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THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. [AUGUSTA, GA.| Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. IJ. C. HATH?, President. CHAS, 0. HOWABD,< Cashier. VOL. 69. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1904. TIE NATIONAL BANJL OF AUGUSTA' L. CJHATSB, FEASTS G. FORD, President. Cashier.' CAPITAL $250,000. Surplus i - Undivided Profits. $125,000 Oar New Vault contains 410 Safty-Lock Boxes, which we offer to our patrons and the public at three to ten dollars per annum. NO. 27. Republican National Cc Amid fyiucti FAIRBANKS AN EASY FAVORITE Both Nominations Made Without a Dissenting Vote-A Hundred Steam Whistles Outdone by the Cheering of the 10,000 Men and Women ?rr the Hall. Chicago, Special.-The National Convention of the Republican party met here on Tuesday at noon and was called to order by the National Chair man. Speaker Joseph Cannon was elect ed permanent chairman. The perma nent organization was effected and the convention adjourned to meet Wed nesday. * On Wednesday the platform waa adopted and on Thursday the follow ing ticket was nominated: THE TICKET NAMED. For President THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York. j For Vice President CHARLES W. FAIRBANS, of Indiana. President Roosevelt was placed in nomination by ex-Governor Black of New York and Senator Fairbanks was placed in nomination by Mr. Dolliver. The Republican National Convention PRESIDENT THEO! met at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning with the expectation of nominating candidates, and adjourning in time for afternoon trains. The Coliseum began to fill at 9 o'clock with the thousands permitted to hear the nominating and seconding speeches. The galleries w-ere completely filled for the first time and tiers of people were standing in rear aisles. A few moments before the assemb ling there was hurried conference by the managers which resulted in agree ment that Alabama, the first State on the roll, would yield to New York to nominate Roosevelt. It was also agreed that Alabama, which was the first State to instruct for Fairbanks, would yield to Iowa to place the Senator's name in nomina tion for the Vice Presidency. The delay in calling the convention to order was due to the completion of some resolutions that were to be pre . sented. But the music of the band and the evident good humor of the crowd made the time pass rapidly and there was no manifestation of impatience. . It was exactly 10:30 when Chairman Cannon, wielding the immense wooden gavel in his left hand, arose from his high-backed chair and with a resound ing whack on the table in front of him, commanded the convention to be in order. "The convention will be opened with prayer," he announced. Rev. Thaddeus A. Sniveley, rector of St. Chrysostom's church, was presented and at Mr. Cannon's suggestion ad vanced to the front of the platform. As he spread forth his arms to invoke di vine blessing, the convention arose. The animated hum of conversation ceased and absolute silence prevailed. At tnt conclusion of the prayer, Chairman Cannon presented the fol lowing announcements through the reading clerk: "On the 6th day of July, at Jackson, Miss., there will be celebrated the 50th anniversary of the hirth of the Repub lican party. (Applause.) The time when and the pl? ce where it received its name. Secretary Hay will deliver the principal address. Senator Fairbanks and others will address the meeting." Then followed an announcement that Naval Officer's Fatal Fall. Norfolk, Special-Commander A. G. Kellogg, U. S. N., fell from a fourth story window ia the Monroe Hotel in Portsmouth at 9 o'clock Thursday night, to the sidewalk below, sustain ing injures from which he died an hour and a half later at the naval hospital. He has been in bad health for sometime. It is thought Comman der Kellogg, during an attack or verti go, lost his balance and fell from the window at which he was sitting. His wife and married daughter were with hirn when he died. invention Names Ticket Enthusiasm the recently-elected National ReubU can Committee would meet in the Coliseum immediately on the adjourn ment of the convention. Chairman Cannon at once announced that the next order of business would ; be a roll-call of the States for the nomination of President of the United States. The clerk called Alabama, and imme diately Oscar R. Hundley, of that State, mounted a chair and announced tbat Alabama requested the honor and privilege of yielding its place on the roll to the Ste ie of New York. '. Instantly the convention was in an uproar. The New York delegation was on its feet like one man, waving flags and shouting wildly. Former Governor Frank Black, of New York, who was to