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jjndL r."*, , **;’/ mmm vo& nui- BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26,1900. NO. 'sSfii ■BM BILL ARP LOVES LITTLE ONES. He Bays It Maj Mean That He la Grewlmff Old—Hie Dellffbt la to tea the Little Fellow* Enjoy Them* Ml vea That pony and doy show le the beat entertainment for children I ever taw. I reckon that Profaaaor Gentry runs it for the money that la In it, but never- tbaleaa he should be commended and honored for the pleasure that he has given to thousands and thousands of children all over the land. The poet said that Abou Ben Ad hem was ad mitted to Heaven by St. Peter because he loved his fellow men, and maybe the professor will net In because he worked so hard to please the children. Children are a big thing In Heaven. " Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such Is the Kingdom of Heaven ’* Is the sweetest verse in the Bible to mothers and it utterly para lyzes the dogma of infant damnation. I know there la plenty of scripture to establish the dootrlhe of election, but I have never believed that it applied to little children. The maternal in stinct abhors It. But this pony and dog show wm a most beautiful street pageant and was free to the hundreds who were toopoor to pay for the tent performance. They ought to thank the professor for that. 1 am poor myself, but { strained my pocketbook and took all our little folks In. They are still talking abotfT it. The monkey who played doctor, and the pony who laid down and groaned and played sick and bow the monkey cured him, and v how they rode on the ponies and the' tricks of the beautiful dogs and so on. How wonderfully fond the children are of little things, little dolls apd puppies and kittens, little • ones and oolw and calves, little tiny bles and little chickens. O d folks % .ke little children, and it is a sure ■ifn that a man Is nearing his second tpKiVdhood and that his hold upon the — EWorld is weakening when be loves the cqmpany of Innocent children. Now 1 nip not so dreadfully stuck on the aver age boy*- When they are good they are very Kood Indeed, but when they are had they are horrid. Ujc day a grand-child behaved so bad at the _ table that I told him he shouldent come any more, but should wait or eat in the kitchen. When 1 got up and left he said \ “ Gantne. gaepa gettln’ u ,b * time, little girls } am now In Florida again, for the good people kept calling me and the spring has come and everything down here la so calm and severe that I am lad I accepted thslr invitations. The oyal Daughters of the Oomederac UU1 s. 0 ; _ *Tki left ne taio ; " uanma. gaapa gi m lghty old, ain’t hey” " Ym,” Mid. *'Ganpa, he'll die some wpn't he V” l^ut I do love the £!. _ are very strong in Florida nod a* 'Ml a for a little help and so 1 am here la their behalf. 1 bad two hours in Si- vaaaab, but had to leave at V o'clock In the morning and so did not see my friends, for nobody gets up la Savan nah until dinner time and some few lie abed till next day. Taat's what Erao Howell told me. I traveled with him nil the way and ooj jyed his company, for he Is always the same good talker and he gave me a graphic account of hla recent Havana trip. He UkM the Gnbaae, eepeclally the CMtlllao class es, who, he says are a high-toned, gen erous and honorable people. He feared that our oocopatloo of Cuba wm going to be prejudtcal to Florida, but he stop ped loag enough down bere to do away with such apprehensions. Florida cannot have n substitute and will always be the loveliest State la the Ualoe—the natural Maltarium for our Invalids and the garden of the South. An eld Georgia friend who has been here for some months told me today that this SMte was never in so prosper bus n condition m It Is today and that therb Is more money here per capita than there is la Georgia. Every branch Of bnslnees and ervery Industry Is pros- nerltg and the people generally are v otented and happy. Howell Mys the Vu drawback upon the rural popula the O^ala house, nod he seemed sur prised and pleased to see me. We talked for some jtlme about the good old tlihM.ie used to have. I had bad no dlnnarAnd pot very muohbreakfMt and wm m hungry m n wolf. The sun went down and the big dining room doors did not open. Some friends call ed to see me, and It grew later and darker but still those doors were clos ed, and 1 noticed that Mr. Brown had departed those coasts. About 7:30 o'clock I ventured to inqulrb of n lad what time they had supper. He smiled at me and said : " We don’t have It here no more. This house Is closed for the winter.'' He wm very kind and took me to the door and pointed to n place where I could get something to eat, and I, too, departed those coasts with alacrity. The next time Mr. Brown Invites me I will go sooner or not go mt all. Bill Arp. VAtUABI,« RELICS GIVEN THE STATE. MOMEHTOBS Of MEXICAN WAR. LUXURY AT PUBLIC EXPENSE. A Government Transport Is Con verted Into a Floating Palace. Congressman Drlggs, of New York, when the army appropriation blll was under discussion lathe Ijnise, called attention to the conversion of the army transport Sumner Into a Qjatlng palace of 1750,000, and