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TNHE AEOPLE. S JOAL. VOL io.---NO. 19. - PICKE4NS S. C., TIHURSDAY, JUNE 71go N OLRAYA A UR11AT OCCASION IN LOUISVILLUg, TWCI.jFT'IH CONIEflCtATE IEWUN. ION. The Veterans an(I the Sons and Daughters of th6 Confederacy Make a Greqt Gatheing in (1ti lien tucky--Somo Notable Features Gen. Gordon Itc-elected Coiman dier. Louisville, Kentucky was during week the scene of a great gathering. This time the remnant of the groat Confederate Army, that once invaded Kentucky with hostile intent, went into the homes and hearts of the people with gladness and in peace. The Rounion of the Veterans and the meetlhgs of the Sons of Confederate Veterons and the )aughters of the Confederacy began on Wednesday and ended l-riday. The rain interferred with son of the arrangements. The following Is a condensed account of the proceedings: The reunion was called to order shortly after noon by Major General Poyntz, commanding the Kentucky division, who announced that til exer cises would begin'with the singing of the doxology, and after It had been sung by the entire assembly with for vor, - ltroduoed ltev. T. WmI. Jones, chaplain-in-chief, who delivered a short prayer. Mayor Weaver, of Louisville, wol coined the veterans as follows: " The city of Louisville bids you a, glad welcome. Licer :50,000 people, with one voice, .greet you with the mosf generous ogfers of hospitality. ".,Iihe superb history of the aIrmIes of the Confederate States'illIs the bright est pages in the annals of human cour age and human self-sacrifice. ' And now that the war Is gone save in thn splen did memories-of glorious manhood and patriotism it developed, this city, as you come to renew the memories of the past ugnd pledge again the vows of do votieu and loyalty to each other and the prin'cl6s for which you fougbt., feels especIally' honored to have you assem bled for this laudable object within our gates. - "Og behalf of the city I offer you its freedom, its hospitality, it entertain ment and welcome." Short welcoming speeches were ,nade by Col. Thos... W. Bullitt, of the board of trade, Rv.. Carter Helm .lones for the Commercial Club, and* Chief .us tice Hazolrig, -of. the Kentucky Su preme Court. Gun. S. 13. Buckner, delivered an address of welcome in be half, of the Confederate veterans of Kentucky. The Confederate Glee Club evoked great enthusiasm by the manner in which it rendered " My Old Kentucky liome." General' Bennett Young, of louis ville, presented the building to the visitors in an elo(iuent speoch and pro notgnced -n extended eulogy on the courage, fortitude and patriotibm of the 6oldiers of the South and declared that Kentucky cherished among her proudest heritage the privilege of car ing for tho thousands of ounfederato dead who lie within the State. " This hour witnesses the realization of long cherished plans and the fulfill ment of years of hope. The Confeder ates of Kentucky with great desiro have longed for a meeting of the sur vivors of the Lost Causo within the limits of this commonwealth, "and now that you have come, bhere Is no good thing they would withhold from'you." General John B. Gordon replied to these weldomes anda to the'goneral welcome in a thrilling speech. After a general reply and warm expressions of gratitude for the evident hospitality toward tuhe battle-worn men,-he. went lato~an eulogy of Kentucky, and tirewv some striking pictures. Trhe latter parts of his speech was as follows: " As a Southerner I glory in the un rivaled gifts of this section to the gen eral government ; in its illustrious naxines, in the untarnished honor of its public servants and in the brilliant achievements of its sons in peace and war. A s an American, wile loves his whole cognetry', I conlidently claim for herl he foremost place among all the nations. I proudly challenge the rec ords of all time to furnish a parallel to her career ; to equal the practical and developing genius of her- citizens ; to match her high and holy po0ll~.al aims; to present a s[pectac'le so inspiring to humanity ; - as she stanmds, the noblest representative of all that is pure in re ligion, conservative in government, or ennobling In freeodom-t,be one coim manding and conquering republic, un challenged in her leadership and uin approachable In her isolation of gran deur and glory. 