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SOME GOOD ADVICE 5
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Oivih the Negroes by a Colored
Man
ON EMANCIPATION DAY.
Ha Appeal to Hit Race to Fit
Themselves for Citizenship.
Oppoaaa Reduction In the
South's Repraaantatlon.
Kmauoipation Day wu oelobrated in
great atyle in Beaufort. The grand
marshal of the day was Joseph Dais.
^^HMThera was a street parade of oolored
H^^^Betorans of the late war, oolored militia
L J -lif TL.
I aiiu uubidoob man iuu viuiodb. aub
zeroises ware held at the school house. ]
The emenoipation proclamation wss i
reed by Edward Mayors. Rot. P. P. j
Watson was master of oeremonies. j
Robert Bmalls delivered a short address ,
reviewing the first emancipation oolo- i
bration whioh was held at Beaufort in
1863. Gen. Rufus Saxon wired oon- J
emulations, as he was present in Beaufort
at the '63 celebration, whioh wore
.read by Rev. Watson; after whioh ho
Introduced the orator of the day, Prosi 1
dent Thomas E. Miller, who spoke in
part as follows:
Mr. Chairman, veterans and follow
eiUsens: 1 am here at my old home,
having been honored by your oommit- J
tee with an invitation to deliver the ad- ,
dress on this the thirty seventh anni- !
versary of our emanoipation.
It is not in my power to express here '
or elsewhere the heartfelt gratitude that
I owe you and how docply 1 appreciate '
this call to be with yon on this day?a
> day that means so muoh to us negroes. 1
' It is indeed our passover, for upon it
the pronunoiamento that made us men 1
and oitisens and that severed the chains
that bound us in fetters that were galling
indeed went into effeot.
Every nation weak or strong has had 1
its passover day; and tho moro loyal
they are to their oountry, the moro pa- '
triotio they are to their birthland, tho
more faithful they have been in commemorating
the day of their delivoranoo. ]
And this magnificent display of citixenB 1
and soldiery and especially that solid >
phalanx over there of battle-soarred 1
veterans who fought that thiB day
might not be robbed of its hallowed I
blessings, remind me of the full meaa- i
WT ure of loyalty, patriotism and solf-saorir
fioing devotion to principles that are i
the embodiment of the American Negro.
J
While in the state senate, one of the i
\ greatest oompliments that was over <
N paid to the head, hand and heart of
the Amerioan negro fell from the lips i
[ cf that splendid Confederate ohieftain, ,
Gen. Mart Gary. Said he: "Tho t o- ,
grc is ignorant, but ho is loyal to a ,
cause, he is faitnful to a trust, and ,
there is no body of men found anywhere (
who will follow a leader with moro ,
confidence, love and fidelity than the ,
negro." "Give him leadership," said |
Gei-.^Gary, "and he becomes blind to
everything other than to tho call of
< .'v * ** '''
AL Yes, Mr. LihainhiU, UUr i)Uu;ii<!i"iAv4
^^^^M^^^jctrayod a trust, whether at
the fields, in tne work shops p
I^^HHiVon the battle field. History re- *
cords him as never a oarping hypo- 11
rite with foul treason in heart.
Standing here amidst the very first
moments of a new century, having been ?
Mrmitted to livn ilnrino ttm l*uf
ifialf of t'ne oontury thathaB just passed t
away, I am able to recall many events
?some of whioh are recorded history
nd as I stand here and draw aside tho j,1
ear tain, and peep down, away down tho ''
i vista of time, 1 seo the events, as if ?
with magio, passing before my vision "
all the way down, down the vista, por- r<
tions whioh are obscured on aooonnt of a
hoary age. e
Oan I, mast I stop for a moment and ri
point oat a few of the things wo snflored ?
Rrevious to this, the birthday of our do- b
iveranoe? No, oh, no. Most of them
are engraved npon our hearts as if tl
burnt in by hot steel. Nevertheless o<
this is not the time for me to indulge s<
in the temptation to recall them. t<
There is another task?a self inI
flic ted task assigned me, and it is to e
deal briefly with present conditions, tl
and from -them take a reckoning so as o
to present to yoa a birdseye view of tl
the blessings that are to be ours in the 01
future?blessings that must come if we t<
oan only oontinue to bear and forbear;
blessings that we will enjoy if wo will j,
only labor, prepare ourselves, and wait 0,
for their eoming. j,
Henoe, 1 have ohosen for my subject a
"At spes non fraota." franslated lit b
erally my subject is, "Neverthless hope 01
is not broken." p
At present our situation is not what g|
/ we would like to have it. To one who jt
sees an objeot superficially tho outlook %
is gloomy, but after all the sun is still f(
shining, and the fog, the mist, must t]
and will disappear. u
But, fellow oitisens, we must lift y
up our hands and ezeoute, for no peo- Cl
pie has ever prospered by waiting ?
supinely waiting?for ontside assistance
or for outside interference. t{
Where aiewe? Where are tho ten n
millions of negroes looaied? We are A
principally in the slave-holding states, n
^MMnwmjULtbere we mast and will romain un- D
less fre fiy-fi'OL. ^nder the American tj
flag to a land over whioh the American w
eagle spreads not its wings in majesty u
and power. 8l
^ The north does not want us. Why, f<
even the great state of Illinois, which
furnished our emanoipator, through its n
present governor, Tanner, tells us wo t|
must not come. Have you forgotten T\
that not two years ago heforbido negro u
laborers ontering into the stato of Illi- b
nois to labor in tho mines? Ho called
us aliens and said that if wo persisted t|
in eoming there to work?not to vote? r,
to labor in tho mines, tho lowest of 0
labor, to earn bread by the sweat of our <i
brow; if we persisted in ooming there 0
to labor and to work ho would meet us t|
at the bordor with Gatling guns and a
shoot as to death. i,
Yes, friends, he was so reported in t]
the daily papers, and 1 have never scon u
it oontradioted. Nevertheless ho is one 8j
of our Republican governors. 11
In every Republioan convention, up ^
to the time Oarfiold was nominated,
something was said in the platform Q
favorable to the negro. But sinoo then w
our great national Republioan oonventions
have not had men in them who
were loyal enough;to<us to plaoe in the \t
Jdatform.one word of *hopo and oheoi 0l
or the negroes who had beon faithful }(
to them at all times and on all oooasions. w
The nation has just suocceded in
electing a ropublioan president, Wm j,
MoKinley, and he has written a long t]
message to oongross. I know a nogro j,
preacher who grows frantio evory timo 0
he sees the word negro printed with a j,
little "n(": but on the night after j,
President MoMinley's reoont message (]
was printed, I heard a negro woman exL
ilaim?"I wot'd have bocn thankful to I
Resident MoKinley if he had able to j t
emcmber the negro with a little "o " I c
The trath is fellow cit'iens, ho did ! v
lot remember to write us with aoj kiad n
if an "n" in his message. t
The truth is, the national rcpublioaD t
?arty, through its offijers, havo served
aotioe on us that they bavo grown tired i
lerving us, and tbat they do uot intend ?
