The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, May 29, 1895, Image 1

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VOL. X. ___ -- ------- MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1895. N CONFEDERATE VETERANS. MORE THAN THIRTY THOUSAND AT THEIR REUNION. Twenty Thousand People Gather to Rid Them Welcome--A Splendid Parade of Si ate and National Troops-The Veteratsr Organization. HorsTox. May 21.-The streets of Houston are filled with a surging mass of humanity. representing every State in the Union, and the trains of every system leading into the city are full to overflowing with veterans and their friends on their way to the fifth an nual reunion of the Confederate Vet erans. The enterprising city has been preparing for this event for many months and the arrangements are sat isfactory to the highest degree. The men who wore the gray have been looking forward to the occasion with the ardor which no one experiences in so full a measure as the battle scarred remnants of the armies of the Confed eracy. 'It seems as if all the broad lines of the country are converging here and that the iron wheels were hurrying forward with something of the fervor which inspires the hearts of the heroes they are conveying to the reunion. Many of the most promi nent surviving leaders of the Lost Cause are here tonight and tomorrow they will again take command under the blended banners of Union and Se cession, of the grizzled veterans whom they led in many a stormy conflict be tween Sumter and Appomattox. Not only are the banners blended, but Federal and Confederate, ining ling in cordial fraternity, are walking arm in arm and exchanging reminis cencies of the various fields on which they fought. . Comrades have met for the first time in a third of a century and the memories of many touching scenes will signalize this great reun ion. Hotiston is a dreaming drapery; dex terous hands have arranged the flut tering flags in long festoons where Old Glory and the Starry Cross combine in the same harmonious unity with which the Federal government, under the new conditions, participates in the commemoration of the struggle in which old conditions passed away. The principle thoroughfare of the city isa mass of gracefully-woven bunting, the conquered banner and the conquer ing banner alternating for more than a mile. On the heart of every man and woman flames a badge or a minia ture flag, while here and there some distinctive sign of more than ordinary interest may be observed. Here a blue ribbon marks the wearer as one of Morgan's men and a lone star distin 'hes some one of the Eighth Texas gers of immortal memory. The dapper uniform of the regular army mingles with the faded jaciets of gray worn by.some enthusiast from a dis tant State. In short, the whole city is given over to the ardor of the hour. The greatest event of the week th the South, if not of the whole United States, is reachinga cul mination. -This has been Houston's day and .local pride has intensified Southern patriotism. The rain yesterday pre vented the parade which was antici pated with so much interest. The event came off today, however, and Main street was lined with a solid mass of humanity to see the soldier boys go by. The following companies were in the parade: Corpus Christi Light (Guards, Roberts Rifles, Governor's Guards, Duke Rifles, Brenham Light Guards, Houston Light Guards, Bren barn Field~Artillery, Battery C, Taker Guard,. MbyRifles, Lipscomb Rifles, TLama Guars, Marble 'Falls Guards, Brownwood Rifles. HoustonLight Ar tillery, Rutherford-Rangers, Milano Riflesaand M. B. F. Lloyd Rifles. The battery of flin -artillery, U. S. A., with its mounte band, was one of the most attractive features of the parade. Maj. Gen. A. S. Roberts, command ing the Texas Volunteer Guatrds, was in command, and the companies re ceived hearty rounds of applause as they passed along Main street, which was lined with veterans and their friends, while tiers of ladies, look-ing from commanding points of view along- the route, waved greeting as the soldiers passed. Gen. Joseph Wheeler arrived at 8 o'clockthismorning. When he reached headquarters on Franklin avenue, the veterans were awaiting him 3,000 strong and when they caught sight of the famous cavalry soldier they gave a yell which waked the echoes. At midnight 12,000 badges had been given out at headquarters. These bdges are only given to biona fide veterans duly registered, so there can be no ,mistake that that number of sur vivorsare here, while many more have not yet registered. It is estimated that -20,000 visitors were in Houston >this afternoon and every subsequent train has swelled the number since then.- Four thousand and five hun dred Texts veterans will be in camp tomorrow. The United Confederate Veterans now consist of the department east of the Mississippi, commanded by Lieut. Gen. S. D. Lee~, composed of the divis ion of Alabama. Maj. Gen. Fred S. Ferguson commanding; Florida, Maj. Gen. J. J. Dickinson commanding; Georgia, Maj. Gen. Clement A. Evans conmnanding; Kentucky, Maj. Gen. Johu Boyd commanding; Louisiana, Maj. Gen. GeorgeO. Watts command ing: Maryland, Maj. Gen. G. H. Stew ar-t commanding; Mississippi, Maj. Gen. S. D). Lee commanding: North Carolina, Maj. Gen. E. D. Hall com manding; South Carolina, Maj. Gen. S. S. Crittenden commanding; Tennes see, Maj. Gen. W. H. Jackson com mianding; Virginia, Maj. Gen. Thonmas A. Brander comman'ding. The other department-the Trans Mis.sissippi-Lieut. Gen. W. Cabell commanding, consists of nine divis ion~s, of which five are Texas alone. The division commanders a'-e as fol lows: Arkansas, Maj. Gen. D). WV. Moore; Missouri, Maj. Gen. J. 0. Shelby: Indian Territory, Maj. Gen. N. P. Guy; Oklahoma, Maj. Gen. Samuel L. Levy. The Texas divisions are commanded as follows: 'North eastern, Maj. Gen. WV. N. Rush; north western, Maj. Gen. RobertCobb; south eastern, Maj. Gen. WV. G. Blain: south western, Maj. Gen. WV. H. Young: western. Maj. Gen. E. 31. Ban. There is a strong movement oni foot to concentrate the five Texas divisions into one, similar to the other South ern States, and it is probable that Maj. Geni. Ross of Bryan, will, be. made ..eommnander of the eastern division. ~'The programme of the afternoon was a very pleasant one. At Camp Culbersonl, there was a dress parade and drill of all troops, an exhibition drill of United States troops and clos .with a magnificent display of fire ' . rks from 8 to 9:30 p. in. 