1L>yal as I believe myself to be to all States and sections, as well as to the great republic itself, I nevertheless declare my conviction that Kentucky's history taken as a whole, entitles her to a position in the front rank of States. Look at, hor early struggles with stealthby and bloodl thirsty satages in the wilds o(. an u~n broken wilder-ness, when her boldl piloneers were all hieroes and their wives and daugh ters were all heroines. When eren hexr faithful black slaves caught thei contagion of couraige andI of sacriflce. What story In fIction, for example, can compare in romantic in tost -to thab - f IRentuckyis- three maidens captured- and borne 'away by Indians, and resculxQ by. thleir. tiaroe' lovers aftoer long and eager pursuit dayj and xnight-.th rough dense canebrakes and tanglod jungles? "Beginning her life amidst, such sur roundIngs, rpared to statehood upon food so conducive to exalted manhood and noble womanhlood; is it any wonder that tile Kentucky of today' boasts of the proud array of her groat, sons, p1 11cr ifrackinridges, of her 'Glaya 4d he'f Orittendens, her Helms and her Hlabso'ms, her Marsha'ils t d'hor Mom gans ; and her almox, endleeatalogu of soldiers and estatexmon worthy the highest nxiahes in our rop'ublican i'an' theon'? Is it any wonidor that Ken tucky's -daughters of : today are tlhe pride, of a great commonwealth and cirolle'nge universal repognition as among the fairest, the truest and ten derest of our peerlese womnn? Isa it any wonder' that from such a lield, sow'e *lth sufch'seed, we shlould today gatheor 61h5isapfoest of generosity anu :4d lavish tribute to. the heroic remnant of the immortal Confederate armies Is, it any wonder that such plantin and such dulture shoald have produce a hospitality as free as the air, and a boundless as the ocean ? " In conclusion permit me briefly t recall another chapter in Kentucky life ;- a -c'hapter which embraces th most momentous period of hor iistor3 or of the history of this republic. Dui ing the stupendous confl lct between th AlnericAn States, 'Kentucky's most fa mous families and all classes of her pci ple were represented in both the Unio and Confederate armies. In her mai velous fecundity, she had previousl given birth to both Jefferson Davis an Abraham Lincoln. These two'great sot born within a few months and miles c each other, nurt ired on the bosom c this common mother, wore destined I God's mysterious providence to tin homes In difforent sections, to grow u under different institutions, to becom the representatives of conflicting civl lizations and the res iective president of contending republics. The one wa to die at last disfranchised by the gov ernminent, which he had long'and faith fully served, and for whose flag he ha shed hi blood on Mexican soil. ThI other was to meet his death by an ai sassin's bullet. " In like manner ientucky's counsel lors were divided ; soine for the Uniot some for the Confederacy. These coun selors ably strove to keep her aloo trom the impending conflict; to rende her passive and neutral ; but there wa no such word as neutrality in Ker tucky's lexicon Neutrality never hai been and never-will be Kentucky's role it could not be the policy of such a pc pie ; for neutrality Is nowhere an at trlbute of human progress, nor of God' economy. Neutrality has no place 1: masterful minds, nor in heroic heartt Neutrality has never yet developed i great character nor characterized I great people .ior wiitte3n1 a suarklin page in 'human history. Kentuck therefore would have none of it. Gov 'ernors might proclaiin neutrality; leg islatures might enact it,; but no edict, nor statue3 could chain down the un conquerable spirit af Kentucky's sons Into the one army or the other the, .went as their convictions guided theni And wherever they fought, whethe for the Union of all the States or thi independence of the Southern States vhether they followed the flag of thi great republic, or the fiery cross of bat tie, which represented the aspiration of the Southern people for separate nu tionality and corstitutional freedom under whatever banner or leaders the were marshaled, Kentucky's son wroto their noble recordi on history most luminous i)ages.'" TIRSitUAY, MAY 31st. Business was the order of the day i the second session of the Confederat reunion which convened at 10 a. ml. i lI eunion hall. The Sons of Con fedei ate Veterans met at the same tiiue. The weather showed no signs of in provement and the rain came down I bhcets at brief intervals. Many of tih decorations were ruined by the stead downpour which continued for tLh greater part of three days. Nearly a of the outdoor features of the reunio were of necessity abandon-ed. Thor was to have been An equestrian Lourna ment in the morning out the depth c the mud at the park made its abandon ment a matter of course. Tbe baske picnic to be given this morning at WIl der park to the visiting ladies of th, Confederacy was likewise given up. At 10.22 General Gordon riapped witi his gavel and called for order. If then called on the Confederate soldier to render all honor and glory " to th greatest cptain of them aill, the Cap tain of our Salvation." le asked tha the assembly join In singing " All Hai the I'ower of .Jesus' Name," and afte one stanza of the hymn had been ren dered General Gordon introduce< Bishop 1)udley, of Kentucky, who de liv~ered a touching invocation. On motion of General Walker, o South Carolina, a loving message c congratulation was sent to the UnItet Sons of the Confeder'ate Veterans. A resolution was olfered by Genera S. D). Lee providing that a message oj sympathy be sent to General Wadi Hampton, who is ill at his home ii Columbia, 8. C. Colonel l'ackard, of laouisiana, in troduced a