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vrM .* A RUNAWAY GAR On the Aiken and Augusta Trol ley Line Ran Into and log passenger oar, No. 107, and that it bad pawed Clarewater, the last stop. They were expecting It in a few minutes when the coal oar broke away form the Exprew oar. There was no powlble way of warning the approaobing oar. bound for Augusta, of the danger. Car No. 107, In charge of Motor- man Holdman and Conductor Hill, was due In Augusta at 9:30. The orew knew that the Exprew oar was ahead with a owMrfooaL-They.pUMd. JT-he Columbia Record says the meet A mNSTJENflK FUND Clearwater on time and nrooeeded on- \na nt th« v/v/iiDv'iJai'lL/Ja £ UJ.il/* SMASHED TO PIECES Cle& i W w ter 0n tIm e and proceeded on- ' . ward, having no reason to expect any obstruction on the track, especially a car coming toward them. A Passenger Car On Its Way from Aiken to Augusta. Two of the Crew Killed and Six Other Persons Injured. Hew It Occurred. Two pnrson were killed, three fat ally hurt and three others .more or Isas Injured Thursday night in a colli- ■ion on the Augusta-Aiken Railway line, near Clearwater, between a regu lar passenger oar and a runaway coal car. " Motorman J. E. Holdman, in charge of the passenger, car, wts in stantly killed, his bead being nterally crushed from bis body. —FeUx Boddie, an extra man Qn the[ road, who was enroute to the city, and In the front end of the car, was fright fully mashed, receiving Internal in juries, and both legs were broken. He lived until the relief oar reached Broad street. Throe of the injured, 0. W. Chea bam, of MoOormlok, S. C., A. W. K b arts, of Augusta, and Conductor A. D. Hill, am ^seriously injured, and the attending surgeons give very lit tle hope of their recovery. The first two were passengers on the ill-fated oar. * Claude Atkinson, of Augusta, 6. W. Long, of Troy. S. 0., and E A. Kearaes, of Knoxville, Tenn., while severely injured, will recover or are only slightly hurt. . The soddent was caused by a large eoal oar. of the Louisville and Nasb- vllle railroad, breaking loose from the large exprew oar, and dashing down grad* for a mile or more, colliding with an on-coming passenger coach, and practically demolishing it. Ouly those who were on the rear platform of the passenger coach, escaped with slight Injuries. Those within the oar were either killed or seriously hurt. SCENE or THE ACCIDENT. The accident occurred a mile or more beyond the power house, at pole 880. The actual collision took place just at the edge of the trestle that oocura before reaching Clearwater. The force of the Impact was some thing terrific. The targe coal oar, which had been going down grade for over a mile, struck the front end of the car, demolishing the platform and not only telescoping the ^double NO WARNING OF DANGER. Those left to tell the tale of the collision can only say that it occurred. The first they knew of their danger was when they felt the shook of the collision. There was no other warn ing. They do remember that the brakes were suddenly applied and an effort made to bring the oar to a standstill. • That is the story aa far as they know It, for they hardly real ized what bad happened until the ac oldent was over. Those who saw the wrecked passen ger car declare that It was a Godsend that the accident did not ooocur earlier in the evening, when the In coming can are usually crowded. The number of seriously Injured was limited only by the fact that but few were on board. Everybody iu the car were caught like rats In a trap. There was no escape. The register of the car, which was In the rear end, shows that there were five psasengers on board. The conductor, the motorman and the ex- extra man en route to the city, make the eight accounted for in the list of the dead aud wounded. THE 1QUITABLE ROW RESTITUTION The South Carolina Policy Holders > Meet in,Columbia. { Governor D. C. Heyward Elected ’ Preddent of the Soclty. Re eolations Adopted. The Nearly Half a Million Dollars An anymously Paid Uncle Sam. OFFICIALS ON SCENE. trucker for three fourths of Ite length, hU _n- but literally reducing It to Hndlinr C1 . ud e General Superintendent Hunt, Su perintendent of Transportation Fur- bey, Claim Agent George Oonklin and Attorney W. H. Barrett, Jr , went over on the relief oar, and rendered every assistance possible In caring for the dead and dying. Aa quickly as possible, acting on the advioe of the physicians, tbe wounded wera brought to the city and practically all that was possible bad been done for their relief and to save life by tbe time the can reached the oity. When seen by axeporter tbe officials above named expressed their regrets at the sad accident which they de clared was one that could not be fore seen or guarded against. A runaway car they declared was something that It la rare that a human being