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ELOQUENT WORDS
Of Qeaeral Stephen D. Lee to
His Old Comrades.
TH?ILLING SPEECH
By Leader of Confederate Veterans at
Opening of Reunion at New Or
inar?a. Words that Wrung Cheers
of Pride and th let Prom
BattIe*Scarred Soldiers
Following is the address of Gen.
Stephen D. Lee? oommander-in-ohie?
of the United Confederate Veterans,
at the New Orleans reunion, last week
In reply to welooming addresses. Gen
Lee said:
"The United Confederate Veterans
are again met in the olty of their
origin. We are on co moro tho guests
of those patriotic and energetic men,
into whoso labors wo have entered,
and to whom tho thanks of all surviv
ing Confederates ? re due. Again and
again, we have returned to taste of
the Inexhaustible bounty of your hos
pitality; to be refreshed by the patri
otism and enthusiasm of this generous
and beautiful oity.
"The flags of Franoe and of Spain,
of the Union and of the Confederacy,
havo floated over the soil upon which
we stand, but always over bravo men
and lovely women, loyal to tho best
they knew, faithful al ike to the living
and to the dead; a civilization trans
planted Uko a rare flower of Franco,
b'ossoming in the new world, and
bearing exquisite fruit.^Tho Confed
?rate cannot forget the ci*y of the
gallant and accomplished Beauregard,
the brave and unfortunate Hood, the
oity where Jefferson Davis ljved to
walk and whloh honored him in his
death with an outpouring of loyalty
and grief whloh did honor to the
Southern heart. Here ls M?tairie,
whero Albert Sydney Johnston speaks
in imperishable bronze, and the mon
ument to the Army of Northern Vir
ginia, rises tall and white, like the
soul of its great chieftain.
"We love you, Louisiana, where
the stern blood of the Anglo-Saxon has
been touched with the grace and tho
genius of Franoo. Here amid the vory
chivalry of patriotism there is wei
come for all who prize nobio acri gen
erous deeds, and, most of all, a wel
come for him who loved his country
best and bore her cross of pain-the
Confederate soldier. We, who grieved
for this unhappy olty in the hour of
its oapture and humiliation, rejoice
In its p Ide today, standing second
only to New York among t American
ports of export; your mighty river,
Ulled with the ships of all nations,
your historic streets alive with the
commerce of the world. Wo behold
with satisfaction great railroad sys
tems struggling to enter your gates
and the merchants of a thousand
cities listening for tho murmurs of
your markets. We wait the coming
of the day when the waters of the At
l?ntio and Faciflo shall mingle to
gether, and on both alike shall float
the commerce of this imperial oity;
when the sons of those who struggled
in vain foi Southern bupremaoy shall
here behold a peaceful viotory, more
magnificent than thoso of their great
armies, a commercial supremacy more
splendid than their noblest visions
and hore beside tho Father of Waters
shall be realized the capital of their
dreams.
"We have lost dear friends and
comrades since we met togother, none
more beloved and moro honored than
the soldier who was reoently laid to
rest at Arlington. Joe Wheeler won
his spurs by true and honorablo ser
vice. Ho was a superb cavalry leader
and earned on many a hard fought
field the right to lead where bravo
men follow. When the heart of our
common country yearned to express to
her Confederate sons that their wel
come home was complete to Wheeler
it waa given to show, on our behalf,
that every star on the flag was now
dea*1 to us and that wo w*rc ready to
follow it to the very 'Is'es of the Sea.'
It was Southern hands that Bet star
after star In that blue Held of glory
and If any more stars are ever planted
there it will bo strange if a Southern
er ls not found assisting at tho opera
tion.
Comrades, there is one thing oom
mitted to our care as a peculiar trust
-the memory of tho Confederate sol
dier. So far as lies in our power we
have striven that history may not
lack the evidenoe of his purity of mo
tive, his fortitude, his heroism. I,
for ono, do not fear that justice, how
ever long delayed, will not ultimately
bo done to one of the grandest bodies
of men who ever battled for indepen
dence, or triumphing over defeat,
bound up tho bleeding wounds of their
oountry.
"There aro threo things peculiarly
left for our concern. One of thoso ls
the erection of public monuments to
our Confederate dead, to our leaders,
but, above all, to those private soldi
ers, who made our leaders immortal,
We must not overtask posterity by ex
pecting those who come after us to
build monuments to heroes whom
their own generation were unwilling
to commemorate. Tho South has
reached a position of material pros
perlty, which justillos both State and
private beneficence to honor the faith
ful dead.
"In all human lot thcro has] noth
lng bettor been found for man than to
die for his country. If thcro bo any
virtue, If there be any praise, this
fato 1B to bo preferred above all others.
We feel it ls well with those who have
thus fulfilled the highest of all trusts,
the duty of a oit /.on to his native
land; and whatever may have been
their prlvato faults, their publlo ser
vioo on the field of battle has rightly
given thom a place with tho immor
tals. Theirs was tho martyr's devo
tion without the martyr's hopa.
Their generation and their cjuntry
imposod upon them this high service.
Thoy fulfilled lt without flinching.
