Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ PICKETT'S CHARGE iWEPT ACROSS A PLAIN AMID , SHOT AND SHELL I COULD NOT BE CHECKED ? Tlic (?riin Drama of War Never Lifted Its IUmI Curtain Over a Moro Spectacular Scene Than When the Confederates .Made Their Heroic ^ Charge at (iettyshurg. C The third day's battle at dettysfcburg was the llercest and most descperate conflict of modern times. It rinspired prodigies of valor and reapced a harvest of awful death. Those Hifteen immortal minutes at the stone vwall on Cemetery Ridge marked tlie sliigh tide of the Confederacy. An teye-witness, an oflicer who served twith the Northern army, tells of the nightmare of that long, awful silence hthat preceded the beginning of the linrtillery duel as the two armies faced \each other before the final death grapple. Then camo the signal and 111 jee's 120 guns on Seminary Ridge yopened with a roar that shook the whills from base to crest. And the sireverherating thunder of the guns wwas heard 110 miles away, ji "No sound of roaring waters, nor pevind, nor thunder, nor of these comUbined, ever equaled the tremendous aaiproar. and no command, no order, no sound of voice, could he heard at aiall above the ceaseless din of thoul0sands of shrieking shot and shell falling thick and fast on every side I?nnd bursting with terrific explosion, p,"while others by thousands came ^bounding, skipping, racing and chasn(ing each other over the hill and mdown the slope, hissing, scofllng, thspitting and moaning like relentless ac(lemons as they dashed through the ui (lofnclnilPIlto 'Mill U'nnl niMirop.l /-. mpwv^.. ,"vt,vk' M,1U ??v.?v W,,,MUU lv jacrash among the reserves far back in m(the roar. The air was tilled with clouds of dust, and volumes of sulrGJj>hurous, suffocating smoke rolled up th,white and bluish gray like frightful yjMorm clouds, and hung like a pall over the field, through the rifts and rents of which the sun with dim light ID t looked down upon the ghastly scene." an r0( All the world knows what followw^ed. It is written in letters of flame paon the annals of war?the charge of g^Pickett's division, the flower of the RnConfederate army, against the Union center held by the tried veterans tinc* Hancock's corps. The grim drama t^cf never lifted its red curtain pf r.Tvr * no re spectacular scene than vifc Pickett's devoted regiments crossed the plain to storm amid a hr'.l of shot and shell the heights of mi's- a~ eery Ridge. A third of the dishad not been covered before the-Vfc Federal suns to right and left of in then opened with terrible fury, tearoyelr.e fearful lanes through their ranks. Pr?Bat cn they came yelling like deAcross the Emittsburg pike, P^drirlng in the Union skirmishers, at 8tafull speed, on they dashed. JJ01 Then from 2 0,000 Union muskets | || o came a blinding, zig-zag burst of livlolng flame that mowed down the WAV charging Confederates like a death scythe. But on they came, their tat?tered battle flags nearer and nearer to the coveted stone wall, while from ?"the Federal artillery, double shotted with grape and canister, burst volley a after volley in spurting flames f>0 feet long, blazing into the very faces of >0 the assailants, cutting horrible ? "swaths through the ranks of the Con? "federates, while from both flanks n ?deatb and destruction was burled inour to the desperate charging column. our But on the crest of this fierce tide of 'invasion still came the gallant Armis VJurted with some hundred of his men. Up to tlie wall and over it with the serv cxjpcold steel of the bayonet they dashed in the exultant madness of the llusl *<( of victory and for a brief momenl rmistead's battle flap waved ovei the guns of a captured Union bat tionstery. For a moment only. Hall'i pres^piendid charge through Wedd'i ma" shattered lines ended in a hand-to n(' hand struggle with clubbed muskets 'Armistead fell slain on the gun In co~?Miad captured, and when Picket 'readied the crest he saw at what aw wo" ful cost lie had pierced the Unioi Stat(ijne. From every side troops wen re'mrushing up to aid the beleagueret w'1() Becond corps, lie saw his men sur riir 111rendering in masses and with hi sionsheart breaking in anguish he orderoi distiia retreat of the few that remained o ^'""that magnificent