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VOL. XV. MANINING. S. C,- WEDNESDAY., JANUARY 10-1004NO 7 OUR GALLANT DEAD The Men South Carolina Sent Into the Civil:War. THE LIVES THAT WERE GIVEN Valuable Historical Facts and Figures From the State His torian's Annual Report to the Legis!ature. The annual report of the State his torian of public records has been pre sented and handed to Gov. McSweeney for transmission to the general asseim bly. The report covers S9 I rinted pu es of as valuable matter-as has ever gone into a report to the general assem semibly. It is full of information that has been collected during many years and put in condensed form now for the first time. Col. Thomas preliti rary repor t reads as follows. To His Excellency, M. B. Mcsweeney, Governor of South Carolina. Sir: I have the honor to submit through you to the general assembly my annual report for the .ear 1S99. The last general assembly having Made n3 Irovision for the continuance OF the important work of this office. it was in view of much unfinished busi ness connected therewith, outside of the completion of the rolls, that I deemed it my duty to keep the office open and to prosecute my labors on my own responsibility, a a voluntary con tribution to the Confederate history of the State, and especially to the cause of the rank and file of a noble soldiery. To this end I have addressed myself chiefly to the further collection Lf war papers and to such data as would illu minate the Confederate rolls I placed myself as far as practicable in commu nication with the leading surviving representatives of each organization, infantry, cavalry and artillery. Of the 64 communicated with, about one-half only made response. The result of my year's work appears in the follow ing elaborate paper. It will be seen that the account of the raising of troops in South Carolina for State and Confederate service 1861-65-which is herewith presented as the joint work of Mr. W. J Rivers and myself, is an important contribu tion to the history of the part taken by the State in the Confederate War, and that taken by the troops furnished by the State to the southern Confederacy. Much credit is due to Mr. Rivers, the eminent historian and educator, for his share in the "account." This paper throw3 a flood of light upon the Con federate rolls, and lays broad and deep the foundation of the sketch which has been designed by legislative action to accompany the publication thereof, when this publicaii.: b-hall be ordered by the general assea& . As a further resub .if my services for the year ending IS! I report the collection of much addita' ai data from South Carolina in the war for southern independence and constitutional liber ty-such as the following: The unveiling of the mzural tabiet, Dec. 20, 1898. Brownfield-a sketch of Lieut. G n. Anderson. McMaster's sketch of Eiliot s biigade at Crater. Hudson's sketch of the Twenty sixth regiment. Simons' sketch of thec Twenty-sev enth regiment. Mattison's sketch of Orr a Rifles. Tributes to the late Col G. MoD Miller. Coker's History-Co - ," Sixth S C V inantry; Co "G," Nirnth S C Y in fantry, C~ S A. A. Barron Holmes' sketch of Palmet to Guard. Colcock's account of the baitde of Ihoney Hill. Wells' paper on the causes of the war. Courtenay's fragments of war his tory. News and Courier's war papers-Con federate reunion, May, 1899. Unveiling shaft to unknown dead October, 1899. Our dead at Point Lookout. The following additional rolls have been received: Co A, Twentieth regiment. S C V. Co K, Seventh regiment, S C Y. Co E, Second regiment, S C Y. Co A (Richland Volunteer Ritle Co) First regiment, S C V, Gregg's. Co A (Calhoun Guard). Twenty Sev enth regiment, S C V. Darlington Guards, 1861l. The roll of "individual record' has been augmented by the addition of eight names. The rolls having been practically completed, I would regard my duty not fully done, if I did not repeat the re commnendation,- here tofore made, that t hey be publisheda duly edited. and ac companied, agreeably to dhe original scheme of the general assembly, ap -.roved Dec. 20, 1893., by such a sketch as that contained in the one herewith aubmitted in the "account," supple miented by a concise statement of the e ar record of each of the~ orgarniz tions f rom South Carolina that participated in our heroic struggle. As to the approxate cost of the publication of the rolls. I submit here with the estimates furnished, at my re 1uest, by a reputable printig house in the State: EsTIMATE NO. 1. With reference to the publication of t he rolls, I have looked carefully over the matter, and believe that the best hape would be to set in nonpariel ty pe, -ize of page 7 3-S inches by 11. The width of the column is such that we would put the head of cach page on the eleven inch side-that is, the side of the book, and read down one page and then down the other. Allowing for 106 pages of introductory mna:ter, title pages, indexes, etc., added to the rolls as per specifications which y o gave me, the book will make three olumes, about 800 pages each. I pro pse to put them ea thin, stroag paper, o that they wilh not be too bulky, and bind the volumnes in c'o:h. la this style they would cost as follows. 1,000 copies, about $5 000. 2,000 copies, about $7,000. s,0 nopines about $12,000 ESTIMATE No 2. RFeferring to the publicatiou of the rolls, we shall be pleased to furnish the same, with the names only, without the recora, and allowing about 120 pages for roll of general field staff offi cers and the narrative matter, bound in paper. If set in small pica type: 1,000 copies, $1.200. 2,000 copies, $1 600. 