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EL MURDER.
Miller, a Brave Confeder-
j;.
«te Soldier, Shot lo Deeth
BY FEDERAL TR<!0PS
Oa the Order of Ocaeral Sherman in Re
taliation, aa He Claimed. Oeaef*
o . v - ‘ v . * • r ■
* al Wade Hamatoa’a Threat to
Shoot Two for One Sav
ed Several Others.
To the Editor of The Sunday News:
The mention made about the shooting
of Jas Miller, a Confederate soldier,
by Federal troops, in retaliation,
which appeared < n Saturday, April 22.
haa brought to my mind most vividly
the sad Incident, having sren a draw
Ing Of lots to decide who should be -Jjjjjgg Chesterfield• Goun-
mlserlas and sufferings during tboaf
ong and continuous marches until w
Newborn, on the coast <
North Carolina where wo remained a
few days, quartered la the Jail yard.
We were then divided into two batch-
and sent on transports, some to
Point Lookout, Md., and other* to
Fortress Monroe, to be subjected to
further sufferings.
Your Lancaster correspondent gives
the execution of the victim aa having
taken place near Lynch’s River, and
so. It might have been, but according
to my recollection it took place after
oroailng the Cape Fear River, and not
far from Fayetteville, N. 0., but forty
years Is a long time to acourately state
from memory tbe date ol tbe month,
and exact spot. No notea were kept by
any aa far hs I know under such try
ing otroumftancee, and if (bare was,
there certainly haa been no publica
tion of If that I’ve teen or beard of,
and I am only sorry that I did not
make a note of the circumstances
yean back while my memory was still
fresh and perfect In the recollection of
the outrage.
I There were about twenty of us se
lected to go through this retalllatlon
ordeal, and It appeared that It was In
tentlonally ordered that those selected
should be South Carolinians, as follows,
VIEWS.
atathati
would an
Do yon
He SaytAH Depends on the Cot
ton of the South.
TELLS THE FARMERS
ibot It waa generally undentood by
all of ua who were prisoners at, the
time under Sherman, that it was
through Qen. Sherman’s order that it
was done, end as a revenge for the al
leged killing by one of Hampton's cav<
airy of a Federal prisoner. As prison
an we were, of course, kept in ignor-
of wbat really did transpire to
or bring about tbie retaliation
and i cannot, tberefura, assert post
lively that such was the real cause
that lad to the retaliation, but that
the ntaliation did take place and that
tbe nobly and brave Jas Miller was
■hot to death to satisfy the revenge
Of a relentless foe are facts that can be
proven without a doubt by tbe few or
us that are still living and who were
participants In that fatal drawing
^ t. tnd in what was perhaps tbe first anr
tile last sbameful incident of tbe kicc
during the etruggle for Soutbern inde
peodenoe, and that there might bave
been a repetition of such a cowardly
and shameful sot there Is no doubt
had it not been, as we were Informed
that Gen Hampton notified Sherman
that for every Confederate private
Shot by him, Sherman, he, Hampton,
would cause to be shot for same two
Federal officer!. Whether or not this
was the cause of stopping It I can't
say, at any rate there was no more re
taliation with us. Although we were
. ..continually threatened wirh It
It waa In the month of February,
1806, and It was oold, bltUr c Id be
ing tbe severest winter experienced In
yean. About 100 of us were prisoners,
a few Georgians and Tennesseeans,
the balgnee South Carolinians. Some
were captured on tbe way b ick to their
oommands, while others were still at
borne ou sick-or wounded furlough and
naable to make good their escape.
Boys of Ifi and 16, who had responded
to tbe last call of their country, were
among the prisoners. Old men too
Were ruthlessly taken from their bom-
ea and m§de to share tbe exposure,
starvation, and cruelties of those long
weary marches. We were ptl oners
captured by Gen. Blair’s corps, Capt.