'Dancing was continued until midnight. Tomorrow will be Galveston day at the camp. Exhibition and competitive drills will be the order of the day. The Winnie Davis auditorium will be the centre of attraction, however. The convention of veterans will be forntal ly opened at 9 a. in., when W. D. Cleveland, president of the Union Confederate Veterans Relief Associa tion, will open the meeting. Prayer will be offered by the chaplain general. Governor Charles Culberson will make an address of welcome on behalf of the State and Mayor Bowen will wel come the veterans on behalf of the city. Gen. John B. Gordon, comman dei in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, will respond to these ad dresses and after the enrollment of de leg.es, permanent reorganization will be perfected and the convention will adjourn. From 12 noon to 2 p. m. will be tendered Miss Davis in the auditorium a magnificent reception. At 2 o'clock. the business of the con ve.tion will be resumed and continued until 7 p. m. There will be a concert in the evening. The following sponsors are in the city: Miss Hearn of Texas: Miss Ella Nelson of Selma, Ala.; Miss Julia Ri ely of LaGrange. Ga.; Miss Carrie Jennings of Columbia, Tenn.: Miss Lo rena Boyd of Meridian, Miss.; Miss Clara Chipley of Pensacola, Fla.; Miss Emma Sinnett of Louisiana; Miss Mar oaret R. Waring of South Carolina. The young ladies, together. with their maids of honor hold a reception every day from 10 to 12. They are receiving many social attentions in the city. Miss Winnie Davis arrived at 11:35, escor- d by the Virginia delegation. She re-eived an ovation all along the route and by the time she reached here the car could scarcely hold the floral tributes. Gen. Gordon was also on board. They were greeted by enthusi astic cheers from 2,000 people while the band played "Dixie" and the "Bonnie Blue Flag." Mr' Dexter, of Madison, Ga.. greeted the General by waving the battle flag of the third Georgia regiment. .The crowd followed the dist inguished visitors to their hotel and it was a long time before Gen. Gordon, who was very much fastigued, could retire. The progress of the par ty as they went to their hotels, was made through long tiers of enthusias tic people. Housi'os, Texas, May 22.-The fifth annual reunion of the 'United Confed erates was formally inaugurated at the Winnie Davis Auditorium by General Gordon this morning amidst scenes which will be rememoered long after the last veteran of the cause commem orated today has returned to dust and the last of great leaders in that im mortal conflict have passed away. In an ever increasing stream the crowds have been pouring into Houston from every quarter of the Union, on regu lar and special trains, bringing with them tattered battle flags and enthusi astic hearts, sacred memories and yet more sacred scars of hard fought bat tles and the determination to meet and mingle once more with their comrades in arms before they bow to the final conqueror.. Thisclimax in the mat ter of numbers was reached this morn ing and tonight thereare not less than thirty thousand visitors in Houston. They are elbowing each other in the streets and the hotels in cosmopolitan conglomeration. Veterans, crippled and decreit, mingle with daughters of the onfederacy, wearing their jaunty costumes of Confederate gray, while here and- there a dark complex ion and long hair betoken the Ameri can Indian. At every possible oppor tunity the old veterans gather around their respective leaders and shake their hands with cordial warmth, not infrequently with tears in their eyes. The morning began with a drizzling rain, which with few intervals, has prevailed all day, dampening the clothes, but not the ardor of the thous ands of veterans who never failed to respond to the stirring- strains of the numerous bands which are playing war melodies all over the city. . Nine o'clock was the hour at which the convention was to have been opened, but so cordial were the veterans in their greeting to General Gordon and others, that it was nearly 11 o'clock when the commander mount ed .the platform. The auditorium, which is a beautiful piece of architect ure, is decorated inside with hundreds of flags and yard after yard of bunting while rows of polmetto leaves orna ment the edge of the huge platform. There was a deafening roar of cheers when Gen. Gordon mounted the plat form. He bowed the acknowledge ment and as the band struck up Dixie, the enthusiasm rose still higher. Seat ed on the platform were the members of Gen. Gordon's staff and the major ge nerals of the divisions, each with his staff. There were also a large number of ladies present. Near Gen. Gordon sat Governor Culberson, May or Brown, Chaplain General J. W. Jones, Prof. W. B. Cleveland, Gen. S. D. Lee and others. The conven tioii was opened with prayer by the chaplain generaLin which lie invoked the blessing of Godl on the delibera tions of the assembly and asked that the God of Isreal an<' of Jefferson Da vis would raise us friends to care for the veterans in their declining years. President Cleveland then introduced Governor Culbertson. who welcomed the delegates and friends to Texas. He paid a high tribute to the Southern valor and the justice of the Southeen cause, saying that it wsas the proudest event of his official career to wvelcome the veterans to this reunion. Mayor Brown followed in a brief address, bidding the visitors welcome to the city. General Gordon then rose to resp~ond to the addresses of welcome. It was the signal for another outburst of cheers from the throats of the ten thousand people, who were assembled in the vast auditorium, each State un der its respective banner. It was some time before the speaker could be heard. He spoke as follows: GoRDtON'S REsPONSE. "It is my ollicial duty, high privil ege to respond in behalf of my com rades to this gracious welconme and tender of munificent hospitality by the city of Houston and State of Texas. When I have said that they are char acteristic of this city and State. my language is capable of no stronger ex pressioni. What higher tribute could be paid to this great people than to say that their hospitality is worthy of Texas: Around the n'ameu and 'his tory of Texas are gathered associa tions glorious and hallowed: and in her subsequent career are centered high hopes of richest contributions to the future of.