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GEN. C. A. EVANS 18 I>EAI).
Prominent Confederate Veteran is
Called to Lust Howard.
Aftor lingering at death's door for
nearly a month, Gen. Clement A.
Evans, formerly commander-in-chief
of the United Confederate Veterans,
died at his home in Atlanta Sunday
afternoon, July 2, at 4.40 o'clock of
Brlght'B disease. His death was not
unexpected, and several of his chil
dren were at his bedside when the
end came.
Gen. Evans, who was 79 years old,
had been confined to his home since
the first of last April, but had been
in ill health for several years. He
was born In Stewart county, Georgia,
in 1883, and went to Atlanta to make
bis permanent home in 1889, when
be was appointed presiding elder of
the Griffin district in the North Geor
gia Conference of the Southern Meth
odist church. At the Hmo of his
death he was still a member of thc
North Georgia Conference, holding
the office of treasurer of the Preach
ers* Aid Society.
Gen. Evans was elected com
mander-in-chief of the United Con
federate Veterans in April, 1908, and
served for two years, declining to
accept re-election on account of his
health. He was then elected to tho
position of honorary commander-in
chief, being the first member of tho
veterans' organization to he accorded
that honor.
Gen. Evans ls survived by six chil
dren- Mrs. W. S. Evo and L. B.
Evans, of Augusta, Ga.; P. H. and
Clement W. Evans, of Mexico City,
and Mrs. R. G. Stephens and Miss
Sarah Lee Evans, of Atlanta.
? Sketch of His Life.
Gen. Evans, since his early man
hood, had been prominent in the af
fairs of Georgia, military, business,
civil, and in the work of the Metho
dist church, of which he was a min
ister for 25 years.
Ho was born in Stewart county in
1833 and was educated In the com
mon schools of Lumkln, and after
ward at Judge William Tracy Gould's
Law College at Augusta. He was
admit'od to the bar before he was 19
years of age and was elected judge
of the county court at the age of 21.
During his practice of the law he
was associated with some of the most
prominent men in tho legal profes
sion of the State. He was sent to
tho State Senate when ho was 26.
When ho heard of tho first elec
tion of Abraham Lincoln he immedi
ately organized a military company
and prepared for tho conflict which
he thought was inevitable. He served
under Jackson, Early and Gordon,
attained the rank of brigadier gene
ral and fought in almost all of tho
principal battles fought by the army
of Northern Virginia.
After the surrender at Appomat
tox he returned to his native Stato
and worked to reston' her to her for
mer place in the Union,
He resumed the practice of law,
but soon entered the ministry of the
Methodist church, in which he
worked for 2f> years, later devoting
bis time to literary pursuits.
At one time ho was a candidate
for tho nomination of Governor, but
withdrew to prevent a split in the
Democratic party. At various times
he was trustee of three colleges and
took active interest in educational
matters. He aided ninny young men
through college by advancing the
money necessary for their studies.
Ho also was active In looking after
widows and orphans of Confederate
Veterans.
He succeeded Gen. Stephen D. Lee
as commnndr-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans in 190S. He
waa the author of "A Military His
tory of Georgia," and edited "The
Confederate Military History."
At one time he was a member of
the State Prison Commission of Geor
gia and had been designated by Gov
ernor-elect Hoke Smith to be the next
adjutant general of the National
Guard.
Funeral of (Jon. Evans.
Atlanta. July 6.-With public mili
tary honors Cen. Clement A. Evans,
civil war hero, preacher of the Gos
pel, state Prison Commissioner and
recent appointee t<> tho office of Ad
jutant. General of Georgia, was laid
to rest in consecrated ground af Oak
land cemetery yesterday afternoon,
accompanied to bis grave by a long
procession, which included ?ho local
National Guard, tho five United Con
federate Camps of Atlanta, tho
Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons
of tho Confederacy and Children of
tho Confederacy.
The religion:; ceremonies look place
at tho First Methodist church at 3.30
p. m., after the body had lain In
state throng-bout tho greater part of
the day beneath tho dome in the ro
tunda of tho capitol.
At tho cemetery tho ceremonies
were those only performed over
martial heroes. A battery of artil
lery, drawn up near tho Confederate
monument, fired a roaring salute
over tho open grtlVO of the old chief
tain, and tho buglers?.of tho Gover
nor's Horse Guard sounded taps.
Threatening rain did not prevent a
CONDITIONS OCT IN OKLAHOMA.
