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VOL. XVI. T CAN jC -A- 21 AO GEN. MILES 18 31AD. He Declares that He Will Resign if a Certain Bill Passes. SECRETARY OF WAR'S SCHEME To Promote Interest or Personal Friends Without Regard to Rank for Service. Miles Charges Favoritism Gen. Nelson A. 'Miles Thursday told the senate committee on military af fairs that if the bill introduced by Senator Hawley at the instance of the war department for the organization of a general stafT for the army should become a law he would decline to longer hold his commission. The reason he gave for the statement is that the bill is utterly subversive of the interests of the military estab lishment. and he said that he would not be a party to such a proceeding to the extent even of continuing to hold his place. The statement was made in the course of a prolonged hearing by the committee which was c.)nducted be hind closed doors. and in which Gen. Miles touched upon a variety of sub jects connected with the army. The portion of the bill to which he direct ed his especial criticism is that con ta'ned in section 7, reading as. fol lows: MAKE GENERAL A FIGUREHEAD. "That from and after the passage of this act the senior general officer of the army shall be assigned to command such portion of the army as the presi dent may direct, or be detailed to duty in the general staff corps. All duties prescribed by law for the commanding general of the army shall be perform ed by the chief of general staff or other general officer designated by the secretary of war. Provided, that so long as the present lieutenant general of the army continues on the active list he shall be the chief of the general staff, and upon the separation from active service of the said lieutenant general of the army, said office, except as herein provided shall cease and determine." WOULD DESTROY UNITY OF ARMY. Gen. Miles said that if this provision should become a law it would have the effect of destroying the unity of the army and he read numerous authori ties, including Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, Cass and Grant to show the necessity of having one head to the army and of controlling authority. His own experience and observation had. he said, had the effect of contirm ing these views and he gave an illus tration of its beneficial effect in time of emergency, instancing the begin ning of the war with Spain. "I heard at midnight," he said, "that the Spanish fleet had been located definitely at Santiago, and I hastened to the home of Secretary Long, where the news was confirmed. Shafter was then at Tampa, and I sat down there, in the secretary's house and wrote a dispatch, directing him to start immediately for Santiago with the result that the army was soon on its way to the point where its presence was needed. Suppose," he added, exhibiting the message which he had sent to Gen. Shafter, "I had been compelled to get around to a dozen or more majors, as many colo nels and any number of generals con stituting a general staff." sCH.EMIE OF THE sECRETARY. Then he added that in all probabil ity the senior general of the 'army -would not under the provision he had -quoted have been in position to do .anythinig, and he called attention to the clause relieving him (the senior -general) of command and making it possible for any other officer to be ap pointed. He declared that under section 7 it would be competent to one day promote a captain to the position -of a brigadier and the next day to make him chief of staff, thus practi cally placing a captain at the head of the army. Warming up somewhat he asserted that the bill was calculated to accomplish no purpose except to al low the secretary of war and the ad jutant general to promote the interest of their personal favorites. WHY THE DELAY AT TAXPIA. Gen. Miles was questioned as to the reasons for locating the American army of occupation at Tampa and holding it there so long with the re sulting congestion. Replying to the first question, he said that it was be cause of the order to occupy Habana. The delay was due, he said. to the fact that the American army was sup plied with only 64 rounds of ammuni tion which would not have been suffi cient for more than half an hour of fighting. Considering that Habana was one of the best fortified cities in the world, he said that to have attack ed it would have been foolhardy in the extreme. He declined, however. to criticise the then secretary of war, Gen. Alger, for the condition of affairs, saying that probably any one else in the position would have done about what he did. He laid the general blame for this condition of unprepared ness at the door of congress. KNOWS THE FAVORITES. In the course of his remarks Gen. Miles told the committee in contidence that with the bill a law he could now name the men who would hold the places of honor provided under is but the committee did not ask for the names. ROOTs ENDORsEMENT. The printed report of the testimony of Secretary Root before the military committee on this bill was made public Thursday. In his statement the secretary stated that the general staff of the army as it is proposed to~ organize it under this bill would be simply an advisory board and that its principal duty would be that of an advisory board. Asked as to the place the command er-in-chief would occupy with refer ence to this board, the secretaryre plied: "The plan of the bill is to have the chief of statf selected by the president as commander-in-chief, and to have it a detail so that he will come in with the president and go ojut with the