The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 18, 1902, Image 1
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^GENERAL HAMPTON DEAD.
. JJoldier, Statesman and Patriot Goes
* ( To His Reward.
? ? -*? ?
flit SfATt I.N DttP MOURNING.
Ulorlous Achievements In War nml
brilliant Career in Peace of South
Carolina's Favorite Son.
Columbia Si ate.
Wade Hampton is dead.
South Carolina's- greatest man, ilrst
In pcact\ first in war. deeply beloved
hy his ))v >ple ? preeminently distin
guished as soldier and as statesman;
the commander who tohl his men
when ho started with them to war
that ho would never order the hum
k hifst of them to go where lie himself
Would not first lead; the man who fre
quently Have the rare and inspiring
picture.- of a lieutenant general riding
far in advance uf his troops Into the
thick of lirtttk ? this nohle Carolinian
whose courage and gallantry were
? dnly equaled by his wisdom in mat
ters of State policy, is no more, ljis
life's race, so full of incidents and ex
oi.Ni.nAJ, "ftA!>E )i\Mrr?.v.
actions, haft been run. He died un tin; '
anniversary of the day that lie saw I
acomplished his grandest undertaking ,
in behalf of the {State lie so devotedly :
loved the day that Chamberlain '
turned over the Slate capitol to him, '
and the work of reclaiming South Car- {
oliua from carprt-brfg rule was done. I
He passed away as puac^fully us if !
dropping to sleep surrcninded by his j
loved ones. Without the seen e whs I
as calm and peaceful as the deathbed J
scene. The birds sang sweet carols,
and the spring air was laden with the
fragrance of flowers.
South Carolina's grand old man
breathed his last Friday morning at
X:f>0 o'clock, having been unconscious j
for some hours prior to the end. lie
bad known the end was near, and he I
faced the inevitable with^he same,!
calmness that he had eve'f* alaolayedj
wjK't) death was imminent; Fly htm
bedside stood that sturdy surgeon^
who iiad been his frlynd atul beside t
him in war as well as peace, I)i .
H. W. Taylor, ministering to him
in his final moments.
The capital city of the State Is ap
propriately draped in mourning. Flags i
are at half-mast, and the Confederate 1
monument has black streamers flow- I
Ing from it. drooping upon a Confed- j
crate flag draped about the base. r~~\
The people are in mourning. Indeed, |
the south will bo in mourning nr j
i Wade Hamilton was an Idol of the :
south. and his death leaves but two
iwVvlvlug lieutenant generals of the
Confederate army? Gordon and Long
' elreet.
? Men who were under Hampton
dearly loved him. He has ever Been j
their hero, ami they are anxious to !
pay all honor to his memory. Many
an old soldier will doubtless look upon ;
the dead chieftain's face for the last J
time today and tomorrow. TejogratnH j
of condolence have poured In. from ev- i
cry direction since the news of the |
death of Gen. Hampton was flashed ?
over the wired. j
Wade Hampton was undoubtedly the <
most prominent figure in Confederate t
circles when he died. He was a com- |
inander whose dash was equalled by j
ills strategy and generalship, and the ;
eminent soldier. Rob'ert E. Lee, re- j
garded him as one of the grandest sol- j
dlcrs of his age. When he was taken j
from the army In Virginia L?e sa*4 ?
that the right arm of the army had |
hfcen cut off. For these reasons, and j
srOTrt* of otherH. Wade Hampton watj i
loved, and thousands will mourn with
the family.
HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE. |
The news of Gen. Hampton's death ,
* .was scarcely a surprise, yef It wis not .
expected for a few days more at least, i
The old soldier had been- in failing !
health for ^ome months. His last ,
public apporfranro was In Charles- j
Ion on the occasion of the South Caro- |
lina college centennial, December 19th ,
last On that occasion there were two .
occasions upon which the s?od hero
nook*, and he msde brIUlant speeches
exciting great enthMlasm. One speech ;
was in tha andltorlum; thapiher at the
bsnouet that olgbt, Gep. Hampton ?
' had not been so much Ilka himself In
i, years. llf came back to Columbia ami
[\oon his fiiftiuU saw dint the end was
approaching. Do: lug tho past few
11)0 iuli s lit* bus boon steadily growing
weaker. though up to a slioit time ago.
j he coiulTinod to tako his dally drive
: accompanied b> liis sons. Six days air"
j tho general btcamo very w^ak and had
to take to his hod. He fully realized
! that the end was near. During the last
I 24 hours he had boon conscious only
I at times.
j\ W 1 1 12 N TUB END CAMh.
