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VOL. XVI. MANNING, , BEN TILLA31AN. A Kentucky Editor's Estimate of Our Snior Senator. PAYS TRIBUTE TO J. C. CALHOUN. Hienry Wa~tters;oa Advises Senator" Tillnian Not to -a i Freely. ("f the triumvirs. C:ay. Webst r and Calh.ounu. who daunn.r the cri t icl period of sectional agitation hlyng betwCvel th Miissouri comrois of . and the comprmise measure of 18~>0. variously divided theadmirati of the people, Calhoun easily led in the perfection of his intellectual and ethical structure. lie possessed nt the imaginat io'n of Webster nir tle magnetism of Clay: but to a mind richly stored and rightly trained. and:! a logical power never su rpascd. he united a comandin g personality: Dorie in its simplicity: sunorted by private virtues to whic(h neither Mr. Clay ir Mr. Webster could h dJ a candle. He was uridoubtly the chastest publc man America has yet produced. not ,excepting Vahington. nor forgetinT Lincol: the verv incarnation of pure reason and pure morals. Mr. Calhoun was a leader of men. -not a follower. le was a publicis. .of original ideas. a constructive states man. Although a doctrinaire. he -was a man of atiairs, and. whether in the war office, or upon the floor of the senate, he showed himself equal alike to the woik of administration and to the exigencies of debate. Hlis courage -was undaunted, but restrained by a self-possession which never for a mo ment lost its dignity. 'Among his col leagues he was respected as none other was. He stond in his time, and he stands in history, as the embodiment of the rarest type known to our frail humanity, a superb manhood. uniting in itself the too often conflicting ele ments of genius and character. Yet was it Mr. Calhoun's strange destiny to become the central figure. if not the author, of a series of errors of judgment and intellectual misconcep tiens, ultimately visiting unon the south an Illiad of woes. That negro labor was indispensable to the profitable cultivation of cotton. sugar and rice, and that, therefore. the institution of African slavery was essential to the well being of the south em States of the Union. That the government was a corn paet of independent sovereignties, each having the right to nullify the laws of congress and to withdraw from the Union at it own will, involving the idea and doctrine of peaceful seces sion: These were the two cardinal mis takes to which this noble and great mind dedicated all its extraordinary forces: deeply laying the foundation for a war of sections disastrous in its consequences to the interests dear to his heart. valued the Union. hated barbarism and cruelty, and, in his own life, realized the most aseetic ideals and exalted Puritanism. With all his gifts of intellect and culture. he was a provincial. Educated at Yale. he detected, perhlps he exag gerated, the commerciatism which ev-en then was beginning to corrode the public life and conscience of that wide awake and go-ahead section. IIe disliked travel. He enjoyed the repose, the seignory, of the platation. H is migrations from the day of his en trance to congress to his mortal exit from the scene, had lain between his home in South Carolina and Washingtcn city. If he had gone abroad he would have seen that the trend of enlightened thought was set against slavery' and he would have known that it could not be maintained for long in a few States lying upon the South Atlantic seaboard of the United States. He would have given his great intellect to the llnding of some way to abjust the institution of slavery to the advancing movement of the modern world. Ilis failure to see, to .know and to do cost the south dearly, unless we are to consider all that 'happens as preordained and f rom the beginning of time inevitable. South Carolina justly reveres the memory of Calhoun: nor holds him an swerable for that which only a seer, inspired of God, could have forecast and averted. The archaic pile he reared cut of his own high conscious ness proved but the fabric of a vision. It was as the republic of Plato. The beautiful mind, the noble purpose, that wvhile he lived, gave it life and light, remain: and, even as the stran ger wanders aimlesly amfong the deso late shrines of a ghostly past-the crumbling walls, the shipless wharves, the empty marts. the very familiar household flowers of chivalry torn from the lintel-the spirit of honor and duty and love brood in the air about him. whilst from the rice tield and the cotton patch, that no more echo the song of a blissful if ignor-ant content. comes a voice saying. "The story is not yet told to the end." 1iEN TILLMAN. A little less than three years before John Caldwell Calhoun died in Wash ington ciiy. his harness on his back. there was born in Edgetield, S. C., a baby boy. dlestined to piay a part and *out a tigure in the public life of the Palmetto State. and to odeubv the seat in t he senate of the i -nited St ates which Calhoun ha~d tilled so long: a farmer's boy, as Calihoun wa.s, and his name was lienjamin Ryan Tillman. Pursuing the restless life of this stormy petrel of contemporary politics. we prefer to believe that two baby Tillmans were born that 11th of A u gust. 18f: one with a pitchfork. the other with a darning needle: both wir h a rattle: for it is not easy to rconene; Tillman, the constructive statesmn of schoois and industries-thec Tillnan of the darning needle mending Souti: Carolina's stockings-the successful author of the greatest practical moral innovation oif mv)iern times. the dis pensary syste'n-and the Tillman of knock down andI drag 'ut polities, the Tillman of the pitchfork. Each of us doubtless has