.They folt that the lssuo of the battle
vas with God; thc issue of their duty
.as with thom. Glorious youths,
wno in tho Hush of life's morning,
poured out theil lives like a rich obla
tion upon your country's altar, wc
gray hatred men salute youl You en
tered the groat mystery with the Joy
of the patriot in your hearts, the
chAer of viotory upon your Ups. With
all our grief we would not have lt
othorwlse. You woro spared tho pangs
of defeat, the shame of Reconstruc
tion; nor will it bo your lot to totter
down tho dull steep of ago or fixed
upon the ?boro to watch with weary
eyes the rising tide of years,
1 'I urge monuments to tho Confed
erate soldier, first, for the sake ot the
dead, but most for the ??ko of the
living, that In this busy Industrial
age these stones to the Confederate
soldier may stand like great Interro
gation marlo* to the soul 3? each be
holder. Are you also ready to die for
your cuL?tzyr is your life wo* ?hy to
be remembered along with theirs? Do
you choose for yourself this greatness
of BOUl?
M 'Not In tho clamor of tho crowded
street,
Not In tho shouts and plaudits of tho
throng,
Hut in ourselves aro triumph and de
feat.'
"Tho second thing ls this: Let us
pass the remainder of our days In auoh
wise, that nothing we shall do will
bring shame and regret; that we, also,
were Confederate soldiers. As wc
shared with them the glory of theil
Bufferings, the fame of their vlotorles,
tho tragedy of their overthrow, and
that sympathy of their country mor
whloh covered the defeated as with 1
mantle of imperishable love, let us
r.lso, share as best wo may their sim
pllolty of heart, their soorn of all lg
noble aotlons, tholr dignity of soul
that our dosoendents may say to us
with swelling hearts, 'He also follow
ed Johnson; he also fought with Loo.
To this day there stands carved upoi
tho graves of our English ancestor
tho symbol of the Crusader. Tb ol
names are forgotten, but the oross rc
mains. So lot tt be with the (Jonied
orato soldier I In tho great mustc
day he of the lion heart will take th
hand of the kingly mau who sleeps a
Lexington, and say, 'Brother, m
cause was also lost.'
"And is there any message w
would give to the State we loved, an
on whoso behalf we drew swordi
moro than a generation ago? As vi
have sorrowed over your devotion, V?
now rejoice in your prosperity. Vi
ohose for you tho fortune of wa
rather than a Bhameful peace. W
battled for your prinolples, rathi
than yield them, not to convlotloi
but to force. With breaking hear
we.bo wed beneath the stroke of fat
We ohose the only course worthy 1
Americans. Bettor defeat than di
honor, better the long, bitter story 1
Reconstruction than tame surrend
of the convictions wo received fro
our fathers, tho principies whloh \
oherlshed as the basis of our llbortie
We leave our motives to the jud
mont of prosperity. In the ohoi
we made, we followed the .dictates
conBcienoe and tho voico of bone
We Baoriiioed all that mon hold de
for tho land of our birth, and, whl
wo have no fear that history will 1
cord our doods with name, we do n
regard even tho verdict of posterl
as the equivalent of a olear conti
ence; nor ought we to have been fa
to our convictions, even to win t
eternal praises of mankind. If c
children shall praise us, it is well;
our own hearts tell us we have full
ed our duty, it ls better.
"Last of all, let us remember c
loss prosperous oomrados, not fori
nato even in their death, or In tb
survival, to whom have been don
wealth and good fortune; alas 11
often, even tho blessing of heal
without whiohall others avail but !
tie. If we can perhaps sweeten I
laat years of those old men, hrl
baok, maybe, the light of other di
in their fading eyes, awake in th
hearts the great memories, they st
bless ud in receiving more than wc
giving. Many of the States, wh
they BO nobly served, have begun
gather them In soldiers' homes,
stltutlons whloh combine the beat
of oharity with the grace of gratitu
But there are many other old vol
ans who will never ho brought wit
suob hospitable walls, and who
left to our personal charge for s
sympathy and assistance as aro b
orable alike to them and to us.
caoh camp continue its special c
for this bonetloent labor, and let
seo to it that truo comradeship si
cease only when the last old sob
has passed beyond human power.
"To you, brothers of the memo
association, will be given the ser
of commemorating the soldier's
tues in tho hearts of those who 01
after us, by the story of thc 1 Hui
ous dead, of comforting the heart
those who mourn our lost heroes, v
such ministrations as bespeak
sympathy of tho patriot and the
lng kindness of thoso who are faml
with tho same sorrow.
"To you, Sons of Confederate 1
crans, wo will commit tho vind
tion of tho cause for whloh we fouj
To your strength will bo given thc
tense of the Confederate soldi
good name, the guardianship of
history, tho emulation of his virt
thc perpetuation of those prlnoi
which he loved, and wbioh you
also, and thoso ideals whloh n
him glorious, and which you
cherish.
"To you, Daughters of the Con
oracy, will be givon the loving sor
of remembering the Confederate d
and of ministering to the living
were dear to bim, and are In nee
your help and tenderness. Wo
daughters you shall be of the lmi
tal women, your mothers, who 1
to womanhood a now porfeotloi
heroism and a moro divino expr?s
of sacrlllce and devotion.
