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Evening star., 1902-01-15
CORBETT AND McGOVERy TO MEET.
Fight VIII Probably Come OF in st.
Louis Next ApriI.

Terry McGovern will be given first chance
at young Corbett" when the latter leaves
stageland to take up ring contests again.
The match will probably be arranged to
take place in April, and If the ST. Louis
clubs can offer sufficient inducements in the
way of a purse. the bout will be awarded to
st. Louis P. ]. Kennedy. who is associated
in the management of Young Corbetts'
stage and pugilfstic interests, and Who La st
week was in st. Louis. left Sunday for New
York. where he will confer with Sam Har-
ris, McGoyern's manager, on the details Of
the coming battle.
Sam Tall, who is in St. Louis in advance
of Corbett, arranging for his exhibition,
states that arrangements for signing up the
men were positively under way, and would
probably be shortly completed
'Corbett," declared Tall, like every
other successful pugilist. saw the way to
make little money out of stage exhibi-
tions. and Is merely taking advantage of it.
He thinks he can defeat McGovern again.
and is ready to meet him whenever his
managers say the word. He Is not the only
one that thinks he can win again. Jim Jef-
fries told me he believed Corbett would do
the trick II the two men ever met again..
Evening star., 1902-01-15
WESTERN LEAGUE MEETING.
Magnate BeaH of Minneapolis ExpeI
ed for Helping Opposition.

ed for Helping Opposition.
President James Whitfield In the chair
the Western League held its first open ses-
sion Of the present meeting yesterday after
noon in Kansas City.
Prior to the meeting of the Western
League conference. attended by President
Powers and other members of the National
Association, and President Whitfield had
been held. at which 1t was decided that the
National Association should remain loyal to
the Western League in its fight with the
American Association, giving the Western
League financial aid. if necessary, and
moral support at all times.
A surprise was sprung when Thomas F.
Burns of Colorado Springs made a motion
that A. B. Beal of Minneapolis be eX-
PEELED from membership in the Western
League. No charges were preferred, but
the motion was seconded and Immediately
carried by unanimous vote. Mr.. Beall
arose to speak, but was promptly declared
out of order and refused hearing by Presi-
dent Whitfield. Beall left the meeting
Later President Whitfield stated that the
charge against Beall was that OF aiding the
opposition league by transferring his Min
neapol!s park and improvements to George
Tebeau of the American Association.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
LITTLE CHANCE FOR AMERICANS.
Enoch Wishard Denounces Methods
Practfced on English Turf

Practfced on English Turf.
Enoch Wishard, trainer for John B.
Drake, who is in Chicago. yesterday let
forth some of the wrath which accurnu-
lated during his stay in England. He told
of his own treatment on English courses,
the result Of his being an American, he
says:
There's only one thing over there that
they do not do, and that is hang you" he
continued. "and they would hang you If
they got chance. They don't want Ameri-
cans, especially those who are in the game
for the money. You let an American claim
horse out of a selling race over there
Suppose the horse has been carrying bot
chance to run him once at his old weight
the stewards add about forty pounds to his
scale, and do it so as to prevent his win
ming. You can't win with an American
horse unless you occupy high social posi-
ton, and there is even less chance of your
winning with an English one. That has
happened number of times in my OWE ex-
perience.
Talk about there being a self-supportins
stable in England That Is all rot There
are only two tracks at which they add
money to the purseS-those are Ascot and
Manchester AT the others the entrance
fee amounts to about twice the amount OF
the purse, so that you only put UP your
own money and give the other fellow a
chance to win 1t. and they take care that
the American gets no chance at it,
Evening star., 1902-01-15
The boiler QueatfOn.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
The card of Zeilers@ & Co.. appearing in
your issue of Monday thes 18th instant. is
both misleading and inaccurate. In the
first place IL states that "the owner and
butler were instructed to leave the main
valves open by member of the firm as
well as one Of their employees" They for
get to mention that ir was at their sugges-
tdon that the valves of the unused boiler
(the one that expioded) were turned of,
they themselves closing them. The owner
was told that It would. permit economy of
fuel and the house would receive more
neat by disconnecting5 the oboilers. Up to
tnar time, some six Wesks-ago, SO far as
the owner knows, the valves of the boiler
not In use had never been turned OF since
installed. Zeliers & Co. go on to state
that had they thought that safety valves
Woulo nave been necessary or make the
apparatus IN any way safer, there is no one
VINO would have taken more pleasure in
furnishing them than our firm" What a
specious argument! How~does Mr.. Zeiiers
reconcile such statement to his sworn
testimony that had safety valves been
added to the equipment. the explosion
would have been impossible ?" The District
inspector of boilers held the same opinion
Zeiiers & Co. have been requested to dup
hcate the plant destroyed When asked IL
they proposed to- place a safety valve on
the boiler, replied "Ohi yes. we VIII put
one on this time They seem to think this
precautfon necessary new. Why didn't
they think so before? Is life so cheap that
the ordinary safeguards can be disre-
garded? b. r. HOWARD
Evening star., 1902-01-15

