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yOLCJMHXV. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, SKI'TKM I5KR 23. AO. 37."" [ ? i mm ? ? . ? tfficlils at HuntsY'lIc, Alabama, h ?:? rjcgT';. _ ?fey: ? Be Inipeaclicd >? WAS SO M t: STARTLING TtSTIMOM VftrV "? ? Special Grand Jury Finds r Rodgert, Mayor 8mith and Chief o Police Overton Guilty of Neglect 01 , J Duty and Incompetency and Re C0mmend6 That the City Polic< f.'" Force Be Reorganized. w ? ? . ? .... ir , Huntsvllle, Special.?' The specie.. fraud Jury made Us report Monda> night, recommending* the impeach *-?>- ment of Sheriff Augustus llodgers Mayor Thos. W. Smith and Chief oil Police Overton, and lecommendlng that tho police force of the city ol Huntsvllle bo reorganized. The grand , Jury finds that Sheriff ltodgera wa< guilty of neg^j^otwfui y or incompe tency, in that Tf?r ?iTil not prevent ibc lynchlng, fftllc<yto take proper precau tions for the |elense of the prisoner, allowed a mob ?.f unlawful assembly to remain several hour* i? the vicini ty or tne Jail and took no steps to dis perse the same, then permitted ur eon In the first decree to 1:?? commit ted in tho jail, allowed the lives <?! prisoners under his . uuu'.i nis car.; to be jeop ardized by fife" hml smoke, wilfully failed or refused to fire upon the mob or order the same to bo done when the mob was besieging the jail Bll'l fl con nl*l? ? " and assaulting the garrison by throw ing rocks and other missies, and fail ing to order or command the mob to disperse. The Jury find.; that Mayor Smith was guilty of neglect of duty because e allowed an assembly of people to throng the streets for hours and fail ed to use proper means lo disperse them, failed to adopt any measures to preserve the peace of the city, not Withstanding arson and murder wcro being openly committed, refused to out the fire department to on- i tlnguish the fire in the Jail* failed or Infused to send police protection with the fire department, etc. Chief Overton, of the police depart ment, is charged with failuro or ro- . fusaMo disperse a riot or mob, refusal I to carry aid to the sheriff upon tho j summons of that officer, and adopting no effective measures for the preven tion of tho mob. The action of Governor Cunningham !n sending militia to preserve peaco and ordei Is commended, and In view the fact that a military court of quiry is investigating the conduct the local militia 011 the occasion the riftt, 110^ comment is made on their actldns Except taht they appear . to be under the command of an offi cer incompetent and Ignorant of his ? dut ies. The military .court of Inquiry, ap pointed by Acting Governor Cunning ham to investigate the conduct of the militia on guard at the Jail when Hor ace Maples, a negro, was lynched, - Monday began taking evidence. Col. ?' T. S. Frazer, of Union Springs, Capt. W. j. Valden.' of Utfontown, an-i ? i Ca; t. E. D. Smith, of Birmingham, ~ : compose the court. . -_r_ ?. . . Captain Robert L. Hay, of Company F; Lieutenant Thomas P. Hay and 8econd Sergeant Joseph Brock were ' '^the first examined when the Investi gation began. According to the testU mony of Captain Hay, he jvas to re ceive his orders from the sheriff. Capt. Hay testified that 1>1h picket* were posted on tho stairways, and t that the sheriff had cautioned the sol- j diers.not to allow any ono to come ud the stairway, and not to shoot until he ordered. After the mob had bro ----- ken in the back door and started tho * Are, the men begged oitlier to be al lowed to shoot or to bo ordered out of the building. In the meantime, the mob was calling to the sheriff ' - and telling him that if ho -would sur :rr~~ ronder the negro, tho fire would be extinguished. - The sheriff finally ac ceded to the wishes of the mob, at the tame time Ordering the militia out ^ of the building. Sergeant Brock sub stantiated the testimony of Captain Hay. Lieut. Hay testified that he went to the assistance of a sentry md was cut off by the rush of the | mob and could not get back to tho j fall. Suicide at Manchester, Va. Richmond, Va., Special.? John In* from Alvtn. son of a prominent furnii tare dealer of JWanchestcr, shot ami killed himself In his home. Brooding over ill health is supposed to hav<| driven Alvis to end his life. He was iq years old. A curious fact conneete 1 with the tragedy Is that last night hhi ~ iunt had in a dream a premonition It, which was fulfilled in almost every ;g detail. Fresh Officers Summoned. <8t Petersburg, By Cable. ? Thero is ;~Ji atory,' afloat that a sudden call has been made .to the oiTlceis of the guard I . regiments' stationed at St. Petersburg io report for