column that s< sive ^portly before had left the lines o ing n^onij nary Ridge. The charge hat ^0,failed and from that fateful momen duce^he Confederacy became the Los Amei??ause ^ (ior0^ " n?t been for the activit; ' and splendid courage of the Unioi ft:v 'cavalry upon both flanks, the story o ( Pickett's charge might have had : c different ending. Leo had planned simultaneously with the assault 01 , ' the left center, attacks by Longstreo f-V 8 on the Union left and by Stuart o V1HOO ."the right where the Confederate sa 'J 11 bres had been posted in position t Jai)<ii^roa^ through the Union right an n ' /?triko the Federals in the rear. Ru iiHH "Kilpatiick kept Ixmgstreet busy an '^prevented aid from reaching Picket at the critcal moment. On the Unio: right ensued one of the most deeper ate cavalry engagements of the war j. # fe": CURED SENATOR KERN iik owes his lirio to new tiHi:iu rix>lt SKKUM. Wont to Ashevlllo Fully Convinced llo Had to Die, Hut Camo Away Woll. The United States i>n 1>1 ic health service was iiiHtructod by unanimous oonsont of the Senate Tuesday to investigate the Dr. Von Knck vaccine following a resolution hy Senator Overman. Opposition of Senator Gallinger to the resolution caused Senator Overman to say in support of the resolution that a Senator on the floor had been cured by the remedy. The immediate curiosity of the senators caused him to say that Senator Kern, Democratic lloor leader, was the man ho referred to. The fact that Senator Kern made no denial of the story caused the resolution to go through. Senator Kern told The News and Observer correspondent a few minutes later that lie had gone to Ashevillo In the fall of 1906 fully convinced that he had to die, after several diagnoses had shown tuberculosis. lie even had a cough. He left there four and a half months later a well man, after gaining thirty pounds. He was to come back in .Tune for more treatment hut became busy in politics. In 1 908, as candidate for vlco-presldent, he returned after having spoken every day for seven weeks in the campaign. Dr. Von Ruck told him he need never come back. Such distinguished testimony to the merit of a remedy on the (loor of the House is perhaps unprecedented. Senator Kern said he was sorry to have been mentioned in such a way hut that he certainly had the greatest faith in the remedy of Dr. Von Ruck. Senator Gallinger's opposition was based, he said, on the principle that there wero innumerable serums on the market, and all could not be investigated. Ho withdrew, however, when Senator Kern's mute testimony was produced. If the United States government | recognizes the Von Ruck vaccine. Secretary Daniels will be the one to whom thanks should he returned. He caused the inquiry into the remedy by the navy department, and the fact that the investigation showed encour aging resuiis pronaniy induced Senator Overman to have the public health service make a similar investigation. Senator Overman says the resolution does not have to go to a committee. It is effective at once. SAM DI KES TO DIE. For Murdering Pol iceman Harwich at Pinewood. At Manning Sam Duki^s was convicted Tuesday of the murder of Mr. Isadora Harwich, at Pinewood, last February, and was sentenced to electrocution on Juno 27. Mr. Barwick was policeman at Pinewood and walked up to Dukes and asked him his name, when, it is said, Dukes immediately opened fire on Mr. Barwick. The whole case consumed but. a couple of hours and the jury deliberated but a few minutes on the case. IMr. Wideman, of the firm of Davis & Wideman, was appointed by the Court to defend Dukes, and at the. end of the charge the Judge spoke in complimentary terms of the manner in which Mr. Wideman had conducted the defence. Dukes is a young negro, not quite 22 years old. The New York World says Mr. Bryan may not he a deep student of the wiles and precedents of diplom...K 1.1. * nv;.>, in which respect ne resembles one of the greatest diplomats in Am1 erican history, Benjiman Franklin. But if, applying, like Franklin, his earnestness and his humanity to a , great project of human freedom, he I can .hring about some further steps , toward peaceful arbitration of all t disputes with foreign nations, his r name will stand liigh on the roll of . gieat Secretaries of State. 