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VOL XXIV- BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900. NO. 1* ▲ KU KI/UX RKMINISICBNCB. 1HE BRATTONS WENT TO CANADA 5 They Were Charged With Being Ku Klnx Leaders—One oi Them Was Kidnapped and England Demand ed Bit Return. The recent trial at Yorkvllle of John S. and Paul. U. Bratt jn on tbo charge of murder, recalls an affair that devel oped international Importance in which two brothers, the father and uncle of these young men, were involv- twenty-nine year? ago. "" =r ' Doubtless the diplomats of those times would have to refer to the re> cords to refresh their memories about a very thrilling incident between the United States and Gre?t Britain, the issue of which was watched by the people of this “ prostrate^. State with the keenest Interest. England demanded the return to his temporary home In Canada of a South Carolinian who. fleeing the State, had sought an asylum under the British fltg ; had been kidnapped and brought^ back to face a stern United Stales judge. It was no time for false pride ; an ot-_ tense bad been committed by over- xealous United Slates officer*, and this government frankly acknowledged that fact by qalckly complying with the British uemsods. Dr. J. Rufus Bratton and John S. Bratton were gentlemen of large estates In York County, where their family had Uvtd for generations. They were grandson^ of Colonel Wil liam Bratton, who was a dtstingutsoed Whig leader la the Rsvoluttoeaeg war. At the outbreak of the civil wtfr, both brott ere entered the ermy. Dr. Brat ton went into the medical department aad won tfleliaclion as an army sur geon. At the close of bostlllttes the brothers returned to their homes la York Coasty aad attempted to restore their fortuaee. ey stories have bee a published (•be k j-Kins urges ttlioa of mat time, bet must of tr>em have been pictured from feecy. Beceuse it geve a cartels irresponsible and ante rally Lawless class aa opportunity to 1 ad jigs personal gredgss aad vindict*veaeee white falsely representing themselves to be ka-Kiei. the orgeauetk«e gained meet of tan dierepute a Mac bed to its It in dfthcolt, even at thin time, to obtain from one naoea to nave b on a ' of teat organisation a definite it of thetr actions ' It a.a) be Impossible for those tn othrr parts of the ones try who aad not to face tbs ooadttioa we did to raal.sttbe enter elty tor each aa orgaaieitoa by ITs better slemest of tbs wbttes,'* remark td aa si-membsr of the “tiae e fee days ago. “We were at the mercy." be coauaeed. “of former sieves and a hostile government. The as# roes Irresponsible end kaiwing we powerless to reseat opealy over ,ig Insolence they ledu.gso thetr sew opportasu.es A powsrfst secret organ i set ion la which it wee proposed to base only mss of reepoaetbtuiy and reliability as members bacems •jatasiuse scenesity It was a sateens end wbaa ; InJlt-AfiTK* No*. 14. IWW. It aaanae to bo necessary It oeaesd to **••• M “ M.aeaaasy. Co.ambta, Mist- Tba par pose e as not to m ardor - , I or barn, but to terrorise tee negruee la | Dear Bir: lam in rece.pt of geasrai aad either sabdee Into «(elet- circaiar teller of its 1st last ness their 1 farters oho ware urging dirsct*d to me as mayor, coi.otieg a them to cloesses, or force them u> •beet «-I teterrogatioss as to tbe stand I leave. Of coarse, la some came ex ! * n d thimmaalfilpaiily on the dtspee trwme maasarea became aeccscery for 1 •*'! r «a«i sjbwared tbese qces | sail protection Aad la tbe and, tbs ihraaefit aad hcrawtth beg | ka K ut prs*sated many bloody aa ! *• rctara sama toyed. Aad cocatcrt aad posalhly* maasacres lhat 11**'*. kt yocr last Atioa, 1 tans | would have loliowed had not some leaders of the aagroes bess cheeked. .“The superstition* of the negroes made the methods of the ka-kiat especially effective aad It is now leaf li able to talak of the simple plaas re- E ractice of medicine. His whereabouts ecame known as soon as he wrote to bis family in Yorkvllle, and he was soon being shadowed by agents of this government. He was joined Dy his family a few months after reaching Canada and -they arranged to make that country their home until their native State became safer. But they were not to remain in security. “ No offense on which Dr. Bratton could be extradited was charged, so he anticipated no further trouble from the mllhary authorities in this State who had been on his track, and the idea of being kidnapped never occurred to him. But one evening, in the early spring of 1872, the doctor was called professionally. He was gotten into a carriage and driven hurriedly out of the city. Three men had him in charge and during the night they got him into a boat and across the St. Lawrence river. The captors imme diately brought their prisoner back to the old jail at Yorkvllle, where he was incarcerated, pending tbe conven tion of a court specially arranged to try