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GOD AND OUR NATIVE LAND CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1893 . Pro\ W P ? n came colored were of few davs sai<l, has to have warrants once against be served Mr. the his brother he does not 3 bad re to see him. with his Sheriff Drafts and some that crime at against - m i? -h-hn | th. po'. 8(Ji ?r>i 4 ^?-Tl.urv. ng tigujs i Thomas he enter catioii are [*erhaj*>, to prosperity >lina than ed in the hrown that jngH iu the pie of the Ictive jjeople, ,ble condition. Comprehended that a different ari ab>*olute!y change* 1 cou 1, having faith boldly step[>ed for the fstVoliah ?education which ?et the necessities vance the interest South Carolina, pbn the subject of t, he has stamped upon the history of refore, to desire to rthis man, who he from, etc. The h of his life was mb**rs of his family still in existence: lemsoii was horn in lennsylvania, July 1, at Fort Hill, April f>, er was a merchant in he was born. At the e was upwards of six was a very handsome ng to 9ee something of tan away from home and rope. After awhile he 'aris, and there became th gome of the sons of citizens of that city, there, one of the many broke out, and shouldering he joined his friends and in the revolution. ont of these services his red for him a place in the School of Mines of Paris, ed at this school four years ed his deploma, and then home. During his absence had died. His estate had ed up, but the part thereof longed to young Clemson, the negligence of some of his was entirely lost. At the age he was, then, left without any y, but he was not without re . He immediately turned his >n to the practice of his profes at of mining engineering and rgely instrumental in develop e coal, iron and steel industries 'enosvlvania and other States. In profession he was eminently suc il, and rapidly accumulated th. Mr. Clemson was six feet, six es tall, straight as an Indian, and manding in appearance. His ures were straight, his eyes were and piercing and in manners he polished and elegaut. About this e he met Miss Anna Calhoun, the ft daughter of John C. Calhoun, ashington city. He visited he:r 'there and at her father's home at Fort Hill, and they were eventually mar ried. After his marriage he purchased a tract of land within a few miles of Washington city and there settled. During the administration of Presi dent Van Bnren, he was appointed Minister to Belgium Mr. Clemscn was an amateur artist of considerable repute. During his residence in Europe, his taste in this direction threw him into the society of the artists of that day aud time, and it was here and muter these circumstances that h$ gathered together many cele bmted wprks of art, now the properly of the State and r.ow on exhibition at Fort Hill. Many of these paintings were painted by the artists and made a present to M*. Clemson ' When the war of secession broke out, Mr. Clemson was then living with his family at his homestead Washington. His tamily consisted of his wife, a son, John Calhoun Clem son, and a daughter, Floride Clemson. Mr. Clemson was an ardent friend of John C Calhotra and. a great admirer rnd supporter of his political doctrines, in politics he was a Democrat, and b?s sympathies were entirely with the the South injtbis contest. While r remaining at his home, he was aware that he was under the surveillance of the Federal authorities. In 1862 he was notified by a friend that he and his son, Calhoun Clemson, were to be arrested that night Hastily packing up a few necessary articles, they crossed the Potomac that night in a skiff and walked from there to Rich mond and immediately tendered their services to President Davis. Mr. Clemson was appointed at ^ace to the nitre and mining department of the Trans- Mississippi Army, to which place he immediately repaired and there remained in the service of the government until the close of the war. His son, Calhoun Clemson, was ap- J CA >una. J. apt {jointed a lieutenant and was isent to j the mountains of tLe Carolina^ and ? < 'tror^ia as a recruiting officer. Mrs. i ? -? C!en>*.n and her daughter remained j at the North during the balance of tlie war r or th^r purpose of saving ther ! proj>erty, a 1 1 of which was invested, j there. At the close of the war, Mr. Clem aou came to Pendleton aud resided with lis mother-in-law, Mrs. John (J. Calhoun, and at her request sent on for his wile and daughter, and con tinue! to reside with Mrs. Calhoun until her death. In common with the Southern |?eo- j pie, the result of the war left his financial affairs very much embarras sed. He received very little if any i [?ecu liary help from his father-in-law, Mr. Calhoun. All that he had at this lime was the fruits of his own lal>ors, and it appeared for a time that all this was lost and gone. Mrs. John C. Calhoun, previous to the war, bad sold the Fort Hill plantation and the negr?