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1 'a oll) sword"
\i< ?
N Given to Admiral. Dewey i*v
Washington.
HE WAS VISIBLY AFFECTED.
Secretary Long, President McKinley
and Admiral Dewey,
in Turn, Made Speeches
to Each Other.
Uu Monday of last week Admiral
Dowoy was ~Mcntcd in Washington
wifh a beauCv/il sword, voted to him
by oongreBS. Tho presentation was proooded
by a parado, tbo display being
ono of tho most magnitijont ever seen
in Washington. The start from Mrs.
McLean's residonco was mado at 10
o'clock. Dcwoy omerged from the
house with Chairman Moses, of tbo local
commiitoc, and took a scat in Mrs.
MoLean's ca'iiago.
When tho admiral appeared, resplcndont
in epaulettes and laoo, ino great
throng cheered wildly. Thoro \vas?vlso
a demonstration when Captain Latnbcrton
and Lieutenant Biumby and <\ildnrnl
I noma nil f un/1 f rwvlr fl.n cahaiuI nor.
riage.
1)owoy onto red tho wMto house
grounds by the w?st gate am1, on reaching
tho portico, quickly alighted and
\ was shown into ' V : White It^om, whoro
I ho was mot by i bresident and members
of tho oabrJ-L1^. Only a few minutes
olapscd before the admiral reap
peared with tho presidont and they
took soats in the white house caariago.
Members of tho cabinot occupied tho
noxt three carriagos. Former Secretary
Alger sitting with Scorotary Long and
thon followed various officials,
As tho carriages swopt briskly down
tho ourved driveway into Pennsylvania
avenue, thcro was a blare of bugle commands,
tho clash of bands, end the
groat procossion starred. It was a
magnificent and inspiring sight as tho
parado swung into the handsome
thoroughfare, through Uroad street,
; oloarcd from curb to curb, with the
I majostic Capitol looming from the
I further end and with the Treasury bo t
hijiu.
-At tub hoad of the lino rode Major
lenoral Miles, the oommanding genorM
.f the army in the full uniform of his
ank. IJo was astrido a supurb gray
lorso. Back of him came rank after
ank of his military aides, all officers of
high rank. Tho brilliant coatod marno
band added color and inspiring
music to the gay scene, and following
them came cvory dosoribablo kind of
soldier, sailo. and marine, mounted and
foot.
Battery after battery of light a. tillciy
asscd, and tho mammoth 8 inch siogo
uns of tho 7th artillery changod to yelnv
r>t **5 line after lino rodo bv.
til that had gone beforo was but a brll lant
proludo to tho coming of tho
,'Man of Manila," riding with the p esiAont
on his way to tho oar.itol to 10 oivo
a nations trbuto. They wero in
ho president's private earn ago, soated
nn tho rear sot, the prcsidont on the
|ight.
i McKinlcv raised his hat only ocoawionajly.
lea vie*; the admiral to ao'r nnv,-Jn
tno plaudits of tho multitude,
'rom ond to ond the Avenue rang with
lafening cheers. Arriving at tho
apitol tho distinguished guests were
t ered into the grand stand for tho
osontation ceremonies.
Soorotary Long made an addvoss on
divoring tho sword oy reading his
mous telopram to the admiral to
Capturo or destroy tho Spanish fleet,"
id tho brief reply of the admiral teilg
of his work. Soorotary Long said a
eat epoo in history had boon oovorod
\ few words and now tho chief figure
tbo affair was horo to roooivo his ro1
ard.
As Soorotary Long oonoludcd ho
ased tho sword to IJrcsidont ^oKin\
Tho latter rose^^nd facod tho ad!
ral. I)ewoy was v.^"bly affeoled aud
Inshod his gloved hands aoross his
cs beforo standing at attontion. Tno
3sidont said:
"Admiral Dowoy? From your on!
noo in the harbor of Now Yo?!< w:?,h
nr gallant orow and valiant ship, tho
monstrations whioh ovorywlvjro havo
3tod you, reveal tho public cstoom
your horoic action, and the lovo in
ch you aro hold by your country.