- the Republic. In fifty years of Statehood, she has risen to commanding position among her sis ters. and the imagination can scarcely in the fifty years to come. With a genial climate and imperial domain, with a soil not only exhaustless in its fertility, but which like responsive charity, answers with more lavish abundance as the demands upon it be come more exacting with a history in the memories of her Alamo. her Goli ad, and her San .Jncinto, as well as the deeds of her Houston, her Austin. her Travis and her Lamar; with a proud heritage of valor and heroism bequeathed by her intrepid sons in the mighty conflicts of the sixties, with some of the best blood of the Republic in the veins of her people, whose in dominable energy and lofty spirit, are equalled only by their princely hospi tality, with all these splendid endow ments by nature, by her history and by the characteristic of her sons and daughters, what optismetic prophet would predict for her a career so glori ous as to be beyond her reasonable ambition. "The assemblage of these war-scar red veterans in this war-scarred State recalls a striking contrast in their war histories. Sixiy years ago Texas won her fight for independence. Thirty years ago, these ex-Confederates lost their fight for separate nationality, but Texas' victories were not more glorious and grand than were these brave men around me in their over whelming defeat. Texas' victories won her way to Statehood and a place in the front rank of States These Con federates, crushed and disbanded as soldiers, addressed themselves to the duties of citizens, with a conservatisn so conspicuous, a patriotism so true and broad, a fidelity to the decisions of battle, so unquestioned and scarce as to challenge the confidence and es teem of patriots in every section of the Union. "This leads me to recall three re markable achievements by these ex Confederates in peace which imnartial history will pronounce a fitting climax to their splendid war record. The first is the reconstruction mainly through your instrumentality of the labor system of our entire section. You returned from a long, exhausting and unsuccessful struggle to find the agricultural labor 6f your States not only disorganized. but as a system (to the management and control of which you werelorn and trained) it was ut terly destroyed. Yet you heroicly un dertook the task of its reorganization under a new system and of adopting yourselves to that new order. The success of your efforts is the noblest commentary upon your wisdom and justice. With no power to control that hitherto servile, labor and no money to pay it, you successfully guided it to a plane cf self-support, and too vastly increased product of the South's great staple. "The second is your astounding suc cess in securing in spite of the radical revolution in the conditions around you and in so short a period, financial independence for your families and in dustrial prosperity for your section. You returned from the war poor, ten s of thousands penniless, many shot and maimed, and yet bravely and uncom plainingly laboring with aid from no source save from.God and yodr own self reliant manhood, you have fought Four way to competence, provided for your disabled comrades until scarcely a Confederate soldier can be found de prived of the comforts of life. At the same time, your combined efforts have carried these Southern States to a Eeiht of material advancement from which you may now calmly look back >ver a land wllich but thirty years ago was a wide waste of desolation and shes, and around you, over a country now happy in its rebuilt homes and re eemned farms, radiant in the light of industrial resurrection, as assured prosperity and enduring material in ependence. "The third achievement is the pas sionless, unostentatious and peaceful manner in which you laid aside the trappings and discipline of the camp For the modest garb of the citizen and silent restraints of civil government. Eor this marvelous exhibition of self 3mmand under supremist trials, for this complete burial of all sectional bit terness, for the gradual but certain transmitting of your valor and devo tion, exhibited in defense of the flag that fell into unchallenged loyalty to the flag that triumphed; for all these evidences of loftiest attributes of citi renship, you will yet find your reward in the universal plaudits of your coun trymen, as it is already secured in the power, progress and cherished freedom of our reunited republic. "Go forward, my comrades, and by self denial, by wise economy and well irected energy, continue the develop ment of this heaven-blessed section, ntil abundance shall be found in avery home and the whole land shall rejoice in your triumphs. Go forward in the cultivation of a national fr-atern ty, giving no heed to imprudent or thouohtless efforts to stimulate sec tionl animosities in any quarter. I rejoice in the privilege ot bearing to you fraternal greetings from the great body of brave men who confronted you in battle. It has been my fortune re eRly to mingle with those men in avery section .Be assured, my Confed arate comrades, that the overwhelm ing majority of the Grand Army of the Republic, composed' of soldiers who were as brave in battle and are gen arous in peace, couraeous, knightly and true, bear towardls you neither lingering bitterness nor sentiment of listrust. Whatever of untimely pas sion which may here and there exist from any cause will be of short dura tion and comparatively harmless. In the presence of your- continued con servatism, and before the higher and nobler sentiments of the country,. it. will vanish like vapors before the morning sun. '"But I must not consume more of the time of this convention. I close. as I begun, by assuring the Gov-ernor f this great State, the mayor of this metropolitan city, and the generous and patriotic people of both, that thge United Confederates are profoundly wateful for this superbi r'eception and f~ountiful hospitality." The convention then proceeded to business. At the reunion two ears ago, a committee on his ory was appointed, with Gen. Stephien D. Lee as chairman. to :ollect and disseminate accurate his orical information concerning the -ivil war. The convention held at Bir