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ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C. TUESDAY, MARCT 2(1, 1901
OFFICIAL REUNION
CIRCULARS ISSUED,
U (N. WALKII'S ANNOUNCI&INNT AS
TO STATE 0ATHERING--THE
DIVISION SPONSOH
NAMED.
The Eleventih Aunual General Runion
at Memphis Also Oilally
Aunouuced-The Rail
roadt Rates.
(The State, Mar. 21.)
On every side the work of those
charged with the arrangement for
the State reunion to be held here
early in May is going forward The
local finance committee has been re
ceiving subscriptions in response to
its circular letter to the citizens, and
is well st.tisfied with the results pre
liminary to the canvass. The work
of the committee charged with so
curing huines has been delayed a
little, but not materially, by the sick
ness of the chairman, Col S.W.Vanco.
Below is given the copy of the gen
eral order of Gen. C. I. Walker, is
sued from the headquarters of the
South Carolina division .United Con
federate Veterans, in Charleston, in
regard to the State reunion:
General O,er No. 52:
1. The seventh annual reunion of
the South Carolina division, U. C. V.,
will be held at Columbia, S. C., com
mencing May 8th, 1901, at 8 p. in.
A large attendance of comrades is ex
pected, and the good people of Colum
bia will do all in their power to make
the occasion pleasant and profitable.
2. Railroad rates on the most
economical basis have been secured.
8. Miss Elizabeth C. Teague of
Aiken S. C., has been appointed spon
sor, and Miss Annie Norwood -if
Greenville, maid of honor, for the
division for the current year.
4. All camps, regiments and bri
gades of the division are earnestly
requested to appoint, each, one spon.
sor and as many maids of honor as
they see fit. A most beautiful and
appreciated feature of our reunions
has been the mingling of the daught
ers with the old veterans, and it is
hoped that each organization will do
itself the honor of being represented
by a sponsor. When sponsors
are received by the conventiou, each
will march in, carrying the camp, re
gimental or brigade banner.
5. Each camp will please bring its
camp banner and come into the con
vention hall with the same.
6. The Ladies' Confederate Memo
rial association, of Columbia, has
asked the division to participate in
the solemn memorial services of May
10th, and the invitation has been ac
cepted. The division, with its escort,
will move out to the cemetery, where
the tribute will be paid to: our dead.
Details of the parade will bn an
nounced hereafter. Capt. WV. D.
Starling, the commander of the local
camp, Hampton, No. 889, U. C. V.,
is announced as grand marshal of
the parade.
By order, C. Irvine Walker,
Comnmde. S. C. Div., U. 0C.V
James G. Holmes,
Adjt. Gen., Chief of Staff.
N. B. Camps that have not paid
their dues for two (2) or more years
are mn good standing," and are not
entitled to delegates.
The following has also been issued
by Gen. Walker in regard to the gen
eral reunion at Memphis:
General Order No. 53:
1. The 11th annual reunion of the
U. C. V. will be held at Memp.his,
Tenn., Ma~y 28, 29, and 80, 1901.
Delegates from all the camps of this
division are earnestly desired to be
present.
2. The Southern railway has been
saleoted as the official route, and all
comirades are asked to go by that
route and go together' The details
of the hours of leaving various points
have been announced in general or
der No. M.
8. The oficeial trains of the South.
ern railway will reach Chattanooga,
May 27, at 7 a. m. and run down to
the Chickamanga battlefield, so that
the comrades will have the opportu
ity of participating in the unveiling
ceremonies of the South Carolina
mornument.
4. The South Carolina Chickaman
ga Monument commission have ex
tended a cordial invitation to the
veterans of the South Carolina divi.
siOn U. C. V. to participate in the
unveRing ceremonies.
By order,
C. Irvine Walker,
Comdr. S. C. Div., U. C. V.
James 0. Holmes,
Adjt. Gen., Chief of Staff.
The secretary of the executive com
mittee has been informed by Adju
tant Will Huston of Camp Barnard
E. Bee U. C. V. Aiken county, that
his camp proposes sending thirty
men in uniform to the reunion. This
camp is one of the best in the divisiop.
