University of South Carolina Libraries
m mi un FAX SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, I SSO. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's" THE TRUE SOUTHRON ? Established Jone 1: 66> Gosolidated Aug. 2,1881. New Series-Vol. XXL No. %\t iEa?t?nira a? Smrffonm. ?utti3b9& Bray "ffsinesday, 1ST. Cat. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-io advance. IOTIBIISIXIRT: Ooo Square first insertion.$1 00 Xvery subsequent insertion-. 1>0 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. RICE BR?WIHS WILL INCREASE. Irrigation Expert Says Culture Will be Extended. Washington, Oct. 30.-Frank Bond, irrigation expert of the Department of Agriculture, who has just returned from southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, where he has been pursuing investigations looking to the distribution of the available sup? ply of water over a larger area than it is now used to irrigate, predicts that within the next five years or so the United States will be raising enough rice to supply all the demands of homo consumption and be able to export largely to other countries. He called attention to the fact that only a few years ago the United States 'was rais? ing a very small' percentage of the rice it consumed, while at present- 50 per cent of the home demand is supplied by the growers of the Texas, Louisi? ana and Carolina districts. It is for the grocers in the Texas and Louisi? ana fxbxsxa- that Mr. Bond predicts a future, a s in the Carolina fields, which | are 200 years old, the character of I the soil precludes the possibility of j the adoption of modern methods of cultivation. The rice growers industry in Texas and Louisiana, however, is compara? tively recent, and largely the result of the Agricultural Department's suc? cessful solution of the irrigation problem which confronted the growers in those States. Irrigation of the rice fields in Louisiana and Texas differs, materially from the method pursued in the Northwest. Instead of ditches, serpentine reservoirs built above ground ' convey water through the rice-growing districts. Water pump? ing stations have been built at inter? vals throughout the district, where huge Corliss engines of many hundred horse power pump the water from bayous into the reservoirs. When the rice has been planted the fields are flooded and the water allowed to stand for seven days, when the fields are drained. After allowing ten days for the rice to mature, the rice is hard enough to permit the employment of modern machinery in harvesting the grain in much the same manner as; the vast wheat crops of the Northwest are gathered. v. It is with the problem of the rice fields-that is to say, the determina? tion of the least number of water inch? es by which a successf ul rice crop can be grown-that the department has devoted its greatest efforts. From the investigations made by Mr. Bond, he has arrived at the conclusion that the vast acreage in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi which it would be possible to place under rice cultiva? tion could supply not only the de? mands of this country^ but leave a j large margin for export. The rice growing industry, he be? lieves, will, within a few years, through the efforts of the Agricultu? ral Department and the planters, be? comes of great prominence. The State of California alone used 42,000,000 pounds of rice last year. Of this quantity 6,030,000 pounds were furnished by American growers, prin? cipally in Louisiana and 7,000,000 pounds came from Japan, 25,000 pounds from China, and the remainder from Honduras. The rice grown in this country, Mr. Bond says, is far supe? rior, both in grain and polish, to the Chinese rice, and there is no reason why, with its extensive cultivation in this country, the price should not be cut in half and the grain vie with the American cereals as a staple article of diet for the American people. Plot to Massacre U. S. Garrison. Manila, Nov. 5.-A plot to massacre the American garrison at Moneada, province of Tarlac, island of Luzon, has been revealed by the wife of one of the conspirators. Several of the town officials are implicated in the murderous scheme. The woman who revealed the plot hid a detective beneath a house in which the leaders of the conspiracy were meeting. Arrests followed and many incriminating papers were seized. The plan was to set fire to a house close to the barracks, after dark, and when the soldiers came out to assist in extinguishing the fi?mes, 150 con? spirators, armed with bolos, were to rush on the guard, capture their arms and proceed to massacre the garrison. Commissioner Wright today took the'oath of office as vice governor. He will be acting governor during the convalescence of Gov. Taft, who prob? ably will be unable to resume his duties for some weeks to come. The United State? Philippine com? mission today passed the treason laws with slight alterations. Several Filipinos spoke against them. Ten Persons Cremated in Theatre. Ironwood, Men., Nov. 6.