>es to Andrew P. Calhoun, her son, and took his note lor the purchase money, which note was secured by a mortgage on the plantation and neg roes. Mrs Calhoun in her will, after providing for her other grandchildren, beq jethed this note and mortgage of Andrew P. Calhoun to Mrs Ciemson two thirds, and to her daughter, Flo ride, one-third, and directed that if the Fort Hill plantation should be taken for this debt, it should l>e di vided between Mrs. Ciemson and her daughter in the same proportion. Mrs. Ciemson subsequent to the death of her mother began suit on this mort gage. This suit was a long and bitterly contested one, as it involved the validity of negro debts, fn the year 1*69, before this suit was finally determined, Floride Ciemson married Gideon LeeofCarmel, N. V., and died, leaving one daughter, Isabella Lee. Two weeks after the death of Mrs. I.??, Calhoun Ciemson was killed be tween Pendleton and Walhalla, by a collision of two trains. Thus in two short weeks Mr. and Mrs. Ciemson were left childless, and it was then that they began to formulate a plan of donating Fort Hill to the State for an agricultural college. It is a great mistake to suppose that the money donated by Mr. Ciemson was inherited from John C. Calhoun. Sot a dollar came from any such source. Mr. Ciemson bought in the Fort Hill plantation for his wife and daughter, and paid out of his own funds all the claims outstanding m C against it, and the cost and expenses of litigation concerning it. The agreement between Mr. and Mrs. Ciemson, after the death of their children, was that they were to will to each other their property, Mrs. Ciem son owning ^two-thirds of the Fort Hill plantation, and Mr. Ciemson in his own right owing the money and nvestments which afterwards came to ihe State; and that the survivor was to give to Isabella Lee, their grand-' laughter, certain personal property and ?10,000, the value of two thirds of the Fort Hill plantation, and the balance of the property to the State. Their wills were so made. The Fort Hill plantation after this was divided by the commissioners between Mrs. Ciemson and her granddaughter, Isa bella Lee, her mother in the meantime having died. Notwithstanding the large amount of money paid by Mr. Ciemson out of his own funds in settle ment of the claims against the estate, and in judgement of the costs and ex penses of litigation for the foreclosure of the mortgage, Miss Isabella I^e got her full one- third of the land, and was not asked by him fr> refuse any of the money he had so paid out. The evidence in the case of Lee vs. Simp son, executor, shows unmistakably that the p-rpose of establishing an agricultural college at Fort Hill, or iginated with Mrs. Clemaon, and that the will which Mr. Ciemson after wards made was an earnest effort on his part to carry out this solemn ag reement between him and his wife, and in this agreement Miss Isabella I*e inherited all of the property that Mrs. Ciemson had received from her mother or the value of it in cash, and that the money donated by Mr Ciem son to the State was his own property, the fruits of his own labors. About this time Mr. and Mrs. Ciemson had taken up their residence at Fort Hill, which was then the proj^erty of Mrs. Ciemson by purchase. They continued to reside there for a year or two. In 1875, while Mr. Ciemson was on a visit to one of his neighbors, Mrs. Ciemson fell dead of heart dis ease. The runner after Mr. Ciemson told him that his wife was verv sick. When he got within a few yards of the inner gate to his home, he met a negress and asked how Mrs. Ciemson j was and she told him that his wife I was dead. With that he raise.! him self in his buggy and gave the horse ! he was driving a terrible stroke, and in his mad rush to the house ran against the gate post. Mr. Ciemson was thrown many feet over the horse's j head, and he too was thought to be dead for some time. This little inci dent will illustrate the shock felt now by this old man at the loss of the last prop of his old age. The people of Pen- j dleton will never forget the scene of i the burial of Mrs. Ciemson, the { mournful, feeling and pathetic prayer j that this man uttered, standing over the grave of his wife about to be j closed. From this time on to his i death he lived 'the life of a hermit at i Fort Hill, studying ptaos how to over- I come the difficulties he knew to be in i the way of establishing this great purpose of his wife and himself. Mr. Ciemson was. at some time not known to me, decorated by the F reuch government with tbe the croes of the I Legion of Honor. This beautiful decoration is now in the possesion of his granddaughter. * ^-hwe a }>eeuliar circumstance which may be well worth narating: Among ^ Mr. Clemson s ]>aj>ers was found his phrenological chart made when he was a young man. This chart stated that