A committee from the Daughters
of the Confederacy called on Capt.
W. D. Starling, chairman of the cen
tral conmittee, yesterday to ask what
would be expected of the Daughters
of Confederacy in the matter of the
entertainment of the visiting veterans,
etc. The committee was informed that
the Daughters could aid materially in
the matter of the decoration of the
ball, the securing of homes for the
old soldiers, the arrangement of the
programme on memorial day, the so
curing and training of a chorus of
children, the ball, and the courtesies
at the general headquarters.
Player Conyited of
Robbing Himself.
FIRM CONVICTION FOR 8TRALING
FROM DISPENSARIES.
To ]B Oredited to Wili1amaabrg-Player'e
story of Having noon Ied Up Christ
mas Night by Robbera Not Bolloved.
[Special to The State.]
Kingstree, March 22.-The case
of the State against Frank M.
Player was called for trial in the
court Thursday morning. Judge
Watts was on the bench and Solici
tor Wilson for prosecution. W. F.
Clayton, Esq., of Florence, and
Leroy Lee, Esq., were for the de
fense.
Ex Dispenser Player was indicted
for breach of trust with fraudulent
intent, the definite circumstances be
ing the alleged Christmas dispen
sary robbery of more than two thou
sand dollars. It was claimed by the
prosecutiou that there was no rob
bery except by the dispenser.
Exceptional interest was mani
fested all through the trial and
sentiment* was strongly against the
defendant. The number of rob
beries committed during the past
year had justly caused the feeling
that something was wrong, and fre
quent shortages confirmed the fact.
T'hough the evidence was entirely
circumstantial, yet Solicitor Wilson
skilfully satisfied the jury of Play
er's guilt. The defence worked hard
and well. The argument lasted four
hours. All the attorneys in the case
are entitled to great praise.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Judge
Watts charged the jury, commenting
on the strength of circumstantial
evidence. He gave the record to the
jury at 1:30 p. mn.
The jury on the first ballot stood
eight for conviction, four for acquit
tal. The :second ballot resulted in
ten for conviction and two for ac
quittal. At 7:40 p. m. the jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty with a re
commendation' to mercy.
On motion of W. F. Clayton, Esq..
the court will consider the matter of
a new trial tomiorrow. It is the
general opinion that a new trial will
not be granted.
Williamsburg convicts the first dis
penser for irregularity and thus up.
holds the law.
CASTOR IA
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Latest Literary News.
It is sai<i that the powers of either
man or woman are developed five
fold by working with a lifeicompan.
ion who is in entire harmony. The
ideal wife, as a rule, has it in her
power to ma.ke the ideal husband.
What constitutes the ideal wife is
discussed in an extremely able ar
ticle by Lavinia Hart in the April
Cosmopolit an.
Cannon Versus Hail Clouds.
TIN THOUSAND ANTI-HAIL CANNON
STATION8 IN ITALY.
This Method of Protecting Orops First Ad
vocated by a Priest In Auntria-It In
Now Endorsed by tie Ileat Autliorl
ties In Italy auti a Law will Prob
ably Sorn bo Passed Making
Cannon 8tations conpul
sory lei all Agricultural
DIAtTlets In thast
Country.
Casale-Litta, Lombardy, Italy,
February 21.-All foreign and naval
battles are promptly and accurately
reported n the United States, but
those that have occurred ir the air
in the last eightoen months seem to
have escaped attention.
In an ago when all those afflicted
with misology are claiming their
God given right to "seek and find,"
and many are exercising this right
so carelessly that quacks and fads
abound, it is not surpriang that some
have included among the "fads" the
most important movement going on
in Italy, Austria, France, Hungary
and even Spain, to deliver the agri
culturist from the scourge of hail. I
refer to the firing of cannon to dis
perse ha: clouds.
Strange as the method may seem,
experiments tried in various pro.
vinces, in different countries, have
demonstrated beyond doubt that hail
storms may be averted by blank
cartridges being discharged vertically
from a cannon. The strong cloud
circle thus created in the air affects
an area of about 3,000 feet, insuring
the district below immunity from
hail. Of course, the discharge must
be made in time and in the proper
manner.