resolution p)roviding for th< erection in ktichmond, Va., of a monu mont to commemorate the sacrifices and loyalty of the women of the Con fedoracy during the war. The resolu tion stated that the matter should hi placed entirely in the hands of Genera John B. Gordon. [Ion. J. II. IReagan, of Texas, asket that the monument should be placel in some central part of the Confeder acy. The resolution with the amend mont of Mr. [Reagan was referred t< the committo on resolutions. The comS mittoc on credentials retired to formu late thdir repor~ts and while they worn so engaged a number of short speechei were made by Hion. J1. LI. lReagan, Geun oral Mat. Rtansom and others. Committees on resoluttions and o1 credentials wore appointed. Sout] Carolina was represented oni the for mer by.T. W. Carwile and on the Ilatte by Col. Zimmerman D~avis. W. it. Garriot,- chairman of the edu cational committee, road the reor~it e his committee, dwelling on the rec searches into the history of the war made by the committee. Durini the report he paid a high tribute ti the p~ersonial character of Abrasham Sena(to)r Berry, of A rkansas, -was in troduced as the man who.lfteg quar Ler of himself at Cbrihth, but reinainei a better nian than any who ever stem) before him.. Lie spoke upon the sub~jec ci ''The Soldier of the Trans-MI ississli pi.'' in opening his address ho calle ap~on his hearers to remember that th men who charged with Iliekett at Get tysburg wvere not braver than the mue who fought at Oak H111l. The men wh -stood for the Confederacy at l'ea lRi:lg andl who followed Price through Mi Mouri were of the same lbr'e and thm some fighting coulrage as the men wh figured in the greati events In Vli gin id'. James inkins, of I louisiana, at nounced1 that dutrinig the session h would offer .a resolution asking thm P'resident tO name a navali cruis'er aft( Miss fielen Gould for her services t the country dumring the Spansidh-Ameo lean war. is All the oflicers were reelected Thur-. y day afternoon by acclamation. The g list is as follows : d Gen. John 11. Gordon, general comu s maneing. Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton, Army ,o of Northern \'irginia, department eou a mander. e Lieut. Gen. S. D. Lee, commanding F, Army of Tonnessee deptirtmont. Lieut. G3n. W. L.. Cabell, command 0 Ing transMlississippi department. SONS 0P.' 1ET I:tA NS. n Tihe first session of the United Sons - of Confederate Veterans was hold y Thursday morning. d The convention was called to order s by Coumauder W. W. Davies, of John f A. Broadus Cmup of Louisville, and the f opening prayer was offered by Chaplain n General McCoy. The convention then d san " America." The band played p " Dixie " and a United States and a Confederate flag were unfurled at either side of the presiding officer. s After an address dealing with the ob Sjects and principles of the Sons of Vot erans, Commander Davies introduced - State Commander Benn, who read a a telegram from W. B. Bankhead. com E mander of the Tennessee department . who was unable to be present. Commander Howe presented 13. H. Kirk, commander of the trans-Mis , sissippi department, who made a pie turesque address, dealing largely with f the personal character of the civil war r fighting men, North and South. a The opening exercises were compict ed by an address of welcome from lriscoe [liHnlinan and an address by Commander Colquitt. The convention then took up business matters. Comiander Colquitt appointed a a committee to extend affectionate Irrect a ings to the United Confederate \ete 1. rans. A A committee from tihe UJnitrd \ete rans delivered, through Gon. C. I Wal ker, greetings from the i:nited Vete rans to the Sons of Veterans. l Aicut.-Commander Ili-coo 11ir d nan, - formally welcomed the Sons of Vete a rans to LouIsville. Sheppard Bryan, - of Atlanta, responded to the address of welcome, returning the thanks of the visitors for their welcome. Speaking of the objects of the or r ganization Mr. Bryan said the sons, of Confederates would bo satislied with nothing less than the truth of history. While loyal to tne United States, tie Sons of Veterans have a trust to keep in having truthfully recorded by his tory the deeds of the Southern sol dilers." YES IPt'tt" itN O' HAIA.. Along the north side of the hall were i placed portraits of distinguished heroes of the Con federate service. The portriits included those of Rtaphael i Semmes, Wade liainpton, John B. e I Cordon, Stonewall .Jackson, Itobert 1 n Lee, S. 13. Huckner, loseph I'. Johnston, Leonidas I 'olk, Stephen D. L,2c. Nathan IB. l'orrest, John lorgan, .lohn Breckiuridge, Governor Ishan Iatrri-, n and Colonel John Marshall. The c portraits will be unveiled this evening,, Y with appropriate ceremonies. U lHigh up on the windows back of the [1 rostrum at the east end of the hall n were painted the names of illustrious e soldiers of the South. Around each nam mwas drawn a laure! wreath of Scrimson. Above the names was in scribed the places of nativity. Two enormous Confederate batldo flags were hung