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__ABILSH ED EW BER RY. S. C, TUESDAY, MAY 19. 1908. THE 0ONFBDBRATB RBUNION. The Largest And But Ever feld-Closed Thursday-The Floral s Parade Columbia Cor. News and Courier. Reunion week waned, amid San shine and shadow, amid scurrying clouds, overcast skies, rain, and sun set glow. Th'ili speech of the elements, the voice of Nature, was typical of what was in the hearts of a people. This was not only a Reunion of the glorious band of United Confederate Veterans, but it was an all-pervading Reunion of South Carolinians. They were led-as of yore, in the battle. stsrred days of 1861 and 1865--by the soldiera of the Confederacy; they heard again the tramp of the march ing feet of the boys in grey; once more they looked upon the grey jackets that the soldier boys wore; yet once again they saw the forms that swept, with mighty rush, the fields of battle in the red burial of war. And with these sights and sounds came memories sacred and tender, joyous and sad. Thus it was that their hearts, like the skies, were touched by sunshine and shadow; thus it was that tears had to chase away the smiles, hushed and holy silence had to come after the wild cheers that could not be suppressed. It would be easy to any that this was the most successful State Re union, but to say it and to mean it after weighing the force and effect of the remark would be something else. The consensus of opinion is and it is borne out by the facts that this was the best managed and most largely attended Reunion of the State organization. The Reunion which was held in Charleston some time ago was more largely attended, but that was Southern in scope, while this was distinctly a State Reunion and one which has not been surpassed in attendance nor in excellence of programme or execution. A LITTLE BOY'S ADDRERS. One of the brightest stars of the wholo Reunion was Master Morris Lumpkin. Thursday during the lull in the Convention proceedings Col. Brooks suggested that Master Morris Lumpkin, the thirteen-year old son of Mr W. W. Lumpkin, be heard from and he felt that the young ora tor would bring tears to the eyes of the old soldiers. Master Morris Lumpkin is really a wonderful talker. He has a magne tic and superb voice, and many a man of more mature years would give the world for such a strong and well rounded voice. It was not all, how. ever, in the voice, for the little fellow had a fine speech, and he seemed to feel every wvord that he spoke and it was, in fact, not long before many of the old soldiers were in tears. LAsT DAY'S BUs[NEss. The Convention was called to order on Thursday morning by Gjen eral (Oarwile. The cowmmittee on resolutions made its report through Col. E. R{. McIver, chairman. The comn-.ittee reported favorably on the resolution looking to the estab)lishm)ent of a Conafederate home foi indligent old soldiers. The comnmittece reported fav;orably on the rusol ution,, wvith an amendment, looking to the appointment of a comi mittee to push the necessary legisla tion for a Confederate home. Thue resolutions were strenuously opposed and a'ly defended. After a great deal of discassion, they were adopted by a vote of 50 to 23. lRosoluations were adopted endors ing the United States government in its aiction in seeking to obtain a comn plete roll of all who were mn the Con federate and the Federal service. Under the election of officeas Gjen. Thos W. Carwile was niianimously re elected commanader of the U. C. V. of the State. Gena Carwile very neatly thainked the Convention for its high honor. The rules were suspended and the entire (Jonvention re elected. Geni Zimmerman Davi- as com. mnander of the 1st division.* B. HI Teague as commander of the 2d division. Both Gen Davis and Gen Teague thanked the Convention for the renewed honornfrred...on,tem. This completed the election of officers. Messrs W. D Starling, W H. Har din and Dr. B. M. Lebby were re elected members of the State pension board. . The selection of the next place of meeting was left to the commanding officer. He is to act upon the invita tions received. THE FLORAL PARADE. Thursday afternoon Main street was massed with people, who crowded the sidewalks and filled evel y balcony and window to view the floral parade. This had been undertaken to please the sponsors and to honor the Vet eraus, and with such an end in view love and pride had furnished artistic inspiratiou and tireless energy. The result was that thq floral parade was probably the most, beautiful pageant ever viewed in the streets ev -Colum bia. Nearly every feature bore some reference to the subject dearest to the old soldiers and this week upper most in the minds of the people of South Carolina. At the very head of the procession walked the old white haired body servant of Gen Wade Hamptcn, leading the Gen eral's fine black charger, riderless. Every tvailable private vehicle in town was there, and the demand on the