read a magnidcence which the Brooklyn Eagle, at an expense description of Us had appeared In m follows : ” The visitor to the Sumner is das- zled by the magnificence which con fronts him on every side. The very bMt of everything that money can buy hM been provided. The quarters of the officers of the ship and the com missioned men, who will be carried as passengers, are finer than those on some of the first-clMt trans-Atlantic steamers. There are twenty-nine staterooms, each accommodating two persons, and three double staterooms. These state rooms are larger than those on the average first-class ocean liners. The berths and dressers ere made of solid mahogany, while the knobs and dec orations ere of the 'most expensive brass work. Etch stateroom Is pro vided with the finest quality of ohlnh- ware, suspended on nickel supports. AH trays and, In fact, every metal fixture id these rooms are of the finest quality of braM, heavily nickel plated. 11 An Immense French plete mirror in a solid braM frame, nickel plated, adorns each room, while two cut-glass tumblers, ooillng at wholesale price 75 cents eech. end two cut-glaM weter bottles, whloh cost 1^71 eech, ere among the other furnishings provided for the officers occupying staterooms. Each stateroom is provided with an electric fan. Tbs bferths are furnished with tbs finest quality of linen. Elab orately designed velvet carpets and rags cover the stalertem fleors, while engraved frosted gtaM covers the front door of eech of these epertmeot*. “Therb is an Immense refrlgeretor with e capacity of making seventy- five tons, while the bakeries have ovens sufficient to furnish 2,000 loeves of bread daily. A butcher shop, ice house, laundry, kitchen, electric light plant, and similar necessary adjuncts, are located In rooms handsomely finished, the floors of which ere cover ed with tiling or e corrugated artificial stone. “ The mam saloon Is the most elabo rate as well as the most expensive feature on the ship. The tables, chairs closets, umbrella and cane stands, as well m all other woodwork In this room, are of solid mahogany “A solid porcelain waabstand, fit for the mansion of a millionaire, occupies e corner In eech room. They are said to have cost about 990. The flwrsof these rooms are laid with small tiling, while all the metal work Is brMs, heavily nickel-plated. Doxanaof wash rooms, with three different kinds of shower baths, are scattered over the ship. The pluulblog work of the ship Is all open, tbb pipes being nickeled wherever exposed. " The Ifltcben adjoining the dinln saloon is a model Ineverv-ree peek aw i ir g 1 ttm*to visit ah old acquaintance. He got off the train at Waldo, where his friend mqt him, and drove out to his ittle ’farte two or th^ee mile# away. he dev was hot and the otd man was fed and thirsty and longed (or the cool spring he left at home. His Flor ida (fiend pqiled 4own t^e pole and the tjuolfet went down into % hole In the ground e (ew feet depp and drew it up fpll of brqcklsh, teplej weter and said ; '"Now, Jim, just help yourself; drink right out of the bucket in the old- fashlqned way and he dlfi. It didn't tuke him long to get enough and he Mid : “ i'ye got enough. Tom | drink the rent yourself, end when you come to my houM I’ll beet some for you." It is n beautiful prospect to look from the trains at this country now. Every mile or two you see the truck farms in a strut of vegetation, and the strewber- rles especially attracted my attention'. 1 dearly love to see them by the acre and look upon the pink and carnation colors that mlng.e so prettily with the green leaves. At almostevery station the crates of berries are piled up wait ing for the express trains to speed them to market. They are now bringing 17 a orate at the producer’s station, and there Is money In the business. Chil dren, white and black, are seen pick ing them. Little girls get 3 cents a quart and little beys 2i cents for tbo girl* handle them move carefully and. doa’t steal every big one they find. * ' Then there are the new potatoes and tomatoM and cabbages that are in full harvest aud bring good prices. As to filfttle, you arb hardly e bf them. would reflect dYbdtt on the finest ocean steamship or hotel. It is provided with everything that money can buy, all the uteuslls qnd other apparatus being of copper wnd nickel.’' ly ever out of riight itpajf In the world and^ was more like yeplsqn thaa beef. The lumber and turpentjne business down here Is on a regular boom. Lumber that a year ago brought only II* a thousand now brings f?i *0 t30, and turpentine hM %dMnced from cents a gallon # cents. ve got a good joke on myself or on ly ewe. My old friend, Phil who used to run the old Mark fca Atlaata, jrrote me a aloe letter ago aad begged me to oome sale aad be nts-geert at the 1 that he hM bees runnleg ^ar. 801 made straight for -wvs The PalMette Regiment's. Flag and the Benatlfol Jackson Vase Are Given by Col. James D. Blending President of Survivors’ Associa tion. The following letter from Col. J. D. Blandlng, the distinguished Mexican war veteran, wm received by Gov. Mc- Sseeney some days ago. it tells ot gifts of incalculable value to he made to the