No scientific explanation has yet
been advanced to account for the
firing of cannon changing the hail
into fine snow and rain and also
causing a cessation of lightning, but
facts are incontrovertible and thou
sands of reliable witnesses testify
that the districts employing cannon
have escaped hail storms, while ad
joining provinces, not thus battling,
have been ravaged by them.
The illustrious promoter of apply
ing tactics to hail clouds is Prof.
Stiger, of Styria, Austria, where ex
periments were first tried in 1809.
But the idea has taken better root in
Italy and has been greatly fostered
by the Hon. Ottavi, a membar of the
Italian Parliament. These two men
merit the gratitude of the agricul
turists of the entire world for having
begun a movement which promises
to insure them against frequent total
loss of crops. This loss in Italy
ranges from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000
annually. *
In 1899, before cannon stations
were established in Lombardy, I
witnessed of the saddest scenes. The
vintage was near at hand, the vines
had never promised a better return
to the husbandman and the mulberry
trees were most luxuriant. In the
twinkling of an eye, on a glorious
fair day, the hail clouds formed and,
quickly descending, spread devasta
tion and terror all around.~ The
labor of a whole year destroyed in a
few minutesl Imagine what this
meant to the poor peasants.
Last year, about the same season,
again I looked out a similarly fair
day on an equally promising vine
yard. Suddenly the terrible omen
confronted the contradmni, but this
time, thanks to the precautions taken
by the Anti -Hail Society, the clouds
broke only in blessings on the pea.
sant's heads .
Like fire engine stations, the can
non stations are guarded and the
first intimation of hail cloud is
ilashed from station to station to
start the aerial battle,
It was the first experiment here at
Cassle Litta, and with bated breath
we watched the dark circle of cloud,
created by the cannon discharge
gradually lifting itself up and ex
panding to meet its adversary. Down
came the terrifying hail, but very
small, and was very soon changed
into fine snow and rain, giving only
refreshment to the parched soil,
What a contrast to the former year
and what a rejoicing in Casale
Littat
It was a great triumph, too, foi
the Duc. who had had to us s
much argument to induce his pons
ants to war against the olenots
They had boon instructed from tho
pulpit that to fire cannon up into the
air was lighting against the Al
mighty. Last year's terrible ex
porionco made them yield to the os
tablishing of cannon stations. Un
fortunately, immediately after this,
there followed a drought, which the
same priest attributed to the wrath
of God on aceunt of mortals daring
to prepare to battle .vith Him. This
savors more of the ignorance and
superstition or the fifteenth than of
the twentieth century. It must be
said, on the other hand, that it was a
priest in Austria who made the first
experimont with cannon to disperse
hail clouds, and I know of no priest
outside of Casale who fights against
the movement.
The Anti Hail Society now num
bers many thousands and includes in
its body, not only agriculturists, but
statesmen and the most distinguished
scientists.
There are in Italy already 10,000
anti hail cannon stations, of which
108 are here and in adjoining dis
trict.
Cannon stations will gradually re
place hail insurance companies and,
as a leading agriculturist told me to
day, are soon to br) regarded as es
sential as the plough and fertilizer.
At the second International Anti
Hail Congress, held last November
in Padua, in which over one thou
sand of the most distinguished scion
tists, scholars and agriculturists were
assembled, at tho close of the Con
gress the following unanimous reso
lution was adopted:
"The Congress having heard the
discourses and the following discus
sions on the results of the firing of
cannon in and outside of Italy dur
ing the past year, hold that the very
full information which they have re
ceived demonstrates beyond a doubt
the great efficacy of cannon to dis
pet-se bail."
The land ,%hich has produced a
Galileo, a Columbus. a Volta, and
recently a Marconi is not likely in a
grave scientific body to give out un
wittingly such a unanimous deci
sion.
To show the great strides the now
method of battling has made in less
than two years mention must be
made of a bill now pending in the
Italian Parliament to make cannon
stations throughout Italy obligatory.
This bill was presented by the min
ister of agrirulture, industry and
commerce and is approved of by the
minister of the interior. The gen
eral opinion is that it will pass and
become a law.