-Ten lives were lost and four buildings destroy? ed by a fire which started in the Klon? dike'theatre at Hurley, Wis., today. The '.'Klondike was a vaudeville theatre and all of the dead and injur? ed were connected with the theatre as performers. Most of them lived at Hurley, and Thomas Leplaire was a brother of the proprietor of the theatre. Another Arrest in Columbia Mui der Case. Columbia, Nov. 6.-Instead of fini j ing evidence which will mitigate tl circumstances surrounding the awfi death of William Seaver, the office: of the law seem to become more ar more convinced of the fact that it WJ useless shedding of human blood in manner most horrifying. The peop of Columbia deplore the terrible o< currence, and will hold up the hanc of the officers of the law. Sheriff Coleman and his deputii and the police working with him ai receiving general commendation fe the vigor and fearlessness with whic they are prosecuting the search .fe the truth. There was an addition? arrest yesterday, and others are ei pected at almost any time. The sui ; pects now in jail are young men, son of them under 21, none of them o vc 25. The sorrow of their loved ones i pitiable. Bob Mor ton is the boy who was a: rested yesterday. He is said to D6 OD of the "Hurleyville gang" and is sm pected of having been in the part which went to Seaver's house. Th others in jail are Archie McCranej Harry Jones, Tom Green and Toi Huggins. The first named is the on who told the sheriff that he fired th double-barreled shotgun. The tw white women are still in jail, bein held as material witnesses. It was re ported yesterday that George McNes had been arrested. The sheriff state last night that such was not the case McNeal is able to prove an alibi, fo j he was at work from 8 until 12 o'clock Saturday night. In his testimon before the coroner, Rinder, the wound ed man, deciard that a nergo woma: had warned himself and Seaver tha McNeal was coming down to clear on the house if Annie McNeal did no leave within three days. It was sus pected from this that he might possi bly have been in the party or that h had prompted and incited the youn; fellows who are under arrest. But m direct evidence has been found to con nect McNeal with the bloody tragedy Li Hung Chang Dead. . Pekin, Nov. 7.-Li Hung Chanj died at ll o'clock this morning. Pekin, Nov. 6.-The physicians wh< visited Li Hung Chang at 10 o'clod last night found him in good spirits, though extremely weak as the resul of sitting up and working in defianc? bf their instructions. When the] called this morning- they found hin unconscious and sinking rapidly. 11 was announced at-noon that Li Hung Chang could hardly live three houri longer. At 9 o'clock this evening Earl Li is still breathing and displaying unex? pected vitality. The physicians, how? ever, think he will probably die in the morning hours. The burial clothes have already beer put OE. The court yard of the yamer? is filled with life size paper horses and chairs with coolie bearers, which his friends are sending in with Chi? nese custom to be burned when he dies, in order to carry his soul to heaven. CAUSE OF LI'S DEATH. ? Altercation With the Russian Min? ister Over Manchurian Treaty.. Pekin, Nov. 8.-A violent dispute with M. Paul Lessar, Russian minis? ter to China, over the Manchurian treaty, appears to have been the imme? diate cause of the death of Li Hung Chang. The diplomatic events preceding this tragic climax have enabled Japan for a moment to frustrate the desjgns of Russia. A fortnight ago the Japa? nese legation secured a reliable out? line of the terms of the treaty and, thereupon -demanded that the Chinese plenipotentiaries officially lay before them the text, basing this demand upon the allegation that Japanese in? terests were involved in any change of the status of Manchuria. The Chinese plenipotentiaries refus? ed to comply with the demand. There? upon the Japanese government from Tokio communicated with the south? ern viceroys and induced them to use their influence with the empress dow? ager against the treaty. In the mean? time the empress dowager instructed Li Hung Chang to communicate the treaty, after certain modifications, to the ministers of the powers and, if they did not object, to sign the same. Li Hung Chang visited M. Lessar and explained to him the instructions. The Russian minister strongly object? ed to revealing the text of the treaty to the ministers of the other powers, and a stormy interview ensued. Li Hung Chang weat home in a violent passion and had a hemorrhage, which the doctors attribute to the over exer? tion of a weakened system. While these things were happening in Pekin, the southern viceroys sent to the empress dowager a memorial against the treaty. She then counter? manded the order to sign. Boers for Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 6.-A number of the Hague bankers and other wealthy men of Holland are making arrangements to establish a colony of Boers and Holland Dutch in Wyoming. A tract of 300,000 acres has been se? cured in the valley of the Green river in Sweetwater eonnty, Southern Wyoming. Surveys have been made for a gigantic canal and irrigation system and construction is to be com? menced at once. The prospective set? tlers are now being brought over to do the work Tests have been made which show that the soil is especially well adapted for beet sugar culture, and a large beet sugar factory will be established in the colony. Florida's Board of Health will de ! clare a quarantine against all ports I that have bubonic plague. ROOSEVELT BOWS TO THE MACHINE Recent Appointment Shows That the President is Not So Ardent a Civil Service Reformer as He Once Was. Washington, Nov. 6.