State and contains history that every South Carolinian Is proud of. Here Is Col. Blanding's letter : To His Excellency, Gov. M. B. Me- Sweeney. * Dear Sir: In accordance with the resolution of the Palmetto; Hsglment Mexican war) Survivors’ association, m president of the association I have the honor of turning over In perpetuo to the State of South Carolina, through you m governor, one of the two flags carried by the regiment in that war, together with the regimental records. It is only necessary to state m to the latter that they are very imperfect, the general order book and most 0! the loose papers having been sent to and lost In ChMter during Sherman’s march through the State ia 18415. The flag is the United States army regula tion flag presented by Gen. Wm. O. Butler, then In command of the army in the early part of 1848, to the regi ment when detailed as guard of the national palace and archivM. My re collection is that Gen. Scott had ordered this Hag made, on account of the tattered and torn condition of the State flag which was worked by the ladles of Charleston and presented 'through the city council (T. L. Hutch inson, mayor) in December, 184*i, to the regiment, and by it carried into the city of Mexico on 14tb September, 1847. Besides the skirmishes around Vera Crus on the routes to the valley of the city, it passed through the battles of Contreras, Cherubusoo, Chapultepec and Garita de Helen, and thereon i:t'.b Sept., 1847, at l:2Up. m., the first Hag planted on the walls of the city, four hours before Gee. Scott, with Gen. Worth’s division of regulars, reached the Larlta San Cosme. It may be casually stated that two com missioned and three non-commluioned officers were shot down while carrying It-two mortally. Tbe commanding general directed Major (afterwards colonel ) Gladden not to use the State dag, but to encase and carry It back to the State at a sacred relic. Soon after tbe return of tbe regiment both flags were turned over to tha State and kept in a glass case to the Slate house. When Sherman first approached Co lumbia, Capt. W. B. Stanley, then president of the Palmetto Itagimenl Survivors’ aMOclatlon, sent both flags to Tbomas J. McKay (a pr'.vate of Co. F.) at ChMter. After matters settled down the regulation flag was returned to Capt. Stanley, hut be wm never in formed what became of the State flag. He offered a liberal reward for its re turn, and now, that sectional passions have subsided and a returning sen*e of propriety and comity teems to he ac tuating both sidM, I have also offered a reward for Its return to the gover nor of South Carolina In hopes that it may be brought to light aad deposited with Its companion among the flags of worth of. the civil and Spanish wars now Is keeping of the State. It may he InterMtlng also to state m a matter of history that the regula tion flag wm loaned by the executive committee to the First battalion South Carolina infantry (Llput. Col. Thomp son) organised for the Spanish war, which afterwards became part o{ the Second South Carolina regiment in fantry (Col.+Wllie JjoaM), and wm by the latter carried to Cuba. Upon the muster out of the regiment It wm re turned to the oomqilttee with the ac companying powder bag taken from CMtle. It Is probably tbe only Morro the vase to the association, which pMeed a resolution, to wit: That the vase be kept by the executive com mittee for and to be the property of the last survivor of the regiment. Cept Stanley died In 1892 and the unde reigned wm Elected president end ex-offiolo the peiinonal custodian of the vase, flag and records of the regi ment. It hM been customary to carry the vase to the meeting^ of the Natlonel Association of Mexican Veterans when ever re quested-to do so. It hM been carried to WMblngton, D. C., Charles ton, 8. C., Atlanta, Ga., and Nashville, Tenn., and I hope will he carried by •ome survivor (not myMlf) to New Or leans, February, 1915. I shall deposit In the vase, for safe keeping and future reference, a cer tified copy of extract from will of Gen. Jackson, and several communications relative to it, Including this semi official corresi>OQden6e, also a list of the present survivors of the regiment (now numbering about 40), with their respective companies and postoffloes ; and that they may know of the'present disposition of the vase (whloh in all probability will continue until the iMt survivor shall establish his personal claim), I will, with your permission, make public this letter and your an swer. 1 will only add that, though having many descendants, I hereby give my contingent right of property in the vmp by reason of “ last survi vorship," to '' South Carolina, my na tive State,” and this letter may be taken m conclusive evidence of such gift. . Very respectfully yours, etc., • - Jambs D. Blandinu, Free. Pal. Ueg. Surv. Asa n. Sumter, S. C., April 9, 1900. On receiving your aMent to the re quests above made, I will carry over and deliver In person the article speci fied. ' covr.NOR m.swkkn^y'h lkttkr. Gov. McSweeney promptly, wrote Col. Blandlng the following letter: Columbia, April 11, 1900. Col. J. D. Blandlng, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir : It gives me great pleM- ure to acknowledge reseipt of-your es teemed favor of the 9th, turning qtsr to the State in perpetuity one of the flags carried by the Palmetto regi ment in the war with Mexico. I shall that it Is placed In the archives reserved for such historic relics; and, together with tbe Interesting history hlcb your letter gives of this tatter ed and worn banner, have them put In such position that they may stand as a memorial to the valor and heroism of the sons of Carolina who followed this flag to victory In so many hard fought Patties of the Mexican war: and alto a constant reminder to those who enjoy tbe same birthright, “ that truth, courage and patriotism endure forever.’’ The regiment that bore this flag woo honor and distinction, In every battle, for tbe American army in Ito march from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, and In this they were but true to the instincts of their birth wm this regiment that led the charge against the compact front of the enemy when other regiments had been called upon by Gan. Shields and declined to volunteer On account of the dangerous and hazardous undertaking When Col. Butler wm Mked If his re giment wm willing to clinch the vlo torv, his prompt and characteristic eply wm. Yes, every man of them, end to the death.” Toey fell upon the enemy like a tornado and the victory wm won. We honor ourselvM in honoring the bravery and patriotism of the noble sons of Carolina who followed this banner, dut few of the members of this noble band survive, and they are scattered wide; but, wherever they may be, It should he a pleasing thought to them to know that they and their comrades who have already answered the final roll call and beard the ImI tattoo, aro held in such loving remembrance by the sons and daughters of their na live Sta Gen. Guruon as* an Evanleli^t.— A special to the Houston Post from Waco, TegM, says: “General John H. Gordon, command er-in-chief of the United Confederate Veteraas, who Is on a lecture tour in Texas, attended tbe revive meeting la Uatesvllle, Coryell County, conducted by Abe Mulkey and at the conclusion of the sermon the evangel list called on him for remarks. “General Gordon responded from his place on the platform near the preach er in one of the most powerful ex hortatioos, It Is said, that bM ever been heard in this State. His remarks were addressed prlnclpally.to the Con federate veterans present. Id most eloquent periode he depicted their grand and glorious achievements m soldiers In the service of their country moving his hearers to the highest pitch of patriotism; then in tenderest tones he made an appeal to them to take up the armor of Christ that wm sublime and absolutely resistless. At tho close of this appeal about forty Confederate veterans came forward. No such scene wm ever enacted before. The old gray haired veteraus crowded around their chieftain, one after another,’embracing him, and then they would fall upon one another’s n&ks shouting, the tears streaming down their {aces. It vfas some time (Mtore the ebullitipn of re llgloqs fervor became sufficiently con trolled for others to regch plat form, but about ope hundred others finally came forward for prayers." —Jeff DAvis, an octogenarian negro who died at Palestine, Tcxm, on Sun day iMt, WM a-former slave of PrMl dent Davis, of the Confederate States. At tbe 0I0M of the civil war the ex slave went to Palestine from his mM- tar’s home In MisslMlppi, and hM lived e*ar since near the farm of the Hon. John H. Reagan, the sole surviving member of the Confederate cabinet > —Willard’s hotel, in WMblngton, Is to be torn down this month to make way for e modern million dollar struo tare. Half a century ago Willard’s was numbered among the great hotels of the world. / en unfurled in tbe espitois of the only two foreign countries invaded by the United StatM. The executive committee of the Sur vlyors’ Msociation also request that they be allowed to plaoe the “ Jackson vase” In the legislative library under a glMS CMC, and uader oare oLthe sc<T relary of State or of the librarian, you may direct. The reMons for this request are that the committee have no proper deposi tory for It, and that all “ survivors ” may know at leMt where it Is, so that the “ last survivor,” to whom it will ultimately belong, may prove his claim (how and before whom I cannot guess and take possession for himself. * Tbe clause of the will of Gen. Andrew Jackson In reference to the vmo is in tbe following words: “ The gold box presented to me by the corporation - of the city of Ne York,^the large silver vase .presented to me by the ladies of Charleston, S. C., my native State, with the large pictures representing the unfurling of the American banner, presented to me by the citizens of South Carolina when It wm refused to be accepted by the United States Senate, I leave In trust to my son A. Jackson, jr.