The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, September 29, 1887, Image 1
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- - ? - . PICKENS, S. C. THU SDAY, SEPT~EMBER 29, 188'7.NO
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.,,w A TA LK W ITH ONE : 01' TH E PRES l
DENT'S SCIIOOLMATE:S.
Some Interesting incidents of Ills Chili
hood's I)ays--Tho Qualitles Whicih Jlaiv
Sineoo lstinguished lim Manifested Ii
His Youth.
(From a Washington Letter.)
I had quite a pleasant convorsatiol
last evening with on of Presiden
Cleveland's old schoolmates, who is nov
oocupying a position hero in one of th<
Government departments. The oli
schoolmate of the President's was bon
at Fayetteville, Now York, the town thal
Mr. Clevo land visited .3ome weeks ago.
ie told me that Fayettovillo is a beau
tiful village of somoi 1,000 or 1,800 in
habitants, lying in a romantic regiou
about seven miles cast of Syracuse, and
is noted among other things for its pro
duction of limo. The Cleveland family
removed to that place in the year 1840,
when the Boy. Richard Cleveland, the
PresideLt's father, became pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, and when Grover
was only three years old.
The gentleman referred to related
some interesting reminiscences of the
Presidcnit's boyhood days at Fayettc
vle.
Their first school days were presided
ov?+r by 0. 1). Ilanchard, who is still
hving.
"GROVE" A GREAT FAVOIITE.
"'Grove,' as the boys all know him,"
said my informant, "was always a favor
ito in and out of school. He was a
strong, good-naturci youth, about as
studious as the average school boy, and
did not, as I recollect him, evince any
special liking for books. Juiced, there
was nothing about him when we were
school boys together that indicated
future greatness. There were ninny
other boys there who were called bright
er. Although 'Grove' was full of fun
and joined in all the boyish sports, such
a riding down hill, snow balling and
.he carrying off of front gates, there was
a certain marked earnestness in his ran
ncr which distinguished him from the
et . r boys. When we went to the
Fayettoville Academy, 'Grove' belonged
to a debating society, and 1 freqtuenatly
hoard him in debate. lie was not i-ally
a fluent speaker, but T remember very
well that he rapidly developed into a
close and forcible reasoner. if his argn
mentativo blows did not flush with
brilliancy, they were heavy and eilective
for a boy of fourteen years of age.
YoUNG canLEND COUIIAO.OU5.
"Grover was decidedly conma;cou-+
boy. lie would patiently bear a great
deal of hectoril before he would light,
but he was a hard ant igonist when his
wrath became kidld. I recollect one
occasion when he ,ave an exhibition,
not only of his courage, but also of his
ability to defend hiur self against the
assaults of a fellow almost twice his aize.
This individual was one of our school
bullies. Young Cleveland had inter
vened t0 protect a small boy from a
severe culling which the bully was in
flicting upon him, whereupon he turiied
and said: 'If you don't abut up I'll ;lap
your moutit.' 'I don't think you will,'
said Grover very cooly, as ho strai,ht
ered himself for battle. liut the lmuly
did slap him, and 'Grove' went in
rorgh and tumble, and in a very short
tne he had his enemy down bellowing
loudly for mercy. Ho was let up with a
bloody nose, and a reputation as a,
fighter irretrievatily loLt. 'This grent
victory established the conqueror's title
to hero of the school, and we were never
thereafter afratid if we had 'Grove'
Cleveland on our side. lIe was~ one ol
the few boys who 1ared to nmake the
hazardous ascent of the belfry of the
academy by wiay of t.he lightning red. 1
remember that it few of us climbed up
one night, whlen he wats of the party, to
usher in the Fourth of 'July by' ringing
the bell at twelve o'clock. \\ e were a
little early and went to sleep in the
belfry, around the floor of which there
was no railing to p)revenlt our rolling oi.
I believe on this occasion the trustees,
or somebody else in authority, had for
bidden the ringing of the bell, but we
couldn't see how the nation's birthday
could be properly celebrated iat Faty< to
vine, at least without 'whooping up' thea
0o(1 bell, and so at 112 o'clock we madeh
her ring! While we wore making all the
noise we could up there we heard other
nois in the building below us, and
havin~g the fear of the trustees before ouri
oyes, rapidly slid down the rod! We
rte(ied the ground safely with the ex
cept ion of Girover, one of whose lege
caubg oin a split in the rod, which held
him there firmly and he could neithlei
got up nor do)wn. We liberated him
finally, after much dIilliculty, but nis leg
was pretty badly hurt. 1I0 wits already~
very fond of fishing, and I satt with hin:
many ia (lay on a log on the banks oj
Limestone creek and lished for suckers
lie wits a quiet and eatrnest fishermain
and usually took home a good string.J
have always thought it a little siniguila
that he never atared for horsebitck rutling
as a boy.1I have noc recollection of eve.
seeing him on a horse's bacek. I don't
'owever, think lie wvas afraid of ai hors<
any means.
HiE (LEiRKS IN A DRUo5 sToRIi:.
"When Grover's father moved fron
a'iyetteville, young Cleveland enterei
drug store at thatt plhac, whlere lhe re
mained until 1853 or '54. lIe boardet
y;ith his emp)loyer, and was at that tini
one( of the most piopuilar young nu ui ii
the town. lie was always genial, friendl;
and accomimodatiLig, maktiing a first elas
clerk. Hie was a firm friend and ati
agreeable companion, though not ini
elined to be demoenstrartive, more ipt it
listen quietly than to lead ini convers
tion. lie was thoroughly upright, trth
ful and conscientious, anid all who knies
him regretted when, at the age fi seven
teen,,bhe left the village to join his fiathier
family at Clinton.
