The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 25, 1906, Image 3
HE WILL DIE
On the Gallows For a Most Hein\
ous Crime.
r,
BRUTE TO RE HANGEl).
The Law Vindicated in the Case of An*
drew Thompson, Who, Within Five
Weeks From ,the Commission
of the Crime, is Tried and
Condemned to be Hung.
There has scarcely ever been so
much interest soown in any criminal
trial in Greenville as is shown in the
t.rlal nf Uifl nnlit AnflfAw 'IVh/vnn.
son, who Is ^h&rged with assaulting
Mrs. Frank .James, the wife of a
farmer, near Taylor's, December 18,
1805, which was begun la the court
of scsdons Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, says a special dispatch to The
State. A verdict of guilty was returned
Wednesday afternoon.
Acc >rding to ths testimony of Hen
.Smith and Charlie Mcseloy, b >th colored,
they were with the defendant at
sundown on the day the alleged crime
was committed, abiut a quarter of a
mile distant from the James home.
They parted at that point, after
having partakeD of whiskey from a
pint bottle which the defendant had.
Before they parted this bottle was
emptied. tThompson went in the direction
of (he James home, they to
their homes in an opposite direction.
This bottle figured prominently in
the trial. An empty bottle was found
at the place where Mrs. James was
assaulted, which, when presented to
these witnesses, brought forth the
statements that "if It wasn't the
tame bottle Thompson carried and
from which they drank, it looked very
much like it "
Mrs. James' testimony was pathetic
and caused no little Interest. There
nm o r\ /l ? artv/^ nn n iwnrnr t li n />i?. ,n>rl
nttfj 1117 UIOl'lUCI rtUiUMK UIJV V;1U*VU,
which was silent to catch the words
of the \vitnuss. She was visibly affected
as she took the stand. It was
a trying ordeal, and if the courts had
any way to shield a woman from such
publicity it would undoubtedly ho
done. Her voice was faint when she
answered the tirst few questions of
Solicitor Iiqggs, but she bicimo more
confident as the examination preceded
and it was not necessary for the
solicitor to propound questions to secure
her evidence. Sne testified that
a negro giving his name as Andrew
Tnompson came to her house about an
hour by sun and went away. About
dark the same man returned and asked
where her husband was. She told
him that he waR in Greenville. Sue
suspected the negro was up to no
good and picking up a lamp, started
out at her front door for the home of
Mrs. Pnillips, a few hundred yards
away. The negro turned and went
toward the back of the yard. After
she had gone only a few yards the
negro ran up behind her and taking
hold of her jerked the lamp from her
hand. A terrible scutte ensued. Sue
made superhuman elTorts to repulse
the attack, but was overpowered and
the crime was committed, from which
she si ITered greatly.
At tins point in the testimony Solicitor
Hoggs asked: "Is the defendant
who Hits thai-A thn man who as
suited >ou, or is lie not, Mrs. James?''
The silence which prevailed over the
crowded court room was deathlike.
The spectators had listened for this
question, wnich was the most important
to convict the defendant
Mrs. James looked straight at the
prisoner, who sat by the side of his
attorney. "That is the man," said
she in a strong voice, "that did it"?
and after a slight pause, "that's the
dog!" This testimony caused a considerable
stir and the deputies moved
about among the arowd.
Constable Kainey testified to the
capture of Thompson in his home and
his identification by Mrs. James the
next day. lie was in a drunken
stupor when arrested and made different
and conflicting statements to the
magistrate.
To show that the defendant was
not at the James home when the crime
was committed and that a strange
negro was in the neighborhood is the
sole defence of the negro Thompson
and upon this the defendant's case
rested. Attorney McSwaln for the
defense In the cross examination of
all witnesses for the State, sought to
bring out testimony showing there
was a strange negro In the vicinity
where the crime was committed
Such a strange person was thereabouts
the afternoon of the crime.
The positive identification of the defendant
by Mrs. James and the chain
of evldedce which clings ahout the
bottle are strongly contradictory to
the theory of the defense and are
questions which will be decided by
the Jury.
The State closed its case at the noon
hour, all the testimony being heard.
