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Ulli i Kii EDWARD ?li. Irtsd Papas! is Westminster Abbey. ?The Solsinn Services in the Hie Putting of the Crown on the Xing by the Archbishop of Can terbury, the Crowning of the Queen. The Return Procession to Buckingham Palace by a Lunger Route. ' London, August 9.?"Edward V. R. L, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India," was to day crowned without hitch or harm, and tonight London is noisily cele brating the event, for which the world has waited as, perhaps, it never wait ed any other coronation. lu &U respects the celebration w impressive and it was carried out wi a perfection of detail cud lack of acci dents that has rarely character! similar displays. That pride of empire which mark Queen Victoria's jubilee was lacking, and in its stead there pervaded al classes a keen recollection that only six weeks ago their King lay in dan ger of death, and this today produced thankfulness and genuine sympathy for the man rather than adulation of the King. This feeling was voiced by .the Archbishop of Canterbury, when he inserted inJone of the corona tion prayers the words, "For whose recovery we now giveAThee heartfelt thanks." Yet this did not prevent the publi from voicing appreciation of such mili tary display as the short procession gave them a chance to see. Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief of the,forces, was once more the hero ' the hour, and next to the Ki himself, received the heartiest wel come of the assembled crowds. "He conies good old Bobs!" was invariably the signal for all the reserve power of British lungs to be brought into* play. Lord Roberts rode alone and constant ly bowed and smiled acknowledgments of his greeting. Lord Kitchener was sot so early recognized, but he was seen as he rode with Gen. Sir Alf red Graselee and Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, and was the crowd's next favorite. At various points along the route of the procession Lord Kitchener received thunderous ova tions, which he acknowledged neither by look nor bow, but as English crowds are used to this treatment from Lord Kitchener it quite failed to sup press the enthusiasm. But it was for the King and Queen themselves that the people really let - themselves loose. Throughout the" day, wherever and whenever their Majes ties were seen, the cheers were long and loud, and especially was this so on the return journey of the King and Queen to Buckingham Palace. Until the booming of guns announc ed ihat the crowning of King Edward and Queen Alexandra had been accom plished there lingered in thousands of minds a nervous apprehension that .even at the last?noment some unto ward event might once more plunge the na jfcon into consternation. When this was passed the unrestrained jubilation was as much a tribute to the King's personal popularity as it was? an evi dence of relief from the tension of the last few weeks. So, while the scenes .. xm the streets were robbed of many .of ""those elements that usually accom pany a great pageant they will long be remembered, perhaps somewhat ten derly, . by those who stood on the stands, at windows and on sidewalks to see Bang Edward after he had won -""his crown almost from' the jaws of death. In Westminster Abbey the s ne was nothing less than marvellous. .Nearly seven thousand members of the nobil ity, the clergy and the gentry had gathered, with foreign princes, ambas sadors, colonial rulers, Indian poten tates and leaders from the furthest quarter of the globe where the Union Jack files, to do honor to the King. Two incidents in the service in the Abbey will live in the memory of all who witnessed them. The first of these, which almost developed into a dramatic contretemps, centred around the aged Archbishop of Canterbury. From the commencement of the service the Archbishop had the greatest diffi cult in reading or remembering the prayers. The book from which his almost blind eyes endeavored to read shook in his hands and when he came to place the crown upon King Ed ward's head his huge frame, towering above the seated King, swayed so vio lently that the Bishop of Winchester had to support him, while the Dean of Westminster put- a guarding hand under the crown. It was evident that the Archbishop of Canterbury could sot see his King's head and, after groping around, he was just about to complete the most important part of the ceremony when it was discovered that he had the crown with the back tocthe front. Slowly he raised it, but too late to prevent the choir from pre maturely bursting out with a loud "God Save the King." Amid a ten sion that had grown to a pitch of pain ful nervousness the Archbishop finally nsanaged to place the crown correctly trpor the King's head. A few minutes later came the climax of his feebleness. He was kneeling to do the first hom age of all the subjects of the King when suddenly he almost fainted and would have fallen upon his sovereign's knees had not King Edward tenderly, but firmly, grasped