Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1907 — Page 7

After Many Years

’‘Now, Miss Jinney, you is alus a wantin’ a story about dem tryin’ times in Ole Caroliney, an’ I’s jcs don’ tole ye all I knowed ober and ober agin.” And our own colored cook, ’Tilda Jacljaon, knocked the ashfls out of her pipe on the hearth of the kitchen range, which to us children was a preliminary sign that old 'Tilda held in reserve one of her reminiscences of her life on the Old Carter plantation, near the city of Charleston, and of the Civil War. We children, my sister and I, used to love to steal down to her especial domain in the gloaming, and tease for a story of that enchanted land of flowers, and especially of those battles fought near thfe’ Carter place, and of -which the old negress was an eye witness. Refilling her pipe, and settling herself In,her easy chair, she continued: “I jes' done recolmember one moah ob dem yarns, but it’s erbout how my ole missus kep Decoration Day all by her lone self, an’ how she done put posies on ■one grave fur fifteen long years afore «he found out who de poah young fella was.”

Here old ’Tilda stopped and lighted lier pipe, puffed away with a retrospective glance at us two girls, as we crept closer to this oracle in ebony, and, having'stimulated our curiosity, she continued: “Wal, jes' a couple o’ days after dat «re big fight at Charleston my ole man, Lige Jackson, he was down back o’ de field a cuttin’ bresh, an’ all at once I seen him drop the ax an’ start fur de house on a run. An’ I was dat scart I let de soap boil over, case I was makin’ eoap out in de yard, an’ was bound dat a snake had bit him, or he had got a lick •wid de ax —fur Lige was de laziest niggah In de whole keutry, an’ I knowed something had happened when I seen him git auch a move on to him. An’ shore enough, when he came up, all out of breff, I knowed it was time to git scart, an’ *ays he: ‘’iTldy, tell de missus dar’s a •ojier lyin’ down dar back ob de fence, by de run, an’ I reckon he is powful bad hurt, ’case he’s Vgrownin’ an’ done seem to sense notin’.' “Wal, my missus wan’t berry ole in dem days, but she was jus' done fading lake a putty posey, along ob dat dreadful wab, expecting to heah dat de cunnel -was killed, an’ all de oder trouble erbout de niggas gittin’ free, wid de place half woked an’ fust one army fakin' rations and den de oder till it ’pears like day wasent much lef. Wall, I jis pulled de atick from under dat soap kittle an’ run round to de front porch, whar missus was sittin’, an’ tole her what Lige seen. She got right up an’ made Lige an’ ole Minkey, de coachman, go and brung dat pooh fellah to de house. She an’ me a filin' up a bed fur him while d?y Is gone. "Byenby dey toats him in an’ lays him In it. He was outen his hade lake, an’ missus send right off fur a doctor, and he foun’ he was shot in de side, de ball goin’ roun’ by de spine, an’ he aay dat air pooh boy dun got he death blow, and de doctor reckon be was eider ahot while on picket duty or had dropped behind when he dun got hurt, while de army inarched on an’ lef him. Anyway, dar he was, an’ he doant know nobody ner nothing, an’ de doctor aay be was parlised, so he cquldent even move his pooh tongue. “Will, missus an’ me nussed him till we both pretty'' nigh dun drop in onr tracks fur a week. Den at las’ he dun went home to glory, as de sun was settin’ lake In a sea of fiah. “But jis’ afore he breaved his las’ he kinda con’d to bis senses, an’ kep’ a lookin’ at missus—an’ he try’d so mighty hard to speak an’ was dat distressed .ease he couldn’t, de big tears roil outen