deliver the nominating speech in behalf of President Roosevelt, imme diately started for the platform, amid the wildest enthusiasm on the part of the delegates. As Governor Black reached the desk of Chairman Cannon he was warmly greeted by that gentleman and escorted down to the front of the platform Here Chairman Cannon, standing by the side of Mr. Black, in a few words,, introduced him to the convention. There was a succession of shouts from the convention, a chorus of shrieks from the New York delegation, a par oxysm of tossing flags, then silence and Mr. Black commenced his speech in be half of President Roosevelt. A" SOUTHERN SPEAKER. Chairman Cannon announced the next speaker as "Mr. Stilwell, of Geor-1 30RE ROOSEVELT. gia." There were loud cries of "Ed wards," and Mr. Cannon was informed that the name of the speaker was Har ry Stilwell Edwards. "Well," said the chairman to the convention, "his middle name is Still well and both are good names." He then formally introduced Mr. Edwards SENATOR C. W. FAIRBANKS. in a short but effective speech. Mr. Edwards, who ls a man of slight physique, is not giften with a penetrat ing voice like that of Governor Biack, Senator Beveridge and Mr. Knight, and j for this reason he was unable to com mand the absorbing attention that had been given to those who spoke before him. Mr. Edwards' speech was eminently satisfactory, however, to those v;thin range of his voice and he was frequent ly interrupted by applause. $90,000 for Slocum Victims. New York, Special-Jacob H. Schiff, treasurer of the committee appointed by the mayor to solicit subscriptions for the relief of the victims of the General Slocum disaster, reported that the committee had thus far received over $90,000. Contributions, he ad ded, have been on such a generous scale, and the amount already rece* ived so large, that a further swelling : of the relief fund seemed to him both ! unnecessary and undesirable. . THE RUSSIANS f?JEAVY LOSERS _ Heavy Loss to Russian Fleet Report? ed-Battleship Sunk. Tokio, Special-Admarel Togo ,'re ports an engagement ?t Port Arthur ast Thursday in which a battleship of the Peresviet type was sunk and a battleship of the Sevastopol typo and a first-class cruiser of the Diana type were damaged. The Japanese fiept wa? practically undamaged. Russian Cavalry Ineffective. General Kuroki's Headquarters in the Field, via Fusan, Thursday,-(Delay ed in Transmission)-A Russian ca valry division commanded by General Rennenkampff opposes the Japanese right flank. The country is mountain ous and almost impossible for cavalry operations, although it is ideal for in fantry movements, hence the cavalry forays upon which the Russians have greatly depended to harass the Japan ese have preved ineffective. Junction of Japanese Armies. Liao Yang, By Cable-It is report ed that Generals Oku and Kuroki have joined forces and are attacking from the direction of Vafangow. There is talk of a serious engage ment shortly. It is also rumored that the Japanese forces which were re cently advancing in this direction have fallen back on Fong Wang Cheng. Vessels for Far East. St. Petersburg, By Cable-It is stated that the ice-breaker Yermak designated by the late Vice-Admiral Makaroff, is preparing to start for the far east. Nival Battle Reported. Tokio, By Cable-It is reported that the Port Arthur fleet came out of the liarbor Thursday and engaged the Ja panese fleet. A Double Tragedy. Detroit, Mich., Special.-A small pri vate office in a suite on the eleventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building, at the corner of Griswold and State streets, was the scene of a most thrilling tragedy, when Chas. A. Swayse, an insurance agent, fought with Miss Effie Alvord for several min utes in an attempt to throw her out of the window, then shot her twice and plunged himself from the window to :he brick pavement of State street, be ing almost instantly killed. Miss Al ford was shot twice in the neck and oadly beaten about the head and face jy Swayse, but her physician Baid to ilght that she is not dangerously hurt Svery. ?one.in.Swayse's.body. below his Despite the terrific fallTa faint flick ering of life remained when he was ricked up, but it went out as his broken aody was being carried to the lobby of the building. Back of the tragedy lies i tale of intimacy between Miss Alvord and Swayse, who was 51 years old, Qiarried, and the father of two young laughters. Sweeping Cabinet Changes. Washington, Special.-A sweeping change in the cabinet of President Roosevelt was announced officially at the White House Friday. The an nouncement came in the form of a brief typewritten statement issued by Sec retary Loeb, as follows: "Thc following cabinet appointments are announced: "William H. Moody, of Massachu setts, Attorney General. "Paul Morton, of Illinois, Secretary of the Navy. .Victor H. Metcalf, of California, Secretary of Commerce and Labor. 