O^i Thursday evening Con. Hampton
hud a long farowoll talk with one of
his sisters, in which he , expressed
' eautiful sentiments. To Bishop Ca
pora and to one of his devoted friends
and comrades ho expressed himsolf In
[ Oeautiful terms, forgiving all enemies
.anil refeiring 'o tho great beyond.
Wh< n the end llnally camo there
were with the general, who was un
i onselvvpHj his slsteis. Misses Kate and
Carol)?* Hampton, his devoted daugh
ter Miss Marv Mo Duffle Hampton, his
sons- Messrs. Vieo. :Mf Duffle and Alfied
Hampton, his nephew, Mr. hranl.
Hampton, his niece, Mis John 0. Has
kell. and Dr. It. W. Taylor, who was
surgeon general on his staff in the Con
federate arin v. 1 1 ?* passed away peace
fully and seemed simply to drop off to
sloop. Such was tho end of a grand
man's career, the end of a man great
in life and still great in death.
His last words oxcopt some sat red to
hi$ family, were: "All my people, black
and white ? Cod bless them all.
Dr. Taylor said he died of valvulai
heart disease, superinduced by old age.
the general having reached his 84th
birthday just two weeks ago.
* CITY 11I2LL TOftftED.
As soon as it was known that Gen
eral Hampton was dead the city bell
was tol^tid for an hour and immediate
ly llags wore placed at half mast on
b:>t h towers of the municipal building
Soon the State Hag was at half mas
on the dome of the capitol. and in a
short time a force of men was busy In
Hwinging out black bunting across the
front of the portico, and twining tlm
same material about the columns.
Knots of crepe were placed on the
knobs of. all the doors to the building.
When thy. news had reached the sec- j
rc .tary^of The tieiisury at Washington
that Oflirial ordoied the flag on the
government building placed ^at half
mast in honor of the dead ex-Senator,
and this was dene at once.
governor issues proclama
tion.
The governor immediately issued the
following proclamation which was sent
by wire to tho daily newspapers of the
State:
ST AT ft UK SOUTH CAROLINA.
A IMtOC'l.AM ATION.
Whereas the Hon. Wade Hampton, a
former governor of S;;uth Carolina and
a United States Senator, died at his
home in Columbia this morning at ten
minutes before nine o'clock, full of
vears and of honors.
Therefore. 1 M. It. McSweoney, gov
ernor of South C*\r?lina. in recognition
of his distinguished services to his peo
ple and his country throughout his long
and honorable career and In further
recognition of his broad statesmanship
and true nobility of character and his
high patriotism and devotioji to duty
and his State.' do request that on to
morrow, Saturday, April 12. 1902. all
public offices in the State of South Car
olina be closed.
And as a further testimonial to his
worth that the flags of the State and of
the Ulntcd States be put at half mast
Ol Hie State capital and all other pub
in the State, and remain
^m^^^B^iiintil
In witness^^^BBL: 1 have hereunto
set my hand und-^^Wfcd to be affixed
the great seal of State, at the* cap
itol, In the city of Columbia, this .?lev
enth day of April. A, D. 1002, and the
126th year of Independence of the i
Unltedl?tatcs. ^
/ M. I). McSWEENEY. ?
llf tho Governor: j ? ' j
M. R. 'Cooper, Secretary of Sta'.e.
SIGNS or MOURNING.
During the afternoon there were .oth
er displays of mdurnlng. The ladles
auxiliary draped a portrait of Hampton
in mourning and displayed it In "rout
of the headquarters room of Camp .
Hampton in the city hall building. Be- j
neath the portrait was a palmetto j
wreath.
The Confederate monument was !
draped with black hunting and about j
the base Van displayed a large Confed- j
crate flag.
The flag on the county court house j
was also placed at. half mast, and this
morning the building will be draped In
mourning. There will be no session of
the court today, save a brief one this j
morning to receive a sealed verdict.
JUDGE BUCHANAN'S TRIBUTE.
Yesterday Judge Buchanan at 1:30 p.
m., adjourned tho court of general ses
sions out of respect to the memory of ,
Gen. Hampton. In doing so the judvro
said: r, !
