The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 07, 1900, Image 6
THE COUNTY RECORD. |
Published Every Thursday
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1INQ8TREE. SOUTH CAROLINA.
?BY ?
C. W. WOLFE .
Editor and Proprietor.
The true test of greatness is the
ability to wear tlia same size 01 uas
continuously.
Tlie rniladelpuia Record says: "As
an engine of war, the liorse still keeps
the place he held when the great poet
of Israel said of him: 'He pawetk in
the valley, aud rejoiceth in his strength;
the goetL out to meet the armed men;
the mocketh at fear, aud is not dismayed;
* * * he smelleth the battle
afar off, the thunder of the captains,
aud the shouting.' The demand
for horses to mount the British
cavalry in the war in South Africa is
likely to take all the American surplus.
ami raise the price of the auirnals.
It is said that So, 000,000 will
be expended in the purchase, in this
country, of suitable cavalry horses."
"When Zmersou said "Hitch your
wagon to a star" he certainly had in
his mind's eye a furniture-mover's
wagon, gorgeous in red and blue
paint and adorned with battle-scenes
that harmonize well with the domestic
tumnlt and violence incident to
"moving day." Yes, the van that
carries off the freeman's furniture to
houses new is the very vanguard of
American freedom. It symbolizes
freedom to come and go; freedom to
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cuauge our nornes even 11 we rose uur
votes; freedom to change our minds,
our ministers, our milkmen, our politics,
our neighbors. It was this passion
for "moving on" which caused
the tide of emigration to creep westward
from the fringe of the Atlantic
to "where rolls the Oregon" and thus
subdued a continent to civilization, exclaims
the New York Herald.
Many a life, especially amoug women,
has beeu rendered unhappy, if
not miserable, by lack of proper
training for a profession or occupation
in youth, thinks the Atlanta
Journal. In very many cases, when
the necessity for action arises, it happens
that natural talents, which might
in adult years be exerted for the support
of a person, are found to be
practically useless at the critical time
through lack of proper development
and training in youth. However
great the natural taleuts may be, they
are often impotent and cauuot be successfully
exerted in the struggle for a
living without practical education and
special application. Id such cases it
oftens happens an attempt to apply
the natural talents in the sphere of
practical affairs reveals an unfortunate
case of misapplication of energy.
Failure, bitter disappointment and
blasted hopes are the inevitable re
suit.
Japan has lately set an admirable example
to the aristocratic governments
of Europe. A few weeks ago three
members of the nobility were reduced
to the rank of commoners by order of
the Emperor; one of them for dissolute
habits, aud two others for "the
disordered condition of their household
affairs," which we presume is a
way for saying they are insolvent.
The number of those in Great Britain
aud other countries who disgrace houorable
titles is not small. While the
great majority of the British nobility
are reputable men, there is always a
number of those who are most discreditable
to their rauk. If now the
government could have the right to
degrade them it would be a great advantage
to the peerage. In Japau a
curious proposition is frequently made
that peerage should only hold for
either two or, at the most, three generations.
That would greatly lessen
the chance of titles being held by dissolute
youug men. The new peerage
of Japau dates back only to 1807,
when a company of very young men
placed themselves at the country's
helm, and they have been steering her
craft steadily ever since. The average
-age of the 50 men who made the present
era in Japan did not greatly exceed
33 years.
Statistics of the criminal population
of the United States show that only six
per cent, of the total number
ioalg are women.
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I BLUE*AND GRAY.
AU u lent Dedicated at Hagarstown,
ilaryland.
Hagerstown, Md.t Special.?Another
link in th?; chain which binds together
the once warring factions of the North
aud South, was forged by the dedication
of a monument erected to the
memory of the men wuo wore the gray,
as well as those who wore the blue and
who died in mortal combat on the
bloody field of Antietam. This event,
which is probably without a parallel
in the history of the world, was graced
by the presence of the President of the
| United states, accompameu u/ iu?-uj
members of his Cabinet; a score or
more of United States Senators, thrice
as many members of Congress, the
Governor of Maryland and prominent
men from all parts of the country.
There were also present hundreds of
veterans who fought for the ' 'Lost
Cause," and thousands who fought for
the side that proved victorious. Side
by side they stood with uncovered
heads throughout the ceremony conveying
the monument from the Stau?
to the National Government.