.0 interfere with or a*i-ist us. 1
Wbon President McKinloy 111 ado his
louthern tour hi said in Georgia that 1
ivery Confederate gravo was a nnnu ?
ment to "American patriotii in." J
Fellow oitizens, lot rnc quote Prcsi 1
lent McKinloy again: "Every Con- t
federate gravo is a monumont to Anicri- 1
san patriotism." Do you doub* it? If <
pou aro ropublioans, whioh 1 know you 1
are, you do not daro doubt it, for our <
republioan president, who is the official 1
mouth-piece of tho republican party, 1
laid so, and tho party at the list cleo |
Lion endorsed it by ro electing him;
hecoo, it is tiuo. 1
It is useless to livo if you intond to
livo in blindncsss. Every uttcraneo of 1
importance falling from tho lips of 1
nothcrn republicans, with very few ox
septions, tends to show that the repub- 1
lioan party is getting iD doubt on the 1
lubjcot of who was right or who was '
R>f*nnor rliiPtnir # Vir* 1 adf WftTV What ID ft
patriot? What is patriotism? Can the i
graves of men who were guilty of doing
wrong be monuments to patriotism?
No, follow citizens, wo must accept i
Wm. McKinley as authority on th;e
jubjeot.
Oqo of tho sore subjeots with us '
negroes, particularly tho negruos of
Beaufort oounty, is the m&ttor of our
partial and temporary disfranchisement,
and wo blame the white people of South
Carolina for it. In part tbey aro to 1
blame, but only in very small part.
They have acoomolishcd this act with,
through, and by tho permission of the
national republicans of tho north. If
the north did not want it bo, the hand
ful of white people in the seuih could
not make it so
A rcj u jlican biiprcm j court, by refusing
to interfere and as?ist us have
<aid that thoy were right in this act.
rho republican congress by refus<og to
scat rej ubhean congressmen from South
Uaro'ija. have further (tnphas z d the
faat that the whi e people of South
Carolina in this act have been right
Tho truth is but the truth, and I am
here to tell ycu the whole truth, and it
is this; the national republican party
has deserted us, has abandoned u ;
and with a very few exceptions, they
show by their failing to act, and afteu
by their utterances, that thoy need the
forgivcnnoHs of tho south lor ever having
assisted us.
Wo have a few friends left, but they
ire in a woeful minority. Chandler,
Mason, Allison, Tom ltccd, and Bon
Harrison aro still with us, but where
ire their backing? When it oomes to
tho negro thoy stand almost alonnl
From timo immemorial (as in?aHured ,
by the life of tho American reputili ) ,
the negro has been the bono of osntonlion.
In the ? arly part of tho contu-v ]
ho faot of his being in tho sou'h, and ]
thereby was counted by tho "outh in its ]
jlairn to and pos.-Ci-sion of political ]
rcptesentation iu the national council j
was a causo of a long and bitter strife <
between the north and south.
The southern masters said that 1
though ho was a black slave, ho was
human, and for that reason insisted
oat rfcunbunP-fbc counted in the nportionmcnt
of apolitical representation
mong the statel^i and thoy did eucoeod
l having oountou tful ifi p^ri>^J^n\'*~TT
ther hand the nrrth said that although a
c was huu.an being bo was only a
battel, hcuoe in tho political appor j(
lomucut ho should not be 03 jnted at
11; and tbatonly free white men should (l
0 oounted. ?
This subject of political rcrrc-onta f,
ion for the n> gro agitated tho nation h
rom its .arliest birth, and wsh the i
bief and dir ct oause of iho firing of tho i'.
rat shot at Fort Suinter, and the sur- ?
endcr of that n. b e chieftain at Appo 0
latox. It was tho chief oau-io of tho
mancipation proclamation that was
sad h crc today; and today, thirty sc7od t|
cars after our emancipation, it is tho ,,
one of contention.
The question that concerns ut more t<
tiao any other ono question is tho fifty ii
ongressmeu who arc accredited to the u
suth on account of tho pescnoc of c
in million negroes in the south.
Nearly cv.ry negro politician, nearly tl
very negro preacher, ncaily every a
hinting, well mcauing negro through j
ut this glorious southland of ours, say '
hat tho south should lose those fifty
ongrcssmcn because of our partial and
jmporary disfranchisement.
