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VOL. XL- -NO. 83. NEWBERRY. S. C.- ERIDAY AUtGUST 12, 1904 TWICE A WEE] 150AYA SENATOR TILLIN ON THE OUTLOOK PASSED THROUGH NEWBERRY YESTERDAY. The Senator Loud in His Praise of Parker's Statesmanlike Ad dress of Wednesday. Senator B. R. Tillman passed through Newberry yesterday enroute for his home atTrenton after attending the meeting of the board of trustees of Clemson and the session of the Farmers' institute which met there this week. When seen on the train Senator Tillman said that the only business attended to by the Clemson board, outside of the regulir routine work, was the creating of a new chair in the faculty of the institution, that of assistant professor of animal hus bandry. He said that the increased number of students of agriculture and stock-farming made this addition to the faculty absolutely necessary. It is not yet known who will occupy this new position. When questioned as to his opinion of Alton B. Parker's speech he said that it was a speech remarkable for its qualities of statesmanship and con servatism. He regarded Parker as strong, safe, and statesmanlike. He said that such a speech as Parker's should, and probably would, inspire confidence in the minds of all those who loved conservatism and that it had greatly strengthened Parker's po sition. In speaking of the prospects for November Senator Tillman said that in his case the wish and desire might be the father of the opinion, but that nevertheless it was his honest opin ion that Alton B. Parker would be the next president of the United States. When asked if Parker would carry New York he said that it would be absolutely neccessary and in all probability would be accomplished. He said that the democrats would have to carry Connecticutt, Dela ware and many of the western states but he believed they would win in the end. He said apart from Prker's own per sonal strength there were many other facts on which he based his opinion as to the outcome of the November election. He said that the personality of Mr. Roosevelt was so thoroughly obnoxious that it would go a great way in accomplishing his defeat in a campaign which was, or seemed to be, based on the personality of the chief executive. The senator seemed to be in ex cellent healhh and his old throat trouble appeared not to trouible him at all. PARKER IS HAPPY. Well Pleased With The Effect of His Speech of Wednesday. Esopus, N. Y., August II.-Judge Parker appeared blithe and happy to day, in spite of the' notification or deal through which he passed yester day. He was obviously happy and well-pleased with the impression created by his speech of acceptance, and the comments upon it made by '--his audience at the notification cere mony, and was convinced that the op position press had failed to make adequate answer to his arguments. Telegrams of congratulation came pouring in this morning and bid fair to rival the number of f elicitations which Mr. Parker received upon his nomination. Judge Parker spent the morning gomng over newspapers. His letter of acceptance will prob ably not be issued until after Roose velt's letter of acceptance. Parker's letter, it is said, will be for the greater part in the nature c'- an answer to THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN The Views of the Candidates as Ex. pressed at Young's Grove on Tuesday. The county campaign meeting a Young's Grove, near Prosperity. or Tuesday. was attended by nearly fiv< hundred people. including a numbei f ladies. The clouds were heav3 during the morning, and the meeting was interrupted by rain during th< afternoon. Messrs. J. W. Earhardi and J. W. Sanders, for the legislature not getting an opporunity to speak The candidates had been requeste< in The Herald and News by citizen! of Prosperity to express their view. especially on the Brice Bill, and thi! question was given a good deal o: attention by the candidates. Th< meeting passed off very pleasantl3 throughout, except for the interrup tion by the heavy rain during the af. *ternoon. County Chairman S. S. Cunningharr presided during the morning and Mr R. T. C. Hunter during the afternoon The senatorial candidates wer the firsc speakers. Mr. Arthur Kibler took up the dis cussion of the Brice Bill. He oppose< the tax feature of the Bill, with whicl the Bill finally passed, unless it wa. necessary for the enforcement of th law. Th same power that made thi dispensary ought to unmake it, and i a town was allowed to vote a dis pensary in, it ought to be allowed t< vote it out. He stood by his recor< in the legislature, when he voted foi the Dorroh amendment, which pro viddd that 'the one-half mill ta> should not be levied unless the peo ple of a county refused to enforce th law after the dispensary had beer voted out. Mr. Fibler discussed taxa tion and education, taking the sam position as. a't preceding meetings. Ix conclusion he wanted to refer to personal matter. He wanted to den] the rumor that had been circulate< in some quarters that there had beei an understanding between himsel and Mr. Mower. There had been n< agreement between them. Mr. Cole. L. Blease first discusse< taxation, which he considered thi most important question before th< people. He said the last legislatur< appropriated more than $i68,oox more than it made provision