The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 28, 1893, Image 1
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lennsylvania, July 1,
at Fort Hill, April f>,
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he was born. At the
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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
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{jointed a lieutenant and was isent to j
the mountains of tLe Carolina^ and ?
< 'tror^ia as a recruiting officer. Mrs. i
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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
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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
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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,
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