- ; with direc tions that should our happy country not be blessed with peace,' an event not always to be expected, ;^ will at the close of tbe waV or af the end 0 the conflict present’ each of the sale articles of Inestimable value to that tsiot Riding in' the pity or ^tate hlcb they were presented who from which they were presented who shall be adjudged by his fellow coun trymen, or the ladles, to have been the most valiant in the detente of his country and our country’s rights.” In the fall of 1848 A. Jackson^., executor Mnt the vmb to the gover nor of South Carolina with the request to dispose of it according to tbe terms of the will of his testator. Tbe gover nor reported that It wm impractica ble to obtain a decision what patriot of the State the most valiant in the defense of hia country and our couotrWk rights.” The executor au thorls/d him to deliver It to the sur vtvorfof the Palmetto regiment (Hex lean war) to be dlspoeed of by them m they thought best. Under the gov ernor’s call a majority of the survivors met in Columbia, S. C , organized tbe ” Palmetto Regiment Survivors' aMO elation” and elected Wm. B. Stanley prMldeai. The governor delivered re vivo may have, in their declining years, the benedictions of a kind ana tender Providence, m they have the hearty good wlU of every true r.nd patriotic oitlxen of the State. It is also with pleMure that I give permission, in behalf of the State, to ilaoe the “Jackson vase” in the legis- . atlve library, and it shall be properly cared for and disposed of m directed by the Survivors’ association. I am sure I voice tbe sentiment of the peo ple of South Carolina when I express to you my appreciation of the gener ous and patriotic spirit which prompts you to give your contingent right of property in the vase by reason of “iMt survivorship ” to Soutn Carolina, your native State, which you have served so long and so well and so honorably, whether in war or In peace. This flag and the records of the regi ment and the vase shall be properly cared for and m you direct m presi dent of the Survivors’ Msociation. I h^ve the honor to remain, Yours Obediently, ‘ M. 6. MpSWJSENEVj Governor of South Carolina. —James R Garfield, the son of the late'President Garfield, has eqtered the liitaltf A candidate for the Itopuhli- can nomination for Congressman from the Twentieth jliatrict of Ohio, whlch- lnc)udee about half the olty of Cleve land and Lake and Medina counties. Mr. Gat field Is a brilliant young law yer, and has already made a reputa tlon as a member of tfie Ohio Legisla ture. A MOVEMENT OF THE FARMERS. Organizing for tbe Purpose of Secur ing Better Prices for Cotton. The farmers of Trotip County, Ga., have started a movement for the pur pose of getting better prices for tnelr cotton, and the plan laid out Is Intend ed to embrace the ootton States. The farmers of Georgia are invited to hold a convention at Maoon on the I2th of May, and to unite in the movement which hM for its object a general or ganization to correct existing evils In marketing the ootton crop. The call for tbe State convention IncludM bank ers and merchants, a« It Is oontemplat- ed to secure concert of action on the part of all who desire to aid In advanc ing the interest of Southern farmers and raise their condition to' a higher scale of prosperity. The call for the convention explains the objects of the Southern Ootton Producers Associa tion, m follows: “ The object of this Msociation Is to take under consideration a plan to or- anlxe the cotton producers of the outh for the purpose of marketing their cotton and cotton seed to better advantage than hM heretofore ex isted. “ Merchants and bankers' aid is nec essary, and we wlfij endeavor to secure tbe co-operation of all merchant* and bankers In foe South to Mslst In for warding the movement to suoceM. “ It Is essential that a central bureau be established for the general manage ment of all the local organizations and for the purpose of collecting and dis seminating all needed Information qulred in carrying on the work. “ Such information to consist gen erally of sale of fertilizers, acreage, conditions of crops during planting, growing and picking season, Including weekly reports from every ginnery In the Southern States and m to how many bales are ginned each week. This Information will keep us posted m to the probable output of the crop during tbe fall and at the end of the ginning season will furnish absolutely correct Information m to the size of the crop. This method will place a check upon the effect of false estimates heretofore given out by ootton specula lators to reduce the price of ootton. “ In order to effect general and per manent organization the farmers of Troup County In organization assem bled hereby call a State convention to consider this movement to meet lo Ma con, Ga., on Saturday, M*y 1 1900 The following Is an outline of the working plan of the new organlza tlon: * . The plan proposes to organlxj, or combine, not lass than 25 per cent, of the cotton producing strength of the South. The idea Is to accomplish this work with men who are able financially to hold the cotton they produce this year, lor a reasonable length of time, say six to eight moethe, if neoeeeery. Banking aid may in many lotances he needed, but e large percentage of cotton can always be used m cMh. that Is, 60 to 80 per oeat. of the value of cot too can be borrowed from banks, with the cotton m collateral. So