Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gen. WE m. th$ IftttMkti life of tkt Omt Goa* liuo. ma noons Nan aiiu»: Prodnocd Glli Ka? Mf®'- BK at*,. PM< OlTtBC of Hla GreataeM That Kren ■la Oomradea la Anas Narer Dndaratood. la % poor place,” ha adds, "but we ooohl make enough corn bread and baooo for our auppoot and tba girl* could weave us dc^bat * Hie author, 11m ‘ itattbs tlnivereltr of Virginia, aeaoribes bis father's consent for him to enter the • ; V ~Y ' ' ; In "BeoolleoUoni and Letters of Oeneral Robert E. Lee,” hr his son, Robert E. Lee, which has just been iaioed from the press of Doubleday Page Sc Co., New York, an intereetlnti volume has been added to the litera tore of the civil war, and the most Intimate picture, yet drawn of the southern commander in bis private and offleial life Is given. The authoi does not attempt to enter the Held of the hlstcrian as far aa the ear Itself is concerned. As the tltlle of the work implies it Is large'y composed ol his father's letters, most of them to bis immediate family, and he make.- no addition of value to the m'litar) history of the late war. The cbiet interest of the book llei in Its person al phase, as relating to the dally life, the mental attitude and cbaracterls tics of Oeneral Lee. This correspondence, most of it of the most intimate character, in a measure serves to reflect General Lee’e views on the great questions with which his career Is so closely bound. Writing with all the freedom if a husband and father to wife and chll dreu, or to Intimate friends, letters which he probably never dreamed would see print, the man blmselt stands revealed. Throughout his cor respondenoe Is a devoutly religious tone. Hardly a letter Is given but which evidences the deep faith of tht man. Writing from camp and from battlefield, be seldom failed to ac knowledge or Invoke divine help for bis cause, his family, and himself. There is a notable absence of, mill tar) Information in these letters. Wtierever it is brought in it is incidental and those who anticipated light on the military problems of the great struggle will be disappointed. STOOD TO HIS STATIC. The author condenses into one chapter the perold prior to his father'*’ resignation from the United States army, and confines himself to General Lee’s own utterances in letters to hi* family and friends as to the motive which actuated him in his decision. Writing to bis slater, Mis. Ann Mar shall, on the day be tendered hi* resignation, General Lee said: ‘‘Now we are in a state of war which wlh yield to nothing. The whole soutl is in a state of revolution, Into which Virginia, after a long struggle, ha* been drawn; and though 1 ncogniz no necessity for this state of things and would have forborne and pleaded to the end for redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own persor I bad to answer the question whethei I should take part against my natlvt stats. With all my devotion to the union and the feelings of loyalty am duty of an American citizen, 1 have not been able to make up my mind t< raise my hand against my relatives my children, my home. 1 have therefore, resigned my commission it the army and save in defense of m> native state, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw a sword.” On the same day he wrote in similar strain to hi* brother, Captain Sydney Smith Lee Of the United States navy. DID NOT WANT COMMAND. In 1808 General Lee wrote to Senator Reverdy Johnson in regard to a debate in the senate in which Senator Simon Cameron had made certain state menta. In this letter General Lee said; "I never intimated to any one that I desired the command of the United States army; nor did I ever have a conversation with but one gentlemen, Mr. Francis Preston Blair, on this subject, which was at his invitation and as I und jrstood, at the Instance of President Lincoln. After listening to bis remarks I de clined the offer he made me, to take command of the army that was to be brought into the Held, stating as courteously as I could that though opposed to secession and deprecating war, I could take no part in an inva sion of the southern states. ” General Lee adds that he went directly to General Scott, told him of the proposi tion that bad been made him, and two days later, concluding that he ought no longer retain bis commission, resigned from the army. Two da)s latter on invitation of the governor of Virginia, he went to Richomond, found that the convention had passed the secession ordinance and accepted the position of commander in chief