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4 . ■' ' -! « «*' ✓ * r % / v» tr VOL- XXII- BARNWELL,SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST *, 1890. WELCOME TO THE VETERANS CHKSTUK'8 CKAND HOSPITALITY The Conledorate' Survivor* Have a Generou* Greeting at Cheater—Gen eral Walker Make* an Eloquent Responae. _ The annual reunion of the South Carollha Division, U. C. V-, was held at Chester on the 20th and 27th of July. The attendance of Confederate survi vors was not very large, but the hospi tality and good cheer of the Chester people made up for the lack in other respects. The convention was called to order by Capt. J. W. Reed, commander of the local camp, and the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. S» P. H. Elwell, D.D., chaplain-general of the South Carolina Division. .Miss May Hood, sponsor (or—toe Walker-Gastoa camp, was presented by Capt. Reed, and welcomed the vet erans on behalf of the camp in Chester, of which site was the representative. This feature was quite an Innovation upon past rc.uuions, as it Is customary to have a veteran-to fill this place, but Gen. Walker said the veterans were grateful for .the change, which was a compliment to Miss Hood and the manner to wh'ch she had performed the service. Senator J. L Glenn extended a wel come on behalf of the citizens of Ches ter, and on leTalfof Capt.’-Recd, pre sented t>j the division a gavel of pine wood, just a plain gavel, without orna ment or figure, but very suggestive of history. As he explained to Gen. Walker, the handle is a part of the sun that fired the first shot against Port Sumter, and the head of the mal let was carved from a piece of wood from Jefferson Davis’ home at Rich mond, the "White House of the Con federacy,” where were held cabinet meetings at which were discussed questions of the gravest Import In respi a-ling to the welcome extend ed, Gen. Walker said that the division ’ had been warmly welcomed elsewhere, but it had been 1 ft for Chester to ex tend a heart warming welcome through a lovely young sponsor, and the division was heartily grateful for It. He accept* d the precious relic E reseated by Senator Glenn. History k crowding upon us. When^ he had called together the conveatio3 in Charleston May he had upon alahse wi.ich was used ie cession convention, and the gavel u-ed was that *t~’ch bad called the-ices* on convention to order. To-day be would use a gavel equally as precious in its assoc'a* o.ie. Continuing be said: On the part of the South Carolina Division, C. C. V., assembled at your bospitab'*- li vlt.itinn in your beaut''ul city, I tealir joua thousand'thanks for the splendid hospitality you have offered us. We have been met like brothers, as «t a-e, and youjiave tak-m us to your hearts and to your homes. South Carolinians are bound by a coma on de t < y. wrapped in the fo >ls of common love, identified with a co c- moo Interest, and when cfetled upon for any .heroic service have always ac >m] on a common Impulse. Hut, these lies are not kept strung, unless as the »oqs of a noble State we are brou^'. t 1t.lo frequent iotercouse. When the bar ly mountains- r, the man from the trill country, and the citizens from the s a- shore arc brougLt together they learn to know and to love each other. Tboy are impell.d to act together for the good of tbe * hole State. Thes * meet ings obliterate -kectional lines, aid draw all the sons of Carolina into a common fold. A community which draws these cords of affection tightly around the people of the State d >es great service to the whole State, and f ou have shown your devotion to Ca ^o- Ina in bringing this about by this glo rious meeting You have done well to select for this great gathering of .South C«roltnl»>is an occasion such as the present. Y iu have brought together her sons, w- o, when danger threatened her, rallied to her defence. Who for four long yeivs battled aido ly s do. And with thi m jrou have brought her younger sons and daughters, who revere ana re-p* ct these veterans. In this great Ipve fei.-t you have gathered (he sons of Sou'h Carolina, who have proved their love and devotion to their State, ard these who honor them for duty well dont). Such a gathering is not a scramble f jr power, or a strife for honor, place or riches! So when you invite the repre- ■sentatives of every interest of our fa r commonwealth, alike in sentiment and in feeling, the very act of bringing them together does a world of good to our whole State. I congratulate you on having accomplished thld magnifi cent work. We are not surprised to find such wise forethought from your broad-minded citizens. Now that you have gathered us here, 1 feel sure that you will treat us with the most liberal hospitality. Our visit has just begun, but the foretaste of your splendid hospitality makes us most eince.