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VOLUME XII. CAMDEN, S, C., FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1901* NO. 44, ANARCHY'S PRODUCT ' Medical Specialists Give Out Their Final Report. PROFESSIONAL VIEW OF CZOLGOSZ Ho _W as Industrious, "l.aw- Abiding, Religious Until Brought Under tho Influence of Anarchists. Buffalo, Special. ? Drs. Fowler.*. ^?REjS?.-5iKi r?wn?i,' the suoclalista who wero requested by District At torney Penney to examluo tho mental condition of Leon F. Cioigosz, the as sassin ofr> the President, have made public their report, in which tlioy state as the result of froquent ex aminations of Czolgqpz, uf the reports of hi?*, watchers, and of his behavior in court, that they have "concluded th&t ho was sane at tho' time ho planned tho murder, when lie shot the President and when ho was on trial." His first examination was but a few hom^. after the commission of the 5l^Cfimo and while he was still unin . formed of the fate of the victim. Dur ing the (|ir*t three examinations, Czolgosz answered questions unhesi tatingly. After that, however, he be camu more cautions and less com municative. He had a common school education, the report says, and he read and wrote well. During the flr$t day's examination he said ho planned killing the President three or four days after he came to Buffalo. The report then recites in Czolgosz's own words the assassin's story of the murder of President McKlnloy* The sanity of Czolgosz was held, the re port says, "from the history of his 3llfo as it came from him." ? "Ho had boon sober, industrious ftnd law-abiding; till ho was 21 years .. ....y? ???.*. I'.e was, as others of bis clas.s, ? a believer In the government of this country and of the religion of his ' Tathers. After he cast his first vote, > (h<i made the acquaintance of an archistlc leaders, who invited him to their meetings. He was a good llstner and in a short time ho bad adopted - their theories. He was consistent In his adherence to anarchy. Ho did not believe in government, therefore, ho refused to Ybte. He did not believe in marriage, because he did not believe in law. He killed the President be cause he was a ruler, and Czolgosz be lieved as he was taught that all rul ers were tyrants; that to kill a ruler would benefit the people. Ho refused a lawyer because he did not blleve In law, lawyers or courts. r"We come to the conclusion that the holding of these views was sane, because those opinions were formed gradually under the influence ; of anarchistic leaders and propagau / dists. In Czolgnsz they found a will and Intelligent tool; one who had ?*-the courage of his conviction, rega d - Jess of personal consequences. The most careful questioning failed to dis cover any hallucinations of sight or hearing. He bad received no special command; he did not believe he had b?#i especially chosen to do the deed. He always spoke of his motive for the crime as duty: he always referred to the anarchists' belief that the killing of rulers was a duty. He never claimed that the Idea of killing the Presldorit'was original with him, but " the method of accomplishing his pur-, pose was his, and that he Aid it alone. His is not A case of paranoia, because he has no systematized delusions re verting to self, and because he is in exceptionally good9condition. and has an unbroken record of good health. - Hls-capaeity for labor- -has ? always been good and equal to that of his fellows. Those facts all tend to prove that the man has an unimpaired mind. He has false beliefs, the . result of false teaching and not the result of disease. He is not to be classed as a degenerate, because we do not And the stigmata of degeneration. Phvsl eally. he has not a history of cruelty, or of perverted tastes and habits. He Is a product of anarchy, sane and ro tponsible." * MURDERED IN COLUMBIA. A n-chlnlst at Railway Shops Is the Columbia, Sptclah? Irt tho case of the death of William Seaver the coro ner'* Jury Sunday returned a verd ct that deceased came to his death from a shot-gun wound Inflicted by A rem* McCraney and that Harry .b.