Ku Klux cases. But tbs doctor was fortunate in having powerful friends in all quarters of the country. The facts of hi* forcible abduction for an alleged political offense were prompt ly laid before tbe British government, and this was followed by a demand by tbe government that be bo released and returned under safe condnct to the domicile of Canada from which he had been taken. Tbis demand was imme dlately compllad with. “ Dr Bratton remained an exile in Canada uatll 1878, a year aftee the last of tbe Ualt d States troops bad been withdrawn from South Carolina. Then receiving an intimation that tbe qp»e against him would not be pusbedine returned to bis old home, where he resumed the practice of medicine. He coeilnitcd there u a moles led until hit death .u 18V7. Kura number of years bafbrk fits Jeaib ha was pretideal of the South Caroliah Medical A«eocle- od of the Biale board of health. Jobe S Bratton, who was a gentle- of large means, Isft bis horns at ths tarns lima as bis brother to avoid arrest, aad remaiasd abroad two years During his absence meay wUnease* in Ka Kiax cases from York Coue'y were txemleed to ooaetcl John liratloe with the oegeaiasnoe Joe only evl- dsece omeleed egaiasl him wa* that nertlee of Ku-K -sx after aa a'l night's r da. cow id find at a certain spot, near hie tome awpst / eg teaches, which they, la tbatr hemiuel siiaaav. els do ea aw raters to t orev) toe was trwebtsd aa see* Jobe itrat- THK IHSl’k-NfitUV IN LAM AeTKIt [he Vires ef e T I'put* the Kel<*v*'r Tl by I cart let a* may • KM the >> owing 1 Waddy hlln t< ■l ih t.». •» Mayor — !UX 0 Jft to th* by L uf tl be nq llSCtol ■ ar tsttar ;aeaaaey • as aad < • A ffl Artl C . of Laa recestiy to the itlsa. la tested tbvlr views upon ths saloroemeat of ths pseaary law la their rtape*.use 1 horremse rid- aad byways, at night, dressed la white from bead to heel, nod making no eouad, save the tramp ‘of tbq> horses' hoofs, esnl night prow,era scamping to their cabins The signs of tkull nod crossed bones on fence or door carried a warning to the occupants of the ' Aousa lhat required them to mend thslr ways. When the supernatural failed, then other plant were resorted to and more drastic measures used till • ths object wasattaiced. For, it must be borne In mind, these were not boys or idle mer, they were serious and sober and realised that under tbe pre vailing conditions they carried their lives In their hands. ‘Tt can be readily understood that with such risks to encounter, tbe or ganisation had to have the best dis cipline and the most reliable members. They were bound by terrible oaths, but rewards for Information against them would have tempted ordinary men. It Is notable that the leaders were Free Masons of high standing, and it isiarobable that every member » of that order in the smaller towns and rural districts where the Ku-Klux were most active were on its rolls. " With complaints from many quar ters and demands that the Ku Kiux organization be suppressed by the military authorities then in South Carolina, it is not surprising that strenuous efforts wpre made to capture and convict members of the organiza tion, particularly the leaders. It was known In a general way that Dr. J. Rufus Bratton was the head of the Ku- Klux organization in upper South Carolina, and his brother, John S. Bratton, was also supposed to belong to tbe secret order. They were singled out for arrest by Major Merrill, then commanding the United States forces in York district. " Dr. Bratton was a thirty-third de gree Mason and there is no doubt this fact caused him to be aroused at the dead of night at his homPin Yorkvllle by an unknown horseman, whose steed was spent, and given an important military secret. Thirty minutes later the Ku Klux leader was riding outx>( town, headed northward and leaving his wife and hind. Later tn the night e detach meet of cavalry surrounded the Brat ton homo. Pursuit was made in every direction, but wltb'tf good horse, emple funds aad the friends bn could com ■sand wherever the secrete of Masonry . were keowe, the fugitive made hi* way safely Into Panada, taking up his :'renldnaoe la Montreal la the (all of ' 1*71. « “Dr Bratton opeaed aa oOoa la «l(y. where he te euui atari) ie giving you a few of my views oe both tbe ceforvemeat a-d bettermeai of this law. Durlag my aaure term of l•fBc• our coaacil baa been very faith fai la satorciag tbe dlepeosery law, aad 1 think mat wbat w« have doae • ill compare favorably with the action our lateotlon to .keep this up. We have also endeavored to Insist upon tbe dispensary Itsaif being run accord ing to law. In the way of suggestions, I think that it would be a matter of vital im portance if tbe law could be amended so as to require each purchaser of the intoxicant to certify aa to whether be was buying it for blmeolf or not, and If for another, to be compelled to inform tbe dispenser (or whom bought. This