''4 If yeoung Cleveland was not a brillin
boy at the academiy, he wies certainl,
noted for patient indlustry, f lie di,
not excel in any put t iculsar branch, hi
sitatus for general proficiency was t*ipa
to that of the best of hiis fellow:; I wrt
Geometry was not taught at the ntyei N
yille Acaddtihy ini our day. Algebra n
the highest of the mathlematical it mi
favorito studies; indeed, his mental cu
rent appeared quito early to run towar<
.bo exact science, nd to logic especial
ly. history wrs another of his ehosei
studies. A member of his father'i
church hadv a fine library to which man
- of us had free access, and Grover availe
himself of the Opportunity thus oflere
to enrich his mind with historical read
ing, for which ho always showed ai
especial fondness. Plutarch's Lives, ai
I remember, was in this library, and ]
am very sure that he and I lingered ovoi
those charmed p.ges about the sam(
tune. 1 havo no doubt that they left ar
indelible impression on his young mind,
as they surely did on my own.
TOOK A LiVELY INTI:u'mr IN 1'OLITIes.
"I really cannot say whether he wa
much of a newspaper reader. A small
weekly paper was pl)lished there, and
besrdes the Syraceso daily paper:. wort
taken by man )ersous at .ayetteville.
Aa we know, tuere can h no doubt that
ho took a lively interest in the great po
litical issues which oro then wrenching
asunder partles, and beginning to shake
the country to its very foundation. As
hw was not old enough to vote when he
lived at Fayetteville, I never know any
thing of his politics. His father was a
)emoerat, but I saw him once nt an
Abolitionist meeting, where they were
exhibiting a runaway slave, who for this
purpose had been sent over from Syra
cuso, which was then a station of the
'Underground tailroad.' I think, how
ovr, Elder Clev-land, as he was known,
took no part in the meeting,
wnY IE ])ILN'T (10 o ('OLLEOE.
"When Grover left Fayettevillo to go
to Clinton it was generally understood
that ho would prepare hlimself for col
lege and enter the mninistry. T kne>s ri.y
mother used to say, 'Grove Cleveland is
a good Christian boy and will become a
great prencher.' lie has quite recently
told why lie did not go to college. He
:urely did not lack the desire, but rather
the pecuniary ability. 11 is father's
family was large and his salary would
now be regardcd aS a mere pittance.
After providing for the necessaries of
life for his children, there was not much
of a inalgin for thle expenso an(1 support
of collgch iniinig for all the boys.
Grover found laisrtelf obliged to forego
the cherishc hope of his youth, and he
choked down the great disappointment
manfully pnd struck out boldly for him
self. It wul(d appear to have been so
ordained, that he should thi rough trial
:ed :.irugkle dcvelop himself for the
grat wrk which his country would re
<quire of him.
'I think tieoe who know Mr. Cleve
land vell as a hoy and a young man are
not at tll surpri cd at the resoluti on,
stern. del rminito4n, and unswerving do
votion to uhL.t ho beliCves to be his
dluty, re.a rdless of personatl conse
<luCuces, which hava, in. a markcd degree,
<?lttr4 "tc'ri2c+d hin. wh'ltr 1timi litn
'I HE CLEVELAND G,IlLS.
''Of course, I know the girls, Rose and
Mary, his sisters, the latter now Mrs.
Hoyt, of Fayetteville, but I don't recol
lect anything of public interest to say
about either of them. I saw them
almost every (lily in and out of school.
The only thing that I recall as having
impressed me is the fact that in certain
mental qualities and manners Miss Roso
Cleveland showed a im ar ked resemb:flee
to h eo r brother ( rov r, as I nave at
teuptc(i to describe him. Othern ise,
there does not d,eeur to ile anything
that distinguished her mentally from her
school friends. Both girls were beloved
:nd highly respected there."
1t1EAL1Ti1 01 G11il.i..
WhJ7y 1'tey 1)roulp amndi Stoop, L.oioing ttho
lieuty of Vigorous Y outIi.
A lecturer whose words were rep,orted
in the Life and H ope spoke the other
day as follows:
One of the principal reasons why so
mniy hiealthby girls become invalid we
mentl is owinig to the miistaken ideas and
restraint of the miothier. When the girl
is youn fg She romps an md plays and tumi
bles about the floor without ro.str.int,
and is healthy. Iin nn>ist instances mnuch
too soou long dreSses are put on], and
the girl is putt under a double restraint,
and1( is expected to at once become a
lady. Rinnpered by her e!othiing, which
-lprevenits the free action of the muscles
of tihe b)ody, or if she indulges in any
childish play3s, or is seen by the mother
in any but an upright position, she is
told that such is not ladylike and only
suiitalde for boys5. he sooni beginis to
thiink she must not bend her bmody and(
must keep constantly in an upright po.i
lion, except when asleep. Theli result of
thi teaching is the suipports of the in
ternal organs are weakenied. Thle nios
cles of the back not being used bcecme
weak and relaxed, iand( she .stoops for
ward; immdiaiitely ays) are provided t.o
take the place of the muscles. T[he
shoulders biegini to droop forward;
houlder braces are at oneco lmit onl to
suipply the lafe of the mluseles provided
by niature tom hold(1t heni in their propet
poition. Thus relieved from all act ion
thley soon becomo relaxed tanit useless.
