The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, May 02, 1894, Image 1
Tlio Lexington Dispatch.
VOL. XXIV. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 2, 1894. NO. 24.
CONFEDERATE REUNION.J
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WINNIE DAVIS'S WIGWAM CROWDED
WITH VETERANS.
I
The Fourth Annual Reunion Formally !
Opened?Governor Jones' Address of
^ "Welcome?Over 500 Camps Represented !
^^ ^1 at the Roll Call.
Birmimingham, Ala., April 25.?The
fourth annual reunion of Confederate j
Vatorona mas formally ODenei this!
T VUVi ? MM ? # v
morning by Gen. Fred S. Ferguson of !
this the first Alabama brigade In Winnie
Davis wigwam at 9 o'clock. There i
were fully 10,000 in the building and i
many who could not gain access to the ,!
immense hall. Governor. T. G. Jones
of Alabama made a brief but eloquent
welcoming address in behalf of the State
and was followed by Hon. David J. j
Fox, mayor, on behalf of Birmingham. [
Gen. John B. Gordon, commander-la*,
chief, on behalf cf the United Confed-:
erate Veterans responded in an able and
eloquent manner.
Tomorrow, decoration day, will beob-1
served in a gorgeously appropriate man- j
ner. The corner-stone of a Confederate j
monument to be erected by Camp Clay- j
ton Sons of Veterans will be laid and !
Gen. Stephen D: Lee of Mississippi will j
make the address. The graves will j
then be decorated in Oak Hill Cemetery, j
Aaoiotont Oianlaln fJATK J. Wilson i
A3oxouaub v . .
Jones, in the absence of the Chaplain |
General in calling blessings upon the 1
fourth annual reunion of United Con-;
federate Veterans and upon whom are j
left, said in a fervent manner: "Heavenly
Father we ask that Thy blessings
be upon us today as we are gathered together
in this reunion. "We thank Thee
that Thy blessings were over us in battle,
and we thank Thee that Thy blessings
are over us here today. We thank
Thee that while maDy have fallen out
of our ranks, so many of us remain to
bless Thy name today. We thank Thee
that in the days that tried men's souls,
we had men of courage to tight for our
cause. We thank Thee that there still
remains the principles of justice and
truth that we fought for. We thank
Thee that those principles have been
preserved and that the sons of veterans
today maintain the principles of their
fathers. Hear us and answer us, and
be with us in our reunion and grant that
the God of Abraham and Isaac and of
Jacob and the God of Jackson and
Johnson and of Lee be with us in the
days that are to come. We ask this all
in Jesus name. Amen.
After prayer General Ferguson introduced
to the vast audience his excellency,
Gen. Tnomas G. Jones, who for
Alabama extended the visiting Confederate
Veterans a cordial welcome to
the confines of Alabama and assured
them that during their stay they would
be met with hospitality characteristic
of true Soldiers. He said:
GentlemeD, citizens and countrymen:
The proud honor has fallen to my lot
in hehaif of Alabama to welcome you
to her soil, but what is the power of
words compared to the deep feeling that
swells up in our hearts as we contemplate
the grandeur and significance of
this meeting ? There never was a ti me
when the soil of Alabama did not throb
when the feet of a soldier pressed it.
God bless the soldier in his old age.
Some asked if it would not have been
better if these veterans who survived
had fallen in the paths of bravery while
fighting for justice and right and avoided
the temptations and trials of a later;
time; but if the career of the Confeder* j
ate soldiers was grand in war it has not j
surpassed his career in times of peace.
But the soldier in peace has been equal
to the soldier in war. We have not
met here today in a spirit of apoleay or
in a spirit of condemnation. Every j
man who went into battle with a clean ;
hand and came out with a clean hand |
went in as a brave man and came out
as a brave man is our countryman. It j
seems but a dream those thirty years;
when the shadow of Appommatox fell I
like a pall upon this land. We look in- j
to the eyes today of men who followed j
every great commander who fell in j
Shiioh. We look into the eyes of men j
who heard the immortal words: "See j
Jackson standing like a stone wall,'1
aBd as countrymen we meet here today !
in memory of a lost cause. Your exer- i
cises are to be crowded and I will not j
detain you longer. I know I endorse i
the true sentiment of every man in j
Birmingman and in Alabama when I j
say welcome, thrice welcome, God bless
the Confederate Veterans.'