can con trol, when it must be done quickly, as jo this instance. DEAD AND INJURED. Motorman 'Holdman, who was in itantly killed, was a resident of Au gusta. He la a single man. The offi cials know very little abnut his nla- lives, although they understand that he has a married sister In the city. Felix Boddie Is also a single man, and a resident of the city. He la said to have come originally from Lincoln county. The officials could give very little information at the time about wood. The unfortunate inotorman, who hat beau killed outright, was found Jammed In tbe top of the rear of the oar. The conductor was found jam med beneath the seats on the floor. Passengers, seats and other movable things in the car, were found in one mass in tbe rear end. The only for tunate ones were Long and Cheatham, who were on the rear platform. —JJ The work of rescue was undertaken by the orew of the expresses! assisted by others in the neighborhood. As quickly as possible a message was got ten tq, Augusta, calling for medical assistance, A special oar was immedi ately rusbed to tbe scene, bearing' Dr. "W. H. Doughty, Dr James B. Mor gan, Dr. Goodrich, Dr. Traylor, and a trained nurse, Mtss Denby. On reaching the scene the interior of tbs 'express oar was converted Into a hos pital, and 'the Injured were given every possible attention. It was midnight when tbe special oar and the express oar, both ladened with their ghastly freight, reached the city. They were met at tbe foot of the North Augusta bridge by tbe two hospital ambulances, tbe police patrol wagon and undertaker’s wagons. On the advioe of the physicians the oar* store run down to Washington street before the injured were removed nnd rushed to the city hospital. De spite the lateness of the hours a hun dred or' more persons gathered to watoh the rembval of the Injured and dead. , i ~ Tne details of the accident were about aa follows: ‘ THE RUNAWAY CAR. Thursday night shortly after dark a ttpeoial orew, composed of Motorman A. ▲. Whitmore, Conductor Gay aud a negro brakemau, left the power house and proceeded to Clarewater, after a oar of obal, to pull back to the powerhouse. The trip out was sue fCMfnily made, and the coal oar, a heavy affair of the Louisville and r Nsahvllle railroad, was attached to -- tbs Exprew oar, .which the special , orew was operating, the >rlp back to N the power house was about successful *]y made when the coal car started on Its runaway career. The brakeman was down and opening the switch on to which the ear was to be run. Tbe .twitch hai-to be backed on to, and It* i going-over It, *tbe coup Claude Atkinson resides at 514 Broad street, Augusta. G. W. Long resides at Troy, S. 0., and la well-known there, being in the mercantile business. C. W. Cheatham of McCormick, is a prominent citizen of that section oi South Carolina. A. W. Roberts, of Augusta, Is with tbe Parker Railway News oompiny, and is well known. E. A- Kearnes is a drummer, bail ing from Knoxville, Tenn , and repre sents the firm of M. M. Elkins & Co , and was returning to tbe city from a business trip over toe road. The railroad officials know very lit tie of Conductor Hill, who has a frac tured skull. He is a new man, re cently put on, and tbe ifflcials only know tost It was because marked up tnbe 4a charge of the car Nothing Is known about bis family. As soon as tbe dead aud injured had been brought to tbe city work can and a farce of hands were sent to the scene of the accident to dear the road. It is expected that everything will be ready for tbe running of cars through without transfer Friday morning.—Augusta Chronicle. bvideuMy 1 ling brake 1 Hug brdke loose. The heavy coal cur staffed doym the hJil, increasing Its momentum at svjycj Hum of Jhs Tbe erfe| wore unible to catch tbe They, jumped'to another and Hfftfer power'oH and attempted to ovexhaol tbs runaway, but wen on- Tbqr katw the approach- Gets Two Year* More. A dispatch from Washington says August W. Machen, the former gene ral superintendent of tbe free delivery service of the postoffl ie department, was taken back to the Moundevllle, W. Va., penitentiary after being sen tenced to another term of two yean following his plea of guilty under his joint indictment with W. G. Craw ford of Washington and George E. Lorenz of Toledo, Ohio, for conspiracy to defraud the government. Machen will not be prosecuted on any of tbe remaining 11 Indictment. Hod Dynamite, Passengen aboard a Pennsylvania train made themselves heard when tbs train reached Bedferdj lw. ,- Wed nesday morning after the discovery bad been made that one of tbe pas sengers bad six sticks of dynamite In his possession. After a bested argu ment the objecotlonable passenger was put off the train by tbs conductor. His actiqp was prompted by tbs re cent calamity at South Harrisburg on the a^pas