The defense put up no witnesses and
arguments were at once begun. The
defence by not introduoing any evidenoe
secured the last argument to
the Jury. Mr. Alvin H. Dean assisted
the prosecution and made the
rpening argument for tbe State.
A.lwavs logical and eloquent, he made
one of the strongest speeches ever
heard in a Greenville court r-om. lie
was followed by Solicitor Hoggs, who
made a short argument and ai?aly/.< d
the testimony. Elcq lently the solicitor
appealed for the protection of
helpless women and the suppression
of mob law bv the petit jury doing its
duty. His spe? ch was forcible and
delivered with charaeterist'c earnestness.
John .7. MeSwaln made the closing
argument. H>? was app inted by the
cou*t to defend Thompson, and a
brave tight w-as made to prove the
Innocence of the accused. Every
point of testimony which was introduced
by tht Sra'e which bordered
on being Irrelevant was contested.
Earnestly and plainly the attorney
recited the State's testimony to the
jury and made a strong plea for his
client. Reluctantly Mr. McSwain
took the case, but he had no way rut
of it and he did bis duty well, lie
urged upon the jury to se^ that no
innocent man was convicted; the law
did not want it, and to give the pris
oner, who was helpless and in the
bauds of the law and his God, an itr.
partial verdict.
A verdict <-f guilty was reached
after the jury was out one hour
T uimoson was sentenced to bo hang
ed on February 2 Not motion for a
new trial was m ide.
AN OITTUBK KILLED.
ATri'Dil'T TO ARREST SLAVISH
ENDS IN OF PIC Hlt'S DEATH.
tfcCormick the Feeuo of a Pfilculty
in Which Hate Oohstabie
lost His Iife.
A special dispatch from Augusta,
r1,, irx mu^ c.?. A %? - i
vr<* , iu x no ontlt) &l\yn itir. J. KJ
llolstien of MoO Ttnick, a member of
the State cOfiSfjhbul vry, -lioci in the
Augusta city hospital Tuesday morniup,
Jan. 33, at 8 o,"l< ck, havlug been
brought to the city M >wUv in a serious
condition from a gunshot wound.
Mr. Iiolstein was accompanied by I)rR.
M. Fuller of M Cnrrnck, who was
with him until the end came, and escorted
the remains toMr llolstein's
former home at llAttsourp Tuesday
afternoon.
Dr. Fuller was seen by the State's
representative and gave the following
slatemcut for publication;
'Mr. ,1. C. llolstien, Si.Ate constable
at M<C>rmtck, was shot bv Mr.
Wade C ttlirao, a farmer living about
two miles from MoOornolck. The
shooting took p'.aco on Main street in
the presence of a number of witnesses.
"Mr Cothran and Mr. Tump Widenian
were about to pet into an alter
cation when Mr, Cothran drew a 88
calibre Smith Jc Wesson pistol. Toe
town marshall, Mr. J. R. Rrown,came
upon the scene and placed Mr. Cothran
under arrest, 1 ut he refused to
ptve up his weapon. The marshal
called upon Mr. iiolstein for assist
ance. He stepped up end it seems
took hold of the barrel of the weapon
and reunested Mr. Cothran to lot
him have the pistol. Mr. Cothr&n
still refused and endeavored to pull
the pistol from Mr. Gobhran, when it
was dhc larged. The bullet entered
the chest about two and a half inches
below the nipple, on a liae oenetrattng
the diphragm in two places, pass
ing through the penicardium and
through the l"wer lobe of the left
lung, lodging Just under the skin at a
point of ohe snoulder blade.
''Mr. Hoisteln was taken to the
city hospital by his physician on the
afternoon t.ahi. lie continued to
grow worse until death ensued at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning. An
autopsy revealed the fact that both
the abdomen and plurae were tilled
with blood.
"Mr. Wade Cothran was cut two or
three times by Mr. Wtdemari after
the si looting took place. His wounds
were lljsh wounds and not likely to
give him trouble.
"Mr. Ilolstein was cool and collected.
He walked nearly two blocks to
the physician's ctli ;e after the wound
and was Goundou# until about 15
minutes before he died. He made no
statement in regard to the wound.