within himself sothing (of the Jlekyl and the 11 lie. Why no I ;njmin Ilynn Till nauy Was it nt .hluv! wno studied unu.der Galphin. who thoungh1 but a Cilli. ell isted fr' a soldieI. and. stricken with half Ibindness. suffered the torments and horrors of the last year of the Cin federacy. ret urn ng to an impover ished ho:) lnest'ad to ollow the plow during the awful days ,f reconst rue til. ild, igcettinig a few pots and pals teewt her who niarri-d Szllie Starke? Surely it. lmust have beei. it was: whilst the Tillman that swooped down r 1 le h'ills tupu;n the bluebloods (if the oal re inie, and sent, b)oth ianp tii and I'butler to grass. and raise'd so much lilI") to the square iincl geirally was 'Aly~de: E verybody in W:Whin:utun pers'n'l Ih likes t his irittle. biue411! gentle ian wiih Ihe pitchfork. It is said lt p c ork is me .it-imI', ;add (I wi'th veivet. In his privat' li'e Till ialln is as Viruu anda clean as Cal houn was. II ;is integri ty. as is courage. is u ihllinged. iais abili ties slow fur themsee!ves. Vy should such a Ian. with his opportunities f.r good. his power ir harm, not put himself through a course of introspec tion. why should he not bie.rin to re strain himself? That fracas in the senate ought to have ucen a flash of 1 lightning indicating the situation a it concerns hi i d i '1 1!y. I Ionest ly. he was seeking to saoke out a rat. lie did it: but. wily place himself on 'an equality with the rat* One can always light. Of all things a fight is the thinlg that4 can :o It. will not get I away from Us unldess we so let it. But in polities. tighting is a mig ty poor businiuSs. One has to kill so many adversaries, and. though he kill a thousand. orce he loses a battle. it is "-goodbye'. my honey. Good evenin'. Mary Jane." It is much better to give and take. to live and let live. Try it. Ben Till man. And so it is that. addressing this sturdy pugnacious. upright man, as one brotner to an'Ither, though as an older to a younger, we say. quit your foolishness. discipline your intellect and your temper and keeping your pitchfork handy, reserve it for emer gencies. Foraker is by nature a sweet fellow: and. even Lodge is not so bad if you fumigate the premises. They are professional politicians-states man-like bunko steerers-spread eagle card sharps-and they play you, dear boy. for a farmer, as you are: Learn some of the tricks of trade, if not for protit, at least for protection. Snatch the flag out of their hands-they have no more right to it than you have and, after smuggling their faces with its folds- swipe the stail off over their astonished craniums. Leave the nig ger to simmer in his juice. but mop the floor with Lodge's cant about re liuion and civilization. and with For aker's bunconbo about the boys in blue: The pitchfork is all right, but do not always use the pitchfork. And. finally. senator. not merely in South Carolina. but in Democratic party councils generally. try the vir tues of sweet oil. Throw the nasty old bottle of vitrol out of the window. An ounce uf sweet is worth a pound of sour: and. you can afford it. Your name and fame as a fighter are safe. You have come to your kingdom. Lord it. if you please. but lord it like a king' OUTBURST OF MARTINIQUE. The Sea About St. Vincent Being Constantly Upheaved. A special from Fort de France, Island of Martinique says a volcanic outburst from Mont Pelee Friday re sulted in the formation of a heav'y cloud similar to that of May 20 last though it was not so dense. No stones fell and when the cloud had spread over Fort de France half an hour later there was no panic at that place. It is noticed at Fort de France that the volcanic outbursts coincideC with the changes of the moon. Kingstown. Island of St. Vincent. Wednesday, Ju ne 4.-Yesseis leaving the island oIf Martinique have experi-I eced upheavals and' agitations of the sea, pointing to submarine eruptions between Martinique and St. Lucia. In the island of St. Vinent the shining Ileece clouds which have been continually rising ii ad spreading in tie direct ion of the Soufriere vocano since May 1G. and which have been mistaken for tropical clouds have proved to be steam emitted from the crater from whaichl flashes of fiames are issuing nightly. This combined with renewed vi bra'tions in the fire zone hats increased appprehensions that thereb~e may another eruption~ of the Soufriere soty The eruptions at Martinique setorelieve the St. \incent volea nonntecions betw'eenl the two volca noes is indisputable as every eruption in Martiinique is aiccompaniied by cor iesponding seismic and atmospheric disturbances there. Edmund 0. Ilovey, assistant curator of the American Museum of Natural iistory: D)r. 'Thomas Augzustus .Jagr ger, assistant geologist (If the United States geological survey, and George C. Curtis are endeavorin to ascend the eastern side (If the Soufriere. rThey' are still awaiting an opportunity to make the ascent. Show~ Their Scorn. One of the most sensational scenes ever' witnessed in a ehurch in anyv city was enacted at St. J1' hn's Romn Catholic Chuch at Wiorcester'. Mas.. Thursday when Mairy E. D~onaher. teaheir in thle Ouiblie schoolms (If Wor Iester'. was married tom D r. Maurice W. Quinn. a deon! ist. If IBroeton. As the wedding par'ty~ emeried the church it was met by hisses frma l,00o wo men. whom had apparent ly gatheoredfo that part iculair putrpis'. A dletail of polce was pr'esent to protect thle i'leI and groom. but they were Intireix' owIerless to nmai nta in orde'r. Thle women rushed byand around theml clse toi tile wedding party. and gav'e venlt til their f'eelings in n~o ur.certain mai nine r'. The demonsl!trat