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'AM IFM VO. I. ANI;.S C~WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 18994 O 2 LL iN A ITiA 1. Lieutenant Gilmorc and Fifteen Men of the Yorktown CAPTURED BY THE FILIPINOS The Men Were Endeavoring to Rescue Spaniards Held by the Rebels at Baler, Island of Luzon. Anxiety is Felt. The navy department has given out the following dispatch froml Admiral Dewey: M1anila, April 1S. Secretary of the -Navy Washington. The Yorktown jisited Baler, Luzon. east coast of Luzon, P. 1., April 12, for the purpose of rescuing and bringing away the Spanish forces consisting of SO soldiers. three officers and two priests, which were surrounded by 410 insurgents. Some of the insurgents armed with Mauser rifles by na tives. Lieut. J. G- Gilmore. while making * ambushed. were fired upon and captured. Fate unknown as insurgents refused to communicate af terward. The following are missing: The officer priviously referred to, Chief Quartermastp W. W. Walton. Cox swain J. -llswoith, Gunner's Mate II. J. Hogar'. Sailmakers' Mate Vendgit. Seamen N. H. Rvnders and C. NV. Woodbury, .Apprentices D. WV. A. \ en ville, J. Peterson. Ordinary Seamen F. Brisolese, 0. B. McDonald. Landinen L. f. Edwards, F. Anderson, J. lillon and C. A. Morrissey. Dewey. The dispatch from Ada iral Dewey caused much excitement in naval cir cles as soon as its conten-:s became known. It was received late in the day and considerable -lelay was occasionea by the blindness of some of the cipher words. - It was impossible to complete ly decipher it and the asterisks iudi cate the unintelligible words. The capture of the Yorktown's men was discussed with much feeling in na val circles. The misfortune was felt with added keenness as the navy has prided itsif thus far on immunity from reverses. The -admiral's dispatch was the first knowledge the department had that the Yorktown had gone on this special ,mission to relive the Spanish garrison at Baler. That the capturt should have been effected wbile the American forces were on a mission 01 mercy toward the Spaniards, rather than in the prosecution of a campaign led to the belief that Spain would have no further ground for questionizg the good faith with which the Americanm were seeking to relieve the condition ol the Spanish prisoners. Although the dis; atch gave no indi cation that Lieut. Gilmore and his me had lost their lives, yet great anxiety was aroused by the mystery surround ing their fate while in the hands of at uncivilized enemy. This is the firs. capture of any Americans, military oj naval, so that it is unknown how tbt insurgents will treat our men. If ci ilized methods were pursued an ex change could be quickly effected a, Gen. Otis has a large number of Filipi no prisoners, but the insurgents hay. been averse thus far to exebangina Spanish prisoners, and this raises uestion as to what they will do witi the Yorktown men. The purpose of officials here is t' spare no effort to secure the speedy re lease of our men. THE BALTER AIAMRUSH. The Story of How the Yorktown Men Disappeared. A dispatch from Manila under dan of April 19 says: Admiral D~ewey has been notified of the strange disappear ance of Lieut. J. C. Gilmore and 34 members of the crew of the Unitev States gunboat Yorktown. On Satur day last the Yorktown anchored ofi Baler, on the east coast of the island of Luzon, and about 200 niles from here. where there was a Spanish garrisn ol about 50 men which had been defend ing itself against several hundred Fili pinos for months past. Lieut. Gilmore, Ensign W. H. Stand ley and a boat's crew were sent up the river from Baler bay to communicate with the Spaniards, the town of Baler being situated some distance inland Ensign Standley, who landed at the mouth of the river, reports that he heard three volleys, a bugle call and cheers from up the river, but that the automatic gun, which was part of the quipment of the boat, was not heard firing. Standley later paddled to the Yorktown in a canoe. A search was made for the Yorktown's boat and her crew, but no trace of them was found and the Yorktown sailed for Iloila, from which place her commander cabled to Admiral Dewey his theories that the 'ilippinos had captured or sunk the boat or that the Spaniards had rescued the Ainerican party. DA scouting party of American troops today found a rebel skirmish line 1sore than a mile long eas: af Malolos. A sharp fusilade followed, but no losses were sustaimea. Brig. Gen. Chas. King, who has been taken'~suddenly ill and who is unable to continue in command of his brigade. has been-relieved o-f further duty and has been ordered to return to the Unit ed States on the first transport sailing from here home. As SEEN IN w.\silINvTN. The navy department having request ed a correction of the portions of Ad miral Dewey's dispatch of yesterday which were not decipherable was today able to furnish the full text of the dis patch which is as folows: Manila. April iS. Seretary of the Navy. Washington: jThe Y'orktown visited Baler. Luzon, east coast of Luzon, P. L,. April12 for the purpose of rescuing and bring ing away Spanish forces consisting 4f 80 soldiers. three ofnecers and two priests, which were surrounded by 400) insurgents. Sonme of the insurgent. armed with Mauser r ifies as reported by naties. Lieut. J. C. Gilmore, after making an exploration of the mouth of the river in an armed boat was am bushed. fired upon and captured. Fate unknown, as insurgents refuscd to comn municate afterward. De wey. The offieials of the navy department - are . cofen ta ho the men of