president." Seair Bte--nn 1 ndrsannd that there is a limit to their power so that they will not interfere with the lieu tenant generavl Se'cretarv Itoot --The proposition is to have the lieutenant eneranl to de cide. As to the worl: of this ciaracte during the war with Spain. Sccretary hZoot said: GIVEs COIBIN THE CIRiEDIr. "That work was done during the Spanish war practically by the gentle man in the adjutant general's office. If We had Uot had an adjutant gener al with the strength of ten men, with a wonderful physiqne and extraordi nary executive capacity the whole sys temn would have been broken down ab solutely. You cannot depend on hav ing such men." "I want to say." he went on. "that I believe that with the organization as it was at the outbreak of the war with Spain and is now, the outbreak of any war would irretrievably ruin I any man who was secret ary 6Z war. I think the organization is such that it is impossible that successful results may be produced until they have been worked out by most painful and ex pensive experience." THE DAVIS MONUMENT FUND. The School Children of this State to Help Get It Up. Some time ago State Superintendent of Education McM::ha received a let ter from Mrs. Alice A. Gaillard Pal mer of Charleston on lhe part of the committee for South Carolina to rep resent the Southern 3iemorial associa tion in an effort. along with the United Daughters ot the Confederacy, to further the collection of funds for the erection of a monument to Jeffer son Davis. Mrs. Palmer suggests that the school children be given the opportunity to contribute 'o the monument. This would be most ap propriate. especially in the State of South Carolina, the leader in the or ganization of the Confederacy, which will forever be symbolized by the name of Jefferson Davis. The chief reason for the contribution is the sentiment I rather than the money. Mrs. Palmer says: "We feel confident that every man, woman and child will consider it an honor and a privilege to contribute to this fund. I write to ask if it would be possible for you to appoint some day and have a collection taken up in all the schools for this fundy If each child gave five cents. I am sure it would amount to a goodly sum. There is a rule. in our city schools that no collection shall be taken up, but I am going to make a special appeal to the board, and have the sanction of the chairman to do so. It is the desire of the women of the south that the monument shall be unveiled on June 3, 1903, and each State is earnestly re quested to act promptly in adding to the funds now on hand." Superintendent McMahan thinks that in connection with the taking up' of the contributions, there should be exercises commemorative of Jefferson Davis, and of the Confederacy. These would serve not only to interest, but to instruct the children of the schools and the people of the community. In order to assist the teachers in devis ing an attractive and significant pro gramme, he will issue a pamphlet, which 3Miss Withers is now preparing with the assistance of several teachers of the State. Of course, Jefferson Davis's birthday would be the best time for such an exercise, except that it. comies after most of the schools will have closed. M1emorial day, the 10th of May, will, therefore, be designated. As many country schools, however, will close much earlier, they are asked to fix each a day for itself in connec tion with its closing exercises, and give the children of the school and the people of the neighborhood the opportunity to contribute something towards this monument to the south's great leader in the Lost Cause. Rescue of' Crew, A special from M1orehead City N. C., says the United States revenue cutter Algonquin, stationed at this port, has just arrived there with Capt. Garay and crew of 27 men from the Spanish steamship "Ea,'' 1,694 tons of Bilbao. The Ea sailed from Fernandina, Fla., MIarch 13, for New York with a cargo of 2,500 barrels rosin and :',500 tons, phosphate. When off Cape Lookout shoals. 3March 15, at 9 a. mn., she went aground and high seas and brisk southeast to northeast winds prevent ed assistance of life-saving crew. The steamer broke in two this morning and is a total loss with her cargo. By a combination o;f the efforts of the life-saving crew and the revenue cut ter the crew of thle Ea was taken at the last minute off ti:e bridge of the vessel after having remained without food and water since Saturday. Swam Through Ice. Ed Damneron paid a bet that he lost on the 31eGovern-Sullivan fight by tak ing a swim in the Ohio ri ver at Louis ville with the thermometer hovering ar ound zero. Dameron swami 75ft.through the Icy waters and when he reached the bank his mustache was frozen stif and icicles hung from his hair. Dam eron made a bet with Henry Haner, a fellow employe of the Norman Lum ber company that Sullivan would win and made the proposition that the los-I er shotld take a swim in the river on St. Patrick's day. As MIcGovern land ed the big end of the purse Dameron paid the bet according to the agreement. Only a D~odge. Senator Penrose's attempt to head off the movement for poipular election of senators by proposing an increase of senators, based on population, was too transparent to amount to anyth lng. The people of this country de mand popular election of senators, and they will get it some day, but they: will never stand for giving the big IStates a lanrer representat ion 1 n the senate than the small one-s. Pie Counter Hunters. - Hanna is said to b~e the choice of, the southern Republicans for next Ipresident. And it must be admitted: says the