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VOL LIII WINNSBORO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1899. NO. 51 -
f9' THE EDITORS.
E?r
Sr.;
Proceedings of the State Press
Association.
: SOME ABLE PAPERS READ
Largest Attendance in the History
of the Association. Va
-w rious Matters Discussed
'fC ' *
and Officers Elected.
r The State Press Association was in sesw
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sion at turns Liitma springs last wee*.
^^MtwCaeSelay evening those members who
Bl ' had'arrived and a great many ef their
Hf friends went to the Auditorium and
Wr there heard several speeches.
C Mr. J H Wharton, member of the
t House, welcomed the Assocition on the
^parfc of the management and the good
Rti&^eople of Laurens county. Mr. Whar||j
Sri took occasion to make mention of
|| Be newspaper Governor, who, he held
|Kred his deserved election and promo^rtion
to the press of the State.
Mr. Fitz Hugh McMaster, of the
Charleston Post, on the part of the
If 51 Association delivered a most eloquent
I response, which was heartily applauded.
President Aull called upon Mr. Julius
E. Boggs to say a few words for
u the Association, and he spoke in an
in?mitable style, dsftly interweaving
humor and pathos with the warp of his
I.
w The work of the evening was over,
and when Bearden's Band started up
I " the crowd thinned out. The Associa|
tion appointed a committee on pror
gramme and then adjourned until Wed'
nesday morning.
Wednesday when the Association
met Chaplain Sidi H. Brown delivered
the opening prayer. The first work
t was the reading of the annual report of
J the various officers.
The first and mosc important report
r - was that of President Elbert H. Aull,
in which he took occasion to pay a
handsome tribute to the late Robert M.
Stokes, well known to the members of
the press as for many years the editor of
the Union Times. He also explained
iby no summer excursion had been
Ipiaimeu, auu nu v c. uuncu uv
Cuba was recommended. He stated
how it happened that no delegates attended
the National Editorial Association,
and reported the successful passage
of the advertising law through the
Legislature, and other matters of interest
to members of the Association.
The treasurer, in addition to his financial
report, wrote as folio wi:
Charleston, July 26, 1899.
To the Members of the South Carolina
Press Association?Gentlemen:
* ^ * X?^l?io A o_
naviag Deen ureas ilici ux wis iujuvw|
tion since May 16, 1884,1 am really
K sorry that I.am compelled by the state
af my health to sever this pleasant con.
nectioi* n
For the last six months I haye been
B sick with Blight's disease, and my dcce|
H tor gives me perhaps but a few months
Bp to live, and so I bid you all an affecBpRWr
tionate good-bye till we meet agaia on
g ?abetter shore.
B For the last fifteen years you did me
the honor of re-electing me to|the o35ce
i i X . A . -L __i. . ??
I treasurer, ana i nave w me uesi w
ability carried out your wishes, and I
now herewith return my trust with a
check for amount due the .Association.
Franz Melchers.
Secretary C. C. Langston, *?ho has
wcrked hard and diligently for the Association,
submitted this, his annual,
report, with an accurate statement of
^ Tif/M.lr oni-? DTrlonsfiq r>f flip PXPfiUfcive
r uxg nvia t*uu v. - ?~ -?
B committe.
K Mr. W. M. Jones, cf Spartanburg,
was unanimously elected a member of
the Association.
The Association then took up the
newspaper symposium, which was a
ft clever scheme on the part of the executive
committee, which invited the
speakers.
K ''How to Buy the Stock,by Mr. J.
l L. Sims, of the Times and Democrat,
was a concise and business-like paper.
^ Mr. Sims gave the Association his val
uaoie eipeneuue.
Mr. August Kohn, of the Columbia
* Bureau of the News and Courier, read
a paper on''Hew to Get the News."
0 Mr. Elbert H. Aull, of the Herald
ft and News, of Newberry, read an able
[' paper on how to make the paper readable.
He put his views before the memg
bers very cleverly.
Others put down for papers in this
symposium were abseat.
& There was then a general discussion
of various subjects. One of the most
1 interesting topics discussed was that
started by Mr. Jones as to whether it
8L.-'"' paid to run sermons and serial stories.
~ ~ ^ f/NAVWA/-1 f/"* f V? T r> 1' if
LiUUSt Oi I-UK euiio'ia sccuicu iv
useful and profitable to run sermon's and
stories every week.
Col. Hoyt, Messrs. McMaster, Gonzales,
Sims, Jones, Boggs and others
discussed the topic generally.
President Aull appointed the following
committees:
Resolutions?F H McMaster, E H
Decamp, E CJHaynesworth. N G Gon
zales and Jtl IS JUarmon.
Reports of Officers?R K Sweeney,
Louis appelt, E A Gasque, W >1 Jones
and August Kohn.
On motion of Mr. Stoppelbein Messrs
T B Crews and T A Hoyt, of the Association,
were appointed, and Mr Hugh
Wilson was asked to serve on the committee
to frame resolutions on the death
of Mr. Stokes.
^ The Association then took a recess.
The State Press Association Wednesday
afternoon had the pleasure of hearing
an address by Mrs. Virginia D.
Young, of Fairfax. All of the guests
of the Association together with the
emmbers had a rare treat. Mrs Yoang
spoke of women in Southern literature.
Mrs. Young did not attempt to speak
without thoroughly familiarizing her
self with her subject. Tiie tacts ana
truths she brought out were expressed
in choice language, and here and there
was a gem of genuine humor.
At the morning session of the State
Press Association Thursday Mrs S H
McGhee, Messrs JLB Warren and L.
Gr Young were unanimously elected
members of the Association.
The question was raised when a news
paper man retired from the newspaper
work and then re-entered the profession
whether he couid re-enter as an old
member without payment of back dues.