both the prelate's hands and lifted him to his feet. The Bishops of London, Winchester and Durham clasped their arme around the Archibshop of Canterbury, the King kissed his wrinkled hand, the Archbishop's head fell back, his feet moved slowly and mechanically, and thus he was more carried than led from the throne to King Edward's chapel, where he was revived. , The tremor which this event caused had scarcely subsided when another exquisitely "human touch varied the proceedings, and the King was forgot ten in the father. Instead of merely accepting the homage of the Prince of Wales, King Edward put his arms around the Prince and kissed him and then recalled him and wrung his hands with manliness of parental af fection that brought tears to many eyes. To those who were able to see clearly these two episodes the magni ficence of the be jeweled women, the splendor of the uniformed men and even the historic grandeur of the coronation onice itself sank almost into secondary interest. Tonight the Associated Press learns that King Edward was greatly un nerved by the condition of the Arch bishop of Canterbury and that his Majesty sat in constant dread of a con tretemps, though outwardly calm, as could be judged from the steadiness with which he held his sceptre erect during the ordeal. This brave show, however, did not deceive the Queen. Throughout the service, especially as the Archbishop of Canterbury became more and m?re nervous, her Majesty palpably dreaded that the King would break down. With keen anxiety she constantly turned toward her husband, watching him intently throughout the ceremony. Her graceful dignity and solicitude for King Edward was one of the most charming features of the proceedings in the abbey. Her Majesty's appearance won extravagant encomiums, especially from the wo men, many of whom declared that Queen Alexandra did not look a day over 35. The Queen's own crowning was brief and simple. When the four Dtr&?s?es went to hold a canopy over her Majesty's head the Duchess of Marlborongh and the Duchess of Port land led the way. They performed their duties excellently. As the critic al period for which the peeresses had long practiced, namely, the putting on of their coronets at the moment the Queen was crowned approached, a flut ter of nervousness ran through their ranks and coronets were pulled out and patted and pinched into shape, their faces hardened with anxiety and then all their arms suddenly went up and coronets, large and small, were put in place, some crooked and some straight. For the next five minutes the peeress es disregarded what passed before them ; first one and then another turn ed around for advice and help, and then ensued a mutual pushing of each other's coronets into place. No stage effect could have equalled the climax that ensued the moment the crown was placed upon King Ed ward's head, the sudden illumination of hundreds of electric lights making the thousands of priceless jewels, in cluding those in the crown itself, to sparkle with dazzling brilliancy. The instantaneous movement of the peers, the placing of their coronets upon their heads, the choir's loud "God Save the King*" with its unharmoni ons, yet genuine, refrain from thous ands of male' and female throats, con stituted such an outburst of pent up thankfulness and rejoicing as even Westminster Abbey, with all its his-, toric traditions, never before witness ed. Until a late hour dense crowds, par aded the main streets of London, through which vehicular traffic was forbidden, and watched till morning. The royal residences, the clubs, the Canadian Arch, the Mansion House, and the Bank of England, the electric and gas displays of which were partic ularly noticable, were all surrounded by thousands of persons, who, for the most part, were orderly. The United States battleship Illinois at Chatham dock yard, was decorated. Throughout the United Kingdom the I cities were illuminated and enthusias tie demonstrations were held. THE DISTRIBUTION : OF PUBLIC SEEDS. Congressman Lever's Eforts to Correct Abuses. - U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, August 4, 1902. Hon A. F. Lever, Lexington, S. C. Dear Mr. Lever : Your kind note of July 30th received, stating that * in your travels over your district you find that the seeds distributed by the department are fully appreciated, but that the work would be much more satisfactory, if such things as spinach, parsnips, carrots, etc., were elimi nated, and improved beans, turnips, cabbage, etc., substituted. I*have no doubt that this is the case, and we have recognized this difficulty for a long time. Owing to the great magni tude of the work, however, that is put on the Department which involves the handling of nearly fifty million pack ets of seed it has been found exceed ingly difficult under the old system t? make any great distinctions in the kinds that are sent into different dis tricts. I hope to improve this matter however in time, but the system that has grown up here is of such a