For the first time this season a team rep
resenting the Corcorans in basket ball
was defeated last evening in the National
Guard gymnasium. The contestants in
last nights game were the reserve teams
of the CAROLS and the Cadets the former
winning out by the close score of to 6.
The game was hotly contested throughout,
and some pretty plays were made by
players of both teams The feature of the
game was the scoring Of Kirby of the
CAROLS and Nash for the Cadets. Nash
had three free goals and one field goal ac-
credited to him; Kirby of the winners. had
two goals from the field to his credit
Quantrille also put up a good game at left
forward.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Metropolitan Golfers to Meet.

Percy Chubb. president of the Metropoli-
tan Golf Association Of New York. has fixed
Friday night, January 81. as the date for
the annual meeting of the association. 1t
vii, be held, as formerly. in the Metro
politan Club. A nominating committee wilt
be appointed to prepare a list of officers.
The Metropolitan Association contains in
its membership over forty clubs, the limits
including all of Long Island and other Sec
tions within fifty miles of New York. Be-
sides the election of officers, the most inn
portant matter of business will be to de-
termne a course for the next metropolitan n
championship which will be held in April
or May No club has sent an application
as yet. A demand has been made in some
quarters for professional championship,
and this matter will be discussed at the
meeting. II 1t is decided to hold a pro-
fessional tournament, 1t will probably be
held during the same week as the amateur
championship.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
New Coach for Peup.x.

Announcement was made last evening in
Philadelphia that Carl Williams. one of the
University of Pennsylvania's former we'll
known foot ball players. will be chosen
head coach of the foot ball squad for the
coming season by the athletic directors at
it's meeting next week. John Minds, Albert
Bull and either Samuel Boyle or ]. B. Car
nett. all former Pennsylvania players will
be appointed as paid assistants
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Four Teams Are Bnnehed In the
Quaker City Race

Quaker City Race.
The second days riding in the six days.
cycle race on the tEeIve-lap track at the
I'd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, came
to close at 1870 last night, with seven
teams still in the contest. The four lead
ing teams made 112 miles yesterday, three
and a half miles less than Tuesday. There
were several spills, bat one was hurt
Albert Champion, the Frenchman, went
against the worlds ssinglei motor record
twice, once in the afternoons and again last
night. In the afternoon attempt it was
announced that he had lowered the record
one-fifth of a second, to 1.25 and last
night the tfmekeeper announced that he
had lowered 1t TO 1.23 The score of the
six days race is as follows:
Leander and Rutz, 347.6; Monroe and Nc
Eachern, 347.6; Freeman and Mayo, 347. g.;
Gouglotz and Wilson, 347.6; Chevalier and
Fisher. 347.5; Hatfield and King, 341
Mueller and Barclay, 346.S.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Death Of Surgeon Buchan...