the most prominent feature of Mr Clemson 's character was the desire to so live that when he died his name would not be forgotten, but that he might do some act for the benefit of his fellowmeu. ^ Mr Clemson had at his home at I*ort Hill several pieces of furniture <?nce the pro[>erty of George Washing ton. Miss Louisa, a niater of Thomas G. Clemson, married Samuel Wash ington, a nephew of George Washing ton, and 31 r Clemsou told a gentle njan in this community that these pieces of furniture were obtained by him through this connection with the Washington family. Now, in conclusion, it can be truth fully said that as .John C. Calhoun was the foremost man in America so was Mrs. Anna Calhouu Clemson the foremost woman. She and her hus band are now dead and lie buried in the Episcopal church yard in the town of Pendleton. The legislature by Act authorized the executor to erect a monument over his grave. It is a handsome structure of Wiansboro granite, large and massive and sixteen feet high; but there is a grander monument now erected at Fort Hill to this benefac tor of his race. May it long continue to flourish and furnish the youths of South Carolina with facilities for ad vancing their welfare and happiness, as earnestly planned and proposed by Mr Clemson in his munificent bequest. fEi^jnan died and gave his property to help^ake his fellowmeu wiser and better, and for this act the people of South Carolina should honor and es teem his memory. Hon. Stnnyarn* Wilson'* Rejoinder to Gen. Farley. Spartanburg, S. 0., July 12.? To the Editor of The State: It is un profitable and uninteresting to con sume one's time in a newspaper discus sion over Gen Farley's purely personal matter, with which he desires to en gage the public attention, but with which the public has little genuine concern; and I only presume upon its further indulgence in order to make this resume of the status of the con troversy. In his first article (17th inst.,) he stated that <,,phe first intimation that I attended it went from the Hon Stanyarne Wilson to Columbia," Ac. To me the necessary meaning of that was that I had originated the report, and I pronounced the statement as untrue in my card of the 8th. He now comes in his article of vesterday and says he made no such charge. He certainly has an unfortunate way of expressing himself, for that was the sole cause of my card. He now ap parently tries to create the impression that, while I did not originate it, still I sent it to Columbia by Capt Dean. This is wholly untrue. I have seen him, and he says ^ that no such sugges tion or idea ever came from me. He did mention in Columbia, so he states, that it was the general report in Spar tanburg that such a meeting had been held, and that Gen Farley's name was connected with it, and that among others he and I had discussed the sub ject. He told no one that he had got ten the report from me or that I had suggested that he mention it, for such was not the fact. It was, as the cap tain states, a general report, which was generally discussed, amongst other small matters. The General also appears, for the first time, to have a curiosity to know who else had heard it besides Capt Dean and myself; although one would think from this last article, that he had had great difficulty in discovering them. j He could have gotten the informa tion . long ago if he had intimated a desire for it, as it is no sc ret, and the gentlemen are many. He can easily get it from me if he will call upon me personally, as I do not wish to involve their names in newspaper publicity, in a matter of an entirely personal na tu re. At the same time, he would have an opportunity to personally deliver his messagesf Stanyarne Wilson. The foregoing card of Mr Wilson correctly state the facts wherein my name has been involved. The report was a very general one; it did not proceed from him; and I never told anyone so. He and I discussed the matter one day casually, but that was after it was being generally talked about. The general understanding of it was as stated in Mr Wilson's card of July 8. He never asked or sug gested that I mention it to anyone in Columbia, or anyone else, and what I did say in Columbia was to speak of it to a gentleman there simply as one of the recent matters of news from Spartanburg. Geo. B. Dean, Sheriff Spartanburg county. And Old Newspaper jn Trouble. Mobile, Ala., July 18? The Mo bile Kegister Company has made an -assignment to Joseph McPhillips. The paper has made more than its running expenses, but was handicapped by an indebtedness arising from a law suit of years standing, and also by a present tl/fating. indebtedness, which, in the stringent times, could not be lifted nor longer carried. The publication will be continued by the assignee. A TJUIli ill DDIUilU Of/A. ONE OF UNCLE SAM'S WAR SHIPS DISABLED. A Poacher, When Ordered bj the