^ea and seven others, to the jury unknown, are accessories to the killing. This is the most tragic affair which has occurred In Columbia for months.. It happened In the dead oMilght In a rotlred and low quarter, yot Its relation to tyher events make it one of the mo^t sensational aftalrs in connection y&Ah William Seaver and Walter Hinder caino hore to take the placa of men who had quit the' Southern Railway's shops. Thero has been intense fc6l t?g between the "strikers" and the ' s abs" and more than one clash has occurred. A number of tho strikers are now un der Indictment for riot and ussault. Seaver and hinder occupied "l-at/hc lora' quarters" in a miserable little ca bin In the midst of a ne^ro settlement in a dwampy suburb of the city. A Mrs. McLc&n has been their "housekeeper." This plaee -efldOUtly has a very unsa vory reputation. Saturday night about 11 o'clock, ac cording to tho testimony of Under, who Is severely wounded, there was a knock at the door. "1 went to th? door," said ho, "and was confronted by these men, one of whom was armed with a double-barreled shot-gun, and one with a revolver. They aske 1 me who lived here, I replied that my3elf and another gentleman. I then asked him who he was and what his busi ness was. He replied that he was a constable armed with a search warrant find was looking for a colored man supposed to live In the houso. I io plled that there were no colored men In this ^btise. I asked him to show mo the wantant and they refused. Hear ing the poise, Mr. Seaver odire to t ie front door. Then tho men/began call ing us 'scabs' and other oynncs, and or dered us to como out'of the hous \ threatening to blow our brains out if we did not comply. Instantly a white man sprang over tho railing with a re volver pointed at Mr. Seaver. At ths same time the man with tho double barreled shot-gun discharged the same full In my face. I then turned and as the crowd backed away to sur round tho house I started for the rtalddlo room and passed on to tho ( kitchen to secure a hand axe. ? As I reached the kitchen door opening on the rear porch, I heard shots In the front Voom and beard ' the fall of a body "accompanied by heavy groans, mingled with curses. "Just as I was about (o step to the kitchen door to pick up the hatchet. I vas shot In two places ? left knee an 1 left wristband-fell. I then heard more curses In the front room accompany ing a shot. Then I heard tho footsteps of parties approaching toward me^ Ar riving at my prostrate form thty be gan cursing me. ? "1 endeavorod to rise and was Im mediately kicked In the >l?end and back with cries of "finish tho damned scab we have fixed the other; wo will now finish him.' Others interposing, they desisted , and disappeared In the dark Victim uess." The above testimony was takf-n by Coroner Green before the wounded man was removed to the hospital. Although the homicide occurred about mionig-it, It was nearly 2 o'clock before tho po lice could be notified as the negiocs in the neighborhood were tevrlfied. As the place 13 out of the city limit? Police Sergeant Jones appealed to the* sheriff for authority to take up the ense. SherlfT Coleman and his depu te# Joined the pollceiand a rigid search was instituted. ThOre arc no streets In that neighborhood, hogs run wild In the roads and wallow in the slug gish little stream which winds anion1? the houses, andwee dR g row __ra nk liD "to "tEe doors of the houses. In the night the sheriff had difficutly. In get ting started. Finally- he hit the right clue? quite by Accident. He had gone to the home of a white woman to find out wba^ she knew of tlio affair. In h's deposition beforeMhe coroner, Sheriff Cqlemfy* said: "There were two men In bedNtn the front room. We qiic3tionic thd wpftian and asked her if she Trrtcv anything about the >?ase. She replied she had heard thrse boys in the b:d talking about it. I stepped to the font of the bed. Tho two men in bed wer* Arthur McCraney and Harry Jones. I satd to McCraney. 'Hello Mac, what's the trouble out here?' He said, 'Well,' ?what about ttf -fratd. *Wctt, that's* what I am asking you, what about it?' His reply was, .'Well, how about it?' I said. 'Oh. well, you might as well cn swer me. f am not answering any; questions.' McCraney raised up ii> bed and threw the covering off and said. 