his handsome black eyes an’ roll down his cheeks dat was as white as de sheet, an’ de sweat lay so cole an’ thick on his hade dat his pretty dark curls looked like dey were don got dipped in de rain water barrl. “De missus take his han’ an’ say: “ ‘Nebber mine, de lovin’ Jesus knows jes’ what ye want to say,’ an’ would help him ter make her en’stan’, anyway she would dun find out who his folks war an 4 - write ’em all about how he fit an’ died duin’ his duty, or what he thought war his duty. “Den he kept looking at his pooh ragged clothes, dat was a bangin’ whar he could see ’em, till missus takes de hint from his appealin’ eyes, and goes and hunts through de pockets. She dun found nothin’ but a little Bible, an’ when she bring it to him his eyes jes shine, lake de stars in de night, an’ missus opened it an’ a leetle tintype of a putty young thing a boldin’ a little baby er about a year old drapped out, an’ then he looked so glad. Missus axed him el dat war his wife an’ baby, an’ he nodded yas, an’ den missus say: ‘I kin find dem by ’vertisin’ in de newspapers, an’ I tink I dun know what ye want me to tell dem,’ an’ den she see dat he was satisfied, an’ his poor eyes was loosin’ deir light. She dun took his han’ in hers, an’ sang lake an’ angel dat pretty hymn about: “ ‘All my trus’ on de is staid.’ “Dar was two or three verses, but I disremember ’em. Anyway while she was singing de gates ob glory opened and tuk dot poor boy in. “Es he war fightin’ on de wrong side Tre dldent dun know 4t. He just did his duty as he had learnr 1 it from older hades. So de missus had him laid to res’ up in de grove back of de house, an’ ebery Decoration Day she dun put posies on dat lone grabe, rain or shine, sick pr well.” “Did she ever advertise?” asked Jennie. wiping the tears out of her eyes. “Deed she did! an’ fur years she war tryin’ to fine dem folks ob hisen, till it went on fur nigh on ter fifteen years. De wall was dun, de uiggars all free, Massah Carter loss an arm a fightin’ agin it, an’ his only chile, young Massa John, war growed up to be a man, an like his ma, as putty as a pictcr, and dat smart dat he run de plantation his own self. He hired de niggahs to work dat war good fur anything, an’ let de triflin’ ones go. “Wall, der used to be lots of company alius a cornin’ up from Charleston, an’ one day in May dar war Massa John's cousin, Miss Liddy Carter, dun come out to de plantation ter make a visit, an’ she brung erlong a young school friend’, Nellie Munson, an’ she was as putty as a picter, with eyes as black as de night w-hen de moon don't shine, an’ de color ob her cheeks war like dr roees in de gardio. * “Wall, such time as dem young crittere had. Day was boatin’ an’ fishln’, an’ hossback Tidin' ebery day ob der lives. Wal, one sweet, putty morning my ole missus say, dis is Decoration Day; es you young ladies want to go wid me to put flowers on my grabe, I would like yer company. Miss Liddy she jes’ dun streach herself outen de hammock on de veranda, an’ she say: “ ’Sense me, aunty. I’m awful tired of dat grabe; eber since I was a baby I recolmember it.’ “But Miss Nellie sbe dun jump up on’ say: S “ 'Please let me go, I’ve dun beer how good you war to dat poah sojler an’ I know some day you will git your reward.’ So she an* missus walked off in de bright sunshine, de bees wer a hum min’ end de birds a stagin', and dey carried a great bnskit of posies— de hunney suckle nn’ roses, sn’ jasamloe, an* Miss Nellie de prettiest flower of all in her white frock and sky blue sash. “Miss Liddy she lay dsr swingin' in de hammak, and Massa John, after a little, gita up and starts for de grove, too. Den Miss Liddy laffs and sale kinder

