The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 06, 1899, Image 1
VOLUME X.
CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6. 185)0.
Closing of the Dewey Celebrations in New Yoik
and Washington.
1 ,
Magnificent Cffic'3i Demonstration at the Nation's Capltaf in Honor of
the Hero ot Manila*? Closing Scones ?m? Incidents of
Ovation.
New York, Roman con
queror returned to h:* tilumpli rt
barbaric fnlcrirlor, no victorious Ki>^
or prince. coming home Irom a sue*
war. ever received such a mag
nificent ovation, as overwhelmed Ad
miral Dot r:y Friday, as lie stood ..on
the bridge of the Olympfa ?t tho Head
of a rrr-gnlfkent fleet of steel thuu
derors of tho deep followed by a thou
sand vessels of peace, each tiered aud
coated black v.'Uh people, aud sailed
over the bright watovs of tho upper
bay aud "tip tho broad pathway of the
sunlit rlvor. whose basis were ^ay
with millions of fla^s and streamer*.
Qauclag in the wind. Tho sky was
blue, U13 water rippled under the fresh
wind that hold out flags straight and
jaunty, and the wharves and pier* and
rocky heights end grassy knolls were
black with frantic, enthusiastic peo
ple, who arrived weakly to make their
bhouls hearcl^bov^ the perfect bedlam
"of- tooting whfot'ea that accompanied
the adjniral athoro and alloat.
The fleet anchored and reviewed tho
almost endless prcceaslou of cratf that,
steamed p:ir.t, all so burdened with hu
manity thai it seemed as If they would
turn turtle before they got back to
their piers. Toward the end of the
parade, the liuo b c:mi <lsorgHaa.;J
and it took houja frr the heterogene
ous flotilla to gu? by. Darkness at
last brought rel'ef to the tired admir
al who had steed on the bridge for six
houi*3, bowjng hi; acknowledgments
^ to the stentorian ei-prossiou of homage.
( New Yorl^ has never before witnessed
anything approaching tlii3 wonderful,
remarkablo demonstration. The Co
lumbian naval parade, tho dedication
of Grants tr.ru b and the reception of
the North Atlantic Squadron last fall,
^ all -palo before this g gintlc ovation
to tho sailer, who in a single morning
destroyed an enemy's fleet without the
loss of a man or a ship. It is cot be
yond tho mark to say that 3,000,000
people viewed the pageant from ashore
and that 250,000 werC afloat.
Tho land parade Saturday capped the
0 climax. The city. State and nation
united In one vast demonstration wor
thy of the hero of Manila. The earth
^trembled beneath the tread of 50,000
men. and tho air was torn with shouts
of million1?. The nnval parade of Frl
day was nvtgnllocnt and a superb
spectacle, but tho wonder of modem
times was tho great land parade.
' <fl?bonsnnflo of proud men of our land
?nd sea forces, militia of fifteen States,
and the veterans of the Civil and 8pan.
Itli-Amerlcan Wars swelled-the proces
sion and gave It tho dignity in else
that It boasted In sentiment. Walls of
people nUles lone stretched down the
line 0t4narch on either tide, a dense
Improvable mass. Fifth Avenuo from
Fifty-ninth street to the Washington
. arch at Fourth street, where the parade
disbanded, was solidly packed with
spectators, who overfiowW Into the
buildings, windows and on the root
lines, sat In embrasures end crowded
__ Scaffolding,
_ Tho gallant Captains ot me ships eu
^ gnged la the destruction of Montejo't.
fleet, except poor Crldley, who died a
month after the battle, followed and
also got a rousing welcome;.
The three Rear Admirals, HoMson,
Sampspn and' Philip, as they rode by
with their brilliantly acooatred staffs,
wore easily recognised and got flatter
? tag applause, as did many of the popu
lar officers of the North Atlantis
6quadron. The governors of the sev
eral States who rode In carriages,
thdugh many of them were popular and
would have received big demonstra
tions at any other time, passed alaeat
unnoticed. They yearned only lor the
trala buttons and g&d lace of military
and naval heroes and would have noth
Both Major General Miles and Major
General Merritt got oratloos. /?be
former were a hand of yellow asms
.Z- JUi. breast; vnd r?t?od always hi luiie
> Mi cap 'off af lihoVTcdglifj:* the ealu;a
? iior? 3 of tho thronff.
