The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1893, Image 1
GOD AND OUR NATIVE LAND.
CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1893.
No. 13.
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next, at twelve
end that the
ved, through
the present and
distress.
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rd (Congress are
of this pro
at the time aud
hand and the se *Li
at the ( fay of
thirtieth <lay of
Our Lord one thou- !
and ninety three,
t of the United
hundred and seven
r Cleveland.
was i?ued at 6
?. The President
for the issuance uf
>re his departure for
The determi nation to
' m the first week in
of the first week in
is! understood, was only
at this morning's
after giving full weigfit
telegrams received
ot the country urging
consideration which caused
to change his mind was
in a remark made by
cabinet officers a few days
if the President received
assurances that there was a
of the prompt repeal of the
silver purchase law,
be disposed to call Congress
ier than he hail announced,
from the fact that that
has done so, that he
he has obtained the asuir
desired.
of the cabinet have followed
's example and left the
are leaving, for brief vacations,
who remain say the President's
speaks for itself, and de
* > discuss the situation further.
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C.S. U
Bow
loved
hand
manly
had
of a race
to
to carry
the
were to
a distance
after the
home of the
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to
of the
awaited
young man
was rapidly
the race,
his wits
a cutoff by
carried off the
^B^l'nexpocteil Contingencies" Arisi-.
?Washington, June 80. ? It is
Boost conclusively established that
mb calling of the Aagust session <>t I
g. K ?
?bngress was not determined upon !
Kfttil after midday today. The plain j
wits appear to he that the disturbances
|f value arising from the uncertainties j
>f the situation grew so alarming that j
lir. Cleveland at last was compelled j
to acknowledge that the ''unexpected j
contingencies necessitating the
earlier meeting of Congress," which he
*j?ke of in his celebrated interview of
June 5th, had arrived. The action
_>f the British government in India ;
brought matters to a crisis. Previocs J
to that startling event Mr. Cleveland
had manifested a firm determined to j
id here to his plan of calling Congress
in September. After the suspension 1
>f silver coinage in India, the Presi
dent resolutely declined to speak
further about his intentions until he
should be prepared to act, and each ot
his cabinet officers maintained a sim
ilar silence.
It may be stated, however, without
violation of confidence, that from the
day when the announcement of the ac
tion of India was made, the President
took steps to keep himself forewarned
through the press despatches, of the
slightest approach to a panic in the
money market, prepared at any mo
ment to take the. course which he has
now adopted, if it seemed to him that
his so doing would in any way tend to
allay alarm and restore public confi
dence. When, today, he found tele
grams on his table, not only from the
Eastern and noddle States, but also
from the South, and even from some
of the silver States of the Northwest,
urging^that Congress l>e called together
at the earliest day possible, to end the
uncetainty, he determined to delay no
longer.
But even in taking this action, the
President took steps, as far he could,
to prevent its being known before the
stock exchange closed, so as to avoid
any appearance oFexercising undue
influence on the stock market.
The etfecft of the announcement
upon Senators and Representatives in
the city was very marked
Ex Pr?*kient Harri*on'& Opinion.
New York, June 30.? Ex Presi
/ - I 1 j
I b. j f: .>
| dent Harris-m, when asked tonight as j
t<> his opinion of President Cleveland b i
j call &>r the A uguat session ot Congress,
| said that, presuming that the latest
' dispatches ..-ontaiued correct informa
tion, it was aliout-the only thing Mr. i
Cleveland could consistently do. "It i
j he thinks," said the ex- President, j
: "that the country is in a state <>t j
j strangulation, and that lie has the j
; remedv, why the sooner he applies it
| the wiser lie will show himseil. . it he
> thinks he can give necessary reflet, he
? had better lose no time. Ihe cry is
j that there is not euough money. I j
J think there is plenty ot money, hut
I that the people are holding on to what
| they have got and hoarding it
"I am not prepared to say whether I
| think that the August sessimaot Con
1 gress will restore confidence^** hich is
j said to be demoralized. There may
i be serious obstructions. I cannot tell
? what may be tbe extent of Mr. Cleve
| land's knowledge on the subject, but
j I know that they would not have re
j pealed the Sherman law for me.