IoIn grew (lit f tie attempted shooting of D r. uIn sever"'x'al (days ag' Iby Miss Berthla Condon.' f Gis ei! V. whlo asserted I uiin hadOct 'ayedi he'r undeLcr proisell5 Tn11 Atlanta Jourl,i which is tile foremoust paper inl!w~ ine tout. has added a Sunar~y editin. We' note this evidenlce of proisperity 1on ilhe part .Tof1he. ournal :1th plere. THE STATE CAPITm. Matters of Interest from the Political Centre. THE COMING STATE CAMPAIGN. The Candidates Who Will Addrt'e the People. Many 31en of Dit V'erent Aspiration-. Local Not es or 'interest. Columbia. . June 7. S:necial:-'Ilhe chief ohject o' interest adr a subiject of general conversation is the !p proaching campaign -- the summ stump-speaking in the Deimocratic party. Whilst the withdrawal Senator MIeLaurin necessarily changeid the character of the contest for the successior. to the place which he now holds. yet interest in that 'onltest continues t! be very considerable. It. is true. there will prohably not be much in the way of discussion "iSSUeS- f questions (if public policy on which the Denoicratie v.oters may he said to entertain contflting opi' ions. There is general concession t hati the money question need not iow en ,'g the time or tou< o of p) l )r1 0or aspirants. Many e.ireniu obe rvers: of public events consi ler 'It, the si-i ver question was tm!!y settled in t he last tight for tih PHowien1y I s ever this m.-ty b. ilic re (:In be (nC easion. a the uiL cauididates fu r Mc Lau rin - 's plave. fr any agita ion oi the silv'r (iestion ab-:ut w:ich. as mattnc of fact. the people of South Carolina are practically of one mind. The candidates for the Senate may therefore content themselves with ai mere statement of their position. The money question being thus elimi nated, there will be better opportunity to present other matters of immediate interest- imoerialism, trusts tarii Cuban policy. The separation of the State canvass from the senatorial gives ample time for calm discussion of these matters, and -the qualilfica tions of the candidates already an nounced for interesting the people are all that may be desired, Tie list is as follows: FOU UNITED STATE SENATOR. Win. Elliott, Beaufort; George Johnssone. Newberrv John J. Hemp hill. Chester: ). S. Henderson, Aiken: A. C. Latimer. Anderson: John Gary i Evans,'Spartanbu rg. FOR STATE OFFICES. For Governor-D. C. Heyward, Col leton: W. J. Talbert, Edgetield: M. F. Ansel. Greenville: James H1. Till man. Elgetield: L. .1. Williams. Edgetield: V. 11. Timmerman, Sa luda. For Lieutenant Governor--Cole L. Blease, Newberry: F. B. Gary. Abbe ville: JohnT. Sloan. Richland: S. G. ayfieid, Bamberg. For Secretary of State-J. T. Gantt, Spartanburg; .J. Harvey Wilson. Sum ter; .1. Tom Austin, Greenville. For Attorney General - F. X. Gun ter. Jr., Spartanburg; WV. F. Steven son. Chestertield. For Comptroller General-W. HI. Sharpe, Legington: G. L. Walker. Greenville: A. WV Jones, Abbeville: L. C. Clyburn, Lancaster. For Adjutant General-Col. JIno. D). Frost, iebcland: Col. .J. C. Boyd, Greenville: George D. Rouse. Charles ton: Capt. Jno. MI. Patrick. Anderson. For State Treasurer-IR. HI. Jen nings, Fairfield. For Superintendent of Education John J. McMahan, Richland: 0. B. Martin. Laurens: A rthur Kibler, New berry. For Railroad Commissioner-.J. C. Wilborn, York: W. Boyd .Evans, MIa rion: .Jno. Gi. MIobley. Fairtield: John G. Wolling, Fairfield; 11. .1. IKinard, Greenwood: .laimes Cansler. York. FORL CoNGRESs. First District-T. W. baicot, Char leston: Geo. S. Legare, Chiarleston: ML C. Galluchat, Clarendon. Second-G. D~uncan Hiellinger. itarn well: G. W. Croft. Aiken: .J. W. Thurmond. Edgetield. Third-E. M1arion Rtucker, Ander son . Wyatt Aikein, Abbeville: Geo. E. Pine, Anderson. Fourth--Jos. T. Johnson, Spartan burg:. Stanyarne Wilson, Spartanburg. Fifth-D. E. Finley, York; J1. W. F loyd, Kershaw; W. BS. Wilson. York: .I J. Strait. Lancaster. Sixth-R. B. Scarborough. Horry. Seventh--A. F. Lever. Lexington: J. R. MIcLaughlin, O)rangeburg. There is in this list ample material from which the D~emocratie voters may make choice. M'LAUIN's UNEXPIRED TERM. It seems to be settled that Presi dent Roosevelt will appoint Senator John L. MIeLaurin to a seat on the bench tf tihe Court of Claims-a pleasant post paying $4,300 a year. Just when this vacancy will occur. anrnot now be said. The latest state ment about the matter is that the President will defer action till the ad jour~nent ot Congress. In the mean time there are already several gentle meiinmentionied in connection wvith the contemplated vacancy -- among them Col. Jas. A. Hoyt, Col. Wilie Jones. Capt. F. W. Wagener, D~r. lames H. Carlisle and Prof. It. 1eans D~avis. Upon G;overnor' 3e SwCfeene will devolve the duty of imak-1 ing this appointment--tihe appointee to hold till the Legislature shall elect. Tlhe overnor has made no sign of h is~ urpose. ''A NorEt (ass." in the Supreme Court last Tue:;day there was heard a case of uiiusua l rharacter and unusual interest in outht Carolina. A few mlothts bac k a suit was br.aught by a merchant of t his cityV --M Frank -against J1ohn T1. D uncan. Esq.. ai pract icingi h lwy of thils city. F'raiik charged tbat an M1r. Dunican's statement that une Ella TaylIor. coldored. had ai g'ood ti :le to a certain 'ot in this city. ;.greed to lend her 8250 oni a mwirtgage of the same. The mortgage wais executed and i:'lr. D uncan reei]ptedl to Fra nk for the 8250O- the receipt setliing forth that Ella Taylor's title to thle lot was vet to be perfected. - i'iank anewr wards tried to use the mortgage as collatteral for a Poan. and -then found (as he says) that Ella Taylor hadi no title to the lot. In thed meanitimle Mr,. nInu..an har not pidr mor t he monley to Ela T:ivhor. Frauk brought suit against Mr. I)uncna. and the court ordered that the latter should pay over to -Frank the .