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1 ; SSi^ < Mr IRBY TACKLES TILLMAN. i SPEECHES DKI.IYKIJKI) IJKKOIJK # 'fill; STATU CONVENTION. j Are Reformers to lie Jlrro Tools in the t Hands of Any Man '* I llelow will be found State Chairman J Irby's n:ul Senator Tillman s speeches before the State Convention at Columbia last Wednesday. st:N ATOK lltliV's SITECII. If T were to cousult my own feelings I shoul 1 not utter u word on this question: i nt. Mr. President, occupying the position thut I do, holding a high t* ??j-1 us the guardian of the Nomocracy of i-outli Carolina, wore I to fail to resj for the grand ohl party when she has been challenged, (ami eliame tor ;t by her greatest beneficiary. I say, Mr. President, not in ill will, but 111 truth nud cnudor ami honor, to the people of the Stnte, that when tliis "Edgefield Democrat, us ho lia.sso pri-miiy proclaimed himself upon this lloor. challenges tlio party over which I have tlio honor to preside, that 1 should be recreant to uiy eluty if 1 did not defend it. When this Edgefield Democrat who was tnk n from u lowly position, but ' nil houornl ie one, nud raised to the highest in the gift of the people of South Carolina, proclaimed himself as nn "Edgefield Democrat." 1 must say that I knew before what an "Edgefield Democrat," was. (Applause.) Mart (biry was nn "Edgefield Democrat." (Applause.) Hut, Mr. l'rosideut. Mart Duty was not that kind of an Edgefield Democrat. Mart Gary was a South Carolina Democrat. (Cheers.) Now, Mr. President, where are we? I regret that I have to talk so plainly as 1 am talking here?who are we? Wlir.t are we? How ennie we hero in thi- convention0 You have all heard of the manifesto that was issue.' in 18H0. it is a prominent .foeanient. The people ' i the State have a right to itiov.- lib >iit it. I ti.iil something to do ?? with the T? wsion of tuat doeument before it was issued. That doeument was at :irst so framed that it addressed nii xue } < opie ot tin? fstate white, black, lb publicans ami Democrats alike. I t ::tcrotl my prote.-.t that uuless it w.a- changed, 1, in a Democrat and leva! -or. i t tin- State, would not go into ;t. 1 was willing to make tiio tight x;:iv 1, r the machine'} of thepartv; to capture tint nuxohincry that the people ? : the State might control, and thereto:c :.t tuy suggestion the words, ~ i - "To tho jnople the State," which inci'id"d :*!i classes ami complexions, Wet'C il :r :i l to "1'otlie Democrats of the Slat- and the words, "We will abide by 11: result of the September ouvontio:.." inserted at the end. I insisted upon that because I was it IViuoerat, and unwilling to destroy the Democratic pnity of the State, buler that flag the ju.ojd" of this Slate put tin. government of the State it.to the hards of the lie form faction, 'bit for ti.it pledge iu tin* inutiif* sto ik Mat .. Convention would have failed. We c.une in claiming ti l>e Democrat*. We at'e enough Democrats to elect our governor twice, and that dear, old, rotti n party, as so:ue call ;t now, was ood enough t<> ileot f-otne people to the United States Senate, t?nt ii ain't good enough to elect some people to tl. Presidency of the I."cited Stat's. Now, that's what's the matt r with Hannah! (Applause ami laughter. Are we. la-formers of Soiitli Carolina, t" ; :aero tools in the hands of uny man Are we to acknowledge the fact that we are carried in hid brooches pocket to hi; delivered at any minute V 1 will tell yon, sir, that I for one am not to he carried in the pocket > ! any man. I was opposed to bolting in 1*'.<>, when 1 think my friend, the Kdgcth-M Democrat, thought a bolter worse than a Radical. An; 1. the legal head of the Democratic party, to sit tamely as a sheep and allow t.';e party to he delivered into the hands of the enemy ? Oh, niv dear Kcl< rm friends, 1 am talking plainly and honestly to yon, and if you fallout with rue, I am mrry for it. Pour y. ir> ago von were such Democrats that you rc<piircd the electors nominated by thin in.uvcfith.r. to .ogii a pledge to \ote for ti." nominee of the I >< m ratio convent, .n. 1 he !'i< :: < ! Is no n out of '.'1 I going into a in : volition and nr. ing to tins balance. "\>e have cot to li\ this |>!:?tform, v < Iei\" get to niim-j the man, ami we !ia\- '"t to b" above suspi ion, or we ar" going to bolt. ' Why, that's simply i. i, .! ,i-. I. that's the way you are .j;ig will hud well stay at iioiiii'. Why not ptoj ose to turn tiio vvl.oic rnstt- r over to Smith Carolina ami let m r ; in it. The eoi." eutioii ought to instruct its delegat > 1 > abide by the nomination. The ir.r f.lvt-r men i;e? .1 not lie nfrui<I. They v.ili control ti o . o:r..