Atlanta Journal, that the average southern Republican comes pretty near knowing where the pie coumner is located. A GtRANU SUCCESS Was the South Carolina Day at the Charleston Exposition. VISITORS WARMLY RECEIVED. By the Good People of the City of Charleston. The Gov. and Others Make Speeches. The Charleston correspondent of the Columbia State says South Caroli na Day has been a great success. while the crowd in attendance should have numbered not less than 25.000 yet there were indeed 10.000 people in the grounds. This fact in itself is not an indication that the exposition man agement is disappointed, for the at tendance of such an enthusiastic crow, d as was here Thursday means brighter days for the exposition. For those who were here will go out and do "missionary work" for tLe great show. Last week a prominent county official came down from Co lumbia and was so thoroughly delight ed with his visit that he has been urg ing all his friends to come. The re sult of his efforts was apparent, be cause several Columbians who had thought of the exposition as a "fail ure" were by him persuaded to come. and these ''converts'' declared that they were going home and urge others to come. It is strange that home people must be persuaded to believe that this ex position is A GRAND sUCCESS. from an aesthetic and artistic stand point. The exposition has had many things against which to contend and the one which has, perhaps, influenced the people of South Carolina to dis trust the exposition is the fact that the exposition was opened before it was ready. Had they been admitted ree they might have had no kick to make, but as they paid their way to see an unfinished show many of them went away with a feeling akin to re 5entment. It is a great pity, and it is difficult to overcome whatever im pressions were made at that time. However, the visitors who are coming ere now declare their gratification at seeing the exposition not only com pleted but complete. There is noth ing lacking to make it a success if not successtul. The crop year has been a bad one, but there are people who are able to come here for a few days of recreation and for enjoyment. THE LAST OPPORTUNITY. They may not have such another :pportunity for 10 years or longer. It may be many years before a southern :ity will have the conrage to under take what Charleston has carried to :ompletion. For the reason that the delighted crowds who were here Thurs Jay will go back to their homes and speak kind words for the exposition, the South Carolina day was a success. The weather was ideal, cool enough to be snappy and warm enough to be inviting. On account of the very se vere weather of the past two days, the exposition authorities feel very glad that the trains brought about 4,000 people to Charleston Wednesday and Thursday. THE DAY'S EXERCISES. There was an exchange of compli ments between the representatives of Charleston and the representatives of the State government. At noon a large crowd assembled in front of the portico on the west front of the South Carolina building. Major J. C. Hemp bill, a director, took charge of the exercises. He declared his pleasure at the presence of so many visitors and introduced "the one man in Charles ton who has had the pocket book big enough and the back bone big enough to make this exposition the success it is"-Capt. F. W. Wagener, the presi dent of the exposition. Capt. Wagener welcomed the visi tors in his characteristic manner. His face beamed with pleasure when he in vited them to make themselves at home in Charleston. He hoped that they would enjoy the day and would go back arid say that the directors- of the exposition had done their part. He hoped that the visitors would be the means of bringing others. "Na ture has not been in our favor,"~ he said, and the attendance is not what it ought to have been." Hon. James P. Johnson, mayor protein, made a few remarks of welcome on behalf of the city of Charleston. He spoke with a warm cordiality which was apparent. THE STATE IS A UNIT. Judge C. H. Simonton of the United States court, then introduced the speaker of the day, Governor McSwee ne. Judge Simonton referred with earnestnest to the fact that South Carolina has been made a unit and he complimented the Gov. in his part in that pacification. He presented "the governor of the whole people. Gover nor McSweeney was well received. His was the only prepared speech and he followed the manuscript closely after making a few remarks appropriate to the occasion. The governor said: GOV. M'sWEENEY's ADDRESS. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle men: It Is peculiarly appropriate that one day during the progress of this ex position should be set apart as South Carolina Day. For this exposition is a a State enterprise, conceived and car ried to a completion In the metropolis of the State. and this day has been fixed when the people of South Caro lina may come together to do honor to their exposition and' to the city which made it a success-to see here dis played the resources and advantages and possibilities of their own State. and of nearly every other State in the union, and other parts of the world. And it is most appropriate that South Carolina should have an expos' tion to which she may with a just pride invite her brethren of every see tin of the country. 