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IIC tc m berr ) __ra___ ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. R , FBR UAR 13) 1903 HANNA'S PENSION BILL. Negroes Everywhere Much Excited Over it. There is a Touch of Sarcasm in Editorial Approbation of the South. [News and Courier.) With newspapers in all parts of the South commending this remark. able bill, introduced by senator Hanna to pension ex slaves, the older negroes are living high in hopes that they will yet be paid for the years they served in bondage. An Associat ed Press dispatch from Birmingham, saying that a camp of Confederate Veterans had approved the measure, has led the colored population to be. lieve that things are coming up, and already shrewd negroes are ready to jump in and get a graft by collect. ing funds to help the lobbyists in Washington. The leaders of the race have got sense enough to know that. there isn't a chauce of any such bill getting through Congress. They have made this known to the army of blacks, but it hi s not quieted the rabble. There is a tinge of sarcasm in some editorial utterances. That such r bill will ever pass is not for a mo. u ent considered seriously. Every body is willing to jolly it along, but. when it comes to earnest support the country will hardly stand for it. The public has taken the view that Senator Hanna is making a bid for the negro vote, and to get solid with the race he is willing for the treasury department to be tapped to the limit. That is just what the no groes would like to see. They will stand up to a man for the Ohio states. man if he will push the measure, but. it is doubtful if it will ever be heard of again. For years the pension system in the South has been notorious. In South Carolina hundreds and hun dreds :>f negroes who never saw a gun except on a rabbit hunt are - "living easy," simply because they claim to have fought in the Federal army. The pension conditions got so bad that a delegation of agents was sent to this State to clear it up, and the jails now hold their share of black men who played for good stakes and lost. Not. a few ministers were caught, and it always developed that the ,on with the education was the first to be trapped as pension sharks. After working for several years the pension department has been able to rest on its oars, and in Charleston, Beaufort arid Gieorgetowvn counties the work is not as hard as it was 'at the beginning. The pension sharks have been driven to cover. The records of the District Court tell the story of the complicated sy s tern. To make a genieral law pro. viding for fees for every ner wvho was a slave would require the entire pension dep)art mont's service ini Char. leston County alone. It has been said1 that Senator Han na could not adlvocate the bill with out laughing. He evidently was trying to dodge the responsibility when he introduced thle measuilre "by request.'' He did niot want. to stand for it. "T'he whIolo t hinag is a game~ of . politics,'' said the wise uan last night. '"This Hainnra boom is mere ly intended to keep the public eye on Mark and Roosevelt. Other lie publicans will be scared out anid at the proper time your Uncle .\,ircus will dnck, leaving the nominat ion for iJoosevelt. These t wo politicians are playinrg together. ~1The negroes had begun to think thait the t imre was ripe for their recoguiution by t hn Ad miniist rat ion. Thley regarded thle appointment of D)r Crumii as the open ing wedge. T1he iundignatiorn, how ever, was so great that Crurm had to be scratched, and, to keep on solid terms, Senator Ha.nna, funny ian that he is, sent in a bill to pension t he negroes. Don't you suppose t ha~t talk of that kind wilhl keep the black voters in line ? W hoen thne time comes Hanina will step aside, Rtoosevelt will seek the nominat ion withbout serious opposit ion and tbo' colobred brothers will support. him. They will still dream of pensions. W'ell, they've got another dreaim coming. Thley're (lead nes any way yon tnko then, and it they are dupes enough to ox pect a bounty, well, let them expect it. The dreams wi.. do them good. This country would never submit to the payment of millions of dollars to negroes, who don't even pay poll tax. And yet you can gamble that they'll contribute to any old funds that are started to push the bill through Con. gross." In some sections the bill has been taken seriously. The fact that it. would bring millions of dollars to the South and make hundreds of old negroes