The Navy Department has been advise6
OF the death at the naval hospital. New.
port, r. l.. Of Assistant Surgeon J. b
Buchanan on the 18th instant.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
Stops the cousA

S And works on the cola.
Laxative Br0mo- Quinins Tablets cure 4 cola
ono day: Ne Gun. No Par. prica. 8 csntA
Evening star., 1902-01-15

Two unknown men walking on the PENN
sylvania railway track at Linden. near
railway, n. j., were struck by an express
train and killed.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
sIx-DAYs' CYCLE GRIND.

will be able to reverse matters when ths
two trotters come together again.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22
LINCOLN THE GREAT.
An Interesting Letter on the Character ol
Lincoln by One Who Dlsagrees with
Senator McLaurin.

Mr.. Edltor:-Not long since, there
appeared in the Herald and News
a portion of speech which Sen
ator McLaurin delivered in Bos-
ton. on Lincoln's last birth anniver
sary. In that speech the Senator
said that Lincoln was the great
est man that this country has pro-
duced since it has been free gov
ernment.
Ihave no quarrel with man, who
born and matured in Dixie, believes
that there has been a dearth of great
men in our section. Lincoln is the idol
of the North. Be it so. The South
has her idols too. At the same time
I shall teach my children that the
South has produced many men In
fnitely greater than, this strange
child of destiny, Abraham Lincoln.
When popular current sets a
certain way, it is easy to follow that
current, right Or wrong. Lincoln is
regarded by some as a martyr but
he was no more martyr than other
men who have been assassinated.
He is also believed to have In
herited from his father hatred OF
slavery and a Love of freedom, who it
is alleged, left Kentucky on account
of slavefy. But the section, ln which
the elder Lincoln lived, contained
only a handful of slaves; and ne
never disclosed to his kindred there,
any conscientious scruples about
the institution of slavery. When
Lincoln's father left Kentucky he was
a fugitive from justice, and made his
hegira to evade the law
Some southern men honestly be-
lieve, that when the Hampton Roads
conference was held, Lincoln offered
to pay for the slaves if the seeded
States would return to the union.
This is denied by those who ought to
know. Besides how could 1t be true!
Every intelligent man must have
known then, that it was question OF
only very short time, when the
South would have to yield from sheer
lack of men and resources. After
the war had progressed three years,
would the North have been more gra,
cious towards US than it had been
previous to it's beginning?
The Sout ought not, and does
not discredit Lincoln because he was
the illegitimate son of Tom Lincoln
and Nancy Hanks. 1t is willing to
accept him according to his merit,
but not otherwise.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22
RACaMAN CHAPEL LET TEX.
ALI the News Around Bachman Chapel and
Union Academy Interestingly
Told by T. j. w.

l have been requested to have some
thing to say about the last session OF
our legislature. It may be noticed that
I am little late in saying; but [ have
found it right good rule not to have
so much to say at one time; so you can
understand why my say is just now sp-
pearing. So, now, if for nothing more
than to satisfy the curiosity of that
fellow, will proceed:
Well, it is a known fact that the
legislature has met. consumed the ~
days and adjourned; and it is another
known fact that the people, or at least
a large per cent. of them, have started
up the usual amount of complaint
about nothing being done. But this IS
nothing new; it is usually the cry at
the adjournment of every legislature
since have known anything about the
meeting of general assembly. 1t is a
mighty hard matter to please every
body; some want one thing and some
another. The fact of the business is,
we poor people want more money
simply because we need it; but l have
long since learned that there are two
great LEEDS of ours that the legislature
will never be able to meet, these are
our moral and financial needs.
We are willing to admit that the last
legislature did but very little, so far as
making new laws is concerned. Now
the question comes, do they deserve
criticism for this? I should say not.
If we would just look around and give
them full Justice we could find compli-
ments and praise for what they didn't
do instead of so much criticism. some
times people can do a great deal OF
good by doing no harm.
Here are a few of the bills that failed
to pass, that we consider a blessing:
First. The erection of State institu-
tion called soldiers home. We
consider that the State would have just
IS little use for such an institution as q
wagon would have for five wheels, and
we venture the assertion that II the
matter was left to a vote of the old vet
eraus it would be killed by a vote OF
fifty to one.
Second. Did you want the lien law
repealed? Oh, DO, think not. L con-
strue the lien law just about as do the
dispensary; it is here for your benefit If
you need it; and if you don't need it it is
a Gods blessing to you, your family
and the surrounding country in which
you live.
Third. Did you want compulsory
education law? No, our country is too
poor to maintain such law. There
are fully three ffths of the childre n
who are compelled to labor for sup
mort: and there are three fourthe OF the
parents who are going to do the very
best they can toward educating their
children regardless of a compulsory
law, and the other fourth you can't
manage any way.
Fourth. Did you want law to pro-
! hibit children under II or Il years Of
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22