-President Roosevelt has fonnd the combined pressure of Senator Platt and Gov. Odell more than he could resist and as a result, it has been given out at the Treasury that Mr. George N. White head, now Collector of Customs for Porto Rico, will be appointed to the Appraisership of New York in the place of Mr. Wilburn F. Wakeman, the present incumbent. As indicated in these letters some weeks past, Sena? tor Platt came to Washington for the express purpose of getting Mr. Wake man's official scalp. On investigation, Colonel^ Roosevelt found that Mr. j Wakeman had sinned only by a fail? ure in subserviency to the New York boss and he advised the Senator that he found no excuse for removing him. About this time Secretary Gage en? dorsed Mr. Whitehead for the place and Senator Platt joined issue with the Secretary of the Treasury and wrote to the President, endorsing him also. Still the President stuck to his colors, but Platt came to Washington again and so did Odell, and both rep? resented that the discipline of the New York machine was at stake, and that it was essential to the best inter? ests of the organization that Wakeman be made an example of. The matter i terminated by the President giving in as above stated. Another . test of the President's loyalty to his former principals is in? volved in the case of Commissioner Rodenburg, of the Civil Service Com? mission. It will be recalled that Mr. Rodenburg was appointed to the Com? mission after the adjournment of the last Congress, which will necessitate the presentation of his name to the Senate, for confirmation, at the com? ing session. Mr. Rodenburg was not a Civil Service reformer when he was appointed by the late President, and his appointment was a concession to the spoilsmen* of the republican party, who desired a friend at court. The appointment was deplored by many re puplicans at the time, who believed that however much the Presdent might see fit to restrict the authority of the Commission, the Commission itself ought to be kept free from any? one not in entire sympathy with the purpose for which it was created. Since his appointment, Mr. Roden? burg has not demonstrated any partic? ular hostility, although the commis? sion has permitted some wide devia? tions from the spirit of the law, and in favor of the spoilsmen. Mr. Rod? enburg has a powerful republican faction back of bim and it will require the utmost courage for the President to signify desire for his resignation. Although the address of Secretary Wilson, delivered at Dysart, Iowa, on Saturday, has been heralded as com? ing pretty ?straight from the White House, it is a very weak production. It goes back to the old-fashioned Re? publican doctrine, that the United States ought to practically build a wall about ils shores and conduct its International affairs along lines that the Chinese boxers would adopt if 'they could. The Secretary held up as a sort of eccnomic millenium the time when, economically or otherwise, the United States will produce everything it uses in its own territory and ap-1 pears to forget completely that only a few months ago, the late President made the sag;e remark that "we must not expect to sell everything and buy nothing." It is thought here that Mr. Wash? burn, of Minneapolis, is rather com? ing to the support of Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin, in his fight against the uteel trust In a recent interview, 2lr. Washburn says that steel rails can be made and sold in this country at $17.50 per ton, and that figure *ould give a larger per? centage of piofit than the millers can make on their flour; but they are sold at 628 per ton, and that the trust pays a handsome profit on a capital stock that is more Joan half water, and in order to enab le the trust to do this. Congress maintains the duty of $7.80 per ton. In conclusion, he says: "If this is not robbery, I would like to find a stronger word to characterize it. There are rumors afloat that the democrats will invite Admiral Schley to head their :iext Presidential ticket, but they are regarded as mere rumors by all of the democrats I have met in Washington. As a matter of fact, no one knows what Admiral Schley's poli? tics are, nor if he is in sympathy with any of the traditions of the party beyond what may be inferred from the fact that he is a Marylander. It is even intimated Chat the rumors have been started to hurt Schley, as it is well-known that the insignificant lit? tle presidential bee that got into Ad? miral Dewey's bonnet, injured him. The indications are that Admiral Schley has too much .good sense to even listen to the siren voice of politi? cal ambition. A prominent Democratic Senator recently called my attention to the fact that the old law which prohibits any? one