Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8XATE MEWS. y J_ ? - Georgetown i? engaged in polit ical agitation to eliminate negroes from thc city council. \ - The Yorkville graded sohoolt 'wore closed .last week or. account o? diphtheria in the town. - Gol. J. Thomas Austin, of Green ville, |h?s'announced that he will bo t candidate for Secretary of State. - Thc contract for building a 10, OOO snindi? nrttt-nn gull for1 Newberry has been awarded and the work is tc go on at once. - The ladies of Greenville arc ar ranging for a little exposition of thei: own before the exhibit from; thatecon . ty is sent to Charleston. - Subscriptions are being taken ii Rook Hill and Yorkville for penna nent improvement of the roads. It is proposed to do some model roac building between the two towns. - Tom Odom acoid?ntally stopp?e on Jack King's foot while leaving Rob insoa's circus at Bennettsville Wed n sday. King, who was drunk, shot Odom near the heart, killing him in stantly. -\U. Gunter, Jr., at prosont as ; si s tant attorney general, is an avow ed candidate to succeed his superior G. Duncan Bellinger. Mt. Bellinge] has not yet decided on? the ofl?ce ol his ohoice. - Tho town of Walhalla bas sur rendered its old charter which was bj special act and taken one under th? ? general law which provides for the in corporation of towns of more that 1,000 inhabitants. - Frank N. Jordan thc defaultini assistant postmaster at Greenville has been sentenced to nine mon th.s ii jail and a fine of $1,178 34, thi amount of shortage. A petition fo pardon has been started. - The United States govcrnmen has purohased 900 acres of ?andu the etbt bank of tho Cooper fiver, op p?sito tho site of the naval station a Charleston. The prioe has not beei announced, but it is considered a fai offer. - W. H. Wofford was inetantl; killed by the explosion of a boiler t < the engine which was running a gin nery. The accident ooourred tw miles from Glenn Springe at the plan of E. S. Smith. The dead man is sui vived by a wife and three ohildren. - Joseph Jackson, the 17 year ol son of Randall Jackson, of Blenhim was killed by a falling tree in Pee De swamp -last Friday night. He wa holding the dogs while his bro the and a negro cdt the tree for a coon ' The trunk fell across his body an crushed him to the ground, causin almost instant death. - Lee county election was held Tuesday 22nd lost. In Sumter coun ty 604 votes were cast for the new county and,230 against. Darlington couuty, two precincts, voted 178 for 76 against. The town of Bishopvillo ; cast a solid vote for the now county. - State Geologist Earle Sloan is wow at work collecting, specimens of the minerals of South Carolina and will make a very handsome exhibit of the field, mine and bill at the Charleston Exposition. This will be RU important feature of the State dis play aud will attract considerable at tention on acooubt of the wealth of materials and splendid arrangement of Hpecimcns. - A report comes from Hampton of thc lynching of an unknown negro who committed burglary on the resi dence of Dr. Peoples. The man was run down with dogs and hung. The negro, who is said to be a tramp, se cured some jewelry from the Peoples residence. He fired at Br. Peoples, tho bullet passing near his head. The neighborhood was aroused and dogs put on the traok. The man was hung where caught. - George Edwards, a young white man, of Greenville, was accidentally shot by ? Dick Jenkins, Wednesday morning, while out hunting in com ??any with three other yonng men. Sdwards and Jenkins were hunting in the neighborhood of the Norris farm, Pickens county. While Jenkins was engaged in loading his hammerless breech loading shot gun in some way it was fired, emptying both loads of shot in Edward*s.right leg just above ; the knee. \ +~ Master in Equity W. Gibbes j Whaloy, T. W. Bacot and Judicial j Magistrate R. Withers Memminger j are Cbajrlestou candidates for - the ? judgeship, if Judge Benet declines to stand for re-election. C. G. Dantz ler of Orangeb?rg is also said to be a candidate. Orangeburg has the soli citor and whia Orangeburg was in the same congressional district with Char leston, it had the the congressman for years, and consequently the politicians argue that Judge Benet's successor should be a Charlestonian. - The nev aot regulating fees for commissioners and charters in the office of the Secretary of State, which by the way did not become effective until some time after the year had opened, is working wei!. Up to date the charter and commission fees fer this year amount to the handsome sum of $39,000, and there is consider able more to bo beard from before the .end of the year. Under the old sys tem last year's receipts from these fees only amounted to $9,500, which wa s the largest for some years preced ing. