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EsTA BLISHED 1865. ..,EWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1902. TWICE A WEEK.$1.50 A YEAR THE PRESIDENT WELCONED. F18 SAFE aRRIVAL IN HISTORIC CBARLBSTON. A oMtUDOM O Vton-LefVes Train at Ch%ora Pak and Visits New Naval Sta tion-The Preeldent geemeInd inigh .Wtrits and Eatered With Keen Zest Into All the F&ututres of the ocesaloo. [Staff Correspondent The State.] Charleston, April & On the oc esion of the visit of the President of the .United States to any city in this great republic it would be ex poeted of the newspapers to say that he received a hearty welcome, but sfih language is insufficient to con VOy the proper expression of the feelings of the people of Charleston. The welcome which Mr. Roosevelt has received here is genuine, heart felt and unanimous. The people of Charleston arc delighted to have him here and Mr. Roosevelt is enjoy ing himsf in his characteristic --ay. The party did not reach Charleston until this aftWrnoon, but they found the city waiting with open arms and words of sincere regard for the dis tigished visitors. The presiden tW tain did not come into the city this morning butstopped at a point Av miles north of the city, directly ~eata ,Chicora park. Here the vigitors left the train and were con n oopecial cars over the trolley r to Chicora park. After a stroll igh these lovely grounds where 6 live oaks gray with inoss stand - sentinels around the quaint old t"nbull colonial manor house, the sgyffkt and his party boarded the - Egxiquin, a revenue cutter detailed or this occasion. The party had b4eir met at Summerville by Mayor SmI, Capt. Wagener and others. N6' rest of the Charleston party &l Se city at 10 o'clock on special ..am and wore aboard the Algonquin aill after the arrival of President M~sevelt. The president and Mrs. Romsevelt were in excellent spirits ad gave a cordial greeting to each E the Charleston- party who came - aboard. The Algonquin cast off at 30-JG and passed down the Cooper iver toward the bay. The presi dmnt was interested in the sight of the naval station and dry dock soon to be built at Chicora park, which is -now owned by the government. SALUTING THE PEsIDENT. As soon as the Algonquin weighed anchor a salute of 21 guns was fired .-the president's salute-to an nounce to the vessels and craft in b-<arbor thiat the president's boat was e.oming. The president's flag was lying from the Algonquin, a field of blue on which was the American Eage with outstretched wings. -When nearing the point where the city ends abruptly at the confluence of the Cooper and Ashley rivers-the president's boat found a number of government boats drawn up to greet the head of the navy and of the army. From the cutters Forward and Ham ilton salutes were fired and were ac knowledged by the president. The incinnati, a beautiful cruiser, pre sented an inspiring picture with 400 marines standing at attention while the guns belched forth the salute. On each of the vessels was flying a verntable rainbow of colors, the boats being gaily decked on this official visit of the president. The training vessel Topeka also made a pretty ap pearanee with the young appren tices strung out on the yard arms and on the rigging. But the most fasinating picture in this panorama was that of the old Lancaster, an other training ship, on which the young seamen are broken into ser vice. Unlike the trim new boats with their big smokestacks and spars, this boat made a romantic tableau with its tall masts covered with young marines at attention. When the signal guns began to roar their salute the Jackies on deck swarmed up the ropes and gave a touch of lire and activity to the picture. The boats of commerce added their accamations of joy to the roar of the salutes. The crash of the cannon was a sharp staccato to the pro longed blowing of whistles of mer chatmen lying at the wharves, and for miles the water front was Nlack down to the water side hoping to catch a glimpse of the president. The crowds had been disappointed in the morning, for it bad been hoped that the president's train would stop at the southern station. A great many made their way out to Chicora park, but were denied the privilege of entering the grounds, which were patrolled in a truly mil itary manner by the Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Coggswell. All along the route the poeple of Charleston had provided police and military protection in a way not to give offense to the president, who is not disposed to like such th'ngs. After passing castle Pinckney, fort Moultrie, fort Sumter, Morris Island and other historic stops in vhich the president was much interested the Algonquin pulled up close to the jetties in order to view the govern ment's work to deepen the channel and to make this a great harbor. VISITS EORT SUMTER. The cutter then turned around and started' back toward the city, stopping abreast of fort Sumter, where a delightfvl luncheon was served. The pilot boat General Howe, then pulled along side and President Roosevelt and a number of the party made- a visit to the little island in Charleston barbor which has made more histor- than almost any other spot of its size in the world. The president esteemed it a genuine privilege to be given the opportun ity to visit the fort. Old fort Moul trie