of the state forces. There follows many letters witten in the spring and sum mer of 1861 to his wife at Arlington, counseling her on family matters and the homely duties of his estate and household. On May 25 he was trans ferred with his command to the con federate states army. In a letter he said: "I do not know what my posi tion will be. I should like to retire to private life if I copld be with you and the children, but if I can be of any eervioe tothe state or her cause, I must continue.” Soon after the first battle of *mmm General bse was sent into West Virginia, and In the numerous letters to his Ikmlly he interestingly describes the country, his raw soldiers and the difficulties he DUPLY RKLIOOU8. These letters were continued with regularity after he was sent to Oarolina in the winter of 1861. of these are deeply religious, ritlng bis wife on Christmas day be M: "If we can only become sen- able of our transgression, so as to bs fully psuitsnt and forgiven, that this heavy punishment uader which we labor may with Justice be removed Sad the whole nation, what a of all that ww It will be." In the he voices bis forebodings If tttsffefej the & ckbridge artillery- suppose^” be seyt, "it ever occurred to my rather to think of giving me an office, which be could easily have done. 1 know It never, oooured to me.” On the day following the bat tle of Seven Pines General Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Joseph E. Johnston having been severely wounded. The author tells of one amusing encounter with his father. It was at the sxo id battle of M&naasaa, when all powder grimed and ragged and with sponge >taff in hand be saw General Lee and staff ride up and take position near his battery. Young Lee spoke to a .tell officer and told him who be was. When General Lee dropped his glas-t and turned to hfs staff the < ffijer said: “General here is some ono wto wants to speak to you.” The general not recognizing bis a n said: "Well, my man, what can I do for you?” WAS NKVBR 11)1.K. Captain Lee says that one marked characteristic of his father was his habit of attending to all business promptly. “He was never Idle,” he ■lays, ‘ ‘and what he had to do be per formed with care and precision.” The long ser es of letters to bis wife and family, rarely more than a few weeks elapsing without one, evidence not only of General Lee's capacity for business in the direction of his private Affairs, his devoutly religious mind, but a quaint humor that heie and there biigbtens the generally sad and tender correspondence. In the win ter of 1862 63, when he was in Camp Fredericksburg, he wrote his daugh ter Agnes: "Oeneral Hooker is obliged to do something. I do not know wbat It will be. He is playing tbe Chinese game, trying wbat frigh tening will do. He runs out his guns, starts his wagons and troops up and down tbe river and creates an excite ment generally. Our men look on in wonder, give a cheer and all subsides.” A fortnight later in a letter to Mrs. Lee, describing tbe oo d and discom forts of bis army, be says: ‘‘1 owe Mr. F. J. Hooker no thanks for keep ing me here.” After Cbancellorsvllle, when Jackson fell, be wrote Mrs. Lee: ‘Any victory would be dear at such a price. I know not bow to replace him. God’s will be done. 1 trust He will raise up some one in his p'ace.” KKLT ARMY'S 8UKKKBTNU8. In nearly all of bis private letters 1u r ing this period mention is made of toe hardships and sufferings of bis men. their lack of shoes, clothing and blankets. “Oue can see from these letters,” says the author, “bow deep ly he felt for tbe sufferings of his sol diers and how his plans were hindered by load quale supplies of food and clothing. I beard him constantly allude to bis troubles; indeed, they seemed never absent fit m his mind.” In the winter of 1863 64 Mrs. Lee and her daughters removtd to Rich mond and from Camp Rappahanock he wrote Mrs. Lee: *T fear my daughters have not taken to the spin ning wheel and loom as 1 have recom mended. 