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iP/." ^ |JjB critic &1 i ^ VOL LIV, WINXSBOKO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29, 1900. NO. 10. ' /?jl BRYAN ACCEPTS, j; ! i ? ; j Notified Thursday at Tep?ka of !' His Nomination I BY TWO MORE PARTIES. |! He Clearly Demonstrates That J: < Imperialism and Trusts Are I Deadly to a Free GovI 1 ornnftnt ! . "Wm. J. Bryan received the second I official notification of bis nomination I ^ for the presidency at Topeka, Kansas, ^ on Thnrsday. The notification came from the Populist parry, and Tfcos. M. Patterson, of Colorado, acted as the mouthpiece of the party in making it. Mr t Bryan was at the same time informed of the endorsement of his candidacy - ? - ^ T ?! by tie uwteu oiaies .i'iuucux/ iue6ut, ( this notification being given by W. A. j Eucker. The ceremonies cecum d in j the spacious and beautiful grounds of ; the State capital ana were vicnessed by a largfe number of people. Mr. Brjan spoke as follows: Mr. Chairman and Members of the Notification Committee: In accepting the presidential nomi nation which jcu tender on behalf of y*. the Populist pariy, I desire to give emr phatic recognition to the educational work done by yourpartv. The Populist party, as au organization, and the j ?:Uonf.ps and the labor organiz i- ! tions from which they sprang, have done much to arouse the people to a study of economic and industrial ques tioDS. Believing as I do that truth grows not in seciasion but in the open ^ field and that it thrives best in the sun light of full and free debate, I have confidence that the dissussioos which your paity has compelled will aid in Sqy? reaching that true solution of pending problems toward which all honest citit * zses aim. llI desire also to express my deep ap^ preciation of the liberality of opinion and devotion to principle which have led the members of your party to enter the ranks of another party in the fceleci tioajpf a candidate. - "And let me pause to eay that when j ?. oo nror..jTi o ar.fj ffivPT) to I rlBld bpCOVil n oj y* MW w Q. . *.? tht ^rcs3 I did not know that formal announcement of the resolutions as passed by the monetary league wcu'd be made at this time, and I desire to here to express my gratitude to tjje : members of that league for the support which they promise ard for the cordial commendation which tie r resolutiocs ^ speak. The monetary league has for fou? years been active in the distribu tion of literature connected with the mrtvmTT nnrstion aimed at the eclight *WWMVJ \J?? ?;nmenfc of the voters and I have on former occasions and do now express v ray commendation of the efforts of this league and similar leagues, to spread people information on the fesec^lP^Pmoney qnestion, because I believe the t more the question is studitd and the 2& better it is understood the stronger will be the demand for the restoration of j the double standard in the United States. (Great applause ) "While 1 am grateful for the confi dence which the Populists have expressed in me, I am not vain enough to regard cs personal their extraordinary manifestations of good will. The ties which bind together those who believe in the same great fundamental principles are stronger than ties of affection ?ctrmiopr p\-fin than the ties of blood; and co-operation between Its reform forces is due. to tbe fact that Democrats, Populists and Si]verKepublic3ns take tbe side cf tbe people m their contest against greed aca agree in tbe application of Jeffersonian principles to tbe questions immediately before us. THE CLAIMS SUSTAINED. ''In 18% tbe money question was of v psramcunt importance ar>d tbe allies ijk that campaign united in tbe zegrf** for immediate restoration of ^7 tbe independent action of t>^C0^Qiry 16 to 1, tbe ratio wni^^a? existed sinco 1834. Tbey defeated, but liof nrtf *>T?d ciscusiion-' Tbe 7^" uav. Democrats were'clefeated in 3SSb-, out tfcat did hoc put an end to tariff reform. The JKepublicans were dsfeated in 1392 but- tij3t did not permanently overthrow the protective tariff. Defeat at the polls does not necessarily decide tiie great problem- Experience and experience alone settle questions. If j an increase in ??ie volume of the cur I rency since although ucpromiscd i by the K?r?iblicans, Jind unexpected, j has brought raiprovement industrial j * | conditio*8' tins itapruveaicuc u=iv?u of acsver*D2: tiie arguuients put forth in f??'or of bimetalism, only confirms thf contention of those who insisted tkat more money would make better :imcs. ?- "The Republican party, however, while claiming credit for the increase in circulation, makes no permanent provision for an adequate supply cf standard money. It denies the necessity for more real money while it permits national banks to expand the volume of paper promises to pa> j money. "If the Populist felt justified ia op- ! posirg tbe Republican party when it sought to couceal its gold standard tendencies ucdtr tbe mask of intercational bimetalism, the opposition should be more piocouDced in proportion as the Republican party more openly espouses gold monometallism, "In 1S96 the reform forces charged the Republican partjvrith intending to retire greenbacks. This cfearge, denied at the time, has been confessed by the financial bill, which converts greenback?, when occe redeemed into gold certificates, and extends new jrivileges - to banks of issue. If a Populist opposed the Republican party when its hosHf tility to greenbacks was only suspccted, that opposition should be f-?ater now since one can no longer doubt the pur' pose of the Republican party tc substitute bank notes for greenbacks. AS TO GREENBACKS. "It is true that the Populists believe j | _,in an irredeemable greenback, while ; the Democrats believe in a greenback Redeemable in coin, but the vital qaes- j ',ion at this time, so far as the money ; p concerned is whether the govern- j L ? K/vr?f /\r> Kan Ire icciiA it. There will be time enough to discus3 the reieemahility of the greenbacks, when Lbe greenback itself is saved from the inDihilatioD which cow threatens it. The Republie*n party is now committed to a cuirency system which necessitates a Deroetual debt, while the Pop alist finds himself in agreement with the Democrats who believe in paying d2 th? national debt as rapidly as possible. 