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Investigation would show the truth
these groundless charges had been filed
simply to prevent my immediate ap-
pointment, and in the hope that, at the
end Of that time, by bringing addition
al influence to bear, they could secure
the appointment Of their candidate.
Several gentlemen OF my name had
been members Of our state legislature,
while the defendant Of our leading case
on murder also possessed the same pa
tronymic.
"'Mr. Attorney General I replied, 4
was never a member OF the legislature
in my life. I was not interested in any
way in the bill you mention, and nev-
er saw Senator Blank in my life until
he opposed me for this appointment.
am only q years old. John Blank was
killed 40 years ago, and the records
show that the murderer was sentenced
80 years ago.
1.-The attorney general did not say a
word. He signed his name to a sheet
lying upon his desk, inserted my name
and handed it to me with a smile. It
was my appointment as assistant attor-
ney."-Washington correspondence St.
Louis Republic.
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DEATH OF GENERAL JENKINS.
1t Was the Result of a Mistake Al
the Wilderness.


The following from the Greenville
Mountaineer Is Of special interest to
our readers and peculiarly so to the
many survivors of General Jenkins's old
regiment, the Fifth S. C. w., three COM
panies of which were from this county:
General Micah Jenkins was killed by
our own men at the Wilderness on the
9Th Of May, 1864, not far from where
Stonewall Jackson was mortally wound
ed after the battle of Charlottesville
in May, 1863. General Longstreet was
badly wounded by the volley that kill
ed Jenkins, which was fired through
mistake at The Twelfth Virginia regi-
ment by their comrades Of Mahone's
brigade. The troops were moving down
the Plank road at a critical moment Of
the battle, Jenkins's brigade by the
road and Kershaw's division alongside.
General Longstreet rode at the head Of
the column, accompanied by Jenkins
and Kershaw, and after discussing the
proposed disposition of their troops for
re-opening battle, Jenkins rode closer
to Longstreet, and said: II am happy;
I have felt despair Of the cause for
some months, but am now relieved, and
feel assured that we will put the enemy
back across the Rapidan before night"
These were the last words he ever
spoke. The Twelfth Virginia had been
in advance and was returning to place
across the Plank road when the other
regiments of the brigade opened fire,
believing 1t was an advance Of the enc
my. The Virginians threw them
selves to the ground in order to let the
fire pass over them, when the group Of
officers rode into the line Of fire, and
Jenkins fell mortally wounded. Long,
street was struck with a mimic ball,
which passed through his throat and
right shoulder. Captain Alfred Dolby,
of Kershaws staff, and an orderly
named Bowen, were killed instantly.
These facts are stated because so
many errors have been published re-
Gently in regard to General Jenkins,
growing out Of the prominence given
to his son in an incident due to the un-
fortunate conduct of others. General
Jenkins held the rank Of brigadier gen.
eral, which he received for gallant and
meritorious conduct at Seven Pines,
Gaines's Mill and Frazier's Farm In
1862. Jenkins's brigade was in the act
Of returning the fire from a supposed
enemy, when Kershaw's clear voice
rang out, Friends" their arms were
recovered, without shot in return, and
the men threw themselves down on
their faces.
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HER MIsTREss's HORSES.
How Nanny Managed to Get Them
Back From General Sheridan.