would uo away, to a large extent, with tbe ability of drunkards and minors to obtain intoxicants, as they do now. Ibis occurs to me to be a very impor tant feature, and If tbe law is so amended that a dispenser would uot furnish liquor belug bought for drunkards or minors, of course the parties should be punish ed for any misrepresentation of this fact. My understanding of the dispensary law is that it should curtail as far as possible all tho evils of drink ing Intoxicants instead of encouraging it, and to this end I am ready with all of my energy to lend my aid. Ag you doubtless know, I am a Pro hibitionist, but I am as heartily in favor of enfoiclngthe dispensary law as I am of any law upon the statute books, and as long as it remains a law 1 shall do all I can to carry it out. I realize fully that if is not an easy prob lem to handle, and that it is the duty of every law abiding clt:z3n to lend his aid and influence toward the enforce ment of the law as passed by the Legis lature. You can depend upon my best efforts and hearty co-operation in the enforcement of law and order. BELL ARP GETS IN CYCLONE. SffeKM CAME WITH DREADFUL FURY.^ Just "as He was About to Speak a : Cyclone Struck tbe Town and the Audience was Terror Stricken. Some good people called me over here to Blue Mountain, Miss., and I came. My wife said 1 had better go, for the winter was at band and the family needed clot? s and she was obliged to play old Santa CKus, as usual, and provide some Christmas gifts for tbe children and grand-child- ren. That is a good part of her life and happiness—pleasing the children. She never asks for anything for her self. She don’t have to. The girl? tell me what she needs and I surprise her with it if I have tbe money, and if I haven’t I strain my credit and get it anyho*. Professor Lnwrey called me here to talk to his college girls, for he Is a noted educator and has 2ti0 girls out here in the woods and Is building up an Institution that is the prideof North Mississippi. He got four othpr towns to join him in the call, and so I lectur ed in Tupelo last Monday night to a large audience In a large house and found a warm welcome. It is wonder ful how these old towns are looming up and taking on new life. Twelve years ago I was in Tupelo and I thought it was pretty dead. I had only about one hundred people out to bear me tben, and this time there were near four hun dred. Prmperlty has done K. Ten cent cotton and a cotton mill baa done U; McKmley had nothing to do with it. Last night I was billed for Ripley— a aloe old court bouse town not far away. Tbe evening betokened n storm nodoy night tbe lightning wn* flash ing inceaannlly all around ths borixnn and tbe thunder pealed heavily. Cout* try people became alarmed and burned home, tor every thing seemed ominous of com inf trouble. Tbfire seemed to be something In the elemeets lf.nl wa* brooding over us, mod sure enough there was Tbe courtroom ene about bail fall of people who bed dared to venture out to bear me. Buddealy tbe storm eam« with fearful fury. There wee aa awful roaring sound from tbe Southeast that wn* l.ke tn# sound of manv waters, it bushed the audience into e sc! .-mo silence. I did not take the |l»tform, bat welted In k few mlneWo some wild, cackled meaecnger* came rushing up the stairs and called for the doctor* and other help, for the cyclone had corns and tore up over j - iking ik thassuburb* ned kl'ied men and women aaJ chiUrea. The eight wa* lataeaely dork, out ths mse rush* •d to the rescue ie haste, and the I no te re progre*neM wee beokee up ik a ag. Everybody burned to their >r to the scene of the aisaster. What an owfei thing isa cyd ,00. Weal e marc I less thing It is Hew quichlf it comas and a* quichly goes, .casing seift destruction in ita track Happily It given no worn.eg.'for tho terror and epprubtasion would be worse then death Thin moraiag wa r* < jtoed to leern ttat nebody was St.led. though meay wore baity wound ed. Soma bouaea ware wrecked eeJ b own away aad many were unroofed end noma were sot oe fire. One men was lifted up aad carried owey end thrown to the ground in the wondo. with oeiy'h few brulaeo. How strange that no few people are killed by e ejeloee. It seem# providential, and this moraiag tbe qunstloa discussed at ths break fast labm was wbetbrr God or ths devil was tba author of theaS terrible viallallooa. Oau «ald that the spirit of eyi! wa* still oa tho earth and was ever contending against the spirit of good, and this spirit brought fam ine, pestilence, firee. storms nod all disasters. Another said that all these things came from natural causes, and that are all tire and the Baptists all water, and some others are all wind. I hope they won’t ail come upborne at once. But I am still hopeful and trying to keep calm and serene. Tonight I shall be inspired with the presence of these college girls and for an hour or so will be the cynosure of their beautiful eyes. Yes, the cynosure. That word comes from two Oretk words which mean tbe dog’s tall, and so 1 will be the dog’s tall of tbe fajr assembly. Professor Low- rey’s father was the brave old soldier known as General Lowrey who suc ceeded General Claiborne as comman der of that cot psjn tbe Army of Ten nessee. He I* buried near here, and I shall visit his grave. 