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. < From Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 38,1001. Rear Admiral Crowninshield is to be removed from the head of the Bureau of Prevarication-otherwise ^Naviga tion-although he was reappointed to its head only a few months ago by President McKinley. Secretary Long insists on salving his feelings as far na poaaiblo by appointing v im to command the European squadron, as to place him upon. waiting orders would be so direct a slap which the Secretary thinks would not bo warranted, considering hie high rank, except by verdict of ! court-martial. Ot, course, nothing of the kind is admitted, but there is little doubt that he is removed by direct orders of President Roosevelt, who, as Assistant Secretary of War, bas good reason to judge of his incapacity tor the responsible duties devolving upon him. Naturally, bis perversion ot facts In the Schley case bas something to do with it; but the principV? cause is undoubtedly his general incapacity. Neither by nature nor temperament has he ever been suited to the post he has held, his actions being always swayed by favoritism and revenge rather than by the good of the service. His particular friends lavo been ap pointed to soft snaps and his enemies ? to hard oneq; splendid vessels like the Columbia have been used as receiving vessels and allowed to go; to ruin lu order to force Congress to accede to his ideas about naval barracks; the personnel act has been made a source of danger instead of benefit to the navy by. bis misinterpretation of it. Mr. Roosevelt drew this act himself and well knows how Crowninshield has mangled it. He also had au instance of the Admiral's incapacity, when as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he h.^d to come almost to open blows with him on account of bis opposition to sending ammunition to Dewey and to bringing the Oregon around to the At lantis coast. Admiral Scbley's testimony clears away the last shred of. accusation brought against him. It explains many things imperfectly understood hereto fore "and places the blame for them on the shoulders of Sampson himself, to whoso neglect to send, proper informa tion they were due. It also proves conclusively the extraordinary failure of the dispatch service of the Depart ment .'luring the war; messengers sent to deli /er important information hav ing confessed failure to do so, each believing that the other had already done as directed, and that he himself was too late to impart anything worth knowing. All these things have been led up to hy? the testimony of other witnesses until a picture of the whole proceedings rested, as iu a photo graphic negative, in tho minds ot those who have followed the inquiry, need ing only the straightforward narrative of Admiral Schley to bring it out in vivid lines. A curious thing about the Admiral's testimony was bis anxiety not to impute falsehood even to those whom he might not unreasonably have suspected ofit. In every case, he ex plained cnrofully, that he did not ques tion the veracity of these in the 1 _iast The Deportment's ease against him hai fallen iuto fragments. Now will See rotary Long apologize or resign? The War Department is in a grea stew these days over what it? official term the deceitfulness of the Filipiuoa ! as if it wero to be expected that a peo pie who have struggled tor iudepen dence for nearly 400 years only to se< it wrested from them wheu they be lieved it already in their grasp, wouh settle down joyfully under the rule o their conquerers. The lulent creed re ceived nt the War Department fron the Philippines which is referred to a proving the incapacity of the native there for self government is from Gen eral Young, who says: ..They (tin Datives) were ?ifil?lVe in speeches o hospitality. They ?"camed for tin Americans. They longed for peace They hated war and insurrection They were our most humble servant to command. But aa to thu enem; they did not know. They bad not seei ? him. Meanwhile the enemy wns hid ing in their own houses, or lying nea by in ambush, fully informed by thes lovers of peace whether we could b safely attacked or not. Did any pens ant show us a road he was murdcrei ns soon as we wero out of sight? Tb money we paid for forage and food wa straightway sent to the nearest i naur gent commander. The Filipino is ex pert in deceit. He is the most cheer ful and unnecessary liar you ever saw Truth is his last resort, only to be use< when all, else fails." Some peopl think that*if the Filipinos are capabl of euch loyalty to their own eau* when that is at its lowest depth, the; may prove equally loyal to our caus when in time they nave come to b friendly to it. General Samuel P?