'All tho peoplo givo you an nffooVi^to
welcome home, in whioh I join,
jh alLjny heart There was no flaw
'Our viotory, there oan bo no faltorin
maintaining it. It gives mo cine
pleasuro and f^oat honor, in bof
of all tho poopio to hand you this
yd, tho gift of the ' tion, voted by
(.congress of tho 'J States."
m president hahuid tho admiral
\ and thoro was a roar of applauso
\ .1
Vr'ewoy roocivcu it,,
he reply of tho admiral was oha -aohtio,
a few words, only, being
V 'on in accepting tho gift. Tho
(t'd is a triumph of art. Except for
stoel blado and tho body metal of
q ti icabbard, the sword is ontiroly of
> arat gold. On tho pommel is
^ ed tho name of tho battleship
I*, 'i pi a and the ^odiaolo sign for
onber in which luoky month Dowoy
born. It is Damasconcd with tho
.iption:
'ho gift of tho Nation to Roar Adi
Goorgo Dewey, U. 8. N., in
'ory of his victory at Manila bay,
I? r 1,1898.
i 10 orowd hushed as Dawoy turned
i ply. IIo said: ^
?thank you Mr. X'reaidpnt for this
llf honor you hnylf conferred upon
y I thank congress for what has
done. I thank the seorctary of
navy for his graoious words. I
k my oountrymon for this beautiift
whioh shall be a souvenir in my
y forovor as an ovHonco that rei
.
ari
publics aro not ungrateful, aud I thank
you, Mr. Chairtuau, and gontlouion of
tho oommittco, for tho gracious cordial
and kindly wolcomo which you havo
given uie to my homo."
Tho band thon played "Tho Star
Spangled Banner," and Cardinal Gibbous
pronounced benediction.
WESTERN UNION'S ANSWER.
Has Disciplined Those Responsible for
Bogus Cotton News.
Presidont Eckcrt. of tho Wostcrn
iTn\,i *..i i.?.i
I^UIUII uuiiJi'iiu^ luic^irtjnuju
tho following statement to Prosident
Parkci of tho New Orloans cotton exchange,
in reply to tho communication
of tho latter official published this
morning:
New York, Oct. 4, 1899.
.John M. Parker, President'Cotton Exchango,
Now Orleans.
Dear Sir: 1 am in receipt of your
uicssagoof yestorday afternoon in which
you charge that the quotation scivioo
last Friday ''was no less criminal than
if it had been tho result of wilful and
corrupt deception," and in which you
douiand that tho "official ! or officials
whoso ncgloot of duty pormittod suoh
conditions, and the operator or operators
who sent tho dispatches without
notico of ohango should bo known to
tho world and promptly dismissed."
In answer thereto, and with all rc
speet to the members and officials of
your exchange, and with every desire
to give to thorn assuraneo of precaution
against tho possibility of a repetition of
tho circumstances of last Friday, I beg
to say:
First. That wo oannot admit that any
criminality can bo attributed to tho notion
or omission of any otlioial or operator
of tho company. Tho explanation
already sent to you frankly and exactly
statos the oause of tho confusion in tho
reports and that causo must bo freo
from any imputation of the charge of
intentional neglect or wilful misrepresentation
in any form or dogreo.
Second. It is tho purpose of tho
Western Union Telegraph company and
its officials to ensure to tho New Orleans
cotton oxchango, and all other
exchanges, tho most effioiont and rcliablo
tolcgraphic sorvioo possiblo. Your
long oxporiouco makes you cognizant of
tho intricacos of that scrvico and will
also confirm tho fact that formoro than
20 years It has boon pcrformod with
exactness, reliability and promptness.
This result has only been roachcd by
xi-.-j * i . _ .o i ll 1 1
mo euucauon 01 men especially auaptoc'
to it.
Third. The instant dismissal ol tho
\ncn of any of thorn .who wcro on duty
last Friday would not accomplish any
good purpose, but might on tho contrary,
by tho necessary substitution of inoxperioncod
inon, put the corrootnoss of
tho sorvice in peril, to tho oqual disad
vantage of tho exehango and tho company.
In the abscnoe, thorcforo of any
possible suspicion of dishonesty of uiotiro
or action, and bccauso of our wish
and purpose to presorvo tho high quality
of tho sorvico that has always been
rondorcd, with tho ono accidental oxooption
last Friday, we must request
you and the members of your exehango
to belicvo that wo havo applied such
disoiplino to tho officials and oporators
in tho commercial news dopartmont as
will best guarantco the improbability of
any interruption in any way to tho oxoollcnco
of tho sorvico.
Fourth. This dooision ha>< been
roaohed JJfter tho mostcaroful oiamination
of all ooncorned in the scrvio^ of
Friday, and with duo consideration of.
tho importanco of tho sorvice to your
oxohango. While appreciating tb >
conditions which diotatod your message
wo cannot but belicvo that your own
reconsideration of tho subject will lc .d
you to coincide with us.
(Signed) Thomas T. Eokcrt,
Frcsidont
Fighting and Far joing. (j
Agu:naldo, according to a ropo 7
brought to Manila by a Dominican FriaF
from ibo north, has issued ordors to
tho Filipino eoldiors in tlio northern
provinces to return to their towns and
to rcsumo farming. This story lacks
confirmation; but tho rumor may bo in
aooordano) with Aguinaldo's policy of
keeping tho oountrv as productive as
possible by using his men in altcrmato
shifts on the farms or undor arras.
