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TO BE DAMAGE SUIT Final Outcome of the Sampson-Schley Contro\ersy. AN INVESTIGATION IS ASKl J FOR. The Admiral Intimate* that Me \N *1 IK Miami That a Court Pass AJpvo the Merits of the Controversy, Washington. l>. t\, Special.- -T he Washington Post telegraphed A:l mi ml Schley that in /in editorial it insisted that lie i > \v it ? 1 it io himself, a.-1 Well as to his iriends, in begin pro ceedings against Mr:, Aim lay. the an t hoi oi the history of liic Unite Stales navy, lo disprove tlx* latter'? ? charges. adding: -Will you do this'. JMeaso wire statement. ' ill reply It received the followim , ?? .'*S . "(ireat Neck, L. I., July L'.'V "tiditor Washington Post: I be lieve the llrst sli p should l:e an in vest igat ion t?t" all matte: s by a < oui l then a civil action afterwards. I an: preparing to take this course. "W. S. SUiiLRY." The Post, as a result of extensive Inquiries based upon the admiral's di-; patch says in pari: "Admiral Schley propones It) ask an invest igat ion at the hands of a n:iv<> com! of inquiry and then to sue I lis lorian ^Inclay for libel. I lis action it the sequel to the developments dur ing lhe\past \veo!< when the entire country hp>; -t.ci n stirred by the pu!> Jication di the unexampled ahu?i poured out upon him in the thin volume of 10. S. Mae lay 'is history oi the United States navy, it: which pub Jication Schley is said to have rtu away "in caitiff liigiit," and is. i:t ad dition, denounced as a coward,, a cut and a traitor. .The Sehhv court of impdry will tin douhtedly be one of the most eel" brated. eases in the naval or military history of the country. The high rani of the officers involved in the con ifoversy and the intense public feel ins which has been aroused will com bine to give to the investigation i> dramatic int'erest. Nothing lias oi currcd in Washington for many years that will compare with it. The ap pointment ol the court of inquiry it expected lo be made by Secretary Long. though it could be in the powet of the President to make the' selec lions if he chose. This is hardly likely to occur, however. Admira jfKebleyY. loiter 'asking for the appoint 1 merit of the court will Mi, addressed lo Secretary Long, wiio nt-his innne Jliuie chief. To address the communi eaiion to the President, ignoring Sec rotary Lous, would not only be i ?breach ?d naval etiquette, but wouh be totally at variance with Schley'* J* caret ill ooservanee of iMim uikms i>:o cedure. The court. tberelore, will hi named by Secretary Long, unless lu shall 'prefer lo refer the matter to tin President. Mr. Long has already staled that if Admiral Schley request ed a court of inquiry he would grant the request, and has also expressed his willingness to personally selec. the court." New York. Special. ? The llerah say*: "Hoar Adinirpl Winlield Scot' Schley has asked Secretary Long t< appoint a court of inquiry to deter mine the facts in regard lo his eoursr in the Santiago campajftn. While Ileal Admiral Schley will not discuss his de termination, or evou admit that hu ha* ? asked for an inquiry, since he couk > not do so without a breach of nava etiquette. The Herald is neverthelcsi in the position to announce the fact that the application has been made.' Seaboard Strike Settled, Norfolk, Special. ? The Scnbaard Ai. Line machinists' strike was rett!e; Tuesday on the hour basis. Porstmoutl Richmond, Raleigh. Hamlet, Monroe and Abbcvillo mechanics get L'7 ten:) per hour and all other points 30 i:3nts The apprenticeship system is to l.? regulated. Janus O'Conacll, president of the International Machinists, cum to Portsmouth for a conference wU) lh?? abov?v-relwV4> To Punlsli Lynchers. Rom6?'Hy Cable. ? in accordance with fnstructions from Washington, the American charge d'affaires hero hax Informed Signor Prlnett. t ho Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Federal' government will take every legal means to secure the pun'shruent of the lynchers of the Italians In Mis sissippi. In this connection the minis tor has expressed his full confidence that these most guilty of the lynching* will be sought out by competent au thorities.- H* also Paid he felt hii : e the criminals ; would not go unpunished a? happened in some preceding cases. . Wrecked By An Hxploslon. Stockholm, "Sweden, By Cahle. ? An exposition of petroleum on board the American schooner, , Ionise. Adelaide, which left Philadelphia, April 24, for Stockholm, resulted in the dfirth of Captain Or r. ten members of the fcfcooner's crewr and four 'Swedish cus torn* officials. Two of the crow were uved The ezpioafoln?set the a^hobnei afire tUd the blatins p>tro!eu m engulf ed the ve*acl and those on hoard. ^ (Jv. Brief Mention. _ An order tOcm"lmtnlcipai 6^pens>s ChlrSlo? in. CU iu ^ ' Jc"" r krl An l* Tarl Bcm. Xan./ iutve ordered- elpsed -a?d-4b? mandate Albtvmarta, N. O, to tlw Cotton M O)l >rcm??7 Hoot ntinwd to SfeattSSUM. RC^tO meet Qarmn^t . r - .'