"A prophet is not without honor savo p
1 his own country," and why so? Be- o
ause he ts a seer?one who unviilsthe n
iturc, and shows to his fellow country- t,
ion things that are for their bo->t good, y
ut seldom in accord with their thoughts u
r wished. Fellow oitiiens, that i> my o
ositiou before you today. I have u
luiied well this suhj-ct. and as I see o
i, for my own good, my country's good j,
nd espcciaiiy tho good of my raoo. 1 *
3el that L am not in accord with the si
Noughts of that raoo, but, oh, country
icn, negroes, havo patience, give me 3
our svmpatuy and t ear me; lor ilie <|
ausc oi negroes urioorn. J,
I am unalterably oppo-ed to the cuting
down of the souths representation
nat in givcu her on account of tho ten a
uliion negroes within her confines 1 t
m opposed to it, first, because L am a tl
egro; second, beoau-^ i atn a southern tl
egro; third, because it is uiy expect* w
ion to live and die hero, and inj solemn c
ish is that all who arc connected with o
10, as negroes, should remain in this t
outhlaud?the best place in the world (
)T negroes. t
Remain here and bear th?? oppression;
ctnain hero with a heart full of 1 >vo for "
ho oppressor; remain h. ro doin : tho 'l
ight; remain hero in a King and saving .
loncy; remain hero with a purpose to '
?... a:..? 1.- -?.i. tl
cmvi jf?ul liUll'lllllIU IVKitlUIUII!) OI IIIO
imouudingn; remain hero o 1 in<ink to 1
Poland beeau e ii is our birthright; a
juiain hero resting upon tho promise 0
f God, praying to God for a better ''
ay, asking God to open tho oyes of I'
ur white oiliz ni that thoy may nco l'
bat it is to their iotcrcst to assist us in "
II our undertakings; to unite with us w
l a puri>osc to uiako this southland 11
bo homo of free men. Remain here a
ntil tnc day comes when, with the as
istanoorf the white people, the law of w
be 1 md will drive out violent! ; rotuain s
cro until, through and by tho white a
eopb', the lav will ho sufficiently ad *
linislcrcd that tho hu nbl< si black or "
hito oilizon will, at any and all times, 1
o proteoted in his life, liberty and n
rosperity; remain hero in tho south a
md, that by our | rescnee, and oil ao 1
ount of our great numbers, gr. at |>olit- ?
ial power will como to and remain !'
ith tho south. "
Yes, General McCrady says we oamo 11
ore from Rarbadocs, ono year after 0
be white man, with tho gun in ono w
and protcoiing tho life and property P
four masters, and with ax, pick and
oe in tho other, reclaiming and dear- 01
ig tho swamps and f nests to make ^
lis fine habitation and abodo for free 1
ono, peaoo and happiness. M
A. ? ?
ft
"At apes non fraita"?nevertheless t
lopo is not broken, and lot us r. at up ?
tu the anchor of hope, fur tho day 1
(boa every right guaranteed tooitiz -a >
hip by the oonoiuuiioa will bo given s
0 us by aud through tho white uiun of f
be Houih.
G >d can inoro mountains. Wo arc t
lot uny worse a til oicd iu our citizen a
ihip and rigbta than have Leon other 1
lalioua. 1
L have stated that 1 am opposed to t
he cutting dowu of tho representation |
tho south. Why aiu I oppoBfd to it? i
lircausc it would bo wrong, and if it is t
1 wrong to temporarily disfranchise ut, i
ho taking uway of the souths representation
for that r> ason wiu'd br a greater
wrong Two wrongs oao never make
i right llavo vou ever stopped to
3cuut tho oost to ui negroes ahoald the I
oath lose its fifty congressmen that 1
arc allotted to her on acoount of our 1
pre6enoo here? '
If tho representation wcro taken
away it would mean absoluto and total
libfranohiscment of tho pjoplo who I
had uo representation in tho general 1
govrnment. 1
For a tiino the whito people wonld
utfer, but if tho representation wore 1
takiu away froui the south tho negro '
would bo practioally killed for one
hundred years. Sorno go so far as to say
that they do not oaro what happct s to
44 nog oes so long as the south loses
her fifty representatives, butlotu? top
and oount the oost before wo j tin the
hue and ory: "Cut down tho representation,
cut down tho bouth s represeu
tation."
It is argued that it is no use to have
a thing that you can not use; a right
that you cannot et j >y. But that does
not hold good in ail eases. Tho childreo
of Israel wero given tho ark of tho 1
covenant, and alter they had crossed
the Jordan thoj forgot the teachings of
Moses, aui for them tho urk of the l
covenant lost its power, but it was the
insignia of Johova's prom so It failed
to do service for tho sinful Israelites
and the Cao-a lini es car. led it away,
and placed it in (heir temple, in the
midst of their idol-t to mike it a thiog
of dcusion in its hcipUs-incss in thai
tcoiplo of blit.dti'.ss. wickedness ami
sin; but when they went hack to look
at it in derision, surrounded by th?
idols of Baal, whatdil thiy behold?
Why all their idols had tumbled to the
ground aud were ciushcC; and in that
sight tho heathen saw that tho ark of
the covenaut, which was the magna
chart a of the Jews, hal in it the
sticngth aud protection to 'he Jews.
Lot our rieht to Vote be locked up
temporarily in tho temple of prejudice,
hut do uot seek to destroy it ny askiim
conguss to cut down the representation
of tho South, whioh was given on
acoount of our presence here. A right
iiqoo given is never annihilated, and
should the south lose tho representation
given on acoount of our presence
wo will bo disfranchised forever ? we,
and not the white man, will bo the
uffcror f jr all time if tho act is per
petrated.
No, fellow chitons, let tho south
have her r< preecntatiou, although the
right is looked up in tho temple of
blind pr< judioo; lut if tho right remains
tho time will oi.nc, and oomo it
must, when tho wl.i o men of tho south
ivill invite us to enj ty it with them.
Let us prepare oursclvcn for its ci j >yincnt,
for itwi.l comeback to us in its
f.illness and its iLht.
Lot us resolve to use it w ith our white
neighbors for the benefit of ourselves
and our white ne'ghb 'rs. Let us r<*i-olvc
to fit curatives educationally,
pintuTl]" and ~umic. tiny torus use ^
nd enjoyment.
In short. let us look to the south.abso u
itcly to tho south to assist us in tho
rjiyment of every right that belongs
0 free ci aonship. If they do not
ivo it to us the north will never inter
jro or assist us to got it. We ha7e J
cen tho h >nc of contention betwer n 1
he two at otions too long It is time '
or us to educate ourselves that we 1
lay seo the tru i inwardness or motive j1
f this po itioal agitation.