It was thought, under the constitution
he must either be re-elected and pay
h
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his initiation fee or pay up his back
dues. The matter was finally settled
by the adoption of ihe following resolution:
Resolved, That Article 2, of the
constitution, be amended by adding
thereto the following words: "And said
membership may continue only so long
as such member remain actively in
journalism, according to the true
meaning and intent of this constitution."
Ocrifckt; out mi ui uue u nuu tuoci i
in lieu thereof the following: "Any
member who shall fail to pay his fee for
two consecutive years, after notification
by the secretary, or . hall become
otherwise disqualified as provided for in
Section 2, shall be dropped from the
n 11 of the Association. He or she may
be reinstated by a vote of the Association
and the payment of all back dues,
or the initiation fee of $5."
At the afternoon session a letter was
p-, \t.. a n .r, ,a'
^u, iiUiU X'AI XX vy vx
Charleston, relative to the flood sufferers.
The editors will bring the matter
to the attention of their readers. A
number of practical topics were taken
up and considered. Ready prints,
reading notices, foreign advertising and
the like were considered. There was a
vote for the next place of meeting and
Harris Springs was again selected.
The report of the committee on officers
was submittel. The committee
consisted of Messrs K H Sweeney, W M
Jono*. Louis Appelt, E II Gasque and
Auimisi Kohn. The chief general rec.>ui'uendati-jn
was the approval of the
p'an to take the Cuban trip. A central
committee, with Mr. Aull as chairman,
is to take up the matter of transportation
and if possible arrange the trip.
The following officers were elected
for the year.
President, Elbert H Aull.
First vice president, 2s G Gonzalez.
Second vice president. James L Sims.
Secretary, C C Langston.
Treasurer, August Kohn.
Chaplain, Rev. Sidi H Browne.
Executive committeemen. M B Mc?
T A TT T
oweeney. tiauies juluj'i., liivuu xiypelt.
It was resolved a? the sense of the
meeting, at the suggestion of Mr Gonzales,
that the Association meet two or
three days before going to Cuba and enjoy
the hospitalities of Columbia and
take a glance at its wonderful develop
The last session of the association
was opened at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Resolutions were passed thanking
the officers for their work, Mess. Harris
and Fox for their entertainment and
the railroads for their courtesies, ctc.
The question of foreign advertising was
discussed at some lengtn, ana in a lively
talk made by Gen. It. R. Hemphill
he said the way newspapers were talked
of by members of the legislature made
him mad; that every man seemed to
think the newspapers were trying to rob
somebody; if the editors of the State
would back him he would start the fight
against cheap ri^cs.
Upon the president was imposed the
duty of' looking after the agency to
handle foreign advertising for the papers
of the State, which work had been
begun by a special committee. The
president wants to ccirespond with
r/M-nn T?or( xrViA will TCTlHprf'ftke
DUUlt- J VUUfc iUMu i? II
the work for the money that he will get
out of it.
The association adjourned after the
announcement of the committee to arrange
fcr the Cuban trip, and most of
the editors left on the midday train.
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
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ILLS ^IILULUai lacuuiug Ui tuau viu^i
Held in ColumbiaThe
annual meeting of the State Alliance
was held in Columbia last Wednesday
and Thursday. So far as results
are concerned the gathering does not
seem to have amounted to anything.
The report furnished the press does-not
show that anything was done of any in
terest. The bulk ot tne proceedings
appears to have been devoted to a discussion
of the State Alliance exchange,
with the result that the exchange's
business will be continued en the basis
as heretofore, although Congressman
Stokes and Mr. Keitt had considerable
fn co-c nn t.hA other side.
When the body met Thursday morning
the affairs of the exehasge were
again taken up, and 5 long discussion
ensued. Addresses were delivered
durirg the day by State Lecturer Blake
Congressman Talbert, President Wilboro,
0 P Goodwin, Congressman
Stokes, Rev J A Sligh and others.
The alliance made a few minor
chaDges in the constitution which were
not made public.
The annual election of officers was
beld, resulting in the choice of the following:
President, J C Alexander;
vice president and lecturer, J R Blake;
secretary and treasurer, J W Reid;
member of the executive committee for
three years, J L Shuler.
The newly elected officers were duly
installed by Mr. W. N. Elder of York.
D F Efird was chosen as the State
Alliance's delegate to the national
council of the order, which meets in
Washington in 1900, and 0 P Goodwin
was elected alternate.
The thanks of the body wire tendar-ed
to the railroads for their kindness in
granting reduced rates for the delegatss
to the State alliance.
Ihe following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
body are hereby heartily extended to
the retiring president for his faithful
services,"his untiring zeal and unflagging
energy in the discharge of his du
WAVsO II UiiV v.
The alliance then adjourned sine die.
The next annual meeting is to bo held
in Columbia in July nest.
Suicide by Fire.
A special from Greenville says Wednesday
morning at 3 o'clock Maggie
Brown, a negress of bad repute, saturated
her clothing thoroughly with
kerosene oil, touched a ma:ch to her
clothing and was instantly enveloped
in flames. Every thread of clothing,
including her stockings, was burned,
and the fire ate into her body at many
places. She lived until 11 o'clock
Wednesday morning, suffering intense
agony. She gained consciousness before
death and gave as ti reason for
taking her life that Babe Walker, a negro
man, with whom she lived, had deserted
her.
THEOLD CONFEDS.
They Had a Good Time Despite
the Rain and Mud.
ABARBECUEFORTHOUSANDS
Gen. Butler the Orator of theOcnaeinri
fipn. Walker Re
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elected. Convention
Meets at Greenwood
Next.