stables was ao great that they had to call on the mills for their large wagons, which were draped and dressed and tiansformed into hand some floats, which formed a promi. nent part of the picture. The parade passed from the ren dezvous at, the corner of Sumter and Gervais streets, down Main from the State House to Elmwood avenue, and back, taking about half an hour to pass a given point. Along the route the beautiful vehicles and their charming occupants were loudly cheered by the enthusiastic onlookers. Next came a band playing stirring Southern tunes. When the floral parade ended its march in front of the State Houe and all of the passengers had alighted Mr Francis H. Weston presented to the immense audience that was in waiting Mr Andrew Crawford, who was the orator of the day. Carolina has few as able and none more elo. quent orators than Mr Crawford. His address was splendid in its con ception eloquent in its development and magnificent in its delivery. THE FINAL BALL. The Reunion closed Thursday night with a grand ball, given under the auspices Camp Maxcey Gregg, of Columbia. The bali was given in the new Craven Hall and was quite an elegant affair. The attendance was very large, both on the part of young and old PAYNE BURNED TO DEATH. He And Two Others Perish In Mysterious Fire In Waynesville, N. C. Asheville, N. C., May 15.-In a fire of mysterious origin, which broke out last night in a large house at WVaynesville, N L, owned by State Attorney General Gilmer, and ocon pied by 0. J. Galneath, who runs a boarding house, F. W. Payne, a tele graph operator-, formerly connected with the Postal Company at Rich mond, ani.d a negro woman and her daughter, servants or the house, were burned to death. Someone passing the house at miduight discovered the fire and gave the alarm. Gal peath and fonr oIthers were aroused and1 struggled through sufifocati ng smoke to a place of safety. Efforts were made to save the three people still in the blazing building, but the heat drove the resculers back, and the at tempts had to be abandonied. It is believed that the three victimi. of the fire were overcome by smoke. It wvas several houra before I heir par tially cons.iumed tiodies were recov ered. Payne left South (Carohina two months ago becanse he had killed a negro near Johnston. It is saidI he had intended to come bac0k to Saluda county for trial in July. The evidence before the coroner's jury was that Payne became involved with a family of' negroes because of some remarks he had addressed to a negro girl. In the melee Payne shot and killed the girl's father. AN ORPHAN'S HOME. Movement on Foot By Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. P.-Grand Master Davis Complimented. The State. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows did a good day's work on its closing day. The sessions were largely at tended and a lively interest was taken in Ehe proceedings. Much enthusi asm as displayed in the Orphans' home movement, and the result was gratify idg to the most ardent Odd Fellow. A resolution was intro- I duced calling 'for an appropriation of $1,000 for the fund and was unanimously adopted. The representatives from Aiken i offered a tract of land containing i 100 acres as a site for the home, and < it is probable that other cities will i offer similar inducements to the com- t mittee which has been given the t power to act. The committee con sists of L N Z4aly, Columbia; H. J. t Killingsworth, Abbeville; L. M. Oli- < veros, Aiken; I. B. F. Middleton, I Charleston; H. Whitcover, Marion. t The Orphans' home is a certainty, t and every effort will be made to have t the home completed before the next |3 session of the grand lodge. V Past Grand Master J. M. Bright t of Kansas addressed the grand lodge t during the morning session. He made a happy speech and was well t received. t The grand lodges of North and t South Carolina exchanged fraternal E greetings yesterday by telegraph, | both bodies being in session at the c same time. It was interesting to f note what the grand secretary of f the North Carolina grand lodge said | to the grand secretary of the South t Carolina grand lodge. c . The club plan came up for consid- t eration through a resolution intro- c duced by a lodge delegate. The plan was thoroughly discussed and by the vote of the grand body the law on that particular matter will 5 remain as outlined at the last session. The club plan will be operated for another year. Grand' Master J. M. Davis was t compli:.aed by the body. He was c given a rising vote of thanks for his|( earnest efforts in behalf of Odd Fel- | lowship in South Carolina. '? a officers for the present term | were installed during the afternoon c session, after which Grand Master B. F. Barnes announced by the fol- e lowing appointments: [ Grand Conductor-L. M. Over street, Warrenville. | Grand Marshal-F. M. Sharpe,| Columbia.| Grand Guardian-H. Whitcover,|i Marion.|t Grand Herald--H. B. Hughes, |t Clifton.