-nti- n i.y ut least it i iinlretl i;:n;otity. Ainl \et you viv mi' :nUht }.' > tiniu ami run the thiny or '? it! Hero i-I ;i jk.-mI e.njili olto for Vr honi;: nt: it u . inn tiio iiot.imo. my voice, i h.tv n > ??l jeetion. li tiny m>n.:n.i!e htm > 11 < 'hieu^u I v;ill it it- : n it l r i:.' i .is J have tjotie ior itim '.u " > .tit Carolina i:; tlio jmst, I 1 iltink < very one will cored liillt ! lotve ill''!'' it-. It'll ;,s IlliV otiO I'ii wil my t > "> into that convention and tnl > j>ot lucl. with tin othern, ami \ et In t :< te oni e iiiiun dod"iiiy tl issue. Why, \.ct 'iite.ben1 tl re| ri t votes iE South < ?f lit.-a; yo i ill In t make n icsl oi the thing in any c i:.ty in tlu State. There is u<? use in talking about l it. There ure 10"J,0<'0 white Democrats in South Carolina, aud you may go from county to county, and I will guarantee that wo don't represent 10,000 men any way. And y?t you are going to break the record of the Democratic party with a possible Presidential candidate in our midst, by dodging this issue. Dot us for decency aake abide by the result, whatever it may be?for Democracy's sake and for poor old South Carolina's sake. Here you are endorsing a man for the Presidency on a platform, saving, "If you | uou i uo uur why we win wins. out. i Voice?"Walk where?" Senator Irby? above knows! We will all ho ashamed of this foolishness iu throe yaars. A bolter never amounts to anything nud its only two or three years when you see him coming hack and sitting down on the mourners' bench. Now, Mr. President, in conclusion, this is my last otlieial act as chairman j of the Democracy of the State. We have ! had much trouble -when Carolinians ' divide both sides have trouble. Wo i have been successful because wo | clung to Democracy. It" you had : deserted it, as sonio of your , leaders, who don't like too now ' : wanted to in 1S!)J, and who would have I gone if I, as head of the party, hud not j [ held them back, wo would never have I i accomplished what wo have. They ! picked up Mr. liowden, who is eouscii entious and honest, and pitched him in tiio strriim of Populism; luit they <*:uuo back and behaved themselves when they saw what u rough timo he had of it. Ami now, sir, let mo say that if T lose the friendship of every Reformer ami every Democrat iu South Carolina it will be the proudest act of my life that my last ollieinl act nschairiuau of j the Democratic party of the Statu, was to sound a warniug to my friends, to the Reformers of South Carolina not todesoi t the party. If we do, white civilization, to say nothing of "white supremacy is gone. Whenever we divide and go iuto another party, the breach that is only fuc,.v?a*?i jr;.'.' .bo will iicu ami made permanent, and 1 white civilization in South Carolina will be destroyed. My friends, it is the greatest blunder that has ever been made in South Carolina, and you will sec it. If wc stand together wo will go to Chicago, or our delegates will go tin re (for 1 don't think I'll go) (laughter); ami be received as friends, j Rut if you do lgo this you will bo 1 hissed as traitors and enemies iu dis- | j guise. sen.\Tontii.i.man's sim:f.c:i. Mr. President an i Gentlemen of I the Convention : We have had many ! remarkably interesting exbibtions, j such as our past history has never seen 1 the like of. I suppose that so ill-assorted and uncongenial a combination . as the uiie that lias exhibited its venom here on this iloor has never been ?quailed. We have hud hero a man ; w ho has been honored by South Caroi liua a great deal more than he has houi ored himself? ! Souator Irby?"That's a lie!" j Senator Tillman's reply was lost in a j i storm of cheers an I counter cheers, j i W 111 1?