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H The Press and Banner.; BY IIUG11 WI ] jSUN ." Wf AltltDTIM.i:. J*. 4 > I ~ FNTJTLEI) HEROIS r t THE PRIVATE SOLDIERS OF THE \ SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY I c An El' quent Tribute P*ld Thein by That ^ Itnttlff Scarred ChleftRlr, Gen Gordon, i iu Hltt Far? well Acldrrt-* to II!s OomrsdPH (* t of the Uolt?d Confederate Ve'eracs. j Th? follnwinc is l^p far^wfll ad- 8 dress of Gen John B Gordon, deliv- s ered Wednesday morning. on theoc- c casion of bis voluntary retirement a- a Commander in Chief of th? United ' Confederate Veterans, at the grand y reunion in Nasbille, Tenn : J ' Mr. President and Coraradess: Per 1 rait me with few words to return the ? commission with which you have honored me for eipht years and by p unanimous vote. Within the next 1 few hours you will elect my successor 6 "When this duty is performed by you I shall gladly take my place hy those 1 untitlei. heroes who so grandiy bore the battle's brunt in the stera work of s war. Such a step voluntarily taken ? ought not to be considered a strange 1! condescension by any man. To me it " is a nrivilege., It was as a private 1 that I enlisted as a soldier oa the first * indication of approaching wars. It is 1 true that the partiality of my com ? rades,which has followed me from that i; hour to this, did not permit me to j: perve in that honorable and self sacri- . ficing position. But, Mr. President, j through all the vicissitudes of war, 1 amidst its lights and its shadows, its ? glories and its gloom, I never lost j' sight for one hour of my obligations to the private soldiers. From first to ^ last, in all those yeavs of alternate victory and defeat, of hope and de 11 spair, my heart was ever paying its a spontaneous tributes to the matchless E fortitude of that intrepid band, who, 0 shoeles*, half clad and hungry, mai eh 0 or! r?n fnnt snfFprwd on nickfct and bravely defied the battle's carnatre E and from tbe beginning to the end of c that struggle wknout one murmur of discontent. Sir, if I had the potvers ^ I would erect to the private soldier the 1 most splendid memorial that grati s tude could suggest, genious could ' plan or money build, but I am too ^ poor for that. Or if I possessed the ^ needed gift of speech, I would leave upon record a tribute worthy of them, ^ and such as my own convictious and ^ emotions prompt; but my words are 1 too feeble for tbat. There is one a thing, however, which I can do. I f can Jay at their feet the commissions * which they won for me in war and the * honors with which they have crown- ? <d my life in peace. I can promptly, 1 as I shall proudly, takd ray dace in 0 their now thinned and rapidly dissolving ranks. "Mr. President, in these closing ? hours of my loner service as com [ manding general I must ask the con 1( vention's indulgence fora brief review a of that official relation and possibly J for some suggestions as to the future. "On the 10th day of June, 1889, eight ? years ago, while serving as Governor ? rof my native State, I received from ^ New Orleans the wholly unexpected announcement of my election as a commander in-chief of the newjyor t( 1 ganized United Confederate Veterans. | This new communion of ex soldiers began its somewhat unpromising c. career with the modest number of but 11 ten organ;/.itions, united for peaceful .n and noble ends. To day it presents 11 the proud array of more than a thou P sand camps answering the roll call j1 and reflecting merited honors upon ^ the different commanders and esnec a ially upon our able adjutant general. ? In the next few hours I shall turn " over to my successor this array of > more than a thousand organizations rapidly advancing toward the second " thousand. P "I said, Mr. Preridpnt, that I would ^ turn over an army. It is an array of ,] ex soldiers, of ex Confederate soldiers, of ex-fighting ^Confederate soldiers, jj at whose prowess and endurance en ^ lightened Christendom stood in breath w Jess amazement. It is an army still, Mr. President, but an array f jr the ^ bloody work of war no longer. Its s" banners no longer bear the fliaiing in signia of battle. Its weapons no longer flash defiance to the foe nor deal death ' to opposing racks. It> weapons are ' now the nen without malice, the tongue without aspersion and history ^ without misreprcae jtA'.ion. Its airas -r are peaceeful, philanthropic and i, broadJy patriotic. Its sentiment is t, lofty, generous and just. Its mission j_ is to relieve the suffering of the liv ing, cherish the memory of the dead ; and to shield from reproach the fair ' name of all. This now mighty or ^ ganization, while insisting upon com- ? plete historical justice to the South, ^ will scorn to do less than complet1 justice to the North. Proud of the ^ . douth's chivalry in defending the ^ \ rights of the States, they honor the j( heroism of the North in defending the perpetuity of the Union. Having ^ committed the South's cause to the ar v bitrament of battle, they loyally and t manfully stand by that tribunal's ver 9 diet. Fighting and suffering for their homesTind rights as men have ' rarely fought and suffered in the 9 world's history; exhibiting on a ? hundred fields and in a thousand ' emergencies a heroism never excelled; ? _ u: t .. i i H yieuuag irom uiier riuausuuu uuu , only when their prostrate section \v.ts t bleediogat^every pore;failing after the ^ rncst desperate defensive struggle in human annals to establish their cber ished Confederacy, these hi^h souled sons of the South offer this record of p devotion as the noblest pledge of Lheir o fealty to freedom and of their rea<ii- ^ ness to defend the ^public of the fathers. r ''Mv comrades of the Uo'ted Con- j federate Veterans, if the brief sum ma- ^ ry fairly represents your sentiments > and your aims, then my cup of joy is full indeed. I cannot doubt. I do not doubt, that I ha e caughl and i . 