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VOL. XVI. MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 190.N SOME PAST lISToRY Ex-Gov. Chamberlain Writes of the' Reconstruction Laws AS HE SAW THEM Durirg the Good Days cf Good Stealing and Pdi age in Sc u h Carolina. Hampton as a Leader. That the reconstruction measures of the Republican Congressional leaders immediately after the war were a mis take was maintained by this paper at the time. That they were directly ra sponsible for the era of corruption and misgovernment which affleted the South up to the end of the efforts to maintain a black or Republican supre macy through the use of Federal troops and denial of political rights to the rebel or white leaders has been abund antly demonstrated in the passage of time. Of the nature of the blunder and its deplorable consequences no one is better qualified to speak than Daniel H. Chamberlain, of this State, former Governor of South Carolina, who most fittingly heads a list of Atlantic Month ly contributors on reconstru etion in the South. His article in the April num ber of that magazine is well worth at tention. The purpose as well as the Effects c f the reconstruction measures devised by Thaddeus Stevens and Oliver P. Mor ton were to unite the blacks, wholly regardless of their utter ignorance and inexperience and unfitness, and secure to them, and the party they were allied 'with, that supremacy in Southern gov ernment which their numbers alone en titled them to. Thus the natural rulers of that section were not merely ignored, but were sharply antagonized and em bittered to the last degree. The in evitable consequences to the negro him --self were the worst possible and are conspicuously felt to this day. Governor Ohamberlain was not by any means a sympathetic agent of the Congressional extremists in their measures of the time. He had enlisted . from Massachusetts and was in con. mand of colored troops during the lat ter part of the rebellicn, settling in South Carolina after the war. He had perceived the folly of the plans of the Congressional leaders in reconstruction at the outset, and in his visits to Wash ington in or about the year 1867 he had many interviews on the subject with . men like Morton. Of the obduracy and intolerance of Thaddeus Stevens in forcing measures seen to be most unwiss by Mr. )hamberlain, the latter gives us some idea when he now says that "mere personal self-respeot limited the writer's intercourse with him 'o one conversation." When later Mr. Cham berlain became a political leader in South Carolina and was elected Gover nor by the bleak vote he. did what he could to crush the over-presumptuous ness of the negro party and bring the white sinto that participation inthe Gov ernment of the State which their educa tron, ability and experience entitled them to. His refusals to commission two Judges nominated or dictated by a Republican caucus is a cse in p0u0t which is historical in South Carolina. That Governor Chamberlain failed to gain the confidence and support of the whites, who turned to Wade Hampton in 1876, is very far from telling against the ability, impartiality and honesty of his administration. Under the cirsum stances it was hardly to be expected, and the settlement of the disputed re -suits of the State election of 1876 by1 Mr. Chamberlain's 'withdrawal of his claims and the passing of the State into the hands of the whites was the 'wisesti possible and and reflects credit upon him. It is interesting to note that he has, in this article, only appreciativeI words for his old antagonist, Gen. Wade Hampton, whom he characterizes as the one true leader South Carolina had had after Calhoun. The strenghth of his< leadership, Mir. Chamberlain says, layi not in his intellectual or oratorical superiority, "but in high and forceful caracter, perfect courage and real de votion to 'what he conceived to be the welfare of South Carolina-." 01 the genieral character of the re construction measures Governor Chain berlain says: "'I is now plain to all that recan struction under the Acts- of 1887 was, at any rate, a frightful experiment, which never could have given a real statesman who learned or knew the facts the smallest hope of success.1 Government, self-government, the care of common public interests by the peo-1 ple themselves, is not so easy or simple a task as not to require a modicum ofi experience as welh as a modicum of mental and moral character. In the1 mass of 78,000 colored voters in South Carolina in 1867 what elements or1 forces ould have existed that made for good governmient? * ** Added to this obvious \ discouragement and impossi bility in South Carolina was the fact that these 78,000 colored voters were distinctly ano of design pitted against1 46,000 whites, who held all the proper sy, education and public experience of the State. It is not less than shocking -to think of such odds, such inevitable 'disaster. Yet it was delhberately planned and eagerly welcomed at Wash-i ington, and camly accepted by the par ty through the country." Adagain in ccnciuding his review -a most valuable historical chapter of South Carolina's ten-years' experi ence under reconstruction, he says: "The chapter of recent events. .av. ered by this paper is made up largely of the record of mistakes and crimes >followed by the sure, unvarying retri butions which alt history teaches are the early or late result of evil courses in nations andi States as 'well as in in divduals- To whom, humanly speak ing, are these woes and wastes charge abie? The answer must be, to those who devised anid put in operation the Congressional scheme of reconstruction '-to their