-ely thankful for what you have doae, and for what we are yet to rece've. We propose to break bread In your homes, enjoy all the good things you have ready for us, and when you have filled 116 with lovA and kind ness we will return to our homes carry ing away a deep love and affection for the great city of Chester and her glori ous and noble people. Gen. Walker then read that beauti ful tribute to the Confederate dead which is engraven on the monument in the capitol grounds at Columbia. Wlvpn he had concluded the veterans arose and with right hand raised to heaven responded feelingly, "They died for their country.” B6 read a beautiful tribute to the women of the Confederacy,' and they We are survivors of the Confederate army and navy. The number of such can never increase. No new condi tions can give Qualification for mem bership in the U. C. V. Bach year we lay away to their Immortal rest many of our beloved comrades, the men trbo wore the gray. Each year our mem ber!! become tower. But the interest of the veteran in malntaing this grand organization of old comrades does not soon die. - ' , ,[ During the past year twelve more camps have been formed, and the total number of camps presumed to be alive now in the South Carolina division is 123. How many of these may be prac tically dead I know not, but will be able to form some estimate after I have met the commanders this after noon. Ninety-six , camps have paid their dues In full to the U. C. V., or to the South Carolina division, so It is faiP to assume that these camps are alive and active. Many of those which have not paid 1 believe to be alive. Hence 132 Is not far from the actual number of live camps in this division. 1 think tbe showing is a magnificent one. By far the smallest Stathof our beloved Confederacy, South Cakollna, has today more camps than any other Slate, except Texas, five tln>*e as large. Tbe Interest of the camps of this divi sion is clearly demonstrated by the payment of arreaia. At the last, Charleston reunion, Texas, with 234 camps was only entitled to votes, while South Car'dina, with action should be extended to all batttie* Helds similarly marked, as soon as they are ready to receive monuments to Southern heroism. In the month ef Mav you had the gratification of meeting your comrades :'rom all over the South, on tbe soil of our own beloved ' South Carolina. th the magnificent hospitality for which this State Is famous, you eater- tain: d them, and sent our visitors camps, was entitled to 23V votes. the her 207 124 As responded, “God bless the women of the Confederac acjr. The death of Maj. S. Reed Stoney of Gen. Walker’* staff was thee an nounced. Gen. Walker stated--very feelingly that Maj. Stoney had died mindful of his comrades and their meeting together here tc-day. The annual report of the division commander was then presented. OEN. WALKER'S ANNUAL REPORT. Comrades: Your commander, with great satlsiaction, sqbimts his cus tomary annual report to this conven- the fifth of tbe South Carolina (Mon, U. C. V. 00mpared with last year, your increased interest is manifested by the payment of your dues. At the 18V6 reunion you had only 143 votes, and with 22 votes added by the new camps, this year you were eutitled to 239 votes. Twenty-four counties of the State are entitled to the regimental organiz ation, and in some of these the regi ments have been fully organissd. Every effort has been made to stim ulate the formation of new camps. But with tbe stimulus of our grand reunion of all the U. C. V., In South Carolina this year, added to the other efforts made, our growth has only been twelve camps. So I am forced to believe that our high water mark has tftea reached. Some more new camp# will probably be formed, but they will not more than replace those which from natural causes, must die out. Tbe Confederate veterans are fast pass a; away. 01 lr ; .f'eeUfig that we have reached th* p^bable helghth of our prosperity, I “•* congratulate you, comrade* of the South Carolina division, on th* splen uij work you have acoomplisbed. 1 may safely say that you have made ibis tbe very best division of that glorious band of veterans gathered In to tbe folds of tbe U. C V. You have shown in every way the greatest life, intcrest and activity. Af I have said, only the Stata of Texas, five times as large excels you in the number cf camps. Our sister States, touching u* on tbe north and on tbe^weat, Noth twice as large, nwltber have h many camps as you have No division excels you in your contributions to the sup port of the U. C V. In the love for your old Coefedcrate comrades, so magnificently evidenced in the splen did reception you gave your comrade* of the South, in la*l May, none dm ever corn -near you. Your devotion to the V is only exceeded by your lov ing, devoted, heroiq services to the Confederacy. You can be as proud of being a veteran of the Soutfi Carolina division as of having been a Confeder ate soldier. When I truly say this of you, com rades, you will knoi* how much 1 ap preciate having received afyour hands the most distinguished honor of my life, that of being placed at the head of this splendid organization. I feel -that to be trusted and respected and conored by such a body of heroes, is the noblest distinction which could be bestowed on me by the hand of man. As we go rapidly down the hill of life wc old survivors of the grandest strug gio ever made by heroic men, will draw closer and closer together. When the Ust one of us toaches the end of all things worldly, when