the York-town as e":c being killed outrig"ht in t hePhilippin ambuscade .ill be tll triated by the insurgents. Somectime ago the war departmrent wade inquiry as to the number of American pri in. rs hel v by the F1:ipiaos. In re pl, Gen. Otis refere to two such) sol diers, and said tthit thew were bein)g fairly treated by the iusargents, he ,iu- i, funds to defray the cOSt of their food. Ihe reports made W'ilcox. Ote of Dewy's oticers, who to the navY i department by Par master made a trip across the island of Luzon from Manila to the north coast, described the condi tion of the Spanish olicials who were the prisoners of the insurgents as very comfortab!e. In many cases. he said, the ohlicials w re not nominally in (-on finement, being allowed the liberty of the towns. The offilials are hopeful that Gilmore and his men who sur vived the ambuscade will some day re gain their liberty, THERE ARE NO REBELS NOW Rear Admiral Philips Orders the Word Rebel Painted Out. "The civil war is over," said Rear Admiral .lohn W. Philip. commandant of the Brookiyn -Navy Yard, standing before a huge chunk of iron in the yard that was being repainted "There are no rebels: there never were any rebels. Let's forget the whole matter and iaint it out.' Foliowing so close ly upon President MejKiley utter ances on the same subject in h. amous speech while in the South recently, when he referred to the line between the north and south having been erased in the gallant defense of the flag by the sons of both. Rear Adimiral Philip's utterance is signiticant. It was done on his own responsibility, without any order from Washington, but the gallant admirals order will meet with a respon sive ehord in every heart. His words will undoubtedly receive the cordial ap proval of all citizens. Here is the story: For nearly thirty yzars now there has been displayed in a prominent place be fore the commandant's office at the r.avy yard, where thousands of visitors have seen and inspected and shown great naterest in it, a trophy of the civil war. It is a great, massive bulk of iron, queer in shape, weighing many tons. The inscription, painted on it in larce letters which all might read, told hcr it had been the ram of the "rebel" vessel Mississippi, captured by the union naval forces. The Mississippi ,vas one of the most dreaded of the Confederate vessels, being similar to the ram Tennessee and the iron-clad Merrimac. The big chunk of iron has to be repainted about once a year in or der to keep it in a presentable condi tion, and to prevent the accumulation ,)f rust. Workmen engaged in the an .ual spring cleaning up about the navy .ard were at work last week and in the :ourse of their labor came upon the am. They had started to repaint it vhen Admiral Philip happened to pass. The officer who ordered his men to -emain quiet when they had just cehieved a great victory over Cer;era's -quadron off Santiago, and uttered nose immortal words, ")on't cheer. -oys, those poor devils are dying," ,tood silent and thoughtful, watching * e painters at work on the ram. His nind ran back to thirty years to the ime when, as a young midshipinan, he ad remained loyal to his contry. which was torn by the bitterest intei ecine strife; to the hard fi hting he trd others had gone through; to the foe ho, mistaken thoughb he mig ht have teen, yet showed by his courage anu iivalrous acceptance of the inevttable outconme that he was a bzo oher. "Paint .r," the admiral called out, while traces * f moisture were suspiciously notice able about his eyes, "when you repaint that inscription just leave out that ,sord 'rebel': there are no rebels now." l'he old ram'still lies there at the door >f the commandant's offiee. It is re ,plendent in a new coat of glistening shite paint. No visitor to the navy .ard can miss it. But printed in bold etters in black, across the face, is this ,mipe inscription: 'The Rain of the Mississippi.' Reads Like Fiction. A dispatch from New Orleans says: Dr. A. Chapman of' Courtland, M1iss., twice reported dead, has arrived here on the steamer Franklin from Bluefields Nicaragua. Drb. Chapman. who was a sugeon in the insurgest army, tells a thriiling story of his escape from Pres ident Zelaya's forces. Hie was eaptur ed on February 24, near Ramna, while in tile company of Stephen Powers, an English subject, and also a member of the revolutionary forces. A courtmar tial followed the c'aptur . the men be ing tried as 5pi.:s. They were condemn ed to be shot. A strange feature of the affair was that the sentence was actu-, ally carried out. Stephea Powers fell dead at the first fire, but Chapman was merely wounded in the left arm. He fell to the ground. however, and think ing they had killed him, the soldiers walked off. Chapman ma-de his way to. Bluefields. Jack MIartin, the Ameri can gunner of the San Jacinto, who was catured by Zela~a's soldiers, has been tried and convicted. Senteuce had not been linally pronoun'~iced whe Chap man left. 31artin will undoubtedly be sho't. Extremely Sad. A dispatch froni from Wichita. Kan sas. dated last Thursda. says: ''When Assistant Engineer Ebby of the cruiser Brooklyn. who is on his way to New Haven, Kansas, from New York, reaches that little western town. he will and a grave instead of a bride. En ineer Ebby was to have been married this week to M1iss Nina [Hail, a promi nent young lady of New Haveni. Tue day M1iss Hall was accidentally shot and almost instantly killed by her little brother, from whom the unfortunate girl was at tempting to take a revolver with which he was playing. She was buried todayt. Efferts to