Tho Jovh had been disfrtnehised
1 Europe for hundreds of years, but "
hcj remained a virtues aspirieg,aohi v
iir, God-fearing, neighbor loving p o
le; an l to lav on ato unt of their in
:liigcnoe, high moral dove! ipement, ^
oiegrity, and wealth, they dictato al s
tost any terms of peaoo or war to the j
row tied heads of tho world.
G >d is God and right is tight. "Jus- 1
ioe, like a volcanic fire, may sleep f
while suppr.-s-j d, but can't expire.' u
live right. Do right. God is not dead c
At spes uou fraoia." .
We must possess ourselves of tech s
ioal education, eouimcrcial education, i
odustrial education We must pre- f
?ro ourselves to oc upy every avenue j
f thrift and legitimate gain Get uto I
oy, but got it honestly. Keep money c
ut do not hoard it. Keep it to assist 0
uu in developing tho southland Keep ,
loney to atsint yuu in bettering vour
jndition, and securing h inas Keep
louey fur a r*iny day. Keep up your
hurcht c; support your preachers; sup
ortjour schools; teach your girls to N
ork ai homo, auu by so doing jou v )!
ircngthon their lujrality. And lot us j
ot forget that wo o*e a dui>:tirst to
ou'h Carolina; second to the natior;
iiird, to "Ur-olV-s; aud last, but nut
ast, to 0 sd. (j
Kr 111 tho report of Superintendent (i
loMahau wc see that moro negroes
ttend pub io sohoois than whiles
t is tr 10 tbat wc got lesi than one
hird o' the money appropriated for
ho public tchools of i he state, but
hea wo consider who tho ruling ela-s j
s are, and arc reininmd of the polni ^
il aniag'tui-m that has existed be r
weeu tbo two races, I aui rally sur ^
ri-ed, cd.li.d and gratiti -d to see
ha', our political antagonists have
oated us so we I, and are spending a-> (
iuch as they do spend on the negro '
>r the purpose of education.
My a il j ot, "At sties non fraota,"
i the mo.to of tho Hope family, but '
heir court of arms is moro striking j'
ian tho 111 > t t ' >. If 1 had tho of
great artist I would throw that groat
iat of arms on o.hiv as tha-. you might
eliold it; but a t I oannfct dra -v 1 will
resent you a p< n picture of it. At d
ho bottotu of the picture in a rcprosoa- V
I'.ion of our world?tho globo on s
rhieh wo live ?but i' is choked nearly w
i half. On each side of tho yawning t
byss separatei by tho chasm, aro tho <
wo Hope sisters, each ono of (hem h
ith the end of a chain thrown over tho u
hould r that h ringb l ed to tho oarth, t
nd at the otht r cn'ls of tho chains arc a
nch <rs tha aro held a o't hy the right t
ai d of each si tor One of '.hem is d
tie picture of despair; but tha Oounto- p
ance of thj o her beams with smiles t
s she points to tho rent ia the earth H
hat St pirates them, and sho easts her l
? es away i fl to the sun thot is just ris s
igplo n t n.o tn on account of this \ a vn t
ig ab>ss that separates us, for never- 1
tn less hope is n >t broken, and Hod's <
wn time the strength <f tho sunlight l<
ill oloao tho breach in our sph. ro that t
ar s us and wo Oil ho united again, li
And, oh! fello v citiz n?, lotus take a
nurago, and pos-cis our civ s of tho !
iilh of Abraham, tho OJiifidoDCO of .
uoitl and Noheoilab, that some day. 1.
)uio how, only in Hod's own timo will t>
T
" 1 " 1 ho
sunlight of liberal eduoation, the
uel'ghtof loving forboareuce, the aunixht
of detc ruination and pationoo
fill driT?, yea, drive a*ay the raoooar
md prcdjudioo that divido our raoo
rom tho white raoe.
Yes, if wo livo right, give and take,
he day will oorae wliea tho gulf that
icparato m will bo bridged across Then
ot us look to the southern white people
'or help; a-k thcui by ourhfe.to help us
.0 o oio up tho rout that no* ixibtsin
political spbero; and until it citoeR let
is eot f>rget this beautiful motto, "At
ipes noti fraota"?Divert boloss hopo is
lot broken.
The New Appirtioamaat
By a vote if 165 to 102 tho houtc
Tuesday aoooptol the roappotioaoAmt
plan propuod by the lijr'.eigh bill
vliiflV lnnroftiAB ihft mftinKavflKIn
tiouho during tho next deosdo from 357,
Lho presonl membership and tho mom
'jcrtihip proposed by tho committee or
Hopkins bill to 3d6. Tho result was
largely brought about by tho itifluenoo
of certain senators from sevoral of tho
largor northoru states who throw tho
weight of their influonoo in tho sotlo in
favor of the larger membership. When
it booamo apparent ihat these factors
were at work against his bill Mr. Hop
kins attempted compromise by giving
an additional representation each to
North Dakota, Colorado and Florida,
but his adversaries refused to oomprotuise
after complote v;otory was assured
I'ho Crumpaoker prosposition to reoom
toil tho bill for tho purpose of a^oor
taining what states abridged tho fight
to vote to an extent whiob would email
roduood representation was defeated
13') to 110. 1'hero was no roll oall on the
veto but a number of itopublicans vot
i'd with tho Democrats. Undor tho bill
as passed today no stato loses a representative
and tho following make
gains; Illinois, Now York and Texas
Itircu each; Uiunesota, New Jersey and
P.-nnttylvai.la two oaoh; Arkansas, Oalifo
nia, Colorado, Cenncotiout, Florida,
Louisiana Ma-sajl.noits Mississippi,
>lisnuri, North Carolina. N >rth Dakota,
Washington, WeBt Virginia and Wiseoubtu
ouo ea)h
A Strange Cose
Despondent because hor lovo for Mrs.