that good men,* who are not strong enough In themMlves to hold their ootton may be enabled to do so having a loan on It, to say about tiO per cent, of its value. Many men who are aot strung enough to carry at leMt a part of their cotton are not eligible to inis plan. The plan will embrace only tbe more responsible claM of farmers. Others will be greatly benefited but cannot take part id the positive working machinery. Qoe organisation to the county le thought sufficient. It may be that some counties are so arranged that two organisations will be better. II so, all right. Each county in the State le Mked to organlis with at laMt 95 per cent, of its ootton producing strength, and all over that amount poMlble, and each to have Its president and secretary, with a parent office at a convenient point. At this bead office shall be kept In some consistent form reports of nay-n<tnrh,~ from all 1—. 'THiiRiriirry season, these rfcports can be made adopt to the < and all Important pnrpoM of handling the ootton wisely. In the future they wish to be unrestricted and free to any plan or suggestipp helpful cause. The regulation of labor, the different modM of cultivation, ef- orts looking to the Moving of middle men's profits, building of -factoriM, developing of any resouroes, all can ultimately, wisely and profitably oome within the range of the organisation's work. m ' THE WEBB HAYES INCIDENT. OUR GREATEST SPECIALIST. For 20 years Dr. J. Nswton Hathaway hM so successfully treated chronic diseas es that he is acknowledged ’today to stand at the head of hia profession in this line. His exclusive method of treatment for Var.cocele and Stricture, without tne aid of knife or cautery cures in 90 per cent, of all cases. In the treatment of the loss of Vital Forces. Nervous Disorders, Kidn and UVinary Complaints, Paralysis, Blood Poisoning, Rheumatism, Catarrh, and dis eases naculiaf to Women, be ia equally successful. Dr. Hathaway’s practice fi more than double that of any otner spec ialist. Cases pronounced helplees by otbe{ physicians readily yield to hie treatment. Write him today tullv about your mm. He makes no charge for consultation or advice, either at his office or by mail. . d. Newton Hathaway, M.D n 22% bomb Hroed street, Atlanta. Gp. soldiery and lleved them and watohM. of offending The Famous Treaty With the Sultan of Bulu—How the American Flag la Treated by the Sulua. The fact that Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayrn hM been relieved of hia command In the Phillppinee aad is coming home hM given to the public a story whloh throws a great deal of igbt upon our authority In the island * Sulu, under our famous treaty en gineered by General Bates. it will be remembered that this gov ernment made oonceuione to the Sal tan of the Sulu* by which the practice of polygamy and the owning of sta?M are continued la that island, although the American flag floats above It The Sultan of Sulu also draws a fat salary from the United States treMury, m do a number of his chief lieutenants. The story which the deposing of Lieuten ant Colonel HayM brings to light Is M follows : " During the campaign just ended Col. Pettit Mnt an oflloer and Mveral men to an Island near the Sulus to cap ture an oflloer of Agulnaldo’s army who wm hiding there. “ The little party upon reaching the island were told by Dato Atto that, ac cording to the provisions of the treaty signed by the sultan and General Bates, American soldiers could not land with their gtfbs. The young officer in charge at first demurred, but finally gave way, and the soldiers dis embarked without arms. They were immediately surrounded by tbe Date’s other natlvM, who ro of their tobacco, money The officer wm fearful tbe Date's men, and he made no protest of consequence. He Mked that Agulnaldo’s officer be sur rendered to him. “ 'More tobacco,’ demanded one of the Date’s lieutenants. More tobacco was given and another rtquest mad# for foe insurgent officer. , “'Give us$2U In gold and we will And him for vou.’ Mid tbe Dato. The officer In charge produced the $20 aad the prisoner wm turned over to blm. Colonel Pettit approved of the ’diplomatic’ manner in which the prisoner had. been secured. Lleutoo ant Colonel Haves disapproved. He intimated that Colonel Pettit did not know his buslneM, and said be could not afford to he ooeaeoted with a regl meat which had beea subjected to snob Indignities without redress. Colonel Pettit Is said to have requested that Lieutenant Colonel HayM oe relieved Whatever we may have to say on the subject of military discipline aad the fact that an officer In tbe army must submit to the rulings of his superior, public sympathy will oar telnly be with the spirit of national pride which prompted Lieutenant Colonel HayM to rebel against the In dlgnltlM offered United States troops by the crafty Sulus. If this Incident Is true, M related, It does sot reflect much lustre upon oar standing m world power In the Miimatloa of the Sultan of Sulu. We paid 120,000,000 for the PhlllpplnM ana the Spaniards never delivered -the goods, and we seem to have been equally nnsnooeM ful la purchMlng dominion from the Sultan of Sulu. WEATHER AMD CROP