5,000 copies, $2,875. We could set in a little smaller type than the above (brevier,) it and would reduce the cost somewhat, say: 1,000.copies, $1,100. 2,000-copies, $1,300. 5,000 copies, $2,350. They could be bound in a very fair quality of cloth cases for about $180 per 1,000 copies. You could try the edition in paper, and that would ensure the publication, and parties desiring to get them could have them bound more substantially afterwards. These estimates are submitted to the judgement of the general assembly. I desire only to add that the publication of the names alone, leaving out the de scriptive part on each roll, while re specting economical conditions, would in my view meet the requirements of the proposed publication. This whole mitter, however, is a question for the general assembly to determine upon its responsibility to the people of South Carolina, and there I am content to leave it. Having fulfilled to the full measure of my abiliiy and my opportunity the trust momiatted to me, October, 1897, by the late Governor Ellerbe, and the general assembjly having shown no dis position to consummate the work as originally outlined and designed, I now submit to you the resignition of my office, with a high appreciation of the interest that your excellency has shown in my labors. I have the honor to be, yours respectfully. Jno. P. Thomas. The "account" covering South Caro lina's part in the Civil Was is entitled "The Raising of Troops in South Caro lina for State and Confederate service" and Part One deals with "The begin ning of the War between the States in South Carolina." It makes interesting reading. The names of the officers of all the commands are given. Part Two deals with the '-volunteers for Qonfederate service and State ser vi, e to the close of the year 1861." Part Three is entitled "Volunteering continued-conscription, reenlisting of 12 months' troops, and reorganization in the spring of 1862." The "account" concludes thus: "It has been seen that up to August, 1862, 45,000 were computed to have entered the Confederate service from this State." This is the revelation of the rolls at this time: The official records in the office of the State historiar of Confederate records show that South Carolina put in the armies of the Confederate States 34 regi-nents and four battalions of in fantry -371 companies, seven regi ments, one squadron and one company of cavalry-73 companies; and three regiments, two battalions and 19 un attached batteries of artillery -55 companies-the tabulation of the rolls, including the field and staff, regimental and battallon, giving the following result Enrolled. Sefective. Infantry... . .44,328 38,314 Cavalry .. .. .. .. ..9,067 8,014 Artillery ......... 8,213 7,637 Total... .......61,608 53,965 In addition, the official records show 80 companies of State troops or re semvs, with an enrollment, including field and staff, of 4,944 enrolled, or 4,911 tutal effective-which is known to be Lar below the actual figures, since there were organized at least 12 regi metats of reserves in addition to other State troops. It thus appears, from the figures of the rolls in the State historian's cus tody and duty filed, that South Caro lina furtnished for ( infederate service 61,60o8 offiers and men total enrolled, or 53 965 total effective, and for State service 4,944 offcers and men total en rolled, or 4,941 total effective. Making now the moderate estimate, and the estimate that the truth of his tory warrants that 5 per cent. of Con federate and 25 per per cent. Of State troops arc not carried on the rolls, it further appears that South Carolina gave to the Southern Confederacy a total of 71,083 officers and men enrolled or 62,833 effective, as follows: Enrolled. Effective. Infantry.........46,544 40,229 Cavalry .. .. .. .. . .9.520 8,414 Artillery.. ....8,839 9,018 Total. . . 64.,903 56,661 State troops enrolled 6,180. or effec tive 6,177, aggregating, as above stated, 71,083 offieers and mzen enrolled, o1 62, 838 effective. The magnificent way and the rare unanity with which South Carolina stocd by her colors and redeemed the pledge of 1860 of life and honor is best illustratud by the simple fact that the voting population of the State was hut 60,000~ in 1860. But this does not limit the contribu tion of the State. Entitled to equal honor with the officers and men of the line are those self-sacrificing and skil ful mren who composed the engineer corps, the medical staff and the band of chaplains, as well as the quartermaster and conmissary department. INor should we overlook -the services of thec signal corps; the "Captains Cousragtous" of the blockade runners, and the officers and men that South Carolint gave to the iron-clads in the harbor of Charleston and to the Con federate States navy, the heroism of which is matter of history. In reviewing further the contribution of this &ate to the cause of secession and Staterights, must be taken in ac count the military skill of the general officers frcom South Caroli'na in the Con federate armies, of whom, appointed from South Carolina or from other States, the tecords sh-w fire lieutenant generals, si: major g.:nerals, besides a long array of brigar.ier generals, colo nels and unjors. Of other commis sioned, non'comrrissioned officers and privates con:Ing under this head there is no record. So much, concisely stated, for South Carolina's cottribution to the ca-xse to which she Wts pledged by the ordi nance of secestion, passed December 20, 1860. There is preented next the costly by South Carolina in the war :iie pre cipitated and then grandly breasted, receiving her full share of the fiery belts of battle from 1861 to the end. The report of the State historian, laid before the gencral assembly, shows the deaths in battle or from wounds, the deaths from disease and in prison, and the wounded to be as follows: Infantry.............. 