self-sustaining has made business people believe that it is worthy of consideration. Secretary Richardson, of the Four States Immigration League, with headquarters in New Orleans, has sent out the following letter, copies of which have been received in Char leston. It is addressed to commerci al and industrial organizations: The Four States Immigration League, representing the States named above, was organized in New Orleans January 14 and 15 and elect ed me secretary, and I feel it is my duty to call your immediate attention and ask for special action relative to the bill introduced Februaly 3 in the United States Senate by Senator M. A. Hanna granting pensions and bounties to all ex slaves who were freed by President Lincoln. This bill provides that persons over 50 years of age and less than 00, whether male or female, shall re ceive a cash-bounty of $100 and a pension of $8 per month; persons between 60 and 70 years old, a boun ty of $300 and a pension of $12 per month; those over 70 years old, a bounty of $500 and a pension of $15 per month. The bill further pro vides for the payment of the bounty and pension to relative who may be charged with the care of ex-slaves. The bill will make thousands of the old colored people of. the South self-sustaining and will add sever:d millions of dollars to the capital of the South. The commercial organizations of the four States of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama have noth ing whatever to do with the political significance of Senator Hanna's mess ure: that is a matter for the editorial writers and politicians. This bill makes independent a vast number of people in the four States who are now dependent, and it will add a large amount of ready money to each and every community in those four States, and for that resaon I take the liberty of presenting it to the different bodies who are eligible to membership in the Four States Immigration League for such action as they deem fit. (dRl. RAVISHED NEAR TYYON~ Had Been Bleaten in Head With Rock and Severely Injured -Cr1iminal Escaped. [The State.] S partanburg, Feb. 9.-Y esterda y morning about 10 o'clock a negro man out raged a young wvhite girl namedl Nellie Carlisle, who lives about tw~o miles from Tryon, N. C. fhe de Ad was committeed in a woodland some distance from the home of the un fortunate young woman. Th'le no gro also inflicted several large, ugly wounds on his victim's head with rocks, and left her apparently dead. Wheu discovered several hours after wardls, thle girl was carried to her homie, where she is in a most critical coniditioni. Thel) people of Tlryon <juickly organ ized after thle news of the fiendish event became general, aind a party made a t horough search for the niegro. This proved inoeffee u 161. h ast night several persons saw a tiegro attempi1t to, board a train of thle Sout horn at Tlryon, and open - ed lire; but. tie negro made his e9 cape. It is thought that lie wats the guilt y pai o . T ry on is greatly ex ereised ove'- the dood~ andl if the peo pIe cateh.thIi"on!prwit he willI be strung up without eeremony. Nellio Carl isle is 18 years of age, and her parents~ are honest, hardworking people who live near Tryon. A telephone mies sage from that place received thiis afternoo*n st:Ies that it is extremely dloubtful if the f,irl recovers from her 1in1u1r'es. HEYWARD ON CHARLESTON. Wants the Dispensary Law Enforced With as Little Friction as Possible-The Sottile Matter. [News and Courier.] The recent incident in Charleston in connection with the shooting of a horse by Constable Caulfield has bro..ght the situation in Charleston to a focus. Chief Howie was in Columbia and had a long talk with Gov. Heyward regarding the entire affair which is familiar to the readers The entire situation was discussed, and, after going over all of the evidence and correspondence, it was decided to severely reprimand Constable Caul field for his reckless firing of a pistol in the streets of Charleston; and he was ordered to report for duty at some other point in the State, there by removing him from the Charles ton field. This assignment. to some other sta tion had been made before the shoot. ing occurred, and Chief Howie was given instructions to give it unmedi ate effect. It was also developed in the testi mony that Mr. Sottile was generally regarded as a frequent violator of the dispensary law, and that as such violator that it was not at all unusual for his wagons to get into similar en counters with