1 ii r i n correcuy voiced me impulses auu ~ hopes of this most represents!ive body * of Southern maDhood. Ia the first 11 address issued by mo as your c >m- ^ mander I sought to embody your seu a timentsasldid my own. L"t me read a few more sentences from that ad- n dress. After reciting the objects of i. ^ the united Confederate Veterans as de- v clared by your constitution, I said: o "'No misjudgmentscan defeatyour : peaceful purposes for the future. (. Your aspirations have been lifted by s the mere forces and urgency of sur- I rounding conditions to a plane far t above the paltry considerations of par- s tisan triumphs. The honor of the a American republic: the just power of he ftderal s-overnment; the fqual igbts of the Suites: the intercity of he com1 t,itutif>i .\l Union; the ?aoc .ions (.' law ami the en'orcprr;< nt ?.f mW, ) no class of de'Ruti^i K rr'?re fie a?t?' devoid' than the rx s >id:'-r :f the J >nth am) their worthy di^cem1'rits I*'** tcii reolizs the er""> tvn11? hat a peocle without the memories of iero:c suffering and sacrifices are a )eople without a history. " To cherish such memories and re :a)l such a past, tvh<ther crown*'! vith success or cmsfcratpd Id defeat, * to idealize principle and strengthen :harf;c!er, intensify Jove *>f country trd concert defeat and disaster ir.to )i]!?rs r.f support, for future rpanhood ird noble worn? nbood. Whether the ou?heru peonta under their cha?god :orditious mav ever hope to witness mother civilization wh-'ch shall fqis.1 hat which te^an vcith their Ge r^e Vashjngton avid ended v,*ith their jre it is certainly tru? that, devotion o their giorious past is not only the urest guarnty of future progress?the loliest bond of unity, but is also the tronge^t claim they cm present to he confidence *?nd respect of the other ec'ions of the Unbn "Spiking then of your organize ion. [said: " "li :s political in no srnse fxcapi o far as the word ' political'" is a yoonym of the word "patriotic " Ii s a brotherhood over which the geni us of philanthropy and patriotism, of ruth and of justice will preside. Of hilanthropy because it will succor he disabled, help the needy, streigthn the weak and cheer the duconsoate; of patriotism, because it will herish the past glories of the dead Confederacy, and transmute them into aspirations for future services to the iving republic; of truth, because it ?ill setk togather and preserve unmpeachable facts as witnesses for bis ory ; of justice, bc-cause it will cultiate national as wall as southern fraernitv, and will coudemu narrow aindedness and prejudice aud passion, Virtt AM nilvllCI* Liu uunivnic mat uiuaugi, :up u^at ( tobler sentiment which wcuW write n the grave of every soldier who fell o either side. "Here lies an American hero, a nartvr to the rifht as his conscience onceivred it-! "M " comrade?, how can I doubt our sympathy and anp'oval when his analysis of your creed you have uoported me for so areata period and vith such uoparaileled unanimity? rjided by my own convictions of au y to you and to our whole ccu.itry, I lave not hesitated to proclaim on all ropvr occasions in public and private, n the politic*! buslines and the fl >or i he Senate, at th?* north and tne south ud among the English spraking p^o ?le beyond the Atlantic?srery where, repeat, I h;\\e proclaimed thU ine :nichtbood won by tha Confederate oliiier in war would never be lost or arnished in peace by narrow bigotry >r any lack of a noble magnanimity. "Mr. President, as long as the outh s flag could be held aloft in the moke and storm of battle, no man nllowpd it. I think, more lovallv or ovingly than myself,and the judge of .11 hearls is my witness that I would reely have given for its triumph the ast drop of blood in these veins No aan is more loyal no v to the hallowd memories than ara embalmed with t, but when that fl g wtnt down at kpyouiattox, when rhe fate of war iade it cerUia that this nuutrv was o remain one, with one dig and oue estiny, I turned my thoughts and ibors to the upbuildin? of that one ountry which was b< q leatbed to all be sections by the faticrs. From the sorniug at Appamattcx to this hour a Nashville it nas been my highest olitical ambition to ba an humble ustrument in the restoration of fra ?rnity and unity to the once divided nd embittered sections, upon a basis oasistent with the honor and man ood of all. "I trust, my comrades,that you will egard these personal allusions as at jast pardonable, although they may ot be essential to a clear understand ig of my stewardship. You will also ?rmit n:e to recall in this connection tie iudi&putable fact that for thirty ears soutiieru leaders have stood in tis forefront of the country's psace makers. It w?s Ben Hill, of Georgia, rho, in that masterful defense of his eople on the lloor of Congress, call d the nation to witness that 'south'? cms were in their father's house and h'rt to stay,' It was my long cher shed friend, Mississippi's illustrious on, the matchless Lairar, who utter d in that