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f 1 if ACCEPIIEE "" "t? Mgt Parker Writes His Formal ^e"Cf I" I lie Conimillee " KOOStVILT'S CHALLENGE . i footing From His Opponent's Letter * Quefy Whether He Will Revoke tht Executive Pension Order If Elec ted. He Declares that He Will Do ?o and Urg<, A Lawful Equivalent. "to i.h? ll tt" accel)tftnce of Judge ?*arker has boon given out, aud la iu -^.substance us follows: IS T(J ('l? Hon?rable Champ Clark and || othc,R. Commlttoo, Etc., Oentlemon: In .my response 'to your committee, fi frSiiT.?1 noUftc*tlo? Proceedings tic, Si J,?.bo.,mo niattG,? >?ot men !? lis? V" letter. I desire that r hProin ^a,usldcrc(l as incorporated - ! rj'gret thai lack of space ;r i" v v "i"-* iilc reference to them a!! i winn her.-, however, again to refer ^ v,e.W8 ,lher0 expressed as to the miotiti' |"( ai. '.'?to dec,are ?8ftiu my im qualified belief in bh1<I standard and ifn?X,rnif ,ny appreciation of the ac iJon of (ho convention In reply to my torn imitation upon that subject; rn,;'1.?''0. I'Nl'lic questions aro pressing ?tr?i'i>-ifC r i The Demot-?atic party f a.s t() 1,10 People with confidence u-ni i position on these questions L .d and endorsed at tho I- Ho. Wlnlo tho iBsues involved. aro iitim.-rous, Honie stand forth pre-emin 'p !"ll,Iir m,ad- A??ong these ai _ reform, imperialism, ocono f . a administration and honesty in 1 he public service. I shall briefly con f, th<-'Ke and some others within Sf, ieu^SiUily prescribed limits of IMPERIALISM. While I presented niy views at tho ???? ! w .?V l,roceedings concerning _ vital Issue the overshadowing im iMJitanct) of this question impels me .w 1? ,l again. The issue is often ul .es referred to aa Constitutional vs. imperialism. If we would retain our liberties and constitutional rights unimpaired, wo cannot permit or tolerate, at any time or for an/-' purpose, tho arrogatlon of unconstitutional powers by tho execu tive branch cl our government. ,7o should be ever mindful of the words -Webster. "Liberty Is only to be pre served by maintaining constitutional restraints and a just view of political powors." Already the national government has - become contralizcd beyond any point (/contcui plated" or imagined by the fouo?6*rS"WHhe constitution. How tre "InOiidoiu'ly all this- has added to tho power of (lie President! It has de veloped from year to year until It al most equals that of many monarchs. While the growth of our country and the inaguitude of interstate Interests may Kcem to furnish a plausible reason for this centralization of power, yet these same facts afford the most po tent reason why the Exocutlve shall not be peruiit ted to encroach upon the other Departments of tho government and assume legislative, or other pow^ ers. not expressly conferred by the con stitution. The magnitude of the country and its diversity of interests and population tollable a determined, ambitious and t able Executive, unmindful of constitu tional limitations and llred with the lust of power, to go far in tho usur pation of authority and the aggandize mont of personal power before the situ ation W?"bl be fully appreciated or the people be aroused. The Issue of imperialism which has Wen thrust upon tho country Involves n decision whether tno law of tbe land or tho rule of individual caprice shall govern. The principle of imper ialism may give, rise to brilliant, start ling, dashing results, but tho princi ple of Democracy holds in check the brilliant Executive and subjects him to the sober, conservative control of the people. The people of the .United States stand at the parting of the ways. Shall Wo follow the footsteps of our fathers along the paths of peace, prosperity and contentment, guided by the ever living spirit of the constitution which they framed for us, or shall we g? clcng other ami untried patns, miu?Y to shunned by all, following blindly new ideals, which, though appealing with brilliancy to tho imagination and ambition, may prove a will o* the" wisp, leading us into difficulties from which it may he impossible to extricate our selves without lasting injury to our national character and constitutions? THE TARIFF' AND TRUSTS. Tariff reform is ono of the cardinal principles of the Democratic Xajth. and the necessity for It was never groater than at the present time. It should be undertaken at once In the interest of all our people. srf The Dingicy tariff is excessive in many of Its rate#, and, as to them at leaRt, unjusi'ly and oppressively bur .... den^th^ people. It secures to domes tic mam. fact u rets, singly or In combl natlnn. the privilege of exacting ex cesatvo prices at home and priced far abdve the |<*vel of sales made regular ly b> them abroad with profit, thus giving acbounty to foreigners at the expense of our own people. Its un ,1u8t taxation burdens the people gon . 