*nrsnn. one of th* Boer leaders, ha:, arrived in this cit; and will at tem y r to lay before Prest dent Boosevelt the terribie conditioi of the Boer reconcentrado*.**,' which i undoubtedly quite as badly off as wer the Cuban ones, wilone treatmentdrov the United State* into war with Spain despite the opposition of the executive The cause of the concentration in bot! cases is' the same, viz: In order to de stroy the food supplies all ?ref th area of war und starve the eueiny int submission. . This plan failed in Cubs although rebels there wo'e poor ma teri ni for soldiers, and although Cub was nu island of limited extent nm capable of being strictly blocknded General Pearson argues that it wil also fail m South Africa, and that al the misery that it has caused there wil be wasted. There are. he say*, accord ing to British official rc porra, nenrl, 110.000 persons, mostly women am children, confined in these camps, o whom 2,400 are dying each monti: this amounts, to about 30.000, or mor than 35 per cent per year. Genera Pearson will also try to have the law that were invoked to stop the sendin of military supplies to Cuba applied t the shipment of British supplies fror New Orleans. It is now known positively that u Isthmian Canal treaty is a* yet in es isteuce; all that is definitely fixed s far is contained in two documents, on consisting of basis suggested by S ec rt tnry Hay, as made up from consulta - t ions with leading Senators, and tin . J other a summary of tho views ot th? i ' British leaders, which is bein? brough ? over by Lord Pnnncefoto. Thus, it i . evidence that it is too soon as yet t I1 shout over our glorious victory. I I -- m ? - - I . . . ! i Bethany Items. I ; On Sunday, tho 20th inst., deatl : again entered this community and tool [ from the home ot' Mr. James X. Mitch Mell hi* beloved wife. Shs was Mi? - Mai y Hawkins, daughter of t he hit? i Jas. Hawkins, and was about 42 year i of nge. She had been conti uni tit he ? ? room about two months with hean ? , dropsy. She was a devoted Christian II H good wife, a tender mother and n'?int ? j neighbor, and will be greatly miss< d In ? ninny friends ns well as by her lovei ! I ones nt home. She leaves nhutbnm . I and niue children to mourn faur death . the youngest, little Lucius, bein? verj low with diphtheria. Death is abrnyi 1 sad, but wheu a mother is taken iron little ones it is sadder. Her ren aim ' wero brought to Bethany, and. af tel ! ? appropriate services, conducted bj 1 ! Rev. N. G. Wright, were laid to rest ir tho cemetery there. Kev. W. B. Hawkins will preach ai 1 Bethany Church next lirst Sunuay af 1 ternoou at 8 o'clock. A large crowd ii expected to bo present, ns Mr. Haw kins ia one of tho best prendiera thu State affords. Miss Bertha and Belle Martin, wh( are attending College nt Williams ton visited their parents. Mr. and Mrs. L X. Martiu, Saturday night and Sunday Miss Monde Grirliu left Monday foi Townville, where she will rtteml school. Mr. James Telford and his lovel; sister, Miss Bertie, of New Prospect, visited the family of Kev. N. G. Wright recently. School will soon open nt this place under the management of Mr. Newt. Carlisle. This will bo the third term he has taught nt this place in succession. Tho wedding bells will soon ring in this neighborhood from all appearan ces. Mrs. M. D. Strickland and her lovely daughter. Miss Alma, also Mr. and Mrs. Juette Strickland, of Hollands, have been visiting the former's mother, Mrs. M. B. Wright and other relatives re cently. Mr. and Mrs.? William Shaw were called on to give up their little daugh ter. Bertie May, aged 4 months, on the 23rd inst. Th? little one was only sick three days with cholera infantum. The burial took place at Mt.Bethehnftercer vices conducted "by Rev. N. Gh Wright. They have many sympathizers. V. Toney Creek News. Tho weather still continues to be very pretty. There has been nome frost, nut not enough to do any dam age. The farmers are well up with their cotton and some are gathering their corn. A good many are digging their Sotatoes, and some few are sowing arley and rye. There is always plenty to keep the farmers busy. The school opened at Shady Grove Monday. Miss Aunio Riser, from New berry t will linve chnrgo this season. lt is hoped she will give satisfaction, but a lot lays in tho hands of tho pa rent? as well as pupils and teacher. Parents send your children regular and on time, and help the teacher all you cnn. The Church nt Shady Grove has elected Mr. Burriss as