|t The following commnittoes were ap-| pointed: ]E Constitution and By- Lawvs--N. W.| e Trump, Jos. Leach, MI. W. Walker. I State of the Order--B. K. H. t Kreps, J. E. Crosby, F. WV. P. Butler. Finance--W. S. Brown, M. Kel. c hof, L. W. Wright. | The grand master appointed the , following district deputy grandl mas ters: Palmetto Lodge-W. E. Avery.i Con garee Lodge-W. F. Steiglitz. | ( Wade Hampton Lodge-W. A. Tunander. Brooklnd Lodge-S. A. Moak. The grand lodge adjourned and] the next convention will be held in1 Anderson. Pressure is being brought on thei Secretary of War to induce him to have published the full report of General Miles in regard to his trip through the Philippines, especially that part. which deals with "the whip. ping or Filbpino prisoners of war, for he purpose of., extracting informa tion from t hem.'' T'. l')Thomas Fortune, of New York, colored, who was app)oinited by the war department special labor com. missioner to visit the Ph ili ppi ne", has left Manila for home after a difli culty with the police. A companion of Fortune's was arrested on a potty offence, and Fortune argued with arnd thon fought the police TO LESSEN MILL OUTPUT. Cotton Spinner's Association Recommends Mills Ruu Only Four Days a Week With No Night Work. The Southern Cotton Spinners' Association in session at Charlotte N. , on Friday decided to change the iame to the"AmericanManufact.urers, !ssociation." The following officers: W. C. Heath, Monroe, N. C., presi lent; Thos M. Swift, Elberton, Ga, rice prosident, and Clarence- B Bryant, Charlotte, secretary and reasurer. The following report of a special sommittee was unanimously adopted: "The cotton manufacturing world, Ising American short staple cotton, a facing conditions that are likely to .ontinue so long as present artificial niunens dominate the market for he raw material, and these condi ,ions are so serious that action by the iutheri Cotton Spinners' Associa ion is deemed imperative, and your ommittee, to whom this subject has >een referrd, would recommend that he whole influence of the Association ie used to (]at) bring about an en ire ceysat.ion of night work; (2d) oper tion of mills not over four days per reek; (3d) these recommendations take effect not later than June 1 o 15, 1903. "Your committee are of the opinion bat by u prover effort the co-opera ion of the majority of the mills in he Southern States can be secured nd believe that an appeal should lso be sent out to banks as well as ommission houses to throw their in luence in the same direction. If avorable action is taken by the eon ention your committee recommend hat the American consul at Man hester be cabled to communicate bese actions to Liverpool and Man hester exchanges." THE WAR NOT YET OVER. o Declares a Majority of the Hilltop Soeiety, Of Columbus, Ohio. The Hilltop Improvement Assoc+ia. ion, an organization in the vicinity f the Confederate cemetery at Camp 1hase, Columbus, O',io, after a stormy ession, refused to participate in the nnual services, which are to be held ext month at the cemetery in mem ry of Confederate dead. Presidedt V. B. Potts had planned for the as ocistion to take part in the ceremo ies, but when the matter was brought efore the association it met with tormy opposition. A resolution was ,t once presented, declaring the re usal of the aenoeiation to participate a the exercises. Dr Warner, a mem er of the association, declared that lie war was not over. He said it ever would be over until the Con ederat es recognized the fourteenth nd fifteenth amendments to the Con titution. President Potts tried to revent the adoption of this resolu. ion. He said the Con federate grave ard at Camp Chase was the largest f its kcind in the North, and annually a June the eyes of a united country rere on Columbus, that this city had ~ained1 the thanks of all the people f the Southern States, because of ta care of the graves of the dead Jonfederates. He said he was 'ne f those who thought the civil war vas over. H-e had been laboring inder the impression that the sons of ai Confedlerates and sons of Ex. Juion soldiers fought side by side n the Spanish-American war, and or the protection of the Christians n China. T1he resolution was adopted b)y a iajority vote. rewberry College Commencement Pro gramme June 7, 11 o'clock, baccalaureate ser non, by Rev. C. E. Weltner of Auguisia, l:8:30, address to the students by lev. LD. M. Ramsay, D. D., of Char eston, S. C. June 9, 3: 30, annual meeting of Board >f Trustees; 8; 30, .Junior contest for nedlal in oratory. .June 9, 11 o'clock, address before the Alumni Association. 