the last survivor of the Confederacy is burled, then furl that banner wbicn is to us our emblem of bravery, devotion, truth and free dom. How vivid must have been the principles which inspired our fallen cause, when thirty-four years after its death we gather to revere them, and e iy loving tribute to our comrades. ow free mu%lbe our country In which such glorious memories can be loudly and openly treasured. Our mother State, truo to her sons, w.io r.sked all in her defence, gives an nually according to her ability from her restricted purse, not as a measure of her love, $100,000 in pensions. This is equal, I believe, to that given by her sister States of ihe South, and exceeds the amount given by many. There has been some complaint aa to the distri bution of these pensions. At the re quest of Camp Wade Hampton, I hava appointed a committee of one delegate from each camp to consider this mat ter, and they will probably submit to you proper reebmmendations to cure the evils felt to be existing. I feel that the grand old State of South Car ollna, equally with you, desires this pension money to teach only the de serving. I have no doubt that her Legr islature will carefully consider any reasonable recommendation you may make. The committee 00 the monument to the women of the Confederacy, which you determined to erect, as a tribute to these devoted saints, “theglrU be hind tho men behind the guns,” will doubtless make a r.pjrt, and I trust it will be one of great encouragement. At your 1895 couvention you earn estly endorsed the action of the Leg islature and its Chickamauga commis sion, and urged the erection of the monuments on the battlefields of Chick amauga to the South Carolina troops who helped to win that glorious vie tory. Since then, several Confederate States have erected monuments, be side a large nupa bar of tbe Northern States. Our State found It impossible at that time to make the necessary ap propriation, but with the great inter est in tb(s State caused by our recent May reunion, X am inclined' to think that the moment la opportune to ■ume the matter, and urge prompt action on the part of Legislature that South Carolina may not be behind her sister States In honoring her he rose who fell at Chickamauga. Like While Gharfeston was the place of the reunion, our guests knew that they were receiving a welcome from the hands and heart* of all South Carolina. Every comrade of the South Caroline division helped the good people of Charleston entertain the guest*, and Charleston, 1 know, appreciates your assistance. My comrades, we have accomplished much, and we have yet much to ac complish. All that you have, or will accomplish, will be, I am sure, as worthy of the State and of yourselves your magnificent heroism for your country, the Southern Confederacy. Let me urge upon you to keep alive this splendid organization. So long as tworsurvlvors are left, let those who meet in annual convention to perpetu ate the glorious memories of a noble cause, to claap their weakening kands and proudly hold aloft to the world the splebdld record their brothers made; and see that it goes down to generations that the men of tbe South were true to th* 1-c* uatry, true to their government, fearless In Its defenct, made the grandest straggle In the face of the heaviest odds ever made , by mortal man. ea MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Adjt. Gen. Helmea then insisted camps strengthening their membership by the more fortunate members assum ing the fees of those who were really too poor to pay the pittance. He then spoke of three fiags which had recent ly become the property of the division. One of these was the only banner hloh draped the grave of Winnie Davis, and, therefor*, should be doubly dear. The roll of camp* was called. There were many camp* from which there wa* no re*p«Ma*e, bat tabulation showed that of th* 2f>0 camps in the dlvisioe 50 were represented. It was nearly noon and as there was no pressing business to attend to, tbe xonveetlon receded from bosiness un til 8 o’clock, upon motion of Gen. Cer- ile. . This afternoon at I o’clock the home >1 wlfa a “ God bless South Caro- Bir die within us if the time should come when we are not happy to welcome and have with us our devoted and beautiful girls, and tbe fair represen tatives of those noble souls who made us men do our duty, not only during the war, bat all our lives. God bless the fair sponsors, and may we always have them with us, I welcome you sponsors and maids of honor to this convention. Be always with us to ;utde our footsteps, smooth our suffer ings and cheer us in our struggles. Be at our side to that when ws lay aside all that Is mortal you can keep our memory green and make the fame of the Confederate live fbrever. Thrice welcome as women of 'SOuth Carolina, and as representatives of the men who wore the gray and of the women of the Confederacy. Comrade Campbell, of Anderson, arising in tbe audience, said that he was tired of the insinuations that none but general’s daughters were sponsors, ^here are no generals 01 privates. All are the same, survivors of a common cause. Dr. Elwell then made the report of the woman’s