The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, June 30, 1897, Image 1

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VOL. .111". MIG . . "1.~ WENSDY JUN SQ! .? NO.49 UNTITLE I BEROS . THE PRIVATE SOLDIERS CF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDEPACY. An Elcqueut Tribute Pidt( Thm by That Battle-Scarred Chie-ft ar. Gen. (ordon. in His Farewell A dras to H t+ Comrades of the voited Con!e dtrate Veterans. The following is the farewell ad dress of Gen. John B. Gordon. delle ered Wednesday morning, on the oc casion of his voluntary retireiAnt at Commander in Cbief of the United Confederate Veterans, at the grand reunion inNashille, Tenn: "Mr. President and Conradess: Per mit me with few words to return the commission with which -'ou have honored me for eight years acd by unanimous vote. Wittin the next few hours you will elect my successor. When this duty is performed by ycu I shall gladly take my place by those untitleu heroes who so grandly bore the battle's brunt in the stern work of war. Such a step voluntarily taken ought not to be considered a strange condescension by any man. To me it is a privilege. It was as a private that I enlisted as a soldier on the first l indication of approaching wars. It is true that the partiality of my com rades, which has followed me from that hour to this, did not permit me to serve in that honorable and sell-sacra- I ficing position. But, Mr. President, through all the vicissitudes of war, amidst its lights and its shadows, its glories and its gloom, I never lost) sight for one hour of myobligations tor the private soldiers. From first to l last, in all those years of aiteraate victory and defeat, of hope and de s.air, my hear: was ever paying its spontaneous tributes to the matchless fortitude of that intrepid band, who, shoeless, half clad and hungry, mai e ' ed on foot, suffered on picket and bravely defied the battle's carnage and from the beginning to the end of that struggle witnout one murmur of discontent Sir, if I had the powers I would erect to the private soldier the most splendid memorial that grati tude could suggest, genious could plan er money build. but I am too poor for that. Or if I possessed the needed gift of speech, I would leave upon record a tribute worthy of them, and such as my own convictious and emotions prompt; but my words are too feeble for that. There is one thing, however, which I can do. I can Jay at their feet the commissions which they won for me in war and the honors with which they have crown ed my life in peace. I can promptly,I as I shall proudly, take my dlace in their now thinned and rapidly dissolv ing ranks. -Mr. President, in these closing hours of my long Fervice as com manding general I must ask the con vention's indulgence fora brief review of that official relation and possibly for some suggestions as to the future. "On the 10th day of June, 1889, eight years ago, while serving as Governor of my native State, I received from N-e-roeamrw te-W-Oy et announcement of my election as commander-in-chief of the newly or ganized United Confederate Veterans. This new communion of ex soldiers began its somewhat unpromising career with the modest number of but ten organiz itions, united for peaceful! and noble ends. To day it presents the proud array of more than a thou sand camps answering the roll call and reflecting merited honors uoon' the different commanders and espec ially upon our able- adjutant general. In the next few hours I shall turn over to my successor this army of more than a thousand organiz'itions rapidly advancing toward the second thousand. "'I said, Mr. Preident, that I would turn over an army. It is an army of ex soldiers, of ex Confederate soldiers, of ex-fighting .Canfederate soldiers, ~at whose prowess and end urarce en lightened Christendom stood in brenath less amazement. It is an army still, Mr. President, but an army for the bloody work of war no longer. Its banners no longer bear the flimimg im signia of battle. Its weapons no longer flash defiance to the foe nor deal death to opposing ranks. Its weapons are now the pen without malice, the tongue without aspersion and history without misrepresentation. Its aims - are peaceeful, philanthropic and broadly patriotic. Its sentiment is lofty, generous and j ast. Its missi n is to relieve the suffering of the liv ing, cherish the memory of the dead and to shield from reproach the fair name of all. This now mighty or ganization, while insisting upon comn plete historical justice to the South, will scorn to do less than complete justice to the North. Proud of the South's chivalry in defending the rights of the States, they honor the heroism of the North in defend iog the perpetuity of the Union. Having committe d the South's cause to the ar bitramneut of battle, they loyallyv and tnanfully stand by that tribuinafs ver dict. Fighting and suffering for their homes and rights as men hare rarely fought andi suffered in the world's history; exuibiting on a .hundred fields and in a thousand emergencies a heroism never e xce:Ld; yielding from utter exhaustion and only when their prostrate section was bleeding at~every pore; failing after the mcsL desperate defensive struggle in human annals to establish their cher ished Co~.federacy, these high souledi sons of the South offer this record o& devotion as the noblest