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ESTABLISHED 1887.
BUTLER VICTORIOUS
The Senate Takes Up His Anti'Bond
Resolution.
> SENATOR HILL OBJECTED IN VAIN
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There Was a Notable Increase
In Attendance
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE DEBATE
• Be Made a Speech In Opposition In Which
He Declared U the Proposed Measure
Became a L** It Would Be a Greater
Crime Than That Alleged to Have Beiu
Committed In '73.
" Washington, May 22. —There was a
noticable increase of the attendance in
the senate in anticipation of an exciting
debate. The chaplain’s prayer hardly
closed when Mr. Butler (Pop., N. O.)
made a motion to take up the bill pro-
* hibiting the issue of» interest bearing
bonds. After some sparring, Mr. Hill
interposed the objection that this was
too important a question to be consid
ered “without a quorum.” This was
the first evidence of a renewal of ob
struction, but a quorum being found
very quickly, the motion was adopted—
yeas 34, nays 20, as follows:
Yeas—Republicans: Brown, Dubois,
Hansbrough, Mitchell (Oregon), Perk-
. ins, Pettigrew, Pritchard. Shoup, Teller,
Thurston, Warren and Wilson—l 2.
Democrats: Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Chilton, Cockrell, Daniel,
George, Harris, Jones (Arkansas), Mar
tin, Mills, Pasco, Pugh, Turpie, Vest
and White—l7.
Populists: Allen, Butler, Kyle, Peffer
and Stewart —5. Totol, 84.
Nays—Republicans: Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Chandler, Davis, Frye, Gal
linger, Hale, Hawley, Mcßride, McMil
lan, Morrill, Nelson, Sherman and Wet
more—ls.
Democrats: Oaffery, Gray, Hill,
Lindsay and Vilas —5. Total, 20.
With the understanding that the But
ler bill should not be prejudiced, a bill
was passed to quit title to lands in per
sons who purchased the same in good
faith without notice and for a valuable
consideration and to enable the govern
ment to issue patents on such lands
• and that commutations of homstead en
tries shall take effect from date of set
tlement and not from date of entry.
Mill* Wanted the Bond Bill Rushed.
Mr. Mills (Dem., Tex.) then'gave no
tice that h* would object to any busi
ness until the pending bond bill was
disposed of.
Mr.-Pettigrew presented a partial con
ference report on the Indian bill which,
being privileged; was admitted and
agreed to, the chair ruling that it could
not be debated so as to displace the bond
bill.
Mr. Mills again demanded the “regu
lar order” and Mr. Hill began his speech
in opposition. He spoke calmly at first,
gradually warming up in emphasis and
“The alleged crime of 1873 will be as
nothing,” said Mr. Hill, “to the crime
which will be perpetrated if this bill
passes and becomes a law.”
“It is a bold proposition to repeal the
resumption act, to repeal the only law
which exists for the redemption of the
paper currency of the country. By de
claring that for no purpose whatever
shall money be raised on bonds, this
measure is in effect a repeal of the act
of ’75. It is a startling proposition. It
will not solve the silver question. It
will simply put in peril the finances of
the country.”
The senator spoke derisively of this
“self confes >d Populist measure.” It
might pass this body, he said, but no
senator believed it could pass the house;
no senator believed it could receive the
approval of the president.
Doe* Not Yield Sufficient Revenue. z
What he most regretted, he said, was
that here in the senate he must differ
with close friends on such a question as
maintaining our integrity in the re
demption of the paper money of the
country. The present tariff law con
fessedly did not yield sufficient revenue
to meet the expenses of the government.
In the face of this fact vast appropri
ations were being made. “How. then,”
asked Mr. Hill, “can you expect to
maintain a fund for the redemption of
the outstanding reaper money of the
country?”
At 2 o’clock the Butler bond bill was
displaced in the senate under the rules
and a motion was necessary to proceed
With its consideration; a iflotion to that
effect was carried 29 to 27.