same hali the inspired fords, 'My countrymen know t-ach therandvoa will love eai*h other.' .'hfse r-oble words from a southern ;*der canglit the nation's ear and drilled 'he nation's heart. It was Ieary W. Grady who, in the very r^cinct of Plymouth li.ck and i'. ight of Banker Hill, proclaimed thit vangel of peac9 that rang iu every ome thoughout th3 land. And, it. President, and Comrades, be proudest hour ia my own iublic life was that iu which was able to pledge to the disurbed communities of the norih the oyal hearts and strouff arms of the outh for the enforcement of law and rder. It was in that dreadful hour rhen your sist?r city of the west was breatenfd with riot, torch aud blood; rhen mob violence ruled in her treets; wheu laws were trampled and ivil authority defied; when tUmes vere spreading amidst, her dwellings; 7hen pauic anddssmiy lillc-d Chica o's homes, and wii -u no man could iredict the next sceue in the drama? t was in that hour aud on the Hour of he Senate that I whs able to pied^e outhern sympathy and aid and to de lare that no man in this Uaioa were ac.re loyal to law and to public libery as conserved by law; none more eady to defend the authority of th* 'eueral government, its honor, its lap aud iis freedom, thun the heroic emiianls of those immortal armies j ?hich followed Lu9Hnd Jackson, 1 ho ohnstoa, and f-Ioud, or J?-b kuart and B.d'ord Fjrr ;.st, till the Confederacy ftil before the resistless :Orms. 11VTv ( nmradp? l};ft pp.hrvs came and arne quickly from all over the land; nd no swteier solace could cune t>> ny spirit than that ?h:ch wasbrojgnt >y the resj.0nsis from north ami south .like. "I j conclusion, rnv comrades. Jet ce hoi-'C that the wise cjbEervdtisui, he spirit','t magnanimity wuica is always the brightest peui in the crown if courage, will murk your eareer in he future as they have in the past. )a another meiiorab'e occasion when peaking as southern rcpieseutative. sitid, in substance, le*. us al hope hat the day is not distant when every eciion will recognize the monumeatd truth that both sides fought under written constitutions euaran'eeinc tb< same monuments of liberty ;that ever] drop or ''lood shed ws". the nrica fre*. ly paici hv thes 'ldier f>r his inbe'i'ec ; beliefs *nd ct erisbed convictions; tha evcy ? ni'orrn ?rom by Ue bravewhether its olo* wa? blue or gr ly? every s^eet of tlame from iheranki vid rifl -? ? of rv caD^on sho ;1hat shook Chickamanga's hills am thundered around the heights of Get i tysburg; every patrioi i z prayer or sigl I warted heaveoward from the north o: ' south; every throb of anguish in pa ktriolic woman's Leirt; every burning j teir on woman's che?k; every tende j ministration by her loving hands a ; the dying soldier's side?ill, all weri i contributions for the up building o j American manhood, for tho futuri [defense of American freedom." : POLITICS IN THE SENATE. | ITh? Late Dunccrwtlc Presidential Candl d??e DIf<ou*9f(l. | In discussing the tariff bill in th United States Senate on Wednesday Mr. Hoar pointed out that there wa not a majority ia the Senate favorabl to that doctrine of protection support ed by the Republican party. It be came necessary threfora, to secure thi co-cperaiion of those whohad support ed a man for the Presidency who, i elided, was pledged to v^to a tarif bill. Mr. H^ar said Mr. Bryan'i record in the House of Representative would throvv some light on the sub j-ct. "He was supported by nearly all the free traders in the country,"add ed Mr. Hoar, "and if the party di< not pledge him,he pledged the party.' Mr. Allen said the statement of Mr Hoar as to the silver candidate for thi Presidency should not go uncballeg ed. There was nothing in what Mr Brvan had siid justifying an assertior t hat he would have vetoed a tariff bill If it had been a bill of confiscation doubtlfss he would have vetoed it. Mr. Hoar brought forward cooics o the Record, sho^insr Mr. Bryan1! course on tbe tar:IF He bad voted ir tbe House to put wool on the free list hn had carried out in triumph Mr Wilson, who had denounced protec tion as rot)b?ry; he had himself de nounced protection as robbery. "] bave a cood deal of respjct for Mr Bryau." continued Mr. Hoar. "Hii character has impressed me very fa vorably, and I have nover j rined ii criticism upon Man; but if he wouk not veto a tariff bill for such utler aliens, I would not have much respec for dim " Mr. 8'ewart of Nevada though th^se criticisms of Mr. Bryan wer< most unfair. "For,''said the 8jnator lian examination of Mr. McKinley'! record would show him to have voter for the free and unlimited coinage o silver." Mr. Stewart stated thatdur iDg the consideration of the Bland Allison Act Mr. McKinley had votet at every stage "with the most radieu silvpr men." E/en as 1 ate as 1890 Mr McKinley had made a speech at Tole do, denouncing Mr. Cleveland fordis criminating between the two metals Mr. Stewart caused a laugh, as h< closed, by slying very earnestly tha it- ?-*-?<-?ilea 4a RrnQTl Ql It *vaa UU U3U UV UllViVigv juu, ??