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ft VOL. XV. SOME PAST HISTORY ! ??? ' i Ex-Oov. Chamberlain Writes of 1 i the Reconstruction Laws I I AS HE SAW THEM i Durlrg the Qood Day* of Good 1 Stealing and Pillage In Sou h I Carolina. Hampton a* , a Leader , That tho rooonntruotion measures of J tho Republican Congressional leaders | immediately aftor tho war woro a mis j tako waa maintained by thia papor at tho timo. That tboy woro dirootly responsible for tho era of oorruption and misgoverauiont whioh alllioted tho i South up to tho ond of tho efforts to * maintaiu a blaok or Ropnbliean pupro* ' maoy through tho uso of Fodoral troopa ] and denial of politioal righta to the ( rebel or whito loadora has boon abund antly demonstrated in tho passago of timo. Of tho naturo of tho blundor i and its doplorablo oonscquoncos no ono is bottor qualified to spoak than Daniol II Chamberlain, of this Stato, former , Oovornor of South Carolina, who most fittingly heads a list of Atlantio Month ly contributors on reconstruction in tho South. His artiolo in tho April nura , her of that magazino is woll worth at tention. Tho purposo as woll as tho effects of tho roooDstruotion measures doviscd by Thaddous Stovons And Olivnr P Mnr ion woro to unite tho biaoks, wholly regardless of thoir uttor ignoranoo and incxperionco and unfitness, and soouro lo them, and tho party they wcro allied with, that supremacy in Southern government whioh thoir numbers alone onlitlcd thom to. Thus tho natural rulors of that section woro not moroly ignorod, but woro sharply antagonized and ombittered to tho last degroo. Tho inevitable oonsequonoes to tho negro himself woro tho worst poesiblo and aro ccnspiouously felt to tins day. Governor Chamberlain was not by any means a sympathetic agent of the Congressional extremists in their measures of the time. Ho had enlisted from Massachusetts and was in oommand of colored troops during tho lat ter part of tho rcbollirn, settling in South Carolina after tho war. lie had poicoived tho folly of tho plans of tho Congressional leaders in reconstruction at tho outset, aud in bis visits to Washington in or about tho year 1867 ho bad many interviews on tho subjoot with men liko Morton. Of tho obduracy and intoloranoo of Thaddeus Stovens in forcing moasuros seon to bo most unwiso by Mr. Chamborlain, tho latter gives us somo idoa when he now says that "mere personal solf-iespcot limited tho writor's intercourse with him o ono conversation." When latci Mr. Cham borlain bccamo a political leader in South Carolina and was elected Cover nor by the black voto ho did what he could to crush tho over-presumptuous nesa of tho n< gro party and bring tin whitesinto that i artioipation in tho Gov oinmont of tbo State whioh thoir education, ability and cxpcrienoo untillod them to. His refusals to commission two .Judffes nominatorl rtr <ti/>?oi..rl V... - ltepublioan oauous is a case in p it t whioh is historical in South Carolina. That Governor Chamberlain failed to gain tho eonfidcnoo and support of tho whites, who turned to Wado Hampton in 1870, is very far from telling against tho ability, impartiality and honesty of his administration. Under tho oirsumstanoes it was hardly to bo oxpeoted, and tho sottlcmont of tho disputed results of tho Stato elootion cf 1876 by Mr. Chamborlain's withdrawal of his olaims and the passing of the State into tho hands of tho whites was tho vtisost possible and and reflects orodit upon him. It is inteiesiing to noto that he has, in this artiolo, only appreciative words for hisold antagonist, Gen. Wado Hampton, whom ho oharaotcrizcn as the one truo loader South Carolina had had after Calhoun. Tho stronghth of his loaderehip, Mr. Chamberlain says, lay not in his intellectual or oratorical superiority, "but in high and foiocful oharaoter, porfoot courage and real devotion to what ho conocivcd to bo tho welfare of South Carolina " 01 tho genoral oharaoter of tho ro construction measures Governor Cham berlain says: "It is now plain to all that rcomstiuotion under tho Acts of 1867 was, at any rato, a frightful exporimont. whioh nover could havo given a roal statesman who loarocd or know tho faots the smallest hopo of suooots. Government, self-government, tho caro of common publio interests by tho poo pie tnemsolvoe, is not so easy or simple a task as not to rt quiro a modicum of experience as well as a modioli in of mental and moral oharaotor. Io the mass of 78,000 colored voters in South Carolina in 1807 what elements or foroes oonld havo existed that made for good government? * * * Added to this obvious disoouragement and