Mayor Fox was then introduced by i
General Ferguson to extend to the vis-!
itiDg people a hearty, cordial and warm j
welcome to Birmingnam, a city now,!
but unknown wnentheold soldiers who !
are now assembled here were fighting
t V*Antr% nn riohf
iur wuao cue/ mvu^uu i? w
In response to these welcomes which
had beer tendered vlsitiDg Confederates
and their wives and children, Gen John
B. Gordon thanked in behalf of the
United Confederate Veterans the speakers
and asserted that, coming as "they
did they were true and simple welcomes
of cherished persons who fought for a
cherished cause. His response was eloquent,
terse and received commendation:
He said:
My Confederate Brothers and Sisters:
It is my pleasure to respond to the
hearty welcome just given us by this
grand old State. I wish to assure the
Governor of Alabama that the follow
ers of thos* icnmortai men to wuum ue
* has referred ffb ready to meet with him
in his cordial memory of those immortal
dead. Yes, here are the men who
followed Lee and Jackson and Johnson
and all the leaders who have made
the pages of American history what
they are. In one sense, my brethren, I
am not the man to respond to a welcome
from Alabama, for in that sense
I am am an Alabamaian myself and
feel that it would be more proper for
me to stand with ber Governor and extend
to the brave men of other States
her welcome rather than to receive it.
and on the other hand I am perhaps of
all living men the proper one to make
this response, because no living man is
more indebted to her than I am. It was
among the mountains of Alabama that
1 first heard the voices that called us to
battle. It was an Alabama regiment
which I led, or rather which led me, in-1
to that bloody fray and made principles I
when it swept over the frowning breast j
works and left death upon the fields, j
We all have a right to feel thankful'
and be proud of all Alabama today. We!
can lay our tributes at her feet for her!
welcome. Alabama's name is enough (
to endear her to your nearts. In the
first place she is composed of seven let-!
ters which is a lucky number, three of!
the letters are first letters of the alpha- j
bet. You may look at her from the ;
front or behind and she ct ill stands at j
the head of the list, and if Alabama '
should have any trouble in selecting a
Governor, we will furnish ber all the
candidates she wants. (Laughter.) The j
iron of her mountains, the rich soil of
her black belt, and the timber of her i
sunny coast places her in the front i
ranks of our Southland. Since our last
-
meeting, many or our uomrauca uavc
fallen from the ranks Into that sleep 01
rest. Kirby Smith has gone and that |
sturdy Roman Early has followed him. I
Vance and Colquit, soldiers and states- j
meD, have joined the Confederate rank !
beyond the grave. In conclusion I wish
to return the thanks of all these brave i
men and of this great State whose hos-j
pitality is as limitless as the air around
us.
There were over 500 camps represent-1
ed at the roll call." A subscription to- ;
wards the Chicago Confederate monument
was then taken up and $1,500 was
handed in in a very few minutes. Routine
business then followed. The local
military gave an exhibition battalion
drill in the afternoon, witnessed by
thousands.
second day's proceedings.
Birmingham, Ala., April 26?Just;
as yesterday, the wigwam was crowded
long before the convention began. ;
There was the same eager interestj
marked on every face. Chaplain John
W.Jones led. in prayer.
Gen. John C. Underwood announced
that $1,827 had been raised for the Con-1
federate cemetery at Chicago' by yes- j
terday's contributions, for which he j
thanked the old soldiers. The reading !
clerk read out the list of contributions j
* 1 I
made yesterday, .aaaiuuuai tmnuu-j
tions were handed in. Rosters of the i
dead at Johnson's Islands and Chicago;
were distributed by Gen. Underwood.
A one-legged Confederate stated that
his life had been saved on the battlefield
by a Federal solider, and asked
that that soldier be escorted to the
stand. It was so done by a committee '
of two. The Federal soldier was Maj.
Milsted.
Gen. William Cabel submitted his report
as chairman of the Jefferson Davis
monument fund, stating that $12333
had been received. This monument
is to be erected at Richmond, a.