pledge of their fealty to freedom and of their re-ai ness to defend the repu'li: of h fathers. "My comrades of the Uni:.ed Con federate Veterans, if the brief summto ry fairly represents your sentinsemst and your aims, then my cup of joy is full indeed. I cannot doubt. I do not doubt, that I ba re caught andj correctly voiced the impulses and' hopes of this most representative bo..dy of Southern manhood. In the first : ddress issued by me as your c am muander I sought to embody your en ti-entsaslIdid my own. L'et me reau. a few more sentences from that ad d~ess. After reciting the objects of . he united Confederate Veterans as de e'ared by your constitution, I sd: 'No misjudgments can defeat o-'r eaceful purposes for the future. \ ur aspirations have been lifted b he mere forces and urgency ofs Sunding conditions to a pla f bove the paltry considerations ap -san t'riumnkis. The honor o . A merican repubic: the just power me federal governrenCft; tne .ights of the States; the integen o w'e constitutional Union ; the sanLC r ons of law and the enforceme: Go rder, have no class of defenders more -'he t out st t rt:' veseCs emr~s. Da: seu :r' :e grent tront? that a peoLte vShou' the !;mrOrie^s O' me'- c su &e'ri ar d sCiices are a i)"cole witho i-'' to'ry. -To ccers sch i.nories snd re Ca' l schi a 40. ':t-remnm wi'h sjcces -Le rcrat-i in defeat, is to ideafz .iiple and strer t e[" c"'aQter, ii' c oe t cot'u" a: dI converdeat.t and disaster iut) "i?"r is ot for f uture man!. hcod ia S 1S :.i Z.,a noble ,tr suh ood. Whether t souto- rat jrple un~dEr thewir chlan"eca ccndi.tiongnay e er hotpe to vtnees aother eiilization! w hi shall e q l that wvi~cl begat wiih their Ge "r Washivntyn a.d ended with ther Ire. it is certainly true trat d-votion to their glorious past is rot only the surest gusenty of future proess- e holiest bond of unity, but is also the stron'ess clsim they c' present to the confiderce and respect of thie other sections nf the Uaion '-Spesking then of your organiz3 tion, I aid: -Ti is political in no sense except so far as the word ' political" is a synonym of the word "patriotic." It is a brotherhood over which the gent ous of pbilanthropy and patriotism, of truth and of justice will preside. Of philanthropy because it will saccar the disabled, help the needy, stre'gth en the weak and cheer the dicmso late; of patriotism. bccause it wil cherish the oast glories of the dead C.afederscy, and transmute them ito inspirations for futaire s-rv"ces t) tie, living republie: of truth, because it will seek to gather and preserve un itrpeacbable facts as witnesses for his tory ; of justice, becruse it will cuim rate national as well as southern fra-! :ernity, and will condemu nearrcowv # mindedness and prejudice and passion, and cultivate that broader. higher, nobler sentiment which wculd write on the grave of every soldier who fell on either side. "Here lies an Aneriian hero, a martyr to the right as his conscience :oneired it.'" "Mt' comra'es, how can I doubt oar sympathy and approval. when this analysis of your creed you have supported me for so great a period and with such unparalleled unanimity? guided by my own convictions of dau ,y to you and to our whole country. I ave not hesitated to proclaim on all proper occasions in public and private, n the political hustinas and the fl)or he Senate, at the north and the south md among the English speaking peo le beyond the Atlantic-everywhere, repeat, I have orcelaimed that tne :ightnood won by the Confederate oldier in war would never be lost or varnished in peace by narrow bigotry >r any lack of a noble magnanimity. "Mr. President, as long as the cuth's flag could be held aloft in the smoke and storm of battle, no man oilowed it, I think, more loyally or Lovingly than myself,and the jadge of dl hearts is my witness that I would .reely have given for its triumph the Last drop of blood in these remns No nan is more loyal now to the hallow. !d memories than are embalmed with t, but when that 1 g went down at appomattov. whe'n.the f .e of war. nae-it ce-tain that this country was o remain one, with one flag and one lestiny, I turned my thoughts and tabors to the upbuilding of that one ountry which was bq ieathad to all be sections by the fathers. From the t rorning at Appamattox to this hour n Nashville it has been my highest olitical ambition to be an humble nstrument in the restoration of fra ernity an!d unity to the once divided ad embittered sections, upon a basis :orsistent with the honor and man ood of all. "I trust, my comrades,that you will egard these personal allusions as at east pardonable, although they may~ ot be essential to a clear understand-A ig of my stewardship. You will also >ermit me to recall in this connection he indisputable fact that for thirtyI ears southern leaders have stoo<! in he forefront of the country's peace nakers. It was Ben Hill, of Georgia, who, in that mssterful defense of his eople on the floor of Corgress, cal i d the nation to witness that 'south 'sj ons were in their father's house andl hmr to stay,' It was my long cher sed friend, Mississippi's illustrious1 on, the matchless Lamar, wbo utter-I d in that same hall the inspired ords, 'My countrymen know eachI ther and you will love each other hese noble words from a southern eader caught the nation's ear and triled the nation's heart. It was