* II l.r.iltiilirlll 1 1 .r?,\..? >\f * I. i . > "" ' *" ! I dispensary force lugge I iu n huge ! ! pitehfork. Senator Tillmau, continuing, ns kooii | as tin- storm hud soini-wh.it subsided, siii 1: Wo Iiiivo had this man, n representative of the people of South t nroliun, undertake to speak to ns hero as u master, ami tell you to your teeth that you are uot representing the people. I prav (Soil, such assurance! i Why, lie could not have been elected to this eonvoutiou if he hud uot made a combination with the Conservatives. And what is all this about? Is tin re :i syllable in the principles :h it we advo| cute that is not J >eiii"-r-ntie? Talk i about bolting, I know th ,t . ir people t desj iso the idea of a man g-iingoiit and pulling in the negroes, but two ?.f the men who have sj-oln-ii hero have done it. And still tlo-y eomo to , us and say, "l>on't even hint at a proi i>mi! to go to ('hieago unprepared to lie down ami let the Shylocks and gold bugs trample on von." I have been doing more than any otlier i>emoerat in South Carolina to J bring about a revival of the hopes of ! the Democratic party in the nation, I and make it go forward as the party i of the people, rather than ns the tool of the moneyed chosvs. Two years ago, when I was running for the senate, f told the people of J.exingtoti county about the rascality and treachery of j ( lev. land, and si.; 1 to them, "If this : man is a Democrat, I am no Democrat, i and so help me, (bid, you will never , lind me in uliiaiiee with him." Vp| pill Use.) 'i on are told that tin- Slo-11 manifesto, ' l which I wroti-. i?" von wiot *.? !.h.ia ?* . whs altel'e 1 :it tins direction of th'S neimtor from Laurens. Mr. President, wlii'ii tin 1 !? :*? r:u movement start 1 in , 1 > "'?, -lit' 1 1 ?iclmr<Is<?n w?is nominated in tho ojm ra house, I moved t?? make I Ins nomination unanimous. And a;piin, in 1 w hen the iiui"l:iru> was too 1 stioii'/ for in, [ moved to make it unai ninioii.H. J>111 wlu-n I whs put forward hv the common people, us the expon out of the new Pemocrai'i the only I i< -iI I h-inocraey we ever had in South Carolina, as the oth r was only an oh| t'raehy thr-- men "ot up and went it. Went when They went to the i iii'lto and be//,. | t;1() jtepuhiican j arty to sustain the 1 i rdipur.-hv and i retain tin in in olUce, And now j tle-y to Co me to lis an I say, "Vou must obey the national 1'enio' rrney and crawl in the mite for it." j .it tVersoii tan 'lit t;o s icdi, and Jack' I kiin tan/hi no Mich doctrine as tlr.s. ? t What are parties y 'I h. y are or/ani? i /atioli.s to aceoinp!isit what t hey helli ve i : to he the In -t policy for the rni I nient. I lie 1 )cin u'i at: pal ty ha- fol ? lowed its leader, .11 lVersoji, f.?r more l than a hundred years and elun/ to Ins i juincipli s until tour yiars n/<> ami } now th*y say wc mu-.t nut bolt! lhero is no obligation to n frccmuu to stand by a party thut Las deserted its principles just because it is labeled Democratic. We have been bumpered by a negro majority in South Carolina, and Democracy meant white supremacy and nothing more. But now, no man cuu claim that 1 did not, in the Constitutional convention, rise above personal considerations and endeavor to give the people of the State uu organic law that would last for all time, and insure them good government. And now- I cuu turn to these men and suy to them that we ure ready to meet thein with their negro vote. If they want to draw tiio issue with the Democracy, however, let them do it uudcr the name of Democracy. lie (pointing to Senator Irl?y) says that tli 3 Democratic tuirtv was cood enough to elect 1110 us Seuator. anil that thu trouble now is simply that I want to ho President. I think, my friends, that the gentleman has simply misunderstood the situation, and that idl of this outcry is simply due to the fact that th.j gentleman wants to bo Senator again. So far as my desiring to he President of the United States is concerned, 1 view it simply in this way: In the first place, f cotne from a State that is hated all over the North because secession originated here?I am 110 fool. Whatever else may bo said of me, 110 one has ever accused we of being a fool. Therefore, when they accuse mo of having a presidential hoe in my bonnet, they simply magnify the purposes and hopes of my j heart. 