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PERSONALITY OF HAMPTON.
Regarded as the Incarrated Genius of the
Old South.

It has frequently been declared that in
the personality of Hampton, of South
Carolina na"-as the people Of Dixie were
wont TO call him. and as he loved to be
called-was incarnated the genius of the
old South.
lie was the scion of a long line of
proud wealthy. and accomplished for
bears and, like those forbears, he was
an aristocrat in every fiber OF his brain
and body-possessing all the virtues and
all the shortcomings, all the graces and
all the foibles of his class.
Proud he was, with that gentle pride
which has no kinship with hauteur, and
brave with that serene and ever even
bravery that Dumas grants to kings and
eagles" And gracious he was. with that
graciousuess which has in 1t no unge OF
familiarity and no hint Of condescension
And honorable he was, with that pecu-
liarIy pure and lofty kind of honor In
which modern fancy is fond OF pan"piing
the characters of Romans OF the Repuo-
lie. and which not even the cheapest and
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DEATH ENDS CAREER
OF WADE HAMPTON
South Casollna MoUrns
Wade Hampfon'S DEATH

! Gen. Wade Hampton died
at A:3G o'clock Yesterday
morning. ;lt his home in Co
lumhia. :. G.. at the age of
"tGhtl -four years. He had
been i'll for some time.
When the news of the death
of the utAu famous both upon
the field of battle and in the
>toth> Il, ld ot politics came
The state hou>, and other pub
lc buildings were draprd in
hlavN, aaN the hclls of the city
mete tp'le>' ~ d ,ehrn of ~
~l'Cvt
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HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM.
National Legislators Learn of General
Hampton's Death With Deep Regret.
Senator Tillmsn

Senator TiIIman:
The death OF Wade Hampton occasioned
nany expressions of sorrow and regret
yesterday at the Capitol, and many and
sincere were the tributes paid by his ad-
mirers,
"The death OF Wade Hampton" said
Senator Tillman, will be very much re-
gretted in our State. He was one of the
ablest OF our more recent great men. and
in the regard and respect OF the people he
ranks with Calhoun. Duffey, ana Haines.
They loved him much.
"He had reached q ripe old age, and, Of
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COLLEGE GAMES TODAY.

At Washington-Tlarvard VS.. Virginia.
At Annapolis Gallaudet VS., Naval Acad-
emy. Maryland Athletic Club VS.. ST.
Johns College.
At Raleigh, n. C.-UnWersity of North
Carolina vs.. n. c. a. and NJ. Coll sc.
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SOLDIER OF DASHING BRAVERY
Prominent in the New South
as Well IS in the Old.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS DRAPEp
eslls Tolled in Mcmo,y Of the he,o,r
General-Southern Veterans 10 Attend
the Funeral in Their Old uurorms-
Sketch of His Life History.

COLUMBIA. :. {. April II. t'rn Made
Hampton died this moruins ~ s.N
O'Clock.
The famous Confederate commander
passed away at his home He had been in
poor health FOR some time.
General Hampton was eighty fear years
old.
The state house ana other public build
ings were draped in black ard all the city
bells were tolled. The funeral probably
will be held on Sunday.
Veterans from all over the State will
attend. wea- ing their old Confederate uni
forms.
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GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,
Secretary to the President.

Frank p. Sargent is grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
and has held that position for. eighteen
years. William Williams is a prominent
attorney of New York, and Joseph Muir
ray has had experience in, immigration
work. having had charge of the restaurant
privilege at Castle Garden under the
State board OF immigration,
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Henry White to Go to Italy.

Henry White, First Secretary of the
Embassy in London, will probably be ap-
pointed Ambassador to Italy when the cx-
pected vacancy occurs. and Mr.. Storer
will go to Berlin and Mr.. Evans to Mad
rid. The President is giving very serious
consideration to the selection of Min
lister and a Consul General to Cuba, but
it is said that he is yet entirely at sea
in this matter and unable as yet 10 find
the men whom he thinks would fiji The
bill satisfactorily
There is one prospective vacancy in the
diplomatic list that is attracting good
deal of attention. although not generally
known. II is said to be n fact that Mr.
Edwin H. Conger is booked to resign his
post of Minister to China at an early day,
and the only man so far mentioned as apt
to be his successor is Mr. William Wood
Vile Rockhill. chief of the Bureau of
American Republics. who was sent as spe-
cial diplomatic agent to China after the
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white House,
Washington, April