ery W. Grady who, in the very recinci of Piymou-.n R:ck and ink ight of Bunker Hill, proclaimed thatj ~vangel of peace that rang in every~ ome thoughout the land. Anad. r. President,- and Comrades, le proudest hour in my owr ublic lire was that in which : was able to pledge to the dis ubd comm'~unities of the north thy oal hearts and straing ar~ns of the~ outh for the enforcemient of law and rder. It was in that dreadful hourj when your sist r city of the wvest was breatened with riot, torch and blood; hen mob violence ruled in herj treets; when laws were trampled an ivil authority defied; when ia:e were spreadin~g amidst her d wellices aben panic and dismay ti-led Chi ai go's homes, atnd when no man ou l redict the nex scene inte drama t was in tnt hour and on the tiyr of; the Senate that I was able to pledg' outhern sympathy and aid and to de are that u.o man in this lCaion were nore loy al to law and to public liber y as conserve d by law; none mo-re eady to defend the authorty of the ! neal governmfenit, its hoaorit l.: an d its f-: ,'3 th a n the ne roLe ewiats ofths inmorta arme :ustoi. Be "n d or Jb huart mad Bdy 'rrt i orms. "Mv comradu the ecoes cm and ame g aickiy fro-n all over theC la.d.: ad no sweeter solace~ couldi came to ny spirit thian that which wasbrgu y the responses fro0n north and souti' "a. cocl.usin r ce,mrrades, lo e hope that theC wimi e)L -VatS2n, .me spirit of mw iiywi~ sa couirae, w'ti mr': your ea'ne-r in ie futueas they .ave in t'c past - e ter emo ab e occasion w ten pekig s souter r-pre~entative, sa . i susta c nos no e s i1C~ n.o d iant wen eer wt eret >3aizev thet mou, e vthat sook hic amau a s the rans tbtsop(i~maasliladthun:dered art-und iner heights of Gt tvsbure: every ratrio-i pray er or U'set hvenard fr om tr.fe rth ! south: enry thmb: of a.^ :i:h; i C: triotic wossi~e tri: every bu:i tear on .vn's every te: r m.inistrationL by her loing ds a t'he d fl i rsoldier'.- side - dl. a: w e. t contribnicons for the up bui:diert o~ Ame-en anhod.for t;-,- fuime.C defe: s~ of A r POLITICS IN 1 HE -.NATE. The Lnte D in cran'e P-r:den tal Cemtdl. <1ate Discu''td.E In ciscassin tIe tar :'. il in te Uoitid States Sanate on Wed rtsd3y Mr. Hoar oointed cut that thee was not a mjort in the itnate favorable t-) that dctrine of p:otectioa s:orort ed by the Republican party. It be came necessary threfore. to secare the co-operation of those who had support ed a man for the Presidency who, if elec:ed. was oledged to v. to a tarilf ill. Mr. iHar said Mr. Bryan's record in the House of irenresentatives would throw some light on the sub j--et. "He was supported by nearly all the free traders in the country.' 'ad ed Mr. Hoar, "and. if the party did not ple')zv. nim.he p:e(ied the ariv Mr. Len said the statement of Mr. hoar as t"3 the Siver candidate for the Presidenc snoulid not go ur chall 'd.Thre was nothing in wh aM L.an hid slid j istif -i a ass r . tnt he would hay' setd a arti . If it had been a bill of conthc1tion, dou.btl ss he would have vetoed it. Mr. Hoar brought f: ,ard c nies ^f th R-c:rd, shoving Mr. Bryau's course on the tar il- He had voted in the H.use to put wool on the free list; he bad carried out in triumph Mr. Wilson, who had denounced protec tion as robbery; he had himsolf de noi .ed protection as robbery. "I have a zod dial of resp-ct for Mr.1 Bryan" continued Mr. Hoar. "His character has inpressed me very fa vorably. and I have never j iced in criticis.u upon him: but if he would not veto a tariff biii for such utter ances, I would not have much respect for nim" Mr. Stewart of N vada thouzht thse criticisms of Mr. Brva'2 were most unfair. "For," said the S-nator,t "an exanination of Mr. McKney's record would shoe him to have voted for the free and u-2limited coinage of silver." Mr. Stewart stated that dur ig the consideration of the Bland Allison Act Mr. McKinley had voted at every stave "with the most radi;l silver men." E yen as late as 189) Mr., McKinley had made a speech at To~e do, denouncing Mr. Cleveland for dis criminating between the two metais. Mr. Stewart caused a laug, as he closed, by saying very earnesly that it was "no use to criticise Bryan, as he's going to be the next President." Mr. Teller reported to tbe statements c )ncerning Mr. Bryan. Tae latter's vote for free wool would not j istify the assertion o the Massactiuse:? Senator that Bran would veto a tar: if ig :e uv might approve it as a reve ue measure. Mr. Hoar interjected the remark that he had intended to stir up Sena tors, but had merely pointed out that at present the friends of the tariff bill were com'peed to secure the co-opera tion of senators who voted for a free I trade undidate and would probably! vt W' -- that crd idate again. Mr. Tei e-, cetnuinz, declared hat the Mass.a 'sett Senator had dragged ina pliue.' question for the evident purpose & Mllenging the positon of certain Seisators. As for himself. he wanted th~s bill passed. He did not belie' e it wou.:i bring the relief exoec'e.e He was iere to see that a decent biil was et acted. Hie was not here to delay, for i' there w'as any relief it should came quicklv. BMt if the Massachu-etts Sen'atr desired to bring in politic il q iestions. Mr. Teller gave notice that taere would be a Lull reply. kRun by Women. The state of B-sjek>vschtschina, in R ssia is probably the only place in the world that is