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i'tie great reunion at ^uaries-uu
overshadowed the division reunion I
which convened at Chester last Wed- I
nesday. The Confederate veteran is
not well off in the affairs of this world,
and he cannot take two such trips in
one year. Then, too; the weather was
miserable. Wet feet, wet clothes
everything wet. Such a combination
of circumstances worked to the hurt of
the reunioa of the South Carolina veterans,
and the attendance was small.
But there is one thing which was a
grand success?Chester's hospitality.
The queen city of the hills did her best
to overcome the chilling effects of the
heavy rains. When the discharged veterans
had turned their backs on Appornatox
and had come back to Carolina,
they were met at the depot by the noble
Chester women, who gave them meat
and drink. That same hospitality ha.-,
been again shown.
Wednesday was spent in attending to
the business of the convention. Tbat
night cold business propositions were
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gIVttll 11 cuaruuiug Vitlictj' WUCU tut? vnfu
score sponsors were presented to the audience
which filled the opera house.
The hall was festooned with the colors
of the Confederacy and of the State,
with here and there a picture of some
loved hero or of the sweet, sad face of
Winnie Davis.
When the convention assembled the
band played "Dixie"' amid the cheers of
the assemblage, drowning the thunder
and rain, and the convention was called
to order by Capt. J. W. Reed, commander
of the Walker-Gaston camp, who
introduced Rev. S. P. K. El well,!). D.,
chaplain general of South Carolina division.
Dr. Elwell in his prayer eloquently
spoke of the heroic dead and
prayed for the living few.
Miss May Hood, sponsor for WalkerGaston
camp, was presented by Capt.
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need, miss xiooq, a aaugmer ui x.
McD. Hood, a gallant soldier, welcomed
the division.
Senator J. Lyle:s Gleen then extended
a very hearty welcome on behalf of
the city of Chester. Mr. Glenn made
a very happy little talk, assuring the
veterans that they were welcomed not
only by Chester, but by all Chester
county. Chester reveres the honor of
the cause which was lest and is glad to
open her homes to those who followed
the fortunes of that flag.
He then, on behalf of Capi. Reed,
presented to the division a gavel of
pine wood, just a plain gavel, without
ornament or figure, but so suggestive of
Vii^tnrv Via exnlained to Gen.
Walker, the handle is a part of the gun
that fired the first shot against Fort
Sumter, and the head of the mallet was
carved from a piece of wood from Jefferson
Davis' home at Ri-.-hmond, the
"White House of the Confederacy."
where were held cabinet meetings at
which were discussed questions of the
gravest import.
In responding to the warm welcome
extended, Gen. Walker sai'.l that the
division had been warmly welcomed
elsewhere, but it had been left for
Chester to extend a heart warming
welcome through a lovely young spon^irrieiAn
T-Q C K AO rf.11 T7 (TPflif.A
DUIj auu tll^ u;viaivu ruuuuw*v^
ful for ifc. He accepted the precious
relic presented by Senator Glenn. History
is crowding upon us. When he
had called together the convention in
Charleston last May he had rapped
upon a table vrhich was used in the se
cession convention, and the gavel used
was that which had called the secession
convention to order. Today he would
use a gavel equally as precious in its
associations.
Gen. Walker then read that beautiful
tribute to the Confederate dead which
is engraven on the monument in the
capital grounds at Columbia. When
he had concluded the veterans arose
and with right hand raised to heaven
responded feelingly, "They died for
their country."
He read a beautiful tribute to the
women of the Confederacy, and they
responded, "God bless the women of
the Confederacy.
The death of Maj. S. Reed Stoneyof
Gen. Walker's staff was then announced.
Gen. Walker stated very
feelingly that Maj. Stoney had died
mindful of his comrades and their
meeting together here today.
The annual report of the division
commander was then presented.
REPORT OB- GEN". C. I. WALKER, COMMANDER.
Comrades: Your commander, with
grtat satisfaction, submits his customary
annual report to this convention,
the fifth of the South Carolina division,
U. C. V.
"^Ve are survivors of the Confederate
oT.mTT or>^ r-.ivr Til A number of such
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never increase. 2so new conditions can
give qualification for membership in the
U. C. V. Each year we lay away to
their immortal rest many of our beloved
comrades, the men who wore the gray.
Each year our members become fewer.
But the interest of the veteran in maintaining
this grand organization of old
comrades does not soon die.
During the past year twelve more
camps have been formed, and the total
number of camps presumed to be alive
now in the South Carolina division is
123. How many of these may be practically
dead I knorr not, but will be
able to form some estimate after I have
met the commanders this afternoon.
Xinety-six camps have paid their dues
in full to the U. C. V., or to the South
Carolina division, so ltislair to assume
that these camps are alive and active.
Many of those which have not paid, I
believe to be alive. Hence 132 is not
far from the actual number of live
camps in this division.
I think the showing is a magnificent
one. By far the smallest State of our
bdoved Confederacy, South Carolina,
has today more camps than any other
state, except Texas, five times as large.
The interest of the camps of this division
is clearly demonstrated by the
payment of arrears. At the last, the |
Charleston reunion, Texas, with her i
234 camps, was only entitled to 267 {
votes, while South Carolina, with 124 :
camps, was entitled to 239 votes. As <
compared with last year, your increased \
interest is manifested by the payment
of your dues. At the 189S reunion <
you had only 143 votes, and with 22 1
votes added by new camps, this year s
you were entitled to 239 votes. 3
Twenty-four counties of the State 1
are entitled to the regimental organiza- <
tion. and in some of these the regiments j
have been fully organized. 1
Every effort has been made to stim- J
ulate the formation of new camps. But <
with the stimulus of our grand reunion
of all the U. C. V. in South Carolina i
this year, added to the other efforts i
made, our growth has only been twelve t
camps. So I am forced tc believe that i
j our high water mark has been reached.