constables. Gov. Heyward had a full and frank discussion with Chief Howie over the situation, and be made it perfectly plain to Mr. Howie as a representative of the constabulary force in Charleston that the law must be enforced there as well as in other parts of the State. Of course it is needless to say that the emphatic instructions that have been given to Chief Howie are not in the spirit of hostility. Gov. Hey ward is the friend of Charleston, and he has no purpose in antagonizing that community or any other in the State, but he regards it as his solemn duty to see that the laws of the State are enforced and wishes to make a sincere and legitimate effort in the better enforcement of the dispensary law in Charleston. There have been serious cotplaints made as to the enforcemett of the law in Charles ton, and Gov. Hey ward is assured that the best sentiment of that coin munity does not uphold the violation of this or any other law. He realizes that there are peculiar conditions in that city, and will take due cognizance of these conditions. He has advised Chief Constable Howie to be firm, but to avoid any unnecessary friction. If this policy does not succeed, and Chief Hoewie is not successful in the enforcement of the law in Charleston, he will then make it his ::uty' to inquire into what is the real cause of the failure and until that time arrives he wishes to give the fullest opportunity of a change by those now in charge of the present machinery of thle diapen. sary law. Gov. Hey ward, of course feels that lie has the sympathy of the best. peeo ple aund the municipal authorities of (Cr.arleston, and lhe has absolutely no0 reason to believe that there will be any disposition 01n the part of the po l ice and muniicip)al authorities ini any way to ret ard thle better enforceiment of the law; he hopes for the most ab solute co-operat ion b.o~eeoi the con stabul ary anid the polico forces in the better cinforcemenit of thle law. The Occasion f(ir Gov. Hleyward's ex pression upon the subject was brought abouti by the Caulfield inici dent wvhich was oflicially brought to his at ton tion by Mayor Simy th, and so t hat. his posit ion imighit be tiho roughly understood he has consented1 to imake public t he re'sult of his inter view with Chief H owic. 1Parker- I thought you were goinrg to puit your boy3 into bulsiness. Ln- . d (id, but I found it as cheaper to send' him to college. "'Alluns got. mahi 'spicions,"' said Chiarooal F'ph, thirowing~ a stone at thew (t "o ' d1)e mani~ dat ain't got money o' rnuiff fo' t' piay his debts an' (len tskes his ow~n change out 'a de collect ion basket Mistah .fakn.>i" FRENCH CANADIANS WISH TO COLONIZE. They Are Seeking a Location in South Carolina and Want Information as to Land and Other Things. (The State.) There was a conference in the office of Governor Heyward yester day which showed very plainly the necessity for an industrial and immi gration department in the State. During the (lay the Iev. Fathers A. J. Prevost and A Boyrube of Fall River, Mass., the former a native French Canadian who is in charge of churches having over 12,000 French Canadians in their membership, ar rived in the city accompanied by Bishop Northrop. It seems that two years ago Bishop Northrop while on a visit to Fall River, New Bedford and adjacent manufacturing towns, seeing the deUse population, told Fat her Provost about the great amount of undeveloped land in South Carolina. Pather Provost be came interested and gradually a largo number of the peoploe have been saving up something with which to come to such a colony and get a start. Feeling that the time was ripe Father Provost came to Charles. ton and informed Bishop Northrop that his people were ready to enter upon t he est ablishment, of a colony and that he had come to look at. the country, secure information as to in dustrial and social conditions, and get facts about the cost of such tracts of land as would be needed. The bishop brought the gentleman on to Colnmbia, bolieving that such infor uation ats was wanted could bo beet. gathered hez e. A rrangnents were made with (Gov. [iyward, Secretary of State (antt and Secrettary Watson of the Columbia Chamber of Com merce for a conference in the gov ernor's oilce at 5 p. im. At this con ference Fat her Provost explained at. length his plan, told how the people had saved up their money for the purpose and indicated that it was desired to keep the colony in as coin pact form as possible. tie said that they would