The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, May 20, 1909, Image 3
ISOUTHCAROLH
News of Interest Gleaned Froi
Arranged For
TRIBUTES PAID TO HEROIC
DEAD.
McnoriaJ Day Was Observed
Throughout South Carolina.
Throughout South Carolina exercises
were held in various towns in
memory of the soldier dead, the
heroes of "The Lost Cause!" Patriotic
airs were sung, eloquent tributes
were paid to the Confederate soldiers,
both the living and the dead.
and fair hands decorated with flowers
the graves of the fallen heroes.
Report? come from many towns and
cities ma. king the deep devotion to
these tender memories.
A Charleston special says: Charleston
paid tribute Monday afternoon
to the memory of the gallant
dead of the Confederacy, joining with
many communities throughout the
South in this annual beautiful custom
which Charleston was among the first
to inaugurate.
Wagons made the rounds of tin?
schools and other depositories for
flowers and greens and the young
ladies of the Confederate Home
school were busy making the hundreds
of wreaths and decorations
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tlie decoration of the graves and
t?mbs of the old soldiers. Aside from
the wreaths which th school girls
made, many other like tributes were
woven b\ loving hands and deposited
on the last resting place of the men
who wore the gray. In Washington
square the handsome shaft of the
Washington Light Infantry was decorated
with several wreaths as was the
memorial of Gen. Beauregard, in advance
of the exercises in the afternoon.
In may churchyards about the
city the graves of soldiers were decorated
during the morning hours, leaving
the afternoon solely for the
decoration of the mounments, tombs
and graves at the several cemeteries
in the suburbs. In accordance with
the custom, the graves of several soldiers
who wore the blue, who died
here en route to Cuba during the
Spanish-American war, were not forgot
in the decoration of the cemeteries.
Rev. Percival H. Whalev delivered
the annual address. Flags were generally
displayed about the city and
the county buildings, dispensaries,
banks, city hall and city department
wcic viusm, unn uoi a iew ?i wie dusiness
houses observed the day partly.
The postoffice observed Sunday
or holiday hours, with the offices
closing at 10 a. m., and one early
morning deliver}/ of mail being made.
From Columbia comes the following:
Memorial 'day exercises in Columbia
were more than usually of interest.
It marked the opening of the
home in which aged Confederate veterans
will be eared for by the mother
State. And the other feature was tMe
presence of the Children of the Confederacy
in the assemblage of those
met to dfc honor to the memory of the
cbivalric dead.
In the morning a committee of devoted
women placed beautiful garlands
around the base of the Confederate
monument in the eapitol square
and entwined the Confederate onlnt-v
red, white and red, around the shaft
of the monument. The several
church-yards in the city were also
visited in the morning and the grave
of each Confederate soldier marked
with a Confederate (lag and thereupon
plaeed a wreath of Southern
roses.
In the afternoon the city of the
dead, Elmwootl cemetery, was visited.
Here the cots of many gallant men
were made beautiful with the quilting
of roses and the pillows of immortelles.
The ceremonies were more
beautiful because of their simplicity.
Has Passed the Century Mark.
Blacksburg, Special.?The News
and Courier correspondent, together
with the Rev. Mr. Kirby, pastor of
the Methodist church here, recently
had the opportunity of seeing the
oldest living woman probably in the
State. Her name is Peggy Clark.
She was born not over five miles from
where she now lives in 1802, on the
23rd day of February. She was 107
years old on February 23 of this year.
Injured Youth Doing Well.
Oaffney, Special.?Young George
Stephenson, who was so badly hurt
Friday night by being run over by
the engine on the dummy line is doing
Gnely, and his pliysioians say that if
he continues to improve that there
will be no necessity of amputating his
foot. Those who saw the accident expresed
themselves as being astonished
that his injuries were no more serious
than they are, as he was drag"
ged several feet under the engine after
he fell between the wheels.
Accidentally Shot.
Laurens, Special?J. Ross "Wilson,
of the Demorcst Comedy Company
was Thursday night accidentally shot
by Dick Lewis just before the performance
at the Opera House. The
bullet entered the lower abdomen,
and physicians say the man will probably
die before morning. Dr. C. B.