road. Bleeplng-t« Death. At-Pittsburg, Pa., Dr. Erwin Fis cher of tbs East End Is dying from oversleeping. He has been asleep about live weeks, and It la feared can not recover. Overwork and worry about patients caused the breakdown. Dr. Carl A. Emmerling diagnosed the case as meningitis, but of an entirely different nature from tbe oerebro*spi- □al form. ing of the policy holders of the Equi table Life Insurance company held in Columbia on Thursday was one of the most interesting gatherings ever held in this State. There were present men with policies ranging from 8150,- 000 to men with policies of 11,000, and the meeting was in perfect har mony. The primary object of the meeting was to discuss the recent dlf- fereooes in the board of directors, and the policy holders got down to bus! ness at once. There were about 100 present and proxies for about' 500 more. The officers elected and toe resolutions adopted follow: D. C. Heyward, president. J. L. Coker, vice president. — August Kobo, secretary. Executive Committee—First dis trict, A. T. Smythe and T. M Morde- oai, Charleston; Second district, J. C. Sheppard, Edgefield; Third district, J. Fred Brown, Anderson; Fourth dis trlct, Wm E. Beattie, Greenville; Fifth district, T. K. Elliott, Winns boro; Sixth district, D. D. MoCoil, Bennettsville; Seventh district, J. L. Mimnaugh, Columbia. The resolu tions an aa follows: , ■. Resolved, That the president of this society be requested and author ized to apply officially to the. presi dent of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States for a list of the policy holders in the Equitable Life Assurance society in South Caro lina, with their pestoffije addresses and amounts. Resolved, That It la the sense of tola meeting rf policy holders-of the Equl table Life Assurance society of tbe United States, living in South Caroli na, that in any scheme for mutualiza tion and In any election of new trus tees or directors for such society that representation be given to this section o f toe country ; inasmuch as a very large portion of tbe entire outstand ing policies of tbe society are held in the South, and this section is now without any direct representation in the board. Resolved, further, That this meet lug of policy holders desires to place upon record their confidence In tbe stability and solvency of the Equita ble Life Assurance society of the United States. And tbe policy hold ers should not be deterred by any thing that has happened from oontln ulng to keep alive their policies by paying their premiums thereon as they severally become due. - . R‘solved, further, That this meet ing of policy holders of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United Slates express their sincere and hearty wish that the present difficul ties existing in tbe management of the society should 1 be speedily and amicably aojusted without resort to any further litigation—and that such plan will be adopted to secure harmony and a satisfactory solution of the present difficulties as will tend to con tinue the prosperous condition of the society and Increase the same. Killed Them All. William Stephens, who lived at Ross Valley, Marin county, Cal., on Wednesday, murdered bis wife, shot his five children, three of whom died instaptly, attempted to murder a causing milkman and then ended his own life. Stephens, who was 35 years old, was formerly a b *>k agent, but later was said to be connected with a rubber goods house of Sau Frauclsoo. The family a’tfS conducted a chicken ranch at their heme In Ross Valley, Early Wednesday Stephens emerged -from his house revolver in hand, and firad upon a passing orllkm&n. Tne milkman Whipped up hlahorsea Stephens pursued him for 200 yards, firing as he ran. Stephens then halt ed In the roadway, placed his revolver to bis breast, discharged the weapon. The bullet did not end his life and he sent a second fatal bullet through his brain. When neighbors and offi cers entered the home of Stenhens they came upon a shocking scene. Rascals sad Thieves Get Coaverted, tad Like Yacheos, Make Restitatioa to the Goverament of the Mosey They Stole Years " Before With In terest - “A guilty conscience needs no ac cuser,” is an adage that Is not believ ed by officials of toe treasury depart ment, says the New York Tribune. They are of the opinion that the gpilty conscience does need a little prodding once in a while to cause the owner to repent and make amends. As proof of this contention they point with pride to the so called "Conscience Fund,” which within toe last century has gathered in nearly 8500,000 for God knows bow I have suffered the consequences and would ask to do a bountiful restoration. May God par don while the United States govern ment Is benefited. * , A SINNER." Tbe postmark upon tbe package containing the 112,000 was very badly blurred. Some of toe clerks in toe