unspeakable folly, their blind party greed, their inseosate at templ~t to0 reverse the laws which control auman seoiety." The condemnation is unqalified and comes troin one probably more compe rent to speak impartially on the bub' ject than any man now living. The Republican leadership which drove through the measures of 1867 was not lacking in high ability for State )raft. Its fault was that it had become she more or less uncon-clous victim of blind party feeling which sought to make perpetual in the nation a party position of unparalleled strength. Springfield Ret ublican A Narrow Escape. Two Young ladies had a narrow es cape from drowing at Arlington Mills at Greer's Wednesday afternoon. Kisses Wood and Armstrong, who live not far from the mill, were driving in a buggy going home. While crossing the bridge ever the river ar the mill, the mule got freightened at the rush and roar of the river and commenced acking, and before it could be stopped, >acked the buggy off the bridge, the two young women, buggy and mule alling twelve feet into the river, in six eet of weather. The river was swollen by the beavy-aims of the past two days, and the carrent was ver; swift. The ,uggy with its occupants was swep; ifty yards dowmn stream. Two young men who saw the accident, and knowing the helpless and almost hopeless posi tion of the girls, ran down the banks >f the river, dashed into the stream, mud succeeded in rescuing the girls about fifty yards below the bridge. Messrs. Arrs:rong and Bagwell were he men who saved the lives of the irls. The mule and buggy were rolled and dashed out into the stream and the nule was drowned. The young ladies were taken to a residence near by and iven every attention. It is feared that they are badly injured by the fall and shok. A Great Ship. The new White Star line steamer Jeltic, the largest vessel ever built, was successfully launched at Belfast, Chursday morning in the presence of a arge and representative gathering. The Christening was performeu by the arsbioness of Dafferin. The arrange nents for the launching were similar ;o those of the Oceania and the new ressel glided from the ways and was mlled up within her own length by Iropping three pairs o! anchors. The aunching occurred admidst cheers of he people and the blowing of sirens mud fcg hcras. The Celtie has nine leks and a capacity for 2,859 passen rers. She will carry a crew of 355 nen. Her tonnage is 3 600 greater han that of the Oc:aoio and nearly louble that of the Kaser Wilhelm der rosse ar d her displacement is 12 500 ;reater than that of the latter vessel, while her displacement and tonnage are [0,300 tver that of the Great Eastern. Phe Celic's dimensions are as follows: Length 680 9 feet; beam 75 feet, depth 4 1 feet. Gross tonnage 20,880; net onnage 13 650. The Celtic will have 6 displacement of 33 000 tons. Rev. Jasper Dead. Rev John Jasbper, of Richmond, lied Saturday. The fa ne of his ser Don, "De Sun Do Move," did the vorthy old man some discredit. Athough illiterate, he was not ignorant >r uneducated. There is often a mis ,oneption as to what constitutes edu :ation.. It is not book learning, merely, although many of the most important Fats a man can know are treated of in >ooks. R.v. John Jasper was not he ignorant noisy pounding negro )reacber.merely that the famous - ser non he rreached frequently indicated. de had a strong mind naturally, which, mproved by experience and observa ion and guided by a kindly heart, placed him in a position of immens L fiuence among the negroes and gain td-the respect of the white people. He was a worthy and wise man.-Newport N'ews Herald. McLaurin Gets it. The government exhibits at the Buf alo exposition will be brought to Char eston for the South Car: lina Interstate nd West. Indian Expoestition. The trangc ment to have the United States -epresented at the Charleston show was nade by Senator John L. McLaurin. everal days ago Sanator McLaurin cok up the question of securing the ~xhibits for Charleston, as was told in 'he Evening Post several days ago. He mad several conferenets with the heads >f of several of the derartments,and the natter of sccnring the exhibits was dis sussed, and he was told that the matter culd be given consideration Thurs !ay moraing the suU jcot was taken up igain and Senator-M1cLaurin was inform ed that the exhibits would be sent to harleston if the exposition company ~urnished the buildings. Will Issue a Manifesto. Asuinaldo has the assistance of hief Justiee Arellano and I'isher, 3en. Mac &rthur's' private secretary, in preparing his matife sto. The work is it completed and the tenor of the sontents is not divulged. Chief Jus ;ice Arellano had a long confrerence with Aguina'do. He says Agaiinaldo . realizing the futility of further re istance and is desirous of trus ting to he justice and genero-ity of the Amern an people. The chief of the revolu ~ion will urge the insurgents to) cease ighting and accept American sover ignty. Seror Areilano saysi that hginaldo's manifesto is not yet pre pared for publication and that he is un able to furnish the text. The authori ies assert that a ro;mal announcement will be made when anything de~nite is acomlished. Swollen Rivers. Local Forecaster Jesunof sky, of Charleston, sent out the following "warning" Thurs lay: The Wateree :st Camden, 15 feet above the danger line; the Pee Dee at Chraw 15, nearing the danger line; the Congaree at Colunbia 15.4 feet above the danger line. The Pee Dee at Cheraw and Wateree at Camden will rise 6 to 10 feet addi tionally, and will begin receding late Thursday. The Congaree at Colu-nbia will rise 5 to 9 feet additionally and will begin slowly receding late