Earle of Greenville was hastily summoned.
Wilson is married and is a
native of Sullivan, III.
MA NEWS ITEMS
n AH Sections of the State and
Busy Readers
There was no address, but the prayer
of Rev. Kirkman O. Finlay stirred
many hearts.
Tha procession was headed by Ellison
Capers chapter, Children of the
Confederacy, little ones in white
dresses and red sashes, emblematic
of the Confederacy. They sang the
songs of the dear old South and many
eyes were wet with the tears of memory.
It was indeed a glorious moment
when the little ones showed that they
are being taught to remember that
these brave men died for South Carolina.
The Confederate home of the State
was formally opened Monday. There
were two old fellows to be mustered
in. They took the oath of allegiance
gladly, for it is to them a home indeed.
The men were Sergeant Clark
of York county and Private Hughes
of Abbeville eountv. The home is
ready to receive the other 82 as soon
as recommended by the respective
county pension boards.
The home is most comfortable, and
there are many tilings to make glad
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tiiv vn.v i.np uu > a irauiii^r i immii, ;i
sleeping room, a music room ami
above all a good dining room.
At Darlington the streets were
lined throughout the day with soldiers,
both of this day and the remnant
of the army that fought in the
'tiOs. The morning hours were taken
up in meeting the visitors at the depot
and escorting them to the court
house square, the centre of attraction.
An elaborate dinner was given the
veterans and also a dinner to the local
militia. At 5 o'clock Rev. D. M. Fulton
made a touching oration.
At Aiken the Rev. W. E. Thayer
made the address of the occasion,
full of tenderness and pathos. The
"Lost Cause" was thus freshened
again.
At Sumter Col. James ArmfrfVong
was the orator of the day and the
decoration of the graves was attended
with the fervent devotion that al
>vavs inarss iins annual memorial.
At Newberry a magnificent dinner
was served to the old veterans and
addresses, recitations, etc., together
with floral offerings, made lip the
sweetly sad commemoration.
At Marion Lieut. Governor McLeod
made the oration for the occasion, a
delightful program, together with a
sumptuous dinner, filled the day with
appropriate interest.
Noted Sculptor in Columbia.
Columbia, Special.?Mr. F. Wellington
Ruckstuhl of New York, designer
of the Hampton statue and
well known throughout the State, was
in the city Wednesday for a conference
with the members of the commission
in charge of the erection of a
monument to the women of the Confederacy.
Mr. Ruckstuhl spent the
day meeting his friends and inspecting
the city in which he is particularly
interestd. His ideas as to the original
beauty of Columbia and the opimrlimifv
Vrw,. It *1?
I'V> ttuiitj H/I uiuniu^ 11 UHU Ui (.lie
prettiest cities in the country have
been set forth often and as yet lie
has not changed these suggestions.
Mr. Kuckstuhl has been seleteed to
design the monument to the women of
the Confederacy and has given the
subject considerable study. His work
on the Hampton monument attracted
so much attention that he was selected
to design the statue of John C.
Calhoun, which will be placed in
Statuary hall in Washington. Later
he was chosen for the bronze memorial
erected by the women of Sailsbury,
North Carolina, to the Confederate
soldiprs of that State, unveiled
Monday. Still later he was selected
to design the monument to be erected
to the women of South Carolina,
for which a sum has been appropriated
by the State, the balance to be
raised by the men of the State.
Aiken Riften Ck> to Charleston.
Aiken, Special.?The Aiken Rifles
Company, National Guard of South
Carolina, is delighted because they
have been transferred from the 3rd
regiment to another for the encampment.
By this moans the Aiken boys
will get away from home for the encampment.
They will be assigned to
a regiment encamping at Charleston.
Stockman Begins Sentence.
Lexington, Special.?Deputy Sheriff
Miller carried S. W. Stockman to
the State Penitentiary Thursday
morning, where he will begin to serve
his seven-year sentence for having
killed his son-in-law, Hampton J.
