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AkA VOL. XV3 __ ~~~~~MANNIN(. S. ( N. VEI)NESI)AY. INO\TFIBER 16i89o___________________ 9 VETERANS MEET. Col. Jones Addresses Former Members of His Command. REUNIONS EVERY YEAR. A Pleasant Event that Occurred in Columbia Thw sday Morn ing. The Dead in Cuba. At the Inderendert fire engine I euse Thursday morning the reunion of IAe members of tlFe Se.cond S-uth Carolina regiment was held. It was largely n tended by the vcterans of the only South Carolina regiment that served in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, and much enthusiasm was mani fested. Col. Jones presided, and ad dressed the gathering as follows: Yellow Soldiers: in accordance with the resolution passed at the mass meet ing of the regiment in Augusta, Ga.. a few dtys before we were muster(d out of the seyice of the United States a soldiers, you are assembled here to 4ay. ic is for y, u to say what shall be done to perpetuate the memories of the past, and keep up the touch of the el bow, and to keep alive the strong friendships we all formed with each other while in the army. It gives me the greatest pleasure to welcome you all to this city, and to say to you that I have not words to express to you the great pleasure it gives me to look into your brave and honest faces, and to shake you by the hand. On June 27, 189S, I had the diztin guished honor of being appointed your solonel, and I say without besitation that I consider it the greatest honor ever conferred ulon me. When the eall was made by the president in the spring of 1S9S, you responded promptly and entered the United Ssates army to help the downtrodden and much-abued Cubans; and I honor you for it. You have been faithful in your duties as soldiers. No soldiers ever stood to their commanding efficer better than you did to me, aid it is for you to sax whethex I did all I could for you. I certainly tried to do all in my humble power to make your service in the army &3 azreeable as postible. I never is s-d an order to you that you did not qui-kly obey, and you always obeyed my orders in such a way as to make it a pleasure to issue them to you. I do not think there is a man in this regi ment who doubts for one moment that I ever issued an order which was un Pleasant or hard to execute, unless I was compelled to do so by superior au thority. I felt towards you all just the same as if you had been my children, and did all in my power for your good. I am satibfied you appreciated what I tried to do for you. Now that is all over, I can speak plainly to you about my anxiety for your health before leav ing Savannah f-r Cuba. From what I had always ht ad of Cuba, I thought that perhsps one-half of the regiment would die of yellow fever before re turning to this country; and a friend of mine said to me in Savannah that he was satisfied the anxiety in the regi ment about yellow fever was so great that 'when the order should be issued for the regiment to go to Cuba that hundreds would desert. But, my fel low soldiers, let me tell you that when that order came to board the transport Roumanian for Habana, on January 3. 1899, I marehed the regiment on the en the boat 840 strong, and u.>t a single man deserted. I am sure this record e&annot be beaten hy any regiment in the world, and I am proud of it. Now, let us form ourselves into a regular organization, elect ofieers and appoint such other committees as we may need. Let us contribute annu ally to the fund to be kept for the pur pose of assisting such of us as may be come unable to get along in the world no man cat. tell when want may strika him. Let us accumulate a fund to erect a monumernt on the capitol grounds to the 16 noble young men who lost their lives by disease while mem bers of the regiment, and while per forming their duty to their country. Let us have inscribed upon that monu mont that no man ever lost his life in a holier or grander cause than that of vol unteering to help drive the Spaniards from that downtrodden and much abused island of Cuba. Three of our members died in Cuba, namely Epting, Trevett and McKay, from disease contracted in the hot. burning sun of that country. Their bodies are buried in the military graveyard just a half mile north of Mariauao. I think a commnittee should be appointed to see to it that their bedies are brought home in the near future by the government, and buried in their native soil. The 13 other members of the regiment who died, namely, Griffin, Epton, Mooney, Coy ington, Smith, Bluer, Lyles, Hopkins, Ward, Mleetze, Barton, Finley and Kitcheaz, are buried in the United States. The bodies of all these vwere sent to their parents. On January 17, 1899, we buried a boy 15 years old named Bertie Eastman, who was drowned the day before in the little river near our camp in Cuba. He could not swim, and rode a mule into deep water and was drowned. He was not an enlisted member of the regiment. but had left Savannah with us as a camp foliower. I have never te this day been able to find his pa rents, and his body is now in the mili tary graveyard north of Marianao 'with the other three m.embers of our regiment. I think we should make an effort to find the parents of this poor boy and let them have his body brought home. I doubt if his parents have ever heard how he disd. It was ene of the saddest acts I had to per form while in the army-burying this poor, unknown boy. The death rate in our regiment was less than in almost any other regiment in the Seventh armiy corps, and this was due in a large measure to our faithful and efficient surgeon, Dr. Wannamaker: his able assistants, D~rj. Griffith and Poore, and our ever faith ful hospital corps. They were untir ing in their attention to the sick. I feel that I am in a position to tell of their faithful performance of duty, a.: I made it a rule to go to the hospital .lmot ail Tn. keym always teld me they had everything they wanted. TLe parents of those of our men who di1d can always rest assured that they had every attentien that could be given them. After we had been at Panama park about three weeks our sick list reached the alarming number of 204. 