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VOLUME XV. CAMDEN, S, C., FRIDAY, -I IjI(V 8. 1904. NO/ 26 A FULL MEETING .OF DEMOCRATIC HOSTS k ijl.:. -'-"r- i.u ? , c ?' J, . Tremendous Outpouring of Followers of Jefferson and Jackso?> That Seek The Democratic Winner .TO WliSMU IS HARD TO PICK! , ~~ j * < ? Nine Out of Ten Think the New York Judge Will Be Nominated by the Second or Third Ballot, but there l? a Strong Undercurrent Aflalnet \ Him. ' ...... '# A Monday- special from St. Loula by Uio Associated l'ress, speaking of the political ouiloOH at the national Democratic convention,' says: *'It looks llko Parker. Nine out of GEOIIGE B. M' CLE LEAN every ton mon who havo been closely watehlrg the situation think tfiat Par Iter will bo nominated by the second or not tyter than the third ballot. At the same time, there is enough uncer JOHN \Y. FOLK. tnlnty to make the situation interest ing. The balloting is flvo daya /away, ALTON B. PARKER. fulfilled after one or two ballots, coupled .with tho fact that there is a strong undercurrent against the leading candidate, much might hap pen. The opponents, of Parker ralso a number of objections. Mr. Hill, as !<la political backer, and August Bel mont, as. a representative of the bust ? f. ? . ness Interests behind him, are said to be obnoxious to many Democrats. The opposition of Tammany in ftew York and of Bryan and Hearst in oth er parts of tho country have some ef fect. Of all the candidates suggested, Bryan and Hearst than any other man, Cleveland ^ilone excepted. Yet sever al of tlie delegations , under Instruc tions for Hearst' freoly announce their preference for Parker and expect to vote for him on thV^econdvballot. ^ The Cleveland talk has been pn the wane, but there Is quite a contingent that la watching the situation with a hope that a condition may arlBe which will make Cleveland's nomination ad- | ST. LOUIS COL^EUM. Pointed Paragraphs. A woman's idea of a rich man is one who has everything sho wants. No man enjoys kissing a girl who has her hair done up in curl paperA. Every year of a woman's age con tains from 18 to 20 months.. A man thinks lon'g and speaks .short; a woman thinks sllort and speaks long. Many a truthful woman travel^ ?un der false colors. ?' JOHN snARP WILLIAMS. If there is anything a man detests more than another it is a speaking por trait of his wife's mother. MEETING PLACE OF THfS 4^MOCR^TIC NATIONAL. CONVENTION. r and with ipany unpledged. and untn structeM delegations, with delegation* that will consider their Instructioca 1 " L ^_u Ncws in Notes. Japanese drove the Russians from cue of the outposts of Port Arthur, 15 tnllea distant. The National Education Association ' held fts final session at St. Louis, Cardt -,i*al.a?tpili being one of those who ?. iw^^ddnwscs. ' 1 ? J The Central Conference of Afberi>an ~:lUhhts iMund ? plea for the JeWs in S *????{? ? , ~L~1 ''A*? ,? H. Owen and his Wife we: e lead ts tto?ir home at Klmirj, ?-j-,1'* *. -E v' ? vUable, but this cculd not f&itirought afcrout except after an exciting and bitter gtruggie. , - Telegraphic Brief*. Banfcfl t5peck von Sternberg delivered an ^dreas at the University of the Sou ft Sewanee. Tenn. llev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, who wbb nominated for President by the Proht blUpnfjfcTiy.' WQnrot decMcd -wheth?r lie wilt accept the nomination. An important naval battle; accordtns to advice* from Chefu, Is In progrtsn midway between Port - Arthur and Chefu. tk An old bachelor says that young ladles who sVudy law expect to lay xlown the law to their husbands alter ?hey are graduated. * Nawf.pl ?he Day. Rome, By Cable. ? Several of the morning papers state that tho powers arc exchanging views with the object of taking advantago of tho nccessary aifspenaion cf hostlltlos in tho far Efest during . the rainy sgaaon, to attempt friendly intervention. Kind Bdward and Emperor William .ate known to have discussed the matter at Kiel, but the result of thalr discussion is not known. LIBERTY OP THE PRESS r Ho says that Abuse of Liberty of the Pr??e is Rars ? Punishable Contempt I? Defined, Asheville, N. C., Special.? Judge J. C. Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court, hua filed hits opinion In the rauo of Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor of the Jtelelgh News arid' Of;B?rV*r, who had befcn fined $2,000 for contempt of court by District Judge Thomas R, l'urnell. The case came up on a writ of habeas corpus sued out by Mr. Daniels, who refused to pay the fine and wan ordered committed. Judge Prltchard's opinion 1h u careful and comprehensive review of (he law as tif^Hed to newspaper utterances that might bo construed as contempt of court. The opinion says that in order to determine whether the petitioner Is ?ttitled to the relief prayed for In his writ it is necessary to determine two questions: (1) Did the court which Im posed the sentence in his caao havo jurisdiction and (2) Does this court lyivo jurisdiction to hear ond determine This case on a writ of habeas corpus? "Tho force of public opinion in this country In favor of the freedom of tho pit'ss has restrained the free exerclsq of tho power to punish this class of contempts, and !n man? jurisdictions statutes havo boon enacted depriving the court of the power to punish them. It wa? taken from the Federal courts by the act of Congress of 1831, which act deprives these courts of the com men-law power to protect by this pro cess their suitors, witnesses, officers and themselves against the libel of the press, though published and circulated ourhyj tho trial of a case therein. Tho newspapers sometimes engage I* unwarrantable criticism of the court" "annot be denied," continues the Judge, "in Home instances they con strue the liberty of the press as a li cense to authorize then} to engage In wholesale abuse of the court, but these instances are raro and do not warrant a. departure from the well-settled prin ciples of the law as declared by Con gress and construed by the courts. If judges charged with the administra tion of the law aro not to be criticised an account of their own conduct the liberty of the preset ia abridged and the rights of individuals imperiled. "There may be instances whero the publication .of editorials' or other mat ter in newspapers wotild bring thw au thor within the limitations of the stat l!i!? ' .^or 'nstaoce, -tif a newspaper should publish an article concerning a Irlal which was being considered by a )ury and should send a copy of the paper containing such article to the Jury or a member thereof during?the pi ogress of the trial for the purpose of influencing them in their decision, it would prosent a question whether such conduct would not be misbehavior in the presence of tho court or so near thereto as to obstruct the administra tion of Justice. ""It appears that the distinguished TrnTgo-w-hty-Httjndged the-pet4?oiwr-4o~ . be In contempt of court," he concludes exceeded the authority granted In the 41?31, and that ^ Cour* w?8 without jurisdiction^ -Such being the case, the judgment- of the court is void and thfcrefortr n Nullity. &n view of th ?-foregoing, the Court finds that the petitioner is unlawfully .restrained of his liberty, and ft is there core^ considered and ordered by the court that tho said Josephus Daniols be- discharged from the custody of the Marshal of tho United States and that he go henco without day." Good, if Not Popular Teaching. In his address to the young Black *lonc8 and Mansflelds of Maryland Uni versity's Law School John Brooks Leavltt taught a doctrine that will not c-Grbuienu itself to some vory eminent and opulent members of the profession. "No lawyer," ho said, "is justified in W"?ovlsing schemes by which, under the fcuise of evasions, his clients may real ly commit brcachcs of the lanr." No Peace Overtures. Washington, Special. ? While the of ficials hero aro satisfied from their pri vate advice** that the recent visit of King Edward to his nephow. Emperor William, was not brought about by a purpose to initiate a