'*111-? remains wer'1 shipped to hatesbur^,
his former home, on the 3 30
train Tuesday afternoon where the
interment will take place tomorrow.
Ills fither, mother, one brother aud
one sister survive bim. The three
came over to Augusta on the mornI
ok train, reaching here a^short while
after his death.
"Mr. llolstein was a young man
about 30 >ears of age and well liked
by every one in Mc Jorm*ck, where he
had been stationed for the past two
aud a half years. He was a member
of the Knights of Pythias and his
friends were numerous."
A OoHurietl Village.
After expend ng more than $1,600nnn
rtnrlm/ tVia riftflt. otw xietawa In ?.<?
V.V.A .ups v.iv .< niA jr cain a Li |Siu
chasing and working the Copper
Fields mines, for many years the
third largest in the United States,
George Westinghou.se, of Pittsburg,
has abandoned his search for copper
in the Vershire mountains In Vermont
as a result the village is now
practically deserted. Westinghouse's
representatives declare that the copper
vein is worthless. Scores of miners
and their families have left town,
and now there are not a dozen families,
where the population at one
time was more than a thousand.
Throughout the village all the dwellings
formerly occupied by the employes
are being sold and moved away or
torn down. The maehlnery, boilers,
and fnrnaoes are being blown up by
dynamite.
V ,
WENT ON ROCKS.
Steamer Valencia Wrecked on
the Coast of an Island.
MANY PERSONS LOST.
It Is Thought That One Hundred an^
Twenty-One Souls Perished on the
Ill-fated Ship. Not a Woman
or Child Among the
Rescued.
A dispatch from Victoria, It. C ,
savs the Valencia, which was en route
from Sun Francif-c ?, with 5)4 passrn
gers and a cow of 00, went ashore at
midnight Tuesday night during a
thick fog and a largo, number were
drowned when attempting to leave the
j dilp. The steamer is on the recks
. against a high clIIV, and is likely to go
to pieces at any time. () ie boat's crew
reached Cap , Beale at ii o'clock Tues
day afternoon, and nlue men got
ashore near the telegraph hut, about
15 miles from the. lighthouse Two
men are prisoners on the face of the
cMIT near which the steamor wont
asaore and cannot get up the cl.tr or
return to the wrick. Too sea will
probably reach them when the tide is
mgu. i no man report terrible scenes.
One woman drooped her child into
toe sea. when trying to hand it to her
husband, who was in one of the boats.
When the boat's crew left there
was a little b >y running about the
decks crying for his mother, who was
amoiik' the drowned. There are still
about 125 persons on the wreck, with
almost certain death staring them in
the face. The steamer Queen, wnich
arrived here at 4 o'cloca from S*n
Francisco, landed iier passengers ano
left at once for the scene of the wreck.
The steamer Q leen City left at midnight
on her regular coast cruise and
should reach the scene of the wreck
in a few hours. Urgent messages are
being received for assistance.
A dispatch from Cape Bcalo says
the steamer lost is the Valencia of
San Fraucisco, which wont ashore on
Vancouver island coast near Cloose
The lighthouse keeper says about 100
were drowned. The news of the disaster
on the Vancouver island coast
in meagre, being con lined to the message
received by Capt. Gaudln, agent
of the marine service, from Light
house Keeper Patterson at Cap1
Beale, saying: "Steamer wrecked be
tween here and Oloose, about 100
drowned, nine reached telegraph hut.
Will wire more raticulars as soon a
possible." Cape Beale Is on Vancouv
Island at the southern side of the en
trance to Barclay sound. The name
of the wrecked vessel has not been ascertained.
NO SION OF LIFK.
The cor respondent of the Associated
Pre^s on board the steamer Salvor
has wired from liamtielii as follows:
The steamer Valencia was located by
the steamer Queen at Da.m, today on
Point Plan way, about live miles from
Cape Beale. The tug Czar went In to
investigate and repor that th
steamer was ashore, stern ilrst and
her decks swept clear with the exception
of a small part of the deckhouse
and her two masts standingNo
persons could he seen alive on
ooard. In the rising of the foremast
was what the captain of the tug Czu
took to be a signal, although he was
unable to say whether It was a piece
of sail or a human being clinging to
the rigging.