1 shall not be able to recom mend them to tbe brave soldiers for wives.” In tbe spring of 1864 Fitzhugb Lee’s brigade, to which the author, who had won a commission and staff appointment, was then attached, lay In camp near Charlottesville and the officers gave a ball. An Invitation was sent General Lee who thus com mented on it in a letter: “This is a bad time for such things. We have too grave subjects on band to engage in such trivial amusements I would rather his officers should en tertain themselves in fattening their horses, healing their men and recruit ing their regiments. Tnere are too many Lees on tbe committee. I like all to be present at battles, but can excuse them at balls.” HIS I'ROPHKTIC SOUL. Those letters written in the spring of 1864 reveal how closely General Lee foresaw tbe storm that was soon to burst upon him. He wrote urgently for supplies and in bis private letters he predicted Grant’s move toward Richmond. Captain Lee does cot go with detail into tbe operations of tbe clislng year of the war. Tbe military phase is subordh ated to the personal, but tbe letters, his personal recolU ctiqcs -and incidents a’l make an intimate picture of tbe confederate commander in that trying time. The surrender Itself U lightly touched upon. The author first saw his father after Appomatcx at Richmond, where the general had joined his family. “As well as 1 can recall my father at this time,” be says, "be appeared to be very well physical ly, though lie looked older, grayer, more quiet and reserved. He seemed very tired, and was always glad t) talk of any other subject than that of the war or anything pertaining thereto.” AKTKR WAR WAS OVKR. General Lee’s life for the next few months was quiet and uneventful. In June he went to ’'Derwent,” a little 4 room house in Cumberland oountv, which was placed at his disposal by Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Cocke. There,be awaited the> decision cf the federal authorities in the indictment found against him, Davis and others,, which never came to trial. In t£e meantime offers nf ; : homes, houses; lands and money poured in upon him, all of which be declined, t in August be accepted the presidency of Wash ington college, now Washington ana Lee university. A pleasant picture is given of the busy days that followed in establish ing his new home. Says Captain Lee: "My father appeared bright and even gay.” Captain Lae says that it was his father’s strong desire to write s history of his campaigns. He went so far as to begin to gather data, bat bis falling strength snd tbe msgnl- tude of the task deterred him. Gen eral Lee’s correspondence daring this period was yery extended and his let- tets to frle and public men all express his so- lid tude for the sooth and reflect his desire that patience be shown under aU coodltloos and all controversies be avoided.* - . ' - • The ftUowtqf inter is typical of hie replies denis: “I believe it to one to unite in the restoration of country and tbe re-estabUShmeot of and harm: ~ governed lath of June to make application to be included in the terms of the amnes ty proclamation.” ~ ~ ^ ' j The author bad by tills time set tled down upon his farm and he gives many letters from his father, full of advice on agricultural and finandai matters, all of which show his thorough grasp of affaire. Tbe cor respondence covering the dosing years of General L'e’s life Is largely of a family character, though it em braced many letters to strangers, either on public questions or in ac knowledgment of oourtesks. He re ceived very flittering buslne s offers, all of which he declined, preferring tbe quietness snd pleasures of his col lege duties. Among there offers wks tbe proffer of s position as the head of a proposed commercial organization in New York to finsuce southern enterprise snd de velop tbe south. X0RKIS0I OX OAKBUVG. Score* Cotton Future Gambling and Raya It la Had aa Crap Shooting. We are Informed that the oratorical hit of the Cotton Planters’ Oonven- tlo», recently held at Jjt. Louis was made by Col. S. F. B. Morse. Col Morse spoke at some length of the evil effects of speculation in cotton futures, holding that for.tbe most part it was gambling, snd that the men who are responsible for it and participate In it are actuated by the silly superstitions which so largely control other gamesters. “I regard,” said Col. Morse, ‘‘ootton speculation or any form of speculation where a man buys what he does not jwant o sells what tie does net intend to de liver as gambling, pure and simple. I realize snd admit that tbe Cotton Exchange has Its province. There must be such places as this where the world's business may he transacted on a broad scale and In an expeditious manner. But too often ^tbe legiti mate buying and selling is over shadowed by the speculation craze. Heie we have a great commodity, more important to tbe world than any other staple product, and wbat fixes the price when speculation is ac live? Is it supply snd demand? Is it tbe amount of ootton on band and the requirements of tbe mills? Is It tbe need of the