1 believe that the people of America are peculiarly in terested In this State, and I have noted with the keenest interest and dlight the kind and eloquent words spoken by the governors arid represeni tatives of other States upon their visits to this exposition. No better indication could be sought that at least one of the ends for which this enter prise was undertaken has been accom plished-the bringing of our brethren f othe sections of the country into closer touch with our people, to give them the hand of welcome and assure i them of our interest in the people of the States which they represent. and I believe they bave gone home with a new and broader and fuller conception of South Carolina's position in the galaxy of States. Some of them- were from that section which less than a half century ago were lined up on the other side of that dark and deep chasm which was opened wide in '61, but across which is now clasped the hand of brotherly love. It is useless to deny, and I would not, that the memory of those days still linges, sadly though sweetly, in the hearts of the northern and the southern people, but I repeat, that on account of the visits, as it were, of these States to this exposi tion, and their reception in the city where in the '60s Sumter belched forth its flame and steel -against the northern fleets, the hand on the clock of time is pointing nearer the hour when the last remnant of any antag onism must be obliterated, and the 45 Statesof this union shaIll be knit to gether by ties closer and stronger than ever before. By the efforts and the untiring energy of the promoters of this exposition we have greatly ad vanced that time. and should nothing more be accomplished, it will have deserved the well-done of eve%-y true American citizen. The sons of South Carolina havE. ever striven for what they believed tc be right. doing their duty as they saw it, and leaving to their God the con sequences of their action. From the time when the first permanent set, tlement was moved from Port Royal to the banks of the Ashley river in 1670 until today, she has played a promi nent part In the history of the western world. As far back as 1719 a revolu tion directed against the proprietary government had been successful, and the colonists in this State had placed themselves under the direct care of the British crown because in this way they believed they could secure greater political and religious liberty. And when the tyranny of the crown had become oppressive and it had made encroachments upon that liberty, and the thirteen coloneis had revolted. I need only to mention the names of Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Pickens, Rutledge, Pinkney, and a thousand other heroes who claimed South Carolina as their mother to re call the memory of the part she played in that conflict. And after the war was over and the victory won, when South Carolina thought her rights were again being trampled upon by the government she had helped to make, unsupported and alone she nulli fied the laws of that government, and put before the world her position in the famous declaration of State's rights. At that time the fiery and eloquent Ilayne represented her in the senate of the United States, and upon his retirement and election to the of fice of governor there went to the sen ate one of the three great men who have ever been considered America's geeatest statesmen, whose dust now mingles with his parent earth in the State which he loved and served so well, and to whose memory there, on Citadel Square, stands a monument erected by the people of this historic city. With such men at the head of her affairs she could not but command the attention and respect of the world, and when this trying ordeal for her and for the country and had been safe ly passed with honor to both, and a reunited country battled with Mexico, the deeds of the Palmetto regiment in that struggle have hardly been equal led in the annals of war-fare, even should you go back to the time when Leonidas -and his hundred Spartans gave their lives at the pass of Ther mopylae, and never surpassed' The historic flag they bore to victory in Mexico was not long since unfurled by another South Carolina regiment in Cuba on the wails of Morro Castle. Not long afterwards followed the Civil war-that war precipitated by the action of South Carolina in seced ing from the union because she thonght it her right and her duty to sever her connection with her sister States. There is no need fof me to speak of that conflict; the names of the men of South Carolina who took part are engraven in the hearts of the southern people, and when it is de sired to point the childreu of America to the record of deeds of courage and self-sacrifling heroism worthy or emu lation, they are taught in infancy to lisp tne names of the men who from Manassas to Appomattox bared their breasts to the belching fire of the enemy for a cause they believed to be just. And when the arbitrament of arms had decided against us, when Lee had surrendered there were no vain sighs and regrets from our peo ple, but "with a heart for any fate" they renewed their .allegiance to the union and went to work to rebuild their lost fortunes. Since that time, since the Stars and Bars were forever furled at Appomattox, South Caro lina has time and again proven her al legiance to the government, and she is as true to the old flag today as If those stirring times had never been. South Carolina has been no less great and illustrious in peace than In war. In iridustrial development and pro gress. she has kept pace with her sis ter States, and many of them she has Ifar outreached, as the manufacturing enterprises which stand as sentinels in every city, town. and hamlet from the hills of of the Piedmont to the low lands tihe coast, will bear testi mony. This teautiful Ivory City in her