notify Ebby of the tragedy have boeen unavailing." A Cotton Tie Tst. And now there is a e a tie trust with a capital oft $3:Z 4t. It was organized MIonday. Every kind of bu siness is now organized into a tiust and no man can see tile end. The trusss must be met or the farmers and work ing men of this country, especially of the South, will be ground into the A - BG 3EETI . The Workingmen's Dollar Dinner in New York. BRYAN GIVEN AN OVATION His Response to the Chief Toast of "Thomas Jefferson" God Bless You, Billy Bov." The second of the "One Dollar" Bryan dinners, that under the auspices of the workingmen. was held in New York Wednesday night at the Grand Central palace. The dinner was not as largely attended as the one given by the Chicago platform Democrats in the same place last Saturday night. about 1,500 men and women being present. The striking difference between these dinners was the seating of the guests of honor tonight on the platform. where they were plainly visible to everybody in the hall. Back of the speakers. painted on a lhrge canvas. was the following: -A system or politica'l ecolomlly will yet dawn which will perform as well as promise: which will rain the riches of nature into the laps of the starving poor. Col. Win. J. Bryan entered the hall soon after 7 o'clock. le was reeivced with great applause. The speakers were seated as tollows: Presiding Offieer .iohn Bi1bUn Walker. Mr. Bryan to his ri,,ht. with N. 0. Nelson of St. Louis: Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, Charles Frederick Adamsza~d Thomas Crosby at Mr. Bry n-s right. At the chairman's left were Mayor Samuel M. Jones of Toledo. Oli ver 11. P. Belmont and William Tem ple Emmet, great grandson of Robert Emmet. A small orchestra discoursed music from one of the boxes. There were 14 vacant seats at the guests of honor table. There were few persons in eve ning dress, and men in well worn suits of various styles were numerous. The women, who were about equal in num ber to the men, sat at the tables on the main floor. The toasts and speakers were as fol lows: "Municipal ownership of public franchises," M1ayor S. M. Jones of To ledo, 0. 'What a just economic system would do for women," Charlotte Perkins Stet son. "The foes which beset m;iovements in the interest of the people," Fev. El ward McGlynn. "Practical adjustment of social prob lems." N. 0. Nelson. "All government derives its powers from the consent of the governed," William Temple Emmet. "Thomas Jefferson," William Jen ninzs Bryan. The menu was of the simplest. It was: Vegetable soup; haddock, egg sauce; roast beef; roast turkey; cran berry sauce; pickles; ice cream; cake; cffee. Col. Bryan was accompanied by Con gresman William Suizer when lie en tered the hill. A levee followed, during which hun dreds shook M1r. Bryan's hand. MIayor Jones was the first speaker, ad his address aroused considerable enthusiasm. Dr. 31eGlynn was given an ovation. He said in part: "There is today a slavery worse than chattel' slavery. That is industrial slavery. I believe that a man should be more than a ma hine, more than a mere brute of the fields. ''If any one tells you that we reform ers would destroy the -rights of prop erty tell him that he tells not the truth. We would give to every industriral cor poration if you will just what it pro duces. No government has a right to give away a right or franchise created by the people in perpetuity, and pos terity has a right to spit upon such a grant.' N. 0. Nelson of St. Louis spoke next and was followed by William Temple Emmet. 311. Emmet closed with a reference to Col. Bryan. It created a tremendous amount of enthusiasm, and then fol lowed another demonstration similar to that given to M1r. Br'yan Saturday night. It continued for some moments. and some one shouted: "God bless you, Billy, boy," whereat the crowd again got up and yelled ind cheered for mzin utes. M1r. Bryan had to raise his hands many times before his admirers would give way, and they did so only when tired out. The women particularly were enthusiastic in their greetings. He also received an enthusiastic wel come when he arose to speak. MIr. Bryan said in part: ".Jefferson was a man of ideas. We are applyimg his ideas today to the questions which arise. They were not all applied in his day. They have not all been applied since his day. Some times people think that only on the battlefield can a man show his pa tritismn. I thank God that I live in a land where peace hath her victories as well as war. A distinguished citizen of the nation spoke not long ago of the strenuous life and applied his idea to a policy that gives this nation an op portunity to go forth with musket and with cannon and carry its ideas by force to other nations. I thank God that peace in this country gives .an opportunity for all the strenuous life fheole. (Long Cheers and ap plause.) If we but began to apply to our daily conditions the principles which we all accept, the theories which we will not contradict, there is room enough for work for several genera tions yet to come. Thomas .Jefferson believed in the people; he was the first &rreat believer in the people. 