movement toward the restoration of peaco between Rus sia and Japan, there is reason to be lieve that somo very careful and dis creet inquiries as to the opportunities of some! such overtures at this time have emanated, from Washington. It may be stated that the result has been to disclose the fact that neither oj the belligerent powers is yot in a humor to sue for peace, nor even to entertain overtures from any third power on that subject. Life "insurance for Cretktore. Macon. Ga., Special.? The extouitors of the Plant ttatatfl having cndorscOa^r cording to the order of the United* States court, the life insurance checks payable to creditors, "Receiver Corbln was put In possgydon of $736,484. The eburt ordered thlsNgmey deposited in 13 banks in different parts of th$ State, dt the amount, about f 4vO.OO<Hg placed in Macon banks, and the remainder In Augusta, Savannah anrf Valdoata. _ v - 1 Tax Rate Reduced. Tallahassee, Fla., Special.? Governor Jennings, by proclamation, orders a re duction on State tax proper from three mllta on the dollar, as provided by leg islative enactment, to ono-hslf of one tnlil on the dollar, the lowest tn the .hlatory of Elorlda. made possible b r the splendid flnaaelol condition of- the sue* f - Oovernor Jennings left today for St. . Lottia, where he Will take part la Flor ida day eiesdiwa, ?Mek till be held Saturday, July f. . . V 700 PEOPLE DROWN: Another Frightful Horror of the Deep With Terrible Loss of Life PASSONGMS MOSTLY t MIGRANTS The Duiiiii'i Steamer Norys, Bound to New York, With Nearly 800 Dan ish and Norwegian Emigrants Strikes a Reek in the North At lantic and Sinks. I?ndon, j)y Cable.? Over 700 Danish aud Norwegian emigrants bound for New York arc believed to have been drowned in the North Atlantic on Jnne 28. Out of nearly 800 souls on board the Danikh steanjer Nor go, which l^ft Copenhagen June 22, only 27 are known to be alive and for the rent no hopo Is held out. When last seen the Norge was sink ing where she Htruek on tho Islet of Hockall, whose Isolated peak raisoB lt Bell from a deadly Atlantic reef, some 290 miles off the west coast of Scotland. ICarly on the morning of last Tuesday the Norge, whieh was out of her course In heavy weather, ran onto the llockall reef. The Norge was quickly backed off but the heavy aeas poured In through a rent in her bow a. The emigrants, who were then await ing their breakfast, rf.n on deck. The hatchways were scarcely built for those hundreds of souls and became cloggod. The Norge (j nick 1 y began to' go down by the head. lClght boats were lowered and into these the women and children were hurriedly put. Six of these boats smash*?! against the side Of tho Norgo and their helpless Inmates^ \ver? caught up by the heavy ?eas. Two boat loads got away safely from the side of the Blnking ship and many of the emi grants who were left Oil board seizing life belts, threw themselves into the sea and were drowned. Captain Gun del, so say the survivors, stood on the bridge of the doomed vessel until it could bo seen no more. 'I he boats kept together some hours. Practically all of their occupants wero passengers and not used to handling such craft. Tho boat occupied by the survivors landed at Grimsby was a life boat. One account says that throe boats were successfully launched, the other two holding about ten persons oach. Tho lifeboat made faster* progresft and fell in with the Salvia. What became of the other boats is not known. The res cue of those on thejlfeboat took place at 8 o'clock on the morning of June 29, the survivors consisting of 20 men, one of them a seaman, six women and a girl. One of the survivorb said that when he got on deck tho Norge wae half sub merged and was rapidly getting low:or In tho water. Half mad with fright the survivors all struggled for places In the boats. They fought their way to the big lifeboat and an officer stowed in tho six women land the girl and then told the men to gtft in. The officer therf1 took charge and got tho boat to the side of tho Norge. Selng