entirely run by women. says the London Firefly. This slate is'made up of seven villages, each presided ever by a mayoress, the whole un ler Lhe superintendence of a lady namecd i'aschka, who acts as president There are women mnagis trates, women preachers, women pa licemen-in fact, every capacity icn the state is filled by women. The roads are made by women, and women sell milg and delhver letters. If you want to bring an action against your neigh bor, in this state you go to a woman ayer, and if there is anythine in your hcuse to be stoleo, then a barg Jar of the weakcr sex steals it. No lace of any ituportance is filled by a inn The state of affairs has been~ br'u::ht about by an epid~nic which oc'rred in 1881,. and during woien t'.e rnen~ of the state behas ed so badly~ as tore ae the population to starva tion Sice then t'he women lav take-n the state in hand and made i rros. arJus A Ocose story. The Seartanburg Herald. of Wed nesday, says "ME. J. L. Oeliltree, who~ iv ts on Jennings street, in this cihy. nserday gave Mr. George Avant a miost interesiing g~ose story. wmiea is absolutely true. Tuie facts of the case re that yesterday Mr. Oahiltr&& peple killed a Large, fat goose. a~d i p~reparig it for cooking, found in sizard 17 saali naus, about hali e ica long. Tney mauu have been there fo' so ine time. for they wer rorn by he gr't and pebbles in a~ .:os '-gzzd. I' these nails hu lybeen dii'ns or acid coiIn stlsorv wo\ h've createdU mu Sa~ siu~a on is a recent N:it Yor< n sto" 'a whiehi t so G>ran .gi-a oud a large donood in a de :erald re.'rtr had the- oportunuiy of s-eng the 'a' s and thecy certainly e~vienace sigos of having been well We" IS wo rrit-d1. A Wanicetou s-ea o h ~t P1a-' W*orv i i m 'a ".iofmi justce. :-nmcust r ppoitmnents "il -e m- a e te adj u- ne' of'- e- - . T .u e mde soasIthtee seved by the depart-ment 'apr' detal odices whecre no carges are A PIAY 1U OtR DERE1 ni THE 3TATE EXECUTtVE COMMITTEE SO DECIDES 1:: iiwr Foriy C' unt& s--Cam ptu 7.eetingrs to b-3 Held in Every County- (chdule i ill b! --Pr. p.r( d by a ' p cial C'm mnI:tc:1. T tate executi-C nomiLtee nwet T u i.ight in Coiiimbia and or d(r.: a primary for Lnite States sen str ad a pritary- in the Sixth con :r ssional di;trict to til the vacancy x:Siing here. After azreeing up;: h iimary, the committee decided p a t:e csmpaign with meeti::gs in each of the 4t) counties of the State. i:e schedule of which will be arranged y a social cammtee. T:e me+ inn was rat r fully at t ad. Present were the fo!lowimr members of the committee: J. Y. Jones, Abberille; W. A. Neal, An derson:S. G Mavield. Barnwell: T. J. Cunninghan, Cester: D. J. Brad .ham, Clare'ndor ; J. N. Parrott. Dar ing2ton W. H . Timmerman, Edge field; W. J. Jo nson, Fairfield; . B. ae'-weeney. Hampton: J. A. McDer ott, Horr: C. \Vinkler, Ker shwa- ;V. E O rit:zs. Laurens: C. M. J. L-xington: J. ). Montgomery. .4rion: W. D. E ans, a ribor;: J. A. S.igh, Ne. sberry 0 IO Lo' man. )a:n'eb : T. . 1 abinsn . Pickres: -1 d n :ts. 'iL1^: :d; S nopardi Nash, a.mt'r;) Fial-y, Tock; T. D~: ' Bi~n er ua.. St Chairman Tonnis annonn E d that the meeting had been called to cetermine wnether or not a primary h d behd to nomina e a United ditssenator. Mr. 0. R Liwma.?n said to test wht: her a primary should be ordered or not. he would move that a primary for UniLed S:ates senator should be held on Aug. 31. Mr. Parrott, for reasons unex oressed, bit whica would be seen later, said he t:ought the primary should not be held. Mr. Winkler said unless Mr. Par r.tt could point out good and valid reasons. he tiiou ht the committee sould not depart from the time-hon ord csto:n-of the Denocratic narty. Mr. Parrott, in arsver to Mr. Winik Lr, s:id the people were tired of so many ehe:ions and managers were get:iug tired of st-rving and would not serve without pay. Dr. Timmerman said that though the rules were not maendatory in this case yet it had came to be uncterstood that a primary would be ordered. It would be a labor of love for the man agers to serve, and if any were so pe nurious and hidebound as to be un willing to serve, there were others who would gladly perform the duty. He thought the committee should or der the nrimary. Mr. Parrott, in reply to Dr. Tim merman, feelingly asked had it come to this, thst those unwilling to serve for n-thirg were termed hidebound? Tae prinary, he went on to say, was "r. m1,ta nson the loo-'=.sa. Which wse^:s here next winter. Lieutenant Governor McSweenev was surprised to hear any oojection raised to the holding of a primary. "I am in favor of a primary for sena tor now and I am in favor of a prim ary from governor down to coroner " The people, he said, were not tb'c ones raising the hue and cry .obu tflese primaries. Th~ey favoreli thern and should be given a rig it to express their choice for their etli~ers Mr. S. G. Mayield said that until yesterday evening he dId not know Lhere was any oppotion to ordering a primary. As one who proposed to enter that primary for the United S:tes senate he y as willing to abide the result and h' knew every man who entered would feel in honor ound by the primary. It was not binding, but the candidates would so consider it. He favored the priamary ad a campaign meeting in each of the 4' counties. Mr. J. WV. Moatgomery said he dis agreed wita th~ose w an said the peopie were demanding the