service at the front. Ac cording to report the order directs that 18 of a total of 56 officers of - each regiment should be chosen by lot . and drafted to serve with regiments T oow In the far East. It is stated that the order has aroused great dlscon -lent Whole regiments are anxious to f0 to lhe scat of war, but the officers Jfrtenvety dislike the prospects of the * Mipuiiatfona toeing split up. It Is tin-. Ible-at this time to obtain an an- 1 tatlve confirmation or denial of i :^rr. , ' Tiilns Collide Near Toledo. ' Toledo. O.. Special.? Clncfhnati, | h Dayton paamnger trains, ttoa. 2 and "Shaking their Drat trips! " " 6f?r fWltwerof the terminal company, j Ironvtlle and twenty peo- j .nona-of them aertow- ' accident occurred on a treaUe ? were telescoped la auch none of the cart left the cam had gone over at ire #Mtd.,har? Me# a 11* palmetto crop conditions! Weather Conditions Favorable foi Gathering the Crops. ' week ending 8 a. m., Septembqi If, 11*04, had a mean temperature of 71 degrees which In nearly normal. Tlx e^fty part of the week wax warm, l?ut ? lie la.st four days wero very cool. The extremes were a minimum of 45 at Spartanburg on the i?th, and a maxi mum of 9?'{ at BatOhhuiK and Black* \i"e on the jjth and BlackvUie and Kingstree on the 15th. The precipitation was c onfined to the eastern part of the State, and wan ex Aos?lv<> front Horry to Chesterfield bounties, the greatest amount being 4.7u inches at Conway. The rainfall occurred on the 13th and 14th. The other <lays Ave re generally fair. Prac tically no rain foil in (lie western part or the State. The week has been favorable for farm work except in the eastern por tion of the State where the storm of the 13th and 14th delayed work and did great damage to growing crops. Thero were numerous reports of de terioration of cotton due to rust and shedding, and in the eastern counties, caterpillars are stilt doing damage. < onsiderahie damage is reported in ttio northeastern counties from the storm on the 14th. Cotton Is opening rapidly : and picking has become general j throughout the State. Corn is reported to be in good c.ondi- I lion generally except In the northeast-' cm counties whore it was damaged by the storm of the 14th. Foddc* pulling it practically completed. I Uiee was not damaged as .yiuch ad was first reported; harvesting and threshing are progressing. The weather has been favorable for having during the past week. The for age crops are good. Potatoes are gen erally good, but poor in a few places. 'Minor crops are very promising. The New Lawmakers. After the second primary the follow ing Is a complete list of the State's new lawmakers: T 1 1 K NEW SENATORS. The following are the new senators: I JDr. .r. M. Black, Bamberg; Geo. II. (Bates. Barnwell; E. J. Dennis, Jr.. Berkley; N. S. Connor. Dorchester; W. J. Johnson, Fairfield; T. G. Tal jiert. Edgefield; Walter II. Wells, Flor ence; Wni. L. Mauldin, Greenville; J. , Hampden Brooks. Greenwood; F. P. McQowan, Laurens; D. F. Efird, Lex ington; C. L. Blease, Newbefry; J. R. lEarle, Oconee; E. S. Blease, Saluda, i Senators Aldrlch of Barnwell, Forrest of Saluda. Sharpe of Lexington and Talbird of Beaufort were defeated. Sen ator E. J. Dennis died ond is succeeded )?y his son. Senators Dean of Green- j iVille, Ragsdale of Fairfield, Ragsdalo Of Florence, Ilerndon of Oconee, Gaines " of Greenwood, Goodwin of Laurens, j Mower of Newberry, Sheppard of Edge- I Held and Mayf!eld of Bamberg did not' offer for reelection. Of those reelected Senators Holliday. llaydrick and W. E. {Johnsofi had opposition. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The members of the houfle of repre sentatives ore: 'Abbeville ? J. Fraser Lyon. J. N. Nance and J. C. Loraax. Aiken? Dr. L. B. Etheridge, G. L. Toole, Jodn R. Cloy and B. K. Keenan. Anderson J. W. Ashley, J. B. Watson, -Geo. E. Prince, M. P. Trlbblo and?<J. C. Mlllford. ,/Ramberg ? J. S. C. Faust and E. T. Lafltte. Barnwell ? Dr. Ryan Giles, J. E. Har ley and Dr. J. Milton Turner. Beaufort? C. J. Colcocl?, Jos. Glover and W. N. Heyward. " ' Berkeley ? E. E. ikillentine, \V. L/ Parker and Geo. B. Davis. Charleston ? Huger Sinkler, P. S. Whaley, J. E. Herbert, R. M. Loft ? a. E. M. Seabrook, D. J. Baiter, D. McK. Frost and A. O. Hamlin. 'Cherokee ? J. C. Otts and W. D. Kirby. Chester? A. L. Gaston. Paul Hempdlll and T. C. Strong. Chesterfield? O. K. Laney and W. P. Pollock. _ , Clarendon ? D. J. Bradham, R.