'The resignations of Secretary Cor telyou and Attorney General Knox have been accepted, to take effect July 1st" Superintendent Suspended. Richmond. Va., Special.-John S. Riley, division superintendent of the schools of the county of Bedford, was suspended by the State board of edu cation. The charge against Mr. Riley is that he has been guilty of subordin ation of perjury in connection with fire insurance policies on his house, which was burned some time ago. Mr. Riley has been indicted for the of fense, and is under bond. The Visible Supply. New Orleans, Special.-Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visi ble supply of cotton, issued Friday, shows the total supply to be 2,120,SSG, against 2,250,032 last week and 2,295, 432 last year. Of this the total Amer ican stock is 1,136,868, against 1,197, 032 last week and 1,192,432 last year, and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 984,000, against 1, 053,000 last week Of the world's visible supply of cot oon there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe, 1,197,000, against 1,282,000 last year. In Egypt 121,000, against 34,000 last year; in India, 483,000, against 667,000 last year, and in the United States 320,000, against 302,000 last year. Cave-in on Southern. Columbus, Ga., Special.-With a crash, 40 feet of the Southern Railway tunnel at Pine Mountain, near Warm Springs, caved in at one o'clock Fri day morning, blocking the track. Tho cause of the cave-in is a mystery, as no train was passing to jar the earth. Several weeks ago the wood-work in the tunnel burned, and in replacing it only the stoutest timbers were used ?nd the top of the tunnel was thor oughly cribbed. Fire at World's Fair. St. Louis, Special-Fire which threatened for a time to destroy many buildings at the World's Fair, con sumed the House of Hoo Hoo, render ing the building and contents a total loss. So quickly did the flames spread that the five occupants of the build ing, all on the second floor, had diffi culty in escaping with their lives, be ing compelled to climb down a tree. The loss on the building and contents ia estimated at $60,000. The fire is supposed to have started from an ?leo tri?*light wire. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Paragraphs of Minor Importance Gathered From Many Sources. Through the South. Five persons lost their Uvea in wreck on the Mexican Central Railroad Sunday. A colored man was lynched at Eupora, Miss., on Saturday for assault on a 14-year-old white girl. The North Carolina State Democrat ic convention met last week at Greens boro and nominated Hon. R. B. Glenn, of Forsyth county, for Governor, and Hon. F. D. Winston, of Bertie, 'for Lieutenant Governor. All the other State officers were renominated. Judge W. A. Hoke and Judge Brown were nominated for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. The platform adopted deals with State and national issues. An effort to.instruct the dele gates to the national convention for Judge Parker failed. The delegates will observe the unit rule. The con vention was the largest In the State's" history. Wshington Happenings. A Washington dispatch states that a conflict of authority has arisen between Lieutenant-General Chaffee, Chief of Staff, and Major-General Ainsworth, military secretary. On thc retirement next month of Gen. P. C. Hains, Col. Constant Wil liams will be promoted to the grade of brigadier-general. Several other offi cers will also be promoted to that grade. In the North. The Vermont Democratic Conven tion voted down a resolution to in struct the delegation for Parker, but decided the Judge tl.e most available cendidate. Mrs. Lawrence C. Phipps made an offer to her multi-millionaire husband of Pittsburg, not to ?oppose his suit for divorce, provided he would give her $3, 500,000 and the custody of her children half thc time. Cardinal Satol?i officiated at the wed ding of Miss Margnret F. Maloney, of Philadelphia, to Mr. Louis Carberry Ritchie, of Washington, at Spring Lalee, NTew Jersey. Foreign Affairs. Genera! Kuropntkin spoke to the troops at Kai Chow and distributed 250 St. George crosses. atPeng?ilK0Di1ratschJo^U.2Q0 menln-Jlj Admiral Skrydloff, it was stated, will begin an aggressive naval policy from Vladivostok. Thc regatta at Kiel was begun. Secretary of State Hay sent a de mand to Morocco through the Consul General of "Perdicans alive or Raisuli dead." An imperial Chinese edict pardoned all reformers of 189S except three. The cornerstone of a monument to Sieur de Monts was laid at Annapolis, United Scutes of America. Japanese have been hurrying troops iDto Gensan in