My Dear Sir: | am directed by the
President to say that after listening care
fully to all the charges and counter
charges affecting Messrs. Powderly,
Fitchie, and McSweeney, and without ex-
pressing any judgment upon these charges
or assuming their truth as to any or all
of the gentlemen concerned. he has de-
cided that situation exists in which it
is for the good of the service that a COM
plete change should be made and new
men appointed in all three Offices. In re-
sponse to a request for his resignation
Mr.. Powderly has sent it in; Mr.. Fitchie's
term has expired, and Mr.. Williams has
been nominated to succeed him, Mr.. Sar-
gent will replace Mr.. Powderly, although
he will not be able to take Office for some
weeks to come.
The President also requests me to
ask you to forward a copy of this letter
TO Mr.. McSweeney with a request for his
resignation, and to appoint Mr.. Joseph
Murray in Mr.. McSweeneys place. Very
truly
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Confederacy's Beau Sabreur.

This great defeat OF Hamptoa's, how
ever, no more disturbed the lofty serenity
Of the soul than did the many triumphs
and defeats that had gone before, and the
Hampton who died yesterday was the
same calm-eyed, self-poised. and courtly
man as him who was the Confederacy's s
beau sabreur.
Those who saw him in his closing years
saw an exquisitely neat old man, with a
delicately chiseled face and a crown and
pointed beard of curling. snowwhite floss,
and they observed, II at all observing
that two great scars lay upon him. like
emblems of his career. and that true to
himself, he wore them like ornaments,
those marks which would have disGgured
any other man.
1t is not rash prophecy to say that
when the personal animosities which this
old Bourbon aroused have gone with those
who cherished them, South Carolina will
forget that Hampton stood opposed TO the
commna peopfes and will vOte him her
noblest son-by reason of the unequaled
purity of his career, the loftiness of his
purpose, the devotion of his soul, the un-
selfshness of his ambition, and the
dauntlessness of mis- heart, and because Of
the great service which he. in spite Of
dazzling temptations, and for sheer love
of his State and pride of race, rendered
South Carolina.
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No Political Affiliations.

Not one of the above named officials has
secured his place through political influ-
ence. They are all personal appointments.
The President has talked with them all
within the last three weeks and has la
before them the course of clean adm 'uis-
tration he expects them to follow.
The decision of the President in regard
to the immigration service was announced
in the following letter transmitted to Sec
retary Shaw by Secretary Cortelyou yes-
terday:
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Disquieting Uncertainty.

a similar situation exists with regard
TO the post of Ambassador to Italy. Am
bassador Meyer has announced him
self as a candidate for Congress to sue
coed Mr. William H. Moody. of Massa-
chusetts. who will become Secretary of
the Navy on the lst of May, and it is
taken for granted that there VIII be a
vacancy AT Rome as Mr.. Meyer could not
very well be Ambassador to Italy ana a
candidate for Congress at one and the
same time. But the State Department is
entirely without information as to his in
tentions. and ii would cause great relief
all around II Ambassador White and
Meyer would promptly notify the Presi-
dent or the State Department, or some
tions arc
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Wade Hampton was born in Charleston,
s. c., March 2S. 1878. He was graduated
from the University Of South Carolina,
and for a short time studied law, but
never praeticed his profession.
Under the training Of his father he be-
came good horseman. a famous hunter.
and an accomplished fisherman.
In early life he served in the State
Legislature of South Carolina. but his po-
litical views were of national Demo
cratic rather than a secession tendency,
and were net popular in his State.
The New York Tribune" called his
speech against the reopening OF the slave
trade "a mastery piece of logic, directed
by the noblest sentiments OF the Christian
and patriot
His early life was largely devoted to the
interests and recreations OF the life OF
the ante bellum Southern planter When
the war broke out Wade Hampton enlisted
as private, but later raised a command
of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, which
was called 'Hampton's Legion
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TO ASK M'SWEBNEY
FOR RESIGNATION
immigration Service to Be
Swept Clean. Cr9
Investigation Will Continue-Non-P -Polit-
ical ointments-Letter to
Secretary Shaw.

In letter to Secretary Shaw yesterday
Secretary Cortelycu. for the President,
asked Mr.. Shaw TO call for the resgna-
tion of Assistant Commissioner of Immi-
grafton McSweeney at New York
Commissioner General of immigration,
Frank p. Sargent.
Commissioner of immigration at New
York, William Williams
Assistant Commissioner at New York,
Joseph Murray.
That is the slate of new officials which
the President yesterday formally an
nounced that he deemed necessary for the
coed of the immigration service. The in
vestigation of the immigration system
will not stop with this, however The
President Will continue his probing and
each of the new officials selected will see
that the administration of his Office is re-
lieved of possible corruptness.
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WARE APPOINTMENT
PROVES A SURPRISE
Continued from First Page.)

transferred to another post. Mr.. Storer' S
plans depend somewhat upon the accuracy
of the report that Ambassador White, at
Berlin, means TO resign his post soon, in
anticipation of reaching the age of 10 in
October next. Nothing definite has come
from Mr.. White on this subject, however,
and those who are hoping to fill his shoes
are becoming a little anxious.
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Elected While III.