'If belief in an income tax justified a Populist in scting with the Democratic party in 1896, what excuse can he find for aiding the Republican party now when even the exigencies of war have net Deen sufficient to bring that party to the support of the income t3X principles? '"Popilists believe ia arbitration now as much as they did in 1896 and ar* as much opposed to government by injunction and blacklist as they were then, and upon these subjects they ha^e as much reason for co operation with the Democratic party today as they had four years a?o. WHEN DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS AGREE. "Democrats and Populists alike favor the principle of direct legislation. If any differences exist as to the extent to which the principle should be applied, these differences can be reconciled by experimei4 "Democrats and Populists agree '-*1 >Orian+al laVinr mat V^-LLltkCOVJ auu VWJiU should be excluded from the United S:ates. '"Democrats and Populists desire to so enlarge the scope of the inter state commerce act as to enable the commission to protect both persons aud places from discrimination and the public at large from excessive railroad rates. "The Pojulists approve the demand set forth in the Democratic platform for a labor bureau, with a cabinet offi cer at its head. Such an official would keep the administration in close touch with the wage earning portion of the population and go far toward securing such remedial legislation as the toilers need. "In 189G the Populists united with the Democrats in opposing the trusts, although the question at that time appeared like a cloud scarcely larger than a tr.an's hand. Today that cloud well nigh overspreads the industrial sky. The farmer dees not participate in the profits of any trust, but he sorely feels the burden of them all. He is dependent upon the seasons for his income. When he plants his crop he knows not whether it will be blessed with rain or blighted with drought; he knows not whether wind will blow it down, or hail destroy it, or insects devour it and the price of his crop is as uncertain as the quantity. if a private monopoly can suspend production and fix the price of raw material as well as the price of the farmer, nower less to protect himself when he sells, is plundered when be purchases. ^ Can any farmer hesitate to throw the influence of his ballot upon the side of those who desire to protect the public at large from monopolies? NEEDS NO ARGUJIE.it. "The fact that the trusts support the Republican party cught to be sufficient proof that they expect protection from it. The Republican cannot be relied upon to extinguish the trusts so long as it draws his campaign contributions from their ovei flowing vaults. "The prosperity argument which the Republicans bring forward to answer ail comolaints against the adminietra tion will not deceive the farmer. He knows that two factors come into his income?first, the size of his crop, and, second, the price which he receives for the same. ' He does not return thanks^ to the party in power for favor^j^ weather and a bountiful haives^r he knows that the Rpublican^1^ tas no policy which insure3./*^em|?ent increase in agriculturaK'lce.s* since he :ells his surplus^' market he is not a benqF**7? tariff, and since he Dro^*s merchandise ana not monev DOt PrcSc W the aP" prec?^of the doiIar* He knows much vaunted presperity, of -jjjuoh. he has never had his share, is on che wane in spite of the unusual and UDcaiural stimulation which it has received during the last three years. He knows tfcat each month of 1900 shows a larger number of failures - than the corresponding month of 1899, and that thers is als? s marked tendency toward a decrease in iuc output of the factories. He knows also that discoveries of gold, famines abroad and war on three continents have not been able to raise the price of farm products as rap* />r?rr> Kiro tiAn c T"> O TTCU 10iy ii 3 t* uo to ou \l vvuiyiuauivuo raised the price of the things *hich the farmer dujs. BURNS CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS. "Oar opponent have tried to make it appear that we are inconsistent when we desire a general iise in prices and yet oppose an arbitrary rise in piotected manufactures 01 trust-made goods. There is no conflict whatever between tlioco fnrrt Tvrrtnncif-.irtma Tf - o^npral rise in prices occurs because of a permanent increase iz. the volume of money, all things adjust themselves to the new level, and if the volume of money then increases in proportion to the demand for money, the price level., i-emains the ssme and business can be-:' done with fairness to ail. If, however,v the rise is arbitrary and onl? affects a" part of the products of labor, those whose products do not participate in the rise suffer because the 'purchasing power of their income is decreased. If a bad monetary system drags down the price of the farmer's produtt while monopolies raise the price of what he buys, he burns the candle at both ends and mast expect to suffer in comparison with those who belong to the classes more favored by legislation. "It is sometimes urged by partisan Populists that four years m9re oiRepublic?n misrule would so aggravate economic conditions as to make *e forms easier. JNo one can attord to $d in making matters worse in the hoje of beibg able to make them better at. terwards, for in so doing he assume* ?V?OTT TIAf VvA resyuuaiuilltica nuigu JUG LLLOJ UVW UGI able to remedy. No Populist, however! sacguine, believes it possible to elect\ a president at ihis time, but the Populist party may be able to determine whether a Democrat or a Republican will be elected. Mr. Chairman, the Populist convention, which your committee represents, thought it better to share with the Democrats in the honor of securing some of the reforms desired by your par.v than to bear the odium of remaining neutral in this g.?at crisis or of giving open or secret aid to the Republican parry -which opposes all the reforms for which the Populists con+ ?