was also inspected as the Algon quin passed by. It had been the irtention of the committee of arrangements to run out over the bar, but the wind was bois terous and the trip was not ex tended beyond the jetties. The Al gonquin took a turn up Ashley river giving a grand vie w of the exposition grounds from the water. Back again mart e the cutter, passing the line of oruiser cutters and training ships which again saluted, and exactly on ime the Algonquin pulled up to the wharf and the president and his arty at 4 o'clock set foot within the ospitable precincts of the city of harleston. A BEPRESEWTATIVE AMERICAN. Had anybody sought to find the representative American citizen in hat party of distinguished people, heodore Roosevelt would have been hes man selected. There was always a smile on his face, always a pleas mnt word upon his lips and yet there was an evident force and aggressive 1ess which characterize him as a ypical American. AN OVATION. When the boat reached the wharf he Charleston Light Dragoons were rawn up as an escort for the presi ent. The water front was a sea of black faces while in reserved places representative white citizens in great umbers had come down to see the president and to welcome him. The president walked jauntily along the wharf bowing and smiling in ac knowledgement of the ovation, until e reached a carriage in -waiting. Thence he and a select party were conveyed to the home of Mrs. An drew Simonds, who has done so much for the exposition and for Charles ton. After a delightful reception at this elegant Charleston home, the president was taken to the St. John's hotel, from wich the president's flag announced the place of his head quarters. His carriage passed up Meeting street, between long lines of enthusiastie Charlestonians and when he alighted at a private en trance there was a cordon of police to keep the crowd back. One negro tried to shake hands with the presi dent but that was wbere the effi ciency of the secret service officials was shown for "the coon" was in an instant in their hands. President Roosevelt's robust health is appearent in bis splendid physique and woe to the man who would at short range try to harm him. While others were bugging sheltered nooks on deck today the president sat on the most exposed spot on the boat wile the wind sported with the crisp locks on his bared head and the camera fiends sported with his miles. Tonight at the St. John the ladies of Charleston called on Mrs. Roose velt. It was a gathering of brilliant, beautiful and aristocratic woman hood and the guests of the hotel feasted their eyes on the sight of so much loveliness. At the Charleston hotel the presi dent was entertained at dinner by the city of Charleston. It was a very swell affa;r, costing quite a number of dollars per plate. The governors of North Carolina and South Caro lina were among the guests. TEN THOUSAND VISITORS Fully 10,000 people were brought here today, 3,100 over the Coast Line, 4,000 over the Southern, and crowded trains over the Plant Sys tem. The crowd is so mnch larger than at first expected that the rail roads are unable to give the accurate figures. Tomorrow will be the great day of the exposition. bKETCHk.S OF ARMY LIFE, InLeresting Incidents of the Civil War Re lated by "X. Con Fed" a Member of Third 8. C. Regiment, SKETCH OF HOSPITAL LIFE. I had been teasing Dr. Evans the day before the fight, and asked him if his knives were sharp. He said they were sharp enough for me. I told him he would have to use them on me the next day. As soon as I was carried to him I asked if his knives were sharp and told him to go to work. In a few days I was sent to Orange C. H. and put in the depot. I asked the doctor in charge to give me some whiskey; he refused, but slugged it himself. I asked to be put on the train, and he refused; then I told him I would go any way. He told me if I could get on the train I could go. I got two of the 2nd regiment tu put me on; the doc tor did not notice me. We were sent to Charlottsville. An Irishman was nurse and had to dress my wound. He treated me so badly that I got a egro boy to bring me a stick which used on the Irishmad's head. He was sent back to the regiment and I fell into the hands of Walter A. ames, who got me a good mattress ad prevailed on the surgeons to put y leg in a wire splint and swing it off the bed; he dressed my leg daily, ma after eight weeks it was taken ut of the splint, and in four or five weeks more I was taken up and put n a chair; in a week or two -nore I ould walk a little on crutches, and was sent home on the 30th of September. Car ward had the best attention that was possible uder the circumstances. The la dies visited us every day and brought s all the delicacies of the season. We had oyster soup, ice cream, frozen strawbe3rries, eggs, milk, be sides what we were given from the overnment kitchen. The doctors were kind and did all n their power for us. The ladies read for us, brought us pipes, tobac o and matenes and nursed us as if we were their brothers. The children came in and sang for us. The only people who seemed to neglect us were the preachers. Only one, a ampbellite gave me much attention, :ut he was very kind indeed. I reached home about the 5th of Oc ober, 1864, and was still so weak I ould not get out of the bed without, help. X. Con. Fed. MORMONISM