"There is the entire South, with the
i exception of three States, or about
; three, solid for silver. I cannot say
; how much control Mr. Cleveland has
i over Congress. Congress may ret use
f to rejieal the Sherman law. But, in
anv event, there will bean obstructive
minority, and Congress may add some
! objectionable features in its place.
I TO SEARCH FOR THE NORTH POLE.
Lifcut. Peary anil Hia P*rty, in Which are
?fn*t Thirteeu, Iteady to Sail.
New York, Jane 30. ? Lieutenant
! Peary, with Mrs Peary and eleven
other explorer*, started agaiu today
North Pole hunting. The Lieutenant
and his wife are at the Bartholdi Hotel
now.
The whaling steam bark Falcon,
which is to carry the party North
ward, has been fitted out in Philadel
phia for her two years' cruise.
"The Falcon is a very staunch craft,"
><?aid Lieutenant Peary. "She is 162
feet long, 2b feet beam, and when load
ed draws 17 feet of water. Her bow is
a sofid mass of timbers sheathed with
plate iron, so that she will not sutler
injury while plowing through the ice
She can steam nine knots an hour.
"There will be thirteen in the party,
including Mrs Peary and her maid."
"We will sail from here to Port
land, my old home, and stop there one
day. ' We will stop at St John's and
and then start tor the Arctic seas ,
When we get to Inglefield Gulf we
will erect the hut which I have had
built tor me here
"All . of the men of my party are
yooug ? between twenty-five and twen
ty-eight years old ? and all are sturdy.
We intend to try to get further North
than any party ever has been before.
The main object of our expedition,
though, is to determine the extent of
the detached islands North of Green
land. I discovered on my last expedi
tion that Greenland was not a part of
the mainland, as it was always sup
jxjsed to be, but an island, you know.''
"Are you going to attempt to reach
the North Pole?"
"Yes, and we hope to do so."
The cnief food carried is pemmican,
a preparation ot meat, suet, sugar and
currants, one pound of which is said
to be equal in nutritive quality to
four pounds of good beet. Ihere will
be three tons of this food on board the
Falcon.
THREE SAMPLE PILLS
The Sudden and Mysterious l>e At h of Mrs.
Greenville, June 20. ? Today an
inquest was held on the body of Mrs.
Rosanna Evans about six miles from
Greenville. She died last Tuesday
under suspicious circumstances, and
rumors have floated around that her
husband had something to do with her
death. It was whispered about that
she was poisoned. The body was
taken from the grave and the stomach
will be sent to the State chemist for
analysis.
Her husband was at the inquest and
gave his evidence. He testified that
j she got out of bed on Saturday night
and took three pills, which some one
had left at the house as samples.
Here the mystery begins, as Evans
cannot explain anything about who
left the pills. Between 9 and 10
o'clock he says he whs awakened by
j her hard breathing. He got up and
I found her in a deep coma, from which
j she was not aroused. The matter
! rests 'until the .State chemist makes
j the analysis. No reason is assigned
; why Evans should want to put his j
, wife out ol the way. If nothing else
! results from the inquest it will at least
j throw suspicion on sample pills.
f Who Succeeds Mr. Slijjh a* S**ator from
Xewberry County.
Newberry, June 29. ? The pri
; marv election for a State Senator
; passed otf quietly in this county today.
I There was no excitement and no bitter
ness. George S. Mower is nominated,
j by a good majority, over Dr C. T.
j Wyche, the "reform" candidate. Ten
I out of sixteen precincts give Mower a
| majority of 186. Giving Dr. Wyche
j the same majority as received last
; year by Mr. Sligh in these same pre
I cincts, still leaves Mower a net majori
j ty of HO votes. It is not at all probable
: that Dr Wyche's majority will be as
large as Mr. sligh's was, so it is safe to
say that Mr. Mower's majority will be
from 100 to 150.