want. at least 30,00() acres of general agricultural lands, suitable for all kinds of farming. Already they are in touch with Mr. M. V. Richards, land and inldust.rial agent of the Southern railway, who will meet them on Friday and aid them in securing a proper location. Gov. Heyward assured the visitors that such a colony would be heartily welcomed to South Carolina and has undertakeni to give Fat her Provost all the aidl possible in the collection of the information he desires to carry to his peoll. lie wishes to make them such a report that they can get together, select a committee from their numbet)r and send such comilmit - toe to select. thle finial location of t he colony. The secretary of thle local chamber of commerce gave the gentlemen such ir'formation as he paos.3d and has undelrt aken to collect. fuill inifor mat ion as to charact or of l ands, qu alities of the soils, indunst rial char act erist.ics, etc , on)f ce rtini soections of tho State, together wit h miapis, etc., for Father Provost to carry back t his peOp.le. Last evoning representatives of the chamber of (con:mnirco possessmg accurate in format ion as to cortai n very dlesir'able lands called1 upon0 the visitors anmd gave thliem the honofeit of their knowvledge. I ft tho proper loca. ion can be seced ' , the land be ig available at. reason able ligumres, it is almost certain thaimt the colony will beo fornied and( SonithI Carolina will h ave several t housand very (1esirmablie niow inohabitants, coiming anl most. enf tirely ill famnilies. Thebr gemnt lemnen wvill remtain in Co lumbia today and1( will then go back to (Charlestoni. l"athler Provost ima returnm here a little la ir. Hie hopes to get things ini shiape so that, the onmmnittecc referred to cani como5 (down early in A pr il. Anty lanidow1ers ini thle State hay ing l argo tria cis for smile at reasonarbl e tigu res may send tie informat ion and pren to thle seorrotary of the chambeI)r of commmereo hero, who wvill sne t hat it is promptly) gi von Fat hor Pravst. THE PERRY-BYNUM DUEL. Famous in the Days of Nullification Pecu liar Circumstances Surrounding the Burial of Bynum. [Greenville News.] About two miles northwest of Pen dleton, S. C., stands old Stone church, built in 17U7. Nearby is a grave yard in whose soil lie the remains of many prominent men in the politicrl history of the State. Every one familiar with history kno s that the home of John C. Oal honn was at Fort Mill, near Pendle. ton, S. C. According to tradition it was his wont during the days of nul lification, to meet his admirers at the latter place and there discuss the issues of the day. In Greenville, S. C., had been established a paper called the "Nullifier," and edited by a man by the name of Turner B) mnm. lie was a North Carolinian handdone, and possessed of great ability as a writer. In the same town of Green ville, there was established another paper under the editorship of W. Hi. Perry, who attacked the cause of nullification, not sparing, it is said, its chief exponent-Calhoun. These two editors in consequence of their opposing views on the ques tion of nullification, soon became in volved in a newspaper controversy. The result was a challenge. The place selected was Island Ford, Pu galoo river, about twenty miles south west of Pendleton. The participants passed through that place-Bynum taking with him ,as his second, Jacob Warley, who lived near Pendleton, and with whom Bynum is said to have stayed the night before. Among the old residents of that section of the country, there seems to be quite a difference of opinion as to the real motive that prompted the duel, and just as to what happened that day on the tield. Be the differ ence of opinion on those points how ever great., it is nevertheless a fact that Perry shot Bynum. He lin gered for several hours and then died. The question at once arose as to what uisposition should be made of the body. After consultation it was decided that the remains he taken to Old Stone church, and there ent.erred. The news of the duel and its re sult, soon spread and quite a num. ber went to the church that night to see the burial, but a heavy rain storm having come up, the cortege was so delayed as not to reach Stone church until after midnight. Then in the intense darkness, with only a flick ering torch to aid them, the remains of Turner Bynum were laid at rest. At its conclusion, it was suggested that t he grave in somec way be marked. So intense was the darkness it was useless to look for rocks, and so threatening was the weather, that all seemed( anxious to leave, and thle onily things handy were two pine poles wvhich had been ulsed1 to carry the body from the wagon to the grave. One was placed at the head, the oth at the foot. of th1e grave. Timio passod(, and no attent ion wvas paid to the g.