world for cotton goods? No, I will tell you a few in fluences more powerful than these, more powerful than a killing frost or wet season or the dreaded Insect pests, from boll worm to boll weevil " Col. Morse then proceeds to give In detail the superstitions which control tbe operations of some of tbe prominent members of the Cotton Exchanges of tbe country. Tbe gist of his conten tion is that speculatl n In cotton U gambling and that the men who en gage In it are gamblers as essentially as are thoee people who bet their money on a horse race or on tbe turn of a card. In commenting on what Col. Morse says above The News and Courier says “that this is true of speculators in cotton as well as of dealers in all other kinds of "futures” cannot be denied successfully. Tbe magnitude and the so-called legiti macy of their business has until now saved them from the reproach which attaches to the crapshoot* r and the faro dealer, but it cannot be doubted tb&t there will sooner or later come time when the public will have to be protected against them just as the public is now protected against other men, who live by their wits, rather rh&n by work. It is a most anomal ous thing that the soe’ety which con siders itself Injured snd offended by a game of craps played for pennies up a blind alley by bootblacks, applauds tbe operations of business men wbo manipulate tbe prices of commodities reckoned necessaries of life by betting their money on one side or the other of whit the market will be tomorrow or next week. If crap playing is con trary to public morality wbat shai one say of the game that i < played with stocks and bonds and wheat and cotton? As Col. Morse says, there is no doubt that commercial exchanges are necessary and that there is an important part for them to play In our industrial systen, but it is equal ly true that they have been made the medium for prgpt icre which wil sooner or later have to be regulated b-tter than they now are.” Engine Cruahed Gnbooae. At Chariotta, N. C., felght Conduc tor Wise of tbe Southern railway, whose home is said to be in Savannah, snd Jack Godhaul, a negro switch man, and Walter Z igler were killei on the outskirts of tbe city about 10 o'clock Wednesday night The train, which was southbound No. 73, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta division of the Southern, was being pushed by a switch engine when sud denly all the- bVakes became set and tbe engine crushed into the rear of the caboose. Conductor Wise wss in the rear of tbe cabocsS knd the other men between tbs caboose and engine. < te C-". 1 “ i a4lf% PMatrbjr Killed. At San Atttanlo, Texas, In a street fight between J. M. Obittim, known as tbe “Teias Cattle King,” and W. OtersDos M. Dally, an electrical en- CUoton street, North, Xist Orange, N. J., a martyr to solenee. Hie 111 nere was doe to experimental work in connection with the Roentgen ray, reys the New York Herald. He suf fered for yeerf and Underwent seven operations, which final’y culminated in the am potation of both his arms. Ha died Wedneaday. During bis experiment work with the X-ray Mr. Dally was Thomas A. Elison’s chief assistant. He worked at the laboratory in West Orange night M>d day. In bis work with tbe flodrbsoope Mr. Dally was badly burned on bis hands. He suffered no pain but bis bands looked as though (bey had been scalded. S.x months after the first indications of scalding appeared the bands began to swell and Mr. Dally suffered great pain for two years, when he went to Chicago snd obtain: d a position with an in candescent lamp company. It was thought the change of air would benefit blm. , Cancer finally developed on the left wrist snd be came E tat for treat ment. Io February, 1902, more than one hundred and fifty pieces of skin, taken frqm his litfs, wereP-graLed on tip. bis hands. Tbe Operation was un successful and the disease steadily spread. In August the- arm was am put&tied four inches below the shTu’- der. For a time an Improvement was apparent, but the little finger on the right band became affected and In November this member was taken off. Mr. Dally still uulntalned bis c >ur- age and still believed he would re cover when three other fingers were removed in June, 1903. The develop ment of a spot on the wrist made it necessary to perform another opera tion in September and another k at- tempt was made to graft skin. The next indication of the continu ance of the diseass was a severe hem orrhage of the arm, as a result of which it was amputated in March. Despite tbe fact tlist