Burns and Lieut. McKee having charge
of ua, and I must say that of all tbe
brutes and tyrants tliat could be In
human form that man Burns was sure
ly one to exoell them all There was no
sympathy In his heart for any of us
and any order that be could give that
weald tend to Increase our wants and
■offerings see mi d to his delight to
iefliot. Of Lieut. McKee we all thought
wall, for while be was powerless to
make us comfortable or to alleviate
oar wante and Bufferings, be never did
^Anything to it creasi th< m, and bad
alwaya a kind word, .hs was a Western
man and a true type of a gentleman.
Major Waierhouse, too, of the 17th
oorpe artillery, had always words of
oheer for os and often visited tne bull
pen after our fatigue of all day march
ing, and condemned tbe cruelties to
which we were subjected. He was a
fine specimen of a man and was big
hearted. Our marches were on an&v. r-
Z e of 25 miles a day, and under the
it trying circumstance*, as I have
stated. Tbe weather was bitter cold
sikI moat of us half clad and shocks*,
and In this condition we were forced,
like cattle, through swamp*, over cor
duroy roads and ne w roads, cut out by
the pioneer corps, shivering with cold,
-the blood running from our feet, half]
starved, sick and weakened by disease,
run away by vermin. Daily we trudg
•d along, only to l>e down at night
with little fire, no covering to protect
us from the rain and sleet, with the
pangs of hunger gnawing at our very
existence. Our rations were scant, and
consisted of a little meal and about
hardtacks per day, occasionally a small
bit of salt meat. We Only ate twice a
day, breakfast and supper, there be
ing no halt for dinner. Breakfast was
very hurriedly gotten, and half cook
ed, In whatever utensil we were for
tunate enough to posse-S. To add to
our misery the guards were of the most
cruel character and it was a common
occurence for them to use their b syo-
nets, Inflicting slight, but painful
wounds upon tbe persons of many who
from sheer exhaustion were unsble to
keep op. Many fell by the wayside.
* never to rise again. One old man, I
■remember, by tbe name of Wolfe, from
Orangeburg County, was among the
number. He was dragged from the
line in a. dying condition, and left by
the roadside. Many were shot on the
tiaad line. Jack Strlbbling, who was
among the number that drew lots, one
jnlgbt, poor fellow, In a delirious oon
^ ditioo, brought about by starvation
sickness, wandered too near the
dead line and was shot.
Of the destruction of property thst
■vyVwd Sherman’s march through
Sooth Carolina, so much has been al
ready written that I will say but lit
tle more. Plantations, with their fine
dwelling, lams, mills and fencing,
were all laid in ashes, even orchards
were destroyed, the very heavens along
tbs route being IHuminsted for miles
and miles nightly, nothing but the
chimneys being left standing as mon
moryof hla revengeful
It was a scene that beggars de-
hones, mules, cattle and
whole onuntry was left a
as complete ss his numtr
vandals and incendiaries
Svarj brought its
ty; Samuel Wood, Barnwell County;
James B. Patrick, Charleston; Butler
Phelps, Orangeburg County; George
Hazelburst, Charleston; Jack Strlb-
llng, Edgetield County; Charles Scan
lon, Charleston; Tom O Banoan, Barn
well Obunty; Godfrey Mag wood, Char
leston;. Basoom (Jorborne,—; and I
think Dr. Stewart, of Beaufort. Tbe
others, South Oarolinans, I oannot re
member. Out of tbe number poor Mil
ler was tbe victim upon whom ven
geance was wreaked.
The following are those that surviv
ed, reached home, lived some years and
bave since died, except Jack Strtb
bltng. who was killed ou the deed line
ss before mentioned, viz: Samuel
Wood, Tom O B&nnon, Gcdfrey Mag
wood, Basoom Oorborne. Tbose still
living are: Butler Phelps, James B.
Patrick, Charles Scahlon, George Ha
zelhurst, Dr. SteWart. I can’t say
whether living or not.
Notable among the prisoners be
sides Dr. Stewart were: Dr. Albert
Taber, brother of tbe editor of tbe old
Charleston Mercury, and Major Man
ning, son of Ex Governor Manning.