Thursday. The lower streams in South Carolina will reach danger lines by the 9th or 10th. _________ Cant Keep Down Fight. The London D~aily Chronicle pub lishes the following dispatch from Berlin: "Count von Waldersee has sent an urgent telegram to Emperor William, imploribg him to endeavor to hasten the negotiations for the with drawals of the allied troops on the groun i that it is impossible to prevent quarrels between the soldiers of differ ent nationalities, which might at a.y moent lad to seious trouble" A G EASTLY FIND. The Dead Body of William Mayner Found in His House. A Information has been received in the city of the death of Wm. Mayner, a white man aiout 50 years old, who lived about 10 miles north of the city. The man was found dead in his house last Sunday, and it was evident that T he had been de.d for several days, as decomposition had already set in. Mr. Mayner lived ny himself, although he had a wife and s:veral children. They did not live with him, but: are employ ed in the cotton mills in this city. Sunday a neighbor went te call on Mayner, but found the house securely looked, and no one replied to his re- p peat d knocks. Looking through a i, window he saw Mayner stting in a chair with his head bowed down on his chest and one of his hinds grasping i a chair round. Breaking down the door, al it was quickly discovered that Mayner fa was dead and had been for some time. Magistrate Rabnn held the inquest, owing to the coroner not being aole to be present, and the verdict was that al Mayner came to his death from na tural causes. The last seen of him was on Tuesday preceding the day of the finding of his 13 body. He was in Columbia that day. ei He evidently intended to come back, g for his wagon was found loaded with c1 produze for sale in the city. He had c also killed a hog, and it was found half ti out up in the room where the dead man was. It was while performing this b' work probably that the fatal attack n came on him. As stated, Mayner's q family did not live with him, and The * Record's informant states that a few t days after the inquest Magistrate Rabun re married the widow Mayner to a man named Morris. Mayner owned about w 240 acres of what is said to be good t land.-Columbia Record. No Lard for Her. t w "Mrs. Pullman, the widow of the SE sleet dng car magnata, is fair, fat and 01 bas grown sons. She also has millions a cf dollars. She spent some time in En rope recently. While ttere an English lord saw her, and learned approxima tely how much she .was worth. He G tricd to be presented, but her widow's weeds p-evented. Nevertheless he be came deeply in love. All he desired was an opportunity to lay his heart, his w title and his castles at her feet. The opportunity failed to eventuate while she was on the other side, so the other day he sent her a cable message of 150 tc words (paid), in which he laid bare his heart and asked -for her hand. So w much in earnest was he that he cabled a 125 for an immediate return message from the object of his affetions. The sable rate to London is something like i three words for $1, hen:e he concluded B that seventy five words, of the right a? sort, would be enough to make him happy. But the prepaid reply was not sent. "A piece of unwarrantable im pertinence," was Mrs. Pullman's only P iommment." - i Some Solid Truths. et President and Mrs. Bookter T. Wash- tLI ington were the guests of honor at a ~ tinner, given by the New York Social LI ~eform Club Wednesday night. Mr. ti Washington was introduced as the first a' speaker. He said: "In dealing with a" the negro race we must bear in mind E that it came from a land where Lhere P was need for labor. Then for 250 ti years it was forced to labor in a way w ittle calculated to give itlove for work. Ibelieve that in slavery the solution of the problew was really laid and I be lieve if we ould have taken it up just where it was left off when slavery ended it would have been better for our pee- t ple. They felt that to hold office was the highest thing they could attain and they put more emphasis on the political ~ than the industrial side of life. They thought the object of education was to put them in a position where they t, would not have to work. Eghty per cent. of the people in the south depend 1 on agriculture for a living and we began with that as a basis. We have tried to make our farm an obj ct lesson to those around us." T The Real Issue. t The special significance of election a reslts in the principal cities of the middle western states lies in the em p1atie verdict wh'ch the voters have B registered against continued corporate. control. In Cleveland, Columbus and ~ Toledoe, three of the four large cities of i Ohio, the Democratic candidates were victorious; in the fourth of the Ohio S quartette, Cincinnati, there was no elec r tion. In these three cities the issue was a sharply drawn. The Republican nomi- a nees were well understood to stand for a the corporanions whioh hold or hopo to 0 hold municipal franchises, while the ' Democratic nominees stood Equarely for ' the cause of the people as against those corporations and their continued domni nation. The Republicans endeavored ' to dodge the issue, but the people would J not havei it. They knew that the Re publican party stands pra-eminently t, and essentially for these corporations, el and in each instance a large majotity g was registered.against the Republican t] candidate. t Scandal Among Nuns. n Mercy Hospital, at Iron mountain, e Mich., has closed its doors by orders of ti Bishop Eis, and the nuns have been or- 0 dered to leave the diocease. This is the n result of an eclesiastical scandal which e occurred last January when