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f ?? J The Press and Banner. ' BY HUGH WILSON. I ABBEVILLE, W. " PALMETTO VETERANS, * ? ""oiT ocr tuc rnwMiTTPP TO inc. VIOIt \Jr till. vw.m.M . - NASHVILLE. The Com leg Reunion Daring the Exposition?What the Committeemen Said and Did?Many Will Attend. Some days ago a committee of South Carolinians went on to Nashville to arrange for the South Carolina contingent at the reunion of the veterans there during the coming exposition. The Nashville Daily Sun of Sunday morniag last gives the following ac count of their visit to that city: The committee sent by the Confed erate veterans of South Carolina to arrange for the reception of the South Carolina bivouacs during the reunion ' *-? - - 1 j of the veterans lo la kb nauBiuiiwu ville June 22 24, arrived last Friday f night and were met by a committee from Frank Cheatham bivouac and escorted to their headquarters in the Maxwell House. Yesterday morning the committee, consisting of Gen. J. G. Holmes of Charleston, Capt. J. W. Garry, Capt. C. F. Boyd of Newberry,Lieut. M. H. Brennen of the Governor's Guards and Mr. B. A. Rawls of Columbia, were taken in Gharge by Maj. Spencer Elkin and Capt. J. B. Richardson, who took them to the centennial mwinric Th? committee expressed themselves as delighted with the prospect, and all agreed that it far surpassed their most sanguine expectations. In the afternoon Mr. J. G. Cantrell, the general agent of the Seaboard Air Line, e3cortaa the visitors to Belle Meade, where they were entertained by Gen. William H. Jackson. Last night a meeting of the two committees was held in the gentlemen's parlor of the Maxwell House to talk over and arrange for the accommodation of the ^ n ? li ? ~ /)AlAr?nfiVn Thft CTPn - DOUILL UttfUllua ucic^awuu. t, tlemen present were: South Carolina Committee?Gen. J. G. Holmes, Capt. J. vV. Garry, Capt. C. F. Boyd, B. A. Rawls, Lieut. M. H. Brennan. Camp Cheatham Committee?Spencer Aiken, S. A. Cunningham, Hamilton Parks, Mr. Allen J. B. Richardson. With the Committee?B. A. Nawland, general agent passenger department Seaboard Air Line, Atlanta, J. H.Latimer, general traveling aejent, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway at Atlanta; J. F. Livingston, traveling passenger agent Columbia, Newberry and Laurens^ railroad at Columbia, S. C.; J. (J. (Jantreii, general agent Seaboard Air Line at Nashville. Mr. Hamilton Parks,as chairman of the Nashville committee, called the meeting to order. Capt. T. B. Richardson then made a short speech, in which he referred to the entertainment, provided for the day, and regretted that the notice was so short that a better programme could not be prepared. He regretted also that the stay of the committee would be of such short duration that it would be impossible to entertain them as he would wish, but upon their return in June he would endeavor, in conjunction with his comrades, to show them the city at more leisure. He said that they would do all in their power to impress upon the minds of the South Carolina bivouacs that Nashville hospitality cannot be beaten. Capt. Richardson closed by saying that he wanted the gentlemen to return home feeling that they had been among friends and to tell those at home to join in the great reunion next June. Gen. Holmes was then called upon to voice the feeling of J3outh Carolina toward the reunion. Me said mat tne committee from South Carolina were like the doves sent forth from Noah's Ark, and, like them, would carry back to their native State the olive branches of fraternal love and hospitality which had been so generously shown them while here. He mentioned that while riding ahead of Sherman he once passed a brigade of Tennessee boys who were singing '"Carry me back to Tennessee." That song, he said, had ever remained fresh in his memory, and he suggested that it be sung again at the next meeting of the bivouac. He then stated that Gen. C. I. Walk er, the head of the South Carolina Confederate vetaranr, would come to Nashville several days before the re union and that he expected to see a larce delegation from all of the 77 camps in the State. At least 500 could be counted on and he hoped that even more would be able to come. He concluded his address with many thanks for the courtesies shown by the local bivouacs and the statment that he would do all in his power to aid in bringing as many delegates as possible. Capt. B. A. Rawls expressed his admiration for Belle Meade, and said that he wished to second Gen. Holmes' words in regard to working heart and soul to make the June meeting a success so far as South Carolina is concerned. He said that every effort would be made in both camp and press to bring the largest delegation to Nashville. Capt. Garry declined to speak, but, said he would make up his lack of words in active work to further the interest in the reunion. The captain's remarks were greeted with hearty applause. Mr. C. F. Boyd spoke very earnestly of the open-hearted hospitality which had been shown them and said he did not see what more could have been done. He said he was going home to talk and work for Nashville and June 22. Mr. Livingston of Columbia and Mr. Henry of Nashville, both spoke for the younger generation,and avowed their intention to further the inter ests of the reunion. Mr. Livingston said that the Columbia camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans would send a large delegation. Mr. Hamilton Parks then stated that headquarters for the veterans would be located in the Ward seminary, and rooms would be secured there for the lady sponsors of the different bivouacs and also for Gen. John B. Gordon. The meetings would be held in the Nashville tabernacle. Mr. Allen spoke warmly of Tennessee's proverbial hospitality, and assured the visiting committee that erery accommodation would be provided for their comfort. He said that Nashville was essentially a southern city, and, anticipated the meeting of the Confederate veterans with much pleasure. He wished to extend to them the hear ty welcome whicn he felt sure even 1 * * _ ?