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VOIAJMKX1. CAM I MSN, S. 0., Kill DAY, AUlil'ST 10. IIMMi. NO* ,]1, * DRAWS FIRST BLOOD] - * # (iary and Patterson Engage in * . Lively Scrap. LAUR BOTH EXPRESS REGRETS. ? ? ? A Rough-and-Tumble Affair in SN'Ij cli Honors Were lijsy, and Nobody S? rlously Mure. Laurens AUetiiig Hirst Blood. Laurens. Speoial. The great educa tional campaign evoluted into a slug King match hero. It was somewhat ? he unexpected which happened. Frank B. Gary and A. Howard Patterson had a rough and tumble tight before u thousand I .aureus people, men and wo men. The.v fought with d".sj -('ration HUd (UltexmlvWn i Vilmun and others separated them. ::\il tlien Jhey wanted to k<-i hack at ^ach other. Had the incident occurred year-* ago in this county, wlifii there were a cait- J load of pistols at a meeting, there I would have been funerals lieie to- j T^U^row; but these days all lie f iling tilt he between th<> <-andidats. To-\Uy^lW^''lt was Uvo bruis ed faces and etTi,1&w^?_oi- "lC *tylo campaigning going on,'aii4 if others showed the same spirit there would be jnany more fisticuffs each day. HOW IT STARTED. From day to day Mr. Patterson ham mered at Mr. (Jury about his Charles- i ton speech, reading the clippings and making the statements published. Mr. Oary thought this persistent effort was to make it appear Indirectly ihal he straddled In Charleston or favored a local option while in Charleston, with | a Mceuse feature which ho iusisted was not the case, and that Patterson s effort by reading extracts was tO place him In a false position as to what h* had said ami his announced illiludo on the liquor question. As persistent ly as Mr. Patterson would make his statements Just so persistently would Mr. Gary insist that his position in Charleston, as elsewhere, was plain and unequivocal and not Intended ic be nor was it misleading. Mr. Patterson was sitting about five feet behind where Mr. Oary was speaking and got up and snid: "Mr. Gary. I want to explain something." Mr. Gary turned squarely around and taid: "Now, Mr. Patterson. 1 want to ask you plainly?is what 1 have said about that Charleston matter true?" Mr. Patterson said he would explain. Mr. Gary replied there was no use to explain, but insisted on knowing whether what he had just said about the whole matter was true or not. Mr. Patterson went on to say the candidates would not agree with Mr. Uary. or something on that line. Mr. Patterson said he dared him to prove his statement by any of the candidates. Mr. Gary insisted on a direct 'reply as to whether his statement about the Charleston speech was true or not. By this time the two men were within arms length, looking fiercely at each (rther and no doubt looking for a blow. Mr. Patterson said, yes, he denied as being correct what Mr. Gary had said, if he could not explain. Mr. Gary then said: "If you say my statement is not correct you say what Is not so." The two men joined,, Patterson Th'Ck out and claims to have hit first, the p?-7"* not a second's difference In Rtrucfc Gai^->f blows. i r. Patterson the left eye. ' -derhanded lick under ?>?? -r?.VV..e ?rt'thc "D Hn.d W"'""'!! ?'?! ware aroimu .. were up against each om... Rtid several blows wore passed, but (hoy were /mlled apart, (iary was taken towarrf the front of the stand nnd Patterson to the back. They said nothing but were eager, and the watch ing crowds pressed up to the stand. ? Some yelled for one candidate and gome for another. Two pollc.cm.en, *??r!ravey, SenatorTlllraan and ' every one ?Sherin Chairman Smith moveu .... to got hark tw?d ait down and pot on Ihe stand. By thia time the candi date? hnd mopped off their faces and wiped the blood off, for blood flowed from both of their bruises. Whfln quiet was restored Mr. Gary -'Unrp, Romewhat dis ' -'nc all fared ^the aumv... heveled and bruised, and quiv*;t...c, over and with clinched hand, and t>poke out and said when ho loft hoire he decided he woulty be n gentleman and g*ve no possible offonso to anyone and In turn he would not lake any In. suit from anyone. He had treated Mr. Patterson an a gentleman Jtn<l friend, but be had gono too far, and he would ? man to Insult him without ? allow iiv, __ Witlijy him in the mm.?. Mr. Gary apologizod with feeling anu aimont tears for having fought before ladiea. and expreaaed hl.s deep regret at the incident, then lie went ou and concluded hia apeech. cutting It here ?' there. * ??? allowed to make nnu -Mr. Patterson a statement and said he wa.i Vv., ?orry for th? occurrence. He did not Ilka such things.v He and Mr. Gary bad been warm friends and {be had baaa a staunch friend of the family, but whenever a man told him he lied he tried to put bis flat in his mouth ?