monument fund inaugu rated at Greenville two years ago. He stated that the fund was discouraging in its meagerness. He pleaded lor the money to build a tribute to th* women. His burning eloquence was frequently applauded. Tbe names of Hamptoa and Butler were cheered. Judge Hudson received another ova tion. He, too, made an eloquent ap peal for the veterans to take this cause home with them aid to work for ts fulfilment. Capt. D. R. Fleaalken, of Columbia, treasurer of theTund. Th* veterans became quite enthusiastic over the prospects of raising the fund. The night session was closed by a magnificent vocal selection, Rudyard Kipling’s “Recessional,’' whose martial theme has been set to grand and sub lime strains. Mis* Maud R. McClure electrified the endienc* with her inter pretation of the piece. ‘ When tbe Roll U Called Up Yon der," was suag very sweetly by a choir of Chester ladles and gentlemen. Immediately after the convention bad voted to adjourn, some one caught sight of Gen. Butler, and the audience cheered for fully five mlnnte* uatil the Adonis of South Carolina veterans pre sented himself on the platform. He excused himself from speaking at length, and merely spokp a word of approval for the revived movement to erect e moaument to the women of the Confederacy. vlvors of Jenkin's brigade held a little . Tl experience meetiag. dashing his gallant com mand, led by tbe'dashlng Micab Jen tins, so soon cut down, was time and again decimated, but never whipped. The Palmetto .Sharpshooters, Hamp ton's Legion, tbe First, Second, Fifth and Sixth South Carolina, have gone done into history among the records of greatness. There were not mors than two score who attended tbe meetiag at tbe call of Mr. Fraakllo H. Mackey, of Washington, who was a gallant sol dier. The survivors of Jenkins’ brig ade agreed upon a badge to Insure rec ognition of each other. They will hereafter hj^d reunions similar to this incipient — Among -miff prominent commanders « Gee. Carwlle. Gea. Butler, Gen. Walker, Col. McMeeter, Judge Hud son. Dr. James H. Woodrow, Dr. Fran Is L. Parker, Rev. S. P. H. Elwell, Col. Thomas C. Beckham and Maj. James G. Holmes. This afternoon the commander s of camp* met Gen. Walker in an informal manner and dlacuaaeJ the standing of the various camps. The condition of the United Confederate veterans in the State la shown to be very enocuraging by these verbal reports. When the veterans reassembled at night prayer was offered by Dr. Wood- row, of Columbia. Capt. W. D. Starl ing, of Columbia, reported In behalf of the committee appointed to consider the matter of pensions. The conven tion adopted the committee’s repo rt, which recommended that a committee of twelve be appointed to look Into the matter and to memorialize the Legis lature tbe manner of amending tke law so that none but the worthy shall obtain pensions. There was some opposition to grant ing plenary power to a committee. Comrades A. R. Banks, Dr. Elwell and Gen. Car wile leading the discussion. The latter suggested that tbe commit; tee report to the division commander, who shall send a copy to the separate camps, who shall in turn act upon the suggestions before going to tke Legis lalure. Capt. Iredell Jones defended the original proportion of the commit If the committee were to report tee. to tbe separate campa through the dL ap#through vision commander, there would be con fusion. The committee had decided that the trouble waa all with the town ship boards. The ameadment was voted down. . " ' - . Rev. 8. P. H. Elwell was called upoa for the report of tke commission to raise funds for a monument for the wo men of the Confederacy. Dr. Elwell called for Judge J. H. Hudson to make the report. The audience for the first time showed life, breaking forth Into repeated chei re aa the gentleman and jurist qf former days was escorted to the stage, the band plaving “Dixie." The sponsors were taco announced and were presented to the audience. The wild cheering was redoubled, for the sweet smiles and the airy graces of the sponsors were as isplring to the veterans as the sweet memories con jured by the “Star Spangled Ban ner.” Rev. D. N. McLauchlia, tbe hand some commander-ln-chlef of the spon sors, having marshaled his forces, capitulated to Gen. Walker. In responding, Gen. Walker said : Comrades : During the past year we have heard a great deal as to the pres ence of sponsors and their maids honor at toe reunion of veterans. The custom.has.been criticised, sod in some cases severely ^condemned. Oh, what has become of fateeo.Southern gallan try l - Can we Imagine a meeting of men which 1s not ennobled by the pres encs of the saints of the earth, the fair women of our land. And when they come in, as they do to-night, bearing our beloved Confederate banners, they march straight into our hearts of hearts. Tbe presence of our daughters Is alwavs welcome, and particularly so when they come to honor onr brothers whom we honor. Oar manhood must only iropotitlon which- Mr. Ellison A. Smyth, chairman of the sub-commis sion of the United States Industrial commission, now sitting In this city, FOUND KXBAL'MTKD AT SKA. words of the captain the Holbeia were: Andrews Picked Up by a Steamer Seven Hundred Miles toons Liver pool—HI* Sea Skiff Waa Sec Adrift. Capt. William A. Aadrewa, the ven tureeom* navigator, who left Atlantic City, N. J., on June 18, in n twelve- foot canvaa-covered boat—the Dorea — was picked up exhausted, July 12, 700 miles west of Liverpool by the steam ship Holbein, which arrived July 10 in Liverpool. Almost tbe first when he reached I am gladi did not take that girl on this trip. She would havg, perished and I should never have forgiven my self." He referred to Miss Bslle Shane, of Norristown, N. J., who had gained Captain Andrews’s reluctant consent to take her with him. Afterwards he refused, but the young woman boarded a rowboat at Atlantic City on tbe dny of the cnptala’s departure and tried to reach the Doree ns she was sailing out of the harbor. She threw a line over tbe tiller which Captain Andrews cast off. Her sobs of disappointment fol lowed him. Another feature of his departure wu the action of four veiled young women who left a yacht in a rowboat, and, intercepting tbe Doree ns she passed on her wny to *ea, bugged and kissed Andrews until be nearly upset the boat in hi* embarrassment. Tbe captain was exhausted when seen from the deck of the Holbein. He was half reclining In tbe stern sheets of the Doree, which we* making at least six knots an hour, with all her canvas drawing. The captain bad plenty of provisions, but he was worn out with loss of sleep. When asked through the megaphone If he desired to be taken off he responded with a feeble pod- He Waa too weak even to climb the rope ladder that was fling over tke side and had to be slung eqder the arms and hauled aboard-^he Holbein by four lusty tars. Captain Andrews, with tears, begged that the Doree be saved. She had proved a speedy boat, covering 2,S00 miles—approximately—In twenty-four days, an average of more than ninety five miles a day. Her cendltlon, con sidering the severity of the voyage was good, but Captain Shurlock was firm in his refusal to take th* boat. He said he could not stop to bother with it. It would delay th# ship an hour to save the skiff and so she was caet adrift. With tears flowing down his cheeks Captain Andrews clung to the rail and watched his boat as it faded from sight astern. He was then taken Into the cabin and cared for. He said that' the Doree encountered a series of wssterly gales, and although they kejj>ed , her on her way, they necessitated his being on the watch sometimes for forty-eight hours with out sleep. The Holbein went up tbe canal to Manchester end Captain An drews remained on board. He refused to discuss his plans for ihe future. The speed of the boat,, f aptaln An drews said, astonished him, even with gales to boost her along. He had ex pected to make Gloucester, England in fifty-eight days, and when picked up was astounded to know that he was so near Liverpool. The Doree, the captain said, had shipped a stern sea only once ou the trip, and had.remain ed as stiff as a block of wcod through oat th* galea she weathirjd. H ace he was anxious to keep her. The boat measured a trifle more tha^i 12 feet and she had fl feet beam She was made with the I ghteat of ste* riba, over which was formed an slum Inum covering, which in tarn was canvaa-covered. She was sloop-rigged with airtight compartments at bow and stern. Along the sldos were lookers for provisions, the captain taking a stock far a voyage of eighty days. THE V* SITUATION IN THH SOUTH. President K. A. Smyth, of Pelaer, HAs 1 Plain Talk with a Boston News paper A boat Lynching* and Labor, Boston Herald, 20th inst Lynching, as the only remedy, is a feels compelled to support. dent of the Pelzer Mr. Smyth Is preet*] ‘ ,Cob ManufacturingtCompany, of Pelzer, S C. This concern operates four ootton mills, consuming 50,000 bale* of ootton per year, and it literally own* the town of Pelzer, which ha* a population ' 0,000, and is situated sixteen miles rom the city of' Greenville. The J elz*r Mills are the largest in the South. To a Herald reporter yesterdar, Mr. Smyth, on request, expressed himself on the subject of lynchlngs. He said that, while . he personally abhorred lynching, yet, In the case of assaults upon-helpless women, it seemed to be) the only remedy—a speedy vengeance, precluding the necessity on the part of the victims to appear in court to testify. The matter of lynching in th* South Is not fully understood by many isople in Boston," continued Mr. knyth. “The people here hardly re alize the conditions existing in many the country districts In several Southern States. I know of cases where white men have felt compelled to remove their families from farms to neighboring towas, as they were afraid to leave them alone on the farms, even during the day. it is an unusual thing In the South to And white womea rid ing or driving alone, through the country roads, and this fear, aa well as the bitterness, is increasing. “ At fiest there were ordinary lynch ing*, In order to prevent, if possible, a repetition of these terrible assaults. Then, In some sections, great brutality was show in burning aad torturing tbe criminals caught In these acts. Bte’ nothing teems to prevent