1 have ilouo my best to elevate and liberate the people of South Carolina, and my amhitiou is to do in tho national field in those other downtrodden States what I have done here. It I should recoivo tho presidential nomination t should receive it with tho same misgivings which many of you had wlieu I was nominated here in 1390; because 1 would realize the greatness of the task that 1 would have I b.-fore me. You cuuui ?, expect to overcome sectional prejudices in seeming the pres| ideutKi nomination. If you saw tit to pi.t me forward, I would lead the parUr .... T 1...1 ...... I l"\- ? * ? - J -* T > i?o i icvi > uil . HftTW. J AUU 11 A mil defeated, us I would expect to be, I would lose uo sleep 011 account of it, but would be just as contented as 1 would have been if I had been defeated in the State. Though we may split 011 the Federal ticket and have two electoral tickets in the fall, there is 110 reason why wo should have a split in State politics. We can go ,,11 and nominate ami elect our State and county otlieers as heretofore, unless some of these men 'hero Senator Tillman's voice and mauner expressed grout animus) whom the devil has taken upon the mountain, go to the negro and try to bring the black man into South Caroliua politics as an arbiter ot utluirs. Hut if they do we can go right 011 nud take eare of the State, anyway. What principles have we abandoned? Voice? "None." There is nothing in the platform that even hints at the abandonment of principles. Wo are simply saving to the N01 thorn friends who have stood by us as long us they could keep their li.iuds in our pockets, that they can no laugcr dictate to us. A TOkNAlX) l\ liliM'l'CKY. ! Stores, Churches, Dwellings uud Harris Destroyed. A eyl.mo pus- d over th" aoutfiwest corner I of Marshall County, gy.. Monday morula#. It demolished viae house at Elva and killed the :lve ,.< ? :i( ants. Anderson John*. .aged 60; his wife, aged u son, aged 17, and two j daughters, a.: '. 12 and It). The storm eu:ao | out of <lr.iv s County. At Sinisonia two . if -. ;w > niri'inM, a s-nooi nou.se, soverul farm homes ami barns were destroyed, but no loss ??i life C reported th'-re. Fivo cutting , were ??'nt t>> L!va and the Audersou family i were ouricd in one grave. A OtU.AT ST Kit IN ILLINOIS. Dispatches received from interior polnta In Illinois r -i">rt much damage done l?y :i heavy I wiml .i.. l rain storm. At linlcsburg the toll egraph ami telephone servico was detnorulI teed. j At lVori.i trees were lilnwti down and great damage done to buildings uuder construe- I tii>ii. Au engine on the Darlington Railway : rau into a eom erin which had heon blown a ro-s the tracks at St. Augustine, and was I derailed, 'l'le' 'Mutineer was badly hurt. At l'ekin lightning wrecked the new St. j Paul's I'hureh, uprooted trees, blew (lowu fences and unroofed liouses. The country contiguous to '.CouIon was storm swept and many farm houses were wrecked. At liushiiell it \vw reported that the town of S-'i' i" had been swept away, but the wires | were down ami nothing d'-iinite could bo i learned. FATAL TOitN.VUO IN KANSAS. A tornado .-trick Seneca, Kas., and destroyed one-third of the residence portion of tic city. The court house, school house and ,'athoic Church were unroofed. Five liun| 'ire 1 people are homeless. The ilea 1 are two 1 I children Of M. F.. Yerh'jcs, two imil iren of j John Mc '"h;icii and a soli of Peter Ass?;- j I inacher. Twenty-:! ve people were injured ! and twenty resi.ieices were destroyed by j u tornado at Sabctha, Km. WOU SM'AHA I K CARS. The Supreme Court Sustains the Const It til ion a 111 y of a Loui-duna Law. T!:c S ipreui" court of the I'aite-l Status . . * Monday at Washington, I). in an opinion j read by Justi l>r >wn, sustained the consti- j tuti iiiiility >: tic law of Louisiana requiring | the rai r a Is of the State t" provide separate j ars for white an 1 colorod people. There was . . - - - - ?? 1 , -Oi...? ..llllll l- . I.'