'erally, forcing them to pay excessive prlccs for focd, fuel, clothing and other necessaries of life, ft levies duties on many articles not normally imported lb any considerable amount, which are fnade extensively at^home, far which the most extreme prpt^ctlonljt would ' hardly lustiry proteettv? tax.es, and which in large amounts' are expofffed. Sucb duties have been and will, con* ? itimr to he direct Incentive to tha for " matlon~~dr HBgcrlnduMrUf lions, which secure from foreign com petition, are cnabtert to stifle dofaestle comi ctitton and practically to mono po ll," Lr market. TRUST REMKDllPy I printed pWtti xuf earlier iwypn Tfll" inmnly irtlUiji In mr Mfllltim, raa t.^lually be applied against mo aopodes, and tho asimraaco waa then -j given that ?f statins lawe. tnrfctfiag 9 . . v' V, both statute hnd common jaw, proved Inadequate, contrary to my expecta tions, I (aver such further legislation, within constitutional limitations, as will beat promote ami safeguard tbu Interest of all the people. Whether there is any common law<<! which can be applied und enforced by tho Federal Courts, cannot bo do'er- ' mined by the President, or by a candl- I dato for tfio presidency. ' RKCJPROCY. | In my address to the notification committee 1 said that tariff reform "is demanded by the best Interests of both manufacture!" and consumer." With tqual truth it can be said that the benefits of reciprocal trade treaties would enure to both. That the con sumer would bo helped Is nnqcstlon able, 'l'hat the manufacturer would receive great benefit by extending his markets abroad hardly needs demon stration. His productive capacity has outgrown tho home market. The very term "home market", has changed in its significance! Once, from the manufac turers' point of view, It meant expan sion; today the marvelous growth of our manufacturing Industries has far exceeded the consumptive capacity of our domestic markets, and the term "home market" implies contraction rather than expansion. If wo would run our mills to their full capacity, bus giving steady employment to our workmen and securing co ilium and to the manufacturer the profits accruing fiom increased production, other mark* ; ots- must oc found. Furthermore, : when our manufacturers are depend-' | rut on raw materials In Whole or part | imported, it is vital to the extension" i tt their markets Abroad Hint they se cure their materials on the hio>t fav liable terms. The persistent refusal of the Repub lican majority in the Federal Senate. '.?? ratify the reciprocity treaties ne gotiated within the proscribed llmita 'ien of two years, in pursuance of tho olicy a Ivocatod alike by Mr. Ulainc ! 'ad Mr. McKinley, and expressly sanc tioned in the Dingley act Itself, Is a discouraging exhibition of bad faith. As already mentioned by me, the ex orbitant duty imposed on many , Imported article by the Dingley tariff was avowedly intended by its author I not to be permanent, but to serve tem porarily as a maximum, from which tho Federal government was empowered to offer a reduction, in return for an I equivalent concession on tho part of a foreign country. President McKinley (.undertook honestly to carry out the purpose of the act. A number of re clprocP.y agreements were negotiated which, if ratified, would have bad thoi two-fold result of cheapening manyj Imported products for American con-: sinners, and of opening and enlarging'' foreign markets to American produc-' ers. rsot one or tnose agreements lias met, with the approval of the Repub lican masters of the Senate. Indeed they did not even permit tneir consld-; ?ration. In view of the attitude of the present Executive no new agreement under tho general treaty powers need be expected f'oin him. Nor does the' Republican platform contain a favor-' able reference to one of the suspend ed treaties. This section of the Ding-, ley act. stands forth as a monument. 