them, and what will be the final remedy, or what ill be the result, It Is very hard to tell. Oae cannot judge of the situa tion unless one goes South, talks with the people there and becomes familiar with the conditions surrounding them. Jurlng the war the white men of th* South were in the army, and the white families, consisting of women and chil dren, were protected by the colored slaves. Those old negroes are held In great respect and affection by the Southern white man, but since the war generation has grown up, under no restraint and with an immense idea of I* own importance, politically and otherwise. The negro ie not now so much of a local habitat as formerly. A large class, particularly young men from 18 to 30 years of age, are con stantly moving, working bare and there, and it is from these people 'that our criminal class Is recruited. Mr. Sm/tn waa asked if he had ever known of n case where a white men suffered lynching for this crime, end he replied that three years ago, with in fifteen miles of where he lived, n worthless white man assaulted a colored girl, aad was lynched in broad daylight by colored meu, without op position on tbe part of tbe white com munity. It had Men known that there was a movement in this direction, aad the plan could have been frustrated by tbe white population If It hhd simply been a question of color. But the man was taken from the bands of the State constable and lynched along tbe road. “ I do not claim," said Mr. Smyth, ‘ to be an apologist or defend*! of the crime of lynching, because, apart from any other consideration, the reaction on those who participate in it Is de grading and Injurious, and lowers public tone in every way. But in our sparsely settled country I do not how it is to be stopped, or what will be the .outcome. The exhibitions of brutality tend to degrade the white men who take part in these torturings and burnings, but the crime must cease before tbe punishment will stop, and the remedy must be applied there—to teach these people to have more re spect for womanhood, whether white or colored.” Mr. Smyth also spoke of the labor problem in the South. He said : “The ;reat problem Is the colored m<*n In ils relation to life, security and labor This whole colored question Is one that permeates every department of business and enterprise la tbe South, And Is the great millstone round the neck of Southern white labor. The reason the Southern cotton mills are crowded with labor is not only the low price of cotton, but the competition of the colored farmer, who will pay larger rent for a farm, live in more dilapidated buildings, ask for L Improvements on the farm during the season of the gtaffto. of ootton—which a few months—t and meet with a fair meaaure of sue- es. These colored people work for two-thirds of tbe wages received by the white hands, and the whole colored inestion adds a disturbing element to >he whole Southern outlcok. It Is a ireblem to be solved only by those Ivlng in the South aad coming Into personal contact with the parties in terested.” Another matter of Interest referred to by Mr. Smyth was the relations of tbe Northern and Southern mills. He said that th* export trade of the coun try had grown enormously, and while l or a few years the New England oot ton manufacture* thought that the de velopment of the Southern mill Indus try was inimical to their Interests and the cause of the depression then felt, ns well ae lose of profits, they now find that the revival of business has oome through the settlement of other causes. They were All busy, and the country to-day, declared Mr. Smyth, oould not supply the demands of our export trade in ootton goods If it were not for the Southern ootton mills, aad the branches of the Northern mills now running In the South. ITEMS Off GENERAL Quaint and Gathered toons Various -Speaking of the Philli should we say —la a house-wagon of his own con struction, John Oleson, an Altoona, Pa^ paper hanger hae started on a trip around the world* —Ruble* found at Oowle Creek, N, C., are said by experU to be compara ble in color and brilliance with tke finest gems from Banna. —Miss Louise Humphrey, a teacher in the anbllc schools of Phlladephia, has resigned after fifty-three yean of continuous service. —Two streets in Pinar del Rio, Onba, which have heretofore borne the name of two sftinte. will hereafter be called and Me NO BPEOIAL PRIVILEGES GIVEN. Tbe Supreme Court Declares that Dispensary Constables Cannot Carry Concealed Weapon*. Columbia state. Ever since the establishment of th* State liquor constabulary it has been the custom of the constables to carry concealed weapons under the belief that th* commission gave them the right to do so. The effect of the practice has been teen ie a number of bloody affairs ocourry log here and there about the State. It U s strange coincidence that the supreme eourt hands down an lalon in which It is held that such oers have no right to bear concealed weapons, la a oaaa in which W. R Crawford, the constable who killed Mrs. Stuart In this city, Is th* respon dent. The case Is entitled, “ The City of Laurens, appellant, va. W.