'I did it; I am the man who done the ahootlng ? I shot him .with a dou ble-barreled gun In seW-defense.' " I asked him who used the pistol; He said* he 414 sot know. He 4M aot have anjrpietotTbw shot thr gonv Me aatd the man hit hip la the breast with a hammer, which waa the reason why, he ah* hhn. I a^reete# him and Jones ?ad watted watll thay pnt their clothes oa a?4 ear*e4 thai? to jall J>414 net aee aay aarta oa MeCraaey " *eQ*|8r WeMI la the ahops mp TUESDAY'S VOTING. | ~ Sctli Low Llected Mayor of Greater New York. DEMOCRATS CAKRY MARYLAND. Results of Tuesday'* lilectlon in a Number of States -Gorman May (lo back to the Senate. ?me returns from Tuesday's election show that in Now York, whero prob ably the hottest campaign of the year was carried on. tho fusion ticket, headed by Seth Low, Republican, for mayor, was elected over the Democrat ic. or Tammany, tleket, headed, by Ed ward M. Shepard, by about 300t)b0 ma jority. The Republicans were success ful in Ohio, carrying that State by a plurality which will aggregate more than that of two years ago. when Nash had over 49,000. In Nebraska the Re publicans have probably defeated the fuslonlsta by a larger vote than that of last year. The Democrats claim Mary land. which probably insures the re turn of Gorman to the United States. The Republicans, however, maintain that they wore successful. The Demo crats also seem to have been successful In Kentucky, and tho Louisville Cou rier-Journal claims that they ba^a-'a majority. fn both branches of the Leg lslature^Avhi?h will elect a successor to United whte^ Sefiator Debye. Tho Re publican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, Murphy, is e'.ecteJ by ubout 7,000. Returns from Iowa indi cate that the Republicans havo carried the State by pluralities as large as their estimates. Virginia and Mlssisaip pl are of course Democratic, as Penn sylvania and Mnssncbusftts are Re publican. In ^ho^atter contest th? Democrats nlade gains in Boston, which foreshadow to some extent suc cess in the coming* municipal con test. fUsslssIppI Democratic. Jackson, Miss., Special.? The weath er has been clear and cold and had a general election been on a large vote would have been polled in Mississippi, but under the circumstances, with only the Qfttccs of State Treasurer and Secretary of State to bo filled, no ac tive canvass has been made, and no lu*$ terest has been manifested In the olcc tlon. Private telegrams from larger towns Indicate that the temporary In cumbents, George W. Carlisle and Jo seph 15. Powers, who are appointees of Governor Longino, has bren' elected State Treasurer and Secretary of State, respectively. Full returns w'.ll not* bo received for a day or two, as numerous precincts are off the rail roads and without telephone connec tion. All the candidates were Demo crats. Iowa. y-v Dm Moines, la., Special.? Return* I from this State arc coming'tn very slowly, the Volls having been held open until 7 o'clock in most precincts. The figures from the, first ten precincts show, a Republican vote of 1,201; Dem ocratic, 741*. Tfte-same precincts two year* age gave the Republicans, 1.233; Democrats. 918. This shows a not Re publican gain of 147, which, if contin ued In the same ratio will make about 31,000 net Republican gain in the State uuu/KtVe Cuiiimiua, fur ' Governor, u duality of 87,000. x. Virginia does Dcmocrattc. / -Rich mortal, Va., Special. ? Although Mb the election the Democrat? polled only about 75 per cent, of their vote, the' result surpasses their most san guine oxpeetatjofis. The negroes took in l.i interest in the contest and th* indications now are that the Demo cratic* majority on the 8t.ate ticket A'ill bo more than 25.000. The legis lature will be, overwhelmingly Demo cratic. On tlye legislative ticket tbo. Democrats mAde gains in the south- ' west, where they feared they were weak. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Special. ? Rejjirse ?? 1 to 2 a. m., indicate the election of the I Republican State ticket, Frank O. Harris for State Treasurer and Win. P. Potter for Supreme Court Judge, i.J>y from 60.000 to 70,000 plurality. The vote in favor of the proposed consti tutional amendments In the lntereat of ballot reform la overwhelogta*. Connecticut!. New Haw. Conn.. 8peetolr-Co? nectlcut chorfH. delegates to the first constitutional conxfiatlon to be held m Itne^l^ Of the lg towna in the 84ate, 4W ]}??? heard from, a howl** that Republican delegates weje elected la 1M. Dwj erats la 44 andWiUxea or non-parti san caadidates ttf 14. . Ntlnska. v Llsoola, Neb, Special ? At aridafcht l^irmn ? r <* ^ KetahUe aa 1 THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. I he President Designate* November a8th as Tliank.sgi vlng Day. President Roosevelt lias issued his proclamation