Mr. Hill continued his remarks
against the bill. Some senators who
voted for the motion early in the day
were absent and there was some changes
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill was agreed to in the
house, 189 to 56. The speaker reap
pointed Messrs. Hooker, Horman and
Catchings as conferees.
SPLIT IN THE 'RANK.
th* ftafflnnlng a General Division <>t
the Haights of Pythias.
Milwaukee, May 22.—As an out
growth of the decision by the national
body of the military order of Knights
of Pythias not to hold any national en
campment this year, because of the ac
tion of the Western Passenger associa
tion, a union encampment by the brig
ades of Wisconsin, lowa, Nebraska, the
Dakotas and probably several other
northwestern states will be held with
Minnesota brigades at Minneapolis dur
ing the first week in September.
For this union or division encamp
ment the oity of Minneapolis will carry
out all the arranroments in to fv:
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
the national gathering, including the
raising of $5,000 in cash prizes for drills,
etc. A similar encampment will be
held about the same time at Columbus,
0., for the middle states, and probably
another for the southern states at Nash
ville.
Among prominent members of the
military department it is believed that
this will be the beginning of a general
division of the uniform rank into sec
tions to be known as the eastern, west
ern, northern and southern, the object
being to hold union or division encamp- ,
ments every second year, and a national
encampment every fourth year, instead
of every three years 'as at present.
MISS COUSINS VERY ILL.
The Noted Woman Suffraglat Wa* Given
the "Marble Heart" by Her Associate*.
Los Angeles, May 22. —Miss Phoebe
Cousins, the noted lecturer and woman
suffragist, who came to this city a few.
months ago on account of a severe at
tack of rheumatism, has rapidly grown
worse and is now very ill. While not
in absolute want. Miss Cousins* ex
chequer is somewhat depleted and in
consequence she applied to the suffrage
association for a loan in order that she
might leave this climate, which does
not agree with her. She wrote to Mrs.
Sargent, president of the suffrage asso
ciation at San Francisco and Miss Su
san B. Anthony, but neither would
come to her aid.
Mrs. Sargent took no notice of the letter
and Miss Anthony replied that they
needed all the money they had for the
campaign for woman suffrage in Cali
fornia.
Miss Cousins spoke pathetically of her
neglect by Miss Anthony, to whom she
said she had been a loyal supporter and
defender.
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Th* Inoreas* In Cotton Acreagr* la Sixteen
Per Cent Over Ordinary Year*.
Raaleigh, May 22. —The state agri
cultural department summarized its
May crop report, based on returns from
900 correspondents. The general con
dition and preparation of farm lands
is given as 104 per cent. The increase
in the cotton acreage over ordinary
years is 16 per cent. Corn is 2 per cent
below the average. The condition of
wheat is 92 and oats 87 per cent.
It is the opinion of some correspon
dents that the great increase in cotton
acreage is by men who are in debt to
merchants for supplies and who are
forced by the merchants to plant what
they term a money crop. The increase
in tobacco acreage is 12 per cent.
The Annual convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal diocese of East Carolina
met at Wilmington with 50 cletrical and
110 lay delegates. • •
<MT Sal* In Thia Country.
Washington, May 22.—The official
statistics of the production of salt in the
United States during the calendar year
1895, have been compiled by Statistician
E. W. Parker of the United States geo
logical survey. report shows the
total production was 13,666,649 barrels
of 280 pounds each. The valuation of
the product is $4,423,086. These figures
show an increase of 600,000 barrels in
product over the previous year, but a
decline of $300,000 in value. The big
gest state product was in New York,
with 6,795,616 barrels an amount double
that or Michigan, which comes next in
quantity.
What th* British Naval Annual Contains.
Washington, May 22.—The new Brit
ish naval annual, edited by Lord Bras
sey, not only has a complete description
of all the additions to the American
navy during the past year, with com
ments upon the qualities of our ships at
Kiel, but has the following quotation
from Thomas Jefferson as its motto on
the title page: “No system of conduct,
however correct in principle, can pro
tect neutral powers from injury from
any party. A defenseless position and
a distinguished love of peace are the
surest invitations to war.”