"To you, brav? people of tho So
to you, true.hes .ed Americans e\
whore; to you, ..orld-conquerlng
from whloh ho sprung; to all
everywhere, who prize In nan
manliest docds, who love in uiar
love of country, who praise lid
and courage, who honor self-saci
and noble devotion, will bo give
incomparable Inheritance, tho mei
of our prince of mon the Confedi
soldier." _
mind TlKorH ('Alight.
While at a singing oonvcntlon
church in Bickens county last
Chief Constable Curoton notlc
groat deal of drinking going on.
concealed himself in thc woods
by ard noticed a orowd bolow
drinking. Hs mado a run for
soeno, and tho crowd dlspored, b
oaught John Lesllo with a ph
whiskoy. When Mr. Curoton oa
him, Leslie attempted to drav
pistol and shoot bim. Mr. Cu
proventcd. Ho was lined one hui
dollars which he paid. On his
hack Mr. Cureton oaptured
Williams, colored Ho had two
of whiskoy on hts person, but
he Baw Oonstablo Curoton be
After Mr. Cureton oaugbt him 1
nled having tho whiskey. He
seen with the bottles and was
after ho denied ? 3 cbargo ho
whiskey got on his olotbes. Hi
that bo was with a orowd down
woods and would not drinlr with
and they broko tho liquor on
Ho also was tried boforo Magii
Harris and convlotcd and was
$100 or 30 days on tho gang
took the 30 days,
COTTON IS KIM.
[HE SOUTHERN COTTON ASSO
CIATION WINS AGAIN.
Foreign Spitmsrs Visit the South to ,
Confer and ook ?nfo the
Condition.
The Times says President E. D.
Smith of the state cotton association,
and national organizer, spent Satur
day night in Florence. He had just
retruned from a oonferenoe at Char
lotte with the representatives of the
European spinners association who
have como over here to look into the
conditions of cotton. It is the plan
of the association and ls approved by
the representative of the foreign spin
ners to sell dlreot from the associa
tion to thc spinners. Then says Mr.
Smith, the New York and Liverpool
exchanges may put what figures they
please on the boards, tho farmers and
manufacturers will deal on other
terms ?Bultable to themselves. This
sohomo, while Utopian In appearance
is working out In a thoroughly prac
tical form.
Mr. Smith eilis attention to the
fact this ls tho first time in the his
tory of the country that such? deal
ha? been possible betwoon tho pro
ducer and consumer, the first time
that representatives of the foreign
countries have oome over here to moot
and make tornas with thoso people
for the purchase of any produot and
lt is a viotory for the association that
is not to bo discounted. It shows
that the association is the greatest
oommeroial power on earth and must
be recognized.
It bad been thought that thoso
representatives of the spinners were
brought over hore to buy up lands for
European syndicates to grow cotton
for themselves, but Mr. Smith show
ed them so plainly the errors in the
figures that had boon submitted to
them to show that cotton could be
made at a paofit for six cents that
they havo have changed their minds.
Tney will meet at Washington next
week for a business conference with
the oilloors cf tho association on tho
question of sales dlreot.
In the matter of tho selling of the
next orop at prloes now offarcd Mr.
Smith said that ho was not worried,
he knew that every effort was being
made to buy up as muoh ot lt?as pos
sible but ho expected to get practical
control of the orop for the association
and ho knew that only a small propor
I tion of the orop would be delivered to
these contraots. Ile expected soon
to seo In thorough organization tho
warohouse and holding oompauies
through tho south and he fully ex
pected next fall to be able to take
every bale off the market without
straiuing tho farmer or the local
bauks. Ho expected in fact, to get the
strain off of the local banks which aro
now oarrylng it to tho discomfort of
other business. He would soon have
something ready for the press on this
Uno.
Mr. Smith is very enthusiastic over
the prospects for thc association and
its ability to serve its purpoBO. The
greatest Indication of this was in the
fact that while so very few of those
who mot wltb groat promises at Now
Orleans a year and a half ago held out
in tho oruolal tests that the associa
tion were subjected to nearly all of
them and now coming baok ono by one
and thc work is going on justas before.
The association does not have to seek
friends now, those who want to be
friends are seeking lt.
He called attention to tho faot that
he could now sit in his office in Co
lumbia and in a few minutes speak to
every state dispensary in tho country.
If he wanted to get out any certain
Information he oould get it into the
hands of every grower In Texas, Ar
kansas, or North Carolina just as
quickly as he could have it distributed
over tho city of Columbia and in Just
the form ho wanted, oaoh word or let
ter italioisod.
Asan argument for raising our sup
plies at homo, Mr. Smith showed a
Times' roporter a typical boll weevil,
compared with the Toxas speolmon
ones, which he had taken off the lapell
of a gentleman's coat in Maysville.
I The gentleman was standing by a oar
load of western hay, from which un
doubtedly the weevil oame. In suoh
ways as that the pest will come Into
this state to blast our ootton fields and
wo will wonder how it happened.
MONI Y IN POLITICS.