But !t was R9av Adjuiral Schley who
: iii v iciocl the honors with the central fig
J uro cf the day. Ho received a doinon
! .(ration second only to ihat of Dewey.
i'he people alotg the line of march
j faiily loso at him, shouting thdr al
I eady lacerated throats to tho broakloe
; joint. vs
| "Hurrah for tho hero of Santiago!"
i ''Thero is tho man that smashed Ccr
vera's flest," "Hip, hip, hurrah for
Schley!" and kindred crics came from
'all parts of the lino.
In the upper Fifth Avenue some en
\ huslastic lady threw him a handful cf
! oaes. They lauded fairly in the ear
I iage. The Admiral leaned forward
j linked them up and lifted them to his
! ip&. Instantly all tha ladiaa in the
' )alcony ecemed passed with tho desire
j o have their flowers nimllarly honored,
| .aid ho was fairly bmnbarded. Many of
' he flowers fell into tho street, only to
?i "je caught up by eager spectators and
. arriod to the carriage, before ho got
o Madison Square Admiral Schley was
1 ip to his arms in flowers.
i Before Madison Snnare was reached
AT>jI ttl KTj f.Ef>n3S DEVP2T.
[ Admiral Dewey and tho receiving party
' In carriages, passed tho front or the
procession and alighted, at the review
ing stand opposite Twenty-sixth street,
and took their places in the boxes hung
with laurel wroaths, that had been ro
eerved for thorn.
There fcr tho first time, tho Admiral
saw ths greet arch of victory erected
in his honor, t Is modolied after Titus'
arch Jn the Roman Forum. From ihe
tcp, in a quadriga drawn through roll
ing billows by pinging sea horses, Vic
tory, with outstretched wings and a
laurel wreath in her hand, typical of
the reward to tho victor, reared hsr
beautiful outlines against the blue tky.
On t&e attic are heroic figures of John
Paul Jones, Hull, Perry, Decatur, Faj>
ragat, and ether naval heroes, while cn
the faces of tho piers are magnificent
groupss symbolical , of combat, the re
turn of the victors, the call to arnii,
and peace, aiyl on the spandrlls are
groups representing the North and
East Rlvors and tho Atlantic and Pa
oiflc Oceans. The arch faces ths soa.1
Tho approaches aro guarded by tall,
coilonades, transforming the etroet at
tho rcviowih? booth into a court of
honor. All about Madison Square the
decorations charmed the eye. Flags
on wires ran from the tall tower of the
Madlsbo Square Garden and all tho
facades as far A3 the eye could see up
and down Filth Avenue were brilliant
ly arayed with buntrng and flag s.
At W^sfHngtor.
WashlngtoV^S;- CX. Special.? The
culmination of Admiral Dewey's tri
umphal home-coming w/s reached
Tuesday in ths shadow of the dome of ,
ths national capitol. Hers hs recet*-[
ed Crom the hands of the President)
ths ^HgnHtaent jewelled sword veto*
him by Congress, ]n cotam*mo:mtlob>
of ths victory of Manila bay. Th]^
was ths official provocation for the
ceremonyr Bat mere official sanction
could nsvsr Ears thrown into Uu dsm
Laaoer Mtt i>
SmaoM, Q+', Spaelai? The Gaor
gJaSaw HUr^MdoftOoa. wkfclTi?-~
bfttM taBfcermtfe of Sooth Carolina
and Florida, mat bar* Tuesday. Tfca
pnoCipil IWIIIHWI wif v3? wQliaQri1
il<* of/?* J?4 waa ?f prla** "WlUla
? u nrtitirlnnil ?tt a-rfHt a a*
-ww ~WmTW^^ W ?? ..
tkoky tkat an adrasea of M casta to
fll M l I &ii4 4^ ?m all ?
oritrat4o& tje fervor ot ?Cit1mslahia
that vas meted out to tho great aa- J
miral as he appoaiei befote the va&t i
aud enco that was composed not oniy j
of all the highest officials In the laud,
but of spectators drawn from every
quartor of the United States. The
battle of Manila bay was not forest ?
toil, but It might bo HaUl to havo boon
relegated almcat to wopd plac?? in
tl?e deslro to do honor to the m.ui who
proved himself ae great aft*r victor?
a<i before It, and who had shown t?
tho long and trying months that fol
lowed hi* naval tjlnmph the qualit r
of a stateiman an I a wlso administra
tor as well as those of a flagship
loader of a victorious fleet. And en
hancing thC: 9 qualities W.38 that 0!
n anly mcdoity, d splayod in the quiot
dignity with which be met the oc
easlon. Thi* trait of Dcwoy'n cbunc
tcr 'vas demonstrated from the mo
ment ho rcachod tho stand side l>y side
With thp P/Oh.tb-nf 1 1 ft paUM i
thte point for a moment, unwilling,
apparently, to take the placo that had
been prepared for him on tho right of
the platfcrm, lest ho should ^pponr to
Uitirn tho place duo to tho President.