1 go from here to Pontotoc, the oldest town in the State, where the Indian agency was located and the chief of the Chlclrasaws lived. From there I go to New Albany and from there to my uown home,’ where there is always a light in the window for me and many happy ones to greet me. - i. ' Bill Arp. TILLMAN ON TH DEMOCRACY. He Thinks Reorganization Not Needed—Gives Hie Idea of, the Pariy’e future. In reply to an inquiry from the Coemographic company of New York, the following statement has been mane by Senator Tillman concerning the proposed reorganization of tbe Demo cratic party : I have your letter of recent date, In which you ask : “ What is tbe future of the D.-mocratlc party ? Must It oe recast upon new lines or return to tbe original ones? Where shall the re organization begin, etc?” Tne smoke of tbe recent political battle bee hardly cleartd'awey or sut ftetent time beea given to study tbe full return* of the •lection.*'Enough ie known to show that tne Democratic U not deed, nor U U about to item cKtoley’s election la attributed two causes ; vrnnnty aad Ignorance. Under the first bend would be em- oraond uee of money lavishly to con trol vutas; ths love of money above principle or patriotism, and tba 00- I ere 1 on of voters who were afraid of a re tura of bar* 4 ttr* M and lose of work. | i UOder the sewoed head wou.d be em- | I braced a !•**• ma*« of Ignorant for { e.gaer* who ha** eot tm*a neetmliatnd I or beOMM A mer 1 cant tad, who are •» teetU'itioa* and art »• irfiunnond by tbe ideas tt with them from the old large Dumber of busii and this report gives color to the talk of absorption by the Pennsylvania. One big banking house alone bought more than 40 000 shares. -It had an order to bu r 55.000 shares. The New York Sun has the following to say .abdhtthe report: “Further rumors regarding the Southern railway Interested Wall street yesterday. The price of the preferred stock reached Its highest mark, 06|, cn sales aggregating 29 500 shares, a gain of une-half point. Tran sactions in Southern common reached a total of 70,200 shares with com paratively little fluctuation In price. In addition to persistent report that there was heavy buying of Southern railway shares .in the Interest of the Pennsylvania railroad were rumors that the voting trust formed by J. Plermont Morgan when he reorgan z)d the Southern system, was to be dis solved, aqd also that an Iron-clad agreement to nqalntaln rates had been entered into by the Southern railway company and the Seaboard Air Line, ruls l*st rumor was generally regarded as having some foundation in fact. *' President Samuel Spenoer of the Southern railway system, who has just returned from an extended inspection trip over the system, had nothing to say about rumors or possibilities. Other persons connected with South ern railway Interest* while admitting that the course of the market showed that somebody believed that the com pany’s sloes was worth buying, said that no new interest could oome into the management without tbe consent of tbe voting trust. Tbe latter Is ter minable at tbe discretion of the trus tees, who were rellceot regarding thetr plans. According to Stock Exchange gossip. Mr. Morgan is preparing to dis solve tbe trust for practically tbe same reason that caused the recent deter mination to dlneolvn the Northern Pacific voting trust, L a., the financial rehnbltHntloa of the property eed Its establishment on a permanent divid end pe) log basts.. “The Pennsylvania railroad la morn | closely connected with tbe Southern I syttem than is any other lodnpnadna*. line. Nearly all of tbe Southern's : oaasenger and freight business between Sew York and Washington gees over tbe Pennsylvania railroad, and in rain matters the two companies have prao 1 ticnlly a mutual Interest.” ut Tbs Ion M'elrd Mey be fiwurn Ie 10 om« «• Insnsedlately Mr. Jesee T Gantt, chief dark of the esc rotary of Stale's ofBoe, ban nailed attention to the fact tbaA is not gener ally known, even by tbaloffloers of the Siete tbemeeives, that ime term of pub lic officers elected In Ihrruoeet, or nay other /beerei election, begins on tho party dons not need Way of UxyslajUoa. end ihel nay delay occasioned la the | devising wise ways for bettering and controlling this problem, I am. very truly yours, Waddy C. Thomson, Mayor. —Darlington County has twice tbis year shown her love for law and flrdeTr Last spring two negro fiend* commit ted an assault on a lady and were legal ly hung by the sheriff. Last week another frend made an attempt to eom- _ mit an assault on a young while girl, three" little chlldren~'b^|*hd when he was caught her father said be would rather have the law lake its course than to have tbe fair name of the county spoiled by mob vio lence, as tbe brnte would get justice before a jury. —Tbe flrot Thanksgiving Day wai Pcb. 22. 