Mohican to Heave to, Sends a Shell Crashing Through Ifce Cruiser's Sides. Seattle, Washington, July IS. ? The steamer City of Topeka, from Alaska, which arrived here last night, brought the following advices, which finally settled the mystery concerning the steamer Alexandria, which was fitted out in San Francisco some time ago, ostensibly for a fishing cruiser The Alexandria, under command of Capt. McLean, sailed from San Fran cisco for Honolulu last April, and later lei Honolulu at night On June 25th the Alexandria was inter cepted in Bering Sea by the United States war ship Mohican. The Mohi can ordered the Alexandria to lay to, but instead of doing 80 the Alex andria increased her speed and at tempted to escape. The Mohican pur sued her and fired two blank shots across her bow as a signal ior her to heave to. In supreme disregard of the order, the Alexandria steamed faster, and when the Mohican tired another blank cartridge, the Alexan dria trained her six-pounder on her pursuer and sent a shell crushing through the sides of the war ship and into her gun room. The ball played havoc among the ship's machinery, and completely disabled the Mohican, At this juncture a dense fog arose, and the Alexandria made her escape, while the Mohican had to anchor six hours for repaips. ^ A PIRATICAL CRfrVT AND CREW. San Francisco, July 18.? The steamer Alexandria sailed from here last April, under the Hawaiian flag, ostensibly for a hunting and fishing voyage in the North Pacific ocean. The peculiarity of her outfit was that she carried over sixty men, many of them experienced seal-huters, and that she had forty Winchester rifles and several small cannons. She also car ried an unusually large amount ol salt for preserving skins, as well as many hogsheads in which to pack her catch es of Bkins. The men selected by Skipper McLean were "notorious in San Francisco *s fellows who would enjoy a fight, and it was given out that she intended to visit the Japan rokeries, and perhaj>s those of Copper Island, on the Siberian coast. Capt McLean, her commander, was notori ous as having conducted several raids on the Jopan coast. One ot hie vessels was seized by the Russians after a lively fight. In spite of the fact that her destina tion was given out as the Japan coast, it was believed that she contemplated raids on the Russian or Bering seal rockeries, and the American patrolling fleet was warned to look out for her. The story of her recent adventures brought from Sitka is that at daylight on May 25th the Alexandria was ob served by the Mohican coming out from under the lea of an island where seals usually congregated in large numbers. The Mohican, which is the flagship of the squadron and command ed by Capt. Michael Ludlow, signalled to the Aalexandria to heave to, which she disobeyed, and a couple of shots were fired across her bows. The Alexandria put on all steam and re turned the fire. A small six-pound shot struck the Mohican amidships and disabled her engines. The man of-war sent a couple of shots after the fleeing poacher, but they flew wide of the mark. The Mohican lay to six hours, repairing her machinery. Mean while the Alexandria escaped in the thick fog which was settling down. The Mohican spent several days searching forjthe vessel, and returned to Onalaska just as the steamer Crescent City was leaving for Sitka. The Mo hican visited the island where the Alexandria had been, and found ample evideace to warrant the assumption that a large number of seals had been killed lately. THE STORY DISCREDITED. Washington, July 18. ? The Navy Department officials do not credit the story that the United States steamer Mohican was "fired upon and disabled by a poaching steamer in Alaskan waters on the 25th of last month. One strong reason for this incredulity is the following telegram received this morning from Capt. Hooper, com manding the revenue cutter Rush: "Naniamo, B. C., July 17. ? Secre tary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.: By order of Commander Ludlow, the steamer Rush seized, on July 2, at Chirukaf Island, the American schoon ers St. Paul and Alexandria, for vio lation of section 1 956 of the Revised Statutes." It may be noted that the events mentioned in the above dispatch were of a later date thsn that upon which the alleged firing took place, but no mention is made of it although the order for the seizure was given by Capt. Ludlow, and presumably his vessel, the Mohican, was in company with the Rush. Commodore Ramsay, acting Secr? tary of the Navy, believes Capt. LucP low would certainly have not failed mention so important an event as the disablement of his ship, if it were true. Washington, July 19. ? South Carolina got two small appointments today. J. W. Lofton was appointed postmaster at McClellanville, Char leston county, vice R. M. Lofton, and J. A. Jones at Sally, Aiken