na ture that it will take time to change it. You are probably not aware that this was only turned over to us last year and we are doing everything in cur power to improve it as rapidly as we can. You will see from the pamph let inclosed that we have already made a change along the lines you suggest, viz., dividing the country into^districts and sending into such districts the seeds adapted thereto. I am very much obliged to you for your kind interest in the work, and assure you that we shall be happy at any time to carry out any suggestions you may make, if in our power to do so. Very respectfully, . T. Galloway, Chief of Bureau. Cemetery Torn Up. Madison, X. J., Aug. 11.?The cloudburst last night caused devasta tion in Hillside cemetery. About 75 caskets were uncovered by the rushing waters and many of them were swept from the graves in which they had lain. The cemetery is situated partly on a hiil, but a brook and ravine traverse the other portion of the ceme tery. R^For a distance of about 400 feet the torrent carried everything before it, and for a width of 50 feet the graves were washed out. Today coffins were found strewn about in all directions, j Some of the bodies were found a mile ' from the cemetery and it is believed that others were washed into the Passaic river. Up to 10:30 o'clock 4 bodies -had been recovered. The Lackawanna tracks were badly washed out between Madison and Chatham and there were no trains west this morning, MEMORIAL ON HAMPTON. A WORTHY TRIBUTE TO A GREAT SOLDIER. The Confederate Veterans of South Carolina Assembled in Green ville Honor the Memory of Wade Hampton. The following is the memorial pre sented by Col. Hoyt, & tribute to the memory of Gen. Wade Hampton and adopted by the recent U. C. V. Con vention in Greenville: The Confederate hosts are marching on to victory ! The world looks back ward to Appomattox to hear a nation's death cry ? The dark and awful night of the Confederacy had then come, and men were unprepared for the final shock of the contest which had been waged for four years. It was an era more eventful than any period in the world's history, where more battles were fought within a given time than on any other portion of the globe?great and terrible- bat tles in which hundreds and thousands were slain on both sides. Our great leader said the time had come to sur render, and yet at that moment, when the flag of truce was going forward, some of Lee's ragged, half starved men were driving the enemy in front of them. In altogether another sense the th?n gray line 'that disappeared at Appo mattox has achieved victories that are not less important contributions to the world's history, and today for a passing moment amid the sacred pleas ures of reunion we pause to recount the virtues of the slain who died in I vain for freedom on the field or who have made a record since that has challenged the admiration of the men and women who have knocvn the Con I federacy only as a memory of the past. In memorializing our own great chieftain in war and in peace, let us I recall some of those who were his com patriots in the triumphant tide of war and in the hours of bitter anguish, j when the stoutest race that ever I fought was brought low in the dust of humilation, and in the brighter days that came with hope and reconcilia tion to take the place of haggard waste land supreme despair. Let us enter with Father Ryan the wondrous wood land where he heard a grand mem? ri?m strain that came in solemn meas ure till his souL with comfort blessed, "Sank down among the lilies With folded wings to rest" j * *-,.;;'.,?* * * * * * j "Through the forest's twilight aisle Passed a host with muffled footsteps, In martial rank and file ; And I knew those gray-clad figures, Thus slowly passing by, Were the souls of Southern soldiers Who for freedom dared to die." Look yonder at Albert Sidney Johns- j ton, who on Shiloh's bloody field I yielded up his noble and unselfish life j I even when wicked and cruel slander was dragging down his name, and his vindication swiftly came to rebuke and silence the vile tongues of his traducers. He was among the noblest and bravest, and the South- will ever cherish his glorious memory and un stained character. Swift as the eagle's wing there goes Stonewall Jackson, in whose ears rang the victorious shouts of his own sol diers at Chancellorsville, as he pass ed to his reward with a crown of glory won and his warfare accom- J plished. The civilized would recog nizes the fact, that the supremest attri bute of his character, though renown-1 ed as a militant soldier, was 'che in flexible devotion of his soul to the cross of Christ, an humble, faithful, intrepid follower of the lowly Naza rene. I j The warrior priest, Leonidas Polk, ! the great and mighty leader of men, j who counted it joy to meet his Master j while battling for the right and whose life was freely given for the land he loved so well. ; A. P. Hill, whose pure and noble spirit joined the martyred host on the last battle plain, as it