8: 30, address be. fore the Literary Societies by President H-enry L. Smith, of Davidson College, N4. C. ,June 10, 10 o'clock, annual commence. mnt GENERAL NBWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed Outside the State. Over a billion dollars and ten mil lion spindles were represented at the meeting of the Southern Cotton Spin. nors Association held in Charlotte last week, Jacksonville's loss on account of the recent cloud-burst is estimated at about $160,000. The railroads last -week were hauling out by solid train. loads the water hyacinths that washed into their yards. It took 250 cars to remove them. In a wreck near Hot Springs, Ark., on Thursday, caused bji a passenger train on the Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad jumping the track on a fif teen foot embankment, the engineer was fatally injured, t he fireman killed, six persons seriously injured, and a dozen or more hurt. The question of proposing to the powers the reduction o! navies was brought up in the British House of Commons last week. The prevailing sentiment was that all the great powers are steadily increasing the ir naval forces, and Great Britain must do likewise. By a vote of 8 to 1, the Diocesan Convention of Georgia last week de clared against changing the name of the Episcopal Church to the Catholic Church of America. Nine and one-half inches of rain fell at Greensboro, Ala on Thursday night, the heaviest rain ever seen in that section. Gardens and crops were totally destroyed. There were several sensations on the New York Cotton exchange last Thursday. May option went up to 11.42, the highest price in twelve or thirteen years. General Davis, commanding in the Philippines, has disapprovd the ao. quittal of Lieut. Lee by court martial. Lee in charge of prisoners placed his pistol in the hands of a corporal and ordered the corporal to shoot any trying to escape. Two were shot. Lee was justified by the court. martial, bnt (ion. Davis says he ex ceeded his authority. Win. H1. Jackson, Republican member of Congress from Maryland, has announced that he will a' k the discontinuance of the postoflice at Quindocquin, to which Andrew J. Day, a negro, has been appointed. This is said to be the first negro post master ever appointed in Maryland. A negro Christian science practi tioner has been arrested at Newport News, charged with the murder of a negro woman found with twvo bullets lodged in her brain. As the result of a fire which (dea stroyed an apartment building inChi eago on Friday night two are dead, one is missing, and twenty seven families narrowly escapedl with their lives. The streets of Jivksonville wvere still in darkness on Friday night as a result of the cloud burst there. The trains, however, had begun to run on time. The A. C. L. was the heavi est logier, its loss being eat imrated at about $20,000. In the assig[nment of names to seacoast batteries by the U. S. Giov. ernment, Fort Fromont, S. C., be comes Battery Jesup in honor of Genu. T.X S. Je.nup, distinguished in the war of 1812, and Fort Moultrie, S. C., becomes Battery Logan, in honor of (Capt. Wrni. Logan, who was killed in action with Nex Peroes Indians at Pig Hole Basin, Mont., in 1877. A cotton mill mnan who was atten ding thbe Cotton Spinners Association at Charlotte last week said he had sold 1,500 bales of cotton. Nearly every lawyer in Wilson, N. (I, has been retainedl to dlefendE the eleven men charged with onrdering T1. Percy .Jones. Mon roe Adams, colored,was banIfged at Americus, (Ga., on Friday for the dlouble murder of his wife aind daughter. - ACE CURTAINS NEXT1 30 D)AYS 1J per Window 25m cents at wind(ow at The Nowherrv Steam .amdry SOUTH CAROLINA NIBWS. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. ''he postoilice robberc+, convicted at the last. terni of the Greenville U. S. Court of robbing the postofice at Greers, have boon carried to the Federal prison in Atlants. An interesting quest ion has been raised under the recent Dick militia law-can the militia of one State be called into service in another State? The question was asked the Secre. tary of War, who gave an ambiguous answer. Mr. Robert J. Whitton, a popular young Coast Lino engineer of Fo,:. ence, was shot and probably fatally wounded on Thursday by Mr. R. A. H tley, a young sewing machine agent of Leo Co '11ty. Ha)ley and another young man engaged in a quarrel in a house in Florence, and Whitton, trying to act as peace. maker, was shot. Mr. W. S. Abrams, the young man shot on last Tuesday at Conway by Mr. L. Stackhouse, of Marion, a son of Senator Stackhouse, died on Thurs day. Anotht r account of the affair than the one already published says the two young men got into a dis puts over a racing bet, when Stack. house struck Abrams in the face, and when Abrams resonted Stackhouse shot. The United States government has awarded contracts amounting to nearly $1,000,000 for the Charleston navy yard. The railroads have advaneod the rate on cow peas, shipped from Char leston and Wilmington to New Or leans, 8 cents a hundred. This will work a hardship on Charleston local dealers and the railroads will be ap pealed to. Charleston's cow-pea business amounts to $150,000 annu .. ally. The Sunday school insttituto-of the S. C. Conference was