mingham last year, adopted a new onstitution, which, among other things, dissolved this committee, thei ommander ordering the csuspension f the new constitution until the reas senmbling of the convention and con inuing the committee. This was done En January, so that the work of the :ommittee was delayed nearly a year. Ihiese facts were set forth in the report which then went on to enumerate the SIRBY IS WORRIElk HE THINKS THAT GOFF HAS GIVEN US A FATAL BLOW. Wants an Extra Session of the Legislature. A Side Slap at the Reform Press of the State--Getting Ready to ledge. Senator Irby has furnished the fol lowing interview to the Piedmont Headlight. It is interesting, as show ing that the case of the Ring is criti cal: "Senator. have you any objection to giving us your views upon the po litical situation of South Carolina at this time?' "Well, usually I am averse to hav ing anything to say by letter or inter view in the newspapers. I gave my views to the State Democratic execu tive committee last week in secret ses sion, thinking it would be much bet ter for the situation to be discussed in this way by the Democratic represent atives. However, the newspaper re porters undertook, and I think suc ceeded, in stealing from us our opin ions after they had been politely ask ed to retire. The discussion was par ticipated in by a great many, and last ed till late into the night. Synopses of opinions of others were given in the daily papers the next morningbut notwithstanding that I talked in a loud voice the reporters failed to hear anything that I said. Consequently, I notice that I am being misrepresent ed in the daily papers as to what I think ought to be done to secure the election of delegates that will give a whole people of a State a Constitution that will meet our wants: for that rea son I shall express myself with less hesitation than bieretofore. "As the chairman of the Democrat ic party of the State, I am free to say that the situation is a very serious one. Judge Goff has stricken us a fatal blow, if the white people of the State are not cautious, prudent and wise in speech and action. It is not worth while to abuse the authors of the reg istration law or seek comfort in the fact that the present administration had nothing to do with its enactment. It is true, the Conservatives who made these laws acted in bad faith in at tempting to have them destroyed by the U. S. Court after they ceased to hold office. They were a protection to them as well as the present admin istration. They have been declared unconstitutional and an appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. We must face the mdl ancholy fact that if the Supreme Court sustains Judge Goff, the doors are thrown open, the negroes turned loose, with friends among the white people who will undertake to use them to defeat friends of the present admin istration. If the Supreme Court re verses, after election, Judge Gotf, and we hold an election without registra tion, allowing whites and blacks to vote indiscriminately, then the elec tion itself of the delegates to this con vention will be declared illegal. There are many difficulties and obstacles that the Democracy will have to face that are known to us. The rank and file are in the same state of organiza tion and are as ready to de their duty as citizens as at any .time since the war. But the leaders among the con servatives and the Tillmanite officials are divided, and all kinds of petty jealousies and dissensions exist. The daily morning papers, for instance, have caused and are causing great confusion and trouble in the State. The Conservative dailies are embitter ed and unreasonable, and thought by some to be treacherous: the Reform papers, with a few exceptions, seem to have become personal instead of Dem ocratic organs. These papers may be likened to the artillery in the army that however courageous the infantry may be, if there is suspicion that the artillery is to be turned upon them, stampede and consternation are liable to arise at any time. Instead of these papers fighting for the principles of Democracy and white government and control of the State, they are con stantly firing at some leader, charging up to him all the errors that he may make but giving him no credit for proper things that he may do. For instance, they are charging me with an intention of bringing on a bloody, violent campaign, withouti knowing my feelings. Again, in 1876, after we had been controlled for years by a corrupt, ignorant crowd, revolution that was in the nature of self-defense was justified by the p~eople of the Uni ted States, because they looked upon us as a prostrate State. That is not the case. howvever, now, and the methods that were used in 1876 cannot safely be applied now. The whole machine ry of the government is in the hands not only of white people, but in the strictest sense the friends of the people of the State. We inherited, unfor tunately, out- registration laws from the administration since '76. The ne gi-oes felt that their rights of citizen ship were being denied them under this law, anid appealed to the Federal government, from whom this right came, to protect them mn its exercise and mnaintenance. The judiciary, it may be in a harsh and par-tisan man ner, (lhut that is not necessary to be discussed herec, Idecreed in their favor, that they wvere governed by the hands of fraud as far as the negro .is con cerned. Right oi- wrong, that is the law till it is reversed by the Supremie Cou rt of the United States. If we un dertake to use the least, or even the appearance of violence or intimida tion. we not only invite but force the executive department to interfere. The manner of this interference can be guessed. Besides, the whole civil ized world, not knowing or caring what the situation or condition in South Carolina is, would cry out agrainlst us. and claim that we were not fighting for the God-given rights of self-defense. but for the perpetuation of ourselves in ollice. anid would not sustain us in word or* act that would antagonize or c~ontl ict with the United States government. Besides the p~eO ple are my friends, who put me in tihe lh-st otlice I ever- held, who arec the friends of thme Democr-atic party and who arec always found voting to suts taini gooI d governmenO~t, amnd the poorer class of people ini this State: they are poorer