.vliVM -Li CONDITION OF, CROPS. ! Normal loinpcmturo With l.cjis ilinn Average Sunshine. The average temperature, for the week ending s a. m.j July 22nd, was 8>i degrees, or practically normal, with a maximum <?f ;>7 at Hattsburg. and a minimum of at Greenville. The av -r ago sunshine was b'low normal. and .more sunshine would have bei n hi ne fleial in the north border r.iun'.i.'s. High winds broke down mu< h < o:n in a few counties, on the 1Mb The rainfall ranged from 1 s> than hall' an inch to over five in -beg. the ?former in the evntral portions o.' th Jstate, and central Savannah. The lar jzp r amount f<* 1 1 In Marlboro and New ' . n>erry counties, while over the eastern, northeastern, northern, and txtrcnu western counties the rainfall was gen orally excessive, and ^lamage t ? c:o;h, by flooding bottoms and lowlands, and by preventing mmli needed cultivation. A few points had Insufficient ra'nfuli and there crops are suffering an I (.11 li/ij ijitjij'Sii'jiJ ?" I'r-f 111" !?>??? ?> >> tion of the State the weather \*as fa vorahlo on growing crops cars' ng a general, and in places a marked im provement in kheir condition. Cotton improved thionghout the Statu. and. while st.:ll vor.v sa;a!!, i* growing fn.^t and in most place* is fruiting satisfactorily. In a few s't ti(?ns it is heavily fruited, while smi"! young cotton has no; begun to bloom, 'rhe outlook for this crop is de.-id. ly better than hen tofore. although some fields remain grassy, and all of it iveds more cultivation, but over the eastern, northeastern and portions of the north ern c^untus the ground was t >o wet for cultivation. Sea-isiand continues t i blight in spots. }?arly corn is a failure in many p'a ccs, and. although s otnewhai improved, is very poor generally. It is maturing rapidly in the eastern portions oc the State. Young corn, especially that planted on stubble lands. Ioo'<s qu:t? promising. On river btottorns, wlier; usually the finest corn is raised, t <* crop will amount to practically noth ing. ' ? 'tobacco shared in the general Im provement, and in pjaces has s:arf?d n.'jw growth that will delay cutting but cutting and curing mane fair prog ress, and som? has been marke:e ). Sweet potatoew-iyyk promising; Rome 'RHys still being set out. while in C ia" leston county some fields are icady lo dig and to market. Itice is exc Heat, but caterpillars are d * royin? cp and i rirp in Iliintna county. as came up to good stands; some section* iepo:t more than the usual a i cage sown to peas, others less. Sugar cane and pas tures are good. Melons a:e grneraMy poor. There is widespread complaint o," peaches and grapes rotting. Avoided n L.y itching. Denmark. Spcclal. ? ? Wash Jain s n who attempted \ criminal assault upo > Mrs. George ljutto 1' Orange'.ung ?ounty. only tailed m iiim iuimm-v by the arrival of field hands, who, hear ing screams. c:inie to her assistance, when the negro ran off and escaped. He was traced and caught at Wood bine. <4a.. Hiid brought to Denmark on the Seaboard train Saturday afternoon. While on the train Jamison 'grabb.nl th pistol ftom one of his guards and attempted to itill xV H. Pearson and J. J. Foglr. who liaa him in charge. Brief Mention. The Treasury employes who place the seals and numbers on notes ol the I'nltcd States Monday reehed the number of iou.oon.uort on Hip $l silver certificates of (ho series el 1S!M?. The numbers wi'l no! go any higlwr as the printers have lwen\4nstrtirtesl to turn hnek to No. 1 of letter A. Maj. John Donaldson, of Cincinnati, aged 02. <1 iorl at Atlantic City, of Brlght's <li8?jH.se. Major Donaldson was one of the best known business men in Cincinnati, and he also had an extensive acquaintance throughout th South, where he ttnd traveled f?v yearn in r business capacity. Ho was a n^.ior in the Confederate army. The promoters (At lie Vioksburg an:l Hattieshurg ItnilroXd Company met at Jackson. Miss.. i?rfectod organiza tion and stt on footjthe plans lor the preliminary survey. IThe road \* Hi run l ron) Jackson to Hattieshurg. P. M. TIarding?was <-J<fTod president. Tlie capital utock was fixed at $2,5<>u.0-'?0. Tbe Virginly Prohibition Conven tion nominated O. C. Ilucker. of il?d ford for (Jovernor. At Dingess. VV. Va.. H-njamin