WYCHE BEATEN AT HOME.
Prosperity, June 29* ? The vote
here (Wyche's home) resulted:
Mower v157, Whyche 116. Every
thing points clearly to Mower's elec
Rosanna Evans.
MOWER IS THE MAN
TELLS WHERE HE IS AT.
SENATOR BUTLER AND STATE POLI
TICS.
Working for th? loity of th? Partv and to
Br,ak Down Factional Prejudke
Suim- Wi-e and Timely Obser
vation* on the Situation. r
Edgefield, S. C., June 23? Your
editorial copied in "The State* of the
22<1 iust gives me the opportunity that
I might otherwise not have had oi re
plying to criticisms made from time U>
time touching my action in regard to
the Federal appointments from this
State. Von say among other things,
"If Senator Butler desires to give all i
disfavors to Tillmanites he should re- !
cognize those in good and regular
standing. Again you say? "so for as
we can see Senator Butler does not
ws.nt the conservatives to support him.
He seems to be depending entirely
upon his ability to "induce" enough
men to desert his opponent."
I assume of course, that you do not
want to misrepresent me, but the
adove indicates very clearly that you ,
are not informed as to what I have
done and propose to do, about the
Federal appointments. You will
therefore be good enough to allow me
me to state my position for myself
and iu my own way. In the first
place, I had but one appointment to
make in my own right, clerk of the
inter-State commerce committee, of
which I am chairman. I gave that to
Dial C. Roper, of Marlboro, who had
been strongly recommended to me by
the Hon. C. S. McCall and other
friends, as a gentleman of high char
acter and ability and fully qualified
for the duties of the position and I am
qualified to be able to say he has
measured fully up to the endorsements
given him. Let me say in passing
that since we have been allowed secre
taries, or clerks, I have selected young
men who were struggling to complete
their education and thereby afforded
them the opportunity offered by the |
business colleges and educational insti- 1
tutions in Washington.
They have opportunity to do this,
by availi% themselves of time out
side of the hours for their official du
ties. It is a source of much gratification
me to know that in this way I have I
been able to aid six very deserving
young men who availed themselves of I
the privilege to study in the best I
schools to which they would not have
otherwise had access. Mr Roper is I
the seventh, and he too intends taking
a course in a business college, which
will be of much value to him when he
has completed it So much for that, t
the only appoiiftment I have at my
disposal.
In regard to those appointments
where my province is only advising, I
have sought to know three things of
applicants who have asked for my en
dorsement.
1st. Whether they are democrats
2nd, whether they are qualified and
3rd, whether they are persons of good
character and standing.
In the absence of personal knowl
edge we are sometimes misled as to
these qualifications, but I have not
yet recommended a man or woman,
not personally known to me, who has
not been strongly endorsed by friends
and neighbors at home.
If, therefore, there should be aEV
mistake, the first endorsers must J>e
held responsible.
In making my recommendations I
have not stopped to inquire, and do
not expect in the future to stop and
inquire to what politicial faction in
South Carolina the applicants belong.
It is sufficient for me to know they
are democrats, are qualified and; of
good character. If you can inform
me of any case where 1 have departed
from this rule I shall be very much
indebted, and promise upon a satisfac
tory showing to withdraw my endorse
ments but I can not do so upon vague
and undefined insinuations.
You say I do not seem to want the
support of the conservatives. I want
the support of every good man in
bringing about a reconciliation and
better feeling among our people, but I
do not want the support of any man
who can not give it freely and con
cieutiously. If it is expected of me,
before I can be re-elected to the sen
ate, that I shall enter into every local
squabble and fan the flames of bitter-^
ness and bickerings which have
brought so much humiliation upon
the State, I shall have to disappoint
those who expect it, and if 1 he pen
alty is to be defeat, I shall take defeat.