1 became very much troubled about it, and I at once had a conf erence with Dr. Wan nanimaker. We sent a telegram to Gov. Ellerbe telling him of the alarming condition of the regiment, and asking him to telegraph to the secretary of war to have us moved at once. The governor teigraphed the secretary of war and I vas ordered to take the reg iment to SavaUnah in ten days after wai ds. Our regiment was the first to arrive at Savannah. The men of this regiment should always have the kind est feelings for Gov. Ellerbe, for he was alays a great, friend to us. On my return from Cuba 1 called on Gov. Ellerbe, and he said to me: "I con gratulate you and your regiment on the splendid record the regiment has made in the United States- army." I thanked him and to.d him I agreed with him so far as the regiment was concerned. In conclusion, I beg leave to extend ry most heartfelt thanks to all the officers and enlisted men of the regi ment for their uniform kindness and courtesy to me while I had the honor Uf commandiug them. The address was received with great applause, after which the following f5.0-t were electei: '. dent-Col. Wilie Jones. 'e Pre:idents-Maj. Eaves, Maj. wa. er, Lieut. Col. Thompson, Corpo ral ()e:s Secretary-Sergt. Maj. Frederick. Treasurer-Capt. Perrin. On motion of Adjt. Haselden it was decided to have annual meetings on Wednesdoys of fair week and that a bankquet be participated in. On motion of Sergt King, of Co. A, the address of Col. Jones was made a matter of record in the minutes. Capt. Herbert moved that a com mittee of five, with Col. Jones as chair man, be appointed to see Gov. Me Sxeeney about having the bodies of those soldiers who died on duty in Cu ba and in camp returned and buried at their homes. On motion of Private Carter, Co. B, Nlaj. Eaves, Capt. Hlaselden, Capt. Herbert and 'rivate Carter were ap poisted a committee draw up suita ole resolutions on the death of Gov. Ellerbe and the soldiers who died in Cuba. A committee, consisting of Sergt. 31aj. Frederick, Capt. Moss and Sergt. Parrott, was appointed to draw up a constitution and by laws. Happy remarks were made by Capts. Herbert and Hlaselden, Sergt. King, Maj Eaves, Capt. Moss, Lieut. Cox, Seret. Parrott and others. Capt. Haselden reported that he had on hand $33 profits of the bakery in Anr-usta. This amount was ordered tt:ned over to the banquet fund.-The State. Shot Her Guest. A quiet little home 4 or 5 miles north of Marksville. La., was the bcec of a ter rible tragedy Thursday night, in wh.-h Leon Bernard was shot and istantly killed by Mrs. Abel Bordeb1:2, a young woman of about '24 years of age. Mrs. Bordelon's version of the deplorable affair is said to be as follows: Her husbancs and Leon Bernard. who was a tenant of Abel Bordelon, were having a game of cards; not gambling, playing only for amusement. The wives of the two men were present and seemed to be bored by the game, several times asked their husbands to stop playing. The men giving no heed to the request. Mrs. Bordelon playfully picked up a gun and said: "If ycu don't stop 1 will shoot you," when to her horror the gun fired, and the contents striking Bernard near the temple, blew off the top of his head. As Mrs. Bordelon is of a mild and amiable character, the public are inclined to accept her story. The two men anid their wives were the only ones present at the time of the shooting. save Mrs. Bordelon's children who were too young to give an intelli gent account of the affair. A Sensational DMurder. A sensational murdr and suicide oc curred at Allentown. Pa , Friday morn i'g when George W. Ker, proprietor of the Hotel Mecca, shot and instantly killed his wife and himself'. The pair had not been living together for the pst three months owieg to K-ru's ill rament of his wife. Mrs. Kern was 'opjloyed in a laundry and when -he boarded a trolly car at 6:30) o'clock Fri day m;orning. to go to her work, her husbard f,.llowe~d her and stood on the rear plaiform, displaying a revolver. When Mrs. Kern obtserved him shie rau screaming out of the front door of the car and sought the protection of about 200O wire millemployees, who had just fitnished work on the night shift. Kern hastened after her and twice pulled the trigger of the pistol. but the weapon failed to discharge. The hus band then dragged his wife into his hotel and barr:eading the door with a chair, in full view of the crowd, 3het her dead. lie ran into another room S there killed himself. Kern was 38 g, ars old and his wife 29. Your Chance. Here is your chance if you are a good guesser, or have any inside facts on the cottol crop for 18S99-1900 there is a good chance to make $1,000. S. Munn. Son & Co., a large cotton brok eruge establishment of New York, do ing business at 56i Beaver street, makes the offer of-this reward. The estimate of the crop that will be used by the firm in selecting the winner will be the one that will be made up by the New York Chroniele. Trhe person guessing near est to the Chronicle's estimate will get the money. All guesses must be mail ed by noon November 23, and address ed to S. Mann. Son & Co., statistic de paratuent. 