_x? xi ? nr; I true son ana aaugmer ui me gram. I old State would gladly extend to then i and trusted tnat the South Carolim delegation would be a large one. Mr. Campbell, in response to a cal for his opinions in the double capacity of a railroad man and a Tennessean said that while he was not accustomec to speak, he wanted to say that Nash ville will receive the Confederate vet erans with open arms, and that th< Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad will offer every facility pos sible to make the gathering a success ful one. He hoped to see the Palmet tos waving in the breeze on the street! of Nashville in the same profusion a; at Richmond a year ago. Mr. Latimer said that he had beet traveling over South Carolina lately and from all he had heard the pros pects of a large meeting here were very bright. He said that he would escort the South Carolina delegatior in person from Atlanta, and would dc all in his power to make the trip ar enjoyable one. Mr. Cunningham said that he hac been fearful lest there might be a scar city of sleeping quarters during the reunion, but he felt certain now thai such an inconvenience would be obvi ated. He mentioned the work of the Reunion club, which will canvass the city to secure quarters in private 1- 1 1 1:^ nrJfVl noines, auu tic urn uut uuuui r,***. their help comfortable apartments could be secured for all. Chairman Parks in speaking of the point made by Mr. Cunningham, said that when Nashville was first selected as the Dlace for the reunion he was afraid the undertaking was too large and that they would fall short ol Richmond in their efforts. Now he felt that they would outstrip that city, and that Nashville will have the lar gest reunion ever held,and the largesi that will ever be held by the Confed erate veterans. He said that commit tees have beon appointed to look aftei the comfort and entertainment of the visiting veterans, and nothing will be left undone to make every one enjoj themselves. The Nashville daughter; of the Confederacy will entertain theii visiting sisters during their stay, anc see that they are comfortable anci en - 1 _ J kx leriamea la gaou tajio. UJ saying: "We want you all to come and when you do, we will take care o you." Important to Owners of Cows. Dr. W. E. A. Wyman finished las week a delicate and important exami nation of the dairy herd and calvei belonging to Clemson college. A1 though the doctor never suspectet any tuberculo&is (consumption) amonf the cows of the college, he neverthe less injected all the cows with tuber culin furnished through the courtesj of the bureau of animal industry a Washington. This tuberculin, at one time supposed to be a cure for con sumption, is an exceedingly valuabh diagnostic agent in the hands of th( experienced veterinarian, as its intro duction into a tuberculous animal aaiioao o T)I* WrmftF M UVWiUUU 1VIVH .. J was assisted by the senior class oi Clemson college, these young men at tending to all the minutiae of the test under him. The test proves conclu sivelv an absolute freedom of even s suspicion of consumption in that herd, When it is taken into consideration that these cows were brought from al parts of this state to Clemson JCollege, that they were highly fed and the large percentage of consumption among the herds of the northern states, it is a matter of congratulation since this test, especially in the hand: of a qualified veterinarian, means, tc all probability, a general freedom fx/Mn nnncnmnfirin l'n t.hft Hairv herds of this state. Carious Gases of Cruelty to Animals. The Boston Society For the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals was verj active last year and investigated 8,00C cases of cruelty. One man, whc drove his horse to death, was sent tc jail for six months. For overdriving, two other men were sentenced tc three and four months respectively As usual, there were a number of con victions for beating and kicking ani mals, one man being so gratuitously brutal as to beat a gray squirrel. Another man, while drunk, bit three in ches off the tail of a cat. it cost hiir $5 an inch. Two Frenchmen were fined $5 each for exhibiting a bear, The animal was confiscated and killed so that there will be no more crueltie! practiced on that bear, at any rate A butcher was fined $10 for hanging up a steer before slaughtering him. Two men, while drunk, attempted t( kill a ho* with an ax. They mangled him terribly and were each given ter month3 in the house of correction Two cases of docking horsss' tails cos the offenders $100 each. Desperate Act of a Madman. A sensational shooting affair occur red at Jacksonville, Fla., one evening last week. Miss Mary Louise Gato, i beautiful Cuban woman about 2( years old, the daughter of E. H. Gato manager of El Modelo Cigar Manufac turing Company, being critically wounded. EJward Pilz^r, a young man of about the same age, the love; of the girl, under arrest, charged witl the crime, although he denies it. Jus as the girl was about to enter her hom< she was fired upon from ambush, th< first