How Nanny Managed to Get Them
Back From General Sheridan.
From Virginia comes the following
story concerning General Phil Sheri-
dan, which is said to be both new and
true:
General Sheridan was resting from a
raid during the war in camp near a
fine old mansion in Virginia. The for
mer master of the mansion had been
killed in the battle Of Manassas.
Nanny" who had been the mistresss
chief comforter when this event occur
red, had practically taken charge Of the
plantation and had run things pretty
much to suit herself. Sheridan's SOL
diers had taken every sound horse on
the place, including two carriage
horses. After the raid was over, NAM
my" entered the house to find her mis-
tress and the two children weeping bit
terly. Nanny" asked:
"Child, what in de worl' is de mat
ter?" The lady replied between sobs:
Nanny, they've taken the carriage
horses, and an officer tells me We'll
never get them again unless take the
OATH"
Den, chile, take de oaf. 'Tain't so
berry bad, is it? You TUX lie widout
puckering yo' mouf when yo' was a
baby. I made you take many a dose,
and now you brace up and take de oaf."
"Oh, Nanny" the lady walled, Il
cannot do it. don't think Jack would
like 1t"
Cant see honey, what Massa Jacks
got to do wifi it. He's dead and buried.
But If you can't take de oaf, I'll go see
if 1 can't do it fer you. Anyhow, Use
gwine to investigate Marse Phil Sheri-
dan and git them carriage horses back,
if 1 has to pretend to take pizen to do
it."
Nanny" put on her brightest BAN
danna handkerchief, a clean white
apron, and started for the camp, which
was about a mile distant.
In about an hour Nanny" walked
back into the large yard in front Of the
house, leading a carriage horse by each
hand each one wearing a brand new
halter around his neck. The mistress
saw her coming and met her at the
front gate.
How on earth did you get them,
Mammy?" inquired the lady.
Mammy's black face was damp with
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perspiration and her fat chest fairly
painted for breath. She said: Lem me
set down on de grass, honey, and cotch
my bref. Set down by me an I'll tell
you all about 1t. I go to de campt and
asked two or three men in uniforms
with muskets in dey hans to tell me
whar could find Marse Phil Sheridan.
What do you want with him?'
"'Dat's my business says I. After
skirmishing round foun' de generals
tent. I walks in and draps my best
curtsey. 'Sarvant, Marse General 1
says.
what kin do for you, madam he
says.
"I amt no madam, Marse General;
Use plain ole black nanny seed a
twinkle in his eye, and he says:
"'Well, Nanny, what kin I do fer
your
An bless you soul, honey, he said
that nanny jes as natural as II he
had ben born gentleman. Den
'splaned dat his soldiers had stole my
mistis' carriage horses as well as ev'y
othah good hoss on de place. I tole
him he might keep the other horses II
I couldn't git 'em out Of him, but dat
must have the carriage horses, fol
my mistis was a lady and her foot
want 'quainted wild de ground.
but your mistress is a rebel said
Marse General.
Den I says: I don't know nothin'
about no rebel, Marse General. I jes
knows dat my mistis' foot amt quain-
ted wild de groun', and Use boun'. to hab
dose carriage hosses back
"Wid dat, Marse General laugh and
hollered to a man not very far of, all
dressed up in blue clothes and brass,
and says:
"'Come here, Major; here's somethin'
fer yo' to hear
But when Marse General said dat
seed twinkle in his eye, and knowed
somethin' I'd said hit him In de right
place. De major come, an tole 'em
bofe de same tale. AS I got through
the major and the general laughed, and
de general says:
"'Well, Nanny, II you recognize
the carriage horses you shall have
them
And dey riz up, bofe Of 'em, to go
wild me to the pen whar the soldiers had
put the hosses dey stole. AS we went
long I says:
"Marse General, Of cose knows my
own hosses, but dem hosses gwine to
recognize me de minute dey slap dere
eyes on me-
AN TO God, de minute dey saw ME
comm twixt dem two fine white men
dey pricks up dey ears an trotted up
to me jest as natural as II dey had been
coircus hosses. And, mistis, de general
tole one of de soldiers to put brand new
halters on desc horses necks and haE'
'em over to Nanny, and here dey Is,
and I amt took no oaf or nothin' else."
Washington Post.
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POLITICAL HOLDUPS.
A Candidate For Ofice Accused of
Crimes Committed Before His
Birth.

A Candidate For Office Accused OF
Crimes Committed Before His
Birth.
The uniformity with which charges
are filed against Missouri Republicans
who are applicants for office caused an
official of the department Of justice on
Saturday, to relate an experience OF
his own.
II myself was accused Of bribery and
murder" he said. II was seeking a
ney, and my candidacy was objectiona-
BILE to the political combinations which
controlled the disposition Of the Federal
patronage in my state. Ostensibly, the
main point urged against my selection
had been my youth, which was forcibly
contrasted with the years and expert
ence of the candidates they advocated.
Nevertheless, one day the attorney gen.
eral told me that he intended to appoint
me. I at once hurried to my hotel,
packed my grip and, homeward bound,
started down the avenue for the sta
tion. On my way I met the politicians
who had been fighting my appointment,
and IN answer to their inquiries, very
foolishly told them that I did not ex-
pect to return to Washington for some
time.
Each day expected my appoint
ment to be announced, but I was dis
appointed. After waiting week
came to Washington, and hurried to the
department of justice, where was soon
admitted to see the attorney general.
what have you to say, sir?' at once
said that official, to these charges
which have been preferred against
you?'
Somewhat dazed, I reviewed my
career and, reassured thereby, I finally
asked the nature of the charge against
me.
"It is charged read the attorney
general, that while a member of your
state legislature, you offered Senator
Blank $500 to vote for a certain bill then
pending before the state senate. In ad-
dition, you are charged with having
shot and killed John Blank and with
having been found guilty of murder and
sentenced to the penitentiary. 1t Is ad-
mitted, however. that you escaped serv-
ing your sentence in the state peniten-
tIary through certain legal informali-
ties attending your trial in the lower
court
Before the attorney general had read
ten words of the charges I understood
the politicians reasons for filing such
tissue of baseless fabrications. Know
ing that I would be out Of the city for
some time and that in the ordinary rou-
tine of the department Of justice 1t
would be at least three weeks before
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THE ARK OF NOAH.
An Ancient Tablet That Gives an
Exact Description of It.