1830. It wa* appointed by th« settlers of fisfsncbusetts for a genera, fast on account of scarcity of provl sloes, bat changed to joy and thanks- Us giving by Us arrival of a ship wlU th* sappllss a-ans 1 ha iUfi*i hmi.fiBh agvncy in them. Another quoted from Job where tbs Lord delivered bimover to Satan, who was going to and fro upon the earth and welling up and down in it. He afflicted Job awfully, 4 but was not *1 owed to take bis life. Another quoted from tbe Savior's word# when He said: “Think you that those upon whom the lower of Siloam fell wee* wicked'above all peo ple V I tell you say but unless ye re pent ye shall perish.” Professor John Fiske, a very great and learned man, has written a little book called '' The Mystery of Evil.” 1 have read It twice and found but little comfort or philosophy In It. HU argu ment is that evil Is of divine creation and designed to Illustrate and exalt the good. That but for sickness we would not appreciate or erj)y good health. But for an occasional famine we would uot enjoy the blessing of abun dant too , and but for sin we would not enjoy Heaven. His book leaves you j i»t where it fouqd you, and the mystery is still unexplained. We know that God loves His creatures, and that is enough. Not asparrow falls to the ground without Hts notice, and He did not wish to destroy Nineveh, where there were 600,000 people and much cattle. “And much cattle.” That was always a very significant expression to me. Well, I had to come here from Rip ley by private conveyance. We ..had a good team but the road was fearful, for it had rained nearly all night. Mr. Pitcfer, an old Georgian, had the lines and did not an iclpate trouble, but when we got to the river we found the ignorant more or U tbuy broug world. A man who ibwugLi prosperity was tbe ! result of MoKtniej's election, and who , dreaded a panic It Bryan was sleeted , Tne*e ware coolest to lot wall eaougb { atone, bav ‘•ff aa eyneoiely to tbe t>e»l- i nose aspect ratber man tba uadurlylag 1 principles fhvoived la me eoalest. ] Tbey were igaoreat aad too cowardly, ratber mao vena. Tt. D choc rati reorgaaisatloo. It caa not bo aitempV- ed uatll tbe next satlneal ooavealioa is baid aad tbe most pitiable stf at to a seif raspcctlof ana Is tbe rush wbicb bee been made by tbe traitors ebo brought tbu party algb unto death la lUM to res urns control. Tbe flgbt to restore tbu republic to tbe principles of tbe fathers aad to stand by tbe coostitutioa wbicb they fraaed, Bust go right atoag tbe lines formulated at Keoeae City ** Nolb- log In ever selt.ed uatll It 1* settled rtgbl The Bryan Democracy, as It has been termed la deritioa, wilt ellpet trlumpb lo tbs ead or Tbe republic 1* doomed. Lika Nelson at Trafalgar, let us anil ibo outers to tba mad aad flgbt uatll victory U ours. We caa not afford to despair of tbe republic and tbe trouble uf tbe Imperialists has just begun. Tbelr program lavolvee tbe cootlauatloa of high laxee, a large ■tsodlng army, aad tbe guarantee that TERMS UF COI N ■ Y OFFICERS mat may be occasioned la mission or qualification of such officer* ' reduces me length of tbe term* of *ald officer*. It tn another fact not generally ap ' predated that tbe oommtmioa. bow- I ever it may be worded, does nut gtva a ! retiring officer tbe right to bold a ■logit, day after me declaratjoe of tbe 'result of tbe geeetal election. If bis • uooessog qualifies himself to assume 1 tbu offiOte There Is a contrary op 1 aloe ! over tbe State, due to general mlsle- formalloa as to tbe law. Tke oommia- } sloe la eot la Iteelf tbe right of tbe officer to tt e office be bolds—it Is sim ply tbe evldeaoe of bl* right—bis tltie deed to tl. _ Is aa opinion addressed to tbe sec retary of State oe February fi, 1MW, At torney General Bellinger said “tbe term* ‘ aad until bis successor shall be elected and qualified,’’ are added mere ly to prevent a chasm ta tbe discharge of the duties of tbe efflee. aad amount The people will grow reetteve and lired of the two first, and common sen»e teaches that tbe vaunted proe- priaty which appears to have con- trollee the result of the etectloo can not last. If we fight as a party brave ly and stand by our principles un flinchingly there Is everything to make us hopeful of the future. Yours truly, B. R. Tillman. Trenton, S C. WILL THE PENNSYLVANIA BUY 7 Trusting that you may be guided tol lo * landa ^ Wth sides for quarter ora mile, and after we crossed me oridge the horses plunged sudden ly into a washout and submerged us into deep water. It flawed into the buggy and over It alid up to the cush ions, and for a time