bullet passing through her lef arm. Another bullet entered thi right side of the back, penetrating thi liver, and another the left side, pass ing through the lung. A fourth bul let in the back was stopped by a stee rib in her corset. Another bullet wen through her hat. Pitzer and the gir had been keeping company about threi years, but it is said that she did no favor his suit, although he continue* with great persistency. He is the soi of a prominent merchant. The KlngHtree Murder Mystery, A special from Kingstree, S. C., ti The State says the Italian murder puz zle remains about statu q uo. Nothinj new has developed today. The thr& negroes arrested on suspicion remaii in jail- Sheritf Daniel received a tel egram from J Elmore Martin, chief o police, Charleston, asking him to de tain three negroes arrested, as the; were wanted in Charleston and anoffi cer would be sent up for them. Oi the arrival of the evening train M. J McManus, chief of the detective forci of Charleston, arrived. Mr. McManu knew the boys and had an interviev with each of them. He finds that th black boy, Simmons, is wanted ir Charleston for burglary by Officer James Miller and James Hogan. Mr McManus recognized all these boys a bad characters, yet from all evidenc adduced up to this writing Mr. McMa nus does not believe that they are ii any way connected with the murde I of the Italians. ;[ THE WAR IN THE EAST, " 1 G i THE GREEKS AND TURKS DOING SOME j HARD FIGHTING. r E Both Sides Claim tbe Advantage of the ^ i Fighting?Brief Report of Several Batties Fought Up to This Time, 0 3 The war declared between Greece g s and Turkey about ten days ago has i] - been waged with vigor by both sides. Jj Both sides claim the advantage of the p - fighting and our readers will have to t 3 judge for themselves as to how the t< s ctanrla oftoi< rooHintr Ihfl JlftWR t< ? WUUIVU ObHUMM Ml HV4 ~ ~ fc, concerning it printed below. d i Early last week the Greeks captured 0 ' and burned Damasi. Another divis- c ion of the Greek troops, it is reported, p i has traversed the Reveni Pass and b I captured three block houses. This di- C i vision has almost reached Damasi, y ) where it will effect a union with the i l force that captured the town. The a 20,000 troops under Gen. Smolenitz h I displayed the e reatest bravery. Reve ni lies twelves miles northwest of La- d } rissa. Edhem Pasha with a force va- c t riously estimated at from 10,COO to ^ 14,000 troops led seven assaults against c J it, but all were repulsed by the Greeks, b 5 THE FIGHTING NEAR ARTA. 5 An official dispatch from Arta says 0 11 x ? ~ ? A O 4" I mtu ai ier IUC /liaomu.-, an n J Bani,the Greeks occupied the villages G of Neokhori and Sakhikalama, where n i they strongly entrenched themselves, b I (Jol. Manos is now advancing northl ward in the direction of Paraskevi. n i The Greeks repulsed an attempt of the ij i Turks to cross the bridge at 5 o'clock y, f Wednesday morning. A number of n i Greeks, among them several officers, a , were killed and others were wounded. s; A TURKISH CLAIM. n t Edhem Pa3ha has wired the Sultan b - that he gained several notable victo- <*: ries Wednesday, occupying all the b fortified positions commanding Tyr- a J navo. He reports that the Greeks \{ > evacuated their entrenched camp, j] r leaving behind thirty cases of cart- f, s ridges and many rifles. The Turks, n i? b?ts hau-fl rfttaken Velitzko. which tl 1 the Greeks surprised and captured on r the first day of frontier aggression, j ' The Turkish commander at Janini an v , nounces that the Greek fleet, which f has been bombarding Prevesa, has p been compelled to retire, one division i withdrawing to the interior of the p gulf and the larger iron clad? outside s: I sailing for the islands of Paxo ana g Sancta Laura. An official telegram u 3 from Zmthi asserts that the Greeks ^ - who landed at Eleuteropoli and reach- a I ed Gojral, near the railway, were at t] f tacked and defeated by Turkish troops fj and peasants, and that one hundred tl Greeks were killed. c ' CAPTURED BY THE TURKS. e t The Greek posts at Milouna pass and n > Tyrnavo were captured today at noon. a It is estimated that the Greek forces 5 now in the Thessalian plain in front of Edhem Pasha and between this point and Larissa number at least s I 60,000, but the Greek prisoners say u i that their reserves are exhausted. f FIGHTING AT DAMASI. P Fighting has been renewed at Dat masi. which is being cannonaded by a v n*aahr nrltrnnmncr fmm RftUP- V t hasi. The Turks have occupied tbe p posts of Ligaria and Karaizo, which g i are strategically important, while the a I Greeks have advanced and occupied 1; , the Sloti Hil. A dispatch from Arta o > says that the Turks have abandoned f< i Strevina, beyond Filippiada, after v i burning it. The bombardment of b t Prevesa continues with increasing t< 5 damage to the forts. After bombard- o > ing Platamono the squadron will pro- y l ceed to Katerina. j the Greek fleet at work. r The last series of the Greek reserves a have now been called out and fresh a troops have been sent to the frontier, e' The bombardment of Preyesa, at the y ' entrance to the Gulf of Arta, has beon n 1 very heavy since early this morning. F > The Turkish garrison there has been v > completely isolated by the advance of si ' the Greek troops. The report that the 1? > Greek fleet Wednesday bombarded ti Platomona, on the west shore of the Gulf of Salonica, is confirmed. The Greek fleet also bombarded the town ' ? * ^ ?.Al- " !