Henrietta Aiken Kelly.
Bears the Th 0dYou Have Alway Bought
Signture
of '4 /a 4fd
Heuadqcuarters South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans.
Charleston, S. C., March 11th, 1901.
General Order No. 53.
I. The 11th Annual Reunion of
the U. C. V. will be held at Memphis,
Tenn., May 28, 20 and 80, 1901.
Delegates from all the Camps of this
Divison are earnestly desired to be
present.
II. The Southern Railway ham
been selected as the Official Route,
and all Comrades are asked to go by
that Route and go together. The
details of the hours of leaving variom
points have been announced in Gen.
oral Order No. 54i.
III. The ofricial Trains of tht
Southern Railway will roach Chatta
nooga, May 27th, at 7 a. m. and rur
down to the Chickamanga Battle
field, so that the Comrades will havy
the opportunity of participating it
the Unveiling Ceremonies of the
South Caaolina Monument.
IV. The South Carolina Chicka
mauga Monument Comnmission h avi
exten ded a cordial invitation to thi
Veterans of the South Carolina Divi
sion. U. C. V. to participate in th<
Unveiling Ceremonies. By order.
C. IRvINE WALKER,
Comdr. S. U. Div., U. CI. V.
JAMES G. HOLMEs,
Adit Gan't, Chiefo t aff
TEACHERS VS CORPORATIONS
A sINGULAIC HUlT ISOUN YESVTEIMAY
IN CHICAu0,
The Teachers. tho Promnpt Iaynient of
whoso sub1tri4's Dept-4's oi the Itoceipt
of Nufitent T .,s to Moot all Ex
peliton, Deninl. tihat the stato
Board of Equalization Ituviso
its Aspu@Finniett of the
rroporty of Vertain
Corl:oratione,
News & Courier.
Springfield, 111. March 20-Tho
Chicago school teachers' fight with
the State board of equalization began
today in the Sagamon Circuit Court
bef. r, Judge Thompson, with the
presoutation of the petition in the
name of the State attorney of Sang
amon County for the writ of mandit
Imus to compel the State board to re
vise its figures on the properties of
the various corporations which, the
school teachers allege, are not pay
ing their share of takes. The first
day's procoedings resulted ini a victory
for the school teachers, in that Judge
ThompBon overruled a motion to dis
miss 'the petition and ordered the
trial to proceed tomorrow on the is
suo raised by the school teachors.
Several Chicago school teachers
were present when Court convened.
Each of the several corporations in
volved in the proceeding was repre
sented by one or more oflicials and
counsel. Those corporations are the
People's Gas Light and Coke Com
pany, the Chicago Edison Company,
the South Chicago City Railway, the
Chicago Telephono Company, the
Chicago Traction Company and tLe
Chicago City Railway Company.
Attorney Greenacker, appearing
for the teachers, reviewed briefly the
allegations of the potition. In a
ward ho charged that, whereas the
board of equalization had assessed
the properties of those corporations
at something like $12,000,000. lie
charged that the board had signally
failed to do its duty and urged that
the State officials be compelled by
mandamus to correct the evils of
which the petitioners Complained.
John S. Millor, attorney for the
board, immediately moved to dismiss
the petition. le based his motion
principally upon the fact that the
assessment complained of has been
completed, certified, carried out upon
the tax books, and that, to a large
extent, the taxes have been collected.
He hold that it was too late now for
the Court to interfere.
At the conclusion of the arguments
Judge Thorpson promptly overruled
the motion to dismisB and ordered
the hearing to proceed to-morrow.
llryan'd Scacthing Reply to oeyeland's
Letter,
(Atlanta News.]'
Lincoln, Nob., Marhi 22.-William
J. Bryan gives Grover Cleveland a
hot roasting in this morning's Com
moner, replying to Grover's recent
letter to the Baltimore Democratic
Jiub. The article is entitled, "Five
Dollars Rowvard" and says:
"Former President Cleveland has
written another letter in which he
gives expression to a yearning desire
to have the democratic party 'ret urn'
to what he regards as true democracy
and correct principles. His advice
is general and indefinite as to be ut
terly useless. Mr. Cleveland and
his political associates are long on
high sounding phrases, but short on
definitions.