to rais< and referred to mistakes whereby th4 franchise tax law and the dog ta> law and other revenue laws did no become operative this year, as wa: evidently intended. The county 1ev: this year was three mills, a half mil higher than last year. Did the peo pIe have better roads? WVhere wa the good roads machinery? Part o it was at Sam Crotwell's, part ofi was elsewhere, and the engine ha< been running a planing mill some where at 5o cents a day. Mr. Blease then took up the educa tional question, favoring better corn mon schools and southern books b: southern authors. He favored cutting down the appropriations for highe: institutions to an economical basis He opposed compulsory education He didn't want "free niggers" educat zerl with white people's money. The Brice Bill was a Trojan hors loaded with dynamite for the destrue tion of the dispensary, and nothin else. Mr. Blease read to his audienc his interview in .ne Herald an News of this morning, in which h took a positive stand against botl the original Brice Bill and the Bric. Bill as it finally passed with th. amendments. Brice himself, who ha' loaded this Trojan horse for the de struction of the dispensary, wvas; bitter enemy of the 'dispensary. Mr Blease said he was a dispensary mai from the crown of his head to th -sole of his feet. He took up th Dorroh amendment, sayirng thi amendment had left it to the gover NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. Combined Japanese Fleet Engageq Russian Port Arthur Squadron. London, August ii.-A dispatch re ceived by the Japanese legation thi: morning confirms the previous mea gre dispatches reportiig a sorcie o the Russian fleer from Port Arthu: and a subsequent naval engagement The dispatch to the legation state that various reports from Talienwai show that the Russian squadroi - emerged from Port Arthur yesterda: morning. A serious naval engage ment followed, continuing until sun set. At dawn this morning the Russial battleship Retizan and another bat tleship of the Pobieda type appeare< to be taking a straight course to Por Arthur. Press dispatches reported that th< Russian vessels escaped and that sea fight was expected. The legatioi dispatch indicates that the Russiai vessels did not reappear. Tokio, August ii.-The net of th, Japanese around Port Arthur is beinj drawn closer daily. Heavy siege guns have been statione< in a new position, and the Japanes, are now able to pour shells in'o thi town and into the Russian vessels ii the harbor. It is believed that thi shelling of the ships in the harbo forced the sortie reported, which sor tie brought about the naval batcle out side the harbor. Chefoo, August ii.-The report i current here t~iis afternoon that th Japanese cruiser Kasagi was sunk ii the naval battle which followed th sortie of the Russian fleet from Por Arthur. Washington, D. C., August ii. United States Minister Griscom, a Tokio, cables the state departmen under date of today, that it is official ly announced there that the Russiai squadron at Port Arthur emerged an I that a battle ensued throughout th, entire day with the combined Japa nese fleel. He says the result has not been as certained. WHAT VARDAMAN SAYS. His Answer to the Charge of thi Postoffice Department. Anderson. August ri.-Several day ago the editor of the Anderson Dail: Mail wrote to Governor J. K. Varda man, of Mississippi, and asked hin about the truth' of the assertion mad by Postmaster General Payne, tha Governor Vardaman had, while edi - tor of a newspaper in Mississipp - some years ago, published an edi torial making a disrespectful allusio1 to Mrs. Roosevelt, the mother of th president. -The followving letter. has been re -ceived in reply: "Executive Department," Jacksor Miss, Auggust 6.-My Dear Sir: You very kind favor of the 4th instant ha been received. I had a copy of th Commonwealth you desire I woul, take great pleasure in sending it t, you, but the files of the old paper ar a hundred miles awav. There wa nothing in that editorial offensive *r Mrs. Roosevelt or that reflected upo her in the least. I simply undertool upon scientific grounds. an explain tion of Teddy's degeneracy and ger 1eral cussedness, without holding hi ancestors responsible for it. I though' I owed it to his ancestors. ReallV should be ashamed to charge th devil himself with the responsibilit of the infamy of that dlistinguishe accident. Sincerely and cordially. T. K. Vardlaman. SENATOR VEST DEAD. I The Body Taken To St. Louis Last Night-Interment Thursrday SNeet Springs. Mo.. Aug. io.-After . lingering for weeks between life and 3 death Former United States Senator - G. G. Vest passed peacefully away r yesterday. He had been so near death r for the past three days that the end came without a struggle. He was conscious until 2 a. m.Sunday morn 1 ing when he sank into a state of coma i from which he never aroused. , He lost the power of speech Satur - day morning and during the last 36 - hours of his life his breathing was barely perceptible. At the bed side when the end came was his wife. Dr. Jarvis, the family physician: Senator Vest's son. Alex t ander: his daughter. Mrs. George P. Jackson, and her husband: and Mrs. Thompson. a niece of Mrs. Vest. The remains were taken -co St. Louis last evening for interment. Arangements have been made to hold 'the funeral services. this after noon. The body will be taken at once to the cemetery after its arrival e in St. Louis Thursday morning where i brief services will be held at the grave. * THE POPULISTS. ' Tom Watson's Fiery Speech in Lin coln, Nebraska. r -- - Lincoln, Neb., Aug. ii.