Taubeneck'on the Rumored Fusion.
St. Louis, May 22.—The announce
ment from Indiana that the Populists
of every state in the Union are to fuse
with the Democrats in case a free silver
platform is adopted, has excited much
interest among local Populists. Chair
man Taubeneck of the People’s Party
national executive committee, when
seen, said: “I know absolutely nothing
of the story. No Populist, Bimetallist
or silver Democrat has ever mentioned
this to me. If the Populists of Indiana
have agreed to a combination of this
kind they have not taken any one into
their confidence. So far as the national
committee of the People’s party is con
cerned, there is no truth in the report.”
Fairchild In a Precarious Condition.*
Madison, Wis., May 22.—The friends
of General Lucius Fairchild are much
worried over his condition and grave
doubts of his recovery are entertained.
General Fairchild was taken sick about
three weeks ago with kidney trouble.
He grew gradually worse and about a
week ago was forced to take to his bed.
He has grown weaker daily and is now
in a precarious condition.
K(-Sen*tor G al lace Dead.
N ew York, May 22. -Ex-United States
Senator William A. Wallace of Pennsyl
vania died at 7:25 a. m., at 107 West
Eighty-eighth street, this city. Mr.
Wallace has been seriously ill for sev
eral months, and for a month past has
been unconscious for a greater part of
the time.
Bomb Explode* In Madrid.
Madrid, May 22.—Another bomb was
exploded near the palace.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MAY 23. 1896.
THE MEMBERS WEARY
House of Commons in Session Twenty
One Honrs. ,
FINALLY ADJOURNED TILL JUNE I
Nearly Two Days in Continu
ous Setting
WERE THE OBSTINATE COMMOUERS
The Agricultural Rating Bill W*. Up and
Mr. Balfour Said the Government Pro
posed to Continue the Sitting Until. th*
Measure Should Be Completed, and They
Did—Several Members Suspended.
London, May 22.—At noon Friday
the house of commons was still in ses
sion, having been sitting continuously
for 21 hours, with the prospect of fur
ther weariness of the members.
The deadlock began Thursday after
the discussion of the agricultural rating
bill, providing for the reduction of rates
on agricultural land. The house was
in committee of the whole from 4 o’clock
Thursday afternoon and at 3 o’clock
Friday morning the closure was moved.
But several members refused to enter
the division lobby, whereupon the
Speaker, Mr. Gully, was summoned and
he named John Dillon, the anti-Parnel
lite leader, Dr. Tanner, Donald Sulli
van, David Lloyd, George and John
Herbert Lewis, the latter two being
Welsh members, for disobeying the
chair.
The members named were suspended
for a week.
During a later division Mr. James
O’Oonnor, member for West Wicklow,
refused to leave his seat and the ser
geant-at-orms removed him in the usual
manner.
The Conservative’s leader, Mr. Bal
four, moved the suspension of the mem
bers named, and the motion was carried
by a vote of 209 to 58.
Michael Davitt and Daniel MacAleer,
members for South Mayo and North
Monaghan, respectively, persisted in re
maining in the house, during the divi
sion, whereupon the sergeant-at-arms
was summoned by the speaker to remove
them. This was done in the usual
formal manner, Messrs. Davitt and Mac-
Aleer repudiating any intention to show
disrespect for the chair. .
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
Liberal leader, thereupon moved to ad
journ the debate, claiming the house
was not in a fit condition to continue
the discussion, but the speaker deplined
to accept the motion and the discussion
was continued.
Mr. Balfour said the government pro
posed to continue the sitting until the
bill should be completed.
The secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the under sec
retary of the foreign office, Mr. Curzon,
the secretary of state for India, Lord
George Hamilton, and Mr. Balfour oc
cupied the treasury bench all night long
in the evening dress they had worn on
the previous night.
Throughout the night suppers were
in progress in the coffeeroom and from
the fact that 1,000 eggs alone were con
sumed, it may be judged that the ap
petites of the members were’ sharpened
considerably by their stay in the house.