Uftiupaltcns Costs Both I'artios IJATKO
Amounts of Monoy.
Did the late Mark lianna spond six
toen and a half million dollars on
the McKinley- Bryan campaign of 1800,
in aid of tho ropublloau administra
tion? That Is the question people are
asking slnoo tho statement made on
tho floor of the house a day or two ago
by Representative Sulzcr, of Kew
York, while, discussing tho national
publicity bill. Tho difference between
Hanna's sixtean million of gold and
Bryan's half million of Bllver ls too
great, they say, to carry great weight
with lt. Ills figures, they behove, aro
pulled too.wide apart, especially as
Bryan, in 1890, had tho silver inter
ests of the country back of him and
oould, and did, probably spend much
moro than the sum acorcdited to him.
Lincoln was a good spendor when it
came to politics. In his raco against
Stephen A. Douglass for tho presiden
cy ho spent $100,000, while his demo
cratic opponent UBcd just half that
amount. Four yoara later, in 1804,
Lincoln, when opposed hy George B.
McClellan, spent 1126,000 and Mc
Clellan $50,C00. Grant, In his first
campaign of 1808 against Horatio Se y
mour, spont 8160,000, while the lattor
used $75,000. In his second campaign
Grant spent $250,000, then a large
amount, as against practically tho
sanio Bum In behalf of Samuel J. Til
den. Two yea.B later James A. Gar
field running for president against W.
S. Hanoook, used $1,100,000, and tho
lattor $356,000. When James G. Blaine
opposed Clovoland tho first timo in
1881, it oost $1,300,000, and Clove
land used allttlo moro -$1,400,000,
In 1888 Benjamin Harrison used $1,
460,000, and Clovoland $856,000, while
<n 1802 tho samo candidates oost their
supporters $1,850,000, and $2,:i60,000
respectively, Cleveland again using
moro than his republican opponont. In
1800 McKinley is said to have spont
$10,500,000 through Mark Hanna. If
Representativo Sulzer's figures aro
correot, whilo William J. Bryan spont
8075,000. In 1000 Mckinley spont 80,
600,000, and Bryan $426,000, whilo
tho Roosevelt-Parker campaign cost
$3,500,000 and $1,250,000, rcHpcotive
ly. _
The sermon that does not hit is the
sermon that does not help.
A EOMAHlIO HABBIAOE
[n Willoi? a Greenville Farmer Plays I
a leading Part?
The Greenville Nowa says an in
ternational marriage with several un- f
usai features culminated Monday t
svening In tbs marriage at: Tone? ?
Oreok, in lower Greenville county, ot ]
Miss Agnes Thompson of Yorkshire, .
England, and Mr. E. Holbert Aoker,
one of the most substantial planters
and best oitlzens In the county. Sev
eral years ago Mr. Aoker was visiting
relatives In Alabama and met Miss
Thompson, also visiting American
kin. They became great friends and
Mr. Aoker was of oonsldorable servios
to Miss Thompson in facilitating her
return to England.
A oorrespondenoe that ensued result
ed in an engagement, and last Friday
Miss Thompson landed In New York,
having orossed the Atlantic on the
Campania She was met by Mr.
Aoker, but the marriage which bad
been arranged to take place imme
diately upon her arrival did not take
place. Mr. Aokor felt some delicacy
in allowing Miss Thompson to marry
him until she know him better and
had a more lntimato knowledge of
what her environments would be. Sc
he proposed that she come to South
Carolina with him, spend several days
in his oommunity, and then make her
decision. If she should feel that her
life would be happy with him, they
would marry at once; if she wore dis
appointed, oho should return to Eng
land and he would defray her travel
ing expenses.
They were in Greenville for a few
hours Sunday on their way to Toney
Creek. The prospective bridegroom
would not talk, pending Miss Thomp
son's dooislon. They went on to his
handsome country estate in the lower
part of the county, and presumably
Miss Thompson found conditions satis
factory, for a telephone message from
Toney Creek said that they wore
married the previous afternoon, The
bride ls a handsome and vory attrac
ts vo young woman, about twenty-two
years of age. Uer husband is a
widower, sixty or more, with several
grown ohlldren and many broad acres.
His homo ls one of the most comfort
able in tbe oounty, and ho has been
known for many years as a good olti
zen, a generous neighbor and a fine
farmer. His family ls ono of the best
in tho Piedmont and his ohlldren are
respeoted and valued oltizons of sev
rai communities.
THOUSANDS BEING FED.
An Ido* of tho Tank Confronting tho
Food Oomiulttoo.
A dispatoh from San Franolsoo says
an idea of tbe task whioh confronts
food oommittoo may be gained from
tho faot that throughout the oily ra
tions for 340,440 persons wero distri
buted Thursday. This is an average
estimate based on reports from a fow
of the food depots. At one point
Thursday provisions were given out to
072 persons an hour for ten hours.
This station is neither one of tho larg
oat nor one of the smallest and so its
reports were used as a basis to strike
an average.
All Hour that was received In sacks
is exchanged at bakeries pp.und for
pound for bread. Almost all the bak
eries in the burned region have opened
and are selling bread at 6 oeuts a loaf.