were ; Jeb Stuart, the bold and daring cavalier ] whose funeral knell pealed forth amid the boom of his own artillery gallant Ashby's stalwart form was laid in an early grave under the shadow of his own Blue Ridge, where the murmur ing waters of the Shenandoah sing a requiem over his earthly remains ; the matchless Pelham and the peerless Pegram ; the dashing, resourceful Mor gan and the incomparable Forrest, and Jenkins,glorious Jenkins, with his fear less, steady eye that laughed with tri umph when the battle-storm was raging : Kershaw, the chevalier without re proach ; Kennedy, the generous, lofty spirit that knew not fear: Barnard E. Bee, an officer of tried courage and undoubted capacity, whose glorious career was ended at Manassas, where he gave his first orders in battle ; Mil lege L. Bonham, of noble bearing and soldierly mien, who had served in three wars; James Conner, kindly, fenial, chivalrous and true; Stephen ?lliott, Jr., famous for daring and skillful fighting: N. G. Evans, the hero of Stone Bridge and Leesburg, commended for ."dauntless conduct and imperturbable coolness;" Maxcy Gregg, the brave soldier and true , pa triot, who when his ammunition was exhausted said he would hold the posi tion with the bayonet; Johnson Hagood, distinguished for gallantry, and recommended for promotion by Beauregard as "a brave and meritori ous officer:"' Abner M. Perrin, who fell dead while leading his brigade through a destructive fire at the "bloody angle" on the 12th of May. 1S64; Clement H. Stevens, known as the "iron-nerved" and renowned for his mechanical genius applied to the art of war; Wm. H. Wallace, whose service in war and in peace was with honor and fidelity : Samuel McGowan, j the lion hearted," who won lasting hon or and distinction in civil life on the field of battle: Bratton, the beloved commander and tenacious soldier whose gallantry was never surpassed : Anderson, reticent and almost stoical, whose soubriquet of "fighting Dick" best; describes the estimate of his men : Mart Gary, the intrepid, dauntless ! soldier and born leader of men : States ! Rights Gist, the fervent patriot, and ? Manigault, the cultured gentleman and accomplished warrior. p These men died bravely for the cause they loved or lived to serve their coun try with honorable intent and purpose, j To these we add. "The countless thousands In that mighty phantom host, True hearts and noble patriots Whose names on earth are lost. There the 'missing' found their places? Those who vanished from our gaze Like brilliant, flashing meteors, And were lost in glory's blaze. Yes, they passed, that noble army? They passed to meet their Lord, And a voice within me whispered : 'They but marched to their le ward.' "' "Sunny South, weep on!" Thy sons illustrated the spirit of their forefa thers, but they came not back from Appomattox without hope and were not dismayed at the task that lay be fore them, though they look upon "homes whose light was quenched," and their memories were filled with "the graves without a stone, the fold ed flag, the broken sword," the gun without its soldier. "Yet raisejfchy head, fair land !" "The folded flag is staintless still, the broken sword is bright, No blot on the record is found, no treason soils thy fame." There is yet hope to lure us on to greater victories, where courage even of a higher type will be required and where manhood's strength will move us on until the world shall once more be drawn to witness achievements in the arts of peace that are indestructibly linked with the genius, the energy, the perseverance, the unconquerable spirit that wrested victory on an hun dred fields of war. An artist has recentlv embodied "The Spirit of the Confederacy" in a group where poses a supernatural being and a youth in the garb of a farmer, whose tatters and patches reveal the tale of hardship in a cam paign that ends in failure. In this "victory for the vanquished" is held out a laurel wreath in token of the fact that there is a consolation for the con quered which has a finer, more spirit ual essence than is aoffrded by the ma terial results attained by the success ful foe. We are met here to pay homage to this "Spirit of the Confederacy," but we do not forget that there was anoth er guiding star in the talismanic "Duty," which our own peerless Robt. E. Lee said was the sublimest word in the English language. It was the incomparable leadership of such men as Lee and Hampton that brought order out of chaos, that restored plenty where waste and want had pre vailed, and that inspired the hands and the hearts of the men and women who have made this fair land of ours to bloom and blossom as the rose, and to foretoken the time when the garden of its wealth shall reappear. Lee, the vanquished chieftain, turn ed with weary pace and saddened fea tures to the desolation of Virginia, but he went not back to sullen inactiv ity." He said that all had been done which mortals could accomplish against the power of overwhelming numbers and inexhaustible