we were both alarmed-tor fear of a collapse. But we got out of it safely, and here I am with a l valise full of wet clothes and no change for tonight. Here I am at the college and will..have to stand up be fore two or three hundred pretty girls tonight. Fortunately Mr. Lowrey Is about my size and says he will lend me some garments while mifie are being renewed at the laundry. Hard, hard, Indeed, Is the contest for freedom and tbe struggle tor Christmas money Cyclone* and floods are pursuing me and disturbing my tranquility. But one thing more may- come which 1 cannot flgbt, and that Is a Matbodlst revival, for Ilk* a cyclone, they are terribly la aaraast aad always brook me ap. O.d Elmoa 1‘ster Richardson says la bis book that tke Methodists Heavy Parcbaere of Southern Rail way block laid to Owners of Penn sylvania R. R. A special dispatch to the Atlanta Journal says that knowing persons in New /York say that the absorption of tbe Southern Railway by the Penney! vanla Railroad is a deal that will be consummated before tbe end of tbe yebr. In Tact, it is stated that the pur chase of the road Is going on every day now, the largely Increased purchase of Southern railroad stock on the mar ket every day being attributed to the Pennsylvania. T e sales of Southern railroad stock have been remarkably heavy this week. Tuesday 162,U00 shares of common and 36,000 of preferred were bought on the New York stock exchange. These big purchases set the rumor to going that tbe Pennsylvania’s agents were buying up tbe stock with a view, to gaining complete control of the Southern. The rumor caused the preferred shares to jump from 63S to 05j and the common from 15 to 17|. Tuis is the highest -price yet obtained. v The rumor is still rife In the street and extremely persistent. It Is be lieved by many of the wisest heads in the street. Tbe street insists that if It is not the object of the Pennsylvania to gain entire control of the Southern It is certainly trying to get a big Inter est in It. Vice President W. H. Green, of the Southern denied the reports. Still another Interesting report wks that the Southern railroad Intends to gain control of the Seaboard Air Line, and, In fafit, Is already moving toward that end. It Is admitted lhat a close traffic alliance has already been made between tbe Seaboard and Southern. This report has caused much talk among railroad men. \ Southern railway officials say tbe only reaeoff~nrrf Aee a*cnbe for jump in tbe price of Soidtbara stock Is tne largely increased earning capacity of tbe road. , Several blacks of Soutbnra stock of 1 uOU. 1 50U and 2.(Mi snaras each have recently bean parch seed tn NewY orfc, * * • We regnrd It as well settled that neither tbe existence of the office nor tbe term or time for which Itexlete, depend* upon the commission, wnlcn Is only evidence of the appointment or election. * ? * Whilst the commission may be n formal pre-rtqul*lte to en able one out of poeseeeton lo obtain It, we do not see bow that necessarily 'effects tbe term—the time the office has to tun. Actual enjoyment may not be identical with the term, wblon Is a creature of the law and cannot be set afloat and made to vary, shift or change, according to the caprice, In terest or laches of anyone wbo may happen to be IncumbAit: * * # You are therefore respectfully advised, that the term of office to which one is elected or appointed begins, except where ex pressly specified either in the consti tution or statutes, upon the day of his election or appointment and rum for the time specified by law, without re gard to the date upon which the com mission Is Issued.” * The Governor and Lieutenant Gover nor come within tbe exceptions noted above, as their election must be de clared by the General Assembly, and of course they cannot assume their offices until the election Is formally declared. The terms of the other State officers begins with that of the incoming Gov ernor. The late Gov. Ellerbe attempt ed, to fix as a precedent under the new constitution,- the 18th of January as the date upon which this qualification shall be made. % —It is stated that tba first Anglo- Saxon to enter the Forbidden City at Pekin was Mr. Henry Savage Landor, with whose remarkable adventures In Tibet a few years back the world hat been made familiar. With character istic love of hot water, he had gone out to Northern China just before the war began. He waa all through the war and has a large number of In teresting photographs of the principal fights.