CiiMer and William Dennett, white, were shot and killed by llcnry Alexander, col ored. A committee from Washington, D. C., which has been inspecting the park system of Europe, has arrived in Lon don. A street railway company in Chi cago which has 210 miles of trark offers to have gycry street if occupies if the city will renew, its' franchise, which expires in 1903. Karl Kuwil pleaded guilty of ihp charge of bigamy before the House of Lords and was sentenced to thre-i months' imprisonment. ' ?? Captured correspondence between President M. T. Steyn, of the Orange Slate, and Secretary F. W. Reitz, of the Transvaal, wan made public In L/n don. Ed~?r'J ?chroodar, of Brooklyn, N. Y., hild a hand blown off by an infer nal machine sent Through Mbe mails and/ Benjamin Rogenblum ia under ar? rtjA. ? S. Pleasants. of AsbeviH<?, N. C., has been made superintendent of the Koscluako Cotton HOIs, a big plant wbicii Was ju*t befun operations "sn'i New Orleans. ? . An unknown man wan found mur dered In n wood nenr CarUije, Pn? A $SOjOM,eM combination of- tne glass bottle aMnsfneturers Is reported. , Mrs. MoXOUer* coed It km continues ftaJnHtTMl-Ottto*. I.. In* w*i. wort I tt AthUltfc City 1 *? 'l ifiSirn' - " "arr- ttP*7 PRAYING FOR RAIN The People of Missouri Send l'p Po litions, rill: HOTTEST SUNDAY ON Rt:C0?D ? People dene ally UalhereU in I liclr Places of W orship and I'raycil l ot Rain. A Sunday special from St Louis says: Oiv this, the day that (iovciiku , Doekery designated ftM. f.i.iiinK an I prayer to (Jod that the present drought might '4?e broken in Missouri, all rec ords fur hot weather in St. Ia>u!s were broken, tin- weather bureau titer- | mometer on tin* custom hous ? register ing 10S degrees. On the streets and in exposed places, the mercur> went tt to-KTWx liigner. Tne 3'tfOrrT bro- ' ken \4as that of inf. made in the early eighties.-' As early as 7 a. in. the day I gave promise of being unusually warm. At that time the thet?mometer register I ed !") degrees, and from then on until I ?.:Z0 p. m., tho mercury steadily el.nib pd upward under the impulse of a fler, o | sun shining from a cloudless sky. Hardly a breath of air stirred all day. j The Governor's proclamation was very, generally heeded, nearly every chut\ h in the city holding well attended ser vices. given up to. prayer that the | drought which has prevailed several months, and threatens the de*tru< tion of all vegetation, might l>n brokt'n. This is the second proclamat lo:i ol the character ever made in Missouri, In 187.r?, a time of drought and grass hopper pec?, Oovernnr Charles H. liar din called upon the. people of the Slate to pray for relief. This call was .il.su generally observed. Another Record llrcaket . Washington. 1>. C. Special. ? Tho Weather Bureau Sunday night issued i:v following :ipec :il b:llviin. "P. .li neally tho entire country was roverot bv tho hot w?v;> e<,:-e;d tho immedi ate Pacific coast, and in tho States of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, nearly all previous high records were exceeded. Tho maximum tomperaturo line of 100 degrees encircles the great corn belt. At Dubuque. Iowa, and at Spririglleld, 111., tho maximum te:n pcintureM ?f J oh degrees were two le^iv'C.i nlnive lii" highest previous re eon!. while nt. St. Louis, the maxi mum of 10!) has been equaled but once before f.a /ngust 12. 1881. At Chicago the maximum of 102 degrees equals tho previous high record of July 10 of tho present year. In the States of Iowa, Missouri and Kansas the duration of the present heated term Is without precedent., there hav ing been practically no int< rruption it. .-e?ri nerat ures of f>0 or over since June IS. a period of ,'M days. Oil IS 'days of this period the maximum tem perature at Kansas City was K?0 or more. '"There are as yet no indications of any relief from the abnormal heat. No rain has fallen in tho corn belt for the past three days and none is Jn sight, it is of course probable that scattered local thunderstorms which are always accompaniments of pro tracted periods of heat, mny fall at times, but no hope can be entertain ed at. this time of any general rains or permanent relief. t Signed ) "II. C. Kit A NK ION I'*IKlw), "Forecast Official." , Brief Hcntion. The Nuachinists strike is off in Seranton, Pa. At a special meet in? Saturday afternoon the action of the night before was reconsidered and a motion to ..return to work on Monday morhing pakscd unanimously. Governor ty-Millan. of Tennessee positively asserts that lie will n it be a candidate for a third term as govern or. It is understood that. the governot will be a candidate to succeed t'nitel States Senator W. 15. 