hold in Spar tanburs last weok. Prof. Hamill, who is well known in Newberry, was present and delivered addresses. Mrs. H-errell, who lives near Chero. kee Springs, in Spartanburg County, disappeared from her father's home on Thursday night and han not been heard of since. her husband and two children had gunt away to spend a week and she went to her fat her's home during their absone. The stockholders of the t artsville cotton miill have endorsed thoe ini creasing of capital stock from $250O,. OO00 to $500,000.. Henury W iodheam, a carp)eniter, was shot and wounded by WVesley Skip per, a farm laborer, at Ti mmonisvi lle on Fridlay. Skipper sinmply pu lIed his p)istol andio shot, taking to t he wVoods immnid iately. The won rd will possib)ly nt result rat ally. IBoth are white men. A box car near luy on the Chios terlield and I ,ancast er Itail road wvhile being loaded with ltIumber on TIhwrs. (lay n ighit got away anid rant downt a grade into a section fore on a tres. t.ie, killing and wo unrding several negroes. (Jarrie i Ipscombl, a negro womaen, on Wedneiosday night. dIroppedl dead i,n front. of thle paissenger depot at Greenwood while waiting for a train. T1. P. Jones wats shiot and1 killed on T'hursdIay night in his hornoe at Wil son, N. C , by one0 or a hand of white cappers to whomi hiis rman nter of living was objectionable, and1( whoi had war ned) him to leave the town. A num her of errests hae b eni made. 1'. H. Nye, a Mormon elder, who came to Columbia this week to see ahout removineg A. HI. Olph in, the Mormon who was mncarcoratted ini the hospital iato in March, baick to his homee in UJtah, dlied in the State hos ptlon Friday morning While disenissineg wvithI Dr. Babceock t hee busi nos (on which he came he became suddenly i, amnd though receiving lie best aitterit ion, lhe never recov ered. WXANTFD. The 2 volumes of Mc - Crady's IIistor'y of South Caro.. lina that were taken from the library of Newberry College last summer. Vols. I andl( 2. 2t Icari... To the Public at Large i Seeing the need of an organiza tion looking to giving cheap pro tection in this county we take pleasure in recommending to the people as a whole, the Workmen's Union Protective Association of America, as being the best thing in the way of sick, accident and burial benefits, in existence. We write from the age of 12 to 65. It costs $2.10 for a policy, and if you are sick one week, we pay you $6 per week; and at the death of a member $50 as a burial fund is paid. Any one wishing protec tion against sickness or accident at cost, can get it by applying to either Eugene S. Werts, Secre tary and Treasurer, J. W. Ear hardt, President, or J. W. Reeder, County Agent. Newberry, S. C. March 20, 1903. This is to certify that I am a member of the Newberry Division of the Work men's Union Protective Association of America, and I take pleasure in recom mending it to those who wish protec tion in case of sickness or death. I was sick several days, and upon presenting my claim to the Secretary and Treas urer, was paid promptly the six dollars benefit due me. I again heartily recom mend the company as an excellent one, and thoroughly responsible. Very respectfully, G. B. Summer. This is to certify that I am a member of the Workmen's Union Protective Association of America, and am proud of it. I was sick one week and upon presenting my claim to the Secretary and Treasurer, was paid promptly the six dollars benefit due me. I take pleas ure in recommending the company to good people everywhere. It is an ex cellent sick benefit insurance, and wor thy of the support of everybody. Very respectfully, E. E. Dickert. Don't Nait For some one to tell you, but come and see for yourself. I am now offering special bar gains which will inter est you in Wrist Bags, Pocket Books, Pic tures and Box Papers. You will save 25-per centon these goods by buying in the next 30 days. I am sacrificing these goods in order to make room for our Fall Stock which will be the largest we have ever had. MAY ES' B00K STORE. of Newberry, S. C. organimect 1300. Capital - - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment since or ganiz,ation - - $9,200 A imn working b)y the dlay is paid for thet tilme he puts in at wvork, but wheni that manm saves a dollar for his day's labor it wvorks for him nights, as well as (days; never lays off on ao count of b)ad weathemr and never gets sick, but goes right on earning him an income. It's a nice thing to work for money, but it's mnch nicer to have mnonety working for you. Try it--openi a savings account with us and get somec money working for you. Make a deposit~ in the Savings do partmeont todlay andl let it begin to work for yonm. Interest com[puted at 4 per cent January I and July 1 of each year. Watches, Clocks, silver and Plate Ware, Cut Glass and Table Ware SUITAI3LE FOR Wedding and Birthday Presents! Key winding Watches Changed to Stem Winders. Eduard Scholtz, Jeweler and Optinian.