At 5 o’clock Friday morning the man
ager of the coffeercom made a sortie
and succeeded in purchasing the entire
contents of a fishstore located in the
neighborhood of the house. He loaded
these provisions into a cab and conveyed
them to the house. He then started on
another foraging expedition and event
ually returned with two cabs full of
fresh bread, buttermilk, coffee, tea,
rolls, sausages, bacon, ham, etc., and
the prospects of starvation for the mem
bers soon vanished. With a good break
fast the commoners began to look at the
agricultural rating bill in a more favor
able light and amicable discussion was
resumed.
Repeated closures followed, and at
8:30 a. m. Sir William Vernon Har
court, the Liberal leader, again tried to
adjourn the house, declaring that the
government’s “fatal passion for closure
had destroyed the good feeling and faith
of the house,” adding, “it is an evil day
when the house can no longer rely upon
the promises of the government. In my
long experience I have never known a
bill conducted in such an arbitrary
manner.”
Sir William. Harcourt’s motion was
defeated.
Finally, at 1:30 p. m., just as the
members were getting hungry again
and longing for luncheon with the man
ager of the coffeeroom, preparing for
another reconnoitering expedition, all
the clauses of the bill were agreed to,
and with many sighs of relief the house
adjourned until June 1, and the mem
bers hurried away to their clubs oi
homes for luncheon.
M«Veh*nt'B.Tll* a DLrglar.
York, Pa., May 22.—George W. Holt
zinger of Holtz, this county, discovered
a burglar in his general merchandise
store. On being apprehended by Mr.
Holtzinger the burglar attempted to es
cape. Mr. Holtzinger called upon him
to halt, and Shen shot, killing the man
instantly. He has not as yet been iden
tified.
Two Girl* Killed by Lightning.
Columbia, S. 0., May 22.—1 n Lancas
ter county, two sisters, aged 17 and 19,
daughters of R. 8. Sullivan, a prosper
ous farmer, were overtaken by a thun
derstorm in a field near their home.
They took shelter under a tree, which
was struck by lightning, and both girls
were instantly killed.
A BUSY DAY’S WORK
Second Day’s Session of the General
Assembly.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Impressive • Devotional :Exer
clses Conducted at Opening
BY THE REV. GEORGE D. LINDSAY
Christians Scored For Their Lax Obser
vance of the Sabbath, and All Snnday
Work and Sports Denounced—Christian
Training Coarse For Yonng Peopl*'* So
cieties Adopted—Day’s Proceedings.
Sabatoga, May 22.—The second day’s
sessioi of the Presbyterian general as
sembly was opened with devotional ex
ercises, led by Rev. George D. Lindsay,
of Galena, His. The business of the day
consisted in the reception of the reports
of the special committee appointed in
1895. Some standing committees were
announced by the moderator, as follows:'''
Bills and overtures, Ex-Moderator Dr.
Robert R Booth of New York; judicial
business, Dr. Francis C. Montfort of
Cincinnati, who was appointed in place
of David R. Breed, who was interested
in a case that was to come before this
committee; church polity, Dr. John R.
Davis, New York; home missions, Dr.
William P. Kane, Bloomington; foreign
missions, Dr. Benjamin C. Henry. Can
ton, China; education, Dr. Everett B.
Thompson, Crawfordsville, Ind.; church
erection, Dr. William F. Jenkins, Mont
clair, N. J.; theological seminaries, Dr.
David R. Breed, Pittsburg; ministerial
relief, Dr. George B. Stewart, Harris
burg; aid for colleges, Dr. Thomas Olel
land, Duluth, and benevolence. Dr. Rev.
Henry G. Smith, the newly elected pro
fessor of theology at Lane seminary,
Cincinnati.
Other committees were promised for
Monday.
Dr. Mclntosh’s Report*
The report of the committee on the
denominational missionary periodical
was made by Dr. Mclntosh of Philadel
phia. It showed successful operation
during the year in spite of a slight de
crease in circulation. An outline of a
Christian training course for young peo
ple’s societies was proposed on behalf of
the periodical and after some discussion
was adopted.
