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' 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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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