me tropolis attests the pluck and the per severance of the people of the palmetto and the pine. But the most beautilul jewel In her crown is the loveliness, the devotion, the self-sacriticing fortitude, and the stainess character of her women. Without these she could have accom plished nothing. The women of South Carolina are the ones who have cheer ed and encouraged her sons in times of peril as well as In the days of peace and prosperity. And without their encouraging words and helping hands -this beautiful exposition could never have been. God bless our women. VHlE STATE's PARtT. The State of South Carolina gave $0.00 to the great exposition. and this should be a matter of pride for every patriotic son of the State. This money was wisely -expended by a comn missIon consisting of Gov. McSween -c. C p w. w. agner, Co. Jno. 1B. Cleveland, Senator Louis..T Appelt and Mr. Thomas Wilson of Clarendon coun tv. At their direction was erected tie splendid structure known as the Palace of Agriculture or South Caro lina building. Acting with thei Mr. Earl Sloan, the State geologist, and Mr. A. W. Love, the State commis sioner, have arranged an exhioit which is representative of every 'class of industry in this State. This exhibit is displayed in the handsome building which was designed by Othe architect, Mr. Bradford L. Gilbert. The decor ations in this building are admired about as much as are the exhibits. Mr. August Kohn, the secretary of the comis.sion was also pr6sent. His ad vice was servicable to the commission on more than one ouccon. TEXAS HAY FEVER. Breetters in this State Lose Thous ands Annually By It. Since the stock law went into effect, and ticks have disappeared in many parts of the State, Texas fever has be come qu te a common disease. It is estimated that the breeders of tbe State are now losing annually more than $10.000 from this disease, and it has been shown to be so important that the South Carolina experiment station has undertaken the work of combating its ravages by a process of inocculation (vaccination.) In the fall of 1900 twelve calves were bought by the veterinary divi sion, of which Dr. G. E. Nesom is chief and Dr. Shealey assistant. All of them were subject to the disease, as they had never carried ticks. They were innoculated with blood from a cow that was immune, and in a few days they developed a light case of the disease from which they soon recover ed. During the summer of 1891 they were kept in a tick-infested pasture and none of them contracted the fatal form of the disease, But more Important work is now be ing done in the same way on Northern cattle. Every one who has purchased cattle from the North and exposed them to the Southern cattle tick knows that most of them die the first year of "acclimation fever," another name for Texas fever. Sixteen head of beef cattle were brought down from Indianapolis in November, 1901, and have been in noculated. They are doing well so far and when the work is finished in the spring they will be tested in tick ifested pastures. It is hoped they will prove immune. If this method proves entirely successful it will es tablish the fact that a great obstacle in the way of introducing better cat tle into this State has been removed. In this connection Dr. G. E. Nesom has sent out the following circular let ter to farmers and cattle raisers in South Carolina: This circular letter is sent you in the hope that you will assist the vete rinarian of the experiment station in securing some information regarding the cattle disease knnwn as Texas fever. During the past few years the dis ease has been prevalent in many sec tions of the State, but since the pas sage of the present stock law it has become very common, especially In the upcountry and in the pastures and pens of stock buyers and feeders. Texas fever is known by a number of names, but the most important of these are splenic fever, splenetic fever, acclimation fever, Southern cattle fever, tick fever, red water, bloody murrain. bloody urine, distemper, mountain, distemper and many local names. The symptoms are readily recog nized by any one who has seen cattle suffering from this fever. At first the animals become' stupid and leave the herd for some secluded and shady part of the pasture. They appear listless and droop, as if all energy had for saken them, the ears drop, the nose is more or less dry, rumination (chew ing cud) suspended, the urine light to dark red in color, and constipation marked, only small quantijies of very drk, dry dung being voided. They are highly fevered, the temperature running frome103 to 107 degrees F. In milk cows the flow of milk is almost suspended. A1l of the symptoms in crease in severity until the animal be comes almost or quite unconscious, walks round in a circle, groans and seems to suffer real pain. Then con vulsions set in, the animal falls, un conscious and snoring in the intervals between convulsions, until death en sues. Calves rarely develop the severe symptoms or die from the disease, but in cattle over a year old the death rate is possibly 50 to 90 per cent. in creasing as the age increases. Post mortem examination of the carcass snows the flesh to be almost bloodless and pale in color, the spleen (melt) black and easily torn, the blad der tilled with bloody urine, the liver and intestines yellowish and the gall bladder filled with bile. In all cases an examination of the skin about the thighs, flanks, neck and other parts of the body reveals the presence of ticks, which always go with Texas fever. The cause of the disease is a small animal organism (protozoan,) which seems at all exist in the body of the times to tick. When the tick inserts its bill through the hide these little germs gain access to the blood of the cow and there develop, producing a case of Texas fever in ten to twenty days. Death results from the destruction of the red blood cells, the refuse going to the spleen and the coloring matter to the bladder. Cattle that have had ticks on them when they were calves are immune to the disease, and will not have It again. Cattle that have not had ticks on them until a year old, will develop the disease as soon as they get the ticks. The experiment station oflicials de sire to assist the stockmen' of the State in getting the disease under control and prevent severe losses in future. Innoculation experiments are now in progress, and it Is hoped that immun ity to it may be produced by artiticial means. You are requested to answer the questions on the enclosed postal card and return as soon as possible to the veterinarian, who wishes to thank you in advance for your co-operation in the matter. Yours truly, G. E. NEsoM, Veterinarian. Cemson Cege, . C. THE BLOODY SH1RT. The Republicans Raise it Aloft in Con - gress Once More. WILL HELP THE DEMOCRATS. Crumpacker's Resolution for an In vestigation of the Suffrage Question in the South Will Be Pushed. A special dispatch from Washington to the Atlanta Jouurnal says since the Republican leaders have determined to !orce through the Crumpacker resolu Lion for an investigation of the suf fragelquestion as it affects the south rn representation in the house, it has become clearly evident that this. move >f the majority means a repetition of he old Force bill fight and a revival )f the sectional bitterness of recon ;truction days. The supporters of the measure have made no concealment of their desire to tilize It for purely partisan ends. This is particularly true of certain western representatives, who seek to ;olidify the negro voters in their dis ricts. Conservative Republicans, such Ls Cannon, at first arrayed themselves stoutly against any such legislation, md the speaker himself took but a perfunctory interest in the proposition ind only ceased when a policy of con :iliation became necessary on account )f the row over the Cuban tariff. The Democrats will fight the reso .ution vigorously, beginning with the 3resentation of the rule of the house. hey believe that if so radical a step s at once talen the majority will not esitate to go even to greater ex remes to insure control of the house n the next congress. The Democrats ill probably consider their plan of ac ion in caucus, and It is said they may tgree to stop the regular procedure of he house by fillibustering. The sud len change in the attitude of the Re >ublicans toward this resolution is re carded as full of significance, coming is it does at a time when the prospects )f the Democrats electing the next iouse are admittedly bright. The Post today publishes views on :.he action of the Republfcan leaders, ts follows: . David B. Hill says: "The proposed vestigation will be fruitless, and will ot injure the Democratic party. Of :ourse it should be opposed because it .s partisan and unnecessary. It in licates a desperation which is ominous. If the investigation should be followed >y an attempt to enact a federal elec on law, the effect will be to unite he Democratic party north, south, ast and west as nothing else could do. [t will work the beginning of the end )f Republican national rule." W. J. Bryan says: "If the investi ration of election methods includes iorthern elections as well as southern here ought to be no objection, but an nestigation that ignored the fraud racticed in the Hanna senatorial ~lection and in the Pennsylvania elec ions would be unfair. The commit see should also investigate the coercion practiced by employers and bankers, as well as fraud practiced on black men. An investigation to be valuable must mot be partisan." Senator Gorman says: "The entire ountry will be amazed at the ex 3reme radical partisanship embraced in the action taken today. It is pro posed to stir up sectional animosities it a time when all thoughtful men of very party in the country recognize hat the problem of the sufferage of the south must be adjusted by the people f the states where the great negro population exists. Tpe business .nterests of this country will resent abis effort to create political strife is they did when it wad attempt id during the speakership of Mr. Blae and again in 1890, when she whole country protested against 3he force bill: This latest attempt :an only be accounted for in-one way. Ihe Republicans fear the defeat of heir party in the next congressional lections of the issues they have made, growing out of the Philippine ques Sion and the enormous expenditure of she government. Therefore, they have seen fit to array the north against the outh. Business intersets will resent >his wanton and unnecessary agitation The Democrats must fight this propo sition from now until the end of this :ongress. They must fight,.