*r\/\ TAKES TIME TO WORK GREAT REFORMS. "Those who labor :o improve the conditions which surround their fellowmen are apt to become impatient; bat they must remember that it take* time to work out great reforms. Let me illustrate by calling your attention to the slow growth of public opinion in support of a proposition to which there has been practically do open opposition. President Johnson, in 186S, recommended a constitutional amendment providing for the election of United States senators b7 a direct vote of the people, but his recommendation met with no response. About 12 years later Gen. Weaver, then a member of congress, tried to secure the passage of a resolution submittirg such an amendment, but Iiis efforts were futile. In 1892 the resolution recommended hv President Johnson and ureed by Congressman Weaver finally passed the house of representatives but it has not yet reached a vote in the senale and now, after eight years more of public discussion the proposition for the first time received the endorsement of the national convention of one of the great parties. "If he fusion forces win a victory thi-? fail we shall see this reform accomplished bffore the nest presidential electioD, and with its accomplishment, the people will find it easier to secure any remedial legislation which they may desire. But how halting has Keen thp nroPTpss Holland has said: "Heaven is not gained by a single bound; We build tee ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round.' "And so it is with greit social and poliiical movements. ''Great problems are solved slowly, but struggling humanity marches on, step by step, ccntentthatateach nighty fall it can pitch itstentonalittiehig'JHtk; ground. the ties tiiat bind. "I have called attention to the issue3 which brought the Dcmoorats aod Populists together and which justifies the cooperation during the last four years. Let me low invite vour attention to a question which would justify cooperation at this time even though we differed upon economic questions. It is not our fault that these tew questions have been thrust imo the arena of politics; it is not cur fault that the ~ * % ? , - j people have been called upon to consider questions of ever-increasing magnitude. In 1890 the tariff question was the principal subject of discussion asd the Democratic pirty contended that the masses were carrying a burden of "unjust and unnecessary taxes. In 1892 the tariff question was still the principal issue between the Democratic and Republican parties, although in the west and south the money question was assuming greater and greater proportions and the Populists were contending that our monetary system wa3 more responsible than the tariff laws 1 for the depression in agriculture and the distress existing among the wage^' earners. In 1S96 the whole questjp^" taxation be came of secondaiy-r^PPJ" tance because of the incj*^a ,, ness of those who oppo^ e .an(* silver coinage oi-^0, constitution. When the Kcpu>,03:13. declared at St. Louis that. restoration of bimetali: country although desirable ^^possible without the aid of the [vicing commercial nations ef the Old "world, the Populist and silver Republicans, joined "with the Democrats in asserting the rights and duty of the American people to shape their financial system for themselves, regardless of the action of other nations. The failure of the Republican pr.rty to secure international bimetallism and its nnon #>qnnri<5al nf thfi srnld standard still ? o-- ; ; # keep the money question in politics, but no economic question can compare in importance with a question which concerns the principle and structure of government. Systems of taxation can be changed with less difficulty than financial systems and financial systems can be altered with less danger and less disturbance to the country than the vital doctrines upon which free government rests. A STAGGERING HIT. uIn the early sis tics when we were engaged in a contest which was to determine whether we should have one republic or two, questions of finance were lost sight of. Silver was at a premium over gold and both gold and silver were at a premium over greenbacks and bank notes, but the people could not afford to divide over the money question in the presence of a greater issae. And so today we are engaged in a controversy which will determine whether we are to have a republic in which the government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed, or an empire in which brute force is the ODly recognized source of po*er. "In a government where the people rule every wrong can be righted and every evil remedied, bat when only the doctrine of self government is impaired anrl micrlit. is substituted forrizhfc there is no certainty that any question will be settled oorrectly. ; A colonial policy would so occupy the people with the consideration of the nation's foreign policy that domestic questions would be neglected. 