17,91S Cavalry..................1,467 Artillery........ .......... 716 making a total of such casualties to be 20.101. Bat this, owing to the imperfection of some of the rolls ieported, does not give the full showing. As to the 371 infantry company rolls. 26 contain no repurt of "died in battle or from wounds"; 43 no report of "died from disease"; 167 no report of "died in pri son," and 45 no report of "wounded." As to the 56 artillery company rolls, 22 contain no report of "aied in battle or from wounds"; 25 no report of "d ied from disease"; 49 no report of "died in prison, and 27 no report of "wounded." Applying now the rule of averages to the'se incomplete rolls, it appears that the infantry casualties may fairly be put at 21,146; the c.avalry at 1,739, and the artillery at 1,363. making a total of 24,245, :!assi ed as follow INFANTRY. Died in battle or from wou--ds.. 6.7t5 Died from disease.. . 5.74G Died in prison.. . .. LS2 Wounded.......... ... 7,513 Total.. .....21.146 CAVALRY. Died in battle or fron wounds 528 Died from disease. . . .........457 Died in prison.. ..S......... 86 Wounded................ Total ... ............1,739 ARTILLERY. Died in battle or from woundz ... 350 Died from disease.. . 404 Died in prison 37 Wounded.. ...............572 Total ..................1,366 To sum up: Basing thc percertage of casualties upon the "total enrolled" in each arm of the service, the result would be: Infantry, 45 per cent.; cavalry, 18 2-10 per cent.; artillery, 15 4-10 per cent. Making the "total effective" in each arm of trie service the basis of said per centage, the result would be: Infantry, 52 7-10 per cent.; cavalry, 20 7-10 per cent. That is, the casualties of the in fantry in war were more than one-half of the total effective; of the cavalry more than one-fifth, and of the artillery more than one-sixth. .Truly, a costly sacrifice, and one freely made, of the best blood of the commonwealth! So much, concisely presented, for the personal sacrifice of South Carolina in the field of arms 1861-65. More elo quent than words are the figures here given-figures based upon records and the logical inferences deducible there from. The patriotism of the contributirn and the pathos of the self-sacrifice make up the story of the fame of this commonwealth. And whon, further. there are added to this military herit ae South CaTolina's contribution of statesmanship and the fidelity of her noble womanhood in the years of the war, there is exhibited a demonstration of devotion to principle in scorn of con sequence, and in obedience to duty, that challenges the world's admiration. The part enacted by South Carolina in the war between the States is her glory and her complete vindication. Part four deals exclusively with the "State troops." Not a Trust. AMttr fully investigating the matter the Spartanburg Herald has cor!e to the conclusion that the Virginia-Caro lina Chemical Company is not a trust, but a lagitimate business enterprise. The Herald says: "It is a joint stock corporation which has bought and paid for a number of fertilizer factories. It owns the property and the stock in the company is owned by thouands of in dividuals all over the south. The stockholers manage the affairs, through a board of directors. We have taken the trouble to look into this matter and to inquire into the rise in the price of fertilizers. We find that the prices of commercial fertilizers have increaed about 20 per cent. over last year, while the cost of most of the material that enters into the manufacture of fertili zers has increased much more than this in price. As a matter of fact there is less profit to the companies making fertilizers just now even at the in creased price than last year, when they were sold for 20 per cent. less. A Trust is an organization of manu facturers in which the interests of sev eral concerns are pooled for the pur pose of limiting the ontpnt of the fac tories with a view to controlling prices. Several concearns come together and agree that a certain number of them shall suspend operations for a stated time, and that all shall share in the prots of those which continue to oper ate. It is strickly an organization to limit production and to raise prices, and it cannot be justified on any ground. It is an organization in restraint of trade, and measured by the definition of a Trust, we find that the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co., is, in fact, the opposite of a trust. This company, with ample means, has bought up a number of struggling mills, making fertilizers. The plants hare been renovated and put in good repair. 'Many of them have been enlarged, and, instead of having the force of toen at work in the factories reduced, as is the case with Trusts, there has been an actual increase." A Preacher Murdered. The Rev. Mr. Brooks, of the Church Missionary society, stationed at Ping Yin, in the province of Shan Tung, China was capturea in that vicinity and murdered December 3 by members of a seditious society called "boxers," who have been active lately destroy ing many villages and killing native Chris tians. The government of the province had despatched a force of cavalry to tho scene of the disturban os, bat the soldiers arrived too late to. save Mr. Brooks.