Tno steamer Salv >r stood in for
about two miles but was unable to go
any further as a heavy sea and a westerly
gale was blowing, making it high
ly dangerous, if not impossible, to
make a closer approach.
The Czar was within three-quarters
of a miie from the wreck but, could
go no further towards the Valencia
and after making as complete an examination
as possible, she returned to
the Queen and Salvor. The latter
steamer and the tug Czar then left
for Baaaiield creek, the Queen standing
by her companion line. When the
Salvor left the scene there was a heaw
swell from the southwest and rain
was falling In torrents. The Queen
reported having heard three gunsnots
shortly before the arrival of the Salvor,
but nothing of any UviDg person
was to be seen.
Advices from Cape Iiealc say that
ifi men have arrived, one of whom Is
the boatswain, the others being sailors.
They reported a passenger list of
94 and a crew of (30 and said that
when they left the wreck yesterday
morning there were about 100 persons
on board, a large percentage of whom
were women and children who were
on the quarterdeck. Two boats were
smashed alongside and all the occu
nftniu aiAva
|/uuvn nvig uiv;micu,
The Valencia left San Francisco
about 11 o'clock on Saturday last and
heard no sound and saw no light pre
saglng danger. The officers were run
nlng by dead reckoning and were on
the outloon for Chumatilla reef lightship
when the steamer struck. She
was backed off after she struck but
the water tilled the engine room, the
Ores were extinguished and the en
gine orew forced out of the room, although
not before the Valencia had
been driven hard on the beach.
HOItlUHLK KXl'KUIKNCES.
A special representative of The
Post-Intelllgenoer wired from Port
Angeles at 3:30 a. m. Thursday
morning that the resoue ship Oity of
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V
A
'K-peka picked up a life raft at 1
o'clock Wednesday afternoon six miles
otT Cape H<*ale with 20 survivors of
the Vale? e'a on board. The men
were In a pitiable condition and almost
dead from exposure The men
on their frail support battled bravely
with a pair of oars to reach the City
of Tnpeka, which, owing to the dangerous
coast, could not run in any
closer to them. Within half a mile
from the raft a brat was lowered from
'be deck, which was with much dilliculty,
made fast with a line to the
raft. The work of rescue was daugerous.
The men were too exhausted
to even tie a rope about themselves.
The survivors told terrible tales of
the wrick of the vessel. When they
left the ship there were about 90 people
oo board, most of them clinging
to the rigging.
G. Willis, one of the men rescued
from the raft, in describing his experiences,
said two of the boats were
smashed as soon as they stri ek the
water and a third fell Into the water
stern tlrsfc, precipitating its occupants
Into the water. Then, ho said, an
attempt was made to get a line
ashoro. "A fireman named Cigales
.agreed to swim ashore- Ho was in
| the water fully half au hour, but was
unable to make the beach. Que man
was nwempt ashore and succeeded in
landing ou a small rt ok. We shot a
line to him aud then he tried to climb
the cliIT, but he fell and was killed before
ou r eyes.
"In the ' lornlng another sad calamity
occurred. Ab >ut 15 or 20 pur|
sons, among fchera one or two women
had taken refuge In the fore topmost
Suddenly, aud without warning, the
! mast tottered and there came a shriek
fH/.a . ..n It- .. ? ,4 tt.. 1
i j win vi'ii cs wii iu, ?iuu but; 11i x.Vj mil
ment it fell with a crash, carrying
its load of human freight to a terrible
death.
"Uipt. Johnson lost his bearings
and ran the ship ashore. It was a
dark and stormy night, and nothing
could be seon. The ship struck while
running full speed. We all thought
we were to the southward of Flat tery,
and after striking CJapt. John
son proved himself a hero. lie made
the statement that he would never
ieave the wreck alive arid 1 believe It
The chiif engineer Is also carrying a
revolver with which to blow out his
brains when tho crltlc.il moment
comes."