that the boat ' was already overladen, the officer with great h^olsin jumped Into tho water and tried to board another boat which was not sovfull. He failed and wiu? * In the sea by thfs t FnTe~" was ITlmrgs of struggling men, women and children grasping and choking from the effects of the water. They tried to got In the!,,1 already overladen boats, hut wero beat en off with oars. Tho boat rowed clear of this seething mass and Just aa she drew away the Norge went down. Peter Nelson, one of tho survivors, 'd escribed *e a young American, said: "For some r^ours wo rowed In company with the other ly>ats, but the ,-titrong tide drifted us away from tho others and nothing haa been seen of them since. The Salvia picked us up and wo were well cared for on board the Traw ler. All of us lost our entire belong ings. He had no tltfto In that' flefoe light for life to think of anything but the getting of seats In the boat." "" The only hope except for thoso known to have escaped la that somo few of the emigrants might have beea washed upon tho barren rocks. Their chance of being rescued even then is practically nil. for vessels sailing tho North Atlantic glvo Rockall a wide birth as possible. Prominent Attorney Dead. Montgomery, Ala., Special. ? Capt. Edward Alfred Graham, district attor ney for the Bou thorn and Seaboard Air Line Railways, a farther tnomber ^e State Senato and of the constitutional convention, died here early Friday, lie also nerved as mayor of the city and city recorder, and wan a prominent member of secret orders. News by Wire. ? A Russian torpedo boat destroyer, damaged and crowded with men, reached Niuchwang from I'ort Arthur. The Japanese took the Fen Shin Pass after- a hard fight, In which the Rus sians were outmanoeuvred. A tornado that passed ovor Moscow. Russia, caused 195 deaths, hundreds of *4qiurles and a vast amount of damage. TTta^da ughter of Levi P. Morton se cured a*"t$vorce from the Duke of Val encay In Paris. s A F/ench warship arrived In Haiti, but tlie-recent stoning has been atoned for by apology. King Edward sailed for England from Kiel? Without tke canal and St. Louis Fair expenditures the Treasury closes the fiscal year with $13,247,674 surplus, but Including these expenditure* the deficit will be $41,352,826. Lou Payn. of New York, discussed the political situation In tfcat State with the President and Chairman Cor t el yon. The Prohibition Hallona] Convention nominated Jlev. Dr, Silas C. Swallow, of Pemwylranta, for President, and Dr. George W. Carroll, of Texas, for Vice President. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. Assaults on Various Positions Around tho Beleagured City ? Re pulsed Last Saturday. 8t. Petersburg, lly Cable.? The fol lowing dlnpatch has been received ut the War Ottlco from General ZillnHky: "The following reports have reach ed here (Llao Yang) from Port Ar thur: 'On June 20th the Japancao dis played great activity ut all their out peats, and In the hope of recapturing the Mountains of War-Tftol-Laza (?) which had been taken from them, they attacked, but were again repulsed and our troops now occupy the vlllago of Helkhohoon, northeast of Sla-Plng Tao. Tho enemy maintained a heavy fire ut long range on our left flank from their squadron, which lloca In Tallen-Wan Hay, in full view of Port Arthur. It consists of a cruiser, two torpedo boat dostroyers, and Beven merchant ships, which evidently Tjroij^nt cargoes Into the buy. "'On the night of June 24tli-Juno 26th tho Japanese torpedo boats re approached the fortroBs, and at four In the morning of Juno 26th the ene my began to cannonade from their vessels In Slao-Ping-Tao Hay, direct ing their Are towards tho whole coast towards the north, from tho hay to Mount Ult-Solo, and then attacked In great force, firstly height No. 131; secondly, height No. 126. " 'The ? hitter wore attacked by a small detachment landed for thla pur pose. These two positions were held by our riflemen, who, after driving off three attack* with heavy losses, retired, and, being