I shall go ahead and do my iutv to
all the people as I see it, and if the
manner of its performance is notaccept
able to my friends^I can only regret it
and take the consequences. Neither
my lite nor happiness depends upon
| my re-election to the senate. In due
| time I shall give to the people who
; sent me there, an account of my stew
; ardship. I shall do this with frank
ness and without reserve, and if it is
not satisfactory, the people can send
some one to take my place. This is
; not only their right but their craty.
| The office does not belong to me, but
to the people, and they can and will
make such disposition of it. as they
please ? my own conscience tells me.
I have tried to discharge my duty
faithfully. I don't know vshac other
people may think of it.
Our people are unhappily divided
! into something like hostile camps.
| Suspicion, misrepresentation, falsehood
; and selfishness have taken the place
j of confidence, unity of purpose, self de
; nial and State pride. My efforts shall
be exerted t6 restore good feeling and
confidence to effect a more tolerant
and forbearing spirit No people
can ever enjoy religious, .'social or po
litical freedom with the spirit of intol
erance so rampant as that which pre
vails among us. We must learn to
respect honest differences of opinion;
we must settle those differences in the
forms of reason rather than in the spirit
of vituperation and abuse; we must
throw off the thraldom of bossism, se
cret political cabals, smuggling defi
ance of public sentiment and public
law beJore we can reach that plane of
enlightered progress so essential to our
well being as a people.
. This consumation is of far more im
portance than my re-election or the
election of any man to the United
States senate. The State can and will
survive my defeat, and so will I. But
she will not recover for a generation
from the defeat of the efforts V good j
men to bring about harmony and good
feting and good order among our people.
Soue of my friends expect me to
recoramend for office, none but con
servatives. It does not seem to me
that this W(Kird be wise. I recognize
among the men of what is known as
the reform taction, as good democrats
as aay in the country, with qualifica
tions and characters as good as the
best. Many of the same men rode
with me on the field of battle. On the
march I was by their side .and they
were by mine, in the terrible ^ordeal
of reconstrucion and redemption of
South Carolina. A feeling of com
radeship grew up out of the common
trials and sufferings which nothing
can wholly eradicate. I can not turn
my back to these men simply because
! they aee fit to exercise their highest
privilege of differing with me, not in
politics, but in policies. If they differ
with me honestly politics, I shall
still 1 respect their opinions. I have
the same feeling for men in what is
known as the conservative faction, and
why should I not? . There areas good,
true and tried men in that as in the
oi.her faction. Y ou may say the State
authorities do not recognize the con
servatives in State appointments. As
a rule, I believe this is true, but it is
cot wise to follow a bad example.
Nothing is to be gained in this interest
cif harmony, which I assume all good
and patriotic men desire, by imitating
t.he methods of unpatriotics and unwise
men. I do not and can not wear their
collar. No clique or action or ring
has ever controlled me, and I am too
far along in life now to bend my neck
to their yoke. I do not claim to be
more independent or infallible than
ordinary mortals but I do claim to
have profited somewhat by experience
which a good many are not willing to
admit, and I see nothing but ruitf irad
disgrace in the continuance o^ political
strife between the white people of this
State, and am ready to join in an hon
est effort to end it.
Enlightened discussion of public
measures, and fair, just criticism of
public men is not only legitimate, but
beautiful and instructive. Political
agitation, conducted for patriotic pur
poses, prevents stagnation and should
be encouraged, but blustering in
tolerance, such as emanate from shal
low pated intellects under the guise
of popular leadership must necessarily
lead to error, and alternately to
political degredation and ruin.
I do not write this to you in any
spirit of complaint or reproach for
what you have said about me, but to
define, as nearly as I can, my position
in regard to the federal appointments
from this State.
