has expended hundreds
of thousands upon docks, the bat
tie ships Indiana, Massachusetts,
and Iowa will soon go to Halifax
to be docked, cleaned and painted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Among other grievances in the
Piedmont Headlight of last week
we notice that paper charges Ship
ping Clerk Dan QUITS, with saving
the good liquor for others and
'drenching our poor country boys
with assafetida brandy"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Larry CAN'T is certainly a hus-
tier for his friends. In the last
issue of his paper, thu Headlight,
he has no less t. IL eighty.one
separate paragraphs favoring Irby,
His enthusiasm for his friend is
infectious, and we are tempted to
hurrah with him for Irby, and he
(Irby) is the best democrat of the
four candidates and stands on the
best platform, but is a mighty poor
shote in other respects.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
EX-GOVERNOR EVANS.

Chairman Magill introduced
Governor Evans, who said he did
not create Greenwood county, but
was born in this county, and he
looked upon them as his own peo-
pie. he had no animosity against
those who fought him fairly. lie
referred to the last campaign and
th; he was even charged with dis
honesty, but his people knew him:
He was dared to make this race
and was here to make the fight for
this State. He said he would not
discuss State issues, although he
could not be frightened on them.
He took up the tariff question
without delay and said that Bryan
had repudiated McLaurin's posi-
ton. He favored a direct tax as
this WAS the only way to let the
people know what YVES being spent.
Under a direct tax, Rhode Island
would pay sixteen times the taxes
of South Carolina, while as it is
the farmer pays the expenses.
McLaurin would plead the baby |
act, if he were right he need not
plead persecution. He said he
would prove that McLaurin be-
longed TO the republican ranks.
Voice-Don't get scared, Nc
Laurin. (Applause.)
About this time the lear end of
the platform caved in and Evans
said that McLaurin was too heavy
a load for any democratic platform
to carry. (Applause.) With a
wreck of a stand the speaking went
merrily along on the tariff sched-
ule. If be is wrong and Tlllman
is wrong we will lick them both.
Are you going to elect him because
Tillman does something?
Voice-We believe in Tillman.
Evans went on to say that Nc
Laurin's cotton tax would simply
cost the farmer 20 per cent. The
Allan staple was not raised be-
cause more could be made on short
staple cotton. If McLaurin was
Kept in congress much longer the
people would have to 60 around
with flaps on themselves. The au-
lience applauded much at Evans
defense of Calhoun against the
new evangel." In talking of the
,egro republican paper endorsing |
dcLaurin, he said he called it
'nigger" because he could net get :
'ut of his raising, and meant no
lisrespect. k
The Southern farmer had moth 9
ng to protect. and it was all rot to
ry and get them to favor it i'll any o
ray. He jumped on McLaurin's 0
'ool, lumber and bagging vote, IL
nd some of the crowd cried: "Put 3
to 'em." Somebody got into :,
DIV on the fringe of the crowd and il
mere was an arrest that provoked
xcitement. He saio ne was de- II
GIFTED With tie reception he bad
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
MR.. MAYIFELD.

Mr.. MaYfeld said he would not
speak 10 minutes or account of the
late hour. He said he had just
heard that the new county acts
were to be attacked but be would
say they were all solid and good.
He said he had received letter
from Mr.. Vance and would say
he thought Mr.. Vance a good and
honest man, but system was wrong
and could not and should not
stand. 1t was now a stupendendous
failure. He briefly outlined his
tariff views, after which the meet
ing was closed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

The dispensary authorities have
within two months paid into the
State treasury $4,000. Treasurer
Zimmerman says this will enable
him to rnn the government a
and it is possible that the antici-
pated deficit may be prevented.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Larry CAN'T in his young days
worked in tan yard, and that is
VIII ere he got the following:
The politicians are all on Nc
Laurin's side, but the people are
"agin him." and, on the 30th day
of this Lonth, the hide of Hand
some Curly-Haired Johnnie" will
be put in republican tan-vat, the
hair taken off with populist lime
and negro grinding the bark.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

A strike Of their 1,400 white
operatives has forced the Fulton
Bag Mill Co.. of Atlanta, to dis.
miss all negroes employed in the
mil. The attempt to make white
and colored operatives work to-
gether was an experiment that did
not succeed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Larry CAN'T, in last weeks Head
light, transposes two lines OF Lord
Ullin's daughter and applies them
to McLaurin as follows:
One lovely arm to Tillman stretched
And one. was round Gonzales.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
answer in my mouth. I will stand
On the platform.