* S. Dcs- ; champs and D. L. Green. Colleton? W. C. Bront. J. M. W? Iker (third place to be filled.) Darlington? L. M. Lawson, J. P. Kir ven and A. .L. Gray. Dorchester? J. A. Wlmberly. Edgefield? B. E. Nicholson, J. W. De- | Vore. Fairfield ? J. 0. McCnnts. A. Homer Brice, C. S. Ford. Florence? W. B. Gnuse, F. T .Ker cliaw and J. H. Poston. Georgetown? M. Pryatt and J. W. Doar. Greenville ? B. A. Morgan, T. P. Coth? ran, John R. Harrison, L. O. Patterson ind John J. Watson. Greenwood? M. P. Oalliaon, W. H. Veldel and J. F. Morrison. Hampton? G. M. RUoy and T. B. Whalqy. Horry ? D. D. Harrison and 1). A. Spivey. Kershaw ? M. L. Smith and J. G. Richard^. j .LaTrCaa t W. Hamol and H. W. ! Foster. ; Laurens ? W. C^itby. Jr., R. D. Boyd, i J. H. Miller. ? I^ee? M. H. Plttman, WkMcD. Green. Lexington? E. J. Ethredg<?>?L M. Ep- ? ting and Paul E. Hutto. x. Marion ? Jno. C. Sellers, Geo. ft* Rearwa L. M. Gasque. ? Mar?W*p? D. D. Me.Coli, Jr.. W. W. Brtice, J. Pk Gibson. C Newberry? P. W. Higgins, J. W. Earnhardt, J. W. Taylor. Oeonoo ? E. E. Verner. J. D. Sheldon. Grangeburg ? J. A. Banks. T. F. : Brantley, R. F. Dukes, D. O. Herbert, K, Li.. Culler, Pick*n?? Labin Maul din, T. J. Maul tin. Richland ? A. D. McPaddin, J. D. Kawllnson. P. A. McMaster and L. W. Haskell. .Salutta ? W. A, Webb. J. Ci Edwards. Sumter? AlUmont Moees, T. B. Pra ter, J. H. Clifton. Spartanburg? C. P. Sfcndert, J. Wrigit Naab, W. U. Walker. K. D Bdwards.^H. H. Arnold. W. J. aibton . Union? H. C. Little, U J. Browning Williamsburg? W. L. Bam, Jno. 9. Graham. Philip StoU. York- Dr. J. B. I bur, J. W. ; J. ft JIM Br. J, & 22L TitMm i i? m i Many Matters of Interest to South Carolinians. An Unusual Incident. An unusual incident transpired in tho Spartanburg sessions court Wednesday which will afford a break from the dull monotony of sitting under tho atom dignity of his honor and hearing the endless talks of the lawyers, tho hesi tating, stammering statements of wit nesses and the sonorous voice of the court crier. Arthur Salter, colored, was arraigned for stealing live stock. That is, Salter was brought into the court room. Just after he had b?ou placed in the criminal docket he fell down and gave vent to a number of gutteral, groaning sounds, at the same time twisting and writhing his long, lank body. Judge Gary had a" physician summoned, who, after a careful exami nation, pronounced the hegro to be per fectly healthy. Salter refused to go by his diagnosis, however, and continued in a prostrate condition In the docket, < at times groaning and howling. As the negro kept up hts game, the judgo se lected the jury and the rase was tried. In the meanwhile Salter was removed from tho docket to a bench, where he lay jlut on his back, feigning sickness, lie was found guilty. When tho court asked him to stand up he could not bo moved by the olllcers and Judge Gary pronounced sentence on the man as he lay on td)C bench. "Your sentence Is 18 months at hard labor on the roads of Spun nil burg county ? this Is six months additional, Salter, for your exhibition this morning." remarked his honor. Court officers had to catch the negro bv the arm and forcibly carry him from the court room. ? Gaffney Ledger. To Restore Citizenship. Mr. J. A. McDonald, district attorney of tho 3rd district of tho State of Texas, has asked tho governor to pardon Adam Martin, a negro residing in that State. Tho negro was sent to the peni tentiary for cattle-stealing in 1880, and served his term of one year. He was then a boy of 17 and lived in Newberry county. His pardon is asked for on the ground that it would restore his citizen ship and would permit him to testify in a lAtrglary ease in Texas. Gov. S. W. T. T^inham of Texas, a native of this State, recommends the granting of tho pardon. Governor Invited. Gov. Hey ward has been invited to McColl to attend the laying of the cor ner alone of the new school building, which is to cost. $10,000. The cere monies will be held on the 23rd. The j dedication <jf the new building at Nfew berry college will be held on the 31st of October aud Gov. Heyward has been asked to deliver the principal address on that occasion. Minor Palmetto Matters. The Winnaboro Granite company has finished the new monument to take the place of the bronzo palmetto tree at the Chlckamauga battlefield.;, Gen. C. 1/ Walker has gonei on to see that tho shaft is erected properly. Capt. E. K. Iletts is the chief engineer of the park. Tho old bronze tree will be sold for junk, although it was the unexpressed wish of the legislators that it be ] brought to Columbia and placed In the rapltol unless it had been damaged too badly. The new Bhaft cost $1,8~>0. The railroad commission has re eoivert from lh<' Southern Express Company a notice of the closing of the o ill co at Pineland, in Clarendon county. The company states that the only availablo white man