impossibility in South Carolina was tho faot that these 78,000 colored voters woro distinctly pnd of des; ,n pitted aga;ist 46,000 whites, who held all the proper ty, education and public experience of the State. It is not less than shcoking to think of suoh odds, suoh inevitable disaster. Yet it was deliberately planned and eagerly welcomed at Washington, and calmly acooptcd by tho party throngh tho country." And again in oonoluding his roviow ?a most valuablo historioal ohapter? of South Carolina's ten-ytars' ixporionoe under reconstruction, ho says: "The chapter of rcoont ovents covered by this paper is mado up largely of the reoord of mistakes and orimes followed by th^sure, unvarying retri buttons whioh all history toaches are tho early or late result of evil oourses i in nations and States as well as in inlividuals. To whom, humanly speaking, aro theso woes and wastes ohargo1 KK, V TKrt anamnw ??? ?"* ^ - v/4v jl (iv nunnui ill UOW UU, IU lUUBU who doviscd and put in operation tho UongroBsional sohorno of reconstruction ?to thoir unspcakablo folly, thoir blind party greed, thoir insoosato attempt to rcvorao the laws which control human society." Tho oondoinnation is unqalificd and comes from one probably muro compotont to spoak impartially on tho subioet than any man now living Tho Republican leaieiBh'p which drove through tho moasuros of 18ti7 waB not lacking in high ability for Stato craft. Its fault was that it had booomo tho moro or less unconscious victim of bliud party focling which sought to mako porpctual in tho nation a party position of unparallelod strength.? Springfiold Republican A Great Ship. Tho now Whito Star lino steamer Celtic, tho largeBt vet-sol over built, was successfully launched at Belfast, Thursday morning in tho proionoo of a largo and representative gathering. Tho christening w*b porformod by tho MarshionosB of DufTcrin. Tho arrango moots for tho launching wcro similar to thoso of tho Ooor io and tho new vcssol glided from tlio wavs and was pulled up within her own longth by dropping thrco pairs of auohorH. Tho launching occurrod admidst cheers of tho pooplo and tho blowing of sirons and fog horos. Tho Ccltio has nino docks and a oapaoity for 2,859 passnngors. Sho will oarry a orow of 355 men. Her tonnavo is 3,GOO grcator than that of the Ootaoio and nearly doublo that of tho Kaiser Wilhclm dor (jrosso apd her displaoomont is 12,500 greater man thai ot mo iattor vossol, while hor displacement and tonnago aro 10.H00 over that of tho Great H?storn. The Celtic's dimensions aro as follows: Length (>80 !> foot; beam 75 foot, depth 14 1 foot. Gross tonnago 20,880; net tonnago 13,650. The Coltio will havo a displaoeinont of 33,000 tons. Hev. Jasper Dead. liev. .John Jasper, of Richmond, died Saturday. The fnr.o of his sor n:on, "Do Sun Do Move," did tho worthy old man tomo discredit. Although illiterate, he was rot ignorant or uneducated Thero is often a mmoonocpti'm as to what constitutes education. It is not hock learning, merely, although many of tho inoet important faotfi a man can know are treated of in books. R;V. .John .Jasper was not tho ignorant notBy pounding negro preacher merely that tho famous sermon ho i reached frequently indicated. Mo had a strong mind naturally, which, improved by expericnoo and observation and guided by a kindly hoart, placed him in a position of immenoso n tluenoe among tho negroes and gain rd tho rcspooiof tho whito pooplc. Ho was a worthy and wiso mau.?Nowport Nows Herald. McLaurin Gets it. The government exhibits at tho lluffalo exposition will bo brought to Charleston for tho South Carolina Intcrstato and WcHt Indian Exposition. The arrangement to havo tho United Statos roprcsonted at tho Charleston show was mado by Senator John L MoLaurin. Sovcral days at,o Senator MoLaurin Ltok up tho question of securing tho oxhihirs for Charloston, as was told in Tho Evening Post several days ago. Flo had several conforenors with tho heads of of sovoral of tho doj artmonts,and tho mattor of scouring tho oxhibits was disoussod, and h<f was told that tho mattor would bo givoo consideration. Thursday morning tho subject was takon up again and Senator MoLaurin was informed that tho exhibits would bo sont to Charleston if tho exposition oompany furrishod tho buildings. Will Issuo a Manifesto. Atuinaldo has tho assistant of Chiof Justice Arellano and Eieher, Qon. MaoArthur's privato secretary, in preparing his manifesto. Tho work is not completed and tho tonor of tho oontouts is not divulged. Chiof Justioe Arellano lud a long oonfotenoo with AguinaMo. lie says Aguioaldo is realizing tho futility of furthor rosistanoo and is dosirous of (rusting to tho justioo and gonorcity of (ho Ameri oan pooplo. Tho chief of tho revolution will urgo the insurgents to eoaso fighting and acoopt American sovereignty. Sonor Arellano says that Aguinaldo's manifesto is not yot propared for publication and that ho is unable to furnish tho text. The authorities assert that a formal announcement will bo made whon anything defiaito is accomplished. After a Long Al)?ence. Twonty nino yearn ag^, when the family of 8. 