* ?ive blm the best he had li\ bis * -4 ?HVfV IL WkM the two ooihbat?n4? &ta ? their Mt a police ufftccr, who looks llltW tk? ptctoree at Mr. Dlakelspiel, |m4 aatared, held out hta hud eadi > mM tt wwM coit each o# th* oembet tMt |S or the? would hare to 90 be fore mayor's court. Mr. Oar j--paid hi* |S nd Urn Mr, Pattersoa. when a*kad. headed orer ht*4&. The o*User, whea 1 aeked about the r, aaid it always ooet th*t tor a flcht ta the town, bet ibataat> cMM ?? ta eourt. If ? mted teuaad they rtfcht 9? hartr tketraoeey, het the? want eae r*S* Mr. Patteveow aad Mr. Oar after the speech < Mr. (Jury. By a strange coincidence they both we 10 guests hj one homo, but the) hi*' nosy at different homes. Through thi> efforts of'Clerk of Court Holt. Mr. Patterson an?l Mr. tiary in< t, shook hands ami agreed to be friends and comrades to eaeh other as when they entered Laurens. Of course neither of the contestants was hurt to any extent. After the scrap it wa* uphill work for all until Tillman was presented, and he was received with enthusiasm. He whooped things up and had the boys hurrahing. Tillman was happy and so did everyone else stem to he, and he re marked that there was nothing much in the talk of t>00 tigers in Charleston and 200 in Columbia, and he put no faith in this talk and commented on the evidences of their being no tigers about Laurens, and that there wnro not near as many tigers lis some tried lo make oill. - 'i he crowd was (juitn large u?<l in the very best of humors. The meeting was hold In Trby grove, which i? Ai* -iAse .SSrfKiC'fe v>\ Capt. Jennings snoke of his war re cord and how he has worked to make his living and raised his 14 children without asking the aid of any one. He showed his Independence and why lu wanted the oftlee solely on hit; quallfl cations. Hp spoke of his service since the war. State Treasurer Timmermitn said his opponent could not plead length oil term against him. for Capt. Jenning:! had held office for I t years. The only reason his ?^>poncnt gave against his election was because he had been elect ed bank president, an evidence of the good will and confidence in him^xHo spoke of his war record ami that of his family and hi;; appreciation of the public confidence. Comptroller General Derhain spoke of his re^>rd in office and argued that he wanted the various count its looked Into amP. the voters to Judge by what they know and find there. He took up tho maitcr cf settle ments. Mr. Brooker's collections and reports, ho argued, were something like that of constable's mileage, it was constructive. Mr. Brooker has been paid for all ho has ever (lone. The commission directed Mr. Brooker to j complete the work in the counties in j which he had worked and not go into i new counties; and did not stop him j i from the work he is so anxious to j prosecute. The anonymous circular, j | soiit out. by his opponent, charged ' ' county officers wth collusion, and ' I wheft ho quoted from the records it < was said he used slander and vitupent- j tlon. In his, desperation, he speaks of j his war and "76 services, and then h? attacks his dead father. The conII- I ! donee shown him was sufficient evl- I donee of the trust shown him. lie did | j not know what mot I vi s prompted his ! father taking office from the Kcpuhli- j cans when ho was S years old. and hia father was the first treasurer, flo heard, i j to turn over mono* to Hampton. Mr. Norton W. Ktooker said for L'3 j : meetings he spoke of Mir. Derhain as | J a gentleman, until he attacked him in I a slanderous way 1n the papers. In Yorkville he was excited and spoke of j his father's record and afterwards I af*>logizcd for his heat. 5?o far as he knew Mr. Derhain was honest, but lie ! felt he had a ri.n'it to discuss his rec ord. He did charge Derhain with ab solute neglect of duty with material losses to the State. Derhain has been in office at Columbia for about seven years and ought to know how to con duct things. Tho irregularities he charged worn* realities. v He-*oted to stop his won*: -JHo has been blocked all along. If DerKam be eleetfd no one will go behind his': work. If Derhain he elected he Indicated that it was his purpose to pupil tho matter through to a finish even (if impeachment be neces sary. t>(i Mr. Derhain and Mr. Brooker could t/*eree aa to the comptroller gen lenci-.?.t to force refractory ylioriffs facts. -?*j>rutloii8. Mr. Hrooktr John J j? hcfi. all seeming vlo ambition .