now. thtam ever before. Ini many instances I see fai-mers who were wvell to do. since '76 have lost thieii land and their persontal pretty, and are now. workinig for part of thme crop, with thmeir- wives and children labor inig side by side with them in the field. These people wvill never he ad vised or~ led into any antgonismn or trouble they cannot afford it, and I cannot do j anything to bring it about. The best and safest way in emergencies and trials like this is the peaceable one, if possible. There must, however, be no backing. no flunking, no dodging. We must win this election honestly and peaceably, and I believe we will do it." "Well, Senator, how do you pro pose to accomplish this " "I think that for the dignity of the State the Attorney General ought to prosecute his appeal with the greatest possible dispatch. He can get a case by one supervisor ignoring Judge Golf's order, and takelim to the Uni ted States Court under writ of habeas corpus. But this alone could not safe ly be relied upon. for we ought to take all the chances. in case they decide against us, and know what to do at once. I think that it is highly proba ble that if this case is taken to the United States Supreme Court that it may-not be decided in time for us to know what the decree xill be till time to hold the election or cenvention ar rives; so time is a great factor in this whole matter. If we can strengthen the line of policy in any way, it is our duty to do it. The committee dis cussed at length, and while there was no expression upon it by vote, yet I have every reason to believe that a majority of the members favor the suggestion that I made, whic-h is: that the committee, as the representative and guardian of the whole Democracy, including every faction, should re spectfully ask the Governor for the good, safety and the peace and dig nity of the State to call an extra ses sion of the Legislature at once. To use a common expression. 'tie it out in the woods for quick use,' should the decision be against us, or fail to come in time. Realizing the seriousness and gravity of the situation, I was unwill ing to trust my knowledge of the law and called around me able lawyers, to discuss and advise as to the legal as pects of the case. The Attorney Gen eral. Col. Aldrich, of Barnwell, Sena tor Mayfield and Speaker Ira B. Jones. I also asked the opinion of another gentleman, whose name I shall not mention, and they all agreed that the Legislature, if it saw fit, could wipe out our present election law, do away with the good, bad and indifferent,and give us a law copied from some North ern State to be used as a pontoon bridge to cross the stream, with the hope of building.an iron one later. I know it-is claimed by some that we have got. to stand or fall on what the last Legislature did, and that an extra session can not undo what it did in these election matters last December. This was the point that was elaborate ly discussed by the gentlemen whose names have been mentioned, and de cided unanimously in favor of the right of the Legislature tormake a new law. I think it is due myself person ally, as well as chairman of thelparty, to say that some newspaper correspon dents have intimated that some politi cal advantage.might be at the bottom of this suggestion that I made in refer ence to the calling bf an extra session of tieLegislature. I realize that the executivecommittee have been charg ed by the party with the taking care of the Constitutional convenion, to see that delegates are legally elected, so that the product of that convention will stand the blows of its enemies in the Federal Courts. If we think it is best for the people of the State to have the Legislature to meet and remove this cloud that threatens the title and very life of the Constitution to be made, then we should be derelict if we failed to ask the Governor to call the Legislature together. Of course, it is in his province to do it or not as he sees fit. This executive committee is the one that made the campaign that elected the present administration and called the Constitutional convention and as loyal Democr ats and true rep resentatives of the Democracy, we are always pleased to sustain the adminis tration, and will continue to do so, but we must not be expected to shirk a responsibility, even if it does conflict with the opinions of other able and distinguished men." "Then, Senator, you have very de cided convictions that an extra session of the Legislature ought to be called?" "Yes, I have indeed, after much ma ture deliberation. The chief reason is that it will remove all questions and everybody will admit that these law questions are not only serious, but in great doubt. To emphasize it, I say again, in this way we will have a quiet and peaceable election. Now, the cost of the Legislature in these hard times, under a reform government, may be considered an obstacle; but the life of one, much less hundreds of pa triotic men, will be worth to the State more than a few thousand dollars that a ten days session will cost. In the name of peace and God, I submit that we can very well afford to make the investment." " .Well, Senator, you seem to take a gloomy view of this?" "I am not gloomy, hacked or afraid of the final outcome. The people when allowed to think always act and do the right thing at the right time. It would be untrue to me if it did not point out what seems to me to be pitfalls, and do what I think ought to be done to avoid them. At any event. with a possibility of a general uprising of the negroes. led by unscrupulous white men and negropreachiers. it is the part of wisdom, of the true men of the State to look these dangers in the face and bring victory again to the Demo eratic party. As I have said before. I dlon't believe that the people of the State, principally farmers of the State. will sit idly by and allow themselves ruined, in every sense of the word, by the domination of negroes. The ne groes living among the white farmers in thir impov-er'ished condition. if let alone, will naturally sympathize with the men who furnish them bread to eat and clothes to wear. If the worst comes to the worst, and the election day presentstlhe scene of the mad rush o~f thie mob, you will f imd many ne gr'oes who, with all their fau lts,l have gr-atitude, going with the men who furnish thiem shelters: '"Well, what do vou think will be dlone as to the cllinlg of an extra ses - Well, I don't know. Gov. Evans has said he would call it if he thought it necessary, and it all depends oni him. Thec executive committee, by discuss ing it fully in his presence, discharged their responsibility as to that.? " Are there any new developments Lthat are anticipated? "Nn that I know. *We cannot I lope to start the camp~aign earlier thain I I uly for the p~eolhe have got to make a i-ing, and they have no timle for dis-] ~ussion. Besides, .l uly will be early 'nough. We have been in a state of . p)oliticalh warfare ever since 1890I, and I we are all I~nil fr an otl' year so 'I CHE CROPS AND THE COLD. EFFECTS OF THE LAST WEEK'S SNAP ON THE CONDITIONS. Director Rauer'svery Interesting and Read able Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin --A Survey of the Entire State. COLUMBIA, S. C.. May 22.