scornful lake r ‘ls it Miss Nell or de grabe that takes you out dar dis hot mornin’?” •‘He jes laugh back at her an’ sny: “ ‘Ob corse it’s de grabe, dat’s my ’ligeous duty, ye know, ’specially when dar’s a lovely young lady in de bargain.’ “De ole missus alius like to babe us all come up dar, too, so I war dar jes’ as Mr. John got dar, an’, as usual, my missus opened dat sojier’s Bible an’ was jus’ goin’ ter read when Miss. Nellie saw- de leetle tintype, and she gabe a leetle cry lake, an’ takin’ it from de missus ban’ she said: “ ‘Oh, Mrs. Carter, my ma has got Jes such a picture, an’ it’s hers and mine when I was a baby.’ Den she laid her haid down into missus’ lap an’ began ter cry, an’ she sobbed out dat her pa was in de wah, an’ disappeared, an’ day dun tried ebery way to fine out someting erbout him. Missus axe her what was her pas and mas name, an’ she tole her dere names war ‘George an’ Lucy.* An’ missus opened.de Bible, an’ dar was writ on de leaf ‘From Lucy to George.’ Den she took de poah young lady in her arms, an’ said: ‘“How wonderful are dy ways, oh, Lord 1” An’, my chile, dare under all sleeps your fffther.Tinnn this peaceful spot. lie has not been like a stranger, or neglected, so now in de Providence ob de good Lord, de dearest wish ob his heart is fulfilled. I trus’ you will be comforted.’ “Massa John walked erway wipin’ his eyes, aa’ ole missus read a comfortin’ varse or two outen dat little Bible, an’ we uns sang a hymn, and de decoration was ober fur dat day, an’ missus said to all ob us: -1 “ ‘Let dis yar teach yer a lesson ob faith. Do your duty, no matter how long de way is, or how dark de cloubds.’ “Wall, chil'en, it is time ye were in yer beds. It’s jcs erbout true, dis yarn. Ebery word is as true as de gospil. Yas, Miss Jinnie, dat are grabe is decorated ebery year whou dis day comes aroun’, though de ole massa and missus is lyin’ down beside dat young sojier boy, an’ it’s Miss Nellie's grabe now, for she dun gon’ an iuarr’d Massa John, tfn’ he jus’ llubs de ground she walks on. De ole \uiissus lubed her, too, atrd you ought to a seen what care Miss Nellie dun took ob de ole missus in her las’ sickness, fur month afore Rhe dun went to her reward, and she say ober and ober again: “ ‘No kind act is overlooked by de Master; an’, honey, I’m gittin’ my pay now for honorin’ de dead by a few flowers on a lonely grabe upon de day de nation set apart to 'memorate dose dat fell.’"

MEMORIAL DAY.

Although South America has about twice the area of the United States, It baa only half the population.

FIFTEEN SLAIN BY COSSACKS.

Robberies by Russian Terrorists Inane Relmn of Bloodshed. Forty-five officials and workmen at Kuttner's spinning mills at Lodz, ItusHlan jPoland,, were shot down by a pa-troi-ofCossncks -because -a-hand of terrorists attacked a mail wagon in the neighborhood, killing a Cossack guard and wounding another Cossack and two postoffice officials. While the wagon was passing through Lonkdwa "street the terrorists suddenly appeared from a side street, opened fire on the Cossack escort, seized sl*ooo from the wagon and escaped. A moment later a patrol of Cossacks arrived on the scene and. infuriated by the fate of their comrades, rushed into the factory, whii-h was near the spot where the'rob-' hpry occurred, and began firing indiscriminutely, killing fifteen and wounding more than thirty persons. A band of terrorists lield-up-tke city ofiice of the Vistula railroad, Warsaw, and stole $5,000, after a severe fight, in which four persons were killed and nine wounded. The office was full of people and soldiers were guarding the approaches, but the terrorists attacked them with revolvers, killings two aud injuring four of the guards before they reached the place where the money -was kept. Snatching a -bag containing $5,000 the men ran out of the office. The soldiers fired a volley at the fleeing terrorists, but succeeded only in hit..ting...sexeral bystanders, ten of whom were killed aud five wounded.

Eleven of the alleged conspirators in the Plot to assassinate the Czar in his palace at Tsarskoe-Selo have been arrested at Terrioki, Finland. The secret service officials are on the trail of other suspects and further arrests are expected. It is disclosed that the conspirators planned to get into the chapel in the palace where Emperor Nicholas aud the principal palace officials worship. Concealing themselves until all the (dignitaries should be present at a service they intended to hurl a bomb at the Czar.