5G Beaver street, New York. Dlied for a Dlog. A special from Leesburg, Fla,, says that S. 0. Jones. section boss, was kill ed there Wednesday afternoon. To rescue a pet dog he ran in front of a tran moving at the rate of 35 miles an hour, when the cowcatcher beam struck him in the small of the back, killing him almost instantly. His wife and .kibdr- 'wit..sd tk.aecidant TLLE DISPENSARY. All of Its Friends Shculd Stand By It. THE GOOD IT HAS DONE. A. Howard Pdtterson Presents Forcibly the Good Moral Effects Brought About Under the System. To the E litor of The News and Cou. rie: Oxirg to the recent dispensary scandals there is a great hue ajd cry being made, by its caemies, that the law should be revealed. As one who has always I)-en in favor of the d:Ipcn sary systeu I belicve that now is the time for its friends to spe-ak out. B fore one commits himself again-t the dispensary he should consider the mat ter fren every standpoint Suppose. for instance, that the di-;pensary law is repealed at the next session of the L-g islature. what are you going to put in its place? 'liere are but three ways. under the Co'n.titution. to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in South Carolina: Ose is under the dizpensary system, the second under the license system, and the third to prohibit the sale en tirely, except for medicinal purposes. Consequently if the dispensary law is repealed you have either to substitute the license system in its stead or pro hibit the sale of liquor entirely. While prohibitiorn may be dcsirab-. and I for one would advocate it if I deemed it practicable, yet experience has teuht us that it cannot be enforced and thmr it would virtually mean free liquor. I he L vil1 of the license S3 stem we have seen and I hope will never be for gotten-hen every town in this State had two or more bar rooms, with gamb. ling hells attach.-d, going niht and day, debauching the youth and inpov erishing the homes of our land. Com mon sense tells us that if the license system is adopted that the constitu tional resirietions, such as not selling after sundown, not allowing liquor to be drunk upon the premises and the other good features of the dispensary law would be ignored by the barkeeper. Whenever you place the sale of lirtior in the hands of a private individual, whose interest is t) make as great a profit out of it ns be can, he will violate the law. Upon the other hand what are the general results of the dispensary law? Although it has been fought from the time of its enactment, and every obstacle has been throrn in the way of its enforcement, yet T believe that I can truthfully say, without fear or con tradiction, that it has reduced the con sumption of liquor and the commission of crimes arising from the use of it 50 per cent. Look at the towns of our State before the adoption of the dis pensary system, and rememher hov common it was for drunken men to be upon the streets and what. an unusual thing it is now. Take the town that I live in, fur in stance, and see what effect the dispen sery law has had upon it. Under the license system we had four or five bar rooms. geneaally with gambling dens attached, and almost every one of them was the scene of a murder and numer ous bloody fights. Since the adoption of the dispensary law there has been but one homicide committed in this town, and that was not due to liqu~r, and there is now not a gambling hoas in the incorporated limits of the town. Prior to the passage of the law rows and fights upon salesdays were common oceurrences, now they are rare. Christ mas now seems like Sun/ay. before it was a day of drunkenness and debauch ery. I have no doubt that the experi ence of Barn well has been that of most of the towns in the State. The dispensary law has relegated to the rear all of the allurements of the license system, such as the handsome glass mirrors, the billiard and pool tables and the card tables, and worst of all the social habit of treating. which has caused the ruin of more young men than any other feature of the old bar rom system. It is not neceestary to mention other good features of the dispensary. as those already named will cause men to hesitate before adopting the licens3 sy-tem. which once it is inaugurate~d will soon degcuterate into the old bar room with all of its attendant evils. Let us look a-. the dispensary fromn the point of view that is now agitatmng th a inds of the people of this State. Should the systee be abolish~ed on account of the recent sctarda's in the State dispensary at Columbia? I say by no mecans. While I admit that such scandals are calculated to in jure the dispensary, and especially so as there are men who have fought it from its creation from personal and political motives and who are eager to lay the blamie upoa the system and not u-n the odicials, yet my faith in the sstam has never been shaken and I still believe that it is the best solution of the liquor problem that has ever been adopted. The peoplie of South Caro lia are too familiar with the good re suits of the dispensarv as to wish to do stroy it on account of the rascality of some of its otlicials. You had as wel argue that the banks should be closed on a, ount of the absconding of cashiers with ti- tur ds, or that th-e State Peni tentary should be abolished because of the r te .t shortage of the supuzintemRi ent. to say that the dispensary law si ould be r':peal. d on account of the miconduct of the commlissi ncr anid other daspensary offieials. I believe that is a thunder storm purifies the atmosphere so will thbe recent exposures of misconduct elarify the dispensary system and that good will result there by to the people. I also believe that the welfare of the dispensary will be advaced if a special comtnittee simit lrto the one that investigated the Pnientiary, be appointed at the next aesion of the Legislature whose duty it shall he to turn on the search