> he's going to be the next President.' Mr. Teller reported to the statement concerning Mr. Bryan. Tae latter': vote for free wool would not jistifj the assertion o" tho Massacuusett: Senator thit Bryan would veto a tar:fl bill, as he might approve it as a reve nue measure. Mr. Hoar interjected the remark that he had intended to stir up Sena tors, but had merely pointed out tha at present the friends of the tariff bil wer? compelled to secure the co-opera tion of Senators who voted for a fre< trade candidate and would probably vote for that candidate again. Mr. Teller, continuing, declarec that the Massachusetts Senator hac dragged in a political question for th< evident purpose of challenging th< positon of certain Senators. As foi himself, he wanted this bill passed Ha did not believe it would bring th( relief expecied. He was here to S9< - -i * u:n 14". lli&l 21 UCLT1J I L/ill WttO CUatlUW. was not here to delay, for if there wai any relief it should come quick! v. B j if the Massacbueetts Senator desirec to bring in politic?l questions. Mr Teller gave notice that therd would b< a full reply. Run by Women. The state of Besjulovschtschina, it Russia, is probably ihe on ly place in thi world that is entirely run by women says the London Firefly. This stat< is made up of seven villages, eacl presided over by a mayoress, thi whole under the buperintendence of f lady named Saschka, who acts a: president There aro women magis trates, women preachers, women po iicemen?in 'act, every capacity in th< - nn t *? rn i j. Is'aie is niitu oy women, me ruau: are made by women, arid women sel milk and deliver letters. If you wan to brine an action agains1; your neigh bor, in this s'ate you go to a womar lawyer, and if there is anything ir your house to be stolen, then a burg lar of the weakdr sex steals it. N( p!aca of any importanca is filled by s man. The state of affairs has beer brought about by an epidemic whict occurred in 1881, and during whict the men of thesiate beha\ed so badlj as 10 reduce the population to starva tion. Pit-ce then the women bav< taken the state in hand and made i prosperous. A Trttiu BeM I'p. a i ? i.,1,1 ? ii,? t X:L n am v* u* nnu ufj MII IUC IJ JUU vilJtj and Nashville Railroad Leai Nashville on Tuesday, and one mar with two pistols sacked the exp^es: car and obtained, according to reports in (Jiarksvilb1, from $2 OUU to It is supposed the robber boarded tS train at Clarksville. Wlieu a fe* minutes out he entered the express car unit ordered the messenger to oper the safe, which was done. Aft^r se curintr some money the robber pullet tiif bell cord. Whon thetrain slack cued its speed he jumped oil' aud mad? ills escape. At uudaitfhtbloodbouud: were placed on the bandit's trail, ant it is thought he will bo captured be lure murnirjg. The passengers wert not disturbed and knew nothing o the robbery uatil il was reported bj the imisenger. Tha Siimtt Old .Story. Thirteen of the colored ptrs^ns win formed nartof the 2UU s:ut 10 l.iberi bv the International Eidgratitm 80 cietp m Mai-cu, io;>u, arrived in. York recently aoourd the stiamslii} Liberia Tney sjy that the tcuem'i has been a total failure; that many o their numoer oied of starvation an< fevers; tnat the socie'y oid not fulril the contract, and many members o the expediuon are stranded in Erse Jaud, unable to get back to thei homes. ; A PRIMARY ORDERED. 1 THEST4TE FXrCUTIVE COMMITTEE t SO DECIDES g j In the Forty 0<'nntl*'g-Uairip?f{?n IfnatlujiH t to bs Hold In JEvry Connt.y?Kchrdule ^ Will b* Prfpnrfd by n (]) clal Com) ml: tee. r The State executive nomrrit'ee nret r" Tuesday night in Columbia and or* dered a primary for United States sen, ator and a primary in the Sixth cona gressional district to fill the vacancy ^ existing there. After agreeing upon a primary, the committee decided upon a Stale campaign with meetings in each of the 40 counties of the State, the schedule of which will be arranged by a special commitee. u The meeting was rather fully attended. Present were the follo^i*!? members of the committer: J. Y. Jones, Abbeville; W. A Neai. Anderson: S. G- May field, B<rnwell;T. 7 J. Cunningham, Chester^D. J. Brad s ham, Clarendon; J. iN. rarrott. L>are Jingtou; W. H. Timmerman, Edppfield; W. J. Johnson, Fairfield; M. B. j McSweeney, Hampton; J. A. McDerg mott, Horrv; C. L Winkler, Kershaw ; W- E C wiogs, Lsurens; C. M. f Efird, Lixington; J. D. Montgomery, p Marion; W. D. Evans, Marlboro; J. A. Sligh, Newberr^O. R Lowman, s Orangeburg; T. C. Robinson, Pickens; Wilie Jones. Richland; Sheppard Nash, Sumter; D E. Finley, York; T. B. Butler. Cherokee. j State Chairman Tompkins announc>! ed that the meeting had been called to I determine whether or not a primary ;! should be held to nominate a United .! States senator. f Mr. 0. R Lowman said to test ' j whether a primary should be ordered or not,, he would move that a primary for United States senator should be ' held on Aug. 31. f Mr. Parrott, for reason* unexpressed, 3 but which would be seen later, said he . thought the primary should not be 1 . UC1U. Mr. Winkler said unless Mr. Par . rott could point out good a ad valid . reasons, he tboueht the committee [ should not deoart from tha time-honored custom of tbe Democratic party. 3 Mr. Parr ">tt, in answer to Mr. Wink. ler, said Ihe people were tired of so ^ many elfctions and managers were j geltiag tired of serving and would . not serve without pay. t Dr. Tirnmerman said that though the rule9 were not mandatory in tbis t, case yet it had come to b3 understood 3 thnt a primary would be ordered. It would be a labor of love I'or the mans agers to serve, and if any wore so pe1 nurious and hidebound as to ba unf willing to serve, thers were others who would gladly perform the duty. . He thought the committee should or. a? n.A j ur.r (.no uriumrjr. 