'1Thi:ui atu is supplated by art unmt.i
the poor girl is more a comuposit ion ol
steel, whalebone and rubber thlan ol
muscle, flesh and bloeed. B y this t ime
tier men tal eductat ion is finishied, tam
the prouid nmothier is entab led to initrodut
to the worhld ani aiccomlishied lady, ami'
at the sameit time ai weakh, depenidenit, in
valid womn.
I..pecin i y toi W t,n.
*Sweet. is revenge' e.specially to wirnet,
said the gifS te bu tighty, bord Byront
such words.i Bu ii her mi' compilints5 tihl
only wint-n iuter iat ren :arring nium
hiers of them down~ to early giaves. Then
ihole for tho h 'AuIfeII1r, uno titler how~
' v'l ve I l'r iin." Saife in its aicuml
it is ait~~ bh,, ti '/'U undoo t<
Alhl o,f thae bea makne. S27 esth ain
hal anco Novembe Iir I, ait 11 ot cast pric e:
'lm at Il'ianio. 8l10 cash mand balancoe No
t omba r I , at spoa '~cash pries on e
O rgan. I )ehiveredI, freight I ree, at yoiu
and frolight both way) s if not sat isfacetory
Write for circullrs.
N. W. T'tmMP,
*1 Columbia, S. (.
inoic in the tbouis than th le 1.is hlohy
praa [a. v 1)I/Al"[Y.
i A Subject of Great IntereMt to Me . W\o'nf
and Clilldren--Anld EMheclally to I'relgl
AgentN.
(From the Now York Times )
A very interesting controversy hI
been agitating the minds and hearts <
the freight agents of transcontienth
railroadu, the pool commissioners, tL
Inter-btato commerce commissioncir
and California dry goods merchants sinc
early in February.
And it is all about bustles. Althoug
this article has long occupied a placo c
dignity and prominenco in the wardrol
of the properly appareled woman, an
has formed an important item in th
Iibucris of merchants, mannfacturert
cart(Joiists and common carriers, it ha
not, until the July revision, occupied
plu"e on tho freight taril'. Theu u
clah , 'led dry goods paid $3 per hurAre
freillter: to ben Franciseo, while hool
skirts, uuder the cla.ssiic+tion of wit
goods, were assessed only $1.50 per hun
dred. It was consequently the custor
of merchants to ship bustles as "wir
goods" or "hoopshirta" indillerently, s
de;cribing them in the bills of lading am
paying tho lower rate of charges. Thou
sands of cases had thus been shippe<
and passed by the freight agents withou
question, and the goods had been sob
and gone into circulation, when an, tin
lucky manufacturer, in February last
sent to Stiefel, Sachs & (Jo., of Sai
Francisco, a case of these goods deserib
ed in the bills of lading as ''biustles.'
The guileless California freight agent
knowing little and professing to knou
nothing of this mysterious distendor o1
my lady's dress and supporter of her
skirts and hoops, looked in vain for tht
rate on bustles in the tarill catalogue.
RN, tliorefore, charged the rate on un
clasitied dry goods of e ...., ,
tated the contest by sending in his bill.
The merchants protested againwt the
payment, and the matter was referred to
the general traflic managers of the roads
in Now York.
Some of these were married men who
professed to know something about bus
ties, for all of their wives were supposed
to wear them. An elderly gentleman
from among the benedietd was indignant
over what 10 termed the ''low subter
fuge" of classing bustles as :ooprkirts
or wire gouds when there wesn't a bit of
wire nor a hoop of any kind about them.
lie ought to know, for his wife had worn
a bustle for years. The article was mado
of feathers and cloth; two long narrow
bags just wide enough to-to--well, to
escape being sat en, were sowed togeth
or, the larger one below, and fastened
on with strings. Some of the younger
meln seent'd aluU-ed at ; description,
and one inituired if old newsPaper.3 were
ever employed for stulling iustead of
feathers. A wise looking man, of ma
ture years and a large family of girls,
said iU had it on the best of authority
I tha the ewban4ir bustle e\isted only
in the columns of allegea ir tity ; .p
A well constructed butle was filled witL
curled hair and a still be .cr qualit,y
with wool. lii former years he had
purchased such articles himself and 1
felt that he was an authority upon the
subject.
The preponderance of testimony, al
though it did not agree as to detils,
was clearly so far against "wire goods'
and 'hoopskirts,'' and the trallie mana
gers seemed about to sustain the charge
of three dollars per hundred, as un
classifled dry goods, when at young mar
ried m a with a seh oin his hose, who
had listened thus fur without speaking,
said he thought there must be somethint;
in the wire thleory of construction. le
had gone home a little late the week be
fore a little the worse for wear, and was
making a manly cilort to get to bed
without disturbing his silent pax titer,
when his foot caught in something that
feIt like a bird cage about his an kle and
lie pitchxed forward 1til he reached the
muext l, whieb hte found withi his nose.
lit utter d an exchamavtion which traus
formedt his silent partner inio oe of thei
mno-t activec kinid of patrtners, and comn
jaolle.d dn explan ation. A 1ilit beinr
produxtal the wareek of thie ob jec~t tual
had caused him to fall was brouight ni
for im preeationi aul analysis. It was hi'
lirst offence, and his wife therefore al
lowed her concern over his mishap) te.
dominate her indignation ever tlh'e COn.b
dition in w hichi he p)resetedc( himself.