[ Some more new camps will probably be 1
I formed, but they will not more than <
replace those which from natural t
causes, must die out. The Confederate i
veterans are fast passing away. I
Feeling that we have reached the j
? i_T
probable Ueigntn or our prosperity, x <
congratulate you, comrades of the <
South Carolina division, on the splen- t
did work you have accomplished. I i
may safely say that you have made (
this the very best division of that
glorious band of veterans gathered in- (
to the folds of the U. C. V. You have (
rrrao faaf. Kfp If
OUUVTU 1U c?ci; n?J givuuvww
interest and activity. As I have said, i
only the state of Texas, five times as j
large, excels you in the number of i
camps. Oar sister States, touching us
on the north and on the west, both t
twice as laige, neither have as many (
camps as you have. No division excels i
you in your contributions to the sup- c
port of the U. 0. V. In the love for
your old Confederate comrades, so 1
magnificently evidenced in the splen- t
did reception you gave your comrades s
of the south, in last May, none as ever i
come near you. Your devotion to the S
U. C. V. is only exceeded by your lov- c
ing devoted heroic services to the Con- 1
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leaeracy. *ou can oe as prouu 01 os- i
ing a veteran of the South Carolina i
division as of having been a Confeder- 1
ate soldier.
When I truly say this of you, com- t
rades, you will know how much I ap- s
preciate having received at your hands i
liAriAr r\f m T7 7
WilC LLLU30 UlSUU^Uijagu uvuvi v*.
life, that of being placed at the head (
of this splendid organization. I feel <
that to be trusted and respected and i
honored by such a body of heroes, is ?
the noblest distinction which could be \
bestowed on me by the hand of man. s
As we go rapidly down the hill of life 1
we old survivors of the grandest strug- i
gle ever made by heroic men, will draw
closer and closer together. When the t
last one of us reaches the end of all t
things worldly, when the last survivor i
of the Confederacy is buried, them furl
that banner which is to us our emblem f
of bravery, devotion, truth and free- <
dom. " How vivid must have been the i
principles which inspired eur fallen (
cause, when thirty-four years after its <
death we gather to revere them, and <
pay loving tribute to our comrades. ]
How free must be our country in (
ati/tVi flflAMrtna mflmATiofl VlA J
VY ii.il/JUL OUVU 4^1VA JLV v*.^ uivmv^vw v?.. m v
loudly and openly treasured. *
Oar mother State, true to her sons
who risked all in her defence, gives an- 1
nually according to her ability from j
her restricted purse, not as a measure 1
of her love, $100,000 in pensions. This 1
is equal, 1 believe, to that given by her j
sister States of the south, and exceeds i
the amount given by many. There has 1
been some complaint as to the distri- t
bution of these tensions. At the re- t
quest of Camp Wade Hampton, I have i
appointed a committee of one delegate ?
from each camp to consider this mat- ]
ter, and they will probably submit to i
you proper recommendations to cure i
the evils felt to be existing, I feel ^
that the grand old State of South Caro- t
lina, equally with you, desires this pen- j
sion money to reach only the deserv- i
ing. I have no doubt that her legislature
will carefully consider any rea- f
sonable recommendation you may j
make. (
The committee on the monument to J
the women of the Confederacy, which t
you determined to erect, as a tribute t
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to these devoted saints, "tne gins De- i
hind the men behind the guns," will i
doubtless make a report, and I trust it
will be one of great encouragement. <
At your 1895 convention you earnest- (
ly endorsed the action of the legisla- t
ture and its Chickamauga commission, i
and urged the erection of the monuments
on the battlefields of Chicka- ?
mauga to the South Carolina troops f
who helped to win that glorious victory.
Since then, several Confederate States i
have erected the monuments, beside ^
a large number of the northern States.
Oar State found it impossible at that a
time to make the necessary apprepri- \
ation, but with the great interest in t
this State caused by our recent May ^
reunion, I am inclined to think that the c
moment is opportune to resume the t
matter, anc urge prompt action on the
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part oi our legislature mat ouutu v;ai- i
olina may not be behind her sister 1
States in honoring her heroes who fell I
at Chickamauga. Like action should be I
extended to all battlefields sioiilarly t
marked, as soon as they are ready to s
receive monuments to southern hero- t
ism. x
In the month of May you had the s
gratification of meeting your comrades 1
from all over the south, on the soil of s
your own beloved South Carolina, a
With the magnificent hospitality for s
which this state is famous, you enter- 1
tained them, and sent our visitors t
home with a "God bless South Caro- s
lina" on all lips. 1
While Charleston was the place of i
the reunion, our guests knew that they
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hands and hearts of all South Carolina.
Every comrade of the South Carolina ^
division helped the good people of rj
Charleston entertain the guests, and
Charleston, I know, appreciates your t
assistance.
My comrades, we have accomplished rj
much, and we have yet much to ac- ^
complish. All that you have, or will j.
accomplish, will be, I am sure, as i
worthy of the State and of yourselves
as your magnificent- heroism for your
country, the Southern Confederacy.
Let me urge upon you to keep alive
this splendid organization. So Ion? as c
two survivors are left, let tho3e who 1
meet in annual convention to perpetu- ]
ate the glorious memories of a noble s
-i-~ ?--i?:?,
cause, to ciasp cneir weas-eiiiug uuuvd v
and proudly hold aloft to the world S
the splendid record their brothers ^
made; and see that it goes down to 1
generations that the men of the south
ivere time to their country, true to their
government, fearless in its defence,
aaade the grandest struggle in the face
)f the heaviest odds ever made by mor- |
:al man.