Hartley, during Christmas, 1905. As
was stated in this correspondence
Wednesday, Stockman preferred serving
his time on the county chain
gang, but Superintendent Langford
refused to acoept him, and this necessitated
Stockman's going to the penitentiary.
Aiken to Welcome Soldiers.
Aiken, Special.?All Aiken is delighted
because of the coming of the
3rd regiment to this city for its annual
encampment this summer. Aiken
will do everything in her power to
see that the boys are given a good
time while they are here.
A camping ground will probably be
prepared for them in Eustis Park,
on the edge of the city. This is a
large park, containing about one
hundred acres of land,
| THE HVHAL EDITOH ?
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The following in the National Printer-Journalist is from a poem, !
written by Mr. J. Dumars, ami read before the meeting: of the Ohio hditorial
Assoeiation at its sixtli annual meeting in Dayton on January 19,
1S59, and republished by the Springfield. O.. News. It contains thoughts
and hints of interest and value to all newspaper makers even in the year .
of 1909: I
Once on a time?so run all tale prefaces?
(1 make no mention here of dates or places,) j
1 knew an Kditor?'twas long ago.
Forth came his paper, neatly launched and freighted
And when it came, the village was elated;
Ignoring party, in a party sense.
Avoiding all that might excite offense.
It praised the town, its prospects, its advances,
Its enterpiise, resources and finances;
It praised the schools, the teachers so profound,
Until their l'nme was known for miles arouud;
It praised the village parson's eloquence.
His modest hearing, lack of all pretence;
But most his learning and his solid sense;
So it fell out. between the spring and fall.
That worthy from the city had a call.
With such an offer for his preacli-ed word.
That he felt sure that call was from the Lord;
It praised the doctf rs as uncommon skill'd.
Adding with great suaviter and grace, i
Their t rent men t eureJ more people than it kill'd; e
It spoke?ami of its truth some doubts will spring?
Of henest lawyers?an uncommon ease.
In short, it praised so well, that people grew
To think that praise was merited and due;
It was his fault, and grew from an excess
Of aim to please and profit?nothing less:
And had been to self hut half a friend
lie was to others, he had mot an end
That you might safely aim at and commend.
His influence was felt?the town's fair fame,
With all who read his paper, found a name;
The eitv pleasurists resorted there.
Enjoyed its quiet and its healthy air;
The artist came, and sketched sueh eharming scenes,
That they were sought to grace the magazines;
And thither, too, came men of enterprise?
Blocks rose on blocks, and mills and factories,
Hotels palatial, and stores that vied
With those on Broadway, or along Choapside, *
In brief, the town, that ere the printer came,
Had scarce "a local habitation or a name." t
As though 'twere touched by magic, grew to be
An inland city.
<
A bunch of bad segars, that some one sends,
Expecting thrice their value in a ' local;*' s
Unopened invitations from his friends, <
Asking his presence at a concert vocal, ]
Or at a lecture, party, hop or ball. ?
At such a date (please mention) and such Hall;
Novels and books not worth a decent rating,
S?nt out?they send few others but for "ash?
Bv eastern turns, who take that way of baiting
The ountrv press to advertise their trash; <
In short, an hundred things by men devised
To <ret their baubles cheaply advertised.
There, patient toiler! ever at his work.
Himself his foreman, publisher and clerk, 1
He labored hard?few men had labored harder?
Grew lean in person, leaner in his larder;
And still he toiled, from dawn to twilight gray,
The tirst of men to court?the last to pay!
Some said that he was rich?it might he true,
Provided that you reckoned what was due;
But this his dearest friends both said and know? I
His wants were many, but his <limes were few.
His paper bills came in. which must be paid,
So, to delincuents he appealed for aid:
He would take pork, potatoes, corn or oats,
Axe-helves or hoop poles, or, at worst, their notes,
In short, take anything: they had to pay,
Provided it was brought by such a day.
And thus he turned short corners, always pressed,
A sad example of Pope's sagest saw.
"Man never is, but always to be blessed,"
The victim of a fate that knows no law.
Beset by butcher, by his baker teased.
By creditors beseiged, by bailiffs squeezed.