The two last named were brought In
seme time after the retaliation, If I
remember rightly. Their stay with us.
however, was short; their ranks of
c ffice, we suppose, obtaining for them
better oomideratlons.
There had been a steady, cold and
drlzz'lng rain all day and we were
thinking of tbe many long miles to
tramp before night would oome to give
us rest, when suddenly a bault was or
dered. (I think between the hours of 2
and 3 ) The place selected for tbe
bull peo and camp waa an oak ridge
to the left of a public road. At tbe
foot of tbe ridge and winding along the
edge of a b*y or swamp was a settle
ment road which Joined tbe public road
We had not settled down good, trying
to rest our weary bont a on tbe oold
and wet grouncL congratulating cur
selves on tbe unusually short march
of the day, when an effioer, (rank of
lieutenant, bis name we could nev r
learn, appeared and fn m a paper in
his band oommecced calling out the
names of these he had recorded, abou<
twenty altogether. As each one an
H*ered to his nam - be was orde red In
line, and under a strong guard we
were all then marched out to the set
tlement road and down It for a dis
sai ce of about two hut dred yards. At
this point there was in waitir g a squad
of about twelve, (infantry,) In com
m&nd of a sergeant At the command
given one of the squad, wl- h hat in
hand, covered with a red handkerchief,
took a prfiiion In front of us. We were
then ordered one after the other to
draw from this hat a slip i f paper, all
blanks except one, which had some
mark, which when drawn, would de
termine the one to be shot. As eaoh
one drew bis slip of jtaper It was hand
ed to this sergt ant. who looked at It
and then ordered you back In line.
About a dozen or so had drawn when
it came Miller’s turn; He drew and
handed It to this sergeant, but the
poor fellow was not ordered in Hue, as
had been our good fortune, but was
detained and put In charge of this
squad. We were then ordered about
f»oe and with sad heart, wo left poor
Miller as we marched back to the bull
That If It Was Net for Their Cottoa the
Preftvss of the World Weald Come
to a Stands till, aad that They
Will Prosper Becaase Hla
Reward Is Sore.
Daniel Sully, the cotton king, de
livered the following stirring address
to the fifth annual convention of the
Georgia Industrial Association la At
lanta last week: — —
.“Except for your cotton, the Indus
trial program of the world would
oease. For years others have tried to
keep prices so low as to let them man-
ufaoturs the goods and. thus be the
only onee to proceed. In all parts of
the world nations have spent millions
to be Independent of you who live In
this fortunate part of tbe globe. But
you have the farmers. You have tlye
land. You bave the sunshine that
tbe other countries of the world have
not. The farmer who raises cotton
has seen one year of sunshine. He
pen.
It waa~than aleetlng heavily ana we
were trying to build such fires as we
could to keep from freezing to death,
when a volley rung out on tbe air and
which told too well tbe fate of poor
Miller. He bad been shot, yes, mur
dered. Miller was a fine specimen of s
man, standing perhaps six feet In hi*
stockings, of fine physique, with regu
lar features, and wore a black beard
He was the senior of the majority of
us, being, I should Judge, between 30
and 35 years of age. I never knew pie
itively, but It was said that he had a
wife and children.
In conclusion, let me say that as it
has fallen to my lot out of the few of
us that are left to write this, perhsps
the saddest episode of tbe clyll war. 1
have done so truthfully and to the
beet of my memory; and, too, that it
may be handed down to our children,
and our children’s children, that they
may know of the sacrifice made In vin
dication of our right and honor and In
defence of our beautiful and beloved
Southland. But the span of forty
years has wrought many changes to
the world; we have shown that we are
aa brave and good In peace as we were
stubborn and unconquerable In war,
our wrongs can never be forgotten, but
are forgiven, the bitterness of feellnsr
hss about died out, and in
age of the eloquent Terrell, of u«or
gia, we are a regenerated, reunited,
an Indissoluble people, aad under one
flag are striving together for the com
mon good of all, and for tbe advance
ment of this great and grand Repub
lic.