tlxliiK Thursday, Nov ember 23, as a day of national thanks giving. it folio *v a: - A PAOCLAM ATION. Tho season is nigh, when, accord ing to (ho time-hallowed custom of our people, tho President appoints a day as the special occasion for praise and thanksgiving to (lod. v This thanksgiving finds the people still bowed with sorrow for the death ttl u groat" ar/tt good President. W? mourn President McKinley because wo so loved and honored him, and tho manner of bis death should awak en in tho brenstu of our people a keeu anxiety for the country and at tho same time a resolute purpose not to be driven by any calamity from the l>ath of strong, orderly, popular liber ty, which, as a nation, we have thus far safely trod. Yet In splto of this great disaster, It Is nevertheless true -that no peo ple. ou earth havo such abundant cause for thanksgiving as we have. The past year in particular has been one of peace and of plenty. We havo prospered In things material and havo been able to work for our own up lifting in things intellectual and j spiritual. Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will I be expected of us, and that true horn- I age. comes from tho heart as well 113 from the lips and shows itself iu : deeds. We can best prove our thanks giving to the Almighty by th?r way in which, on this earth and at this time, each of iib docs his duty to his fellow men. ' Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Koose velt, President of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of gen eral thanksgiving. Thursday, the 2Sth of thltf present November, and. do re commend fiat throughout the land the people cease from their wonted ecupatlons and -at their several homes, and places of * worship, reverently thank the Giver of all good for the countless blessings of our 'national life. in witness whereof, I have here .,lin to set my hand and caused the seal of the United Stales to be sUU*ed. Done at tho City of Washington, this, second day of November, in the ? year of our Lord.-, ono thousand, nine hundred and one, and of the "independence of tho United Stales the one hundred and twenty-sixth. "McKinley, Tliec Forgiving. " Washington, D. C., Special. ? In the new book, "On the Jlreot Highway," wjilch appeared ?nturdav, James Creelman, after describing tho death bed of President McKinley, sa/tfs that ? when he last vlsltod the White House Mr. McKinley said: "My one ambition is to bo known as tho President of the whole people. I have 110 other de sire than to win that name. After all no ..American can harm his country without harming himself. This gov ernment has created by tho people for themselves, and, night or da^,_ that thought is always In my mind. We are all together in this great poli tical experiment. S.ome hard things have beert written and said of me, but that sort of thing is a necessary in cident of popular government. It must always be so. My plan Is to forget the evil and remember only the good. I never despair of converting an op ponent Into a supporter. Tho bitter est critic I have can come to see me and he will find a warm hand to greet him. It is Ihe only ^vay for an Ameri can to live." "So he lived and so he died," adds the author. "Men of all parties will remember him aa^McKIn lnv (Kn fnfrrl n rr ' ? V? w ?v? o* ... - ? Brief Both British Ml had Mvere low ia ft flfht near Great Marico rfv?r. to til* western IVurrui. lord Kitchener Njra the Doers retreated. British correapondents elw trmrefed Willi the Dak*.o< Cornwall coafire the ptOflt of tha VatM BteUt M&k rorebly wltl^tbe Caaa4taa& mt-SPVf End of Commission. Washington, Special. ? Tho Indus trial commission will cease to exist on December 15 by onrrnflon of law. The members of the coriimissfo'h aro now at homo mostly to voLe in the coming State elections. A full meeting of tho commission will be held next Wednesday, and the commission probably will remain in sesKion most of the month, going over Its final re .port. This will be embodied In one volume and will be submitted to Con gress about tho time tho official ex istence of the commission expires. ^ Exposition Lost $j,ooo,ooo. ^^H^jJTalo. N. Y., Special. ? Tho Pan AmertSni; Exposition entled at mid night Fnrtfcy -nigfrt. president John O. Mllburn pressed an elcctrlc button at 12 o'clock and the lights in i\ c famous electric tower grew dim for the laat time. Slowly, one b^one, the lights on poet