^g dealing only In te.rs to ";tlve. ??? &??"" "?5.- lie n. ,.??or wllht" ornrtr. offico for the empty i.v, ing something or trying. Ho woim, rather discuss pr??t educational qiies tions than answer th** captions critl rism of his opponent. Ho thought Mr. - ?>onl?| run on his ram it and o and efforts Capers not on captious objectloua to arouse prejudice, lie. <1M not l?o lieve his opponent in his ho;irt believed -?v lust ronipl-ilnt in tho ""'i in that thorp whs mi... _ complaints ho Is making in... . came his irritation. Mr. Capers, he argucd? showed a curious son inicnt when he thought he was not as good a southerner, and he ke^p* up flaunt ing the red flag. Ho had tlio fortune or misfortune of having instructs] Mr. Capers. In Clarendon county out of 1,500 voters Capers got 100 or so voters, he heard, in his race for the Mr. McMahan to-dav ?- sonif legislature. touched up Mr. Cajx-i* .? ginger. Mr. Capers Maid ho would continue to say that McMahan was a gentleman, but the trouble was McMahan ?n.i too smart. McMahan was trying to run "durational system. Mc over I'YIM V the whoit* Mnhnn persists in runnings ... body and everything. 1 gome one Raid. "We'll lmvo to (piit you both; you criticise oaoh other too ^, ?? ' * never attacked mucrn Mr. Capers ?al<i a? ? MoMahan and he was deeply In earn ??t. The reason he knew no French * ?u?* McMahan undertook to o/ hia elec wpr~Dcvti^-. teafu him. He wSMei.-r, tlon In Rick land. Mr. J. H. Wharton wan at home and ilmpjnr piw?ut?d the other railroad ' maali^fltteri. He asked that the an* and applaud othcra dftBCt U Ut<T did him. Maj. Barnard B. Btuu said he wai i worry to lire to d*f?at LAarcu' caa-{l dKUU tat If would do wb. Ha again'! aad afdi wnyhiftH -thattba rail way eoMdnloMn had dona nothing. Gt*t Ormrt tm tkte cooatjr paid a high . ?t local rate thsn 414 Ancnsta, fla., on iCf trick. Wm rhl?f oppoaeot pW la faroi of I'ee flue section. The rates on fer tilizers nr?' higher here than in any other State. Two years ago ho waa defeated by another man who has done nothing fx?* -i?t increase iat*\n and then he took up tIn' argument thst the com mission helped to abolish the second class rates and any honest man can buck the railroads and that would be what he would do. Then ho took up the railroad assessments and argued that the board reduced the assessmenj one hau. They neglect the interest of the other taxpayers. He complained that \V. IV Evans was riding on posse* and was liable to a tine of $.">00. Some uno asked 1?. M. ti> prove the charge and M. M said he had admitted using his pass. Thos. N. Merry was asked whether he rode on a pass, lie said he did not Ho said he would strictly obey the law as to the use of passes and not drink free liquor and sec double tracks He I wanted the solid vote of ivuurenn on i the second race. .1 E. l,L'ttigre(w said lie ^<STs vote hunting because he did not want to divert a vote from Col. Wharton and he regretted having Col. Wharton as h'.R opponent. He said two 1.aureus citizens had promised to work for him at any time and he wished to release them and 1ft them work for Wharton. He spoke of the work of the commis sion board, that the truckers associa tion had tried in vain to get lower rates on truck to the up-country in this county. He was lighting nobody and nobody was fighting him and he was running entirely on his record. W. I). Evans said the audience has Just been told the voters have been blind-for ten years and they have been told that the speaker was the honest anil upright man was the one to be elected. The- rate from dray Court on brick is now 80 cents, beforo April it was $1.A* to thn charge that he work ed for the Pee Dee section?the rate to h'.s home, Kollocks, whh the only station to which there was no reduc ? lon in rates. The trouble with B. Evans was that ho heard of someone who had a bottle of liquor on some private car and that bottle was what I J. H. was running after. He was pay ing his way on this campaign and paid to come here and the conductor tow him H. I), asked lvlm (he number of W\ D. Evans' pass. The fertilizer rate tuJ Laurens had been reduced. The l/aur ? ens mill could now buy cotton (ji the eountv and then lie took up the other rates that been reduced. 