'Who will haul down the flag,' or 'stand by the president' would be the prompt response to every criticism of the adminC ftArrnnfinn anH crv^rtisi] XOV-iatWH nuu Wiiuy?4vu privilege would thrive under the cover of patriotism. "It is not strange that the Populists should oppose militarism and imperial ism for both are antagonistic to the principles upon which Populists apply to other questions. Looking at questions from the standpoint of the producer of wealth rather than from the standpoint of the speculator, the Populist recognizes in militarism a constant and increasing burden. The army worm which occasionally destroys a teld of wheat is not nearly so dangerous an enemy to the farmer as a large Sending army, which invades every | of industry and exacts toil irom every crop. "If 100,000 men are withdrawn from I | CONTINUED OX PAGE 4. V V MOB LAW IN OHIO, f J 1 Excitlrg Scenes Witnessed in the City of Akron. i . I TWO CHILDREN KILLED. An Angry Crowd of PeoPie Seek to Lynch a Negro for Attempted Assault on a GiriA dispatch from Akron, Ohio, ears between one and two o'clock Wednesday morning Officer John Duffy arrest ed a colored man who, during the day, confessed to Prison Keeper Washer, to having attempted to assault Christina, the six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Maas, industrious and respectable people who live on Perkins hili. The prisoner has given his name as Louis Peck. He is about 40 years old, married and recently moved here. The story of his confession spread like wild fire through the city and offiT_ _ cers learned that an attempt wouia De made to ljnch him In the police court Peck pleaded guilty aid was bound ever to the common picas court. His bail was placed at $5,000. Several thousand people were ready to lynch Peck. A large crowd gath ered about the city prison at 7:30 o'clock and forced in the doors The prison was soon packcd with the mob and the officers offered no residence, as Peck earlier ii .he evening had been quietly taken away to Cleveland. To satisfy the mob the officers suggested that a committee of six be ap pointed to search ali the cells and go through every part of the buildiDg. This was done, and as the nc-gro was not found, a yell was made, 4<Now for the county jail. Give cs the niggsrand we will deal with him.'' A mad rash was made for the j?il and scon the jail was,in the hands of the mob. After g through the private apartmeDts of the jiil the crowd started to batter down the big iron doors. Deputy Sheriff Stone stood in front of the prison doors and made a speech. He informed the crowd that Peck could not be found in there and he told the 1- J_ it 1. 1. 1 --4 ? people iu tue muu iu sciuvi a wuiiuntee and he would allow the committee to search the jail from top to bottom. A committee was quickly selected and the jail was searched, every cell being examined. Satisfied that the negro I was not there the mob then rushed across the street aad forced opea the doors of the county court house. The old courthouse was soon packed ana all rooms searched exccpt the rooms in the i treasury department. I The city prison was again surrounded-" i jnil fmnrlrcria nf tisnnle forced their way into the prison for the., second time, insisting that the-^S1"0 w*s there. Mayor W. Jj>-*oung at this time appeared at arc'of the windows in the upper par^"6* building. He addressed -*re .^ob as best-be could, sayine>^c Peck bad been taken out of the^^on at ^ o'clock by Sheriff Kelly driven out of the city in a closed carriage.' The people in the moL would not believe the mayor and continued to yell i auu utuauu tuai JL CLA. UU ouiiguu^ivui At 10 o'clock the mob began for the j third time to attack the city prison. Some one in the crowd began shooting at the building. This was followed by several more shots. The officers in the building appeared at the windows and began to shoot over the heads of the people. A man with a shot gun then fired at the officers. It is said several officers were wounded. The crowd then began to smash in fTio nnndrinra nf/*itTr hnilrlinc and the firing became general. Hundreds of shots were exchanged, and one boy, name unknown, was earned dead from the street. It is ccrtain that dozens of men were wounded. All the ambulances of the city have been called out and the excitement has become intense. The front of the city building is a total wreck and the fire bells were rung. At 10:45 d. m. Prison Keeper John E. Washer came from the city building , and he was knocked down by a brick. He was badly injured about the head ; and had to receive medical attention. ; It was known that two people were instantly killed and another person is dying at the city hospital. The dead are: G-len Wade, aged 10, shot through the heart; John M. Davidson's four- I year-old child, shot dead in a baby car- , riage. Fred V. Orwick, age 25, is badly wounded with buckshot. He lives_ at No. 43 North street, and is now dying at the hosDital. A man named Mull was shot in the head and also in one leg. Another man, whose name could not be learned, but who is a driver for the American Express company was shot in the leg. At lip. m. the crowd began to leave for home, and the indications are that no more trouble will take place. Shortly after midnight the mob broke into a hardware store and stole all the firearms and ammunition they could find, including gnns, nfies and revolvers and proceeded to the city building and opened fire on the defenders and r* . t /ii i r .11 nnany set nre to tne uoiumoia nan, *hich adjoins the city building. At last accounts the flames were spreading rapidly. No Prisoners Were MadeA dispatch from Berlin says general attention has been attracted by an interview published in the Frankfurter Zeitung between that paper's corres pondent at Tokio and Lieut, von Krohn who was wounded in Admiral Seymour's expedition. Lieut, von Krohn says: "At the