Gentlemen of; t}ip Bar:.; It Is with I
sadness that I ahnourice the* death of a j
noblo son of Carolina. As n cavalry ;
commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia, he made a record for courage
and military genius equalled by few. i
surpassed by npne. His bravery and
daring will be remembered wherever)
humanity has a cause or heroism, a
triumph.* Wherever manhood Is. re
spected and coy rage is atiprilred his
achievements will be remembered He
reflected hopor on the soldiery of the
EoufS. on the soldiery of the English
sneaking *orld; proudj of him.
rneed not allude to his service* to
the State. Through th? dark days of
?76, where his loyalty to Ms 9We *n<1
his lo"? of his fellow sfcfci rs
tpltndent lo his lesdttlWp
I netd ndt sHu^s %P his rccord as a
statesman, to his self-sacrifice. to his j
modesty. l'os?i b!y it is too soon t'?
write the history of the thuos.
I desire to utter no insincerity, for j
among th? leader* of tin- Stale there
has always heen different os (as thero
will nt* amotig a strong people.) Men i
will .differ as to politic* and what mar \
he thought for the best interest Of!
the State by some will not he readily
approved by others. This is natural
and necessary. Hut throfigh his whole j
career,, his modest and manly worth
stood ont, and his sincerity ami his
rugged honesty and patriotism one
never dnnhti d. lie has left a legacy
of honor. In his death the State has J
lost a faithful soil ami humanity has
lost a friend. ,
It is meet, just and proper that In
recognition of his public services, no
less than in recognition of his private
virtues as a man. that this court do ad- |
joyrn. Thin court will take a i\>e-s:
until tomorrow morning.
THK V RTKRANS
Conunander Starling of Camp ilamn j
ton. as soon as informed of the. death,
at once detailed a number of the mem
bets of tho ramp to act as a guard of
honor nt Gen. Hampton's bier. each j
veteran to wear hi? Confederate may
uniform. Those selected were W. ,1
Cathcart, 10. J. Jones, M. A. Bridges, j
Walter Stratton. Or. .1. W. Flinn. C. M.
Douglas, IT. It. Brooks, Louis Levin
Henry Ilelse and II. A. llarth. These i
gentlemen promptly appeared in their I
uniforms and went, to the residence, j
carrying their crepe-draped amp ban
ner which was left 'at the residence.
The family appreciated the camp's offer
of the guard, but declined to keep the
old soldiers up all night, owing to the
presence of the. young soldiers. The
veterans' guard will act tomorrow.
INVITATION TO VETERANS. '
Capt. Starling during the day receiv
ed the following telegram:
Ninety-Six. S. C., Aprik II.
Commander Camp Hampton. Colurn- I
Ida. S. C.
Camp. I. Foster Marshall of tills place
joins in mourning the death of the
grand old hero (Sen. Wade Hampton.
JAM ICS HOll ICRS,
Command) r.
The Funeral. -
Columbia,' S. C., Special.? Persons
who attended the obsequies of John C.
Calhoun, for which preparations were
made %?the State for a week, declares
the demonstration Sunday afternoon,
when the body of General Wade Hamp
ton was buried in the family lot in
Trinity church yard was greater. An
effort was made by the family to have
this a quiet funeral. The outpouring
of people was spontaneous. Every road
leading here was forced to run special
trains. Veterans, Sons and Daughters,
military and municipal ofllcers came
from every county ?ii the Slate. There
were representative people: the most
honored men and women in South Ca
rolina were here. Du'iug the short
time the public was permitted to the
Hampton house, several thousand peo
ple, including a great many negroes,
passed by the coflin. The procession in
cluded all the organizations, about son
militia, and delegations from schools
and colleges. All marched in double
rank and close order and the line was
a mile and a half long. All were on
foot except General Hampton's family.
This was the order:
Veterans. CAnpp Hampton; hearse,
pall-bearers? members of (Jeneral
Hampton's family: survivors ol the
original Hampton Legation; Daughters
of the Confederacy and other organiza
tions of ladies; Sons of Veterans; fa< - 1
ulty and students of the South Caroll- :
na College; Governor and staff; State
ofticlala and Congressmen; band, mill- j
tary organizations ancPbther uniform
ed bodies; Columbia city police; city
council of Columbia ;and other muni
cipal and civle.organlzations, including
fire companies.