-Thomas - E. Watson and Ttomas H. Tribbles opened the populist campaign here s yesterday afternoon when the state e convention met to nominate candi i dates. The Oliver theatre was filled, e the anti-Parker element predomina t ting strongly. Mr. Watson said this was the first part he had taken in poli tics in eight years but that the fires of popuism still still burned fiercely ' within him. He said true populists t would not be swayed from principle t by mere results at the ballot box and after summarizing the tenets of his party, he declared: "Such a creed can never die." Mr. Watson scored both the old parties and ridiculed the republican national convention as a cut and dried - affair. Of the democratic convention he said: "It made its appeal to the Deity through a megaphone, and drafted its platform by telegraph. His speech, which occupied nearly Stwo and a half hours, was an indi rect appeal against fusion, and he was frequently applauded. 3 The populist convention voted to E select Watson and Tribbles electors - regardless of any action taken by the 1 democrats. e The question of fusion on the state C ticket wxas then taken tip and pro - yoked a long and at times a bitter de bate. Cheap Rates via Southern. On account of annual seashore ex cursion the Southern railway will sell on August 17th round trip tickets to Old Point Comfort. Ocean View. Sand Virginia Beach, and return, at r rate of Sg.oo, wvith final limit Septem s her 1st. e On account of Grand Fountain d United Order Trade Reformecrs Sep 0 tember 6-13. th.e Southern railway e will sell round trip tickets to Rich s mnond. Va.. September 4. 5. 6. 7. with 0 return limit September 15 at rate of fl one iirst-class fare plus 25 cents. for ro und trip. On account of National Encamp ment Grand Army of Republic Au s gu1st 15-20 the Southern railway wvill 4 ell rondm trip tickets to Boston (via -all rail) at rate of $22.80 and return. Y Ret urnl t rip. to leave B. Ston1 not ear d lier than August I 6th no r later thai' August 20th, 11 unes exteniSon iS Se DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FORIALLY NOTIFIED ALTON B. PARKER'S ADMIR ABLE ADDRESS. Ceremony Took Place at Parker's Home at Esopus on Wednesday. Esopus, N. Y.. August io.-The worst rain Esopus has seen this sum mer marked the advent of notifica tion morning. The streets of the village were deluged before daylight, and from the top of the hill on which Rosemount villa stands the water poured downward in torrents. At ir o'clock the rain still fell steadily, thwarting the success of the function. Judge Alton Brooks Parker, who was to be formally notified of his nomination for the presidency by the democratic party, was keenly disap pointed at the outlook. He hoped to have a day of sunshine. Party Arrives. The yacht Sagamore, with Chair man Champ Clark and the members of the notification committee aboard was sighted from Rosemount at 1.09 this afternoon, and she immediately began saluting the democratic nomi nee. The Sagamore was tied up at the dock at 1.15. The yacht was crowded with more than seven hundred visi rors, and some difficulty was exper ienced in landing. As the committeemen left the boat they formed in line by twos and walk ed up the slope to the villa. Judge Parker met them there and shook hands with each. The rain had ceased and Judge Par ker announced that the notification ceremonies would be held on the grounds. The notification ceremonies began as soon as the committeemen reached the house. Chairman Champ Clark began his notification speech at 1.26. Mr. Clark's Address. The notification address was deliver ed by Champ Clark. chairman of the committee appointed by the conven tion. .4 Mr. Clark said in part: Judge Parker: The most momen tous political performance known among men is the quadrennial elec tion of .an American president. Out of the strong debates and pro found deliberations of the St. Louis convention emerged a re-united party, which goes forth conquering and to conquer. The Flower of the Demo cracy assembled there to consult on the state of the country and to take measures for restoring the govern ment to the principles enunciated by the fathers, from which it has drifted in these latter days. Democratic principles are grounded in Eternal Truth. As formulated by the Father of Democracy, they are not for a day. but for all time, and are as applicable at this hour as when he proclaimed them in his first in augural address, which has become a classic. The necessity for putting them in to practice is as pressing now as it was then. To once more make them the basis of our go'vermental policy is the pleasant but -arduous task as signed you by the democracy of the land. There wvas a splendid array of pres islential candidates before the St. E nli convention supported by loyal friends and ardent admirers. An un iuually large num;ber of men were I laced in nomination for the greatly coveCted ho nor. Yon were chosen with such enthus lasmi as foretels success. Having, 'n the only ballot, received the two thirds majority, indispensable by dem