1 la tV> i i? i;;<V~>. The maximum temperature for Sat urday at Lincoln, Neb., was IftL' ani) for five hours it was 100. A high hot wind from the.. south blew steadily., blighting corn p^thably more than any day sine:? the drouth began. Members of the cxecnttve t> ard o) the United Garment Workers met in New York Saturday night and ordered a general strike. The *tiike will in volve more than &?),( >00 inen and wo men and g')?'S into effc;*t to-morrow. Twenty-eight loaded coal oars were plunged into a ravine on the Seian'-ca division of the Ontario & We t"rti Hailrod'd Sunday by the breaking of :i ear wheel near Hancock Junction, X V. Doubt as to Tlieir N'ht'onalitv. Washington. D. C., Special.? Mr Caragnanl the Italian ch^-^e dc af fjirei, called upon Acting Set-re; a ry of Slate Hill Sunday to prepare a nor.*1 as to the progress being made inro tho killing of the Italians at Krwin. Miss., recently. The charge de affaire* has not yet been able to secure cv: dence to establish the nationality of be. .mtmV nify?ou?h &?b<> Lalian au:-ho<i ie<? original'.* reported otherwise., and anlfSij this shall b? forthcoming and it tfhnll be nhown that they were not naturalized to the rpifed S'a tea, there vlU be no fiirTher .pro.:ar>drng<Tir"tK?r^ aae. as far. as the Sta'e ty?r?r?ment '?? once:-ned. Crtr lied IJy Fallinf Wall. Coln:?h;u, f?a , Spr/,TM ? A *tron^ . vn, wiyd and bail storm passed ov<~ V'iTumbn* Saturday sfrpmrrm.- A Vavy dead wall on the clit GeorgU ioute lot blown down, eomplete ?/ demolishing* trees. isnt.nga' li mbing shop. Hamms' bakery and a caul store ware eru*h?d, Two )a >s snd a little Ik<t wera ware in the ikes y, a*d <*at ul Ibejn was fc/dl y *.?/? Several persons were shocked ? ' '^r:vCy~ NOW I IMl RRAOl: HULKS. Iinpcrlmtt Action lly ttic Slate Rail road Commission. The teldte raiio.id Commissioner has made i> ii.'t ? it :i? v.- storage rules. The * > >111 in ? >?!"?? . H i - I'Pi'ii working on the i li i ? i.no has gone 0 .-<?!* iVll iiit* 1 1 1 it * < t the southern Si. lies. Th^l'i* I ii ??** IH'Pll tit'VCI'Hl 1'iiilt : i:t rs '.villi ill" railroad olllcials ii : > | ilit-1 ??'!)? cis of (In' Mil' service lis sot i;ui- ii. ' lie iK" villi's iivr em 1 t ii* i i i:> ; !u follow 'nig action Ol I lu? I. lilt! \\ hc!v:-s nn t \.':i? passed by I lit* l t :iti a I ntoer.ldy el' South Carolina m Up' it ki,l:ir se^s'tii of HHM, ami ilu'i'al'i 'i- ai i'.t.xt l l.v tin* governor of tin* I .Mil tla\ of- February. A. l> l:ioi. authorizing aii'l requiring tin* board of railroad commissioners. "to li\ aiitl prescribe a schedule of mux I ilium ratt's und t hnrges fov storage mailc ami charged hy the vailvofttls doinft business in iliis State, ami to IK what Unit* after the reception ol freight at plat e of destination sin h charges of storage shall begin ami for other purposes. Now he It Kcsolved. That we. the hoavtl of S v. vr/>% SSSSVW .if the authority contorted h> said act. Ii x the following i nlt'S ami maximum rates for storage charges to apply t ? ? all freights stored hy the railroads i doing business iii tliis State: 1. .Ml Ire-ght re. i i\etl for iU5ivi;> is >nihJei'L to slot age regulation*. 'I All i :i. ' age freight not removed hy own* r t from the custody of tin* railway company, within seventy two l72)houis utter legal notice of the ??" i i\al i hereof has hei-n given to tun sigm-e, computed from I- o'clock ol lilt: day following tin; uate ol such notice of arrival, shall thereafter l.e subject to a charm- lor storage. as set forth il> rules I of these regulations. U. Prompt notices shall I e given to consignees of the arrival of freights, ami the said noiice must show date of its issue, and the time allowed .lor removal without charge lor storage. t. The maximum charges lor the storago of freight hy tin- railioa la when stored in the wan-houses of the said rnilroadb in this State, shall he as follows: For fixe days and under. I < cut per hundred pounds per dav. For lo days and over ;? da>s. ii cents pej- hundred pounds. For :??> day:: nnd over I" days, * cents per hundred pounds. For ;i0 days ami over -<? days 10 cents per hundred pounds. ^ Foy |n days and over ;iu tlays ,10 cents per hundred pounds. / Foi* r,n days; and over M days; 1 ?? cents per hundred pounds. Each additional week ami fraction i hereof thereafter, -? cent per hi-.n "died pounds. The minimum charge for any one shipnu ni shall he live cents. Not niore than 51 P:>v day shall he charged' for any one < onsign ment not in excels of a ear load. 5. A consignee living four miles or over from the depot, and, v. ho.