My public record is public property
and as such liable to criticism. If I
can not explain satisfactorily to my
constituents any and every official act
I deserve to be condemned. Of course
I shall be held responsible, measurably
at least, by evpry applicant who fails
to get an office for the failure, and
this, too, in the face of the fact that I do
not make the appointments, and how
ever potential my influence with the
appointing power may be, the presi
dent has the last call and finally
makes his own selection. This, how
ever, is the fate of most public men
and I can not and do not expect to
escape ray share of responsibility.
Very truly yours,
M. C. Butler:
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
The Gathering at Birmingham Postponed
I'nUl September.
New Orleans, July 3. ? Adjutant
General Norman, by order of Com
manding General Gordon, has issued a
general order postponing until Sep
tember loth and 16th the grand Con
federate reunion at Birmingham, Ala.,
which was to have taken place on the
19th and 20th of July. This step
was in response to almost a universal
request on account of the financial sit
uation and the fact of its being har
vest time in 9ome sections. This
postponement makes no change in the
arrangements or dispositions already
made. Delegates appointed will serve
and every former order for arrange
ments will remain in force.
Found Dead at Hlu Pout
Chester, Pa., June 27. ? The fire
man of the feat freight train on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti
more Railroad, observed to-night that
the engineer did not slack up m
rounding the curve here, and clamber
ed up into the cab to see what the
trouble was. He made the startling
discovery that the Engineer, Ebe
neezer Craig, was dead at his poet
The fireman quickly reversed the
engine ^nd brought it to a standstill
in front of the Chester station. When
the train stopped a few miles North of
here Craig was appearantly all right
He was 45 years old and had been
employed on the line about four years.
Omngrebarg and the 28til.
'Twas on this day a hundred and
seventeen years ago that was achieved
the splendid victory which, prevented
the capture of Charleston by the Brit
ish and deferred for a considerable
period the invasion of our State by a
relentless enemy. And the accounts
of the battle of Sullivan's Island are
so familiar and so vividly given that
it would hardly be pardonable in me
to undertake a description of the bril
liant affair, even though I might pre
sume to hope that any decree of suc
cess would reward my efforts. But
there is one feature of that famous bat
tle to which the historian does not
give the prominence it deserves, and it
is concerning that feature alone that I
have been tempted to say something.
I allude to the part that Orangeburg
played id the memorable drama.
It will be remembered that when
the attack became imminent Gen.
Charles Lee, who was invested with
the chief military command ot Charles
ton and its precincts, and who was a
man of "unquestionable talents," after
a careful review of the situation, gave
it as his decided opinion, that Fort
Sulliv&n would prove untenable to the
Americans. This was a very natural
inference. The fort was unfinished.
"It presented only a walled front to
the enemy on the southeastern side,
looking out upon the channel, and
partly upon the southwestern side,
looking to the city. The northeastern
and northwestern sections were unfin
ished." * It was mounted with but
twenty-six cannon, only twenty of
which could be brought to bear at one
time upon the fleet, and it was garri
soned with four hundred and thirty
five men of all ranks.
At the northeastern extremity of
Sullivan's Island, about two miles from
the Fort, in a redoubt mounted with
one eighteen-pounder and a six-poun
der, was stationed Col. William Thom
son's regiment of Orangeburg troops,
numbering seven hundred and fifty
men. This little battery commanded
"the breach," an arm of th.* sea which
separates Long Island from Sullivan's
Island.
The armament of the British con
sisted of the powerful fleet of Sir
Peter Parker, and three thousand reg
ulars under Sir Henry Clinton, both
able and experienced commanders in
their respective departments.