secretary’s office were of the opinion that It had been postmarkad New York, while others believe that tt came from Newark, N. J., but there was no doubt about the amount of mousy nor of toe quality of the bills, which ware mostly of 150 and 1100 denominations. The 812 000 contri bution was the largest ever received with one exception. The record was made in 1898 when United States Consul General Patrick Collins at London transmitted to ihe secretary of the treasury 114 ; 225.15, which had been given to him by tbe Rev. Pre bandary Barff, vicar of St Giles’ ebureh In one of the suburbs of tbs English metropolis. The vicar in formed Consul General Collins that one of his parishioners had handed him the money with the simple re quest that it be sent to tbe United States government. Although toe papers at the time were filled with speculations by various authorities who advanced various theories to ac count for the “conscience oontrlbu- mOMADMUBS. J HE M | Um By Governor Glenn at Opening ot In dustrial Parliament. •*35* Denounced Immigration Agent* of Western Road* Who Hare Miarep- nted Conditions In South. Sixteen Companies Distended at Result of Inspection. On last Tuesday week at Waehlng OLD LANDMARKS GO. ton, D. C., the Southern industrial Parliament, having for Its object the exchange of ideas reaardtng the beet means of directing attention to the resources industries and climatic con ditions of toe Soutb, was formally opened with delegates from every Southern St ite and New York, Phils Among the Comperics Placed oa the serve List Are the Par Famed tlon,” nothing definite was ever learn ed either of tbe conscience smitten person or of the theft or fraud that he bad committed. It waa generally supposed that tbe sender of tbe mo ney had, at some time, defrauded the the government pocketbook'** But for government through the Customs Bureau, and the same explanation is now hold in regard to tbs 812,000 tbs fact that this mythical "fund” has been referred to from time to time in toe newspapers, the officials believe, soaroely one tenth of the huge sum mentioned wquld have been sent to the treasury. The frequent print ing of toe mere words ‘'Conscience Fund’’ is an accusation tc every per son who at some period of his life has defrauded Uncle Sam. The constant appearance of dispatches from Wash ington giving accounts of unknown persong in various parts of toe coun try seeding ’conscience contributions’ to toe secretary of the treaaury is tbe most eloquent of invitations to other guilty ones to ‘pay up and make your peaoe with your conscience and your country.” The person who sends the amount of his debt to the “Conscience Fund” learn that no effort will be made by the authorities to discover hie or her identity or to exact punishment for the original crime. He fuels that by thus making restitution he will not only be forgiven for his former mis deeds, but will be able to look toe world in tbe face oboe mpre, sleep better and get morCShjbyment out of life. He is right in cherishing these beliefs, for the government officials will make no attempt to resurrect his put, and there is no doubt whatever that his own conscience will reward him for doing toe square thing. If you ask a treasury official for the >f the ‘‘Conscience Fund" he will smile and say, "Go to the Public Moneys Division." At tbe public mo nevs division you will be told that there is qo such thing as science Fund,” but tost the money received from toe owners of trouble' some consciences is turned lute the general treasury under the head of " miscellaneous receipts.’’ For the sake of accuracy, a record is kept of every cent thus received, and as long as the treasury department keeps a set of books, entries will be made of such contributions under toe "Con saience Fund” caption. President ' Madison received in 4841 a sum of money from some repentant sinner who wished to make restitution of stolen money. Then and there tbe fund was started, and It has been In mythical existence ever since. No package that tame to the department on March 14. Many contributions received at the treasury department are apparently due to recent conversion at revivals or oampmeetlngs These are almost al ways signed "A Penitent,” "A Sin ner” or "A Lost Soul.” The fair sex is especially given to confession, and feminine contributions are nearly always accompanied by long letters telling in detail bow toe? smuggled their diamonds, laces and gifts to friends In toe country without paying duty, or used cancelled postage stamps' Many of tbe letters are sent to the president otthe United States, on the supposition, probably, that he will see and read them. As a matter of fact, he has too much Important official and personal correspondence to be worried with the conscience trou bles of unknown citizens, and Secreta ry Loeb, who reads or