->e Height is destined to his residence or place of business so located, shall not l?e subject storage charges allowed in the above rules eniil a sulllcient time lias elapsed after notice for s-aid vi.ix... In ri'innvi'' vsiid irooitv! I>V tin* e'xer? ise of ordinary tnligeme. ii. Shipments detained because billed to order and awaiting hills of lading of instructions as to disposition, shipments held for want of billing in sti actions, shipments held for inspec tion. change of billing or for any other purple, by owner or his agent H1>. Hiibjeet t?? storage charges. ami if such freights are forwarded to any other point accrued storage will he added to ih<* billing as back charges. 7. The rates herein prescribed are maximum rated, hiit these regulations will not he held to be violated. If low er rat eft are made by the roads pro vided thai all shippers at the same point are assessed similar rates with out discrimination. S Legal holidays and Sundays snail not he taken Into account. In reckon ing the 72 hours herein allowed for re moval of freight wit hop t charges. Due diligence on the part of Hip shipper o/consignee to remove freight promptly/shall be deemed hy the rai roads a Imfiicient ground upon which to remit! storage charges accruing hy reason iw hail weather or Impassible ' "lo"' Freight and storage charges innt't be billed in seperate Men)? though they may he hilled on tin saim o|] (l(l( 1 C. WlLBOItN. Chairman. C. W. (JA11KIS. J. H. WHARTON Commissioners. D. DUNCAN, Secretary. American Enterprise in fli*xico. City of Mexico, Special. Llxehan^r mm .^ew Vork lis* rewhed h premium of i . i abo< ' I- .ir. This is A whoily unjirnt edented There is e nit inued talk of the consolidation of the Kroa' hanks i:i order to ofl'scT growing Ann: lean financial ami business laflnenc* It was reported that the entire streer rail way ? gyslen of lira e'ty anil the Kedeial districts will soon pass in:>; the h-inds of American capitalists. 1 CIJ-ORAPMIC THR5I1 IliS. Ninety sevrtf in the shade and I OS to 110 in I ho syii were the temperature i in Chicago .Saturday. All but two of the New Orleans breweries, have suspended work owim; to the strike of 1 30 skilled men for re. cognition of the union. The correctod state census returns which were completed Saturday ahttw that there are. 517,035 people in Haul more. city and 1,1.81.749 in the whole state. Kx Senator Pough. of Alabama, was not jo well Saturday. He aflffera a_ great deal from the heat. His phya! ciaj),- however, does not consider hln) in Immediate danger. ^Cotton Mill Meeting. Central, Special. -Tire xtrnuiT meoT-~ ng of the Charleston Cottoa Mill waa held at the mtll near here Wednesday. - The following board of dlrec tntfa wai re-elected: B. I. Simmon*, of Chartoa* (oo; A. E. McCoy, G. M. Norrla and T. I,. Connor, of Orangeburg; D. A.Tomp- I kins, of Charlotte; J. P. Smith aad D. Norrla. of Plckmz. D. K. Norrla waa >Te?-ted prexident. Tfc* ain la Jaat coa- ' I pletlntf aa addition and haa bow lM#t | tpiadlea and Iqow In operation. LYNCHING IN W. VA, Chief of Police Murdered By Desper* ale Negro, M (iKO l.vMCIU:l) IN CI IV PARK. | Hob of 100 Petty!.* Took Mint I rout the Mauds ol the .SherlH SVns ;i I l><tugerott* Character I'lkins. \\ Va , Spot ih I . Monday night 'la' (I iMld body (>1" Will. Brooks colored. swung from tho limb ol a Ire* in ( ho oily |>urk lu?nv and Chief ??: l'o(i< o l.tlh lay dying in a Cumber land, Md . hospital, from tin* cftoot.^ of a bullet woiiv I i n II let i>d by tho < ol orod man In the nlti'inoon word w?*> hioipihl lo tho j ? ; > ! n ? station that Win. Brooks. a well-known colored man. V>. '.'o v/.swt^ S^VSNSV.NV .\NS VV.V- VyVV. Xtn'i v of tots n, and a^'ving (or tho aid ot mi ulllier to subdue hint. Cliiot of I'oli.o Lilly said ho would go himself Rud bring the man in. Win n Brooks fiiw the o.llcvT eu:aioK. ho slat ted to run for tho House i?nd b> tho time I ills riinii' up to tho house. which had a good sized crow d- surrounding il and ordered tin man to conic t> u t . Brooks i?nio to tho window of a front room, armed with a gun. Otflcer Lilly or dered him to surrender ami eonio peaceably to tho lookup. IJiooHs said bo would not go puaeenbly . or any other way. Lilly ijmi into the house for tho black ir.au. The ( ruwd i?nf* s^lo made no effort to help, and tho t>1lb or fucod ttio <i< i?poi ate iiojjrn alone. Hounds of a fierce at niggle could bo board and tho crowd that had gath trod ran to the houso to help. When tho loom was gained both men weru found on tho lloor in mortal combat. Tho negro was shouting that ho would never lio taken alive and the oltieor, silent and griiu, hold him with a doalli iM'tn Suddenly the negro worked hir light arm free from tho graHp of the tdfieer and < atchiug up a revolver that - had fallen !