01' legislative cozenage and political bad faith. INDEPENDENCE FOR THE FiLIP PINOS. In some quarters It has been asBum ?d that in the dlscusion of the Philip pine question in iny response, the phrase "self-government,'' was intend ed to mean something less than inde pendence. It was not intended that it should be understood to mean, nor ;Ud I think as used it docs mean less than indepnedence. However, to eli minate all possibility for conjecture. I now state that 1 am in hearty accord with that piank in our piatrorm triirlt favors doing for the Filipinos what' we have already done for the Cubans;) and I favor making the promise to them now that wc shall take such ac linn ?s soon as they are reasonably I prepared for it. If independence, such as the Cubans enjoy, cannot be prud sntly granted to the Filipinos at. this time, the promise that it shall como the moment they are capable of re ceiving it will tend to stimulate rather than hinder their development. And this should be done not only in justice to the Filipinos, but to preserve our own rights; for a free people cannot withhold freedom from another people and themselves remain free. Tho tol erntion of tyranny over others will soon breed contempt for freedom and self-government, and weaken our pow er of residence to insidious usurpa tion of our constitutional rights. Paragraphs touching upon tho Pan ama question, American shipping, army and navy, pensions, and foreign rela tions go fully Into these subjects. CONCLUSION. 1 have put aside a congenial work, t:> I which I bed expected to devote my life, I in order to assume, as best I can, tho J letiponsibilitioK your convention put put ui>on me. I solicit the cordial co-operation and generouB assistance of every man who believes that a change of measures and I if men at this time would bo wise, and urge harmony of endeavor as well as vigorous action on the part of all sj minded. The iesues are joiUvd and the people li list tender the verdict. Shall economy of administration be demanded or snail extravagance "he en couraged? . o Shall the wrongdoer bo brought to bay by the people, or must justice wait upon political oligarchy? Shall our government stand for ciual opportunity or for special privilege? Shall it remain a government of law or become one of individual caprice? Shall wo cling to the rule of the peo ple. cr shall we embrace beneficent des potism. ? With calmness and confidence, we await the people's verdict. If celled to^he office of President. 1 i-ball consider ^lfself th? chief magis trate of *11 the peoplo anti not of any ljctlon, an:* shall ever be mindful of the fact that on many questions of na tional policy there are honest differen ces of opinion. I believe fti the patriot ism, goWT rense an4*b?olute sincerity of all the people, i shall strive to re member that he may aenre Ills party best who serves his country best. If it be the wish of the people thst I undertake the datIA of the presidency. I pledge mysrtlrytMy Help, to des * Very mrtr yoori. ALTON B. PAHKRR, ... Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Secti6n?. / ?> Nobody Claimed Checks. The State Treasurer has finished writing off of the books all old checks lor which warrants have boon issued and which have never been presented ni the banks. The banks of the St?t? Lave had this money on deposit for years and at the last session of the legislature it was decided to write all of these old claims off and turn the money back into tho general fund. 'I ho work has been going on for the past two months ami tho books have now been balanced up to date with a total of $>1.00.8!) written off. Following are tho items: Carolina National bank, check No.'l 754, payable to W. McB. Sloan, and (Juted 'March 21, 1X84, for $3.1)5 (Inter est on consols 54-100 dollars and inter est on deficit $3.31.) Carolina National bank, check No./ 4320, payable to Mrs. C. A. Adis, ancj <!ated Oct. 24, 1 X88 w for $3.00 (pension,) National !,oaa and Exchange !>???> fc. check No. 153, payable to W. B. Low lance, and dated Dec. 2!), 1887, lor $.93 (consol Interest). National Loan and Exchange hank, check No. 370, payable to M. A. Mit chell, and dated Oct. 1(5, 1X88. for $3.00 (pension warrant.) South Carolina Loan and Trust Co., Charleston, check No. 150, payable to 11. O. Johnson, and dated Sept. 11, 18#S, for $15.00 (pension warrants, three.) J?jrst National Hank of Charleston, check No. 903, payable to I). O'Neill & Hon, and dated .July 14, 1882, for $1.5!) (consol interest.) First National llank of Charleston, check No. 1931, payable to J. F. 11. Sloan. Exor. Hall, dated July it;, 18S0, for $32.26 (consol interest.) First National Bank of Charleston, check No. 2000, payable to A. H. Bclln, trustee, and dated Nov. 23, 1880. for $13.49 (consol interest.) First National Hank of Charleston, (heck No. 3032, payable to Mrs. Sarah 1! Carr, and dated June 25, 1890, for $11.50 (consol Interest.) People's National Hank of Charles ton, cheek No. 2319, payable to Miss Ann H. ltohertson, and dated Dec. 23, 1890, for $19.50 (interest on consols.) People's National Bank of Charles ton, 'cheek No. 3928, payable to Hank of Charleston, N. B. A., and dated Dec. L8, 1893, for $4.76 (interest on consol?.) Bank of Charleston, N. B. A., check No. 1614, payable to Mrs. M. 1. On*, and dated June 28, iSSO, for $2.77 (.?'