Dagupan. San Fernando and Polinciniot,
wnich are undor tho guns of the
United Statos warships are supposed to
be evaouatcd. It is alleged that the
evacuation order oalls upon tho malo
inhabitants to bo orderly in oaso of tho
arrival of tho troops and osprcss the
hope that tho Amorioans will protoot
the towns.
Passing of the Horse.
Within the last nine yoars 1G,000
horses have been mustored out of sorvico
by tho Metropolitan Traction and
Third Avonuo companion, and in their
plaoes elootrioity has been substituted
as a motive powor. There remain today
6,100 horses in harnoss on tho
streot oar lines of tho city, and that
number will be diminished by sovcral
hundred before the year is out. Five
yoars honoe. tho officials of tho Metropolitan
roaa say, tho horso will bo a
thing of tho past as motive power on
tho streets or Now York.?New York
Post.
The Latest Syndioate.
Aocording to tho correspondent of
Tne London Times tho disoovory has
been made thero that syndioate exists
whioh has boon injuring tho lives of
poor people and murdering thorn in ori
dor to oolloot the insuranoo money.
Throe cases of the sort are known to
have oooured from whioh tho promoters
' of< the scherao netted ?10,000. Tho
syndioato has othor polioies amounting
to ?30,000. Tho ringloaders have been
' arrested. The Equitable Life sooioty
of Now York is said to bo affooted.
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CONWAY. S. C..
Ull UM< II1S HEAP. ;
Such is the Political Fate of the i
Dispensary Committee. i
CAUSE OF THE REMOVAL. !
Cheap Liquors Marked and Sold i
as More Expensive Grades and i
Certain Makes Systematically
Boomed. ,
Another dispensary sensation was
sprung Tuesday alter having boon a
brewing somo tiuio. It was the usual (
semi-annual revelations with somo extra
frills. Commissioner Douthit was j
"Removed for Causo."
It was a liorco gamo while it lasted ?
and finally Robinson, Miles and llasel\
... ? ? ...i m.
UVIII IUIUU IU inuuVU l/Ulilllll, Willie j
Boykin and Williams voted to give him }
a further show and to go ruoro fully ,
into tho caso. Then Hasoldcn moved j
to make tho .suspension ot Out/.s per- j
muncnt, but boforo action was taken ,
an adjournment was had. ,
There was a oommittee appointed to )
look into the contraband room, consist- ,
ing of Uaseldcn and Robiuson. They ]
wont right into things. Their summary
made nine pages and there woro
several hundred pages of affidavits ,
bearing out tho summary of the committoo.
Tho meat of the report against
Douthit is, it seems from tho testimony,
that under instructions from
Commissioner Douthit one firm's labels
woro ordered to bo place I on another
firm's whiskey, and that high grade la
bols havo been placed on lower brands
of goods.
In this connection Superintendent
Bryant testifies: "Yes, I put up whiskey
in bottles with ono firm's whiskoy
with another firm's labels, but it was
undor instructions from Commissioner
Douthit."
Ho further testifies that Lanahan's
labels wero placed on tho goods of the
Wilson Distilling oompany.
Gantt says: "Yes; whiskey is bottled
with ono linn's label and another
firm's whiskey. I have never known
him to put a label on whiskey where
tho liquor called for by tho label was
choapor than tho whiskoy actually in
tho bottles. Wo put up ono X corn
whiskoy with labols of XXX." (
King testifies that whiskey was put
up last Saturday and the XXX label
was used, but tho firm name "Wilson
Distilling Co." was struck oil'.
Knrnhart, assistant suporintondent,
tostiliod: "I have never known him to
put n label on whiskoy whoro tho labol
was cheaper than tho whiskoy. llavo
known him to put on as high as aji
XXX label on G rover whiskoy?
which 1 havo heard is X goods. I
have nevor kopt a record of theso
changes. This has been a practieo during
Mr. j,)outhit's administration. They
put up' Grovor's whiskoy Saturday
morning with Wilson labels, but tho
nanio "Wilson" was struck off.
U. II. Charles, assistant bookkeeper,
says: "Grover's whiskoy is olassod as
X corn whiskey and the difference in
the price of X and XXX corn to consumers
is $1 por gallon."