<? tho lloor in tho struggle, filed point blank at the ollloer. Lilly foit to tho lloor shot through the bowels. WIh'U the oflioor released tho negro ho broke from the room and i an, lollowed bv a big crowd. For sev i ? | ? j jipiM.M I ? );<i ju'pt illicit *4 ui t ho crowd. Finally after a < base of lu'.lf a jnib\ Brooks was ovortakon and cap tuiVd. 1 J <_? fought , desperately. but emiM not get awa\. Other ollicers cailie to the rescue uii I with s>in:ill ceremony Brooks v. us handed over to tho sheriff to b?: taken to the county jail. Just as the sheriff reaclied the pris on doors and ordered I no prisoner to walk Info the jail, a nio'o ot men. at lea-t loCSMrong. surrounded the of i.m.i '.tonin.. [):: !o shei Iff and guards icl'used and made desperate resistance, but to in; avail. Urooks was seized, rushed through the streets, half walking and half fall ing towards the city park. When the park was reached tb? men who wore leading Brooks told him to wnjk up under a big shade tree ?n the centre of the park and prepare to die. The negro could not speak and roomed almost Insensible to what was going on. The rope was drawn up ami in a few minutes trio body of Wm. Brooks tjwung from the tree lifeless. Then t hV Uflob disperse I. y <> 111 cor Lilly's wouffrt*. are fntafT Ife is unable to talk and'iean give but small explana t ion of t?)e troublo that led to the fshootins:. /The body oi Brooks, up to a lat^Tiour in the evening, still hung in t^ie park. / flayor Shot By a Tough. Santa Paul, C'al., Special. ? Mayor Hugh O'llara, of th's place, was slug and probably fatally wounded Sunda> by ('Whiles Waxsinlth. hi employ.' ol the Union Oil Well Supply Company Since the shooting the town has b'cr. in a state of turmoil and for a l!mr there was a prospect of a lyt^lrng There was a meeting of Win angry citi zens and :1k greatest excitement pre vailed, the crime was vigorously de nounced and nie!*tfui'e,-? were taken tr l id Ihe town of ol?j"<'lion:ib!e ehsiiac tfil'H. Cause ot 1 he Deadlock. * London. By Cable.? In the House ol Commons, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign Office. i.ord Cranborne informed a question"!' that the difll eulty which caused the deadlook anion? the ministers of Ihe foreign powers al Pokin had reference to the collcctl:)n of revenue, ear-marked for Ihe pur pose of the iniejjinitv. and that the ne gotiations at Pekin were still in pro gress. Railroad Authorized. Jackson. Miss., Special. ? Governor lyonglno has issued his proebamatlon authorizing the organization of tho Viekshurg & Southeastern. aRllroad Company. The 'proposed ? new road is believed to be a continuation of -tho Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City, which would bo completed from Mobile to Jlattleaburg and running via ilazie hurst and Utlca. The total length will be. afcout lib miles. TJEL^OR APHICTER5ITJES. A St. Petersburg cablegram to the London Dally Exprcsa fays the Kus r-ians ,bave acquired practical posses sion m Mongolia. Flooda rt? reat ety the elty of Hanlcow, , China. Emperor William congratulate* the Hamburg- American SteaawWp Com pany on tha Deutaeh land's . record braakiag trip. A aeasation waa cauaad at Va/paral ao. CkUa. by tho aaaaaahaation of A.; Artaa flasstn u, tba Beoadortaa Coatnl '?lora. - * I DISI'I NSARV AFFAIRS. {.ntiii les of l.ocal 01 sponsors . wrd (or the Year. Tim dire, tors of tin* State Dispt-:v jirns \i y have rearranged the salarl 3 if the d prusMx In liumv case* th-re wi ii' no changes, and in no ni-i1 wii1 l'irn? a reduction. The liion a^es w 10 l?** s?*.l on (ho Increase of bualnrsi'i dun l*m t!ii' ilst-al' year I t?00 anil the fir.it half of l'XM. 'I he following are the dUpe'.is?'.a wli )>" salaries aie ti> hr iner<v\sed \v ,h tho amount ?>f monthly salary stipu lated in each case: A?lan: ? Uun # H? t? fT.O; Anders n $7.7 to $sO. Hlshopv ilb\ Jt,-, i , ; Mlacksburg $ id to $7*. Cheraw, $ '?.ri ;o $70; Charleston (I'erdvftl), $(!"> to $. >; Darlington. $7."> to $M?; Kutwvllle, $>?* 10 $(io. Km l .\lotte,$3."> to $1). Uifln y. $(!., to $7<? . (icorgetu wil $77 |o $-3. "13, 1 1 alupton, $37 50 to $ 4?> ; Kershaw. $ >') 1 1 > >?/v. i.irirnsui' >v.n to >'.T>: 1 .x e '' ?' t-ni, $1.7 lo Livingston, $ tfi to $ ?? I ,ii ray $.'f> to $30. Manning. $.'o to $7fi< Marlon, $t,a t> $70; Mayesvilh\ f t;, to Moiii k's Corner $1" to $?