-? AT?IQ A o i jug piij unarm aujuimug jl ~ ' The powder magaz ne of the Turks at tl " Platomona was exploded by a Greek ei 1 stiell, causing much damage and loss o 5 of life to the enemy. d A dispatch received here from Arta A > announces that Major Son/zo, with A 3 two squadrons of cavalry has captured v three villages which were occupied fi by two Turkish battalions. tl FEAR THE TURKS > The estimation in which the Turks ^ are held is shown by th-3 stampede of 1 the whole population on the frontier. 1' The villages and roads to Lirissa are ? ' /iterally blocked with fugitives, herds b of cattle, horses and donkeys, women u and children on foot, old women car- c rying chair?, beds and household " gear on their bacis, on donkeys in ox ^ r inonnnc onrl in otrei-v? r>nn(<piva hlft Sf?rt n TTWgVUU MUU 1U VTV*J WMWW.f ?.? ? . 1 of vehicle. d ' The scene is heart rending and re- ^ > minds one of Piinej's descripiion of ? ' the flight from Pompeii after tbe erup- " 7 tion of Mount Vesuvius. ^ ? Larissa is overcrowded. Pood is a r scarce; the hospitals are full, and there j is an urgent appeal for nurses and * 1 surgical assistance. The wounded s 2 are arriving hourly and all the surgi- t ? cal operations must be performed & 1 without choloroform, as there is none f 2 be had. c 2 OFFERb OF HELP. tl A special dispatch from Athens s " says that olfers of help are reaching v * the Greek government from all quar- I | ters, and the military authorities ex- E 1 pect to have 40,000 volunteers enroll- b B ed under the Greek flag before the be- 1 | ginning of next week. The Epirotes * at Athens are preparing to leave that 1 city in order to assist the Greeks in capturing Epirus as far as the Berlin r treaty line. The national League of t 5 Greece has advanced the passage ^ money for a thousand Garibaldiands, , who are expected at the Piraeus img mediately. x HELD THEIR OWN. A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle t f from Athens says that the Greeks have held their position and ~ destroyed the Turkish cavalry at ? _ Mali. German ollicers were seen x fighting with the Turks in German j uniforms. S Playetl Havoc ill Maryland. J; s Dispatches from all parts of Mary- s r land indicate that the recent cold snap J e has played havoc with blossoming I i fruit trees and vine3 in this latitude, c s In the Maryland and Delaware penin- f . sular, a careful investigation shows t s that nine buds in ten have perished, ? b trees nearest the tidewater suffering r i- the least. Advices from vhe western c i counties of the State indicate that the t r fruit crop is injured in a slightly less 3 degree. 1 HELD FOR FORGERY. inui.mnr Kiiflrhn Has a Charleston Law yer Arrested. The Columbia State says Governoi illerbe, ufter making considerable fFort, has succeeded in having W. E. Ilein, an attorney practicing at the Charleston bar, arrested on the seri us charge of forgery. So far the overnor says something over $1,30( a forgeries have been traced up and aid at the door of Mr. KleiD. Jt ap ears that he is charged with forging he signature of the master of Charles Dn county to certain certificate: d direct tax claims sent here uriing the administration ol l-overnor Evans. Upon the forged ertificates the money was ordered aicl to him. The affidavit is made y Mr. W. Gibbes Whaley, master ol Jhs.rleston county. Governor Ellerb< * j. m _T 1 x ras miormea mai xv.iem uau guuc ? tirmingbam and he had wired ther< ski.ng the authorities to arrest anc old him. Wednesday afternoon he received ? lspatch from Magistrate R. C. Gil hr 1st of Charleston stating that Kleir ras in his custody, but that he had no ommitted him as he was getting ondsmen. G overnor Ellerbe found the cast pen when he came into offico. Th< ia:ter had been lalked over during Governor Evans' administration, but othing was done wide from effiort! eiiig made to compromise it. It seems that, as stated above, th< ia;ter has to sign certain certificates i the matter of these direct tax claim* rhich had to be sent on to the gover or before the money was paid out tc mI A_* ? i. u: nyoue. xne cerunuaiea, wuiuu won hown to Master Whaley, and pro ounced to b9 forgeries so far ai is signature was concerned, wer< arefully examined and are beinf eld as evidence. A short time go Gov. Ellerbe .sent for Mr. Wha ?y and about ten days ago he made le proper affidavit; and tlie warranl ar Klein's arrest wiis issued. Gover .01.' Ellerbe Wednesday night statec tis.t he had traced up already forge ie:3 amounting to s;ome $1,300 and he idn't know hov*r much more he rould find. The governor, in speaking of this articular case to n representative o: 'he State, said that he proposed tc ush it to the end. He also took occa ion to say that all State or cjunty of cials who fall short in their account! nder his administration, or who maj ave already been found short, maj s well understand now arid at one* aat they cannot expect any mercj rom him. He stated emphatically lat he proposed to have ev.'ry sue! ase that was brought to light prosecut d to the full extent of the law, am .0 compromise must be e:ip< c;ed b; nyone. An Appeal to Christian Women. The following appeal has been is ued by the Union of Greek Women nder the patronage of Her Majesty )ueen Olga and Crown Princess So nia: "To the women of the old and nevi rorlds, Christian mothere, sisters ant rives, workers for civilization anc rogress, guardians of love and justice reeting: Christian mothers, sisters nd wives, civilized like you, earnest y appeal for your help. Our sons ur brothers and husbands, fighting 3r the cross, are bsing killed anc rounded in a sacred cause. Theii lood stains the last page