pastor for next year. Wo regret very much to give up our present pastor, Mr. Tate. Mr. Henry Norris, who lias hoon nt Belton for tho past year, will come home soon to go to Behool. Mr. Willie Holland, who has been very sicl.. is better at this writing. Horn. Oct. 31? to Mrs. A. 0. Lawrence, a fine boy. Mr. and MI N. ?1. M. Cox, sr., spout a day near Fairview last week. , Soveral of Our young folks uro look ing forward to the circus in Andcrsou. Mrs. R. A. Willson and Mrs. Mc David spent tho day in our community recently. Mrs. McDavid lins n good two-horse farm over hero to rent. * Mr. Poko Cox has his new house completed. Quiltings have been in order iu this community. Mrs. Mnggie Norris gave ono recently, nlso Mrs. Josie Mnttison. The home folks are all well. L. News From Townville. j Miss Bessie Ledbetter returned Snt I urday from an extended visit to rela tives in Atlanta and Resaca, Ga. Mr.John B. Sitton, of Greenville, spent Sunday with homo folks near here. Miss Maude Grifliu, of Craytonville, is staying with her cousin, Mrs. J. T. Gaines, and attending tho Townville High School. ? Prof. R. P. ClinkscaleB, of Pendle ton, was with friends hero Saturday and Sunday. _ ?iSfc;t Miss Annie Farmer nnd brother, Frank, of Anderson, visited tho family of Mr. E. B. Farmer Sunday. Mr. Arthur Sullivan, of Cracker's Nook, is boarding with Mrs. McCarley from Monday till Friday and attonding school. Miss Anna Hunter has returned from a visit to relatives in Anderson. Miss Sallie nnd Mr. Will McLcBkcy, of Tokeena, attended church at Town ville Sunday. Miss Maggie Tribblo and Mr. Eugene, of Anderson, came up Sunday nfter ? noon to Mr. Babb's. Sam Martin weut to Pendleton last week and said ho was going to Colum bia to the Fair. Mr. John Suttle and little daughter, of Rivoli, visited' his mother last Sun day. Several of our young folks attended church at Hepsibah last Sunday after noon. We are needing rain badly. The farmers are busy sowing grain and gathering toro. We have several wheat drills and they are all in use. -. Tw#?m.v-tive Dollar? will buy a fairly u omi square practice Plano at tho C. A" Rund Muslo Hons?. They are Intrinsi cally worth-doable that amount. gee^tne agajf ^ ?go$d[^ have reat^TJfuy men ^aH^ages and "sizes. The playf of fine fall; clothing-suits ana-over* coat$?~ifcom HartrSehaflher Marx You Jknojv ^his^c?lebrated?AC?othing, ?at least Dy repuiauon; cnpusanus EUIUW ? oy awcuai a use?^sithe te tlie world, ready | toiwear. You will findjhe ofoherclotfim^ bWt?custom^ ; as any man^howeyeriparticular.AcTii ask for, or get, anywhere, The^lbw pH?es^are?an inducement; but the reaRt??so^ you get, raffielTt^ one of these suits or overcoats; you will say as*wei?is?e^?!?iia?K Come in and look now as our Stock is at ? its best Q Everything that men Wear is here, ready I for your inspection. The Goods, are the best, J and the prices-well; they'll speak for them- ? Lowndesville News. Mrs. 8. B. Clinkssalea and Miss Jessie I ('liukscale* spent two ;or three days lu ; Andersou last week, j Mrs. Richardson, of Hartwell, ls home j on a visit, and will attend tho Llnder MoCalla wedding. Messrs B. Bol?n Allen nnd Will Arm I stron? spent Saturday in Abbeville. Mr. Ernest Allen returned last week from a visit to relatives near Anderson. Dr. Wilson ?nd bride arrived Munday from their honeymoon trip and will make their home at present with Wm. Moore Mr. J. L. Daniels wa?? citied away to the bedside of his mother, i" Laurens, B.C. She ha^ alice died. He .bas the sympathy of his many?frieuda hero iu his bereavement. Again we chronicle 'an event in our quiet neighborhood. The home of our Senator, Mr. I. H. McOaila, a few miles In the country, will be to-night tho scene of a very beautiful wedding, when the handsome and|only daughter, Miss L9ila Bell, will be lod to the altar by Mr..Clar ance Llndur, of.Hartwell, (ia.. Rev. J. L. Daniels officiating. The bride is . quite a favorite arnon,; our people, ?lovely in character, charming in manner, tall and snvely lu appearance. Fortunate is the successful competitor to win such a prize. The groom is rlne looking und a success ful buslne-jH man in his own town They will be tendered a reception to-night and leave for their future nome to-morrow. Georgia's gain is South Carolina's loss. The bride'? brothers, Messrs. J. W. Mc calls, from Spartanburg, and M. P. Mc Calla, of Washington, are at their home for the wedding. Amongltbe guests are: Miss Jane Thomas, Watts, ci. C., Misses. Virgin Norris and Nora Douthit, of An? derso, Mrs. Carter and Miss Annie Lizzie Carter, of Hartwell, Ga., and M?. Lips comb of Ninety Six, and Mrs. P. B. Speed, of Abbeville. The bride's cousins are