Gen. Cabel made a brilliant and forceful
talk in the interest of the monu-,
ment.
Maj. C. Milsted of the Fifth West!
Virginia, who saved the one-legged
Confederate on the field at Lynchburg,
was introduced, and made a few remaks,
with ringing cheers to greet
him.
Gen. W. H. Jackson of Tennessee
took the stand at this moment, and introduced
Gen. Miller of the Federal
aim?, commander of the Alabama G.
A. R. Gen. Miller made a shot speech
complimentary to Gen John B. GorJ
don for his chivalry in saving the life!
nffiar, Pranms f! Harlow of the Fed-]
eral army, July 1863, at Gettysburg.
He presented to Gen. Gordon a cane,
cut on Barlow's Hill, at Gettysburg,
as a memento of his kindness to Gen.
Barlow. Gen. Miller's SDeech was most
felicitous. He characterized Gen. Gordon
as the typical American soldier,
and ringing cheers shook the air. Gen.
Gordon responded with the eloquence
and the taste marking everything he
does. He dwelt particularly upon the
re-united Confederate and Fedeial soldiers.
"As a former foe, uow friend. I
stand before you, Gen. Miller, and
pledge to you as noble and partriotic a
people in the South as the sun shines
on. I bid you a hearty welcome."!
tOVtQaro
I3y motion of Gen. Underwood a ris- {
ingvoteof thanks aDd the rebel yell1
was accorded Maj. Milsted for bis eal- j
lantry in bearing a Conftderate soldier I
from the battlefield at Lynchburg.
After further discussion a resolution '
to send a committee of three to bear j
greetings to the Grand Army of tbe ;
Republic and to urge it to accept At-;
la;.ta's invitation to hold the grand en- !
campment there in 1895, was unani-j
mously adopted. The kindest senti-!
ments were expressed on this resolution :
and the Confederates promised to give !
the Grand Array veterans a hearty wel- j
come and a good time if they came
J A - 4 UnfflAAAl/^O Qr?QTn
U.OWH lO cue UIU uaiucuciuo agaiu.
A fitting ending to the fourth reun-!
ion of the United Confederate Veterans
and bv far the greatest feature was the
parade and review, followed by the lay*
ing of the corner stone of a monument
to the memory of the dead of the Confederacy,
to be erected in Capitol Park,
at the head of Twentieth street.
At 4 o'clock tbe column was formed
on Avenue E. and Twenty-llrst street j
and headed by a band of music from
Mobile marched steadily up Twenty-1
first street and across the beautiful i
bridge to Park Avenue, where it passed j
in review before General John B. Gori
don, Commander-in-chief, United Con-:
: federate Veterans.
\ here were camps from all the South
; era ^,ates in line and all the surveying: |
generais w^th their staffs together with
j the three local military companies vis- i
j itiag from other towns, the A. and M.
j College cadets from Auburn, Unlversi*;
j ty of Alabama (Tuskaloosa) cadets and
; Howard College (East Lake) cadets,
! and a lair estimate of the number of j
men in the ranks, places it at 4,000
! There were innumerable carriages and
i the procession was viewed by fully 35,!
000 people. The column was a mile!
long, the veterans and sons of veterans I
marching in fours. Enthusiastic out-1
bursts greeted the old batUe-scarred
veterans and the many flagl^relics of
the "Lost Cause," were recipient of lovI
ing tributes. The bands played martial
! airs, the rebel yell wa3 heard, flags and
j handkerchiefs were waved and it was
I altogether a sight never to be forgotteD
{ At Taris Avenue, the column passed
: between two long rows of beautiful
' schoolgirls, dressed in white each with
a basket of llowers, which were handed !
to the battle-scarred veterans and sons j
of the Confederacy. Passing in from i
of the reviewing stxnd, whereupon was i
Gen. John B. Gordon, the Governors ot j
the States,the representative stars and j
the sponsor of Camp Hardee together
with their maids, they greeted them
with cheer after cheer, "which together
with the booming of cannon, playing
of the bands and cheers ?f the multitude
made the welkin ring. It was a
grand and inspiring spectacle.