'I appreciate the fears expressed by our toastmakers: no one will denty the ev1 tendencies of the times: no one will deny that there are abuses so in trenched in government that it is dif ficult to dislodge them. --But as Jetterson believed ini the people, so we can believe in the people. (Applause.) '"Iv attention was called Tuesday to the language used by A braham Lin cola in oulugy of the Declaration of In Idependence, and I want to contribute to the si of thetoccasion by n'aoting what a great Republican said of the work of the greatest Denocrat. The audience listened intently as Mr. B'rvan read from a volume of Lincoln's spccches. When the speaker said that both Lincolu and Jefferson were reou diated when the Declaration of Inde perdence was departed from. he was greeted with great applause. I somefinmes hear people complain because business is disturbed by the agitation of public questions. There is a way to escape it; let us have a mon archy, and then there will be no distur bance of any kind of business. We can simply serve and be happy. But history has shown that where one or a few think for all the people, and act for all the people. they also enjoy the right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, our life must be a con stant warfare against wrong. "if you elect a public servant and ao to sleep, the danger is that he may become -more watchful of his own in terests than of yours, and when I hear people complain that our government is a failure, I generally find them propos ing the wrong remedy. They say our government is a failure because the people cannot be trusted. I reply that insofar as our government has been disappointina. it is because the people have not had a sufficient share in their own government. (Applause; that the faults of our government are not in the people, but in those who misrepresent the virtue, ;the intelligence and the wishes of the people. (Applaase). When Mr. Bryan clnscd th;.re was a mihty demonstration. Men and wo ien iade frantic efforts to shake him by the hand. and it required the ser vizcs of several policempn to rescue the .peaker and coc rt him to one of the reception rooms. Ile remained ua til the crowd had largely dispersed, and then was driven to the Hotel Bartholdi. As he emerged into the street and got into his carriage he was greeted again by cheers. several hundred people wait inig to get a farewell glimpse of him. Knights of Honor. The grand lodge of Knights of Honor for the jurisdiction of Soutn Carolina was in session in Columbia two days last week considering the work of the past year and devising ways and means for the propagation and extension of its great benefits. The following are the standing com mittee and officers elected and installed to serve for the ensuing year: Past Grand Dictator- -W. A. Temple ton, Abbeville. Grand Dictator-J. W. Todd, Sene ca. Grand Vice Dictator-M. F. Kenne dy, Charleston. Grand Assistant Dictator-J. W. Vernon, Wellford. Grand Reporter--L. ?-N. Zealy, Co lumbia. Grand Treasurer--J. T. Robertson, Abbeville. Grand Chaplain-A. Buist, Black ville. Grand Guide-J. B. Lewis, Ander son. Grand Guardian-John B. Bonner, Pelzer. Grand Sentinel-Jno. Kennedy, Edgefield. Grand Trustees-J. G. Tompkins, Edgefieid; H1. C. Moses, Sumter; D. A. Smith, WValhalla. Representative to supreme lodge for twoyvears-J. W. Todd. Alternate .to supreme lodge for two yars-L. N. Zealy. Finance committee-N. W. Trump, W. P. Anderson, J. 0. Ladd. Laws and Supervision committee C. A. C. Wailer, P. B. Waters, C. P. Q uattlebaum. Bryan on Imperialism. Wmn. J. Bryan has writtin a letter to the Fresno, Cal., Democrat giving his views on imperialism. He says in part; "I think it can be shown from a pecuniary standpoint that it will cost us more to conquer the Filipinos and keep them in subjection than we shall be able to make out of the enterprise, and that money which does return from the Philippines will not find its way to the pockets of those whio supply sons for the army and whose taxation furnishes the sinews of war. But there is a higher view to take of it than the money view. The principle of con quest is wrong. Our nation has steadi ly contended agiast it, and it is im possible to calculate the far-reaching effect upon our people of a doctrine that wvould substitute force for reason in the declaration of the nation's policy Those who oppose Imperialism plead not ~for the Filipinos, but for the Amer can people. Our nation is strong enough to do harm. but it ought to be too great to do wrong. I feel confident that the sober second thought of the American people will sustain those who believe that the Filipinos should - be treated like the Cubans, namely, given their independence and protected from outide interference. Honored Our Noble Dead. The Columbia Record rightly consid ers that a loving pa'riotic task of Col. W. II. Knauss. who has just completed the planting of southern trees above the t220 Confederate dead who sleep at Camp Chase. Ohio. He is a Union vetra.n of the civil war to whose mind came the tender thought that these boys, whio.e bones are buried so far from their kindred, should lie with the soft sight of their Southland's pines and willows above them, perpetually mourning their fate. Confederate vet eraus responded promptly to his sugges tion by furnishing the trees, but ' must ever be a pleasing recollection that Northern hinds set them above the gravts. "No more shall the war cry sever. Or the winding river be red, They banish our hatred forever, Wihen they laurel tb-e graves of oui dead." Want to Come Home. . Governor Lind, of Minnesota, has re eeived a telegram from officers of the Thirteenth Minnesota, dated at Manila T hrsday, saying that the regiment must be ordered -home and mustered out immecdia.tely. IT is said that Ciias. T. Lerkes, the m ulti-milionaire street car magnate, having failed to elect his man mayor of Chicago in the recent election, will soon remove from that city to New~ York. Chicago is to be congratulated -on getting rid of such