%50. This. after some little delav. was done. 'Thereupon it. W. Robinson. Esq.. the attorney for Frank, informed the Sureme Court it the matters above stated and suggested that Mr. Dun can he ruled to show cause why he sQiould not be dishIrred froin practic in, s an attorney in the courts of Suth Carolina. (hief .ustice McIver being j1k. andi A ssociate .1 ustice Eu en G:ry ble.ing connected by mar ri:ime with Mir. Iuncan, Governor Mle Sweeney appointed. as special justices to hear this case, .judge .1. I. H7ud Soi and ex-J udge W. (7. Benet. As ,"fore: stated. the case was heard on Tu,-sd.y -Ifterno'ni. - Mr. Ilobinson ap ocared i;r the notion. and Mr. Ihm (-an w:.4 represented by Messrs. J.ias. Daniel 'Pone. LeitRy V. Youmans, It. W. Shand~. 'W 1) Maavtield and F (. Tmpkins. ()n Wednesday morning the court ;nnounce(d that the rule be discharged anri the proceedings be dis missed -which is a contplete vindica tion of Mr. Duncan. "THE CHIEF JUSTICE." Owing to hil health, Chief Justice Henrv Melver has been relieved from duty for .the past two months. The latest accounts of his condition are encouraging, and it is the fervent hope of all S iuth Carolina that this emin ent jurist and ever attfil! n-llcial imay soon resume his seat I the beich wiclh he h7s adorneod for twenty-tive ccears. In the absence of the chIef lustice. the duties of presiding judge devolved upon the senior associate, the lon. i. .J. Pope of Newberry. Of the manner in which h, dischargeOj this duty a writer in The State says: ''The disability of Chief Justice Me Iver-deep!y regretted by all the peo ple of South Carolina-devolved upon the lIon. Y. J. Pope, as the senior as sociate justice. the duty of presiding in the sipremne court during the entire April term just 3nded. In this rela tion 31r. Justiee Pope exhibited in a high degree the qualitications of a pre siding judge-coirtesy, readiness, fair ness. and aptitude for the dispaLch of business. Those members of the bar whose engagements brought them in the court at any time during the term will heartily 4nite in the opinion thus expressed. COLU3BIA FEMALE COLLEGE. Considerable interest is felt, all over the State in the proposition to re move the Columbia Female College fron this city to some other point in South Carolina. The conditions of removal are stated by the trustees as follows: 1. A change of location to suburbs of Columbia and an outlay of $100.000 in a new plant. provided such amount cn be realized from the sale of the present property and contributions from the citizens of Columbia. 2. Location in some place other than Columbia at an outlay of not less than $100.00. to be realized from tne sale of the property in Columbia and contributions from the citizens, or others desiring the location. 3. The board in its recommendation to the annual conference will consider the desirability of a town as a loca tion, the character and value of- the sites otlered, and similar questions as well as the the amount of money of fered. 4. In case of removal or enlarge ment, to appeal to the people of the tate general'.y in behalf of the col lege to supplement the amounts real ized from the sale of thc old property and the contributions of the citizens securing the location-such contribu tions to go into the college plant, un less otherwise specified by their donors. The cities which have up to this ime manifested interest in the re moal of the college are Sumter. Aiken, Greenwood and Laurens. The two latter appear to be the most zeal us. A committee from each of these :ities has appe)ared before the board .ud urged that a committee be sent around to look at the various sites. A letter making a similar request was received from Aiken, and a similar request was understood to come from Sumterin. What will be the outcome of the matter cannot nnw be foretold. The ollge ranks high among our institu tions of learning, and its location in iny community IS at once an honor and a beneilt. BRIEF MENTION. Trho Roster G uano company is pre paring to build a new shed :100 feet long and 75 feet wide. The shed will :ost a bout $7,000. This company is elighted with the success of its first eason here. The pay roll during the usy shipping season wvas somnething like 81.000 a wiek. The Southern Railway comnpany is unloading heavy iron girders at the bridge over the ongree at 1Kingville. The bridlgc ivill be made stronger on account of :icavy travel. Jelerson's DaviV birthday was re :ognized here-though there were no eremonies. The banks were all :lsed, and in the schools there were ecrises as reminders (If the dead rsident. of the demi Confederacy. I'he Sons of Veterans gave a banqtuet. it which Gov. MeSweee. Cal. J1as. X. Iloyt and others made appropriate ;peeches. The news of the election of Dr. A. oke Smith to a bishoprie was re :eived with much satisfaction in Co umbia. where that great preacher udi devoted minister has numbers of riends in all denominations. Cl. Knox Livingston of Iennetts ille has beeni here to argue before ie supjremne court in the case oIf the oard (If medical examiners against :etain younflg physicians charged with .racticing withouit .a lie anse-a case nvolving the law permitting gradun mtes of the Stafte MIedical Collcge to iiactce without a license from the tate iboard oi examiners. The supreme court on Wednesday k) a recess t ill tihe four h MIonday in November next. Cinsiderable interest is felt in the pen ig meeting of tihe senatorial ::npaign, to