John White must bo oonSocd within
the i ound of friendnhip. Miss Kathcrinc
K. Qorham, ? f Wiohedon, Mass., oom
raittcd suicide Wednesday evening by
shooting herself in tho head while sit
ting in a rooui with her mother. The
infatuatiou dates back two years, when
they lived in adjoining houses. Tho
intimioy was not pleasing to Mrs G-ir
ham, but there seemed no way to stop
it. Liit fall, when Miss Gorham went
to li ?ston to study elocution, Mrs
Whito hired a room there bo as to be
near her friend. About a year ago Mist
Gorham went to a sanitarium in Philadelphia
for treatment for a mental
trouble, and cam) baok apparently
cured. Miss Gorhatn was 21, tho only
daughter of Mrs. Marian Gotham,
Grove street, editor and proprietor of
tho Winohcndon Courier. Miss Gorhatn
spout the greater part of tho day with
>lrs. Whito, going with her to her home
nn Laden street. Mr. Whito, who did
uot ai prove of tho intimacy between
thewonen, ordorcd Miss Gorham out ol
the houso. Sho wont diroct to a store
and b ught a revolver. Sho had gono to
the Hotel Winelienilnn and ?
room, to which she was accompanied by
Mrs Whim. Tnoy remaiaed in tho
room uutil 7.30, when thoy lefc for
their respective homes. Arrangement
for the fun ^ral will not be pop 'md
i ti! il.or.r-iv.l of Mrs, (iorham^p'r,
Irs Smith, from I'uiiadolphia.'White
s a traveling salesman fur VVhitalBf03 ,
otton manufacturers. J
Force Hauna's Hand
Aooording to the Washington oorreslondcnt
to tho Atlanta Journal Senar
Hanna is u-ing the throat of *D
ra session of congress to foros aotion
n his ship rub-iidy bill. Hois reported
s having appealed to Sena or Cla^t the
eader of tho minority, to allow tho bill
o come to a vote in order to prevent
he necessity for an extra 6ossior;to
thich appeal Senator '"lay, very proierly.
turned a deaf ear. This is as it
houid be, and it is to bo hoped inc op
losition to this inexsusablo grab will
land fi*m throughout tho present ses
ion be called if Hanna and his crew
nsist upon it; *it will only make this
ubsidy iniquity stand out in its truo
ight. It is simply a determined ef
ort on ihe part of Hanna and the ad
ir.ni.-tration to rewatd certain syndi?'es
for their contributions to the Romblican
campaign fund, and they
hould he made to accept fall responsilility
for it. Tho p:op!c may wake up
o a full rcalizaion of the situation
fhen they siethat the people wlio now
i&ve crotrol of the government are
ven willing to 'oroo an extra sisiion
f congress if ncc .ssary in order to ex
ort this immenso tribute for tho beneit
of a few millionaires.
Trusts Beat Him.
The defeat of Senator Chandler of
low Hamtshiro for reuouiiiia.iou by
tie 11 (uJioan o<uous of his State
gislature is pissiolv more of a sur
rise to the peopl-j of the country than
o tl e senator himself, who has indi
aled forcb xltngs of this r. suit. It is
ot ofit n mat a s nator whoo servioe
as bu n long as Mr. Chandler's is roocitd
by his party, and very seldom
hat hip defeat is acetmplished by so
vcrwhcltuing a maj irity. It is posiblo
that his attitude on tho silver
uchtion has som> thing to do with toucing
his pot u arity, but tho senator
riiMir nas declared t li at powerful
iilroad infl i no s were devoted tohia
(feat. It has bcoome a very ticklish
utter with Kcpublicaa btatcsmen to
If ud railroads aud trusts. Attorney
rencral Monnott of Ohio prosecuted
nc Standard O.l trust and his head
ell in the ba-kot According to OhaoJ?
r the railroads of Now Hampshire
re in obaree of the Kcpublioau guillomc
in that Stato.?The Slate.
The Kingstree Mutter.
The Columbia State says the board of
ircotors of the Stato dispensary mot
Vcduesday and took up tho Kings tree
hortagu matter. A conference was held
nit. >... U7.11;~ i .1..1 ?
rav?? ? Itu If liiiaunifui^ ui/ic^auuu iu
he general assembly. It was detcrmin<i
tu call iho present county board up
or a hearing, that charges of official
jisoonduot aro to bo foruiulatod, and
hn if the resignations of tho members
re not f srthoomiug, tho board will try
he 11 according to law The legislative
< legali >n i i u idi r^t <od to biinsym
aihy with the board, and it looks as if
ho old county board must go. Tho
?lo board has determine 1 to probo
ho Kingstrco matter, so tho members
ay, 10 if very bottom, and do cvoryhing
posfiibloto have jisiioo m Hod out
fir olor Dukes, at tho request of
'h airm an Williams, wont iu person to
tugsirte a>.d dirootod tho arrest of
ho accused dispouser, taking tho pro
i uinary stops in tho prosecution. Tno
' ernoen s ssioi of the board was
. ? ed principally to tho consideration
f Various n q tests for the return of
qu>rsseii)d oy tho dispensary oont.abits
as coatrabaud.
t
I ? "
special messages
From Governor McSweney to
(ha I
EXPENSES OF THE MILITIA
Ircu r?d in 8uppr?8?irg the
Thr?H*ened Uprising In
Georgtnwn, Some
Valued Relics
The governor Friday transmitted to
the goncral assembly threo messages
upon matters ol some interest. One
is accompanied by tho expense aooount
of tho soldiery Boot to Georgetown to
put down tho alleged trouble.
The second message relates to the
flags of the Palmotto regimonlin Plor
ida, and tho vase presented Andrew
Jackson by tho women of 9>uth Caro
lina and left by him at his death to tho
la9t survivor of tho Palmotto regiment.
This was referred to tho oommittco on
military in tho house.
The message as to the expense of the
troops went to the ways anu means
oommittco of tho houso, and tho third
which r fcrrcd to tho ceding of oertain
lands on Sullivan's Island to tho Uni ~
icd States government was sent to the ^
judiciary committee of the houso
The following is tho text of tho throe
messages:
EXPENSES OV TROOPS.