.lllll'. Hi illI riHi- o( tin- railr-iinl upon whi"h tho in- j 1 i-M'-nt iii-.'urri'il yivltuc rise to tho ens" of j l'i n-;. Fiti*u.-ou th" r. ist Lousiaun Kuilr<<u I v. ii.-oporni sj wholly itliln tin" Stilt". | I in- o|rinioii -tut"s tl.ut i y nn unnloMy to tho | laws (if I ohLT"-- Itll'l of :.|ll|.y of till! Stilt"* ro'i'iirin.' tit" "sini.l: i|i:v."iit of .sejieruto r ''tools for tit" 111i 11-< n of tlio two rn>'".s Mid ? tli"r similar law- tit" statut" in ijuivstlon win v.nitut lit" i-ou.|" t-'iioy of tit" Lousinnu L"jji-l iture, X'Toi-jinf tit" jMilii'i' powois of tho St:-. I ll"judgment of lh?' Supremo Court , < it,, s, iijiiioMin;; tho law wn- therofuro i aiiiriufl. f'O'jtliorri loiptlsts Adjourn. Th" >uth<rn I: ij : i-1 "onvntion flnishod its work W. .Iii'-s lny. A t"tnp"raneo resoluj tion i:.tr !u I t-y Dr. .1. II. Crnnilll, of T-xas, -r.-at" i I'-r.i Useus-ion mol til" !l|o-' "Vi , y 1 ' lie of til" session. It wa- ."..Holy | -- ! in an am -ii?tf. 1 form, j W iinu.ys >n. c., -s.. >: -Icctvi o? tin* j'layo 'A U"Xt n.o'liii^. 4? MONUMENT TO THE SLAVES. i A NOTAULK DNVKIhlN'G AT FOUT MILL. ' Captain Samuel K. White's Patriotic l>ouutlons?t*o the Women and the Slaves of the South. The first company orgatiizoil for what was afterwards tho Confederate army, was tho York Count,) Guards, of York County, South Carolina, which was organized in 1S00, even before secession, and when that command marched to the front there was in it, as a young lieutenant, Samuel E. White, of Fort Mill, who left behind him ou the old plantation, those who wore nearest and dearest to biui, under the protection of the slaves iu the quarter. Aud Thursday, as a token of his appreciation of their fidelity to their trust, thero was unveiled ou the brow of a hill to tho left of the main street of tho thriving little town of Fort Mill, wmcli, since tlio war, ho hub uiiulo his homo, a mouumout of puro niarblo, erected by him to the faithful slaves of tlio fciontb, ntid near it, a littlu higher up the hill, r-iother tothu uoblo wouieu of the South, to whom they were ho loyal. Captain White, who is one of tlio most patriotic of Carolina's sous conceived the idea of erecting these monuments some months ago, and began quietly making urragemeuts for put ting his project iuto clTect. But liia efforts to innke the matter only n quiet neighborhood one were frustrated by the people who heard of it, and hailed it with such enthusiasm that when the proceedings were opened there was present one of the largest crowds ever nssembled in Fort Mill, among which were promiuent inauy of the comrades of Captain White, who came from far and near to testify their approval of his generous act: and he found himself, to his surprise, the idol of the occasion . The proceedings of tlio day were OUOllOil with i>n>vi>r tit th.> Vir^t i A I ? *V %"V * 1%"% * 1V" byterian Church by the Rev. l)r. J. II. Thoruwell, chaplain of the Jo tier sou Davis Memoriul Assoeiatiou, who, with an eloquence ami fervency that I are peculiur to him, invoked the divine blessings on the occasion. The roll of the Jetlerson Davis Memorial association was read, and then, amid an awed and sacred silence, tho j roll of the dead heroes who lie in the Fort Mill cemetery was called. A procession was then formed to the cemetery, where tloral tributes were laid upou the graves of those who have gone to join Lee and Jackson and Hill aud Bragg and tho knightly Stuart and tile ''gallant Pelham," iu the eternal camping ground beyond the river. The audience having assembled by now, the young ladies representing the Confederacy, sang "Did South State," at the conclusion of which Dr. Thornwell advanced to the front of the stand, and presented to Captain White, in the name of the ladies of the Memorial association, the llag of the First South Carolina cavalry, which was organized iu 18(10, rending at the same time tho resolutions from the ladies and the ex-slaves expressing their appreciation of the tribute which he hud paid theiu. Captain Whito was unprepared for this. He had not put it down on the programme, but it did not lind biiu without n ready aud touching reply. He said that thanks were not due to him, but