1 Mr. Pjrrotl, ia reply to Dr. Timmerman, feelingly asked had it come . to this, that thosa unwilling to serve . for nothing were termed hidebound? Tne prinary, ha went on to say, was j net binding on the legislature which t meets here next winter. s Lieutenant Governor Me8ween*y > was surprised'to hear any objection 5 raised to the holdiug of a primary. 5 "I am in favor of a primary for sena7 tor now and I am in favor of a prims ary from governor down to coroner." f The people, he said, were not the ones . raising the hue and cry about tnese primaries. Tney favored them and : should b3 given a right to express . their choice for their cllicers. t Mr. S. Q-. M iy lie LI said that uati! 1 yesterday eveuing he did not know . there was any opposition to ordering , a primary. As one who proposed to r eater that primary for the United States senate he was willing to abide j the result and he knew every man 1 who entered would feel in honor 5 bound by the primary. It was not 5 binding, but the candidates would so r consider it. He favored the primary aud a campaign meeting in each of the 5 40 counties 5 Mr. J. W. Montgomery siid he d isj agreed witn tho^e who said the people 5 were demanding the priuarv. They t were sicK and tired cf campaigns of 1 crimination and recrimination aod of elections year in and year out. Man? an;ers were not so patriotic a* to serve for nothing ana the expense wouia oe enormous. The people were not so much interested in who represented i them in the United States senate. Uq 3 der the Republican administration a , senator would do nothing more than 3 draw his pay. The choice would be i made by the people of the towns, for 3 the country people would not turn out i ancl vote end it would be better not s to have a primary. Col. W. A. Neal was surprised that any one, in face of the rules of the i Democratic party would advocate that 5 a primary be not held. 1 Mr. D. E. Finley declared th it there L was as much obligation on the execu tive committee to order a primary to i fill this vacancy as there was to make i the first nomination last year. He expected i,o see the largest vote in this ) primary in the history of <he State. i The question being called for, Mr. i Lowman's motion that a primary for i United State's senator be held on Aug. i 31 was carried by an almost unanit mous vote. A motion by Mr. Efird that a seci ond primary, if necessary, should be t held on Sept. 14. was adopted. Mr. Lowman offered a scdedule for the county meetings, which was the . same as that of 181U p Mr. EtlioU said tnat it would ba out k of the question tor the people in the - upper part of the State to attend theae rr e-liu^s this early in the season. j\v campaign should be started in the , lt>p<rt of the State first. , Coloutl NlhI protested against an i sidtrmg the schedule in its entirety, j for it cuuld not be sut'sfactorily donv, he said. He thought a sp?cial com I mittee should b? appointed 10 prepare . a schedule. Mr. Evans agreed with Colonel 5 Ne?l. The sixth district, said he, I wanted th_< campaign t) end therrf. Col. Neal then mad?} a moiiou that , a committer of ona from eacn cou? grrssioual district bo apyoiuied acid euipowcrrd to arrange a i^cHedule. Mr. L>wra;?u thru withdrew his schedule, ai d saiu i?h believe insure committee should have jjiealj' of tiaie ) to prep.ire such a acae^uN*. x Lieutenant Governor McSweeuey, as a substitute, moved that a commitr tee, consisting ot Staio Chairman > rompkins, Col. VV. A Ncal, Col t Wilie Jones, Dr. Tunoieiman, VV. 1). f Evans and C. M. E i?-d, all of whom 1 live in or near Columbia, be appointed I to prepare a sehedu'e to bo cousidurt d f ftriul Thio ooiiK ixii.TVf.il The usual feo of $IU(J for each catir dictate was required, one half to be re i turned to the defeated candidates. A rrotinn bv Mr. Evans tbat nr Stale assessment on candidates in th? sixth congressional district, be levied was p.dopt'd. The con pm.si on a I can didat'-s will be assessed a smallaraouat by each county. \M m 1? H mATin/] 4-V? o f oil o4ac nil. iJ'.Jiu uiuvtu vua-w a 1 wauviuaac for the United States senate be request ed to file their pledges by 10 a. ni. on the first day of the campaign, and candidates for congress in the sixth district be requested to file their pledges by 10 a m. on July 13 Mr. Finley opposed the motion, and thought it could not be done, for it was in conflict with the party constitution. After much discussion it was found that no motion had been made for a primary in the sixth district A mo lion to the effect that a primary he held on August 31st was pdopted. ar d i (hen Mr. ESrd's motion prevailed. The rule of the Djmocratic party as to pVd?es beinjr filtd is as follows: "The pledge cf such candidate shall be filed on or before the day cf the first Cumpaign meeting of the county or State respectively " Mr. Winkler said th^t the commit lee was uere arranging iur au cicttiuu for a successor to the late 8enator Earle. II? therefore thought it emi nently proper that a cnmmittee be appointed todra't resolutions of respect for the memory of that distinguished gentleman. The motion was unanimously adopted, and the chairman ap pointed Messrs. Winkler, Mayfield and McSweeney. The resolutions will be drafted and published. The executive committee then ad-, journed. The members of the sixth congres sional district met then and adopted the following schedule of meetings for that district: J {Clarendon County?July 13, 14 and 15. Williamsburp?July 16 and 17. Floreace?July 20, 21 and 22. Darlington?July 23. 