a citizen as Yerks. No doubt he will find Gothami more caonnial. AS TO LYNCING. The Supreme Courts Construc tion of the State Constitution. AVERY IMPORTANT DECISION The Estate of a Party Lynched May Obtain Two Thousand Dollars Damages. The State supreme court Thursday rendered a decision which virtually means that the estate of a party who comes to his death at the hands of a mob may obtain damages from the coun ty of which he was a resident. The constitution of 1895 contains a clause which makes an officer guilty of a misdemeanor who permits a prisoner to be taken from him and lynched: Provided, in all cases of lynching where death ensues the county where lynching takes place shall, without regard to th, conduct of the officers, be liable inl ex emplary damages of not less than $2, 000 to the legai representatives of the person lynched. The general assembly in 1hK6 paised an act in compliance with this section of the constitution. There has since been no demand for damages which has obtained a judgment through the courts until the decision filed Thurs day. In January, 1S07. Lawrence Brown. colored. was by a mob hanged to a tele graph pole in Orangeburg county. His estate, through Isaac Brown, as admin istrator, brought action against the co-inty to recover damages. .J 1dze Aldiich instructed the iury to bring in a verdict in favor of Orange burg county. as the State conferred upon the estate of the deceased no right to recover damages, as the party lynched was not in the custody of an officer. The case was appealed to the su preme-court, which reversed the judg ment of the circuit court and remanded the case for a new trial in Orangeburg county The opinion was written by Justice Gary and concurred in by Chief Justice Mclver and Associate Justices Pope and Jones. After reviewing the section of the constitution in connection with the facts the opinion says: "The intention of the constitution was to prevent the crime of lynching in two ways: First, by visiting upon the officers of the -law the penalties therein mention'ed when a prisoner, lawfully in their euody, was lynched by a mob througl' their negligence, permission, or contrivance, and second, to induce the coo:aeration of the taxpeyers in preventing the lynching, in order that their bounty might not become liable to the penalty by way of exemplary damages of not less than $2,000 to the legal representatives of the person lynched. "The lynching of a prisoner and of one not in the custody of the law is such, is murder in both cases. It would therefore, at least seem strange if the framers of the constitution were car,. ful to provide in the organic law of the State a remedy for preventing the lynching of a prisoner and remained silent as to the remedy in all other cases of lynching. "The constitut'Tonal provision, how ever, is not confin. .Ito the lynching of prisoners. The words: "without regzard to the conduet of the offieers." when considered in connection with the evil which the constitution intended to remedy, must be construed to mean; without reference to what has been .aid in regard to the conduct of the officers, or in other words without ref erence to other provisions of the sec tion. They were inserted for the pur pose of showing that the proviso was to be construed independently and with out regard to what preceded it. T he word "provided" is omitted in the act, and this fact shows that the legislature gave to the words "'Without regard to the' conduct of the offieers" the con struction which this court has placed upon them. "It must be remembered that many of those who were members of the con stitutional convention were likewise members of the general assembly when said act was passed. While, of course a construction placed upon the consti tution by the legislative branch of the government would not be binding upon the courts, still in this case it is well worthy of consideration. "The act intende~d to make the coun ty liable for damages in those cases only which fall within the provision of the constitution and it has correctly con strued the constitution to. make a coun ty liaile for damages when the pcrson lynched was not in the custody of the law as a prisoner. "This renders unneccessary the con sideration of the interesting question whether the legislature did net have the power independently of' the epnsti tutional provision to pass the acts here inbefore mentioned. "It has been held that stntutes ma ing a community liable for damnages in cases of lynching, and giving a right of recovery to the legal representativs of the person lynched, arc valid on the ground that the main purpose is to im pose a penalty on the commuuity, which is giv.vn to the legal ret resenta tives, not because they have been dam aged, but because the legislature sees fit thus to dispose of the penalty. "Such statutes are salutary, as their effect is to render protection to human life and make communities law abiding. "But, as we have said, our concelus ion renders unnecessary a consideration of this question.. "It is not necessary to consider the exceptions in detal as our views dis pose of the main question in the case. "It is the judgment of this court that the judgment of the circuit court be reversed and the ease remanded for a new trial.' Round tne World in Thirty Days. The Riussion minister of railroads. it is announced in a special London dis patch from St. Petersburg, says that when the trans-Siberian railroad is coim pleted it will be possible to go around the world in 33 days. as follows: 13re men to St. Petersburg 13 days, St. Petersburg to Vladivostock 