The pall-bearers wore : Senior ? Gen
eral Bradley T. Johnson, of Baltimore;
Dr. B. \V. Taylor. Rawlins Lowndes.
Colonel Thomas Taylor, Judge C. II.
SLmontcn, Colonel T. J. Lipscomb,
Judge Ai C. Haskell. Major W. II.
Gihbes, C. 9. McColl. Colonel E. R. M<
Iver; ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson:
General L. F. Youmans, Hon. Joseph
Daniel Pope. Major Benjamin Sloan.
Colonrl Wllliatr Elliott. John Taylor
and Capt. Joseph C. Haskell, Junior ?
W. il. G^hca, Jr., Walter Green, Thos.
Taylor, Jr.. Boa Abney, Bright Wil
liamson. YVIJniot Davis, Tucker Fisher,
Julius H. Walker, C. Fltzsimmons, N.
G. Gonzales, M. C. Robertson and Prog
ton Darby...
Each of the 100 Daughters of the
Confederacy carried a floral offering.
Beside*, there were wagon loads of
magnifTccnt flowers, several handsome
designs coming from others States.
The processions moved to the church,
a little over half a mile distant, be-,
tween rows of people. Some of the
houses on the way had Confederate
flags draped in irournlng.
Seats In the church could be provid
ed for but 1,200 people, whllo perhaps
20,000 were without. General Hamp
ton's family servants were provided for
within. Bishop Ellison Oupera, assisted
by four j*aator?, eondueted the srrvtce?.
In the open air the choir^sang during
the burial services. Only men old in
grey used the shovels filling the
grave.y^ f
^^juong the survivors Was a body of
fne men who first went tiAthe wi^r with
Hampton, as members of Kfco-tlampton
legation. They carried shot-torn flags.
As was to have heen expected, where
old veterans saw for the last time, n
man k> honored and well-beloved as
Hampton, there were roan/ tears shed.
MINUTE GUNS FIRED. IN RICII
c, MONO. ^
Richmond, Special,? , The Richmond
Howitzers fired jnifinte {guns here Sun
day, during the hours ottbe funeral of
\^ade Hampton, _at Columbia. Two
companies of the Seventieth (Old First)
Regiment of Vlrglola Volunteers left
here tonight for several days' stay nt
the Charleston Exposition.
LIFE or WADE HAMPTON
UrUI Skrtcli ol Noted Warrior, <lov
ernor ni d Senator.
Oen W'ftde Hampton. aw of the
second Wrt.to wan horn in Columbia.
S. (' in 1*1* He wufi graduated at the
I'nivtrslty of South t*irollna, and af
terward studied 1"*. *??? ^
intention of practicing. UMl 1
fat her's training he became a good
horseman. a famous huntei am an
conipllshed fisherman. He served m
the Legislature of South Carolina ^
oa.lv life, but his political view, were
those of a Democrat of a national rath
lhan of a secesalonal tendency. ana
wcVe ,pot pupnlar in his State.
spe.il. against tho re-oponlng of the
Slave trade was called hy the New N 01 h
Tribune "a masterpiece of logic. ?
earlier life, however, was devoted
his plantation interests in South Caro
lina and Mississippi and to the put
suits of a man of fortune.
'When the Civil war began. Hampton
Hist en listed as a private, but *oon
raised a command of infantry, and ar
artillerv. which was known as "Hump
ion's Legion." and won distinction m
the war. At Pull Hun. GOO of his in
fantry held for some time the Warren
ton road agaitiet Key s eorps. and was
sustaining C.t?lfti Hee when Jackson
en me to their aid. In the Peninsular
campilgn they were again distinguish
ed and at Seven Pines lost half of their
number, and Hampton himself rec-lved
a painful wound in the fool. Soon af
Lor* aril ho was made Brigadier Gener
al of Calvary .and assigned to (Jen. .1. I'
ll. Stuart's command. He was fte
(inently selected for detached service,
in which he was uncommonly success
ful.
In the Maryland and Pennsylvania
campaigns of 18^2 and 1803 Hampton
was actively engJ^od. and he distin
guished himself at Gettysburg, receiv
ing three wounds. It is said that -1
out of 215 field offices, and more than
half the men of G eh. Hampton s com
mand wore killed or wounded In this
battle. He was mf.de a major-general
with rank from the third of August.