Ellen Ho- a gn, a novitate in the hospital was ar-? rested on an insanity charge, preferred t! by the Mother Superior. Miss Hogan 1 was aidjudged-'sane by the probate court. n Te mother Superior also charged her with theft. After being released by or der of Judge Berger, Miss Hogan made j charges against the Mother Superior, r one of which was drunkeness. The in- r vestigation by Bishop Eis resulted in the closing of the institution. g a A Bad Man. T. F. Hennigar, of Memphis, Tenn., who was arrested charged with the mur der of his wife, was Wednesday comn mitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury. It developed at the pre- g liminary examination that Mrs. Hen nicr carried a life insurance policy for $20,000 payable to her husband, upon which a three months' premium had 8 bee pa the day before her death. t: HE SuIPLE FACTS bout Anne xations of Teritory to the United States. OME INTERESTINO TRU THS hat Should be Read and Re mom bered by Some Benight od Editors in South Carolina. FORMER ANNEXATIONS. So much has been said by the im-. erialists to the effect that the admin tration's Philippine policy is identical ith the annexations of the past that it important that the student of public fairs should clearly understand the ots relating to annexations. NORTHWEST TERRITORY. The territory now forming the States Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan id Wisconsin, wax called the "North eat Territory." New York, Virginia, :sachusetts and Conneeticut several laid claim to this territory, but finally ich state ceded its interests to the neral government. This may he lled our first annexation. In 1787, ingress provided for the government of tis territory. It provided that after 300 slavery within this territory should prohibited. It was also provided that > property qualification should be re aired of electors, A temporary gov nment was authorized to exist until ie male population of the territory ached 5,000, at which time a per anen' representative government ould be permitted, with a rerreeenta ve in congress possessing the same ivileges that our territorial delegates today-entitled to debate, but not vote. It was also provided that henever the inhabitants of any one ation of the territory numbered 60, )0, that section should be admitted as state. THE JAY TREATY. The first annexation treaty was with reat Britain, and was known as the ay treaty. This was made Feb. 29, 96 It contained this provision: Article 1I.-All sellers and traders ithin the precincts or -jurisdiction of L said posts * * * Shall not be com iled to become citizens of the United :ates, but they shall be at full liberty do so if they think proper, and they all make and declare their election ithin a year after the evacuation afore id. And all persons who snail con nue there after the expiration of the id year without having declared their Mention of remaining subjects of his ritannic majesty shall be considered having elected to become citizens of fe United States. LOUISIANA PURCHASE. The second treaty was the L-uisiana arase treaty of October 21, 1803, ado with France. It pro'rided:. Article III.-The inhobitants of the ded territory shall be incorporoted in i union of the United States, and ad itted as soon as possible, according to to principles of the Federal Constisu on, to the enjoyment of all the rights, Lvantages and immunities of the citi ns of the United States, and in the antime they shall be maintained and roteted in the free enjoyment of eir liberty, property and the religion hih they profess. THE FLORIDA CESSION. The third treaty involved the cession Florida. 'It was made with Spain eb. 22. 1821 and provided: Article VL. -The inhabitants of the 'rritories which his Catholic majesty des to the United States by this eaty Fhail be incorporated in the nion of the United States as soon as ay be consistent with the principles the Federal Constitution, and admit d to the~enjoy ment of all the privi 'ges. rights and immunities of the tiens of the United States. OUR TREATIES WITH MEXICO. The fourth and fifth treaties were ected July 41848 and June 30 185k hey were known as the Mexican eaty and the Gadsden Parebase treaty ad provided: Article IX.-Thie Mexicans who in te territories aforesaid shall not pre urve the character of citizens of the [exican republic shall be incorporated to the union of the United States and s admitted at the proper time (ro be dged of by the congress of the United ates) to the enjoyment of all the ghts of citizens of the United States 3ording to the Constitution, and in t meantime shall be maintained id protected in the free enjoyment their liberty and property and ucured in the free exercise of their uligion without restriction. ANNEXATION OF ALASKA. The sixth treaty involved the Alaskan archase. It was made with Russia une 20, 1867, and provide d: Article 111.