-ave. The people1 were ocupiedl ini considering new events5 which woere then taking place. And stran)ge to say, t hese t wo pl)Uls, the only miarking of a lonely grave, took root! They grew, anid continued to grow! When the writer first visited the place sixteen years ago, lie O ld St one chiurcht was still standtiing, not usced, however, arid applarent Ily going to rack and ruin, whil e the grave yalrdl niearby, seemed like(1 a fore(st wvithI arn imriinse undergrowth of bushliec and vines, abniost enitirelyv ob, econring the view of the ninny ombils And among, if niot the largest trees, were two pinies, straight sentinels over a grave otherwise unimarked. But the soenie wh ichi groeted the eye of the wvrit.er wvhen he visited the samie spot over I wo mtonithli ago, was <luitol different. ft was anm ideal au tumn dlay. TPhe sun lit u p tIbe va ;a i shimdos of the folinge. T1he air was I adon with th le urimistakable per fame of fall. A faint breo-oze wafted a leaf he(re and1 I here. Nothing broke the sylvan stillness but the occasional cry of a bird or the dropping of an acorn. The old Stone chuiirch still stood. But. in the inntery on.e a muass of pine, oak, p:)plar, etc., Shown only the white and gray tomb stones. Every I roe with the except ion of a Lompardy poplar, a uimosa near the grave of General Pickens, and a spruce near another grave were gone. Around the acre of land had been built a wall of rough granite about three feet high. Several feet from the southwest walls stand two pine stumps. They are about three feet high and two in diameter. That is all that now relainla to mark the grave of one who, handsome and brilliant., had givon up his life im de fense of the principles of nullitica tion, which he believed to be right, and those of South Carolina's idol John C. Calhoun. F:w A1I> A. Ti'5'o-i. A WIPli'S AWFUL I)EFl.D. Kills 1er Drunken Iiusban)d, lurns His Body, Grlnds Ills 1ones and Feeds Thein to the Chickens. MrAs. I afayetto Taylor, of Contre ville, Sullivan Conity, Now York, has confessed having killed her husband, L,afayotto Taylor, and hurned the bodly on January 26 to oerlpo dott'ection. Taylor (lisappeared on the night of ,1anuary 25, and was supposod to hatve deser-td his fam ily. On February (, Mrs. 'Taylor attempted to soll at horse to a Contro. ville mnan, who would not buy for fear Taylor might Collie back and claim it.. Mrs. 'Taylor told himt to lost. easy onl that poiltt, for sh1e had killed him and burned his body. ''ho fourtoeon year old daughter of the Taylorm was asked about he story' her mother hatl (old bhout. hav ing killed her father. She said the story was true. Mrs. Taylor was ar rested and today mna I it full confee. a1on. Her story is that her husband, who was at hard drinker, came home on the night. of January '45 very drunk and began to abus0 her. She se cured at revolver, which she had pur chased at few days hoforo, and tried to frighton him. lie attemupted to take it from hor, and in the struggle it went off, the bullt striking hit over the oyo andl killing him instant ly. Sho was so frightoned for fear of being arresiod for nurdor, that sho dovided to cut up the body afnd burn it. llor fourteen year-old (lauughtor wit-nessd l tho shooting and hltped her to cut, up the boly in samall pievos with an axe and burn it in the kitclien stove, together with the c9lothinIg of the1 victim. Thie burnt bones worao grouud fine antd fed to the h10ns. Tlhe blood spots8 were covered up with paint. The'Tay'lors livedt ont a farm a mnile from tile mlain road andit the chanc1(es of discovery were few. Mrs. Taiylor is abou0lt 4(0 yOatrs old(. She sayn'a she con fessedl blclias t he crinoallettetd her. She was brought to the Mon ticelIo jatil to aight. TIhe daughtr hiais not bieena arrested y'et. A POSTOFIClti MYSTlIltY. Twenty-Five Thiouasand D)ollars ini Bends Promptly Foiund When the Fact that They Were Missing was Annliouunceed. New York, l"ebruatry I (.