B. Fbank Fobs,
Company D. 2nd, 8. C. Regfc, 8. T.
No 68 Bay street, Charleston, S. 0.,
May 10th, 1805.
Water After Exercise Fatal.
At Lsnoaater, N Y., Dr. ▲. W
Martin, aged fDr-elght, died this ev
ening from neffralgia of the heart,
produced by drinking large quantities
of water after violent sxaidM.
will never see the darkness sgaln. ”
These words were uttered Tuesday
night by Daniel J. Sully, commercial
seer of tbe south, cotton expert and
friend of all tboee who live from tbe
Carolines to where Texas stops with
the Rio Grande. Interested listeners
heard him; comprising both members
of tbe Georgia Industrial Association
and others. Carnegie library conven
tion hall waa crowded, and when with
the testimony and tlmelv comment
afforded by Congressman Loo Living
■ton and others was added to the ad
dress of the evening, the occasion was
a memorable one. i
Appreciation of tbe speaker and en
thuslastlc commendation of bis words
reached high tide when, with the
close of Mr. Bully’s talk, Colonel Liv
logs ton said:
“Mr. Sully won’t tell you, but I
will, and I know what I say, that ex
cept for treachery on tbe Inside, his
failure would never have occurred
At that time the south ought to bave
sent 61,000,000 or more to her staunch
friend. In fact, I’m In favor of it
yet. It would bave been the cheap
eat and the wisest money tbe south
has ever spent.’’
Mrs Sully, promoter of 17 cents
cotton, and though possessed of an
accent broad as the plazi of tbe new
depot, and with a generous rolling of
“r’s,” snob as is only practiced wnere
the corn pone and joggling boafdgives
wa> to the Johnny cake and seesaw,
more genuinely loved and cherished
In Dlx e, held his every hearer with a
prevailing quiet, broken only by the
jangle of passing trolleys. Difficult It
Is to report his words. A rapid con
versattonsiist, on Tuesday night his
every sentence wss weighed and dis
posed of in a way suggestiug careful
etU’ 1 ?. Now and sgvin be would ap
parently, In spite of himse f, give way
to tbe enthusiasm which he found
difficult to control. It was this con
stant repression of bis feelings and
the earnestness tnd o mvlotion wbiet.
be puWlnto bis every statement that
makes impossible tbe translation of
hla magnetic and convincing person
allty into type that knows neither the
force of emphasis nor the strenuous
ness of gestures, such as given by
"Bull” Sully, who ccuM never be mis
taken as an exponent of the so called
simple life.
DAN SULLT IS A MIXBR.
the farmer? To compere tbs prof!
of tbe farmers to those who make
profits after receiving this raw cotton
la to com pare OM ipesr of tos ootton -
plant to one red tree trank in tbs
forests of Oalifornla. And shall ws
listen to that vile, atrodoos Insult
that tbl» Is to the honor of tbs United
States, as well as to you growers
the south? With prices of 16,17 and
20 cents for ootton to the farmers,
you spinners will be benefiting your
selves and other people throughout
tbe world. Some of you and the world
do not agree with me. There are
480,000,000 of people who do not agree
with me. Why? Tber want the
cheapest raw material that they can
get to manufacture.
“AIT Europe today has determined
that American Industrial progress has
gone far enough. They mean to stop
it. How? Except for your ootton
ttielr Industry would oease. By low
prices for raw material for many years
they, by manufacture, have been the
only ones to make progress. But you
have seen the light, and In tbe future
there will never beany return to dark
ness. The cotton farmers have be
come educated and they mean to de
rive the same profit that yon spinners
and I derive. This means much to
the whole country, for'every dollar
over and above the cost of production
which the farmer receives for ootton
means that the people of tbe United
States are benefactors. 4
‘ ’First to be considered in this ques
tion Is the barriers which are in your
way. First of all, England for fifty
years has asked spinners for funds for
experiments in the cultivation of oot
ton, that she might be independent
of you growers and spinners of the
south But what did the duke or
Mai thorough say a short time ago?