primary. They were sicer and tired ct campaigns of crmination and recriminatuon and of elections year in and year out. Man agers were not so patriotic as to ser ce for nothing and the expense would be enormous. The people were not so much interested ini who represented them in the United States senate. Ua der the Republican administration a senator would do nothing more than drasv his pay. The choice would be made by the people of the towns, for the couutry people would not turn out and vote and it would be better not to have a primary. Col. W. A Neal wa's surprised that any one. in face of the rules of the Dmocratic party would advocate that a pri:nary b- no- ed vas as much obl uon on the execu ve c~lmtieto' order~ a primt-ary to i1 this vac-nce as th-re gras to raake the urst nomi~:mtion luet yrar. He exected Lo ' s~ - -argst vote in this :rmary la1 t;eny he tate. Tne ~questio-n be~ culed for, M.. L->.mar-'s m-oton tot a primiary for Uited State's senator be held on Aug. 31 was carried by an almaost ntaeL nous vote. A motion by Mr. E rd that asee nd primary, if necsary, sbou-ld be lIeion Sept. 11 was adopted Mi. L nman ci :red a s 'e 'u-fo the cruaty metis wih wa the mea-s that of 1a't1 ttr. E. 1Lt said that it woud o3 out of the gestion for' the- people inte u-per part of the Riae to attentd thes me- tinxts this early i~n the ~ s-a l'he ea~npai-gn she - d o' s~trteda vhe l'ur part o h aelet Colonel Neal ur't -td against c-n *i~i th s1 ei i~s cutir-ey, f r it could. not be S-i -aciom il do7e, -e s-aid. HL thoudt a specia comn :-te -Lou td be apointed to prepare Mr.- Es agee i:h Colore'. Nal. The sxh isrict. said he. wated the campai-n to end there. Col. Neal thn -ai a mnotion L-hat a com'nittee of one fran eac.. culn gresional dste. cbe appiointed. and e- .0-rdt arrar-se a cudue s'er e -ia1 said e limata h Waie Jose, '-rn-n W .D dida'e was required,. one ha' to ber I n-ned to the defeated candidates. A motioi by Mr. Evans that no tate ase ent on ca:ddates in the sixth congressional district be levied -as adopted. The congressional can didates will be assessed a Emall amount b; etch coonty. Mr. E:;d r:;c-ed that all cardidates for the United States senoa e reuuest Eel to file their piledees by 10 a. i. on h i dv of the cama:in, ano caid 'ates for cougre:s in the sixth d istrc: be rneuested to fW thtir pke ~-by 10 a. m. on July 13 r. Finley conuosed the motion, and thou:ht it could no. be done, for it Was in conflict with the party cmnsti 'tut.ior:. Ser much disc :csion it was found that no rtion had been made for a , rim: In the si:h distrh-t A mo tion to the etfect that a primary be :el orn A u.ust 31st was adopted, and thei r. E rd's motion prevailed. The rule o' the Democratic party as to ph dges being tiled is as follows: iy pledge of such candidate sball b fi ed on or before the day of the tirst campaign meeting of the county or 8:aie respectively Mr Winkler said that the commit Itee a-s here arranging for an election ?for a successor to the late Senator Earle. He therefore thought it emi nently proper that a committee be ap pointed to draft resolutions of respect for the memory of that distinguished gent an. Toe "notion :was unani moe i" adopted, and thechairmtan ap poict-i Messrs. 'ickier, May field and MIrneney. The resolations il 1e drafted and pubian. The ex c;tive com nittee then ad jouwi Ied. Th mnernb rs of the sixth congres siona dis-rict met then and adopted the fellowiog schedule of meetings nor tha;?t distriet: Clarendon County-July 13, 14 and 15. Williamsburgr-July 16 and 17. FlorenIc-July 20, 21 and 22. Darhrleton-July 23. 24, 26 and 27. iarlboro-July 29 30 and 31. Marlon-August 3 4, 5 and 6. HIrry-August 11, 12 and 13. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. Schidule Arranged for Meetinga in All Countes. The committee appointed Tuesday night by the Slate executive commit tee to arrange a schedule for the sena torial campaign met Wednesday morning and accomplished its work. The wish of the executive committee was complied with as near as possible as to the section of the State where the campaign should begin and where it should end. Members from the Pied mont section did not want the cam paign to open there as farm wore would not be so near completed as in the lo w country, while representatives from the sixth congressional district specially requested that the campaign be allowed to end there. Accordingly, in trying to satisfy all narties the first meeting was fixed for Sumter on July 5 and the last one at Fiorence on Aug. 8. juis.. three days before the prim - rv. The following is the campaign as arranged by the committee: Sumter. Monday, July 5. Monck's Corner, Tuesday. July G. Charleston, Wednesday, July 7. Walterboro, Tnursday, July S. Beaufort, Saturday, July 10 Hampton. Monday, July 12. Barn-rell, Tuesda y, Jumy 1:3 Aiken, We-inesday, July 14. EligefieldJ. Thursday. July 15. Saluda, Friday, July It;. Lexington, Saturday, July 17. Winusboro. Monday, July 19. Calumbia, Tuesday, July 20. Osangeburz, Wednesday, July 21. D ]Jrchester. Thursday, July 22. Bambergz, Friday, J oly 23. Union, Monday, July 26. Soartanburg, Tuesday. July 27. ICherokee, Thursday, July 29. Greenville. Friday, July 30. Pickens, Saturday, Juiy 31. Oecnee, Monday, A ag. 2. Anderson, Wednesday, Aug. 4 Greenwood, Thursday, Aug. 5. Aobeville, Friday, Aug. b. Lturens, Sturday, Aug. 7. New berry. Monday, Au 9. (Thester, Wednesday, Aug. it. York. Thu-sday, Auag. 12. L incaster. Firiday, A.ut. 1:3. 