SUHMKHOKD AND HltOKKN
With only 33 of the 151 persons on
l*oard known to be safe up to a late
hour Thursday night, t te wrecked
steamer Valencia now lies submerged
and broken on tho Vancouver oast
live miles from (Jape 11 >ale. Ouly a
portion of a mast stauds above the
water and the ll :et of steamers and
tugs Thursday turned their attention
tjo patrolling the coast In the hope of
lidding boats, rafts or wreckage still
bloat with survivors. Hut the belief
grows stronger each hour that 121
persons, including most of the passen
gers are lost.
Of the 33 persons definitely acooua
fed for, and these do not include
threr men, believed to be survivors
seen on shore by the whaling vessel
Orion, six have been taken on the
Salvor, bruised, half naked, and ex
hausted. Nine others in a similar
plight are still camped on Darling
creek in a telegraph hut, while the
remaining 18 were picked up by the
City of Tjpoka from a raft.
Not a woman or child is among the I
saved, survivors saying that the wo
men refused to leave the wreck
ven whe l told the sdp was going to
pieces.
A Sorrowful ttoniftooo
A e'ever and beautiful girl of nineteen,
named B troness Irma Von IIolz,
das just died at Bejrlin, (i jrnaany, the
result of consumption, Her death
tarings to light a romance. As a girl
sue turned die heads of the barons
and counts frequenting the salons of
the best Berlin sootety. Driven from
her home by her proud parents because
of her determination to marry a
mau of whom they disapproved, and
who later deserted her to marry
another, she commenced the selling of
flowers la the streets of ICreois, where
her parents resided. They had refused
to give her any a^dstance whatever.
Finally the young baroness
brought an action against her parents
to force tnem to acknowledge her as
their daughter. She woa iier case,
but did not win from toem much in
the way of monetary assi ttance. The
consumption she con traced as the result
of exposure to all weathers In
following her calling of 11 )wcr seller.
Society Women Scored.
Chicago society was astoneded when
It learned that the recent Kirmess
had been denounced by ttie lie v. Sydney
Strong speaking before a large
audience at the Second Congregational
Church, as the most Improper social
gathering ever held in Chicago.
In an address that fairly bristled with
Invective the clergyman stigmatized
In the entertainment as "half naked,
painted, sensualized creatures, full
sisters to the benighted Fetish dancers
of South Africa, promoters of the
Kirmess, which was held two weeks
ago, raised 12 S,000 for the Children's
Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Walter S.
Brewister, treasurer of the Kirmess,
declared after she had heard of Dr.
Strong's remarks that none of the
dance was immodest and that the costumes
worn by the women who dispensed
punch complied with every rule
of propriety.
Might Hi*it Homo.
At Pittsburg, Pa., at a meeting of
the Woman's Cluo one of the members
suggested that women were wearing
thei* dresses too long and said
they should not extend below the
knees. "That might do for a lady
with your form" spoke up an angular
member * 'bnt I don't agree with you
one bit."
PASSED AWAY.
I Gen. Joe Wheeler Mas Joined
Mis Comrades Under the
SHADE OF THE TREKS.
He Was a Hero of Two Wars, Was Officially
Thanked By the South
Carolina Legislature For His
Defense of Aiken During
Sherman's Raid.
Gen. .1 >seph Wheeler, Die famous
Confederate cavalry leader and a brl
gadier general of the United States
array since the war with Spain, died
at 5.35 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, in Brooklyn. Toe veteran of
,wt> wars was ou years oin, b ir? In
;uUe of his age, theio was hope u ltll
Thursday of ills recovery from the alack
of pucumonla, wiilch caused the
death.
It has not yet boon announced
where the bodv will bo burled, but
pri bibly It will be In Arlington com
tery, near Washington. Announcement
for the plans for the funeral
will be ma le tomorrow. Gen. Wheeler
was taken i.l six clays aero at his sister's
home, where he has been living recently.
Ho outraoted a severe cold
wiilch developed into pleurisy and
pneumonia. From the tirst his age
told against him but the family did
not give up hope until Wednesday
night, when the disease was found to
nave all' -cted both lungs.
Gen. Wheeler's immediate relatives
were all with him. His daughters,
Mrs. W. J. Harris and the Misses
Anne, Lucille and Carrie Wheeler,
had been summoned from the South
and arrived early in the week. His
son, Maj. Jos. Wheeler, Jr., U. S. A.,
now stationed at West Point, was also
present, as well as Gen. Wheeler's
sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, and her
son.
