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Hr*" " ? * -??the ??*- A D7EETISINQ RATES. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HT^W? I p ^ I \IHTA 1*- T II ICH A HP/^L-1 WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. | I | H I < IpV /\ f 1 ^ I | I I f I # 1 /\ 1 %,v | I _ ^ ?,-- JL It J jL^lf ]L-^]k~*4 4- ii. A 1 Xjl J X-/' X 1 XL-^ J. S 1 1 i I i? Li Viral oyntrHcuci?d<= wi,h th .1stsates reasonable ' : m:'""*8*,or ^ 8,1 "* ,he"e q Votioea m the mcai coiumn 5 conta per " sTT?srmnvrmic ji pfp iwvmi & Bepresentatiue Bctuspaper. Boners texington and the Borders of .he Surrounding bounties tike a Blanket. "otair^w<*.?tac?<*. ?>Ui>SOttlriIUJN M r&ti. AJNA UM ._at a word w en they ei0{^ jqo words q ZZZ ?? ??? ?? * Marriage cotjoea inserted free " ^ del JOS PRINTING A SPECIALTY ^ xxxi. lexijngtox, s. c., wedxesday, jcxe 12. 1901. so. 31 1* M Ha KM AN editor and Pablisher. 'II I!" ! $1.50 Come with your own idea of the sort of Oxford 1 ! Ties you want, ' j We'll have no difficulty | ' < in suiting you. t We've a swarm of styles < I to show you from 50c. up. j LEVEE, | THE SHOE MAN, I 1603 Main Street, i COLUMBIA, - s. c. \ c t I c j F?b 5-1; J LSiiiAlEMi ( OF SOUTH CABOLKA | State, City & County Depository ' COLUMBIA. S. C. c Capital Paid in Full $150,000.00 c Surplus 60,000.00 Liabilities of Stockholders 150,000.00 I * a $360,000.00 a SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. ? Interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum paid on deposits in this department TRUST DEPAR1MJENT. This Bank under special provision of its charter exercises the office of Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tates. f Ptcerv nconciT ntDARTMFNT. 11 awrti i Hkrwwu Fire and Burglar proof safety deposit for rent from $4 00 to $12 00 per year. n EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, P President, ci A. C. HASKELL, _ Vice President J. CALDWELL BOBERTSON, 8] 2d Vice President G. M. BERBY, Cashier. Febrnary 12?ly- fcl When writing mention the Dispatch. IN CONFIDENCE, ; Don't rive me away, E And I'll toll you the remedy of the day, p Listen! it is L. L. and E. P It makes the system clean and pure, B Will health and strength to you A secure. . Strictly a vegetable preparation, 11 Mild and pleasant in its operation No need for nostrums just made s to sell, tl Its Life for the Liver that makes you well. h HILTON'S LIFE FOE THE Z( LIVES AND KIDNEYS. I B Wholesale by the MITER AY DRCG CO., Si Columbia. S. C. , For Sale at THE BAZAAR al May 15?ly. ic When writing mention the Dispatch. raii$900 SALARY yearit. i Men and women of good address to repre- i ; sent us, some to travel appointing agents nothers for local work looking after our interests. $900salary guaranteed yearly: extra a] commissions and expenses, rapid advance-ment, old established house. Grand chance a for earnest man or woman to secure pleasant and permanent position, liberal income and P; future- New, brilliant lines. Write at once. STAFFORD PRESS. n 23 Church St., Few Haven, Conn. P1 March 27-37. C! PARLOR RIMRAtiT, 1336 MAIN STREET. n COLUMBIA, - S. C., t mHE ONLY UP-TO-DATE EATING ? I House of its kind in the City of Co- ~ lr?mbia. It is well kept?clean linen, n prompt and polite service and get it quickly. Qaiet and order always prevail. Yon get ? what yon order and pay only for what jou d get. Within easy reach of desirable sleeping apartments. H OJ?JEIV ALL NIGHT. a B. DAVID, Proprietor. f< February 20. h GEORGE BRUITS . MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., 0 JEWELER "d REPAIRER t Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, ^ Clocks and Silverware. A fine line of a Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one, all for sale at lowest prices. Bepairs on Watches first class v quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. 50?tf. c When writing mention the Dispatch. t FIR F. .!. FTHFRFWIF. ' l/lll Li I VI U1 uuuui/uuj vj SURGEON DENTIST, p LEESVILLE, S. C. t Office next door below post office. Always onhand. E February 12. a ENGINES boilers. ; Tanks, Stacks, Stand Pipes and Sheet-Iron Work; Shafting, Pulleys, Gearing, Boxes, i Hangers, etc. Mill Castings. PT~Caat every day; work 200 hands. t LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO , AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. t C t ! January 27? c Have your job printing done at the Dispatch office. I IF? f 'jF2 ill if / j *\ BAP BLOW, BAD COMPLEXION. The skin is the seat of an almost endless variety of diseases. They are known by various names, but are all due to the same cause, acid and other poisons in the blood that irritate and interfere with the proper action of the skin. To have a smooth, soft skin, free from ill eruptions, the blood must be kept pure md healthy. The many preparations of irsenic and