|
On the platform.
| Irby-He's lodging.
| McLaurin-No, I am not.
There was much hurrahing.
McLaurin and Irby both had the
floor. McLanrin said he would
answer the question in his own
way, and Irby said he wanted no
lodging, but an answer, yes or no.
McLaurin-You've got no right
F, 10 ask question and answer it.
I Irby-I'll take care of that.
Much hurrahing.)
lrby.-He won't answer.
McLaurin-You won't let me.
Here was applause and cries of,
"Give him fair play
F., Irby-I'll prove he only wants
office. I've got him in hole and
will soon smoke the fox out. The
basic principle of the democracy
lis free raw material. free silver,
free sugar and the like, and he
would vote for it no matter what
others did.
I Col. Irby asked McLaurin how
he stood on the dispensary.
McLaurin SAID he would refuse
to answer the question, unless
allowed to do 30 in his own way.
He said he thought tactics unfair,
and he would not do so.
Irby-You can't catch me.
He's getting mad.
McLaurin said lie was not mad.
Irby-Why, he looks like four
devils are standing out on his face.
McLaurin-Then they are the
reflection quadrupled from your
face. Much applause.)
Col. Irby-Whenever you've got a
man mad you've got him.
Mr.. McLaurin was asking to be
heard.
Col. Irby said he never kicked,
but took his medicine like a
gamecock and would not allow
interruption OH his time.
Mr.. McLaurin sat down.
Then Col. Irby pounded away
on Mr.. McLsurin and said that
McLaurin was strutting about
Washington about the time of the
Darlington riot and talking about
the reform party going to hell and
impeaching the governor. He
was against the governor then, but
is not trying to swing on his coat
tail and even getting like a calf
to get at the teat.
After while he went for Gov
ernor Ellerhe. and said he was
as weak as CIRCUS lemonade. made
out of pokeberries and spring
watel. daughter. Neal. he said
was leaving his work running
around the state on politics and
now they talk of a deal in Charles
ton to remove the metropolitan
police. McLaurin, al! Of sudden,
way up in the Piedmont, talks of
removing the police, when he never
said so before. If there were a
deal he would tell the people all
about it some day. He has been
denouncing the metropolitan police
all along. 1t was no new thing
for him. Ellerbe. he said, was
prostituting his Office to lnjure
him and was discharging consta-
bles, who would not work for Nc
Laurin. One of his friends on
streets for McLaurin was dismiss
ed.
Col. Irby was quite vigorous
today and had friends in the
audience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
Used as q Last Resort.

A prominent young busin' ss man.
of Atlanta, Ga, Mr.. w. L. Baker
Jr., was cured of a case of chronic
diarrhea with Neutralizing
Cordial. Three of Atlanta's best
physicians gave him up, and yet
some narrow Drained people say
all proprietary medicines are
humbugs. Norman's Indian
Worm Pellets are very pleasant
to take. Price only 10 aud 25c.
Sold by all druggists.
pl.a A.nla chn.hnH at tho NI nran,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

The Piedmont Headlight says
Dan Tompkins is racking around
over the State working for Nc
Laurin at two dollars day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

A dozen or more foreign coun-
tries have forwarded to this gov
eminent their protests against the
passage of the Dingley tariff bill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

The season has been favorable,
and consequently the crops
throughout the State are generally
good.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Disastrous floods are reported
from Austria.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

King George, of Greece, threat
ems to abdicate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

The rush of Office seekers has
caused the floor of room in the
White House to settle four inches.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

A rebellion in India is giving
England some trouble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

New cotton is beginning to come
into market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Dan QUITS, chief shipping clerk
of the State dispensary, says that
ed. j." stands for demijohn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
TAOOH H0 0ION
PROM
Langley, S. C., to ASleTlIe, n. C.,
Tuesday, August q,