President McKinloy grasped the i>lt u
atloa in an instant, and taking Lu
groat soa cnptaln by the arm and plac
ed Jjbn by gentle force In tho chair
that had boon Intended for h!ni. Liter
in tho day, as tho carriages bearing
the official party drove away from tho
*capltol. between walls of ehoerlng
people, the President again dl splay od
his tact^by remalnng covered And ig
noring "iho demonstration hlmsolf.
leaving it to the admiral alone to ac
knowledge. For Dewey It was a try
ing as well as a triumphal day. It haa
boon given to fow officer* la naval his
tory of the country to alt before a
crowd of thousands while tho chiof of
the naval establishment dilated upon
4Us oxploits and then to stand before
the same crowd fcr't ecelve at the hands
of tho President a sword prepared
for him at the behest of tho repre
sentatives of tho wholo people. Tho
strain upon Admiral Dewey reached
almost to a breaking point. But uono
of those nearest to him could seo bow
ho labored to repress his feelings dur
ing the address of Secretary Long, but
when ho arose to receive tho eword
from the bands of the President no cne
could mistake thq Iia3b of tho white
gloved hand as It rose to dash away
tho tears bofore the ndm'.ral came to
tho rigid attitude of attention before
his chief.
When it bccamo ueweys turn io i n
i pi", bis voice failed blm, and ho made
| the effort twice before his lips would
I respond. Wheu ho did succeed his
tones wero clear and steady, but ro
! low that only tho*o nearest to him
could bear. There wag a quiet but cx
qui?ito comedy following the trying
formalities that escaped all but those
directly upon the stand. As the ad
miral closed and took his seat he turn
ed to the President and in a tono 01"
quizzical appeal, Inquired, "Now real
ly, don't you think I did pretty wcil
for an amatour?"
Cne of the most remarkable features
of the ov$ntful day was the ovation to
ne{kt-Admiial Schley on the return of
tMe party from the eapitol to the
\*bito House. His carriage was sever
er numbers behind that of the Presi
dent and Admiral Dewey, and ho re
ceived on ovation th.it oould scarcely
rank below that accorded to the ad
miral himself. -Hi? tumult grow as
the carriage proceeded down the avo
nue and the crowd surged around it
till the bor8os wero brought to a foot
pace. Finally a company of the Higii
School cadets came to the rescue arid
formoJ about the carriage In a hollow
equaie. Thus protected and flarkel
by a force of police the carriage reach
ed the White Houae with a long gap
between It and the noxt preceding.
i"he home-coming of Admiral Geo.
Dewey? for henceforth the national
capital is to be h:s nome ? was made
tho occasion for the greatest tribute
over paid' by Washington to any Indi
vid^! Alter the preliminary wel
com* In New York, itself unsurpassed
in its kind, it remained fcr the highest
; and greatest in the official world to
j hold out the baud of greeting to the
' famous admiffl). and ip Join with thf>
| people' who a.-c to bo his fellow clti
i zen3 in bidalng him .< weloome. The
1 citizens ha J made evef preparation to
! make the occasion wirihy of tnc-ir
here. The decoration* wero elaborate.
Pennsylvania avenue was one mas3 of
colored booting along th<? entire inc
of march from the station ;o th<t
White Houso, and not- contort with
this, few private citizens failed to
mako come dl&slay oi cola/ on then
residences. Umque designs in fair
lamps dotted the hor.'ion, great renroj
lights threw broad beams of bright
light . across? the blu# sky of a claar
October ovenlcg. anfl the stately cap
itor Stood revealed In all its queenly
beauty In the powerful rays of many
concentrated light*. The same device
was ujeed effectively In the case of otb*
er publie bulld'ngs within the range o"
the distinguished twtyon the
ipfle^lBS Stand. The prdw of the
setter Olympic projected in bold relief
fwfri (he stead at the bead of Penn
*yl*a*ia avenue, whereon stood Dew
ay. |w Mjtm flfttrt ogtha dsmonitra
"<?? i ;
?tx wmn casn
?QQU8| *84
1 MS CflPTiIRt DUKOEf
It is So Reported In London*? The
Report locks Confirmation#
FIGHTING EXACTED SOON,
All ibf Signi InU cate An farly C aab ul
A rn?s? Residents in Johannes
burjj Much Alarmed.