G"ntlomon of the General Assombly q
On two oooasions during the past
year it becatno necessary in order to w
maintain tho reaoo and prevent mob ^
violence to call upon the strong arm of
tho militia The promptness with w
which tho voluntocr troops responded t(
and tho hea'thful influonce of thoir ^
prescnco is Btrong evidence of the effi Hj
ciency of thc6ervioo and tho wisdom w
of properly maintaining a well organized.
disoip'ined volunteer soldiery.
There was necrssarily some expense
oooHcotcd with tbo calling out of the
militia, and I bog to submit herewith K(
the item z d statement of oost and re
oommend that you mako provision to g
t ay the tattio. In the Florence trouble j:
I paid out of my oontingent fund all a|
the txpcnscs except the amount duo j,
the railroads for transportation. In tho ^
Georgetown matter only ono item has '
been paid, that of transporting the pi
Sumter company from Sumter to ^
Georgetown, and whioh had been ad- (i
vanoed by tho captain of tho oompany. y
I could havo arranged to borrow this rc
money but there was no authority of 0|
lav for it. and I thought best to lot it
stand Uutil an appropriation could bo p]
made ny you, My contingent fund was (j
inadequate to pay it. Proper vouohers a
are on file for the various items It iB
a j ist and proper charge against tho 0j
Sttt'o, a-d I am suro will recoivo your tj
favorablo consideration. Hero arc tho (j,
items for which an appropriation is
asked, and also a statement showing
what has been paid: tg
OEOBOETOWN TROUBLI.
First battalion of infantry: ol
Two days for 177 tb
men $ 531 00 o\
J Hauling guns, cto . 5 52 at
I 6afrbr^eer^s.. .. 2 75 la
Bread, eto .5 68 St
Transporting 17 7 fn
men andguns oj
(Charleston to st:
0 ?orgetown and in
return ( V. C. L ) 9?I U0 11.465.85 at
Sumter oornran* ; ye
Three days for 36
men __ ... 157.50 or
Transporting 36 men th
Georgetown to of
Sjimter ( A 0 L) 87 75 243 25
.. - "(* jorgc to wo companies:
Two days 37 men
troops lv S. C.
V. salary Ill 00
Four days, 45 men,
Co 1. S O. V. 1. 270.00 381.00
To'al amount due in ,D
Georgetown trou- . 1
bio 2,090.10 !ai
Amount paid out of 191
contingent fund *
Transpotation Sum
ttr to Georgeto wn 85 75 j*
Total cost of State 'J*
to Ge o r go t o w n th
trouble $2,175.85 aF
al
FLORENCE TROUBLE
To amount due the Ss
A. C. L. railroad >1
f >r speoial 'rain $ 416,00 oa
Pa'd out of contingent fund:
Timtnom ville Guards $200 62 ou
It MoL nd m, sheriff . . 98 75 it
It MoLeudon, Sheriff 15 00 314.37 p,
|||
Total oost to State in tc
Florence troublo $ 760 37
RECAPITULATION,
Amount due by Siato in
Georgetown trouble .... $2,)90 10 hi
Am ?unt cue by Stato in Flor- nt
ocoo truu'jlo 446.00 c<]
i
IVal amount far which appro oc
priation is a-ltod $2,53(310 t0
Yours v ry respectfully, kc
M. II. MoS-veoney, th
Governor. 0i
Tli K MEXICAN WAR REMCS Ol
Gentlemen of the General A^sombly:
In tho early put of the pan year Col. a<;
.Jaines 1) II anding presdoot of tho
I'a m tto 11'gimont Survivor*'a->s>oia- '
lion addressed mo a loiter as governor *8
turning over to tho S'.ato of South 'f.
Carolina in pcrpituo ono of the two Tl
fligs oarried by the regiment in tho 'J1
war with M< X'oo, together with the
regimental rcoirds Ho also submitted 11
a request of the executive cimmitteo ,w
of tho survivors assooiation that they
bo allowed to p'aoo tho"Jaikson vaso" 8?
in tho logislaiivo library under a glass "
oai-c and under oarc of tho scorotary of
state or of tho librarian: so that the W1
survivors may know, at loast, whcro it
is.
' Both wero aoocptod as the correspondence
hereto attached will show. The be
flag was plac.d in tho S.ato library and dc
the vase is in tho office of thi secretary oo
of state. There is no glass case uudor be
which it iniy bo placed. us
Under a resolution of tho survivors' hi
association tho vaso is to bo kept by an
tho ezooutivo oommittco for and to bo dr
the property of the last survivor of tho to
regiment. There aro still about 40 sur- pr
vivers as the records herewith submit* ne
ted will show fl:
Theso are precious relics and havj a ki
history which all true Carolinians of
should be proud to oherish. m
Tho records should bo preserved in Ha
sotno place where they oould be easily be
acorssiblo in case it should bo desired hi
to refer to them or have tbo history sii
published and these records put in th
more permanent form. tb
I beg horowith to submit tho oorros- ki
pondonoo and tho reoords for suoh dis- iti
9
^ ^a|
THE Bi
Grove's 1
The formula is
know just what yoi
do not adverrUf rh?>
their medicine it yo
Iron and Quinine pui
torm. The Iron
malaria out o f the s
Grove's is the Orff.
Chill Tonics are im
that Grove's is su
arc not experiment!
and excellence hai
only Chill Cure so
the United Starts
osition as your honorable bodies may
eem proper to mako.
Respectfully submitted, i
M B. MoSwecncy, u
Governor. ^
TUB SU LI. VANS ISLAND FORT. t
cntlemen of the Grneral Assembly: Q
I brg to hand > ou herewith a letter I
hioh I reo< ived from the llonorablo I
1'ihu Root, srerstsryof war. which ex P
lains itself. Al-o a draft of a bill "t
hioh hesu?gc-t9 hat lo woul 1 like 3
) havo passed by the general assem- ti
ly. I ask for this matter your con a
[deration and such action as in your si
isdom may seem proper. I
ReBpcotfullv submitted, u
M. B. McSweeney, ti
Governor. y
Mr. iClihu Root in his letter to the h
overnor s?ys: if
Sir: Ry an act approved February w
, 1900, tho legislature of South Caro- o
na ceded to the Uaited States title *
ad j iri-diotion over certain tracts of ti
ind in tho town of Moultricvillo and
allivan's It-land, South Carolina, exspting
from the aores described "thoso
artions which aro oocupied and in use t
y tho publio as highways, known as a
cntral avenuo and Beach avenue " a
>aoh avenue, within tho limits of tho i
iscrvation, is impassable by vehicles 0
a account of s?nd drifts; and tho ol< s t'c
ig of this avenue is essential to tho it
roper laying out of tho nrlitary post, di
cntral avenue is a winding street with N
narrow shell road anl is not properly s?