REPORT Weekly Bwlietia of tbe WesUtur Bu reau for Boeth Carolina. The week ending Monday April 16, 1900, wm cooler than usual, with llj often M necessary, but In the gather ing season |they must be made onoe a week. These reports shall contain any and all facts vital to the ootton grow ing brotherhood ; such m the amount of fertilizer used by others afvrell m members, the numbers of acres of oot ton planted, with other crops, weather conditions, progress of cultivation, prospect of crop, etc. When gathering begins, each mem ber of this organlzstion is to report each week the amount of cotton pick ed, ginned and packed. These reports must contain m nearly m possible tbe number of hales packed at each gin nery, m It Vs hoped to have all ginner ies consistent In the order. This know ledge Is to be arranged in tabulated form and kept at the head office, copies of which, arranged for the purpose, shall be sent promptly to each Indi vldual office and kept lor reference, so that each member of the organisation can knqw precisely the existing con ditions, prusoects or results, of any section, oy the entire State, by weekly steps- R is proposed that each ootton State shall be so organised and managed. It wm also proposed to have from each head State office weekly reports to the sister head offices, and these head office reports tent promptly to the county offices so that each individual member of this organization can keep in close touch wltn the crop conditions and re sults all over the South. It is further Intended to'iave what may be termed a directing committee In each State, and all these State committees are to work lo harmony and knowingly with each other; to have before them all the cotton held in the entire organization, and direct the selling of all cotton. It is not meant by this for the commit tee to have control of the cotton, hut each person shall control his own pos session. This Indicates the good U> be achiev ed for raw cotton. There are other features of help to corne a/ organiza tion, that can be Afterward outlined and incorporated, hat first it ia dMlred to control the price of cotton, and this can be done by organization, -at small cost. It is entirely unneoesaary for the ac complishment of this purpose to em body any political feature la the plans. The farmers want the energies of the tqUpe brotherhood directed to the sola AN EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS. Oarollaa* central Aad northeastern portions but neither fruits nor field crops snf fered Injury. The ground however, remains too cold for favorable germina tion of seed. Rain occurred over the entire State on the 11th and 12th, generally light, hut heavy in places, notably Summer ville and vicinity, where 3.29 InohM fell on the 12th. The rains were beneficial and improved wheat, oats, other grains and pMturM, and rendered ground that had become card and baked fit/lor cul tivation,, but the rain interrupted farm work over the more westerly counties, where the ground became too wet to plow until Saturday. Heavy hall on the 12th damaged corn and fruit trqes In Berkeley and Dorshester counties. Hall also fell Ip York Oounty. Farm work made favorable progress, except over the northwMtern portions. In the eMtern and central counties, corn planting, on uplands Is practically tad and finished and considerable replanting bM been done, made necessary by out worms, which dMtroyed stands. Both crows and cut-worms are very numer ous In localitlM. Corn Is, on the whole, coming up to fairly good stands. A little corn hM been planted In the wes tern counties. There wm much cotton planted dur ing the week, and in a Jew places this work Is nearing completion, but tbe bulk of the crop remains to be planted, especially in the more westerly coun ties, where lands are not all prepared, and but little cotton hM been planted. In Marlon County,, tobacco trans planting wm begun, hut elsewhere the plants, in beds, are too small to Mt out, and in many localitlM Aw scarce. Rice planting continues, bat early planted Is coming up slowly. Melons, sugar cape, gardens and track need warmer weath er. Shipments of asparagus are being made, and of strawberries have begun. In a few localitlM tbe peaob crop is unpromising, but generally oabugh fruit has Mt to afford a large crop prospect. Apple and peer trees are blooming in the western portions. Wheat continues promising, and oat# have improved; both are la a fine growing condition and were favored by the prevailing weather. —Charles Broadway Rousr, the blind mlllionnlre, considers honesty the greatest virtue, declaring that It eev era all others, and Id lea cm tbs great- set vice, aa U ia the source of ail Michigander man Talbert, of South and Gate Disabled. * Hon. W. JMper Talbert, of this State, hM Incurred the displeasure of many Republicans In Congrtes becauss te hM consistently objected to tkn passage of private pension bills la the absence of a quorum and without due consideration. Imst Friday wm a regular field day in the House, aad the Republicans undertook to slleaoe Talbert and prevent him from exerels- ng his rights m a member of the House in objecting to improper aad unconstitutional