"It seems proper that this paper
should give the distinguished former
democrat an opportunity to suggeat
plans for the democratic struct are
which would be commodious enough
to afford a place of refuge for him
and at the same time allow stand
ing room for real dlemocrats. A
reward of five (dollars is therefore
offered for a written statement, not
to exceed five hundred words, signed
by Mr. Cleveland, applying demo
-cratic principles, as he understands
them, to at least five questions now
Sbefore the country.
. "An additional rewardI of one dol
a lar will be given for a statement,
signed by Mr. Cleveland, explaining
why he considered his opinion on
public questions of no importance
during the recent campaign, but re
gards sueh opinion a. impo.tan
now. When the battle was on be
tweon the republic and tho empiro
betwoon democracy and plutocracy
-between bimetallism and mono
motalhltsm-ho roftused to say a word
or lift his hand in behalf of the
'rank and fil0' for whom he now
oxpresses such an affectionate solici
tudo. He is like a soldier who was
described as 'itvisiblo in war and in
vincible in peaco.' If he will clearly
and candidly doline tho democratic
prinoiples about which ho is so prono
to talk, the poplo can decide for
themselves whether ho is the same
Mr. Cleveland who turned the treas.
ary over to a foreign financial syn
:licato and intrusted J. Piorpont
Morgan with tbe combination of the
government vaults, or whether ho
ins repented of his folly and is ready
o accept the democratic crood."
[entinrterm South Caroinm DIMvison,
United Confedrimto Voternum.
Charleston, S. C., March 11, 190.1.
Joneral Order No. 52.
1. The seventh annual reunion of
,he South Carolina Division, U. C. V
vill be held at Columbia, S. C.,
-ommencing May 8th, 1901, at 8
. m. A largo attendance of con
ades is expected, and the good poo
,1o of Columbia will do all in their
?ower to make the occasion pleasant
md profitable.
2. Railroad ratos on the most
.conomical basis have boon secured.
3. Miss Elizabeth C. Tongue, of
Aiken, S. C., has beon appu:nted
Sponsor, and Miss Annio Norwood,
>f Greenville, Maid of Honor, for
the division for the current. year.
.1. All camps, regiments and brig
ados of the division are earnestly re
quested to appoint, each, one Spon
sor and as many Maids of Honor as
they see fit. A most beautiful and
approciated feature of our reunions
has boon the mingling of the daugh.
tors with the old veterais, and it is
hoped that each organization will do
itself the honor of being represented
by a Sponsor. When Sponsors and
Maids fire received by the conven
tion, each will march in, carrying
their camp, regimental or brigado
banner.
5. Each camp will please bring its
camp banner and come into the con
vention hall with the same.
6. The Ladies' Confederate Memo
rial Association, of Columbia, have
asked the division to participate in
the solemn memorial services of May
10th, and the invitation lia been
accepted. The division, with its
escort, will move out to the cometery,
where the tributa will be paid1 to our
dead.
Details of the plarade will be an
nounced1 hereafter. Capt. WV. D).
Starling, the commander of the local
camp (Hampton) No. 389, U. C. V.,
is fannounced as grand marshal of
the parade. By order,
0. IRvINE WVALKERI,
Cornd'r S. 0. D)iv. U. C. V.
James G. Holmes,
Adjt. Gdn'l, Chief of Staff'.
N. B.-Camps that hove not paid
their dues0 for two or more years are
not in "good standing," and are not
entitled to delegates.
"Yes, I try to be as economical
as possible, and use uip all the odds
and end(s. I take my poor picking
first, too. Now last winter, it was
way into March before I had a good
potato cookeni, for I always use uip
all my sunburnt, wormy ones first,
and get rid of thmi." ''"But,"' said
her listener, "'I suppose you en
joyed your nice large ones all the
better then?'' ''Well, no, I didn't
exactly,'' said Mr-s. Barstow, with
some hesitation. "You see it was
so late in the season they were
mostly all spoiled, an I11 had to
throw them away.''