So she plastered his nose anid said th<
Iwreck didn't matter; it could be0 eatsily
replaced.
"BuTht where's the rest of it, and wht '
become of thec bird?'' lio asked.
''The bird! what do you mean?'' his
wife exclimed.
"Why, isn't that part oIf a bird cegeo?
". A bird cage: Ila! han!-whty, yes, if
am yout lift le birdie, as I us ed to be
thats myhute,"sIhe said.
This eplana io gv clor to tlt
"wire g~od5'" theory, bit still they wern
not suihiciently informed and imore ligh
on the. subject hod to he ob)tainted
IAfter debating varrious; pro positions its t<
where they should go for t1tati lit, tho;*
fintally concluded to go to the shipper
thxemselves. .11 ere thecy miet 31 r. Strause
thet bookkeeper, who explIainied to thet'
that the bustle of commerceo was ecom
posed of wire and hoops) and criinolint
in former years they had~ b'een built (.
cotton and excelsior and htairx and woc
annd feaxth ers and other things, lInt nevi
lie thought, of niewspaxpers. iNow the
Iwere neatly all of wire, and as thetre wxt
no classithention of butxstles and lth
articole hiad 8tupersededl hnoopskirt s, the
fell that they were only doing righti
hilling themt as wire goods. At ainy rat
these were wire goods and they woul
mraintaini their right to their classilict
tin as such. Apples were always finvii
but not all fru it were aples, and11 a]
though ntot all wire goods were butstl'
anld hustles ini thtis day iad genertii:
were wire go(ods.
Tis vio pr-evatiltd. TIhe elderly nue
ridadthe wise lookitng fathetr' ox
miniy dauightets looked asx if theiy ha
forgodttn to rmnemb it er somef thitg, tal
silently chtimed int with Ite general jud;.~
a" s wire goode over the ir hwt -., paymti
one14 dollar atu fifty cett fieight ptr oni
handh''le oundsi. hut the fretit atget
wer t nill in g fto g4iv upIt I cimple tAlj
so t hey htave htad the tariff commriissim,
'r is It lie newly ehtissitlied airticles at tw'
dollar. plrt wre hundred.ttIW'~Itpi
A CALL. TO TiI1 FAICMEIS.
U Captain Tillniin Ai,Ieal for t (ioo0l a
it- tendte at tlhu Next Con ontion.
To the Farmers of South Carolin
Tho agitation known as the "Farmei
5a movement" crystallized last Novemb
f into a perlllaent organization under ti
tl name of tlo "Farmers' Associatiou
o South Carolina." '[ho objects for whic
t, we then or anizcd were clearly sot forl
o and are as follows: 'The encouragemon
protection and advancement of our ag
bI cultural intcrests, and the securing <
f such reforms and the passage or repe,
0 of such laws as will colupass these enu
LI and enable us as tillers of the soil I
C sCutro at least a fair share of the profi
, of our labor.
a We seek to elevate and educato ti
a farmers of tihe State by any and evet
means poabsile, and to bri'ng about sue
chanttges i'i our ty'1: , t:- ng at.i
preservt" '. fertility of the soil and u
1 crease the profits therefrom.
- While we delreelte political agitatiot
i we will not Lesitate to assert our right
e as citizens and taxpayers; and, feelin
that we have jut cause of complain
1 we will continue to dematl a fair an
- proper recognition1 of our rights an
1 needs, and will us our ballots t
t secure it.
The dominant element in the Stat
hats thus far imtlled our eflfrts in thi
direction tnd ignorei our reasonabl
eoinplaimts. It rets with you, fIrmer
of South Car olna, to show w hether voi
will rEni:tin tie tools and slaves of aLi
oligarchy, Iiiwl deort yourselves as ser
vatts who htve no rights except to obey
or, whether yu will prove to your arro
gant lawmuakers tiat you ire the master
and not the servants of those who hoki
power only by your votes.
You have the power, you have th(
tq"""4 " '" I th) 1C'1:;11 Of at
organization w'uc I oWZ eaus o.f.....
act, in concert throughoutt the State, and
all that is necessary is persistent and
aggressive atetion.
Let the next meeting of the F"armnr,'
Association be colaposcd of such nat"
rial and of such numl:bers as will shmvw
''bosses" that we m''an to have reform,
or, if we ftil to st.ure it, will show our
farmers that we can next year retire
those to private life w iio stand in the
way.
n. d<1er the terms of our constitutioni
I the nutmber of delegates from esch coun
ty associationi is live, and the date of
our meeting is Tuesday of Fair week,
Novembur t.
The (' Cltive comrlmittee of the FaI Im_
Sers' A:euoeiatiou, for good and sulicenI
reasons, have decidt"d to defer the me'1t.
ing until Tiiursday, )ecenber 1, at I1
o'clock, in the hall of the Agricultura
Dealrtmn:ut at Columbia.
Those Co u11nti s having nI) oIg'Zn
tions of forners are urgently ri.quest i.
to organizu at, ont o, o t call a nas
leeting on salesday in Novemle r ant
af)point delegatey. Let the conlvolntio1
bo ltu, so tnL :1 t'ea ic no cavllln
tbout this and that ci unty not emin
represented. All have the right and a]
are iltvitccl, even though they send me:
who are opposed to )ie "Farmers' move
me1CIt."