be had lost Doth arms and bad suffered so keenly, Mr. Dally gained courage and appear, ed to be recovering. Artificial arms were provided for him, but he used them only a week when be succumb ed, the disease having affected his en tire system. Complications ensued, and It was seen on Saturday tffirhe could not live. During the seven years he bad been unable to care for himself and all the time be'ore his arms were amputated be was obliged to rest his bauds in water during the night to allay the burning sensatiun Mr. Daily was born in Woodbridge, N. J., thiity-nine years ago and served five years in tbe United S’&te* navy as chief gunner on the Eaterprire. He bad been cDnnected with Mr Edi son for sixteen years. He is survived by a widow snd two sons. Mr. Wsltss & Mon With, of tbs Oo- r, Is pMptriBgttre summons Charles A. Cairo, Ur., forasrly pro prietor of tbs Columoia Doily Regis ter, against the Associated Press, a corporation chartered under tbs lows of the state of Illinois, fi t breach of on tract in 1897, With damages ret ot 66,000 000. With Mr Monielth Is associated Mr. Charles A. Douglass, of the Washington bar, formerly a practitioner in South Carolina. Tbe care will be tried In New York city in November next Tire Associated Frees made a contract with Mr. Cairo to furnish to him exclusively for a period of ninety nine years its morning re port at Columbia, and shortly after the collapao of tbe United Press in. 1897, alio red The State, tbe other d tily paper at Columbia, to share the report with Mr. Calvo’s piper, taking advantage of an alleged flaw In the contract, which, however, can be proved to be practically non-ex stent snd In any event not worth a bawbee lu law. Ten lawyers who have looked thoroughly into the merits of the case agree that there is good cause of action, but some could not afford to advance the money needed to put the cisein oouit and others were identi fied wlili newspapers that would have to rspond in damages. Mr. Frank C. Tompkins, an able attorney of tbe Afctmbia bar, wbo thoroughly in formed himself on the matter, gave his written statem: nt that he coasld ered it a very strong case and regret ted his inability to prosecute it. And such bright legal miods as ex-Gover nors D. H. Chamberlain snd Jno. Gary Evans, to whom a full written statement oil the case was made, con cur in the belief that tbe plaintiff iq action will prevail. By tbe breach Mr. Calvo’s extensive business, which otherwise would have been a heritage of bh fami’y and endured for all time, was lost. Mr. Cal vo would not have sold bts property for any am luiit had the Associated Pres* kept its con tract with him, for be would have en joyed fa monopoly of his newspaper territory and been tbe state printer f or life, to which office he was elected in 1893 by a vote of 90 to 10 In joint assembly with no term specified, and he feels satL-fiid that if the case gets before an honest jury he will get a verdict for the full am mat claimed.— St. Matthews Recorder.- - * FAMILY HELD FOR MURDER. OF SOUTH? CAROLINA, ————ctiraxorf-^-e- - BOARD, ROOM-RENT and TUITION for Collegiate $117.50. Next ISeestoB begins Sept. 22,1904. For Catalogue or information address .A./ IS. ©I^ISlSfGlSR, 7«r ■OMOERFUL RECORD. " v ' •„ . ' • ... ‘ ' '' ' ^5 . '~T X Fovtean students of Osboroo'a Boainaas College kara oeonrod pedtioas within list lew dajs. flerernl Indies as stenographers md typewriters In both Qeocgin end South Cnroline* ait ■angel jwwng snr rs bookkeepers, shorthand fc ma.ghip*e:ry for supplying Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Quarries and Glnnerisa, Belting, Packing, Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Pipes, Valves, Fittings, In- jectors, Lubricators, etc. 10,000 ft. of good 1 in. second hand black pipe T, OOLUMBIA SUPPLY 00.. Columbia., 8. ©. The machinery Supply house of the state. /> & if Wl ARE LOOKING FOP. YOUR ORDERS COLUMBIA LUMBER 8 MFC CO COLUMBIA FC VA/otr*V» Dowt think that tvary ob* who hangs oat a ain as a 1 YY dlLll makar” la oompataat to rayair year fin* watch. Repairer* who . . ara folly oompataat aia soaroa. Ws do work onl y on* wsyr-^th* ■ aat—w* can make aa j part of a watch, or a complete watch. _ Our prioas am often ac more than job pay for inferior work, for work la S1J0 or over w* will pay anreaa chare* one way. Bead aa war H LACH1CHOTTE * OO. JawaUraUH Main St,Colombia. S.C. Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON,8. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grads Hoofing . “BUBEROID.” Write for prices. Whiskey' | Morphine L Clgsret I All Drug and Tobacco Habit, I Habit | Habit | Habits. Cured by Keeley Institute, of £3. C. 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 76) Columbia, S. 0. Confidential correspond- oe solicited. t L4me cement, Maeter, Terra Ootta Pipe, Roofing Paper, Oar tots, small tots, write, Carolina. Portland Cement Co.. Charleston. 8. C. AG JOB SNJKK STORY. A Mother Snake and Forty-fonr Little Onea Killed. J. H. Batson, wbo lives on the Sandy Flat road, not far from Green ville, came to town Wednesday with the champion snake story of tbe Bes son, says The Daily News. While visiting his brother^.!. F. Batson, on Enoree river Sunday, be went into tbe pasture with several children where he fojnd a highland moccasin as big as an ordinary man’s thigh and measuring three and a half feet in length. Just ts soon as he got sight of the reptile Mr. Batson struck it a power ful blow with a rock, cutt ng a deep gash in its side. Tbe moccasin was partly paralyzed by tbe b'ow. It -quirmed and hissed and while Mr. Batson was preparing to finish tbe execution, four small baby snakes 12 Inches long ran out of the wound. This called for more fighting, as the baby snakes were maddened and terri- -fled and they began to attack tbe Batson children in tbeir youthful way. While trying to put them out of tmfneas Mr. Batson saw things that would have driven a drinking man to the alcoholic ward. As tbe big motber-reptile was dying a regular ‘covey" of little serpents shot through that wound and for 20 minutes he kept in a sweat while trying to was kill them. Tne babies fought vicious ly. In appearance ev.ry en? was exactly the same, in size, color and meanness. "It was enough to frighten a man,” and Mr. Batson, ‘‘and I had to work hard to kill them. After the battle was ended I counted 44 small reptiles, and I believe if it had not been for the help of tbe boys I would have been forced to take to tbe woods or leave the serpents alone in their glory. Old people tell me that after tbe young are batched the? are frequent ly swallowed by the mother, and if her ladyship was anything like tbe whale that swallowed Jonah she must have been a bird. If it had keen possible that day 1 would have brought them to tbe city. Tbe little fellows swarmed around the pole which was used to kill them and made repeated attempts to get within striking distance of ms. It was not a pleasant experience for me, and I W. Jones, s cattlemh-aBffhairtrerof -aa-setomy ahnut returnlog^thait, w^re^ ^ we rnwy Rm> villa if <? Kiwaii a travAitna pasture on the Enoree.’’ men os or tuese twigemi jmen ana W ^: V™??! - — .. ■: - - jurists, and it is still hoped that they man of Milwaukee, Wis., chanced in range and was accidentally killed. The bullet, it Is said, was fired from Chit Urn’s gun. Chittim was placed In Jail charged witb murder. Etwell worked for the H. C. Hiller oompany, station ers of Milwaukee. From letters in his possession it appears he has s brother in Sheboygan. Neither of the partici pants was Injured. . # — In a Bad Waj. A Dispatch from London says at a meeting of tbe Manchester city ooun- Ol it was announced that owing to the bard Umesand depression in tbe ootton industries betwenu 40,000 and 60,000 people In the power parts of oomredesls armiftbe-oity were nearly on the verge of starvation. Similar oonditioos pre vail in london and other large cities of tbe United Kingdom, where the winter is expected to be One of tire hardest In many years for Iks poorer Seven Persons Acensed of Killing a ] Woman and a Girl. At Wllkesbarre, Pa., Wednesday morning the bjnes of Mrs. Blgle John son and her ten-year-old niece, Ancle Benjamin, were exbumed snd identi fied officiary as human boaei. This is sild to compli t - the ol sin of evidence agsicst B gU r Johns >o, tbe husband; bis mother, two brothers, two sisters and brother in-lsw, seven in all, wbo await trial for murder In tbe To- wanda jail. Tne confession of B’gle Johnson, mide oo Friday, has"been further cor- r borated by admissions made by Nancy Johnson, his thirteen-year-old sis'er, who stood watch outside, the house while tbeir mother, Mis. So phla Meiritt, and another son, Charles went Inside and butchered M s. Johnson and tbe child. The girl, It has been learned, es caped from the house after Mrs John son bad been struck down and stun ned. She fl:d snd ran forty or fifty yards down tbe road. Charles John son running after snd finally overtak ing and killlrg her. He carried tbe body back to tbe bouse where the mother bad finished