3 8 in which Gregg and Custer and Mc In tosh held in check and finally drove back Stuart's dashing riders. 5 It was hero that sixteen men of the t Third Pennsylvania cavalry made - their famous charge?a heroic but * fruitful sacrifice. Stuart was baffled 0 by the desperato resistance, but had 1 he fought his way through, as the - chances were that he would, and fell 8 upon the Federal rear at the moment 3 when Pickett reached tho crest of f Cemetery Ridge, Meade's army would ^ have been close to crushing defeat, f The cavalry saved the day for Meade 1 at Gettysburg and turned to naught t the wise plans of the great chieftain t of the Confederacy. What would liave happened 11 y Meado had followed up the Confederi ate repulse with a smashing attack f on the defeated legions of Lee? That a is one of tho great historic "ifs" I, which grizzled veterans of the Blue n and Gray will tight over again next t July on the battlefield of Gettysburg, 11 amid the imposing monuments to soll dlery valor and in sight of the serried o ranks of green tents where sleep d awaiting the last call those who fell t in this titanic conflict. They will d sleep well, these heroic dead, knowt ing they did not die in vain, when n tho halting tramp of the Blue and - Gray as comrade? wakes wondering *, echoes in their silent graves, ... .. , i WILSON WAS RIGHT SENATOR KENYON SUPPORTS LOBBY CHARGE . . SO DOES THE EVIDENCE "Social Lobbying" Most "Insidious" aiul Powerful Kind, Says Iowa Senator, Who Condemns (ieneral Practice of Flattering Senators With Dinners and Theatre Parties. "Social lobbying" in Washington justifies every word President Wilson uttered in regard to the presence of an "insidious" lobby at the Capitol, Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, declared on Senate investigating committee. It was the lirst unequivocal statement in support of the President's attitude since the inquiry began. The Iowa Senator explained that he believed the most "insidious" and powerful lobbying possible was the practice of flattering Senators by having them out to dinners, to theatres and on automobile rides, ingratiating the host with the distinguished guests. Pointing to the sworn testimony of Edward llines, "a lumber king", before the Morimer election investigation, that lie entertained Senators at a local hotel at dinners at a time when the lumber schedule in the Pavne-Aldrich bill was before the Senate, Senator Kenyon declared it was his belief that Senators were being entertained in this "insidious" way at present. lie also denounced Ex-Senators for capitalizing their nrivileere of tbn floor by using it to lobby. Referring to one Ex-Senntor, representing many railroads in Washington and often seen 011 the floor of the Senate, lie advocated the enactment of legislation to "Mbit an Ex-Senator from heir. ; :: lobbyist. S nator Hughes, of New Jersey, r Senator James, of Kentucky, told : he investigators for the first time of o trials and tribulations of majoriy members of the finance committee with the many persons who had floced to Washington to present their views. Neither knew of any attempts to corrupt Senators, but both declared they could have done better work if they had heen bothered less. These Senators, as did Senator LaFollette, who followed them 011 the stand, suggested that legislation for registration of lobbyists would be a good thing. Several Senators let it be known to-day that they had received by registered mail what purported to be a production of a letter from the American Cane Growers' Association of the United States, sent to members asking for contributions to a fund for the use of a "large committee in Washington". The copy was dated New Orleans, April 2, 1013, and read as follows: "Dear Sirs: Your Association has a large committee in Washington now using every effort possible to try to save the sugar industry. "We have hesitated about calling 011 you, but as we are now overdrawn in the bank it is absolutely necessary that we have funds at once, and therefore call 011 you to please send one-half of your subscription, say five cents per thousand pounds, 011 the crop of 1911. "This is very important and we would like to have remittances at once. Yours very