2irershaw, Saturday, Aug. 14. Chesterfield, Mondoay, Aug. 16. Mariboro, Wednesdayv, Aug. iS. Darlington, Tnursday, Aus. 19. Marion ,Saturday. Ag. 21. Gn~rgetovn, Weeday, Auc. 25. Wifiamsburo, Thursday. Aug. 26. Manning, Friday. Aug. 27. Fiorence, Saturdsy, Auag. 2S. Wa'nts to Return a Watch. A former Federal soldier who de sires to return a silver watch to the fam! of the dead "Johnnie Rleh" mrom whom he took it. writes to, Ad juiat and Inspector General Wat for linforation as :ol1ws Palaadelp'hia, Pa. June 11, 19~7. Daar S-ir: I have in my p'sst ssion a silver watch that I took fcom the booy of L eutenanit Vand 'ver-I tin k that is the name, or somethng lik - it L '-utenan Vandi-re:- . a member or the Second S.)uta Carolina regi t'an you inform me from *w st to.'n ~in Siuth Caroiahe en lieted ?if I e jul. learn that. I mi-h 'ealet learn of his famirly through the locu1 postmuaser.Yurvvti Co. .. 29.h PN. Vois., P?il.delhia RUm xii7, OLI Feilm~ Tr-mple A Terrile Des.? . AtL::ne bbrr,. Va , WEter S:e i'. anl ae onani, tet Wi~h a terrible death l'nme m-sion ook nhie* froim c:nidAt lrecrowd wa prem' i. Tere a :nuch~ commrent ber 'e the b'iloon wa I--' louse on th da' ger of aking ieu the blloo shtup e a asth 01oon proper got abu -" : moi'r itdst in a -hareta dr dr -rej, dai: by th- r d aca im theupp r .. aso mi3tee on.appropria'u- 1s, co:ninJs a ;rovmon aprp .:n $5oij: for thL wi dov of the 1ate -'enator Earle of REPUBIANS$ ROW. LIVELIEST C?!J.!AGE CF SESSION CN WOOL SCHEDULE. Senatcrs Fora>,r And Allison sw Mach Feel:iu-The First E'dence of Serons Iepublic&an 1) erement-teeater Car ter Takes a Har-d. An excitint debate mak d the ccn fideration of the wool sce dule in th United Stairs S-rate on Tueedar. It develoor-d the iirst eioeu d-sagreement on the Republicac side of th' ciam Der and hd to a warm 4 "r'onal ex change between Sators 'rter of Montana and Fordec-r of O io. on the one hand and M . Allison of Iowa. in charge of the bill, on the er. Asice from this stormy icte rrution, fair progress was made on the schedule. The duty on :irst class wool was agreed to at 10 cents per pound and on second-class wool 1i cents, which is between the house and senate rates in each case. The rates on third -:lass wools went over most of the other amendments relating to .he cla.ssfica tion of wools. On one of the amend ments Mr. Jones of Ark.nsas spoke against the entire schedule as sever'ely oppressive on the couumers of wool en goods. As soon as the wooi schedu:le was taken gup Mr. M'nIte of Montana seib mif tLd a substiute for paragraphs :3 to 361. i:clusive. everiug the three classes of woeol at.nd tie rates thereon. Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina gave rotice of a farther amendr;:ent providing a horizontal reduction of :33 per e nt on the rates repor:ed by the committee. The p .raraphs were then conslder ed as reported, beinz agreed to on the provisions relating to the classes of wool up to parargraph 355 02 the latter paragraph, the comini:tcc amnendments were struck out at the request of Mr. Aliaon. They refer) red to skirted wools impred in 183 and prior thereto. This brought the senate to tha rates on the three classes of wool. Oz the first class the house rate was 11 cents per pound, a committee rate of S cents per pound. Mr. Allison moved to substitute 10 cents per pound. Oa sec ;nd class wool the house rate was 12 cenis. Mr. Allison moved to sub stitate 9 cents per pound. Mr. Mills of Texas demartdcd a sep arate vote on each proposition, and the first vote was taken on Mr. Alli son's motion to make the rate 10 cents per pound on first class wool. There was some auestion as to the form of the motion, whether it should be to reduce the house rate from 11 to 10 cents or increase the comem;ttee rate from S to 10 cents. The former was the form of the motion which being a reduction secured an utuexpectedly heavy atliemative vote. The motion to reduce from 11 to 10 cents prevail ed, yeas 55, nays 13. The announc. - ment was the signal for an unexoect ed outburst on the Republican side of the chamber. Mr. Carter tRep) of Montra arm e and speaking deliboratel; and i ipres sively, said the vote just given dis closed a purouse to make reductions in the rates on wool. There would be a day of reckoning for such action. In view of what had been done, hes asked that the consideration of the wool schedue be now susoerded. This declaration, coming from a Rh publican senator, caused a mild sensa tion, which was but the prelude to a dramratic ecene in which M~r. Foraker and Mr. Allison, representing the fi nance committee, participated. Mr. Carter alluded to a 'combina. tion" to reduce rates, which, he said, would hear more aocut the matter be ore the agreement wass reached. Mr. Foraker, with great posiuveness in his tones, said he had supposed there was an agreement as to the man ner of dealing with this wool sched ule. Unless tuis agre'-ment was res poted then, declared Mr. Foraker re h miently, everyv senator must act for himelf. "Every senator appears to have act ed for himseif," aosawered Mr. Alin "This senator h-as." aadeudMr. x aker, dediantly. He adde'd that tere was an agreement in writing and not until be had entered the chamboer to day did he knoiv of the chang--s which were contemolat2d. "And I doot poropose, cor cluded Mr. Forsker, with enry "to be nound. by any su~h actio. Mr. Alliso' tll preservig' h's ouat ward calm, said thre wso writ.en agreement that he knew of, and 'e wished to resent, in mi'd terms he said, th ggston of a cotabination, that had be::-n -- by th eaor from' Monta-na 'T'''e- mendmmsn .heorgial e-me"'e I 's on* .tr Mr.A~ F -rar ac:d.d:oe--ii *':" to paser~~ and~ that the enat' 'is10 no a'~ goo pac to dive. retorted Mr.