.?n wol interest.) Hank of Charleston. N. B. A., check No. 26663. payable to II. E. Young, and dated July 6, 1889. for $39.15 (consol Interest.) Bank of Chaileston, N. B. A., check No. 3431, payable to I. Stremnioll, Exor., anil dated Aug. 11, 1891, for $6.39 (consol Interest.) The above, amounting to $152.89. has been carried to the general fund and is subject to your warrant. - Palmetto Bank and Trust Co., check No. 1123, payable to Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., and dated Aug. 19. 1897, for' $3.25 (dispensary warrant.) This item has been carried back to credit of dispensary fund. Paring Safe Robbery. Klngstree, Special.? About 3 o'clock Thursday morning the most daring rob bery in the history of Klngstree* was successfully accomplished, when the back door of the postoffice was battered in and by means of high explosives the largo safe lot ?" postal deposits was blown open and rilled of everything of value except a few books and papers. The value of the stolen articles ap proximates *5,9{)0. which Includes a registered package containing $4.0??0 for the Hank of Klngstree. This park age, shipped from Charleston, arrived here at night, and, the bank then being closed, was left. In the postoffice. Tho loss is fully covered by insurance in transit. The other articles stolen ' include about $260 in cash, being postal fundB, $150 in stamps and about $500 worth of jewelry belinging to various .members ?.'i the family of Postmaster Jacobs. Feveral people living nearby heard two distinct explosions about 3 o'clock Thursday morning, bat thought little t>/ the, reports and not until 7 o'clock! was the true cause of tho disturbance discovered. Claims Against Reailroads. The rail:; j l commissioners received from A. II. Plant, auditor of the South ? rn railroad, a communication in re gard. to the rules for the collection of claim*. The commission In Its lost an nual ;eport called attention to the f.tct tnat the legal machinery for the c^r lection of claims against the road was slow and cumbersome. The audltor hiated that since this report was put in the rdad had changed its system of raying claims and has established the office of special route agent for this HlPte. This agent has visited 110 sta t'ons in tbe^State and has paid 13.7(54 ( iuim.s. I m addition to this the Soi.lh ? rn has on deposit with connecting lines over $000,000 for ether claims. To Protect Prisoners. . Tallahassee, Fla., Hpcglal. ? Adjutant Genera^*T^??ter- tiyrted orders to the Jacksonville Ughf Infantry to act as 3 ;?ojird to the prisoners recently ar rcsied at Baxter, charged with being Implfeated in the murder of Deputy Sheriff Thrift, There are 21 prisoners wl'o will be taken for preliminary trial (rom Jacksonville to j&cClenny. It Is *aid that the state will asx a postpone* rrent and tfcst this will be opposed by the defendants. South Carolina Items. Oorge W. Taylor, a Icell known nod veil liked photographer of Banne ?ts *m*. shot hlBLMlf Thursday. He' had ? hern drinking banvlly and believed that ' some boys of tht town wwtJ9tkiHE JSL nu m?. 3. t rrhe store of Folger and Thornly aC ; Pickens way?tared Vjr fuliii last *eaJu ve^esl PALMEUO CROP CONDI I IONS Thf Picking of Cotton Proqr^b^lng Quite Satisfactorily. The week ending 8 a in , September 2<1, had a mr<tn temperature of 71 de grees which is two degrees below the normal. The deficiency wan greatest in the Interior and wan nearly normal along the coast. The first two day* we re warm but the 22nd, SJiird and 24 th were, considerably below normal The extremes were a minimum of 44 de grees on the 24th at (Jreenville and a maximum of 95 at Kingstree on the l' I Ht and 22nd. The precipitation o- ? urred generally ? u the 21st and 22nd and waa Ugh* rx cept on the coast front Charleston southward wher eit was moderately heavy. The \*eek has been favorable for farmworkk and all kinds were pushed nr fast us possible. Cotton Is opening fast throughout the ^tatc aii{J picking Is general but In many parti) of the state picker? aro M'aroo. Thn ?roi? will nut ln? as uood i ** a* was expected earlier in the season . Rusf is still doing some damage on light soils. Not much of the top crop of cotton will mature on account ?>f the cool, dry wenlher. S-.