order, it was reported, to send an expedition northward to clear Korea of Russians. Several small engagements occurred between the forces of General Kuropat kin and Kuroki, in which the Japanese had the better of it. The French and German Ministers TO Haiti were stoned by guards at,the pal ace in Port-ua-Prince, the former being slightly injured. Emperor William entertained a num ber of Americans on board his yacht at Kial. Lady Isabel Innes-Ker, sister of the Duke of Roxburghe, was married to Guy Wilson in London, many Ameri cans being present. Miscellaneous Doings. Kongmoon, thc new treaty port open ed by China, has a population of 200, ooo. Minnesota will send an uninstructed relegation to the Democratic National Convention. The Republican National Convention adjourned at Chicago after nominating Theodore Roosevelt for President and Charles W. Fairbanks for vice-Presi dent. Ex-Senator Allen, of Nebraska, pre dicted the renomination and re-election of Grover Cleveland to the Presi dency. Seth Ellis, once Union Reformer can didate for Pr?sident of the United States, fell from a cherry tree on his farm in Ohio and died of the effects. The New York Supreme Court en. joined the placing of a $4,000,000 mort gage on the property of the CLesapeake Transit Company. The Slocum disaster Inquiry was continued in New York and more bodies were found. Wisconsin Man Wins. Indianapolis, Special-In the Grand American tournsment Richard L. Gup hill, of Aitken, Wisconsin, handicap ped at 19 yards, won the grand Am erican trophy, a silver tea service and $1,000 in cash, in the third shoot off of a tie, with William Randal, of Telluride, Col., at 96 breaks. The score is greater by two than the pre vious record, which waa made at Kan sas City last year. A Fatal Affray. Thomasville, Ga., Special.-Neil Car gell, a prominent citizen of Metcalfe, a town eight miles south of Thomas ville, received wounds that will doubt less cause his death, at the hands of two negroes. Sharper Murray and his son, Sam. The trouble occurred at a negro church celebration at noon Sun day. ?argeli waa struck on the head with a baseball bat. and was shot in the body three times.. Both negroes were shot twice through the body, but will recover. PLATFORM ADOPTED Principles and Policies of Republican Party Outlined THE ADMINISTRATION IS ENDORSED - . Administration Strongly Endorsed and Une Party's Record Cited as a Pledge for the Future--Democratic Parfy Declared Untrustworthy, Es pecially as Regards Currency and| Tariff-Congressional Action on Suffrage Restrictions FavoOd. Following is the full text of the plat form b? the Republican party as adopt ed byjhe National Convention in ses sion iii-the city of Chicago on June_ 22nd: M "Fifty years ago the Republican party ?carne into existence, dedicated. amongfj;other purposes, to the great task j$f arresting the extension of kuma?vBlavery. In 1860 it elected its Qrst ^President. During twenty-four ol the^forty-four years which nave elapse?S since the election of Lincoln, the Republican party has held com-" plete Control of the government. For eighteen more of the forty-four years it hasjrheld partial control, through the possession of one or two branches cf the..government, while the Demo craticiparty, during the same period has had complete control for only two years.J-This long tenure of power by the. Republican party is not due tc chanc?V;It is a demonstration that the Republican party has commanded the confidence of the American people for , nearly^ two generations to a degree neverifequaled in our history, and has 1 displaced ? high capacity for rule and ' government which has been made even more conspicuous by the Incapacity and ' infirmity of purpose shown by its op- ! ponents. \ "The Republican party entered upon 1 its present period of complete suprc- ! macy;dn 1897. We have every right to 1 congratulate ourselves upon the work since';,then accomplished, for it has ' added;":lustre even to the traditions of * the .Barty which carried the govern- \ raent??hrough the storms of civil war. [ "We - then found the country, after " four *years of Democratic rule, in evil r plighter oppressed with misfortune and r doubtful of the fucure. Public credit r. had been lowered, che revenues were f declining, the debt was growing, the r administration's attitude towards Spain r was: feeble and mortifying, the stand- r ard :'ot values was threatened and un- e certain, labor was unemployed, bus'.- r aess.