~ Foakr ir -' - I of a.' aob~f bej o dkn n-r d a postpon ent of a- aag it uaO vote o i - and ' 9o nt 10i to be chargd, as~ a mmb-e-r fth ianc com::d-?ee, dc.'"ak~y or idre ~i to1 Mr. A-i2u "I Jb1y sexi f rme (9 1:> , n 10 atnd a MT. could read *-a Lcoui be d- m an areemenWt on est inf 0tre t e wnni ehodun atee..mz Lad tb&ti 'ci ~ nonc~co~~~tttc.e Tie -~v~.n'i s-~uator ~ai ucwft who ~lih Mr -' rn-un ~v~es tnana~emeD' of ~ rere v ~nnd deckire'~ ~ ' i3ce c)ir~">t tee had ne,.. ~ ~ ~ proro~: 110!:' of itj insisteu N~ ~ra~r *ani to ~na~ h~e f nrzttt~-r :t I ca'~r~ d it o th~- con 'rii't~ room, a c~ L~e ~ rim-c l.'~at?) wrote ~t c~ ~ a cite p~'~il in trv~ coo cf t'~ v r o~ii T L ~cator rom iO~rn ~Nj' A 1 i-c) ~'*~ wrote it in ru cop. ~ clrcflLsLaltlal detaj of ~r Fora ~a4e'~'ent. Lie added i~a~ some twcuv s~nators were present at itie ~ iteinof:heaareenier:t Thus renriinded Nir. Platt said he would zmxiify his statement. There was a m~ting at which certain sug gestions were presented ~s to what was wanted. but these were not assert ted to. 'or Li; " (Rep) of Maine now ert* Iercd U e tr.eoate :tS a p~~rtce aiAi-:er. Lie su~-cIest2d that the s.~nators were not s~'. v~r'~ f~r anart. and cerhans -xith a ~e ?e all ~~trf~etces COuLd be ad. ist~ '1 r'c~ united action s~c.tred. ~ po~ared to nieet with. ~eoerai ~pprcvtiL and Mr. Cart~r thoreunon ~.s~eu tha par~raphs 37u and 37~ iii rve cot-er?ng carpet wocis, ~o OVf - r A'' on assnnt'?d, and it seemed is o ti tie storm nil piased M \ e~ Mitsriri ~na Mr. Telier of .. o1o~ado. -to we7cr. obj!ct.zd to the ~o~tpo~ement. Mr. Mantle asserted ..e b 1 ~o be ~ of Icop holes and SD ~ Mr. Allisor. then offered an amend ment rEd airing scourel wool of the thi~d '~a~s to pa~ three ti'nes the duty of unscoured wool of that c:aes. After a rather exi~t2ed di~bate the amendment was adopted. Whrn vara~raph 357. relating to me rc.te on third class wool, was reached. the bill was laid aside. A SLANDER REFUTED. W. J. Bryan Deteided Agsin~t a Base Charge. Immediately aster prayer in the United S ates Senate Wednesday morning Mr. Allen of Nebrssks arose to a qt1~tion of personal pri~i1ege in connection with the conduct of the last cimpaign. There was much in terest in the statement. as Mr. Allen t~as chairman of the Pooulistic na tioral canv~ntjOn. Mr. Allen read a published prrSs dispatch from Newis zoo. Me., ~tatin~ that Prof. L C. Bate. man, car- didate of the Peoiil&.~ party c~f Maine for Governor last year, was cut in an aztacl~ ca W. J Bryan, to r~~8 eff ct hv Mr Bryan's gift of * *? a a~ wi *h~ distncz under stan~~ : ug ~fl~it no a"~on agazns fusion ~i cuLt be ?3j~ n by me Poiiuiistic na iona~ Coi~v~-iition ~?r Allen ~nade a ~ ~ '~ n'~l H~ said Mr. Bryan ia-at o'-te~mined tod'vide tue r'vvalties n nn~ book ar' in cecia~ so be a]. The draft was ~nt '0 Mr. Allen, but the chatrman of 'ne P~1Dult5t1C nation al ccn~mittee nator~atier of Norh (~tro:tca) ec ~ to acceot it. Thereupon, a* t'~e str~o~estion of Mr. Bryon, Mr. k 1-'r nv a ed the amount to be used in n-~ interest of bitnetal 1is~n. Mr. A len cec'ared ihat tao statement that an agreement t~zis~ed as to fusion .a connectIon wit-ia the "-t' w'~s an aosotueand unquc mad 'a's hood Ther~ nad n&er b~en, ne cec~0i an ~ttemnt to fus~ the nart'~, ei~h~ r-amonsl Nir ~\i1en a~~o sp~cnn-~a1iy ~r.~ed LhC ~tvemAr~z 'ha- M~- B:en ~ur~ed n-As (A-len name to r~ i ~t a enci-C to tricl-ier o~ '~tca on jq b a to'c -~ed wu4a a -"'-'ra r'-'i'eti Ar. Br~-an and an -rrai-~ament of Prc'~. 13,t.-rinau. \~i- Ba *'~ stated brie:ly dint the ctf-r was n.acie to him, ~uz he felt ioaoeii~n t-~ ~a~ne it. Lie ap prcvea .ar. ?r~an JOttVe, hut fet ihot the scc20-ance m:ght be open to mtsconstruC '0' Tne uffer had been rmcd-:. he so '-?c-a~ any conditisia, '?xor&stn or *ciap:m-C. LuP- (1 on Free ~i1r~r. ~ Tc'ra D -nac ~ iuae cor.ven ztcu t.c~-aurneti c-ar- ~ ~.dnc~~day even - -niu 'ed i arr. '~-~-~-- 'ma a tie n-~ ~re a &'~ *J-~Lr~. au-c to a~ee on ce "vt* ti~-i"(t~ ( '-'-r'---'-s Ia -. I j ~ -b.. I ~ be oc. . --- (7'~ '-~ O~1--V urc~r -be a~ 1) a at \Xac...i LtiS O~ (.t~i ~ .. II ~ WS~ spV lii the -, c. nv -man the ~ t- <-u aackr 00 a~er tin c A. 7 - w~i-~. o~. ~'~cs (xeiier' J L a-"- r~ v~ ~reU yxc5 ~. de'o-'-~cd Ba se c s er fiic s woa. ~ "'no- a '1' I -a 1 Q~ *'~ I I 1-0 -7~W'"~ tr~'n ~ -' I 1 "L)'~ tic '~oOaerv un ~'- - ..tae LL FiN1u WATTS GUILTY. VER 'CT OF THE MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY. it R ecommends that the Governor Repr - mand General Watts and that Fishburne be Di~ned fr"-. he Service and Dun nizr 1be Ecprm anded. After a session of ,ix days and the examnination of fifty-four witnesses the court of iuairy charged with investi cation of the College campus trouble reported its findings to Governor El erbe on Thursday. In its finding the court says: To Uis Excellen y, V. H. Ellerbe, Governor acd Commander-in-Chief. Sir: In obedience to your special order dated June 7th, 1897, a court of iro-airy appointed by you "to examine into conduct of all officers and men connected with the disturbance which occurred on the grounds in charge of the South Carolina college at Colum bia, Friday, May 1897." the said court convened at the State House at Colum bia at 12 m., on the day named. "A thorough investigation of the affair and its causes" was instituted fcr three days, during which 40 witnesses were exanined. Tbe testimony of these witnesses was taken down by a com petent stenographer and covered, wdea transcribed. 