A revolutionist made repeated efforts to gain admission to the chapel, but failed. Finally he approached a Cossack officer and offered kimjfclO.OOO if he would allow a strangeFto ebter the chapel. The magnitude of the bribe astonished the officer, who at once reported the incident. Investigation developed the details of the plot.

NAMES STEPHENSON.

Wisconsin Republicans Pick .Marinette Man as Senatorial Candidate. Isaac Stephenson of Marinette upon the first ballot Thursday night was made the Republican nominee for United States Senator from Wisconsin. The final selection was marked by sensational episodes. The votd had been taken and still lacked several of the requisite fifty-two, when Assemblyman Goldsworthy, who had been conferring with Lieut. Gov. Connor, came into the room and asked if it was too late to cast a vote. Goldsworthy Wednesday pladged his vote to Hatten. The clerk was Instructed to call his name and he announced his choice to be Stephenson, his announcement being greeted with applause by the Stephenson men. Other votes then swung to Stephenson and gave him the nomination. —Following are features of Isaac Stephenson’s remarkable career: « Is the richest man in Wisconsin, being worth at least $10,000,000. Is a self-made man, rising from poverty in boyhood to his present wealth. Is self-educated, gleaning from hooks and newspapers a fund of- useful knowledge. Is a believer in fair play and advocates legislation that will curb and restrain trusts. Is a liberal contributor to colleges, to bis home city. Marinette, and to churches. Will be 78 years old June 18, but is vigorous and resourceful.

News of the Churches

The Atlantic section of the Council of Jewish Women lias severed its connection with the united charities and will continue as a separate organization. Cleveland is already arranging for the national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, which is to be held in that city next August. Von Ogden Vogt resigns as general secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor to accept a position with the Presbyterian board of foreign missions. Dr. Francis E. Clark of the Christian Endeavor Society is visiting the West Indies, Panama, and South American republics in the interest of that organization.

The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon has resigned the pastorate of Metropolitan temple, London, on account of ill health. He succeeded his father, the Rev. Charles 11. Spurgeon, In 1892. The dean of Westminster has refused to admit a memorial tablet which was dedicated to Herbert Spencer into the abbey on the ground that he was not an orthodox in his Christian belief. The federal government has put up four buildings on the canal zone and put them in charge of the Young Men’i Christian Association, yhey will be used as men’s clubs for the workmen on the Panama canal. Four other similar buildings are to go up in the near future. Dr. George E. Stokes, at one time a member of the ndrtbwest Indiana conference, will lake charge of a portion of the work of Dr. Edward M- Taylor field secretary for New England of the board of foralgn missions, until Dr. Taylor’s health will permit him to resume his duties.

TWO CHURCHES MEET.

rhe Presbyterian General Assembly Worlds Toward Union. There were two features of the opening sessions of the 119th general assembly of the Presbyterian church, which bus, Ohio. One was the annual sermon by Rev. Dr. Ira Lnndrith of Nashville, moderator of thedast Cumberland Presbyterian assembly, which took place in the afternoon. More than 900 delegates answered the first roll call, and several thousand visitors looked on at the opening sessions. The election of a moderator was reduced to a formality $ the withdrawal of all the candidates except Rev. William H. Roberts of Philadelphia, who was chosen by acclamation. The keynote of Dr. Landrith’s sermon at the devotional service In the morning was an appeal for concerted effort toward the complete union of the church. In his plea for extension erf the church work, Dr. Landrlth expressed the' hope that the church ultimately would be united with the Southern Presbyterian church. “The war is over,” said Dr. Landrith, “Southern Presbyterianism, without our co-operation, can never overtake the Presbyterian possibilities and demands of the South in general and the Southwest in particular. The southern church will welcome our cooperation, and it will hasten the consummation so devoutly to be wished — the ultimate union of the two churches.”