Adjt. Gen. Holme3 then insisted on
;amps strengthening their membership
jy the more fortunate members asjuming
the fees of those who were i
really too poor to pay tne pittance, xie
;hen spoke of three flags which had re:ently
become the property of the divi- |
iion. One of these was the only banler
which draped ,t.ie grave of Winnie
Davis, and, therefore, should be doubly
lear.
The roll of camps was called. There
vere many camps from which there
vas no response, but tabulation showed
;hat of the 250 camps in the division 50
vere represented. *
When the convention was opened for <
jusiness Thursday Gen.- B-tler intro- '
iticeii a set of resolutions to the eitect 1
;hat the movement to erect a monu- (
nent to the women of the Confederacy c
)e formally organized. The plan pro- (
posed by him is to have an association c
insisting of one member from each *
jounty. This corporation is to obtain *
t charter and to go to work earnestly |
md systematically to raise the fund to 1
somplete the monument.
Comrade D. K. Henderson of Aiken
)ffered a resolution that the legislature *
)f South Carolina be memorialized to ^
ippropriate funds rto erect monuments 1
it Chickamauga where South Carolini- I
ms fough* so gallantly and where their 1
esting place is unmarked.
Gen. Carwile appealed to the conven- I
ion to adopt the resolutions. South ?
Carolina should follow suit with other 1
States and commemorate the gallant
leeds of her sons at Chickamauga. 1
Dr. Ell veil stated that a commission 1
iad once been appointed to locate the I
lite for a monument had done so. The ?
idoption of these resolutions would s
nerely impress the importance of the
State's forwarding the work of that c
nmrrnsainn. fi-ftn. "Walker was a mem- *
)er of that commission and he spoke of c
;he importance of. building the monu
nent. The resolution was unanimous- c
y adopted. j
The election of officers was then en- *
;ered upon. Gen. Walker declined to c
itand for re-election. Gen. Carwile *
md Capt. George B. Lake made the I
notion to ignore the declination and f
xen. Walker was unanimously re-elect- 1
;d. He had stated that for business I
easons he preferred the election of c
lome other comrade, G en. T. W. Car- 2
i * m i i _ 1 n l 4 _T n
vne or Jiiageneia ana uoi. ^.sDury uowird
of Charleston were elected comnanders
of the Second and First brigtdes.
v
The convention received no invita:ion
for the next reunioQ, and the mater
of a selection of. a place was left
nth the division commander.
Mr. Wm. A. Barber, late attorney
general, introduced the orator of the
lay, the hero of Trevilian station, a
nan twice a major general, Matthew
]albraith Butlet' jGren. Butler was ref
1-k (tuAnf onrvlo-noA crmnr?l"> 1 ?
/C1VCU TTXUJLL a|/|/A?UUVf AA1U kJj^vvvM
*as filled with special interest to the '
)eople of upper South Carolina. It *
lealt with the evolutions of the two c
irmies after the fall of Columbia until v
Johnston's surrender. 1
Mr. Barber then introduced Mr. Mil- s
edge L. Bonham, commander of the 1
irmy of Northern Virginia, Sons of I
Veterans. Mr. Bonham, a son of the 1
ate ex governor, is a very eloquent I
roung man. His speech made a fine c
mpression. His references to the 1
leroism of the private soldier brought c
-ears to many eyes. He showed that t
he sons of veterans revere the cause \
'or which their fathers foueht, a cause c
sustained by the federal constitution. *
?or slavery was not the cause of the
. 1 1 a . * IT# .1 r\ c
var. JNot nan tne soiaiers m tne uon- =
'ederate army were slave owners. It *
vas for right they fought. lie paid a s
;ribute to the women of the Confeder- *
icy and urged the building of a monu- *
nent to their memory. k
Gen. J. W. Floyd was caUed upon *
for a sDeech. He represented the pri- s
privates of that grand army of Northirn
Virginia. He believed that the 1
southern States held the destiny and *
vould make the glory of the future of *
.his great republic. He spoke a few )urning
words for the woman's monu- *
nent. c
Mr. W. A. Barber, after repeated ^
sails, spoke earnestly, urging the sons *
>f veterans to take up the work of
juilding a monument to preserve the I
nemory of their sacrifices and nobility. *
Gen. Bonham announced that the *
Sons of Veterans already had a fund c
or that monument. 8
Maj. T. W. Woodward and others ^
nade short speeches. The convention *
ras then adjourned. ^
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Subsequently, uen. waiter received u
i dispatch from A. B. Riley at Green- t
pood saying that that city would ex- c
.end an open and hearty welcome to the
veterans next year. Gen. Walker ac- 3
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icptcu 1116 mvitatiuu Willi. ?Lcau Jjicaj- r
ire. t
WheD the convention was adjourned ?
he crowd repaired to a beautiful grove I
lalf a mile south of the city, where had c
)een prepared an elegant barbecue, f
Hr. J. McD. Hood, who had superin- I
.ended this part of the festivities, had *
irranged everything for the comfort of s
,he guests. Long tables were spread 1
mder the white oaks and beef, pork
md mutton were heaped upon the
>oards. From a dozen huge cauldrons
pas dipped hash or stew as tempting t
md as finely seasoned as was ever f
ipread at a 'cue. The dinner would t
lave supplied 10,000 people. As it t
vas fully that many were there. The *
laughter of 21 beeves, 18 sheep and 5 S
logs would have made a brigade joyful *
n days gone bv. I
Note-iiaiser Arrested. s
The secret service has received in- _
ormation of the arrest in Knoxville, _
Fenn., of Frank Farrell, charged with T
aising United States notes. It is said
hat Farrell's specialty was raising new
me-dollar silver certificates to fives. t
Clie work is said to have been cleverly t
lone. Farrell is believed to be a mem
>er of a gang, three of whom were arcsted
last week. * ^
Can You Help Her ? I
The Columbia postmaster has re- i
;eived a pitiful letter from Mrs. A. L. I
JVilkerson of St. Louis, Mo., 2114 J
? ? ^ .clrinn -frtT. in^nTmotinn r}
-i\Ji-1 UdO dVCii ugj ajQ.iu^ ivi iuj.ua
ibout the Turkett family of Fairfield i
>r the Keyes family of Chesterfield, t
She is anxiou3 to find and communicate t
rith any relative of Turner T. (or J.) <
Curkett. <
A CENTURY AGO.