In 1873 he met with an accident. by
which he lost q leg. While he was lying
81 he was elected TO the Senate. In the
Senate his policy was that Of a Conserva-
tive Democrat, advocating a sound cur
rency He served continuously in the
Senate from 1879 to 1891.
He married in early life Margaret Pres
ten, youngest daughter OF Gen. Francis
Preston. His second wife was the daugh
ter Of Senator George McDufle Of South
Carolina.
Wade Hampton was the third to bear
that name. His grandfather was an IL
Iustrious figure during the colonial and
Revolutionary days, and his father d
prominent actor during the early life of
the REPUBLIC.
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The Legion at Bull Run.

At the battle Of Bull Run 500 of the
famous legion held the Warrenton Road
against Keyes' corps and sustained Bee
until Stonewall Jackson came to their aid.
Hampton was wounded in the foot at
the battle OF Seven Pines and his legion
suffered severely.
For his services on this occasion he
was raised TO the rank of brigadier gen.
tral Of cavalry and assigned to the staff
Of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.
General Hampton was always uncom-
monty successful in detached service, for
which he was chosen much Of the time
during the Maryland and Pennsylvania
camnaign.
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Hampton was then sent with Gen.
Joseph E. Iohnston's cavalry TO do what
be could toward arresting Sherma n s
oorthward march from Savannah. Zach
of these generals charged the other with
the willfuI burning of the town.
At the close Of the war General lamp
ton retired to his plantation, accepting
the legitimate consequences of defeat,
while dsirl.iirg the motives and conduct
Of the southern leaders. During the
period Q: reconstruction his policy OF con-
ciliatl0u -ouo,; little support
In 1875, hcweyer, he was successful
candidate fcI governor against Daniel H.
Chamberla!n, Though the latter contest
ed the election. The upshot of the con-
troversy IVES that two State governments
were organized, but Mr.. Chamberlain
finally conceded Hampton's claim.
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At Battle of Gettysburg.

At the battle Of Gettysburg Hampton
and his men fought with leonine yalor.
The general received three wounds and
twenty-one out of twentythree field Of
fcers and more than half the men in his
command were oi.her killed or wounded.
Hampton was raised to the rank OF major
general after Gettysburg, the promotion
dated to take effect from August 3, 1863
In June, 1864 he saved Lynchburg from
the Union troops by giving Sheridan a
severe cheek at Trevillian Station. In
twenty-three days he captured over 5000
prisoners and many munitions of war,
with q loss of 700 men.
He was then assigned to Lees cavalry
in August with the rank of lieutenant
general, xld in September attacked the
rear of the Federal army at City Point,
securing 400 prisoners, besides 2,iss
beeyes.
In one Of these dashing attacks General
Hamptons son was killed in battle.
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Senator P,ttus:
He was much beloved in the Senate He
was one OF TIE finest specimens OF man
hood ever saw. physically and mentally.
He was the third generation OF Wade
Hamptons-the third OF a fine line"
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22

printing office, seems a little Out ot
place; DuI lis meetthat you should be
there. Men Oi yOHT type can attend
the case, press the button and mal c
5000 impression. In fact for US you ar
a tat take, but
Sit where we put you
And doa't you dare to go;
Tonight yon'Te our guess
And must do our behsat
AS We do yours In the @. P. Q.
DIR. w. F. Lotion, Dentist. Your
popularity Is assAred in Washington;
being man with gr at pull.
To NJ. Grant Lucas. We saw the
Searchlight out last week and we are
sorry 'twere not issue of you born.
With a Searchlight yos onght to raise
enough to keep it beaminE bright We
Grant you.
To eur Recording Secretary. For
fear some may fail to pipe il off, we
will say Smoke up" has no reference
to our Cobb"
To Paul H. Bray, Secretary Pro
tenn.
We know you poured heart and soul,
Over q mass Of paper rare and old
Said to contain some minutes;
But alas and alack, had 10 send the
book back
Unable TO see anything in 1t.
To man up tree
Ii looks to be a clear case of Per-Sin
OnS.
To DR.. F. !. S. To say a "Shadd
caught on" yin and Pomeroy was food
for thought might be called a FISH
story. We are sure DR.. A. failed to
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OF paper, much like unto a dreadful.
iy long speech"
Mr.. Dancy who sat near by unwit-
tingly said "Beg leave to print" and
found TO his surprise shat the paper
was q roll OF valentines many of which
will cause laughter for 4 moath and be
a good jest forever. The first one be-
ing directed at him and reading: "In
what way do these emblems resemble
you? Answer: They are both record.
ers Of deeds" The next one was ad-
dressed to T. Thomas Fortune: "In
what way does the Editor of the Age
remind US of DouElass3" Mr. Pelham
answered as he pulleu frem the pen a
miniture representation of the clubs
valentine. the large heart. Because
his heart is in his pen"
These bons mots at once put the gath
erinR ia a good humOr and for fuilV
half an hour the club and its guests
we're kept in roars Of laughter aud ap.
plause at the steady fire Of apt Conun-
drums. biting satire and keen With
CismS that were hurle& by Mr. Pelham
as from gattling gun. striking in turn
nearly every person present. Each
being a valentine within itself was cut
from the large roll and after being
read aloud was presented by Cupid"
to its victim together with q miniture
of the clubs valentine. which bore
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22
EDWARD II. DEAs THE MAN.
Organizing Against Roosevelt Lilly
WhiteS-NO COwards Needed
Booker T. Washington Cannot
Control Negro Delegates.