There ls no danger of a meat famine.
Representatives of the Western com
pany in south San Francisco reported
to the relief oommittee this morning
that there are now in the yards 1,600
cattle, 300 sheep and 500 bogs.
More than 200 cattle are killed and
dressed daily and sheep and hogs are
put under tho knife as fast as they ar
rive. Tho full quota of employes ls
at work. The Southern Paoitlo order
ed all oattle oars to bo rushed to San
Franolsoo with precedence over pas
senger trains.
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by
some while others are in want has
oauscd the military authorities to or
der a new sy&tom in the distribution
of food. Beginning Friday kltohcnsand
mess rooms will be established where
meats will bo supplied to all who an
ply, but no food will be givon out to
be carried away.
In the distribution of olothlng pre
caution against fraud will be taken by
Rquads dctailod to visit each tent or
each shelter, list the occupants and
tabulate their wants. Orders will bo
given out onbltllng the holders to the
needed clothing, bedding or other
stores.
Pitiful stories of suffering from ox
posure, Ignorance and helplessness aro
Hooding tho relief oommittee from all
sides. Of tho great refuge camps that
in tho Presidio, whioh is under gov
ernment control, seems most thorough,
ly syBtomatlzsd, and that in Golden
Gate park most disorganized, though
it ls rapidly assuming a habitable
baals.
Many tons of fresh fruit were distri
buted free Thursday and Friday. Bun
ohes of bananas and boxes of oranges
wore givon unsparingly to the people,
who Hocked from the tonts along tho
beach and about Fort Mason.
MuiiiK * Oounty.
An interesting case argued in tho
supreme court was that of W. T. Cas
tles as administrator of tho estate of
John T. Morrison, against tho oounty
of Lancaster, a suit- for $50,000 dam
ages for the lynohing of Morrison, a
whi to man, who shot another white
man dowu on tho stroot. The appeal
was from tho order of Judge Gago,
K??iitiiig a change of venue in the case
to York oounty. Citizens of Lancas
ter wore implicated in the case.
Hilled lliiiiu?lf.
At Ashton, Ga., Mr. Jake Boobin
committed suicido Thursday by shoot
ing himiolf, the ball onteringnear the
heart. Ho iSBurvivcd by a young wlfo
and several brothers. Despondency is
assigned as the causo of tho tragedy,
but what caused the despondency ls
not stated._
Found J>n*d.
Mrs. Mollie Glover, aged 30, was
found dead in bod on Tuesday night
in Bristol, Tonn., hor hoad having
boon split opon with an axo. Cyl
Luttrell, a railroad man, ha? boon ar
rested, oharged wish tho primo.
Murdorod.
J. n. Fitzgerald, a well-known rail
road oontraotor, was killed hy Italian
laborers in Giles county, Va., on
Tuesday. The murderers escaped,
but nine were oaugh j.
Klllod By f jtKhtntiifc.
Mr. Thomas Prloe, a well known
farmer living noar Ridgeway, was
struok and killed by lightning Thurs
day night.
The Christianity that must bo ad
vertised lacks essentials.
NSW BOHOOL BOOKS.
ita te Sohool Board About to Biak?
Oontraot? tor Flvo Year?.
The state board ( f eduoatlon will
toon adopt the series of text book?,
that are to be used In the publie
ioho?la iii tho state. Tho adoption
by the state board means a great deal
bo the people of the state. It means
the Beleotlon of suoh text books as aro
to be usad for the next five years by
tens ot thousands of oh lld ron.
The adoption made by the state
board applies to the publie schools.
The graded sohiol or speolal school
dlBtriots as a rule adopt and use their
own text books.
There ls already tho sharpest rival
ry going on over the forthcoming
adoption of text books for a poriod of
five years. Governor Hey ward has
appointed a strong and able board,
and the outlook is that the adoptions
will be made with care and In the
best Interest of the sohool children
and people of the state.
The form of oontraot agreed upon
by the state board of eduoatlon ls a
ory long document. Tho facts of
jhlef Interest to the publlo aro as fol
lows: (1) The person with whom ls
made to furnish books to the schools
of tho ?tate must have from Septem
ber 1, 1000, to Auguit) 31, ion, not
less than three depositories or agen
cies In each county, with a sulllolent
number of the books agreed on to
meet tho demand and to be sold at
tho prices named In the oontraots.
The books must be sold to anyone in
the state at the same prloe-same
prices must be maintained at all de
posltorics. (2) There must be a eon
tral depository at Columbia, from
which the other depositories will bo
supplied. At least 10 per cent dis
count showed to agents. Books must
bo delivered freo of oharge for trans
portation. (3) Exohango prioos to
be named, at which old books will bo
replaced by now. This arrangement
to end on Soptember 1, 1907. Prices
agreed on are to be good for ilvci
years. (4) Books must be equal to
samples furnished. (5) Prices must
not be higher than thoso paid by any
other stato or territory for tho same
books. (6) House, firm or company
printing the books must not bo a
member of a trust or combination.
(7) Acts of the state legislature re
ferred to in oontraots aro a part of
the oontraot.