Pinckney's Message About Moving
the Capitol.
VALUABLE DOCUMENT FOUND
nformation of Great Historic
Value Contained in an Old
Paper Discovered Last
Monday.
In looking through some old books in
;he office of the secretary of State MonJay
Chief Clerk Gantt found sticking
jetween the pages a document of great
ralue. It was no less than the message
)f Gov. Pinckney to the legislature
lealing with the moving of the capitol
)f South Carolina to Columbia. The
locument is 109 years old and is in a
ine state of preservation. It is of so
nuch local interest that it is given
lere in full:
Vlr. Speaker and gentlemen of the
. house of representatives.
Gentlemen: By an act of the legislate
passed on the 22d day of March,
J8G, entitled "an act to appoint comnisaioners
to purchase land for the
)urpose of buiiding a town, and for renoving
the seat of government thereo;"
after several provisions for this
iiMnAflA ^ ie rt m f\Yt ct A+llAr f 1 rj CTZ An.
;uixu AO arnvug v/wu.wx v/**
icted?that as soon as the public buildngs
therein before mentioned shall be
:rected in whole or in part?in such
nanner as shall be sufficient to accomnodate
the legislature and officers em)loyed
in the executive dopartment .of
jovernment, the samf shall become the
;eat of government.
And by another act passed the 7th
lay of March last, entitled "an act for
he removal of the public records out
>f Charleston, and for the purposes
herein mentioned," it is enacted?that
>n the first day of December, 1789, all
he public records, except such as re.*
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ate to the property witnin tne districts
>f Charleston, Georgetown and Beau'ort,
shall be removed to Columbia,
jroyided that the commissioners shall
sertify to the governor, or commandern-chief
for the time being, that the
mblic buildings mentioned in the act
>f the 22d of March, 1786, are erected
is therein directed.
In consequence of these acts, and of
he reports of the commissioners ap)ointed
to carry them into execution
UUpiea III Wluuk aic JLiciCvrii/ii nauo- >
nitted) it became my duty to give the
lecessary directions for removing the
>ffices of Secretary of State, the surveyor
general, and those belonging to
hetieasury, togeteer with all the re:ords
which are separated, and for convening
the legislature to meet at this
>lacc.
" Daring your recess the general govirnment
of the union has been formed
>y the assembling ?f the different
jranohes of the legislature, and the
[ualification of the executive. You
fill receive copies of all the acts and
esolutions passed during their late
;ession which have been officially transacted
by the president for that purjose.
One which will claim your imaediate
attention is.the resolution proving
amendments to the constitution
if the United States. These amendnents
are proposed, as congress deslares,
in consequence of a number of
he States, having at the time of their
idopting the constitution, expressed a
lesire, in order to prevent misconsteucion,
or abuse of its powers?that furth
ir aeciaratory aria restrictive clauses
hould be added. And, as extending
he ground of confidence, "will best enure
the beneficent ends of its instituion.
They have therefore submitted
hem to the legislatures of the several
states in order that they may be ratifi;d
and become a part of the said con titution.
I have also the honor to enclose a
etter from the governor of New York,
ransmitting a concurrent resolution of
>oth branches of the legislature of that
State, on the subject of an application
o congress for another coavention of
leputies from the several States to rerise
and amend the federal constituion.
Since the duties on tonnage and im)OSt
have been received for the use of
he United States, our public funds
lave been in the most impoverished
:ondition. I have directed the commis
ioners to lay before you, for your mbrmation,
such a statement of the
reasury, as will, I have no doubt, conduce
you of the necessity there is for
he most speedy and effectual measures
o place them in the future, in a more
lertain and respectable situation.
I shall continue, gentlemen, to make
rou such communications as shall ap>ear
to me necessary for your informaion,
or such as at this time should engage
attention, convinced that all your
iroceedings will be calculated to ac
i .i 1 l*
:elerate business, to place tne puDiic
unds upon the most honorable and
>ermanent footing, and establish that
larmony in our councils, which is esential
to the true interest and happiless
of the public.
Charles Pinckney.
Columbia, January 4th, 1790.
The commissioners for laying out the
nwn nf f!r>lnmhia_ and for contracting
or the public buildings therein, have
he honor to acquaint your excellency,
hat Mr. James Brown, the carpenter,
las given satisfactory reasons why the
State house is not finished according to
lis contract, and has engaged to compete
it within two months from this
[ate. That they have contracted with
everai other gentlemen to do such
ither work as appears necessary for the
eception of the legislature, and for
jlacing of the public records, which
rill be finished by the first day of De./\rrr*
nnvf
Wlj UVAb*
That they have prepared plans for
he other public buildings, and adverised
for persons to contract for the
isecuting of them.
And although providing ef accommoiations
and comforts for the legislature
md the public officers, could not be in:luded
in the instructions to the comnissioners,
yet they conceive it will be
leasing to give information * thereon.
They find that the house of the Hon.