11. H. said be never imVe a < barge that had been donied. W. I>. asked if that man could not 1 be kept quiet. H. H.?Keep to facts. J w. |>.?1 let you go on wlthou in terruptions and this sort of ifiing is kept up most of the time. ^ The fertilizers were manufa'eturrd here and the trust has been organized and more money is coming here be cause the rates and candidates here are favorablo to their investing money here. Mr. W. I). Mayfleld, for railroad com ! mlssioner, outlined his policy and put J in some licks against the railroads : paying th^ salaries of the railroad [ comfntesloners. lie said the commis sion takes refuge behind the inter state commerce commission, but other. States got lower rates and somebody has gotten lower rates. some way. He wanted the sinaT^nidustrss en couraged by lower local rates. Iron works and such enterprises are hand!-' capped by rates: so with canning fac tories. The meeting was then ad journed for dinner. At the afternoon session A. Howard Patterson first took up the advan tage? of Ihe dispensary and then took up Col. Hoyt and Jumped on him for hij "coalition" platform. Col. Hoyt, be argued-, was trying to cut loose from Gonzales. Then he argued that men vote on principle and Hoyt's election meant good-bye dispensary. Then he took up MeSweency's administration of the dispensary and the alleged non enforcement In Charleston and Colum bia. He dared McSweeney to tear down the barfl*tures. because if he did would lose all the votes in Charles Tlfcn li? Jumped McSweeney ror iMfctng the custom houso offi Iidfli* (lJspoDBary law cannot l>? 1 ho?<*?*-~' ? tlie hands of one who ' (tovevnor ? 'nw- Then he people to wv.,. whether a nin^lo r<V>e brothers i j 1i5r rtefpnt The j ; themselves what ther&ji0ff >n{J ' r?f the general non-c?fd\. 8f>f* '"'V J(_ Is fV fOf frir I lLsppnuary i?>, would rmovo any ooijbthi? . not do his duty. For years ''f / had been used as ' ? ? < iho y torn JlOlino room and he mapped uuu ? campalRn and secured Tillman'Kl *-* nm. operation, and ho cited what hns 1>V hi\r, done. He could not go around an Ore watch every countable. In this con- ' nectlon he read letters to hIiow him I " ? 'a bedng-en forced and his in- [ * Hp took up inxr ... . struct Iohr carried om. the letters from the mayors to show (hat th?* law U being enforced ami re ceived three baskets of flowers. Col. .laa. A. Hoyt spoke touchingly of having b?en brought to Laurens oh - ?irotcher after having been wounded t,? ftnoke of having got ? ?- from and disabled. ten his first .prohibition viewo O'Neal and his father in I^tirens, how he has ever since been for prohibition. Then be took his opposition to the dis -?fV and Insisted that the State had ? ?? the business. The *"4~l to r TltX ss-sr ,ooV UtonW* w Mt *toe ' \w^^w!W^?rtra=H10^ TTfmi O. Walt's boat < again attached himself to tne paTgn. Mr. Whitman gave the audi ence a regular vaudeville show. He wanted a hand primary on all who do *? ??*?! only a few roted. Some - "our hand/1 not drinK. ?... one cried. "You hold up *? and Whitman said: "Oh, I drink. . The law wm not enforced In or out or f the dlapeaaaft. He instated that pro hibition or Afepeaaarr could be en forced and Mc8weeney had been forced by (he ranpeifa to enforce the law. iiiuj if llaruoy K\ans is not tying. yout | railroad, commission is rotten from bottom to top. If you believe lirookei your tux department is rotten, ami so it f6 With tint ohor department. ami nil Oio other candidates. except Hoyt ami Oary wort' (load. Gary wants t<> Kill tho law l?y disintegrat ion lie was the first man who Introduced the (laryocracy with tho Kvans attach inont. Frank M. tlary said Patterson i>?i slstently trlod to misrepresent him. I Mo waded Into his Charleston speech es and went for Patterson's attacks, and it was soon after this that the scrap occurred which broke up things The. candidates for lieutenant go. ornor, Tillman. Knox Li vingston. I Colo L. HI ease and <\ I'. Winkler, a poke but they had ap up hill Job of ii | trying to hold the pallcncw l,f the large audience. Finally Senator Tillman, got before the audience and when h/ did evi.iv budv vvaniul M*" 'ST?" *^<v*Tv? - lie spok? t?f so nymy ladies being present, ax on previous occasions the women wore not present, lie was noj altogether on his mottle as he had no opposit ion. TOOK UP THK IMIKACHKKS und t<ald some of them were in mighty bad company. He b ft it to the crowd as to whether or not there was the combination between the saloon men and the preachers. He wanted to know why the preachers wore so angry now. He used to say It was the hit dog that howls." To-day a preacher said, "Suppose we did, what then?" Why. ho acknowledged the whole > o ?i. ?'The State," which is now the prohibi tion organ, in times past has done all it could to have the people violate the dispensary law. Chairman Pet Smith had some fun by tilling Tillman his time was up. Tillman did not believe it in the in terest of the State to have