It will be of Interest to note that,
there are to be several histories of
South Carolina odored to the stato
board for adoption. Somo of these
volumes aro being espoolally prepared
to be submitted for this adoption.
Several of the general histories that
are to be offered the board have been
written by South Carolinians and
others by those who have lived and
worked here for a long time.
THB SICH AND THE BOOB
All Fared Alike In tho Groat San
Franolaoo Earthquake.
A dlspatoh from San Francisco
says the distress of the rloh equaled
that of the poor. Not a building In
the business district escaped. Not a
residence In fully three-fourths of the
olty but what was burned or shatter
ed. The artillery aud uyuaiutbo used
tn blow down buildings broke win
dows and shattered ohimneys which
the Hames did not reach.
The people fled to tho forts and
parks and hills. R Highly speaking,
tho burned district is five miles
square. A smart breca 3 was blowing
the smoke and ashes away
and for tho first time the dimensions
of the damage beeline apparent. In
su nineo adjusters now on the ground
estimated that tho property loss will
not fall short of 8350,000,000.
The Insurance loss will aggregate
$100,000,000 less. Whether or not
all the companies will be able to pay
ls a question upon which depends in
large measure tho future of San Fran
cisco. The prediction has boen made
that not more than 60 per cent, in
suranco will bo paid. No adjuster
places tho total to bo paid at moro
than 75 per cent, of the entire insur
ance loss.
The destruction of life was not as
great as tho reports indloated. Tho
exaot number of thoso that perished
will never in all human probability be
known, for many bodies wove entirely
destroyod. Med?anlos pavilion was
used for a timo as a morgue and as a
plaoe for the Injured. After 200 dead
had been takon there and several
hundred iojurod the Aro reached the
building. No attempt was made to
romove tho bodies, all attention be
ing paid to tho injured. The result
was that not less than 200 bodies,
few of which had been Identlliod,
were oremated.
Many moro deaths will not ne in
directly attributable to tho Aro.
These will be causod byexplosure and
by fright. Thirty-six babies were
born at tho Presidio grounds Wednes
day. They and their mothers are be
ing taken oare of by tho Rod Cross
society.
Booro? tho Iiawyors
Tho Columbia Record says Judge
Hydrlck again got after the lawyers
with a sharp stlok for not being ready
with their oases, thereby causing ex
ponsivo delay. With over ono hundred
cases on the dookot tho roster for the
day was exhausted on account of con
tinuances and the oourt was again loft
high and dry with no business on hand.
Tho roster, it should be explained, ls
a sohodule of oases which the lawyors
fix up, beforo the oourt convenes, to
suit their convenience, a certain num
ber of oases hoing set for each day. If
no oases eau bo reached on tho roster
it has been tho custom to adjourn che
court for that day, and frequently in
this way half tho time of tho oourt is
wasted from week to wook. Judge
Hydrlok Friday told tho lawyers that
tho oourt must bo kopt busy; that the
publlo had rights which should be re
spected, and that it was wrong to keep
an expensive oourt running without
business. Ho would, thcroforo, ignore
tho roster whenever it did not produc?
business and would sound the dookot,
nontinulng what oases were not ready
for trial. Ho would give them fair
warning that further delay would not
be tolerated. He would go through
tho dookot in this way, adjourning
oourt sine die whonover no business
was to be bad.
Mr?. Hoy ward a Patroness.
Tho Stato says Mrs. D. C. Heyward
Thursday received a New York telo
grana from Mrs. Donaid Mcbean, Mrs.
John A. Logan, Mrs. Judgo R iger
Pryor and other prominont women
asking that she lend her ?amo as pat
rono?? in the work of raising food,
olothlng, otc. for the San Francisco
sufforors and particularly the child
ren. This requost Mrs. Hoy ward waa
only too glad to grant and sent a mes
sage to that Ou?Ot.
MUST BE TBIEP.
0
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REPORT OV THE COMMITTEE IN i
THE CREIGHTON CABE.
"" 1 fi
HU Statement of the Investigation J
of the Matter by the i
Committee. <
The Rev. O. W. Creighton, editor
of the Christian Appeal, published nt
Greenwood, has Issued in his papor
the following statement In regard to
the investigation of the complaints
against him:
"We cannot at this time publish
the full details of the investigation of
tho complaints made by the presiding
elders against the editor of this paper.
We shall, howover, publish enough to
give the publie an insight Into the
methods employed In that proceed
ing.
"On Maroh 21 last thc committee
met In the Methodist Cburoh at this
plaoe. W. T. Dunoan, by virtue of
hin elli30, aoted as chairman; M. B
Kelly served as seoretary. lu addi
lion W. T. Dunoan had retained the
servloos of a stenographer-a very
oompotcnt one.
"We were aocoapanted by our
oounsel, the Rev. J. W. Daulol and
the Rev. A. J. Cauthen, and Miss
Myrtle Davis, our stenographer."