to God, who had given him the means and put into his heart the idea. The two monuments were then unveiled simultaneously, six of the ladies of the association drawing the cords of the Confederate Women's monument, aud nix gray-lniired ex-slaves, uncovering that which had been erected in memory of their loyalty and trustworthiness. These four were: .Jim Springs, Nelson White, Warren White aud Simon Thompson ? four hard and wrinkled veterans who seemed deeply affected, but proudly conscious of the honor imposed upon them. The Woman's monument bears the following inscriptions, one on each of its four sides: 18ffo. Respectfully donated ],y Samuel K. White, to Tko Jefferson Davis Memorial Association . lsffu. Affectionately dedicated by the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association to the Women of the Confederacy. The living and the dead, who midst the doom of war were heroines in the strife; to porpetunte tle-ir noble saeriliceH uu the altar ot' our common country. Let sweet incense forever rise till it reach them '"in rolls of vie tory beyond the skies." JS< Inscription on south side of Women's 1 Monument: Mrs. White, Mrs. Johnstou, i Mrs. Kpratt, Mrs. Kpps, Mrs. Springs, Mrs. C'ulp, I Mrs. Hums, Airs. Graham, Airs. Merritt, Mrs. Corthurp, I Mrs. Kimbnll, Mrs. Uailes, Airs. Armstrong, Mrs. Gairison, Airs. Hums, Airs. Stewart, Airs, tfones, Mrs. Mies, Alanv Others Worthy. "Many are the hearts that are weary to-night, 1 Wishing for the war to cease; Many are the hearts praying to-night To see the dawn of peace." The Slaves' monument hears the following inscription on two sides; 1800. Dedicated to Tho Faithful Slaves, Who, loyal to a sacred trust, toil id for the support of the army with matchless devotion, and with sterling fidelity guarded our defenseless homes, women I and children during tho atruggle for tho principles of our ** Confederate 1 {States of America." 1805. 1895. 1 Erected l>y Samuel E. Whit3, in gratoful memory of earlier days, with the approval of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association. Among tho many faithful Xelsou White, Anthony White, Sandy White, Jim White, Warren White, Henry White, Silas White, Nathan Springs llundv White, Solomon Spratt. On the two sides not occupied l?y in scnpuous appear carvings m relief? the tirat luing that of u negro wooiau seated oil the steps of iiu old Southern house, holding a white baby in her arms, nnd the other that of a negro man seated on 1< g in a wheat Held with a seythe resting across his knees. Col. .lohu P Thomas, of Columbia, was introduced by Cupt. Whito after the veils had been drawn and spoke as follows: Wheu Jefferson Davis, soldier, statesman, patriot, martyr, composed the "ltiso and Fall of tho Confederate Government"?-that great work which so fitly crowned his public career and which is destined to live forever?ho solemnly devoted the volume to the womanhood of the South. Under tho auspices of tho Jeffersou Davis Memorial association and its pa-' triotic president, wo have assembled to commemorate with appropriate ceremonies the unvcliug of a monument to the women of the Confederacy?the living and the dead, who, midst tho gloom of war, were heroines in the strife. The monument, just unveiled by graceful bauds, is no ordinary marble. It is unique in its origin and in its character?unique in that it is the free gift of individual muuiticciice, and unique because it is a gallant tribute to Confederate womanhood, of which "The Gl?>ry that was Greece, the ' grandeur that was Home," bred uu j such lofty types. Th Crimean war brought to light a ' single Florence Nightingale. Botweeu j I8f)l-(? "> there were Floreneo Nightiti- j gales in every Southern State. Well mis ii writer suia unit "tlieir ooustiiiicv : aud fidelity, tlieir tenderness and comago, their unfailing oheerfuluess mul j patience have no |>:vrnl 1**1 in tin- history j of liiiuiun achievement and human aut- j taring." Tho Congress of the Confederate | States recorded the thanks of the country to the women of the South and declared that the government owed them "a public acknowledgement of tlieir faithfulness i:i the glorious