there who has act ed as agent, has resigned and that it is impossible to get another. If the present ratio of Increase keeps up in fertilizer tax returnB, Clemson College will get nofc-lAr from $120,000 this year. IJp to September 10th the State treasurer has received from this source $102,336.70, against $91,229.05 for the same dato last year. The Income for the entire fiscal year of 1903 was $98,009.80, which shows that the In crease in the last three month* of the year was about $7,000, most of the ferti lizer having b?en purchased. The worst storm since Oct. 20th; 1903 passed over Georgetown Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. From a normal reading of 30.01 the barometer dropped Tuesday night to 28.95. The wind began to rise at^about 9 o'clock, coming from the northeast In gusts that Increased In violence each hour accompanied by heavy showers of rain jmd attained a maximum velocity of about 80 miles an hour near midnight. Towards morning the wind changed completely around, _ blowing strongly from tho southwest. The storm came without warning from the weather hu i eau and the rice planters have suffer ed severely. A large part of the crop being cut down and lying in the fields. The damage to property in town will "foot up fully $10,000. Many fine shade trer-s have been stripped and- uprooted. A terrible aortdent occurred at the Olympla mill, Columbia, at X o'clock Tuesday, doe to a rupture of a tube In one of the upright hollars. One of the firemen was fatally burned and scalded ran another -way not recover. The steam, forced with great pressure -straight downward, drove live coal* out ipon Wesley Adams and Shelton John ?on. TIM* two negro** war* stampeded _ vlfh Wght and ran *everal yards to the Episcopal mission house, a sort of seal nrlam, *h*te they were stopped and j heir wounds ttmni Ad*m* fffll die, ; and .the other nefio 1? tea HmrOH* state,-?. . ? ? ? ? * ? : A .V *7. -rr r-rr?~ a*- '?"* v tSUCCESS AT STATF FARM Sortie of the Directors Slate "That There Are 30 Mule Colts Which WiM Be Exhibited at the State Fair. Dr. M. O. Rowland, Mr. n il Peurl foy and Mr. J. O. Wlngo, of the hoar?l of directors of the State i? nltent iary, have roturaed from u trip to the De Saussure and Reed faring in Sumter Rnd Kershaw counties. Mr. A. K. Saunders, another director, has a plan hint ion adjoining the State farms and he visits the State property quite often. i Mr. Peurlfoy, who Is a good farmer himself over in the Saluda valley of Saluda county, declared this to he the llnest. crop ever Riown upon the State farms. Tho most satisfactory exhlhlt of all was a dr<we of 30 mule colts. These will he brought to the Slate faft* with the hope that farmers In South Carolina will take up the breed* lug of milieu in view of the fact that l lie building of the Panama canal will require the use of thousands of mules and the market will offer good prices. The ft/j'tns are also stocked with hogs, sheep ami goats and other farm uni mals, In raising which there is found <o be a profit. The field crops are magnillccnt. not withstanding the continued damp spell in August. Mr. Peurlfoy states that 5(111 bales of cotton will be marketed and that there are ft 00 acres in corn with the finest yield the farms have ever known. Surrender Themselves. (Jreehville, Special. -Closely follow ing the announcement of Will Sloan's death at the county Jail Wednesday, William Putnam and Rube Sudduilt, charged with the shooting, came iu and surrendered to the officers. They 'are now held at the county jail pend ing a preliminary hearing. Sloan's dying statement was taken by Notary John T. (lilreath and reads: "I know 1 cannot live, and I would like to say that William Putnam or Rube Sudduth shot me on Sunday evening. Me and Stark Cooley went to the woods to get some whis key. We had the can when they run up and struck a match. I turned to run. William Putnam said, "Shoot, and shoot to kill,' and at that time 1 v as shot. There was two or three more shots after 1 was shot. 1 had no pistol. If Cooley had one 1 never saw It. I was not selling whiskey nor never did. I had not violated the law and did not resist arrest." Considerable interest lias been awak ened in the case on account of its up usual features. Why did Putnam shoot. Sloan and by what authority" is tho question oftenest. asked. South Carolina Items. The Bank .of North was given a char ter Friday. The capital stock is 000. Coporators, .T. C. Witt, J. M. Davis. J. \j. Reeves, K. C. Johnson and W. O. YVolfe of Orangeburg. The Bank of Anderson, the Rank of McCormlck and the Merchants' and Farmers' Dank of Chcraw aro the only banks in the State which