0. Richard, Esq., was residing in Newark, Ohio, tho youngest son, John, then a boy of 17, ran away from homo, arid, until Wednesday, when he carno to Hollefontaino to look for his parents, nothing has been known of his whereabouts. He has been a soldier of fortune, and r>as lived in California and Mexico during almost sII of his I ng stay away from homo and friends. He was almost ?vercomo to lcsrn of the death of his mdhor, which ocoorrtd fovo al years ago. They Are Chummy. A Washington dispatoh to the Charleston Post says Sonator MoLturin of South Carolina, whois still in Washington, wan at the V, hito House Tuesday afternoon, and had a talk with Prosidcnt McKinley about somo South Carolina nutters. Tho Senator stated that there was nothing in his talk with tho President of publio intorcst. Sinoe the adjournment of Congress tho Sonator has been a frequent oallor at the White House. It is understood ho will will leave Washington for South Carolina within a short time now. % J ItC Pi CON WA A GHASTLY FIND. The Dead Body of William Mayner Founed iu His House. Information has boon roooivcd in tho oity of tho doath of Wm. Maynor, a whito man about 50 yosri old, who livod about 10 miloa north of tho oity. Tho man was found dead in his houso last Sunday, and it was ovidont that 1111 114* 11 no naa dood aoaa ior several aays, as decomposition had alroady sot in. Mr. Maynor lived by himself, although ho had a wife and several ohildion. Thoy did not livo with him, but arc employed in tho ootton mills in this oity. Sunday a neighbor wont to oall on Maynor, but found tho houso seouroly looked, and no ono ropliod to his ro pcatcd knooks. Looking through a window ho saw Maynor stting in a ohair with his head bowod down on his ohest and ono of his hands grasping a ohair round. Mreaking down tho door, it was quickly disoovored that Maynor was dead and had bocn for somo timo. Magistrate llabun hold tho inquost, owing to tho eoronor not being aolo to bo present, and tho vordiot was that Mayncr oamo to his death from na tural oausos. Tho last soon of him was on Tuesday preceding tho day of tho finding of his body. Ho was in Columbia that day. Ho ovidontly intondod to oo uo back, for his wagon was found loadod with produco for salo in tho oity. Ho had alno killed a hog, and it was found half out up in tho room whoro tho dead man was It was whilo performing this work probably that tho fatal attaok oamo on him. As statod, Mayner's family did not livo with him. and Tho ltooord's informant statoH that a fow days after tho inquest Magistrato Rabun married tho widow Maynor to a man namod Morris. Maynor owned about 240 aoros of what is said to bo good land.?Columbia llooord. Somo Solid Truths. Prosidont and Mrs. Booktor T. Washington woro tho guosts of honor at a dinner, given bv tho Now York Sooial Reform Club Wtdnosday n ght. Mr. Washington was introduced as tho first speaker. Ho said: "In dealing with tho negro raoo wo must boar in mind that it carno from a land where there was need for laoor. Then for 250 years it was forcod to labor in a way littlo calculated to givo itlovo for work. L believe that in slavery tho solution of tho problom was roally laid and 1 believe if wo oould havo taken it up just whoro it was loft off when slavery onded it would havo boon boltor for our pooplo. Thoy felt that to hold offioo was tho highobt thing thoy oould attain and thoy put lnoro emphasis on tho politioal than tho industrial side of lifo. Thoy thought tho objeot of oduoation was to put thorn in a position whoro they would not havo to work. E gbty per oont. of the p joplo iu tho south dopond on agrioulturc for a living aod ko bogan with that as a basis. Wo havo tried to mako our farm an object les-ou to those around us." The lfoal Issue. Tho spooial significance of oleotion resuhs in tho prinoipal oitios of tho middle western states lios in tho emphatic veriioi which tho voters havo rogistorcd against continued oorporato nnnlrnl In PlnunUnil flnliimVna .ml >. v.. a.u T VVlUUiDUiJ OUU Toledo, throo of tho four largo oitioB of Ohio, tho ilomooratio oaadidatos wero victorious; in tho fourth