Touching upon the race problem in the South, Dr. Landrith said: “The certain remedy for all racial Ills lies in the direction of good schools and churches—good but racially separate schools—iu which children are taught the dignity and as far as possible, the arts of honest toil, and good, but —for the best Interests of all concerned —racially separate congregations, in which Christianity, and not the murderous prejudices of racial and sectional hatred, are preached.” The forty-seventh annual general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States (Southern Presbyterians) opened at Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Allen G. Hall of Nashville called the assembly to order. Dr. J. R. Howerton of Montreal, N. C., was elected moderator. He delivered the opening sermon.

A quorum of commissioners of the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church went from Dickson, Tenn., to Bethlehem church, which stands on the site of the old McAdow log cabin, the birthplace of the church, and there formally constituted the sev-enty-seventh session of the general assembly. Rev. J. L. Hudgins, retiring moderator, preached a brief sermon. On returning to Dickson the general assembly was constituted and Mr. Hudgins delivered the opening sermon. He made a most vigorous aud caustic arraignment of the leaders responsible for the union of the eliurch with the Presbyterian church.

SCHMITZ GIVES UP RULE.

Accnaed aa Bribe Taker, He Relinquishes Reiarns of Government. Charged by “Abe” Rues before the grand jury with receivings a bribe of $50,000 from the United Railroads

MAYOR SCHMITZ.

whom the Mayor selected to administer its affairs upon the lines demanded by the public. The capitulation of the Mayor is complete. He transferred to writing his authority, tantamount to a power of attorney. Following Ruef’s story to the grand Jury, which bared all details of big bribery and boodle plots, and, it is declared, accused the head officials of public servlee corporations, a movement was started'to force the Mayor to resign and to install Frederick W. Dohrmaun, a prominent wholesale merchant, in the Mayor’s chair. It was reported that Hie grand Jury, before adjournment, voted a - new indictment against Schmitz and also indictments against four high officials «jf the United Railroads Company. It is said that Ituef himself told the grand Jury that he pocketed $91,000 as his “fee” out of the $200,000 bribe fund paid by the Uuited Railroads, and $50,000 went to Schmitz. The rest of the money, $89,000, was divided among eighteen supervisors, sixteen of them getting $4,000 each, one SIO,OOO, and one $15,000. The foregoing information as to the testimony given iy Abe Iteuf to the grand Jury Is given by Special Agent Burns.

All Around the Globe.

Herman Boche, who,, killed Frank Jarmes at Norfolk, Nek., was captured near Norfolk. George B. Butler, portrait painter, died at his home nesr Croton Falls, N. Y. He was in bis 70th year. Three men were killed and six injured, three fatally, in an accident in an ore mine at Hiddlesburg, Pa. The four-story warehouse of the Graham Paper Company at Bt. Louis was damaged by fire and water to ttfe amount, •f $50,000.

Company and facing the penitentiary, Mayor Schmitz has relinquished the reins of San Francisco’s government to a committee of seven, representing tbeflve great commercial organizations of the city. From now on he will be mayor of the city In name only. The city is under the control of men