1S03. (
During the reconstruction peiiofl
Hampton's conciliatory policy found
IKtle favor f ?ir some time, but in 1S70 j
he was nominated for Governor against
Daniel H. Chamberlain. Kach claimed
to be elected and two governments were
organized, but Mr. Cl^'mberialn finally
yielded bis c laim.
In LSt>4. after several days' fighting
he gave Sheridan a check at Prevll
lian's station, which broke ui> the plan .
of campaign that included a junction
with Hunter and the capture of Lynch
burg. In 23 days he captured over :
3.000 prisoners and much material of
war with the loss of 7 1 i? men. He was
made t-f/inmander of Lee's caval.y in
August, with rank of lieutenant gener
al. ami in September struck the rear
of the National army at City Point,
bringing away 406 prisoners and 2,4X? ,
beeves. Soon afterward. In another .
action, he captured flte hundred oris
oncrs. In -one of these attacks he lost
his son in battle.
After, the *,;ar he at once engaged in
cottoif plantldg, but was not successful.
He accepted from the first all the losit- j
imyte'consequenccs of defeat, an entire
submission to the law. and tbe civil
and political equality ofthe negro; but
he has steadily defended the motives
and conduct of ills people and their
leaders. In 18CG, speaking of the negro
ho said: As a slave he was faithful to
uh; as a freeman let us treat him as
a friencf. deal with him frankly, Justly,
kindly/
In 1878 he met with an accident by
which he lost a leg; but, while his life
was despaired of, he wan olected to
the United States Senate, and he served
until 1892. In the Senate hi# course
was that of a conservative Democrat.
He advocated a sound currency, re
sisting all Inflation. He advocated
with much zeal the nomination of
Thomas A. Bayard for the Presidency.
In 1802 Gon. Hampton was defeated
for the Senate by the now senior Sena
tor. Benjamin It. Tillman, and he hao
since then led a quiet life at his coun
try home Just outside the city limits
of Columbia.
In the early spring Senator John L. j
j Mc&aurin offered the postmastershlp ?
! of Columbia to Gen. Hampton, who
| promptly refused it
Odds and Unds.
j At Algiers an old Arab swallow^ Vjs
month's wages to keep from iWfng
! bed. Tho coins, mostly big 5 franc*,
' pieces, caused him such Inteuse pala
^rtfSVhe went to the hospital, where an
; opertfUpn led to the recovery, of the
' money, which amounted to Just over
; ?4.
; According to the London' Lancet. it
I la aulte exceptional to find In a cniia
i bred in parochial charity institution*
/ that healthy individuality ,w&lch JJ
i charerletlc of children who have been
? boarded out In the freer entjjwre nat
ural atmoephere of femlly |lw.
"The great** t n ovePoftBe ?
Wonder oi thd. nation ;
All the ngt, air. all the rage?
c Takes the whole creation I
"Critic* prate on+rtrj hapd?
bpaeri ihr- sbt.MSr'g mUwlofi,
lluadrcd taowunf copies, and
'^olSer^blreflJUdor"
Aatfcorr-pobUabm rejofca?
Ure ob milk aft honey.' ?
"If it mnltttr' pip** a voire:
"GeaiaiT No? ? ft '? money!"
A
Jets and FUshu.
The playing of billiards by fttttdeatl
has been prohibited, by the State AfrJ
cultural College of Oregon, ill* ac
tios waft by resolution. of the (faulty,
and malted suspension the Ufallj of
I violation of tb* rule/ Ii^ mgfcing the
announcement President nM an
| examination of the college^ records
showed that Wf?r rent, of the failures
?h class work were by studesta who I
! frequented billiard halls. ? 'v.
CmmHUm Mom.
Brussels, Bpsctsl? The condition of
Quoes tisrls Hsnrtetto Is reported to
bo wry wmrfcam* She It infferin* from
Kwrt dMMM sftkk It eatertai upon
tfcs draptiad^ati. fto?? ?ort?fi Mrc
bssn rtamo?okta,0v?, f? ike prortAco
of tJKf*. tb l3g* ^ipjiUpiImp
** . . , ' ? ? i ? i j
sffig^srs^gl
fit A! - v * . o*Ax .. ' ?+*tZ: JwJzS^?Z2
Nttea MO Co?ai?ilt
A oorrwpoodnt of the BMtw Jour
nal Mia of * cartels Mlcito aoerealr
owatd by a resident of Waahlaftoa.