I.ouduq. 13 y Cable. ? No confirmation !
ia obtained* from auy nourc?< of t >1 o I
-Impart contained in a dlapatch ty the
Etebaugo T elegit* p i company, that
the Beers h.uo captured Dundoe. No
exceptional activity waa shown nt tho
government ollloea oh Monday. Mr.
Chamberlain and tho l2irL cf ficl
bouiuo wcro abseut fom tre Colonial
O.'Hce, but Lord Laiiidovnc. Gor.oral
Lord Wolseiy and General r Evelyn
Wcod wore hus'.ly on gay. ad a\ t-ho War
Office. Sir Kedvera Buller at tho
War Off loo In the aitcrncon vand after
ft special board meeting was hftjd. Nat
urnlly not h ' ti q of the diacusskHl was
made public, but it is understood (hot
General Red vers Duller will not pro
ceed for ilie Cape until next wook, ex
cept in oa&u of unforeseen develop
ments. Many mem Bora of parliament
nro returning to town In anticipation
of an early summoning of the houses of
Parliament. It is the general impres
sion t>.at although some speakers may
express disapproval of tho govorn*
ment'a policy few will go to the ex
treme of voting agninst tho required
credit. It Is considered more probable
that they will abstain from participat
ing In a division.
Sir William Vernon llarcourt, tho
Liberal leader, having In a speech at
rredgar'sald: ' The flr'jt and lost word
;>f theso gold hunters la 'war/ in order
to lead to annexation." A correspond
ent wrote to Lord Salisbury asklrg if
it were uct true thnt the government i
would make every cffort(,to avort war
and had no desire to annijx tho Trans
vaal, if a settlement coultj bo obtalued
peacefully. Lord Salisbury replied,
answering affirmatively. \
A letter from on Uitlanqer, recciv
*d in Birmingham, has bcenYnibllshed.
if it reflects the general feeling of tho
British residents in Johannesburg,
they m-.st be in an awful funic. Tho
writer says: * If it eomes to a fight
believe the Boers will make a masaa
:re of it. blow Johannesburg to bits
and shoot us on sight. In fact I have
been told so by one in office."
Reports from various arsenals and
sarrlsons in Great Britain testify to
:he active military preparations. T'no
Reserves have received preliminary
notice to bo prepared and several reg
iments liave been notified to hold
themselves in readiness to render ser
vice. Tho Tumor that fighting had al
ready commenced seems to liavo orig
inated at the W-ooiw'ch arsenal.
Matters are at a standstill and prac
tically no dispatches from 8outh Afrl
;a Lave been received. It is under
stcod that tRe Colonial Office received
an Important dispatch from Alfred
Milr.er, Britt&h high commissioner for
South Africa, Sunday, the contents of
which have net b*on made public. The
Daily Chronicle say.? It has reason to
believe that tbc formation of a naval
brigade I* contemplated.
Href Mention.
Mr. A. S. Williams, of New York,
hoe been elected chief marehel of the
Cumberland fair.
Tho Greensboro correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says: "I was
told last night that one North Carolin
ian, living In the State, had made $1.
300,000 In the shares of Tennesson
Coal^ and Iron Railroad. He bought
at $16. The shares *re now quoted M
$116^, I believe " \j
Tho town of New Balrd, on the Mis-'
sissippl river. 44 miles below Ca'.ro, j
111., was practically wiped out by fiitf
Wednesday night. Eightcoa business
houses were burned. Only one groc^
and salcon are left In the town. Thle
lose Is reported at nearly $100,000.
D. E. Cunningham, president of the
Alabama State Senate, in a letter to
tho Times, decline* to maJte the race
for Governor of Alabama.
At ' I r.g for S6.ft00.000
Washington, - D. C, Special.? Ex
Representative Aldrleb and J. A. Van
Hoo&e, ^ex-mayor of Birmingham, Ala.,
bad an Interview with the President
Friday. Thay are interested in enur
ing better water transportation facili
ties to* *Urmingham, end desired to
enlist the President'* co-operation in
whatever legislation may be proposed
at the coming session of Confreax.
The President a* so red hie callers that
ho bad always been la sympathy with
any project which , "%ouM facilitate
American commerce. Tie proposed
Improvement will co?t $6,000,000
Nei
A special
.that Rev. Lew!
[5ecn~ preaching
bMn secteoced to the
tea yeara on the charge at tabtnaaolj
torturing hit little grand**. by burn*
lag bin* so badly that the child dledr
, Lumpfclst it . m4 aad tDflraa tn<3
jrobably _*l?l sotUre tbiggfti ttartenx
| Of bL? sentence
A ran la ecmjteoclaf oa
to the Tnn?Ml and th? Otrage Ftw
JJUlV " rr~"
COL. NEAl.'S BONDSMEN. \
They I'av I'p ? hi. nun a Cheek In
Set item .'ut.