age working in cotton mills? Accord
ing to our way of thinking, this kind OF
a law would not only be an Imposition
upon a certain class of poor people,
but we believe would be quite an injus-
tice as we'll as a hardship upon them.
Every poor man has to provide for his
own household and he has right TO
know his own circumstances better than
any one else.
Now you can see that these are lew
acts that were offered at the last ses-
sion of our general assembly that failed
to find place on our statute books. 80
after all you can begin to see how mucn
good they did by doing no harm.
Now let us notice if we can't find at
least some good acts and joint resolu-
tions that were made laws: First, we
believe that everybody seems to feel
proud of the increase of the pension
appropriation which has just been
doubled. The county government law
has been made better, we believe; the
reduction in the communication tax TO
one dollar will eventually prove oene-
fit towards making better roads. 1t
will bring road working down to
hired system, which, according to our
Judgment is the only systematical way
of having good roads. Another good
act was to exempt school trustees from
road duty; and also another to allow
all farm products to be marketed in any
town in this State without license; the
Joint resolution extending the time for
paying tax without penalty to the 3lst
of March was of some Importance.
So much for the legislature.
lam requested to announce that there
will be an election of church officers OF
Bachman Chapel congregation on the
fourth Sunday of this month. 80 all
the members can prepare themselves
accordingly. L. ). W.
April 16, 1902.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22
TSpringfeld Republican.

y 7
To the Editor of the Republican:
Your editorial notice today of the
death of Wade Hampton leaves little
to be said by others. My oV n rela-
tions 20 him were, of course, peculiar
and may possibly give an interest to
my view and estimate of him. L
have in other places and on other
occasions spoken of him, and what l
shall now say will not be new. Force
of character and finely balanced
Judgment were, as I see it, the lead
ing traits of Hampton. As you re-
mark he Was not Calhoun or Clay.
He does not belong on the roll OF
great orators or statesmen. But to
say this is not to disparage or dlsrste
Hampton. I venture to say that
South Carolina has never had crest
orator or statesman who could have
done what Hampton did; could have
ledtheState so wisely Enthusiastically
as Hampton did in the circumstances
under which he did his most conspic'
nous and valuable work. The great
orator or statesman has his place,
but it is properly not higher than
the place of the greater leader of the
people who by force of will and the
genius of command guides a State
in stormy and trying times. Hamp-
ton, therefore, ought to stand among
the very foremost of the men of his
State who have acted high parts.
In saying this I am not saying
that what Hampton did was the Wis
est thing that could have been DONE
I am only expressing my conviction
that as the leader of his people in
q great, vital political and social
stuggle he played bigh part 8
part which no other citizen OF the
State was probably equal to; part
which in my Judgment no other citl'
zen of the State at any period OF her
history could probably have played
50 we'll. His mastery of men, of self
willed, even reckless. men was abso-
lutte; his power of directing and con-
trolling the forces with which he had
TO deal and to reach the results he
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22