-a Island rot ton is in good condition ami being picked. Corn is reported to be in good con dition generally. Fodder Is about all pulled and the harvesting of the crop has begun in Darlington county wiili good yield. Harvesting of corn will bo begun in other sections next week. I. ate corn was slightly damaged by tlie cool, dry weather. Itlee js being harvested and thrcshe l but the yield Is not as gootlt ex pected. The weather bos l?een favorable for haying and large amounts of hay and pea vines have been housed 111 good condition. Potatoes are generally good, (lindens and fall crops art1 doing fairly well but nre badly In need of i sin in some sec - tions. No small grain has been sown J el.-- A. It. TKK1M.K, Temporarily in charge. Lynched for Attempted Assault. < .reenwoo'l, Special. .James Calvert Stuart, a negro ahoui '11 years old. was lynched by Laurens comity citizens thortlv after midnight Friday night after being bronght just across I Ho liver into Greenwood county. The 1 1 iine for which Stuart was? lyfnhed was the usual one. in attempting a iHmlnal assault upon tiie 14-year-old daughter of Mr. Hoc Hughes, a welt known white farmer who lives In the "Fork" between Saluda and Reedy rivers. The flist news of tho lynching,. was V brought liorc Saturday ?-morning by a gentleman who was making the trip from Greenville to Greenwood by pri vate rouveyancc through the country. Me reported that juet after crossing Smith's bridge over Saluda river he caino upon the dead body of a negro i.vlng on the wide of the road. ..The. ne gro's hands were tied behind his back and lie was lying with his fae enp t lulled and with his knees beut under him. a position iiidicuttng to tho nen tb man that lie had been shot while in a kneeling posture. When tho body was examined at fie coroner's inquobt It was found that only one bullet wound bud been intlb-ted upon the negro. This was a pistol brill which entered the body under the left arm. The body wan turned over to the ne gro's father. From reliable reports it appears that the dead negro, James Stuart, had been living with .Mr. Hughes about two years, bis release from the. Laurens county chninKang having been secured by Mr. Hughes; the negro had ever since been making his home on his l'la?e. ?woqjo XiuoMi inoqw pun uttfjoi^ iuod T 'U01.101V Xaum oi|i jo X-injojCMg :.iopnsi>ni|uin oqi 'puujnci jam ?Ibtoiv a.mmh .iij^ pi>pri|ou| os[c a'ijwI <?MX 'uoiHuni?l?A\ jo quio) pun oiuoq oqi 1JS|A oj ',?.?unu}p.io jo jojqj '.mi z ?o.i,) i?aouo{> jo jsona oqj su A'upo) uoti -jo4\ Hinojv oj jue.w A.mqjannjo jo do -qBjqqo.iv ? 'imoticig 'uoiMuiqs?A\ 'uouj?a '1VM doq*iqipjv Seizure of Contraband. Greenville, Special. ? Deputy Revo line Collector Gus Aiken, accompanied by State Contabloa Coolcy and Hell, returned Monday afternoon from Sa luda, where they found and destroyed an illicit steam distillery of 150 gal lons capacity. Fifteen hundred gal lons of boer were also seized. . A no grcr named Dandy was found on the ^premises. as was a pair of mules and a wagon. He was arrested and brought here and placed in the coun? ty Jail, and team confiscated. Two other uegrocs were seen at the dis tillery, but managed to make their escape. Noah Broomfleld Killed. Greenville, Special. ? Noah Brown field, a negro shoemaker, was sho* and Instantly killed 8aluf<layvevon!n* at 6 o'clock by Robert Holffjt*n, a ne? mm painter. in fr?n? of the former'* shoe shop4. on l^aurens street, iu. th* heart of the ? ivy. The roan w?*)kW< -etfr with a douM^bArmncdsbfir guD. Itjaa !leg*d that Browawa curicd a female 4?f ^TUimeit family. - re??Jtiag* in lloimea (Ituutlnf the shoemaker. MILITIA DISMISSED Recommendation of the Court of In quiry in the Hunt?ville Lynching Case. Montgomery, Ala., Special. ?Govern or Cunningham Monday received tho report of the military court of Inquiry appointed to Investigate the conduct of Company F, Alabama National Guard, which was overpowered by tho mob at lluntaville, Ala., that lynched Horace Maples, a negro. The report, which Is signed by Col. T. H. Fraaer, Captain E. 1). Smith and Captain \V. F. Vaiden. recoiniuvnds that Company F be mustered ouf,t for Inefficiency and that In the future all officers be required to pass an exami nation on tho State military law before lecelvlng commissions. October 14 was the date fixed for the mustering out of tho command. The court found that Captain K. L. Hay had definite plan <>r action, and that most of the men had no load In their guns, though plenty of ammuni tion was to be had; also that one sen tinel was overpowered and badly hurt by the mob. It was also found that members of the military company were cursed and assaulted bv tho mob after Hie was set to the jail and that they lost their mili tary Identity in the crowds. It was further found that the attack on the jail found the military sitting around on the steps and curbstones eating supper, also that on the night of the mob there was an entire lack of concerted effort or plans for the protec tion of the jail or prison. The report concludes by saying: "The combined shortcomings of the military allowed a life to be taken un lawfully by a mob under circumstances ?which justify us in concluding that the same could have been prevented, thereby reflecting serious discredit i:pon the military called Into the ??r v Ice." Insult to the Pope. Hour1, l)y Cable.