killing Mis Jihnsin with several blows on tbe bead with so axe. The blood from the wounds of tbe child furnished the first clue to tbe murder. It showed that she had been killed*on tbe road and then carried bock to tbe bouse, where both bodies were soaked in kerosene and tbe bouse tben burned to ashes. Nancy Johnson has now told enough to corroborate the confession of her brother Bigler, while Charles, fright ened by the accusation against blm, is making wild charges against his brother Aionze. Tbe mother says nothing and sniffs when the detect!v es tell her wtat the others have said and try to induce her to talk. L The trial will be placed for the No vember term and the detectives ex pect to be able to send Bigler John son to tbe gallows snd to imprison tbe others. Nancy Johnson snd Alon zo are twins, 13 years old. The other sister is married and with her hus band is suspected of arranging the alibi for Bigler Johnson. Two Judges May Resign. Since tbe first of the year there has been a great deal of irregularity in regard to tbe holding of courts oo ac* count of tbe illness of some of the judges. The State says a prominent lawyer stated that be knows it to be probable that unless there Is s decided change in the pSysical condition of two of these judges, they will place their resignation in the hands of tbe governor when the gen eral assembly meets. This will be learned with regret by the many Women’s Diseases, How i Core Them. BOOR SENT KKKK ON KBqrRST, SPE CIAL MEDICAL LETTER ALSO FREE. Every sink woman who earnestly dniirea to recover her health should write me, describing how ahe ■•iffera, and I will p lint out to her a simple means of permanent cure. At any rut* : i , An Appeal For Kuna*. George Foster Peabody, treasurer of the Democratic national commit tee, Thursday issued an appeal for contributions for tbe campaign fund. Tbe appeal says: "There are about 14,000,000 legal voters in this coun try, and to intelligently prefect tbe issues of the campaign and the records of the candidates to this vast elector ate requires a very large sum of money. The Democratic party has no industrial favorites from whom, either by promise of by threats, !t can draw campaign subscriptions; but most rely for necessary funds upon patriotic citizens wbo believe la a gu wmimit of law under the oonstltu- t'oo honestly and economically ad ministered. From all such olMseos I request such, oootrlbuttons hi the? are able and willing to makt, for which ^ ' m »* may gain in strength sufficiently to go on holding tbeir courts. In oa» they should res'gn this will make four places to be filled by tbe Legisla ture at its meeting in January. " Flagman Killed. E. M. Freeland, a flagman of the Southern reel, aged about 20 years, met a tragic death Tueeday while he was riding on a box car of the section of through freight No. 72, north bound, at Arcadia Mills, N. Ot" His head was struck by the mall hanger Of the device used to hang mail pouches on tor the postal clerks to giisb and gather in the ear while a train Is in motion. This hangar Is an iron erane protruding from tbs post He was knocked from his perch on the car snd thrown a ooosldrsCue dis- tanoa. Ha lived tor a few bona af terwards. The body was shipped to gtariotle, Us bores, for terML # Recognized as the oldest established and Most Reliable Special. it will not coat anything to And out how I pro pose to cure your disc one, so I urge that yon write me without delay. Thousands of aick women have cured themselves up in this way. Out of the ripeness-of tweirty-ftve years e«- perience as a specialist, 1 have developed an entirely n w system of curing chronic di east* and it adapts itself especially well to the cure of diseases of women, to which 1 have given special study all my life, 1 will undeistund J our cose, and understanding it, I will readily nd the means of cure. If the general run of doctor* have failed, if patent mediciuea that aeem cheap, but are really costly in the end have done you no good, then I am more than certain that I will our* you, for stubborn cos are the one* I want to hear from, I will cure yon fifty per CSnt quicker than by the old method, and give you mch a treatment aa will not only cur# your diaease, but build you up thoroughly and make you feel better in *very way. I want especially to hear from women wbo have trouble with the womb, ovaries or ner- voi5" and menstrual ^difficulties, disorders of the blood, weak heart, headache, neuralgia vertigo, stomach trouble, rheumatism, skin affections, kidney troubles, any