Mr. Edward II. Deas. of Darlington
s. c. Chairman OF the South Carolina
State Republican Committee appeared
before the Senate Committee On Tues
day and made an argument against
Mr.. Roosevelt, lilly white nominee for
collector of the port in Souih Carolina.
Mr.. Deas is opposed to the cOnhrma-
ton of the Southern lilly white. He
left the city TO day for the North, there
be will go South organizing the negro
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the next National Republican Con-
venliOn to vote for a republican PreSi-
dent Mr.. Booker 7. Washington will
not be able to Centrol one negro dele
gate to the next National Republican
Convention. The choice Of the party
leaders is either Senator Hanna or
Fairbanks. Both are good men and
will be eleCIed if either is nominated.
The independent press of the country,
among Afro-Americans will oppose
Mr. Roosevelt and Booker I. Wash
ington IN any attempt to secure dele
gates.
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22
IN THE FAR EAST.

A German tourist in Corea writes
that the usual bill of fare consists of
dag meat, rice and beans.
A Turk holds that the day begins
exactly at sunset. At that time he
sets his clocks and watches at the
hour of y.
VIadivostock. which 40 years ago
consisted of four Chinese fishermen's
huts, is now a fiourishing city of 5O,-
900 souls, and Khabarofsk and Blago-
vestchensk are not far behind in
wealth and population.
Corea is believed to be rich in gold,
but it all belongs to the king, who
gets 25 per cent. of the gross earn
ings. and whose consent for mining
undertakings is hard to get. Never
theless about $2,5OO,OOO of the metal
was secured last year.
The Chinese have the idea that milk
revives the youthful powers, and that
it has special virtue as a winter food
for old people. Pictures and eharac-
tiers illustrating this idea, as well as
the value of it for baby food, would
without doubt increase the sale OF
American milk in China, as one OF
the consuls suggests.
Arab music has been described as
the singing of a prima donna who
has ruptured her voice in trying to
esvor . J,ra+ vvf+h barzaIF Eanb n ofe
starts from somewhere between q
sharp and a fat, but does not stop
even there, and splits up into -four
or more portions, of which no person
can be expected to catch more than
one at a time.
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22
Two surytvors of 800.

Claremont, y. H., has two citizens
born early in the year 1900, and who
will soon celebrate the one hundred
and second anniversary Of their birth.
Both are comparatively active men,
and one continues to enjoy skating.
They have ,he appearance of men-of IS
or so. At the age of 62 one enlisted in
a New Hampshire regiment and served
three years.
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22

paper currency when the National
emblem is the EaRlel
To c. F. Adams: The Appeal is
made for you to eDt,r the Field as a
diplomat and welcome Prince Henry
with hearty "Hoch der Kaiser"
oDr. r Francis: What surgi-
cal operation does your Automobile
suggest Answer: The cutting Of
your horse.
To Grand Master Terrell: They say
your appointment was a surprise and
that you won in Secret Order. Twas
not strange. How could you expect
to B(ea) WashIngton-Lodgs CON
binatIOn.
To II. Z. Baker: What self evident
fact does the membership list reveal
TO you now, that has long been patent
to US all? Answer: That Baker is
above Board.
ToA. 5. Gray: A. s it takes Gray
matter to round facts and figures into
statistics, YOU figure we'll wherever you
gs-like an acrobat you run u and
down columns and like a carpenter
you make good tables.
e. To DIR. A. M. Curtis: "Who shall
decide when Doctors disagree"
To w. Calvin g: That was a great
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22
,nor..s. in railway sIils~Ee.