be held h~eie on the 1-th "liefoIre 1 I would marry a nmn to re ara hl!im I wouldi soonerCI wedl an ape id( wait fir im to develop."' said tev. eter Ainslec. of lBaltimore. in iddressing the graduating class of ilamilton female college at Lexington. v.w aTrh ur-ay night. TERIS OF PEACE. Armisty Granted and Self-Govern ment Promised in Time. EXILES TO BE TAKEN HOME. The Boers Acknowledge the l'nglish King. but They Will Not be Taxed to Pay War's Cost. A dispatch from London says not in years has the house of commons been so throntged wil l such a biI lliant and enthuiasd ie audiencLe as when t he (Irst lord of tie treasury and government leader in the house. A. J. Balfour, an nounced Mronday afternoon the peace ternis concluded with the Doers. Amid breathless silence, broken a few seconds later by applause such as the house of commons seldom hears, Ilr. Balfour stood qp and announced the terms on whiUb the v;;r in Sqt0l1 frica had been ended. The reference to the Boers acknowledgrng King Ed ofard their sovereign made the hit of the day, A s the liberality of the terms grew plainer. the omr- osn ic vove.rnimpnt cide of the hotie diinin i4ed while .1 w pposit's satisfaC tion was proportionately increaser,. Italfour announced the terms of peace in South Africa as follows: His excellency L'rd M'.nu, in be half of te B;ritish government: his ex cellency Mr. Steyn, Gen. 'Bremner. Ien. IeWe! ard Judge Ijei.tag, act ing in behalf of tho Orange Free State, and Gen. Schalk- Burger, Gen. Rleitz. Gen. Liouis Botha and Gen. De La Rey, acting in behalf of their respective burghers. desiring to ter minate present hostilities, agreed to the following terms: "The hurghers forces in the field will forthwith lay do.wn their armps and hand over all guns. riiles and am munition of var in their possession or under their control and cesist from further resistance and acknowledge King Edward VII as their lawfil sov ereign. "The manner and details of tilis sur render will be arranged between Lord Kitchener and Co.mmandant General Botha, assisted by Gen. De La Rey and Chief Commandant DeWet. "Second. all the hqrghers oaitside the limits of the Transvaal and Orange lUiver colony and all prison ers of war at present outside South. Africa who are burghers will, on duly declaring their acceptance of the posi tion of subjects of I4s majesty, be brought back to their hones as means of transport can be provided and means of subsistenee assured. "Third, the burghers so returning will not be deprived of their personal liberty or property. "Fourth, no proceedings, civil or criminal, will be taken against any burghers surrendering, or so returning for only acts in connection with the prosecution of the war. The benetits of this clause do not extend to certain acts contrary to the usages of war which had been notified by the com mander-in-chief to the 1ioar generals which shall be tried by court martial after the close of hostilities. "Fifth, the Dutch language will be taught in the public schools of the Transvaa~l and Orange River Colony. where the parents desire it, and will be allowed in the courts of law, for the better and more effectual administra tion of justice, "Sixth. possession of rifles will be allowed in the Tarnsvaal and Orange, River Colony to persons requiring them' for their protection on taking out a license according to la w. "Seventh, the military adminstra tiorn of the Transvaal and Orange River' Colony will, at the earliest possible date, be succeeded by a civil government, and so soon as circum stances permit representative institu tions. leading up to self-government will be introduced. "Eighth. the question of granting the franchise to natives will not be decided until after the introduction of self-government. "Ninth, no special tax will be imposed on landed property in the Transvaal or Orange River Colony to defray the expenses of the war. "Tenth, as soon as the conditions permit it a commission to which the ocal inhabitants will be represented wilF. be appointed in each district of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, under the presidency of a magistrate or other otlicial for the purpose of assisting in the restoration of the people to their homes and sup plying those, who, owing to. wvar loses. are unable to provide for them seves, with food and shelter, and the necessary amount of seed, stock and implements. etc.. indispensable to the resumption of their normal occupa tion. His majesty's government will place at. the disposal of these commis sions the sum of three million poundls sterling and will allow all the notes ssued under the law or 1900 of the South African republic'. anid all re .eipts given up to "ulcers in tile held f the late republics, or undler their orders. to be presented to a judicial ommission, which will be appointed r~y the gover'nment. and if such notes nd reci pts are found by this coim nision to have been duly issued in return for valumable considerations. they will be. received by the first nam d conmissions as evidence of war osses suolered by the persons to whIich they were orinll gien "In addiutlont to tihe above namcd free grant of three million pounds sterling, his majesty's government will he prepared to make advances, or oans, for the purposes. free of in terest for two years. and-afterwards repay ible, over a period of years, with 8 per (cnt, interest. No foreigner or rebel will be entitled to benefit under this clause." COLONISTS TO nE TWI1ED FoR TREPAsON. After he hat. concluded reading the peace agr'eement, M1r. Balfour pro :eeded: ''There are certain important points not dealt with in the document I have