legislation. They changed the pratldlng officer aad put Gen. Grosvenor in the chair to squelch Talbert, but this did not effect their purpose, and when the older members !iad failed to stifle the voice of tbs South Carolinian, a nsw member from Michigan, Mr. J. W. Fordney, under took the job with a like result. Mt. Fordney snoxe m follows: Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from South Carolina Mks for tbe readiag of that report simply, and says that It Is not for tbs rsason that he " dsslras to HU time,” bat that It may go Into the tecord ; and when he is told by a mem ber of the committee that the report wllPgolnto the Record anyhow, be will not accept the statement, bat still Insists upon the reading. He claims to he candid in his position and claims to be a friend ot the old soldier. Slnoe I have been In this Houm, for a very brief time, I have yet failed to see one friendly proposition of tbe gentleman from Souih Carolina towarl the old soldiers. A gentleman on that side of tbe House hM stated to-day that he be- levM the gentleman from South Caro lina Is honest and candid. I can not believe one iota of that. I think he It bitter enemy of the old soldier. I have every reason to balleve It, Mr. Chairman, and I could not believe the gentleman under oafifi when be mskM such a statement, after the action that ie hM taken In this Houm slnoe I have been a member. That Is a rather bitter remark to make, but I am candid. Place me oe oath at the preaent time and I will swear that I could not belli va him under oath when he makes such a statement. This is all for delay. I dislike to make theoe remarks. I am sorry to feel called upon to make such a statement; but we (It bere hour after hour whiling- away time with hte non sense. and the gentleman from South Carolina knows that he Is using such dilatory tactics that this Houm never the pension hills font have been reported by the committee. It Is utterly ImpoMlblt to get them through the House with such opposi tion, and it Is evldant to everybody here that he Is nnfnlr. He seed aa- •ntlemaniy remarks to the chairman, comperes him to Santa Klaus. 1 went to say to the gentleman, the'. If Santa Klaus wm aot a more Intelligent man thaa be, I should like to see Santa Klaus drowned at oeoe. [Laugh ter j Mr. Talbkbt: Mr. Cbairmaa. 1 have read somewbarn la the Bible where It Mys, “ A whip for the hone, a bridle for tbe ase, aad a rod for the fool’s back." Now, 1 do not know which category to pnt tho gentlessaa from Michigan la, but I want to say that It may be that ha may ha put In In the category of each of them. I want to say to the gentlemen that ho knows that these reporta are aot pnt In the Record unlM* they are road la the hearing of tbe House. 1 want to say to him, whan he Mys that ha would not believe me 00 my oath la reference to peMlon legislation, that I would not believe him on his oath under any conditions whatever when he uses such language m that here on the floor of this Houm lo a parliamentary debate upon quMtlons of debate. Mr. Fobdnky : 1 My when you say you are a friend of the old soldier. man's qualification of-his aad I want to say If the _ meant to impute untruthfulneM to me, I hurl It beck down his rotten throat, and 1 say that he statM something that Is unworthy of a gentleman upon the floor of this Houm. I repeat that when the gentleman says he would not ha- lleve me oa oath, if he means to 1 sa lute to me untruthfulneM, he Is a maa ilmself that will not the tenth aad hM not gat a spark of truth about him, aad cram it down his rotten throat if ha meant to Impute to me any such thing m that. Mr. Fordney : I want to sav to tho gentleman that I am a firm believer la tbe Bible. The Bible says that a mao must be born again. When It comes time for the gentleman from South Carolina to he born again. I hope to God he will to stillborn. [Laughter.J Mr. Talbert : I want to say that there Is no danger of the gentleman's being born again, because the devil hM got him—hM got a bill of sal# of him now. [Laughter.] ir Red Headed Girls.—The geogra- jhlcal distribution of red-headed girls s, fortunately, wide. They can be found In every inhabited quarter of the world, says the St. Louis Republic. The so-called dark races are frequent ly glorified by glowing looks. Tbe Spaniards are swarthy, m a race, but the purest blooded CAstlliaos frequent ly show trahes of their Vlslgothlo blood by bine eyes and red hair. The infanta Eulalie, who visited this coun try In 1893, is red-headed. Red-haired Italians are fairly num erous In Italy. They are most numer ous in the northern provinces, where there is the greatest infusion of Ger man blood. And there is no girl ia the world prettier than a red-haired Italian or Spaniard, except it ha a red- haired American. In Ireland n red-haired girl le made miserable by being (tailed a “ Dana.” This epithet Is a legacy of a 1 yean or more—from the time the Doom actually did override the coasts of Britain. —The amount of copper" the United Statee teat year ing the output of Deoem ttOO toes. This amount Is oopper In sulphate aad shows a oreaee over the produeUoa of Ifl A1QJ* per oeat. : v im m WBOhnswMMMSa