^'as sunk in f.he depression which r bad succeeded the panic of 1S93, hope was faint and confidence was gone. j Unhappy Conditions Mel. ? "We met these unhappy conditions t rigorously, effectively and at once. t j/>^,vr.epjaced a Democratic tariff t ?3^^^^^onvfree trade principles and s 2u8tryv:freed from oppression and stim- c alated by the encouragement of wise j l.tws, has expanded to a degree never | before known, has conquered new mar- [ kets and has created a volume of ex- ( ports which has surpassed imagina tion. Under the Dingley tariff, labor c has been fully employed, wages have c risen,: and all industries have revived 6 and prospered. ? "We firmly established the gold \ standard, which was then menaced with destruction. Confidence returned c lo business, and with confidence an ? unexampled prosperity. I "For deficient revenue, supplement- { ed by improvident issues of bonds, we t gave the country an income which pro duced a large surplus and which en- ( ^bled us, only four years afcer the t Spanish war had closed, to remove over one hundred millions of annual war , taxes, reduce the public debt, and lower i the interest charges of the govern- ? ment. t "The public debt, which had been so ( iowered that in time of peace a Demo- , eratic administration made large loans i at extravagant rates of interest in or- , der to pay current expenditures, rosp ? under Republican administration to its ? highest point, and enabled us to borrow , 'c\ 2 per cent, even in time of war. Expansion Record. i "We refused to palter long witb the , miseries or (Julia. We fought a quick and victorious war with Spain. We set ? Cuba free, governed the island for three years, and then gave ll; to the Cuban people, with order restored, with ample revenues, with education and public health established, free from debt and connected with the United States by wise provisions for our mu tual Interests. "We have organized the government cf Porto Rico; and its people now en joy peace, freedom, order and pros perity. "Tn the Philippines, we have sup pressed insurrection, established order and given to life and property a secu rity never known there before. We have organized civil government, made it effective and strong in administra tion and have conferred upon the peo ple of those islands the largest civil liberty they have ever enjoyed. "By our possession of the Philip pines, we were enabled to take prompt and effective action in the relief of the legations st Pekin and a decisive part in preventing the partition and . preserving the integrity of China. "The possession of a route for an isthmian canal, so long the dream ol American statesmanship, is now an ac complished fact. The great work ol connecting the Pacific and Atlantic by a canal is at last begun, and ic is due to the Republican party. "We have passed laws which will bring tho arid lands of the United States within the area of cultivation. "We have reorganized the army and put it in the highest state of efficiency. . "We have passed laws for the im provement and support of the militia "We have pushed forward the build ing of the navy, the defence and pro tection of our honor and our interests '.'Our administration of the great de partments of the government has beer honest and efficient, and wherever wrong-doing has been discovered, thc Republican administration has not hes Hated to prone the evil and bring of fenders to justice, without regard to party or political ties. Trust Regulation. "Laws enacted by the Republican party, which the Democratic party fail ed to enforce, and which were intended for the protection of the public against the unjust discrimination or the illegal encroachment of vast aggregations or 'capital, have been fearlessly enforcer: by a Republican President; and new laws, insuring reasonablo publicity af to the operations of great corporation? ind providing additional remedies for the prevention of discrimination in freight rates, have been passed by a K?p3bUc&c Courre**. "In this record of achievement lng the past eight years may be the pledges which the Republican has fulfilled. We promise to cou these policies, and we declare oui Etant adherence to the following ciples: Principles Declared. "Protection, which guards an velops our industries, i3 a oar policy of the Republican party, measure Of protection should al at least equal the difference in the of "production at horne and ab We insist upon the maintenance o principles of protection, and, them rates of duty should be readjusted when conditions have so changed the public interest demands thei: teration, but this work cannot s; be committed to any other hands those of the Republican party. Tc trust it to the Democratic party ; invite disaster. Whether, as in the Democratic party declared the tective tariff unconstitutional, whether it demands tariff reform tariff revision, its real object is ah the destruction of the protective tem. However specious the name, purpose is ever the same. Democi tariff has always been followed by t ness adversity; a Republican ts by business prosperity. To