potash and the large number >f face powders and lotions generally ased in this class of diseases cover up or a short time, but cannot remove pernanently the ugly blotches and the red, lisfiguring pimples. Eternal vigilance is the price nf a beautiful complexion vhen such remedies are relied on. Mr. H. T. Shobe, 2704 Lucas Avenue, St. Louis. Ido., says: "My daughter was afflicted for years urith a disfiguring eruption on her face, which esisted all treatment. She was taken to two *lebrated health springs, but received no beneit. Many medicines were prescribed, but with>ut result, until we decided to try S. S. S.. and by he time the first bottle was finished the eruption >egan to disappear. A dozen bottles cured her ompletely ana left her skin perfectly smooth. >he is now seventeen years old. and not a sign of Ce *ax3c<*oc iias cvu itvuuuu. S. S. S. is a positive, unfailing cure for he worst forms of skin troubles. It is he greatest of all blood purifiers, and the raly one guaranteed purely vegetable. Bad blood makes bad complexions. rates the old and -Wjjv, makes new, rich blood that nourishes the kin active and healthy and in proper ondition to perform its part towards arrying off the impurities from the body. t If you have Eczema, Tetter, Acne, Salt theum, Psoriasis, or your skin is rough nd pimply, send for our book on Blood nd Skin Diseases and write our physiians about your case. No charge what- j ver for this service. SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, 6A. "Scraps of History." AmoDg the misfortunes resulting "om the delay in collecting and coining the facts connected with the ast history of the county is the cir- j umstance of having other counties rpdifpd with neenrrpneps that, nron rly beloDg to Lexington. The accounts of the massacre on 3e tributaries of Clouds creek have j een heretofore so presented as to I ;ave the impression that the event ccurred elsewhere. Capt. James tulter moved from Virginia to a oint near Mt. "Willing in this State revious to the Revolutionary War. He had two sons. The elder, Wm. lutler, was a gallant officer in the merican Army, and the ancestor of le family which has since been so j istinguished in the history of the ; tate. The youDger, James Butler, ! lough but nineteen years of age, ad manifested striking courage and -al in a number of conflicts. Capt. | utler returned to his home in the j immer of 1781, impaired in health, fter eighteen months imprisonment i the city of Charleston for his j jfusal to take the oath of allegiance ) the British government. During le autumn of that year Cunningam and his tory marauders were itive in central Carolina and one of is bands had raided the country round the Butler home, including ! section of territory which is now a art cf Saluda, Aiken and LexiDgm counties, and bad/driven off a umber of horses\apd cattle, and irried other valuable property as ell, from the homes of the defence;ss whigs. The people were of course indig- ' ant and soon had a company of pa riots in rapid pursuit. Captain lutler declined to accept the comland of the party on account of his j reat sufferings and the impaired con ition of his health, but at the earnest olicitation of his brave young boy nd bis admiring friends, consented o ride with them and aid them with is counsel. There was a celebrated spring of rater near the place where the town f Lexington has since been built, nd very near the residence cf exlenafcor S. P. Wingard, known tkeD, 8 now, as Tarrar's Spring. The ountrv around at the period of which re write was a dense forest, as the ounty seat was not located"there unil nearly forty years later. The tory and was resting here, and being [uickly and boldly attacked by their 1 "l n >ursuers, were soon cn-perseci ana heir booty retaken. There are no oeans of knowing at this late day nything of the number of killed or founded in this spirited conteot. The uccessful party returned to a point lear the present town of Leesville, fhere a tavern was kept by one Turier. It was night and the boys hough tired were jubilant and cele>rated their victory, according tc the mstoms of the age, in frequent potaions. Regardless of the counsels if cooler heads, they declined either o move on or to take the necessary >recautions to guard against the ap ~ *5 ' /A! . V % j I 01 "W. JOSO MAIN STR ^ i J m. JMi solicits a sn u j proach of the wily foe. The band of | 1 marauders were quickly reinforced j 1 and, three hundred strong, with Cun- ( ninghara at their head, were quickly ? on the trail. At dawn on the following day Tur- * ner's daughter aroused joung Butler and gave the dread intelligence that s the little band was surrounded and * at the mercy of the enemy. Cun- c niogham demanded an unconditional surrender, but consented after some parleying, to receive a communication g from