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SOUTHERN OFFICE-SEEKERS.
Daily Ca?ers at the President's
Morning Reception.
Washington, September 30.-it is
becoming a daily occurrence for Presi?
dent Roosevelt to find a Georgia or
South Carolina contingent awaiting
him when he enters his reception room.
Both of these States were present
among the Presidential callers today.
The venerable Gen. Longstreet, who
claims to have been the first of those
who wore the grey in the war between
the states to be converted to the Re?
publican ^aith, called to pay his re?
spects and at the same time to inquire
what the prospects are for his reten?
tion as United States commissioner of
railroads, a position paying $5,000 per
annum, with duties insignificantly
light He was appointed by the late
President McKinley to succeed Gen.
Wade Hampton. Gen. Longstreet is
growing old and infirm, and Presi?
dent Roosevelt may desire to increase
the duties of the railroad commissioner
and elect a younger and more vigor?
ous person to carry out his policy.
Representative Griggs, of Georgia,
who is lingering here to round up de?
partmental work, called at the White
House again this morning to present
William L. Hodges, who represents
Hart county in the Georiga Legisla?
ture. As the two Georgians had no
requests to make President Rosevelt
gave them greater consideration than
was shown to some of the other visit?
ors who had axes to grind. The con?
versation turned on Georiga and Geor?
gia people, the President again declar?
ed his intention to visit his mother's
old home in Savannah at the earliest
convenient opportunity. He also
spoke in a frie*?0y and inquiring way
of Senator Clay, and alluded to the
pleasant relations they had formed
during his brief term in the Senate.
He repeated that he desired Demo?
cratic Congressmen to feel that they
are at perfect liberty to consult him
about Federal appointments, for it is
his earnest desire and intention to
select none but honest, clean men for
public office. To accomplish that end
he says he will need the advice and
counsel of representative men of the
various sections of the conutry.
A Republican delegation from South
Carolina, which called later, did not
have such an agreeable seance with the
President. The delegation consisted
of E. H. Deas, colored, the "Duke of
Darlington," deputy collector of in?
ternal revenue, who aspires to the
leadership of the Republican organ
iaztion in the Palmetto State, vice E.
A. Webster, deceased. He was accom?
panied by E. W. Screven, of Colum?
bia, and'W. H. Wheeler, of Charles?
ton, who were formerly in the internal
revenuel service, but recently retired
to private life. Their mission was to
impress upon President Roosevelt that
they represent the regular Republican
machine in the State and they pro?
pose to hold control of the organiza?
tion, and they do not approve the
efforts of Senator McLaurin, with the
aid of District Attorney John G. Ca?
pers, to control all of the Federal
patronage in South Carolina. During
their brief interview Deas endeavored
to tell the President how Mr. Capers,
who is at present a registered voter
in Maryland, is trying to be appoint?
ed a member of the Republican na?
tional committee from South Carolina
by virtue of his recent appointment as
district attorney. He also protested
against the appointment of Loomis
Blalock as collector of internal revenue
to succeed Webster^ on the ground that
Blalock's appointment would mean
that Senator McLaurin will practically
have control of about twenty internal
revenue appointments in South Caro?
lina. He urged the promotion of
G. H. Huggins, the present deputy
collector. The President was evi?
dently not favorably impressed by the
personnel of the delegation, for he dis?
posed of them as quickly as he could.
He was not ready to take up the sub?
ject of the distribution of the Federal
patronage in South Carolina. The
members seemed quite crestfallen as
they left the Wihte House, and Deas
has concluded, after hearing from
Senator Hanna that Webster's, place
on the national committee cannot be
filled until three years hence, to give
up seeking that place and retain his
position as chairman of the State com?
mittee.
Loomis Blalock, who is to be ao
pointed to the vacant collectorship, is
here loking after his interests.-R. M.
Li. in News and Courier
It Dazzles the "World.
No discovery in medicine hus eve' created
one quarter of the excitement that has .been
caused by Dr King's New Discovery for Con?
sumption. Its .-everest tesrs have been on
hopeless vic ?IES of consumption, pneumonia
hemorrhage, pleurisy ami bronchitis, thousands
of whom it has restored to perfect heai'h For
coughs, cold?, asthma, croup, hay fever,
hoarseness and whooping cough it is theqti ck
est. surest cure in the worid. It is sold by Dr
J F W DeLoruje, who guarantees satisfaction
or refunds money. Large bottles 50c and $'
Trial boities free. 1
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Interesting Insurance Case.