GROWING. Remarkable Statement a. to it. Spread. Mormonism :' growing through out the country. An address issued by missionary secretaries of evan gelical churches says: "Its missionary activity through out the country is almost ineredible. It claims to have now 2,000 miission aries in the field-1,400 of them in the Southern States-and to have made last year 20,000 converts. Mormons are also establishing mis sions in foreigh countries on a ]arge scale. At a conference recently beld in Berlin and ; resided over by Hgh Cannon, son of George Q. Cannon, 125 Mormon missionaries were present who were working in the German empire. They reported 2,000 converts. In Norway and Sweden Mormons have for many years been gaining a contiianally in raing number of converts." IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT, A ROYAL BANQUET TENDERED HIM AT CHARLE4TON HOTEL. A Memorable Occasion-President Roose velt Speaks in Glowing Terms of the South-Gov. Mc4weency's Speech of Welcome.-It Was Midnight When the Banquet Hall was Deserted and as the Distinguished Guest Left the Room Was Roundly Ap piau ded. [Special to The State.] Charleston, April 8.-The banquet tendered to President Roosevelt to night at the Charleston hotel was a fitting cloose to a day fall of inci dents and served to gather together men prominent in the affairs of the State, having solely in mind a greet ing to the president which would prove the sincerity and the warmth of feeling existing for him as the chief executive of the nation. The banquet hall was a bower of roses, pinks and smilax, artistically ar ranged, while loosely strewn over the tables were thousands of violets, whose fragrance could only but sug gest that springtime had arrived. Over three hundred specially invited guests were present and the president was at his best. In a few well chosen remarks Mayor Smyth welcomed President Roosevelt to Charleston, whose response was listened to with the closest attention and which was interrapted by loud and continuous applause. THE PRESIDENT's RESPONSE. The president's remarks were as follows: "Mr. Mayor, and you, my hosts and my fellow American citizens: (Great applanse.) I should indeed be but a poor American myself if I were not deeply touched and grati fied by the way you have greeted me today, in this your beautiful city; and of course I feel at home here. (Applause.) I think that an Ameri can who is worth his salt has the right to feel at home in every part of the United States. (A pplause.) "Around this table I see many men who took part in the great war. The war in which the younger among us here took part was a very little one eause it didn't have to be any big ger. (Applause.) But it had one horoughly good effect; it put the cap on the structure that had been building while,. we were almost un onscious of it, and it taught us how thoroughly at one we were. When we got through that war it did not nake a bit of difference to us whether it was an admiral who came from Vermont or a lieutenant who came from Alabama (applause), if the man had done his duty in such shape as to make us each feel an even more generous thrill of pride in our ommon nationality. The debt that we owed him had Jittle to do with the section from which he came. Applause.) 'And now, a special word to you of Charleston and of South Carolina. Just 12 years ago when I first went to Washington to take part in gov ernmental work I was immediately thrown into singularly close contact and intimacy with a South Carolinian. It was my good fortune to work with him for three years and for the nine years since and for as long as I shall ontinue to be in public lie, it will be to me ever a spur to try to do decent duty for the republic, because I have teen thrown intimately in contact with as fearless and as high minded a public servant as this country has ever had, my old friend, your forxEer governor, Hugh Thomp son. (Great applause.) "And from what I have known of yo and of your~ representatives it was in no sense a surprise, but it was a keen pleasure to be greeted with the hearty and generous hospitality, the more than hearty and generous hospitality which you have shown me today. (Applause ) "The weltare of any part of this country is in a certain sense an index of the welfare of all, and I think, gentlemen, tbat on the average a~ we all tend to go up, it seems to be a little better to go uniformly rather than at a sharper gait, for the timE Ibeing, and then down and then ui aaigan and then down. South Caro ia seems during the last two de cades to have definitely entered upon the path of steady progress in things material as well as in other things. I was much struck in looking over some of the figures of the census quite recently published to see the astonishing progress that has been made here in you- State. I was prepared to see that the values of your farm products had risen as they have, a little over 25per cent. I was prepared to see that your farms themselves had increased in a still larger proportion; that the value of your lands and buildings had grown up, but I did not realize the way in which - your manufacturing enter prises had increased, both as shown in the fact that your manufacturing products had gone up over 130 per cent.; that for instance the number of spindles has about quadrupled, from