have not com plied with the request of the comptroll er general for statements as to their condition Mr. W. H. Townsend, assistant at torney genernl, has returned from Aik en. where ho had a conference with other attorneys engaged in the suit to (est the validity of the act permitting the merger of several railroads into the possession of the Southern. The suit will come up ;1 n Kershaw county at the next term oi the court of common pleas. '-I The rallrohd commission is in re ceipt of a petition from Laurens asking for the depot to be removed to another spot nearby. The station was built just about four years ago, and the rail roads will protest against the proposed removal. ? The directors of the State dispensary held a meeting last week, deferred from Tuesday, which was election day. The St. John hotel of Charleston was grant ed a tourists" hotel privilege. This was about the only business transacted. Gov. Heyward last week received i? telegram from Mr. II. II. fidmonds, edi tor of the Manufacturers' Record, ask ing for an expression of opinion as to the desirability of having the proposed International Cotton Spinners' associa tion meet in the South. Gov. Heyward being absent, Mr. Norment, the private secretary, replied accordingly. Gov. Heyward was expected to return Krl dav ui&ht. Activity at Mukden. Mukden, By Cable. ? Tho armies having recovered from tho effeqfts of tho recent lighting before l.iao Yalig, an early development of the situation may be expected. A mysterious move ment is on fool on the part of the bands of young Chinese suitable for military service. All tho leading Chi nese who have aided tho Russians are leaving Mukden. Bennett Again Arrested. Savannah, Special. ? James B. Ben nett was arrested here Sunday, and unless ho can defeat requisition pro ceedings, will bo taken to Brinson, S. C.. where ho Is charged with hav ing murdered ' his wife. Several weeks ago tho coroner's jury dis charged him, the killing of Mrs. Ben nett having been thought an accident. Now further proceedings havo been instltutod Against him. Bennett, some yeam ago, was given a life sen tence, hot was pardoned conditionally. He was not to return to South Caro lina. Bennett had enlistod in the army hew. * J fighting at Mukden. Louden, By Cable. ? It is assorted in a dl*p*t?fe from Tokio to the Kx press thaWWfipenese are vigorously shell IngSne Russian possitlon at Mukden, preparatory to a general advance, and endeavoring, by a wide taming move meat, to cat off General Kuropstkln's retreat Tha_ Japanese arm lea, the dtspatck adds, are disposed to the same relative positions as in the ifkttaf Mm luo Tttf. - : d | HIQGIHS 11)11 GOVERNOR j New York Republicans Nominate Their State Ticket. I M, LINN BRUCE IN SECOND PLACE j i After * Mi oil Convention >if KurntogH tli? j I'mty A, iu ?>l il... Ki'boI lit Tlio CnrcMir of tlio (inltiriiHloi'litl ciiu.lMntf ? . Tlift l'ru (t'toUiiua in Iii-U?r. SalMlii^n, X. y ||u> Republican ?t;ite i 'ouvcntloii, meeting in the , volition hull i(l Saratoga. adjourned nf | li'i niia;iiinou*ly nominating die t'ol I l<'\\ lug State l IcJiet ; For Governor-- I'rauk \v. lliggins. j of < 'altai-au^us. I lor i.ieiitenant -Governor ? M Linn! j Hn.ee, of \..w York. I For Secretary of Slate - John F. j O'Mrb-n, of ( linton. | I Attorney -General ~ Julius M. ! Mayer, of New York. For Controller? Otto Kelsey, of Liv t illusion. { 1 <>r siale Treasurer? John (J, Wal ! I'Miineler, til Frio. j l-'or St.'i te Engineer ami Survevor Henry a. \ ?? Alslyne. of Columbia. l or ( htef Judge of tho Court of An Kd^iir .M. Culleu (Democrat) of I\l!lgrt. ' j 1 A>x.?eiate Judge of the Court of Appeals William JO. Werner (Itcpubli oiuit, of Monroe. Tiinothy L. Woodruff withdrew as a candidate for Governor Just an the roll Of delegates was to he ealled and after nominating upeeehes had been ma oe. the pJatfprm Indorses the adminis trations of President Roosevelt and Governor O.lcli, and approves the dee in ration of principles adopted hy the Republican National Convention, i It was nearly noon when J.' Sloat lasset the temporary chairman, <.if!e<l the convention to order, and af ter dispatching routine business made way for the nomination and election of Senator George R. Malhy, of St. I. aw roil oe County, as permanent chair man. Escorted by Congressman/ Se n-no L. I'ayne' and Senator John Jtaines, the chairman went to the plat form and at onco proceeded to his speech, which was well received, and when at Its climax Senator Malbv mentioned the name of the President there was a demonstration. Then John A. Slelcher, of New York Chairman of the Committee on Reso lutions, read the platform prepared