Contain James Butler, with r - x - i whom he had served in the Indian c wars and whom he admired for his j courage and gentlemanly conduct. Smallwood Smith, who bad mar- c ried Butler's sister, was chosen to bear the message aod conduct the negotiations. Cunningham, learning t on inquiry, that young Jim Butler ? was of the party, declined to con- a I sider any proposition that exempted fi him from the death penalty, as he d had been connected with a party, ? which the tories held responsible for the deith of one of their comrades named Radcliff, and who, according ii to their clsim, had been murdered. ^ Capt. Butler unselfishly offered himself as a hostage for his sod, but without avail. Young Butler learning of the bitter ^ animosity against himself and real- ^ izing that he or his father or both S would be sacrificed bravely resolved to sell his life as dearly as possible. Seizing his rifle he shot down a leading tory named Stewart. The oDly protection afforded the brave little ii band was the shelter of a newly con- ii structed log house without doors or fi windows. 1 Young Butler was mortally wound- " ed while preparing to fire a second ^ time and the dying boy called his tl father to his side and gave him his ? arms and ammunition bravely urging ^ him to use them. ^ The whigs were largely out num- C1 bered and their ammunition exnaust- a! ed and a surrender quickly followed T1 the death of youDg Butler. The ^ party was then lined up and heard ^ from the lip3 of Cunning!.am the or- c' der to exterminate them. Captain ^ Butler seized a pitchfork and used it P effectually until his right hand was 81 severed by a sabre stroke, when he, ^ with the other helpless and unarmed ^ meD, was brutally murdered. Of the the thirty patriots engaged, twentyeight were killed. One man, Bartly r>i?j j J J-UeUSUf, WBJJttlCU 1U UUUMUCIttUUU ?l( of the fact that Henry Etheredge bad been released by a party of whigs 1 a short time previously. It is told that one other man concealed himself among the cattle and * S( gained the cover of a fallen tree and C( succeeded in escaping. Mrs. Smith, the sister of Captain Butler, with ,r other women, relatives of the fallen, buried the bodies, aided by their servants. Lot, a negro belonging to Smallwood Smith, told loDg after- tl wards that, while buryiDg his master, q hesawatory strutting around the b grave wearing the dead man's clothes t< The men were buried where they fell and a modest stone still marks the i1 spot where were placed the remains a of the Butlers, father and son. The c; scene of the conflict is one mile from ti the thriving town of Leesville, on the lands formerly belonging to Capt. t: Philip Spann and now the property il of Capt. U. X Gunter of Batesburg. d Capt. Wm. Butler survived and from him are descended the distinguished members of the family who 8 in subsequent years contributed so a Q materially to the splendid history of their State?civil and military. Michael Watson commanded the D company in which Wm. Butler was for a time Lieutenant. John Corley was an officer in the same company and with him were three brothers, Joseph, Sherwood and Abner. The | U last Earned, wh'!e scouting with j ! Thomas Butler, approached the ; i house of Joesph Cunningham in the | night time, and, by mimicing the j c j voice of a well-known tory, learned j the whereabouts of the tory leader, ; ; "Bloody Bill Cunningham." Capt. Butler attacked him at Bouknight's j Ferry with thirty men. Lieut. Corley surrounded the camp and the ! attack was suddenly made from tw > directions, and the toiies were com- j pletely routed. Their leader on his ~ ^ uL!*1 TJ /->/-.! r-?*' At</>a licet mure onvei julccio cciaj;cu \ after a long ride, pursued by Butler j i on his famous steed "Ilanger." Cun- j ] mngham swam the Saluda at Lorick'e j ( 1 Ferry and was safe. Sherwood Cor- i GLOBE DRY 3=c. n^ossrczEHi EET, are of Your Valued ev. in tbis encasement, shot and billed a tory Darned Davis as be as;ended the river bank on the opposite side. This ended the military career of Uunningham and he retired to Cuba. The Corle/s were from Lexington ind their descendants are among the jest and bravest people of the :ounty, while this is being written. W. T. B. Swansea, S. C, June 6, 1901. P. S. A number of biographical ketches are ready and will soon apjear. Information still solicited and iriticism invited with a view of makng corrections subsequently. W. T. Brooker. :tate of Ohio, City of Toledo, ) Lucas County ( ss Frank J. Cheney makes oath tbet le is the senior partner of tbe firm >f F. J. Cheoey & Co., doiDg busi ItJSb IU IXit; Ul ? U'CUll] UUUblJ nd State aforesaid and that said irm will pay tbe sum of One HunIred Dollars for each and every case f Citarrh that cannot be cured by he use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Svom