The dedicatory ceremonies were
opened by Colonel Benjamin E. Taylor,
who introduced General Henry Kid
Douglas., director of ceremonies.
I Prayer was offered by the Rev. B. F.
Clarkson, who was followed by Governor
John Walter Smith, in an address
of welcome. Colonel Taylor as
president of the Antietam Battlefield
Commission of Maryland, then presented
the monument to the National
Government and the Hon. Elihu Root,
Secretary of War, in a brief address,
accepted it on behalf of the United
States. Then followed short addresses,
mainly of a reminiscent character
by Generals John B. Brooke,
James Longstreet, Orlando B. Wilcox,
J. E. Duryear. Senators Foraker, Burrows,
Daniel and others who were
prominent on the opposing sides in the
great struggle. These were followed
in turn by Representative George B.
McClellan, of New York, and other
members of both Houses of Congress.
Then the band played "Hail to the
Chief" and General Douglas introduced
President McKinley who delivered the
address of the day, and in the course
of which he said:
"In this presence and on this memorable
field 1 am glad to meet the followers
of Lee and Jackson and Longstreet
and Johnson with the followers
of Grant and McClellan and Sherman
and Sheridan, greeting each other not
with arms in their hands or malice in
their souls, but with affection, and
respect for each other in their hearts.
(Applause). Standing here to-day, one
reflection only has crowned my mind?
the difference between this scene and
that of 38 years ago. Then the men
yvho wore the blue and the men who
wore the gray. greeted each other with
shot and shell and visited death upon
their respective ranks. We meet after
all these intervening years, with but
one sentiment?that of -oyalty to the
Government of the United States, love
n.?r. flacr ami rrnr free institutions
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and determined, 'men of the North and
men of the South, to make any sacrifice
for the honor and perpetuity of
the American nation." (Applause).
Close of Reunion.
Louisville, Special.?The tenth annual
reunion of tfie United Confederate
Veterans adjourned sine die at
6 o'clock Friday afternoon. The meeting
of 1901 will be held in Memphis.
Three cities were competitors for the
honor of entertaining the veterans
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next year, i ne cianns ui njcuiimu
were presented by General W. B. Gordon,
who made an eloquent plea for
the Tennessee city. The claims of Buffalo
were presented by H. L. Smi th.
who made an excellent impression on
the convention. Dr. Williams, of
Jacksonville, spoke for Jacksonville.
The final vote showed for Memphis
1.520 votes; Jacksonville, 256; Buffalo,
S6. A vote of thanks was extended for
the kind invitation of Buffalo. The last
session of the convention was confined
entirely to the vote on the place for
the next convention and was practically
devoid of incident, but the latter
part of the morning session was full of
excitement. For upward of half an
hour the convention was in an uproar
and in a state of great excitement and
confusion.
Killed In Explosion.
Key West. Fla., Special.?As the
steamship Bolivar was preparing to
sail irom mis port au eApiusmu wv.u?red
in the boiler room, that almo9t
lifted the vessel out of the water. On
investigation it was found that CChief
Engineer John Thompson. Pablo Peal,
A fireman, and a boy named Willie
Hancock, were found horribly scalded
by escaping steam. All three died
vhortlv afterward.
British Army's Advance.
London, by Cable.?The effectiveness
of the British invasion of the
Transvaal is further emphasized by the
news from Pretoria of the occupation
of Zeerust and the advance on Liohten.
burg. Apparently the British drag net
will be drawn through the Transvaal,
as it was in a similar manner hauled
through the Free State. The fighting
at the Klip river Sunday, reported from
from Pretoria, was presumably done
by Generals French aad Hamilton in
forcing their way round to the northI
ward of Johannesburg.
VETERANS' MEETING
Confederate Reunion in Session at
Louisviile.
THE ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
Largest Attendance Present cf Any
Reunion Yet Held?Louisville's Ho:
pitmllty.
Louisville, Ky., Special.?Surrounded
by waving banners bearing the
fiery cross of the Confederacy, listening
to the cheers from the throats of
3,000 men who wore the Gray and confronted
by the waving handkerchiefs
( of hundreds of ladies, General John B.