Former Oconcenn Write? As to Hon
He is Impressed with Country,
Muldron, Okla., July 3.-Editor
Keowee Courier: lt is awfully dry
out here on the farmer. Corn ls al
most a failure, though cotton is not
so bad, but ls hurt to some extent.
It has not rained enough to wet the
ground six inches for titree years,
and the rainfall this year is very
light.
Farmers in this section of Oklaho
ma aro planting their fall crop of
Irish potatoes. Wo make two crops
a yoar. Potatoes have been selling
for $2 o bushel by the car load. We
make from 50 to 125 bushels to the
acre of Irish potatoes; corn, 50 to
100 bushels; cotton, from a half to
ono and a fourth bales to the acre.
Hay ls a failure, as lt Is practically
burnt up.
Wo have plenty of chills and fever
out hero and the water is not good.
But the officers aro always on the
lookout for money. If a man picks
up his gun he has to have a license
or ho ls lined for lt.
General prices are good, however.
Chickens, grown, bring from 40 to
50c. each; frys 25 to 35c; eggs 15c.
per dozen; hogs are cheap, ranging
from 4 to 4%C. per pound, but cows
sell all tho way from $2-r> to $75
each; corn ls from 75c. to $1 a
bushel; Hour from $5 to $5.00 per
barrel; meat, 12 to 14c. per pound.
Horses and mules atv high priced.
I find lots of Oconee and South
Carolina people out here, but most
all of them have had to wrestle with
tho chills and fever. 1 had them for
three years before I was able to get
rid of them entirely.
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Sabbath Observance.
(Greenville Piedmont.)
Wo have commented several times
recently upon the growing lack of
reverence for tho Sabbath in tho
South, pointing out as specific in
otanccs the institution of Sunday
base ball games in Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Nashville, Tenn. In this connec
tion It is gratifying to note a speech
made by Uni ed States Senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, to the
North Carolina Rural Letter Car
riers' Association on the Fourth of
July, demanding a moro fitting ob
servance of the seventh day.
The Senator brought his argument
about by referring to tho proper ob
servance of the Fourth. Ile declared
that the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution wero epoch
making documents not only in this
country, but In the entire world, and
that in the future they would consti
tute the dominating influence of the
world. He stated that since these
great Instruments have come Into
being the European monarchies have
lost, their substance and they now
have as representative government as
our own. "Their influence does not
grow less, but greater, We must not
neglect to observe this great day with
fitting ceremony. When a nation
ceases to observe Sunday, it is not
long tin til idolatry creeps in, and a
cessation of the observance of the
Fourth of July may bo surely taken
as a sign of national disintegration."
The Senator referred again to the ob
servance of tho Sabbath, deploring
the spirit of some communities.
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Hot and Bloody in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, July 5.--A recapitu
lation of tho result:; of Independence
Day was made to-day, and shows that
it was as near an "old-fashioned
Fourth" as any one would want lt.
To begin with, it was tho 'hottest
Fourth of July in thirl eon years, and
thoro wen- I 1 deaths from tho heat
any many prostrations. Twelve por
sons were drowned In tho rivers and
creeks in and about Philadelphia
whilo bal liing; ? hore wore two mur
ders, several attempted murders and
numerous brawls, and about 400 per
sons wo"o treated at hospitals for
injuries received in handling fire
works. Among the injured aro some
serious cases, but no deaths are ex
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SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS ON THE
KEV. DH. LINSCOTT FOR
PRESS BIBLE
The object of the International
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tho teaching of Scripture in conned
School Lessons.
* (Copyright 1910 by Rev.
JULY IO, 1011.
Manasseh's Wickedness and lV?i?
tence. 2 Chron. xxxlii:l-20.
Golden Text: Ceuso to do evil;
learn to do well. isa. i: 16-17.
(1.) Verses 1-2-Whoso son was
Manasseh and What was the charac
ter of his father?
(2.) When the son of a good fa
ther becomes a bad man, how do you
account for lt?
(3.) To what extent may good par
ents be assured that their children
will also bo good?
(4.) What scriptural cr philosophi
cal ground is thero for the. belief that
children may be so trained that they
will certainly be Christians?
(5.) Upon which depends most
the character of children, tho father
or the mother?
(G.) Verses 3-5-In whait part ion
al r sense did Manasseh sin against
God?
(7.) That land vas rife with Idola
try, and God made s'rlct laws against
it; why did he do so?
(8.) What were In those days the
grave evils of idolatry?
(ii.) What habits to-day, among
Christian people, are equivalent to i
Idolatry?