The whole short/go of Co. Noal. ro |
far a a lio It r boon criminally re^pontb
bio. has boon paid up by hi' bonus. non.
Col. Jon<3 aeni hit) chock Friday, aad
Messrs. \V. Soott 1'ope and V. II. Hal*
thvangor tottlc.l up Su ial y.
A# ttatcd, they paid tha!r propor
tionate uf $2.S12.11. It on
ported t ) ? . < i a. into odMal t> i itemeiit
COUld I'O ifbtu*. llftd ?i In \vhi> lo-t l'i.*
remainder. making up tlu? tvl.il of
$11 ado. Bill. lor re the ? V
act figure* havt in t l". cn ki\?u out
just yet, await In/i |)i?>l.tbly Col. Noal 1
promised > i t- 1 1 :-uilivduy or Monday,
u Iwii ic> -a>s h<? w.H bi-> ready t?> ";u'
ra ngo" w > <b> mutter.
Ho far a - ih ?t if o. lH'ornod the mat
tor has boon arranged by his bomls
tnon, and the >'.iiy ^ucr-tlon is how
lUtldi L..4, 1? . - t .IV lt|f.
tnwee of ban notes, wnleh wore in
some Instanou <! rt<vunted, but tbe
proceeds of * n cii tho lVnlrentiary
got.
In round number^ tho Stato vvill lrisr.
about ?>>?<, r >? :> O.uolin * bank about
I bcio two iicuii, in connect i?'?n
I with tlic amount the boudsraen hnvn
paid, do not make u? the full amount,
but. other fun>ik? item.?, which eilhor
tho State or the b.mk will l->sc, wilt
be fully shown when nn official state
mcnt is ma.'o of uil tho transaction.*
as learned from the* very voluminous
report of tho Investigating oommltHo.
If Col. Neal cornea hero and pays 'ip
what ho Is duo and t.ha rc*t of the
amount lost by reasoa cf his bad bus
iness judgmnct, It will bo accepted
But Attorney General Dolliugor will
not acccpt any amount with which to i
reimburse bondsmen. Col. Neal will
have to pay that to thorn personally.
Ono of tho Interost'ng features of
tho wholo matter ia a check received
by. Mr. Bellinger from Senator Tillmar.
In setUcvpient of t bo amount duo by
him. Ho check was for $1(0. ot) and
was drawn on tho Carolina National
' Bank of Columbia. Tho chock wj->
turned ovor to Superintendent GriflltJ,
of tho Penitentiary, who receipted In
full for the amount flu<\
Beforo the chock was sent Senator I
Tillman had s^mo corroipondoncc
v 1 ill Attorney General Bellinger. He
said that tho charge of ll'i against
him as made by Uic^ommiilco was fjr
convict work dono around I ho fence*
and grounds of i.ho l3.\eeutlvc Mansion.
This he did not believe ho ought to
pay and Mr. Bellinger agreed with him
ou this point.
Aj to the brick he got from Col*
Neal, <Wo Senator cald ho was thai god
$u per thousand, frhflo tho market
price on tho day he received .them. in
Augusta, was $4 per thousand. Mr.
Bellinger found this to bo a fact and
charged him $4 per thousand, plus t';e
freight, which amoumeU to $12.
Senator Tillman also pa;d for eoni"
cats he got from Col. Neal, whit. 11 d d
rtct appear on the books, and which he
acknowledged that he had gotten, but
that Neal had never tent lilin a b.li,
though asked to do ro. At tho market
prlco at the tlmo the oats wero worth
$16.
Tho committee found that Senator
Tillman owed $117 and a few eenta.
Taking off the $24 for the two itema
mentioned, that would leavo him ow
ing $93. But at the Senator'* sugges
tion Mr. Bellinger added f 10 to that,
making tho amount ?JO.TOC.