D. C? which was exhibited by I (a proud
owaer. It waa agold rla* Bade of the
fllinga of the teeth of hla dead wife.
Whether the teeth were raatored aftar
death Had cracked Ilka butternut* to
awm the 90UT, #r Whether the said
waa eftnpfy chlaeled oat harfaf the
teeth la the t Jaw. depoeeat raaao
^ " The aeaacrletioa aua> to be
whaiarai the imaf of *a
STOCKS HIM WHO
Southern Railwav Securities Broiitflu
\
Fancy Figures
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MORGAN HP0K1RS 1 1: A 0 BHIMi
?
Shares Kt'prest'iitliig Oiio-I mirth tilt1
Capital Changed Hands in l'ort>
Minutes of 1'rading.
Washington. Special to the Chariot lc
Observ er. Willi buying <! Southern
Hallway stocks was begun TiiiNilay as
soon us tlx' sto<!^ exchang* was called
to ordei in New York The tnci that _?
the Morgan h.uKots were pi. niinciii
in buying was interpreted tu mean
that Morgan \v Co. had taU n l.onls
villi* Air Nashville olY John W dates'
hands at his own p;ico ami that ho hail
done this with the consent ol i li ? ? ?
Mot hschilds
More than 2f?0.mu) shares of Southern
Railway, common and prefer ??'<!, were
trailed in in tin1 first I" minutes, amid .
scenes of gieat ?>.\i itemcni. I liesc !
shares represent ed about one-font th of;
the i-aplll stock of tin' road. More !
than $10,000,000 cash v\as involved in
their purchase. Tin' price of the com
111011 stock ro&e nnder i his buying from
34 12 to 37 1-?! tin' highest price at
which Southern Hail way has ever sold
The preferred also made a m .v high
record, rising from Hi* closing price of
9a to US I -'J untlei enormous transac
tions. \t the same time l.onisville ?<?
Nashville was bought quietly in vefy
large blocks. Tlirff street believes that
the buying now is merely to strengthen
the contiol of the Morgan pa'ty in the
Southern, territory. It is said that .1.
P. Morgan, in London, and (leorge \\
Perkins,, in New York, spent all Mon
day night in cable conversation regard
ing Louisville.
Concerning i,]tls deal an allernoon
edition of The New Yoik Journal says:
"it was learned from very high author
ty that Mr. Morgan at first refused to
negotiate with the (!ntes party, fear
ing displeasure of tin Rothschilds.
Conferences with Rothschilds in Lon
don. however, resulted in an agree
ment. whereby they gave their tonsent
to the iicqusltion of the Louis^pe ?v"
Nashville by Mr. Morgan. It is under I
stood that Rotlinchilds' control cost un
iler $<!0 a share, and that they have dis
posed of it at enormous profits. The
Rothschilds' willingness to let the road I
go is slid to be due to their bellel that
the wave of prosperity in America ha*
reached almost the top and that they
can get back control if they shortld
ever desire it at much lower figure*--. ;
Mr. Morgan, by buying only with their ,
consent, has diverted from himself the |
proverbial wrath of this family and has .
centered it on the hcod of John W.
dates, who henceforth is a niark"d ^
man. intimate" friends of the Roths- j
childs said ilu?t no matter how many,
millions John W. dates might accu- J
initiate for tho time being, Jie was ruin- i
ed from* the day lie antagonized the ?
Rothschilds; that it is the\ rule of the
family never to forgive the man who
outwits them."
Details Meuger.
Washington. Special. ? The Navy
Department has received but meagre I
details of the reported murder or kill
Ing of Agnes Williams, a water tender j
aboard the United States steamship
Lancaster, by James Paine, a black
smith. while the ship was lying at 1
Charleston. The court-martial, headed
by Admiral Cooper, which has been
trying Surgeon Marsteller. at Port .
Royal, will be held there until add! ;
tlonal details of the Paine ease can
enable the law officers of the Depart
ment to prepare charges and specifi
cations. Word was received at the |
Navy Department that Marsteller i
court has been concluded, though tho <
finding of the court, as is eufctomary. 1
was not given.