work of effecting our independence." liut one thing remained to be done 1 iu Confederate tribute to Confederate ! womanhood. This was a monument j in marble to the women of theCoufed- | eracy to be an open book, teaching its j deathless lesson to the rising geuera- j tion. To iuo enduring lionor of this | j commuuity it has been reserved to Capt. Samuel Elliott White to take the initiative in this goodly enterprise, j born t'j a knightly temper and to do for Fort Mill and its environments ! what should be done, on a more anibi- J tiouH scale, for the whole State, and j also for the whole South, wherever the j stars aud bars, the Confederate ori- ! llamine, once limited in its glory. The ! princely net of Cnpt. White iu dona- j ting this beautiful monument to thu .Tell'erson Davis Memoiial Association, to be by that body dedicated to tho women of the Confederacy, is one of the most honorable and pleasing incidents that have succeeded the epic of j the war between the States. .Both tin: monuments that were 1111- j veueii weri' supplied ny .Mr. l.?. If. Cbilds, of Chester, who assisted 111 ile. signing them, nud they uro works of art. The slaves' mouumeut is u tingle shaft of marble, l'J feet high, while that erected to the women is surmounted by the tiguro of a kneeling woman, which is the exquisite work of 1 au Italian chisel. ('apt. S. E. White, who conceived ^ and carried out th?r idea of erecting i these monuments, is a native of Fort t Mill. lie went to the war from | there in the York County Guards as a lieutenant, as has been stated, j and afterwards commanded a com- ; puny in the North Carolina regiment. ! lb-turning to the place of Ins birth at j the close of the war he turned Ills at- j teiition to farming, but afterwards to j j manufacturing, and In- is today prc.si- ; dent of large manufacturing and banking concerns in Fort Mill. Though a man of great public spirit and one who lias worked for the success of tlio 1 )cllll?eril t ll> tuirl v in tli.* noiMiif 1... I - "" I liJim always refused ollice, and 1ms, with I the exception of being a member <?f the j recent constitutional convention, never I tilled n public otlico in his life, and | that position he accepted with extreme i reluctance, at the earnest solicitation of the people, irrespective of factron. j What he desires most is the good will and respect of his neighbors, and that, to judge troni the demonstrations* he has?uud more. Alic's Sister Itclircd. p,v the eoiillriiiatiiui of Prank V.'. Joplin, iioii'inatetl nine ceaiths tmo to 1 postmaster at Pli,':il>etlitown, l\v., the sister oi the lato }'r>'s|(|i-iit tliraliaai I.ineolu retires from ?'illee, 'Phis woman, I'.inily T. Ib'lm, had ledd the ofliee f.-r several \ears, and when her saei'essor was nameil her friends made an liercetie fllflll ill tier heh.'lli. They stleeeedeil iii led inifthe iiominateui in committee until I "Wednesday, when euihrmiition was had I , w ithout opA oaitivii. 'I ll" 1 luce pays ?1,-10U. j WKATHKIt-OKOP SKKVICK. Weekly Ilullettii Issued by Stute Weather Observer lluuer. The temperature during tho week under review averaged ubout 8 negroes per day higher than the normal, with maxima in the nineties each day, at a few places reaching to and ubovo 100 degrees, except in thocxtremo western portions where it was slightly cooler. The heat was tempered dunug the latter portion of the week by partly cloudy weather in tho afternoons, which had, however, but little effect in reducing temperature, and the nights were hottest at tho closo of the week. The average mean temperntu*e for the State, during tho entire week, was 70 degrees, ranging from 72 at Ciieeuvilleto 84 ut MeColl, Marlboro County. Tho normal for the same period is approximately 71 degrees. Tho highest temperatures reported m ito rot. in umisouville, I Oil tit Straw's Fork?, 100 at liluckvillo aud (Ireerwood on tlio lltli; 101 at Ctillisoiivillo ami 100 at lllackville on the 12th; the lowest reported was f>4 at llutoslnirg on the 10th ami 12th. Tlio rainfall during the week was very light and scattered, and of tlio 4 1 places keeping rainfall records the following places only reported any ram for the