An Ancient Tablet That Gives an
Exact Description of 1t.
A remarkable discovery has been
made in the British museum during
the slow course Of deciphering the Gu
neiform inscriptions on the earthern
tablets found In the ruins Of the libra
ry Of Asurbanipal the Magnificent, king
Of Assyria from 668 to 626 before the
day Of Christ.
The new find is that Of tablet that
tells in details of Noah's ark, giving ex-
act dimensions and enumerating the
animals that were carried on 1t to save
them from the deluge.
Tie ancient record, predating even
the ancient Asurbanipal's reign by no
one knows how many centuries, treats
the matter not as legend, but as his
tory.
According to the dimensions given In
the record, the hull Of the ark was al
most exactly twice as long and more
than ten times as wide as the Oceanic
or the Celtic, the two biggest ships IN
the world today. Either Of the two big
ships when in drydock towers 80 feet
from keel to lower deck. The deck
house alone Of the ark, according to the
tablets, was more than three times as
high as that.
So great was this deckhouse that
neither the Oceanic nor Celtic could ac-
commodate 1t on their hulls, for 1t alone
was 400 feet longer than either Of these
ships are over all.
The description Of the ark as given
in the tablets depicts it as having
been a hugeehouseboat in form. Thus
the present and common conception of
what its appearance was is Identical
with that conveyed by the old record.
According to the figures given in the
tablet, the ark would have drawn so
much water that she never could enter
New York harbor, even in the highest
tide, when there are SO feet Of water
clear. This fact serves to give graph
ic conception Of what the extent Of the
deluge must have been.
The tablet, after giving the dimen-
sions of the ark, goes on to describe the
ARRANGEMENT of the deckhouse. There
was ample room on each side Of the
deckhouse for moving about, space
III 7.2O feet wide having been left on each
side of the craft between the deck
house and the gunwaie Of the ark. At
each end was a great deck, where the
inmates rested during the day. One
may suppose these two decks were SIM
liar in purpose, If not in form to the
promenade decks on the modern liners.
The work Of deciphering the inscrip-
ton has not peen completed, and only
a partial list Of the animals that were
carried has been made out as yet. The
inscription, as far as read, enumerates
in the order given dromedaries. cam
els, oxen, mules, asses, sheep, goats, an
telopes and rabbits as the mammals
that were carried. Doves head the list
of birds, then follow swallows and ra-
vens.
All this agrees with the account of the
building and voyage Of the ark as given
in the Bible except the order in which
the birds are named.-Washington
Post.
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TO No man can believe other than ne
does.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
Mexican r1ustang Liniment

don't stay surface through the muscles and
tissues to and drives all soreness and Inflammation.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.

To Pastors, Superintendents and
Teachers:
The tenth international Sunday
School Convention will hold It's trien
NAL session in Denver, Colo, June
26 to June 30, 1902. Representa-
tives will be present from every
State and Territory II the United
States, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, the British North Amer
lean Provinces, Mexico and Cuba.
South Carolina is entitled to thirty
six 1857 delegates. This convention
will in all probability be the most
important ever held, as questions of
great interest to the Sunday schools
will come before this body. A new
lesson committee is to be elected to
serve for six years, whose duty it will
be to select the lessons for 1906
1911. It is the desire of the State
executive con- mittee ths the South
Carolina delegation snail be tho
roughly representative of all the
evangelical denominations; pastors,
superintendent, teachers and schol-
ars are eligible. Entertainment
free of cost will be provided for all
having credentials from the ezecu-
tive committee. At the last State
Sunday school convention, which
was held in Greenwood, quite q
number OF delegates were elected,
and the executive commltte was au-
thorized to fill vacancies and take
steps to secure a full delegation.
To this end requests for appoint
ments should be made to the under
signed at an early date. For the
honor of this great cause in our
State, we hope to send up full dele
cation from South Carolina.
All the railroads are offering con-
venient schedules, and there will be
special trains from sevral points.
Fuller information may be had by
applying to VIM. E. Pelham, chair
man State executive committee.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
A WORD ON THE MILL SITUATION.

Every railroad that passes through
our country is owned up there; the
telegraph lines are owned up there
most of these factories we have been
talking about here tonight are owned
up there. Half of the stock invested
in South Carolina is owned outside
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
and her two children escaped with
slight ininries.

and her two children escaped with
slight Injuries.
It took sometime to get the vic
tins from the debris. Ev"ry phlsI
clan in town was soon upon the
scene, also President Nicholson and
Manager Gault of the Excelsior
Knitting mills, aud willing hands as
sisted in relieving tna sufferers as
much as possible.
The news spread rapidly and the
hill was soon full of people from
town, anxious to render every as
sistsnce possible. Everything that
the families had was destroyed.
JonesvilIe reports in 4 telegram to
Miss Lawson, the lady who was
killed, that the storm was fearful at
that place and one of her family had
been killed there. Miss Lawson was
dead when the telegram arrived.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
UNION STRUCK BY A TORNADO
The Knitting Mill Bill Caught the Full
Force OF the Storm-Six Killed; Many
Ipiured.