over the stage, the field of white with the crimson edge. Along the side of the speakor's desk were strung strips of crimson and white bunting, the festoons and loops of the same color ornaminteid the front of the stand. Cn the right and the left of the stand stood a brass Napoleon, both guns being twined and garlanded with wreaths of ribbon and bright green foliage. rIDirectly under the speaker's stand stood two crossed rifles, wh ile at either end of the stand hung a ridel with the accou'trements dangling free. On each rone of the three windows in the upper)O -part of the hall was painted the name of a battle of the clvii war, no battle being mentioned in wvhich at, least f>00 mOn were not killed or wounded. Onthe p~osts around the sides of the building were hung the coats of arms of the States of the Confederacy, each shield being held in pilace by knots formed of the stars and bars. Diagonal -ly across the roof of the building were Sstreached long lines bearing a great - numirber of sniallI Conyfederate flags. I ~ iIN ION NOTES. . T1he News and Courier-'s representa tive says: STh2 veterans from South Carolina are scattering about the city. Gen. ' Walker and staff and Gover-nor Mc i Sweeney ar-e at the Willar-d Ilotel. . Camp Sumtcer is at a family hotel and . the other member-s are living where y they like. All have comfortable . quiar-ters. Mr'. L ouis . Bristow, of . South Car-olina, has ofler-ed valuable help to the veterans at division head quiartors. Th'le portraits of Cons. .. Hiampton, Kershaw and Conner adorn the walls, and the palmetto trees fr-om the Isle of I 'alms have been st~ationed by the door. The handsome II g of the divIsion is floating proudly over- the headquar'ter's. Amiong the ceremon - ies of interest to South Carolinians -to-night was the urveiling of the Un der-wood pictures at Ihunion Hall. .. Dr). lFrancis S. I 'arker', of Charleston, a pr-esidedl to-day at the annual meeting -' of the surgeons of the Southern army and navy. Th'le meeting was organized, and some1 r-outino w.'ork was done. You hear' all kinds of talk in thiis - good old1 IHourb-on country about the dispensary law in South Caroli na. One big Iliq uor dealor' is going to pt-es 1 en t every man from the State w it~h a t q uar-t to taiko hotme. To-day the Caro -lina veterans have found that dodging iid ri nks was r-athier di flicul t. J1ust ho(w e wvell they have succeeded mIght be Smeasured from the statement that a n man fr'om Char eston) seiz~ed a patlmotto 0 tree to-night and thought it was a o bunch of iminut. IWriting on Wed nesdmay night the 0 cor'responsdent says: TJhis has been a 0glorious day forn the veteramns fromt -South Carolina. Pi'om thei moment of their' arr'ival until late tonight, when the crowds at-c tourning in. they have ehad the chance to wuigh the hospital i 0 ty of LouIsville and it has not been found wantIng. The weaitther ham been bad, with raini and tihutmater stoins, but tIsi dId not, interfere with the fun of the South Carolina cro... U N M A R K ED BY A STON E1. Was the man insane ? H1e knelt praying upon the bank of the Yazoo, a memiorial wreath in each hand, and as I watched him from my boat he arose and cast the wreaths one after another into the river. "Pat don mie, sir," said I, as I stopped ashore, " if I ask the meaning of those wreaths. As this hi Memorial day, I suppose your action is Inspired by soni sad memory of the civil war." " Yes," he reietled solemnly. " The strange act which you saw me p erferm memorializes what was to ine one of the saddest incidents of the civil war. I was decorating the grave of John Douglas, private in a Pennsylvania regiment of volunteers, a brave man and the truest friond I ever had." " Ills grave !" I exclaitned. " I see no grave-only water." " And only water covers my hero. His grave is there somewhere in the river. " What you say," I remarked, "1 ex cites my curiosity. I served in the cam paigns along this river and I shall be deeply intercsted if you will tell mue the story." This he did as we sat side by side on the bank of the river. " 'he I 'ent.sylvania rogitent to which I belonged," said he, " formed ptrt, of the force with which General Sherman attempted to attack Vicks burg by way of the Yazoo river. We ascended the river on transports on December 25, 1862, and began opera. tions oi the following day. letween us and Vicksburg lay a swampy reglon intersected by numerous bayous. After several skirmishes it was found in possible to force a passage through the swamps, which were passable only by narrow causeways, coinmanded by Confederate batteries, and the attempt was abandoned after a fow (lays. " In the last of the skirmisies I was severely wounded and was left un noticed by my comrades in a dense canebrake upon their return to the Yazoo after the attempt had failed. I lay for some tUne in a sCm iconscious condition, securely screened from the eyes of my enemies. as I 1ad been, un fortunately, from those of my friends. My condition was truly deplorable, for I was not only seriously wounded