Dr. John Fox of Brooklyn reported on
the temporalities of the church, recom
mending a change in the constitution of
the church in regard to the offiee of dea
con and suggesting that the property of
the churches be committed to the board
of deacons possible.
Ou account of a point of law, con
tained in the report on temporalities, it
was continued and made a special for
Saturday morning.
Committee reports on new editions of
the constitution of the church and di
gest of the deliverances of the assembly
were made by the stated clerk, Dr.
Roberts.
All Snnday Work Denounced.
The final report of the morning called
forth a warm discussion. It related to
Sabbath observance, and was presented
by Elder William R. Morrell of New
York. The report denounced all work
on Sunday, various theories of individual
liberty, excursions, ball games, bicycle
riding, lax views of the Sabbath, social
entertainments and the Sunday news
paper. Christian people were scored for
their lax observance of Sunday.
The resolutions, which were adopted,
reaffirmed former deliverances as to the
perpetual binding obligation of the Sab
bath. They also commend the efforts
made in Suudayschools and young peo
| pie’s societies for the better observance
of the Sabbath and appointed the last
Sunday in October as a day for the
special consideration of the subject and
commended the work 'of the American
Sabbath union and its auxilliaries.
Elder L. P. Main of Kearney, Neb.,
introduced a resolution expressing “lai k
of sympathy with the criminal prosecu
tion of those persons who honestly and
conscientiously observe the seventh day
of the week, instead of the first,” but
he met with opposition and his motion
was tabled.
Dr. Kneeland Delivers an Address.
The final address of the morning ses
sion was delivered, on invitation of the
assembly, by Dr. .Martin Kneeland of
the Boston Sabbath observance com
mittee on the work of his association.
The docket for the afternoon’s session
contains three subjects upon which re
ports are expected. They are as fol
lows:
On Polygamous Converts in India; on
Young People’s Societies and I’heir Re
lation to the Church, and on Conference
With the Theological Seminaries.
Th* Work of Southern Pre*byt*rlan*.
Memphis, May 22.—At 9 a. m. the
gavel of the moderator, the Rev. Dr.
Mallard, called the Presbyterian general
assembly to order and the second day’s
proceedings were begun. After devo
tional exercises, the minutes of the pro
ceedings of Thursday were read by the
permanent clerk, the Rev. Dr. Farris,
and approved by the assembly. The
moderator then announced his appoint
ments of standing committees.
The following are the chairmen of
the more important committees: Bills
and overtures, 0. R. Hemphill; judi
ciary, James Woodrow; home missions,
J. Sumpter; foreign missions, J. P.
Smith; education for ministry, W. H.
Lea veil; publication, L. P. Bawen; for
eign correspondence, J. R. Burgett;
theological seminaries, L. O. Wasser;
auditing, W. M. Cox.
w The Italian minister of this city, the
x*sv. -jnr. xmzanci, was introduced to
the assembly. A time is to be set for
hearing the greetings which the Rev.
Mr. Bazanti will convey to this assem
bly from the Evangelical church of
Italy.
The stated clerk announced a com
plaint from a ruling elder in the West
minster church against the decision of
the synod of South Carolina in sustain
ing an exception to the minutes of that
session. Referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
-PATTERSON SPEAKS.
Argues F*r a Single Gold Standard Before
an Atlanta Audience.
Atlanta, May 22.—Hon. Josiah Pat
terson of Tennessee addressed a large
audience here in behalf of sound money.
He was introduced by Mr. Alex Smith,
president of the Young Men’s Sound
Money Currency club, who stated that
he was glad to see so many out to the
first public meeting of the club. Presi
dent Smith pledged his club not to bolt
if the national convention failed to
adopt a gold standard platform.
Mr. Patterson was listened to atten
tively, and in closing, said:
“This cause which I represent is just,
right and will prevail. Strike down
Turner, Russell, Lawson, Patterson.