'Jhe roport of tho committee says:
"Wo concoivo it to bo our duty to
report tho faots to the board as tlioy
really appoar, but in our finding the
ocnclusion oannot bo escaped that this
schorao of changing tho labols on whiskey
shipped out could havo been do,vviscd
for no other purposo than to crcato
a way for collecting moro money for
goo Is sont out to the local dispensors
than tho saiuo woro invoiced for to the
commissioners; and, further, to create
tho improssion on tho members of tho
board that certain brands arc .becoming
moro popular, thoy boing hard to koop
In stook.
"Wo find that this praotico of ohangg
labols is not only wrong for tho roaiijr
ns stated, but it is absolutely indo
laiflf.iblo 1'rom any standpoint and convttiyoQCM
tho spirit and lottcr of tho law;
an^oandor compels us to add, it has
tin rostionnbly worked a fraud on the
pctido of South Carolina.
] Wo further find that tho practice
of Substitution of orders has been in
voffiio under Mr. Douthit's administration.
Orders havo been substituted
whlh reooived from tho city of Charleston!,
and elsewhere, in thcStato."
I< was reported that Mr. Douthit
gavl? tho printing of tho labols to tho
Rca/rd. Bids were called on a lot of
tcivj fiousand, and instead of the 10,000
lotllho Record printed 50,000 and Mr.
BrVn states that on that si/.o order tho ,
prijK should havo boon twolvo per cent.
lesJL ,
A nor that no bids woro called for
on rinting and they, all wont to tho (
Roe rd.
T/c roport shows a discrepancy ,
of $ ,100 in tho contraband room. <
C immissioncr Roykin mado a fight
L ll t If.
against uio committee going noyonti its >
autli/rity. |
ML Douthit was givon a hoaring
and'/explained tho matter. Ilo said
that Sho liquor wan in vats and there
were! no labels on hand, and that tho
labojl used wore of goods of tho samo j
valf?J and tV Grovcr's oorn was tho
finofl( he ever saw. lie was charged ,
witl.j pushing Morcantilo Club liquor ,
and ^aid that ho auggestod this liquor j
as hoap screw top. Ilo gavo oxplana- ]
tieu of all tho charges, but thoy wcro
not\ atisfaotory to tho commissioners. ,
\ WHAT .Mil, nOUTIIlT HA VS. <
Commissioner Douthit asked for tho
pul ieation of tho following!
J ask that tho publio suspoid judgmo
t as to mo until my sido of tho caso (
is liosentod to it, an it will bo vory j
soo f ]
1/1* thrco wooks two members of tho
Sta/i board of control, assisted by two ,
oxrfrft accountants and a stenograph- ;
or,j lavo been at work preparing the j
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THURSDAY. OCTOB
3aso against mo. Their charges, with
the evidence in support of thorn, wcro
read whon L was not present. An attempt
was mado to pass judgment on tho
roport of Messrs. Hasoldcn and Robinion,
without opportunity boing given
mo to say a word in my own defcnco.
rho injuBtico of such a proceeding was
jo strongly pointed out that finally I
was acoordod tho mockery of a somblanco
of a hearing. I was called bofore
tho board and a briof verbal summary
of tho oharges against mo was
made, and I was oxpocted in a few
miuutos to roply to charges which had
bceu proparcd aftor throo weeks work.
I can cither disprove or satisfactori
ly explain ovory charge niado against
me. (Signod) ?J. B. Douthit.
WILL SWINO TO THE OFFICE.
At tho afternoon session Col. JohnHone
appeared and read tho following,
which he presentod to tho board tor
it consideration:
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 5, 18!W.
Fo tho Hon. Stato Hoard of Control:
Your resolution of this dato has ifam
furnished to Mr. J. 11. Douthit, commissioner,
our client, who has furnished
us a copy. You will pardon us
for suggesting that you seem to bo
laboring under a misapprehension as
lo tho position taken by Mr. Douthit
through his attornoys. We did not ask
for a rehearing, but for a hearing,
which you know full well ho has novor
had.
Wo oonfess that wo do not clearly
understand whether by your resolution
you havo adopted tho roport of your
jonunittcc, or whether you base your
iction solely on somo alleged admisuons
of your commissioner. And wo
rcspeotfully ask that you inform us in
writing whether or not your resolution
is to be construed as an opinion of tho
sommittco'a roport. Definite information
from you on this point will largoly
ictoimino our advice to our client..
Mr. Douthit does not personally dojiro
to hold tho position ot' commissioner
siuco it is apparent from your
action (hat ho iB persona nou grata
bo a majority of the hoard of control,
but as now advised ho must reluctantly
insist on rctainiug tho plaoo until lawuilly
removed. He admits your right
10 removo him for causo, but that
causo must bo found by you to oxi?t
after a full and fair honring. That is
to say, you must judicially dctermino
tho existence of suflioicnt causo. This
judical determination of suilicicnt causo
oan only bo had aftor a fair hoaring.