prohibition, because he felt it could never bo on* forced, and be a farce and would mean the return of bars. Tho men who rhould he watched are the members of the legislature more than tho gofA crnors. Line up all the candidates. (lathering at Ore nv lie. Greenville, Special.?Till* has per haps been the largest and liveliest meeting of the prej?f>nt campaign. Sen ator Tillman seepfed to have on hl< old time steam, and the cheers for ' Hoyt and tho twittering of the steam up and he spoke with vehemence. Tillman spoke fo ino;e than an hour and. a* he promised, took up the j-enir 11 o Hi (!;?.i^Hner of Greenville, 'llilnir.il n ad? the ?e-t sperch of the. campaign. H > had two primaries, tirst whether lie was justified in charging the minis terial-suloon keepers "alliance" and many approved of his denomination, and that there was th ? ' allien e. Hut It wa< his prohibltion-dhp3n?ary hand p imnry noted. There were rot over 20 or 2.~> who voted on his call f?>r prohibition; when the dispensary vote w;i8 called for the hands as of old went rs as if out. of a Catling gun? fiulv to 1 was the record. The dispensirj had the overwhelming number voting, aiul Tillman said this would be the r< cult in the primary. Tillman in :d ' -? /connected speech and wis h-\<'0. on the ministers going I at ? politics : n< talked plainly ;?bo it Dr. <!a duer. wh ' cermvd to have many friends in the audience. , . Col. Hoyt did not expect to spo.?K. but he made a uplrited and well timed reply to many of Tillman's point . ami vigorously defended the prohibit oniss and Dr. Gardner. Th" audience s h .we t feeling tbroughuit.espcelally as to 1 ili inan in his tp?ech. end Col. Hoyt s friends were in e.ilen.e. It is to be noted that Mr. Gary spoke first and lie made aVolutely m> U1 -n~ tion of ti e Laurens inc dent, nor <ii lie siv anything about t'te Cha teiton matter or anticipate Mr. PUter-on * arguments as to ills dlspt 11321/ Po tion. and when Mr. Patterson came af terward he i aid nothing about t.u Charleston incident which occasioned the scrap; so it lepks as if the cause of trouble has bo'n hurlol. Gov. McSwccney furnished cv.idencL that the seizures of Inr flxtu o., i\a > dered and Mr. Guy read an AflUl.ivit from Mr. Fcrugg^ of Cherokee Ihati Stable* were e-ked tnv ?here'-nnd not supplied but were promised n.tei Section, the allhla\it says. < Mr. Patterron omitted tHo enancn f n Inciclcut exempt to rcitcrhUi -that thfio arc 60) tigers there. H?* mad? <,^<nunvt|on .fit...Mr- <??'? v. .cmwI-, ytj-.- s/ij? o'jjf.e. I(r said It was six great plengurc in |,p iVi-i? ni1'' if was a ?? w?|] rernfverl 1,1 ?>? u no 80!i:cti)irg weak in thn Ho did not l<now whother ?hIMtion or not. JI?? fe't the filo horn woro truo :i < steel *ote rl?hf. tho programmo wis nf ?rI1Mkill? r- ? ",ftt ho 1,1,1 itwl tlvrfOiirs nn.i that 1>?' I hv hp 'NS'-<?-n'* ho a?is\he to to k!'??'() \\ in o\>eo?Nf nnii nal tto? u_. ?ir the " Ill* the swell heaa, they turned around and w?i medwitng. It was the R'i **" old. he woatd be damned if h<; ?. r ?????? ha damned if ho didnT?r hr^( - ? h* oulet ^nth^, J(iy he wuu?. aBlTPfr" . bottled the tiotVuff- \ -? Then he took up the apf ?ial box lr? this county and said th* oom*nittee had | turned the candidate* loioio aiul wa? ] letting the question he Battled for tlx* j counter in * box. It was a bad p'an f * ??? Intended to let the c*pdldatfj ?-?-??rle the peoj" I dates saf ? BO _ straddle and kftg?yiuM It to cowardly In the candidal#* . the roamttlM fo allow tRTe rcreen You wfnbe fool* If yon do not h?v? , the candidate* line up and nay whether they are lor proamnion o;- ? li ? d sp.<n sary Ttic s pe Ial box is a irir <1 and If \OM tl.i nut- 1 iK?"> It lump it. Tin- ipnstion J?? you Is one ef t'e -t ing you . n l yo ;i progeny for a lift' Unit'. It i?> ' 0*'o Hon 'u> ?' ided upon tIn* nii i its of tho unit tor. There fluMilil l>'' no undue pressure. Ho was j lUM'O alhO U,HH-e he hud broil H'lT'l! f imI and ho a\?d his adminilr.it >n ha.I Intii attucke I and h? Id up t ? *1 i i ion j by Col. II \l the olhor day. ' Tho candidates pro < in spoke with about their accustomed energy ami ci j SOUTH CAROLINA CHOPS. Mail) Corn Djuiujjed l?y Drought Lot ton Picking Hegun. '1'he temperature wim uniformly ! high during I In- week ending X <*? "i. j August titli. and averaged slightly j ;|L>t>\ ?? ill. JLU-f;\V.*vC S \v\KSoV*?0"111 "1 ' !is at Yoinas.