Insurance Suspended
Vlcksburg, Miss., Special. ? The spe
cial agents of fire Insurance com- j
panics doing business here met Tuet>- .
day and later all local fire agents re
ported that they had suspended bus!- :
ncss. It is hoped that a second con
ference of the special agents, the
hoard of trade, cotton exchange and
bankers may cause a re-consideration
of this action. The trouble grows out.
of the failure of the city to reorganize
the fire department. which it Is
claimed. Is incompetent. The com
panies demand a new fire thief and a
genera! reorganization.
Trouble Over Six Cents.
Wilrnlngtoh. Del.. Special.? Joseph
P. Nichols has refused the^final award
fit tlx cents for bis share 'in the bed
of Park avenue, near Seventeenth
Er. A force of workmen from the
t and Sewer Department took
ble posseselon of the deeded ,
street bed. sod removed a fence thai |
bad bees erected there. It <? expected j
that Nichols will Invoke the lawjn hie j
behall A:. . ^j
Killed Nkhn Who r*e? Over Ufa Doc. j
Newport-News, . oeelal.? Joe Hants,
a dairyman, was shot and killed by,
Thomas Cox. a -Warwick county farm
er, !? the public roa^l near Cox*a farm
Vyd!m over Coa's
faraer who was Intoxicated. tred apon
the datrymaa. faulty woandla* Mm.
Cox was arrested aBd jail
here. - .
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I'AI MI TTO CROPS
I'roj^r 01 ? <>i (Irowtll and liarly Cult!"
\ atloW.
'I'll.- cat l\ part t?f tho wc;P ending
?s m in Monday. \ pi il 1 I. was urt
seasonably miIiI ivldi heavy frost and j
.'l^n i. . ? in c\ fu'stt) placet* to within
about .;?? :?.rliv^ of tlu'> "rts> Oil I ht4 j
!Mh Tho close (H* week
ii< vi ma I temperature i.ig^t frosts Of- !
? hi i < *? I in tin" uni t hwostorn fJCKtfonu |
oil the IimIi and lldi Tho frosts of
the v*;,ok hipped some torn yellowed
sound oats, probably injured peaches j
si ig lit |\ in places, hut otherwise did
lit' lUPtciutl damage owing to tlio hack '
vs arduess of I li?? season.
<>n tin- Tlli there was a benolicial j
null thai nunvil (ho entire State and j
ranged In amounts from i*Jie third to
over an inch In places il was iuv"iil
pan led hy ball. There was a snow
tinny in N'owbcivy <ounty on the Nth. j
The sunshine was about normal. High
winds prevailed on (lit; Mil and 1'th. J
'The week was generally favorable for .
farmwork. ami rapid progress was
made in picpariug lands tor spring j
planting, except on bottom lands ?
\\ I ! i f ? 1 1 are slill too wet to plow.
In the southeastern and cast con
tra! counties torn planting is nearly i
finished and much is up to poor '
stands, and some has hoen replanted,
Mlrds and cutworms havo injured
stands. In the central counties up- i
land corn planting is well underway, |
while over the western it has only he j
mm.
Not much cotton has been planted
anywhere, scarcely any in the west j
cm portion's of the Slate, hut over the
eastern portion the hulk of the crop
will he planted during the present
week.
Khe is being planted in all the j
regions where grown under favorable
conditions. Tobacco plants are plen
tiful but small: transplanting will not
begin for some time. Truck bad favor- ;
able weather. the rainfall having
been particularly henollclal along tho '
coast .
Wheat is generally promising al
though small with, however, numerous !
exceptions whore the crop is poor.
Oats are exceedingly variable in con
dition with only a few localities wheiV
the crop is entirely satisfactory.
Ourdens are backward. Pastures ;
afford Riaziing over the eastern por- !
lions of the State only. Fruits are
late in blooming, and the majority of
correspondents regard it as safe to I
date, hut iu Lexington county and a i
few other localities peaches have been ,
mat* rin 1 1 \ injured but not all killed.
Southern Hardware Hon.
Charleston, S. Special.? Kighteen
representatives of. wholesale hard t
ware establishments and largo con
ecrns in the South dealing in mill sup
plies met here Tuesday afternoon and
organized what wi\l be officially
known as the Southern Supply and
Machinery Dealers. " Delegates were
in attendance from Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Maryland, Alabama and
Florida. Temporary officers were
elected and committees were then an- j
pointed on organization, credentials i
ahd programme. These committees I
will report tomorrow and the aasocin- j
lion will not adjourn until Thuvsda y. I
The pnrposfo of the organization Is '> ,
enable the hardware men and dealers >
in mill supplies iu the South to get iu
closer touch. They claim to recogulz" |
the m ed of uti organization of some |
4>ort.