Ncbody cbo of all those who got
desks, hat racks, ctc., 1:avo tent in
oheeko for what they owe, and the
bondrmen are going to c:.)\ on them to
pay up. They do not like the idea
of paying for furcltiiro Just for th"
! fun of tho thing and allow other pos*
plo to use it
It i* also likely that Mr. J. J. Fret
w?ll, of Anderson, will ho asked to pay
up $387.17, Ho got eo:?o cata from
Col. Neal, as superintendent, but at
| the tnstanco of Co). Neal Charged It to
his account with Mr. Fretwcll. Of
course. Mr. Tret well is in no way a
pirty to tho fraud, but UivJug confl
dcnco in CoU^ial, tlnujht It would be
settled wifh tno Penitentiary* As it
wa? not. It is said ho can bo held ro't
f-pcnsiblc for the amount
la i?e statement of Col. Jonas ap
pear* tl2? amount of 5033.20 for Com
missary supplies obtained by Col. Ncal
during eix years. Tio present bonds
men have oM? k+*u Uic bond for
four i'O'tra, ar.;i tliey bdjeved that a
rebate should bo allowed them far
what was taken during tho It?o y*ara
they wore not on tho bond. Col. Jonc*
called on tho attorney general about
ints matter, but the attorney general
bold that, while "a;* year*" wore men
tioned, that period covering the period
of tho investigation, the books really
showed that all of thin official miscon
duct occurred wlth'u the four years
tor which bondsmen wero responsible.
TXking it at an average it would be
liftlf Hlout $100 a year, or about >31
for each of the bondsmen, and fhej
will act kick at that. ?,
Hricf Mentin.
A ffpeci al .Irota. Pickens says: W? J. .
B. Chapman, of Daeusrllle has ft flat
crop of upland rice. Ha hta about it
acres in rice and he think# this will
pajf Wffl" But* Per acre than any other
crop thai He 09 haabnreetsd ta
a a*w null and fipiiu to est ?osa
custom from aom^of Jala neighbors. j
who h&ve also bean tesparimeirttef la I
Aba rtee aropa. ? . I
Bill A]PJN It
DTI Mourns the Loss of His Old and
Esteemed Friend .
HAD KNOWN HIM FIFTY YEARS,
Colonel Ailalr'* Off c* Was Arp's fafe/itc
v Place When Ho \,silctl Atlanta ? Soi:tf
Pcminiuencc*.
"Frlcud after friend departs.
Who lm? net lest a friend'.' "
I don't know whnt word tho next
mail will bring. but I evflect Mint tny
ckJ ? I friend dcud. For more that)
/Iffy yon fa George Adair nnd I have
been friends -good friend#. Hp v.a# nl
wiivh Kind to inert uuj nnd held u;>
lined tight and long, and unill^d t?
pleasant greeting. (if Into vents w?
havo drawn closer together, for wo
trnew that we were approaching the
Koal. nnd that but few of 113 were leff.
Tho memories of old men aro f-weet,
but thfv npe cad, nnd It was a comfoi!
to Georgo and to mo to get ekxse to
aether ae oft as I vleltctl Atlanta and
commun* about old times and tho old
poodle who have pissed away. lie xva.<
nou r gloomy nor did be ever lvi-??
cloud to darken the sunshine of om
meeting, Where *hn!l r gr> now i\.i
eomforf whon T lvf.it the 0 ?? 1 0 City'
Where will Evan Ilowt-11 go?
V. -i 1 wa? n collepo b "?y when doors*
Adnlr was conducting the flrst tr^ii,
that over ran Into Atlanta. 1 traveled
with him sometimes, nnd since then
our warm friendship has been un
broken. Ills warm Scotch blood beat
more kindly to his friends ns tho yeai*
rolled on. He was aa frank as h? wa*
genial. IIo had opinions and convic
tions, and did not suppress them tc
curry favor with anybody. TTIb 11 r<
wns an open book, nnd everybody whe
know him et nil knew him well. A
stranger would diagnose him in half an
hour's eonvorsat'cii. Sincerity w;<s hit
most striking characteristic; Scotch
men are always Bineere; they newt
dodge 0 responsibility. I don't know
whether Geoige carried* any Indian
blood or not, but his uncles did. TIk
Adalrs of Cherokeo were olo*o akin tc
him, and they wore halfbrceds oi
quadroons, nnd nil went west with the
tribe lit l$3d. Tholr descendants arc
out there now, for I tako an Indlar
paper and see their mines anions th<
leaders. It Is singular bow tho.?(
Scotchmen mated with tho Indian
maidens early In this century, and
every one of them wanted a ehlef't
daughter, and generally got her. When
tlio old chiefs died these Scotchman'
just stepped into their places ant!
groomed the tribes, nnd so did theli
sons after them. There was no Eng
lish or Irish or French In It; .* t lie
Scotch alone had secured the Indians
*e?pect and confidence. Thera was
il ons and Ridge and Mcintosh nnd Mc^
Gillvray and Barnard and Venn nnd
many others who became chiefs 01
Mibebleffl nnd governed all era dlvlslor
of the tribe. Osceola wns the son of 1
Scotch trader. I su*nect that Geor^r
Adair had a strain of Cherokee blood Ir
lvlft velp*. and It made a pood erofis?