: Gordon, commander of the United
Confederate Veterans, formally opened
the tenth annual reunion of the
order which in point of attendance is
already the largest ever held. All
things conspired to make the occasion
a success, with the exeption of the
weather, which was about as disagreeable
as it well could be. All
through the early hours of the morning
the rain came down in sheets.
For an hour previous to the time set
for the opening of the meeting the
veterans and their friends made their
i way in a steady stream to the hall and
by 11:30 it was well filled. A portion
of the Geoigia delegation, headed by
a drum corps, came marching in, making
the building ring with martial
music and calling forth cheers from
thoee assembled in the hall. A veteran
from Georgia moved the crowd to
genuine enthusiasm when he came in,
carrying the old battle flag of the
Third Georgia Infantry. Scarcely had
he taken his seat when the band struck
up "Dixie" and then came the old
rebel yell, ard it came with a fire and
vigor that never was surpassed during
the days of the war. On the platform
beside General Poyntz were General
S. B. Buckner, Rev. J. Wm. Jonee,
Hon. J. H. Reagan, the only surviving
member of the cabinet of JefTerson
Davis; Ien. J. H. West, Col. Thomas
W. Bullitt, Col. B. H. Young, Rev.
Carter H. Jones, Dr. B. M. Palmer and
others.
The mayor, whose speech was received
with much applause, was followed
by Col. Thomas F. Bullitt, who
welcomed the visitors to Louisville in
behalf of the board of trade. Mr.
Carter Jones extended the welcome in
behalf of the Commercial Club, of this
city.
Methodist Conference Adjourns.
Chicago, Special.?The conference of
ine jueuiuuist j&yiscupai Giiurcu caiue
to an end Tuesday, after a eesion of
tour pweeks. The conference has resulted
in many radical changes in the
laws and policy of the church. It waa
vhe largest in the history of the church
and its sessions were attended by thousands.
Princpal among the important
actions of the conference were the abolition
of the time limit on pastorates;
the ratification of the equal representation
amendment as proposed by the
Rocky River conference, together with
the seating of the provisional lay dele
khirs; nit? auu(iiiuii ui a new cuumiiulion,
subject to the approval of the vatiouu
annual conferences, Including the
substitution of the words of "lay members"
for the term "laymen," thus permitting
the seating of women in the
general conferences, and the election of
two additional missionary bishops.
One thing the conference refused to do
was to modify paragraph 248 of the
Discipline, which, among other things,
forbids attendance upon theatres, circuses
and dancing.
Eight Americans Killed.
Manila, by Cable.?On Tuesday night
' the insurgents rushed San Miguel, province
of Bulacan, Luzon, garrisoned by
three companies of the Thirty-fifth
Volunteer Infantry. They swept
through the surprised town, shooting
right and left, killing five Americans
and wounding seven. Captain Charles
D. Roberts and two privates are missing.
No Filipino dead were discovered.
To Issue Bonds.
I Richmond, Va? Special?The stockholders
of the Southern Railway met
i J-.. oKofA of tHo rani.
nere r ima j. nt \ a j duiuc
tal stock of the company was represented.
The stockholders, by a unanimous
vote, authorized the execution of
a fourth supplement to the company's
first consolidation mortgage deed. proTiding
for the issue of bonds thereunder,
bearing interest at the rate of
4 1-2 per cent, per annum. This action
does not involve the issue of any additional
bonds beyond those previousfiy
authorized to be issued under the
company's consolidated mortgage, but
merely provides that the bonds may
be issued thereunder in future at a
lower x?te o' interest ? -
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. '
The South.
A number of Friends fnm Baltimore P
held services in the old Quaker Meeting
House at York. Pa., the site for
which was donated by a son of William
Penn.
A duel to the death was fought by '
Emmet Coy and Bonifacio Perez,
cowboys, in Hidalgo County, Texas, ,
with rifles, both men falling in their '
tracks.
Chief Justice Hazelrigg, of Kentucky,
has given out a statement positively
declining to enter the race for
tho npTnrvrafif nnminntion for COV
ernor, leaving Governor Beckham as
the only candidate.
Dr. J. B. Shearer has resigned the
presidency of Davidson College, bis resignation
to take effect at the close of
the next year, and Professor Henry
Louis Smith has been elected to succeed
him.