a Repi can Congress and a Republican Pi dent, this great question can be sa intrusted. When the only free ti country among the great nations tates a return to protection, the c protective country should not fa in maintaining it. "We have extended widely our cign markets, and we believe in adoption of all practicable methods their further extension, including c< merdai reciprocity wherever reciprc ftrrangiiments can be effected c sistent with ihn principles of prol Lion and without Injury to Amerii agriculture, American labor or ? American industry. The Gold Standard. "We believe it to be the duty of Republican party to uphold the g ptandard and the integrity and va K our national currency. Tne ma :enance of the gold standard, e3t? ished by the Republican party, ci lot be safely committed to the Den :ratic party, which resisted idoption, and has never given a >roof since that time of belief in it idellty to it. "While every other industry h irospered under the fostering aid Republican legislation. American shi ling engaged in foreign trade in coi letition. low wages aud heavy Bubsidi ?f foreign governments, has not 1 nany years received from the gover p.ent of the United States adequate e 'Ouragement of any kind. We, ther ore, favor legislation which will e ourage and build up the Americ: Merchant marine, and we cordially a trove the legislation of the last Cc rreas which created the merchant m ine commission to investigate and r lort upon this subject Maintaining the Navy. "A naw powerful enough to defer he United States against any attac o uphold the Monroe doctrine au o watch over our commerce, is esse: lal to the safety and the welfare < he American people. To maintai uch a navy is the fixed policy of til ?f President Roosevelt ???"d~COngre? n regard to the exclusion of Chines abor, and promise a continuance ( he Republican policy in that dire< ion. "The civil service law was place in the statute books by the Reptibl .an party, which has always sustaii ?d it, and we renew our former deda itions that it shall be thoroughly an ?onestly enforced. .'We aro always mindful of th :ountry's debt to tho soldiers an ?ailers of tho United States, and w lelieve in making ampie provision fe hem, and in the liberal administra ion of the pension laws. "We favor the peaceful seUlemen )f international difficulties by arbitn .ion. "We commend the vigorous effort nade by the administration to protec American citizens in foreign landi ind pledge ourselves to Insist upo; ;he just and equal protection of a' jur citizens abroad. It is the ur questionable duty of the governmen o procure for all our citizens, will jut. distinction, the rights of trave and sojourn in friendly countries, an we declare ourselves in favor of al proper efforts tending to that end. "Our great interests and our gro^n tag commerce in the Orient rende the condition, of China of high impoi tance to the United States. We coi iially commend the policy pursued n that direction by the administration of President McKinley and Presidei. Etooscvclt. Suffrage Restriction. "We favor such Congressional ac lion as shall determine whether, b; special discriminations, the electiv franchise in any State lias been-ur constitutionally limited, and, If sud is the case, wo demand that represen tation in Congress and in the electora college shall be proportionally reduce? as directed by the constitution of th< United States. Combinations of capital and of la bor are tho results of tho ecomon'i movement of tho age, but neL..ji must be permitted to infringe upoi the rights and interests of the people Such combinations, when lawfulb formed for lawful purposes, are alike entitled to the protection of the laws and neither can be permitted to brea! them. "The great statesman and patriotic 'American, William McKinley, whe was re-elected by the Republican pal ly to the Presidency four years ago was assassinated just at the threshold of his second term. The entire na non mCfurheri ms untimely death and did that justice to his great qualities of mind ami character which histor}' will confirm aud repeat. Administration Endorsed. "Thc American people were fortun ate in his successor, to whom they turned with a trust and a confidence which have been fully justified. Pres ident Roosevelt brought to the great responsibilities thus sadly forced upon him a clear head, a brave heart, an earnest patriotism and high ideals of public duty and public service. True to the principles of the Republican party and to the policies which that party had declared, he has also shown himself ready for every emergency, and has met new and vital questions with abilitiy and with success. "The confidence of the people In his justice, inspired by his public career, enabled him to render, personally, an