to before me and subscribed a my presence, tbis 6th day of )ecember, A. D. 1886. f SEAL I A' W' GLEASOS, ( j Notary Public. lall's Catarrh Cure is taken interally and acts directly oo the blood nd mucous surfaces of tbe system, lend for testimonials, free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Swelling the U. S. Pension List. Washington, June 3.?In epeak3g of the work of the pension bureau i the eleven months of the current seal year, Commissioner EvaDS says: 'bat the number of Dames added to ae pension roll duriDg that period as 43,399, and that at the end cf 38 year there would be shown a net ain in the number of pensioners, f the pensions granted, 35,309 ere on account cf services in the ivil war; 366 for Mexican, Indian od war of 1812, and 3,525 for serices in the war with Spain. In ad itioD, 4,100 names which had been ropped cr supended for various iuses were restored on the rolls, 'or increases, reratiDgs end accrued ensions, 50,680 certificates were isled, making the total number of cerficate9 issued in the eleven months 4,079. The number of claims filed a account of the Spanish war is 3,874. Four years ago, at the beginning f Commissioner Evans' term, tbe 3judication of original pensions was om twenty to thirty months in ar?ars. He predicts that at the close I the fiscal year, June 30, the work ill be up to date, so that just as )on as the evidence in a claim is Dinpleted it will go from the pendig files for adjudication. Eaten by Sharks. Charleston, June 5 ?The fate of ae fifteen fishermen cf the umosuito fleet'" of this port, who have een miseiDg for several days, seems ) be sealed. The fishing Smack Victoria came ito this port this morning bringing n enormous shark which had been aught near the scene of the disaster o the fishing boats. When the monster was cut open tie arm of a negro man was iouna m :8 stomacb. The inference to be rawn from this fact is obvious. Last week twelve boats of the mosquito fleet" were caught in a udden storm off the eastern patches, famous fiehiDg ground, 30 miles off hore. All of the boats were wrecked or aore or less injured and three of hem are still missing. There were ifteen men on these three. The catch of the Victoria indicates hat a shocking fate was met by the mfortunate fishermen. It Dazzels the World. No discovery in medicine has ever reated one quarter of the excitenent that has been caused by Dr. ving's New Discovery for Consumpion. It's severest tests have been in hopeless victims of Consumption, Dneumonia, Hemorrhage, Pleuris and 3ronchit1s, thousands of whom it has estored to perfect health. For Doughs, Colds, Asthma, Croup, Hay Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Dough it is the quickest, surest cure u the world. It is sold by J. E. Evmfmann who guarantee satisfaction )r refund money. Large bottles 50c. md $1 CO. Trial bottles free. GOODS COM? :02ST, T2S., MA . Patronage. Polite and Expedition Massacred and Eaten. BerliD, June 6 ?The Tageblatt priDts special correspondence from New Guinea containing a full account of the massacre of the members of the First German South Sea Expedition on the CaDnibal islands of St. Matthias. They were all killed and eaten except a Dr. Heinroth. The Colonial Zeitung, the official . organ of the German Colonial society, furnishes details of the massacre. It seems that the vessel which carried : the expedition to the island of St. Matthias left, after a few days, for Horbertshop, New Britain, to get coal and supplies. During its absence the savages, who bad hitherto appeared friendly although known to ; be rabid cannibals, planned to kill and rob the diminished party. ) The plot was carried out one morni ing while the members of the expeI dition, who had a body guard of 40 | Papuans, were cleaning their rifles, | which they had taken apart. Sud| denly 80 of the islanders broke from hp hn&hpH raisincr war cries and j brandishiDg spears with which they stabbed to death the leader of the ! party, Dr. Mencken, his secretary, ! Herr Caro, and a white sailor who | was asleep under a tent. Dr. Heinroth emptied his revolver | into the assailants while the body guard in the meantime retired to the | boats with the wounded, and Dr. | Heinroth, leaving 12 dead. The | boats put off to an island not far dis: tant, where the expeditionary vessel ! rescued them. Subsequently the ! survivors returned to the island of St. Matthiap, where they found that i the bodies had been devoured and : the camp absolutely looted. Strikes A Rich Find. j "I was troubled for several years i with chronic indigestion and nervous debility," writes F J. Green, of Lan I caster, N. H. "No remedy helped me until I began using Electric BitI ters, which did me more good than all the medicines I ever used. They also kept my wife in excellent health : for years. She says