The troops of the latter officer were
already encamped on Long Island,
and according to the plan of the bat
tle, were to cross "the breach" to Sulli
van's Island simultaneously with the
naval attack upon Fort Sullivan,
march directly upon the latter's works
and assail it in the rear and at the
exposed sections. Could this move
men be accomplished, the complete an
nihilation ot the fleet would amount to
nothing, and the Fort, with its gallant
defenders, would fall an easy prey to
Clinton's overwhelming force. Of
this Ivee was aware, and he had good
reason to apprehend that the project
would be successfully carried out. He
could not believe that a regiment of
continentals, only 750 strong, would
be able to prevent 3,000 British regu
lars from executing such a purpose,
and hence his unfavorable report to^
Governor Rutledge coucerning the
feasibility of holding Fort Sullivan.
Bat Lee underrated the efficiency of
Thomson's little command, which so
effectually performed the part assigned
them that Clinton was compelled to
abandon the undertaking.
The following description of this
action, from the pen of Dr. Joseph
Johnson in his traditions of the Revo
lution, will give some idea as to how
this little band of patriots acquitted
themselves in the engagement:
"They were posted at the eastern
extremity of Sullivan's Island, in a
redoubt, called 'the advance guard,'
constructed of palmetto logs, with
merlins, on a brick foundation. At
this point the army under Gen Clin
ton was to make the grand attack, as
soon as the fleet should become en
gaged with Fort Sullivan. They ac
cordingly marched from their encamp
ment on Long Island, down to the
edge of the inlet (i. e. 'breach"), where
it was fordable, except at high water.
They were flanked by an armed schoon
er and sloop, and by a flotilla of
armed boats from the fleet, with orders
to reach the landing on Sullivan's
Island, and rake the platform of the
redoubt, while the army crossed over
the inlet and stormed Fort Sullivan,
which was entirely open on the west.
Col Thomson had but two cannon, and
they were manned only by his rangers,
who had never fired a great gun be
fore this occasion.
"The flotilla advanced bravely to
the concerted attack, cheered on by
the army paraded on the shore, with
in speaking distance of the boats.
When within reach of his guus Col
Thomson opened on them so well
directed a fire that the men could not
be kept at their posts; every ball
raked their decks. The flotilla made
repeated attempts to reach their des
j tined point, and did come so near to
j it as to be within the range of grape
shot This being equally well directed
soon cleared the decks and dispersed
the flotilla. * 1 * * *
Mr Alex Forrester left Charleston at
the commencement of the Revolution
and joined the British troops in this
expedition. He said, in my presence,
that he was in the schooner, and that
it was impossible for any set of men
to sustain so destructive a fire as the
Americans poured in upon upon them
?n this occasion; that it was the de
structive fire from Col Thomson's fort
which prevented the flotilla from ad
vancing, and not the shoals and saad
bars, as was alleged; that it was the
repulse of the flotilla which prevented
Gen Clinton from fording the inlet,
and not die depth of water."
Fo| his good conduct on this occa
sion,/ Col Thomson received the
thanks of Governor Rutledge and of
Congress Vol. I, Moujtrie's Memoirs,
page 183. * * * *
The effects of Col Thornton's fire
were not known until long after the
Revolution. The British officials and
their ministry did not #ke to acknowl-y
edgeit; the reputation or tiiei* navy
was made to bear the disgrace of this
defeat; the army was not suffered to
oome within gunshot of the Araeri
? Johnson's Traditions of the
Revolution.
Col William-Thomson died on the
22nd of November, 1766, aged sixty
nine years. He was always subject to
the calls of his country whenever his
services were needed for public pur
l>oee8, and was twice made Sheriff of
Orangeburg county. His home was
Belleville, near Fort Motte, which
plantation is now occupied by one of
his lineal descendants, Mr William
Rhett Taber, one of the most success
ful planters and polished gentlemen of
this county. Among the other dis
tinguished families descended from
this illustrious soldier are, the Darby's,
(of Fort Motte) the Goodwins, the
Haakells, the Rhetts, theSinklers, and
othere.
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THE VICTORIA'S SURVIVORS.
/
Their Arrival at Mali* Causes Great
Excitement.
^kaletta, Malta, June 30.? The
BritisXcruiser Edgar and Ph:etou of
the Mediterranean squadron arrived
today, having on board the surviving
officers and crew of the battleship
Victoria.