The family were summoned to the
bedside of the patient at midnight
Wednesday night, when the doctor's
in consultation concluded that the end
wa-* but a matter of hours. The gen
oral was then awake and conscious and
tiis mind was apparently active. He
seemed to know that death was ap
proaching and though too weak to
| <peak, lie succeeded In giving signs of
recognition and encouragement to his
children.
Later the general sank Into a peaceful
slumber, and at the request of the
doctors the family quietly withdrew
from the sick man's bedside.
Gen. Wheeler was never again more
than semi c mselous. He lingered un
til tills evening and passed away
quietly.
(UCiN. wiieislku'b cakkeu.
.Joseph Wheeler, soldier, born In
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 10, 1800. lie was
I graduated at the United Slates Mill
lary academy In 1859 and assigned to
the dragoons. After a year's service
at the c ivalry school for practice at
Carlisle, Pa., he received the full rank
of second lieutenant, but on April 22,
1801, resigned and eutered the Confederate
army. He was made colonel
of the Nineteenth Alabama Infantry
on Sept. 4, 1801, and served principally
in the West.
At Shllon tie commanded a brigade
and covered the Confederate retreat
from the Held. In .July, 1802, he was
transferred to a cavalry command and
engaged In raiding Western Tennessee
During the Kentucky cimpalgn of
that year he had charge of Gen. Rraxton
Hrogg's oavilry and fought at
Green R'verand Parryville. Hi com
onauded the rear guard of the Confederate
army wnen It retreated Into
Tennessee and on October 30, 1802,
was promoted to brigadier general. At
Murfreesbor j be was in charge of the
cavalry, and thereafter he wascontln
uously active In c mtesttug Gen. William
S. Rosecrans' advance, also attacking
his Hanks, raiding in the rear
and destroying his trains. Oa .January
19, 1800, he received his commission
as maj ir general and opposed the
Union advance at Chattanooga. He
COnamandp.fi M>p navulrw at" f!hJnta.
mauga and after the battle crossed
Tennessee river and fell upon Rosecrans'
line of communications, defeating
the force that was sent against
him and destroying over 1,200 wagons
with stores. On tills raid he succeeded
In da in igi ng federal property to the
value of *3,000,000, but, af1&w?9lng
000 men, was driven back to noth^m
Alabama. Subsequently ho took part
in the siege of Kooxville and covered
Bragg's retreat from Lincoln Ridge
and Lookout Mountain.
During the winter and spring he
conlnually harassed the Union troops,
and, on the advance of Gen. William
T. Sherman's army toward Atlanta,
he opposed every movement and fought
almost daily, often with his men dismounted.
July 27-30 he fiught the
raiding force of Gen. Geo. Stoneman,
General Kenner Gerard and Gen. EL
ward M. McCook, and captured many
prisoners, including Gen. Stoneman
and all the artillery and transportation.
On Auk. I*. 1884, he was sent by
Qen. John D. Hood to capture the national
supplies, burn bridges and
break up railways in the rear of Qen.
Sherman's army. PasslnK through
northern Georgia, he went Into eastern
Tennessee as far as the Kentucky
line, and thence through middle Tennessee
back into northern Alabama.
During thi8 raid, which lasted one,
trovh. lie was continuously en^a^cd
and ruined much property Fie was
unsuccessful lu destroying Sherman's
communications, and wan finally 4riven
hack by the national cavalry. When
I the Oonfed?rate commander hecamo
convinced of the Impossibility of arresting
Sherman's advance, Weeler
was sent In front of the army to prevent
tho Union troops from raiding
and foratflntf. He then en^a^ed In
the defense of Savannah, and for his
defense of Aiken received the thanks
of the legislature of South Carolina.
Gen. Wheeler received his promotion
to tho rank of lieutenant general on
Feb. 28, 1805, andconMnued In charge
of the cavalry under Gen. Joseph K.
Johnston until the surrender In April,
1805. Tho death of Gen. James K. It.
Stuart, on May 11, 18(?1, made him
senior cavalry general of the Confederate
array. After the war, he studied
law, which profession and the occupation
of cotton planting he followed
until 1880, when ho was elected to
congress as a Democrat, and took his
seat on Die. 5, 1881; but his place
was successfully contested by Wm. M.