> : Mount I'lrasant. $7\> to $.?!?. Ul.li', J.lJ io $35; lMfkons. $ n :n to $3?.~o; UidgTland, $:!.', to $<7. .70; Sain la. $7f) In Seneca. $.70 lo S'. < Jeoi ge's, $10 to $lf>: St Stephens. J 'J 7 t-> $'iO; Sumnierville $'i0 to $ j; Todd vllle. $:<"> to $ -1 r? ; I nlon. $70' l> ^7'".; VarnvMl ?. $30 to $;?;,; \VugiW<r. $: -r> *1> $:.7.70; Welhulla, $ti to $?:., Will's ton, $10 to $IL' .",0; W'lnnshoio, $**0 l > The dispenser's clerks who g t raises are: Anderson, $4) to $ 0; Hamburg. .$'.*0 t > $30; Hainwell. $u> t i $3}; Camden, $3.'? to $10; Charleston (IVreivaH, $40 to $41. (it!; D.wTmgloo, $to I > S")0; (Saffnev, $".o to < I . e * : ? v 1 1 1 5 (111111, $10 to $ir,; Kershaw. $ to to $35; I .ancastei', $30 to $.'C>; Ma i Biing. f .'10 to $3">; Orangeburg. J to '?> $nU; Suminervillo, $30 to $.17; Winn?'* born, $30 to $35. ' From the statement of the board thi dispensary at Oeorgstown dors nio.e business than any oth?r single' in-> 1* kntion The Anderson (fispt n-a j roinea close to that of (It orkov?\vn. lightning'.* Patal NVoik)-? WilUanist m, Sperlnl. - At 3.".) ti'elofk Tuesday afternoon, duiinj; a seven' e!e tri.- storm. Henry H?v. :i port and Kzrl llarvi-y, l\v<i iiulu?!ilni,? farrmrB, li?in^ mi's nhovo ^'llliamstoii, wh.i were a ' w. rk li H e dfhl. look libeller I' .iu the rain (..id r dome pines, when tliey v. . re s tuck oy liKhtninK and bath killed i n.stintly. The bodies were removed to Mr. l).iv. export's residence an hour later uti'l Dr. Krank M. I.nndur ?Jld ?v?ry?hin^ possible to resuscltnte Vhem but the r lives were extlnel. Mr. I)avi'np?'t was 11 years of nxe and leaves a wife and eight small children, the ehbst ! ?: 1;.^ biii i i years old. Mr. , Harv v was 2G years of ane and Jcaves a wife with thr?*e children, the younR.^fit beln>j a babe two months old My that f.ilsl bolt 11 children, are fallierloss, t?\ i wives are widows and two homes wre< ked. New I:ntcrpr'sc5. / The Sei rctary of State has Isitie I a commission Cross Hill M II Company of Hill. Laurens cjuti. ty. the eorj>orator.< of which are .1. M. Miller, .1. A. Davenport, J; (?. Wil lianis, rimI W. C. Ilasor.* Tho capital citoek is to be $ir>,000. A eominlaalo t has also bpen IhsuwI to the Bd wards Tjiimber Company of Dovesvillo, Darl ington county. The corporators an J. L. Mdwards, <if Darlington, and II. A. Kdwards, of Hartsvllle. The ( a :>i tal stock is to $r?,000. Summer .School Clo5in^. Sjiartanburg. Special.? Tho St ite summer school which has been in ses sion here for the past month is draw ing to u close. Outgoing trains a"0 crowded with the departing guc3t?. There i# a desperate effort being made by persons not directly connected with the S^ate summer school to have some othef.clty feet the meet next year. Hut lfvit Ifi left to the vote of the teachers themselves there is no doubt but that Spartanburg will bo BeTcctod fof llw fin-olid time. The casualty llita at the war ofll.e constabulary was ambushed' near Petersburg July 16th. and that two ??BbM of the party were killed, on* was dafcfaroualy wounded and tare n taaa alnisf. . Tfc^raaert tJMI t*e United 8Uiea latsada to Md Motto Caalle aad forti fy It dota ?<* ca*ae Mack ad**ra ? ."Sew Dormitories nt Clemson. C|p;nKon C'oIIp^p. 3pe? inl.? Rxte*is'.vn additions are heii.g made to the dor; juftorv capacity of Hjq c^lleye. The new dormitory building will ha^? Kft rooms and will accommodate Ififr students. The college had last year* flUrtiit GOO h:ij dcrits and will have this year more am pliations than f-an ho accommodated, even with the new addition. Pr">f. W. M. UigKS. formerly In charge ot the elortrjrnl department, ha* - been pro moted to haye .charge of the mechani cal department also. He starts tonight for a trip North. The textile depart ment Is preparing homo exhibits of ft? tvork for the Charleston Kxpo?'Hnn. Dawson Sends Out Ooid. Seattle. Wash., Special. ? I Ate ad - vices from .Dawson, under date of June 28. state that the gold shipments to the outside this year have amounted to $5,000,000. Hams, potatoes, cream and all kinds of fruit are selling in Daw *oq at ex< ecdluslv low ratea and I traders are losing money. Peaches, ap ples and cherries and other fresb fruits sre plentiful. II1 WORTH LOAGIERS Holding a Great Meeting on the P?v cific Coast, MANY (iAlllt R A I SAN FRANCISCO Con^inU/lntoi y Messages Read From I lie I'icsMc'ut, the Vice- I'ro^ldcitf mid ,M.my Clovci iiors. San Francisco, C?l., Special. ? Tho tl.t:i inu i nut onul ((invention of. the 1. 1. wit; ih league was t poned ThuiH (I ;i> under the most auspicious condl* n .