bv Edward Laulerbach. ^ J A fter the report of tho committee had boon adopted, nominations for Governor were declared In order by Uinlrman Malby, and Assemblyman Aithur 0. Wade, of Chautauqua, made the nominating speech for Senator HIgglns. Wi ll la in A. Prendorgnst. of Brook lyn. then presented the name of former Lileiitenn nt-(*ov^ruor Woodruff. Assemblyman James T. Roger* Re publican leader in the lower house of the Legislature, then took the platform !?r 8('f,<?nd Woodruffs nomination. W. W. Mies, of New York, followed Mr. Rogers and seconded the nomination of Lieutenant-Governor Iligglns. F. It. Hazard, of Syraciyje, also seconded the nomination of Mr. HIgglns. Mr. Ha*ard was tho first speaker to tpeak from his place in the delegation. Chairman Malby then announced the roll call, but Mr. Woodruff interrupted. He announced that he would withdraw from the candidacy and would commit the Kings County delegation to greater effort than ever before for the success of the ticket. He moved that the sec retary cast one ballot for the selection or Mr. HIgglns as a candidate for Gov ernor. The motion was carried, and Scoretary Fox obeyed It. "Ilafl to tho Chief" was played bv the band, and the delegates rose and gave threo cheers for Illgglns. Abo Grubcr nominated M. Linn Bruce for Lieutenant-Governor. "I second the nomination of Mr. Bruce!" roared a delegate from Delaware Coun ty, where Mr. Bruce was born, and Secretary Fox, on motion of Senator Raines, oast a slnglo ballot which nominated Mr. Bruce by acclamatlita. Senator Depew nominated John F O'Brien for Secretary of State. Mr O'Brien's nomination was made bv ac clamation. and no wero all the oihers as follows: Otto Kolsey was nominated by Rep resentative James W. Wadsworth. of Geneseo, for the office of Controller: John O. Wallenmoler was nominated for St ute Treasurer by Deputy State | out roller Timmerman, of Buffalo: Ju lius M. Mayer -was nominated for At torney-General by Assemblyman Jo sialt T. Newcomb; Henry A. Van AJs tyne was nominated for State Engi neer and Surveyor by William P. Rndd of Albany. T here was not even the sembjanoe of a speech In nominating Chief j\*dge Edgar M. Cullen for that place. Sena tor Raines merely moved that the Sec retary east the ballot of the convention for Chief .Judge Cullen. On motion of James G. Cutler, of Rochester, similar action was taken In nominating Will iam E. Werner ns Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. The State committee was authorized by tho convention to fill nil vacancies In Its ranks and to provide for all State nominations that may be neces sary next year. The nominees of the convention will he formall? notified of their selection by a committee made up of one member from eaeh Congress district, with Senator Malby as chair man. The convention then at 2.30 p ui. adjourned. ^ > 1 ?? : Mayor and Sheriff* Iqdicted. 1 The firand Jury at HtinUVille. JMa., Indicted thn Mnyor and Sheriff for de rrl|< tlon of duty In not preventing tly I> m-liliior of Horace Maples, and ten of the mob of lyncher#, . flrcat oxclte* nunf prevailed, and militia waa or dered to Huntavllle from Birmingham. Later Maine Reports. TJnter raporta of the elect km ahow that Maine g are 27,000 Republican plurality. Democrat# makiag gatea In Tli? Plutfonu tw The pin ( form adopted, although brief, w^is not of such record-breaking brevity a* had been announced, con sisting of more than 1<hmi instead of 000 words. After referring to the fifty years of the Kcpuhllcan party's life, congratu* latino the country on the results of (lie recent elections, Indorsing I'resl ! dent Hoosevclt and approving tlie Na? (toiml platform adopted in Chicago^ it deals with State issue* as follows: "Wo eon i mend the linn reason, abld? ing common sense and strict integrity, unmoved l?y assaults from enemies or pleas from friends, with which Gov ernor Ode'l has conducted the affairs of this Stale ami safeguarded with zealous care its vast and complicated interests. "We believe in the policy of raining revenues for State maintenance by ill direct taxation. The effective meas ures of the ltcpuhllcan party In tills direction constitute the greatest step taken In the history of our common wealth for the relief of taxpayers. If any taxes heretofore levied, especially such as affect the savings of the peo ple, appear to be unjust or unneces sary, we favor such revision of the tax laws as will correct such condition. "The people of the State have de creed that the canals shall be Im prove.!. ami we reaffirm the position heretofore taken by the party In regard to good roads, for the construction of which the State has already