of the his :>ry of the 19th century, the history f civilization and progress, of which ou are the promoters. "Christian women, do not share th< esponsibility of your diplomats rouse in the hearts of your husband; nd sons more Christian and mor< suitable sentiments. Unite, anc our just protest will re echo in th< earts of the nations and the people 'rove by your energy and Christiar rork that the women, the true mis ionaries of right, with the Gospel ol jve and justice in their hearts, rang* hemselves on the side of the wronged (3igned) "Helen Griva, "President of the Union." Donations for the fund of theUnior f Greek Womec, who have in charg< ae Greek Red Cross, can be forward i direct to Her Majesty Queen Olgc f Greece at Athens, or to this Presi ent of the Union, Mme. Helen Griva Lthens. or to Solon Valasto, editor of itlantis, 2 Stone street, New York rho has been authorized to coiled unds and organize commi.tteej tiroughout the United States. Violated the Law. /*v - - L ~ ?- ?m OA VjjaiLO a seusauun waa uauscu m w ambia on Wednesday by the arres f Mr. R. F. Mai tin, one of the mem ers of the county board of control pon a charge of official misconduc onsisting of vio lations of the dispen ~ ?? !? ? TTTOP iconorl Vk* tiry law. iut Itana.uu uuo ifuuvvt uj lagistrate Clarkson upon an affidavi' iade by E. B. Curtis, a former loca ispensary clerk. In the affidavit Mr, lartin is charged with a first violatior if the dispensary law in that h< rank in a local dispensary and i econd violation of the law in that h< id not sign an application for th( iquor or pay for it. When Mr. Mar in appeared before Magistrate Clark on the magistrate consented to delaj he preliminary examination unti lay 1, and Mr. Martin gave bont or his appearance at that time. Th< ase is the first of its kind to tx iroughtandin view of the circum tances will doubtless be watche< rith much iuterest through the courts t involvts the question as to whethei members of the boards of control cai iy virtue of their office "sample1 iquors in the dispensaries over wh:cl hey have control. Trulu Derailed hd<1 Uonduccor Killed. The conductor's caboose on the F \ & 1\ northbound fast vegetabli rain, runing as an extra betweei )enmark and Columbia, was deraile< ,t midnight last night at Casey, S. C. vith fatal results, although the trail pas going at a very slow rate of speec ,t the time of the accident. Conduc or T. R. Smiley was killed almost iu tantly and Fiagman J. G. Wilej lad both feet cut o If. The place when he accident occurred is about tarei iles south of Columbia, where th< f. C. & P. trains run over the South rn railway tracks. The train hac ieen stopped to set the switch and wa lowly pulling out. Smiley aotl Wi ey were standing on the front plat orm of the caboose when, on account if a broken llange in the wheel of thi ront truck, it jumped the track hrowing both men under the car Smiley was cut almost in two by thi ear wheels, and Wiley had both fes ;ut off. Smiley came to Savannal wo years ago from the west. He wa 18 years old and a widower. Hi eaves two children. KNIGHTS OF HONOR ANNUAL lYlth i liNu Ul* Itlb LODGE IN COLUMBIA. 5 The Organization Has Been Oalte Sn ) fal Daring the Past Year? Good R Obtained From Regulations Pnt In % ) Daring the Tear. 1 The Urand Liodge of tne Knigi , Honor met in Columbia on ' Wednesday eveniDg. There , about eighty delegates present. Q Dictator Holmes in his report say order in this jurisdiction has impr since the adoption of the nev? a ment rate and the lodges show a si growth since that time. Se lodges have made a net increas the -year. A new lodge was insti at Newberry on April 6th, with 1 ty-six charter members. Three i are nearly ready to ba instit There has been paid to the W. ar B. fund from January 1, 1896, t cember 31,1896, $100,064.74, whi ty-two deaths are reported, the amount of Denefits being $10C Th? Hftatha rannrtpd aro frnm Fi ' ary 4th, 1896, to March 13th. , while the amount reported as pa [ account of the W. and O. B. fu r from January to December 31st, ' This shows that the receipts fron 3 jurisdiction have about paid the < * claims therein. The finances o: 5 Grand Lodge are in good conai the cash balance on hand 1 } $2,357.64?no debts. The Grand tator recommends that a libera j propriation be made for the pu j of increasing the membership. ing the year the Grand Dictator j visited many lodges in the State. The following delegates were r ent: Past Grand Dictator, N. ' Trump; Dictator, John E. Ho] Grand Vice Dictator, W. A. Tei j ton; Grand Assistant Dictator. l Dunne; Grand Raporter, L N Z Grand Treasurer, J T Rober I Grand Chaplain, A Buist; G Guide, J N Todd; Grand Guardi j J Vernon; Grand Sentinel, J B is. Grand Trustees: J G Tomp H C Moses, R A Smith; O B Wa j Johnston; JuliusG Dudley, Ben: t ville; J D Montgomery, Marioi M Corkill, Chester; B J Withers] Lrncaster; W R Mundy, Hodg Jacobs, Kinestree;J A James, ( j aw; PH E Sloan, Pendleton; ? McSvreeney, liamDton;J H W: .. Mayesville; J C Cottlingham, ] ' Rock;C P Quattlebaum, Conwj \ Levrenthal, U-eorgetown; JNDi r Troy; F M Leppard, Trenton; BacaD, Senaca; W M McK( Charleston; John R Craig, Blacks > R E Mason, Westminster; AB! , worth, Pacolet; Thos M Hill, ford; MC Meredith, Pelzsr; M F nedj, Charleston; W 0 Sout Taw. ovrilla . Tj/?aK fi! A lfmori "NTc . W F Martin, Walhalla; R A Bel t Anderson; A P Wright, Green \ T J Trimmer, Spartanburg; . Boozer, Columbia; Geo B Cr< Newberry; M P DeBruhl, Abbe 7 R LPratt, Ninety-Six; C A C W I Greenwood; Withers Adicks, 1 1 ville; D W Crook, Haigler, L J B Gaffney; W J