T1'o farmers' conventions have met
and t it i wishes htave been ignored
'The thirt mnay inspire more respect.
By ori r ,I the executive committee
U>. i. ''1.1.1m.N, (hairmlanl.
( tt-teJentt" v'te t n , ' (rga zaion i o .
'ITe Confe te'rate vet' 'rts ttt Pentstcoh
are endeavt ring to introduce uniformit'
among the (C' oifedUer te Veteranu organ
zations. To thit i nd it is recoimemmdet
''that. the Contfcdertte Veterans fornt
1hemselives into one grand body, to b<
known as tie Confeder:te Veterans
that the subdivisions bI I known as
Catnip of Confedet~rate Vet erans, that th<l
camp1~s beC numbelredl from one lip; t ha
the by-laws bo uiniformi; that the nmeet
ing of the campus of at State be called
dlivionl camp) , ai meetinug of less thanii
St ate bI 1'called al ig ade campII, at meetL
inig oIf wereC Iu on11 (Ise t .to be calb.s
it ((orps enmp1, and. t'nit at west ing of IIin
etire orgaizaIition 1m known as tIa
grPIand ('aliii. 1'nil~ a grind campll ~
he al, to mi*re ori alt er t heis sugges
tions, and( to elect theOir (llicers, iti
suggeso ted ftint thle following oflicers b,
declared selected for the puirpoese: First
to organiz~e aid give 'onuiS'ltivo nin
ber s to ill camiips. Sec'tod, to se'cure
full rost( r ot aill caLinp ini e xistenice
Tird, to c:ll ia meet.inig oif the (Grain
Cemy duriing necxt duiily or SejItembei
Th lifIollowinig olliee tie su;- 'ested
Gr and C'omimoalder, S. 1 . Buiiliickne, (
I Ke inucky; Audjuitant ( Ieneral, Wm'n. 11
Pauhuetr, of Virginia:; Tr1 eaLureir, W\I iin
I re-tmi Joton~, of Louiisiamii; Cha
liin, e.1 J. Wdha Joneis1 11(, (If Vi r1:nit
jThe m\oIvementit apla-ar11S to be it go od (on
ii it is i not irobl ile thait it will met
wiha hearty and generatl reYlponso.
Savannah N CwVH.
WAe~smriNLioo, S3eptember 2-1.- The a
ranlgemients4 for the Prsideni(Ct's4 trip) hai
biIiein coml ~etd. 'thle i'sty will consi
o (f thle IPrtesid ent and Mr-s. Clevelamn
aindl 1probabdly Secre'tarties llayaird ax
Theluy will start oni Fidaliy mniniag
u le't wee'tk oni te Peinnsylv~aia liow
y'The firist stop 'udil bi nle at Juint
itapolis for a iev. hour *, andI the neit' I
, 'Terre Hatute, .1ntd., fotr a few niiunute
y, Sun<bry, Nthnda y andl Tesday wil I
Li spen't mi St. Louis, W'lne(sday in Cl
a cago, F.ridayn in Milwaualke e andl Suinda
.1 wvith P'ostmaste'r General'Ii Vilas at Mad
.son, Wis. On Wedn~lues-lay night trivi
,will bo resumnied, andi' St. Paiul and Mi
- nieaplol ir''i 'onisinie 'Thnursdaty an
,F'riday. Oi iFIridaiy n ight they will stot
for Omuiah across1 Mlinn;esota and lowi
On Saturdfay Jansai Citi.y will he reaceli
oni the( (?Lt w: til ii urn. Sunidaty will I
)spent pairtlv in ;\t limphit, andu en Mloi
day, ( )et'ber 17, the i'r('ddent.wiIl (op
StIh e L nit ex'ihit ion at A\tlanita, (6
Otheri dates arie iitill uinsettledc, he
. \loiit uwr:, Ahti., iV [H Ity sure to I
visited, and after a dietour to ( hattatiie
thtroE ir giniai I.e Washinigton. Thea
lhoe t i riVIb here eon O ctob,er 22, read
to Ien nik 'i on thie folowiing Monda;
I ' ~ r!!. IL 00e1 weV ns (( jh gg l iie
IS TOM WOOLFOJ,K G UILTY -
t- 1)ouhts IttIetQ as to the (itaI Ant ler of iho
D)re,uIht,1 ' Mur,lur Ntvar Ma1,cun.
p- (Fromt the New York Tittes.
-' .Tom Woolfulk, 11ow in the Atlanta
3r jail, charged with the murder of the rin'11e
to members of his family, nyi not b
yf guilty after all. There have been runor'
h1 over since the tragedy that cthers titnI
h loi were concerned in it. Frank
t, Walker. W\oolfolk's attorney, disgui ied
i. as a pailter, visited the scen,e of t;n'
>f murder and gained information which
tl mado it certain to him that a negro w a
ls guilty of the crime.
o ''o-(lay's COniHtitition cotitined a >
!8 special from Canton ststing tIhat Jat
1> bose, a negro of suspicio us he S 1(11 ani
e demeanor, had been arre+ted by \V. \.
y Kitchen, Shieritl' of Chcrok;e c utti ,
u and iwas held i tin escap,i couvirt.