Large crowds gathered along the
water front, awaiting their arrival.
Everybody was excited and eager to
learn the full particulars of the
catastrophe.
As soon as the cruisers were re
ported off the port, hundreds of small
boats conveying the relatives aud
friends of the survivors and a number
oi relatives of those who lost their
lives put outside the harbor to meet
the warships. The latter came into
port slowly, thus allowing the small
boats to keep up with them without
mueh difficulty. The survivors crowd
ed along the bulwarks of the cruisers,
calling to their friends in the small
boats and answering as fully as pos
sible the hundreds of questions put to
them by everybody within hailing
distance.
Every available craft in the harbor
was crowded, and the bantions of the
fortifications were blockei with people.
As the warships slowly steamed to
their anchorage, cheer after cheer
broke from the crowds on shore, and
they were taken up aEd repeated by
those on the cruisers. Business was
partially suspended in the city, every
body being intensely anxious to see
the men who escaped and learn from
them everything concerning the
frightful disaster. Quite a number oi
natives of Malta were in the crew of
the \ ictoria, and it is known now
that ninety Maltese went down with
the ship.
As ^soon as the Edgar and the
Pha.'ton came to anchor, preparations
were made on board of them to trans
fer the survivors to the coast defence
ship Srion, which is stationed here.
The transfer was soon made. Four
officers and 21 men, nick or who were
hurt in the accident, were among the
number transferred. All the sick and
injured are doing well. The Edgar
brought 18 officers and 140 men and
the Phaeton nine officers and 127
men ? a total of 27 officers and 2<>7
men.
Admiral Tryo.i to Blame.
London, June 30. ? The Times cor
respondent at Malta says that in spite
of the edict placed on the mouths of
the survivors, he learns that Vice
Admiral Tryou admitted that the ac
cident was all his tuu It. Hear Admiral
Markham, realizing the impossibility
of executing the order to deviate six
teen points while the columns were so
close, did not respond promptly, but
the Victoria again signalled, "What
are you doing?" Thereupon the Cam
perdown obeyed the order.
It is asserted that Staff Commander
Smith of the Victoria, remarked to
Vice Admiral Try on, "there is no
room for th#1 shi[>s to turn in," but
Tryon replied: "Ijet her go." Then
it became a question which ship would
strike the other. The Camperdown
struck the Victoria just in front of the
turret, cutting over six feet into the
doomed vessel and leaving her figure
head on the Victoria's mess deck. The
Camperdown had a narrow escaj)e
! from sinking.
TEN THOUSAND STRONG.
A Great Gathering of Confederate Veterans
a; Chicago.
Chicago, June 30. ? "I have l>een
here for three days," said Col J. C.
Allison, of Alabama, "arranging for
the accommodation of 300 people from
Montgomery and Mobile, who are
coming to Chicago with the Confeder
ate excursion in July, ami have par
celled them out according to the prices
they are willing to pay. This excur
sion will be the biggest, I think, that
has ever left the South. It will leave
Birmingham July 21st, following the
close of the reunion of Confederate
Veterans. Nearly every camp and
bivouac in the South will be repre
sented. In order to secure the unpre
cedented low rate of $10 for the round
tfip, we guaranteed 5,000 people. We
d now have twice that number. Our
1 tickets give as a ten days stop here."
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JULIA FORCE ACQUITTED.
SHE WILL BE SENT TO THE LUNATIC
ASYLUM.
The Prisoner Breaks Down Ami Sob*? Thi
Jury out only a Tew Minntea.
Atlanta, Ga., June 27. ? The
Julia Force murder caae was resumed
this morning at 9 o'clock before Judge
I Richard Clark. The statement of
Miss Force was introduced By Solicitor
Hill for the prosecution.