MO.) What are tho results of pres
ent day Idolatrous habits? I
(ll.) Verses 6-7-What ls meant
by "enchantments, familiar spirits
and wizards?"
(12.) Why does the Biblo forbid
us? of all such occult things as men
tioned in verse six?
(13.) How do you class palmistry,
looking into the tea-cup for signs,
thirteen sitting at tho table, unlucky
Friday and similar "signs?"
(14.) How do you estima to a
QUEEN DOWAGER FASSES AWAY.
Maria Pia, of Portugal!, Dies After a
Life of Many Troubles.
Turin, Italy, July 6.-Maria Tia,
queen dowager of Portugal, died at,
the royal chateau a:. Stuplnigi at 3.15
o'clock this afternoon. She had suf
fered from uremia.
Maria Pia was a daughter of Vic
tor Emauel II, King of Italy, and
wa? born on October 16, 18 17. In
1SG2 she married King Louis I, of
Portugal, who riled In 1 880.
Recently she had been living Iii
Italy with her sister, Princess Clo
tilde, wldof of Prince Napoleon. The
death of the prince?--, several days
ago left the sister prostrated, and
she had been reported as seriously
ill.
The queen dowager passed through
many misfortunes. Her, brother,
King Humbert of Italy; her son,
King Canos, and her grandson, tho
Portuguese Crown Prince, were as
sassinated, and her other grandson,
Manuel, was deposed from the Por
tuguese throne.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON HY
THE INTERNATIONAL
QUESTION CLUR.
Press Bible Question Club is to
press, thought and investigation on
tion with tho International Sunday
T. S. Llnscott, D. D.)
witch, or a wizard, that is a bad per
son supposed to have the power of
exorcising, mentally, an evil influ
ence upon another?
(15.) What is your estimate of
those 'that have "familiar spirits,"
persons who claim to communicate
With the Bpirits of the dead?
(16.) Verse 8-How long did God
say that the Israelites should possess
the land of Canaan, and on what con
ditions?
(17.) Which of Cod's promisee, If
any, aro absolute or unconditioned?
(18.) Verses 9-10-When good
people become degenerate, are they,
or not, generally worse than those
who have always been bad?
(19.) How did God probably speak
to Manasseh and his people, and how
does God speak to sinners to-day?
(20.) Verse ll-God is here said
to have brought the army of the king
of Assyria to war with Isrrel, and to
take Manasseh prisoner as a result
of his sin. Does God in these days
punish sin In any such material way?
(21.) Verses 12-20-What ls tho
general effeel of punishment upon
sinners?
(22.) Why did not. Manasseh know
[hat the Lord was God before his pun
ishment and repentance?
(23.) God freely forgave Manasseh
tho moment he repented. Does He
always act the same way with sin
ners?
(24.) Were nil the effects of Ma
nasseh's sins hlottcd out, ns well as
tho sins themselves? (This is ono of
the questions that may be answered
in writing by members of the club.)
Lesson for Sunday, July 23, 1011:
"Josiah's Devotion to Cod." 2 Ch ron.
xxxlv:l-l 3.
HORRIBLE HEAT DEALS DEATH.
Two Hundred Lives Taken as Toll in
tho City of Chicago.
Chicago, July 6.-Two hundred
and ono death and 273 prostrations
was tho toll exacted by Chicago's rec
ord-breaking hot vtave, which lasted
for live days. Ono hundred and
twenty-five infants, who died from
tho heat, aro included in tho list of
dead.
The hot wnvo was broken shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning by rain,
which brought with it a cool breeze
and a drop of tho temperature of six
degrees. Later the wind shifted from
tho west to the north and tho mer
cury gradually dropped until at 7
o'clock it stood at 80 degrees, six
points lower than at the correspond
ing hour yesterday. At 9 o'clock tho
temperature was 7 8, compared with
93 for tho same hour yesterday.
Cooler in tho West.
Hausa? City, July 6.-With tem
peratures over tho Southwest at 7
o'clock this morning reading from 5
to 10 degrees lower than at tho same
hour yesterday, and slight showers In
sight over most of the territory, de
cided relief from tho extremo boat
of tho last four days was predicted
to-day by tho local forecaster. Yes
terday's climax of the heat wave will
not be reached to-day by from 10 to
1 5 degrees.
Hot at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, July G.-The oppressive
heat continues here to-day. At. 9 a.
m. tho thermometer registered 87
degrees, a jump of eight degrees an
hour. Thon? ts no indication tJhat
the hot spell, which started last Fri
day, will be broken to-day.
