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Vt an tiig ________ VOL. X111. MANNiNG, S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1904. NO. 46 WHITES MUST RULE Is the Keynotes of the Democratic Convention in West Virginia. EX-SEEATOR DAVIS AGREES But Thinks it Would Be Best Not to Force the Issue Just at This Time. Davis' Wishes Seemed to Rule. A dispatch from Parkersburg, Wa. Va., says the Democratic State con vention was in session two hours Wednesday afternoon and almost three hours Wednesday night without reaching the regular order of business, which was left over until Thursday. Awaiting the report and the platform the time was devoted to oratory, much of which was in favor of a diutinctly "white man's party." It is stated that while Henry G. Davis favors the so-called "Lily White" policy, he does not consider it expedient to insert such a plank in the platform at this time. It is cur rently renorted that he and others have received telegrates from mem bers of the naticnal committee and other leaders, especially in New York, that such a plank in the platform would have a bad effect in doubtful States at this time. The committee on resolutions is be lieved to be oppcsed to inserting such a plank in this convention. It is re ported that two members refused to desist in deference to the wishes of Mr. Davis and that the convention was held over until Thursday in the hope of preventing a "Lily White" minority report. W. R. Thompson of Huntington and State Senator John Cornwell of Hampshire are tonight the most pro mment candidates for the nomination for governor. The convention did not meet under such harmonious conditions as had been anticipated, especially for minor places on the ticket. The delegates were still disposed to subordinate everything to the desire of aiding Henry G. Davis in carrying his own State for the national ticket, but there were differences of opinion as to "what was best for Davis," and as to how things should be done even after It wes decided what was wanted. Tne wigwam's seating capacity of 2,700 was taken with standing room in demand when the convention was called to order by Col. Thos B. Davis. a brother of the vice presidential candidate, and chairman of the State committee, who announced John T. McGraw of Grafton as temporary chairman. Mr. McGraw said, among other things: "The record of President Roose velt's administration is one of prom ises broken and convenants unfulfilled. Wm. McKinley caUterized the wounds of the Civil wa-, wiped out by the last vestige of sectonal hate and rancor, only to have them reopened by Theo dore Roosevelt, in breaking bread un der the national roof with one whom God had not made as his social equal; In imposing upon southern people men of like color as their public servants and political peers, and in attempting, by a plank in his party's platform, to disfranchise southern representatives and nullify southern votes in the elec toral college." On reassembling in the evening the conventien indulged in a long con tinued demonstration as Former Sen ator Davis entered the wigwam. Mr. Davis thanked the convention for its hearty greeting and hoped its har mony and enthusiasm would continue until November. Be said in part: "I cannot refrain from anexpze:sion of my gratification at this large and enthusiastic ccnvention of Democrats, showing as it does the same spii it of unity and determination in West Vir ginia that pervades the Democracy throughout all sections of the coun try. Our nation standard bearer, Judge Parker, will on tbe 10th day of this month be formally notified of his nomination, and in the acceptance thereof will naturally give his view upon the questions at issue in the! campaign. A week later I will be notified at White Sulphur Springs or my nomination -for the office of vice president, and at that time it will be my duty to give some expression of my views on political issues. It is. therefore, 1 think, my duty both to our candidate for the presidency and to our party that I should not now enter into a discussion of the issues." As Mr. Davis was concluding some one yelled, "Hurrah for a white man's party," when Mr. Davis replied: "I certainly agree with you on the white man proposition." Then followed a rousing demonstration that lasted some moments. The convention on Thursday nomi nated State Senator John Cornwall for governor and endorsed John T. Mc Graw for United States senator to succeed Nathan B. Scott. The pro ceedings throughout appeared to be in accordance with the wishes of Henry G. Davis, the Democratic candidate for vice-president. There is no ques tion about the convention being al most unanimously in favor of the "white supremacy" proposition, and yet at the request of Mr. Datvis it was kept :out of the platform, receivirg only 87 votes cut of 974 Mr. Davis did not attend the con vention Thursday, but was busy at his hotel in arranging for the cam paign. He remained there until Fri day night in conference with state committeemen, candidates and others. While there were "free for all" con tests for minor places on the state ticket, the control of the party ma chinery was said to be involved in the head of the ticket. John T. McGraw, member of the national committee for West Virginia, was oppcsed by former Governor McCorkle, Joseph Chilton and others, who had concentrated on W. R. Thompson as their favorite for governor. Colonel McGraw tirst f a -vored John F. Hlolt, who was the Democratic candidate for governor four years ago. In the interest of harmony Judge Holt refused to be a candidate. Colonel McGraw finally selected Senator John Cornwall fo)r the head of the ticket. It required three exciting ballots to nominate Cornwall. In this contest former Senator Davis was entirely neutral. Chairman Dailey had