Not this old song for Independence.
He asked for funds for further experi
ments, that England might have oot
ton when America usee 100 per cent
of all the ootton she grows. That is
one of the most important statements
In years All you of the south need
is to realize that in twenty-five years
America will be taking care of from
85 to 90 per cent of the total supply.
“For the second barrier Germany,
who states she will soon make tbe
present tax on every American menu
factured Import 50 per cent greater
than at present. Are we going to
stand It? No. We must tax Ger
man Imports enough to raise a fum
for a subsidy bill for the purchase of
our own ehlpe. Hadn’t we better
raise our tariff 200 per cent and let
this tax go for tbe building of ships to
carry our trade into Germany and her
colonies in subsidized ships of our own
and beat this game which Germany la
now playing? Are you goiog to re
main passive now that ahe has thrown
down the gauntlet with this tax on
raw ootton?
Much of his talk dealt with facts
and figures, and yet even these blood
lew* prcpcsltlons were made of great
human Interest. This Dan Sulfy—
y FwIM.
. .... i
At Augusta, Ge.,
H. 6. Reed, respectively president
•nd secretary of the Laurens
Ootton Bool company, were vWodnes-
Oommlssloner Lane on the charge of
using the malls for fraudulent pur
poses. Their arrest follows several
weeks' work on tbe part of Po&toffioe
Inspector Lewis and brings to light
tbe working of an alleged gat-rlch-
qulok concern.
Some months slnoe an advertise
ment appeared In southern newspa
pers stating that the Lanrenz Rosa
Ootton Pool company was doing bos!
ness In Augusts, GS., bad facilities
for hand HngoontrSifta and from In
side information they possessed were
sure winners, that a large capital was
not required to secure an Ip tercet In
tbe profits of tbe concern bat that
anyone with a little,money to invest
could take a hand and beat the game
Those who answered the advertise
ment were mailed circulars setting
forth In glowing terms the advantages
to be derived by investing in the con
cern.
business, their customers ranging
from North Carolina to Florida. A
local attorney several weeks ago re
oeived a complaint from a client who
had failed to get any settlement of
his account, and Investigation brought
other alleged victims to light, eaoh
claiming t > have gone into tbe pool at
tbe rate of 85 weekly or monthly, so
cording to tbe class to which they
subscribed.
The office of the company was first
at Augusta, Ga., then at North Au
gusts, S. C., but the two men were
arrested at Washington, Ga. At the
arraignment Wednesday it waa as
serted that the “literature” sent out
had asserted that the pool was work
ing in conjunction with a noted oot
ton bull operator, and it la expected
that he will be subpoenaed as a wit
ness. Eras and Reed are held In cus
tody, falling to secure bond at p2 500
eaoh. pending a.prellmlnary hearing
May 25. '
•TATI BOARD OF IQtJALIZATION
HAVB CON FRONTED TROUBLES
“You who have raised ootton have
confronted more troubles than all
others, and you will continue to have
tbem, for the rest Of tbe world dots
not want you ta get this tremendous
*4 power into }cur own hands It In
‘ [true that we nave Increase! from 15
or 20 per cent to 40 j>er cent in. toe
way of manufacturing, but we now
consume 50 per oent. Where does
that other 10 per oent oome In? It
comes In from other oountiles with
their sulsld zed ships. I since re 1;
hope that you will take tbe stand
tlat we cxn subsidize our own ships,
and that with the control of the
world's market, which la yours bv
right, raise the present 11,500,000,000
to five, eight or ten billions, and see
in every batbor ships bearing your
^produce, sailing not under false colors
but under the stars and stripes. Do
you reallza that at no distant day
there is a beautiful country where a
great orchard is blooming and soon
will bs ready for the picking of the
fruit? Thta fruit would be glad to
have you pick It, but you muat have
your own baskets and the prices
which you believe right and neceosary
for tbe picking.”