10) days. Vladivostock to San Francisco by steamer 10 days. San Francisco to New York 41 days, New York to Bremen 7 PRESENTED WITH A SWORD. Col. Jones Honored by th Men of Ris Regiment. Onla-t Wednesday afternoon exer cises which were quite interesting oc curred in the camp of the Second South Carolina Regiment in Augusta in front of Col. Jones' tent. The occasion was the presentation .f a beautiful gold mounted, embossed sword to Colonel Wilie Jones by the enlisted men of the regiment. On the handsome scabbord were the words: Prresented to "COL. WILIE JONES, "Second South Carolina. U. S. V. I.. "by the "Enlisted Men of His Regiment. "April 17, 1399." The beautiful steel blade alsi bore the colonel's name. Sergeant Major Frank Frederick. of Orcngeburg. made the presentation speech in the follow ing appropriate words: - Colonel Jones, in behalf of the en listed men of your regiment it gives me the greatest pleasure to extend their heartfelt thanks to you for your kind ness to thei. We know that the hard ships of the soldiers fell heavily on your shoulders. You have ever treated us as soldiers and gentlemen, and more than this you. have been a friend to every man in your regiment. We pre sent you this sword as a token to ever showq that a thousand h'earts beat in gratitude for your kindness." Colonel Jones thanked the men for their token, saying it was the hand somest blade and scabbard he had ever seen and that never before bad he ap preciated anything as he did this gift. That since the enlistment of the men he had done all in his po-ter for them and the reaiment. and to know that his efforts had ever been appreciated was well worth any trouble he had under gone. When the regiment left for Cuba he had made a promise to himself to try and bring it safely back to Columbia to be mustered out, and' although he had failed in this he had brought it to the next best place, Augusta. Several days ago he saw Governor Eilerbe and the governor congratulated the regi cient on the record it had made. 1his was natural that the men of the regi ment, who were nearly all sons of veter ans, should make a record not excelled by any in the Seventh army corps. He then read letters from General Keifer and General Douglass complimenting the regiment. He said that he was glad that not once had he been compelled to use harsh words to a man in the - regi ment, and not 'nce had a man hesitated to obey one of his commands. He con cluded by saying; "When I return to my home, and you all know where it is, I intend to ask my wife to fix up a room and put over the door a sign, For the boys of the Second South Carolina ' This will be meant for you, every man in the regiment, and whenever you come to stay with us 'we will be g!ad to see you. If a few come they can use the room and if the whole regiment comes we can go out in my old field and camp again like we have for the last ten months. Remember, boys, I want you to come and see in.--Augusta Her ald. A Heavy Reward. A dispatch from Atlanta says re wards aggregating $1,000 are offered for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Campbell county of Sam Hose, the murderer and rapist. Gov. Chandler Thursday doubled the State's reward of $250 and issued a special proclamation urging sheriffs and outhorized officers in the State to make every effort posi ble to capture the Negro, who is no w being pursucd by hundreds of men and the best bloodhounds that can be secur ed. The following description of Ihose has been scattered broadcast: Sam Hose weighs 140 pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall and a mulatto of a coppery tint, has a small black moustache and holds his head to one side while talking- Ile wears his hat well down over his fore head, and has an affectioa which causes him to jerk his head at intervals. When last seen he had on a pair of al most new shoes, No. 7, a pair of gray jeans pants, brown sack coat and a mot ied hat. _________ Four Bales to the Acre. A correspondent writing from Lau rens recalls the fact that in 3839 a Co lumbian made, without fertilizers, faur bales of cotton to the acre on a lot within the limits of Columbia. This surely was a " ree'ord" yield. ft is also to be remembei-ed that in 18~>7 Dr. Par ker made there 20 bushels and 12 quarts of corn on one aere. a yield nev er excelled in the U'nited States until MIr. DIrake made his famous crop in MIarlboro county a few years ago. A Wise Decision. Glen. Brooke, it is announced. will treat the Cuban troops like "soldiers and gentlemen.' That is a very proper way to treat them, pending the diecov ry of a reason for treating them other wise. They will appreciate confidence and courtesy. we may be sure-no peo re are more susceptib~le to kindness and a great miany of them do happen to 1)e scntlemen--State. A Bad Outlook. Gen. Lawton authorizes the state ment that it will take 100.000 troops to " pacify" the Philippines. Ie can march throuah Luzon with a moderate army. he says. but it will take an im moderate one to hold the points captur ed- It is the story over again of Spain in Cuba. Desperation of Poverty. Pennibess, behind on her rent ani hopeless of the future. Georgiana lheerschak, a widow, aged 26. shot herself and two children Wednesday nieht at Da:luthi, Mliun. The three bodies were foend this afternoon. The children were -i and 4; years of age, re Information Wanted. M1r. John 31. Canningham of MIolden 3ass..