__________ A Deep Plunge. Miss May Hudson of Walden, Ga., while looking into a 70-foot wel', lost her balance and fell to the botto.n. A young man who was with her at the time succeeded in rescuing her- Be yond a few scratches, she was unin FRAUD AND BRIBERY The Goebel People Promise to Shake Social Kentucky TO HER BOURBON CENTRE. They Make Nine Charges in Their Contest. The Goebel Demo crats Have the Leg islature. It begins to look as if there was con siderable ground for the charges made by the Goebel Democrats that the Re publicans of Kentucky were determined to steal the State. The legislature is now in session at Frankfort and the Goebel Democrats have submitted their notice of contest against Governor Tay lor and Lieut. Gov. Marshall has been served. Nine different grounds of con test arc embraced in the notice, the substance of which is as follows: First. Alleged use of tissue ballots in 40 counties. Second. Military interference with the electiont and intimidation of voters in .h teron county by troops under or der, :Lnd personal command of Gov. Bradley. Third. Alieged unlawful issuince Of Uaudatory iLj:metions by Judge Toney, in Louisvilie. on election day, by which election officers were cor peled to sign false returns. Fourth. Intimidation of railroad employees by chief officers of the Louis ville and Nashville railromi in several countiCs. Fifth. That the lealers of the Re publican party corruptly eLtered into a conspiracy with the Louisville and Nashville railroad, the American Book Trust and other corporations and trusts by which these corporations furnished large sums of imney for the purpose of defeating the contest. Sixth. Alleged unlawful issuance of mandatory injunctions in Knox and Lewis counties compelling county elec tion boards to certify to false returns. Seventh. Alleged interference of United States marshals in the elections which was the result of a conspiracy between the marshals and the Repub lican leaders to intimidate the voters. Eighth. That before the meeting of the State election commissioners Dec. 4, the Louisville and Nashville rail road through itq paid agent, John H. Wballen, eute:ed into a conspiracy with the Republican leaders to bring to the State capital largte bodies of deperadoes to intimidatc and overawe the election commissioners into giving the certifi cates of election to Rtpublican candi dates; that Gov. Bradley had here for like purposes, soldiers in citizens cloth ing. etc. Ninth. That the election commis siouers were forced threugh threats of personal violence and incendiarism in spired by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, to sign returns which were nct true. In addition to the above it was charged at the Democratic caucus by Senator Harrell that he had been ap proached by Whallen and paid $4,500 to remain out of the caucus. The money, he said, had been placed in a box with the Louisville Trust Company, the key to which he passed up to Sena tOr Goebel, who was presiding over the caucus, ending his speech by declaring that he had entered into the deal for the purpose of exposing Whallen, and, furher, that there was not money enugh in the world to make him dis loyal to his party and his State. W1IALLEN ARRAIGNED. Col Whallen was arraigned on the attempted bribery charge before Magis trate Thompson and held over to the Fr..nklin county grarjd jury, his boiud being fixed at $10,000. In the circuit court President H-. V. Loving of the Luisville Trust company was before Judge Cantrill, charged with contempt for disobeying the order of the court to turn over the vault box alleged to hold the S4,500) which it is claimed was to be paid to H~arrelI in the event he voted agai ast Goebel in the contest. Loving stated that he merely desired to protect the customers of his company, and his attorney moved to quash the summons against him. This the court over ruled. Thereupon a response was filed to the rule for contempt and in this it is stated that Whallen. Harrell and Charles Ryan rented the box in ques tion and deposited something in it, the box being sealed up and covered over with white paper. The trust company ofiials were notified -n't to allow the box opened except in the presence or by the consent of all three parties. Judge Cantrill adjudged the response insuiiient and ordered the box to be produced in court. It is said that an attempt will be made to have Senator Harrell indicted in Louisville, where Whallen's attorneys claim the prosecu tion should have been instituted if any offense has been committed. The charge against Harrel would probably be conspiracy, or accepting a bribe. Both houses of the legislatdro organ izd at noon by electing the nominees of last night's caucus. in the house South Trimble, for speaker, received, the full 5S Democratic votes and J. P. iLswell, all of the 42 Republicans. For president pro tem of the senate, Goebel was elected. The four Demo eratic senators who bolted the caucus Tueday night, voted or the caucus nominees Wednesday. making Them New. The advertisement of Ortman's Steam Dye Works, of C dumbia, S. C. touches a subject of interest to lots of peopl-because so many people have e!othes that they want renewed by clensuing or dreine or both. At Ort man's Steam Dye Works, only the best materials are used and only skilled workmen are employed. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Eight Hundred Bodies. Tiflis, Russian Transcancasia, has been visited by a terrifie earthquake. Altogether 13 villages in the Achalk alak district of this government have es prienced earthquake shocks. Six of these places have been completely de stroyed and 800 dead bodies have al ready been recovered. OUR STATE SCHOOLS. Facts and Figures About Them Hard to Get At. The superintendent of education, af ter a very ninute study of conditions in the country, has prepared a system of registers for the teachers and trus tees in the country schools. Mr. Mc Mahan has made most strenuous efforts to simplify the keeping of the records in the schools, while at the same time having each item of interest about the school carefully kept. In making out his annual report, he has found that the data about the schools in the courn try are very hard to get, because of the meagerness of the reports from the teachers and trustees. The county superintendents have been unable to make their reports full, because of there being no records in the county offices. Whether or not it is too much to expect that the district trustees make out the very elaborate reports heretofore asked of them. it is proven beyond question true that they have not made out these reports. The new record books are very simple in form, and require no Chinese puzzle work to keep stra.ght. To better pre serve the records in the schools, and have them so that information can be readily found out in time, all records kept by the teachers and the trustees are to turned in to the county superin tendent of education at the close of each school year. In the trustees' record books, Mr. McMahan gives -,me very carefully prepared instructions, not only as to the keeping of these records, but as to the management of the school generally. These instructions are very interesting to all ,ho are interested in the welfare of public schools, and ara given here in full: 1. Meetings. The board can take no action exce-t it a regular called meet ing. The proceedingb oF each meeting should be recorded in this bkf t d no order for money should be issued except under the authority of a resolu tion properly adopted and recorded. At its first meeting the board should choose for its terms of two years a chairman and a clerk. The clerk will keep this book. 2. Warrants. Every order for money shall specify exactly the service or ar ticle therein paid for and the school that has received the benefit. The stub must be filled out, and then the clerk of the board, the county superin tendent and the county treasurer will each have a complete record of all the details of every item of expenditure for each particular school in the district. The county superintendent will not approve a warrant that is not th'us definitely filled out. 3. Overdrafts. The clerk will trar., fer to the disbursement page all amounts on the stubs, and will know at all times how his aceount stands with the treasurer. No warrant should be issued in excess of the money to the district. If issued, it is void. 4. Report. This book properly kept will be delivered at the end of the school year to the county superintend ent as the report of board of trustees. 5. Visiting schools. The trustees should manifest an interest in the schools under their charge and acquaint themselves with the condition and needs of each school, so as to be able to promote best the educational inter ests of the district ilach trustee should visit each school in his district at least once a year, and observe the work and the spirit of teacher and pu pils. 6. Contract with teacher. No one can be elected as a teacher who has not at the time of a certificate of qualifica tion granted by the board of education of the county or by the State board of education. Diplomas and certificates from other States have no legal efedct in this State. Great hardships may result from attempting to employ a teacher who has no ce'rtificate and is consequently legally incapicitated to draw the salary. The plea of ignorance of the law can effect no relief. Before aefinitely choosing a teacher the board should communicate with the county superintendent and obtain his sanction. 7. Salary. This is a matter of con tract between the teacher and the board of trustees, subject to the super vision of the county board of education. There is no law requiring uniformn sal aries to grade of certificate. The board in its discretion should endeavor t> fix the salary in every case according to individual merit and the work of the school. Especially should the board observe the evidences of thi' teacher's skill and fidelity and reguhlte the sal ary the next year accordi. 1y. 8. Time of choosing teat >Lr. Before the close of a school, or a~s soon after wards as possible, the teacher for the next year should be elected, with sal ary and number of months definitely agreed upon, so that the teacher may know the prospect of work for the com ing year and may p~lan for it. The chil dren, moreover, have an interest in knowing if their old teacher is to come back, and the parents have a right to know at the earliest possible time what is the outlook for the next year's school. - The trustees should avoid the fre quent changing of teacher> a practice which is destructive to ti e progress of the pupils and to the profession of teachers. Refusing to maintain an un necessary number of schools, econo mizing in all purchases, and seeking the aid, when possible, of an extra tax or a neighborhood contribution, the trustees should put forth every effort to find means to pay a living yearly salary and employ a competent teacher, with the encouraging understanding that the position is assured for suc ceeding years "during good behavior" and constant evidences of unfiaging earnestness and effort toward furtheir ipoet n. 9. Patrons. The trustees (subcject only to the county and State board) have entire control of the public schools of their district, location and building of new school houses, the sale f former school houses, the employ ment of