The average increase in the length
of railways throughout the world IS
about II 900 miles per annum, equal
70 nearly 2Jk per cent. Of the total
lines existing. which al the DeglhnlIg
of this century embraced nearly 4SO'-
moo miles. Of the increase during re-
cent wears 400 miles per annum are
sdd.d to the European system 5'0OO
miles Der annum TO the American sys-
I'm while the addition in Asia IS al
the rate of $3.50 miles, in Africa l'loO
miles. and in Australia 100 miles per
Gnnun.
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race, in fact We ne'er viii I. IA hotter
Chase.
Justice! Justice! the burden of your
Song,
But twas not to Be (e).
To the Editor of the American:
Since you're a Cooper, pray tell US
what a man with Bari" COuid do
with the Colored AmeriCan-Don't all
chime in-Jhat's Z E. En-!
To E. NJ. Hewlett: There were
others who had set their II lei art up
on the bench. How could Hewlett
an in Justice bea, z NJ?
To Chris J. Perry, Philadelphia:
Here's to you" and hoping that the
Tribune will shine as coeS your beam
ing COutenanCe and brilliant solitaire.
To los. H. Stewart: Yonr deeds be-
ing good. | understand you make
zUilkS according to the law aad the
profits.
To F. G. Manly and J. n. Coins:
'Tis SAID there has been strange
Coin (g) on at the club lately. To be
FTank, the Record shows we're IIule
less Manly than before the picnic.
To our President: Mr.. Hershaw We
know you have had hard time 10 get
at the ker al in some of the nuts
thrown at you az a presiding officer
But that's not because of vour State
Of mind-but because you're not a
Georgia q ,ker-
To Henry P. Slaughter.
, Here 10 Henry p.
From kaIn tuck key
Who has our funds galore.
When hearts are trumpS
He's in demand on every han1.
A printer he, of ypc bold faCcd,
He bears his hOnOrS well-and
They can't lead him like a lamb to
Slaughter.
To d. B. McCarv.
'5lest paper credit. last and best sup
ply
That lend the b'hoys lighter wings to
fly!
To W l.. Houston.
I WIKI Dunbar gone
+ You Try 10 run
/ the Governing Committee.
! Just wait ill May,
/ Election day
Your fate invites our ply.
To J. w. Cromwell.
J Peoples Advocate. In what way are
YOU endowed like a Congressman
Answer. You have recourse TO the
Record with leave to print.
To Dr.. W. P. Napier.
/ | do declare II is a shame,
| Your friends should all disown you;
/ To shoot your dog and then declare
She died Of acute Pneumonia.
To !. II. Butcher. A Butcher in
The Washington bee., 1902-02-22

~. ,.nbsrs of the Pen and Pencil
o,E .r.-h number Sf distinguished
~, w.. dlI honor last Friday night to
-, n.mlry of the late Frederick
US D'-ai..s - in concentration si the
yO-s yyOy--.sr-FGb anniversary Of his birth, at
0tI EaIIsvs' Hall, on N street, be-
,r..1 sixteenth aHd Seventeenth ats.
.',,5U.,t The meeting vas held in
y. R,1olet Hall, which was hand
- -. decorated for the occasion with
,,s.1, and American flags.
'T5. assembly was called TO order by
A., " + Houston, Ckairmaa of the
,,g,,nrng 90, Committee, who had super
s,s,iIonf The affair, made the address
'Ja.ir,n. atthe conclusion 0f which
h. Introduced Prof. L. y. Hershaw,
me nrr.tJsng Of the club, and who was
me mast r Of The CerensnIes.
0r { B. Puryis this city, was in
,ro4g,sA as the first speaker, DR.,
prr,.; ,g0ke Of Douglas as a man an d
lir.,-r. As n- had known him through
N. long wears Of his residence here.
H. said taa, Douglass W21 one Of the
r.,r friend, a man Codld wish for. aud
msr hIs character stood high among
f5- great men of all races In the his
prv of,hs country. John c. DanCy,
r5- recently appointed recorder of
deeds Of the District, was next intro
5uC-d
N.'Dancs asserted that he con
,Idered douglass the greatest orator
the race had produced. He had more
o-th5 elements Of the real orator than
any ueg,o speaker who had lived
size the day the Negroes were allow
ed ts enter the various fields of en-
aesy0r. Tie ewas powerful in physique
he a.says spoke with torCe, his atti-
ud- when speaking was that of the
lsuraI-b0u orator, and his voice was