24, 26 and 27. Mo*l Kama Tulrr 9Q QO anri I jjxax x vsisx \j u uxj ww wv hum Marion?August 3, 4, 5 and 6. Horry?August 11, 12 and 13. ?State. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. ."ch'dale Arrnng?d for Meetings In All Counties. The committee appointed Tuesday night by the State executive commit' tee to arrange a schedule for the senatorial campaign met Wednesday morning and accomplished its work. The wish of the executive committee was complied with as near as possible as to the section of the State where the campaign should begin and where it should end. Members from the Piedmont section did not want the cam paign to open there as tarm worn would not be so near completed as in the low country, while representatives from the sixth congressional district specially requested that tne campaign be allowed to end there. Accordingly, in trying to satisfy all parties the first meeting was fixed for Sumter on Julj? 5 and the last one at Florence on Au?. 28, just three days before the primary. The following is the campaign as arranged by the committee: Sumter, Monday, July 5. Monck's Corner, Tuesday, July 6. Charleston, Wednesday, July 7. Walterboro, Thursday, July 8. RaQiifr??f Platiirrlnxr .T 11 XT 1D Hampton, Monday, July 12. Barnwell, Tuesday, July 13. Aiken, Wednesday, July 14. Edgefield, Thursday, July 15. Saluda, Friday, July 16. Lexington, Saturday, July 17. Winnsboro, Monday, July 19. Columbia, Tuesday, July 20. Orangeburg, Wednesday, July 21. Dorchester. Thursday, July 22. Bamberg, Friday, July 23. Union, Monday, July 26. Spartanburg, Tuesday. July 27. Cherokee, Thursday, July 29. Greenville. Friday, July 30. Pickens, Saturday, July 31. Oconee, Monday, Aug. 2. Anderson, Wednesday, Aug. 4. Greenwood, Thursday, Aug. 5. Abbeville, Friday, Aug. 6. Laurens, Saturday, Aug. 7. Newberry. Monday. Aug. 9. Chester, Wednesday, Aug. 11. York. Thursday, Auif. 12. Lancaster, F/iday, Aug. 13. Kershaw, Saturday, Aug. 14. Chesterfield. Monday, Aug. 16. Marlboro, Wednesday, Au*. 18. Darlington, Thursday, Aug. 19. Marion, Saturday, Aug. 21. George to vd, Wednesday, Au?. 25. Williams our/, inuraaay, A'Jg. 2t>. Manning, Friday. Aug. 27. Florence, Saturday, Aug. 23. Wants to Retnrc a Watch, A former Federal soldier who de sires to return a silver watch to the family of the deal "Johnnie Reb" from whom he took it, writes to Adjutant, aed Inspector General Watts for information a5* follows: Philadelphia, Pa., Juue 11, 1897. Daar Sir: I have in my possession a silver watch that I took from the body of Lieutenant Vandiver?I t.hink that is the name, or something likti it. Lieutenant Vandiver was a member of the Second Soutti Carolina rtgi meet. Can you inform me from what town in South Carolina he enlisted? If I could learn that, I mi?ht be able to learn of his family through the local postmaster. Yours ver7 truly, John L Graham, Co. F.. 29th Pa- Vois., Pniladeiphia, Pa Room 517, 'Oid Fell )ws Temple. A Terrible Driith. At Lynchburg, Va , Waiter Siefle. an aeronaut, met with a terrible death while making a balioon ascension. Che ascension *0011 place from amidst the ir.-e5: in Rivermont pa*k and a Iarjje crowd whs present. There icas much commem before the balloon was let loose on the danger of makirg the ascent from sucha piac?, and there wero plently of clear lulls nearby. When tbts balloon s'iot up, S'cei was ' swinging to the parachute. As soon a* the balloon proper got Above ill * tall tnts a gust of wind struck it, moving it swi' tly in a horizontal direc lion, rttec-l, dangling by the para c<:ut ", 20 feet b i >w the bjl!o;>u, w;is dragged into t'rie >'pp?r b a ichts of a tr?e, tearing th? j.ar;chute from its : fastenings Tiio nnfortui *teman fell a dirisiic^ of in" fevt, striking ajainv, lirnbs i!i l.^e descent. Death was instantaneous for t!it> Wld-'W of S?-n.?tor K-?rIo. The ee?. orr.l d'iicie;.e/ bill, which was reported 10 ilie senate by the committee on appropriations, contains a provision appropriating $>,00i? for the widow of tne late Senator E trie of South (parolina. CROPS OF THE COUNTRY. ^rdlt'ona Reported by the Xatlona Weather Bureau. Th* N itional Weather Bureau in ifs repent of crop con^iiiorjs f ">i* the week T..?? Ol cuucu ?MJUC raja. Except over the central R^k Moun taia region and in California, wber< it was unseasonably cool, the weefa ending June 2L has been generally very favorable for the growth anc cultivation of crops. Portions ol Missouri, Arkansas, Southern Texa* aud Florida, however, need rain. Corn has made vigorous growth in the principal corn States during the week, all reports from the central valleys indicating a marked improven ent. In the Dakotas, however, the rrrm rontirniPS hapfrurnrH -with nnoirori stands, and in portions of the Southern States, where the early planted is nearing maturity, rain is needed Corn is being laid by as far north a.s the southern portions of Kansas anc Missouri. Cotton has made good growth dur ing the week generally throughou1 the cotton belt, the interior of Florida ard Southern Texas being the onlj sections in which the crop has no: mide satisfactory proeress. Rsp^rts indicate a marked improyentmen over the central portion of the cottor belt and in Northern Texas. Southward of the northern boun dary of Tennessee the bulk of th< winter wheat crop has been harvested, and some thrashing has been done ii North Carolina arid Texas Harvest ing in Kansas is nearly completed anc will begin this week in Indiana, Oaio west Virginia anu Maryland, it