- The Pope has a <1 dressed to the cardinal vicar a pro lust against the congress of free thinkers held hero Inst week. The text was published in tho Observatoro Komano thin evening, with a letter from the cardinal vicar inviting Cath olics to attend a service of atonement to he held in all tin: leading bnscillcas of Home on Thursday next. Tho Pope, in his letter to Cardinal Hospig hi. says: "A , now cause of bitterness lias been added to the many anxieties which, , especially in our times, ac company tho government of the Uni-< vernal Church. Wc have learned with infinite sorrow that it la asserted that | the cultivators of tho free though! 1 bavo met in Home, while the painful | echo of their speeches is unfortunately I confirmed grim designs. Intelligence i ? fr' ' is the noblest gift the Creator has j granted us, but it becomes sa'-.rlllg ious when subtracted from tho Al mighty,, or rejects tho direction and comfort of divine truth." ?" The Pope says tho insult was ren-,. tiered mpre grave by the free-thinkers meeting In Home, the city .which had been destined as a depository of the faith, thus taking from Homo its des ignation as the tranquil. respected See of Christ's Vicar. "Wo," there fore," the Pope added, "will make ours the offence offered to God, gath ering in our heart all Its bitterness." The Pope recognizes that even on this occasion <?od sent comfort through the manifestation of filial af fection received yesterday from tho one thousand of the Catholic associ ation of the French youths, but be wishes to have in Home a solemn f miction of atonement for the outrage to Divine Majesty and for the vindi cation of the honor and good name of the city. Assassination in Tennessee. - Knoxville, Tetm.. Special. ? Sam Dearmond, a prominent citizen of King ston, the county seat, of Hoane county, Tenn.', was assassinated by an tin known man at 1) o'clock tonight while passing the court, house at that place. The sheriff and posse of deputies, who are hunting for the murderer, claim to have a slight clue. Dearmond waif killed with a shotgun, and his assassin could not have been more than six or eight feet from him when he fired, for the lower part of the neck are entirely torn away. Dearmond was 3<i, years old and connected with one of the most influential fanmles of Hoane county. Well Known Washingtontan a Bank rupt. Washington, Special. ? Chief Justice Clabaugh. of the District Supreme Couit. today adjudged Thomas E Wagaman a bankrupt^and Andrew Y Brayley, of this city, was appointed icferee. Mr. Wagaman is the formet trtaburer of tbe Catholic Unlverslty-cl America, snd a well known busing* ut?u of this city, who recently papers In court announcing his inabb lily to mct;t obligation*. ? To Attend Georgia Day. Atlanta, Oa, Special. ? A special bearing Governor Terrell and bis staff It ft for St. Lou la over the Nashville. C hattanooga ft St. Louis Railroad to day. Governor Terrell goes to attend Georgia day. September 85. at tbe fair. The perfy ?? in churn* Captohr James w. Bmlith, Jr., ebleC of tbe Governor's staff. . , ? ? - ^ -y ??. . * DYNAMITE WRECKS TOWN Train Hits Wagon Load of Hieli Ex plosivo Causing Havoc. TWO MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT \\ fitil l>o?( r ik-IIdii Mt North Itruncti, .M>l , Cttiittxl by Cullcutaloi), itml Mmiy Hurt ? Krhoiil ('hlhlrrn Thrown Into 1'kiiIp ? KiikIua Dciiiu* lUfutil-Wuuoti Kto|>|?otl on Triiolt, Cumberland, Mil. ---Tito village of North Branch, four miles oast of Cum berland, miis wrecked by dynamite, Hit* explosion having boon caused by a Baltimore ami I bio castbound fast freight 1 i'ii 1 11 running Into it wagon loaded with dyiiainttc at a crossing, r C. Walter Wblti'hair, a brakcinan, of Brunswick, and Nelson l'lke, engine driver, of Mni'tlnshiirg, w *re killed. A. H. Stintlei's, fireman, of North Moun tain, W. Vn.; Charles llandlton, ot Lit tli> Orleans. Md.: James Ashkcttle, of Little Orleans; Mary Tv l?g, of Old town; Raymond, tlio three-year-old son oil Chnrltw Hamilton: Mamie Selbert and James Lalug, driver of the dyna mite wagon, were the riost severely Injured. The Baltimore and Ohio lower was wrecked, as were the residences of Ada in Selbert, Charles Hamilton, Charles llloss, J. Lewis Selbert, Stephen A. lUoss and John Coleman, and the eointnlssary of Mlehael El niore, a Wabash sub-co:.iraetor, and ollleo, stable ant', hospital building". Windows of the school hous(?