and pinnacle (jind towel failed away. A corps of buglers stand Ins In the tower sounded "tape", and one of the greatest glories of the expo sition, the electrical Illumination pass ed away, and tbe exposition was ended. The financial loes will be In the neigh borhood 6f ~fJ,600 ,004. The total num ber of admissions* for tbe six months was close to 8,000.000. The gorepi mcnt exhibit, which Is a beautiful and, inirt/nctlve flection, will be at onceJ - ?r ? ?? When tho court caniu In aftor pa t-ess. Admiral Dewey handed to Cap tain I/onily and the litter rend the fol lowing announcement: '"The court states that whilo It has admitted to Its rojjftrd a document presented by coun ntf for tho applicant, which was Issued to the applicant by the President of the United States, on August 10, ISftS, the court docs not recognize such doc ument as the commission under which tho applicant holds hia present ofilce in thd navy." gj Immediately* after Uie reading of this etatemoBt tho argument In the caso was begun. Mr. llanna, n/;?in tant to Judge Advocate l.emly, open lng for the government. Speaking of the. run of the (lying squadron from Key West to Clonfuegoj. Mr. Hinma claimed that the trip was not mado an expeditiously aa possible. lie cited the fact that the Iowa, which went by way of Havana, made much better time. Mr. llanna related the particu lars of t lie meeting between Commo dore Schley and Captain McCalla, us the former was on his way to Cien fuegos. "Captain McCalla," he eaid, "did not know that Commodore Schley was on his way to Cienfuegos, while Commodore Schloy did know that Mc alla had been there. Under such cir cumstances," he continued, "tho ordi nary rules governing tho Intercourse between senior and Junior officers did1 not pertain. In that case tho burden of calling for information fell upon the senior ofllcer. Yet It is In evidence that (he commodore did not request anything fjora Captain McCalla." Mr. llanna presented the following points toverlng the3e specifications^ which he paid he had mado Id the Jorm of iftquiries: 1. Why the flying squadron was dil atory In arriving at Cienfuegos. < 2. Why tho squadron was held thern after the receipt of Sampson's ord<Jr ?written and dated off Havana, May 21, saying: MBe at Santiago, May 24." 3. Why nothing was done to "commu nicate wlth -UiA-^pGUSlt^-jifter the re ceipt of tho McCalla mem6candutn,8:15 May 23; and particularly why the threeMlght signals which had attrac ted tho admiral, were not investigated after Commodore Schley learned that there were Cubans In the neighbor hood where such slgnala were dis played, ? 4. Why order No. 6, directing that stops hn tj?.k?n to prevent the Cu o:ny from continuing work on certalu ^n;>w fortifications was not obeyed. j 6. Tho nature and causes of the cur rent said to hay? accounted for . the steaming of the ships off shoro at night, while on blockade at Cienfue gos. 7. Why alter learning positively that the Spanish squadron was fcnot there antk^ervflfhm this report a^ con clusive, the commodore sent official letters and telograms saying not that he would lcav6 at onco, but on the foU lowing day. 8.xiyhy the comqnodore failed to re port to any hfgh authority that he a*: tii'aify did leave Cienfuegos on the evjenlng of the 24th. If, as apn??rs he did, so fall to report, and generally. 9. Why Irrespective of signals, or ders, or alda from iny source, the com manding offleer of the flying- squadron did not, while at Cleriftiegos, of his c-wn motion, and with \ the resourceis under hi?* command, dol something to gain information of they Spanish fleet Mr. Han a* then took t^p the third crwri float Ion of the precept,- concern In* j tnc cruise rrom Cienfuegos to Santi ago. The testimony. Was, be aald, uni form to the effect that lbs run was a alow one and that It did not pro ceed with dispatch aa directed. "As to whether - the* fighting "iblpa s&oijtd hare been held back for the Eagle I <V> not express aa opinio* before tbti ybart," said Mr. Hanna,^ aad then nritb this aeateace, be landed 0?1* 'squadron H COUNSEL ON CASE.1 I Argument Begun In llic Schley Court of Investigation. CHARGES AGAINST ADMIRAL RfcA!