Tennessee the finest crop for man} years is now in shock. The weathei conditions of the past week has beer very favorable to thiscrop. In Wash ington and Oregon recent rains havi practically assured good crops o winter wheat in those States. In Cal fornia harvesting continues, wit! light yield and grain of indifferen quality. Spring wheat is doing well gener ally and has roada rapid growth ir North Dakota. Ia South Dakota however, while the outlook for th< early sown is good, the late sown ii less promising. Wnile the reports concarningto bacco are generally favorADle, th< condition ot tne crop in Virginia i considered belo"? th? average, and ii Florida it is suffering for tne rain Considerable h*s be?n set in N-w York and conditions nave b?en favor able for transplanting in New Eag land. The Immortal Jackson. The dedication of the "Sionewal Jackson Meaaorul Hill," the most in leresting feature of the commence ment of the Virginia Military Insti tute, took place Wedne-dav in th< main hall of the building at L.'xingtoa, Va. Tne hali was packed t( overflowing. The exarcises were opened with i prayer by the Riv. C. R Hemphill D. D., of Louisville. Mr. Houston 8 Latcher, president of the board of visitors, then gave a brief history of thf efforts to get funds for tne construction of the hall, saying that the fira contribution was made by Presiden Jefferson Davis, and that a large proportion of the contributions cam* from Pennsylvania. Mr. Lelcher ther introduced the first orator of the day Dr. Hunter Maguire of Richmond medical dire:tor of Jackson's corps who opened his address oy relating that he had been recently told by eminent British generals that the greatest Eagli$h-spe*king generals of tht last nundred years were Marloorough, Wellington, Washington and Jackson, They declared that the campaign ol Jackson in the valley of Virginia was the first in which the world bac known no blunders. Rev. Dr. J. P Smith of Ric&mond was next introduced by Mr. Letcher. He deliverec a glowing eulogy on Jackson. Th< concluding address was delivered bj Uuited Slates Senator John W. Daniel, and his introduction by Mr. Letcher was tbe occasion of a warm anc hearty greeting: from the large assem. blage. Senator Daniel's remarks wer( discour3ive in their character and nol of the set. speech ordor. He held alofi the character of Jackson, the soldier with his virtues and his endeavors ic seeking training, his cuLCentratiou ol purpose, and uis genius, in a mannei that was striking and captivating. K? a Hnvalif XUUiUClt'U J cm ill Mr*. A. A Sp<*ing3 was murderec by a burglar ia tilt) Mircbi House, ol which her busbaud is proprietor, a1 Lexingtoa, N. 0., at 3:20 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mrs. Springs waked up, and, seeing someone stand ing in tiie room, .^cream-id and began to shake Mr. Springs in order tc awako him. The burglar fir d. Th< ball struck Mrs Springs just above the eye, killing ner. Mr. Springs, hear ing tbe report, jumped up and fol lowed the burglar, who ran inlc the hotel otfica atd jumped out tht open window. He made good his es cape, going toward the south. Blood hounds were sent for, and every effort is being made to capture the burglar. Suspicious characters have lately been observed about Lexington. Three attempts at burglary were frus trated daring the niglit. Stung to Death by Ree*. Jcon Alerf, a Niagara county farmer, Jiving near Middle pert, N. Y., while plowkg, was attacked by a swarm of bets, which also stung the horses, causiug them to ruu away. Alert's neud was s woolen until scarcely a semblance of his fea:ures remained. lie was unconscious until his death, which occurred Wednesday. Toll Gate Rl-)t. Toll g*te raiders, thirty eight in number, tore do vu the gate beyond B'.u-j L:ck, lx>\, S3urid.?v uight They captured the guards, J awes Dawson, Harrison Green and Cuarles Da.vs?h. The raid?rs nhc-d a rope aruuuti Dawsou's h'-ck, b 11 released him on condition tiiaL he ?\>uid c ^lleci no rnnrfi t.?i I A OeiiriJy Cycloim. A cjcton-' passed I'firen miles north west of Sulina, Kitms, Taursday iieht. Tiie hi use ol a man n.uaed Cftisy v\i.$ dtslroyed and the follo w ibii v?crj billed: tours. Aona G tsy, n-.'cd 31; Nona Cetsy, a^i-d 13; Iua Ciotisy, 9. F,-u- ?r.n.libers of this fauiiiy are al.s.i badly hurl Kioriiij; lu 5]>hIu. Disturbances hnw taken place at Ovtdido, cipua.1 of the Spanish prov lr'Ca >it tiiii uumo. ruo sreiiaarme! who were detailed to suppress Uie tiis order iir d upon tne rioters, killlint; uto workman and wouQdiag tivt others. A reuewal of tiie disturbance is feared. FIND WATTS GUILTY. 1 ' VERDICT OF THE MILITARY COURT , OF INQUIRY. It Recommend* that the Governor Reprl| maud General Watts and that Flshbarne be Dismissed from the Service and Dan* ^ nlng be Reprimanded. ; After a session of six days and the s examination cf fifty lour witnesses the | court of inquiry charged with investi|! pation of the College campus trouble > .; lepirted its findings to Governor ElWbe on Thursday. In its finding the ' court says: To His Excellency, W. H. Ellerbe. 