After the review, the ceremonies attendant
upon the laying'*0 the corner
stone was gone through, h in an imposing
manner. Gen. Stephen D.Lee
of Mississippi delivered the address
which was a master-piece of oratory.
Other distinguished speakers were present
and the corner stone was placed in
posi:ion in an appropriately solemn i
manner by the Grand Master of Masons '
Hon. Frank L. Fettus. Thus ended the ;
greatest reunion of ex-Confederates!
ever known.
The Confederate Veteran, published j
at Nashville by S. A. Cunningham, was j
made the official organ of the United i
Vererans.
Soldiers at Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, S. C., April 25.?Preparations
are well under way for the
national encampment which will be
held here under the auspices of the j
Hampton Guards, beginning July 2 and I
closing Julyl2.
Veterans, singly and in organiza-1
tions, from Main to Texas, will be in |
the city during the encampment. Five
ex-Confedeiate generals, General Wade \
Hampton, (General James Lougstreet,
General Fit z-Hugh Lee, General John
ii. Gordon and General M- C. Cutler
have been invited to be the guest of the
Hampton Guards on that occasion.
During the encampment there will be [
daily combats between baseballists and I
tennis players of national reputation,
interpersed with football and other
sports;and the evenings will be enlivened
by operas, dancing and two grand
military balls. Numerous brass bands
and drum r?nrr><* will he Present. and
the evening entertainments will be
enlivened by the sweet strains of Bearden's
Band. Frequent excursions
will be run from this city to the -heart
of the mountains, thus allowing those
who have never had the pleasure of
such a trip to secure the same at a
nominal cost.
Cash prizes aggregating from 8600
to 81,000 will be awarded to the successful
competitors in prize drills, into
which all visiting companies are invited
to enter. Gold medals will be awarded
to the best individual drilled
member of any company present, and
also one to the best shot.
Three United States army officers
will act as judges, thus insuring utmost
fairness to all parties. Companies
from both Xorth and South have already
signilied their intention of being
here at that time, and your attendance
is desired to increase the enjoyment of
ail present
The Reporter Wins.
Cheraw, April 25.?The libel case
of C. H- F;nch against A. G. Kollock,
editor of the Cheraw Reporter, for $100
damages, came ell in Trial Justice J. T.
Hurst's court at Chesterfieled on the
14:b. Mr. Finch was represented by
W. P. Pollock, and Mr. Koilock by
Edward Mclver and W. F. Stevenson.
Finch evidently did not thinK he had
been damaged; at any rate he left the
county before the day of trial. His at-,
toney, therefore, had to act both as
witness and lawyer in the case. Messrs.
Mclver and Sterenson argued for a nonsuit,
aDd completely routed Mr. Pollock
who did not seetn to have any case,
failed to make but a very poor showing.
Tbc trial justice granted a nonsuit on the
ground that the attorney for the plaintift
lailed to prove any special damages. The
attorneys fur the defense made other
points for a nonsuit, but the justice considered
the one mentioned as suiftcient
to grant the nonsuit. The cause of the
action was the publication in the llepor- !
ter of an article in which Mr, Finch was
called a spy. An explanation, was
made in a subsequent issue which should
have been sullic.ent to drop the suit,
This is the lirst esse of the kind, so far
as I know, ever brought in this county
Guarding: the Gold.
Washington, April 24.?Treasury
officials while disclaiming any fears of
trouble on account of trie prescence ot
the crowds incident to the coming of
Coxey's army, have taken the precaution
of adding lifty-live carbines and
twenty revolvers to the Treasury's
supply af arm3. The normal strength
of the watch force of the Treasujv is
seventy men, devided into two reliefs
and in addition to two or three dozen
revolvers, there has always been thirtyfive
carbines in the racks in the office
of the captain of the watch, sufficient
to supply one to each watchman on
duty. It has been though: best, however,
to increase the supply in view of
the crowds of hangers-on ot the Coxey
army that are expected to arrive in the
city during the coming week. The
captain of the treasury Guard, a local
military organization, composed entirely
of clerks in the Treasury Department,
today informed the captain of
the watch force that in case of trouble
at any hour of the day or night, he
/ nnlrt huvp evpru msn in nnmrnand
at the Treasury building inside of forty
minutes. He stated that his men were
well drilled in the use of arms and
hence could do much more oifective
work than civilians. He asked to be
notified if there was at any time any
apprehension of trouble.