?pt up by the town on account of laok 3
' funds. It would sccui desirable that ?'
tie and jurisdiction of that portion of n
cntral avenuo withio tho rest vat ion ft
lould bo in tho Uaited States in order T
tat it may be improved and main o<
ined by tho govenmcnt st
I have tho honor, therefore, to irose
tho draft of an act providing for
ie cession of title and jurisdiction
rer those portions of Bcaoh avenue 0j
id Central avenuo, excepted from tho
nds heretofore granted to the United _
atos, for ?be closing of Beach TWknd Q(
r ? U^hway, and for tho keeping
fen of Central avenue as a puolio ,\
reet, and to reqnost your good offices p
reoommendiug the same to the sec- ^
o and houso of rcprosentatives cf S|
tur State. ft
Under sections 71 and 72 of the g^n Q(
al statutes of South Carolina, 1882. ?
o title of theao streets ia in tho State South
Carolina.
Very rcsreotfully,
Klihu Root, H
.... , i \i ? n?I J
wjvuicibij ui ?* ar i/cp (
The Tea Industry
The sue tessful exp? lirnect of United
ales C? mmissioucr of Agriculture Le
uo, followed by the succot-bful plant
g and manufacture of toa at the Pine- JJ
irst farms, Sumtnerville, near Char
ston, baa attracted northern capital [t
t?: who will go into the business on
larire boale ard who expeot to raise
W,(J()0 pounds annuillv f or tho Amtrn
market. Col A 0. Tiler and M.?j j
DTrinnbleof New London, Conn., and
0 Baron A. von Brunig, formerly of
e German legation at Washington^
e leaders of the enterprise and have N
ready bought 4 000 acos of pino land ^
ong tho linn of the Charleston and
ivannah railroad, 15 miles from here,
rtssr9 Tyler and Trimolo were in
mp at Bummerville during the was
nh Spain and taw the sucoess of tea
ilture at Pinchurst M j Frimhlo, will,
ia said.bo tho active head ol the o.?tn '
my. It is said that Dr. Shepard has
id this year twioo as many orders for
a as he onuld fill
Tho Tax Extension.
Tho time for tho payment of taxes
is been extended after all. As thing
>w stand the taxpayers who have fail
1 to oouie to time will have unitl Feb.
to do so. Friday morniDg tho special
immission in whom is vosted the right
extend tho time, consisting of the
ivernor, tho comptroller general and
le attorney general met and it was do
ded to extend the time till the day
imrd. Tho State 9ijs this action was
le result of the action of the house in
lo( ting the A-hley resolution provid
g for tho extension until March 1. j
ho commission has been strongly ,
ainst any extension this year, but the
gtslaturo seemed determined to pro ^
de for one. The comptroller as-erted (.
at an t xtension till March 1 would tan- H
o up the books all ovir tho Stato that i
would bo a serious matter. The r su t
is tho aotion taken Friday, which, *
! IJ fit ? S 1
if saio, win prove sausiaotory to tbe ?
nate. Those who havo failed to pay ?
icir taxes will bo glad to hear of this ?
lion, but ovory treasurer and auditor
ill hear of it with regret.
F
True Chivalry. d
A litlla ragged, dirty, typical negro 1
>y was riding an old wornout, broken ?
>wn uiule that wouldn't trot if a lotnotivo
were to push it along Tho
>y held a bundle in his hand and wa<
ling his ooat as a saddle Tho uiule
id almost stopped in the muddy strrot
id iu his efforts to ooax the animal, he
opped his bundlo and his coat foil in- a
tho mud bolow. A prominent bank >1
cs'dcnt of Greenville was on tho trcct ol
larby at tho timo noticed tho disoooi
uro of tho black African. With the
nd and tender heart, charaoteristie %l
a truo southerner, this moneyed
an wadrd through mud and with the
mo motivo he would havo had had ho
on waiting on Prosident MoKinloy
mdod this littlo ooon his buodio, as
ntcd him arranging his ooat and with
o aid of a switch managod to ooax >
i) muto on. This aot of the well *
town bank president is worthy'of iua
stion. ? Qroonvillo Nowa. '
A 1
Lria, Chills
EST PRESCRIPT
^asteless Chi
plainly printed on every
i are taking when you take
ir formula knowing that y<
u knew what it contained,
t up in correct proportions a
acts as a tonic while the
ystem. Any reliable druggis
final and that all other
itations. An analysis of othc
pcrior to all others in cv
ng when you take Grovi
/ing long been establishe
Id throughout the entire i
No Cnrr. No Pr?v. Price
The Pen Must (Jo.
A stationer i* thus quoted in the
'hiladclphia K-icord: ".Ju-?t as th<*
lioeteenth oon<ury brought tho steel
ion in plaoe of tho quill, so will the
wrnticth century s-o the typewriting
sachinc take he pace of tin p- n.
'lie effeot is already very noticeable,
jast year wo didn't sell half as many
eos as w sold five years ago, aid th*
eoroaso Ins been steady caon year
ome large bui?ncss houses have a sy-.em
of keeping book-* with typewriting
i c lines, and when this boo imes more
implified it is bound to be universal,
shouldn't be surprised to see the pen
laufac urers go out of business With
a a few years. ltd.-eh, it is not blond
tho raDge of possibility hat a
undrrd years ftom now band writing,
' njt cxiotly regarded as a lost ar ,
ill at least b i looked upon as a relic
f aniiqui y, and spenmons of handri-ing
will bo treasured ai curiosies
"
A Busy Life Euded.