Inestimable service to the country by bringing about a settlement of the coal strike, which threatened such dis astrous results at the opening of win ter in 1902. Our foreeign policy under his admin istration has not only boen able, vig orous and dignified, but in tho high est degree successful. The compllcat rd questions which arose in v?ne n?ela were settled In such a wav by President Roosevelt that tho Monroe toctF?ne was signally vlndioated and the cause of peace sad arbitration greatly advanced. "His prompt and vigorous action Iii Panama, which we commend in the highest termB, not only secured to us the canal route but avoided foreign complications which mi^ht have been o:.' a very serious character. "He has continued the policy of President McKinley In the Orient and our position in China, signalized by our recent commeircia] treaty with that empire, has never been BO high. "He secured the tribunal by which the vexed and perilous cuesti?n of the Alaskan botindry. was linally settled. "Whenever crimes against human ity have been pereptrated which have shocked our people, his protest has been made and our good offices have been tendered, but always with due re gard to International obligations. "Under his guidance wo find our selves at peace with all the world and never were we more respected or our wishes more regarded by foreign na tions. "Pre-emiently successful in regard to our foreign relations, he has been, equally fortunate in de&ling with do mestic questions. The country has known that thc public credit and the national currency were absolutely safe in the hands of his administra tion. In the enforcement of the laws NEWSY GLEANINGS. Every saloon in St. Joseph, Mo., was closed the other day for the first time in fifty years. Paris offers prizes for window gar dening. Servian railroads are being extended. English cotton Workers are rushing to Canada. The fourth hole through the Alps has been made with the final piercing of the Simplou tuunel. A combined steam, trolley and cable railway has recently been built in Southern Tyrol, Austria. The New York Court of Appeals de cided that a private detective has the right to "shadow" persons. General Miles still clings to bis plan for employing United States soldiers in roadmaking during peace time. Thc locust has become a plague in Spain and the Minister of Agriculture has been authorized to fight the pest. Three electric shocks were required to kill Michael Schiller, a wife mur derer, at the Ohio State Penitentiary. The steamship Nebraskan, burning oil as fuel, arrived in San Francisco four days ahead of time, after a run from New York. Germany has been buying her horses PA ha!? shown not only courage but from Russia for some years past, but the wisdom which understands that may now iJ0 compelled to seek the ?LIES- laWS be^violated or dis- Auiericail raiU.ket again, regarded opens the door to anarchy, while the just enforcement of the law' Fishermen off the coast of Rhode is the soundest conservatism. He *slnnd ?>mP,al" tbat th.e ?f. tbe has held firm to the fundamental Am- Government's big guns in that vicu erican doctrine, that all men must Ma ruined theu' iuduslry vicinity, obey the law, that there must be no1 The wealth of Russia in furs is.being distinction between rich and poor, ne- rapidly sapped, it is said, by the wau tween strong and weak, but that'jus- ton destruction of wild animals in the tice and equal protection under the course of the hunting expeditions, klw must be secured to every citizen : For tho benefit of the lake commerce without regard to race, creed or con- the West Neebish channel will be ditton, i opened at a cost of $5,000,000. The His administration has been, work will require four years' time, throughout vigorous and honorable, I Police Justice Higgins, of Jersey high-minded and patriotic. We com- City, decided he had no authority to ?ncn?L ^?ut rfe??.ti0,i t0 the order the killing of Nellie, a black-and. consideiate judgment of the American tan terrier, accused of having bitten a letter carrier. ^ people. The Message of the Rose. Lone I doubted: then I chose You. the daintiest flower that grows You shall be n:y envoy. Rose, Nestling In her golden hair. You must whisper, "Friend, beware! I shall fade I, too, am fair." -Pall Mall Gazette. C/ow Forages for Itself. A hungry crow entered the hen house of Edward Haskins at East Wareham, Mass., one day recently and carried away six eggs. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. Quality considered they are tde CHEAPEST ORGANS made. Over fifty nov; in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before buying elsewhere. Other magnifi stool and box. Freight paid ' J. A. Holland NINETY SIX, S. C. 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