A C arlous Case.
Raleigh, April 24.?A curious case
came up in the superior court here. W.
II. Worchington sues the ltaleigh and
Augusta railway for 35,000 damages.
He was walking by the side of the
track when a train which was approachingstruck
a cow which had attempted
to cross the track. The cow was
thrown in the air and struck Worthington
and knocked him into a pool of
| water. When the engineer ran back he
I found Worthington had crawiea out 01
! the water and was lying on a log. The
| issue hinges upon the question of neglii
gence.
BATTLE WITH COXEYITES. ;
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THE TRAIN STEALERS HAVE A FIGHT j
WITH DEPUTY MARSHALS. ,
Bloodshed lu Montana Between Some of *
the Industrial Army Follower# and Df p- {
uty Marshals?The Marshals Overpower- *
ed?Unftrd States ^Troops OrderedljOat. J
Hillings,Mont., April26?The first
bloodshed resulting from the clashes of
the law und the industrial army move- j;
ment, which is now sweeping over the! J
country in a wave of monster propor- j ?
rions was witnessed here today. About | ^
11 o'clock this" morning this little city };
was thrown into wild excitement by *
the announcement that the train-steal- :
ing contingent of the Coxey army was 5
rushing into the city on a Xoithem J
Pacific train from the West at a high ?
rate of speed closely followed by a train ^
load of United States deputy marshals. *;
The truth of the statement was veri-;,
fied a few minutes before noon when i
the train of box cars ran into town. |,
The Coxeyites were overtaken by the ! J
special train of the marshals just as i S
they entered the limits of the city. |
After their arrival it was learned:,
that the marshal's train overtook the ; ^
Kogan contingent just as they were,,
pulling away from Columbus, and at-.1 j
tempted to arrest the progress of the i ?
train bearing the 500 unemployed who j;
are in possession of the train. The J
leaders would not yield to the demands ;;
of the marshals to give up the train IJ
and Instructed their men to go ahead,! *
which was done. The two trains came f
on during the forenoon hours until this j
city was reached, when a stop was ordered,
the conflict between the two J
bodies resulting. J
As near as can be learned Marshal *
McDermott ordered the leaders of the captured
train to surrender, and when :
they refused to do so a few of the mar- F
shals, before receiving a command to .
do so, fired upon the crowd of men on
the cars. The shots were quickly re- ,
turned by the industrials. A number ?
of shots were exchanged between the :
parties before Marshal McDermott ?
could regain control of his men. Dur- J
ing the firing one of tte deputies was ~!
seriously wounded and one of the men ;
on the rear platform car was shot in '
the groin. McDermott decided that
his men were not equal to tho odds 7
against them and ordered his men to 5;
desist firing, which they did. The cap- ,
tured train soon after pulled out from 1
the depot and McDermott notified the
authorities that his force was inadequate
to capture the 500 men who were a
determined to retain possession of the
train. At the latest advices of the
train the captured train is pursuing its
way to Miles City, where it is expected
the national troops will arrest them
and recover the train.
Washington, April 25.?In addition
to the request of the Judge of the
United States Court, the United States
District Attorney and the United
States Marshal for the District of Montana
for Federal aid in arresting the
Ilogan contingent of the army of the
unemployed ror seizing a train at
Butte, Montana, against the mandate ]
of the United States Court, President i
Cleveland has received the following
from the Governor of Montana which ,
was given to the press tonight: ?
"To the President of the United I,
States: It formation reaches me by ]
wire that a band of Coxeyites fleeing |
the State with stolen train were over- (
taken at Billings by United States dep
uty marshals who were trying to serve j
a writ emanating from the United States
Court. A fight ensued. One
J ~ tTTAa rrr AnnH Cxf\ QnH Q
uepui}' Luaisuoi woo ty uuuutu uuva u
leader of the Coxeyites wounded. The j
deputy marshals were overpowered
and driven off with revolvers and other
weapons. The mob then surrounded
the deputies and now hold them prisoners.