As ho has had no opportunity to vindioato
himself and his ofticial oonduot,
ho can not, as now advised, rocognizo
your right to removo him, and for tho
purposo of scouring a hoaring of both
sidos of this unfortunato matter/ho
will, for tho prosent, continuo to act
and porform tho duties of tho offico of
commissioner.
Mr. Douthit stands ready to disprovo
every allegation mado against him
violative of either oorrect morals, tho
regulations and instructions of your
board, or the laws of this State.
Rc8pcctully,
Geo. Johnstone,
Goo. K. Prince,
Attorneys for J. B. Douthit,
Commissioner.
TAKEN F^OMT^WRECK.
Crew of a Sinking Schooner Picked Up
by Steamer.
Tho Hritish uteainnhin Ithndnnia
Capt. Hates, from Now Orloans to Hamburg,
arrived at Lambert's Point, Va.,
Thursday morning, having on board tbo
orow of the schooner Carrio A. Lano of
Hath, Me., who woro pioked up in the
gulf stream, shipwrookod, Tuosday.
Tho orow is composed of Capt. J. Frank
Skotiold, whoso wifo is with him, and
eight mon. Thoir oxporionoo was a
most thrilling ono.
Tho Lano, whioh wan a tbreo masted
schooner, sailod from Apalaohioola for
Noank, Conn., Sept. 19 with a load of
lumbot, and had good weather up to
about Tuosday of last week, wben
northeast winds sot in. She labored
heavily in tho soa afterwards, but bad
no acoidont until Sunday aftornoon.
All han^s wcro at dinner when the vessel
suddenly shipped a heavy sea and
shifted hor dock load of lumber. Sbo
immediately began to leak, and when
the pumps ,wero first put to work she
had 11 inches of water in her hold. At
1) o'clock Sunday night tlioro were 7*
foot of water, and the crow took to > ho
dook house. Iloro thoy remained until
Tuesday morning, when a lifo boat was
sout out from the lvhodcsia in chvge
of Chief Officer Jewell, and thoy wee
taken on board the British ship. Jn
the attempt to hoist tho life boat to tho
dock, a'ter tho party had beon voscuod,
it was smashed by the heavy rolling
Hca and lost. Capl. Bates says hat ho
wrook of tho Lano is right in tho track
of vessels plying along this ooast and is
vory dangerous to navigation. Most of
tho Lane's orow reside in Baltimore.
Their names a~o as follows: Mate 0.
Van Lippoloy, Edward Jones, L. 0.
Show, Coorge Doloman, Ernest Johnson,
P. A. Keole,,, Charlos Albert and
Joseph Locust.
Fifteen Hundred K'lled.
It is estimated that fifteen hundred
oersons perished in the enxthmiftk?a in
A.sia Minor around Aidin. The first
ihock oocurrod at 4 o'olook on tho
morning of Septembor 20th and lastod
forty seconds. Tho effeots wore appalling.
Wholo villages woro oomplotoly
dostroyod. The oarthquake
pras felt as far as Hoio, Mitylome and
Symrna.
Waat Damages
Tho ootton cxehangosof sovoral oilies
iro investigating tho false ootton quotations
sent out rooently, and will demand
damages from tho Weatera Union.
It is reported that tho ootnpany has
Dfferod to take all the ootton bought at
inflated priees. giving what was paid
foi it.
Ucvali
ER 12, 1899.
THEY ARE ALARMED.
II r? > '
mm * naruia rtevives ine imamous
Jay Hubbell System.
OHIO REPUBLICANS SCARED.
A General'Assessment fora Campaign
in a Single State is
Without Precedent.
A special dispatch from Washington
tothoNows and Courier nays sodesperato
has tho Republican situation in
Ohio beootne that Senator Mark 11 anna
has revived tho Jay llubbe'l systom of
levying campaign assessments upon tho
Federal ollico-holdcrs in Washington,
rognrdloss of tho Statos to- wnich thoy
aro aooroditod. Within tho past fovr
days most ovory employee in tho Government
service at Washington has received
a long lotter from W. E. Burdcll,
treasurer of tho finanoo oommittco
of tho Ohio Republican State exoou
vivo committee, calling lor contributions
to tho Kopubliean campaign fund
in the Buckeyo Stato.
Tho lottor goes on to stato that "A
Domocratio victory in Ohio this fall
would carry with it almost full control
of the political luachinoryof tho Stato;
thus onabling tho opposition to cntrouob
itself for tho Presidential campaign of
1900.
"A spocial sossion of the Legislature
called by a Domoer/itio Governor would
rcdistrict tho Stato for Congressional
purposos under tho nj pwtionmcnt of
1900, thereby roducing the Kopubliean
rorepsontation froui this Stato in tho
lower houso of Coigrcss, and porhaps
ondaDgering our majority in that body.