He yielded slowly, in the desparate strife,
His dingy oflice and his troubled life,
And gave to quiet earth and modest stones
His many virtues and his aching bones.
Some generous friends have built a cenotaph
Of spotless marble o'er the sleeper's breast,
On which the passer reads this epitaph: <
"Here lies a man who died of too much trust!"
'Tis a plain story, rather roughly told, 1
Of one who trusted others and was "sold;"
By hope allured, in turn by fear assailed. 1
He gave credit a!! he had, and failed.
The moral you can draw. The Country Press 1
Should seek for independence?nothing less. 1
Ready to aid the good, sustain the wise,
Direct and counsel proper enterprise,
Revealing to the public gaze the way
Where toil may profit, and where skill will pay, 1
Where revenues are reaped and fortunes grown, 1
But should be careful to preserve its own. 1
The Country Press! though limited its sphere
Of influence, demands attention here.
Where it is free, the people will be free: .
Where it is pure, the people will be pure.
Wliere shines the light, therr liberty shall be;
Where it stands firm, there freedom shall endure.
In the great march of mind if leads the van,
The guard of public right, the friend of man.
Though humble toilers, they are not the least
Who SOW the SPPrt nilrt ?rom?f 4V... ?J.? P *
? ?" "i,>l
By little means the noblest ends are grained,
By small advances victories attained. ,
O, humble toilers! ye who gruide the press.
Thougrh slow the progjress, sure will be success. I
Patient in labor, strong1 in hope; in faith ,
Outreacbing time, and circumstances, and death,
Be yours the aim, by Heaven at first designed,
To raise to higher range of thought the mind,
Building amid the floods of seltisli life.
mi.~ -a ? - -
.me Hiorrns 01 passion and the waves of strife,
A fairer island in each human soul.
Where Love shall dwell, and Virtue have control,
An Eden blessed, and fairer than the old,
By poets suae, by prophet lips foretold.
The home of Innocence, Religion's shrine.
Where God may reign, and Man become divine.
Look to the sea; from ont its wastes arise
Fair isles of beauty, kissed by summer skies;
Mere specks at first, they part the rippling seas,.
Bald, barren rocks then rise by slow degrees,
And here extends a shoal, and there an arm.
Here swells a hill, there sinks a valley warm;
1 Along its beach clings fast the floating weed,
And spicy winds waft down the feathery seed;
Fair trees spring up to whisper with the breeze,
And flashing fountains leap to join the seas,
i Where birds of song with sweetest music come,
' And build their nests and make their happy home*
* And there it stands! a glory mid the isles,
MR. TAFT'S MESSAt
President Not Satisfied Wi
Affairs in Porto Rico.
NCAPABLEOFSEL? GOVERNMEf
Jiuation of Unusual Gravity in Por
Rico?The Island Without Suppc
After June 30 Next?Time H
Proven That the United States H
Gono Too Faflt in Extension of P
litical Power in Islands.
President Taft Monday sent
^ongress a special message recot
sending legislation at the presen e
ra session, amending the Foraker a
urder which Porto Rico is govern^
The President directs the uttcntu
f Congress to affairs uu the islnt
aying particular stress on what 1
eri::s '"a situation of unusual gra
tv" developed through the failu
if the Legislative Asseiuhlv . t 1 'or
tico to pass the usual appropriate
(ills, leaving the island without su
>ort after June .'{(I next.
i <?r'o Kicans have forgotten tl
reneroisitv of the United States, tl
'resident says, in the desire of ee
ain of the island's political leade
'or power, and he adds that the pre
it situation indicates that the I "nit i
states has gone too fast in the e
ension of political power to the Por
iicans. He coneludes that the abs
ute power of appropriation shou
>e taken away from "those who ha
[HAU-II flton?colv4n! <?/?
!iijoy it."