Electric Bitters ( | are just splendid for female troubles; ! ! that they are a grand tonic and in- | j vigorator for weak, run down women, j No other medicine can take its place ; in our family." Try them. Only 50c. ; Satisfaction guaranteed by J. E. i Kaufmann. The Privilege Tax. t The privilege tax receipts this year show that more guano was washed infr. tha coo Kv TVTnv frpfihfit, than j 1U w VUV UVU PL/J j in any year since the State has been exacting this royalty for the inepec' lion of fertilizers. This tax is 25 cents a ton, avowedly j to pay for the chemical examination j of the fertilizers to protect the farmers from adulterated fertilizers. By i this means is accumulated a sum which very nearly pays the running j expenses of Clemson College where I the stuff is analjzed. The total amount received from | this source since the first of the year I is $77,528 43; against $75,21 for the : whole of last year and $65,407 for I 1898 The receipts for the year will be very small, yet the figures show ! that the sales this year will be very i nearly 10,000 tons in excess of last ! year. ! m ? m The Chinese Indemnity. Washington, JuDe G ?The ambas' sadors from most of the European countries were in conference with i Secretary Hay today, mainly because it was diplomatic day, which afforded | an opportunity for discussing the ! state of the Chinese negotiations, j It is understood that the middle | ground, or modus vivendi, as it is be| ing referred to, concerning the form ' of pajing the indemnity, is likely to i be settled by a joint and several ' guaranty. This will be in compliance ! with the American view that there j should be no joint guaranty, in the | sense of bindiDg each government to ; securing the payment of the entire I $337,000,000. It will be joint, however, in the formal aspect of beiDg : executed by all of the powers jointly, at the sametime and probably by the same instrument. This instrument, | doubtless, will include a provision by i which each government is to assume I no liability beyond the amount of its ; own share of the indemnity, which, ; in the case of the United States is limited to $25,000,000. In answer to his inquiry, Special ANY, 3iT^-<3-BS3, COLUMBIA, I Prompt Attention. Oe Commissioner Rockhill at PekiD has been informed that the United States : government has not taken any steps recently looking toward the abatement of its claims for indemnity agaicet China by one half, regardless j of the action of the powers. Berlin, Juoe G ?The war cffice has received the following dispatch from Count von Waldersee, dated ! Tien Tsin, Tuesday, June 4. ! "I have now resigned the functions of commander-in chief and today am leaving China by way of Tokio. "Strict measures have been taken ; here to avoid collisions between the ; various contingents. "In company with large German I detachments, JLattended tHe funeral of the French soldiers killed in the recent affray." The Stomach of Man Is the subject of a dozen such : common but painful affections as ! cramps, cholera morbus, and dysenj tery, that by neglect, may be made j chronic and daDgercus. The best, j handiest, surest and quickest remedy I is Pain-Killer, a medicine which has i been tried for mere that a half of a century and a never failed to give relief. Avoid substitutes, there is | but one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis1. ' Price 25c and 50c. News in the Music World. Art lovers who enjoy music as well will be interested to know that j George Rosey's latest march, pub l'shed this month, is called the 4,GainsI ; borough,11 after the famous painting > 1 1 . f 1 i _ ? I WDicn was losi ior iweniy-nve years. | The new march i3 another "Honey | moon," the composer's first tremen, dous success. Music lovers whose favorite ballard | was "Little Georgia Rose" will be | interested to learn that the same au j thors, Max S. Witt and Robert F. Roden, have another beautiful new ballard entitled, "We Were Happy Once Together, Kate and I." Mary Mannering has juet sent her { approbation to a new set of waltzes, called after her name and dedicated j to her by a talented actress. Miss Julia Devereux. The title page alone is a marvel of beauty. "I'm Going to Live Anyhow Until I Die," is the quaint title of an odd philosophical coon song. It is by Shepard Edmonds and had great | success as sung by Ernest Hogan, ; Clarice Vance and other stars. "The Art of Picking Fowl" is an j cdd conceit in a coon song by Heelan | and Helf. Those in search of a laughing hit should be sure to get it. "A Picture Without a Frame," is the title of a new ballard by A1 Wil- | | ber aDd Harry Jonnes which has i won much favor. It has a beautiful i description of pastoral scenes in it, , coupled to a sweet melody. [ The above publications are issued I this month by Jos. W. Stern & Co, ' the <kHouse of Hitp," who are aleo agents for the celebrated S. S. Stewart Banjos 8nd the George Bauer Mandolins and Guitars. They will be pleased to send their illustrated catalogue free, upon application to | the main offices, 31 E 21st street, ; New York Our Cotton Crop. j The United States experts figure | that the cotton acreage this year is 1 ~ ~ ~ # ! 