The Tenth annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans began in
Louisville. Ky., on Wednesday, with
the largest attendance of any meeting
yet held.
A few days ago. John Boyd, a farmer
in Darlington county. S. C.. had a quarrel
with a negro on bis place and tied
him up and whipped him. Boyd was
at supper when he was dhot dead. A
crnivrl nf men with blond hruinds are
on the track of'the murderer. The ne- (
gro v.ho was whipped is supposed to (
have done the killing.
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The North. i
Kansas needs 20.000 men to gather j
its record-breaking wheat crop.
Irving Johnson, colored, and Levy ,
Parsons, white, are supposed to have
been drowned in Whist Pond, at Tor- ,
ringtcn. Conn. ?
An indictment charging Faltha Gil- 1
liam. a domestic in the family of Dr. *
M. J. Ambrose, with having put poison 1
in their food, has been reported by the '
Grand Jury, at Cincinnati, 0. (
Strong expansion sentiment was (
shown at a mass-meeting in Detroit,
Mich., in connection with the American
Baptist missionary anniversaries.
James Fitzharris and Joseph Mullet, I
Irish Invincibles, were excluded from <
this country by New York immigra- 1
ticn officials and will be deported.
It is reported that former Senator
David B. Hill will exert every influence
to turn New York against Bryan in :
convention. ,
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Foreign.
Army officials in Havana deny the
charge of having lived extravagantly. 1
The Socialist candidate, Herr
Suedekum. was re-elected to the
Reichstag at Nuremberg. ,
The German East Africa Steamship
Company will increase its capital by
$1,000,000 for new ship6.
The German torpedo flotilla is now
proceeding slowly down the Rhine, 1
and will arrive at Rotterdam June 9. j
Wholesale exportation of ^oolies |
from China to German colonies is ad- j
veated by Herr Eugene Wolf, the great j
explorer.
The Boers in Northern Natal show j
signs of active opposition to General 1
Buller.
A British force is reported to nave j
lost heavily in an effort to break the j
siege lines at Comassie, Ashanti.
Socialists observed the anniver- \
sary of the Commune by a parade in
Paris:
A state almost of anarchy, due to
the agitation by the "Boxers," prevails
in parts of China.
Miscellaneous.
The Postoffice Department denies
the truth of the reports that postal em-1
ployes sent from Washington to Porto
Rico drew salaries from both offices.
Twelve contract surgeons now with
the army in the field are to be transferred
to the regular army with the
rank of first lieutenant.
The French Panama Canal Company
has received orders from Paris to
resume work on a large scale.
The new Philippine Commission has
arrived in Hongkong on its way to
..lanila.
" T nf/vnnonc tr\
ntprtSbllUtllVC iiCUlO pi vpvgvu vw
print 30,000 copies of the testimony in
the Coeur d'Alene investigation.
F. R. Staekable has been appointed
by the President Collector of Customs
for the district of Hawaii.
Li Hung Chang has been confirmed
in the Vice Royalty in Canton.
Charles Moore, clerk of the Senate
District of Columbia Committee, has
been made a Ph. D.. Columbia University,
for a book entitled "The
Northwest Under Three Flags."
I 41A Aril urrtrth nf iPWPlrv
XWUUC1 O 5Uk yiv,uv? ?? Vi vU v
from M. Perrot's shop, in the Palais
Royal, Paris, on Friday night.
Lemons and oranges from Los Angeles,
Cal., were kept perfectly fresh
in a cold storage voyage of 8,000 miles
to Paris.
The Dukes of Fife and Argyll and
Earls of Hopetoun and Jersey are mentioned
for F/derated Australia's Vice-,
royalty.
After three years of married life
Mrs. lina Rogers, 74 years old, sues
for divorce at St. Louis Mo.
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rtiERE IS FRICTION.
tot Smooth Running in the Paris
Exposition.
ME CHARGES AGAINST MR. PECK
^lot Credited, but His Management
Has Caused Discontent Among In? ^
tere-ted Americans.