less than half a million to more than two millions in the State. I did not realize that the wages paid out had increased 75 per cent. Gen tlemen, you talk of progress of the far west, but I think South Carolina can give points to some of the States. (Applause.) I think that with such a record for the previous decade you were well warranted upon insisting on holding your exposition here. (Applause.) "And gentlemen, I was very glad that in arranging for your exposition you not only took in the Southern States but that you specially included the islands lying south of the United States, those islands with which the events of the last few years have made it evident that we are bound in the future to have closer relations. (Great applease,) closer relations for our advantage and our advantage can only be secured by making it for their advantage also. (Loud ap plause.) And about all that I have said applies to the greatest and rich. est of those islands, the islands with which we have been brought into the most peculiar intimacy and relation ship-the Island of Cuba. (Ap plause.) And I ask that in our trade relations with Cuba we give her a marked and substantial advantage, not merely because it will redound to our interest to do so, although that also is true, especially because the events have so shaped thenaselves that it is our duty as a great and mighty nation to help Cuba and I hope to see us do our duty. (Cheers and applause.) I shall not try to make you any speech tonight, be ause for your sins you will have to listen to me make one tomorrow. (Laghter.) I shall merely thank you again with all my heart and say to you that I want you to appreciate that I mean every word I say, and mean it deeply when I tell you I have been touched, more than pleased, touched and stirred by the warmth and heartiness with which you have made me feel today that I am one of you. (Loud applause and cheers.) The President was followed by Gov. McSweeney, who prefaced his prepared speech by a few words in which he assured th6 President that he was as safe from bodily harm in South Carolina as he was in Wash ington. Continuing he said: Gov'. M'swEENEY's SSPEECH. Gov. McSweeney said in part: "The Anglo-Saxon is entering the new century with the imperial crown of the ages on his brow and the sceptre of the infinite in his hand. "The old South fought against the stars in their courses-the re sisting tide of the rising conscious ness of nationality and world mission. The young South greets the nev era and glories in its manhood. He joins his voice in the cheers of tri. umph which are ushering in this3 all conquering Saxon. Our old men dreamed of local supremacy. We dream of the conquest of the globe. Threads of stee, have knit State to State. Steam and electricity have silently transformed the face of the earth, anni illated time and space and swept the ocean barriers from the path of man. The black steam shuttles of commerce have wover cont;ent to continent!" "These words are taken from a speech delivered at a momentone risis in the history of a sister State "Civil liberty and religions free dom have been placed in our keep ing as a trust aud it is our duty to be faithfnl to that trust and move on and upward until the peoples of all lands shall enjoy the same blessings which are ours. Threads of steel have iideed knit us close together and now we know no north and no south, no east and no west, but hand in hand we are striving for the up lifting and betterment of mankind. WE ARE ALL AMERICANS. "I want to say in this presence, and in the presence of the President of the United States, that while we may not agree on many questions of policy, that we are all American citi zens and the boys of the South will respond to the call of their conatry, which is the call cf duty, as quickly and readily . those of any other section. When four years ago America 'let slip the dogs of war' and sent her armies and navies to drive the tyrant from Cuba's wasted shores, together in the gloom of the gory trenches, and the ramparts wrapt in flame, stood the sons of the frozen north who wore the blue, with those of the sunny south who wore the gray, to defend the honor of their common country. Side by side and shoulder u shoulder they fought, till the broken power of Spain in the western world attested the fact that the men who made and withstood Pickett's charge at Gettysburg could clasp hands over the graves of their fallen heroes and together shed their blood in defense of human rights and their country's cause. It was southern boy who first planted the Stars and Stripes on foreign soil, it was a southern boy who first gave up his fair young life in this cause, and the cold still form of Ensign Bagley, wrapt about with the silken folds of his 'country's flag, was laid to rest 'mid the lamentations of a reunited people. And in the self same sepulchres where lie the braves who gave their lives in that conflict, is buried the last remnant of any antagonism which might have existed between the sections. wELGoMEs BROOSEVELT. "I am glad that President Roose velt has come to this grand old city, that he may see and know us as we are. That he may know and realize that though we may not agree in politics, we know how to-welcome the president of our common coun try. That he may know and appre ciate what southern