of tho Ohio quartotto, Cincinnati, thoro was no oloo tion. In thoso throo oitios tho issuo was sharply drawD. Tho Republican nominoos wero woll understood to stand for tho corporations which hold or hopo to hold muoioipal franohisos, whilo tho Domocratio nominoos stood squarely for tho oauso of tho poopio as against those corporations and their oontinusd domi nation. Tho Republicans endoavorcd to dodge tho issuo, but tho pcoplo would not havo it. They know that tho Republican party stands f ro-ominontly and ossontially for thoso corporations, and in oaoh iustanco a largo majotity was rogistcrod against tho llopublioan oandidato. Souvenir Wanted. Tho womon's dopartmont of tho South Carolina lntorstate and Wost Indian exposition will givo a prizo of $10 for tho boat original dosign for a a souvenir to bo sold in tho womans's building during the exposition. This competition is open only to womon of South Carolina. ICioh design must bo sont to tho undersigned by July 1st, 1001, and must bo acoompanied by specifications for its construction, and tho real name of competitor in a sealed onvclopo, and not appoaring oleowhoro, so that the namo of competitor will not bo known until the award is made. Rofooted designs will bo returned upon ap plication (with postage enclosed) mado within thirty days aftor the oloso of tho competition. Theexooutivo committee of tho womon's dopartmont will be tho judgos of the oompotiton. Mrs. R. Withors Memminger, n~- i\ in.. -- ? ? ? vsiiBir vuuiuiiiioe on OOUVODir, 4 4 Pitt street, Charleston, 8 C. Scandal Among Nuns. Moroy Hospital, at Iron mountain, Mioh., has oloeed its doors by orders of Bishop Eis, and the nuns have been ordered to loave the diooease. This is the rcsnltcf an eolesiastioal scandal which ocourrod last January whon Ellon Ilogan, a novitato in the hospital was arrested on an insanity oharge, proforrod by the Mother Superior. Miss Hogan was adjudged'sane bytha probate court. The mother Superior also oharged her with theft. Aftor being released by or der of Judge Bergor, Miss Hogan made oharges against the Mother ouporior, one of whioh was drunkenoss. The investigation by Bishop Eis rosulted in tho olosing of the institution. H'Vti ; V S. C. THURSDAY. A THE SIMPLE FACTS About Annexations of Territory to the United States. SOME IN TERE8TINQ TRUTHS That Should be Read and Remembered by Some Benighted Editors in South Carolina. FORM KR ANNEXATIONS. So rauoh has boco sajd by tho iiu porialists to tho cfToot that the administration's Philippine policy is identical with tho annexations of tho past that it is important that tho Htudent of publio affairs should oloarly understand tho faots rotating to annexations. NORTHWEST TERRITORY. Tho territory now forming tho States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, was called the "North west Torritory." Now York, Virginia, Massachusetts and (Jonncotiout several ly laid olaim to this territory, but finally oaoh stato ooded its interests to the gonoral govorniuent. This may bo oallod our first annexation. In 1787, congress providod for tho govornmont of this torritory. It provided that after 1800 slave ry within this territc ry should bo prohibited. It was also providod that no property qualification should bo required of electors, A tomporary governmont was authorized to exist until tho malo population of tho torritory reaohod 5,000, at whioh timo a per manent representative government would bo pcrmittod, with a rcproscntativo in congress possessing tho sauio privileges that our territorial dolegates do today?ontitlod to dobato, but not to voto. It was also provided that whonovcr tho inhabitants of any ono section of tho torritory numborod tit),000, that scotion should bo admitted as a h t no. TI1 V I A V Til V A TV Tho first annexation treaty was with (J re at Britain, and was known as tho .lay treaty. This was niado Fob. '29, 179(5 It contained this provision: Artiolo II. ? All sellers and tr&dors within the preoinots or jurisdiction of tho said posts * * * Shall not bo oom polled to bccouio oitizons of tho United Slates, but they shall be at full liberty to do *o if thoy think proper, and thoy shall mako and deolcrn thoir election within a year after the evacuation aforesaid. And all portions who shall oon tinue thoro after tho oxpiration of tho said year without having declared thoir intention of remaining subjects of his Britannio majesty shall bo oonuiderod as having oleoted to booomo citizens of tho United Statos. LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Tho scoond treaty was tho Louisiana Purchase treaty of Ootobcr 21, 180S, mado with