"The oommittee was composed of
Peter Stokes, a cousin of one of the
presiding elders; W. A. Masseabeau,
a nephew of another presiding elder,
whose tor m of ofllce ls embraced lu
the period cuvered by the criticisms of
the editor of the Onrlstlan Appeal,
and who ls also under J. W. Kllgo,
one of tho complainants, and paBtor
of Kllgo's family, and also that of
Bishop Dunoan, who has been active
lu thia matter; T. C. O'Dell, who
served on the oommittee at Confer
ence.
"When the oommittee met W. T.
Duncan, by an arbitrary ruling, which
Is contrary to tho law and praotloe of
the Methodist Churoh, ezoluded Dr.
Daniel, the counsel of the acoused;
the Rev. A. J. Cauthen, his brother
in-law, and then also tried to exolude
Miss Davin, his stenographer.
"Tho presiding elders made two
complaints.
"1. Falsehood and slander. To
substantiate that oharge they produo
ed ooples of tho Christian Appeal con
taining an editorial on 'Rings and
Results,' 'How the Soheme Works,'
'Clerical Usurpation,' oto.
"2. Immorality. To substantiate
that charge they produced ooples of
the paper oontalning communications
signed by 'A Pastor,' 'John S. Mooro,*
A Layman,' 'Au Old Layman* and
'Chas. P. Hodges. ' The alleged im
morality consisted in publishing In
the Christian Appeal thc communica
tions named.
"We demanded the right to oross
examine the accusers. Finally four
of them were put up. During the
cross-examinations the presiding eld
ers repeatedly refused to answer and
they were told by W. T. Dunoan that
If they thought the questions "In
criminated" them they need not an
swer, and thoy did not. On other
Important matters they answered,
"don't remember" and other similar
replies. We were only allowed ta
oross-examine four. That concluded
the testimony. We were engaged
until April 12 In this matter, not in
eluding the period of adjournment.
When the testimony of the witnesses,
J. W. Kllgo and W. P. Meadors, aa
takon by tho stenographer was read,
they denied it ; thoy were offered thc
privilege to oorreot it in any particu
lar way they pleased; they declined tc
make any correction? and then refus
ed to sign their testimony. The wit
nesses bad boon kept in tho room ovoi
tho protest of the acoused anc
prompted each other during tho ex
uininatlon. And yet they refused t<
approve and si^n the testimony 1
"V* i demanded of W. T. Dunoai
that ho present their testimony t<
thom for their signatures, but he re
fused and, on his own motion, rulot
their testimony out. That left thi
committee without a word of testi
mony before them. And yet they re
ported a trial necessary.
"There is a great deal more tba
wo would Uko to publish, but it ii
thought advisable not to du so at pre
sent. That a man should be charg?e
with immorality for publishing nomi
nations of such men as John S. Moor
and Charles P. Hodges ovor their owt
signatures and similar oommunioa
tlons of 'A Pastor,' 'A Layman,' otc
will bo astounding to intelligent men
that he shuuld be charged with false
hood and slander in oritiolsing meth
ods and practloes which have given rls
to dissatisfaction and oomplalnts ii
tho Church for years will bear bu
one construction and admit of onl
one conclusion by a iib irby-lo vin
pcoplr, that a trial should be reporte
necessary without a word of testl
mony by a oommittee, tho majorlt
of whom aro blood kin to presidin
elders and their predecessors in o?lcc
will open the oyes of tho blind and in
spire tho ignorant.
"Wo are not destitute of feeling
but we inlinltoly prefer to bo in th
placo of the editor of tho Chrlstia:
Appeal, with that report against hine
than in tho place of tho mon wh
mode it."
liito Fiend This Timo
Ollloors of Hamilton county, Texai
aro scouring the county in searoh of
white man who assaulted the ?Ixten
yo?r-old daughtor of J, W, Moore,
farmer. Tho girl was In the ootte
Held when attacked and was subjeo!
ed to most Inhuman treatment. Sh
lost consciousness and romained i
this condition several hours. He
oontlnuod absence alarmed tho tamil
and sbo was found In tho Held stl
unoonsoious, but latoi rovlved. Sh
gave an accurnte desorption of ht
assailant. If her assailant ls oaugl
ho will undoubtedly bo lynohod.
Throo Killoe!.
At Santa Rosa, Cal., an inoider
caused by tho recent earthquake rt
suited in the death of tbreo men .
tho Groat 10 ?storn quicksilver mini
As tho oago was being hoisted froi
tho mino a grant boulder dislodge
by tho shaking oarth fell down tl
shaft, wrecking the cage and killin
its occupants.
HtruiiK Uli" U?.
At Oakwoods, Texas, a sovontce
year old negro boy was lynohod Thu rt
day hv a mob of seven men, who too
bim from the custody of the oftloeri
Tho negro had eutorod the homo of
widow near town. Ile was caugl
and fully Identified and was awaitlii
transportation to the county sea
The deputy sheriff who had the prl
oner in oharge ilrcd sovcral shots i
the mombors of tho mob but wlthoi
? effect,
Tarriff for Revenu*? Only.
There le no orop raised In the South
rn * states that ls protected by the
arlff from foreign tax on tobacco, but
t dees not protect the grower, for like
/heat and corn, the price is fixed by
ho exporting demand, there being a
urplus raised of all those products,
vhloh must bo sold in tho markets o?
ho world in competition with other
ountrles which also raise a surplus.