New York Sizzling.
New York, July G.--A blockade lh
tho subway to-day capped tho misery
of tho hot wave.. When tho stalled
trains finally crept into the under
ground stations, fainting passengers
were helped out by the score. Many
I .o to be carried to nearby drug
stores and some token to hospitals.
While the blockade lasted tho list
of heat prostrations grew faster than
at any previous time since the ex
treme hot weather bogan.
There was no chango for tho better
to-day compared with Wednesday. At
10 o'clock tho moren ry had roached
8 1 and six deaths had been reported
up to that time. While tho beat was
considerably less severe than on Mon
day and Tuesday, tho cu m ulai Ivo ef
fect of four days of suffering kopt
the hospitals busy with new arrivals.
One man gave up the struggle against
the weather and throw himself in
front of a railroad train on tho Upper
West Side. Ills legs were cut off and
he will die.
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COMPLAINT AGAINST HOADS.
Anderson Citizen Citen Caso of Good
Bridge Almost Useless.
Seneca, July 7.-Editor Keowee
Courier: 1 am a traveling man and
have occasion to travel over a good
portion of Oconee county, mu? while
some of your roads aro very good
there are others that aro a reproach
to as flue a county as your is.
But 1 sat down to write more es
pecially ns to a piece of what I might
call folly. I think it is the limit or
a little beyond. I refer to the road
leading from Salem to Chapman's
bridge, on Keowee river. Why any
set of Intelligent county oflicialB,
(and I presume that is tho kind you
have) should 'have built ? substan
tial iron bridge over that river and
then provide no good blgbwuy or
good means of approach to, or means
of getting away from, tho bridge ls
beyond ordinary comprehension.
There ls ?. bare trail leading from
tho bridge on the Oooneo side, di
rectly up a. mountain side for a. half
mile or moro, that is almost Impossl
ftnd positively dangerous to descend
for buggies and carriages that have
no means of locking the wheels. This
bridge, I suppose, must have cost
about. $2,000, and lt ls almost use
less to tho tmvellng public.
I am not a citizen of Oconee, but of
Anderson county, where we have
generally good roads-certainly
those leading to bridges over Im
portant streams-and it might be
said 'that it is none of my business:
but lt ls my business insofar as 1 be
long to'the great traveling public and
have to use your roads and bridges,
and besides, several cilizens in 'there
asked me to call attention to it in
your columns.
Nature has made a good ridge ap
proaching that mountain, but man
ha3 done very little. A good road
of easy grade can be constructed
down that mountain, as has been
done on Hie IMckens side along Big
Eastaloe. Surely man has as much
Intelligence as the wild animals,
whose Insticts teach them not to
climb straight up tho hill, bxit to
(thread their way around it.
You i's truly, D. H. Russell.
Anderson, S. C.
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lour Dentlis by Lightning.
Birmingham, Ala., July fi.-Four
deaths by lightning in North Ala
bama were reported to-day. Rufe
Lowery, a, well known farmer near
Huntsville, was instantly killed.
Mrs. II. M. Harmon and her 1-year
old baby were killed last night near
Cullman. Mrs. Harmon was stand
ing at the door holding the child in
her arms. A negro was killed near
Anniston by a bolt of lightning.
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60. 5,270
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58. 4,280
64. 88,206
66. 108,735
66. 22,095
68. 21,170
71. 2.440
75. 49.790
77. 4,005
83. 7,435
86. 6,015
87. 14,300
92. 8,035
97. 205,639
98. 34,860
104. 57,385
108. 17,660
109. 571,145
110. 17,255
112. 2.225.620
114 . 00,665
115. 0,095
116. 11,393
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181. 2,230
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183. 15,025
134. 15,41
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Bloody Fourth at Augusta.
Augusta, Ca., July 5.-Augusta's
record for yesterday was perhaps tho
darkes*, numerically, on the police
blotter it has been in any year's cele
bration. With one killing, two stab
bings, two rendered unconscious from
biickbats, one chopped in tho hoad
with an axe and thirty-four cases of
drunk and disorderly, tho Jail last
night was full.
Wm. A. Lauder, aged 24 years,
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knife late this afternoon by W. S.
Hall, Jr., of about the. same age, In
the western section of the city. Both
young men aro fairly well connected.
It is learned that the two were in
love with tho same young b
quarreled over her. Lauder i
mediately after being place
ambulance.
Interior Explosion Sank tl
Washington, July 5.-"Tho toss of
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the explosion of her three magazines.
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