Those facts, it seems to us, will forcibly
appoal to every Kopubliean.
"Wo hope you will be willing to contribute
to tho logitimato expenses of
tho State committco in its cllorts to
maintain Republican supremacy."
So earnest is the appeal that it is accompanied
by printed oxtraotsfrom the
Aot regulating the civil scrvico rclativo
to tho collection of political assessments
1* 1 . i *
irom employees in tno public sorvico.
In addition Troasurer Burdoll states
that to avoid any violation of the law
on tho Bubjoct the oomniittco in charge
of tho financial branch of tho campaign
is made up of persons in no wiso oonncotod
with tho Fod^ral service. Ho
adds: ' In sending us a contribution
you will in no way violate uny provision
of tho civil sorvico law. Wo aro
asking for voluntary contributions to
assist in del raying tho proper and lawful
oxponsos of the oampaign, and wo
will bo responsible for tho proper distribution
of any funds which may bo
ontrustcd to us."
As a final appoal Treasurer Burdoll
says: ''On account of tho important
bearing tho result in Ohi'j this year
will liavo upon the grcalor contest of
1!K)0; and booauso of tho faot .the dofeat
of his party in tho President's
homo State would bo hcraldod by tho
opposition as a rcbuko to his administration,
wo hope you will aid us in this
contest by Bonding us as liberal a con
tribu'ion as you can afford."
These oiroular lottors aro niarkod
"confidential," and sent to the rosidont
address of tho various employees. A
woll known Ohio llcpublican who re
ceived one of thoso lottcrs, confided to
your corrcflpondont the information,
which ho said ho had rocoivcd as coining
from Sonator Uanna, to tho effect
that '"Johnny MoLoan is putting up an
unoxpoctedly strong fight in ail tho big
oitios in tho State, and it will rcquiro
ovory dollar tho Republican oommittec
c?n raiso to soouro a Republican victoiy."
Many of tho recipients of theso lettors
a 'o torrori/.od by tho foar that thoy
jvill loso thoir places if thoy fail to oontributo,
although thoy do not understand
why thoy should bo assessed to
holp out in Ohio, when they have domands
from othor States mado upon
thorn at regular intervals. It is said
that a "'black list" will bo mado up
sho ving all who fail to respond to tho
Hanna call for funds, and tho victims
will be doalt with accordingly. Tho
praotioo of soliciting oampaign contributions
from Oovornmont cmployoes
during a Presidential contest has nover
been cntiroly abandoned, although the
collectioas were mado in a <juiot, inoffonsivo
way. It is, however, unusual
and without proocdent to levy a general
assessment for a campaign in a
singlo State, and espcoially as that
Stato happens to bo tho homo Stato
of tho Presidont of tho United States.
Queer Names.
A oorrespondont of tho St. Paul Dispatch
says: "Tho most suggestivo and
inviting name I saw was that of a drugcriflf.
in MAvi K FlaT^ FT W
g^iov A u J.1 Vt Vli MVdi Li/ TTttf) 1/ XV.
Woloomo, his first namo being Urias.
Aoross tho street was anothor man with
a funny name. lie bore tho euphonious
cogomon, John Stonopoundor. in
tho next town I found a min who was
so fat that tho namo of Abraham Crampacker
Boomed ospooially fitting, But
thoro was a woman in tho town who
wont him one hotter. I lor namo was
Emily Vrcshbroad. In tho noxt town
I got so interested in quoor names that
I soon hoard of a speedy individual
oalled Safah Deer hoof. In tho sarno
town thore is a man oallod Honry Bookstruok.
Ever after that I was on tho
lookout. On tho train I mot David
Nowsalt and Millie Nowlovo. Tho
man with tho most warlike name I ran
against was Abraham Saltpeter. In
ono town I found a man who had a vory
pootio namo. It was Soabright Sun
bloom. Hut tho last nnmo L struck finished
mo. It scorned liko a dircot command
to coaso my saoriligious monkeying
with pcoplo's names. I took it as a
warning, and quit. A. CJuiokfinish.
And what do you supposo his partner's
name was? It was W. K. Goforth.
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NEW YORK VIEW OF US.
Burlesque Idea of Southern Troops
from a Metropolitan Daily.
Soldiers woro uiuch in ovidonco yosterdny
on Now York's thoroughfaros.
Sovoral traius brought militiamen from
tho Wost, tho South, and ovon faraway
Toxas. The blue uniforms, tho
slouch hats, and tho natty brown loggings
woro familiar sights on Broadway.