-eo. and .i inininiuin of C.J | at Crecnville 'I'horo were inodium to light show cis during the first of tho wrrk con lined principally, hut not altogether. j to I ho soul In astern and northwestern j portions. Tho general ubscn o of rail'. | the prevah lire of drying w inds, and j the steady high temperature were con i dltions del riim iit a I to growing vege , tatiou, except rot ton. and the nee I of I rain is again w idespread, and in njaeon urgent, especially for food and foiagt crops. Practically all crop-! liavr h'H'ti laid by Old corn is math' and cannot he ma tOrhOl.v helped or i'jjured hy sui>s<> <iucnt weather ?omlitions; ilc nop una h holow the aver.if.e. Yonng col li is hotter and yet very promising, hut will soon stand in need of ram. Vod dor pill li uk has generally begun uvtr tho eastern ?oimtics. Thoro was a general improvement, in the condition of cotton, especially in Iho eastern and western counties, although insf and shedding are in creasing. and sea island continues to blight. (irov.lh has stopped in some fields, and Iho plants are blooming to the top, while other Holds continue to grow and p nit freely. Cotton is open ing unite generally in the eastern ioun tics, although picking has no? begun. Tobacco ciitMng and curing is draw ing to a (lose. The late crop gridos well. Rice is very promising, jind Is vipon ?ng, and harvesting will begin Ibis or next xvcV'k. Pease continue to do well, but, sorghum, sugar cano, sweet pota toes, and gardens are failing, in places, for want of moisture. There are l.irg ? quantities* of peaches ripening, but many aro wormy and rot quietly. The hny crop will bo heavy in places. NEWSY CLEANSING3. Railing vessels suilablo lor long voy Bges are in demand. * Soft eoiil Is now being shipped from this country to Kngiaud. The water system of AIlanti^tfK? has (ailed twice within two weeks Illinois apples hiive born awarded the lirst prize at tie* Paris Imposition. Cheap lands in Nebraska have been taken up so rapidly that few desirable acres remain. American owners have entered iTilr I ty four horses for the JOuglish Derby ol' 1! Kill. J Hritish mereha tils' trade with Soul I: | Africa has decreased M.;.7r?",(ioo uw in;j to the IJoer war. North Carolina inonntaineers have destroyed the ehureb of a Heel which believe in faith cure. It is an open ijiferet in I'aris that the Kxhibition-lias not achieved the KUOOC'SS predieled for it. <Jcni-ge Daniels, CnMod States Con sul at Hull under President Harrison's adniinisiratioli. died in London. Convention Hall. In Kansas City, Mo., has been insured fol' ^ir?0.<HX), Willi more policies yet to be Issued. The district immud JMauen, Cor maiiv. has been disturbed by out 111* quakes, but no serious damage has been done. Dutch coins in British Cuiana are to bo demonetized.? Ample time will Im' given for holders to get them ex changed at the treasury. Dr. S. A. Knopf, of New York City, has been awarded the prize of $1<hmi offered* bv the Tuberculosis Congress for the best essay oil tho subject "How tn. ' " ft , For the first time. In Its hlfS.jy tho actual son levels, mileage, ?Littides and longitudes of the Mississippi ]{|v er arQ being determined. The work is in the hands of the Mississippi jyv. ?r Coinnilsslou. ^ RAM'S HORN BLASTS. fY^HK lovo of lioaV-H I only thlngn muhofl j a lluht heart. 1 There is no righteousness with mt rc?lntancc. rTho will without tfi* .work cannot waVc th'o wav. T h o ? prce^nt builds the palaooor ? the hut of th? fu ture. SoiiH'tinii'K whoa I (?o<l Kive? iih seed. Ing a mud foundation bo plercctf by * hat ^flwoqa. &}en is either CbrUt^vir*. God caro or Vf WT<* -win *fl,nce *?? ^ tinlr I" <">u,UT VETERANS REUNION. tliey Were Elegantly Liitcrtaincd a I Greeinvood. FEATURES 01 THE OCCASION. Heroes of tlie Lost Cause Ontlier and Nave * (IjoiI lime fleet Next In Columbia. Greenwood, Speial. Tho veterans' convention was opened Wednesday morning in the couv' ho?vx*\ Senator C. A. Waller presented I lit' Kov. J. S. Jordan of Phoenix, who opened tho meeting witb i> .v.'.wl \^^Sysvfc\v> *V peal to tin* God of llattlcs. Then came a very interesting address of welcome on behalf of the town of Greenwood h.v Mayor IHiI'ii', who paid high I r 11 > - ute to the soldiers of the Confederacy and extended tho survivors a warm welroino on behalf of this thriving lit tle eity. Mr. David Allien, cominan der of Camp .lames M I'errln, Sons of VotorniiH, weleomed the visitors in the name of hijs organization, and Senator Waller in behalf of Camp !