-R. Craw ford, respondent,” and the oplelon la written by Associate Justice Gary. It is Interesting to note also that tbe opinion lenvee no loopholes by which sheriff# or any other officers may bear concealed weapons, a* follows : Toe record contains Ihe following statement of fncte:. On July 23, 1898, th* defendant, W. U. Crawford, named above, was tried before tbe mayor of the city of Lturens, charged with the Violation of an ordinance of said city, on July 23,1898, by having concealed about his person a pistol. The defend nl admitted that be did have a pistol concealed about his per son In said city on th* 23d day of July, 1898, but ooetended that he state constable ana had n right to car ry his pistol concealed about hie person. The defeedant waa a State consta ble, but the mayor overruled the con- houtkm of the defendant, convicted him of thn crime charged and sen teaoed him to pay a line of 86 or be im prisoned 10 days. Th* defendant appealed to the eourt of general sessions for Laurens ooun ty, upon the grounds that he wee at officer, a State constable, and had < right to carry hie pistol concealed about his person. The apeal was heard by his hoeor, Judge Townsend, at the October, 1898, term of court of general Ions for Laurens county His honor, the circuit judge, ordered that the appeal be aad is sustained, and that the entire proceedings herein be and are hereby dismissed, aad that tba defendant’s bond on appeal be dls charged aad cancelled ' The city of Laurens appealed from the order upon exceptions, raising practically the single question of law ,whether a State constable Is exempt from the operation of the law forbid ding the carrying of a pistol concealed About the person The first act on this .abject was passed In 1880(17 Stat., 447), the fourth section of which was ns follows “ Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to peace officers while in th* actual discharge of their duties as such tffiosrs, nor to persons carrying concealed weapons while upon their own premises.” In 1897 another act wir passed (22 Stat., 423), In which, without referring to previous legislation, the language of tha former act was substantially repeated with the Important exception that parte of the act, declaring what persons shall be exempt from its pro visions, peace officers, are entirely omitted Tbe language of th* last act is as follows: “ Nothing kerain contained shall be construed to apply to persons Gomes and .McKinley. —Brice and Ransom Power, twin brothers, are etlll, at the age of 86 K irs, actively engaged la farming in laware County, Indiana. —For several years the Chnroh Ex tension Society of the Methodist Epis copal Church has fnrnlshed aid for the erection of two churches a day. —Rev.’John Watson (laa Maclaren) Is sftid to have made $12,000 as his share of the profits of his recent lec turing tour la the United States and Canada. —It is said that ex-Senator Edmunds ade $76,000 out of his law practice ast year. When he left the Senate he was a poor man, but we are glad to know that he is recovering rapidly. —A Kansas man who weighs only 136 pounds won 130 Inst week by carrying 160 pounds of flour three miles without putting it down. And then he offered to bet $30 more that he oould go an other mile. —The State of Pennsylvania hatched 30,000,000 shad la tke Delaware river this year, and the United States hatch ed 200,000,000 of the same fish in the Delaware aad Susquehaba rivers com- —Scientists have dlsoovered that the memory Is stronger In summer than In winter. Among the worst foes of the memory are too much food, too much physical exercise, and strangely Tt^p opinion I enough too much education. —J. Pierpont Morgan, the New York mlilloealre, has just purchased one of the finest private libraries of Loadon, for which he paid the sum of 1160,000. Among the treasure* Included in tbe sale Is a first folio Shakespeare, said to be the best. —It Is not generally known that Capt. Sigsbee, late of the Maine, 1« the inventor of the deep-sea sounding ma- chine, for which he got medals from Prussia and Kngisnd. He also la- vented an Ingenious parallel rnler for mechanical drawing. —Reports show Kansas U> be enjoying greater prosperity than ever before. Taxable property has increased $2.- 500,000 in a year, while deposits la Stele ned private banks have increased 1600,000 in four months. Present pros pect* Indicate that tbe State will l»r- rest over 300,000,000 bushel* of corn: —It ha* been eatlmated that for every dollar spent in this country for spirituous and malt liquors twenty cents is spent for tea aad ooffea. Com menting' on thla fact, a facetious Wes tern paper says that the amount of money squandered by the Amerloan ie for tea and coffee Is really as tonishing. —In commenting upon the fact that many Southern ootton mills are being run night and da?, a prominent New York selling agent stated that If tha mills oonld be ran 86 hours a day they oonld not keep up with the demand for heavy brown goods. For the same rea son he viewed the Increased mill bnlld- Ing In the South wUk entire equani mity. —Tbe old Exchaage hotel, of Rich mond, Va.. has been sold recently for 110,000. This hotel was for half a cen tury the most fashionable aad