\ Scliley ond Slgsbee Make Corrections in 1 heir Testimony ? The Formal Opening of Argument. Washington, I). C., * Special.? The Schley court of Inquiry reached the argument stngo at the beginning of the afternoon session Monday. The morning sitting was devoted to listen ing to Admiral Schley and Captain Slgsbee in making corrections of their testimony, which had been given pre viously, and the Introduction by Judge Advocate Lenity of numerous documents bearing upon different phase^ of the inquiry. Admiral Schley did not make any material additions to l?is previous statements, but devo ted himself largely' to tlnj clearing up of ambiguous points in his evidence. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Enterprises That Aro Enriching ? Our Favored Section. lliillJliiK In the South, For eeveial months tho supply of housos lit Richmond, Vn.. has not h?-en equal to the demand. Similar condl lions are noted at Han Antonio, Toxaa, and at Jackson, Miss., although duilng the last year thoro have been erected 1 il the latter city many small hou.v-a, Irr so mo Instances the liouseu being fen t ml toviui Aieiavz .iiiz have been laid. Activity in building operations at Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, Jacksonville and other cltleu Is maintained. There Is nothing of a boom in this foapect, but tho steady, substantial progress both In the con struction of entirely new buildings and li\ the Improvement and enlarge ment of older ones Is a sign of a heal thy situation of Southern trade and In dustry. To riftkc Hlorlil.i Su}j r. Messrs. M. A. Carlson, A. M. Sojor llnd and Fred Reynolds, of Chicago* completed last wook tho purchase for f 7,500 of l.fiOu acrca of land near Lau rel Mill, Fin., which will bo converted Into a large sugar cane plantation, with syrup mills complete. Ouo lain-* dred acres will be planted in sugar-., cane noxt spring, and tho ncreago will bo increased each spring until the en tiro tract Is ur.der cultivation, Cultl vatlng. grinding and evaporating i equipments of the latest lmprove.l pat torn will bo purchased for tho onter Wlll Benefit Columbus. It Is announced at Columbus. Ga., that capitalists havo purchased control vof the Chattahoochee Fa lip Co.. and will invest $l,?XK>,0b0 In thoVjihoroug'i development of that compnnj^fe xpro!> erty. This property Includes T.OOO acres of land, of which 7,000 feet front on the river, whero a fall of forty-two feet will afford, It Is claimed, about 14O00 horso-power. .A dam lfiOO feet long will be required across tho river. Messr^. George J. Baldwin, of Savan nah, Ga.; Stone & Webster, of Boston, Mass.. and other capitalists of New Euglaud are tho purchasers. # f* 1 , i Develenlnjt Wntcr Power. Is tho development or tne mum rniii on tho Fed Dee river. Chartor has been secured for tho Blultt Falls lSlec trlcnl Power Co., with capital otook of 1250 000, and It Is expected that oai'l* contracts 'will be let for tho construc tion of dam, the installation of water power machinery and of electrical equipment for the transmission of tho power to Wadosboro, Roekirgham and other neighboring towns, to bo utili sed In industrial operations there. It 1* bellived that 10,000 horso-power i can be developed. prise. J Cotton Oil Notes. The McKInnoy Cottonseed Oil" Co. of McKlnney^ Texas, pold last week 2,000 bales of cotton at a prlco rang ing frdm 7 3-4 to 8 ccnU per pound. The ootton will be shipped direct to Liverpool. The Planters' Cotton Oil Co s' new mill at Wuxahaeblc, Texas, has be?>n com pie: ed and the machinery all pla ced Tnc entire plant has cost $70,0'j0 ahd while late getting started will run during mo full eoason, a stock of 3Ced having been laid In. Beaumont oil will be rand tn run tho machinery. far pc Tiers' quotations for cottonatnd products on the 21st IriBt. at Qalvoi ton. Tliili, wore TO$Crt(d 88 foHowgf Cotton seed oil, prime crude, "loose, t. ? I <*? i-i c?uu; prime short 15 rT Galveston, and prime cottonseed moal, 123.60 fop October-Noysfliljer: inters f. o. b. compressed Qalvesttftr, choice, 3 5-8 cents; A. 8 1-4 cents and B, 2 7-S cents. Textile Notes. The Arc that destroyed the Handle man (N. C.) Hosiery Mils, referred to Inst week, was caused l>y Aie%exploj Ion of a gasoline engirvl The loss \ra? over $20,000, and tho plant will be re built. . The JHatchle Manufacturing Co., re ported Incorporated last week for manufacturing woolen goods. Is of Brownvllle, Tenn. Capital ; stock It ?W,000. r: ~ 7 The Annl%ton (Ala.) Yarn Mills ha* been completed and I* about to com mence operations, the production to he hosiery yarns. The .spindles number 6, 000, r and ths company la capitalised at $100,000. The Coo leemee Cotton Mills of COO leemce, N. C., has completed the in stallation of 1200 looms, and win-oow mannf/ptnrs*lf*-?