beginning wounded Boxers were sent to the hospitals at.Tien Tsin; but it was seen later that this was a mistake. Hence an order was given to kill all Chinamen able to stand, not even to spare the wounded, but particlarly to make absolutely no prisoners whatever." ijon t oe jeaious. Don't be jealous of your neighbor or your brother. Don't. That is little, too little, very little. And if you indulge that spirit long it will make jou little, and then mean, and then contemptible, Don't let the spirit get you. Djn't. ANARCHY KEIGNED. liie Mob Enraged at Escape of Wouldbe Eavisher A dispatch from Akron says when day danced in that city Thursday morning it revealed a scene of desolation and the evidences of violence and lawlessness unparalled in the history i of this city. The rioters had done their wcrk and had disappeared. One child was lying cold in death and neari - i l/ a 9cure ui jjeupie vveie ouuuiiuguuui the wounds of pistol balls, buckshot and missiles. The city building was a heap of smoulderiug ruins and beside it steamed the water-soaked ashes of Columbia hall. At 0 o'clock the crowd began to increase as the curious spectators hurried to the scene of the trouble. A policeman appeared and then another, timid at first, but with increasing assurance as no violence was offered. Iben Co. C of Canton, a detachment of the gallant Eighth Ohio regiment, marcned down the street from the train and, halting befoie the ruins of the buildiDg. was at once set to patroling the fi'e lines. , There was no evidence of ill will or disquiet on' the part of the crowds at the lines. There was nc talked of violence, as the turbulent element had sunk away with the coming of daylight and order was once more fully rtstored after an awful night of terror and anarchy. At 6:30 o'clock Thursday morning Co. 0, Eighth regiment, of Canton, un der command of Capt. A. Fischer, arrived in Akron under riot orders. The soldiers were met in the Valley depot by Mayor Young and a p*rty of city officials, They were marched immediately '.o the scene of Wednesday night's rioting. As the troops marched up the main thoroughfare hisses and groans were ieard. At 9:20 nine companies nf the Frmrth rpciment arrived in the city and marched to the scene of Wednesday night's rioting. Shortly before 10 o'clock Mayor W. E. Young issued a proclamation closing e7ery saloon in Akron until further orders. Oce killed, one fatally injured and 20 persons more or less injured is the result of the mob's work. Glen Wade was shot and almost instantly killed. He was in the mob and a ballet from the revolver of a policeman in the city hall struck him. The lad ras only 11 years of age. Another innocent who will die is Rhoda Davidson, the seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson. Sitting in a carriage with her mother and father on the outskirts of the cob, a stray bullet struck her in the head. No hope is held out for her recovery. r'"h< resistance shown by the police office!-? and city cfficials in the city hali only jerved to lash the mob into greater fre^2J_-EaiIijajr in its efforts to tcro.e oirciitrance into the city hail a portion of the mob ran to the store of the Standard Hardware Co. on Main street, about one and a half blocks fiom the fccene of the noting. Revolvers, rifles, ehotgunp, razors^ and thousands of rounds of ammunition were taken and with these weapons the mob returned A - 1. .11 1 Ml ?l to tne city nan, wnere tne city omciais were haranguing the mob. Adjsining the city hall which was constructed almost entirely of brick, wa3 an immense building which for many yeais past was ihe principal public hall of Akron. This building was set aSre. The various fire companies responded to the alarm, but the mob refused to nermit them to work. On lumbia ball was soon a ruin, but the city hall was yet standing. Flaming embers were thrown into the different rooms and the building was soon buraing. Some of the more thoughtful ones in the mob liberated the prisoners from the cells below the hall. A stick of dynamite wa3 thrown into the front of the burning building. A terrific crash followed and portions of the wall crumbled away like dust before a breeze. Another charge was exploded and the ?o k of devastation was completed. Killed by a Masher. J. tfascom JKobbms, a young man from Big Sandy, Tenn., making his firti trip through northern Wisconsin for the Chicago Crockexy company, of Rhinelander attempted a flirtation with one of the women clerks in the store of Fenelon&Co., on Saturday evening, and after being repulsed by the woman and chased out of the store and down the street, he shot and instantly killed W. W. Fecelon, head of the firm who had resented the insult to his employee. Bobbins was taken to the oounty jail and afterward spirited out of the city as it was feared that public feeling might result in violence. The murdered man was one of the foremost citizens of northern Wisconsin. He was heavily interested in property, both in this region and in the state of Washington. For fifteen years he has been at the head of one of the largest mercantile houses of northern Wisconsin. He leaves a widow and two young children. Turtle Showed Fight. John Fisher, of Romey, W. Va, had an exciting experience with a large turtle in the south branch of the Poto mac a lew days ago. He caught the turtle, which weigned about 40 pounds, od his lice, but after landing it in his boat it showed fight and chased him from one end of the boat to the other. His only weapon of defense was a small paddle, which the turtle would now and then grab between its jaws Fisher at length sacceeded in beatirg it over into the river. Heat Damaged Crops A dispatch from Chattanooga, Term., savs the protracted bot weather, with almost complete absence of rain and temperature