Winnsboro, September 2S.-One of
the most important and decidedly the
most interesting cases heard on the
civil side during the September term
of court was that of Mrs. Addie Wille
ford against the Aetna Life Insurance
Company. The plaintiff's husband
carried a policy of insurance in the
company. A little more than a year
previous to his death when he present?
ed his premium the same was refused
on the ground that the insured was
drinking to such a degree as to impair
his health. His next premium was
also offered and refused on the same
ground.
The company offered to pay the in?
sured the cash value of his policy at
the time of the refusal to accept
further premiums, but this he refused.
The suit was for the full amount
of the policy, 82,000, and interest on
the same. The jury found in favor
of the plaintiff for the full amount.
Judge Gary reserved his decision as to
a motion for new trial.
Columbia.fOct. 1-Mr. J. L. Ludlow
of Winston, X. C., has been elected
engineer in charge of the work of es?
tablishing a sewerage system in Co?
lumbia. There were a dozen applica?
tions, and Mr. Ludlow was elected
because he has shown his fitness for
the position.
! L?ST ORDERS OF CONFEDERACY.
Issued by Gen. R. E. Lee and Gen.
Jos. E. Johnston.
i
I
Mr. J, R. Mathis, who is an old
I Confederate, furnishes the ^ following
! copies of the last general orders issued
? at Appomattox and Greensboro by
! Gens. R. E. Lee and Joseph E. Johns
! ton respectively. Mr. Mathis obtained
j copies of the orders at the time and
j has preserved them carefully all these
i years. Many old soldiers who did not
i obtain copies of the orders in 1865 will
j find them interesting at this time.
General Order No. 9.
Hdqrs. A. N. Virginia,
Appomattox C. H., Va.
April 10th, '65.
After four years of arduous service,
marked by unsurpassed courage and for?
titude the Army of Northern Virginia,
has been compelled to yield to over?
whelming numbers and resources. I
need not tell the brave survivors of
so many hard fought battles, who
have remained steadfast to the last,
that I have consented to this result,
from no distrust of them. Bnt feeling
that valor and devotion could accom?
plish nothing that could compensate
further loss that must have attended
a continuance of the contest, I deter
imned to avoid the useless sacrifice of
those whose past services have endear?
ed them to their countrymen.
By the terms of agreement, officers
and'men can return to their homes to
remain until exchanged.
Yon will carry with you, the satis?
faction that proceeds from the con?
sciousness of duty well performed, and
? earnestly pray that a merciful God
will extend to you, His blessing and
protection. With an nnceasing ad?
miration of your constancy and devo?
tion to your country : and grateful re?
membrance of your kind and generous
consideration for myself, I bid yon an
affectionate farewell.
(Signed) R. E. Lee,
General.
General Orders No. 18.
Hdqrs. Army Tennessee,
Near Greensboro, N. C.
April 27th, '65.
By the terms of a Military Conven?
tion, made on the 26th instant, by
Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, U. S.,
A. and Gen. J. E. Johnston, C. S. A.
the officers and men of this Army are
to bind themsevles not to take up arms
against the United States until prop?
erly relieved from that obligation,
and shall receive smarantees, from
the United States officers against
molestation by the United States au?
thorities, so long as they observe that
obligation, and the laws in force where
they reside.
For these objects, Duplicate Muster
Rolls will be made immediately, and
after the distribution of the necessary
papers, the troops will march, under
their officers, to their respective
States, and there be disbanded-all
retaining personal property. The ob?
ject of this convention is pacification
to the extent of the authority of the
Commanders who made it. Events in
Virginia, which broke every hope of
success by war imposed on its General
the duty of sparing the blood of this
gallant army, and saving our country
from further devastation, and our peo?
ple from ruin.
(Signed) J. E. Johnston,
Official, . General.
R. W. B. Elliott, A. A. Gen.
Official, .
E. P. Harllee, A. A. A. Gen.
Official, (Sg'd)
Archer Anderson, A. A. General.
The Chattanooga Times makes this
good point as to sectionalism: "The
present cabinet is drawn entirely from
territory that lies north of the Mason
Dixon line and east of the Missouri
river. The members are located as
follows: Ohio, one, Secretary Hay;
Illinois, one. Secretary Gage; New
York,' one, Secretary Root; Pennsyl?
vania, two, Postmaster General Smith
and Attorney General Knox; Massa?
chusetts, one, Secretary Long; Mis?
souri, one, Secretary Hitchcock;
Iowa, one, Secretary Wilson. The
country south of the Ohio and Poto?
mac, the southwest, the great north?
west and the Pacific states, are with?
out representation. Not only is this
true now, but it has essentially been
true ever since 1861, with some minor
exceptions during Cleveland's eight
years. He had four southerners,
Lamar and Hoke Smith as secretaries
of the interior. Garland as attorney
g?n?ral, and Herbert as secretary of
the navy. William L. Wilson served
the fraction of a term as postmaster
general.