*and fight, id fight." Henry Watterson says: "I have :hought and hoped the Republicans were done with the bloody shirt, at .east as far as far south is con erned. It has always done them. nore harm than it has done us. The )nly effect of Its revival now will be to nite the Democrats and frighten the :onservatve element of the north and tast. Millions of dollars have gone ;outh the last five or six years. This novement will be regarded as direct mttack upon those millions. Both ;ections yearned for peace. At last hey have got it. This proposal to ip open the old wound is an assault ipon the peace of the country. and or what? Under what pretext? Why, :he negro vote-a fungus vote-car cying no moral weight, but on the ther hand, the occasion of incalcul ble corruption." The President in Charleston. The Columbia State says news has been received in Columbia that Presi lent Roosevelt will leave Washington ror Charleston April 8th and will spend the 9th at the exposition. On the afternoon of that day will be the sword presentation. President Roose velt has expressed himself as pleased it the prospect of handing to "one of the most gallant men with whom he was asociated"--Maj. Micah Jenkins -a testimonial of the appreciation of South Carolinians for the officer and gentleman- "the worthy son of a no ble sire." The exposition manage ment has provided on the programme or this presentation. The sword will be ordered this week. Its value and beauty will be governed somewhat by the additional contributions made to t fnde in the next few days. THE JURORS DRAW. To Serve in the United States Court at Charleston in April. The April term of the United States Circuit Court will convene in Charles ton onApril 1. There is a full docket and many important cases will come up for trial. Jurors for the term have been drawn as follows: GRAND JURORS. Thomas J. Nichols, Bethel. Thomas Whitaker, Camden. Mason C. Seaborn, Walhalla. Philip Carter, Pritchardville. Joseph Bennett, Spartanburg. J. C. Stoudemire, Lone Star. 0. P. Field, Pickens. S. G. Wingo, Gowersville. W. E. Irindsay, Glendale. A. M. Bozard, Orangeburg. G. Henry Moore. Abbeville. - V. A. White, Powers Shop. A. M. Aiken, Coronaco. J. A. Moody, Marion. S. E. Boynton. Greenpond. E. W. Dabbs, Goodwill. Adam Goodlet. colored, Greenville. W. Allen Parmley, colored, Conway. H1. P. Weekly, Early Branch. F. M. Shumpert, Utopia. J. S. Connor, Connor's. Frank DeMars. Orangeburg. J. L. Nelson, Varnville. PETIT JURORS. J. H. Lesesne, Manning. J. B. O'Neill Holloway, Pomaria. R. McLendon, Florence. John Eve, colored, Barnwell. Tom Jones. colored, Abbeville. E. F. Reed, Varennes. J. Thomas Power, Stewart. J. A. Kennedy, Govan. John L. Huggins, Columbia. W. J. Hunter, Rapley. John A. Easley, Greenville. J. Wilds Wallace, Mars Bluft. W. S. Langford, Newberry. J. P. Phillips, Ninety-Six. J. C. Land, Foreston. D. C. Smith, Waterloo. C. F. Moore, Bennettsville. R. R. Johnston, Elko. J. L. Gibson, North. George C. May, Union. W. P. Counts, Sligh's. W. Hampton Dukes, Orangeburg. C. W. Evans, colored, Walterboro. W. R. Owens, Dumbarton. J. B. Holland, Clinton. Prince Cannon, Laurens. W. T. Dorroh, Young's Store. Joe Lake, Phoenix. Thomas Stevens, Pendleton. C. T. Stone, Timmonsville. David N. Smith, Orangeburg. John R. Bart, Hopkins. Fred Duncan, colored, Darlington. C. J. Carroll, Columbia. D. D. McCall, Bennettsville. E. B. Berry, Sellers. Emmet Plexico, King's Creek. Killed by the Cars. The Newberry Observer says "on Friday night two young men, or well grown lads, left their comfortable and happy homes in Newberry to seek for adventure. Their-people did not kno* whither they had gone, and of course were greatly worried about them. Nothing was heard from either until Tuesday morning, when Agent Bur ton of the Southern received a dis patch from the agent at Toccoa, Ga., conveying the intelligence that one of the boys had just been run over by the cars at that place and was in a dying condition. The other boy had told the agent the name of the unfortunate boy and that he had a step-father who is a preacher living in Newberry. Mr. Burton at once communicated the sad news to Rev. Dr. Charles H. Arm strong, the poor boy's step-father, .and he with the heart-broken mother took the midday train for Toccoa, leaving Newberry at 12:35-just as the son was breathing his last. The name of the young man was Hoyt King.. -He was 17 years of age, and was a mem ber of the Freshman class at Newberry college. He was cleverand popular with his college mates,'but did not take much interest in his books, be ing of a restless and roving disposi tion, wanting to see something of the world and not having the patience to wait." This'should be a warning to boys who may want to leave home and be their own masters. Mixed on His Vowels. He was a short, corpulent, import ant-looking man, and as he walked down the aisle in the church in which he was a much respected and honored member he seemed fairly to radiate self-love and self-approval, says the New York Commercial. He stopped a few paces from pew No. 5 to allow his matronly-looking wife and three stunning-looking and blooming daugh ters to precede him, to his disgust and amazement, he disccovered that it was already filled to overflowing with some strangers. Hastening to the back of the church, where the negli gent ushers were engaged in an ani mated conversation concerning the spring styles, he demanded in a voice filled with indignation and ire: "Who's occupewing my pie?" Wholis He ? There is now in Winnsboro a small white boy that no one there knows anything about, and so far inquiries about him have brought no informa tion. He came here Friday morning, and soon succeeded in arousing the sympathies of a lady in town to such an extent that she has since cared for him. He gives his name as Archie D. McCoy, and says that he is from Rockingham. N. C. He Is about 12 years old, and apparently a right bright boy. Any information that will lead to his identification will be cheerfully received by Winnsboro's cheif of police. Lynched a Murder. John Woodward, the negro mur derer of Leonard Calvitt, a white planter at Union Point, Concordia Parish. La., was lynching Thursday morning at 2 o'clock within 300 yards of the parish prison in Vidalia, La. The negro was about 25 years of age and had stolen some cotton from Cal vitt. On February 17th he confessed the theft and promised Calvitt to make restitution if the latter would go to his (Woodward's) house. Cal vitt did so, but when he appeared the negr kiled him. OUR OLD HEROES. A General Order from General C. Irvine Walker. ABOUT THE TEXAS ERUNION. He Urges a Large Attendance of a South Carolinians .and Gives Much Valuable Informa tion About the Trip. Headquartdrs South Carolina Division. United Confederate Veterans. Greenwood, S. C. March 14, 1902. General Order No. 57. 