]l W hile conftind in jail the n ro 'id
i- cI1,o1rdh to w-audit l 1htr i, .
ing Colonel Walker tha' he wa; of t
t, ulpiin1onl that I i' 'eo wat (ontcer tia 1'
, the Woolfolk twag ly. 'T'his t-'.tl,lCt
g C.lonel Waiker went lip, had a t,tlk n itht
:, the prisoner, and now exp re '.s hi'i1,
d as feeling perfeely s .+sfied ttt th
J negro is the real inu d.'rer of t h W1at
p folk family, or, rathwr, ti! lie was cu- I
corned in the wholesale killing.
o The names of three It her negroes hev
s also obtained in convt rsati'it with tm
a prisoner. The negro a<htitt"-d known. .
s who did the iurders and promiseid '( I
1 tell Colonel Walker if he would prowni
to help him out. 'T; (Coloiel \Valkr
could not prois~io ouitrit , but lie Iinil
(oy suc(tledd in indmii g the ret,tro to It. i
hitm who the thrceo ot hiers wtrc who w'rt
associated with hin in the killin.
These names agreed perfuectly with tio i
pievionsly learned by himi from ather
sources. I
Colonel Walker feels conottalnut that s
tu zri is the party who did the kil1
tuga Eittit
Sond' doubllll to pruo e+( -t1 h
negro knowe 0II'Ufh In i. ate oth is
besi(dcs To . -*
,,c E .. iolk family, 't ii hie :u r
plicates himself or clears m \W lfolk
or not. At least this is (:Llonel Wilker' .
honest opinion.
'Tho negro is an e('CIped conviet. t 1
is sitd he was sent to the Ch,tin g:m :
sttaling an axe from W\ ooIf dk. At tli
.ille he swore v'ng.'atie' 1tlum 1:I
W\'oolfolk family. Colonel Vialker thiks l
the fellow got it by killing the fCiy ti
whilo the oth rs weet' robci''g the hu -e.
He eieaped from the chaiii gae se vernt
days before the killing and watt ii t.
nt"'glnborhood of the Wool f~lk ph', at
the tim of the killing, bIt i. 11not he'i
there sinec. Colontel Wlkhr h:as i t,11it!'
(lenied Tor \Voolfolk's guilt alt t,e a
time.
Ar' '''i'.t, .t., Selteniber2t.--. ;t
hidee . ;ii i t dctail , i. tuld y1 J '
I)e.,i :. the c"iortd mlii h i'n :nt
jail for the murder of the \\ t,oi1,"bY
1family. I
115(1 ill-treated him, and he determined 1
j upon revenge. lIe took into his eot;- I
lidenco three confederates, and al out 2
- o'clock on tie morning of the murder
the four stood at the front gate letdini
to the house. '1hi front door was opr,n, c
and they made their way into the i'.!,
except Debose, who stood ol the oit - 1I
side as sentinel. A screamiu from Cal taa it
Woolfolk told that Ithe body w'ik wit a
had bagutn. A ih. ' was :t iuck at tl i-.
W\oolfolk, which mis;sed he r nud killed ,
I tho lbthy. One of the menli cii <hia tti
remrd anid (Charley W'oofolltt;k wi' t-y
ruiShed in. Antot hecr ,n;tig ed Mt 1uis i',:ar!,
I(who wat.s attactted yt i the st'realua of' ti.' I
others and was hlr ing acros;s to her i
father's room. She fought liim like a t
tigress, scratching his face, anId iii the tt
desperate struggle the 'tas considerably j
bruised Itore she was kiih d. t
I'1'h ' third murderer hadi.",. i,.l h 1 Imn i
enutered the room occuptietd by Mr-s.
West. There.( he found Anniie Woolfolki
in the act (of escaping throughi thle wti i
di w, wh en a blow in the hack tof hitr
hi ad crush5led hetr i-kull. lTo initre
b lows, d lispaitch<d~ \! ri. WVtt a'd the:
of the firdnt wiindow au: ati .t a eI
downt ih 1e pt!n'/a.y anid sreatl I n:arm.
''le bru tshacl aginmst me i n i.iran,
says '. 0 o0os, '"butt was so excito dt he d:d
nlot notice me."'1 lie four mn thet I
searched the hiouise ftor I toe money, whl ch1
they failed to tintd. 'IeT'w then qt1
sepairatted, (tacIh ptroi)u m-i;.i to itako ea ~
of himself. I' tr twt dayvs .1bose
minedil(( hidden ini the swamp, hmis motttit'
taikinig hist mlstit to him. Oni ltht Itir I
night he1 5(1 tsaed. the count.y iind lilt'n
been there tiince.
Governor of each State, m:d~t presnted
to Congress with a memollria for it'
aidop1tioni, after the State atut ht tes hi:ivu
suiggestedl amedmleniiits f l:-t w. i lthavt tt
'lThe principal proit)t'ion ilo(f thle lprt.
(lit dra'mift are as folh> we: A personLl mn i
eId ini a Stte ot her t itm that inl wichL thet
alleged crime wasi committedt ma)y btt
b ile duin ig extradulitionli ptroceiIng
b ut miuit presenit h1~iselfI withini twent Iy
orhity ay for e'xtaditionJ. A' the
-end of thaut timot thle neoused(t :Ihatl be
dischaiged if ,he atgent oif the Stito e i
twhich te crime was e tomi 1ttedl be st
tdischarged aifter tirtty <iya imil'n1
'metnt if tile agent is not ridy tI T
1agenit mtusrt have writ onl authoridy frI tm
the (Gonor of then Stantec, n-inii'th '
the tic. e andit t n;, 'li lllicia hait oi. Iti
cito: i p l r nuaceataeed fugl i it.iw 1-;
leavei a State Ito whic he111 a ha il I remove
hhnsel sha e gt*ttmuiity tt rthvy liiun
iehable ith fromiV fivito lien ya , iol
prsnta haverrvkd bor. privae onljit
m a ay vti tpportuity to1( reirn9( ito'
6' the fugitive.
ii. lots ltmit.tih:mttil00 Iause t e lttg al hatn
BIll T"-: .)' Tilli.; MiNS' IitL't
iii' .10f4 i)uttn tiIn.m ( 't,li,l.'(1M on i)oei:
Mt .der1' - 'o.. " 1 1 II."