Franco It provided: Artiolo III,?Tho inhobitants of tho oodod territory shall bo inoorporotod in tho union of tho United Statos, and ad mittcd as soon as possible, according to tho prinoiploH of tho Fodoral Constitution, to tho onjoyment of all tho rights, advantages and immunities of the oitizons of tho United Slates, and in tho mcantimo thoy shall ho maintained and protoatcd in tho froo onjoymont of their liborty, property and tho religion wbioh thoy profoss. THE FLORIDA CESSION. Tho third troaty involved the oossion of Florida. It was mado with Spain Fob. 22, 1821 and provided: Artiolo VI.?Tho inhabitants of tho territories which his Catholic majesty ocdos to tho IJnitod States bv this treaty ?hall ho incorporated in tho union of tho United States rh hooq aB may bo consistent with tho principles of tho Koderal Constitution, andadmittod to tho erijoyin ;ut of all tho privilogos. rights and immunities of tho oitizons of tho United Statos. OUR TRKATIE8 WITH MEXICO. Tho fourth and fifth treaties woro executed July 4 1848 and Julo 80 1854 Thoy wcro known as tho Mexican troaty and thoGadsdon Purchase treaty and provided: Artiolo IX.?Tho Mexicans who in the territories aforesaid shall not prcHervo tho oharaotor of oitizons of the Mexioan ropublio shall bo incorporated into tho union of tho IJnitod States and bo admitted at tho proper tirno (?o bo julgod of by tho oongress of tho Unitod States) to tho enjoyment of all the rights of oitizons of tho United States according to tho Constitution, and in tho meantime shall bo maintainod and protootod in tho freo onjoymont of their liborty and property and sooured in tho freo rxeroise of their religion without rostriotion. ANNEXATION OF ALASKA. Tho sixth treaty involved tho Alaskan nurohaso. It. was mado with Russia June 20, 1807, and provided: Artiolo 111.?Tbo inhabitant) of tho coded territory aooording to thoir ohoioe, resorving their natural allegianoo, may roturn to Russia within three yoars, but if thoy should profor to remain in tho oedod territory, they with the exception of the unoivilizod native tribes, shall be admitted to tho enjoymont of all the rights, advan tages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall bo maintained and proteoted in tho freo enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion. Tho unoivilizod tribos will be subjeot to suoh laws and regulations as the United States may frcm timo to time adopt in rogard to aboriginal tribos of that oountry. TUB CASK OV HAWAII. Tho next instance of annexation was Hawaii. This accomplished by joint PRII, II, I'.lOl, rosi 1'ition of Congress, whioh joint resolution providod as follows: All whito poraoua, inoluding I'ortu gucso and poraona of Afrioan doaocnt, and all poraona dcaoondod from a Hawaiian raoo, on oithor tho paternal or maternal aide, who wero oitizonH of tho republio of Hawaii immediatoly prior to tho transfer of tho Bivoroignty thotoof to the Unitod Statoa, ato hereby dooUrcd to bo citizens of the I ailed States. THE TREATY WITll SPAIN. Tho aovonth treaty was tnado with Spnin Dooombcr, 10th, 1808 It was tho peaoo tre*iy. This treaty provided: Articlo IX?Spanish euhjocta, natives of the peninsula * * " m?y pro aorvo their allrgianoo to tho crown of Sp"?in by making before a court (f ro imru, wm in a voir iroiu mo ono 01 tho exchange of ratifications of thin treaty, a declaration of their doeihiou to proBclYC nush allrgianoe, in default of whioh declaration they shall bo hold to have ronoutood it and to have adopted tho nationality of tho tenitory in which they may toaido. Tho oivil rights and political Hiatus of tho native inhabitants of tho torri torios hereby oeded to tho inhabitants of tho Unitod States shall bo deter mined by tho Congress. It will not bo ditlioult for tho student to dcteruiino tho difforonoo botwoon tho administration's Philippino policy and tho policy adopted iu all formor annexations. In all other instanoes oiti zonship for tbo pooplo of territory annexed was contemplated and providod for. In this instance citizenship was not guaranteed to tho people of tho | annexed tr rritory, but tbo civil rights and politioal statUH of the nativo inhabitants wcro loft for tbo determination of Congress. THE M ENKItV IlESOLUTION. Tbo difforonoo between tbo adminis tration's I'hilippino policy and tho polioy adhered to with respect to all formor annexations was emphasized when tho United States Sonato, aftor ratifying tho peaoo treaty, adoptod tho MoKncry resolution, which providod as follows: Tha* oy the ratification of tho treaty of peace with Spain it in nut intended to incorporate the inhabitants of