ligzhts and make a thorough investigation con cerning ttie tinaaemuent and workings of the State dispensary, and to expose all misconduet and rascality, if any, of the offieials, and that their report be Ifollowed by indictment of the guilty parties. I have too high a regard for the eam a of t nepeole of South Carolima. as to believe that i. is ipos sible to select men to manage ithe State dit usarv v, ho will rot steal and be bribeI. To repeal the dispens:ry law for any such rcasonl would hea di-grace to the li-nrab le na:ve of South Caro lina. We nave any number of busi ness men in South Carolina who can fill all of the positions under the dis pensary law and who, upon the expira tion of their t-rmrs of offie, canl leave the same, like Caesar's wife above suspicion There are s)-mc weak points in the dispensary law that have born maae apparent by the recent scandals which should be crrrected, one of which is the granting of beer privileges. They are dircetly contrary to and in violation of the very spirit and olject of the d:s pecsary s.tem. They are nothing mz're ,.or le:s than otx rooms and in the large cities they are :aid to be a'junCts of "blind tiZ r<." There should be no distinction made between whiski-y and beer; both should be sold only by the regular county dispenscr. The idea of deliveringi beer, as now practiced by beer di!pensers, to consumers at their places of business. thereby encouraging tie consumption of liquor, is repugnant to the law and obnoxious to its friends Therefore they should be abolished by law The recent dispen:ary sjandaIs have also ahown the danier of alloiiug the nam :s of liquor houses and their private brands to appear upon the labeIs of the dispensary bottles. It is but an open door to fraud and corruption. Nothing should appear upon the label of 1 lie dis pensary bottle except the brand of the State dispensary and words or marks bhowing the kind of liquor, the grade. price and that it has been analyzed. [here is nothing new 'in this sugecstioo. as it is but returtiok; to the rule adopt td by the bjard of controA under Gov ernor Tiulwan's ad:ninistration. There is no reason why the name or brand of the house from which the liqor is bbught should appear upon the bittle The dispensary law was not adopted for the purpoe of adveitising liquor hou-ms. Prohibit the appearance of these private brat-ds and names of liq uor Loises upon dispensary bottles en tirely and you will thereby prerent dis honts: commissioners and dispensers from b'osting and creating demandt for the iquors of particular houses. My object in writing this letter is to expose the fallacy of the argument of the entemies of the dispcnsary that be cause some of its officials have done wrong that, therefore, the whole sVs tem is rotten and corrupt and that it shouid be abolished, whereas the facts show that the morals of our people have been improved under the dispensary law and that to repeal it would b3 re trograding to the old bar roo:i, which was the bane ef the State. I blieve that the dispensary will stand the storms of the future just as it has weathered those of the past, and that safegard, will be thrown around its mana.c;ment that will prevent therecurrence of the scandals refer red to. A. Howard Patterson. Barnwell, S. C. NEWSPAPER FRIENDS Governor McSweeney Entertains them at the Mansion. The governor's mansion was thrown open to the governor's newspaper friends Wednesday night and the reception was a delightful affair There was no formality about it and every one was made to feel perfectly at home. Gov. and Mrs. MoSweeney were assisted in receiving by Private Secretary and M1rs Aull and Miss Browning of Hlamipton. Although occupy ing the most exalted olice in the State, Gov. SleSweney is never more at home than when in the company of the press people with whom he has been associated all hi. life in business and pleasure. Tha iovernor was formerly president of the South Carolina press association, a position which is new filled by Private Secretary Aull and the occupants of the mansion are no strangers to the newspaper men of the State. Amiong the guests last evening were: 31aj Louis Appelt of the 31anning Times; R. II. D.:Camnp. G(hi.:y Ledger: Slediun; Col. James A Host, Green ville .'1ountaineer; Col. T. B. Crews, Lurensville Herald; S. A. 3MeGhee, Greenwood Index; Geo. R Koester, Co lumbia Record: W. '[Fike. Spartanburut Iherald; l'. L. lBeard, Chapin News; T. C. Robinson, P.iekens Journal; Larry Gantt. ciniributer to the Spartauburg Free Lance:.\1r. Jas. A. iloyt, Jr..- of The State. In addition to the news paper nmen there were present. Capt. Andrew Hiardee, of Dillion; Corgress man Finley. Attorney General Bellin ger, Wot. Fester. Spartanburg; Solici or T. S. Sease. New berry; Mir. Frank West, Spartanbur2; Senator Wm. HI. 31uldin. Ha'upton; Dr. 31. 0. Row beud. S5itetanburg: Stiaerintendent D. J. Grinfith. Jesse T, Gantt, Cot. U. X. Gunter. .Jr., and others. The First Artiller. band was at the reception a.id furnished delightful mu ie for the occasion. Its rendition of "Dixie" a la D~ewey parde- followed by the "Star Spaneled Banner," made a great hit.