also present-viiss Annie MoCalla and Miss Oliver MoUalla, of Georgia. __ _TOBI B. The OSd Soldiers' Home. MR. EDITOR: Tho action of Camp Stephen D. Lee, U. C. V., in regard to tho Old Soldiers" Home was a most re markable thing, and can only be ex plained upon tho hypothesis that those who voted against a Homo for indigent soldiers were misled by the specious ar gument that those in favor of the es tablishment of such a ref uge were like wise in favor of cutting down the pen sions of old soldiers. No such idea has ever been entertained by any one who advocates the establishment of I the Confederate Home. On the contrary, the friends of the measure are ithe friends of all the old soldiers, and want to see their pensions increased rather than diminished. Somehow tthe idea seems to prevail that if the plan is carried oat the old soldiers who now have pensions would be compelled to relinquish them and accept a place in the Home Those who have promul ga ted th.? idea.must know that it is without ground and foundation. The purpose of those who are working to procure this building is to provide a re fuge for these old soldiers who, by rea son of infirmities, wounds, diseases or any other cause, are wholly unable to , provide for themselves a jd who have no one upon whom they can leon in the lost years of their lives for support. It smacks greatly of heartless selfishness on tho part of those who, having homes of their own, are receiving pensions, and yet oppose the establishment of a Elace of refago for those who have no ome nor kindred nor friends to sup port them. I for one do not believe that the vote of Stephen D. Lee Camp is an expression of the opinion of the majority of the people in this County on this subject.. Ix is idle to say that there are no old soldiers in such indi gent circumstances as to be without some means of support, or. some kin dred or some friends upon whom they can rely. I have never heard it denied that there are some such in tko poor house of this County, and I have seen it stated in the papers that there are such in the poor houses of ether Coun ties. Tho County poor house of An derson County is splendidly kept, and is indeed a home; ..nevertheless, those who inhabit it aro regarded as paupers, dependent uponlthe public for support. Now, I do not want any old soldier to be placed in auch a position; I want him to have a home built [ex clusively for him by hie State as an ex pression of its gratitude to him for his gallant and patriotic services in her be al I"-a homo in which he will feel that he has au absolute right to be, and in which ho wi'1 feel that heis an honored guest ot' tho .state of South Carolina. Yours very truly, A SON OF A CONFED?RATE VETERAN. '* 'B1" Memoriam. Little Bertie, an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. ;Sbaw, of tho Ebe nezer community, died last Wednesday night of dysentery, aged five months. The parents have the sympathy of their friends in their sore bereavement. When wo seo a precious blossom That we tended with such care, Rudely taken from our bosom, Though our aching hearts despair. 'Round its little grave wo linger Till the sotting sun is low, Feeling all our hopes have perished With tho flower wo cherished so. A FRIEND. Opposed to the Soldiers' Home. MR. EDITOR: I hope you will allow me a little spaoe in your columns to en dorse what Citizon Josh Ashley had to say in regard to the Soldier's Home. 11, for one, would nevcrconsont to leave my cabin and my folks to go to any Soldiers' Home that could bo built by '"lie Stato of South Carolina, even though it were built ot granite and marble, and I am an old soldier that ia, unable to work for his support, but X will take my chances at the?oor Ifoueo or tho neighjtorttwf} ?linritY rather tliaa Voluntarily go to ft Soldiers' Homo. ! Ju?t ns soon go to tho Poor House at once. What wouiat>Q tho difference? They aro both charita' bio institutions, find both would have to be run by some oftic?l* with a lot Qi red tape about it and a Jorge salary. Now, as for the Stato institutions foi' hig"hT education. I think they are mighty nico things to havo to educate tho rich man's children, but rather too high for tim1 average clodhopper, aud common hayseed will never seo one of them unless ho happens to go through one of tho doors and out another. I liopo there will he no effort made to establish a second Poor House for the old soldiers, but if there should be I hope to seo tho members of tho Legis lature, especially the old soldiers, do everything in their power to prevent such a usolcssexpendituro of money that should go to tho old soldiers. Respectfully. WM. CI M"MIN<;>. Honen Path. Oct. 23.