\ and of the residence of (1. A. Zimmt'riy and others on the mountain half a mile away, were all broken and the school children were thrown inly a panic. The dynamite was being hauled for Mr. Elinor**; for construction work in progress near by. There were fifteen eases on the wagon, aggregating 7C0 pounds, l.aing was crossing the track with t ho load when he saw the train coming. He- became panic stricken and stopped on the track, according to l\ve witnesses, and then deserted the team and ran. The train struck the rear of the wagon, which lacked only three feet of clearing the track, but the engine ran on fifty feet before the terrific explosion occurred. Grant Hamilton and Jaiues Ashketlle wore in the tower with the former's brother, ltcnll/.lng what was coming, they dropped down and the tower toppled upon them. They were cov ered with cuts from glass and splin ters. The engine was stripped of Its trim mings nuil turned over at right 'in gles, a total wreck, while seven freight ears were badly broken up, (lie fore most cars being destroyed. The track was torn and twisted lu all directions, ^und heavy steel rails were broken In twvo. The concussion was teiTlfttj, oji unusual Incident being the breaking of wires half way between telegraph poles by concussion only. Tiling was some distance n way, run ning down lu n ditch when the engine struck the wagon, ifud* escaped with various cuts ami a fractured enrdrum. I The horses Avert* hardly scratched, al though thrown fifty yards Into a field. it required fin* strength of four or five men to lift l'lke, the engine driver, from the throttle. His body was on top of the overturned boiler, under broken iron, uml bis hand grasped the throttle In a death dutch. M ? The house of Charles Hamilton was torn almost inside out. The furniture was wrecked anil all the china and crockery broken. Paris of the engine were hurled many yards, and pickles and whisky, with which several of ^he ?cars wen? ft {fifed, were scattered in all ?directions. One of the tires of the dyn amite wagon was hurled to the ^Qp. jof a telegraph pole, where it hung fast. The explosion emptied pillows of feathers in severul houses. An oak tree was entirely denuded of leaves. To Head Second Army. The Husslun Emperor has placed General Grlppenberg in command of the Second Manchurlan Amy. 'The Emperor in a letter to the General pays a tribute to the warlike qualities of the Japanese. Desertions From the Lena. FreQiwrfft desertion* ure reported from the Russian cruiser Lena, at San Francisco, CaK, in spite of tUn parole t'lven to this Government; It Is believed the gunners are attempting to return to ltussla. Left Nearly All to Cornell. Opening the will of the late Profes sor Daniel Wlllard Fluke the executory found that he had left nearly the ett tiro estate to Cornell .University, amounting to about 11,500,000. Hope For ItiiKHla'a Poor. Jacob If. Srhlff *ald the recent utter ances of Prince Mlrtjky, ItiiHula'* l?ew Minister of the Interior, give* much hope for the poorer clashes of Itugftian Jews. A Itecord Dlvorcc Case. Mrs. Anna It- Cuinmtua obtained a divorce and $50,000 alimony 111 a Chi cago (III.) court twenty-four minutes after filing her pnpera a?king for a do cree. Ship Loses Liye Stock. On a voyage from wr Orleaus, La., to Cape Town. South Africa, the Nor wegian steamer Noidkyu loft OOOJiead of liv? atock. ? French Officer Beaten. Commandant I^aribe, a French officer of the Legation Guard In Pekln, China, haft been beaten with sticks by Chi nr*e fohtters, and a etroMtt complaint ha* beett? lodgeil WWb tlw Imperial Government. v ? ? ?- ? Hate_War Not Oyer. Ihexo TV*- re no farther increases in travMtlantic steeragw rates,, towt the HiawrAawleta Line fww|d > i that tke>4ts a?^^B%'aa r ead. _ _ r _ . LONG DROUTH IN EUROPE Food For Cattle and Horses Wilt iirtvo to Come From America. Dry 11mm f(n<l l>lsit?troiiM l<e?ult? in Vnrloii* Vouutrlviiotitr^e i'oniluw rullons llitvu Ikon l'iTi|Uviil> I). ft.~~George If. Mur phy, American Vicc-ConsuI-Gcncral at Frankfort, say* in a report: "The sevoro drouth which is ailileUntf European countries haaliad various In jurious effects. It has caused frequent! and large conflagrations; it has stopped! river navigation entirely in many dls trlcts, causing a scarcity of fruits and garden truck, eon I, wood, etc,, and! greatly advanced prices: it has forced1 works operated hy water power to erase running. Ii?rt-4t is particularly the insufllclcncy of feedstuff* for cattlo and horses wulcliVciluliN) anxiety in agricultural and commercial circle*. ? ' 'The Government}! of Bulgaria and Uoumania have already issued decrees- - prohibiting (he exportation of V?vn and* other eiittle feed. sWvia and Austria Hungary also have i>^ied_jtj>?