tho Philippines into uitizonnhip of the United S.atos, nor in it intended to permanently annex said inlands as an integral part of tho torritory of tho United S atcr-; but it is tho intention of tho IJaited Statos to establish on paid islands a government suitable to tho wants and oondit ions of tho inhabitants of aaid islands, to proparo them for local Fclf-govorouiont, and in duo time to mako such disposition of said islands as will host promoto the intcrosts of tho citizens of tho United States and tho iuh .bitants of said islands. This resolution was adopted in Feb ruary, 181)9. Two years liavo olapsod, and instead of gotting nearer to the traditional policy of this government with rospcol to annexation, wo have gono considerably farther by conferring upon persona to bo namod by tho Prosi dout "all military, civil and judioia! powers" in tho Philippines, said power* to ho oxcroiscd under tho President*! direction. It is important that wo carofully ob serve tho marked diflcronoo botweor tho administration's policy and tin traditional policy of this governmcni with respect to annexation. In every instanoo, previous to tha relating to tho Philippines, tho inhabi tants of tho aoquired territory wen to bccouQo citizens of tho Unitot States, whilo tho territory was t: bcoomo part and parcel of thi United Statos. In tho oaso of th< Pbili?arvJr>Aa t b a *\/\l ?4 - 1 ? ? ? 1 iiiiij'i'iuuo inu jiunkiuai tiiftius wan (.< bo dittoed by Congress. And in ratify ing tho treaty tho Senate Haid: "It ii not intended to incorporate tho inhabi tants of tho Philippines into citizon ship of tho United Statoa. Nor in i intondod to permanently annex said ia land as an integral pirt of tho territory of tho United States." Tho people havo b.en deooived b; Ropublioan pretenses?thoy havo ro lined to hchevc that a revolution ii our form of government was intonded Each day makes clearer tho purposo o tho administation to discard America prinoiplcs and mould i ur institutions t suit Kuropoan ideas ?Tho Commonor Testing and Reforming. (jLorgo Townsend, an Indiana farm er, boliovod in "Christian Siienco" an< his wifo did not. Wo aro told that h oamo homo from town in a muldln condition, and tho warm room booi put him to sleep. Then tho wifo, b; way of testing his Christian Scionc faith, tied him fast to his ohair witl a olotheslino. Sho Pen went to th barn and roturncd with a blaoksnak whip, which sho applied vigorously t( tho back and eh mldcrs of hor licg lord. Ho writhod undrrtho snari o the lash, butthemoro he bogged th harder sho laid on tho whip. "Ther is no suoh thing as pain," said she, a she continue tho castigation; "it's al imagination. You aro Christia Soieoeo; nothing oan hurt you. Yo' ^ AVi't fe A1 ann ^ MVU v MUI muj |#*iu tftv UK | uu yuu Goorgc? Yon are fooling first rato, ain' you. George?" Tho wifo not only ex plodod his Christian Science theory but, it is said, also worked a roforma tion in his drinking habits. This is praotioal way of testing a man's fait and inoidontally roforming him A Bad Man. T. F. Hcnnigar, of Memphis, Tenn who was arrested charged aith the mui dor ot his wife, was Wednesday eon raitted to jail to await the action of th J rand Jury. Ltdoveloptd at tho pr< iminary examination that Mrs Iloi nigar oarried a lifo insuranoo pclioy ft 120,000 payable to hor husband, upc i which a three months' promium hi . | boon paid the day beforo hor death. lu, I a US/Is < TUB IRRIGATION OF RICK The Census Bureau Is Getting up Statistics About the Matter. ltioo in tho pricolpal ooroal produot of tho South Atlsntio and Gulf States. 11? cultivation bogan Grst in South (Jaro1 1 n a a n/1 1 1 .w\i*? t .> naaaltf 1 ?? ?-v ltun<I?A.l nun nuu ilUAl I J V?TU IIUHU1UU years ago. Within tho last dooado Louisiana and Toxas havo ongagod in growing rioo on a vory largo scalo, and today thoso statosfurnish nearly throo fourths of all tho product of tho country. Recognizing tho importanoo of this agricultural product, which today forms tho principal food of ono half of tho p tpulation of thooarth, tho division of Agriculture of the Twolfth (Jonsus is making a special effort to oolleot and tahulato important data rotating to rioo, and tho various methods of irrigation which aro practiced in its cultivation on tho dolta lands and inland marshes of South Carolina and (Joorgia, tho alluvial landsof Louifiana, Mississippi,and other state, tho broad prairios in shouthoastorn Tcini and southwestern Louisiana. The sohodulo now being mailed to tho rice planters contains a numhor of important questions oovoring mothods, oostp, otc. From tho data thusoolko'.od togothcr with tho