paid or 11 iipropriii t ?jii over *'1,250,000. "We believe in increasing the effec tiveness of the school system, greater appropriations for commtm schools and the extension of free tuition in high schools, and we favor the still further building up of the State's educational facilities wherever pmctlcnhle. "We claim credit for the legislation which unified the State Hdueatlonnl I >epart ments and completely removed state educational activities from the Held of politics. "We believe In maintaining the laws for safeguarding the interests of labor as well as of capital, and in extending such laws whenever additional safe guards may be necessary, S "Win believe in the further purQitffso and preservation of forest lands'in the Adirondack and Catsklll parks by the State and adequate appropriations therefor. We congratulate the people of this commonwealth on the satisfac tory condition of the State treasury. National as well its State policies are Involved in the outcome of our State election, and we commend to every citizen the faithful performance of hla patriotic duty." Frank Wayland Wiggins, for two ! years rdcutenant-Gnvcrnor, and before that State Senator for nine years, was born at Uushford, Allegany County, N. Y., August 18, 18">0. Ills father waH a successful business man and his grand father a physician. The education of ! the youth was secured ot llunhford Academy and the Hlvcrvlcw Military Academy, In Poughkoepsle, from which ! ho was graduated in 1873. After a year of commercial college training and another year spent in travel at the age of nineteen he embarked In business for himself in Stanton, Mich., and became Interested In mines ami timber lands. While there he was married in 1878 to Miss Kate C. No- I ble, of Sparta, Mich. The following 1 year he returned to Now York Stnte, took charge of the extensive grocery j business of Hlgglns, TJIodgett & Co., I lu Oleaii, N. Y., of which bis father was senior partner. It wos In 1893 that he was first clcctcd a State Sena' ~ tor In the old Thirty-second District, comprising Cattaraugus. Allegany and i Chautauqua counties. In 1902 Senator I Hlgglns was nominated l>v the Repub lican -convention in Saratoga to suc ceed Timothy I>. Woodruff as Ideuten-' ant-Governor, ahd was elected. I4eu tenant-Governor Hlgglns has a lino ' home In Olean, N. Y. His business in- j terests . Include the management of plno lands In Wisconsin, Iron lands In the Mosaba region, lumber tracts iu Oregon, shares in the banks and elec tric light company of Olean, an interest in glass works there and in steamers on the great lakes. He had tho repu tation at Albany of being the .best dressed man in the Senate. HEIIt TO ITALY'S THRONE. Tlio Long Desired Son Born to King .Victor? -Will Bo Named Humbert. London, England.? A dispatch to ft news agency from Home says that tbo Queen, was accouelicd of the lonu de sired son ami heir 1o the throne?. The young Prince will be named Humbert. Victor Emmanuel III. succeeded to tlio throne on the (lentil of hi* father," King Humbert 1., on July 29, 11)00. He was married In 180(1 to Princess Helena I of Montenegro. Two daughters havo been born to them, the Princess Yo lande. on June 1, 1901, nrul the Prim cess Mufalda, November 19, 1902. BRITISH SHIPS HELD UP. Two Stopped and Searched by the Rus sian Warship Terek Near Gibraltar. London, England.? The Russian war ship Terek stopped the British steam ship Trehenhort near Gibraltar and searched her. Lloyd's ngont In the Dardanelles tel egraphs that tho Terek also stopped and searched tho British steamship Marglt Groedel. DEMOCRATS NAME BLACK. Candidate is Nominated by Acclama tion-? Plntfonn Adopted. Trenton, N. J.? Charles C. Black, of Hudson County, a member pMhe S.tato Board of Taxation, was nominated by acclamation as the Democratic candi date for Governor. The platform makes a vigorous at* tack on the State and national adnata* iatra lions of . the Republicans. Lay Off Seven Thousand Men. The Immense Pullman car work* at Pullman, III., are shut down and prae tlcally every one of the company's 7<K)0 employe! Is Idle. The workmen-irer^ told to take their tools with tftern when_ they left the works, and from this In fer that a long period of ldlenfsf con* V t vrtftv * IIVHtl - - - - - I. - Burled at Llaoyftnf.. ' Field Marshal Ova ma reports tlb* total number of Rosslaua borko M j : Uasyaaf m 1100, 1 ^ ,/ ? Ai A WASHINGTON. Insanity In Washington Is rapidly ln? creasing. During July <**><1 August and the Hist ton days of September ninety-throe persons were declared in sane by marshals' juries. For the same period last year the number wai sixty-two. The Peruvian Government has