/reeK pro hibiting the exportation of corn, hay; and other feedstuff*. The order 01 tlu> Anstro-llungarlan Government is most rigid and sweeping, as it includes,' in addition, bran and barley, potatoes! and beans, oil cake, clover, and the husks, dregs and waste material* of - malt and sugar beets; in Short, 'every - thing, even Including kwII!, wlibdj 'can serve as food for animals. , ! "Houinanla and Ausiro-IIuugary have heretofore been the principal Eu-, ropeau supply sources for corn and!' feedstuff* for the other countries Ol! ' \\ e*tern Europe. This source of sup ply now being closed, Germauv, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and England, os well as tho>: Scandinavian countries, will have to/ depend principally upon, ilie United' States, and, to a smaller extent, uponj Argentina for food for their cattle and) horses." ? V . Consul General Mason, at llerl hi, (Ger many, also gays the .United State# will' havo to help tmd Central Eiu'oim xUu.: lug the coming nutunin ami wliil?r om " account of drouth in Russia, Austria,' Oi'Vuia ny , S \v J ( aerlji liiT afin"Fiaucer~-f~ Ihe Consul-General state* that un careful inquiry as to the grain crop#1 and the general agricultural situation! Jft8 '"ade by the central slat lot* for -Prussian agriculture, and it* re port shows that thero was a falling off front the yield of last year in spring * wheat, Vhiter rye, spring rye, bafleyi and oats. Winter wheat furnished tiler" on.y exception among these leading cereals. Mr. Mason says the effects of tlm drouth on pastures, meadow* and .root crops of all kinds, both for forage nu<t for human food, are still more serious. = ' All this lia* reacted disastrously, on tho dairying industry," says ttbV consul-General, "and milk, cheese an.2 butter are reduced in quantity aud aTr vanced lu price. The standard fruit*, apples, pears, plums and ^peaches, which In earlytfMiuwner promised a futfci: average yield, havo to a serious extent . been ripened prematul'ely by the 'pro* longed Intense dry heat and have shrlv- - eiett'fliid nmen off m ttfeU qirontfttwir^ that the autumn fruit crop is gravely "< compromised." ^ : The Con?ui-General_ predict* nu in creased demand , nor* only for corn, wheat and rye from tho Unite<1 States, i ?* ? fresh and preserved fruit*, dried and salted flsh, and such meat* as the present inspection law of Ger many permits to bp) imported. 4 , .... 1 :: WREOIv^OJT'THB CENTRAL". Tiro W ester a Express Derailed hy~tt~ Broken th?0vbe8lvr' A Y~A brokc? rail on the New York Central track near Lock ' "erllu. between Lyons and J<5>de. 7 caused the derailment of the three rear sleeping cars ofjtlie Western express, due lu tills city at^lunaTThe sleep ers careened and fell over on the trade used by east-bound freight. White tho - passengers I11 the three sleepers were hastily dressing themselves and trying ^ to get out a freight train crashed into1 tho sleepers, badly wrecking them and injuring twenty-five of tho occupant*. * ? Most of the injured were taken on to " Lyons, but eight of the most seriously., hurt were brought to Itoehestwr find' sent to tho hospital. Mr*. Newman Erb of New York City, wife' of Vic e-" 7 President Elb, of the Pere Marquette Hallway, died of her injuries a few . hours later. . , Pope Receives Xonth?. The Pope received 1000 youths of ititf Catholic Association of France, refer ring gently to the religious eonfllct off Franco and the Vatican. v! , ' ?*= Ui No Argentine Ships Sold. V The Argentine Minister of Marlfld said that no tcorshipa had been sold to Russia, and that no negotiations for their sale were pending. ?: Russia and England to Confer. } Count Sainsdorff has instructed th<f . Ruaslan Ambassador to, confer wRta- ? Lord tansdownc upon the Tibet treaty. * ? - . Lake Baikal R. K. Opened. A .dispatch from, Irkutsk said thtt the railroad around Lake -Baikal had been opeued for traffic. Six Port Arthur Forts Taken. %. A belief prevails In Tokio that sv* loni-of. Port Artimr'Aluntr. deftmct , have been taken by the Japanese.- ? -1 Traiu Derailed hy a Cow. "vflJB A passengw train from Ner4lf son. Me,. 'to Oakland, Mr-. j i erset Railroad, was deratied ' (?Mr M AMc wlln mirfli t\t ill '??H l *f." ? ? ' TiiffaifiiMt Tiwd down an eonbaukuieat. Jnred. AmoBg tbe Wty w Governor. John t\ Hill, dent of the nwd.