directs toe reading of all bis mail, sends toe money, with toe accompanying notes, to tbe treasury department. Scarcely week passes without bringing three or four "oousdenoe contributions” to t le white house. During President Cleveland's adfhlnistratlon he once received a letter from a 16 year old boy, who returned three two cent postage stamps. "When I was a boy hlrteeu,” writes toe fifteen year old penitent,' 'I used three postage stamps tost bad beenrsahoelled, but did not realize tbe crime I committed. I hope that I will be forgiven for tbe crime, because I waa only thirteen old when I did it.” - One ' of the largest contributions was during President Harrison’s term of office. The money came In large bills, which were all out In two, and at fret only one end of tbe "roU” was received at the treasury department I will send the other half of the money," toe man wrote, "as soon as I see by toe papers that It has been received In Washington.” The pub- tcationin toe papers was made at sum la too large or too small for entry in the record. -Juit aa much pains are taken with the three stamps that some schoolboy sends to make peace th bis inner self as with the fat roll bank notes some wealthy Importer [ence the "still small voice” within bis portly breast. As soon as money for the “Con science Fund” Is received at Che treas ury department, Secretary Shaw or ders a little item placed upon the bulletin board In his outer office. The newspaper correspondents who go the rounds of tbe various offices in the The members of the family, each with | treasury building invariably make note of the case, and thus tbe news of a good example is sent broadcast to tbe world*. On February 26 last, Secretary Sbaw found in bis mornihg’s mall letter centalnlng. .45 cents. It read aa follows: '‘Inclosed you will find 15 cents which I send to pay for two slate pen ells which I believe I took from an Indian agency located at that time a > Colton, Cal. ’ This was done when ~ was a small boy about sixteen years old. or something near it. It proba bly wea more than that. I sent the money to the Indian agency at San Jacinto, Oal., but It wasaeot back to me. I do this because I believe it God’s will. I hope you will dispose of toe amount so that it will go to the proper place." A few days after the receipt of this letter, or to be accurate, ou March 14 a somewhat larger oontrlbutiou to tbe "OoDScienoe Fund” came hi tbe mat to tbe secretary. The mlsiive which accompanied the cash did not tali bow the money was taken originally from toe government, but It wm Just as eloquent of a desire to make amends, m the following copy will show: "1 am sending you herewith la olosed 112,000 wbloh la to go to tbe use of the Hatted States government ■"ago I defrauded tbe govern it, but have returned it all, and now am paving fourfold In accordance with the Serlpturas. The way of tbe tnugiMK* la baid, end no one bat a revolver wound In tbe head, were found In their beds. Tbe wife and three of tbe children were dead, and It is believed that two of the surviv leg children cannot live. Tbe chil dren ranged from one to eleven years iu age. .A Pathetic Scene. A dispatch from Savannah says a very unusual, as well m pathetic, sight was witnessed by those at the Union Station Wednesday, when toe father and mother of Joseph Holland, the 8- year-old boy who was run over and had both legs cut off by an Atlantic Gout Line switch engine, arrived at the sta tion for the purpose jf carrying their dead -son to South Carolina for Inter ment. The body of the unfortunate child wu wrapped in some white linen, and wm borne in Uje arms ot a sister about 12 years of age. The boy died from tbe effects of his injuries. When father stopped to get tickets for itle. family, he told the bystand ers that he wm unable to buy a c< So, but would make one when he got to his old mother’s home In Carolina. Bomb’* Fatal Work. At Baku, Caucasln, the governor of Mako, Prince Nakaohldze, wm assas sinated by a bomb which wm thrown at his carriage. Tbe lieutenant so company ing toe governor and a by stander were also killed, sod -the ooeohman Is believed to be fatally in Jilted. . delphla and Boston. The parliament wm called to order by Comtnissloner West, of tbe Diatribt of Columbia who introduced 1 Commission McFarland, through whom the delegates were ex tended a hearty welcome. Gov. Glenn, of North Carolina, wm unanimously elected tbe presiding offi cer and delivered the opening address After drawing a pen picture of the de velopments of the country during the last hundred years toe Governor torch ed upon the devastation wrought in tbe South by toe conflict batween tbe States, and said tbe people of that Mo tion bad gone ahead with a will to re deem, reclaim and build it up, He spoke of the enormous production of cotton, iron, timber and other commod