county, in place of Mrs. Annie Tyler. THE ISSUES AT LAST JOINED BETWEEN THE RAILROADS AND THE DISPENSARY LAW. A Keg of Alcohol tn Transit from Richmond to Yoi krllle SeiieiFat Catawba Junc tion and the Railroad Agent Arrested. Rock Hill, July 18. ? The follow ing account of the arrest of the depot agent at Catawba Junction and the aeisure of a keg oi alchol will appear in the Rock Hill Herald tomorrow: On Monday morning last a ten-gal lon jug labelled "alcohol," consigned to Dr. W. G. White, orkviile, S. C., was received at the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad depot at Ca tawba Junction, from L. C. Young, Richmond, Ya. Upon receipt ot the way bill, J. D. Davis, the Georgia, Carolina and Northern agent, placed the bill in the transfer window of the Three CTs depot, that being his usual method of delivering all transfer bills to J. .L. May, the agent Mr. May, upon examining the bill and ascer taining that it was for alcohol to be delivered to his road* refused to take it up, and left it lying there. The facts became known to some of the citizens, who tauntingly notified H. M. Lineberger, a State constable, and he at once proeeeded to the depot and discovered the keg. He tele graphed th^ fact to the Governor, who instructed him to leave the keg whera it was, that it might be delivered to the Three C's road, and when so de livered to seize the keg and arrest both agents. The constable obeyed instructions, but yesterday morning he became im pressed with the belief that the Three C's agent would not receive the keg, and he again communicated with the Governor, who sent him the following telegram: Columbia, S. C., July 18. ? H. W. Lineberger, Catawba Junction, S. C: Seize alcohol and turn over to sheriff of county. Swear warrant against G., C. & N. road for violation dispensary law, Actions 2 and 25. Have trial justice commit him to jail unless he gives bond. Act promptly. Answer. B. R. Tillman, Governor. Acting under these instructions, the constable seized the alcohol and arres ted J. D. Davis, the G., C.-<fc N. agent He brought Mr. Davis to Rock Hill, having the alcohol in custody, and appeared before Trial justice Waters for a warrant. Che justice at once commenced its prepay tion; but meantime J. S. Glenn, o!J Cheated, counsel for the agent, ap peared in his office and held a con sultation with the justice, who then examined the section of the act refer red to more minutely and carefully, and at once expressed the opinion that they did not suit Mr Davis s case, and he did not feel warranted in holding him under the provisions of of those sections. He therefore released Mr. Davis on his own recognizance, with the understanding that he would respond when called for. The constable then turned the keg I over to Deputy Sheriff T. C. Beck ham and returned to his home, in com pany with Mr. Davis. Trial Justice Waters will communi cate all the facts to the Governor to day, with the reasons for his action. Out of this incident may yet grow a suit to test the right of the railroads to bring alcohol or liquors of any kiud into South Carolina in face of the prohibitory provisions of the dispen sary law. BIG NEW YORK FIRE Two Entire Blocks in Long Island City Destroyed? Loss Nearly a Million. Long Island City, N. Y., July *21. ? Two entire blocks of buildings in this city were destroyed by fire early this morning. The new St. Mary's Roman Catholic, Church just completed at a cost of $300,000 v. as totally destroy ed. The parsonage was one of the first buildings thoroughly gutted by the flames. The costly new parochial school, which had never been used, was also destroyed. The flames started in Gray's refrig erator factory in Fourth street, and spread rapidly through the large stock of dry timber. A Southerly wind car ried the flames, and soon the block bounded by Jackson avenue on the West, by Vernon avenue and Fourth street on the South, and by Fifth street on the North, was in flames. The fire department could do noth ing to stop the progress of the flames. Help was asked from Brooklyn but before it arrived the entire block in which the fire started was doomed. More than a hundred families were rendered homeless. The loss is about $s00,000. The water lasted until the fire was nearly under control and then there was a great shortage. A 2:30 o'clock the tower of the Catholic church fell with a crash and wrecked what remained of the roof of the main building. A Fisticuff between Irby nn<l Shell Laurens, S. C., July 20. ? Rumor has it that, during last week, Senator Irby and Congressman Shell met at the house of Col. J. D. M. Shaw, of Governor Tillinau's personal staff. In an altercation commencing about the "Craddock" and Farley letter, blows were exchanged. The particulars I have failed to get MEN AND WOMEN WEEPING I DISTRESSING SCENES ON THE STREETS OF DENVER. The Financial Panic Renewed