proaacd by tho en emy, sought refuge on the heights of lionn-Van-Tlan. Tho enemy attacked this position In groat force, employing ut leant a division, but tho assaults were repulsed. "'At 3:30 p. m. tho Japanese ap peared on tho Port Arthur road In great strength and attacked Kwln Shan (Guln-San-Shan). Tho riflemen who held the right with two battal ions, retired. Tho Japanese turned them from tho rear, losing heavily in tho manoeuvre. Our torpedo boats wcro of small assistance to us, advan cing on Loun-Van-Tlan and bombaid* ing the coast occupied by tho onemy. " 'Our losses woro seven ofHcors and about two hundred soldiers klllod or wounded. Our mines exploded at tho proper time, blowing up at least fifty Japanese. Tholr losses wore evi dently considerable. < " 'According to the latest advices, large columns of the enemy are marching from Dalny towards the vil lage of Suan-Tsan-Hon and Khoulnt Mountain. /"On Juno 27 there was a fusiladp at. tha Japanese outposts/ due to the Japanese establishing themselves on tJio summit of Luon-Vari-Tran Mofln:' TaTn "OifF guTTBffR w prcurujaua yuytur day towards Loun-Van-Tlanand bom barded tho shore. " * Yesterday evening the forts ajid batteries at Port Arthur opened flr* on tho Japanese torpedo tySats.' " ' Arrested In Atlanta. ? Atlanta, Ga*., Special. ? Jack T. Bone, who shot and killed Z. T. Hall, in Floyd county, near Rome, Ga., Juue 9, and who was supposed to be hiding on Rock Mountain, was .arrested in thin city Sunday. Bone stated . that he had been with his people here (or throo weeks and denied the reports that hntf been circulated to the offect that he had fortified a position on Rock Mountain and was prepared to resist arrest. He was placed in jail to await the coming of the sheriff of Floyd county. No AmBassy at Vatican. Paris, By Cable.? The budget cpm mittee of the Chamber of Deputies voted Friday for the suppression of the appropriation for the Freneh em bassy at the Vatican and also passed a resolution which will be incorporated in the committee's report to the Cham ber censuring Premier Combes for hlS( rofuaal to express the views of the qfof> ) crnment on the subject. . . Tele graph!* Brief *. Joseph R. Ryan, National Democratic Committeeman from Nevada and head of the Nevada delegation to Hho Demo cratic National Convention, died at .the Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, of pneu monia. Rev. Wilbur F. Corkran and Rev. C. 5. Baker, of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference, wefe convicted of gamblihg in stocks by a special committee and were suspended until the next session of conference. Booker Washington was the princi pal speaker at the National- Education al Association. Baron Speck von Sternberg delivered an address at the University of the South, 8ewanee, Tenn. Justice Robert W. Steele, of the Col orado Supreme Court, filed an opinion dissenting' from his coltoagqee who sus tained Governor Pea body In the Moyer rase and declaring Stmt the Governor by his course hna Violated the Consti tution. ' xs. An Important; liavjy battle, According to advices froM^pMHy.is In progrew jr^dway Arthur and j Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow,, who wmi noulnated Mr President mr tbaJWhb. Ititu* party, he* not AeeMM whettwr he will neeept " --J ? TREASURY MATTERS Condition of Government's Finances ' At Close of Fiscal Year SECRETARY SHAW'S STATEMENT j * y v'. ft- . : Comparison Between Estimated an^l Actual Receipts and Expenditure# ? Actual Receipts, $541,186,745; Ac tual Expenditures, $527,989,071 ? Available Cash. . < J Washlbgton, Hpoclal, ? Secretary' - Shaw gave out a statement showing the comparison between the QgUinfttci*. _r tcj , _ whlcli ho submitted to Congress In Mb last annual report and the actual re ^c^lpt a and disbursements during th? fiscal year from which It appears that * (ho actual surplus is only about three fourths of a million lens than the esti mated surplus, when account la takou only of expenditures which were con sidered In submitting