Bears the lhe Knd You Have Away BougM
Signature
of
To Break Bad Habits.
IIow shall I a habit break?
As yeu did that habit make;
As you gathered you must lose;
As you yielded, now refuse.
Thread by thread the strands we twist,
T'll they bind us--neck and wrist;
Thread by thread the patient hand
Must untwine, e'er free we stand.
FORTY-TWO MONTHS
IN PENITENTIARY,
SY.NTENCE IMPOSED ON EX-DsE'N.
SEI VICANK M. PLAYElt FOR
HrIALIN(A FROl THE
STATE.
Pitiful Cine of Once Itpiopeoted Man Fal
lon-Wife and Fourteon Ohild
ren 1w itth out Sup.
port.
(Special to The State.)
Kingstree, March 23.-The way of
the transgressor is hard. Ex Dispon
ser Frank M. Player violates he ilaw
and now suffors the penalty-throe
years and six months at hard labor
in the State ponitontiary. Human
naturo is long-suffering and kind;
but over against, sympathy and feel
ing stands an avenging justice voiced
in the law.
When court reassembled this morn.
4ig the motion to consider a now
Lrial was withdrawn, and the defend
mnt's attorneys told in touching words
the circumstances attendant on the
ientence, and hogged on mercy con
iistent with the law. Judge Watts
board the story; and, passing the
iontence, in substance said: Frank M.
Player, you have been convicted of
breach of trust with fraudulent intent
in your case of misappropriating
funds belonging to your follow citi
(ens, and intrusted by them to your
aro. To steal from a dispensary is
[he same as violating any other pub
lic trust in making away with prop.
irty. Solicitor Wilson has ably, and
rightly, unassisted, prosecuted you.
A dispensary caso, in itself, does not
reqIuire the attorney general. Your
aittorneys have usod all legal means
to defend you. I beleive you guilty;
and, weighing the recommendation
to mercy from the jury, I shall make
your sontonco hard onough to d eter
others honceforth.
Player was not always thus. Seven
yeamrs ago he was county supervisor,
enjoying the confidenef and ostoom
of his followmen, aind was regarded
i strong citizen. Today he stands
condemned and convicted, suffering
the rightoons wrath and indignation
of the samo citizons who honored
him and the penalty of the samo
laws which once he executed.
His family has elicited much sym.
pathy. He has a wife and fourteen
children, his youngest an infant, his
oldest an invalid from birth. And
these are to suffor the shame of their
father's sin, and work for their
daily bread.
The county and State officials
are to be congratulated for their
zeal in bringing tile offender to
justice. They gave thme facts, and,
in the words of Jurdge WVatts,
''a Williamsburg jury always (does
its dutly."
QUEERI STORCW OFi KID)NAPP'E) ilOV,
Arthur McOaZu of Anderson County. H. C.
Returna Hlomeh-Drugged or in Trance.
[Special to Tfhe Chronicle.]
Anderson, S. C.., March 22.--A
startling kidnaping story comes from
Honea Path, this county, incident to
the returning home of young Arthur
McGeo, whose myst erioums disappear
ance last October, created such a
sensation.
It will be remembered that Mc.
Gee was last seen in this city last
October at Foropaugh and Sells
Bros.' circus and efforts to locate
him since then have been in vain.
lie returned home yesterday and
declares he remembers nothing until
a fortnight ago, when he came to
himself and learned lie was about
20 miles from Atlanta.
lie believes ho was sandbagged
andl spiiited away and awakened in
bondage while under the influence
of some drug or occult power.
His story has created much excite.
mont. 'McGee is a son of R~ev. Mike
McGee, one of the most prominent
Baptist ministers in this county and
has always been a most exemplary
young man.
Prof. Ivison, of Lonaconing, Md.,
suffered terribly form neuraligia of the
stomach and indigestion for thirteen
years and after the doctors faIled to
cure him they fed him on morphine. 4
friend advised the use of IKoaol .D2s
pepsia Cure anid after taking a few b~ot
tles of it hb says, "It has cured me en
tirely. It can't say too, much for Kodol
Dyspopsia Cure. "I t dilgests what you
oat. Oild er's C arnne Drug tore