no sooner fin ished reading the platform than cries were heard, "Wnere is the white man's plank?" George Byrne otfered an amendment to the unanimous report which added the "white man's plank" that had been so much talked about during the week and an animated discussion be gan on that issue. The Byrne amendment was as follows: "We believe that the destiniEs of West Virginia should and must be shaped and controlled by the white people of the state and while we dis claim any purpose to do any in justice whatever to the negro popula tion, yet weannounce without reserve our fixed purpose to preserve, in every conservative and constitutional way, the social and political supremacy of our own race believing that by the frank avowal and consumation of such purpcse alone can racial contention and conflicts be permanently avoided." Byrne made a strong speech in sup port of his amendment, showing that such action had been taken by some states bordering on West Virginia as would cause an invasion of negroes into this state, especially during elec tions and subsequently make, social conditions dangerous. Chairman Dailey replied, admitting the condition that confronted the state, but in the interest of the na tional ticket. he insisted that this was not the time for such action. He re ferred to the mixed schools and other conditions in Indiana, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as the doubtful states that were wanted for Parker and Davis and in which the colored vote was a fact or. Dailey, who is the neighbor of Davis, made a strong appeal for obe dience to the wishes of the vice-presi dential nominee. As soon as Dailey concluded, many were seeking to speak, but they were stopped by the previous question be ing ordered. The amendment was defeated, yeas, 87; nays, 915. Many of those voting announced, "We favor the amendment, but vote, 'nay.'" The platform as offered was then adopted. Gen. Miles wire Dead. Mrs. Nelson A. Miles died Tuesday night at West Point, N. Y., of heart disease. She and Gen. Miles had been visiting their son, Sherman, who is a student at the military academy. Gen. Miles was not present at the time of his wife's death, having gone ut of town Monday. Mrs. Miles was 62 years old. She made a number of .alls Monday and apparently was in her usual health. At her bedside when death came were her son-in-law, ol. Samuel Reber; U. S. A., her son Sherman and her nieces, Miss Fitch 3nd Mi:s Hoyt of Washington. Mrs. Miles was the daughter of Judge Dharles Sherman and a niece of the late Senator John Sherman of Ohio mnd Gen. Wm. T.'Sherman. Presi lent Rocsevelt sent to Lieut. Gen. Miles a telegram expiessive of the ympathy of himself and Mrs. Ro ise velt in the general's bereavement. Mrs. Miles was well known to the president and . Mrs. Rooasevelt, who held her In cordial esteem. When Dog Days Begin. Several pers-ons have recently made inquiries as to the first dog day. They have ben making the same in uiry at intervals for more than twenty centuri( s. In the days when Rome was mistress of the world they supposed that malarial diseases pre vailing on the Italian coast came in with the sultry days that began when Sirius, or the dog star, rose with the sun. Owing to the presence of the equincxes the helical rising of Sirius is later now and does not occur until August 10 to 15. The old Romans and d wellers on the coast o-f the Medi terranean b~lieved those days very prcductive of diseases. In recent times until lately all almanac makers bad to note the beginning of dog days. They differed ccnsiderably. Some of them reckoned the time from July 9 to August 11; others from July 24 to August 24, while nearly every day of the last week of July has been consid ered at one time or another as the be ginning of these days. So there is no fixed date for the first dog day and the makers of almanacs generally omit to note the day. The Negro Plank. The Portsmouth Star says in the North the negro part of the Republi can platform is almost taking care of itself for the Democrats. That is, the Democrats need not do anything more than urge the negroes to take the position the Ro. stvelt policy sug gsts to them and the 1Democratic candidates will get the white votes by thousands vn the issue of elevating the niegro. Th3 crusade for t'he negro was se tied in t'he state of New Jer sey by the outnc ge on thle farmer's young wife near 1:urlington by three negro tramps. N w Jersey is not particularly fond of President Roose velt on any plea, but on the plea for negro supremacy that one case settled the.questlin with thie average voter. Refused to Pardon Wooten. Gov. I~ey ward Tuesday re-fused to; pardon PLak Wooten of Greenville, convictedi or violation ot the dispen sary law and sentenced to serve t;0 days oni the county chaingang Wooen was tried in the mayor's court of Greenville. The pe:,ition stated that he was sick and unaable to work ani at the time be had already served ten days. Gov. liey ward was inform ed tiat Wooten wa.s ani old otfender against the dispensary law and at the time or this trial th'ere were beside the city case two State cases against hm. lie was gived 30O days onl the city case and 30 days on one of the State cases. Hie confessed his guilt. I D~eathi of D. A. Hart. D. A. Hart, marshal of Ilolly liill, who has been iii with typhoid fever for some time, died at his residence thre Saturday night J uly 30o, and was: buried Sunday alternoon followirg by Holly Camp No. 14S, W. 0. W., of Iwhich be was a member. He leaves a widow and one child. Hart was under a $1,000 bond to appear for trial at the next term of court in the Icase of the negro taken from the guard hoe nnd shot to death. INCREASED SALARIES. The Rural Carriers to be Remunerated by a Graded %cale. CONGRESSMAN LEVER NOTIFIED. This Will Be Beneficial to the Greater Nnumber or the Rural Free Delivery Carriers in this Section. Congressman Lever passed through Columbia Tuesday on his way to Branchville to keep an appointment, says The State. le had just received from Mr. J. L. Bristow, fourth assist ant postmaster general, an interesting letter relative to the pay of rural mail carriers. 