from sailing, asan American ship, any vessel which was not built in the United States, is still in vogue. He claims that were this law repealed most of the alleged necessity for a Ship Subsidy bill, would disappear and that American Commerce will re? sume its normal proportions, "propor? tions which have absolutely atrophied under a law enacted in a vain at? tempt to divert unearned profits to a few Maine shipbuilders." When Rear Admiral Crowinshield retires from the head of the Bureau of Navigation, he will also retire from his Rear Admiralty and become once more a simple Captain. His appoint? ment to the European station will necessitate his promotion to the "rank of Ac^aiiral by the President and the confirmation of his appointment by the Senate. It is by n means im? possible that he willenocounter too many friends of Admiral Schley in the Senate, to permit of confirmation, in which case, he will be compelled to take a ship in the squadron of some other officer to whom he would be subordinate or to apply for his retire ment. A Washington correspondent tells of the meeting between the President and Peter Dunne, author of the famous 1 ' Dooley' ' letters, at the National Con? vention in Philadelphia. Shortly be? fore Dunne had written his "Alone in Cuby" in which he had made Dooley portray Roosevelt as writing the story of the Cuban war, as if he had fought it all himself. When Colonel Roose? velt met Dunne he said "By Godfrey, Mr. Dunne, I would rather meet you than any man in this hall. You gave me the worst roasting I ever got, and my wife has read it to me seventeen times when she thought I needed discipline but it ,t7as the best thing you ever wrote." MONEY WINS ADM ' Oberlin M. Carter io Have An? other Trial. Chicago, Nov. 6.-Oberlin M. Car? ter, now a convict in the government prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and formerly a captain in the United States engineer corps, is to have a re? hearing of his case in a civil tribunal. He now has the assurance of the gov? ernment authorities that all the evi? dence is to be reviewed before Judge Kohlsaat in the United States circuit court in this city, the hearing to take place, . pro? bably, within a few months. Car? ter will be called on as a witness in his own behalf, and for the purpose of testifying in court, he will be released temporarily from his place of confine? ment. This is the result of the suits brought by the government some months ago in several federal courts, for the purpose of recovering $722,582, which it was alleged at the court martial. Carter had embezzled from the United States. His uncle, Lorenzo D. Carter, and his brother, L Scan ton Carter, were said to have reinvest? ed this money and secreted it for the purpose of having a fortune ready for the former army officer upon his re? lease irom the military prison. A Court of Arbitration. Mexico City, Nov. 5.-The prospec? tus for a treaty of arbitration and a ccrarlf of arbitration which -will be submitted to the Pan-American con? ference tomorrow by the Mexican del? egation is largely framed on lines raised by The Hague peace confer? ence. However, it proposes an in? creased number of obligatory subjects for arbitration and creates various sanctions with a view to coercion or punishment of nations which, after signing a treaty, fail to live up to it. Among the sanctions proposed are the following : The aggrieved nation and any other nation sympathizing with it may terminate their treaties with the offending power before the proper date for their expiration. Members of the offending power on the court of arbi? tration may be erased therefrom, and if the majority of the nations signing the treaty approve, a note of censure may be addressed to the said power. In extreme cases the disapproving powers may suspend diplomatic rela? tions with the calcitrant government. The reception of Mme. Diaz to the delegate and their families at Chapul- \ tepee castle tonight was the most brilliant yet of the social functions in honor of the visitors. ATLANTA THEAUBE DUBBED. Audience Attending Matinee Es? cape Without Panic. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 6.-The Lyceum theatre, Atlanta's vadueville theatre house, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. A performance was being given when the fire broke out, but the audience was dismissed in time to pre? vent a panic. Fred Jones, a fireman, as rescued, badly burned, from an upper window and Roy Danner, an electrician, was injured by a fall. The fire was preceded by an accident which caused some uneasiness in the theatre. An immense electric sign extending across Edgewood avenue in front of the house, fell at 2.30, just as the per? formance began, throwing two electric? ians to the ground and injuring one of them-Roy Danner. A network of wires was thrown across the street and in the vicinity of the theatre. The wires became crossed and burned out the feedbox at the entrance to the theatre. The smoke found its way into the opera house and caused considerable excitement in the audience. Some of those inside attempted to leave, but were immediately stopped and urged to remain seated, and the performance proceeded. One hour later the roof of the theatre was discovered on fire, and fear-ing harm, the management dis? missed the audience, their exit being expedited by the ushers. The fire was quickly beyond control and in less than an hour, the theatre was in ruins. Crates of Human Bodies. Chicago, Nov. 6.