Col. Wuj L Prenholm, who w?s o-?m
oiler of the treasury duiiog Clcveind's
first administration, died at bis
omc in Now York Friday of pneumoia.
Col. Trcnholm was a native of
harlcs'on but had lived ia Now York
>r several years, where he was engaged
i business. In commenting cn bis
uath The State says dur.ng his stay io
ew York Col. Trcnholm was the oon
ant friend and advisor of those
ouih Carolinians who appealed t? bim
iid we Lave seen it stated tl.at he
over permitted an irquiry or request
row his old State to pass unheedtd
hup, although absent in body, be g-ve
in-siam evidence t hat his heart was
all with the people of S<>uth Carolina.
Money for Schools.
At a m- eting' f the hoard of directors
f the dispensary Friday astemoon
hairman Williams stated that the 6
anois) condition of t^**asjitulion
3w warranted the payment of $100,000
ito the school fund and a tcsolu'.i in to
lis i ffeot was immediate? offered bv
ireotor Dukes and adoptod. Mr
'illiainsfurther stated that the dispeniry
wou'd be able to pay into school
ind $50,000 additional within the
eit thirty days.
"THE LEAOER INDEED.
The New Ball Bearing
Domestic
sewing Machine
L Leads in Workmanship, Beauty,
Capacity, Strength, Light Running.
Every Woman Want- Ono.
tlluchiuents, Needles and
Parts for Sewing Machines
of all makes.
Vhen ordering needles send
ample. Price 27c per dozen,
uist paid
itmn >V*otjd in I'ao^eupi id 1 irri
lorv.
I. bill I'L,
IJiy Taylor Street,
COLOMBIA b C|
,, Cj&Tt A
* W*b- %
-i.-S%^P'' .? I
TRAuB MARK.
'
OLD NORTH STATE OINT
JENT, the Great Antiseptic
iealer, cures Piles, Eczema,
lore Eyes, Gianulated Eyelids.
Jarbuncles, Boils, Cuts, Brnis
s, Old Sores, Burns, Corns,
iunions, Ingrowing Toenails,
ntlammatory Rheumatism
Lches and Pains, Chapped
lan4s and Lips, Erysipelas
t is something everybody
teeds. Once used always used,
for sale by all draggists and
lealers. At wholesale by
'HE MUKKAY DRUG CO
Jolnnibia, 8. C
PITTS'
tNIISEPTIG INVICQRATGB!
oo> i>? urp| ?, luJk^oiiioii
Wa a.i I .UOI WU hud t'OWet li >U.UlOt! OO..C Ot
iclera morbus, teething trouble* with
hildren, kidney trouble*, bad blood and
II sort* of sore*. naingc or felon*, out* and
urn*. It i* m good autisepiio, when looaily
pplied, aa anything on the market.
Try it and you will praise it to other*
f your druggiat doesn't keep it, WTite to
MURRY DRUG COMPANY, |
COLUMBIA 8. (1
. -fijvj Ci3CAIni?tM>WHlSKY
^ UJ id B Ay hV I Habit* tHi red *t m?H?n?torI
aB iuin, l?*Od??. Hundred*
rn of r* frretiro*. 2"i jr.ir* * -yr. iaUr Hook on
I B lion Trr iimiMit -*-ot I Krl? Addr,***
R. M. WOOLLSY. M. O,. MllinU. C*.
*
i<t pe,
I er
%
ION IS
ill Tonic.
bottle?hence you
Grove's. Imitators
ju would not buy
Grove's contains
nd is in a Tasteless
Quinine drives the
t will tell you that
so-called Tasteless
rr chill tonics shows
cry respect. You
e's?its superiority
d. Grove's is the
malarial sections of
c or.
Saw Mills,
Corn Mills,
Cane Mills,
Rice Hullers,
Pea ELnllers,
Engines,
Boilers,
Planers and
Matchers,
Swing Saws,
ltip Saws,
and all other kinds of wood
working machinery. My Sergeant
Log Beam Saw mill is ^
the heaviest, strongest, and
# - o 1 ? ? ?
most efficient mill for the
money on the market, quick,
accurate. State Agent for H.
B. Smith Machine Company
wood working machinery.
For high grade engines, plain
elide valve?Automatic, and
Corliss, write me: Atlas,
Wacertown, and Struthers
and Wells.
V. C. BADHAM,
1326 Main St., Columbia. S. C. -?|
Hard to Beat our Line I
of MaShinrrji ui ->- 1
Mill Supplies. '
LEADERS: J
Lane, Chase, (lege, Liddell and High
Point saw mills ^
The Murray Cleaning and Distributing
System.
Li idetl Automat io and plain Engine j.
"Sioux" Oor.iss Engines.
"New South" Brick Machinery.
Farquhar Threshers and Grain Drills.
Disston Saws and Files
Peerless Packings, Sjersns Sewer Pipe,
and Supplies generally
Erie City Engines aud Boilers
Egan Woodworking \lachinerr.
"Queen of the Siutn" Grist Mills
Keliey Dap'ex Feed Mills
Bundv Traps aud Steam Specialties
Magnolia aud Columbia Babbeit Metals.
H.' Bibbes & Co.,
MA.CH1NKIU and MiT.L SUPPLIES
hi>4 Owrvais blre-t,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Ortman Pavs m
the EXpress
j
iiinaiii Dyeing of every
description. Steam, Nap
iba, Krenoh Dry and
chemical cleansing. Send
for oar new price list and
circular AH work f^n&r
anteed or no charge. (
Oilman's Steam Ove Works
I:tl0 Main Street
Cott vhiA. C
A L Orttnan Proprietor
Murray's
Aromatic, |
Mouth
Wash
Whitens the Teeth
Cleanses the Mouth
Sweetens the Breath
The?
Murray
Drug Co..
COLUMBIA,3. O.
MONEY TO LOAM
On Improved real estate.
Interest eight per tent,
payable semi-annually.
Time 3 to 5 years.
N o commissions charged
E. K. Palmer,
OntralNational BankBailding,
80S Plain St-, Columbia, S. C.