The President suggests to Congre
he wisdom of submitting to the a
propriation committees ttie questi
>f qualifying some of the provisio
jf the fundamental act as to the i
jpective jurisdictions of the exeeuti
;ouncU and the Legislative Asseinb
But no action of this kind, the Pre
dent says, should be begun until t
Foraker act be amended so that wh
the Legislative Assembly shall i
journ without making the appropr
tion neeessary to carry on the g<
eminent, sums equal to the appropr
lions made in he previous year 1
the respective purposes shall
avaiiame ior me current revetiu
and shall be drawn by the warrant
the auditor on the Treasurer a
countersigned by the Governor. Si
a provision applies to the Legislatui
ol' the Philippines and Hawaii a
"it has prevented in those to coi
tries any misuse of the power of :
propriation."
The President reviews the est:
lishment of the present governnu
for Porto Kico by the Foraker a
He says the statue directing how <
penses of the government are to
provided leaves some doubt whetl
this function is net committed soh
to the executive council but in pri
tice the Legislative Assembly lias t
propriated for all the expenses otli
than for salaries, fixed by Congre
and the President adds, "it is t
late to reverse that construction."
The President says that ever sir
the institution of the present Asso
bly the House of Delegates has in
fonnely held up the approprinti
bills until the last minute of t
the power to do so as a means
compelling the eoncerrenee of t
Executive Council in legislation whi
the House desired. In the last reg
lar Legislative Assembly the attitu
of the Exeeuive Council in refusi
to pass bills led the House of De
gates to refuse fo pass the necessa
appropriation bills.
Mr. Taft discusses the acts of t
Legislature and of the council in 6
tail and says the facts recited demo
Btrate the willingness of the Repi
sentatives of the people in the Hon
of Delegates to subvert the govei
ment in order to secure the passa
of certain legislation.
The question whether the pmpos
legislation should be enacted into 1:
was left by the fundamental act
the joint action of the Exeeui
Council and he House of Delegal
as the Legislative Assembly. T
House of Delegates, says the Pre
dent, proposes itself to seeure tl
legislation without respect to lie t
position of the Executive Counc
"or else pull down the government
This growing spirit shows that t
great power has been vpsted in t
delegates. The message presents
exhaustive economic review of c(
t'.ition* vii the island, its trade n
its wealtli, its improved edueatioi
l'aeilit ies.
It points out that "(here never \\
a time in the history of the isla
when the average prosperity of t
Porto Rieans lias been higher, 1
opportunity greater, his liberty
thought and action more secure." J
*he first time in its history.
The President points out that if t
Porto Rieans desire a change in t
form of the Foiaker act this is a mi
ter of congressional considerate
dependent on the effect of such
change on the real poiiiieal progri
on the island.
Such a change, he says, should
sought, in an orderly wav and 1
KrnnMit t lio nt f Ptitnin nf Pftntrr
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by "paralvzine the arm of the exi
ing government." The fact of i
Porto Hicans forgetting the gen
oaity of this government "should i
. '
1C be an occasion for surprise, nor m
ij dealing with a whole people can it be
made the basis of n charge of ingrtfcitude."
(h "When we assumed guardianship
over them and the guidance of their
destinies we must have been conscious
that p, people that had enjoyed so
little opportunity for education could
not be expected safely for themselves
to oxericise the fell power of s-lfgovemmcnt.
and the present developto
ment is onlv an indication that we
rt have pone Mirrewbr.t ton fast in the
aa extension of political power Jo tliein
as for th?ir own pood,
'o
GL1LTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
to
^ Verdict Rendered in the Case of Capt.
Haines, Who Killed Wm. E.
Annis.
c* Klu shin jr. N. Y.. Special.?After
d. four hours' dolihratinn. the jury in
>n the case of t'apt. J'oter ('. Haines, lT.
l(j S. A., charged with tin* uninlcr of
William K. A tin is on August 1 o last,
ae brought in a verd'et of guilty of manv"
s'auiriitcr in the tirsl decree Tuesday
re afleriu on. The maximum sentence
lo '? twenty years' ij?i s ninent.
Quickly following the young army
officer's eop.vi. lion, his counsel announceil
tliat they wo:,Id produce affidavits
to show that the jury had not
he been pr<?p<:l\ guarded during tlie
-,p trial and upon this allegation, will
urge that a new trial he granted.