resources, and that the duty of the future was to abandon the dream of a Confederacy, and to render a new and cheerful al legiance to a reunited government. This was the record of his own stain less life, and his moral greatness was developed in the five years he lived to lead the youth of his native land into that realm where he dwelt constantly. The greatness of his achievements in war were almost equalled by the sim plicity and -grandeur of his- after life, which closed without the utterance of one word of bitterness. Cheerful even under defeat, how unselfish the charac ter that absolved all others of blame at Gettysburg ! Majestic and dignified in all his career, he was greatest and grandest in the hour of defeat, and disconfiture. "In every hour of living force His grand example bides, Of courage, valor, wisdom rare, The modesty that hides The hero in the hero's deed, The soldier in the man." Wade Hampton was not unlike his great commander in many respects, and in the province of God he was called upon to pass through perilous scenes and endure trials that were akin to his experience in the tide of war. As a soldier he was the equal of any man in gaining the confidence and respect of his followers, and like Lee he could make love for his person a substitute for food and clothing when a naked, starving band was to be transformed into a fighting host.' Hampton came back to a desolate home, where he found a fair city laid waste and in ashes by the ruthless hand of an implacable enemy, and al most the first words that fell from his lips were wise patient, gentle counsel to the emancipated race that were around him in poverty, ignorance and prejudice. His tender, compassionate heart went out in sympathy for their needs, and even unto the last hour of his existence came welling up from heaving bosom the faltering cry: "All my people, white and black." No element ofhis nature was deeper ingrained than sympathy and affec tion for the people whom he loved and whom he served with rare fidelity, and it is not difficult to understand the poignancy of wounds that for a time bore the impress of alienation from his person. But if his eyes could have looked upon that unexampled scene when his precious remains were laid away in Trinity's churchyard, the re : membrance of seeming ingratitude would have given place instantly to the joy and ecstacy of a great heart touch ed by the genuine loyalty of a saddened ? people, whose tributes of affection and reverence were the expression of bruis ed and grateful hearts, linked forever with the memory of his service and sacrifice in war and in peace. South Carolina made one of the grandest contributions to the spirit of unity and concord as supplanting strife and discord in the person of Wade Hampton, and in every emergency he was found bearing aloft the banner of peaced with the fidelity which marked his career when the Stars and Bars floated above him in the hour of vic tory. It was his undoubted fitness for the rescue of a prostrate" and oppressed State that led men to turn with eager impulse toward him when dire neces sity said^that wickedness in high places should no longer make people mourn, and it was his calmness, placidity and unyielding firmness that drove back the marauders and adventurers, and put to flight an army of parasites and plunderers. His wisdom and discre tion were manifest on ever hand, and the redemption of his down-trodden State became the realization of his greatest ambition. S neh a man is great beyond the power of eulogy, and it is useless to reckon over again the deeds of Wade Hampton in the presence o? veterans who were his comrades, and who with out exception gave to him an unreserv ed faith and implicit confidence when his word alone was the law in South Carolina, though armed soldiers stood sentinel at the cap?tol and men fancied we were under military rule. It was the voice of Hampso nfrom the granite steps of the cap?tol that kept the peace and stayed the shedding of blood, and it was his superb conduct on that and other days which brought enduring peace to the land of his birth. "A"! finished now that noble life, And ended, too, a toilsome strife; Hushed the voice and stilled the heart That bravely bore so long its part ; Finished well, the tale's complete, Who can e'er that life repeat?" This sketch would be incomplete in the presence of veterans were the ob vious duty of South Carolina not to be mentioned in this connection. The monument to Hampton is yet to be built, and in the next few months will be determined the fact whether or not the love and affection of his people are to be crystallized into a memorial worthy of his name and fame. I will not dwell upon the reasons for perpetuating in tangible form the de votion of his people to a memory that j will be ever blessed in our State, but on this occasion it should be urged that procrastination will inevitably bring failure to a movement that seemed, to have the unanimous approv al of the people. The committee in charge proposes to place this matter upon the hearts of his f riends and ad mirers, and the monument in what ever shape it may come must be the voluntary testimonial of their a?ection and esteem, the lasting expression of their generosity and sacrifice if need be to the worth, the patriotism, the nobility of mind and heart, the great ness and goodness of Wade Hampton, the knightliest gentleman of his day and generation, the humble Christian, the staunch friend, the generous, foe, the warrior and the statesmen. Nothing But Proof Needed. The other day the Gaffney Ledger declared that it had "the best author ity" for stating that James H. Till man, candidate for governor, ' ' misap propriated funds belonging to the La dies' Monument Association of Edge field?