1 Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Sir: la obedience to vour special ' order dated June 7th, 1897, a court of ' inquiry appointed by you "to examine , | into conduct of all officers and men connected with the disturbance which occurred on the grounds in charge of " the South Carolina college at Columbia. Friday, May 1897," the said court r convened at the State House at Colum* t bia at 12 tn., on the day named. "A 3 thorough investigation of the affair I and iu causes" was instituted for three : davs. during which 40 witnesses were examined. The testimony of these witnesses was taken down by acom* petent stenographer and covered, , ' when transcribed, 184 pages. This ' testimony is herewith forwarded for the information of your excellency, j together with the exhibits accompanying the same. On June 12th the court ' took a recess until Tuesday, June 22d, at 12 m. Reconvening on Wednesday, June 23d. On these two days 14 [ witnesses were examined; their testimony, covering 65 pages, is also for' warded herewith, together with an . itemized statement of expenses of the court After a most thorough investigs* tion of the disturbance which occurred t upon the grounds in charge of the South Carolina college at Columbia, Friday, May 28th, 1897, and its causes * we beg leave to report the following findings of facts together with our ' opinions and recommendations there* on: The review, inspection and drill having been completed, the purposes from which the troops had assembled B were accomplished. s In the battalion dress parade which was about to be held the adjutant and inspector general did not have any ' inherent right and could not take any official part as no position or participation in this ceremony is prescribed for such an officer, and he could be preaUn AW inrnffltiAfi OUb UU1JT ujr O Jui iuoj ui wj iuvivHuvu of the colonel commanding, and wu j therefore, without authority to command the troops. Ia taking and retaining a position amidst a crowd of turbulent students j at or near third base, thereby encroaching upon the lawful territory of the j baseball players and uselessly interfering with their game, when ample i aad suitable grounds were available near by, General Watts showed sari1 ouslack of judgement and disregard 1 for the rights of others. His ordering ~ the battalion forward for the purpose of clearing the field was an assumpt tion of authority that was unwise, unt necessary and unwarranted. Sicca from the circumstance of the j ca?e a trial by court martial could ret suit in nothing more than a recommendation to your excellency that the ' matter be brought to the attention of ' the general assembly; and, since we 1 ?.WmSa^A/I 4-/% HOAAmmAn/iiiiff a J arc lJUt lean lULCa bll i00uiuiuauuuu| wm ' court martial, but may say what other f ' action is called for by the interests j of the service, or is otherwise desirable to be ta*en/" we respectfully recom' mend that your excellency lay the [ whole matter before the general asj sembly for such action (at its next ses| sion) under Article XV of the Oonstitution of 1895, as that body may deem ' proD9r. L We farther recommend that the ? governor and commander in-chief 'r publish a general order reprimanding General J. Gary Watts for serious lack of judgement and disregard of I the rights of others on the occasion of the disturbance on the athletic grounds of the South Carolina college at Co. lumbiaon May 28th, A. D. 1897. ' Of course, it is to be regretted that Col. Jones failed to mention the fact | to General Watts that the written per? mission given for the use of these 1 grounds was for the 26th of May, and < not the 28th, and the further fact that in said written permission tne military were requested to confine themselves I as much as possible to the eastern porf tion of the grounds. I Furiherm are the colonel of the regi: ment, or its adjutant, in accordance > with section 668 of the infantry drill regulation, United States army, under i the head of '"Gdneral Rules of Re> views" slnuld have designated specifi> cally by a 11 ig some place on the i grounds as "the post line," which said . post cculd then have answered as a - convenient point from which the ad? jutant general could have witnessed : ihe dress parade. We further recommend that Private . Fishburne of the Richland Volunteer . Kille company be discharged from . the miliiary service of the State, and . in support of said recommendation we would call the attention of the t . governor and commander-in-chief to tha testimony of said Fishburne, to gether with that of Capt. Frost, the commanding officer of said company, when re called to the stand. We further recommend that the ' caotain of the Richland Volunteer ' ilifla company b.> directed to publish an order reprimanding Private Dun* rimr of said cDmpany for leaving the rank3 wilhout permission. ' We have the honor to be very respectfully, your obsdient servants, Jos. S. Stoppelbein, 3n^>ad;r General 1st Brigade and President of the Court. J. G. Ward law. Colonel 3rd Kegimeat Infantry. Henrv T. Thompson, ~ <.? nm it. Uaptam uo. ruurui xvs^uucm, A Ul{ Ueward Offered. A. syecial to the Columbia State from Union, S. C., says: "A petition was etart :d in I'uion Wedn>sday afternoon fur subscription to the reward fund for the apprehension of the party or parties woo attempted to burn ine hoiel a few days ago. In a short while $1,501) hid been raised. Another petition is now circulation, re? -JJ questing the Uovcrnor 10 auu wore, thus making $2,500 rewarJ, I'he citizers are very much ia earnest about tsis matter and are determined , to Jerret this tiling to the bottom. Every one is si^uing the petition to i he Governor. The business m?in of the to?vn earnediwn with $200 to #x - ^ ?Urt? nn ilia cac:i WIICU a^wauuva $1,500 subscription. Here is aD op poi-iuuity for some wide-awake detective.