>. Wyatt Aiken. Ir. C. V. (Jen. C. Irvine Walker, the state commander, then responded for the veterans ?ln one of the happiest speech es ho has ever made on any occasion. After these preliminary exorcise* there was read tho annual memorial tribute to the comrades who have died *lnee the last reun-lon and to tho wo men of the v'confederacy. CM I0ICUS FOR HAMPTON. A telegram was read from Wndo Hampton, ex pressing his regret f* t. Ixv | in#',nimble to come. The mention of ! the'nr.Tne of Hampton sot. thovold sol ; tbi-ers wild and they cheered to tho 1 echo. On motion. It was ordered that j at response be sent to Gen. Hampton ! telling him that he still occupies the first place in the hearto of his coin ' rades. A letter was read from Capt. George ' I.ako, now living In 1-oulnvlllo, ox , pressing his regrets and a suitable ro 1 spoil-so was ordered sent to Capt. I_,ak? j who is a prime favorite wit . his com-, rades. j Next came the 'roll call of ramps, a ' duty performed by Col, Jas. G. Holmes, di! vision adjutant,'in'his usual grace ful style. j IV. H. II. Tenguo presented tho re I port tho coinmltteo on the Cotifod j orate abbey, which showed that tho j offer of Charles H road way Houss baa I boon mot and the 1100,000 for the ah 1 hey Is now available. | On motion of Col. Iredell Jones, a : committee of three was ordered ap> j pointed to memorialize the legislature for the creation of the offlco of com ; mlfifiloner of ponslons. - A committee of tfio same number was appointed to report on the subject j of text books, and Just at this point j Hon. O. I>. Pchumport. of Nowberry niado a ringing speech In support of j tho plea for fair histories. [? After this tho convention adjourned and tho veterans wandered off In nearch of something to eat. Tho hotelB hero are small, and mo^t of tho visi tors wore quartered at private homea. Tho honsro ar.'d stores are decorated ? with fla.g3. and hunting, but northern ! extremists could not take exception to : tho decorations, for tho Star Spangled Manner and the red, whlto and blue , ar? a great deal more In evidence than ; tho SlArs and Uars and tho red, white ; and nine. TH1C SONS OF YI5TRTCANS. At 4 o'clock 'In the afternoon thocon j ventlon of Sons of Veterans met in tho ! court house, where a larj^o crowd ot ? lailloj iimi veterans had gathered with I the Sons. The commander of tho local i ramp?Camp James M. Perjdn?Mr. 1 David Aiken, called tho assembly to i order, and after prayer by Her. It. O. f McIvOes Mr. Aiken introduced Mr. F. 11. | (Jrler of Camp Perrin, who extended a j welcome on behalf of hln camp. Mr., ! Orier'h speoch wns eloquent and patnl ' otic, and ho was frequently interrupted i by appln-avi^Yle lauded the Con fed - I ?rato soldier and his deeds and aroused i tho emotions of hifi hearers to a pitch, j At the conclusion of ^V iMrodlirnrl j rancid H. Wrftton. division comman der of tlx> Son? of Veterans for South Carolina, who responded very grace fully to tiio words of weleome and went on to make an earnest, sol)/, ar gument for the truthful perpetuation of history. At the conclusion of Mr. Western's fpoeeh (Jen. M. L. Hon ham was called for and responded in one of Ills happy little tnlks, full of fervent patriotism. There tverc then calls or Mr. Geo. "-ii. Prince, vwko responded very neAtly, touching: upon the matter of partisan 'histories, which is tho question most prominently befor^ both tho veterans and tho Sons. ( At nlgrht the npfmaora w?.re presented ! lo tlio vetorana at the court hous?e, tho Souh acting an escort. ft Jh estimated that there wer? at least H.OOO or 10.000 visitor* dn town Wednesday, bmlden many from th? xurroundir.-g country. Over 1,000 v?C eranx were registered, and It ?a there fore likely that there were m*re than 1,200 here. Thero aro the ajyne num ber of Sons, though not a __ n^ted with the organ It* i?lniber of apon8?.>9 w/a <atl mated at from 300 to 600, th?? flower of Ptr.Ytb Carolina womanhood. THE PENSION REPORT. The report nt th? <v?tnnrttt*? em wfi ?Ions, presented by Col. Iredell JooM, la aa follows: Your committee, consisting of W. Dt, Starling. J. D. Wilder, J. W. FToycJ, Iredell Jonn, Jtmw A. Hoyt, W. 0. Kno*. R. H. J?&binp, Wo. Jetrt?% Office W. S. imp?. K. H. and J. F. /KntntifH, Sooth OaroilM IhCiloa VcttrMi' AM({a> tr UlJuJ*. Jlo the (MHrtl UK ? ft feift to Vr NJ Ike tow* <m tbt subject of pensions for disabled Okm ftskrato soUKefrs and sHiloifi and Ilieir widows, bog loavo to an hum i the -fol lowing report: ,j i "In obedience to ' the call of the chairman, tho committee hold Its meet ing to consider all matter* relating to amendments and changfyilnthe slon laws of South Carolina In Doccm* bar, 1839, at. Columbia. At that meet-1 ing a quorum was present and nftor full consideration and discussion tho following general features wero re commended to bo Incorporated Into the pension" laws of the State, viz: J. Uepoal tho provision of tho pen sion laws providing for township U. Elect in each township one ex Confoderato solder, not an applicant for ihmihIous, to represent said town ship in tho formation of tho county pension boards. 