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I ~ FNTJTLEI) HEROIS
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THE PRIVATE SOLDIERS OF THE \
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY I
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An El' quent Tribute P*ld Thein by That ^
Itnttlff Scarred ChleftRlr, Gen Gordon, i
iu Hltt Far? well Acldrrt-* to II!s OomrsdPH (*
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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.