-The inhabitants of the eded territory according to their iice, reserving their natural alle lane. may return to Russia within tree years, but if they should prefer >remain in the ceded territory, they ith the exception of the uncivilized stivo tribes, shall be admitted to the joyment of all the rights, advan tges and immunities of citizens the United States, and shall be taintained and protected in the free ej ament of their liberty, property ad religion. The uncivilized tribes ill be subject to such laws and regula ons as the United States may frcm me to timne adopt in regard to aborigi al tribes of that country. THE CASE OF HAVM AlI. The next instance of annexation was [awaii. This accomplished by joint solution of Congress, which j oint ,solution provided as fo'.lows: All white persons, including Portu nese and persons of African descent, d all persons descended from a [awaiian race, on either the paternual e maternal side, who were citizens of e republic of Hawaii immediately ior to the transfer of the sovereignty ereof to the Uinited States, are hereby elared to be citizens of the United tates. THE TREATY WITH SPAIN. The seventh treaty was made with pain December, 10th, 1898. It was ie eace itret. This treaty provided: Article IX-Spanish Fuhlects, na tives of the peninsula * * * may pre serve their allegiance to the crown of Spain by making before a court of re cord, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their decision to preserve suih allegiance, in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside. The civil rights and political status of the native irhabitants of the terri tories hereby ceded to the inhabitants of the United States shall be deter mined by the Congress. It will not be difficult for the student to determine the difference between the administration's Philippine policy and the policy adopted in all former an nexations. In all other instances citi- - zenship for the people of territory an- r neared was contemplated and provided i for. In this instance citizenship was not guaranteed to the people of the annexed territory, but the civil rights and. political status of the native in habitants wereleftfor the determina- I tion of Congress. t THE MENERY RESOLUTION. The difference between the adminis- I tration's Philippine policy and the t policy adhered to with respect to all C former annexations was emphasized t when the United States Senate, after ] ratifying the peace treaty, adopted the i McEnery resolution, which provided as i follows: That ny the ratification of the treaty of pesce with Spain it is not intended ' to incorporate the inhabitants of the 3 Philippines into citizenship of the ' United States, nor is it intended to permanently annex said islands as an integral part of the territory of the United StateE; but it is the intention of the United States to establish on said t islands a government suitable to the t wants and conditions of the inhabitants of said islands, to prepare them for local relf-government, and in due time 6 to make such disposition of said islands P as will best promote the interests of the citizens of the United States and the ih bitants of said islands. This resolution was adopted in Feb ruary, 1899 Two years hsve elapsed, and instead of getting nearer to the traditior at policy of this government with respect to annexation, we have gone considlerably farther by conferring upon persons to be named by the Presi dent "all military, civil and judicial powers" in the Pailippines, said powers to be exercised under the President's direction-. It is important that we carefully ob serve the marked difference between the administration's policy and the traditional policy of this government with respect to annexation. I In cvery instanoe, previous to that relating to the Philippines, the inhabi- I tants of the acquired territory were I to bceome citizens of the United e States, while the territory was to become part and parcel of the i United States. In the casa of the E Philippines the political status was to i be de fined by Congress. And in ratify- i ing the treaty the Senate said: "It is I not intended to incorporate the inhabi- I tents of the Philippines into citizen- I ship of the Unite d States. Nor is it i intended to permanently annex said is- i land as an integral part of the territory of the United States." The people have been deceived by Republican pretenses-they have re fused to believe that a revolution in our form of government was intended.1 Each day makes clearer the purpose of the administation to discard American principles and mould cur institutions to suit European ideas -The Commoner. Testing and Reforming. George Townsend, an Indiana farm er, believed in "Christian Science" and his wife did not. We are told that he came home from town in a muddled condition, and the warm room soon put him to sleep. Then the wife, by way of testing his Christian Sciene faith, tied him fact to his chair with a clothesline. She then went to the barn and returned with a blacksnake whip, which she applied vigorously to the ba-k and sh ulders of her liege lord. He writhed uder the smart of the lash, but the more he begged the harder she laid on the whip. "There is no such thing as pain," said she, as she continue the eastigation; "it's all imagination. You are Christian Science; nothing can hurt you. You don't teel any pain at all, do you, George? You are feeling first rate, ain't you. George?" The wife not only ex ploded his Christian Seience theory, but, it is said, also worked a reforma tion in his drinking habits. This is a practical way of testing a man's faith and incidentally reforming him Souvenir Wanted. The women's department of the South Carolina interstate and West Indian exposition will give a prize of $10 for the best original design for a a souvenir to be sold in the womans's building during the exposition. This1 competition is open ouly to women of South Carolina. Each design must be 1 sent to the undersigned by July 1st, 1901, and must be accompanied by specifications for its construction, and the real name of competitor in a sealed envelope, and not appearing elsewhere, so that the name of competitor will not I be known until the award.ie made. Re- I jeeted designs will hba returned upon ap- 1 plication (with postage enclosed) made within thirty days after the close of the competition. The executive committee I of tbe women's department will, be the I judges of the competiton. Mrs. R. Withers Memminger, Chair'n Committee on Souvenir, I 44 Pitt street, Charleston, S. C. The Needs of Epworth. A slip containing the following, was loosely inserted in the March issue of The Epworth Orphanage Record: "There are 109 fatherless children at the Epworth Orphanage, who are being suportcd by the voluntary contribu tions of the benevolent people of the state. Seven hundred and fifty dollars is needed every month to properly care for, educate and train these children. Send a liberal offering this glad E aster time to help carry of this Chriotly work. Money is greatly needed for a house that should be build at oncs, and for the support fund. L st all make an offering. "Worship the Lord with thy 1 substanca. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty." AN EXCITING SCENE laused in a New York Theatre by a Runaway. rwo HORSES MAKE A DASH. rhsy Could Not Be K<pt on the Stage and Plunged Into the Audience. A Heroine. The Ne w York Journal says a woman -calm and steady amid a panic-Wed (esday night stopped two horses which .ashed over the footlights from the tage of the Academy of Music, where hey were us. d in the production of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin." The struggling nimals p unged into the audience. he horses were a magnificent white eam. The animals came right over the ootlights. The heroine who stopped hem was Mrs. Edward S. G. Fearing f Helena, Mont. It is due to her that' his story is not the story of a tragedy. Wve persons were hurt during the panic a the general rush for the doors. Tio romen fainted. David Peyser of No. 158 Hudson ave ne, the driver of the team, sustained fracture of three ribs and severe in aries about the head. Samuel Mich elsen of No. 137 Eldrige street, had is arm broken. Three other men rere injured. One of them, a musician Lamed Metzer, had a close call for his ife, for he was direcetly in the path of he maddened horses as they slid over he footlights. It was in the first scene of the ti id et that the accident took place. tle eone represents St. Clairs house and arden. On the stage were E-rle owne, playing the character of St. ;lair, and Alice Erans, playing the art of Mrs St. Clair. From an entrance far bask on the outh side of the stage appeared a rancirg team of white horses drawing n open c irriage, Peyser was on the river's seat and seated in the carriage rere G John Kellered, as Uncle Tom, teorgie Fiorence Olp, as Little Eva, nd Mrs. Annie Yeamans as Aunt )phelia. The carriage should have stopped in he centre of the stage to allow the ac or to alight. It did not stop Wednes iay night. The horses were restless, ut Mr. Kellerd managed to get out ,ad assist Miss Olp to the stage. Mrs. teamans was unable to leave the car ige. At a point probably ten feet from he exit through which the team was to ave gone, the horses became frighten d at the flapping of the traces and be an to plunge. In order that they night not harm the stage they were hod with smooth shoes, and it was but 1few seconds until they were stating round in dangerous proximity to the ootlights. Peyser was powerless to old the soon frenized animals, and it eame apparent then an accident was nevitable. The musicins left their pit n a rush. This alone precipitated a panic. With heads high in the air and saw g from side to side as Peyser yanked in the reins, the horses slid to the foot ights, through the footlight chain, reaking it and several of the incan Lesent globes, then over the edge of he stage and into the orchestra jpit, Jighting partly in the pit and partly in he side aisle on the south side of the Louse. The carriage toppled over, with drn. Yeamans in it, but the two hind wheels remained on the stage, and the reteran actress was draged to safety by Earle Browne. Peyser was thrown on he struggling horses and they kicked im vigorously.. A Royal Separation. -When the King of Portugal went to ~ondon in cannection with the Qneen's uneral he received a deputation of rotestants, to whom he made a speecb, >romising a continuance of the enlieht ned policy of religious toleration in s dominions. The speech was manly nd courageous and was widely reported. t was commented upon in Portugal, nd while it elicite d the enthusiastic pproval of the Liberals it served to centuate the fned between the King d the religious orders, which was riginally caused by the alleged inter erence of the Jesuits in the secular uffairs of the government of that conn ry. The unhappy result of this fric-. ion was trouble in the roy al household tself, the Queen taking sides with the ,hrh. Acccrding to advices jist re teived from Lisbon, this breacth uns widened and there is said to be a proba ility of a separation of the royal ouple. Alive Without a Stomach. At the German Hospital in Wiliams urg N. Y , it- was said Wednesday hat Jacob Weichmann, who..recently nderwent the operation of having his tomach removed, was in a good condi ion. The attendant whom Cot. Louis ~inklemeir, superintendent of the hos itsl, delegated to give information re arding the case, said: "I spoke to him i morning and Wichmann told me .bat he felt well. He said there had een no ill effects from the operation le is a little weak, but that is all." It was said that there was no fever. What he result of the operation will be no ody can tell as yet. Many of the doc ors who were presentat the operation ere at the hospital today to watch the ptient. Killed in a Wreck. In a wreck on the Durham and Char otte railroad near Gulf, in Chatham ounty N. C., Friday, the engineer and wo negroes were killed and another man was injured. The train ran ofE the track uo a creek, catching the three men mder it. The bodies have not yet been ecovered. A General