hospitality means and right here in. Charleston he will find the highest type of this old time southern hospitality. We hope that his coming will be bene. ficial to all of us." Capt. Wagener, Gov. Aycook of North Carolina and several others made short addresses. It was mid night when the party broke up and as the president' left the room he was cheered to the echo, not only by those who had been fortunate enough to attend the banquet but by the large numbers who had patiently waited in the hotel parlors and out ide to catch a glimpse of him. Upon arriving at his hotel he imme diately retired. The Newest about Ping-Pong. "Where are you going, my pretty maid ?" "I'm going ping pongiag, sir," she said. "May I go with you, my pretty maid ?" "Yes, if you like, kind sir," she said. She led him away to a ping pong net, and then came an hour he will never for get, for his shoulders ache from the many stoops to pick up the balls, and his eyelid droops where she smote him twice with her racket small, which left her hand as she struck the ball; and he'll never ping where she pongs again, for she heard him swear when she pinged him then. "A neighbor ran in with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrboea. Remedy when my son waE suering~ with severe cramps and waE given up as beyond hope by my regulai physician, who stands high in his pro fesion. After administering threi dos-s of it, my son regained conscious ness and recovered entirely withii t wenty-four hours," says Mrs. M ar: Haler, of Mt. Crawford. Va. Thil Remedy is for sale by W. E. Pelham 3 Soan. THERLL BE NO f114I . GOVERNOR McSWEENEY WILL PRE VENT IT. He Has Looked Up the Law and His Duty is Plain and He Will Act accordingly. [Columbia Record, 7th.] There will be no prize fight or "Glove contest" in Charleston. Governor McSweeney went to Char leston this morning. Before going he had expected to receive some com munication from Charleston relative to the fight, but nothing came. It was published yesterday that the attorneys of Jaudon, who is engineer ing the fight, would see the Gover nor and find out definitely what he would do about it, but they didn't show up, probably knowing that he would be in Charleston today. The Governor reiterated his state ment that he saw no particular use in announcing his position, in view of the fact that he did not officially know that a fight would take place, but he has looked up the law on the subject, and this being so, there is but one thing that he can do, and that is to prevent the fight. Both the constitution and the statute laws are plain on the subject and such contests are absolutely prohibited. When the question is brought to his attention in Charleston, the gov ernor will infoom the promoters that the fight cannot take place. He will instruct the sheriff not to allow it and there is no doubt that he can prevent it. But in case there is any trouble about stopping it on the part of the sheriff, the Governor will act otherwise, even going to the extent of calling out the local military if necessary. Since these things are true the fight may be considered a closed incident, sc far as this State is concerned. Jandon, the promoter, was to post $10,000 as a forfeit that he could pull off the fight in this State, but, of course, the money has not been de posited, nor -will it be under the cir umstances. Some prominent citizens of Charleston have seen the Gover nor about the matter in order to see if there was not some way whereby the fight could be had, and there will be considerable disappointment when the Governor's decision is known. REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMIAN. Dos Says the Koester Nomination Will Never be Conirmed. [The State, 9th.] Yesterday Edmund Deas, the col ored republican state chairman, was in the city, having come down from Washington. Deas has been in Washingtor for the last three months and says he has been "holding up'' the confirmation of Revenue Collector Koester. He stated yesterday that Koester's nomination would never be confirmed in the senate. AGAINST TILLKAN. Senate Adopts BesolutionlS for Future Guidance. Washington, April 8.-In the senate today Mr. Hoar called up his resolution providing that rule 19 be amended by inserting at the be ginning of clause two thereof the following: "No senator in debate shall directly or indirectly by any form of words impute to another senator, or to other senators any conduct or motive un worthy or unbecoming a senator; no senator in debate shall refer offensive ly to any state of the union.'' The resolution was adopted with out debate. -A VALUABLE MEDICINE For Coughs and Colds.ln Children. "I have not the slightest hesitancy in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to all who are sufiering from coughs or colds," says Chas. M. Cramer, Esq, a well known watch maker, of Colombo, Ceylon. "It has been some two years since the City Dispensary first called my attention to this valua ble medicine and I have repeatedly used it and it has always been bene ficial. It has cured me quickly of all chest colds. It is especially effective for children and seldom takes more -than one bottle to cure them of hoarse ness. I have persuaded many to try Sthis valuable medicine, and they are all 5as well pleased as myself over tbe re ults." For sale by W. E. Pelham & on.