truly, (Signed) "Charles A. Farwell, "President." The copy came in an envelope postmarked Washington, on the back of which, in ink, was written the name "W. L. Pass". Senator Ransdell, who received one of the letters, said the American Cane Growers' Association had been in existence for ten years or more; that it maintained an oflice in New Orleans and conducted an open campaign in behalf of the sugar producers of Louisiana. Tie added that for | several weeks the organization had kept an oflice in a Washington skyscraper with its name over the door. Senator Tdppitt testified that he owned about one-quarter of a cotton cloth plant, capitalized at $0,000,000, and located at Providence, R. I. Tie had talke dwith other Senators about the cotton tariff. He furnished a list of twenty-five tariff visitors. Senator Tdppitt declared that he had not tried to influence any one im1 properly, nor had any one tried to influence him. Common stock of the Manville Cotton Company, of which l he was manager, has gone down probably 50 per cent, because of the threatened tariff reduction, he said. "Is it true you prepared the cotton schedule as it appeared in the Payne. A id rich tariff bill?" asked Senator Heed. "I am perfectly willing to say T ap1 peared before the ways and means , committee and said the manufacturers did not ask for increased duties, but later I tendered a letter which . was intended to correct several decisions. I also asked for an Increased , duty on mercerization because that [ was a new process. Shortly after [ that I went to Europe. When I arrlv, ed in New York I was asked by telegraph to come here to act as an export in advising Mr. Aldrlch, who was a personal friend and who had confidence in my knowledge. It took me BLACK FIEND IS CAUGHT ? \TTEMPTED TO ASSAl'IiT YOl'XG WHITE GIUIj. Whs Caught and Is Now in the Aiken Jail Charged With a Most Heinous Crime. Elliott Jackson, a negro of about thirty-five years of age, captured by the Aiken police after a search lasting several hours late Saturday night, is in jail charged with a heinous crime. About dark Sntnrdjiv ovnntnor tUr> thirteen-year-old daughter of a farmer who lives just outside of the city limits of Aiken was sent by her mother to a store near their home and on the edge of what is known as "Baptist Bottom", a negro settlement, in the lower part of the city, for a package of coffee. The little girl went to the store, made her purchase and had started back home when she was overtaken by the Jackson negro, who had evidently been loafing about the store and saw her leave there alone. Although it was rapidly growing dark, the little girl suspected nothing when the negro spoke to her and walked by her side until the negro suddenly caught hold of her and placing his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams, bore her to the ground. The child struggled in the grasp of the fiend, who, at the sound of some one approaching from the opposite direction from that in which they had come from the store, released his intended victim. Crying for help, the child ran in terror back to where the light of the store glimmered. Terror-stricken, she ran into the store, followed by the negro brute, and sought shelter behind a negro woman, who, shielding her, fought off the attacking negro with an umbrella. In the darkness the negro escaped. The police were notified by the little girl's father of the attempted assault upon his daughter, and they began a systematic search. Persons at the store were able to furnish the name of the negro. Every oflleer on the force was pressed into special service, hut the matter was kept absolutely secret, only the police and a few others knowing of the attempted assault. A little before midnight Oflleer Cleckley, who had been watching in the vicinity of the negro's home, after the house had been searched, saw a dark form moving in the weeds a few yards in the rear of the house. Ap proaching, he captured Jackson, who was unarmed. The negro denies attempting to assault the little girl, but states that he was merely playing with her, and that he followed her into the store when she ran for fear that she had become frightened and might misconstrue his intention. ? Haling and (trading Cotton. The American Commission of Agricultural