A motion of thanks from Jack J
Dan In apite of the fact that he wa*
is still a mixer among the men with
-ample staples yet sticking to suits,
but once removed from overalls and
jumper. Old soldiers at tbe conclu
sion of hla address, his second address
for every one present Would have
more of him, rose up and called his
name, and with tbe adjournment,
crowding around him much as do vet
erana press for tbe meeting of their
commander at reunions, fearing 1
coming year with Its ravages of time
And Mr. Sally, well he gave those
evidences of a strong mao, quiet evi
denoes but appreciative to the last de
gree.
Among other thing, Mr. Sully said:
“For this privilege of appearing be
fore you of tbe south, I thank you.
It is in this territory that all of the
wood’s ootton supply Is grown. Yes,
there Is a patch In Egypt. This Is
not the American ootton. As for all
other attempts to raise the ootton
which lives In the sunshine of this lo
cality, they are mere subterfuges.
England, Germany, France and other
world powers have spent milllcns In
trying to become through their colo
nies and possessions Independent of
America. England has finally decided
to throw away all of her India ooiton,
the one great premise In the British
potsetslona.
“At 8 cents a pound, we are told
that the farmer gets over and above
hla expenses 6200. Statistics show
that In the south there are 1,500,000
farmers, with a yield of lees than ten
bales to the farmer, and of this
amount less than one-half a bale to
acre. The world today would not
could not advance one atep with
out ootton. ThM Is the fact with
which yon must face the proposition.
It la estimated tbat In tbe whole
world there are 1,500 000 consumers
of ootton. Tbe nearer to civilization,
the more cotton la used. And they
want yon to produce this ootton,
which no one else can produce, at
poverty prioee Are we going to al
low »<>me profits to the creative abll
llies of tbe farmer?
“AU. DKPKND6 OX OOTTON ”
“Yon of tbe tooth wild your cot
ton bold the balance of power of every
tber industry in every Md all part*
of the eittUnd wsrM. Ail depends On
present rising In compliment to Mr
Sully. Then Colonel Li vtogston
called npon and gave a review of the
history of cotton and Its growers, with
himself as one. He favored some
wave hones plM that tile growers
might not have to sell immediately
but could store tbelr ootton In such
way sato have some 0 rtificate or other
plan of making the stored cotton
collateral. Very soon, be contended
every bale would be used In the mills
of the south. Now the south was on
her feet ready to fight for her rights,
and she will get her share
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WXATHXB AND CROPS.
A very important meeting of the
State board of equalization baa bean
called for this week and the comp
trailer general has notified all of tbe
members to be present. Tbe meeting
ti for tbe purp ee of fixing tbe aase
meats of cotton mills and otber Indus
tries of this nature. Below la tbs offi
olal list of tbe members as Issued by
tbe board:
Abbeville—J E L'max.
Aiken—James L Q iloby.
Anderson—J E Garvin.
Bamberg—S. D Guess.
Barnwell—J. C. Griffin.
B auf>rt—W. F Marscher.
Berkeley—J. St Clair White.
Obarieston—Morris Israel.
Gberokie—T. M. Littlejohn.
Chester—J G L White.
uhe-U rfield—D. M. Barrentine.
Clarendon—A. J Richbourg.
Colleton—B. G. Price.
Dirllngton—E. W. Cannon.
Dorchester—0. M. Garvin.
Edgefield—R. A. Cochran
Farlfield—Tnomat W Taylor.
Florence—Alex McTaggert.
Georgetown—L. S. Ehrtuh. <
Greenville—W. D Garrison.
Greenwood—R. M. Hays. -
Hampton—J. H. MiKeczle.
Horry—J. P. Derbam.
Kershaw—J. M. Sowell.
Lancaster—W. J. Cunningham.
Laurens—R P. Adair.
Lee—J. J. Shaw.
Lexington—F. H. Hendrix.
Marion—Lott R. Rodgers.