- q —Rev. Emanuel A. Wlngard, D. D., pastor of St. Panl’s Lutheran church, died on the 26th Inst, at his home In Columbia. He was called the paet- prlest, being second probably la that re gard to Father Ryan. He was the au thor ol many beautiful poems and was a strong preacher. He was a native of Lexington County aad was 51 year# old. —The properly of th* South Carollaa staambmt company has bean sold to Mark Mosas, of Georgetown, who will pat oa a Has of steamers f tea to WUmlaftoa. STONEWALL JACKSON'S WIDOW) The Relict of a Southern Hero—The | Story ol Her Lift. A correspondent of the Chicago j Chronicle was recently In Charlotte, N. C., and wrote aa follows concerning | the widow of Stonewall Jackson : Mrs. Jackson is now over 70 years old, and, though suffering and sorrow bave added their traces to those of the passing yeprs, her face still retains | much of the fpsolnatlop and beauty which enthralled the then awkward, diffident yoqng military cadet from Lexington when he first met her as 1 Anna Morrison at the home of Gen. David Hill. Her black, luxuriant hair has few traces of gray and her black eyes are piercing and lustrous stl 1. Since the death of Mrs. Jackton's! only child, Mrs. Christian, several years ago, she has devoted her life to | her grandchildren, who reside frith her. Her home it a plain two-story building on Trade street. To the un pretentious dwelling, however, a plctu resque charm ,1s glvan by Ivy and maderla vines climbing at will about the veranda, violet, bordered walks j leading to the hospitable doorway and ! stately magnolias casting tbelr luxu-| riant foliage over the whole. Within Is the refined atmosphere of a typUa Southern home. In tbe drawing-room the most conspicuous oM -ct U a large oil painting of General Jeok*oo. Pur trail* of other heroes whose memories are still sacred la the hearts of old Confederates are also bung evervwhere upon the walls, interspersed with Uttered flags and other trophies of the | lost causa. Here the widow of one of the great | mtliury gsoluse* Of the world has passed her peaceful days, busied wLh I her household duties or tuperlstend* lag tbe education of bar grandchild- ) ren. In her ” Life of Jecksoa ” she sold ( “ The home of my _ large, old-fashioned house, . by aa tslensive. grove of ploe forest trees, on a plaautioa la Llaoole Cousty, North Carolina. My fatbar was R-v Dr. Rjbort Ball Morrison, ths first president of Davidson col lags. Hs was a graduate of the university of ths Mute, aad of tbe same c ns* as President Jamas K. Polk, Bishop 1 Green aad olhsrt of eota la ebursb aad MUU. Mrs. Jackson's mother was Mary Graham, daegbur of Gaa. Joseph Graham of IL-sain Hoe ary fame, aad •liter of Gea. W A. Graham, who was ones secretary of Us envy. Mrs. Jackson was one of the Ua cbll- •i-rr • 1 *ni lapraaas Mbs epaat much of hsraarly Ufa la Wash I eg too with bar eaeu, Gaa. Graham While oa a visit tv Lexta|loa, Vn, she met her future hushnad, then Prof. T J. Jackson, whom she married In Jely. 1867. Gao. Jecksoa died la 1863. May IP. aad left his widow aad one child, a girl, Julia, wbo was bat a few month* old. The leu aad ehtllfal old euros. Holly, returned to the Morrl- eoa home la Lincoln County, whore they lived o quiet life uatll Jelta was ready to enter college, when Us moth er aad child moved to Chari Ue AfUr flaleblag school Jaila married W. E Christina, a tales ted newspaper man. now la Un eervloo of Us Boa board Air Lias railroad at PorumoaU, Ys. Mrs. Jecksoa lived with Us young ooupit la Bl Peal, Mine., Mia ntnpu Is asd other wn*Ura towns ap to 1886, .wbaa Mrs. Christina died. efUr Which sha returned to her la Chariotu aad broaght with Julia aad Jackson Christian, hnrgraad catldrea. Mien Christian, slsUr of Mrs. Jackwa’e noo-la-law, cams to live with bar. Mrs. Jecksoa was always aa laureel lag person, the lived a qu>et life among bar friends aad relatives. Dur ing this quiet aad comparatively too* ly Ufa she conceived aa Idea of pah Every cotton planter should write forourvaluable illustrated pamphlet, “Cotton Culture.” It is sent free. Send niintt •«wf addrtM to GERMAN KALI WORKS, *} Naaaae St, N. V. INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL- —One-fourth of tbs Inhabitant* of tho worid die befora they reach ths so vsath year, 00* half before their sevaaueaU year. —Vermont continue* to bo a rural SUte. It I* tbe only SUU la tho No*lh that does ant uontala a ally wlU a popu latino of 25 000 or more. —Th* Bombers Railroad has bought tba Loalsvllfa, Eroaav'lle aad 61. Louis Railroad for $4 036,000 aad will taka ooatrol January 1st. —A kitten ha* baea broaght ap oa an exclusively vegsubl* diet by a fam ily of vegetarians. Ths remit Is that 1 U will not touch animal food, aad pays ao attention to rats aad a laa. —Only night Sutas have beea sal-, form ly RepnbUoaa la PraaldaaUal years sines 1800-Me'an. New Hamp shirs, Vermont. Massaehaeatta, Rhode Island, PaaasylvzQ a. Iowa nod Mia- —An offioar la has laveoud small A >at both men aad They aro to bo fas Ua men aad t*u ' —According to a sand la Washington, m Celt ly «] itlag now ta year. Ths g us trots am —Virginia la aa pert rt Dps near y system of rtactloa of tho i~fc*e»y sy went of Ue bevlAg bee* msat Ths eommos fourth of Uo proflls rooulador. U Uag vlth tho If nolllag I'aoor aa aad wva, Praahila