27,532,UUU acres, an increase 01 over 2,000,000 from last year?the per cent! age being 8 3 per cent increase. The | average condition of the growing crop I is 81 5, as compased with 82 5 on i June 1 of last year. The bureau ; states that 81 5, with one exception, j is the lowest June condition in 20 ; years. It Girdles The Globe. The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, as the best in the world, extends J ..u. . L T.4naP j ai'OUDU tut; earm. xi a iuc uuc i feet healer of cute, cornp, bump, bruise?, sores, scalds, boils, ulcers, | felons, aches, paiDS and all skinerupi tious. Only infallible pile cure. 25c. : a box at J. E Kaufmann'a New Diug Store. Philadelphia Will be There. Philadelphia, June 6.?The Select I Pnnnojl ft^nr>tpd ft i lint resolution ! appropriating ?35,000 to be expended ! for a proper representation of the ! city of Philadelphia at the Charles' ton Exposition. c" llr^ ' tober 13tf Senator Morgan on McLaurm. i Washington, D. C , May 31 ?Senatorial cpinioLS on a personal controversy between the two men who are members of the Upper House and who have warm friends on both sides of the chamber is, of course, difficult to get. There are few Senators in Washington now, and these few read of the resignation of the South Carolinians with surprise a few days ago. They expressed the opinion today that they felt that both Senators had made a great mistake in falling into a controversy which would involve both so deeply. Both Tillman aDd McLaurin are blamed by Senators who are their friends, while nearly all the members of the Upper House are too experienced in politics not to understand what a man will do in the heat of such a struggle as now is in progress in South Carolina. Still in their temperate moments, and, as they were today, at their own firesides, they look upon the latest phase of the Senatorial fight in that Stite as being almost childish in its extremes. Senator MorgaD, of Alabama, said: "Both men are good Democrats. I have no reason to doubt either man, and I consider Senator McLaurin one of the ablest men in the Senate. He is yo- Dg, he is modest, but he is very able. I canDot think of one instance where McLturin has had his Democracy challenged Ooe may vote for or against subsidies? but all Democrats in tho Senate vote for a subsidy at one time or another and in one way or another?and still be a true Democrat, I conti Jer the man progressive wbo faces each and every public question as it comes up and tries to solve it for himself Yet, we have our stereotyped Democrats. There is an opportunity to honor the man who, disagreeing with both the platform and the nominee of his party, does not step over into the ranks of the other party, but prefeis to let the issue pise?takes to seclusion and waits, but does not desert his party. I thick there are many such Democrats in this country today. and we shall not m^judge them. Therefore, no one can say that this man is not a good Democrat or that man is not because be may vufe lor or against some bill in the United States Senate or in the Lower House which may appear to involve directly the Democratic or Republican principles. "I voted for the treaty of Paris not because Mr. Bryan was on hand working for it, but because I thought it my duty; I tilked and argued against the ship subsidy bill because j I thought it outrageous and an imI position, but as I spoke against it the Cotton Growers' Association of the South passed a resolution favoring it. That shows there is a diver| sity of views of this question in the | South as well as in the North. I do | Dot think that Senator McLaurin's I Democracy can be safely challenged "When I read this morning of the two Senators, I thought it peculiar that two men of experience, such as they are, should deliberately invite political suicide, and just to see who will be there first at the resurrection. ; The outcome may be different thsn I cither one thinks. While they are struggling for the honors they lay aside now with such little thought, others may appear on the scene and seize both plums." Blown To Atoms. The old idea that the body sometimes needs a powerful, drastic, pur gative pill has been exploded: for Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system and absolutely cure Consumption and Sick Headache. Only 25c. at J E Kauf mann's New Drutr Store. End of the Memphis Reunion. Memphis, Tenn , May 29 ?With all their work for the jear finished nothing remains in the* programme