-Through thiir b)anlkers, I LedmIrondl, Kerr & Co., sont ont a not ice today that twenty - Ii va $ I000 LoisiIiaa Staite consi. dat ed 1 pr' cenit coupon01 bonds, niumbehired fromi 4,5418 to 4,5T2, in ci lsivo, had1( b)on1 lost or' stolen. The brnids had1( b)een1 shuippod( toi the Hiber nia1 llanuk, .New Orleans, oni lebruary I. Later thle b an k niot ified them that the bonds(1 hadit not boone[ receivedl. iThe potfhl aumthorit ies were niot i lied anad informjed the firma that the ipostoflice hold( a receipt for thle bond1(1, signed "ThI'le Hi beruia lank, anod dailed No,w Orleans, lFebruaary 5.'' Late today ai telogramn was received from .N'ew O rleans, whiich said: "'1ondts hlave bren found'."' No p)ar t iculars were given. New Orleans, i"ebrulary 10.)-Owing to a clerk's illns th18 Ile miara doin~g hiis work placed the b)onds1 ini a pigeon holo( oithe r t.han lbhat iln~ whicho th11e bond(1 aire uisuatlly kept. H aif an hiouir's inivestigat ion nt raightenied the Ite matt or oult andat New York was at onico notified. HANNA'S BUBBLE PUNCTURED. Scheme of the Ohio Statesman to Pension Bx-Slaves Warmly Condemned in the House. In a general debate on a Bill in the National House of Representa Lives on Tuesday, the Hanna Bill to pension ox-slaves was brought into discussion. Mr. Do Armond, of M,s. souri, spoke in a sarcastic vein, but the subject assumed a serious phase when Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, s'ated that adventurers in the South were using the bill to impose on ignorant credulous negroes, and call ed upon Mr. Cannon to give assur ance that the passage of such a measure would not be contemplated. This assurance Mr. Cannon gave. Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, de. nominted the Bill recently introduc ed by Senator -anna to pension the ex slaves a "curious evidence of the prevailing trend of politics," which was "more valuable as a piece of p>liiical nanoeuvering than as a piece of prospective legislation." The introducer of the Bill, he said, announced that 1e was not a candi date for the Presidency, but from the same authority came the an nounceient, that. there were no trusts. The exact facts could, he said, be balanced in the public mind after a study of both staternente. 'l'he negro delegate, he said, was an important, factor in Republican national Conventions, and there was nothing like making preparations in good tito. It. was an interesting game and those not, concerned could watch it with ?quanimity. It was a farco, he said, but still farces had their solemn aspects. And it was so sad to think of the old negroes in their cabins in the South giving up their small earnings until the time mle when they would turn for relief the to ntatural protectors-the white people of the South (Deworcratic applause.) Mr. Caution, in reply, treated Mr. DeArmnond's remarks lightly, calling attention to the fact that Sr,nator Hanna's Bill had been int:.oduncd "by request." flu t. Mr. Richardson, of Tonnessee, put a different view on the matter. He stated seriously tilat companies were already being formed and cir culars being sRot out. to ignorant col ored peoplh by unscrupulous adven turerft, and he thought both sides should join in e.n assurance to them not to in vest their quarters and dimois in thIiis chimerical scheme. Mr. Cannion responded that all should sunderstand, rich arnd poor, white~ arnd black, cultured and ignor ant, that the Government promised to all a like (equality before the law anid equality of opp[ortunity, and un der~ it each musat work out his own salvation. Mr. D)eArmond was not satisfied with this statnemnt, but asked for a more specific assurance, and in reply Mr. (Jannoni stated with emphasis that thle ignorant were being impos edl upjon, they should be undIeceived1 ~--thIiat, ini his j udgemteut, nto such Bill conl or would passa. A t raveling man stopped at a Lan caster hotel. At (dinner time he was standing outside when the proprietor camne out to ring the dinner b)0ll. A s * all dog nearby began to howl dtin mtally. Turning to the dlog the traveling man said: "'What in tbe h-are you howling for? You dlon't have to eat ill here.'" R{emnember that brilliant young fellow Tompkins, who was in our class at college. W->nder what be caime of htim P 1 always thoight thte world would hear from 'eTompkins. Rlichardson-It (lid. He became an auctioneer, then travelled! as a barker for a sideshow. Hlonpock-The Bible, of course, is op)posed to bigamy. Mrs. HCInpock--The ideOa! Of course it is. Hoenpeck--Yes, especially where it says ''no maun can sorve two mas ters." "Mauma,carn I take my doggie to heaven when I go there?" "No, dear: I think not." "Then what'n the use of bteing a good li ttle girl ?"