statistioH gathered by tho ecu huh enumerators, it is hopod to oom pile a bulletin which will oomphrohm sivoly show tho extont and valuo of tho irrigation plants, tho aoioago oultivatod undor thorn, and many othor important facts oonnootod with this industry. As tho voluuio and valuo of thcso statistics will dopcnd upon tho interest shown in tho inquiries hy thoso engaged in tho cultivation of rioo, tho Dirootoroaracst ly requests that all to whom tho boho dulos aro addrossod will mako a prompt and careful roply. Owners of plantations and socreta ries of companies who do not rcotivo tho inquiries within a rcasonablo timo, aro requostod to writo to \> G. Powers Ohiof Statistician in charge of Agrioul turn, Oonsus Olhoo, Washington 1) (J , and blanks will bo mailed to them st eueo. A comprnhonsiyo compilation of tho facts relating to this rapidly growing branoh of agrioulturo will liavo no small ic.il lenoo on tho futuro pro gress of rioo cultivation in tho south, and t <o oons'q ient dovolopoment of largo areas of now territo ry thoroin. A Narrow Escape. Two Young ladies had a narrow escapo from drowing at Arlington Mills at Grocr's Wodnosday afternoon. Misses Wood and Armstrong, who live not far from tho mill, wcro driving in a buggy going homo. Whilo orossing tho bridgo over tho rivor at tho mill, , tho mulo got freightoncd at tho rush and roar of tho river and oomuionood | backing, and boforo it oould bo stoppod, , baoked tho buggy off tho bridgo, tho two young women, buggy and mulo I falling twclvo foot into tho rivor, in six , feet of woatlior. Tho river was swollon , by tho heavy rains of tho past two days, and tho current was very swift. Tho buggy with its ooounants was swent fifty yards dowmn stream. Two young 1 men who saw the acoident, and knowing tho helpless and almobt hopoless position of tho girls, ran down tho banks of tho river, dat-hod into tho stream, 1 and suoocodod in rcsouing tho girls about fifty yards below tho bridgo. 9 Messrs. Armstrong and Bagwell wcro 1 tho mon who savod tho livos of tho 9 girls. Tho mulo and tuggy woro rollod 9 and dashed out into tho stream and tho 9 mulo was drowned. Tho young ladios 9 wotc taken to a rcsidonoo near by and " givon ovcry attention. It is feared that * they aro badly iojurod by tho fall and shook. t No Lard for Her. y "Mrs. Pullman, tho widow of tho slooping oar magnate, is fair, fat and Has grown sons. Sho a'so has millions ^ of dollars. Sho spent somo timo in Kuropo rooontly. While there an English 1 lord saw hor, and lcarnod approxima f toly how much sho was worth. Ho tried to bo presonted, but hor widow's n wocds provontod. Novortholoss ho be0 cano deeply in lovo. All ho desired ' was an opportunity to lay his hoart, his titlo and his oastlcs at hor foot. Tho opportunity failed to cvontuato whilo . sho was on tho othor side, so the other j day ho sont her a oablo mossago of 150 words (paid), in whioh ho laid baro his heart and askod for hor hand, do muoh in carnost was ho that ho oablod Q $Jf> for an immodiate return mossago v from tho object of his aflojtions. Tho c oablo rate to London is Hnmnthinw l;ir? 1 throo words for $1, honoo ho ooaoludcd 0 that seventy fivo words, of the right 0 sort, would bo onough to mako him 3 happy. But tho prepaid roply was not ? Hont. "A pieoo of unwarrantable importincnoo," was Mrs. Pullman's only 0 oommmont." o ___ Hloodslie<l in Groenvillo. o The Rev James Wa'kor, a negro u preaohor, was shot and almost instantly i, killed by Dan Smith, a negro rough, at t Contral, on the Siuthorn Railway, on > Sunday night. Walkor was standing , rear his ohuroh talking with a friend, >- when Smith and his companions oame a along and bogan using vile opithots to a h woman related to Walker who waa standing near. Walker romonstrated, whon Smith drjw his pistol aud shot Walker, tho lullet entering above the loftoyo, killing him almost instantly. , Smith esoapcd. Walker is highly ro r- sprcted by whito and colored oitizons ? John ltigdon, whito, shot Bill Fisher, ie a negro, on Sunday evening, nearTrav 3- oiler's ltost, in this oounty. lligdoc i- shot three timos, ono bullet hitting >r Fisher in tho breast. Doctors think >n that the wouad will provo fatal. The td oauso of tho difficulty could not b< ascertained. \ fs f NO. 37 A HOODOO DOCTOR Airatted In Charleston for Klllirg a Negro Ciri. DIED IN CONVULSIONS. It Wat Proved Hcwever That the Administering of Herb Medicine Did Not Caust the Death Tho (loath of Viola Simmons, colorod, agod year?, of No. 3 IIoris row, whioh ooourrod Wodnesday morning at an oarly hour, has caused the arrest of Josoph Hey ward, an old