$50 contributed by William C. Whitney." At the Bennettsville campaign meeting on Tuesday Candidate Till man, in reply to the foregoing, ' ' read a telegram from Mrs. Victoria Evans, president Edgefield Monument Asso ciation, saying Col. Tillman had paid $50 collected for the monument fund and a personal subscription of $25? total $75." The announcement is said to have been greeted with cheers and applause." Some people no doubt, on reading the Bennettsville report jumped to the conclusion that Editor DeCamp of the Gaffney Ledger had written without knowledge, and that James H. Tillman had vindicated himself?so delusive are appearances sometimes, so easy is it for an artful dodger, trained to that sort of thing, to double on his trail. But this is not the end of the monu ment matter ; the last word concerning it will not "be spoken for some time to come. Since Tillman has admitted the necessity for his meeting the charge that he appropriated to his own use money given him in tnst for the erection of a monument to the Con federate dead it becomes both the right and the duty of the public to require that the vindication shall be real and complete,*not delusive. He has under taken to prove his innocence?now let the Democratic press of the State in sist that he shall complete the job ! There are reasons why this telegram read at Bennettsville is not at all conclusive of the innocence of James H. Tillman?and when we state these reasons the public will agreo with us and demand "proofs" that prove some thing. Twenty-one months ago the editor of The State was appealed to for assist ance'' in making James fi. Tillman, just then elected lieutenant governor, disgorge moneys said to have been collected by him for the Confederate monument in Edgefield. The appeal came from one who had the right to make it. Inquiry brought out the statement that Tillman had claimed to collect from members of the legis lature at the session of the previous winter subscriptions for the monument which he had not turned over to the association, and that he had actually collected from William C. Whitney? presumably in the previous spring or winter?$50, which sum also he had never paid over. It was declared that while Tillman admitted collecting the money he had failed to respond to repeated appeals from an officer of the association for a settlement. In these circumstances the editor of The State was asked for his advice in the matter, as the money was sorely need ed. It does not matter what advice he gave. It does matter, however, that he was urged to make such references in The State to Tillman's retention of this money as would compel him to disgorge. He replied that he would willingly take the responsibility of doing so if permitted to give his au thority. His informant shrank from having her name published, but gave carte blanche as to everything else. That was during Fair week in 1900. With this information in our posses sion, coming from one thoroughly to be credited but whose name we could not print, we have waited nearly two years while this man became a candi date for governor and made his cam paign largely on abuse of The State and its editor. Nothing but the reluctance of a lady to have her name, even in the most righteous cause, paraded before the public stood between James H. Tillman and the scorn of every honest man in South Carolina : but that name was not volunteered and we could not use it in The State without permission. Our acquaintance with this matter is sufficient to explain the attitude of The State toward James H. Tillman even before he made his evil record at the last session of the legislature. Now, however, that a reputable pa per, the Gaffney Ledger, owned and edited by a responsible citizen, Mr. E. H. DeCamp, has formally made this charge against Tillman and he has conceded it to require explanation we can at least insist upon an explana tion that will explain. All that is needed is an authentic statement in writing from the lady who was presi dent of the Ladies' Monument Associa tion of Edgefield during the year ?900 that James H. Tillman promptly paid,, over to the association all moneys col lected by him previous to the close of t?at year for the construction of the Confederate monument at Edge field. Such a