- hias write the secretary of state for i nfornmatiou concerning one Edward Canmningham., a wealthy plnter and sn Irishmnan who) once lived in this State. Won Them Over Bigamist Woodrur, of New York, who has marricd ever fifty wives and has five living in New York, has rewoii the two who were prosecuting him and The Weather and Crops. Tie week ending Monday, April 17th averaged about two degrees per day warmer than usual, although the first two days were cool, with light to kill ing frosts over the entire State, that in jured young corn and truck. The latter portion of the week was very warm. Bright sunshine was the prevailing condition of the-sky, with increasing cloudiness and very light rain or, Satur day afternoon and night in portions of the western and central counties. Oth erwise the week was without rain, and gave uninterrupted opportunity for farm work. Clay bottom lands and heavy soils generally became somewhat baked and crusted, making a light rain fall very desirable. Preparation of lands and planting progressed rapidly, with a result that corn planting was. at the close of the week, nearing completion over the east ern portions of the State, and some has been planted in all except the extreme portions of the State. Corn that was up was hurt to some extent by the frost. Some complaint of corn rotting in the ground, and in places replanting has already been done. Much land for cotton was prepared, fertilizer listed, and some upland as well as sea island -otton was planted, and this work WIll become general dur ing the current week. Tobacco plants are becoming available for setting out, and transplanting has bezun in Horry, Marion, Florence, Or angeburg and Darlington counties. A scarcity of plants is feared in sections of the latter county. With few exceptions, wheat and oats are looking well and growing nicely. Some rice, cane and track was planted. Pasturage very scant for the season. Unfavorable reports concerning peaches continue, with a few localities where half a crop is indicated. . Pears, apples and cherries are as yet but little in jured. J. W. Bauer. Can't Compete Witn Texas. Something The State has been trying to rub into the farmers of South Caro lina's for years now comes from Liver pool, via Washington. The Post of that city quotes a visitor, Mr. A. J. El good, "connected with one of the big gest cotton firms of Liverpool," as say ing: "The State of Texas is getting to be more and more the dominant factor in the cotton situation. In a very few years from now she will be producing 5,000,000 bales per annum, or nearly half of the world's supply. The Texas cotton, too, brings a higher price in our markets than that grown in the uplands of the Carolina's or in Georgia and Al abama; it is of longer and stronger fiber. There seem to be hardly any limit to the supply this big State can furnish, but it i always to be borne in mind -hat Texas is in the semi-arid region, and there is no predicting when a bad drouth may come along and cut the crop down to nothing. Sooner or later it is probable that the older cotton States, realizing their inability to com pete with the southwest, where the planters have nothing to expend for fertilizing their lands, will be forced to seek some other crop, for it costs at least 1 cent a pound more to raise cot ton, we will say, in South Carolina than in Texas. The difference seems small but it is enough to impoverish one and enrich the other." Paste that on your grocery bills, farmers of South Caroli na!-State. Survivors' Association. Just before being mustered out the men of the Second South Carolina Regi ment organized a survivors' association. MIajor Havelock Eavres was called to the chair and Lieutenant J. W. Culler of Co. E appointed secretary. A commit tee conaisting of MIajor Havelock Eaves, chairman, and Captain WV. WV. Wanna maker, of Co. E. Captain S. J. Mc Caughrin, of Co. 0', was appointed to draft a Constitution and by-la~vs, and to report at the next meeting, which w'll be held at the next State fair at Colum bia. S. C. The following officers were elected for the first term: President-Col. Wilie Jones. First Vice President-Lieut. Col. Henry T. Thompson. Second Vice President-M1ajor Have lock Eaives. Third Vice President-Major J. J. Waaener. jFourth Vice President-Corporal Win. C. Owen, of Co. C. Secretary-Se~rgeant 3Major Frank Frederick. Treasarer-Cap t. J. L. Perrin. Executive Committee-Co. A, Lieut. E. R. Cox: Co. B, Lieut. R. Lawton Daraan; Co. C, Lieut. H. L. Spahr; Co. D. Lieut. J. Kelley; Co. E. Lieut. J. WV. Culler; Co. F, Lieut. Houze; Co. 0-, Lieutenant Dakes; Co. H, Lieutenant Cheatham; Co. I, Lieutenant C. J. Epps; Co. K, Sergeant J. A. Berry; Co. L, Lieut. TP. S. MIoormnan; Co. 31, Lieut. W. T. }llerbe: Staff. Capt. L. M. JHaseiden: [lospital Corps. Dr. J. E. P'oore; Band. Sergeant Eskew. Pressley's Parlors. 31r D. A . Pressley, of Columbia. who reuresents the Ludden & Bates Sothern Music House. has just fitted un Is exhnibition p~arl-ors. Here may be fou~nd specimens of the standard in struimeas which he handles-Mathu '-lek pianos, Mason & Hamlin and Sterling Organs. These are first-class instruments of established reputation. Mr. Presley invites lovers of music and admirers of high grade instruments to give him a call. lie stands ready, also. to give prompt attention to all inquiries addressed to hi'.n by mail. See advertisement in another column. Eleven Lives Lost;. The fishing schooner Elisa of Bever ly, Capt.. Hopkins, which sailed from Hyannis last week for fishing grounds, struck on Rose arid Crown shoals and 11 of the crew of 14 men were lost. 