(. (,111 9 Ne Y:r" W ol',l<(I'C V ,, .)
lit' lI in nt of r'')ltly 9n1 111rrirment
1t D ' !i ,t ee''s h1- t evenir'g o0 lnel out
Sito <' ttim by tht eC-tir c,unuiy
lot!' l :l tull d I, W'til ttlt batck satin
';ii'k ro eu1!( 'irs inl bh..:ek hioia. That i8,
;1 mp:lt mn' --i't. the 0Vertur)'(. Nir. ,
\1u'i'', thl ui -ni1tte(l at learitone silo
.Il ll '1i t :I ;ek lur '..olu,' " andl M r. I
r' ' \. t( ' uit'r nug lI it topical song ('it.
it 1 l ' \''r, in Ioi Wir' , Wid V World."
-l1is i- 'n1; it:ty t 'Iit it\, long cnottglt tO t
tu)t t)1 o l i t f'rit! l)nlu clivly (111il fl 311- (
tatitli o t su fP ' ihi nely ng an1 in-'
'iti n m , ttw llor Mr..lEdwatrdl E. I
'it r or uue otn'r I t'lint )oet1 wr"t
S1 \; it lCt"t" ( , I 1e r. U bri l i
ttadr wI 1pt b)sy adding Uolitmtt
't tl 1:11l oi fi i it I 11' o N 1tI t Li
A '', t hout t h ;'u( tht c0nv(i)- i
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(It of h iog um I) tckt-l r
!1 led (lt te a' li:tt in t Wiv Ce alllI,t C te to I
,l atttenti('u to (. (nierail W1illiamtl T.'
' itu ), t ho i t iil tie oil box t'ylii! i
n itm t"i t1s o t I oni ntin. T1' he a bt1 .1 t
1) l 1!(i t iOt'r bil1tc' l it b rigt!I
'ink ir'o t tfi l f his tr', r. ctait u- r
ir hI l'ni t 11he. 1",ts of hiis reddtisll g;rev
'iii' S!,l''
i '. .',' . ' it t t a1ljo ttonri ctilbli r
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lt u a tu t 91 .u , 1 (d :f - n tilt I
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't'n li'o i ".; li Illtwer iuib, . Mlr ill
Ito ' h th l ft hi n11i1 withjit tc it 100(
it w I by IV hi';tilt ii',te l i it ft'' Sr
'ill'it ''tih biig d .\I ." I t t is funny, ait
1l1 It t;il fit' t1)y )tt)iiI1'- ttu I ttrlt 'I. 11
'1 0 lt i 'lt i il- Ih1 (19l )r l ( I(l)
'I'iaigr a.~iti hagte .ttI ret 't ie-atrd int i y
' . ia to (om n e ; t )e1(ir 1u
n11+ !- 4 1 (1a rac( tr'(1d to 600 the( Pr
It cml' 14' think. t
I h ee ' o, 1 12t I' lth ib, M r. Itegr soi
' t , 't rlt Il ('1 i y sli u I-t cii~ t iu i t (i
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tii t "it i i fe. I11i,:1L'" ttiii i;I( 'i it ,
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.I it\,:y'I11 Iiil th "'1':,lI 1 :ruty' 11as It'
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,
1l11ps t!11'm;..hi 11( 1(12 a 'i ::u (l liht s;uu<l-l1
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U tt'r it th "- I. i I'('.;.1 1l. ,' I', H ill 1
'il g ~w !lall\'4 t''i\'l 'hts, il::h;1' l(0 tb ii
lit" n e 191 \ liii lilI'it illl li tl t I how tt
nrl,l t illi,. ll, ,. \, I' 1
TIE i1 (LtLLUOWS FOR THlE ANARCHISTS
i'reiairations for F:nenting the Law Upon
Thoese Law,-:r.osker,t.
(Fr."m the New York Times.)
l'reparations have already begun for
the execution of the seven Anarchiats in
the county jail on Friday, November 11.
Sheriff Matson will receive $700 for that
lay's work, as the county allows him
1() for every man hanged. Just how
ho big job will be accomplished has not
>een decided. The three Italian mur
lerors were hanged together on the same
caffold, and that bit of entcrpriso taxed
o the utmost limit the existing hanging
apacity of the lail. One scheme is to
ang the men in pairs, leaving Albert R.
'iirsons to the last as the seventh or odd
uian. The law says the men must be
xlecut(d l)ttween the hours of 10 in the
aorning and 1 in the efternoon, and it
thought that the intervening time will
)f'i.0 tor th workc O)u thi8 plan. If ihl .
nde is adopted, tuo roldern weights;
'ill be used. Selirifl Matson is opposed
o the plan, because of the long-drawn
mtt agony of a day's work at hanging,
ad favors the old-fashioned platform,
rap an(1 drop.