Strike. A dispatch from Chaarlotte, N. 0., ys a general strike of all operatives in he textile mills of the south will be or lered unless the demands of President *ompers for a ten hour day is acceded : by the Riverside mills, at Danville, Va. The general strike will be orderd rn May 1. The Census Bureau is settng up Sta tistics About the Matter. Rice is the prir cipal cereal product of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Its cultivation began first in South Caro lina and Georgia nearly two hundred years sg. Within the last decade Louisiana and Texas have engaged in growing rice on a very large scale, and today these states furnish nearly three fourths of all the product of the coun try. Recognizing the importance of this agricultural product, which today forms the principal food of one-half of the population of the earth, the Division of Agriculture of the Twelfth Census is making a special effort to collect and tabulate-important data relating to rice, and the various methods of irrigation which are practiced in its cultivation on the delta lands and inland marshes of South Carolina and Georgia, the alluvial lands of Lonifiana, Mississippi,and other states, the broad prairies in shoutheast ern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. The schedule now being mailed to the rice planters contains a numberof impor tint questions covering methods, costs, etc.From the data thuseollec ed together with the statistics gathered by the een sus enumerators, it is hoped to cpm pile a bulletin which will comphrehen sively show the extent and value of the irrigati( n plants, the acreage cultivated under them, and many other important facts connected with this industry. As the volume and value of these statistics will depend upon the interest shown in tie inquiries by those engaged in the cultivation of rice, the Direetorearnest ly rt quests that all to whom the ache dales are addressed will make a prompt and careful reply. 0 uners of plantations and secreta ries of eompanies who do not receive the inquiries within a reasonable time, are requested to write to L Q. Powers Chief &atistician in charge of Agrical ture. Census Office, Washington D.C, and blanks will be mailed to them at once. A comprehensive compilation of the facts relating to this rapidly growing branch of agriculture will have no small infi fence on the future pro gress of rice cultivation in she south, and t'e oonscqient developement of large areas of new territrry therein. A Thrifty Sailor. A dispatch from Beaufort, S. C , to the Augusta Chronicle, says: Among the crew of the United States monitor Amphitrite, which has been here for gunnery pratices during the winter. is an enlisted man by the name Rand. His pay as a tar amounts to $16.00 per month and yet notwithstanding this fact, he stows away the snug sum of about $500 per month. Rand is the ship's barber and receives $1.00 a quar ter from each of the 300 men compris ing the ship's crew, and $2 00 from each each of the thirty petit and ward room officers for their shaving and hair dress ing. In addi ion to this the enterpris ing sailor lends money to his impecu nious shipmates at 25 percent interest. A day or two ago Mr. Rand was rela ting his experienca in Cuba to e ome citizans on Bay street, when he was ap proohed by a drunken sailor who reques ted the loan of $40.00. The barber pro duced a $1,200 roll of greenbacks from the depths of his navy blouse and count ed out the amount asked for, which the happy Jack hastily pocketed and made off with.___ ____ Faster Than Steam. Herr Ratheneau, the head of the General E.lectric company in Europe, has. given a description of the electric train which is to outpace the fastest ex press. The line between Berlin and Zozzen has been chosen for the experi ment. The electric current of twelve thousand volts will be carried from the works eleven miles distant alor gside' the line on supports. Then it wiul be transferred to she vehicle of which two have been built. Each of these is six ty-six feet long standing on two trucks of three axles, each. Four, of the axles are driven by a three phace motor each of which is capable of seven hundred and.fifty herte power. A compartment in the center of the vehicle contains the entire machinery which is controll ed by a driver standing in front and manipulating levers. The vehicle will aecomodate fifty passengers. Bloodshed in Greenville. The Rev. James Wa'ker, a negro preacher, was shot and almost instantly killed by Dan Smith, a negro rough, at Central, on the 8>uthern Railway, on Sunday night. Walker was standing near his church talking with a friend, when Smith and his companions came along and began using vile epithets tosa woman related to Walker who was standing near. Walker remonstrated, when Smith draw his pistol and shot Walker, the bullet entering above the left eye, killing him almost instantly. Smith escaped. Walker is highly re spected by white and colored citizens. John Rigdon, white, shot Bill Fisher, a negro, on Sunday evening, near Tray eler's Rest, in this county. Rigdon shot three times, one bullet hitting Fisher in the breast. Doctors think that the wcuad will prove fatal. The ~cause of the difficulty could not be ascertained. A Wondering Boy. MrP. C. F. Fisbburne of Aiken coun ty has written to Gov. McSweeney ask ing him to aid her in locating her son. The young man left home two weeks ago to come here to enlist in the army. Since then she his heard nothing from him, and isvery anxious to kna a what has become of him Au investigation will be made, and if the young man has enlisted and started for the Philip pines she will be so informed. A Ghurch Demolished. A