mv w|fp thinks it doc<*. nnd iu proud k
traee her Tndlnn blood to Pne.9honta?
fhroncrli the Knits nnd Pollrcs an/
Randolph*: wherever you flrd It it !?
dornlnanr; T enn nrotfi that. by my^H'
and my soo-ln*law ? "Woman rul<u
here" if what the rooster nav? wher
ho crowa In this family, hut. aha rule?
well. I te'd Uncle nam yofterday fr
clean out the pit when hf got throng*
cutting wood. "When I got bark frorr
town It. wAs (Omont nlcht, find he wai
rahins; nil around the back rard an'
burning n?? the seen mutated litter aW
trash. "tTnrlo Ram." Paid I, "told yot
to clcon- oul the pit. for I r?iu3t oyi
some of the flowers hi there. Fn
afraid it will frost frV^'ght." The- olt
man naked on and cnld: "She tole nw
to do din." oTid hf> -never got to the pi'
at all. Dut mv wife came out and fx
plained, a^d to'd the bark yard lookW
so dreadful bid and f?he knew that thi
pit could tvalt a day or two and 1'
wa?ent going to frott no hew. and 6(
forth, aid of course I surrendered ? !
alwavR do. b ?t I've got to clean ou
tb*?t pit myself.
Yes. I rt member when George Ada.t;
and .T. Henlv Smith started a news
naper In Atlanta, cnllcd The Southen
Onfadfcracv. I wrote for It some
t!m?s IuaiT to c!ve our boys eome com
fort and c-,r Enemies f c.mo f>a?s. XV hot
the fed invawer ran my numerous wlf<
and offspring out oi h omn I wrote o
It on the win*, cr the fly. and to'd Iiot
we j>as*ed "Big John" on (ho way, an^
he was driving a ?i.eer w!th the steer*!
tall drtwn through a hole In the dasli
board and the end tlrd up irf a knot I
^indicted a poem to h!s memoir
end gave (the mournful ','lr.cv to m)
friend Smith, and he published It
George had -tci oil A*'<sl 'ip before thli
and leaned Gsneral Forrest's cavalry
Tie provfd to be a great favorite witt
Foirert. e'nd as th* admiration wa
mutual he nataed his next bov aftei
?ho prereral. t?nd it sticks to him yet
T totd fJeerre rom? tirr-o eyo that i
Applets 3 bicarraphv of Forrest. wl;icl
wai r.aid t.r ho written by Colonel Jo**
dao. his adjutant general. It was re
corded tb*t. he was very Illiterate, a"'
that his d>?~ateh anuo^nctn* the f&T
of Frrt Pillow was still n^erved tr
VP>?Vnaton. and read na fallows:
"Wf hu*tad At fort ayj nlnerclocl
and ?knt"rd the^lsree'-s. v My men !?
still a eellanem In the woods. Them
tva* eotebed with fjr^na and braatp'n? I
and slch we kilt. The rest was pay 1
rr M and told to *It."
- Occ/gc wo* ladigauit when I obowrt ,
him a cop* o* It 'nd declared that h
"'?? i'? f Ti " ? tv ? ?? !
onfcfm. ,rT hnoif," jflffd B#,
Wfiiil W| p iro ichoter. bpt ft? htii
?mM U& bad. I bar* M?irt froa
him that I kDOw ht wrote, and wblh
?It* Hg?y llt< pw ?uid?. tbtl mmr
fairly w?n writtad, I doo't Wiam
that Co'onat Jordiu wrota
thto* a boat Forraat. *ova% of tlmt
blocrapbars ara fv*t Ilk* MM
MPW reporter*, ft thoy et?t
11a ik*t acratch tMr heada '
^roZ^ao Sfcc I "
fwc t#y Haw atrwwtwtrj
anongb thara had baafi'lfi
In thara U?tr rtiiM.ylj '
carnival nn.i a cirrus nnd pia^d ba:?
and ta$ And maddog }>;1 over my 1h$tli
bo rls, nnd ter* up a let of my planfc
i oiid now I am not ea'm and serenOv
And mv telfo wont let mo put. out .
f-trychnlno, for tibo ray* p i^out fab
I nor neighborly, nnd ao I liovo got ty
I nt.rrtch more nlro along tho fenCfl
! Thwe urc about forty do*?* within e&t?
reach of my hom o and tUey aro no aa
' count ?
I l\>r In thl> town more di^e arc found
I Thau ever y<?u did sec,
Both mongrel, puppv, whelp and Ivouod
And dogs of h'ltv degree
Ooufound 'cru ~d.:xim 'cm.