teachers, etc. Patrons have no voice except as the trustees may see fit to consult them. At the same time the trustees should never lose sight of the fact that the confident approval and cooperation of patrons are indis pensable to the prosperity of the school, and are to be obtained by a favor or fear, with an eve only to the public good. It is often a mistake to try too hard to please everybody. John J. McMahan, State Suporintendent of Education. THE FIRST DISTRICT. A White Republican Will Run Against the Democrat. A dispatch from Charleston to the Columbia State says "the contest for Congress from the First District promises to be bitterly fought, both in the Democratic party and at the gen eral election. It is gterally thought that Col. William Elliott and Maj. Joseph W. Barnwell will compete alone for the honor of the Democratic nomination. It is possible, of course, for a Richmond te enter the field, but this seems doubtful at present, and it looks as if the candidates now before the public will have the fight all to themselves. The forces have already begun to line up for the fray, but the primary is a long time off and there will be many changes between this day and next August. Both candidates have their admirers and supporters at work, who are going about arousing interest in behalf of their favorite and endeavoring to count the noses. It is appreciated that organization is the. main spring, and both sides are endeavoring to put their forces in order. The Republicans promiss to make a hard fight this year, and it consequently behooves the D,:mocratic voters to set tle their differences within the party and with as little friction as possible, that a common and solid front may be presented to the enemy. The Repub licans will start their campaign early this year. The party realizes that it has not got the voters to put their can didate in offic and their only hope lies in making the race, as a matter of form, and then appealing to a probable Republican house for the seating of its candidata on the grounds of the alleged unconstitutional election laws of South Carolina. The Republican convention will be held in April or May. Chair man Green of Beaufort will soon issue his call for the election of the delegates to the convention, which will probably meet in Charleston. Col. T. Barker Jones stated today that he was a candidate and that his name would be presented to the con vention. He seemed certain of secur ing the nomination, and said that he had already assurances from the na tional congressional committee that if he was the nominee of the Republican party, in the event of the t ouse of representatives being Republican, that he would be seated over the Democrat. A prominent Republican was seen and he said that the party intended to nomicate a strong white man. who would command the support of Demo cratic voters as well as Republicans. He thought Col. Jones a very light weight and said that that gentleman will hardly get the nomination. George Washinton Murray, who Las monopolized the Republican party nomination for years, will probably be dropped this year and a strong white man nominated for the place, as stated above. Blackburn is Chosen. The Democartic members of the Kentucky Legislature in caucus on Wednesday night at Frankfort, Ky., named Iormer Senator J. C. S. Black burn as the suceessor of Senator Win. Lindsay in the United States Senate. Notwithstanding Blackburn's nomina tion was a foregone conclusion and his election morally certain, the proceed iags of the caucus were enacted in the presence of a galaxy of Kewntucky beau ty and a dense throng of Blackburn admirers The caucus convened at 8 o'clock a nd wascalled toorder by Sena tor Goebel, chairman of the joint cau cus. There was a wild demonstration in the gall es when Goebel came into the hall before calling the caucus to order. the cheering continuing several nutes. Senators Alexander and Hays, Democrata, and McConnell, Populist, stayed out of the caucus. Blackburn was placed in nomination by Senator Goebel, who said that the longest and bitterest fight ever fought for senator in this State, which began four years ago (when Deboe defeated Blackburn) was about to reach its just termination. The State capitol rang with cheers as he placed Blackburn in nomination. Senator Thomas asked that the ruoll be called so that every Democratic mem ber might have an opportunity to go on record for Blackburn. Senators Alex ander and Hays failed to respond to their names, otherwise the vote was unanimous. Goebel was applauded when he voted for Blackburu. The Whole Truth. While the convention of judges was prescribing rules and regulations for court attire, why did it not go further? It might just as well have icsisted on patent leather shoes, four-in-hand neckties and kid gloves. It could have restored the wearing of wigs by judges and sitting on the woolsacks. It might insist on lawyers parting their hair in the middle, though such a rule could could not affect some members of the bar, particularly in Richland. There are' lots of other useless things it might have done. Justice, not habili ments, will make a court respected. Columbia Record. A Sensation in Raleigh. In the United States District Court at Raleigh, N. C., Friday, Aquila J. Marshall, of Wilmington, N. C., was put on trial for counterfeiting. Mar shall is an attorney, well connected, and Up) to this time has borne a good reputation. His arrest and trial have caused a great sensation. The princi pal witnesses against him are two G;reeks, Nicholas Polit z and Theodore Darkley, one of them already serving six year's sentence in the penitentiary