Strike us down. We can stand it. I
am more concerned about the future of
my country than I am about my seat in
congress.
“The fight is on and it is going on to
the finish, and when the national Dem
ocratic conveutidn meets in Chicago we
will adopt a single gold standard plat
form, nominate a gold standard candi
date and indorse Mr. Cleveland’s ad
ministration.”
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
Ex-City Treasurer Bollen, Will Not Go to
the Pen Until His Case Is Reviewed.
Lincoln, Neb., May 22. —Attorneys
appeared before the supreme court and
applied for a suspension of the sentence
of 19 years in the penitentiary of Henry
Bollen, convicted of embezzlement as
city treasurer of Omaha.
The petition in error in which the su
preme court is asked to review the case
was also filed. The probable error on
account of which the suspension of sen
tence pending the review of the case
was asked, was that the trial judge in
his instructions said that if the treas
urer “failed to turn over the money in
his possession on demand” that act con
stituted embezzlement. The attorney
for Bollen contended that the instruc
tions should read “on reasonable de
demand.”
An order was made suspending the
sentence pending a review of the case.
Bail was fixed in the sum of $50,000.
THREE HANGED IN A ROW.
Public Execution In T.xaa Witnessed by
Twenty Thousand People.
Bbenham, Tex., May 22.—John Ruth
erford, Brady Rutherford, his son, and
Joe Goodson were publicly hanged here
in the presence of 20,000 people for the
murder of Thomas Dwyer on Jan. 29.
They all professed religion, were bap
tized, denied their guilt to the. last and
claimed that as their bodies shot down
ward their souls would shoot upward to
glory.
The drop fell at 2.10 p. m. and Brady
was pronounced dead in two and a half
minutes, while life was not extinct in
the others until the expiration of ten
minutes. All three necks were broken.
Joe Goodson’s body was turned over to
physicians, who had previously pur
chased it for sls.
Jackson Park Will Again Be Beautified.
Chicago, May 22. Saturday, the
wreckers who have for nearly three years
been removing the remains of the great
World’s Fair, will formally turn the
grounds over to the Jackson Park com
missioners. The only things which re
main as a reminder of the grandeur are
the art palace and La Brida convent,
both of which are well preserved, the
dilapidated German building and the
badly soiled statue of Liberty. The
park commissioners will at once begin
to restore the desolate grounds to their
former beauty.
General Weyler May Reconsider.
New York, May 22. —A special to
The World from Madrid says: In con
sequence of representations made by the
American government the Spanish cab
inet will try to induce Captain General
Weyler to reconsider his prohibition of
the exportation of leaf tobacco to for
eign countries. The edict has been
welcomed in Spain and Havana as a
clever blow dealt at the people who are
considered to be the chief abettors of
the insurrection—Cuban sympathizers
in Florida and other parts of the United
States.
Turkish Troop* Surrounded.
Constantinople, May 22.—The news
from Crete is of the gravest character.
The Turkish troops in the district of
Sphaki are surrounded by insurgents,
who are being aided by the inhabitants.
Offer* to Help Suppress the Revolt.
Lima, Peru, May 22.—Ex-President
Caceres has telegraphed to President
Peirola offering his own and his party’s
services to repress the insurrectionary
movements in the Loreto district.
American* to Make Wfilaky in Venezuela.
New York, May 22.—A special to
The Herald from Caracas, Venezuela,
says: The big whisky concession
granted to an American syndicate has
been confirmed by the Venezuelan con
gress. The syndicate will be allowed
to import machinery and raw materials
free of customs duties.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SHREWD DEALINGS
Americans - Foresaw the Demand
For Bicycles.
WERE PREPARED WHEN IT CAME
Yankee Ingenuity Was Dis
played in the Transaction
WHEN THE CRAZE STRUCK ENGLAND
They Purchased' All the Stock of Steel
Tubes on Hand In England and Gave Or
ders Sufficient to Engage the Output off
Many of the Factories For a Long Time
to Come—Britons Left In the Lurch*
Washington, May 22.—United Stateg
Consul Parker, at Birmingham, Eng
land, has contributed to the state de
partment a special report on the marked
development of the business of making
steel tubes at that place, caused by the
great increase in the use of the bicycle.