L >we, and ho was unseated, June 3,
1882 He was reelected to the same
congress on tho death of Mr. L i-vo, a
f.jw months later, and served until
after the war with Spain. 1 i May,
i 181)8, he wan made maj >r ^mral and
?vas active In the war with Spain.
CONFEDERATE G iAVE3.
ttirakor 1*uhI??h IUh (till to Mark:
Tliom With Stonot,
Confederate veterans and Southerners
tfr>uer\llv ar?? t.aklmr a rln?i\ infm-.
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est iii the Foraker bill to appropriate
4200,000 to liuy the lands iu N jrtheru
states wherin rest tho bodies of (Jmfederates
who died hi the Northern
prisons in the civil war, to improve
these grounds suiistantially and to
erect headstones over the graves. A.
good deal of N jrthern sentiment, t'>o,
Is with the pjople of the South in this
matte, as Is evidenced by the fact
that Senator Foraker, himsell a lireeating
veteran of the rebellion, Is urging
the passive of the bill.
President, Itioscvelt himself Is favorable
to proper care of the graves
of Confederates who died In the
Northern prisons, lie recommended
this In ills last message.
President Mclvinloy was also favorable
to It and through his elf >rts the
C in federate dead in the District of
Columbia over six years ago wero all
brought together In Arlington cemctary
and a seperate plat prepared for
them.
The great dlilijulty In the way of
the proper care of the Confederate
graves In tho Northern states Is In
the house. There, for the political
reason that survivors of the civil war
in tho Northern states might object
to appropriating money to expend on
the graves of Confederates, nothing
has been done and the opposition to
doing anything has by nu means passed.
The bill Senator Foraker now
has introduced, has already been
twice passed by the senate.
Statistics gatheedon the number of
Confederate dead In the North show
the total is .'10,152 Of the number
:i,.'100 are burled in the national cemeteries.
Their graves are given as good
attention as those of the soldiers
who defended the union. The graves
of the remained are scittered about
and designatlon-and location are rapIdly
becoming Imposlble. Unless the
government takes charge of them and
either buys the land In which they are
situated or removes the remains of
national cemetarles, it will in a few
years, bo out of the question to find
them.
lteod'H Death I'll hit mod.
A dispatch from Bamberg to The
State says as a result of reports and
rumors which have gone out concerning
the death of B. T. lteed, who died
lri Bamberg on the morning of J inuuary
14th, after an ilness of only a
few hours, an investigation was begun
Thursday by the order of Coroni
er J. 11. '/. dgler. The coroner's jury
went to the burial grounds at (Jope,
i where Reed was burled, and there
i disinterred the body. Dr. J. J.
Oleckley performed the operation.
The results, If there are any, win be
brought out In the court house in
a few days. At the time of Ried's
death the commonly accepted report
was that he had died of paralysis of
i the brain. But Mr. O. B. Klttrell,
i a brother-in-law of the deceased man,
hearing the rumor that Used had
been poisoned, carried part of the
body to Augusta, Ga , where ho
claims that a chemist found a large
quantity of arsenic In the stomach.
The investigation in process is to
clear up all this mystery if possible
and to get the facts of the case. In
the meanwhile Klisha Hunch, a white
woman who resides in the mill district
of this town, and Viola Wesley,
colored, are In jail, being held as
parties connected with the death of
Reed.
Gon. Grant on (Jon. I< j?.
At New York Wednesday night
speaking at the annual banquet of the
Confederate veterans cvmp of New
York City, General Frederick D.
Grant, oominanding the department
of the east, I J. S. A., proposed an Informal
resolution that steps be taken
Immediately to make January 19,
iwuj, trie one hundredth anniversary
of the birth of General Robert E. Lee
a national day of memorial. He spoke
of his father's friendship with Genera)
Lee and of the letter's herltate to
the oountry. The resolution was
adopted amid oheers. F. Hopkineon
Smith spoke to the toast ''Old Plantation
Days." In his address he dadared
the suffrage of the negro waa
the "greatest orlme of theoenturj,H