Union, S. c., May 25.-Tbis place
was visited this afternoon by terri
BILE tornado. The storm came from
the north and it seems there was also
one from the southwest, meeting in
this vicinity. 1t played havoc, four
deaths and considerable loss of prop
erty as the results. The storm from
the north was preceded by heavy
rain and what appeared to be a dark
mass about one hundred yards wide.
1t travelled with great speed and peo-
pie barely bad time to get in doors
before the storm was upon the town.
The wing of the storm passed along
Main street and blew several store
doors open, doing more or less dam
age.
Knitting Mill Hill, south of the
town, caught the full force of the
tornado, which blew down the school
house and two residences, converting
them literally Into kindling wood.
The occupants flew from one of the
houses before it went to. pieces and
took refuge in another near by,
but this house was also crushed to
splinters. In this house Misses Sal
lie Hart and Annie Lawson were in
killed, Mrs Maxey Sims died
10 an hour and her little daughter
Weva died about 9 o'clock. Maxey
Sims escaped with broken finger.
M Lee Sims received bad but not
ia al cut ON the head. Mrs Mabry
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27

large tucked taffeta collar supple
mented with another of embroidered
linen and q tasteful garniture IN
white appears Oh the rufles around
the bottom. All the stitching is
done with Corticelli Stitching silk IN
black and in white and the garment
is lined throughout with white satin
Some yokes are made of lace and
rather a pretty effect is gained by
adding a row of lace insertion an
inch or so below the yoke and join
ing it with lattice of narrow velvet
ribbon. The fancy for black and
white effects is evidenced in the
number of white lawn, organdy and
null gowns trimmed with black lace,
both edging and insertion, and the
quantity of black and white effects,
running from lawns and mulls
through the various mercerized fa
brics to foulards and silks.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-27
CONVEX rION AFTERMATH
Concluded from lst page.

Concluded from lSt page.
men backed by the government of
the United States, and here's the
way this local governmental consist
ing, as said, of but five men-does
business: "By the authority Of the
President of the United States be 1t
enacted by the Philippine commls-
sion that million dollars be appro-
priated for" And 50 we have put
in existence in those islands govern
ment far worse than we ever endured
here in carpet, bag days, because
those poor, helpless people--colored
people though they are-are bound
hand and foot without being able to
speak the English langange and make
known the wrongs they are enduring.
Ard we, as liberty, loving Americans,
can only stand as a party opposed to
this hellish scheme. And this con-
vention and other conventions of the
Democratic party have opposed it as
IN American.
What about the prospects of the
party winning? Prosperity, or what
is called prosperity, seems to con-
tinue. There is soma indication
tha5 everybody isn't prosperous,
however. We have a strike in Pen
sylvania in which 100000 coal mi
ners have gone out to try and secure
a redress of what they consider
grievance. The trusts are reaching
out to control every avenue of busi-
ness and to make this country q
country divided between millionaires
and psupers. They control the
press. They have throughout the
Northern States control of every
newspaper of any degree of popu
larity or with any circulation amount
ing to anything; they control every
one of them l know anything about
except about five. They are the in
struments by which the masses are
deceived. The editors are not known.
They are brilliant writer's, paid
large salaries and put into their off
ces with orders to edit these papers
as "we want you to do"-in the in
terest of my bauk," or my rail
road" or "my corporstioo," or "my
trust"
| We Southerners, We former Con.
federates or sons of Confederates
occupy place apart in this Govern.
ment. We are looked upon as
''rebels." We are treated as step
daughters or step children, with nc
rights those people are bound to re-
spect. They have in the last forty
years granted to other sections two
and half billion dollars for the pen.
sion grab alone, and the tariff grab
and big percentage of this money
has been taken from this section
you and l have been robbed of it
Two and one half billions, did I say
1t has been more than that, but
want to be within the facts. Here
| in the South we are confronted or
the one hand by Nothern Republi
CANS, who are still harboring sectional
hatred and are trying to reduce oul
representation in Congress-here in
this State from seven to four-and
and on the other we are face to face
with this situation.
WORD ON THE MILL SITUATION.
Every railroad that passes through
our country is owned up there; the
telegraph lines are owned up there
most of these factories we have been
talking about here tonight are owned
up there. Half of the stock invested
in South Carolina is owned outside
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