Paris, by Cable.?The republication
icic ui di iiticti wuu.il iia>tr aiipcarcu m
he American press directed against
Commissioner Peck's management and,
charging the misuse of authority by
lis staff has started a fund of gossip,
iut has resulted in no tangible evilence
that the charges are true. While*
:ome are at variance with Mr. Peck's
deas. no one insinuates that he is involved
in any act not in accordance
vith absolute honesty or that he is ac?
uated by any but the best motives in
lirecting the work of the American
commission. He asserts emphatically
hat no space has been sold by erailoyes
and expresses a willingness that
he fullest investigation be made. That
:here is considerable friction and dis*
intent among those connected with!
;he commission and among some of the
exhibitors is "beyond doubt, and this is
>ne of the causes for the national
commissioners, organizing into a body
>n Thursday and offering their services
:o Mr. Peck in an effort to smooth out
;he uneven places. The pay roll is Peng
decreased each week as the various
;xperts and employes complete their
vork, and their force will soon be much
smaller.
The exposition itself drags along toward
completion with many exhibits
still unfinished. The chief complaint of
visitors is not of lack of sufficient to
see, bue absence of any form of amusement
except that of viewing the exhibits.
There is no outside music or any
>f the other attractions which made
the Chicago world's fair each night a
scene of gaity and brilliancy.
After a most anxious time the chamber
of deputies and PremierWaldeckRousseau
have succeeded in navigating
Lhe ministerial bark through the breajcars
thrown up by the interpellations of
the Nationalists and dissident Republicans
into calmer waters of domestic
legislation. The chamber finally seems
to have made up its mind that it has
wasted enough time on anti-governmental
Interpellations which have monopolized
almost every night of the
se?ion up to now, and has decided to
attend to its proper business of legislatiom.
It. therefore, shelved the interpellation
respecting the resignation
of Gen. de Galllfet by a majority of
over 150 votes.
Gen. de Galifet is the seventh war
minister Who has left his post on ac- /
count of the Dreyfus affair. ?
The Vendome celebration on Monday
next promises to take tne rorm or an
Interesting Franco-American demonstration.
United States Ambassador
Porter will leave Sunday to take part
in the ceremony attending the unveiling
of the monument to Count de
Rochambeau, towards the erection of
which the members of the Ambassy
and many other Americans have subscribed.
An official character is given
to the event by the decision of the cabinet
to send representatives of the ministries
of war and navy.
The legal separation of the Infanta
Eulaila and her husband. Don Antonio
of Orleans, was signed before the
Spanish consul general in Paris on
Thursday, the Infanta Eulaila will go
to live with her mother. ex-Queen Isabella.
Must Stay.
Havana, by Cable.?Rumors having
reached the authorities that Mr. RathKnnn
inf An/lA/1 InOirO IC'lon/l A#
UKJL1KZ 1UICUUCU lu itcnc wuc loiauu kj l
Cuba, he was notified that his presence
was absolutely required in Havana until
the investigation into the postal affairs
had been completed. The postal
officials now in charge state there are
most cogent reasons why Mr. Rathbone
should remain in Cuba, even if they
were compelled to resort to force to
keep him here. It is understood that
additional important facts connecting
the officials with postal frauds have
been brought to the ears of the authorities
here, who. however, wish to
avoid even the appearance of harshness
in dealing with these cases.
Smallpox on Passenger Ship.
New York, Special.?The HamburgAmerican
steamejr Pretoria, which arrived
from Hamburg, Boulogne and
Plymouth, with 132 cabin and 1,808
steerage passengers, is detained in
quarantine, owing to a case of smallpox
among her steerage passengers.
The patient, G. Wolff, a Russian, 27
years old, was taken sick May 27 anil
was promptly isolated in the ship's
hospital.
Quiet in Peking.
Pekin, by Cable.?American and other
foreign guards numbering 349 arrived
here m the midst of the Dragon fes
tival. The streets were unusually
crowded and, though the people were
greatly interested in the aunual spectacle,
no manifestation of hostility was
made. The presence of the guards has
had a marked effect upon the bearing
of the Chinese towards foreigners. The
"boxers" are evidently moving afield.
Unfortunately no leaders of the "boxers"'have
been arrested, though their
capture would have been easy. All the
gqrvernmenit has done has been to occupy
t^e scenes of disturbances and no
teal repressive measures have been talteo.