This statement was written by Miss
Julia. She claimed that it embodied
a true statement of her entire life to
the time of the killing of her two
sisters. It was remarked iu that it
exteuded back to. six months before
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she was born. \
Messrs George and Allie Force were
put upon the stand by the defense and
denied the truth of her statements.
Miss Sarah Colly testified that Miss \
Force told her that the statement was
written on Tuesday before the killing.
It is an unusual thing to see the
family of murdered persons seated by
the murderer or murderess l)ut such
was the case this morning.
When the opening argument was
begun by Solicitor Hill) and counael
for the defense announced that they
bad closed, the solicitor/ made a few
remarks outlining tht State's caae.
He was followed by Mr. Burton Smith
for the defense. Mr. Smith made a
strong appeal to the jury and the ef
fect of it was plainly visible upon the
faces of several.
Colontl Hardeman, of Macon, fol
lowed, also for the defense. He is a
kinsman of Miss Force, and he made
an exceptionally fine arguement
When Hardeman refered to the fact
that Miss Julia Force had wished her
mother damned the defendant was af
fected and sobbed soflly. -v
After the dinner recess Judge
Clarke charged the jury. During the
delivery of his remarks Miss Foroe sat
immovable before the jury with her
face buried in her hands. , In his
charge Judge Clarke referred to the
enormity of the crime, and said the
jury should consider the prior life of /
the prisoner- He said the crime was
probably without a parallel unless it
be in the Borden murder case if that
crime was committed by Lizzie Borden,
the murder was even more horrible
than. that.
As the judge was charging the jury
the prisoner broke down sobbing con
vulsively. The jury remained out
only a few minutes, and at 3 o'clock
brought in a virdictof not juilty.
It will be remembered ihat Mij?
Force was tried shortly after the mur
der on a writ of lunacy and was
promptly judged insane.
Solicitor General Hill held that the
proceding was irregular as the ca#
shoul<T have gone first before the crim
inal courts where the prisoner had the
privilege of entering a plea of insanity,
but establishing it to the satisfaction
of the jury. This has been done, and
about Miss Foree's insanity there
seems to be little doubt. She will be
sent at once to the State Lunatic
Asylum at Milledgeville. -
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Showlnc the Condition of the Crops in South
Carolina.
The following is the weather-crop
bulletin for the week ending Monday,
June 2(>, issued by Weather Bureau
of the United States Department of
Agriculture for this State:
While the rainfall has not been ex
cessive in its general amount, it has
been so continuous as to prevent
plowing and hoeing in nearly all sec
tions. \
The coast counties received raiu on
five days of the week and other counties
lour days, except Florence, Chester
field. Darlington and Eastward.
This stAte of affairs has allowed
grass to continue until it has reached
such alarming proportions as to cause
serious injury to both cotton and
corn.
Cotton and corn on bottom lands
are drowned out and many fields will
be abandoned. Fruit has felt the evil
effects of rain aud many discouraging
reports have been received of the
rotting of peaches and melons and
dropping off of grapes. Corn in many
places has turned yellow, making re
ports much less encouraging than last
week.
The most encouraging reports are
from the Piedmont region and the
North middle belt, where the rains,
though frequent, have been showery
and allowed some work to be done.
Cotton is generally reported as from
two weeks to ten days late. In |
Orangeburg County the prospects are
extremely poor for anything over half
a crop.
A good crop of sweet potatoes has
been set. Much stubble land has been
sown with peas and, where up, are a -
good stand.
(hardens continue to be reported, aft
in good condition
One or two hail storms were re
ported, and considerable damage has
resulted from high winds to cottoii and
corn in some localities.
J. H. Harmon, Directory
Central Office, Columbia, 8. C. - :
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An Augusta Editor Drops Demi.
Ar<;i;sTArGa., June 28. ? William
H. Moore/ editor of the Augusta
Evening News, dropped dead in bis I '
room at 7 o'clock to night. ^ He had' ?
l>een on the streets fifteen minutes '
previously.
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