of the reunion of the Confederate ! veterens save the patade which will J be held tomorrow morniDg, if there j is do interference by tbe elements. ; There was a sharp litile ihunderj storm this evening and tbe prospect for tomorrow is entirely favorable. The convention adjourned this evening to meet next year in Dallas, Texas. Gen. John B. Gordon was re elect ei commander cf the order without opposition and the sc ne which folio ved the announcement that for one year longer he would p; etude over the work of the organization was touching. The old soldiers sprang to their ftet and cheered the general with frantic energy. Delegates climbed upon their chairs, made the building ring with their shouts and filled the air with their waving hats as they applauded him again. It was a minute or two before the general could master his emotion sufficiently to express his thanks for the honor awarded to him and to express his gratitude for the expressions of good will with which his re-election had been received. The convention has been memorable in another respect, and that is finally it Las been decided that steps are to be taken for the erection of the battle abbey in Richmond. The work of erecting a memorial to the cause of the south ha9 passed beyond the preliminary stage and now the actual building will be commenced. Within 90 day9 the members of the executive committee will meet in the city of Richmond for the purpose of completing details for the commencement of the building and the laying of the cornerstone. The committee has in hand the funds to warrant the work, and from now on it is expected that there will ba no more delay in the erection of ths memorial. A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured. "At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of the ankle," sajs Geo. E Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington, Va.. After using several well recommended medicines without success, I tried Chamberlain's Pdtn ? Balm, and am pleased to say that relief came as soon as I began its use and a complete care spteiily ? followed." Sold by J. E. Kaufmacn. ^ Georgia Veterans' Home. Aianta, Gi, June 3?The Confederaie Soldiers Home, a State Institution for the care of indigent Veteracs was opened today. The anniversary of the birth of President Davis was observed as a public holiday in this city, and the crowds which witnessed the opening exercises were large. Speeches were mide by Governor Aden D. Cat-dler, the Hon. Clark Howell, President of the State Senate; the Hon John D Little, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Mayer Livingston Mime, of Atlanta. It was through the work of the lamented Henry W. Grady, as far back as 1888, that the Soldiers' Heme became establibhed, but the movement was attended with many trials and vexatious delays. In 1891 the Institution was tendered the State, but the Legislature declined to receive it. A heated fight J ... intned it Vicir rr UL1U LU UC LI Ui:wut:uii iucutu, IV p, again tendered in 1892 and again refused. A decree of court was then obtaioed for a sale of the property, but efforts to sell it were fruitless. Finally the Reunion Association of Atlanta, having on hand a surplus fund of $3,394, proposed to give that sum to the home, provided that the Legislature opened and maintained it by January 1, 1991 Io October 1898, the institution was again tendered to the State, but the bill was laid on the table. May 1899, saw the property again exposed for sale, but there beiDg no satisfactory bid the court refused to confirm tVto aalft F.n dlv. last vear. the Gov J ernor having recommended a bill for the acceptance of the home, such a one was introduced by W. T. Gary, of Richmond county, and at last passed by the Assembly. The home is about five miles from the centre of the city and is beautifully located. Sixty Veterans were admitted today. ^ < To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AH druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. McKinley and Third Term. Chicago, June G.? Senator Depew today launched Mi-Kinlev as a candidate for a third teim. He says the immense conservative business interests want bim, and there is nothing ^ in the written or unwritten law forbidding it. Speaking of ihe railway comb ne he said ihere will be four great transcontinental lines west of the Mississippi. The Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever is a bottleof Grove's Tameless Cnnl Tonic. It is simply ron aDd quinine in a tasteless form. No cure?no pay Pi ice 50 cents. Broke a Cord in His Neck. P^nsacoli. Fia, Jane 4.?Lieut. JSt Joh n Caffrrv, of the Uuited States marine station here, died today. Wtnle bathing ou Sunday he broke a cord m the Deck, retultmg in paralyse. He was the ton of former Umttd States Senator Coflfery, of Louisiana.