Co-operation now in Europe investigating systems of agricultural credit and co-operative production and marketing, will have some valuable information and suggestions as to the handling of the different crops raised in this country. One of the groups has gone to Egypt to" study methods of financing and marketing the Egyptian cotton crop. The Egyptian bale of cotton has been accepted as the world's standard, and it is a well know,<h fact that American cotton growers are losing large sums of money as result of their failure to properly bale and grade their cotton. It is even claimed that in the United States one-half of the real value of the cotton crop is lost to the farmers through poor selling methods, and back of financial facilities. Tn Egypt the government has established the Bank of Egypt, which has done much to assist the cotton growers of that country in the important task of financing their crop. The sub-committee will secure a complete report on the workings of this institution. The Egyptian methods of baling, grading and marketing their crop will be closely studied. This sub-commission will remain in Egypt until the middle of June, according to present plans. They left Rome armed with letters of introduction from the Rank of Rome and other European financial institutions. Warning Young Women. Eight of the largest roads entering Chicago began posting on the linos notices to girls, issued by the Illinois Vigilance association warning them against chance acquaintances. The posters urgo girls traveling alone to Chicago to write to one of several organizations that they may be met at the train and saved from designing men and women. i The Greenville Piedmont says the dictagraph has lost a good deal of its standing in the eyes of Colonel Felder. We ape quite suro it has. I a week to study out the changes made in tho Senate. I had nothing to do with the changes. "Did you furnish information to senators?" "I talked to Senators Rmoot, Lodge and Flint, I remember." The Senator said he believed some of his suggestions to the ways and means committee were incorporated In the bill. LAND GOOD PLACES' OUR CONGRESSMEN PUT ON BIG " COMMITTEES. [ ? LEVER RANKS THEM ALL Whaloy on Tlu*ee Committees, Lever Will Head Agricultural Committee, Aiken Hanking Member of IMstrict of Columbia Committee, and Ragsdale on Hanking and Currency. Five of South Carolina's seven Congressmen are placed on what are called the major committees of the House of Representatives as a result of the action of the Democratic caucus, which Monday confirmed the selections recommended by the Democratic members of the ways and means committee. These twelve committees are of such importance that no member of them is allowed to serve on any other committee. Representatives Richard S. Wlialey, of the First district, is the youngest member of the delegation in length of service. Ho has been plac- " ed on three committees, merchant marine and fisheries, invalid pensions and industrial arts and expositions. The only chairmanship which goes to South Carolina is that of the great committee on agriculture, which falls to Representative Lever, of the Seventh district. Representative Finlav, of the Fifth district, who is the chairman of the State delegation, gave up his chairmanship of the committee on printing in order to retain the more important position of ranking member of the committee on post offices and post roads. As a member of the committee on appropriations, Representative Johnson, of the Fourth district, will continue as chairman of the sub-committee, which draws the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill. Although he failed to secure the chairmanship of the District of Columbia committee, to which he considered himself entitled by reason of having stood aside two years ago for Representative Johnson of Kentucky, who has been again chosen as chairman. Representative Aiken, of the Third district, keeps his place as j ranxing mem Dor or this committee which is one of the big dozen. ; Desiring to serve on the new com mittce on roads, in whose creation he j took ?i leading part, Representative Byrnes, of the Second district, relin- j finished his membership on banking and currency and is now placed on I roads, war