1S1 pages. This tetimony is herewith forwarded for the information of your excellency, tcgether with the exhibits accompany ing the same. On Jane12th the court tock a recess until Tuesday, June 22d, at 12 m. 1R convening on Wednes day, June 231. On these two days 14 witnesses were examined; their testi mony, covering 65 pages, is also for warded herewith, together with an itemized statement of expenses of the court After a most thorough investiga tion of the disturbance which occurred upon the grounds in charge of the S uth Carolina ccllege at Columbia, Friday, May 28th, 1897, and its causes we beg leave to report the following findings of facts together with our opinions and recommendations there on: The review, inspection and drill having been completed, the purposes from which the troops had assembled were accomplished. - In the battalion dress parade which was about to b3 held the adjutant and inspector general did not have any inherent right and could not take any official part as no position or participa tion ii this coremony is prescribed for such an officer, and he could be pres ent only by courtesy or by invitatiou of the colonel commanding, and was therefore, without authority to com mand the troops. In taking and retaining a position amidst a crowd of turbulent students at or near third base, thereby encroach ing upon the lawful territory of the baseball players and uselessly inter fering wiLh their game, when ample Vand suitable grounds were available near by, General Watts showed seri ouslack of judgement and disregard for the rights of others - His ordering the battalion forward for the purpose of cea -Iag the field was an assump tion of authcrity that was unwise, un necessary and unwarranted. .i3ce from the circumstance of the case a trial by court martial could re sult in nothing more than a recom nen6a'ion to your excellency that the matter be brought to the attention of the g-eneral assembly; and, since we ar n 'ot r-estricted to recommending a cour: marti, but may say what other act'ion is called for by the interests of the ser vice, or is otherwise desirable to be tagen," we respectfully recomn mand that your excellency lay the whole ma~ter before the general as semnbly for such action (at its next ce* ston) under Article XV of the Consi tution of 1895, as that body may deem proper. We further recommend that the governor and commander in-chief pubi a general order reprimanding lac ofjdgmn and disregard of the rights of others on the occasion of the disturance on the athleticegrounds of th-e Su h Carolina college at Co Jumbia on May 28th, A. D. 1897. O0 curse, it is to be regretted that Col. Jones failed to meation the fact to General Watts that the written per mission given for the use of these oruns v-as for the 26th of May, and "no: the 23th, and the further fact that insi written permission the military were requested to confine themselves asmuch as possible to the eastern por ti-on or the grounds. F arthermore the colonel of the regi mect, or its adjutant, in accordance wit' sec~ion 668 of the infantry drill regulaion, United States army, under the head of "'Gener-al Rutles of Re vie ws" sh .uld have designated specifi call by a flag some place on the groundI- as "tne post line," which said po'-t eculd then have answered as a convenienrt noint from which the ad jtant general could have witnessed the dress parade. We further recommend that Private Fishburne of the Richlandi Volunteer Ril company be discharged from the militar y service of the State, and in sutenort" of said recommendation w wo'PI call the attention of the - overnor and to nmander-in-::hief to nue ~ts:nony of said Fish burne, to gehr with that of Capt. Frost, the comnmandir g offier of said company, wheu re called to the stand. We further recommend that the cntain of tue Rictland Volunteer :i13 cozim.anv b@ directed to publish anrder repri~manding Private Dun eing~ o: sild c ampany for leaving the ra~ w:nout vruin We iae hehnor~O to'be very re snee uir, y u ob:iet servants, Je. Stoppelbein, mas eeneal 1st Brigade and J. \. Wardlaw, "ol 3rdreet Infantry. Heniry T. Thompson, apinCo "," Fo'urth Regiment. A1; .Reward Offered. Asealto the Columbia State corUion. S. C., says: '"A petition assr.din U aion Wednesday af unon for su:bcription to the reward a1nd for .he appretinsion of the par c' or. eartie who attempted to burn I oe fe w days ago. In a short ni-i at been raised. An he p j~o is now circulating, re estig te Gvernor to add $500 : or. u imaking $3,500 rewari. Se e~ims re vey lnch in earnest abas o is n me au1 are determined a a:23 lno- to the bottom. cae asini~ the petition to -e:. The business men of a ur dowu with $:200 to chwea "pproachaed on the abIserao:~.'n. Here is an op for somne wide-awake detec