1. The Twelfth Annual Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held at Dallas, Texas, April 22-25, 1902. The Division Commander urges upon all the Camps of the South Caro lina Division the sending of large delegations to. this grand Reunion. . To how many of us, will it be the last time we shall clasp hands with our comrades. II. The rate of travel will be 1 cent per mile. As this will be long trip, arrangements have made by which Tourists Cars, with all the substantial comforts of the Pullman Car, but only lacking their elegance, will be run by: the Southern Railway from South Carolina to Dallas, and such Tourists Carsas may be chartered by Camps will be parked while there for use as homes for the Vetirans. The special rate for the same will be an nounced by the railroads. III. Thinking always of the con venience and comfort of his comrades, tqe Division.Commander has carefully weighed the. advantages presented by the various routes to Dallas, consider Ing not only the advantages of the official train going, brt the regular schedules of trains returning, to bring the Veterans easily 1 to their homes, outside of and including the official train, and has decided that the route by the. Southern Railway Is by far the best, and the official train will-go by this route. This train will carry the Tourist Sleepers from South Carolina. The official train will.leave olunimbia, S. C., about mid-day, Sunday, 4prIl 20th, 1902, after the hour of the ar rival of trains from Fort Mill, Rock Hill, etc... from Charleston; and trains by the A. C. L. from eastern parts o. the State. It will go via Newberry, Greenwood, etc., to Greenville, where the trains from Charlotte, Spartan burg, etc., will join It, and thence on to Dallas. The comrades from points in the western part of the State will join the official train at Atlanta.lt is scheduled to arrive at' Dallas, -6 A. M., April 22d. This movement covers more nearly the whole State than is possible by any other route. IV. The Division Commander recognizes that he has no right, and certainly has no inclination, to require the comrades of the South Carolina Division to go by any one route, and particularly if at any, personal inoon venience to the comrades, but he ap peals to them to support him in'his decision of a route, and to patronise the "Southern," the official route.. He urges this, because: 1st. The trip is a long one, and sall South Caroliniansgoing together places them in pleasant communion during the 36 hours of the trip. 2d. Parking the chartered Tourist Cars from South Carolina together, places the many South Carolinians co cupying such cars when there, at home together. It gives our State a local habitation at the Dallas Reunion. 3d. If the Veterans of the State de sire that their influence as a body be - felt in the State, they must act to gether as a unit. They can show their common bond of comradeship by en dorsing their official head and moving. in mass. The Division Commander feeling all this, most earnestly urges the corn rades of this Division, for their own comfort, their own pleasure, and the interest of the Division, to stand to gether, and all make the trip to -Dal las by the official route on the South ern Railway. By order. C. IRVIlE WALKER, S. C. Div. Commander. JAMES G. HOLMS, Adjutant General, Chief of Staff. Bought a Church. Jopln F. Walsh, the colorado mil lionaire, who is buying much property in Washington, had his eye on the Foundry Methodist church building, - and dropped into the church one night while an ice cream social was In pro gress. He astonished the young ladies by the prodigality of his expenditures. Finally the pastor came around. Mr. Walsh introduced himself. "I'm having a good time," he said. "I like to buy things. Have you any thing else for sale?" "Nothing ex cept the church property," replied the pastor. "All right," replied Walsh, "I'll take that too." And he did. paying $201,000 therefor. WVanted Damages. A New York woman sued ahospital. the other day for having performed an autopsy on the body of her husband without her permission. She asked $25,000 damages, and the jury award ed her $500. The-subject of the autop sy haI a very large and peculiarly shaped head. and the hospital authori ties could not resist the temptation_ to investigate. A Big Salary. It is said that the Rev. Baker P. Lee, of Kentucky, who has been offer ed the pulpit of Grace Episcopal church, Chicago, at a salary of $15, 000 per year, does exactly .as he pleases. The Atlanta Journal says he probably also allows his parishioners to do the same thing, which would account for the size of his salary. They will Catch On. The Atlanta Journal says graduates of the Tuskegee Institute have suc ceeded in teaching the natives of German West Africa how to grow cotton. And pretty soon they may be expected to learn how to refuse to pick it for less than 75 cents a hun