-Eight human bodies were taken this evening from two crates at the freight depot of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail? road. They were consigned to R. J. Jones, at Brashear, Mo., and were marked as second-hand laundry ma? chinery. The bodies were purchased during the day from the Harvey Medi? cal college of "this city and were being shipped to Missouri for purpose of dissection. The police are looking for Jones, but so far have been unable to locate him. The only charge that can be brought against him is the ship? ping of bodies in a manner contrary to law. SHOOTING NEAR LEESVILLE. Hon. E. L. Asbill of Lexington Shot by Mr. C. W. Sollee. Special to The State. Leesville, Nov. 6.-The quietness of our town was broken today when it was learned that one of our leading young men had been shot. The unfortunate affair happened about three miles west of this town and the result is that Hon. E. L. Asbill is lying in a criti ; cal condition at the point of death. j Mr. C. W. Sollee of Batesburg did the shooting. Both parties are highly connected and the unfortunate affair is deplored by the entire community. I Mr. Asbill is a young man, an at? torney and repesen ted Lexintgon coun? ty in the State legislatrue a few years ago. Mr. Sollee is one of Batesburg's leading merchants and has extensive failing interests. Both parties have always borne the name of peaceful and law-abiding citizens. The facts as best obtainable are as follows : It seems as if Mr. Sollee and one of his hands on his place had some misunderstanding as to dividing the crop and the negro employed Mr. Asbill to defend him. Mr. Asbill went out to see the nergo who still lives on Mr. Sollee's plantation, and while over there Mr. Asbill met* Mr. Sollee in the road. It is said that al? most as soon as they met Mr. Sollee was seen to pull a pistol and fire. At this moment Mr. Asbill jumped from his buggy on the opposite side from Mr. Sollee and fell, afterwards rising and running and calling for help, stating that he had nothing to defend himself with. As soon as Mr. Asbill reacehd his home here, Dr. Crosson was sum? moned and he reports Mr. Asbill's j condition very critical and the chances greatly against him. He is growing very weak and very restless. The doctors failed to locate the ball after probing for vit some time, but i think that if he can last through the night that there will be a chance for his recovery. He was shot only once-in the back near the lungs. - Friends came to Mr. Asbill's assist? ance and took him to town. He was shot with a 44 calibre pistol. RETURNS FROM NEW YORK. Low's Plurality a Little Less Than Thirty Thousand. New York, Nov. 6.-Complete un? official returns from every districts of Greaier New York give Seth Low, Fusion candidate for Mayor, 294,992 and Edward M. Shepard, Democratic candidate, 265,128, making Low's plurality 29,864. Edward M. Grout, Fusion candidate for comptroller, received 299,713 votes, and Wm. Ladd, His Democratic rival 254,737, making the plurality ?of the Fusionist 44,976. Unofficial returns from every elec? tion district in New York county give Wm. Trarves Jerome, Fusionist, a lead of 15,880 over Henry W. Unger, Democrat, in the race for the district attorneyship. The vote of the two follows: Jerome, 163,959; Unger 148,079. Complete revised returns gathered unofficially show the electiion of the following justices of the supreme court : Morgan J. O'Brien, Democrat and Fusionist; Samuel Greenbaum, Fu? sion: James A. Blanchard, Fusion; John Proctor Clarke, Fusion. Clarke, who got the smallest plurality of any of the men elected headed Charles W. Dayton, the nearest man to him on the judicial ticket by 6,116 votes and beat Robert A. Van Wyck, the present mayor, by 29,080. Mayor-elect Low was the recipient of scores of congratulatory dispatches. This dispatch was received from Presi? dent Roosevelt : "I congratulate the city, even more than I do you, upon the overwhelming triumph of the forces of decency. ' ' Mr. Low replied as follows : ''Your hearty congratulations have done me good." Mr. Low sent the following reply to the congratulatory telegram sent him last night by the defeated Democratic candidate, E. M. Shepard: "Your hearty and generous con? gratulations are highly valued. Ac? cept my sincere thanks." A Scotch Apology. A Scotch newspaper contained a paragraph which told of two localgmen who had been - addressing temperance meetings in the country and who on their way home were thrown out of the machine in which they^ sat. The paragraph wound up by saying, "For? tunately both gentlemen were quite sober. " One of the temperance men resented the insinuation which might be read into this sentence and wrote an angry letter to the editor. This is how that gentleman apologized: "In our account of the unfortunate acci? dent to Messrs.