and weak from the loss of blood; but the causeway was not pat, oiled by Coll federate soldier3, and even were it otherwise the i''ederal troops had pro bably by that time re-emharked on the transport, and should I reach the iazoo it would only be to fall into the hands of the enemy. " Without any delinite purpose to guide my steps, but impressed by the necessity of leaving a position where I was in danger of being capittired, I moved aimlessly through the dense thicket in a direction which led me away from the causeway. A siigut frost had rendered the swampy soil Iiore f-!! , and the chief dilliculty' '.n. countered was in making my way through the cane and bushes and in terlacing vines. " After slowly groping about in this manner for three or four hours I saw rising ground in front of me and an opening in the thick growth of trees crowning it which I thought indicated a nor.r approach to the abode of man. If my conjecture was correct, tempo rary relief was at hand, for even enemies would not refuse to aid me in my pitiable condition. Upon reach ing the opening in the woods I saw a neat, whitewashed cottage, surrounded by an orchard, a short distance in front of me, while in the rear of the house a small, well cultivated farm ex tended down the opposite slope to a bayou where the oasis abruptiy ended. "Completely exhausted and feeling that even death would be a relief, I painfully made my way to the ga..e leading through the orchard to the cottage. U pon reaching it I saw in the piath before mc a tall, beauti futl girl, and then I remembered nothing more. When I recover'ed conscious ness, I found myself lying in a bed in a tastefully furnished room. Th'le con elusion was forced upon me that I had fallen into kind hands, and then, just as I recalled the vision (if a beautamful being In white, the girl herself stood before me. "[How can I describe her beauty her perfection of form ? I thought of Murillo's masterpiece. *ih Th immau late Conception,' but here was a beaut~y transcending the painottr's inspirataon, and1( the music of her voice was like the trill of a song bird, softened by the coo of a dove! "She came forward with some dec gree of hesitancy andi app;arentliy maid only reserve, and in a tone (if sym-. patl)hy i nqii red aftetr tmy cond itlion. She told moe that I had been v'ery ill andl delirious abnd had already passed twoi nights in the house. II ert father, shu added, was ardently devoted to the Southern cause, as she .vas herself, buit they were always readly to respond to the calls of humanity anid int minis tern g toi the sick they made no0 d is' ti nction between a (Con federate atnd Union soldier. "As you may judge from tmy enthu siasm, I fell in love with this fatir angel of the Y azoo, Olymtpia Ia MoNIoyne. I convalesced rapidly, all too rapidly, for I dreaded the approach oif the time when I woul d lie comnpeIlled to rejoinn my regitment atnd leave her, perhaps forever. I was soon on a footing of the most friendly intimacy with her father, l''rancis 1,e Moyne, who had been at one titme engaged in business in New Orleans. Why ho atid his daughter Olymnpia bmad removed to that lonely spot, in a regioin of swamp is and( biayous, 1 d11( not itnqirte, and they volunteer e'd no0 explanationi. Thmey were pecople of relinemnent, arid whatever their motIve in so secludling themselves I (felt, it to lie otno that, cold cast no d is crtedit upotn them. "' I remralined a mioth i in~ the C I Moyne cottage. O)lymyla and myself were together onm every possible op poirtutnity, and Ii nallhy she imadle me su premely happy by confessing tha, she loved tme. hlow wveli I remetmber each separate incident in this delight fu I and romnantic period of tmv life' was oblivius oif everything lbut that cottained within my narrow environ-. mtent. Olymi)pia 'was the oicean to the( rivet' of my thboughts,' and all tmy hopes andI desires centered in her. "Abmout the end of .iamnuar'y Mr. lho Mon od me that his soan, who was had been wounded and wats coming home on leave In a few days. 110, as well as myself, knew It would be at least embarrassing woro we to meet. My .eck uMantled with shiamie when I thought of my comrades lighting the battles of their country, while 1, an intitruder upon the hospitality of the enemies of the cause I loved, was pass ing my tLn in i happy, but inglorlous Case. " I at once sought Olympia and told hlr I would he compelled to leave on the day following. She cx hausted all the resources of a fascinating and beautiful woman to dissuade ile, but seeing that all her arts were in vain finally gave reluctant conient. " But, how to got away and rejoin my regiment was now 10he prohlem presented to my mind. I could not escape by way of Vicksburg, and, for anything i k new to the contrary, the banks of the Yazoo itight he in poises eion of the Con federates and their ves selts Instead of Unii ion gounboats iiigit be patrolling the river. " Just at, this juncture a scouting party of Union troops from one of our gunboats appeared upon the scone. Among the number I was delighted to see lily boon coiradio and tent imate. John Douglas, who grteted me with a warmtlh and enthiusism whicb did not reqtuire the evidence of tearful eyes to convince in of tLheir earnestness. "'Mly dear fellow,' lie exclaimed, his face aglow with surprise and plea sure. 