averaging iromy* degrees is proving disastrous to the interests of farmers. Reliable reports were brought in to the effect that the late corn was completely killed in some districts, while hundreds of acres of strawberry plants were dried up and were a complete loss. It is estimated that the damage to date is very great. Good Advice-. Iostcad of wringing your hands over the unsaved masses, suppose you turn your energies to the salvation of the sinner nearest to you? You will find that a task which will call for all your strength, your energy, your power with God. JUST IN TIME. The Allies Arrived Not a Day I I Too Socn TO SAVE THE LEGATIONS. Commander?, Alarmed by Sound of Bombardment, Gave Men no Time to Rest. Musician Titus' Laurels. A dispatch from Pekin says the American and Russian flags were planted on the last walh of that city on Tuesday morning 14th instant, at 11 o'clock. The India troops entered the British legation at 1 and the Americans at 3. There was a joyful reception from the wall. The cmaciatcd tenants couid have lasted but little longer. They had only thrna days' rations. The Chinese had been attacking furiously for tvro days. Four thousand shells fell in the legation duriDg the siege. Sixty-five were killed and 160 wounded. The Japanese began the battle before daylight and they are still fighting about the north wall, where a part of the Chinese are defending the imperial city. The Japanese casualties have not yet been ascertained. The Russians had five killed and twelve wounded. The Americans had but few wounded. The plan was to make a general attack tomorrow, and the troops were arriving at camp, five miles east, all JLliCV VTCIVP ^AUflUOVbU and slept in the cornfields in the rain. Generals, however, alarmed at the founds of a heavy attack on the legations, pushed forward independently, the British, Americans and French on the left of the river ana the Russians and Japanese on the right. Beginning at 2 o'clock this morning the Japanese diverted the brunt of the resistance to the northern city, their artillery engaging the Chinese heavily there. The Americans and British met with but little resistance until they entered the city, where there was street fighting Reillev's battery attempted to reach the inner wall. The troops finally entered the foreign settlement through the canal. Company E, Fourteenth United States infantry, planted its flag on the outer wall, Musician Tims scaling the wall with a rope, by means of which the others climbed to the top. BLAMES THE CHINESE. A dispatch to The New York Herald from Pekin, Fiiday, August IT, via-1 Shanghai says: Contrary to the agreement of the allied commanders the Russians ad vanced and occupied the first deer of the east gate early iu the morning of the 14ch (Tuesday,) but failed to force the second door. At 2 o'clock on tho afternaou of the, 14th the British and Americans entered the gate near the legations and met with only slight resistance. The Japanese met more serious opposition at the upper east gate all day. At midnight on the 14th they blew up tne gate ana entered tee city. Many Chinese were killed. The people in the legation were well, but somewhat starved. Minister Conger said: 'They tried to annihilate us the day before you got in. "Prince Ching, president of the TsuDg Li Yamen, sent word tbat his officers had received orders to cease firing on us under pain of death. "At 7 o'clock in the evening of the same day the Chinese opened fire and this continued all day. ir the relieving column had not arrived when it did we should probably have succumbed. ''The Americans lost seven marines killed and 15 wounded and one child dead. "The whole movement is purely a governmental one. The boxers are onlyga pretense, having no guns. "Tbe confidential adviser of the emperor was the leader cf the. imperial troops. "In eleven days over 2,OOOsbel3s fell among us." CONSPIRED WITH BOS EES. A dispatch from Hongkong says a prominent reformer has obtained from yamen runners a letter from Gen. Yung Lu, commander-in-chief of the northern armies, to Gen. Tung Fu Sian, commanding the Kan Sa troops, saying:_ "It is not convenient to accomplish my secret orders," and proceeding: "The foreign devils, counting their superior etrenght ia warships and guns have dared to exert all their power to rob and insult us, but their populations are small and entirely dependent on the Chinese productions. China now possesses cannon and rifles and plenty of well t'fained troops. "I don't fear the foreigners. In the case of San Muu, I refused Italy with the result that nothing was taken. It is evident the foreigners are cowards. I and Prince Tuan recently obtained the heln nf millions nf Boxprs. nos9e3sin2 magic boldness. I svrear to murdtr ail the foreigners with assistance of the Boxers who are supplied with arms." Gen. Tang Fu Sian, in his reply, which was also obtained, says he is of the same opinion and places the Kan Sa troops at Gen. Yung La's disposal. A Yonn? Man's CampaignAdlai E. Stephenson, the Democratic nominee for vice president, has this to say to the young men of the country, and it is to b^ hoped they will ponder well his words: "Uarry to toe young men the message that this is their campaign. It is their campaign in a a sense that no other presidential campaign in the history of our politics has been. The doors of opportunity are closing in the face of youth. It is the mission of Democracy to open them and to place before the young men of ambition, intelligence and integrity the hopes that were theirs before tbe governmental favoritism and special privilege politics of our opponents became so controlling in onr national life." Mr. Bryan is in a peculiar sense the young men's candidate and the young men's hope, and our party is the logical