the estimate. In tho estimate submitted to Congress, , no account was taken of possiblo ex penditures In securing the right of - ------- way for the Isthmian canal, nor of the loan of $4,600,000 to the Louisiana Purchaso Exposition Company. The estimated receipts of. the gov ernment for tUo fiscal year wero $530 - 000,000 j actual receipts, $541,180,745. The estimated expenditures wore $516,000,000; actual expenditures, $527,939,071. Surplus, estimated, $14,* 000,000;. actual, $13,247,674. * Tho expenditures are .exclusive of : $54,000,000 paid on account ot tho Pnn%->? ama canal and the loan to the Louis iana Purchase ^Exposition. Tho available cash, June 30^1904, amounted to $166,965,872. Ah compared with the fiscal year ended July 1, 1903, those figures show Increases and decreases In roj celpts as follows: f'\ Customs, decrease $21,8^3,235; In ternal rovtmue, Incroase $2,320,440; miscellaneous Increase, $1,802,014. Tho civil and miscellaneous expen ditures for tho year just ended ox ccodGd tho. so for the year 1903, Includ ing payments on account of the Pana- , ma canal purchase and the St, Louis Exposition loan by $61,813,602.7 The expenditures on account ofthelWiir St Department wore $3,211,897 lass than, for 1903, and the expenditures on ac count of tho navy were $20,060,271 groater than for 1903. Pensions show an Increase* of over $4,000,000 as compared ' "Mm The ProhlbitloN Ticket* Indianapolis, Special. ? The Prohlbi* tlon party in * national convention Thursday nominated Silas C. Swal- r low, of Pennsylvania, for President, and George W. Carroll, 'ol.Teyas, for Vlcc-Pifoident. The platform was adopted without argument after a long deadlock in the resolutions committee. It was described by A. H. Ames c$ Ore gon, secretary of the committee as the broadest platform ever put. before the people by the* party. In addition to the plariks on the liquor question* )t declares the party to b* in w * w- o? :^/raa&jM?gj international arbitration, ft suffrage law based on moral and mental qnaU- ? ___ flcations, uniform laws for the coun try and dependencies, popular election of Sonators, civil service extension and the initiative,, and referenda' The trust question was recognised by a rigid demand for the application of the principles of Justice to *U organ isations of capital and labor. A re form of divorco laws is demanded. and polygamy denounce cL ~ . ?ps jj, . Gen, Miles put an endt&the move ment to nominate him for President by sending to John G. Woolley * telegram from New York, asking that his name bo not presented. The tel. . egram read; "Appreciating the good Witt of your ? ? ~ self and fjlends, i must earnestly- ??? quept that my name be not used In the convention, and that my letter of June 20 be considered as final. "KSLSCN A. MILES' This was considered final and, the movement to Mr. Swallow was unan imous, no other name being consider ed. ** " ' v.: ' Smallpox In Freight Car. . Winchester, Special.? C. H. Jaoksoo, colored, said to be from Martinsburg, W. ^a., who.arrivei Eeie^on a Cumber land galley train; was-found to havfr a virulent case of kmallpox. Ho was arrested aytffl taken to the pest house. This Jevjtilng he was placed In the samo1 cat he Mime here in, which had beenlftoetraoked to be fumigated, ?nd ? was sent back to Martinsburg. . . ? 7- 881 News of the Day. In a formalv#t?tement Senator Gof .nan denied that he is to enter * eow ui nation against Judge Parker or any j other candidate for the Democratic- ; nomination. * '<*7 "V The Navy Department has acquired ? Ave of tho longest wireless telegraplT ' circuits in tho world. . Blain W. Taylor, a Democrat, and West Virginian, will resign as eh -?lerk of tho Postoftjce Department* A t torocy-GeaerarKnox and~" Sccre* tary of Commerce and Labor Curtlyou ittonded their last meeting of the Otto-: - inet. " ? The Bureau Labor Is the labor trofiW** In ' President Roosevelt wOl Of hts nomination for the July t? at Oyster ^' f ^ It is stated in Wilmington. dent at ^Iwls Jersey; ; -^v .y ^ / Secretary of