disease of the throat, lungs or urinary organs. To such as these, I will guarantee speedy and oompl-te recovery by my new original method. At any rate, you should investigate this matter fur ther, and if you will write me regarding your- eeif, I will study your cose and report to you fnlly how to be cured. All this will cost you nothing. I will also inclose a booklet of my own writing going into all the special diseases of women with symptoms, causes and effects, free of charge. You are at no expense « hat- ever, so if you really want to be cured and not be a weakling all your life, I expect to hear from you soon. My private address is J. Newton Hathaway, M. D., 88 Inman Bldg., 221 S. Broad SL, Atlanta, Go. Try to write mi today. 'W'CC @oll PIANOS AND ORGANS, —And Lots of Them— WE Sa THE BE§T MAKES. Our prices are about ten per cent under Northern prices. K ery Plano or Or»an we sell ix fully warranted by Die makers, and backed up by ua. Write ua at once for catalogue, prices and terms. MALONE’S MUSIC HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S. C. - A Private Sanitarium. Dr. L. G. Cirbett, for so tong at the head of the Keeley Institute in South Carolina, and of late connected with the original Institute at Dwight, III., has returned to South Carolina find es tablished at Greenville a Sanitarium fqr the treatment of nervous diseases, and the drug and liquor habits. His friends and former patients know that his ability is unquestioned; and as he isenabled to give this service at s more reasonable cost than is usually paid, many afflicted with these maladies are LESLIE WHOLESALE DEALERS IN f FISH AND OYSTERS, m 8 and 20 Market Street, Charleston, 8. C. Consignments of Country Produce are Re- speettufif Solid ted.. XttfilkTi KfSf> Sus. Fish packed in barrel* and boxea for oounl trade a specialty. $5,000 5^ * vrerev t » I VI C Fore Paid. 500 PBBB Couraet Offered. Board at Cost. WrlteQufck E*> COUlM.Mete* ,fi*. Mullet! MaUitl Mullet! afid all kinds of Fresh and Salt Water fish and oysters. If you are dealing in Fresh Fmiior Hftesa to- write for prices and send your ordra to TERRY FISH CO., ChArleaton, 8. C. or COLUMBIA FISH Sc ICE OO Columbia S. C. We ship only fresh caught fish and our prices are as tow they can be sold at. Write us. Try ua and be convinced. i He ven Men I, rat. A dispatch from Oklahoma City, O. T , says seven men are miming of a party of eight who went down with the wagon bridge bat ween Lexington and Purcell, after bittling with the swift rush of waters for many hours in a vain att?mpt to prevent the bridge from going out. The bridge was the only c mneotlon between the two towns. And all telegraph and telephone wires in the south and wteamer Htruck Rdfcf. On Wednesday night the steamer Bcaeowiz struck a reef on Harbledown southwest portions of Oklahoma^ and Island. Four children were drowne 1. The crew and 185 other pa—engera were saved. ~ ~Tfce hewi ottbe Ttteaa- ter was brought by the steamer Caa- alar. The Boacowlz was run□ log from Vancouver to northern British Colum bian porta and had on board nearly 200 Indian passengers bound for vari ous settlements up the coast. The passengers were taken ashore and the drowning of the four ohlldran occurred in connection with the launching of a small boat. The Boeoowli was an old boat, owned in Victoria. ^ Moot Pelee Agaij* Active. »U» Bfl The captain of the British steamer Slbun, reports that when the steamer pareid the lalaod of Marti oque on Sept 30, Mont Pelee was In fall erup tion. The spectacle was witnessed by those oo board the Slbun at 2 o'clock in the morning of the day mentioned, the volcano emitting stupendous black eloodiiod balls of fire. This accounts for the duet clouds reported to have l throughout the windward the southeastern part of the lodlan -Territory Jn the Hooded districts are dnarn, InfnrrnatJnn la g t | | but that obtainable la td the effect;thak— the waters are receding. ,\ ? Killed by Gaa. > At New Yurk Augustus Djnoman and his wife and R chard Small were asphyxiated by illuminating gas In a bedroom in a betel kept by Salvatore Kappolla in Flushing. Dqoomaq and bis wife were formerly maidenta I Flushing, but had vLlted U l phla. Small was from* IS. 0 M and la said i woman’s brother. I have started for Oharls Kappolla, the wee arrested ewer the charge that he porting tbe care to the to bhvU JMecr the The there ware to larlejtod ’BMriay. proprietor and held in< Bishop Nelson ef Georgia*%f are 200,000 divorcee In Stairs a year. We are that none of there Booth Carolina. -