'I thought you had gone to tilt land of bhadcs, and here 1 lind you by thbe side of a beautiful girl It an Area diall paraLiise wtiUch selIs to have arisell by magic aillid the swallips and bayous of the V azoo river. I let your family know of your Lisappearallee and ily fears as to your safety. Now you cl let them i know that Iny fears were gron ulless alld that you are still living and ready to fight for tle Union, uiiless, lie continued laughing, 'tle beautiful Conifeielratli who just now left your company has converted you to the cause of ater people.' " While we were absorbed in our greetings, Aunt Iainah, a dometic of the household, caie hIuririedly toward us froi th)e 0)hosite bide Of the farm. Seeing me, sie rushed forward and Cx Claimed excitedly "M assa, imassa ' .~ DaCofeds are coming shuna-a whole reg'lieit. V ousc hiabei tilne yet to 'sCalAp, if youah111 1b! now.' " Thioug tiig Lte 'ie itlrary Of the faithful creature account, so far as the stretngth of the enently was coll corned, we deemed it prudent to avoil encounter witlh themct, if possible, a4 our party nuII umbrtId but, 21. I sought Olympia and hadle her a tearful, hearthreakiig farewell, coin soling her with tie promise tlbal, I would return Lto her alter the wal. This promise I faithfuly performe. We were married ikd have lived fo.: over thirty years in the cottage 'her-3 .,he nursed inC. " As we reached tlhe cueiwy th!er on tle verge of the rising grounmi leading to the nearest of tie caIus ways, we saw the ConfeUCrates rapid ly approaching and in such nm-rs tltht there was no posiilb1ity of ottr copinog with them. So we rushed along it oil - utmost speed, our progress ( ing inuch impeded by interiacing vines, wh.ch ill soic places had fallen acros li. track and in others hung froli thl, trees just low enough to entangl.e oul heads in their meshes. "As we reached the cuiseway there, was no indic'aion of the enemy, antd we began Liu hope that they Illad not discovered thbe route we took. We dhiI not slacken our speed, however. and when we had covered itmost of the d I. tlace Li tohe river we saw tletmi follow ing at full speed. Ienceforth it was a race in which thbe stakes were death or capivi. a. -. af.tvy. As our lead itig liles had reacedi thbe hank of the river a Conifederate houIlet,, Iired at long range, htit me in the leg, and I fell helpless into the bsheb by thie wayside. uri men then fired a vollev at, the foe, which dlidi some exeutioni andi checked their advance. "Soon after I fall Jolin l)hmglas was by my side andl raised me to my feet. It was iminpussi ble for me1( to walk or even to stand alone, and I begged lim i to ieave me to tmy fate and savo him-i self from catur ie or perhaps death. Ilut, thbe noble hearted fellow, not, Ilisten ing to miy remnistratnces for n momea:t., picd mell up ini Itis power hil arms and bore mue to the hank o.' the river. Our comrades who in theI huorry of Doarding their bo iat had no:, prob~ably imissed tis, were tow beyondl hiaihntg distance. ''ru itfitl in r~e soturces, my ComIIpanlonl rtushed to a part, of the banmk wheire he saw a plank and, returIn inig at onice, plac~ed me onti in the water. Attemiptinog to go on it htimself, lie foundi it, woutlid not htear' un both, so lie gave thbe pl'unik a v igoirouts push antI saidl "Try to paddleI in the iirection of the gunboat. i'They will soon see youI andI comle Lto yotur rescue. I ean swtim.''' " Folhowinig his ad vice andl using miy hands as paddlets, I lhad madle bIomei ptro~gress to~wardl the vessecl whle n I saw: ai roiw boiat cing it) our)1)1 rescule. M~ly heroIc, sel f-sacriticling friendi still kept me ~l. company . Th'le boat a pprtonebIedM nearer andl nearer t.iL shte wasu oily3 two lengthts away. Then I Lirned and looked for my frlind, and I saw his head istapplear heealthi the watter. thirew mnysel f from thbe plank In to the water in an agoiiy of despair, wi-Ihing Lio s hare the fate of myl cotmirude, bt I was soon r'escued and taken into thbe boat,. Cian youl wonder ii now, hie 13tn tin ued, whlileI tears flo)wed dlowni his pale cheeks, "that I caust a lower wircath on thte dairk wtatet's of the -Maul Ireports from Lt e Il'hilippines110 show thatt there has been a steady in crease In the itumbii er of cases of bul honic plagute. Thelire were LthIrty eases ini Matnila diurirng Jatnuary, 18 durIng lebrtuary andI S> dutring March, and duri'lng the Lthree mnonthst 1l)0 ipproximte ly 10tt cases of leprosy were diiscove'rei. E'xc'ellent, work Is being done by the Manila hoarod (If health, uinder the di rectlilln of MIajor Ira IBrown , in im - proving the sanitary conid itti of the city tand checkIng the progrgss itf thle --The l)ead $ea Is tsoon to he traversed by a steambhott line. TJhie Iirist vessel has