one for young men to Bupport." . BADLY DAMAGED. Tb* Effect of th9 Heat on Growing CropsThe following is the weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and crop3 of the State issued Wednesday by Section Director Bauer, of the crop and oiimate service of- the United States weather bureau. The mean temperature for the State was 87 degrees for the week ending 8 a. m. August 20th, and the normal for the same period is 78 degrees. The highes maximum fanged from 100 to 10-i every day; the lowest minimum was 67 at Spartanburg on the 13:h. The drought was relieved in spots. Nearly every county reported some rain, but over by far the greater portion of the State the rainfall was inar.n morn? nr>>n + c r>/\ roin UUiMViVUX MUWk UiHUJ uau liV 1 C41U> Where the rain was followed by bright sunshine crops were scalded and injared instead of benefited. There was more cloudiness and lighter winds generally than daring the previoas week, except that heavy winds accompanied some of the thunder storms. Damaging hail fell in Lancaster and Pickens counties. The weather was too hot and gener ally i cd dry for all growing vegetation, and crop reports indicate wide-spread deterioration, amounting in the case of young corn to complete ruination of snch that has but recently tasselled. Earlier planting, not matured, is not filling well, and the blades and stalks are dead. The com crop will be short. Fodder was pulled from early corn and saved in fine condition. The weather conditions were also unfavorable to cotton, causing continued shedding of leaves, forms and even young bolls, and checked all growth. Rust has decreased. Premature opening is general and picking has begun in all sections. Sea island eontidues to blight, is dwarfed and is fruiting poorly. In places late planted cotton continues to look well, but the prospects for the middle and top crops are poor. River rice is exceptionally promising, except at a few points, and harvest, which has begun, will soon be actively prosecuted. Upland rice has failed materially. T> it _ * * n xeas ux joucg growiQ wera iicerany killed, while earlier plantings have been severely injured. Some pea-vines have been cut for hay. Swaet potatoes and cane, pastures and gardens, in short, all minor crops, have shared in the general deterioration caused by the unprecedented period of prolonged excessive heat and drought in places. - Fighting at Pekin Over. A- dispatch from Washington says bloody work has been going on in Pekin, according to a dispatch received Wednesday by the Navy Q|jjrtment from Remey. The messa^fJBys the American forces iichtiEZ aiSBRth the allies, and that progress has been made, which has only been accomplished after military efforts of a severe character. Officials of the War Department familiar with the physical condition of the defenses at Pekin say the fact that all but the imperial city is cleared of Chinese troops is evidence that severe fighting mnst have occurred. Id order for the American troops to penetrate to the gates of the palace they must have stormed a wall thirty feet high which no doubt was stubbornly defended. It is a source of satisfaction to the military oflhials that the allied commaaders succeeded in clearing the region outside of the imperial vii-j vi vuiugou \Jl\JVyO) <43 iiUCiCU,/ tilC danger of attacks in flank and rear, while invaders are storming the imperial city, is removed. The statement that all but the imperial city is cleared of Chinese soldiers left the impression that the force of defenders is still intrenched in that section and will have to be routed. .All except imperial city cleared of Chinese troops. American troops first to enter imperial city. Have oenetrat ed to gates palace. Capfc. Riely, Fifth Artillery, killed. Morning 19th Sixth Cavalry and about 400 English and Japanese dispersed about 11,000 Boxers eight miles outside Tien Tsin. One hundred Chinese killed, five Americans wounded: Chaffee's losses six killed, thirty wounded, two days fighting. Dispatches received from Taku, dated August 19, say that according to advices from a Japanese source, dated August 17, the battle of Pekin wa3 finished. The Japanese entered the imperial palace. The foreign ministers, wiih detachments of the allied troops, were then occupying the imperial city, the Chinese princes and ministers hav ing retired to Sian Fa, we3t of Pekin. i __________ One Good ChinamanMrs. Joseph Buffiogton, wife of tne United States district court jud^e of this dial rict, recently received a ietter from Mrs. James B. Neal, wife of "Dr. Neal, bow with United States Consul John Fowler, teliing of a thrilling incident, in which a Chinese war ship floated the stars and stripes. The letter s T_I? in __j was Yvntceu uruui vueiuu, o uiy jlv/, auu in it Mrs. Neal writes: '"There is one good Chinaman in the world. He is Captain Sah, of the Chinese gunboat Hai Chi, on which twenty six of us American women and children took refuge while she was lying five miles out in Tfcung Ctow harbor. Captain Sah gave assistance to Captain Wilde, of the Oregon, when the latter grounded and in recognition of his services Captain Wilde cave the Chinaman a letter. bearing an official seal, that for saving and guarding Americans at Tsung Chow Captain Sah and his ship were under American protection. While we were still on board the Hai Chi a Russian man of-war started in her direction. But Captain Sah ran up the stars and stripes, as Captain Wilde had told him to do, and the Russian ship turned promptly away. There weie twenty-six American women and children of us to cheer and cry as 'old glory' unfurled from the staff of a Chinese warship." . Corn Crop Ruined. Kansas has had a terrible drop in her hopes of a magnificent com crop. A few weeks ago something like 250,000,000 bushels was counted on. The subsequent and still continued drouth has made it probable that the crop will not ezceed 75,000,000. After all there is no state where crops are as cerj tain a3 they are in Georgia. ' >- ,r A YANKEE OUTRAGE j Some Latter Day Chivalry Up North. *. m A WOMAN HORRIBLY BEATEN | By Twelve Men in Middletcwn, Conn,, Because They' Did Not Like Her f. Ways. * A dispatch from Middletown, Conn., says a whitecap outrage of a disgraceful nature was perpetrated in Centrebrook, a village m tiie sout&ern part or uiax county, Wednesday night. A woman was set upon by twelve men and so seriously chastised for an alleged infraction of the moral law that she may die. There are slight clews to the men who were implicated in the cowardly assault t but there is little chance that they will I be punished, because it is likely that ? 