terrific wind storm which swept over Charleston Wednesday morning ut a swath through Maryville, just over the river from here, and demol ished Emanuel Methodist church, where a Negro congregation was gather ing for night service. The church col lapsed, but by some miracle the sexton and the first members of the congrega-. tion to arrive were not hurt. No other amageha been reported. A 1UU1)UU UUUl Arrested in Charleston for Killirg a Negro Girl. DIED IN CONVULSIONS. It Was Proved However That the Administering orf Herb Medi cine Did Not Cause the Death The death of Viola Simmona, :olored, aged 9 years, of No. 3 Hertz ow, which occurred Wednesday morn ing at an early hour, has caused the arrest of Joseph Heyward, an old =olored man, who lives near the Sim nous house. The Negro was held for ,everal hours at the station house at he request of Deputy Coroner Green intil an investigation could be made. Viola Simmons, an idiot, the 9 year Did daughter of William Simmons, was :aken violently ill Tuesday afternoon. She was in convulsions and Joseph Hey ward, a root and herb doctor who is said ;o have made wonderful cures in giving out powdered wood and' liquids made !iom roots of certain trees, was sent for. Dr. Heyward, as he is known, lived )nly a shrt distance, and seizing two bottles containing a black liquid, lur ded to the Simmons house. The oung Negro girl was on the bed, twist ing and turning like an angle worm from convulsions. Heyward went to work to bring ber From under the spell and gave her a iaantity of his root medicine. S m time afterwards the girl became quiet and the members of-the family blessed Heyward, declaring that he had sue eeded in casting out the evil spirit. Believing that the medicine was going to cure his patient the physician took. his departure. During the night the girl was again seized with convulsians nd Wednesday morningshe died. Wil liam Simmons, her - father, became larmed and charged Heyward with kiling his daughter. The police got wind of the matter and arrested Hey ward. The coroner was notified and Deputy Coroner Green ordered the po lice to hold Heyward until he could in uire fully into the death of the Negro. Before holding the- examination. he visited the station house and talked with Heyward. He asked to see his license giving him the right to pra. tice medicine, and inquired at what eol Lege he studied medicine. The did Ne gro replied that he was licensed to - practice by the Almighty and that-sa- . Lure was his college. He declared he had a Divine power and that tho juice extracted from roots and woods assisted him in making cures. Heyward was badly frightened and when he was being searched he trem bled like a leaf shaken by the wind. Dr. Johnston Buist held at autopsy over the Negro girl and discovered that death was not caused by the treatment of Heyward. She had been an- idiot all her life and death was caused from convulsions produced by cyst in the brain. Heyward was released and he walked out of the station house in a happy frame of -mind.-Charleston Post. Ohio Bank Robbed. A gang of half a dozen robbers Tars day morning blew open the safe of the Citizen's Savings Bank at Chardos, Ohio, and after a desp rata fight with night watchman Pomeroy and citisens, succeeded in making their escape. It is believed' they secured less than $200. The night watchman discevered the men at work in the bank. He was seized, bound and gagged, but not until he had shot 05e of the burglars. Dr. Hudson was aroused by the noise and went t o the scene. He was also seized and tied, hand -and foet. It required three big charges of dynamite to blow the safe door off. The robbers succeed ed in gaining entrance to only one om partment of the big safe. In another part, which was not reached, it is tired to places of safety, leaving Pomzeroy the night watchman, after shooting one of the burglars, was badly club'ed over the head. At each explosion the rob bers retired to places of safety, leaving Pomerey in an exposed place. The rob bers escaped on a hand car. The Christian Neighbor. The obliteration of a newspaper is not often done voluntarily, but we have an instance in this state that is unique and unparalleled, so far as we know. The Chrrstian Neighbor was established April 2, 1868, by Bidi H. Browne; in advocacy of Christianity and peace, and for nearly thirty-three yearn it has been mailed from Columbia, S. C. Two weeks ago the Neighbor was discon tinued by the executor of its fouider, editor and proprietor, in accordance. with the will of Mr. Browne, who made provision fornts publication for a period of six months after his decease. Not until the books are opened in another world will there be a revelation of the good accomplished by Mr. Browne and his co-laborers for this third of a cen tury, with its trials and struggles for the advancement of"peace on carth good will toward men."-Greenville Moun taineer. Express Robbery. A package containing five hundred dollars was stolen fromt the express office at Laurens Saturday last. Stewart - Miller, in charge, receipted for the packare a'nd placed it in a drawer. He was called eff for a few minutes and when about to make up his shipment a few minutes later missed the package. It was to have gone to Simpsonville. A negro employed at the depot is under arrst. Very Serious Matter. A second explosion of a 13-inch shell in the bore of a naval gun is having the effect of causing soms anxiety as to the mafety of this.type of ammunition. The accident occurred aboard the Ken tucky about six weeks ago. The ord nance offieers are very-reluctant to talk about these mishaps, but assert that in this case the projaetile burst juat-as it