-The fol .owing is the weekly bulletin of the :onditioni of the weather and the crops ssued yesterd.y by State Obrerver Bauer. It will be found of great inter st in view of the unusual cold weath r of the past week: The prevalit r cool, windy weather onditions were decidedly unfavorable or growing crops during the past week. It was unseasonable cold, with light rosts on the mornings of the 14th and 15th (Tuesday and Wednesday) in low exposed places, which killed very little f any, vegetataion outright, except ;ome cotton, beans, peas, melons and little corn in Oconee, Pickens and Dortions of Greenville and Spartan urg counties, but it had a bad effect >n all crops in retarding growth. It rave cotton and corn a "sickly," yel ow color, and is causing much of the ormer to die out over a considerable ortion of the State. Buck mountains, .n Pickens county. were white with mow on Tuesday morning. The week was quite favorable for arm work, and plowing cotton and ,orn and chopping the former to a ;tand made considerable progress, but .lean, fields areas yet the exception. Daring the middle of the week there were several days with cool, high winds from the north and northwest :hat had a withering effect on tender vegetation; also caused the ground to iry rapidly and crust in places. There were hail storms in various portions of the State on the evening of he 16th (Thursday), severe in places, but generally light in character, and loing but iftile, if any, damage. There was about an average amount >f sunshine in the southern and western counties, with cloudi ness the prevailing condition >ver the northern and northeast :rn counties. It is stated that berries now ripening are acid for . lack of sunshine. The temperature ranged below the normal the entire week, with an aver Ige departue of from 7 to 10 degrees per day, being least along the coast Ind greatest in the northwest portion )f the State. On the last day of the week the temperature rose to the nor mal. The highest temperture reported was 3S degrees on the 20th at Coumbia; the lowest :36 on the 15th at Cheraw nd Santuc, making the weekly range nearly as great as the previous week. The mean temperature of the week For. the State was between 64 and 65 legrees, and the normal for the same period is approximately 71 degrees. -There were light showers reported from Chesterfield, Orangeburg, Abbe ville and Kershaw counties on the 14 quite general showers, mostly light, >ccured in variou portions of the State >n the evening of the 16th, accompa Inied by hail in places. The rainy con litions covered the entire State, except long the immediate coast, on the 17th with amounts ranging from 0.25 to .50 inches. On the 18th the rain area :overed the easter'n portion of the State, with scattered showers in some >f the southern and central counties. rhe heaviest fall was 2:45 inches, act Lal measurement at Conway, although the fall on the 18th was estimated at ver 4 inches in Marlboro county. There were a few widely scattered showers on the 19th. The average amount of forty-three stations reporting rain fall the past week was 0.67 inch, while the nor nial for the same period is approxima ely 0.90 inch. Cotton has attained a good, vigorous stand in Abberville, Anderson, Lau eens, Newbery, Edgefield, Aiken, possibly a few other counties. It is vying badly, necessitating planting n Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, 'airfield, Sumter, Clarendon, Orange ~uro, Lancaster, Frorence, Chester aekT and ])arlington counties. Entire Selds have been plowed over and re planted. Cotton has generally a poor stand on sandy land. The cool weath er has given it an unhealthy color and leveloped "soreshank" in various lo :alities. Fields are as a rule, grassy. Dhopping to a stand not being pushed, >wing to the plant's -dying. Sea sland cotton is thriving. Corn hlas lost most of its healthy ~olor, heretofore reported. and is turn .ng yellow, owing to the cold weather mnd light frost that touched it in the ipper counties. Cut worms and bud worms have damaged it considerably >n bottom lands. Warmer weather mnd more sunshine would be highly >eneficial. Corn has generally-receiv ~d its second plowing, but consider tble remains yet to plant, especially >n bottom lands that have hitherto >een too wet. Grains were apparently not adverse .y affected by the weather. Both .vheat and oats are heading well. but .he stand of wheat is generally thin. [t is impossible to generalize the oats ~rop, for in nearly every report, even romh the same county. its stated differ mtly. In some localities it is said to >e a failure, in others most excellent, while the greater number state its con lition as fairly good. Tobacco has about all -been trans ylanted and is growing well. An insect kariety not named, has attacked the lant in a few places. Potatoes were nipped slightly by the rost in the upper counties. -Sweet po >otato slips for transp)lanting reported carce in places. This work is being >ushled as the weather favors it. The rish potato crop promises well. From every county come the reports hat fruit is dropping b)adly, b)ut uen ~rally coup~led to the statement that >robably enongh will remain 01n the rees to mature a full crop. Apples tre not prmisng as large a yield as le blossoming time indicated. Although the earliest of vegetables tre abot past, large shipments of lat r varieties are beinig sent tothe North rn markets. Potato bugs are still roublesome . I-:xplosion ini a Coal Mine. \SI NG T N, May 21.