ap pointed Manual Alvnrex Oalderon to be Peruvian Minister to Gubfl, while retaining his post of Minister of Peru In Washington. OIJU ADOPTKD ISLANDS. It has been recommended thut the force of American soldiers In the Phil ippines bo reduccd from Its present standing of four regiments of cavalry ' and nine of infantry to threo regiments of cavalry and seven of Infantry. Major-General Wade, commander In the Philippines, will exchange post# with Major-Gcnoral Corhln, Depart* luent of the 10:int. 4 Major-Uenoral James P. Wade, com* mnndlng the Philippine Division, waa authorized to sail for the United Htatea on the next available transport leav*.. lng Manila. falrsW DOMESTIC. J| Japan made Inquiry about the dis position of tho Lena's crew. Assur* unco was given that (ho mon would bo kepi within the limits of San Fran cisco. The Lena was tHken to the Mnre Inland Navy Yard. Nino Chicago firemen wore hurt, two fatally, by the collapse of a wall of a burning building. Napoleon Shipley, once postmaster at Washington, I). O., and a largo, oil spc^hlafor, died in a Pennsylvania poyrfiouse. /X'oinniauder Peary received )t cup and talked of his plans for a new Arc tic trip at a dinner in honor of the for ylgn members of the International Geo graphic Congress, In New Yorfedty. Connecticut Republicans nominated a full State ticket, headed by Henry Roberts, present Lieutenant-Governor. Troops were sent to Huntsvllle, Ala., to prevent the rescue of nine men to bo arrested on charges of participation In - the Maples lynching. It was announced at Ne\y Haven, Conn., that Yale University would es tablish a course of Insurance this au tumn. -'V At the opening of the New York City schools 579,854 pupiis registered, 00,000 more than last year. The steamer Longfellow, of Wllmlng ton, Del., foundered off ' Highland Light. Mass,/ Her crew of sixteen were rescued. / The preliminary statement of trade for August showed a decrease in ex ports of $4,000,000. The steamship Parthian, from Bos ton, Mass., for Philadelphia, Pa., went ' aground in the Delaware River near -~ Reedy Island, Del. Two men wero killed and several persons Injured In a train collision on the Southern Pacific in Nevada. Forest fires were raging In timber sections of Northern California and near San Francisco. The city of Santa Cruz was reported la danger, at)?1 the ?situation in Ure Santa Crux mountains was extreiqffy serious. The plant of the Eastern ShlpbuIId- ~ !ng Company, at Groton, Conn., was - sold to George R. Sheldon, of the reor ganisation committed James J. Corbett. once a -champion pugilist, went to a New York City po liceman's assistance In making an arm rest in Broadway after three of the prisoner's friends Interfered. An amusement park Is to occupy the fifty acres at the northern ttp of Man- - ? hattan Island, New York Clt& Assistant Secretary of SMRe Francis --- B. Loomls delivered an address of wel come at * ie first session of the Inter parliamentary Union In St. Louis, Mo. The revolt of students at the State - Agricultural College, at Raleigh. N. C., to secure ...eater liberty has collapsed. The wrecking of a south-bound train near Rocky Ford, Ga., In tho same ? maimer as the north-bound had been derailed the day before, has caused officials to. offer rewards for the cap ture of the train wreckers. Tho battleship Georgia will be launched at Bath, Me., next month. Tho salmon pack in Southeastern Alaska Is short this year, only 308,800 cases havlug been made up to Septem ber 1. * After a quarrel over a polo game Ser- r. geant Boyle killed Private Pearl AlleSKE^ at.Gienwood Springs, Col FOREIGN. Socialists declared a strike through* out Italy. Two strikers were killed ? In a riot at Milan. Anarchists were reported active In1 Spain. A bomb was exploded at Bar celona, and a plot- against a high" offi cial was discovered in Madrid. In chqoefng the title of the Prince of Piedmont rather than Prince of Rome for his son King Victor Emmanuel ~ sought to conciliate the Church party in Italy. . France upheld Combes In his deter minatlon to separato Church and State. West African natives have broken through the cordon of German troops ;.'r, and escaped to the south, making ft -- likely that the war will be Indefinitely prolonged. Lieu tenant -General Prince FMSblfclU will visit the United States in October' V as the special representative of the Emperer as Japan. ? Japanese officer at Tslngtau says L lis Japanese losses at Port Arthur the last f?w days exceed 18,00ft, and that their lesses at Uaoyany exceeded **- - OOOl The Russian press esyfimrjttdt . tatlsfsrtkm at the spnotnf sit rf ? Prince Mtrsky as Mint Her, ragarding hin as the