Yesterday, With Increased Vigor ? Three More Hanks Forced Ao Close Their Doors. Denver, Col., July 19. ? The panic was on in this city today with renewed vigor, and as a result, the old German National Bank, with a reputation for stability of twenty years standing, and the equally reputable State National, failed to open their doors tor business this morning. Later the People's National failed. All night long, depositors stood in line in front of the German, and by 9 o'clock there was a long sea of faces etretchiog down the street. At the opposite corner where the State Bank has so long done business, there was also quite a crowd of anxious deposit ors waiting the opening of the doors. Here the people were relieved of their agony at a few minutes after 9 o'clock, when notice was posted od the door to the effect that the bank would not open, owing to lack of ready cash, and the crowd moved away. At the Grorman there was evidently a determination to go ahead with business up to almost the last moment, when a slip ot paper was posted on the window stating that the' doors would remain closed temporarily. Then the scene became distressing. Men and women down the long line broke out in tears and wailing. ~ By this time there was a run on every bank in the city, and soon came the announcement that the People's National Bank had closed its doors. A notice on its doors. A noice on its doors read: "This bank is closed by order of the board of directors. Net assets, 81,100,000; liabilities, $310,000." -j The assets and liabilities of the other two failed banks will bear about the same proportion as the Peo pies Bank. Their failure is chargable to the long continued drain by deposit ors and inability to raise ready cash. A 11 expect to resume shortly. Frank Adams. Bank Examiner, today took charge of the Union National, Commercial National and German National. This afternoon the run at the Den ver National, was over, with an enor mous amount of money still in sight. Th?. same is true at the City and all the other banks, and business men are beginning to breath freer. There has been a considerable num ber of failures among business houses of all kinds within the past three days, caused by attachments taken out by banks which foresaw their suspension. Five national banks are still open. Among the failures that almost es caped notice was that of the Bank of North Denver, yesterday afternoon. The business firms whose embarrass ments have become known range from liquor saloons to street rail mads. There are in the list drug stores, lum ber companies, gentlemen's furnishers, milliners, coal companies, dry gt?ods houses, jewelers, ready made clothing dealers, tailors and grocers. Two bank failures are reported at Aspen two at Greely and one at Love land. Commercial failures are also reported from many points in the State outside of Denver, due principally to the fact that the sufferers deposit in the Denver banks which have suspen-, ded. Hank Failures Elsewhere. Oklahoma City, July 19? The Bank of Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma National Bank closed their doors this afternoon. There was a heavy run on the First National, but it withstood it all right. Statements are unobtainable now. Topeka, Ka., July 19.? Infor mation has been received at the office of the State Bank commission, of the failure of the State Bank of Parker Lynn Company, and^f.the Woodson State Bank of Yates Centre, Woodson County. Both are small concerns. LEFT HIM FOR DEAD. A L> ached Negro Cuts Himself Down anil Escapes. Norfolk, Ya., July 17. ? The most remarkable case of attempted lynching took place at Beamans's on Saturday night last. Within the past twelve months Mr. Cart w right, who lives near Beaman Station, on the Atlantic and Danville railroad, has had twelve horses killed by poison. About three weeks ago his house was burned to the ground in the night. Suspicion rested upon a negro named Isaac Jenkins, who has had some trouble in that neighborhood, and who was tried for breaking into the house of D. B. Mackey some time ago, but not con victed. He returned to the neighbor hood Saturday and was arrested, and while being taken to jail by a consta ble was captured by a party of twenty five men who hung him tn~fl~trw .and shot him and left^ him for deal. After the lynchers left, he t/>ok his knife from his pocket and cut himself down and made his escape. As soon as it bt-canie known that the lynchers had failed.there was a mail crowd, and the woods were scoured, but the man could not l>e found. He arrived here today, and was given medical attention. He lias two bullet holes in his neck scalp, cut in several places and marks of the rope upon his neck. The handcuffs were upon him and were cut off at the police station. He walked twenty milies to day, and is doing well and will doubtless recover. MOULDERS OF THOUGHT. the