Tho boys aro enjoying thouisolvos
immonsloy. Thoso Southornors who
woro quartered noar tho Bowery found
abundance of ontortainmcnt, and onjoyed
it hilariously. In most eases tho
places assigned to thesoldiers arc fairly
couifortablo, but somo of tho South
Carolina boys aud tho Maine Signal
oorpswill find it oool sleeping if there is
a change in tho woathor. Tho plaoo
assigned to them is a road house at Ono
Hundred and Tonth street and Lenox
avenue, and thoy must sleep in tho long
stables on straw audj'thcir own blankets.
All othors aro well oared for.
"Wc-uns aro all stuok on this place,"
said ono of tho South Carolina soldiors
who aro quartorod at tho Manhattan
lyooum, t>t> (?? fast fourth street. "Wo
thought it was ft pow'ful big placo yostorday,"
resumod tho southerner, laughingly.^
"\Ve got'over hyiih ontho ferry and
the a uiarchcd around tho town fo' throo
hours looking fo' Mast Fo'th stroot. Wo
liko to froze to doftth, too,'' ho added.
''Last night was mighty ohilly and weuns
had thin olo's. Hut L rookon wo'll
ho warm 'nough oa Saturday.
Thero arc 7f>0 South Carolinians at
this placo, and thoy aro woll fixod.
Thoy brought with thom tho First Ar
tillory band of Sullivan's Island in
Charleston harbor. Ona of tho com pa
nios is tho Irish V oluntocrs, organized
ih 1788.
The Ninth Pennsylvania attracted a
great deal of attontion yostorday aftornoon
as thoy marohod up Hroadway to
tho Twelfth regiment armory. Thcro
wero about 250 in lino, and thoy woro
accompanied by a drum corps. They
arrived ovor tho Pennsylvania railroad,
landing at tho foot of West Twentythird
street.
Throo hundred and sixty sturdy and
bronzed men from Florida are at tho
Twenty second rogiuiont armory, Thoy
aro an importurbablo lot and aro unmoved
by tho sights of Now York, although
most all of thom aro on Manhattan
island for tho first timo.
"Say, old man," said a lounger at tho
armory, "what do you think of a good
big orty, anyway?'' ,
"Oh, L low it'll do," responded tho j
Floridian languidly, as ho gazed vacantly
at a passing automobilo.?New I
York Times.
IT IS ALL TRUE.
Something About Admiral Philip that
South Carolinians can Endorse.
All the members of the South Carolina
party who had tho plcasuro of
mooting Admiral Philip and receiving
his courtoous attentions at tho Breoklyn
navy yard last wock will honrtily
ondorso tho following from tho Richmond
Dispatch:
"It has leaked out that tho ai rival of
Roar Admiral llowison in Sow York
harbor, aftor tho programme for tho
Dowoy naval parade had boon arranged,
throatonod more unpleasant complications
than was at iirst supposed, and
that only tho 'taot and diplomacy' of
Rear Admiral Philip, commandant of
tho Brooklyn navy yard, provontcd
things iromgotting into a 'sorry mess.'
"In noticing tho faot, tho Now York
Times says that tho public is indobted
to Admiral Philip for tho roarrangomont
and sottloinont of tho ordor of
parado in such a man nor as to prcoluido
all complaint and all justification for
dissatisfaction on tho part of any oflicor
conocrncd. Nature, tho Tinios further
says, imparted to Admiral Philip a largo
mcasuro of tho kindly taot that has
mado Admiral Dowoy lovod as well as
famous, and this taot ho employed in a
dolioato and vexatious matter so accurately
and diploma) ically as to ontitlo
him to a few words of commendation.
"And it scorns that nature also imparted
to him tho heart of a hero and
tho trusting Christian gentleman and
truo humantarian. Witness the magnificent
manner in wliioh ho fought tho
Texas in tho battle of Santiago, his
command to his mon not to raise a
cheer of victory booauso tho onemy were
dying, and his call to prayers after t'uo
fight was ovor. Then in siting him up
and uttoring a fow words of commendation,
forget not his order that cor ain
offensivo words on a plato of tho Confederate
ironclad Virginia preserved at
tho Brooklyn yard be painted out. Tho
truo koioes of our war with Spain aro
not confinod to thoso who have been
brought most promioontly to tho front
or havo occupied tho largest spaoo in
the public gaze."
Threatened With Lynching.
A special to Tho News and Obsorvor
from Lumberton, N. C.,Bays: Reuben
Hess, colored, wan brought here Thursday
hargod oharghed with committing
rape on Mrs. Betty Ingram, a respootable
whito woman of Lumbor Bridge.
Lynching is threatened for tho orime.