>11. The wcathor was ideal and the iut> iii aiiiT equalled flic most sangulno expectations of all. Tho scono at tho Met hauica' Pavilion/ whero tho priiv (ipal exercises itl? *1io day wore held, was one not sj/m to bo forgotten. Jw-.s-s -,\> w -itrtxfi ?wtmtwf<ri interior of tho pavilion presented u autre impressive HjiortarlO. ISvory un )y inch of wall was hiildon by ' . t ? ill decorations. Groat volumes or tuu^ii from human throats ami tho accompaniment of tho Stanford organ1 Inspired a fooling of reverential ad mit atioa and hoipaso. Tho railroads had virtually rnlilUod their promises ami landed the last of tho Eastern delegates here in time for -tho intro ductory services. Tho" grout. army ol invasion <?f :>o,ooo men and women in the tank and tile had been provided for in ;i manner moat gratifying to all. 'I'lte entire city is taking an active in terest in securing tho sueceris of. tliu gathering. The tirst servu os In connection with Hit? t on ventlon were held this morning in tin: First Congregational, the Con tral Methodist and the Howard Street elturc lies, in each of which eoinnuinlon was celebrated. Bishop Joyce, prest: i!t ni of the League, conducted tho sor \ if* : in tho First Congregational t'.iiMh. At tho Central Methodist < I. u i < ii, K. v. John J. Tlgert, of Na$h> ?.'lit, Teiin.. presided, and A./C. Crowe. t>i Toronto, Canada, led Iho nation at the Huwa.nl _iitrcc\L. (h ireli. My noon the vast Interior of t ,e Mi ehanioM' Pavilion, capable of eoin. lining over 15,000 people, was (tiled >. itlif a mass of humanity. t When yhe ((invention- proper wai called tv order at 2:3d o'clock by Rev. Thorn*:; Filben, of Pacific drove, not a vat ant plac e was to 1)0 Seen from tho grand organ to the farthest lory of chairs. After a service Mr* roup. led by Robert husband and par ticipated iii by the chorus of tho 2,000 voices, the general secretary, Rev. JoR. F. i lorry, road a number of con gi;iti;!ator> messages from prominent un n throughout tho Union. PreaU di nl McKlnloy, in his message,. i?aid: . ?J have much -pleasure in sending to the International Hpworth League Convention, assembled ??' Fran (is(o, my hearty congratulations upon the i.oud wor k the groat body of Qhria tiau men and women, which It i'opre^ Kittf, has accomplished In the past, any my earnest wish that even greater miIu sh will crown the future efforta ut tho f.eaguCv" Vioc President itoosevelt worded his i icssage as follows: ?.My heartiest greetings, and majt good luck attend the Epworth. League in Its efforts for social and civic right* eouancss." I e Other communications "were from Governors Mci>. illln, oT Tennessee; Shaw, of Iowa; Durbiu, of judlapa; i'ato.s, of Illinois; Hllss, of Michigan; 1 >ockory, of Missouri; -Stanley, of Kansas, ami Van Kant. Of M ltlHI>B0T37 Ali were received with cheers, those , t iom th ? President and Vice Presi dent a.otiring the audience to great enthusiasm. .' Tho e*. ? . ilng exercises at the Mc* < h..'ii'\i Pavilion vcre presided over I v Hollo Walt. The first address was b\ Rev. Chas. I a.?aid Mitchell, wilt) e on "The Y um? People's Move ment in the Nint'-'oenth Century. "Tho Young People's Movement in ?be Twentieth Century" was dis cussed by Hev. G. \V. Klrby, of Mon treal. Canada. T. II. Hutchison, of Napa, Cal., rroke on "IJIOthOdlSTH Ih tiie Two'- Met h CentUDjr." At the Alhambra Theatre tonight, Hev. A. C. crews, of Toronto, Canada, presided. The young people's Jmovoment 'WM (Vii-i u^M'd b> Hev. Albftzo vt !s nox vilie. Tenn., and Rev. M. S.# llu^hos, of Kansas City. Rev. E. E. Scott, of Vancouver, 13. C., spoke on -The Methodist In the Twentteth Century." " " -jlov. T. N. Ivey, of Raleigh, N. C., rt-a.r ch/?;?;?ni of the Metropolitan Temple meetrtw. Addresses wero de livered l?y Rev. Vonkers, N. Y.; Rev. JoftllsJLL Clenv*n, o' (lien Falls. N. Y.. and Prorr<g"l*? Donnv. of KashvUJc, Tenn. There^m^ be morning, afternoon and evenlug gatherings to-morrow at car;h of the four meeting places of the I-eague, State nuat I 'ay Liquor Tax. Philadelphia, Special. ? X Waslilhg ton special to The Record says: The.. Commissioner of Internal Revenue I9 expected to decide that the State of South Carolina Is wrong in its conten tion against tho right of tho Fe.ierai govrrnmeftt to tax South Carolina Slate liquor dl?pen?irjr. Comml*^ Yorkers will hold, It ia nadcr after several oonfw#nCca with At .ry (.'oneral Rnox, thet South Carp. lias no power under the constitution "Koiupt dispensaries from fli Ion of the Federal Internal : ? J-m ? nffgw Killing Ynidosta, O*., Jan. an SMlatiat patrol jacnt of Agriculture, at W|t who ha* been here for a gating * diaeaM ^iek I 'Sum