been puorchinsedl tand will All Douhts Itemoveui au to the Statui of Prolil bit ion Caitildat ev--Mutd Slinging Fori)tllen. The State Diniocratic executiv committoo met in Columbia Wednee day iight to arrange for the Statt campaign. Tihe action of the com mittoo in regard to the irohibitior noinietio for Governor was plain ,ant his standing as a l)omocrat is III II way dilfortent from that of anHy in div idual who may ebooso to run. M r. A pielt, of Clarondon county, In troduced the following resolution : " Whereas there Is sone contentior: as to the proper construction of a cor tain provision of section 6 of the con stitutiom of the Stato i)mnocratic party, which said provision of said se3tionI riOads as foilows: " P'rovitted, That no vote shall be couted for aniy cantdidate who toc4 not liie with the chairman of the State executivo committee, or with the re spective clitirmneii of the county execu tive comimiittees, a pledgo in writing that h1e will abido the result of such primary and support the nomi nesc tlierco f, and that lie is not nor will lie becoime tho candidate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than tihe regzu lar Democratic nomination." Ito it, lResolved, That the Doloeocrathi Stato executive comilittee horeby con tLrues said proviso inl SeLtioni G to mean that it is inl violation of the intent and mean ing of the constitutLion of thu De Ilueratic party for any person or per sons to betcomeic caind i dates in the pri mary elections to i)e lield untler the ispices of the io moeritic party of this State, who have been or who may . noininated Or suggested by ainy organization or faction. After conIt!erable di sussion, the following libslitito wazi passed tas ex pressing thbe atti tide of the coim in Itt e : " Ibsolved, That. wO intrpretL tiie COnistitution as disapproving factiolial noimination, hilt if the piedvers are signed by tlie candidates as Individut Ils, tho votes will be counited." The rules were changed sti as tto make legal o, y tickets pmrinLted by tihe State or county coinilittein and con taining the names Of il the candi dates. The committee decclamed in favor of a cleaii campaign hy unanimncusly pass inlg Lte folltwing riesolution oler ed by W. W. Williams, of A iken : " Wliereas there is gOod feeling aInong all DI .emocrats inl the State to diay, anid whereas it is diesirahtie that Lit caiii pai gn, being a contest itImony DIinocraws, shall be cond ucted on I high plane ; therefore, be it " liesolved, That the State IDmo cratic executive conimiittee suigget, Li tihe county clairmian of each county o tie State the advisability of requIr ilig the candidates not to indulgo it persona! abule, but, tt tilne LiCIII 1lvts to a diScuiissioi Of tihe issuesr and tiiat any can didate who pIrs i.,ts i efusing acquniesconce to thIs suogges tion be not allowed to speak." The schetdule for the Stato cai paign was adopted as repurteti by Lilt ub-comm i t~tee. This shutile Ia al ready been published. IAir.'Hi-:c IyAN'S N tJ.ilNT,..-A few days ago it 11011umeit to the poet prIest, lather IRyan, was unveIled at Norfolk, \'a., by the I'ickett-ilich inan chapter, DIaugliters Of 1he Confed eracy. The woinen of Norfolk erect Cd th shaft, theiAr idea heing to toll postkerity that Norfolk was the birth ilaeC of the pooL. The mnonumient is 1 Cross of rough Itichiond granite, and it sitiply recitus the fact that -'athe A brani d. I tyani was born at N or folk 0o: a ccertaini day, tdi ed at I ,ou isv illo, ant was buried at, Mobile. There was somei douitbt as to Li birthpl)ace tf the fanmous Con federaLt laureate, but Li:is was set at rest ha Mris. Walter Il'. IHurrow, whoit secturet fi'omiV variouts souirces inidispu11table proc of the stiattemenit ton thbe imonumtiient Accord inzg to Mir. C. .J. O'M ailey, c Iaou isv illI, tone oif lI yan's relatives, thi I tyan fainIly, after leaving I roland li ved t! iLLIagerstown, MId., lialtLioire and thbeni at, Norfolk, where A bran was born. Th'le house has been ttori down. On the diay tof the uinveiling ad droseises antd poems vwere tdel Iverod bj sever'al tislti ngu ishud Sothrnelrs, ant '"'The Conqutered H anner'" was recltLcd after whIichi the UnitLetd States naval lptst, haind !layed "'My Old K entucky ii timi."' TJhe me moriarl aiIs sourrou nded by a fe nc for:ned! of can non hallIs and batyoniet., ant! the cx pense was dlefray ed by con tr ibhotitons fronm every Soth i eirn St~aLs. *A Washingtoni special tt) the ALt innLa .lu rn al says it hias been decided by Liibe admiiin istrat~Itn that Lb war inr the Il'hi lipin Ites imulst liestopp)tled bfort thie N ovemb er elections, andt Lthe fol low inzg programi has been iiaplpedl t: To recall the voluontLeer troups a few~ days ho0fire election, solely for po11Li tal leit andt to announce that the in su rrectLion is overi. Thec~ :,ti00t reg ulIare will be Iceft Lio pli ce Lti isl antds ten. nibl1y , buti really to dlo w hatevor Ii ghlt ing may be necessary. News to boa, oiit, the statemnent, that the inurrte. tiin is over will he sent out in ever3 aivai lable