-The State. Dr. Maxey Lee Convicted. Dr. MIaxev Lee, of Darlington County,. was tried iast week for the ki!ine of' his Va~her' svveral coeks ago ad convieted of murder but the tend'-r hearted jury recommended him t> uercy, which wll tie doubit Mil e h1i3 neck. '[le testimony shtowed that Dr. Leo, the rather, was in the ball talking to his son, the accused, wtho had in his had a hammterless gun, which was dis charged, the contents lodging in the body of the fathe: who died from the effct of the wound. The defence put in theO plea of accidental killing, but th'e jury did c:ot believe them. The Youngest Prcinter. The Clinton News prohab'y has the youngest prin ter in the State employed. Lttle Burns Simpson. aged 1u years, sets his colu-un and a half every day antd sets a renarkably line proof. When he work lie stands in a chai: to reach his case. Last Friday night he made a visit tThe State oniee with .ilitor S. F. Parrott, who brought him to the fair, and saw the liuotype machines at work. Hie 'set up" his own name, taking it with him as a souvenir. When he sets typ he doe. it with a will. -.e State. GRANGERS TO. FIGHT TRUST. Five Millions of Farmers MEassing Their Forces. Aaron Jones, of Indiana, master of the National Grange, voiees the senti ment of five million American'-farmers in this wise: "I am receiving thousands of letters from all par.s of the United States, from farmers, mechanics, traveling men, merchants, manufacturers not in trust, asking how they can co-operate with the Grange in securing effective state and national legislation that will prevent the formation and successful operation of trusts. "Tnc entire people view-with -alarm the aggrestive and questionable meth ods of trust and combinations to arbi trarily control to their own advantage the labor and the product of labor in ail departments of productive industry. "The policy pursued by trusts in limiting production in certain lines, in shutting down factories under their con trol, and in crushing out those engaged in the same lines wbo do not join with them in their policy of controlling prices. is destructive to industry. To permit men to use capital to crush out 'egitimate competition is against pub lie policy and 3estrovs the indepen dence and liberty of the individual, and deprives him of the free use and bene fit of his capital, stifles enterprise and progress. and, if continued, will sub vert all the principles fought for and gained by our forefathers. " The present industrial tendency is a menace to the stability of the nation. Americans will not submit to pay enor mous taxes to support state and national itovernments that are impotent to pro tect the rights of labor and of property, and its proper and legitimate use. "The individual citizen is unable to distinguish the difference in effect be tween Deing deprived of his property by marauding bands of brigands, known in ancient times and in the middle ages as robbers, and the consolidations and uniting of corporations under forms known as trusts, and used for the same purpose, namely, of transferring by con trollieg prices, the property of those not in the trust to themselves. "The methods pursued by trusts in attempting to influence legislation and the decision of courts should meet con demnation from every honest, honor able and loyal citizen of the republic. "How can we secure effective legisla tion, State and national, that will pre vent the formation and suecessful op eration of trusts? "Here is the advice we are giving to those organizing against trusts: "First-Prepare petitions to Con gress and circulate them to have them signed by all the people who favor free dom and the rights of property, and for ward these petitions. "Second-Prepare like petitions to your several legislatures and your re spective states and demand strong anti trust, legislation. "Third-Attend your political cau cuses in whatever party you affiliate atnd demand a strong anti-trust plank in your platform, and see to it that every officer nominated shall be in full sympathy with this plank. "Fourth-Think more of your coun try and the rights of labor and property than of your party, and give all parties to understand that all patriots will stand together on this issue. "This issue overshadows all others, What difference whether we have free trade or protective tariff-whether the outlying islands of sea, proximate and remote are made colonies or nt-if the individual is deprived of the free use and benefit of his labor and property. "Fifth--Give your party and the country to understand that resolutions alone will not suffice, but that effective laws must he passed and enforced. "Sixth-Supplement all this by be ing active in educating the people to the great dangers that menace the in dustrial interest of our country. "Our country, which stands for liber ty and freedom, must protect the rights of the humblest of citizens, must guar antee to every man the right to legiti mately use and receive the full benefit of his labor and capital. AAOn JONNs, "Master of the National Grange." The introducti~n o.f round bale presses means the establishment not only of a cotton trust, but a seed trust, an oil trust, a ginning trust, and the annihilation of every small ginner in the cotton belt. To allow a round bale press in your section means the revolutionizing of your business, the ri-k of putting your 'elf wholly in the hands of a gigantic trust, the positive loss that you will sustain, and the al rnost eertainty of the trust treating wiu just as scores of einncrs have been trsated after they Liad been imposed up'on by the trust agents. WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? When the World Does as He Would It Will Enjoy Its Nillenium. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, writing in the November Ladies' Home Journal in further emphasis of the teachings of his famous book, "In His Steps," reit crates that "ths tea:-hings Jesus will work in the markr't, the home. the school, the shop, the street, the life of man everywhere; but they cannot work in a selfish heart, and they are un't capable of expre ssion in a soul that h,.s put auy one on the throne except Him who is Lord of all. Why are men afraid to try Love in business? Whby are they cowardly in the face of giving the greatest thing in the world its most supreme test? Come, let us take Je suts at His word. If we seek the King dom of God first we shall have all the p'hysical things we need. What would Jesus do? T tiere is no question as to tHis conduct in our places. There is no casuistry in the question when asked honestly every eay. When the world is willing to ask it. and live according to the daily answers, it will begin to enjoy its millennium. Perhaps that Golden Age will be the coming century. Why not? It rests with the human race to prove that of all the mighty forces that rule the real life of men on the earth, none is so mighty, so practi cal, so permanent, so productive of hap piness and power as the life of Jesus lived over again in the lives of those who believe in Him as the life abutn dant for a weary werld." BOTH ARE HONORED. A Historical Event in the City of Richmond. A LARGE CROWD PRESENT. Unveiling of Memorials to Ex President Jaffers'n Davis and the "Daughter of the Confederacy." Thursday was another great Confed erate day in Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling in Hollywood ceme tery, under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, now in convention here, of the memorials to President Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie Davis. The Daughters held a brief business session Thursday morning, during which various reports were read, and Mrs. Davis was made honorary president of the State chapter of the Daughters. Thursday afternoon the Dlughters. in carriages, were escorted to Hollywood by aa imposing procession consisting of Confederate camps and military, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee riding at the head ef the column. A vast crowd had assembled on the hill overlooking the Davis plot in the cemetery and immediately upon the arrival of the parade the ceremonies were opened with prayer by the Rev. James P. Smith, D. D., who was on Stonewall Jackson's staff, and who threw himself between his general and the line of fire while Jaekson, mortally wounded, was being borne from the field. In the Davis plot an casy chair had been provided fur Mrs. Davis so that as the drapery fell she would face, the statue over her daughter's tomb. Over the grave of President Davis was a beautiful floral Confederate flag, the blue and red being worked in immor telles and the white in chrysanthe mums. The staff rested on a base, around which smilax was wound. After the prayer Gov. J. Hoge Tay lor gracefully introduced the Hon. B. B. Munford, the principal orator of the occasinn who paid a beautiful tribite t., Miss Winnie Davis, Mrs. Davis, President Davis and the "Lost Cause." In conclusion Mr. Manford said: "Nor can I forbear allusion to the grateful fact that something in the character of Winnie Davis, in the un timely ending of her gentle life, has served to hush the note of sectional discord and strengthen the influences that make for peace. Old ti:ne hatreds were forgotten in the sorrow which made us all akic. Union veterans stood as a guard of honor around her bier, and generous contributions of sympathy and help came from both side of the Potomac to erect this mon-a ment." The next speaker was the Hon. John H. Reagan, postmaster general of the Confederate States. and the only surviving member of Mr. Davis' cabinet. He was introduced by the Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. Judge Rea gan spoke very briefly, his remarks heing confined to a euiogy of his chicf. He said in part: "Mr. Davis possessed a combination of great qualities, rarely equalled and never surpassed. And in addition to these great qualities he possessed the most unselfish character I have ever known, and the most humane and merciful disposition, with a gentle ness in domestic and social life, which commanded the admiration and re spect of all who knew him. And to all these he added the character of a devout Christian. "My estimate of his character has be n formed from a personal acquaint ar~c3 of a good many years and from close personal and official relations with him during the four s ears of the war ha"tween the States. "While the cause of which he was the highest and truest representative failed of success, he carried to his grave a sincerity of respect. an enthu siastic devotion of the people he served and represented, unsurpassed by any ever shown to any successful hero or conqueror. The future will show, when the clouds of passion and prejudice shall have passed away, that the cause and the principles which he represented were just and based on the true princi pies of constitutional government, local self-government and civil lhberty. God bless his memory." Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was then intro duced by Mr. Ellyson and delivered an eloquent and touching address, in which he made beautiful allusions to Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie. Following Gen. Lee's speech. Dr. HI. M. Clarkson recited1 an ode. "The Daughter of the Confederacy." Jefferson Davis Hayes then drew the veil from the mounments to Mr. Davis and Miss Winnie. The former is a bronze statue of the Confe-deratc pres ident. The latter is a marble figzure of the Angel of Grief, the hand extending a wreath which she is about to place on the grave. It is over life-size and the pedestal is suitably ins~ribed. It was erected by the Daughters. Both works are by Zolany. After these ceremonies, a monument to Jefferson Davis, Jr.. was unveiled. Paid thie Penalty. Albert August Becker, the Ger-ran butcher who, on JTanuary 27th last, murdered his wife Ra-haei and after wards chopped up and boiled the remains in order to dispose of them. was hanged in the Chicago jail at 12:05 o'clock Friday afternoon. Becker's neck was