Thomas Taylor is well calculated and
eady for a government house. That
LCCommodatioQS will be ready for about
wo hundred and seventeen persons in
Columbia, and stabling for three hunIred
and ten horses. That accommodar'
/
*
/
/
tions will be ready for one hundred and
nine persons and seventy-two horses in
Gran by. That a market will be built
on Moultrie square, which will be amply
furnished with provisions from its
vicinity.
From these contracts and preparations
for the accommodating of those
who by their stations are constrained to
attend public business, we apprehended
if f/% Vva Atir rJnfrr frk nflr/ar XTATir
cy this early notice that the State
house will be ready for the reception of
the legislature at their next stated
meeting and for the placing of the records,
conformable to our instructions,
in the laws passed for the removal of
the government to Columbia, and that
i a house for the reception of your excellency
will also be ready.
With every respect we have the honor
to be your excellency's
Most obedient and most humble servants.
Thomas Taylor,
Richard Winn,
A. G-illen,
U TTamrvfnn
His Excellency,
Charles Pinckney. Esq.
(Copy.)
Columbia, May 29th, 1789.
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
Annual Meeting Shows Only Nine Out
of Forty Camps Represented.
South Carolina division United Sons
Confederate Veterans met in the court
house in Chester Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock. Acting Division Com- :
mander Hon. Francis H. Weston of
Columbia presided. Dr. C. C. Stanley ,
na o/lrifdnf. 'Pha <
roll call showed nine camps represent
ed. There are about forty camps in J
the State. Chaplain General Mc- ,
Lauchlin opened with prayer. ,
Hon. J. Hardin Marion, member of t
the house of representatives from Ches- j
ter county, delivered the address of ,
welcome in behalf of Jne. R. Culp ;
camp United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
(
Hon. Paul Hemphill welcomed the ;
convention in behalf of the city of j
Ohester. Comrade Charles Dantzler ]
responded in a happy manner to the <
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WCl^ULLIC CAICUUCU U J i.UJL? .LU.aj.XUiI., O.L1VI. ^
Maj. John Earle of Greenville replied :
to the remarks of Mr. Hemphill, as- -1
suring the Chester people of the pleas- ,
ure afforded the sons of the survivors j
by meeting here. j
The roll call showed the following .
camps represented: John M. White, :
Fort Mill; James M. Perrin, Greenwood; j
Jos. B. Kershaw, Camden; Maxey j
Gregg, Columbia; W. W. Humphries,
Anderson; Jno. R. Culp, Chester; 0. j
M. Dantzler, Orangeburg; Wm. Beattie, j
Greenville, and L. A. Griffin, Ninety
Six. _ ]
Comrades L. A. Wittkowsky, J. M. (
Patrick and J. N. Lipscomb were ap-..;
pointed a committee on credentials. ' \
The constitution of South Carolina '
division was changed to conform to j
changes made in the constitution of the :
general order at the Atlanta reunion. ,
On motion of Comrade Dantzler four J
comrades" .are to prepare historical ,
sketches for "the next--*cjinion.
This concluded the morning, work.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon wbeuthe 1
o 1 -X:
ouns reassemoieu xu tue wort uuuac,
tho sponsors fair were gathered to greet I
them. Commander Weston made an ,
eloquent little talk in presenting the 1
sons and daughters to each other.
The election of officers was then en- ,
tered into. Francis H. Weston was j
elected division commander; W. T. Lo- (
gan of Charleston, commander of-" the ]
First brigade; Rev. D. J. Brimm, D. .
D., of Second brigade; and Wyatt .
Aiken of Third brigade.
When Mr. Weston's election was an- ,
nounced he was received with applause, <
led by the sponsors. In a graceful
speech he accepted the nomination and ]
pledged himself to true, earnest and
faithful .service.
Comrade R. B. Caldwell suggested
that in succeeding reunion there be a .
historical address by a veteran. After
asking the cooperation of the Sons in '
the work of building up the organiza- 1
tion, and after a resolution of thanks [
to the citizens of Chester, proposed by
Comrade Dantzler. the meeting was 3
declared adjourned sine nie.
Lynched in Texas. j
r% j i__
dome iwo weeKS ago a negro was j
lynched in Grimes county, Texas.
Tuesday night a church at Fuqua Prairie
was burned by an incendiary: suspicion
fell on John and Randall Hamilton,
negroes. The latter was first
found, and, with a rope around his
neck, confessed that John burned the
church. John was found at his home
and his answer to a demand for surrender
was a volley of buckshot, Van
W:right being fatally wounded and Tuck
Moody slightly injured. The negro
escaped, badly wounded, but was re- ]
captured at noon and at once strung ,
up. No further trouble is expected. ;
Revenge for a former lynching it is j
thought was the motive of the incendi- j
aries. <
JA.Cl^UXaJ.VlUJJ. J-LUHUICU, (
Gov. McSweeney "Wednesday honor- J
ed a requisition fro*n the governor of ]
Florida for one George Parish, now in (
jail at Florence, in this State, and ordered
Parish tuned over to R. M. McLondon,
as the agent of the State of
Florida to be carried back to the Land
of Flowers. Parish is wanted in Leon
county, Florida, on the charge of mur- '<
der. \
Street Car Strike. ]
Xew York and Brooklyn are now hav- 1
ing to contend with a strike of conside- J
rable magnitude from the operatives of
the rapid transit lines of the city, and ;
rvAK/tAWiAn AA?C^QT1^1T?
UUUUJL.CU.3 \J 1 puiiV/tiligu O.L wuovauvij
called into service to quell alleged dis- :
rurbances from the strikers. It seems
the strikers have much sympathy from
the public.
Canadian Cashiers Decamp.
A sensatio^ras caused at Montreal,
Canada, last#uesday by the announce- 1
ment that Kq Villa Maris bank, one :
of the oldest institutions in the city, .
had suspended payment. The cause
assigned is defalcations on the part of
the,eashier, F. Lemieux and J. H. Herbert.
the payi-ng teller, both of whom
Have disappeared. The amount of the
' shortage is $58,000.