The train of Coxeyites is within
j a few hours run of Fort Keoh. It is j
impossible for the State militia to over- j
j take them. As Governor of Montana I i
I hereby request you to have the Federal j
I troops at Fort Keog intercept, take in- i
to custody, arrest and hold these Coxeyites
subject to the orders of the United
States Court issuing the writ referred
to. If the Coxeyites pass Fort
Keog before orders can emanate from
you for ?heir apprehension, I request
that Federal troops be ordered to overi
take them. Promptness required.
"(Signed) G. E. Ricka*RTS,
Governor of Montana."
Scholield, commanding the army, last
night sent a telegram to General Merrett,
commanding the Department of
' Dakota, instructing him by direction
I of the President, to have a sufficient
| force sent to arrest all persons engaged
i in the unlawful seizure of the Northi
era PaciQc train at Butte, and to hold
I the train and all on board until they
! can be delivered to the United States
Marshal for Montana subject to theor!
der of the United States District
Court.
Already one or two trains have been
seized and constant threats are being
made of seizing others. Attorney
General Omey today telegraphed the
United States marshal of Washington
! to use every means in his power to
I maintain fhp ftnfi fhfi SftCliritV Of I
i property. The United States marshals
i in Montana, North Dakota and Minne|
sota had previously been instructed to
I the same effect ana all of them are directed
to promptly notify the Departj
meat of Justice the moment they are
! unable to control the populace.
The order of the President for the
troops to intercept the Northern Pacific
train and arrest the runaway Hogan
contingent was issued solely to
command respect for the mandate of
' t-h* United States Court and was not in
I any sense a national interference in loI
cal affairs. It is explained at the White
: House that the Butte miners had ap;
plied to the Northern Baciiic officials
! (that road being in the hands of govi
ernment receivers) for free transporta|
tion to Washington, aad when this was
| refused the strikers broke into the
i round, house, seized a locomotive,
j coupled cars to form a train and when
j the United States Court granted an inj
junction against this action and issued
1 an order for .the arrest of the marau
lers ana me l nitea states marshals at- i
tempted to execute t he orders of the
^ourt with as strong a possee as he was j
abie to summon to his aid, his forces
were overprwered and the stolen train j
?scaped. When these facts were re-1
jorted to the Department of Justice;
ihey were brought to the attentihn of j
he President, with the recommenda;ion
of the Attorney General that the
federal authorities be supported by
roops, that being the sole alternative j
eft to the government.
The President at once called the Gen-:
>ral Commanding of the Army into
:onsultation, and after fully considerng
the matter, General Scholield was
lirected to call upon the commander
if the department of Dakota (in which
niiitary department the affair took
ilace) to send a sufficient force of
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iuu|;a LU aiicao an pciouuo iu ,
he unlawful seizure of the Northern :
Pacific train at Butte, Mont., and to j
lold the train and persons until they i
:ould be delivered to tne United States! (
narshal for Montana subject to the I
>rder of the United States District"
lourt.
This dispatch was sent at 11 o'clock ,:
ast night to Col. P. T. Swaine, who is
sommander of the Department of Dacota,
with headquarters at St. Paul.
Colonel Swaine's orders were sent to
lieutenant Colonel John II. Page,comnanding
Fort Keogh, near Miles City, |
ffontana, informing him of the Presi- j
lent's orders aDd directing him to make j
he arrests and under no circumstances 1
,o permit the train to pass Miles City, j
rhis afternoon, when it was learned !
hat the train might be some time in ;
eaching Miles City, Colonel Page was j
>rdered to make the arrests ffith as :
ittle delay as possible and it is not un-;
ikely that he may put troops on a train !
ind make the effort to capture the mi-!
lers train tonight. There Is some ap- i
>rehension that Colonel Page may I
neet with resistance when ?he carries
ii3 orders into effect as the men in
jossession of the train are undoubtedy
all armed and have already shown
i disposition to lawlessness.
Every confidence is felt, however, in
Colonel Page being equal to whatever
mergency arises. .Reports have been
eceived at Police headquarters from
mthorities of other places, showing the
trength of the various contingents
low moving on Washington to be
,000.
1st. Paul, Minn., April 26.-2. a.m.
-The Coxeyites were arrested at 12.30
>y Colonel Page's troops at Forsythe,
don., forty-six miles west of Fort
Ceoh.