Durant, Sumter; ' Blank, Charleston; B J Clifford, - ion; W. Turnbull, Aiken; John nerly, Edgefield; C. W. Birchr r Camden; J D McCall, Darlingt< 1 A Ball, Laurens; J De Jogugh, f ence; JCCopeland, Clinton; . Cowan, Due West; J J Hull, ! r Hill; H Alexander, St Mattt i AbialLathrop, Orangeburg;LR! Blackville; J B Williams, Bri 5 ville; G. S. Fox, Batesburg. ; The committee on finance rep 3 recommending that thepercapil 5 in subordinate lodges be continu [ $land that $1,500 be appropriated 5 the funds of the Grand Lodge fc , purpose of extending the membe t of the organization in i his State. . amount is to be supplementary f sum to be appropriated for the 5 purpose by the supreme lodge, ami ? rng probably to $t>uu. The membership of the ord South Carolina is now 2,225. i A resolution was adopted thai } funds of the 'Grand Lodge, us . amounting to about $2,000 be de] i ed in one or mo/e banks in this - at the highest rate of interest obt , ble, tbe bank or banks to be desi ed by the commitea charged witk ( duty by the constitution, t A further resolution was ad 5 that the advisory board should be tinued as at present cons ed and authorized to appropriatt $1,500 above referred to. if so i - be necessary for the developmen t extension of the order in South < - lina. ? Under a resolution adopted tb ' stallation of officers in subord lodges will hereafter be in p [ wherever practicable. f The grand dictator was reques! 1 prepare a circular to be sent b grand reporter to each member < 1 order in this State, in regard t 3 appropriation for the extension c * order. 3 The next meeting of the G Lodge will be held in Columbia o third Wednesday in April, 1898. . All of the old officers and cor j tees of the Grand Lodge were re i i ed as follows: ? Past Grand Dictator?N. W. T 3 of Columbia. Grand Dictator?John E. Ho j Spartanburg. (Third term ) Grand Vice Dictator?W. A. p pleton, Abbeville. j Grand Assistant Dictator?F i; Duune, Charleston. Grand Reporter?L. N. Zsuly iumbia. Grand Treasurer?J. T. Rober Abbeville. Grand Chaplain?A. Buist, B a ville. l Grand Guide?J. W. Todd, Se i Grand Guardian?J. J. Ver , Wellford. i Grand Sentinel?J. B. Lewis, 1 derson. Grand Trustees?J. G- Tomp - Edgefield; H. C. Moses, Sumter r D. A. Smith, Walhalla. ej Committee on Laws and Supi 9 ion?M. A. Carlisle, Newfcarry; I 3 Perrin, Abbeville; G. M. Pol] Charleston. 1 Committee on Finance?L' SI s see, Rock Hill; H, Ryttenberg, - ter; J. T. Hunter, Pendleton. Committee on Di. tribution?IN t Trump, Columbia; W. A. Tempi e Abbeville; P. F. Dunne, Charle Committee on Credentials?J . Tompkins, H. C. Moses and I 3 Smith. t There was quite a spirited cont l the matter of the selection of a r a sentative of the Grand Lodge i 9 Supreme Lodge, which meets ii Louis on June 8. The nominees ' ':v*; T -I. jw. - . ' > ??? T ?- 1 - -^ ii .> ?, i Messrs. John E. Holmes, M. A. Carlisle and W. A. Templeton, Mr. Holmes being elected with Mr. Tern*AND pleton as alternate. The individual members of the Grand Lodge contributed the amount of $91.20 to the fund which is being ccess- raised jn various ways for the erection ssuits of a monument to the memory ot the late G. W. Holland, formerly the orce grand reporter of the order in this State. A considerable fund has al , ready been raised for this purpose and Itso* this is supplementary thereto. last The usual resolutions of thanks were Were adopted. rand Reserved for the hst was one of the s the most important resolutions looking tc oved the admission of women as members ssess- of the organization in South Carolina, ieady it was offered by ex Governor Sbep veral pard and was adopted in the following e for form: tuted Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of ;wen- South Carolina hereby reiterates its m nvQ ? 3 4- 1? ?. ? J A1- ? i luuiw juuguioiu, iiereiuiure cjtpresscu, mat uted. the best interests of our order will be id 0. promoted by the admission of females 0 De- into our order under such restrictions le fif- as in the wisdom of the Grand Lodge total may be just. >,000. The meeting was entirely harmoni ebru- ous and pleasant. 1897, After the installation of the granc id on officers, the Grand Lodge, which was nd is composed largely of members whc 1896. had been present before, was adjourn 1 this ed until next April. leath f the Fleeing Irom tlie Flood. ition, The Spartanburg Herald relates this being sad story: It was a pitiful sight?one 1 Die- that would appeal readily to the sym 1 ap- pathetic heart. An old aDd decrepii rpose man and his aged wife wandering Dur- about the streets, homeless aad penni has less, with no immediate or materiai means of relief. The man claims thai pres- his name was Jones, and that he lived W. in a little village in South-eastern Imes; Arkansas, until the floods of the Mis nple- sissippi swept the country and tools P F away his little all with the property ealy; of all the inhabitants in that section, tson; He says that he and his wife are now rrand on their way to Mecklenburg County, an, J N. C., where they have relatives and Dav- that ?*o far on their trip they have hac Kins, to aepena entirely on ine cnaruy oi itson, the world. When asked why h< netts- should suffar deprivation and rebuff: 1; W ia journeying so far, only securing aoon, transportation when fortune favorec es; L them; and why they did not share ir Dher- the general relief fund appropriatec M B by Congress and charitable associa ilson, tions generally, his reply was that th< Little means were not sufficient for the ends ly; P and that by the time each suffere: rndy, secured his or her prorata share of th< 0 F fund, it would be about 35 cents each jnzie, The man and woman left on tne alter tock; noon train for Charlotte. 