ities in the South and declared that it had risen to tbe placo where it ought to stand “equal, if not superior, to any other section in the unlvene In which we live.” But, he said, while toe harvest of the South wm great labor ers were few. Laborers were needed anywhere and everywhere, and he de clared that tbe Soutb held out to them vMt opportunities, and If they would come there wm do reason why they could not have tie same returns, tbe same wealth and be.even greater and grander than in any other SMtlon of tbe country. But while men of brains and energy were wanted toe South did not want the riff raff of toe country or of tbe world. Tbe governor then aroused hie au dience to a high pitch when he de nounced tbe methods of certain immi gration agents of Western railroads to turn toe tide of settlement from the South by sending abroad maps show- CfcariesteE Light Dragee** «4 H— the Char lefts*. Acting on theadvioe of the adjafiaai general, Gov. Heyward will tmoe or ders disbanding the following mllitl* companies: Troup B, First cavalry, Edgefield. Troop 0, First cavalry, Panola Troop D, First cavalry, PaekavtUa Troop H, First cavalry, EatewvlUa Troop 1, First cavalry, Levy*. Troop K. First cavalry, Samptt. Company D, First infantry. Green- n f-, wood* Limestone Gu tie, GaT.fy. Morgan Rifle*, Clifton. Company H, Second Infantry, Fort Motts. Company E, Third infantry, Char- Iwtoia • - : Company L, Third infantry, Gh, Stephana. Company H, Third Infantry, Bleb- opvllla Mullins Guards, MulUxa Company A, First battalion, Char leston. Company B, First battalion, Bean- fort The two com pan 1m last named an composed of oolored troops. As then were no other com pan tm ef this kind the State hM no negro soUDiry, ft* the first time In many years. The Limestone Guards, Mullins Guards and Morgan B'flsa bad nsvar been aarigoad to reglmsnts and their being disbanded wul not affect tbe brigade of Infantry at alL Tbs Flat regiment teen but one company, that at Greenwood; tbe Second wgl—nl Iosm tbe company at Fort Motto and ” ,r, . ,l . 0 “j' ro, .? ri, 'l°. the I u» Third rwlmal hM th. Marti. West and picturing the Southern ^ Charlestontbs SI. Ste phens and BishopvWe companies. It papers was once, and tbe man wm m good as his word, directing the other halves to Postmaster General Wanamaker. ~ Thapootoffioa department hM es tablished * ‘‘Conscience Fund” separ ate from that of toe treasury depart ment, to sneommodate the money and stamps sent In from time to time to the postmaster general. Aa fast m they are received, however, toe bon tributlons are sent up to the treasury, and go, with tbe other mites, into the big vaults, the contents ofwhiob help to pay Uuole barn’s bills when toey come due. Wall* Dripped Honey. At Railway, N. Y., workmen en couraged Id overhauling the McMahon mansion, on Elm avenue, discovered that the walls of a room in the third story were dripping with houey, which wm oczlng from between tbe pUster and tbe outside boards. A dozen large pailfuls of honey were taken out, and more remains. Bees swarmed In the room while toe honey was removed and stung Moses Reed. The bouse has been unoccupied two yean. Roses and wistaria vine* grow over It. Mrs Murray Mys she hM noticed bees fly ing about the bouM for years and bad heard their hum and whirr iu the walls. StatM In lined of black in order to show that the negroes have numerical superiority, over the white, that the South is a place where very few, if any, whites live, where men of money only can endure and where the whites laborer can not endure, because It la the home of negroes and where the ne gro is made an equal partner wRKttoe whites. " — — “That asMrtlon,” he vehemently declared, “la false, and I herald'It here today. It Is tbe duty of every hon est man In the United States, whether be Is a Northerner, Southern or West erner, to remove this calumny from the best and purest people that this country hM ever known.” In the South, the Governor Mid, the negro is given every legal right he la entitled to. Their children are educated M are white children. They aie given My- lumns for their aeaf and dumb and blind, and are everywhere given a chance. “But,” he mid, “there le one distinction, one line we draw, and i hat la toe line of social equality." That, he proclaimed, could never be. The races were separated by toe law of eternity becauM, be said, toe white man never wm Intended to be put on social equality with the negro. He ap pealed to every one present to make mown the truth and thus “correct an error and a lie. ” In vigorously deny lug the charge that one of tbe potent reMons for a less rapid dsvelopment of tbe South wm the existence of the 1 eellng of sectionalism and bate for the North, the Governor bade welcome to toe people of tbe country from every section, saying . that toey fnpuld be given the highest