Leaving Tuesday morning, the 24th,
at o'clock, arriving Asheville, N. c.,
same day at 4 o'clock Returning
leave next evening, 25th, at o'clock.
Fare for the round trip at the ex-
ceeding low price, viz:
Langley to Trenton, inclusive, $40
Trenton to Batesbur.., 2.25
Batesburg to COLUMBIA, 2.l5
Besides the Beautiful Scenery of
gorgeous landscape, Towering Noun
tains, and the Magnificent, Handsome
Mansion of Vanderbilt to be seen, is a
Game of Ball composed of a picked
nine between Langley and Leesville
against the Asheville team. This
promises to be battle "royal," and the
boys propose holding every inch OF
vantage, adding score to score, and
showing the "Tar Heels" what the
"Sand Lappers" can do. Come, join
our party. Encourage the boys. Take
long, recuperating ride. Enjoy the
Mountain Breezes. Laugh and grow
fat.
MOYER & HALL,
EXoursiOnists.
For tickets and further information
call OH
j. p. BLACKWELL,
Johnston, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11
FUBWaD UNIVERSITY,

DR.. j. C. JUDS0N, Chair. of Faculty.
Session begins Sept. 22nd. Courses
leading to all academic degrees. Pre-
paratory department in charge of ex-
perlenced teachers. Cost reduced to
minimum by mess system. Board in
private families moderate.
For catalogue and further informa-
tion, apply to chairman, or to
BEN E. GEER, Secretary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

The gold fields Of Klondyke are
W thin British territory.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

1t will pay you to call ON or write us
for prices on anything you may want. All
correspondence promptly attended to.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

streets for McLaurin was dismiss
ed.
Col. Irby was quite vigorous
today and had friends in the
audience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

Col. lrby SAID ne would have to
speak briefly because of the late
hour and threatening weather. He,
however, wanted to catch up with
the liar who always attacked the
strongest man. He said he was
fighting the world, the flesh and
the devil-Ellerbe, Neal and Mic.
Gonzales. He first denied running
as loose horse or in combination
with Evans or any one. He was
against the whole gang. The only
combination was against him.
The tariff was only used to mystify
you. Gov. Ellerbe, he said, had
prostituted his office and true
democracy when he kept the met
police in Charleston.
The policy is unwise and unjust,
for Charleston should be treated as
Greenwood, that was democracy.
There can be no true democracy
without local self-government.
These people wanted a new party
and picked up McLaurin, who had
been untrue to his party, to lead.
Why, Gonzales had Ellerbe decide
Oh McLaurin's appointment before
poor Earle was cold in his grave.
This was indecent haste. It look
ed like the reform movement and
rue democracy would have no
spokesman, but he took up the
,udgel. He then went on to say |
Why he was sacrificed last year. |
He was the only democrat running.
The conservatives were democrats,
out erred in judgment. He was
proud of his record, for it was
blemish. CA laugh
Irby-"You may hiss, but you
will still be goose"
He said he was down here to
,eep McLaurin and a few dis
;runtled people from destroying
he reform party.
He asked McLaurin if he would
ppose free raw material if Bryan
r some other democrat were elected
nd there was q democratic con- +
ress?
Mr.. McLaurin said he would
tand on the democratic platform
lst as he now did.
Irby-1e won't answer yes or ;.
O.
McLaurin-You can't put the ]
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
A NotionaI Hen.

At Dos Alamos. tiny settlement in the
Salt River Valley. near Ph@nix, there is
fine lose-comb white leghorn hen-one OF
the most industrious birds ever known
that will make her daily contribution to
the product of the chicken yard under no
circumstances unless she can find high
perch from which she can hear the egg
drop. She crawls up under the rafters OF
her proprietor's porch and deposits her
egg in a canvas bag, with a hole in the
bottom, made especially for the purpose.
She makes a great deal of noise when her
days work is com pleted. Then her owner
comes out, unties string at the bottom
of the bag and let's the egg roll down into
his hama. Fifteen other hens of the same
brood will lay only in one nest. They line
up and await their turn for that single
nest, though right beside it are a dozen
identical but unused nests.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
Arizona's s Lady Pros
poCtOr.

Yavapai County, in Arizona, boasts a
lady pros pector, who roams the hills and
delves in to the earth as matter of choice
She is by no means poor. She is well edu-
Gated intelligent to a degree, accom-
plished. and, in fact, lady bred and
born. This is Mrs. Thomas Newland, who
camps in a very pretty spot near the
Model mine, and has pros pected the hills
for many a weary mile in all directions.
She has located a number of very good
claims and has done the assessment work
on them herself. She has wealthy and
Influential relatives in California, United
States Marshal Barry Baldwin being her
son-in-law. She has more pluck than a
good many men. Some day capital will