just. read, anti which was sign d on Saturday night. Therefore it cay he convenient if I read a dispatch froml Lord Kitc'hener to tihe secretary (i state for war. diated May 310, as fol "After banding the Boer delegates a copy of the draft of the agreement. I read them a statement and gave thema a copy of it, as follows: "HJis majesty's government must place on record that the treatment of the Cape and Natal colonists who have been in rebellion and who now surrender will. if they return to their colonies. be determined by the colonial courts and in accordance with the laws of the colonies and any British sub jects who have joined the enemy will be liable to trial under the law of tiat part of the British empire to which they belong. ils majesty's government are in forned by the Cape government that their views regarding the term to he granted to British subjects in Cape Co'lony now in the field, or wlo h:ave surrendered or been captured s uce AOpil 1. 1901, are as foliows: With regard to the rank and ile tiy :,hould all, after surrender and gv In: up! their arms. sign a documtnt befure the resident magIstrate of the district in which they surrender acknowledg ing themselves guilty of high treason, and the punishment to be accorded them. provided they are not guilty of murder or (ts cnttai-y to the usages 0 ci v ilized warrare. shall be that they are not entiled for life to be registered vot2rs or vote in any patrliameatary or provincial cogn(cil or Mknicip4l elec t i(In "With icrerence to justices of th! peace, tfld cornets tnd all others who hold umeIal positions under the gov ernment of Cape Colony. or who have been occupying a position of authority, or who have held c-mmands i ilh. rebel or burgher forces. they Ihall be tried f(tr higij L eawoin before the or dinary courts of the country orsuch special courts as may hereaf tcr he .on stituted, their punishmen& to be left to the discretIon of such court, with the proviso that In no case shall the. penalty of death be inflicted. "The Natal governmcit are of the opinion that reiels shbuld be dealt With 4ccqrding to the law of that col ony. "These arrangenitenits," concluded Mr. lialfoulr, "the government have approved." Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermaa, the Liberal leader, in behalf of the oppo sition, said unboqnded satisfaction wotid be felt throughout the empire at the conclusion of peace, They were unanimous in adriratiun of their late enemies, now tieir friends and fellow itizens, whose military qualities, te nacity of purpose, ard self-sacrificing devotion to liberty and couutry, had won them the respect of the whole, world and, foremost of all, the respect of their opponents. Eevery member would offer congratulations to the king and to the country on the thrice bless ed restoration of peace. Mr. Balfour having announcedi that the government would take an early opportunity of moving a vote of thanks to Lord Kitchener and the forces in South Africa, the members of.the house of commons returned to their ordinary ayocations. MB. A, 0. JEPSON Gives Reasons Why He Would Make ai Good Railroad Commisioner. To the Voters of South Carolina I olfer myself a candidate for the otice of Railroad Commissioner and ask your support. I am a practical railroad man, I think it best for the interests of the people of the State and the proper working of the commis sion that there be at least one practi cal railroad man on the board, and I think you will agree with me. I have had forty years experience in railroad ing. I have had five years practical experience in the construction depart ment. I have been for the past thirty two years a locomotive engineer and the last eighteen years in the service of the Atlantic Coast Line and I am proud of my record there and my rec :rd as a citizen oft South Carolina. The commission needs the services of a practical railroad man, not to di ret its policy, but to advise and coun sel the body in an intelligent manner upon many points that men who have ad no experience cannot be expected to have knowledge of. Such a man an often prevent imposition on the ommission and at the same time be just to both sides in the controversy, be cause he knows the problems that each have to settle. -Other States recognize the necessi y for a practical man on the board. It is as necessary to have a practical railroad man on this board as it is to ave comperent lawyers to fill the po-| sitions on the bench. I do claim to be such a man and my forty years of experience ought to he guarantee of the truth of my claim. L ask you to weight the subject and if ou iind my record as a citizen and my ecord as a railroad man satisfactory nd myself worthy of your vote that ou will give me your support. I will e pleased to serve you faithfully and ell, as well as I have served the rail 'ad company. and my record there s forty years without a single dismis sal. suspension of even reprimand. Yours very truly. A. C. JEPsoN. Florence, S. C. .Must Bc Crazy. Rev J1. Laurier Rogers. of Santa i ruz. Cal.. formerly a well known 1 aptist minister, who recently em raced Mohammedanismn. ha con ressed himfself guilty of arson. and is 1 ow in custody, -lHe sat tire to sev- I ~ral buildings at a dairy where he was 1 vorking for the beneit of his health. I s he explained. His motive f'or the I :rime. he says, was revenge on those 1 ho had compelled him to do menial 1 ~ervice. The tire destroyed his clern a li brary. three minsterial suits and gold watch presented to him by his ormer coingregatio~n at Ocala, F-la. hile in charge of a church at Jack onville he taught English to many uban refugees. Hie will be examined s to his