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1 xwi ? I .1. iy I I
"a new plan
Adopted in Anderson to Punish
Ravishers.
ALLOWED.TO MAKE CHOICE.
And He Preferred to Submit to
Surgical Operation Rather
Than be Hanged on
th? Rnn)
A spooial dispatch from Anderson, 8.
(J., to tho Columbia 8tato says Wednesday
afternoon as a young lady pupil of
tho graded school, a daughter of ono of
our most highly rcspocted oitizons, who
livos about a tnilo and a half from town,
was returning homo from sohool about
3 o'clock, and whon in sight of homo,
sho was aoeostod by a Negro by tbo
name of Tom Jonkins, who made an indecent
proposal to her, followed by an
dccont oxposuro of his person. Tho
young lady lied, screaming, towa-d
homo and outran tho Nogro and oscapcd
his dutches.
Tho atTair did not loak out until
Thursday, when a party of doterrninod
men sot out to eapturo tho Nogro, w.iioh
thoy did. They gave him his choice of
lynching or submitting to a oortain suigioal
oporation. Ho aooopted tho latter,
and tho oporation was thoroughly,
suocossfully and soiontifioally performed.
Tho Negro was carried baok
to his homo and told ho must olear himself
of theso parts as soon as ho was
well enough. This is tho Anderson
plan, and it beats lynching.
TAKEN WITH SALT.
Columbia Special Ab^ut Gamo Chick
ens Subjected to Doubt.
"In a recent issuo of ?i Now York
newspaper a spocial from Columbia, 8.
C., made somo vory interost'og but
wholly romantio stato nents concerning
tho gamo eock industry of our 8tato,"
said Mr. I\ \V. Do Witt, of Charleston,
at tho Kiggs. "Tho dispatch related
that a rosidont of York county
mado a specialty of raising fighting
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v;vF\>ivn, uuu i.iiiiL uuuurcus oi ma paiucular
brood woro exported annually to
Mexico, wliero tlio fighting of gamo
eliicketiH is a national pastiino. it was
further statod that ono particular tine
tighter had boon sold to a Texan, who,
after pitting him againHt the host birds
of tho Bono Star State and winning
twenty-floven battles, sold him to a
Moxican sport for $10,000. Across
the Kio Qrando this foathcrod champion,
so tho story went, kept up his
record, and won a battlo in.which the
stako was $10,000.
"One would think from reading tho
aliovo that tho days of Baron Munchausen
had couio again. I am something
of a game chicken fancier, and assert
most positively that tho cock novor existed
that won as many as twenty sovon
victories. Tho most I cvor know ono
bird to achiovo was liftoon, and that
was deemed extraordinary. A chiekon
that could win twonty-sovon times in
I tho pit ought to bo worth ton times tho
num reported in this entertaining but
wholly apochryphnl story."?Washington
Post.
Fatal Affray Among Lawyers.
Col. A. I), llawes, a loading lawyer
and pol'tician of Bainbridc, Ga., was
assaulted and shot at Thomasvillo, Ga.,
Wednesday by W. II. Hammond,
anothor lawyer. Tho dillieulty grow
out of tho argumont of a^oaso in chambers
beforo .Judge Hansel!, of tho suporior
court, by Colonel llawes and Capt.
William Hammond, father of tho man
who did tho shooting. During tho
courso of tho argument Colonel Hawea
characterized as untruo a statomont
mado by Captain Hammond. Thoyhad
some words and blows with walking
canos outsido tho court room, but woro
separated by policemen. Later W. H.
Hammond, son of Captain Hammond,
mot Captain Hawos, taxod him with insulting
his fathor and shot him.
Chloroformed by BurglarsTwo
masked burglars Wednesday ontcred
tho rosidenco of C. A. Trainnuui
at Knoxvillo Tenn., and after chloroforming
his sister, Mrs. Kimbrough,
searched tho room whero Trainnum, who
is troasuror of tho Brotherhood of Looomotivo
Cnginccrs, had several hundred
dollars concealed. Thoy sooured
nomo of it, but Mrs. Kimbrough had
hiddon the larger part which thoy did
not disoovor. The woman is in a preoarious
condition and it is feared
she will dio from the effects of tho
drug. The polico havo nut bloodhounds
on tho trail of tho robbers.
"Will ItBeDonef
Tho New York Times comes out
nobly in favor of restoring tho portrait
of Goo. R. K. Leo to its plaoo at
Woat Point. A majority of tho younger
genoratiou will be disposed "to approve
any aotion that tends to tho obliteration
of old divisions and the confirming o?
new friendships. Forgetfulness is one
of tho highost forms of magnanimity,
and thore is a form of remombranoo that
is ono of the highest forms of forgetfulness."
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