aud the other under indictmont for counterfeiting. They claim that Mar shall acted as their adviser, ordered material and outfit for them in making the spurious coin. So It Will Be. "The Columbia State thinks the esti uates for the future of cotton manu facturing by Mr. D. A. Tompkins ase very moderate. "Ten years from now," says the State, "the south will control cotton manufacturing as it now con YOUIG CIGARETTE SMOKERS Would Do Well to Read and Heed the Following. In answer to his inquiry as to why cigarette smoking applicants for bonds from trust companies are rejected, President Henry S Hartzog, of Clem s' n College,-has received the following, of deep interest to all youog cigarette fiends, from one of the nation's leading trust companies: "To P.esident Hartzog, Clemson Col lege, S. C.: "Dear Sir:-Your esteemed letter is received, inclosing our special and con fidential circular concerning Mr.---, and I note your inquiry as to the rea sons that led us to inquire if the appli cant was a cigarette smoker. We al ways affix this question when the appli cant is under twenty-one years of age. I do not know that all the guarantee companies ask for this information, but this branch of our company has been led to do so, because the writer in ten years' experience finds that this com pany in the conduct of its business throughout the Southern States has not paid a claim under a defaulter, who was less than twenty-one years old, whow as not a cigarette&smoker. "If all the defaulters under twenty one years are cigarette smokers it is only reasonable that we should inquire as to the habit of applican.s in this re respect. "If a young man 19 or 20 years old should apply to us for bond the mere smoking of cigarettes alone would not disqualify him of our indorsement, but if there was any other adverse informa tion obtained the company's obje.ction to cigarette smoking would be accentu ated, and while neither of these objec tions alone would cause the company to decline the bond, both together would unquestionably do so. "It is our habit at this branch to re quire a written promise from a minor who is addicted to the habit of cirgar ette smoking to entirely abstain from their use as long as he serves under our bond or until he has reached his ma jority. "It is not uncommon in'these days for a business man to decline to give employment to a young person who is addicted to th. eigarette habit. "Yours truly, "* * * " Cut this out, boys, and paste it in your hat, where you can refer to it handily. If you want to succeed you must let cigarettes alone. Objects to His Color. The New York Herald says there is likely to be trouble in the Brooklyn school board over the election of a Negro man as a teacher in one of the schools. The Herald says: "An ef fort will be made to have the appoint ment revoked. Threats en the part of the corps of white teachers in the school to resign in a body if the appointment is not recalled complicate the situation. William L Buckley. Ph. D., is the man to whom these objections are made. At the meeting of the school board November 13, Samuel B Scottron, chairman of the local committee of No. 114 school, asked for hs appoietment as teacher, but said nothing about his color. Scot tron is himself a Negro man, and the only representative of his race on the board. There are only a few Negro children in the school, and they have never been collected into a separate class. The local committee of this school consists of Scottron, Dr. J K Powell and Edward M Bassett. Dr. Powell, it appears, had been previ ously seen by Scottron with reference to the appointment, and made no ob jection. There is no doubt as to the qualifications of Buc-k'ey. His color is the only objection found to him. The other teachers declare that they will not teach alongside a Negro teacher. Scottron says Buckley is not a stranger in educational circles, as nine months ago he was an applicant for the pnsition of teacher of languages in the Eastero District High School. He was formerly vice president .f the Claflin University in South Carolina, and a teacher of languages,' continued Scottron. 'He camt, to Brooklyn more than a year ago in the interest of the university, and was so favorably impressed that he de cided to remain. In September he passed an examination under Maxwell. city superintendent of schools, for the p:> sition of assistant principal. "There was a vasancy in No. 114 school a little later, and I thought Buckley would be a good man to fill it. I sent him to Messrs. Bassett and Powell, who con sented to his appointment. Later Bas sett withdrew his consenc on the groun that he had thought it was a class of Negro children he was to teach, and not white children. Bassett exeitedly informed me that he had'heard from the teacheis of tise school, who declared that if Buckley was placed in the school they would resign. on learning of this Scottron said he called a meet ing in the school, at which Powell gave his consent to the appointment, byut Bassett refused to give his." Buck ley is well known in Ocangeburg, hav ing been a student and a teacher in Clafiin Universty for many years. Moody's Biography. The family of the late D. L. Moody announce that, in accordance with his expressed desire, his elder son, William Revell Moody, will write the biography of the evangelist. And it is requested that friends having correspondence or other matters of interest communicate with Mr. Moody at East Northfield, Mass. Brothers Drowned. New Year's day near Dunwille, Essex county, Va., John and Charles Wheely, 17 and 15 yoar old sons of a leading farmer, went skating on Robinson mill pond. Oae