Indiana State News

GIRL WEDS TO KEEP FROM JAIL. Marries Man to Testify Agalnat Hey for Federal Authorities. By marrying August Michnick, a wealthy Cortland, Neb., farmer, Garnet Lancaster of Evansville took unto herself as husband the man on whose testimony federal authorities expected to send her to jail and also the man who was the innocent cause of the prosecution of the case against her. The girl and her mother, Mrs. Violet Lancaster, were arrested several days ago on charges of nsing the mails to* defraud, on complaints of numerous men over the country who had answered their matrimonial advertisements and sent them money on which to come to them. Their apartments were searched and a number of letters, all speaking of money inclosed, were found. Among the letters were several from Michnick, and in all of them were references to cash forwarded for a trip to Cortland or of tickets wired. Michnick was immediately sent for by the authorities to come to Evansville and testify, but on his arrival he and the younger Lancaster woman were quietly married and the authorities now admit he cannot be forced to testify against her. YOUTH IS KILLED; FATHER HELD Indianapolis Man, Charged wltb Harder, Tells Strange Story. Paul 11. Green of eling salesman for a Chicago shoe house, is held at the police station charged with the murder of his son Newell, aged 17. The youth was found in the front yard of his home early the other morning after neighbors had been aroused from sleep by four pistol shots. Green says his son came to the house before daylight and when the father came to the door in answer to his knock the son asked him if he intended to send him to a stammering school. He replied that it was a strange inquiry to make at such a time of night, and just then, he says, the bay fired one shot at him. He closed the door, be asserts, falling down upon the floor and keeping in this position till the other three shots were fired. Then, he says, he went upstairs to bed thought no more of it till he was later awakened by neighbors who had found the young man in the yard with a bullet hole in his cheek and another in his brain. LIGHTING PLANTS IN COMBINE. Company Formed (o Operate la Illinois and Indiana. Articles of association were filed in Anderson by the Central Indiana Lighting Company, with a capital stock of $3,000,000 —$2,000,000 common and sl,000,000 preferred. William M. Wherry Jr., John W. Tobin and Ivan L. Meloon, all of New York, are the incorporators. The Central Indiana Company is a branch of the National Heat, Light and Power Company of New York, which is operating light plants at Taylorsville, Jerseyville, Robinson, Charleston, Paris and Pana, Ill.; Lexington and Marshall, Mo.; Hoosick Falls, N. Y.; Bennington, Twin City and Brattleboro, Vt.

ADMITS SHORTAGE OF *2,SIS. F orcaer Treasurer Sen da Cheek ta Mayor of Michigan City. Former City Treasurer Charles H. Miller of Michigan City, now county auditor of La Porte county, in a letter to Mayor Fred C. Miller admits a shortage in his accounts while treasurer. A check for $2,513.58, the amount alleged to be due, accompanied the letter. This follows a recent upheaval in city financial affairs. City Treasurer Elijah Meyer was charged with a shortage and was acnnitted. In going over Meyer’s accounts Miller’s shortage was found. Boy Kill* Himself While Hunting. The body of Melvin Wiseman, 14 years old, was found lying half submerged in a ditch near Wheat field by the side of a boat. The boy went hunting Sunday, and there was no trace of him till his dead body was found. Death was accidental, as indications showed that he had evidently laid his gun in the bottom of the boat after rescuing a plover which he had shot, and that in pulling the weapon toward him it was discharged, the load striking him in the neck.* Instantly Killed by Live Wire. Charles Alphers, 23 years old, employed by the Huntingburg Electric Light Company, was instantly killed by coming in contact with a live wire while attempting to repair a refractory street light. He leaves a young widow, whom he married three months ago. 'Ballplayer Shoots Himself. Joe Goar, the once famous National League ball pitcher, while hunting in the woods near his home at New Lisboa, accidentally shot and wounded himself In the thigh with a pistol. 11l Health Causes Snlelde. John Himburg, foreman of the Democrat of Petersburg, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. He was in ill health. • Within Onr Bordai-a. Edward Deuster, aged 19, taken suddenly ill playing baseball, died at Terre Haute. The Indiana Supreme Court decided that county officials cannot employ tax ferrets on a percentage basis, but holds that an appropriation must be made in each case. Mrs. Violet Lancaster, aged 45, and her daughter Garnet, aged 2T, were arrested in Evansville on the charge of using the mails to defraud. It is alleged that they have been conducting a matrimonial agency and have defrauded hundreds of wife seekers out of money. In their rooms were found several hundred letters which showed that money had been received from numerous men on the pretext that the women needed money to join them to be married. The women were preparing to depart for Portland, Neb., where the daughter was to marry a farmer named Mlschmick.