sanity. Acciudentlly Killed. Thursday Mir. L. HI. Gihlmore was in D arlingtoni attendi ni to business. n ariirie at his hibe~ some distance n the country while taking bundles out of his buggy lhe was accidentally shot biy the discharge of his pistol. The load entered the lower part of the| boyandr he lived but a short time. 1 FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. The Candidacy of. the Hon. Frank B. Gary. 1Abbi~ev~ie Press and Hanner.) As we have already asserted through the columns of this paper. we propose to support Hon. Frank B. Gary for the oflice of Lieutenant Governor. In the light of past experience, the fact of is being a home man, is suf ficent reason, if there were none high er and more potent. for this -decision. But aside from this, no man in the State is better fitted by legislative ex perience and natural bent for the po sition to which he aspires. IHe is familiar with every detail of the work. having served in the House of Rlepresent-tives, first as a clerk in the earlier days of his struggle with fortune. then as a member, and later as Speaker, the duties of the Lieuten ant Governor being prac'-leally identi cal with those of Speaker of the House of Representatives. His record as Speaker is surpassed by none equaled by few.of those who have filled that responsible and hi? orable position. Coming upon the sogne while factional feeling was high, by a course always correct, impartial, and deferential. he gained not only the respect and admiration of his as oociates-be gained their warm and hearty friendsnip. and it is a notable fact that some of the best tributes to his wurtl4 Ind impartiality were by tic who differed from him. ia poli ties. Mr. Gary's ioamanding presence, his gracefu and easy bearing in the chair ;nd his knowledge of parlamer tary law, would compart most happily with the requiremeuts of that dignifi ed and cgltured b6dy. Whatever suiccess he may have attained In a political way is due to his recegnized ability and to a spirit of candor and fidelity that has always marked his ercer. The following extracts speak for themselves: 'He served five years as Speaker of the House of Representatives and was commended on all sides for the dignity, fairness and ability with which be pre sided over that body.'j-The State Ind. Art. Ed. July 8, 1901. "By his retirement the State loses the best speaker it has had since John C, Sheppard held the place, and one of the best the State had ever had." (Greenville News.) "One of the most intelligent and in dustrious members of the last House was recently heard to say that he had taken particular pains to observe the conduct of Spealker Gary and he had never known a single occasion when that officer was other than scrupulous ly fair in his rulings. Indeed, said this member, it was evidently the Speake.r's constant, anxious purpose to do right at every stage and to every member of the H-ouse."-Hampton Guardian. "None but kind words can be said of the work of Speaker Gary as he has really proven to be an exact, compe tent and impartial presiding officer. The resolutions were entirely in place." -Legislative Correspondent of the State. "lie has made a model officer and we have no doubt that the good peo pie of Abbeville will return him to the place that he has so acceptably filled. Do this and the Legislature will again place him in the Speaker's Chair without opposition."--Hampton Guar dian. "He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in January, 1896, to fill out the unexpired term of Speaker Jones, which position he now holds. At the close of each session of the Legislature over which he presid ed as speaker, resolutions were unani mously passed by the House express ing its appreciation of the Speaker's fairness, ability and impartiality. Coming as these resolutions did from members of the IHouse representing all shades of political opinion they were a high compliment to Mr. Gary." -The Daily Record. Qnd many others of similar import.) Killed by Lightning. A heavy wind and thuffter storm passed over Columbus, Ga., Sunday af ternoon caused the death of two peo ple, perhaps fatally injuring a third and incurred considerable damage to buildings.. The dead: J. J. Willis, a carpenter and LouisMcClean. Injured: M. C. Cochran. Willis was killed while standing near a large oak tree on upper First avenue. He was con versing with Cochran. who was also struck at the same time. The lightn ing struck Willis in the temple on both sides, the current passing entirely through his body. ,Louis McClain met death by the same bolt. He was standing in his back yard in Phoenix Cif just across the river west of the spot where Willis was killed. The tightning struck a clothes wire he was :olding. Cocbran's condition is re ported as serious. Several dwellings n the residence portion of the city vere struck by lightning and unroofed >y the storm. Hard on the Army. The Indianapolis News makes the >oilnt very clearly. It says: "The ?resident's great mistake was in comn >aring the Philippine atrocities to ynchings in this country, much to he disadvantage of' the latter. We -an not think that a brave and hon >rable army officer would care to have he army judged by the same-standard .s that applied to an irresponsible and urious mob. The crimes of the lynch rs are quite as bad as anything that ias been doue in the Philippines, but hey do not retteet so discreditably on he country because they are not com nitted by the sworn agents of the overnment itself." Brooded Over It. Prof. Lewis .J. Welchmnan died hursday night at the home of his ister, Mrs. Chas. 0. Crawley of An erson. Ind. With the exception of [ohn Surratt, now in Baltimore. Prof. elhmni is the last witness in the rial of1 .John Wilkes Booth, the assas in of President Lincoln. Although lis evidence was true in detail. Prof. e.lehman has always brooded over .he matter and frequently said that is testimony was tihe conviction and ~entence to the gallows of Mrs. Sur HE FEARED BURNING. So Jim Black Told All When He Was Promised THAT FIRE WOULDN'T BE USED. One of the Murderers of Mrs Jones Shot to Death anc. his body Nailed Telegraph Pole. A special dispatch from Walter. boro to The State says Jim Black was lyncbed at New Road Wednesday night for the murder of Mrs. J. K. Jones a rnth ago. The information is.that Jim Black was carried from Savannah, where he had been appre hended, to Ravenel . for a hearing be fore Magistrate Bebling. As soon as he had been identified as the one seen near the place at the time of the crime he offered to tell them all about it if they would not burn him. They promised. He then said that he himself had killed Mrs. Jones and threw her in the goat house, while Cain Ford, Ned Prayor and a negro whose name could not be learned watched; that the purpose of the kill ing was for robbery, he having been told bv one of the hands that Mr. Jones had money in the -house. He also told of a number of other rob beries that had been committed-and a number they had planned. Particulars are meagre as to how Black was killed, but he was probably shot to death, after which they hung his body to a telegraph pole by nail ing his hands with a railroad spike A placard was then placed on his-body, but I havn't been able to ascertain what it was. Cain Ford is injaL at Walterboro, Ned Pryor was .kiled' some time ago whily attempting to escape. There are two reports as to the other negro implicated: one - fa that he was found dead in the swamp about two weeks ago and the other is thathe lives several miles from Rave nel and that the mob is now in search of him. TAKEN FROM DEPUTY SR=FFS. A crowd, presumably from Ravenel, came to town during Friday night and at 2 o'clock next morning took Cain Ford from the custody of Deputy Sheriffs H. N. Ramsey and G. S. Arnett and, it is supposed, lynched him, although no signs whatever are seen this morning either of the mo& or the body._ Cain Ford is the negro who was implicated i' the murder of Mrs. Jones by the confession of Jim Black reported in The State Friday. Deputy Sheriff Arnett, when seen this morning, stated that the mob was composed of 150 to 200 people; that during the evening he had been informed that an effort would be made to take the negro from the jail; that he waited until everything was quiet and about .2 o'clock in the night he took the negro out of the jail and started for Columbia by way of St. Georges. Before getting very far he saw some one approaching from be hind and looking back he ran into a crowd who were consealed bebind the corner of a fence and wasoverpowered, disarmed and the prisoner taken away. He states that a sack was thrown over his head, his pistol taken away from him and discharged. He was thrown upon the ground and held un til the crowd had taken the negro away. Ramsey, succeeding in getting bis pistol and fired at the mob at close range, but could not fire again, being immedately disarmed. He does not know whether the shot took effect or not. There was a regular fusiladeo the edge of town. After beingreles ed they both got together the citizans- * of the town and followed the mob, but were unable to overtake 'them. This morning the sheriff and his posse searched the surrounding country but they have not been able to find the body of the negro or any of the par ties. It is supposed that they carried Ford to New Road, the scene of the crime, where he will probably.be lynch-: ed. Information is this morning that all the roads leading out of town were guarded. Later: Reports just received that Ford was found in the woods a mile from town, tied, alive and unhurt. Later: Walterboro, June 6.-Re port confirmed. Ford just recommitt ed to jail unhurt. CAIN FORD LYNCHED. A dispatch from Walterboro, under date of J1une 7, says Cain Ford, one of the four negroes implicated in the murder of Railroad Sectionmaster W. W. Jones' wife at New Road, in Colle ton county on April 21 last, and who from the day after the commission of the crime has been confined in Walter boro jail, was lynched about 2 o'clock Saturday morning. Last Wednesday Jim Black, the chief actor in the ter rible tragedy, was carried from Savan nah to the scene of his crime. .fe confessed his guilt and named three others who aided him in the commis sion of' the crime. He was banged to a telegraph pole in front of Jones' place and his body riddled with bul- ~ lets. The news of the lynching and of Black's confession reached Walter bro and 2 o'clock Saturday morning Sheriff Owens apprehensive of trouble, endeavored to send Ford to the State penitentiary, but his deputies were twice overpowered en route to the de pot and Ford was tied to a pine tree and shot to death. Don't Love us. Sixto Lopez declares that 99 per cent of the people of the Philippines oppose American rule, favor intlepen dence and, conquered or not, will nev er favor dependence. He adds: "The Filipinos prefer to be men, even in poverty, rather than subjects in lux ury. They prefer self-respect, even at the cost of great suffering, rather than be serfs under a millennial gov ernment provided by a master."* Which explains why the Senate Phil ippine committec refused, "by a strict vote," to hear him. It naturally pre ferred to hear more of Buencamino,s loyal views. The Republican party as lay darelv loved a renegade.