of the youths broke through and his brother tried to rescue him. The result was the dre wnirng of both. S'ew His Father. A specia~. dispatch from Lourens, S. C., to the Columbia State says: "Coot Robertson, a colored youth, was lodged in jail Thursday for shooting and killhng his father, Henry Robertson, out at Mr. J. J. Jack's, the night before. "Coot"eclaims self-defense, as his father wa. matckng him'with an open knife" GERMANY AROUSED. She Will Demand Exact and Full Reparation~From Englard FOR SEiZING HER SHIPS. She Regards the Seizures as High Handed Proceedings and De mands Redress for the Same. The German Imperial mail steamer General, has been detained at Aden and occupied by British troops, with the object of searching her cargo which is to be discharged. The General is owned by the German East African line, the owners of the Bundesrath; previouly captured by the British cruiser Magicienne off Delagoa Bay. A dispatch from Berlin says the seizure of the above and other German steamers by the English has consider ably aggrevated the situation there, and the indignation against England is intensified. The government is stim earnestly endeavoring to preserve cor rect official relations, but England will do well to hasten to make the amende honorable to Germany. On absolutely reliable authority the correspondent of the Associated Press learns that Emperor William is now thoroughly aroused by the repeated seizures of vessels not one of which, he has been assured, has been guilty of carrying contraband. He regards- the seizuares as high handed proceedings, which England would not have dared to undertake if the German navy were more powerful than it is. His majesty is said to be particularly incensed be cause information has reached him showing that the seizures were not due to the blundering of British naval offi cers, but to strict orders from head quarters, which the officers are merely carrying out. He has therefore instruct ed Count von Baelow, the foreign see retary, to demand exact and full repara tion for the outrage done to the Ger man flag. No answer that is considered satisfactory has yet been received from London, and according to advice here, none is to be expected for seveAl days longer. A dispatch from Hamburg says that although the manifests of the German steamers General show there was no war material on board, she wes com pelled to discharge her cargo. The German East Africa company publishes a statement in the Hamburger Noch richtem saying that immediately on the declaration of war the company voluntarily refused to forward to 6outh Africa two consignments of arms aI ready on board their vessels, simply to avoid trouble and delay in connection with the other portions of the cargoes. A copy of the manifest of the Bamdes rah has been published showing that her cargo fid not contain contraband. The owners declare that there is abso lutely ny foundation for the statement that saddles and other war material have been found amid the cargo of the Bundersrath. The German steamer Kanzler, with the Dutch and Lu~sian Red Cross de tachments for the Transvaal on board, discharged a quantity of her cargo at Naples 'Thursday as it was contraband of war. The Kanzler belongs to the same company as the Banderarath and Geeral. INSURANCE FIGUEES8. Nearly Two Million Dollars the Amount of Gross Premiums. Daxring the past year the insurance coapnies of all kinds doing business in this State have done an enormous busi ness, to jiudge from the summarized statement made up by the comptroller genral WedUnesday for his ainnual re por:. Trane statem'ent shows thet the increase has been close to one million dollars as compared with last year. The statement last year shows that the gross premiums collected in this Stti by acelleut, life an'd fire insur ance. companies for the three quartera eding Sept. 23, 1S9S, am.untcd to $'2.261.25, and the one-half of one per cent. tax thereon was $3,561 24. This year's statement covers a full year and shows that the gross premiums amounted to $l,94S. S24 39-nearly two millions of dollars--and the one half of one per cent. thereon to be $974363. The statement by quarters is as fol lows: Premiums. Fourth quar ter 18S .. $ 500.144 05 First quarter 189).. .... 529,710 54 Second quarter 1899. .. 46,36 11 Third quarter 189J.. ... .. 453933 69 Totals .. .. ... .. $1,948824.39 The taxes given above are paid di ret to the State treasurer under the new act and are exclusive of all the regular State, county and school taxes colected in the several counties by the various county treasurers. The showing is a handsome one and udicates that the inaurance business in South Carolina has been most profit able to the agents. No statement is 3 et available sho~ving the losses of the companies for the corresponding P0 riod.-Columibia State. Our Army in the East. With the transport Grant, which left San Francisco on the 21st uIt., with the Forty-eighth volunteer infantry (colored) Gen. Otis will have command of an effective force of about 65 000 men. The army now in the Pbilippines aggregates 62 500. of which 31,000 are regular troops and 31.500 are volun- a. teers. With the arrnval of the Grant the entire volunteers serengthtof 34,000 men will be in the Philippines. Warm Young Negroes. Julius Robinson, colored, was hanged Wednesday at Dinwiddie court house, T., for murdering William Jolly, a' mer chant and prominent citizen, in No vember last. He was taken from Pet-7 ersburg to the scene of the hanging orf a train and was the coolest man in t crowd. lHe made a speech on the ga lows, warning young colored men' a'aist drinking whiskey and carrying