3tall ,Vell - A Murderer Confesses. Ken- A special to The Boston Journal /ron hard, Montreal says that Joseph E. Kellj i wry; has confessed to the murder of Cashiei cher, Stickney at Somersworth, N. H. Hi ville; admitted that he committed boththf A M murder and robbery and says he ha< >mer, no accomplice. He vehemently in rille; sisted, however, that he had no inten aller, lion of killing the cashier, but he hac fork- to because that gentleman recognizee yars, him. After felling Mr. Stickney witl Sol. blows on the head, when he showec , Un- signs of regaining consciousness, h( Uim a Irn i f a TTollv ODT1' ivou" stttuucu uiulx vyita a, auuv? jutvnj wwu nore, for Detective Early and asked him i! >n; L it would be better for him to tell al Flor- he knew. Eirly told him it was th< r. F. best thing he could do. In talking tc Rock Early, Kelly told a great many strangf lews; incidents about his trip, among then] Free, he intimated that he had stolen th< inch- clothes with which he was disguisec from an old woman whom he met al orted St. Justice de Newton. At Aggie Ash a tax ton's house in Montreal, Kelly, said ted at that he and a man was out for a lark from The woman suspected Kelly and tele >r the phoned for the police. When ha lefl rship the house he said: "Well good-bye This girls, the next time you hear of me i to a will be at the end of a rope," and h< same laughingly made a sign that meant h< ount- was going to be hanged. gr in Hungry tor Sagar Beets* A Washington Dispatch says th< t the agricultural department is being im ually portuned from all parts, of the coun nneii. fnr suaai* hpfit Sftfid. In view 0 piw, *" j e>? Slate the unsatisfactory price received foi ;aina- staple crops during the past few years ,!?nat- and the prospective increase in thi i that duty on the sugar, farmers in all sec tions of the Union evidently intend t( opted experiment with sugar beet culture i con- Heretofore sugar beet growing ha titut- been confined almost exclusively tc 3 the Nebraska, Kansas and California much The agricultural department has sen t and beet seed this spring to about 30 State Uaro- and territories, the demandjcomes fron Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, thi ie in_ Dakotas, Texas, New Mexico, Iowa inate Missouri, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ken lublic tucky and Virginia. There have alsr been requests from Pennsylvania an< ted to New York. A Nebraska sugar renu ,y iuff company donated five tons of bee )f the aeed to the department and the depart 0 the ment purchased two tons additional )f the The supply is about exhausted by thi demand. If successful, the industry . d probably be developed in mani the States *n which experiments ar< a made this year, supplanting corn ant -L wheat. nmit; sleet- TU? Vast Floods . A Washington dispatch says the to rump jaj area submerged by the Miasissipp . river is over 20,000 square miles. I lmes, coatamed at the last census 46,35< rp farms with a total area of 4,900,46t -tem" acres nearly half of which was im , ,, proved and a total population, agri cultural and otherwise, of 462,041. I n to the value of its farms, farm build ' ^?* ings and farm machinery, according to the census of 1890, there be added tson, tjje vaiue 0f i^s ijve stock or . , Jan. 1, last, $9,174,636, andof-itspro lack- ducts 0f ]ast season still on hand March 1, Jast $4,554,754, the total ol neca. $90,176,177 will represent the approxi nou, mate value of the agricultural proper ty of the submerged region. Among 1 ^n" the products of this region last year were 466,056 bales of cotion worth $16, kins, 312,060; 12,525,06rTbushels of corn$3, > aa" 995,278and 9,033,878 pounds of sugar, worth $27,016 The total production , ir^!? including minor crops representing a j. W. vaiueof.*'21,722,180oa the plantations ltzer, iatesi reports to the war department from the stricken section are ?er.o- not Peering. Sum- ? Sentence Commuted. f. W. Governor Ellerbe has commuted the eion, sentence of Frank Myers, the negrc ston. who was sentenced to be hung ic r. G. Georgetown last Friday for burning ). A. a store to imprisonment in the peni tentiary for life. Practically everj est in paper in the State has spoken editori epre- ally on this matter and they have n the been unanimous in urging the gover l St. nor to commute the sentence as ac were act of common justice to a black man ? -y .. -V - -V ? GOVERNOR GETS SALLY. ? THE FAMOUS SUIT ABOUT A MARE 1 ENDS IN HIS FAVOR. ???? A Tale of Bight and Wrong and a 8herlfTs Deputy?After Two Deliberations the Jury Awards the Animal to the Governor. No civil case has ever been heard in this State, perhaps, which has created more general interest than that of 1 Governor Ellerbe against Maj. B. B. J Evans for the possession of a certain fine trotting mare known as "Sally," which was tried in Columbia on Fri^ day. Mr. Evans- is in possession of * the animal and daily uses her as a , arive norse on tne streets 01 uoium. bia. He claims that he won the hone ' from Governor Ellerbe in 1894 on a ; bet as to how Anderson county would in a contest for the gubernatorial nomination, which was then being waged between Governor Ellerbe ana former governor, John Gary Evans. The latter carried the county and Major Evans claims that Governor . Ellerbe had bet the horse against $5 . that he (Ellerbe) would carry the ' county. Any way, after the nomina* tion convention was held and John Gary