-we stated that for? tunately both men were sober. It ap? pears this statement has given great offense. We beg, therefore, to with? draw it. "-Editor and Publisher. A company has been organized in Albany, N. Y., with a million dollar capital, which will use liquid air as a motive power. KILLED BY ELECTW6I??. Turbeville Found Dead on the Streets of Florence. Florence, Nov. 7.-Florence had her first accident resulting from live electric wires last night, when Mr. Geo. D. Turbeville, a well known detective of this city, was electro? cuted. There were no eyewitness to the tragedy and when the prostrate form of the man was found under an arc light about half past ten o'clock, the first thought was that heart fail? ure was the cause of the sad death. One of the men in the crowd that gathered, was Mr. C. F. RevilL Revill's little finger was burned to a crisp. He had a very narrow escape from death. Mr. Turbeville was doing special police duty last night. One who left him a few minutes before the tragedy says the officer had noticed that one of the street lamps was not burning and had said he was going to "shake it up." It is supposed that a live wire had crossed the cable used to raise and lower the lamps, and when the unfortunate man grasped it he re? ceived his death shock. The coroner's jury this morning ren? dered a verdict in accordance with the facts. Mr. Turbeville's death will be a loss to the detective force of this sec? tion, throughout which his good work is well known. He was bold and fear? less in the discharge of his duty and passed through several thrilling ex? periences. He served as chief of po? lice of Florence for about nine yearsy after which he accepted the position of detective for the Coast Line. In January he was appointed deputy sheriff and served in this capacity up to a few weeks ago. Mr. Turbeville was about 36 years old, and leaves a wife and four small childrn. He was a popular as well as an efficient ^officer and his tragic death has caused genuine sorrow. President Roosevelt in Charleston Charleston, Nov. 2.-Advices receiv? ed from Washington tonight conveyed the very gratifying intelligence that the president has accepted the invita? tion of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian exposition to attend the exposition on Wednesday, Feb, 12th. Lincoln's birthday, and prepara? tions will be made here to ' celebrate the event with the most imposing cere? monies. At the meeting of the cabi? net yesterday the president mentioned the fact that the invitations had been extended and the matter was fully dis? cussed, the members of the cabinet agreeing with the president that the date suggested for the president's visit exceptionally appropriate for a presi? dential visit. Before leaving Washing? ton the special committee from the exposition called on the members of the cabinet and extended to each of them a personal invitation to accompany the president to Charleston. It is under? stood that Mrs. Roosevelt and all the ladies of the cabinet Will attend the exposition with the presidential party, and it is hoped that the condi tion of the public business will be such as to permt the president and his party to spend some days at the exposition. Thomas Nelson Page Consulted. Washington, Nov. 7.-The vacant Virginia judgeship caused by the death of Judge John Paul, occupied a good deal of the president's atten? tion today. The names of Democrats as well as Republicans are being pre? sented to the president, but he has not yet reached a conclusion. A delega? tion consisting of Wm. R. Trigg, Dr. George B. Johnston and Egbert G. Liegh of Richmond, today presented the name of Daniel Trigg of Abing? don. Mr. Trigg is a Democrat. Gen. Rosser, a friend of Judge T. L. Lewis, formerly a member of the court of appeals, John T. Harris, a law partner of Judge George E. Sipe of Harrisonburg, Va., another candi? date and Gen. John E. Roller of Har? risonburg, who is himself a candidate, also saw the president. J. Hampton H?ge, the Rebubli can candidate for governor of Vir? ginia, is said to be a candidate, as is J. L. Moore of Radford. The presi? dent it is understood has consulted Thomas Nelson Page, who is a person? al friend, about the appointment. French Marines Take Mitylene. Paris, Nov. 7.-A dispatch from Admiral Caillard has been received, announcing that he landed marines on the Island of Mi ty lene this morning and occupied the customs at Midilli without resistance. The French government has receiv? ed satisfactory replies from the powers, without exception, to its note explain? ing the measures taken against Turkey. An excellent impression has been created in official circles by the tone of the response of the United States, which is couched in the most friendly terms. _ Ililli ?t?<?^-^ Leavenworth, Kas., Nov. 7.-One man was killed, five others dangerous? ly wounded and 26 desperate convicts are at large, as a result of a mutiny this afternon at the site of the United States prison, two miles southeast of here, where 400 prisoners from the federal prison, in charge of 30 armed guards, were at work. Ai BAKING? POWDER PURE el icious and wholesome IWCER CO., NEW YORK.