-1U11 Arp In Atlanta C'onoltutlon
In par tin ui oi His or\ at l.:ine$tonc.
iJafYney, s 0, Spoo!al.~ 'i'lm 'trustoon
of Lluffi no ColliM-o have determined
i i.i oij.hl h'i ii ^:oiu dt'puvj niont- of hlc*
tory in which without r,i\y way ueg
1 .'.'tins c I : i ? ; bin liche* -i' tho ?ubje'et.
p.iithular nilfiit on will bo paid to tlw
history of i'ic F^mherji .Staler. It lo
proponed ta nmko li nestono Col logo
fi great center of historical invoatl
cation. A large hklerkal library U
being rapidly provided, arrangements
hav? l)i(n undo to scours lusti'uetlou
of t he highest c'jnraotcr by men train
ed la university racthoda of oilslnal re
search, and ihc fruits cf Iho studies
made both by*pn>foh*or* and by gradu
ate etndents will bo published by tlw
col lege In a scries of historical mono
graphs. Iho college propose?, to build
up a great department wtiore tho truth
of history will be taught; whore South
ern Klrls may read with reverence tho
records cf their f.sthorft' splendid
uchlevemcnts, and -.whe:o tho South
may find be fi.ro tho 'nr of Impartial
re.iHCJii tho vindication of tho great po
litical doctrine i f the right of self
government, for which fsho fought tho
world in arms.
A beautiful hall of history win oe
croclcd for this department. The ' I
building will be n gem of architecture.
The now department will he e.illod the
Winnie Davis. School of History, and
iho now building will be named the
Winnie Davis Hall of History. Lime
stone Collide desires this work to be
a splendid monument to the memort %
of that beautiful woman, whose image
Is enshrined In every truo Southern
i heart. The Institution believes that * .
no UiMbuie could lv? deviled more oc?
cfptabio to the cultured mind of tho
Daughter of tho Confederacy tlmu n
great departmeni of a great, college
devo',ed to the education of Southern
women.
J'lO. ldent Leo Davis Lodge has laid
tho plan before Mrs. Jefferson Davis
and has received from bor a full en
dorsement of tho preject.- ' .
Tho matter will bo pushed with tho .
utmost vigor. Tho greatest enthusi
asm has boon aroused at the college.
The friends of Limestone are roj^lced
that their college la going to take up
Mils gioat work ? a work that mmt ap
peal powerfully to evoy true man and
woman of Southern blood. Every
Southerner will wish to seo the Wlnnje
Davis 8cbtol of Hl3tory, what it is
certain to be, a great success.
In ?a*r?rly. Notbfag irn fn Tir piiST
*nt*
J iMli.to in mi?* --:
ntlac eipcriflwnt Jwf yitefc ;
*wii ywrffwiP-Hf fHHfwrft w-iw
Slate Note*. ,
The sinking fund commission will
not moot ou October 3, tho regular
time, the dato being postponed until
i ho lOih. Matters of Importance to
Individual-* particularly will come up.
Tho Mercantile Club of Charleston
bat, petitfyncd for a charter. It is to
be social in character aj>d 1b to have a
capital stock of $200. W. Harper. 8.
Burtman, V? Stein are the incorpora
tors. I
The regular session of the South Car
olina Military Academy was begun
'Saturday and Saturday n ght tho walls
of tho "Oitadol" held nearly all of the
old cadets. Tho recruits will not re
port until Tuesday. The faculty was
present at the opening and the rogular
orders wero issued. The prospccts for
a largo number of students are
collont and _ ?
tic Spa tod by students a ad toachors.
ThJ Boer*' Eristl't Up.
London, By Cable.? -Notlc^a for the* j
adjourned cabinet council wore for
warded Wednesday aftci-uooa, and tlxa ...
. hif f government whip wllj be on haiMi ?
to give immediate effect to any d?--_
Cftlon arrived at regarding tho re?as
scmbllng of Parliamont. Information
from nioemfontcln leaves llttlo doubt
that the Or.inga Frco Stata Volsraafl ti -
unanimoue In supporting the Trans
vaal
A flat Experiment.
A gentleman who visited a primping
station, of-<tl?e Philadelphia watef
works .Mtowu into *t be eaftlao
room. ? "What tam pTO.-rtrst of her*
la my drought," nidd tn?r engineer,
"ye re it la." ^H?fa!?ed a trapi door la
the floor, disclostng a hole about
ft tQfJt Jfqunre ami the Tfellq^ looMd