These afiidavits will he submitted
rs Monday, the time set for passing sen's
fence and for any motions that the
defendant's counsel desires to make.
x. There will, of course. bo the usual nntions
t'> ?ei nsiilo tho verdict as
against the* weight of evidence and
?* contrailictnry to law. but the unguardld
ed jury feature is the only departure
ve from the stereotyped procedure lookto
a ,H>W trial.
Nif.ht Riders Convicted.
'9S Waverlv, Term.. Special.?A vrrP"
diet of guilty was returned late Tnnson
day afternoon in the case of the fonrns
^>Pn alleged members of the nightre
riders' organization charged with
wliippinp Esquire J. M. Reeee on
xe October last. Tl:e punishment
y* was fixed at 10 days in jail and a fine
91" of $.">00 for euch. Tbov were remanded
to jail under strong military
' " guard, to reappear in court Wcdnes!fl"
day, when a motion for a new trial
ia" was made.
>v- After the verdict announced,
\a~ the defendants shook hands with each
other and secured a band and music
and dancing were heard in their cells.
ri* The names of the men convicted are
?* Wvart f'owart, (diaries Pitea. I.eo
, Warren. Walter Warren. Jim Divinll?h
..1 ,r ... "
? ey. ? iiarios Jiopper, waiter ?n>r<lon,
ri'? George Hodge. Harry Marshall. Jim
11 Murrell. John Moran, Wvlie Sanders,
,n Sam Diekerson and Frank Estes. T!io
4P" indictment on which tliev were tried
containeii four counts?going niask1
ed through towns and villages with
!n unlawful purpose in view; {join? in
disguise upon the premises of another
with intent to do him bodily harm;
assault with a deadly weapon while
)4?r wearing a disguise, and assault and
v battcrv while masked,
it
lP" New Orleans Celebrates.
ier New Orleans. La., Special?For the
ss* double purpose of celebrating 'lie
,?0 first passage of a big modern warship
up the Mississippi river to a point as
lCe high as Natchez, thus giving great
impetus to the deep waterways move'n"
nient and also a public reception to
fm the officers of the battleship Mississippi,
the citizens of New Orleans enls?
tertained at an elaborate banquet
Tuesday night in the palm garden of
? the St. Charles Hotel.
The battleship started for Nateheg.
Miss., Wednesday morning and the
banquet wiij made the oeeasion of
several addresses, expressive of the
good will of tie* people of the Missisrv
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Mppi vniit'.v ami nest wisnes ri>r a
successful trip i>|> the river,
he
'e" Postal Employes Strike.
Paris. By Cable.?'The Chamber of
re- Deputies, after >. stormy session of
four hours Tuesday, adjourned the
"n- debate on the interpeilntions on the
Re postal situation until Mnv 1.1. The
response of the postal employes was
cd quiek and decisive. Within half an
iw hour the Federal lonnnittce had isto
sued an order for a general strike,
ve and the railw&v mail clerks walked
let nut in a bndv. An houi later a meathe
insr of (i.ttctl postal employes at tlie
si- Hippodrome took up the gage of
tiis battle and unanimously voted to
>j>- strike. There was no jrroat entliusiil,
asm shown, but determination and
resolution to force the hand of the
oo government were apparent.
Ambushed by Africans.
>m British West Africa, Bv Cable.?
Lieut. I). A. Vanrenen. associate tesij
dent general administrator of n district
in northern Nigeria. thro* other
as Englishmen, and thirtv-five native
n,j police wore ambushed lecentlv by na[,e
lives at a point fiO milrs northeast of
Zungeru. The lieutenant and twelve
j "f the policemen wore killed. A
, British force has heen despatehed to
the locality to punish the natives.
Will Go To Supreme Court.
^ Savannah, (in.. Special.?The so0
called turpentine "trust" ease, in
winch a verdict of guilty was renrm'
tiered Tuesday night against five ofa
llcers of the American Naval Stores
sss Company, in the United States Court
will, without doubt, find its way to
j 'lie Supreme Court of the United
States. It was stated that in this
08S use. for the first time, were the penal
provisions of the Sherman anti-trust
law attacked, and this question will
lftr~ probably be passed upon bv the 8unot
prema Court in the naval stores cose.