oolorod inan, who livos noar tho Him mona homo. Tho Negro was hold for hovoral hours at tho station house at tho rciuost of Doputy ('oronor Groea until an investigation oould bo mado. Viola Simmons, an idiot, tho 9 yearold daughtor of William Simmons, was takon violently id Tuosday afternoon. Hlio was in oon\ ulsions and Josoph Hoyward, a root and horb doctor who is said to havo mado wondctful ouros in giving out powdered wood and liquids mado fiom roots of oortain troos, was sont for. Dr. lloyward, as ho is known, lived only a slnrt distanoo, and seizing two bottlos oontaining a blaok liquid, hurried to tho Simmons houso. The young Nogro girl was on tho bod, twist 1 A. I UL 1 - iiik niHi turning nao an Angio worm from convulsions. Hoyward wont to work to bring her from under tho spoil and gave hor a quantity of his root inodioino. Homo 11 ino altorwards the girl booamo quiet and tho mombors of tho family blessod Ikyward, doolaring that ho had suococdi d in casting out tho ovil spirit. Bulioving that tho uiodioino was going to ouro his pationttho physician took his doparturo. During the night tho girl was again seized with convulsions and W? dnosday uiorningsho died. William Simmons, her father, booamo alarmed and oharged Hoyward with kiiling his daughter. Tho polioo got wind of tho matter and arrestod Hey ward. Tho ooronor was notified and Deputy Coroner Croon ordered tho polioo to hold Hoyward until ho oould inquire fully into tho death of tho Negro. Boforo holding tho oxamination he visitod tho station houso and talked with Hoyward. Ho askod to sco his liconso giving him tho right to praotioo mcdioino, and inquired at what oollogo ho studied modioino. Tho old Negro ropliod that ho was lioonsed to praotioo by tho Almighty and that naturo was his oollogo. Ho doolarod he had a Divino power and that tho Juioo oxtraotod from roots and woods assisted him in making euros. Hoyward was badly frightenod and when ho was boing searched he trembled liko a loaf sliakon by tho wind. Dr. .Johnston Buist hold at autopsy over tho Nogro girl and disoovored that death was not oauncd by tho treatment of Hoyward. Sho had been an idiot all her lifo and doath was oaused from convulsions produood by oyst in the btain. Hoyward was released and he walkod out of tho station houso in a happy frarno of mind.?Charloston Post. Ohio Bank Robbed. A gang of half a dozen robbors Tursday morning blow opon tha safo of the Citizon's Havings Hank at Chardon, Ohio, and aftor a dosperato fight with night watchman Pomeroy and oiticons, suocoodod in making their osoape. It is boliovod thoy soourod loan than $200. The night watchman discovered the mon at work in the bank. Ho was Hoizod, bound and gaggod, but not until ho had shot odo of tho burglars. Dr. Hudson was arousod by tho noise and wont to tho saono. He was also seised and tied, hand and hot. It required threo big ohargos of dynamito to blow tho safo door off. Tho robbors succeeded in gaining entrance to only one compartment of tho big safe. In another part, which was not roaohod, it is tired to plaoes of safety, leaving Pomeroy tho night watchman, after shooting one of tho burglars, was badly olubbed over tho head. At oaoh explosion the robbors rotirod to plaoes of safety, leaving Pomorey in an exposod plaoo. The robbors osoaped on a hand oar. Tho Christian Neighbor. Tho obliteration of a newspaper is Dot ofton dono voluntarily, but we have an instanooin this state that is unique and unparalleled, so far as we know. , Tho Ohrrstian Neighbor was established April 2, 1868, by 8idi H. Browne, in advooaoy of Christianity and peaee, and for nearly thirty-throe years it has boon mailed from Columbia, 8. C. Two weeks ago tho Neighbor was discontinued by tho extoutor of its fcuader. editor and proprietor, in aooordanoe with tho will of Mr. Browno, who made 1 provisioD for its publication for a period of six months after his deoease. Not until the books are opened in another i world will there be a revolation of the ; good accomplished by Mr. Browne and his oo-laborors for this third of a oen> tury, with its trials and struggles for ? the advanoemont of "peaoe on earth good i will toward men."? Qreenyille Mountaineer. , A Wondering Boy. Mrs. 0. V. Fishbnrno of Aiken oounty has written to Got. MoSweeney asking him to aid her in locating her son. , The young man left home two weeks - ago to oome here to enlist in the army. > Sinoe then she has heard nothing from him, and is very anxious to know what has beoome of him An investigation i will be made, and if tho youns man > has enlisted and started for the Philippines she will be so informed.