GEORGIA HOKKOK.
Sheriff "of Decatur Appealed to
Governor for Aid.
COMPANIES ORDERED OUT.
Mob Threatens to Dynamite Jail
[to Cet John Williams.
More Killings in
Georgia.
Gov. Candler at Atlanta, Ga., Tueiday
night received the following message
from Sheriff Patterson of Decatur
county at .Cambridge: Mown m tne
hands of a mob. Send aid quick."
Gov. Candler ordered the company of
State militia stationed at Valdosta under-command
of Capt. Littleton and
that of Capt. Smith at Thomas ville, to
proceed with all haste to Bainbridge,
Charles Mack, the second of the
Ogletree rapists, was lynched Tuesday
morning at Saftold. His crime was
committed in Early County, and citizens
of this county refused to let the "
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m-w uriug mail mw neai< x><uuuriuge
since it was desired that an innocent
connty should not suffer the odium of a
lynching committed by citizens of
another county.
Mack was, therefore, taken to Saffold,
the scene of his crime, in Early County.
When that place was readied the
mob found the body of Louis Sammin.
who had been lynched forty-eight
hours before, still swinging "to the limb
on which it had been -left. Mack was
carried before Mrs. Ogletroe. She
recognized him at once, as did also her
husbrod. Mack then made a confession
to every fact except holding a pistol to
Ogletree's head while Sammin committed
his assault Mack was then taken
to a tree near that on whieh hung the
body of Sammin and strung up. As he
was palled off the ground his body was
riddled with bullets.
TXT. J 3 li i it.
yy eunesaay mgni, on account 01 me
sxcited state of the people here Sheriff
Patterson took John Williams, the negro
in jail at Bainbridge, and whose
life has been clamored for by a mob for
two days, to Thomasville for safe keeping.
Under guard of the two companies
of militia, which arrived here
Wednesday morning, and between lines
3f jeering people the negro was taken
bo the depot and put on board a Plant
tine train due to arrive in Thomasrille
it i p. m. Tiiere is some talk of tne
mob going to Thomasville, but this is
not taken in any seriousness, and it is
thought the trouble is over.
- The action of the leading citizens of
the town late Wednesday sight, in confronting
the mob as it marched to the
jail, saved the life of Williams. The
lynching party, with dynamite and telegraph
poles for battering rams, was on
its way to the jail when Judge Bower
and two other gentlemen stopped the
mob and pleaded with them to let the
law take its course. Judge Bower promised
a special term to try Williams
and promised speedy justice. After
some replies from members of the mob
l-lipv finallv flio ni<rhf
was passed in quiet.
Sheriff Reeves of Pike county, Alabama,
placed Albert Wright, one of the
negroes accused- irf^aggautang Mrs.
Ogletree, in jail in Atlanta^edsAsds?
afternoon. The sheriff stated that
when the train ' passed through Newman,
a mob of armed men boarded it
and demanded that the prisoner be
turned over to them. Wright had been
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uvuveaicu in tue uagg??ge car, nowever,
before Newman was leached and after
making what they thought to be a
thorongh search of the train the wonldbe
lynchers permitted the train to pull
Dut thinking the negro was not aboard
Ihe negro denies his guilt, but Sheriff
Reeves states that he has been identified
by Mrs. Ogletree.
After 38 Years.
Elijah Bowen created a sensation in
hid onrl^on annooMnoa W/Jnaadaw in
Anderson. Thirty-eight years years
ago he was a soldier in Co. G-. Twentysecond
South Carolina regiment and
was last seen by comrades at a vidette
post on the firing line in front of
Petersburg. His family and friends in
Anderson county mourned him as dead.
Sis son Whitaker, a man of 40, with a
family, recognized his resemblance to a
photograph. Many Confederate comrades
also recognized him. Elijah
:ame here from New Jersey, via Pied
tnont, in a buggy, lie claims lie was
japtured on Morris Island, Charleston,
md liberated 10 days later in New
Xork. He spent three years in Connecticut,
three in New York and 32 on
i fatm in New Jersey. _His wife is
lead.
Mrs. Styles Not Guilty.
Mrs. Augusta Styles was Tuesday
night declared by a jury not guilty of
the murder of her mother, Mis. Catherine
Schultz, in Chicago. The case has
been on trial for nearly a week and has
been full of hysterical episodes. Mrs.
Styles shot her mother because the latter
disparaged her character to Belle
Styles, a daughter of Mrs. Styles. Much
sympathy was excited for Mrs. Styles
by the nature of the stories told to her
children by their grandmother.
Drowned on a Picnic.
A special from l^aycross, Gra., says:
Mrs. M. J. Mock, her son, Joe Mock,
and Cora Smith, an orphan girl, were
Irowned about noon Tuesday at Ball's
Bluff, on the Satilla River, about two
miles west of Waycross. They were
with a picnic party, were bathing, and
trot hevnnd their dentil. Ex-Sheriff
Berry Anderson and Barney MacDonald,
grandson of the late Hon. W. A.
McDonald, in trying to rescue them
nearly lost their own lives.
Pretty Good Pay.
Admiral Dewey's salary amounts to
$37.50 per day; President McKinley's
is equal to $131 a day; cabinet officers,
the vice president and the speaker of
the house get $22.22 a day; senators
and congressmen, $13.90, and the chief
justice of the supreme court $29 a day.
Wheeler off for Tffairila.
The transport Tartar has sailed from
San Francisco for Manila, with Gen.
Jos. Wheeler, a portion of the 19th infantry
and a number of recruits for the
army in the Philippines on board.
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