Stole a Train.
St. Paul, Minn., April 25.?Shortly
ifter midnight 500 men at Butte, comlosiDg
the Butte contingent of the
loxey army, entered the engine house
if the Northern Pacific railroad, apiropriated
and prepared for service an
mgine, and proceeded to make up a
rain composed of five coal cars and
>ne box car. This action occurred afar
a smuggle of four days between the
ocal authorities and the mob, which
resterdav assumed such proportions as
;o overawe the officers of the law and
;he departure from Butte was without
iny opposition upon their part. The
;rain was manned by members of the
nob. It crossed the main range of the
Rocky Mountains early this morning,
ind reached the main line at Logan, 70
miles from Butte, at about 4 o'clock.
They breakfasted at Bozeman and fiew
sastwara at the rate of 55 miles an
dour, coming to a sudden stop at Timberline
at 8 o'clock on account of a
save-in. Attorneys for the Northern
Pacific have wired the sheriff at Livingston
to place the mob under arrest
for the larceny of a train. Governor
Nelson has been asked to call out the
militia to prevent the Coxeyites from
entering Minnesota. Later, the mob
shoveled itself out, and passed through
Livingston eastward at 5 30.
Negro Lynched.
Pittsburg, Kan., April25.?The bitter
feeling engendered last summer by
the importation of negro miners from
Alabama was rearoused when it was
made known that three of them had
broken into the house of a white man
named Alfred Haman, murdered him
ia cold blood and stole ?8U. i^any m
the morning armed men were scourlDg
the country for the assassins, and one,
named Jeff Tuggle, was captured about
9 o'clock, at Weir City. The officers
started with him to the county jail at
Columbus, but were overtaken at Cherokee
by an angry mob of white miners,
headed by the wife of the murdered
man, and after she bad identified the
negro the crowd overpowered the officers,
using Constable Malcomb very
roughly, took the culprit half a mil e
north of toe town and hanged him to a
tree. Greatly augmented in numbers,
the angry miners then took up the hunt
for the other two. It is reported that
another has been captured and spirited
away to a place of safety, and the news
comes that another is surrounded about
three miles south of Pittsburg, and
~;ii K/% limnhoH qa Qnnn an nanf.nrftd.
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The whole affair has assumed an ugly
aspect, as the miners are already excited
over the strike situation.
The Industrial Arme?,
New York April 23.?A special dispatch
from Chicago says: From all over
the West comes the news that the crusade
ot the industrial armies is spreading.
Oyer a dozen armies are now in
the field". In all large towns companies
are rapidly being formed. Armies, de
tachments and divisions are now in the
field in the West. 'There are: General
Kelley 1,000 men, Neola, Iowa; Gen"
TT X - .
eral Frye, 1UUU men, rerre nauie, xuu.;
General Frye's second division, 800
men, McLeansboro, Ills.; General Gray,
100 citn, Plattsville, Col.; General Galvin,
200 men, Loveland, Ohio; Serjeant
Kendall, 500 men, Chicago; 100 men
at Little Falls, Minn.; 300 men at Butte,
Mon.; 100 men at Monmouth, 111.; 100
men at OLtumwa, Iowa; Capt. Sullivan.
1,000 men, Chicago; 150 men at Anaer
son, Ind.; and General Aubrey, 700
men, Indianapolis, Ind. Besides these
armies large numbers of recruits are
pushing forward to various lines oi march
with the intention of joining larger bodies.
IIS klitiK L1QUUK JNOW.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN GIVES HISVIEWS
ON THE DECISION.
He say* lleln Paralyzed; Hl/i Hands are
Tied?lis r-roomi Can lie Put Up at
K very Street Corner and Cros? Roads In
the State
Columbia, S. C., April 24.?No
move was made in any direction yesterday
In the whiskey-Dispensary law muddle.
It was hoped that something would
be done to relieve the uncertainty. The
longer the problem goes without solution
the worse jumbled becomes the
ideas ct'tbe public. Men now change
opinoion as often as the wind. Each
change bring3 no relief. The puzzle
grows more perplexing. Lawyers are
iknot in it" at this juneture. They are
as badly rattled as the man who never
saw a law book. The Supreme Court
has made worse than a "fifteen puzzle"
for this Slate and the disagreeable part
is that nobody can work the puzzle.