3. Election annually of threo ex Confederates. not. irtons, by tho South Carolina division L'. C. V. association to servo a? mom bws of tho State board of pensions. 4. Give to tho State board tho right to approve or disapprovo tho recom mendations of tho county boards, but withdraw the right of the State board to grant a pension, unless the appli cant in regularly approved by the coufity Ward. f>. Requiring that eaoh applicant for pensions shall havo been a resident of lite State of South Carolina for tho period of two years prior to the date of hl? application. . 6. That all laws on tho subject of pensions shall l?o comprehended and embraced In one act. for the better un derstanding and enforcemant of the laws. The above, In general, were the changes which your tommlttco rccom Inended to be mude,. ami -we wfr? pleased to report that all tho suggos-' tlons above sot. forth havo been* adopted in the law iMinsed at tho ro-? cent x-enHion of the general assembly. \ Your commltteo di<l uot deem It proper to Invade tho prerogatives of tho gen eral assembly by ontorlng too minute ly or extensively into the matter of suggesting a law. We only called nt tentiion to such changes^ as in our opinion woro vital to tho proper ad- > ministration of tho law. Tho bill which your committee introduced, which practically ha?s now been incor porated into tho laws of tho State, may not bo perfect, but in tho judgment of your committee a fair trial will show an improvement on tho old laws on the subject of pensions, and will prove more favorable to our needy com rades, from being moro impartial iiv its administration and moro cxaelinc in Its duties. <? Tho practical carrying out of .tho work of your committee, after a Ami- < -? oral outcome was adopted, was En trusted to a snl>-eoinmittoc composed of J. n. Starling, J. W. Floyd and Ire dell Jones. This sub-committee gayo to tho dutHes assigned their earnest and intelligent attention, and their work is approved, with thanks tor ^ ? heir services. There was a general gent I meat among the members o? tao legislature to acquiesce In the sugges tions of your commltteo, and mere wero several members in each hou>3e to whom your committee feel indebted for a special interest In tho .measure*. We have deemed it unnecessary, how ever, to call particular attention to their anmes, as the individuals fcave been sufficiently designated through the public journals of tho State; and 1 In the official records of the general assembly. But* wo cannot* refrain from calling to your notleo the ^emi nent services of the late Hon. H. O. S, I'attoiw?4i)o talented member from_^ Richmond, who wrote tho present law at the request of tho sub-committee" " and anslsied In Its passagp as oiio of tho last acts of his brief but brillhtnt career. All of which Is respectfully sub- rt routed. ? w. J). STAKMNCL "Chairman Committee." The committee on school books ap pointed to-day which will report to=~^r morrow consists of Col. Xsbury Cow ard, Col. Wado Hampton Manning and MaJ. J. J,. White. v Tim nag orf the Third South n-T5" >lna regiment, tattered nnd te. fiere In tho custody of Cam' ,?rn' ,s ton of I Aureus, Comn^^A!^? Crows. {*>}. Todd ivai itn in?? k. * It was never captured ^ Wrer' laavH nag of the Palmetto Shflxp- . rpTioot^, representing the upper coun? ti?*s of South arolina. "This flag wa# carried through the Seven Days' fight, the battle of Frajler's'farm, tho second battle of Mannssas, at Antietam, and shot through at Boonesbvirg. It was Surrendered at Appomattox and brought homo. It Is novr Ja.tbft eu?*~ tody of the ramp at "Walhalli* The next mooting tvIJI ha h?M In. lumbla. that rlfjr havfhfj ~[>een selected l>y a lar^o majority. All pr?ien? w*n> loud In their,tiralses of Greenwood's landless hospitality In entertailntoff the KHthorln? of tho old soldiers, reprt* Hcntativea of a lost, but cherishtftl caiue. X Wife of Chln??fj^rob?Mtt?r. Much lift* nppeared In print ofj Chinese iulnlflt??r,sopInT<>n of Amerl'& H-oiiion, their ilrcH*. opinions and M Its, but comparatively tittle !* of hi* Utile wife. .Iliastated^-1 (lint Mate. Wo ban remained lo tbo oriental costume, from her frampwl tSit of envy to many an Ai' wlio would tike wearing vnch wears a brlUt bine, Just tiny feet, fend MM fokl. Orer tble "" black and frorpfe tttd. n? ktwtiipiflaiiiMti totni'if .. ..... low tfeai Ml |iupM>*f Jmiii' oTNtk MM ?odc