statement ought to be easy to obtain if Tillman be innocent ?if he be guilty he cannot obtain it, and his failure to do so will be proof of his guilt. That is a simple propo sition. It is hardly necessary to set forth to an intelligent public that the former president of the association is not th? lady who now certifies to receiving money from James H. Tillman. We think it will be found that the admin istration of the present officer began long after November, 1900, at which time the grievance of the association against Tillman was related to us as an old one. It is easy enongh to ac count for the payment by Tillman of this money, or some of it, within the last few months, after the events of last winter had shown him that his record would be dissected if he ran for governor. But in the opinion of no honest person would such restitu tion, made with such a motive, be held to absolve him from the origi nal crime charged against him and not yet disproved. The money, according to our in formation, was overdue nearly two years ago. When was it paid? We invite proof of the date. And we further invite proof that the Whitney and legislative subscriptions were turned over to thef Edgefield Monu ment Association within six months after they came into the hands* of James H. Tillman and had been pleaded for to complete the monument. We will cheerfully print any authentic evidence.?The State. THE EXPOSITION'S LARGEST CREDITOR. President Wagener Presents a Claim for $152,952 for Money Advanced by Himself. Special to The State. Charleston, Aug. 1L?The claims of Capt. F. W. Wagener president of the exposition company against the company was filed in the office of Master G. Herbert Sass today. The total amount of the claim is $152, 952.32. The claim of Capt. Wagener is larger than the total of all of the other claims. The claim is a lengthy one and each amount is specified. It shows that the money due him is for notes endorsed by Capt. Wagener, and for overdrafts on different banks of the city, guaranteed by him. It also shows that he paid out considerable money as interest on notes. Capt. Wagener also includes the expense of his trii to Washington and Baltimore. Besices the claim of Capt. Wagener several other claims were filed today, which added to the claim of Capt. Wagener and total of all of the others brings the total amount of claims up to 8238,210.99. Among those who filed claims today was Mr. J. h\ Ficken for $4,470 for services rendered as at torney for the exposition. Will be Lionized on Their Visit to England Next Week. London, Aug. 11?The arrival next Saturday from Africa of Generals Bo- * tha, DeWet and Delarey promises to be the occasion of another struggle be tween Boer and Briton. The colonial office has made special arrangement for the reception of the visiting Boers at Southampton. The naval review will be in progress when the Boers ar rive and after their reception by dis tinguished colonial officers, Lord Kitchener and other prominent per sons, they will be conducted on the steamer chartered for the use of the colonial premiers, to witness the pa rade. . It is expected that Colonial Secre tary Chamberlain will be on board the steamer. The Boer leaders will spend -Saturday night on board this vessel and Sunday they will be received by King Edward o.n board the royal yacht and in the presence of a number of distinguished personages. The arrival in England of the Boer generals will doubtless be the prelude to another round of lionizing like that experienced by the late Gen. Lucas Meyer should the generals decide to stay in England ; but according to The Hague correspondent of the Daily Mail, former President Kruger of the Transvall and his party are very anx ious to prevent Generals Botha, DeWet and Delarey from landing in England. Members of the Kruger party have sent urgent letters and cablegrams to Madeira in an effort to dissuade the generals from accepting their hospitality. It is proposed to send a Dutch vessel to intercept them, according to the correspondent, and in any case, Messrs. Wolmarans, Fish er and Wessels will go to Southamp ton with that intention. Washington, D. C, Aug. 11.?The commissioner of pensions today gave out the statement that an erroneous impression seems to exist among many ex-Confederate soldiers regarding the interpretation to be put upon the re cent act of congress relieving Union soldiers of the disability for having previously served in the Confederate army. The idea seems to prevail that un der this act the government is author ize to pension" ex-Confederate sol diers, and the result is that the pen sion office is being deluged with appli cations from the former wearers of the gray. The commissioner explained that- the law in question does not con template the pensioning of ex-Confed erate soldiers, but that it was design ed solely to remove the disability which so long existed in the case of men who were impressed into the Confederate service and later joined the Union army.. SOER GENERALS For Deserters Only.