>Me?rowneteee^ Ings aad drills- (or export and domes tic use. This mill is operating only abovt half of 1|# fall ^complement of OffMM^Ths splndlss will utebtr IMOO wbm an la |??>, I '* mi [ TU tttfob# Fan# Himutmcta rtpg ^ ?? ? LIVLJTEMS Of NEWS. Atauy Matters of Ocneral Interest In ' Miort Paragraphs. At Tltv National Capital. 1 1 la reported that tlio Dowager Kin press of China has become displeased with the popularity of Minister Wu TJng-faug. A a Secretary I-ong.OTa' determined to ijkcreaso tho ctllcloncy of the navy by Aligning Junior officers to the ongln coring department. . ?> In his annual report Second Aasta- , taut Postmaster General W. 8. Shal k-nhorger recommends faster mall ser vile to the Orient and the Ye-cajablish inent of the pneumatic tube aorvlce. Six breweries of Lonlavllle, Ky., have combined, with $3,500,000 capi tal. The industrial Oommlwtlou ceaeea to exist on l>eeemh?r 15 by operation of law. Tho Norwegian steamer Kong Haa l<on In ashore at lulc Madame, N. S., full of water. - Crudo rubber ban dropped 10 cents a pound, but the manufactured goods, will not be reduced, " . " Several of the largest sardine .fa<v lories In Maine Will close because Qt low -prices prevailing for their pro-, duct . ? ? '? -r ? Cigarmnkrs in Havana havo1 taked tho Government to oxpol agents seek ing men to take strikers' place* ? top Tampa, Fla. _____ * j ^ ? The Sunny South. ? i. Clerk Roherson, of-lho City Court * of Wheeling, W. Va.* has purchased a farm on the South Branch of tho Po tomac. In Hampshire county, W Va., as a soat for fishing and hunttngr~ Prof. Joaeph H. Ketron,-who found' ? t?d Klngsley Seminary at Blooming dale, near the Vlrglnla-TennessaeTne, 20 years ago, and had been Its presi dent over wince, died. ThursdMyi-nlght, - aged ui years. A freight wreck occurred on the Nor folk and Western road at Ironvlllo, Juflt cast of Blue Ridge Springs, yester- , day. About 15 freight cars tatfen with ?? coal w6ro sniashed up. The wreck oc curred Inft __d^ep cut and all trains were tleoiip." wreck was cauiid by tho flange of a wheel breaking. No one was Injured, but the damage Is very great. ? ~ Robert Jacobs is believed to be fa-, tally injured as tho Ycault of an acci dent at the Suffolk. Clay Company's plant. Ho foil on (^revolving shaft, . tho bolts of which taught In hla cloth- " Ing JuRt helow^4k*-belt and carried li'lm over rapldjy. Whenr Jacobs was finally dashed to the ground most of hla clothing was gone and he was bad* ?* ly lacerated. j ? Tbtf 1 At th^ North. Henry WiBeman, In prison at Jack sou, Mich., accused of, the murder of Mrs. Christopher Hues, says the mar-' dor was committed by William Hsl&* a mulatto, and 1hat?h?x*aw it done. The hphquI centennial celebration At . Carlisle, Pa., waa a decided success. .? At le^st 18 persons were killed aad a property iosa of 9500,000 was sua- . tallied by a Are . in Hunt, Wilkinson aud Co.'s furniture warehouse, Phila delphia. ^ ? *?_<!. The IntcrstatQ.Commerce Commu nion gave a J?*arThg in New York OJL com plaint* /{hat unjust discrimination waa practiced in favor of Baltimore's" grain trade. - The Flat Top Lan? Association oil Fivimui-iphia Dfl8 SCUab 238,624 acres ftf coal land' in West Virginia to the ? Pocahontas Coal Cdfopaqy for 910. ooo.ooo. , ' ' . : -JtfashvU Je <Te??,) -Weelea ? Mill Co. has completed the improTements that' contort its plant from ii jeans mill to fi cassimcre mill. The discarded looms ' numborod- seventy-elght -and ? 'new looms to that extent were installed. The Capelsie Cotton Mills at Troy, J N. C. ,is now completed, and will stftrf operations. This plant Included a building 80x210 feet, with 35x40 foot Engine room, and the machinery will include 2,500 spindles. The company ^ capitalized at $50.000.. It Is reported that the Brookaldr Mills of Knoxville, Tenn.. will Install 1.00 additional Jooma. and., other , x^r- - chinery. This company Is - now ops*---V attng TCJKnr* a'pTri^Tes and wo ?ooibirH on the production of a special df cloth.* " From Across The Sen ?It la rsportcd"' that Osnsnfel; | ha* captured 6,000 British horsespear Cape Ttown, Frafcco has aent d no*sJ_ _ demanding- fuMIIm'eat of lbs Ths people of 8ssk>s ars heads Willi their appealed ta tTnltsi m*tm [sapuulLpiii aatlae towUta at accoont af tfcs