and overthrown, it will come from
the voracious desire of Office this
wiggle to live without labor and toll,
from which myself am not free"
Lincoln was jubilant and happy
when his pride was gratifed. and
when it was disappointed, he was
detected and melancholy. In such
seasons, as this last, his pride sank
into the pit of dispair, and thoughts
of suicide crowded upon his mind.
An Unsuitable thirst for distinction,
is the keynote to his character. He
claimed to be as good as anybody,
and to belong to the family of the
lion and the tribe of the eagle.
amid the constant cracking of
jokes, the one thought that troubled
him was, that he might die without
Going anything, to link his name
and memory with the events OF
his time. Just before he is
sued his emancipation proclamation,
he told bosom friend that such had
been the burden of his life.
After he attained the goal of his
ambition, by being elected President,
if he did not become christian, he
doubtless laid aside, or concealed, the
vindicitiveness, and lnfdelity of other
years.
A great man, who came in contact
with him almost daily, for eight
years at the Springfield bar, said that
he seemed to have but little heart
and conscience; but that he was a
good lawyer, and man of consider
able intellect. His opinion is, that
he was the equal of Douglas, or any
other man of his time, on the stump
before the people.
Intellect alone, however, does not
insure greatness; otherwise the num-
Der of great men would be increased.
The will is the most important fac
ulty of the mind. What man wills
to do, or not to do, more than any
thing else, contributes to greatness.
Everywhere greatness is accorded
to Gen. Lee, not simply because he
was great in one respect, but because
there were no weak places in his
character. He was great in intel
lect, great as military genius, great
as moralist, great when victorious
and equally great in defeat. Tried
by this crucial test not many men are
great. OLAFF.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22
JOKE ON A JUDGE.
1t Aroae In Connection With an Important
Decision.
TColumbia Record.

COiuuUid 1tCCOAO.
At Newberry last week, Judge
Gary rendered a decision declaring
that excess charges by railroads,
where passengers fail to purchase
tickets, are invalid. An appeal was
taken, and the question will come up
before the supreme court. The very
day the decision was rendered Judge
Gary had to 60 to AbbevllIe, and he
didn't have time to buy a ticket.
When the conductor came around he
demanded % cents excess of fare.
"Wby, 1 have just decided that
such charges are Illegal" said the
judge.
"Can't help that, judge":" said the
conductor, as the Judge paid over
the money aud took receipt. The
Judge is more firmly convinced that
his decision is right, because when
be went to get his rebate check
cashed the office was closed, and he
is carrying it about with him yet.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22

aimed at, was truly wonderful. In
the height of surrounding excite
ment he could be serene and col
lected; in moments when it was easy
to be unrestrained he could be mod
crate. Whoever else lost his balance,
Hampton never did.
Back of ali this courage and poise
and self control and supporting them
all, there was beyond doubt firm
conviction that this cause was the
cause OF justice, of peace and OF civil
ization. No man who knew Hamp
ton,or is familiar with his career can
doubt his profound devotion to the
public welfare. One may question
the wisdom OF his policy, may think
another and different policy might
have brought better results, but no
one who is we'll informed can ques-
tion Hampton's fidelity to his own
best judgment. He steadily followed
the right as be saw it, and he was as
sure to follow it in days of defeat as
in days of victory. He fell upon evil
times as we'll as upon prosperous.
He felt 1.-THE sings and arrows OF
outrageous fortune" as we'll as the
applause and cheers of his fellow
citizens, but through it all he bore
himself, so far as I can see, without
mistake or fault, from the point OF
view he took.
Over his open grave nothing could
persuade me to utter dispraise or
blame, if l could see the gravest mis-
takes in his career, for feel sure be
was true at all tin es to what be re,
garded a4 his duty. There is no
higher praise, no greater success
than this. To meet great Crisis
successfully, to win the plaudits of a
whole people, to see much of the ap-
plause changed to detraction, and
through it all to keep steadily Oh the
lofty and true path of honor and
patriotism, even to the end, is re-
cord which entities Hampton to a
place second to no one in the hearts
of his people and the records OF his
State.
1t was Burke who SAID: ''Noth-
ing but the possession of some power
can, with any certainty, discover
what at the bottom is he true char
acter Of any man." Hampton was
tried by this test, and by it he stands
approved, and will stand while our
memory of him lasts.
D. II. Chamberlain.
West Brookfeld, April II, 1902