Keeps Within the Pale.
Lathrop,. Mp\ Special. ? Df'P. ,(?en- i
try, prive sedretdry to Governor i
Dockery, who was sent heft to Invert- !
tigate h ml make a secret report of a
conditions under which the British
government is buying and bundling
horses and mules, on the (Juyton
Harrington rain h. says so far he lias !
fou'nd no vioiatio nof the neutrality
laws,
7
Can Qlve No Information.
Ixmdon, oy Cable.? -TheV;overnmenf
leader. A. ?/. Balfour, replying to a
question in the House of 1 Commons
Tuesday, announced that theoMinisters
had no information to give ok the sub-t,
}ect of the South Afrlcun pelice nego
tiations. nor under the ciftfumstances
could any information tiv Imparted at
the present stage of tXe negotiations.
The nvgctintcrH, Mr. Balfour added,
would immediately inform Parliament
of the fact when they had any news
to communicate.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Grlflln, Ga., Special. A northbound
passenger train on the Central of Geo
gia Railroad ran Into an open switch,
half a mile bo)ow this city, colliding
with a string of freight cars standing
on the Hide track. None of the passen
gers were Injured, but Engineor Ram
say and Fireman Green, of the passen
ger train were painfully hurt. The
engine of the pasijpngcr train was par
tially demolished, and several freight
cars wrecked. Traffic was blocked for
two and a half hours.
Alter the Beef Trust.
Washington. D. C., Special. ? At
torney General Knox Is silent regard
' ing the gteps he has taken to deal
1 with the Beef Trust, but It is under
stood that Instructions have been sent 1
from the ^ Oepartinent of Justlc^L-to i
several Federal District Attorney^ to
look Into the matter and take such
action In the courts ?? they may find
warranted. The President is said to
have shown keei* interest lp 1)19 de
velopments regarding the Beef Trust,
and be ia tnxious that protqpt action
shall he tajcen If it appears that. th+
Jaw has been violated^ t-' ^7
It la now mora than intimated yiat
all the, reccnt stories of heavy gam
bling at Monte Carlo by Schwab, the
steel magnate, were set afloat for ad
vertising purposes by officials Of , J he
famous resort. They have been known
to play sach t^cka ln the
. ..
owing to the rapacity Of hets>k?
L it fa ana y to Imagine that Mr. ~ *
irtfSi wee need to r t*o
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HAM'S HORN BLASTS.
T
HIO K'tutobt fault
of all is to l>? i'on
hvious of no fault.
I.ovo tlows over
the linos of liking.
I'isgnh is ifVwaya
a tin nl hill
vlimlf. !
brightest hopoH
(Ihwii on darkest
ilayt*.
When grain rip
ens hy moonlight
the son I will he
mived l>y culture.
The greater a man's treasure thu lffl?
he will conipluin of his taxes.
I'rhle ami ignorance are thu bubea
thai help one another to get lost.
'The Christian who fours to l>r? spent
for Christ is a candle unwilling to be.
llghtc >1
It dors j\t ?t make heaven a fact toi^/'
call earth a fiction. , ? -
Srtaight \unning makes bettor speed'
than the swlUest circling.
No amount of pruning e.vor made
peaches grow on fence-posts.
The heavenly man does not need to
wrltit "ilolint.ss" on his brow.
The vision o f (!od gives right views
of all things.
i'rotlciency needs no parade. 1 * ,
A parasite makes a poor partner
He works best who worries least. '<
A blessing abused becomes a bane, j
No perfection without pain.
A hard heart is apt to be brittle.
Service is the Mrs! sign of freedom,
Faith alone lifts the fog of the
future.
ICndcavor counts for more than
essn vs.
The more we look up the less wo
need to look out for ourselves.
' The religion that does not reach
character does not rise with ('hrlst.
Von cannot sop up the sins of tho
week with a solemn face on Sunday.
You cannot take Uod by one hand
unless yyu take your brother by tho
other. d
It is not surprising to heal" that tho
King's projected visit to Ireland has
boon r.baudoned owing to the hoslilo
attitude of tho United Irish League.
The situation in Iroland is very mcyi
ucing jiiBt now. /
Little vices keep company with great
virtu* .s ?
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