The Supreme Court decision amounts
to one of two things?prohibition pure
and sirapls or tree whiskey. The latter
means that there is no law against the
sale of whiskey, that any man can start
in the business at any place and any
time, and that there is no restraint on
debauchery and the full sway of the liquor
king.
Many pepole DOw;believe|that the majority
of the court saw what would be
ii. u il:. c ~c ?
me result ui mis icariui state ui auaua
and inserted in the decision the few lines
which have put everybody to guessing,
and which has checked the whiskey element
this far. The court was far-sighted
enough to see the effect of these lines.
The employees still in the service of
the State Dispensary were engaged yes
terday in taking stock at that institution.
The quarterly report must be made
the last of this month and the amount of
goods on hand must be given. A car
load of whiskeys billed just before the
decision to County Dispensaries and
taken to depots were returned to the
State Dispensary yesterday. The shipments
were stopped when the decision
was rendered.
Governor Tillman yesterday publicly
expressed an opinion on the decision for
the drst time since it was rendered. He
was in a particularly good humor when
the small regiment of reporters struck
him and hporan nlv him with avarietv
of questions.
Tbe Governor was asked how long before
the uncertainty about the decision
would be removed and - the ^mystery as
to its meaning solved. He said: "I
have already solved my part of it. It Is
now for the judges to let the people
know what they have decided. I don't
know whether the decision means prohibition
or free liquor or what it means.
Who can tell what they mean? I don't
see what object they could have had in
leaving the matter in doubt at all."
"Well, Governor, what about that extra
session?"
"Who has heard anything of an extra
session? All I've heard of it is some
talk in the newspapers and of course the
papers are always in the wrong."
"It is claimed by some that the deci
sion leaves the law a prohibition law and
that the police regulation feature of the
law stands. How about that?"
Governor Tillman replied: "All I
have to say is that the Legislature gave
me authority to enforce the Lispensary
law. When the court declares tbe Dispensary
law dead why of course my authority
to enfore It dies with it. I don't
see what right I have to attempt to
maintain the constabulary to enforces
prohibition law if it is such."
"Governor, whose business is it to
find out what the court means?"
"I don't know. It's not mine." Then
laughingly the Governor said. "What
j is that Byron said about Wordsworth?
; Ob, ves, \L wisb he'd explain ni3 expianaI
tion.'"
The Gove-nor was asked what hein|
tended to do about having the stocks of
j the various County Dispensaries ship*
! ped back here and stored; A the rents
j and insurance would not amount to
! more than the expense of doing this. He
i said he had no authority whatever to go
into the expense of moving the stock and
j things would go on just as they are.
i Continuing, he said: '-You see I am
(paralyzed. I can't Jo a thing. It seems
j to me that the court in so many words
expressly declares that 'the Dispensary
i law is not a prohibitiorv law.' The Court
denies emphatically that the. municipalities
have the right to issue liceneses. Now
if it is not a prohibitory law and the right
: to issue licenses does not stand and there
j is no other law applying to the liquor
I traffic it looks to me like free liquor. It
j looks like anybody and everybody can
[ go out anywhere in the country, at every
! cross-roads and eyerywhere else, and
j start up barrooms and sell liquor. All
j Acts applying to the liquor traffic inconi
sistent with the Dispensary Act have
! been repealed and there are none on the
i statute books."
j Govirnor Tillman then made the foli
lnwinor imnortant statement: "The
j whole situation as I see It now is that I
j can onlyjmaintain the statue quo, shut
i up shop close up business, do absolutely
i nothing and obey the law. The State
! i3 forbidden to sell whiskey. As to who
! else can or may I can't and won't preI
tend to say. It is confusion worse con
j founded."?Register.
Murdered by a Mob.
, Tallulah, La., April 21.?Mr.
j Boyce, manager of the Banner Place,
j was assassinated last night while riding
j on the public road. It is believed that
thirty or forty Degroes were implicated
in the assassination. Filteenof them
have been arrested, and one Harris Williams
was shot and killed while attempting
to escape.