chair In the guret chamber. The day bad come when names of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E, Lee would be equalled applauded. Portrait ot Tlmrod. The Columbia Record says: “Tbe gift of a portrait of Timrod to the city by Hon. W. A. Courtenay wm mat kindly and thoughtful and wm highly appreciated, this city having been tbe home of the poet. Captain Courtenay hM done more in preserv ing end perpetuating tbe writings oi Timrod than any other man, having personally collected and published one or more editions of his poems. The portrait will be hung in tbe library wbloh hM been renamed in honor of Timrod.” Boy Killed. At New York an elcvco-year-old James Jordan, wm run over and killet by a '‘Seeing New York” automobile on KetoSlxty-flfth street Wednesday mornftg. On top of the automobile there ‘wm a large crowd, many o whom were women who for tbe most part painted, Ohauffenf KIdm wm ar rested. Drowned Sell nnd Children. Mrs Tip Sanders drowned herself and children in a creek near her home, two miles South of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Wednesday. The oldest child was a boy of six years of age. The other children were two girls, aged three years and ten months respec tively. Tbe tragedy, It Is said, wm the result ot demesne troubles. San ders, the husband, left borne In tbe morning to work on toe public road. Returning borne for dinner be found a note on tbe table from Mrs. Sanders, telling blm that he would find tbe bodies of his wife and oblldren In toe creek. Revolting Depravity. The Columbia Record says Recorder Stanley, of that city, on Wednesday ordered Charles Taylor, a white man, to leave tbe oity, aud also Imposed a fine of 840. This Is the first offence brought up under the vagrancy ordi nances passed a few weeks ago, and tlie testimony brought out at the trial, which wm by jury showed re volting depravity. Taylor lived in a negro house of 111 repute and wm a keeper of accounts for a woman who testified, to that tffeot.. The man wm formerly.* drug clerk In Colum bia and waa well thought Of. — Foot Hundred Mule* Burned. ‘ At Eut St, Lois on Tuesday of last week four hundred mules perished In a fire that destroyed the sales stables of Maxwell & Crouch, and Sparta Brae., at tbe National Stock Yards The loss is 8100,000, and Is said to be covered by insurance. Tbe origin of tbe fin is unknown. will be poMlble to have a brigade three, small regiments, e utalng 11 eompaakaj Tbe cavalry arm of feramost heavily. Tbs of the Infantry brigade will not be af fected, bat it is probable that the cavalry arm of the service will be as- d ueed to a battallea. Six troops tt cavalry have been ordered meslerefl out and six an ordered to beeosM re serves—two with the opttoBof efaaag- ing to lafantry. Tbe famed German Artillery ef Oharletton, commanded In tbe war by tbe gallant Gen. John A. Wagner, has also been placed oaths list of menm. Tbs Charleston Light Dragoom, cnee a famous command, will bt permitted to retain a nominal mgauisatioa. In tbe order published Friday, the adjutant general says: “The following atgantuttons are hereby placed on the reserve hit, the status and equipment of each organfcm- tlon to be defined In subsequent or- den: Troop A, Elgefield; Troops B, Charleston; Troop F, White Troop I, Georgetown; Troop L, way; Troop M, Jedbnrg; the Artillery, Obarlertoa. “Troops A and L, First cavalry, are allowed tbe privilege of changing to infantry orgaoixitlont. “Troop E, First cavalry, shall have tbe option of taking advantage ef tlon Sof theeetof IMS, the bletorl- oal clause, or of ebaaging. to an In fantry organisation, ot being piaeed on tbe reserve list m before ed. “Tbs oompanlM disbonded order will at udee oollrot aQ _ belonging to the State or the States, issued their command*, and report by tbveotory to thk ofitoo, which will advice disposition of aans." One of the militia offleere who has looked Into tbe situation carefully says that It la better to disband soam of the cavalry companies, fur In WM of trouble so infantry company eonld be ordered there from e nearby teen or oity before the cavalry could be assembled, as the ship generally la scattered. 1 A Queer GUt. At Plttaborg, Pa., John a constable having done aoa favor for Anton Lata, a bn having refused cash payment,; an order for 1,000,000 glaMM of The order Is not transferable, no Bertges collect In bulk, the i _ being that be shall call al the differ ent breweries coo trolled by be thirsty and drink on the premises. Bertges spent mart of one day easing If the order wee good. It wan Then be did a little figuring, and Is now sorry that Me Is so abort. Hie figures show ‘ drinking fourteen gtams a day, day Included, it v yearn to get rid of the tttlle made to blm by the brewer. A GomKIaw. The **1 mters wentj Ithe Slate of r ee that a msn sbhvifiMI’Of' Ing maybe]