Marlboro--J. J. Lane.
Newberry—H. H. Folk.
Oconee—A. Zimmerman.
Orangeburg—EL M. Claffy.
Pickens—P. C. Fricks, ...
RloblMd—Probably J. A. Meetze.
Saluda—H. G. Crouch.
■ Spartanburg—W. W. Murphy. .
Sumter—H, J, McLaurln.
Union—R. G, Hill,
WllliamMburg—W. R. Funk.
York—‘J. Frank Aahe. ■
Stands 01 Cotton and -Corn Are Re
ported as Good..
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Section Director Bauer rays the
week ending Monday, May 15 Lb, was
considerably warmer than usual with
the dally maximum temperatures
ranging from 80 to 86, and the night
temperatures from 65 to 75. There
was considerable clou dine *s, more
than usual to the season, and tber-*
were damaging high winds locally in
tbe northwest and northeastern ooun
ties.
With the exception of tbe sooCH-
western counties where tbe p reel pita
tlon waa generally light and where
cultivation made rapid and favorable
progress, Uie week was veiy wet from
Anderson county In the west along
the North Carolina border to Marlbo
ro, as well as over tbe eastern portions
generally, to that farmwork was
further delayed and plowing or cult!
vatlng Impracticable except on one or
two days. Lands were badly wasbeo
and bottoms ovei flowed In the north
ern and east central counties
The weather conditions were favor
able for germination 1 and growth, but
all field crops are In need of cultlvs
tion and are foul with grass and
weeds. Some replanting has been
done on account < f the grass. Stands
of both corn and ott >n are untf rml
good, and the same epplb s to all ml
nor crops except to rice In tbe George
town district.
Early corn Is growing nicely, and In
many places has received its first
working, bat cut and bud worms are
still damaging. It baa been general
ly too wet to plant bottom lands to
corn. ^
Ootton planting continues over tbe
western counties where this work has
been greatly delayed by- the recent
rains. Chopping U In progress in all
sections and some field* have been
cultivated. Fields are generally foul,
and In places stands are dying.
Wheat Improved In places thoug 1 It
Is still rusting and being damage d by
tbe fly In otiu rs. Oils are generally
promising, with exceptions In the
noftbwest wbere fall oats were win
ter killed; spring oaU are doing well.
Early oats arenrTpealng, and some
have been out In Georgetown.
Frnlt is all killed In tbe northwest,
but in otber sections a fair crop is
promised, though peaches are drop
ping In places. Tobacco is doing well.
Minor crops and garden truck and
pastures made rapid growth.
An Expert Specialist
At Year Own Hone.
Bryan In the Palpit.
W. J. Bryan filled tbe pofpft of a
Methodist oburoh at Dncoin, Neb.,
recently. A very large crowd was In
attendance. He took op the Sermon
on the Mount, with hie text the
words: “Blessed are tiie pore In
heart, for they shall see God.” He
- SULLT FAVORS WARE HOU8BS.
Mr. Sully was again called on to
talk on . the ware bouse plan. He
favored some plan that would, wltb
tbe storage, give tbe farmer some
certificate that would be taken as
collateral. “From tbe time the cot
ton leaves tbe farmer’s bands,” he
continued, “to tbe time It it placed
In the bands of tbe spinners, you are
going to have obstacles. The world
d ies not want you to have ware
houses. These would throw the power
Into your, bands. For two months
have worked on this ware house mat
ter. I found It absolutely Impossible
to get the north to capitalize ware
houses. You must do It, gentlemen
of the south. It means much to tbe
farmers. It means much to the spin
ners, merchants, bankers—everybody.
Tbs cost Is so small compared -with
tbe amount that la lost by tbe farm
ers In damage and insurance that tbe
saving of this loss would mean the
building of enough ware house* to
store 8,000,000 bales. Store but 10
per oent of tbe entire supply Md you
can control the whole world.’’
Later Mr. Sully answered a number
of questions regarding ootton, and
among the speakers extending thanks
'or tbe address was Dudley M.