state press association in / session. I Most interesting Kventa on the Openi.g i I>ay-A Ha* Attendance. The World * Fair Trip. Sched for Today. The editors of South Carolina an a?emble.l in annual session in the Gap ?talCity of the State. The moulders of public opinion are here putting their beads together and discussing things bearing on the future welfare of eir particular liue of business. The sessions will probably continue through several days aud they are going to be of great interest. The citizens of Colum ns are invite) to attend the eierce 68. The state Press Association has gradually becomes power in the land aud it was a mo* representative body of men that gathered in the hall of the House of Representatives yecterday afternoon, when the sessions began. I'nefollowiDg were present: I >V. H. allaoc, Newberry Observer; h" J^ngston, Anderson ? Intel, ligencer; c. H Prince, Florence Timee; F.Mulchers, Iieutsche; Zeitnng, Rev! p S\Jf?,u',So?the? Presbyterian: I*' rV' 1 ? J?cobs, Our Monthly; B. 1 . J. James, keowee Courier. John a Reynolds, The State W. A. Ball 1 -aureus Advertiser; J. A. Hovt' Creenville Mountaineer; Mrs. Vinrin-' K k ?f Fairfi": R H' Sll. Newberry Herald and News ?. G Osteen. Sumter Watchman and South ron, Hurbert G. Osteen, same; A. E. Gonzales, W. E. Gonzales, The State' \V. D. Woods, Darlington Herald/ Hugh Wilson, Abbeville Pre* an? Banner; Shirley C. Hugh ton; $v. Sidi Browne, Cliristion Neighbor Hev John H. Porter, Way of Faith; jTe. ?oggs, Pickens Senteniel; John! G. papers, Columbia Journal; David G Dwight, Wiunsboro News and Heiald* p- Browne, Andereon Advocate' Henry 1.- Thompson and Waddy rhompson, Darlington News; B.-G. 1 nee, Colleton Standards L; Berry, r Kl"f nULg c,Kkteri'RI8E; J. Wilson Gjbbes. The State; G.J. Luhn, See side Though ta; T. L. Wiggins, Banm berg Herald; A. J. dark, Lancaster Entepriae; C. T. Connors, I -an caster Review, D. D. Wallace, Newberry Ob w T'' ? Brice; C W" i A\ ateree Messenger; ' August Kohn, the News and Courier; J. W. Hammel, Kershaw Era, J- K. Jenkjns, Mt! i leasant Gazette; W. W Prim Columbia Journal; Rev A. J 8. Ihomas, , Baptist Courier; W. W. Macau ley, Oconee News; Geo. R. Ro oster the Register; W. P. Crawford, Chester Bulletin; Alvin McLenna; Johnston Monitor; T. Y. William., Lancaster Enterprise: P. L. Melton! Columbia .Journal; R. YV. D. Rowell Denmark Times. ' The association was called to order LV* 8 Pre8ident. prof. W. H. Wallace, of Ne\s jerry, and the opening prayer was made by the Rev Sidi H Browne appearances are deceptive. A ltcnmrkahle Caae of Wealth When Least' Expected. Yesterday there was an incident at the State Treasurer's office bearing on the exchange of the old bands for the new, etc , which caused not a little merriment among the officials of the treasury department, and shows that a man is not always to be judged by his looks. A few days ago ihe State Treasurer received from an agfed farmer in the lower part of the State $20,000 in 6 per cent. Brown Consols for which he wanted the money. The matter was in progress of settlement whetf; yester day morning, the old gentleman, a plain looking countrymai, walked into the treasurer's office! and intro duced himself, asking if the State could pay up its bonds. T) Dr Bates told him thpt it could, and did not know what to expect next. The old man quiet\v walked into the vault and opening his .cloth ing took from around .his wai.st\i kind of bag of cloth from which he oegan to draw what seemed to be an endless amount of State bonds. He quietly' proceeded to count them. This finish ed with 840,000 worth of Brown Consols in his hand, he stepped out and went up to the treasurer asking him to give him the full value for them. He did not seem to know in ^hat shape he wanted the money, and the treasurer had to explain to him the various forms in which he could pay the amount Finally the old gentleman decided that he would io vest the money in Georgia securities, aud taking the .check for $60,000 walked out once more into the street No one meeting hioo would ever have taken him for a man carrying that lar^e amount of money in his pocket, or would have supposed (hat he had l>een drawing $3,600 a year for years without having to move a finger. Subanvili.e, Cal., July 20. ? A. dis aatrous fire occurred here Tuesday night, resulting in the destruction of sixty buildings and causing the low of $250,000. The fire started In the outbuildings of the Stewart House and soon consumed the hotel. The flames then crossed the street to a livery stable.which was also burned. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, and the fire was soon beyond control. Five en tire blocks were burned, but the fire was finally stopped, at Masonic Hall, on the north side of Main street, with the exception of one restaurant Not a business house in the town is lefto, *E J ? <Grc