There is just enough room in the jail
orridor to erect an extension gibbet
wenty-eight feet long, giving four feet
pace for the drop of each body. Seven
npca will hang from tho cross beam,
hich, in tinrn, will be supported by five
on arms. '1h traps will be arranged
> dop from a lonb har e\ nding the
ngth of the platuorn, by which the
von traps can be releasei simultaneous.
and the Ainireli8ts ho all launched
to eternity together. The extension
hbet will be erected privately in some
c'rot place during the next fortnight,
d ex(perim(enits will be ilado until it
irks in a satisfactory manner. If the
n(kne( Anarchists really hope for
'r"ss in appealing to the Federal Su
mito Court or to Governor Oglesby,
'ir hope is not shared by Sheriff Mat
, 'Jailer F'olz or Staite's Attorney
nell, and alt necessary preparations
lie eseoution of the sentence will
tOtted ralitly.
le sberil' lis tried hard to keep
n tlie Papers the fatct that he is pro
lng to put away the (loomed men
he will have succeeded until the
i take pof t his. Spies, Schwab and
ipreinc Court, itith1t their execution
ie of the nttber who 'od by the
k'nc e in the ability of their fin,1,il
ve th ir lives.
ST 'A i(ViNG A .it;URY.
i Anrient Metlhoti ui t Fortinig at Verdict.
Jm 'y lmlei are better oil' in these times
aem iii the good ol days, when it was
Slatw to endte+tvor to itarvo them into
t r hiet. 11 is bad enough now to be
+ itt' los'; it time and money, with littlu
inallluate reconpei4, without be
ig it,rved or tinetd in the bargain.
', 'ary pa. of th:. ign of :cry
1 11. L+rd Chief Justico Reed tried an
etion wIIen on circuit in which the jury
ere locked up, but before giving their
erdiet had eattn and drauk, which they
11 coifessed. This being reported to
a judg', he lined them each heavily,
ntd took the verdict.
n 111iilary 'lerm, sixth Henry VIII.,
a( ('itw (tiuno up [t fore the full Court
Qu' itint e'h .11(11 oin ia j",iut motion to
I asitde the Vt'idiot, on, the ground of
ifornatlity of trial, the jury having
ttt" who' they r:hould have fasted, 1111(1
iext rt d the line untler the peculiar
reniui,talces of the case. '1'he jury
errel that they laid iade up their
iitnds in the caso betore they ate, and
ad reti rued into court with a verdict,
ut, linding the Lord Chief .Justice had
ri out to -ee a fray,'' and not know
' wuein ho might come tct.k, they had
a realunents. IThe Court co)nfirmedt both
wi v'erdhiet and the lintes.
ii 'n "yer's ioports,'' a case is report
I of ai jury who retired to consider their
nrtlet, icual wheni they (camo1 back the
ehitl intoried the judtge that stomte of
1111i i~ wlieh ho could niot depos~e) had
nl 10 h ug while lot'kedt upl. Both
aliiliii Jury were siworn, and1( the
'ckets of tile hittler werei exained,
tilt it applan d'il thaut Ithey all had about
o'in "pipins,"~ of wic "e'come of
iia c'otitesasett they' lad eaten, and
1tof ohers snitt they hadi& not.'' All wore
:verely repriiiiaded, and those who
adt aten were lined twelve shillings
((ch, mil th lose who hand not eua were
ned six shillings ec, for that they had
ioem in their pockets,
I iLl I I) i N (5id)l(Ai)().
)e. No,'et, Cii., Septembter '20.-A
vtch ago anit Sidaitty a youn g man ar
ci 'awn' andt regaistrcred as E. L. Vance,
l iexict. lie atilmiOiii tha bt ho wias a
ecial co~ rresptontdent ofi 1 1 Neow York
lerald, mnd exhiited at telegram signted
o mluerview S'iiitoir I'owien upon11 the
inlg quiestionus of th lth(liy. lie wa
veil received, and( ob)tainted ani inter
i w, not only with Seinator lIoweni, buit
,thle r prutri zeint oit izenis. TIhe follow
I g dal;y hie prioposed to leave by stage
or \iit (li irve. Prior to is dleparture
wi iaskd onte of his iiow actitaintaiices to
dent ify him at the bantk, wvhe he pre
enhif d ai ::21) check on the Chemical
'ttionaitl Ikank oft Newv York, signed by
amies Gordo ii i eI~nnett and payable to
dwardl L. Nrnee. 'T'h check wasi
aIh< d. 'To-d.iy tlegramis were received
tatiig that \l r. hiennlt hiad no money
at fit' liatk andl deinouneiing Vance as a
rand. Van1ce is tall, very slender, dark
oiinplexion, worO iiye-glasttos and a
i,t iniouta~che. Heo showed a wide
Iewspapiler experiee and an ability to
tch t he unw~ ary.
i i it i th 'ifiM n iit ,. siiil i
i h i reped i ho o>hiet at lie auomtlhizIing
Sa I h.inientt 'itol. 'parat sliools for
ai mul iNe l t <>xfioulieS, it the 'oloredl
\0 jh lu mtingSi t wasp f.c r and e tichoo
At Yelltow S pings the schlol board has
>rdleredi thie schtoo closed ininIteIlltly or
m itil Ite Iirg4ature enn(il met1 untd take
'liu l - i .\Hon At hiley. a stilt in mno
-mun,hsUaetretocme h