Hughes, of Macon.
. > 8tat«* Hummer School.
The Indications axe that the com
log session of tbe State Summer
s.'uool at Clem*on will oe the m et.
successful ever hi Id Tbe appJoa
tlon* are pouring in on tbs State Su
perinlei dent sod it Is tbougbt thst
there will be between five end six
bundled. .
declared bis belief tbat religion con
sisted more In kindness to Md consid
eration for fellow men, more In char
ity for others and In personal purity
than in dogma, ceremony or creed.
He deplored tbe tendency to higher
criticism of the Scriptures Md rejec
tion of parts of It beoauM one could
Apt understand. He declared that be
found dally more mysteries In life
than were bound up within the cov
ers of the Bible. He believed tbe
higher wisdom lay is accepting tbe
good we understand, and hope for un
derstanding later of that we don’t.
He insisted that no man oould com
mand real success in the world unless
he possessed an Ideal, nor oould he be
of real value to the world so long as
selfishness and low conceptions of hla
duty to himself Md others dominated
hla Ufe and conduct.
To 8*t6 Hod’s JUle.
Carl M. Spencer, a former trusted
employe of the Dee Moines National
bank, baa been Indicted on a charge
of embf zzlement and alleged frandu
lent entries. The amouot of hla short
age does not exceed •5,000. There is
a pathetic story An connection wltb
Spencer’s ooofisrion, which he made
prior to tbn indictment. For many
years'annually hs bad been taking an
Invalid son east for medical treat
ment. He bad been unable to meet
tbe expenses Md to save the boy’s Ufa
r.o too* mqpey from false m ploy are.
Thb Washington Foot is Mtborifiy
for toe statement that the ten bank
ers In the O ilo penitentiary„are be-
inr-bapt apart from the Other oon-
vic e, although It la not explained
whi tber this le s courtesy to tba
bankers ora mstter oS protection for
tba otber convicts
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4- J. N. Croswell hss been elected'Sis
peoser at Fort Motte ipd the dls-
pedaary at thst place has been reopen
ed after having been closed for sever
al weeks The State says Bozztrd, the
former dispenser, was *hort In his so
counts about 62,500, although the an-
nual report of the dispensary shows
Its business for an entire year to bave
been but about 610,000. Tbe shortage
was discovered by Inspeotor NicboR
who found the place filled with empv,
cases which had been nailed up and
appearently had never be-n opened.
The Inspectors who visited the place
before must have accepted empty cues
for packages, for it Is hardly probable
for auob a large quantity of liquor to
bave been lost sight of between In
speotion. Tbe dispenser who had thi*
abortage waa indemnified by a surety
bond Md It is probable that tbe State
wiU be reimbursed for the entire loss.
There have been two convictions un
der tbe criminal law for shortages In
dispensaries, tbe celebrated case from
Klngstree Md tbe Holtzol*w case from
Greenville. There la another pending,
the Sullivan case in Laurens.
Winthrop Commencement.
Invitations have been sent out for
the annual commencement exercises
of Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College at Rook Hill, on June 4, 5,
Md 6. Fifty young women will re
oeive their degrees. On Sunday
morning, June 4, tbe sermon will be
delivered before the Young Women’s
Christian Aswclatlon, and at night
Rev. JL W. Smith, of Greensboro, N.
0., will preach the bacalaureate ser
mon. On Monday the joint celebra
tion of the literary societies and an
Inspection of the buildings and de-
partments will take place. On June
fir tba schedule pro?ld«s for the
alumnae reunion, address to the
alumnae by Hon E. D. Smith, of
Sumter. “Delsy Chain Piocestion,”
address to tbe graduating class by
Hon. M. R. Ansel, of Greenville, and
the award of diplomas and oertli
Nq. matter how great one’s miafo -
tone bopo will spring up amid the
rains. Some bright flower will be found
rooted strong the tali' n oUlars W*e t
tbe Jackal prowls through tba night
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