way fromx ManilIa ant! pri ntct in every availabile newspapeir. AILte the election, should McKinley be re elected!, tbe I 'hilippine11 war will begl husiness again. -- Nearly a!lI the rope ,isetd by thi U ni ted States navy is mianuiifatuiretd I the (overnmepnt ropewalk ait thu Char leston Navy Yartd. T1he plant has juW byen thorou ghlly overhauiled, andt cileet ricalmiotivu powor has bieen installei Lerme. AL L, th Li moe of the ou tbreak Lho Spatnish war the Gotvernent ropt walk hit- been a! owed to deteriorate anid the iavy De)partmient, was obl)1ige, Lt) lbuy l airg tquamntitLies of stuppilies out sid; bu itt the Ii improvtemelnts imad e si ne then, aL a cost of over $!t00,000, have ncreaised the Caipacity oif the plan that. it, is now oine of the largest rop)e walks in the world. -In thbo line of generai irmrovemnen plannedl In connection with the TJran: SI beirian railway, termintting at, Vlad ivostock, the liussilan govern ment wi estarilish an electric rilway and a electrie iight plant. TChi rail way is I in: twe-lv mniies11.< io,., Ginghams, Dotted Swiss and Turkish Towels. Twentv pieces Best A pron Gingliams at Ge, worth more than that in New York. Six pieces Dotted Swiss for curtains, -10 in elies wid e. 1: /c, worth 1Pe. Twenty -livo <ozeii 20c Turkish Hath Towels at 9c. A Few 1iargains in White Lawns piees 10 in wide at 10c, cheapti at 12%Ac. 212% 4 12c " " 1- " 18e'. " 17 '' 22%ec. 300 yards remnants 32 inches wide 15c, regular 250 <quality. 275 yards remnants :2 in sbes wide :2%e, regular 20c quality. As Long as They Last. :101 yards 72 inch Fronch Organdies at 20c, worth -lIoc. :'00 yards 72 inch French Organdies at 27c, worth 50c. .' dozen White Chamois (loves 10c a pair. worth :5e. A lot odd sizes inl $1 00 and $l 25 Kid Gloves at oc. A Mig Drive in Boys Waists. 10 dozen size 5 to 1:1 years, at 224, worth Special Values This Week. \ a I aces tO., 15c, 20c, 25c and :15c. A . ) Suammer 'orset at 23c. Only a few left. Thiirtein yards 10i Illeach ing for $1 00. 'ht0 yardIs onlyl at that price, It Iper cet. oil 01n all Muslin Uiderwear lii)bons :at .c, Il0, 17 and 19c. They are Ihi,, values. See them before they are all gon. ()ar Irisli Dimities at i8c, worth 25c. Tlh y tire b a atiies. <tir Wash Silk for waists and hull (tresses at : 1c, worth 50c. (liar tinl(e of imbroidorles. Inisertions and A lover Embroideries. e'llemembIer we advertis2 fap.! onlv. We he Up (4 t1 ur advertiseneWit.,. We ito jid. % hat3 We say. and only say just. what we Itemeiner the following are the best in their lue: The A mierie:i ,aty 'orset. Iltion ." l-aicyidds tShoes for men. iilt/. Sioes for ladies and children. Iutterick Pat terns. I 'ir visitors are not classified. You are as %% wenine here t.o liok as to buy, We exteiil a hearty ilvitation Io call and see usg. R. Le R. Bentz, a (ish Dry oods anld Shoes. J, MtL'rox Ku,, Mlanalger aslcy. hranch. (reenav le Store, - . .9. Corner entrance, 201. Main-st. Ei"-Aget a for it tierick :'atterns.- M Th nmbr f eolewh /id ur\6 shoes' eua in sl, /tad uaiiyt Sie $5 ion shoes sold elsewhecre is rapidly Iinucreasintg. A ftler one' sale we own your feeti, bieetnuse yo find nai shoes RIaLS corna)for -tab'le andi duirale ats ours. Plow Shoes. Our stock 'of shoes for the farmers are boughtI from ti rst hiands and at lowest cash 'rices. Our line of Btay States at $1 50D $2 00i and $2 Sit are hanid made, best white' ta ik t an b ot tms, and i every pair guarana teedl. It will pay you to look over (1ur stock b~eforc buy inog. baae price to all. PWDE & P A'I TON, 106 S. Main Street. IW First door abovo Lipscomnb & R~ussoll's -Jamues Abbott McNeil Whistler, whose brother was a surgeon in Orr's -regIment, C. S. A., is the most inter esting foreigner represented at the llorlin art exhibit th is year. Whistler is one of the greatest of living paint .cors. Although an American, he has .all hut repudiatod hIs native land, and this Is forgiven him by his countrymen because he is Whistler. in his early dlays he was a student with Du Maurier In P'ais, and he is the original of the amost amusing caricature in " Trilby." - OUIl GIIiVVATE'L' RPE~CIAIalST. J For 20 years ir. J. Newton hlathaway I htas so suaccessfudly treatedt chronaic dtiseas e e thiat he~is acktiowltedged todiay to stand at th lahIead or hisa >rofession in this tine. liis exchtuutve metl 1(d of treatment for V aricocele and~ Strictutre, wilttot tle aid ol knife or c)atery cures in 90 per cent, of (all cases. in the treatment of the toss of 0 Vital Forces. Nervous Ibisorders, Kidney 4 andI U1rinary Comnplaints, P'aral sis,.Ulood l'ioisointg, Rhieumiat ism, Catarr h, and dis eases peculiar to womnen, lie is equally stuccessful. h)r. }{athaway's practice is 1. more thant double that of any other spec. e. lalist. .Cases prohnotnced help less by other 1. iysicianis readily 'ield t.o his treatment. li Wite him today utlly ab~out your ease. n He makes nto charge for consultationa or 9advice, either at, his otlice or by mail. ' J. Newton llathaway, M. I)., 2% south Broad atraet, Atalat a, Ga..