Man and the Mastodon.
Washington, Sep. 30.-Prof. William
H. Holmes, curator of the department
of archaeology and American antiqui?
ties in the National Museum, has gone
to the northeastern corner of the In?
dian Territory, thirty-five or forty
miles north of the town of Vinita, in
the Cherokee nation. Prof. Holmes
was somewhat reticent as to the object
3f_ his journey, preferring to accom?
plish his mission before giving out any
statement, but from what he said on
the subject it is inferred he goes to
investigate reports received from
sources which he regards as trust?
worthy to the effect that human re?
mains and objects of human industry
and workmanship have been unearth
?d there in association with the
bones, tusks, etc., of the mammoth
mastodon and other extinct animals
3f the glacial period. Should the re?
ports prove true it will, it is claimed,
set to rights a question that has
long perplexed American anthropol?
ogists.
In Europe, it is declared, there is
io doubt whatever that men were
;ontemporaries of the mammoth,
rave bear and the saber-toothed tiger,
here having been left representations
)f all such animals incised on the
)one. horn and mammoth ivory han
lles of spears and knives relics of that
)eriod. In America, however, simi
ar works are so few and those few of
i character so doubtful that, notwith- !
tanding the evidences of the existence
>f human beings found in the Trenton, j
s. J., gravel bank, it is regarded as j
omewhat doubtful whether the Ju?
lians were present in America during
he mammoth and reindeer period.
Victoria, B. C.., Oct. 1.-Seventeen j
len are dead as a result of a fire and j
xplosion in mine No. 2, belonging to ;
he Wellington Colliery Company.
A Dispensary Shortage.
Wir.nsboro, October 3.-It has just
developed that Inspecter Boy kin who
was here on Tuesday, found a short?
age of 6282 in the books of Dispenser
Stevenson, who went to Columbia that
night and adjusted the same with the
State board. The next day the clerk
an unbonded officer, was discharged
and Dispenser Stevenson is now run?
ning the dispensary alone. The county
board of control will make a full in?
vestigation of the affair at its re?
gular meeting next week. For at least
three months this board has been aware
of a discrepancy between the stock on
hand and the amount shown by the
dispenser's books.
A SundajvSchool teacher asked her
pupils to define the noun lie. One
bright little fellow held up his hand to
indicate that he was ready with a
definition. The teacher invited him
to proceed, which he did in this amaz?
ing manner: "A lie is an abomination
in the sight of God, but a very present
help in_every time of trouble!".
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs will soon begin in earnest an
investigation of the alleged hemp scan?
dals in the Philippines, involving a
combine in which certain Army Offi?
cers are said to have been illegitimate?
ly interested. Nothing will retard the
genuine pacification of the Filipinos
more than sensational disclosures of
dishonesty among the men who claim
to be filled with the high purpose of
regenerating the natives. The island?
ers may be woefully ignorant, accord?
ing to American standards, but they
are not imbeciles and can as readily
identify hypocrisy as the Caucasian in
uniform. Deceit once practiced on
them will lead them to believe that
the Americans are at heart insincere
and avaricious, and it will certainly
prolong their hostility to the new?
comers.
Gov. Odell, of New York, is receiving
many letters from cranks in reference
to Czolgosz, the assassin of President
McKinley. Some ask him to commute
the death penalty to life imprison?
ment, others ask that the body be
buried at sea.
The new dead sea discovered by Dr.
Sven Hedin in Tibet seems entitled to
rank among the geographical wonders
of the world. It is described as enor?
mous in extent, but so shallow that to
navigate one must wade half a mile to
reach the boat and must drag the boat
a half mile before it can be floated
with a load. But the most remarka?
ble characteristic is the almost
incredible amount of salt contained.
The bottom is an unbroken crust of
salt, and the boat and- oars are as
white as chalk: even the dress of the
rowers soon becomes whitened, while
drops of the water sprinkled upon a
dry surface leave globules like candle
drippings.
One of the most convincing tributes
to the late lamented President as a
man and a gentleman comes from Sen?
ator Tillman, " says the Macon Tele?
graph. "It was uttered as long ago
as January, 1899. Being asked at his
own table in Washington hew he liked
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tillman is said
have replied: "The President em?
barrasses me with his consideration
and confidence. He is the most lov?
able man I know.' "
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