Evans was nominated for governor, Ellerbe gave Major Evans an order on a horse man in Savannah j for "Sally," he having her for train* j ing purposes. Evans got the horse and brought it to Columbia, and has since t been using it Governor Ellerbe claims . that he gave Major Evans the order ; for the horse not in payment for any I bet, but simply as a loan, until he t needed it, while Evans claims that it 1 } u: I was UUlJ.YC.tCU lAJ X11LL& iu pajriuoub U1 , the bet The two had various conversations about the matter, but in : their testimony before the court today \ they materially differ. In course of the negotiations Evans loaned Ellerbe \ "his" horse and buggy until ELlerbe'i team and carriage arrived in Colum[ bia. Ellerbe says he was simply getI ting back "his" horse, which he had ? f demanded several times. Finally, on ; a certain Saturday recently the go<rJ j ernor drove ,4Sally" down to a oar* . ber shoD and alighting he went in to | get shaved. Major Evans had preyij ously asked the return of the animal, <k but Governor Ellerbe had replied that . her legs were sore and she ought not B to be driven, but offered to lend himv " . another horse. Evans did not send p for it, but evidently suspected that 3 Hiiierbe was not going to return tae horse. Seeing it in front of the bar1 bershop Major Evans got in the baggy and ordered Governor Ellerbe* : % boy to drive to his stable, which mi done. The horse was locked up, and ! when Governor Ellerbe came oat of T the shop he was informed by his r coachman what had happened. He 3 went to Major Evans' stable and de5 mandedthe horse. Evans refund to j give it up, saying he had fairly wonv-s^S . it. The governor denies that any such: j . remark was made. Later a sheriff* { deputy went to the stable, opened It \ and took the horse oul. Later Major / l Evans appeared and gave bond and :: | has ever since had possession. 3 The question then is, who is the t rightful owner, and it is one that lav - ^ f yers and a jury have been wrestling 1 with. Major Evans in court testified ? that he had a conversation on July 91 [ with Governor Ellerbe on a Coast ; Line train at Florence. The con versa- i , tion was relative to his race for gover3 nor. I asked him how he was getting I on. He said he was goingfto be elected. | ; I said: What counties are you going . to carry, and he name twenty-seven - ^ [ counties that he was going to cany. I wrote them on an envelope, just to 1 see how near right he would come to \ it. In the list of counties he had An* . : ) derson county. I said: Here, you'v? ; > I got Anderson county. He said: Oet? 3 tainly, I am going to carry Anderson: 3 county, as certain as I am going to bo elected I said there is where yoa*? will be fooled on both, for you wilt rr3 never carry Anderson. He said he~ > 9 was certain of carrying it, as hit . strongest friends were there. I said: . I can't help that, you will never cazry f the county, and I said I will bet you five dollars you won't He saia I 3 won't bet, but I will tell you what ril. a do; I have a very fine race horse on . the track, a chestnut sorrel mare * named Sail v. with a record of 2:20, ; , and if I don't carry Anderson oounty s I will give her to you against your $5. > I said. Do you mean that? He said: I . do. I said I'm going off on a summer t vacation for about ten days but if you s mean it I will go back and put in work, i He said you can put in all the work a you can, but the county is mine. I , said shake on that, but, old boy, I will - fool you. We went on to Florence > and got off and took lunch. When . 1 the train was moviDg off I spoke to . him, from the end of the car, and said: t Good bye, Billy, I will drive your ;. mare. He smiled and said all right. TXT 1-,11 a oAmn main fa/* fir nf thill ^ T OUUiU V/4 UiV LUMAM AWWVW V* .-= s testimony are admitted by the goverj nor, yet he denies most emphatically j that he made a bet. He admits that 3 a in the conversation he may have said i "I'll bet you a horse to $5," but he mentioned no particular horse and he used the language just in a jocular way like men often do when thay say - "I'll bet you a hundred dollars to a I i cent.7' He denies that they sbook I t hands on the bet, but would not svrear I I that they hadn't. The governor only. I > positively denies that he made abet, I but would not positively swear that I - conversations Maj. Evans alleged to B [ have had with bim were not true. I -| The jury was out about two hours B ; and decided in favor of Governor I [ Ellerbe, and granted him the horse B i Sally or $300, with no damages. I | Six Feet Underground. f Professor Ferris, hypnotist, placed . a subject in a trance at Sincae, Ont., I . Friday afternoon, and buried him six" I feet underground, there to remain I three days. Sheriff Jackson and a fl . posse of officers appeared on the . scene as the grave was filled and or ( dered the professor to take the man'I out or sutler arrest. The professorro- B fused, stating that he was violating no I . law, and after a consultation with the I . county attorney, the sheriff finds he ? can take no action. The subject is supplied with air through a box. His face can be seen. It resembles that of I a corps, but has not the extreme pal- I 5 lor. There is a good deal of excite- I > ment over the case. 9 Why It Was Cold. I A Buffalo. N. Y., dispatch says I ' three miles of ice was visible off that port Wednesday, but the strong wind M > blew it down the Niagara river and at fl daybreak only a small streak was left. I l This explains the cold spell we had I , down here last wees. 9