-Dispatches romn (raftont and Morgantown, WX. a., report that an explosion occurred oday in the coal mines at Mononga iela, on the West Virginia and Pitts >urg railroad. The mine took lire. our miners were taken out dead: omne reports say eight; six fatally in ur-ed, and that 131 miners escaped rom the burning mine uniinjured. ~he confusion is greait and rePor . *e onIflinin KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The Grand Lodge Gets Through With Its Work. SUTER, S. C. ,May 23.-The closing session of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, held last night, was a delightful occasion, and was made particularly instructive and en tertaining by addresses from Supreme Chancellor Richie and the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals, Mr. White, and the exemplification of the work of these two brothers assisted by Supreme Representatives James and Hughes. Brothers Richie and White complete ly captived the hearts of all the mem bers of the Grand Lodge. The occasion of their visit will be long remembered by all who were present. During the session of the Grand Lodge a telegram of greeting was sent to the Grand Lodge of Georgia, in ses sion at Atlanta, and a hearty response was received. .The Grand Lodge was composed of as fine a body of men as has ever assem bled in this State, and in numbers ex ceeded by far any meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Knightsof Pythias ever held in this State. About one hundred and fifty members attended, together with many visitng Past Chan cenlors. All the Knights in attendance express themselves as being charmed with Sumter, and of the Treat hospita lity not only of the members of Game Cock Lodge, but of the citizens gener ally. The Grand Lodge passed a resolu tion to this effect, returning sincere thanks for the manner in which they were entertained. Supreme Chancellor Richie installed the grand officers, after which the fol lowing officers of the Grand Lodge committeemen and District Deputy Grand Chancellors were appointed by Grand Chancellor H. F. Wilson: Grand M. A., Douglas Jennings; Grand I. G., J. W. Orvin; Grand 0. G., W. P. Baskins; committee on law and supervision, A. S. Farrow, C. C. Featherstone, G. S. Mower; commit tee on milage and finance, G. A. Neuf fer, W. A. Law, M. B. Woodward; committee on credentials and returns, J. M. Graham, Geo. H. McKee, W. W. Lewis; committee on appeals and grievances, B. . J. Hammett, W. G. Scase, E. Nicholson; committee on foreign correspondence, Samuel Alex ander. District Deputy Grand Chancellors: No. 1, W. H. Thomas; No. 2 T. 0. McAtheny; No 3, Henry Nachman; No. 4, C. NV. Davis; No. 5, J. W. Cor bett; No. 6, D. J. Auld; No. 7, J. F. Williams; No. 8, Max G. Bryant; No. 9, Scott Maxwell; No. 10, J. P. Car lisle; No. 11, R. B. Wilson; No. 12. Lewis Sharp; No..13. W. McNab. Your correspondent reporting the election of Supreme Representatives yesterday accidentally wrote the name of H. C. Moses, when it should have been Altamont Moses. When the gavel fell last night an nouncing the adjournment of the Grand Lodge, the Knights were formed in two ranks and,. escorted by the members of Game Cock Lodge, repair ed to the supper room, where two hun dred and fifty exemplars of Friendship, Charity and Benevolence were enter tained around the festive board until the wee small hours of the morning. This ended an occasion which will long be remembered by the people of Sumter, who wish a Godspeed to the glorious order of Knights of Pythias. To Test Goff's Decision. COLUMBIA, May 22.-Special: The State adiministration is seriously con sigering the idea of making an appeal from the interlocutory order of in junction granted by Judge Goff in the registration case. It is thouoht that the whole case can be broug t up in such a proceeding before th United States Circuit Court of Appeals,which meets in Richmond next Tuesday. Chief Justice Fuller will preside at this term of the Circuit Court, and it is likely that lie will be requested to have ,a udge Jackson, of West Virgin ia, and Judge Dick, of North Caro lina, sit on the Bench in the case. If the Administration is satisfied with the outlook it will present a motion to have the case docketed, and in the uusual order the motion will no doubt be heard in ten or fifteen days after the case is docketed. It is proposed to urge that the interlocutory motion was improvidently granted, and that a political question is involved, and that Judge Goff erred in granting the interlocutory in junction. Assistant Attorney Gen. Townsend had a conference yesterday with Gen. Edward McCrady, and the outline of the case was prepared. The papers; .n the case have been pretty wel pre pared and it is qwie likely that the case will be presented in some shape to the Circuit Court next Tuesday. It is thought by the Administration that this is about the best and perhaps the only way to upst the Goff decision. It is thought ~at this is the quickest remedy, even if the case could be tak en directly to the Supreme Court. It is not likely that the question of juris diction will be raised as the chief gne before the Appeal Court. The dispensary case seems to be get tingr alonog very nicely, and there is a ver~y much better chance of getting at a final decision in that matter by the Supreme Court than in any of the others. The intention of having the case heard on printed argument seems to be working very well. Mr. Bryan was seen yesterday by Mr. Townsend, and it is said that he consented to sub mit the case on printed argument on condition that he first be allowed to see the BState's argument in the case in order that he might reply. So it is not unlikely that both of the now fa mous cases will soon be heard by the higher Courts. In the registration cases, under the law, .Judge Goff is disqualified from sitting in the case, and Judge Simon ton, on account, of his being in the Legislature at the time the law was passed, does not seem to want to sit in the case under the circumstances. Where Was the Mlotorman? NEW ORLEANS, May 22.