not broken by the fall, and it was 16 minutes before he was pro nounced dead. On the s'affold Becker protested his innocenco and declared George Suitterlin', the father of his second wife, was the real murderer. The ease of August Becker in many ways bore a remarkable similarity to that of Adolph Lutegrert. Killed His Father. At~ Plano, Cal..' Reese Martin was shot and killed by his 19-year-old son Alfred. The youngr man accused his father of striking his mother. A quar rel ensued and the son discharged both barrels of a shotgun at the old man, oausing instant death. He claims that he acted in self-defense. REPUBLICANS ALARMED. Over the Result of the Election of Last Week. The Washington correspondent of The Atlanta Journal sass "in spite of the Republican victory in Ohio and the appearent defeat of Goebel in Ken tucky, the Democrats here are elated over the results of Tuesday and the Republicans and the members of the administration correspondingly cha grinded and alarmed. The defeat of the Democrats in Kentucky, even if true, is attributable to local dissensions an in no way to national issues, but the campaign in Maryland and Niebraska was fought out purely on national questions, while the personality of Me Kinley was made the test of loyalty in Ohio. 'The administration flooded Mary land with orators and the whole force of the government machinery was thrown across the district line to fix Maryland for imperialism in the com ing fight to be made on that issue. Imperialism was the issue there and the cry to sustain the president in time of war was made from every platform in proportion to the work done. The defeat of the administration there is signal and alarming. "In face of great odds and despite great-expenditures of money in Nebraska Mr. Bryan carried his state on issues he himself made. Before he entered the state it seemed conceded to the Republicans. By his matchless cam paign he stopped a flowing Republican tide and.turned the current against im perialism. The administration is keenly disappointed over the result in Ohio. The president expected his administration to be.sustained by 75 000 at least in his own state. "The result does one thing-it eliminates Mark Hanna as the leading figure in the next national campaign. It is stated openly here today that the Republican party will Dot dare to go in to another fight with Hannadat the helm. In fact, he himself realizes that he has lost his grip, and the revolt against him and his meth-adm in Ohio is sufficient to cause him to withdraw voluntarily from the head place-on. the national committee. "I was told this morning by an eminent Republican that Mr. Hanna will call a meeting of the Republican campaign committee at an early date, when he would tender his resignation. Yesterday's vote is a warning to him and the administration. One other thing the result makes certain, namely, that Bryan and McKinley will head the national tickets in 1900." DOUTHIT WINS HIS CASE. The Proceedings by Which He Was Dismissed Are Quashed. A dispatch from Columbia to the Greenville News says Judge Aldich filed his decission in the Douthit case Wednesday. He reviews the case from start to finish, recites the minutes and tL3 whole proceedings and con cludes as follows: "I hold under the law and upon the face of the record, that it was an error of law on the part of the State board of control to remove the com-nissioner by a several and swecping resolution, as was done in thest proceedings. It was argued that it required the concurrence of all the members of the board to remove the commissioner for cause and that the board could not do so by a mere majority vote. This position is sus tained by the case of Gerter vs. the commissioners, supra, but it is over ruled upon the authority of the recent case of the Carolina Savings bank vs. Evans, 28 S. C., 521. Whereupon, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed: first, that the proceedings of the State board of control in the attempted removal of the relator, J. B. Douthit be, and the same are quashed, revised and annulled; 2nd, let this judgment and the papers and proceedings herein be filed and made of record in the office of the clerk of the court of com mon pleas of the county and State aforesaid; 3rd, let the said clerk serve a certified copy of this judgment upon the State board of control, by serving said copy upon the chairman of said board." The meaning of this appears to be that the majority of the board may again remove IDouthit but must do it by regular proceedings and after full hearing. A Costly Joke. As the result of a practical joke, John Shinder was probably fatally burned at Chicago Fri day. Two fellow workman bound him with a tarred rope and after lighting it. left the room, thinking it would burn sld sly. In an instant the prisoner was a mass of flames. The cord burned in two and he ran scream ing into an adjoining room, where other worknten tore the flaming clothing from him. Charles Becker and Allie Chudyzski, the two would-be jokers, were arrested. They said that as Shioder was a new man they merely wished to initiate him. The men may be held for murder if Shinder dies. An Unpleasant Ride. Miss Frank, of Benson, Minnesota, on her way to church, thought she would save time by hopping over the bumpers of a freight train which was standing on the track across the street. About the time she got up the train started and Miss Frank took a thirty mile ride on the bumpers, free, gratis and for nothing. She missed church but had an exhilerating ride. Dewey Married. Mrs. Mildred M. lHazen and Admiral George Dewey were quietly married at 10 oiock Thursday morning at the rectory of St. Paul's Catholic church, Wa'shinnton, D. C. The ceremony