Phe price of these products for home
onsumption is therefore largely fixed
>y what tho surplus exported will
iring. Cotton, the money crop of the
touth, Is on the free list and there is
insoluto free trade in that staple.
But everything tho Southern plant
5r buys is protected by tho tari IT and
s taxed from 25 to 175 per cent, which
prevents most.people from buying the
imported goods on account of this tar
ilt tax being added to the price thc im
ported goods cost abroad. .The trusts
ind combines that manufacture simi
lar goods hore take advantage of this
tariff taxation and add to thc profits
they charge for their products nearly
what the tai UT tax would boon thc
Imported articles over and above what
would be a fair profit. So the Amt ri
can consumer, bo he planter, or who
ever ho is, ia compelled to pay the
trusts and corporations pretty nearly
the same tax that would be paid or.
thc imported goods. The dllTerence be
ing that instead of the government
getting the tax the trusts and corpor
ations collect lt in Increased profit.
As some of the border Southern
states elected Republicans to represent
them in Congress, the voters must
have been lcd to believe that the pro
tective tariff was an advantage to
them and that trust high prices were
a blessing in disguise. But with wheat
corn, tobacco and cattle and protected
by the tariff and yet selling at a low
urice, while cotton entirely unprotect
ed selling at a fairly go-d price, the
Republican argument that thc tariiT
protects thc plaider and farmer is
shown to be but campaign talk and
not borne out by actual conditions.
The Ideal condition for thc planter
and farmer is to have the unobstruct
ed right to sell in the dearest market
and buy In thc cheapest market. That
can only be brought about by the Dem
ocratic plan, of a tariff for revenue
only, to produce enough money to run
the government, when honestly and
cconoin leal ly ad tn i n Iste red.
The hobbyist -Vro Wolomuo.
A Republican Coi gross ls a rich Held
for the corporations and trust to get
In their work, and when a b ll (spend
ing that is intended to plunder the
people their lobbyists gather around
the corridors of the Capitol like buz
zards at a feast. "When Mr. Carlisle
and Mr. Crisp were speakers of a Dem
ocratic House, the corrupt lobby was
eliminated. But how different now.
Reciting the events on the considera
tion of the Ship-subsidy b ll by the
House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries, a New York newspaper
says: "Lobbyists overrun the commit
tee room and their leader occupies a
place at thc head of the table prompt
ing Grosvenor, Llttlefleld and Minor
when any witness argues against sub
sidy." Comment on such a national
disgrace is unnecessary, but voters can
3raw their own conclusions about who
to vote for next Fall, for it ls hardly
necessary to say that all tho Demo
eratic members of the committee are
Dpposed to the bill/and every Demo
cratic member of tho House ls in linc
Lo vote against it. Why President
Roosevelt recommended this corrupt
legislation ls a mystery, but that he
encouraged the lobbyists and grafters
to corrupt lils partj Is certain.
At Chicago eight hundred negro
men and women shook Constitutional
A. M. E. ohbroh with applause Thurs
day night when I la Wells Barnett
advised the black man to put a revol
ver in his pooket and "antiolpato the
white man In his deviltry." The oc
casion for tho speech was a meeting
called to protest against the mob vio
lence that has marked Sprlngfied, Mo.
the last few days. Whek the speaking
bad ended resolutions wero adopted
urging President Roosevelt to take
?onie steps to proteot the negro race
from destruction at the hands of the
whites.
IT IS very disquieting to the nerves
of Republican Senators when Senator
Tillman each day reads to his colleag
ues a'letter, material or affidavit,
?ettiNg forth some particular instance
Df unreasonable i abroad tates or the
abuse of power by the coal trust
against thc little coal shippers. This
ls thc way Senator Tillman gently
stirs up the Republicans and reminds
them his pitchfork is still In good or
der' This accounts for Ilopk i n's.?.at
tack on Tillman.
Wants Hor Hack.
Charles Jones, of Jacksonville, Fla.
jffers $50 reward for tho return of his
23-year-old wife, who eloped with his
brother, Oliver Jones, some days ago,
baking a 2-year old son with her. The
brothor who ran oft* with Mrs. JoncB
ls 28 years of age.
Won nt Ij*8t.
Capt. Riohmond Pearson Hobson of
Merrimac and kissing fame was nomi
riatcd for congress from the 0th dis
trict of Alabama on Monday, having
lofoated Congressman J. II. Bank
nead by 495 votes.
THK baltimore Sun very aptly re
marks that "Senator Hopkins must
nc a genius when he can explain bank
looting In Chlcogo by asserting that
nls Inquisitor, Senator Tillman, fav
)rs lynching negroes."
Tho oidor a man grows tho more
moomfortable he feels in a now suit.
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High l'oint, N. C., July 19.
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At Memphis, Tonn., Mrs. J. W.
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local manufacturing company, was
shot and instantly killod by her hus
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Skinner when arrested, olaimed that
the killing of Mrs. Skinner was acci
dental, that the bullets whloh atruok
the woman wore intondod for Robert
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was seated near Mrs. Skinner, an*
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