week: lllackvillc, 0.410; Trenton, "T"; Kingstree, 0.17; Little Mountain, "T"; Poverty llill 0.05; llagood, 0.05; Stateshurg, 0.17. The normal amount for the same period is approximately 0.00 inch. The sunshine exceeded the normal, ranging from 70 to 100 per cent, of the possible, with most cloudiuess in Anderson county and least in the northeastern portions of the State, being practically a cloudless week, except for a few hours eaeh day during the latter part of the week. Crops are being adversely ulTeeteil by the drought. Corn and cotton, where stands have been attained, are doing fairly well, particularly in the western and northeastern counties, where there was plenty of ruin during the previous week. Corn is reported ur wilting during the day. It is well-worked, clcnu ami of a healthy color generally. Hiuno late planting not yet up and completion of planting delayed, owing to drought. The same is roporteil of cotton, ami on re?l latuls small cotton is dying. Where stands are good cotton looks line, is growing well, is clean, and <?f a healthy color and fair size. *'ht?|?} out continues, and is neariiig cosuj 1jt.ou in many sections. (irains are needing rain hadlv where not yet ripe. Wheat and oats harvest begun in the lower portions of tho State, both being short. Spring outs are generally a failure, being too far gone to be helped by rain should it come soon. Irish potatoes am also suffering for rain everywhere, and in most places will not return, in yield, the seed planted. Gardens arc parched and vegetables are becoming scarce und of uu inferior quality generally. Transplanting swoet potato draws and tobacco at a standstill, but where tobacco ami draws liave been transplanted and are rooted, they are growing nicely. Melons are in blossom. As compared w ith the previous week crops have dcteriorattd in condition, except corn and cotton, which have held their own generally, the hot weather being the condition best suited for their development, hut they also would he greatly benefitted by rain. The hot weather injured peaches and berries. rmcuLAic iiF!TTr:it. To l!ic Veterans Kroni Whole Hampton t impi f r. Tho following circular letter lias been written and Kent to noted veterans throughout tho State: South Carolina College, Columbia, S. C., May 1, 181)15. 13kau Sih: Tho board of directors of tho Wade Hampton Chapter of tho United Daughters of the Confederacy, carrying into elVoet tho purpose and recent action of the chapter, appointed the undersigned a committee to collect, preserve and exhibit for historical purposes Confederate relics and records. The authorities of the South Carolina College have given a room in tho college library as a depository for these relies until a permanent museum for their safe-keeping can be provided. To preserve and illustrato the principles of our people and inspire our descendants with sentiments of honor for the good and great men who have ' glorified our State by their high character and deeds of valor, we wish to obtain for our depository relics of records from the noted Confederate leaders of our State and memorials of tiie military commands made up of our State soldiers, whose names have boon made illustrious by their courage uml patriotic iicvowoii. Will you not honor us njul nid our efforts by tho gift or loan of some weapon,'accoutrement or other possession connected with tho war, or tho ser\ico you rendered the Confederacy? A hrief account of any interesting; incidents or associations connected with the article contributed would add greatly to its value. We would pri/.o very highly nny mantis r pt or doeunieut or letter to i may have or obtain, or that you may write uh a sketch or history of nny persi n event, period of time, or exposition of a principle connected with the formation of the Confederacy, or with the war waged to maintain its existence. Our depository is now ready for tho reeeptian of relics. With host wishes and hoping for a fnvorahlo response, yours sincerely, Mrs. J. W. Flinti, chairman; Mrs. Arthur Met/., Mrs. I>. < iamhrill, .Mrs. B. S. Itcd'ortes, Mrs. Ihivid II. Flcnni* l.ert, Mrs. I'avid Canlwcll, Mrs. Jus. 1L Woodrow, committee.