1 i e I tney were prommeDt ciuzeus ui? uwoir , laced and law-abiding community. Concerning the provocation furnished to the woman-beaters by Mrs. Adolph Fritz this story has nothing to do. She is a comely woman, the mother of three children, and a good housewife, as far as is known. Previous to the shocking occurrence of last night it had not been known in the little town that there was any animous against her on the part of the self-constituted regulators of the town. MASKED Mfcy ATTACK HES. Mrs. Fritz took a stroll with a young Italian of the place. While walking >. I along the railroad track near the Essex $ depot twelve masked,men sprang from the underbrush and made a rush for the eouple. . * ' The Italian escort of Mrs. Fritz made . N *|| a wild leap over a fence, and was out .i'[ of sight in a minute. He was not pursued! . The twelve chivalrous citizens of the . commonwealth of Connecticut eared ? -miiM Tf rrrna f.limi* UUtiLLLtg 1W1 bUC luau. jlu nw wvu w. x ^ sire to chastise the woman, and chastise her they did. ~ " -2 Two of the masked assailants pushed a meal sack over the woman's head and choked her until she could not utter an alarm. She was then stripped of her clothing and tied to a tree by the roadside. The ^ III men appeared to be frantic. They tore in fn Tm up LUC Vdjr COUU JLU iiUWM WW *rv in on the punishment. When the woman had been stripped she was whfpped most cruelly. Buggy whips, blacksnakes and limbs ' , v: of trees figured as instruments of casti- || gation in the hands of the whijtecap. Under the awful punishment she endured, her breath cut off by the tightly wrapped sack, the woman became un- " ;"l conscious. When the regulators had glutted their desire to reform by flaggellation they cut the woman loose, tore her clothes to bits and oast her body in cne dust of the road. She made the best of her way to her ~ ;|| home upon her recovery, crawling on her hands and knees. . . . . Being strong and self-reliant she had made a gallant fight against her twelve brutal assailants. ' . 5 She managed to gather a mask, a whip and a man's soft hat. These Bhe Arrt cteraA trt finmo mifTl Tlfll" And ' U1?66VU ww UV4 AAVMAW 5"?"? they had been turned over to the police. . No efforts will be spared, it is.proclaimed, to bring the perpetrators of the outrage to justice, but it is feared that efforts will not avail when the prominent persons back of the affair show their influence. The woman is in a seiious condition. Her physical injuries are most shocking, but they have not had the effeot of the nervous shock. . , % Investigating parties who visited the . - ^ scene of the assault say that the place :J resembles a battle ground. The clothing of the woman was literally torn to ornl TtioiTO KoTJffllS of trees lying by the roadside bear evidence to the vigor with which she was whipped. ' "I He Was a DesperadoJames Wallace, a wealthy farmer. was shot and instantly "killed Wednesday in Piatt county, Missouri, near East Leavenworth, by a neighbor, Dr. Arrington, in a quarrel over a line fence. Dr. Arrington then went to the home of Wallace's mother-in-law and deliberately shot her to death. Ar rington escaped in a wagon with his daughter, but was pursued by the sheriff and a posse which came up with him in the road near Farley. The murderer opened fire, fatally wounding Sheriff Dillingham io the breast. As he fell Dillingham shot Arrington through the heart. The murders were committed in a cold biftded manner. Wallace and Arrington were^^s&bors Viaan of /vrtfa fnr o/ffllfl Wallace was greasing his buggy this morning when Arlington approached and without a word fired two shots, killing Wallace almost instantly. Arrington drove across the river to Leav- \ ; enworth, taking his daughter with him, v.-. purchased 250 cartridges, returned to the home of Wallace's mother-in-law, entered the woman's house and shot her to death before she could make an outcry. He then climbed into a wagon and drove off. Saturday night Arlington drove his wife away from houw by frt till hoi* Sh? in a WJLLiVKWUlUg VV AAA! uv* _ ? j- - cornfield and is still in hiding. Many Frogs Sold in Chicago. South Water street merchants report that more thin 62,000 frogs were sold Saturday in Chicago. This is much bigger than the average Saturday sale, which is 55,000. More than 300,000 are sold each week. Almost all the department stores sell frogs at retail. The frogs are shipped into umcago from all the nearby Western states. They are raised on frog farms, except in low and marshy localities, where the frogs raise themselves without cultivation. The croakers are caught by small boys and ^pufc into boxes full of wet grass. The department stores have their frog tanks on the top floors. The frogs are hafiy creatures and manage 10 t'Ul All CA191CUV9 iu uuvu viKj homes in the department stores for a month without being fed. The demand ? for big, fat frog legs for the table is always ahead of sutgly.