claims and mines and mining. On the war claims commit . tee he is ranking member. Representative J. W. Ragsdale, of the Sixth district, lias landed on the important banking and currency committee, an unusual assignment for a new member. Senator Tillman said Monday evening as to Mr. Ragsdale's success 111 this matter: "I am surprised and gratified at his good luck and am bound to believe it must have been some good management, also, on his part." MURDER OF YOUNG WOMAN. Rody Found in Vacant Ix>t in a New Jersey Town. At Bloomfleld, N. J., the body of a young woman, from which the head had been severed and replaced, was found in a vacant lot on Friday. , By means of a handkerchief upon which her name was written, she was identified as Mrs. Alvira Cerciello, wife of a Newark storekeeper. Two hundred dollars, which the husband said she carried in her stocking, was missing. Her fingers had been severed from her hands, and the ground in the immediate vicinity gave indications of a terrific fight for life. There is no clue to the murderers. Could Not Stand the Shame. A Vienna cable says disclosure of the fact that Col. Albert ReiN, of the general staff of the eighty-eight army corps, committed suicide last Monday week rather than face trial on a charge of high treason, is made in the military gazette. He,was accused (\t anil \ j\ cr f r% T? nude I * ? : 11 w *. Mv**OIQ VV/ IV IIOOIU 1 I 1 I 1 M / 1 I cl I 1 t III I II- I tary secrets. J BANK Of Conwa l HAS LARGEST CAPITAL AND SUR COUNTY. MORE THAN THE COME ALL OTHER BANKS IN THE COU CAPITAL STOCK.. .. SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOC SECURITY O F DEPOSI Dim ROBERT B. SCARBOROUGH, ftfl. L. ZUCK. ( GEORGE J. HOLIDAY. WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS AOC ! COUNTS WILL JUSTIFY, AND WE 1 [ Robert R. Scarborough, D, Preeidoat. THE HORRY HLRALD CONWAY, S. C. TIH'USDA Y, JINK 12, I (Mil. PKOFKNWONAIi OAKI*4 H. H. WOOI)!AAIU) Attorney and Couacalor At La? CONWAY. 8. C. ?&. ii. bCAlUiliOliUAl CON WAY, S. C. Attorney at Law. H. M. BUUKOCCMfc fbyoicMui AIM* Hurgeofc (X)NWA?, h. O. H/. ?. McCORD, Dental Surgeon CONWAY, S. C. KENE HAVENEL Land Surveying hikI Drainage Spivey Huihling Conwny, 8. O. *t WORLDS SRtATtStStWlNG MACRIHt k .LIGHT RUNNING flEWHQMf Tyoa wnnteilhern Vibrating Shuttle, ftotmflf Bbuttle or a Hlnglo'J'hrvud [CV<ai?c&4cA| ( Sewing Machine write to M KW HOME SEWINfi MACHINE COMPJU* Orange* Mass* Mkpsewtar machines are made to sell rfpudlearf fDtiitr, but the ti+\v Home is made to veast Out guaranty never rti?? out. ? tMi Mr Mlliorlzed dealers Mi(M ?OB 8AU* m DEAF MI TE KILLS TWO. Is Sent to Prison For Life For His Double Crime. At Knoxville, Tenn., Haynes Terry, a colored deaf mute, confessed to the murder of Russell Mann, and May mo Steele and an attack upon Carrie Mason, colored, and Mr. and Mrs. W. It. iMai.n at the colored branch of the Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb on the night of March 17. The confession was made in Court, when Terry was arraigned on the charge of murder. lie was civen a life sentence In the penitentiary. Three other defendants who were charged as occomoliccs were exonerated by Terry and were released by the Court. . Lesson Proves Fatal. Charged with homicide, Mrs. S. L. Woodford, wife of the former United States ambassador to Spain, was arI'Ofitnd Wa^lnnn/lr... ~ . ??L nnageport. Conn., and placed under $2,500 bond because the automobile she wa? learning to drive ran down and killed William Stanhouser, a laborer, in Fairfield, near that city. Mrs. Woodford and her chauffeur were both arrested. , _ Good Man l<ands Job. Richard L. Metcalfe of Lincoln, Neb., editor of The Commoner, wan selected by President Wilson to be civil governor of the Panama canal zone. This was announced by Secretary Garrison after he and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels bad conferred with the president. 1 HORRY, y. s, c. PLCS OF ANY BANK IN 1IQURY itmicn n a pit a t * - i i nu /v?>lJ OU KI'Ll'S OK NTY. $."50,000 112,500 J-; ^ KIIOIiDERS. . .. 50,000 TORS 112,500 ;tors W. A. JOHNSON, WILL A. FRKHMAN, D. V. RICHARDSON. IOMMODATION WHICH THEIR AC1 SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. , V. Richardson, Will A. Fr^maa, Vice-Preaident Octflbler.