fur the export- • ns lb Ttdd, a mm ilqaar is sold ta original pack —A peculiar lee Ida* t la the LDuasy Pr ofTroetoe. N Y. The aapartfls sfoetepaa Harry young drufftolT aad While stlU la slumber he < ad his coat, a heat to further dlsroho mta la hD vicinity same mod. Aa ashar aroeaad him aad iad him Ml nf Ua eharnb. the rural districts of the Booth a largo number of children 16 years of ago am recorded as fa tags It Is they are SO etr.p.oyed aad at tend school two a 1 ia< year. TboBoathsrai la Ua oot housework’' aad “ dmhdam •em ■6* especially as a legacy for hoc grand children, who warn too-'?ouog to rs- i member hearing from bar own Ups tbs reminiscences of their hero grand- j fatbar. It was by bar close application to I this writing,^in addition to Un almost burdensome correspondence which her | position enulled uoan her, that caused the strain onlhaTCrves around the eye, which brought her years of suf fering and will bring death. She had the nerves cut several years ago, but the relief was only temporary. Tne result Of th* operation now performed In Baltimore Is dangerthu and D awaited here with much anxiety by hpr friends. Mrs. Jackson's Charlotte home 1* very near tbe Southern rail way sta tion, where ao aged Mexican war vet eran wbo served under Jackson, has stood for year* as guard. He took great pride in guarding Mrs. Jackson and lost no opportunity to point out the bouse to strangers. Tbe house is a plain two-story frame building and tbe yard is adorned by several beauti ful evergreen trees. When at home Mrs. Jackson lived.aalmple but plea sant life, surrounded by her bright grandchildren, wbo are now off at school Missouri, has a bsadstoas wUh^ha^oT^ lowing Inscription, dedicated IP IBP sorrowing widower: “WlUgrMlMtf my loving mau is took from mo thoogh took by one who has a right to oaU mo whso be soes fit.” Oa o U ‘ Waylond, Mass, may ho doubtfol sutomoot: bod) ot Dr. Boymrd, o mao vho voted. Of sack D tho klogdom of hoovoo.” —At o reoont mooting of tho Valloy Forge Natloool Pork aaooolptloo la Philadelphia it wos decided to hold* meeting la that olty of oil soolotlsa In terested la preserving ths comp alt*. Twsnty-throo Isatioaa having stgaiflod thslr In tention to oxtead finooclol nod other support 10 th* project. Nino Ualtod Bute* Senators and thirty-six Oom- gressmen will also load tholr isflaonoo, and it D expected that sovoral other members of Congress will Intoroot themselves In th* naottor. —A notable wedding Is scheduled to occur io Binghamton, N. Y. Th* groom to be D Maj. Page, ag* SI, height 34 laches and weight 49 pound*. The Mde-elact la Miss Mary Wetckla, dee 23,* height 6 feet and weight 168 pound*. It is understood that It la a leva match. handsoma and Mrs. Jackson . sjjent part of every Miss Welokla, who D a , year at Lexington, Vn., her, health | popular young woman, has refused a permitting. It was there that she spent her married life and where her husband and daughter are burled. —Eugene A. Shirley, convicted ey, convictea In Chester County for killing his brother- in-law, and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary In 1891, has been de clared Insane and was pardoned by the Governor. It is believed he was Insane air the time of the killing. Family trofiblet are said to be the cause. OUR GREATB8T HPEclALIBT. For 20 yean Dr. J. Newton Hathaway ha* so aucceeafuily treated chronic dlseas- e* that be is acknowledged today to etadn at the head of his profeesion in thD line. His exclusive method of treatment for Var.oocsD and Bmcture, without tn* aid ol knife or cautery cures in 90 per osnL of all casee. In the treatment of th* lose of Disord tn, Kidn number of desirable offers In order to be able to marry the diminutive little major. - —Fruit has been found In Zuxlber, East Africa, whose juice yields a sub stance closely resembl'ng gutta par* cha. The fruit looks like a peach, but D ps large as a cantaloup*. It h unfit for food nod It wn* learned by accident that the milky juice would oougoiata in boiling water and would huraoa on cooling Into any shape desired. Teats are being made with thD substaaoe u London to see if it caa be used as n substitute for gutta parohn, the supply of which D growing soeroo though the demand D increasing. —As 6/ result of tho dlsoovarjofn procam tor red noise cotton saad bulla to a pulp tea mllD for of papor from thD pulp will ha t States la the . ..Dcluui dlfT Vital Fores*. Nervous Disorders, Kidney | The «h 0 f Bsasr m. and Urinary Complaints, Faralrsis, Blood ^ l ofwrillna Pomonina, khsu-AUsm. Catarrfc, and di* | ***** sgmtHtt to sornsn, hs Is squally tas pnoa wui successful Dr. Hathaway’s procure 1* | present pnoa. mors than double teei of ao* outer spec- paper at oh* lahsi. ta*** prooouacad belri-«s by mhsr farmer* will b* baaaited by m ymciaa* readily ytaitf so hi* imasmaat dsmadd for oottoa saad. It la aim juday fully a* charge tor la addition 1