Incidentally, he tells of a shrewd yan
kee business transaction, which has
placed the British bicycle makers iu a
bad plight. The American manufac
turers, foreseeing a demand for wheels,
not only purchased all the stock of steel
tubes on hand in England, but gave or
ders that engaged the output of many
of the factories for a long time to come.
And so it happened that when the
“craze” struck England the British bi
cycle makers found that they had been
caught napping and were short of ma
terial. Immediately there was a rush
to start up new steel tube plants, and
so many have been projected that over
production is feared in the end, but
meanwhile there is a stringency.
To show the increased export of this
tubing to the United States, the consul
says that while the entire export for
1894 was $85,899, that for the first quar
ter of this year amounts already to
$231,2000. Meanwhile there has been a
decrease in the exports of finished Brit
ish bicycles to the United States and
their value has fallen from $478,810 in
the first six months of 1893 to $90,968
for to much of the current year as has
expired.
TO FAITHFUL slaves.
A Monument I* Unveiled at Fort Mill, •»
C.—The Exercise*.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.—There was
unveiled at Fort Mill, S. C., a monu
ment erected in honor of the faithful
slaves of the south during the war, by an
ex-slave owner and an ex-confederate .
soldier, the first public recognitipn of
the debt of gratitude that the people of
the south qwe to the negroes who, while
their masters were away on the fields of
Virginia and the west, acted m the pro
tectom of the women and children left
on t&e plantations, and were so loyal
and’true to the trust that there are few
if any instances of a violation of it.
Captain S. E. White of Fort Mill, »
wealthy planter and mill owner, con
ceived the ideaeome months ago of pay
ing this richly deserved tribute to these
people, and as a result the monument,
a handsome marble shaft was raised on
the brow of a hill on the main street of
the village 'lt bears the following in
scription on the front:
“1860. Dedicated to the faithful
slaves who, loyal to a sacred trust,
toiled for the support of the army; with
matchless devotion and with sterling
fidelity guarded our defenseless homes,
women and children, during the strug
gle for the principles of our Confederate
States of America. 1865.”
On the reverse side:
“1895. Erected by Samuel E. White
in grateful memory of earlier days, with
the approval of the Jefferson Davis Me
morial association. Among the many
faithful: Nelson White, Sandy White,
Warren White, Silas White, Handy
White, Anthony White, Jim White,
Henry White, Nathan Springs, Solomon
Sprat.”
On the two sides not occupied by in
scriptions were carved first the figure of
a negro woman holding in her arms a
white child; and, second, that of a ne
gro man seated ou a log in a Wheatfield
with a scythe resting on his knees.
The chords which removed the veil
from the monument were drawn by
four grayhaired ex-slaves, who were, as
those whose names are inserted on the
monument, formerly the slaves of Cap
tain White.
The oration of the day was delivered by
Mr. Polk Miller, a well known dialect
lecturer of Virginia, and the hearty ap
preciation of the whole proceedings by
a large audience composed, in a great
part, of ex-confederates, testified to
their sympathy with with the patriotic
purpose and sentiment displayed by
Captain White.
Another monument was also erected
by Captain White in memory of the
women of the Confederacy, to whom
these black slaves were so faithful and
loyal.
3r«Kr6eN*i>£lighted With Liberia*
Selma, Ala., May 22. —The first di
rect news from the colony Os negroes
from this section, which sailed from Sa
vannah to Liberia last March, has jusL
been received. It is dated from Monro
via, April 6, anil states that the colo
nists are delighted with their new
homes. Another colony, numbering 400
persons, is being formed and will leave
this fall, after the crops are gathered.
Others will follow. The white people
are encouraging them to go, believing
that thrifty northern farmers will come
in and occupy the lands. The negro"#
are transported from Selma to Liberia
for S3O a head, sl7 for children. Th<y
pay the transportation in monthly in
stallments —.