promt-. nent one In Richmond. In Its time It has sheltered some distinguished char acters. The Prlaoe Qf Wales, who visited Richmond In 1867, stof there. During the war some of most important conferences were held there by Southern leaders. - Gretna Green Is a parish In Soot- just “over the border,” where marriages used to be performed ac cording to the law of Scotland. The ceremony was binding performed by n man in tha simplest form, when, ng registered, the parties In the presence of witnesses, were declared man and wife. The first person who officiated ftt these strange unions was STS carrying concealed weapons upon their George Soott, who began “ his an own premises.” Hocused ministry ” About the year The aqt concludes with the usual re- 1756. peallng chtuse. __ . | —James Creelman, the well known war oorrespondent, says: “I have Is only a few month*—than the White man, and will work his family produc ing ootton. And the result Is that he can made the product cheaper than the white farmer, and live on very much less. This Is the evolution that Is going on In the Southern States to-day. The white farmer who does not own his farm Is being forced to seek other em ployment, and in the ootton mill villages he finds more steady and re munerative labor, with churches, schools and reading room facilities, from all of which he was debarred In the rural communities, and with most of which he bad never before come Into contact. .Where there are no cot ton mills the rehter has a cash settle ment only once a year—wt. en his crop is marketed—and then he pays his landlord, or the merchant to whom he has given a Hen on his crop for ad vances in supplies received during the year. This leaves generally a very small balance for tbe farmer, but it brings the family )o the cotton mill, where they earn is much In a month as they ..would make on the farm in a year, and, In addition, he has school facilities, of which I have spoken. / “ The colored man Is not only Ip competition with the white labor! man as a carpenter, a bricklayer as a farmer, but is already “knocking” at the deors of the Southern cotton mills. There Is a mill at Concord, N. C., and another at Charleston, S. C., which employ colored labor wholly, The first questloa, therefore, to be determined Is whether the provision been in ihe Cuban campaign as weU la the previous law exempting peace I M i n the Philippine, and I can say boa- offloers while In the actual dlsohaage M tl 7 , without the slightest prejudice, ef their duties as such from the opera- |b A | General Otis Is mnoh more tlon of the act Is repealed by the sub- aponslble lor the disastrous, humillat- sequantactof 1897. I Ing condition of affairs in the east This tarns upon the Inquiry whether than General Shafter was for the oala- the provisions of the latter act are In consistent with these of the former act; for, If they are, then, by the ex press terms of the last section of the act of 1897, the previous provisions not reenacted are repealed. The rule Is well settled that when a statute exempts two classes of persoas from the operation thereof, aad a sub sequent atetute on precisely the earni subject exempts only one of the tff classes named In the previous statute, the provisions of the two statutes are Inoonslstest with each other and such Inconsistent provlsl jns are repealed by the latter statute. The circuit judge in his conclusion of t It is the judgment of the court that the order of the circuit court be re versed. mltles in Cuba, for the war depart ment furnished General Otis with a rfectly equipped, well-fed army, and e had months of dry weather in which to fight against an Imperfectly organized enemy." ■m ■ — Dum Dum Bullets.—England acknowledged that she Is sending dam dam bullets to South Africa to be used in the prospective war with the Trana- vaal republic. This has raised an out cry throughout the civilised world and ugt places John Bull in the light of a very \ nhuman sort of personage. The dum .. , , I dum bullet has the steel cap removed at ’ toerafore, erred ^ pointed the end slightly holloffed the said statutes. | Qu ^ ^ “mushrooms" or spreads upon Impact and makes a great jagged instead of .Jl the small puncture In- The tobaooo crop around Trenton Is doing well. A considerable amount has been planted. An old friend and a true one, is ALLI GATOR LINIMENT in hundreds of homes in this State. Many families us* It as a household remedy for many aUments we don’t mention it will cure. Stoek map use it for horses and pains of domestic animals. We guarantee it to give satisfac tion as a penetrating healing application. Bold everywhere. hole instead of the small pun fllcted by tbe jacketed bullet. The effect, of course, Is a cruel and usually deadly wound, the tearing effect of the ball being greater inside than At the point of entrance. Those who are not killed outright suffer severely. The nse of tuoh bullets has been con demned by all tiie great powers and la In direct contravention of the Geneva artlclee. It set the whole oonntry by the ears when Spain used them in tha battle of Santiago aad England should be prevented from using them in ‘ prospective war with Oom Paul. 1 \ 1