-A horrible accident occurred this afternoon on the Annunciation street trolley line in this city. A little girl named Mehalia Ebbinger, 11 years old, was run down by one of the cars and her body cut into five pieces. She had gone home from school nearby and was sent to a grocery store. On her way back from the store, to avoid a 'wagon, which was coming, she stopped on the car track and did not notice the approach of the car fronm the opposise direction. The matormnan rang his bel.l, but the girl was slightly deaf, and her whole attention was on the wagon, which NO TAX ON INCOMES. PERSONAL PROPERTY NO MORE SUB JECT THAN REAL ESTATE. The United States Supreme Court Pro notices a Second Judgement on the Law Opinion of the Chief Justice. A Divided Court. WASHINGTON. May 21.-The United States Supreme Court today decided the income tax to be unconstitutional. the court dividing as follows: Against the law-Chief Justice Fuller, Justices Field, Gray, Brewer and Shiras; for the law-Justices Harlan, Brown, Jackson and White. Chief Justices Fuller read the opinion of the court. The interest attachinog to all proceed ings connected with the income tax case was again-manifested this morning when the Supreme Court room was crowded under the belief that the final judgement of the court in the income ta x cases would be announced. This in terest was heightened by a knowledge of the fact, circulated just a few mo ments before the court convened, that Associate Justice Jackson had return ed to Washington and would sit on the bench while the opinion was being delivered. This was altogeter a sur prise; and his coming had been so skillfully concealed that his appear ance was necesssary to convibce some people of its truth. He did not go home, as stated. but spent the week in Philadelphia in consultation with a physician. When the justices camse in and were formally announced by the crier, they were greeted by a distinguished array of counsel within the bar and a throng of spectators in the portion of the chamber set aside for the public. As on prevsiious smilar occasions, a large proportion of the visitors were ladies. The attorney General and his full staff of assistants, including Solicitor Gen eral Holmes Conrad, occupied their re served seats, and at their right was Hon. James C. Carter, the eminent New York counsel, who .argued the cases orignally with the Attorney General in behalf of the law. Near by was Comptroller of the Currency Eckels, Internal Revenue Commission er Miller and other officials. There were also present a number of Senat ors and Representatives in the city, who were interested in the outcome of the case. When the justices took their seats, it was observed that the chief had an unusually large bundle of manuscripts in his hands, but nothing was thought of this, as a score or more of opinions were expected. But immediately there was a sensation, for, ignoring an al most wholly unbroken rule, which re serves the announcement of opinions by the chief Justice to the last, Chief Justice Fuller plunged at once into the income tax cases. He read his op inion in full, occupying about an hour's time, and spoke with an earnest ness that ianifested the dggth of the feeling expressed in his opening sentences. A Costly Experiment. WASHINGTON, May 20.-The experi ment of reviving the income tax has been rather a costly one to the United States Treasury. Up to date the cost of preparing for the enforcement of the law now declared unconstitutional by the Supree Court aggregate about $100,000. All the printing done in preparing blank forms of returns is, of course, a dead loss. There were appointed 240 deputy collectors of in ternal revenue for the especial purpose of handling this tax, all of whom will now be gradually dismissed. At some of the large offices a few special deputies may be kept a short time to assist in closing up the work of refund ing the money already paid in. Up to May 1 the amount paid in was: By corporations, $16,642; by persons, $56,521. Since that date about $7,000 has been received, making the total in round figures $80,000. This money will be refunded under section 3220, Revised Statutes, upon application be ing made to the commissioner of inter nal revenue through the collector to whom the last returns were originally made. One application has already been filed for the return of the tax p aid in. It was made by ex-Senator Camden of WVest Virginia who filed it five minutes after Chief Justice Fuller announced the decision of the court. Commissioner Miller says that under the income tax as it passed Congress; $40,000,000 would have been received and in the shap in which the first de cision left it a ut $16,000,000 would have been reallzed. To have collect ed this would have cost about $130,000 or less than 1 per cent. of the amount collected. The records already filed by persons and corporations in the of fice of the commissioner of internal revenue, showing the items of ineome liable to taxation, will be retained in violate in the office. They cannot be returned to the oricrinal persons mak ing them, as they ~ive now become official papers of the office and their destruction or return can only be au thorized by act of Congress. The Human Family. The human family living on earth today consists of about 1,450,000,000 souls-not fewer, and probably more. These are distributed liberally all over the earth's surface, there being no cousiders ble spot on the globe where man has not made his home. In Asia, the so-called "cradle of the human race," there are now about 800,000,000 people densely crowded together, an average of about 120 to every square mile. In Europe there are 320,000,000, averaging 100 to the square mile. a population not so crowded as Asia, but everywhere dense. In Africa there are, approximately. 210.000.000. and in the Americas-North. South and Central-I110,000,0100, these latter. of course. thinly scattered over the broad areas. On the islands. large and small. there are probably 10.0011000 more. The proportion of the extreme blacks and the whites, is as five to three; the remaIning 70)0000000 are intermedi ate, brown, yellow and tawny in col or. Of the entire race. 50000,G00 are welleclothed, that is, they wear ear mnents of some kind: 250,000.000 habit ually go naked, and 70.000,000 only cover the middle portions of the body; 400,000.000 live in houses. 700,000,000 in huts and caves, the remainiing 250, - 000,000 virtually having no lahce to lay their heads. Cowhided Her H~us1>and. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., MIay 17.-At Key West yesterday, MIrs. J. .J. War ren, a pr'ominent society lady, severe ly cowhided her husband a wealthy