'Ihe three survivors reached Siasconset Mass., in the schooner's dory Tuesday. They report that the schooner is a total loss. ________ A Hint to Farmers. More rice has been planted in the Lexin ton --Fork' than ever before and rice lls) ha'.e been put up at Ch-apin al rtno. This is an examplie worthy of scde em~nltion. Upland rice is one of the best erop~s our people can plant. E'very farmer should have at least a patch of it.-S-mte The cruiser Raleigh, one of Dewey's victorious ships, will be in Charleston mHabo during reunion week. SECOND ]REGIMENT. The Boys Mustered Out in Augus ta Last Wednesday. MADE A GOOD RECORD. Men Behaved Well After Getting Their Citizen's Papers and Pay. Summary-of The Record. A special dispatch to The State from Augusta says the Second South Caroli na volunteer infantry was mustered out of service there Wednesday, according to the schedule made three weeks ago.. Three paymasters began work at 10 o'clock and the work was -all completed in five hours, and the majority of the men on their way to their homes. The Atlantic Coast Line, via. Orangeburg and Sumter, ran a special train besides its regular paesenger train, and took awayprobably half the regiment. The men received in the neighborhood of $10.000. A majority of the lieutenants and - the field and staff officers.were paid, but captains and other officers who had re ceipted to Uncle Sam will get nothing till accounts are audited and found correct. Tuesday night 40 or 50 soldiers pa raded around camp, beating tin pans and exhibiting enthusiasm. This was kept up till very late. Nothing but good temper was shown. Two big camp fires were burned all night. Up to the time of leaving Wednesday evening the South Carolina ex-soldiers behaved themselves in a very credita ble manner. No complaint had been rendered by the provost guard, the only arrest being a man who had his coat unbuttoned. The special train on the South Carolina and Georgia took the Orangeburg contingent and the colonel and staff, who were invited to attend a banquet in that town Wednes day night. Four companies of the Second South Carolina regiment marched from the fair grounds to Shandon, in Columbia, May 21st last. The dates of enhstment for most of the men being May 5th, in 15 days these men, would have been in. the service one year, the organization, the ind.pendent or first battalion, being the first from the State for the .war with Spain. One company was taken from it to fill the first regiment, the battallion being filled a second time June 15th. It was commanded till August 23d, when the Second regiment was crganized, by Maj. Henry T. Thompson who then became lieutenant colonel, second in command to Col. Jones. On September 15th, we went to Jacksonville, October 22d. to Savan nah, and January 3d to Cuba, return ing here three weeks ago. In that time nearly thirty men have died of disease. In Jacksonville as many as 300 men were -on the sick boks at the same time. While the service for some months has been a drag on officers and men, it was with feelings of regret that the members of the regiment parsed. Friendships have been formed between officers and men that will be life last ing. They have not had the opporti nity of standing together under a cano py of smoke, but they volunteered to meet the fortunes of war, and would have dune their dluty as Carolinians have done before, had opportunity pre sented itself. The soldiers were of the kind who can stand fighting better than the mo notony of camp life. The men of at least' one captain came to him this morning and said that if he "got to go" to the Philippines to call on them. It is proposed to have a reunion of the rgiment in Columbia during each State fair, and the event must be a very pleasureable one. Guarding Against Disease. The State board of health of North Carolina has ordered that all second band clothiing shipped from New York must be accompanied by a certificate o the health authorities of the city from which the..shipment is made, that the clothing has been disinfected. A cer tificate should also be required as to whether the clothing was made in sweat shops or not. Much of the cheap cloth ing of New York is made in the dirty homes of people, many of them diseas ed, and the new clothing carries germs and causes contagious diseases to spread. Death In a Hurricane. Advices by the Australian steamer give dctails of a hurricane in March, previously reported, which cost 404 lives. One colored pearl diver has .eachcd dry land with two women after swimming four days. Many porpoises were found fifty feet on the beach thrown up by the waves. Stones were imbedded in trees to a depth of six inches. iRocks weighing tons were thrown up. Two colored women swam ten hours with children loaded on their backs, but the children were eead when they landed. The beaches of Queens land arc strewn with dead fishes and birds. .Not Elligible. A woman cannot be a notary public, Such was the reply of the attorney gen. eral l'hursday to a query from Hon. J W. Ragsdale of Timmonsville. The constitution provides that no one shall hold office except a qualified elector, and women cannot vote in this State. The only offices exempted by the con stitution ara those of librarian and de partiental clerks. A Fearful Record. According to statistics gathered re garding the bubonic plague it isestima ted that there have been 250,000 deaths recorded in India since its beginninig. These figures, however, are far' below he actual total, as the natives are known to have concealed quite a num ber of deaths. A KENTcKY paper says the election law in that state is sure to result in a Democratic victory "as long as the re turning boards consist of two reliable Democrats and one unreliable Republi