was performed by Rev. James F. Mackin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. Joseph A. F !ey. assistant pastor, and Rev. Sid ney Hlulbut. Old Lady Murdered. Mrs. Sarah King, aged 60 years, was mnurder3 l at her home in the Farms dii-trict. Conn., Friday night. Charles Cross, 17 years old, who was employed on the farm, is under arrest on sus piaion of having committoed the crime. THE ELECTION. The Democrats Win in Both Mary land and Nebraska. THEY ALSO CLAIM KENTUGKY Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Iowa. Massachusetts and Kansas Carried by the Republicans. The return3 from the elections of last week anow that the Republicans about held their own in the States ot Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsyl vania, New York, New Jersey and Kansas, carrying these States by the usual Republican pluralities. The Democrats and fusionists, under the splendid leadership of William Jen nings Bryan, have wrested the state of Nebraska from the Republicans and carried it by about 15,000 majority. The Democrats have completely routed the Republican party in Maryland and elected a.Democratic governor and will control the legislature by good majori ties in both houses. The Democrats swept New York city, and Robert Ma zett, the Republican chairman of the Mazett investigating -committee, has been beated by Tammany, but he will contest the election in his district the 19th. KENTUCKT CLOSE. The greatest contest of the day was that in Kentucky, which only exceeded in interest the contest in Ohio, because of the intense personal feeling of the Bourbonites. In Kentucky the result is still in doubt, with both sides claim ing that their side had won. It will take the official count to determine the contest. It is expected that there will be a contest in Kentucky, and it is de clared by the Democrats that Goebel will be seated as governor. OHIO GOES REPUBLICAN. The Ohio contest was a surprise, as it was thought that McLean would run stronger than the returns show that he did. The vote for "Golden Rule" Jones was large in the cities, ana l6a undoubtedly caused the deflection from the Democratic vote in Cincinnati, Cleveland and other big cities, contrib ting in a large degree, if not being en tirely responsible, for the defeat of Mr. McLean. The Repubiicans exerted every effort possible to save Ohio for their party, and the argument was made that President McKinley should be endorsed in his home state, and the result -f the election may be attributed in part to a desire to sustain the presi dent because of state pride. Nash, Re publican candidate for vern - - have-a-mayority ~oTasbout u, V pl9 rality. BRYAN'S FINE VICTORT. The great victory won by the fusion ists in Nebraska again demonstrates the popularity of William J. Bryan in his home state and there is great rejoicing among his personal friends that the ef forts made by the administration to cripple his strength have failed. The fusion majority will not be less than 12,000 and may reach 18,000. Repub ians make no effort to explain the causes, although a number of leaders in this city, differ with W. J. Bryan in his statement tha. it is a rebuke t', the national administration. DEXOCRATS SWE3P KAITLAN3). Unofficial returns from Baltimore city and all the counties of the State show that the Democrats swept practi cally everything before them in last week's contest. John Walter Smith, Dr. Joshua Hering and Isador Rayner, their candidates for governor, comp troller and attorney general, respect ively, were elected over the Republican candidates by approximately 11,300 majority. The official count, it is thought, will not materially change those figures. The Democrats elected eleven state senators for four-year terms, which, with their four hold overs, will give them fifteen out of a total membership of twenty-aix in the upper house of the general assembly. In the lower honse, composed of nine ty-one members, the Democrats elected sixty-six, while the Republicans will have only twenty-five delegates in the legislature to meet in January of next year. In Baltimore city the Demo rats elected a Judge of the Court of Appeals, clerk of the city court, sheriff, State's attorney, city surveyor and three judges of the Orphans' Court. IN OTHER STATEs. Mississippi and Virginia, of course, rolled up the usual Democratic majori ties. Kansas went Republican, as did South Dakota. The president's recent campaign tour through that state no doubt had its effect. In San Francisee the Democrats elected a mayor, James D. Phelan, by about 6,000 majority. The same can be said of Detroit, which has been redeemed from the the Republicans by the election of a Democratic mayor. The Greatest Beauties. Prof. Louting says the greatest beau ties of the world have been the most persistent and zealous devotes of the bath. Each average human being has about 15,000 square feet of skin to look after, and nearly 3,000,000 oil and sweat glands. The outer layer of skin is constantly wearing off, and must be constantly removed to allow the new skin beneath to form fresh, white and beautiful. Flying Towards the Earth. The star Polaris is said to be flying to ward the earth at the speed of 395, 734,876 miles a year. Polaris is advised to look up the records of the parachute artists and take heed from the exp~eri ene. She may find, as have numeronr. arachutists. that running precipitous' Ir nst the earth is a mighty un comfortable operation. Against McKinley. The Columbia State says "as McLean and Jones both represented opposition to imperialism and as their combined vote was greater by 50,000 than the Republican candidate received, it is not easy to find endorsement for McKin ey's Philippine policy in the Okio