1-eretofore these car riers have been receiving $600 per an num, regardless of the number of miles or the number of families In their routes. There has been a change i so that a graded scale of pay will go -) into effect. Mr. Bristow says: b "I beg to say that the law fixes the maximum salary for rural free delivery b arriers at $720 per annum. The only bange was the increasing of the tmount from $600 to $720. The law has always given the postmaster gen eral the authority to regulate and grade the salaries. On JMy 1st there were about 24,500 rural routes. The iverage length of these rodtes was tbout 24 miles. Many of them were 29 and 30 miles long. Formerly most a >f the carriers wnose routes were over c ,o miles long received the same pay. 0 rhere was great complaint by carriers i laving routes from 24 to 30 miles hat they were given no more pal a han carriers having routes but 20 a nd 21 miles. It was thought equita- I >le to take about the average length , >f the routes and make that the a tankaad route, and 2s miles was se Lected. There were were between . 11,000 and 12, routes 24 miles and ver in length. It takes the carries n an average of from six to seven and , half hours to deliver o route 24 miles I ong. "A salary of $720 per annum for a e -ute 24 miles in length is equivalent o $30 per annum per mile. But it g Ras thought that a rather liberal al- v owance should be made for the cost t f the carrier's equipment, so Instead e )f deducting $30 per mile for each y ile less than 24 travelel, only $18 er mile is deducted; According to w ;his schedule carriers whose routes are 0 14 miles and over receive $720, 23 to 14 miles receive $702, 22 to 23 miles eceive $684, 21 to 22 miles receive 66, 20 to 21 miles receiye $648, 18 h o 20 miles receive $612, 16 to 18 E niles receive $576, 14 to 16 miles re eive $540, 12 to 14 miles receive n 504, 10 to 12 miles receive $468. Under this schedule of the 24,500 M arriexs nearly 16,000 of them get an t ncrease of over a hundred dollars per n nnum, and the remainder get in reasEs from $48 to $84 per annum. 'he complaints you speak of probably I .me from those having roures 20, 21 ti LUd 22 miles long. They would prob- h bly prefer a full 24 mile route and et the maximum pay. This dissat-a fation can in many Instances be ad asted during the fiscal year by the d xtensien of routes so as to take in ad itional territory. In that way a arger number of people can be served n the same route where the carriers :an without difficulty deliver the mail. "Complaint has been made from he south that the roads are sandy P Lnd that during the hot months it is ii auch more difficult to serve their ih outes than in other parts of the ~ountry. In the north the complaint e s made that during the snows o-f a rter the hardship of the carrier in ,his region is much more severe than other parts of the country. in the rest it is claimed that the black mud very heavy and makes traveling ilicult during seasons of rain. And n Virginia and parts of N~ew En- ~ and complaint Is made of the hills ad rocks making roads difficult of a ~ccess. In the rich and fertile parts If the country carriers deliver much i ore mail per route than in the rough nd hilly regions. These carriers com lain of the mileage basis, stating ,hat the number of pieces of mail andled should be taken into consid ration. Bat as a rule, while there re exceptions, it is quite general, owever, the carrier with the good V roads delivers more mail than the 6 ~arrser with bad roads, so that the a nileage oasis is beyond question the I naost equitable upon which the con a ensation can be tixed. Of the 24, 00 carriers in the service on June 30, C nore than 6,000 of them had routes ~ 5 miles and over in length, and I do ~ not think it equitable or just to pay ~ the carrier who travels but 20 miles ~ s much as the one who travels 253 niles. "There was another feature which the department had to consider, amely, the money available for rural delivery. Congress appropriated $20, l,000 for the salaries of rural car riers. Under the sci eiule as tixed there was but $3,000,000 left on July I for the installation of new service during the present tiscal year-about as much as the d sparttr-e at had last ear-although we have 22 additional agents examining routes. The sche- 1 ciule as fixed in addition to being the1 most equitable to all t'se carriers in the various parts of ihe country that could be devisei by the department, will also enable it to procet d promptly' with thie esta1blish'ment of additionai service which is now in great demand. I Ths could not have been done if a lat increase to *t20 had been given as some of the carriers expected. PAtiions hive been coming in since the 1st of January for the e tablish met of rural delivery at the rate ol' I about a thousand a month and it is almost impossible for tne deparrtment to make any beadway toward reducing the number of pending petitions. On the 1st of July there were 5,269 pend ing petitions and at the rate tney have been cominz in since that date there is no prospect of materially re-3 ducing that numter soon. .It is an enormous task to undertake to deliver mail daily to the rural population of tbis country and we are endeavoring to give a satisfactory service on as sou d a basis as possible. Of course we regret that some of the carriers old be dapnnointed but they had ao reason to expect that they should ill receive the maximum pay; such hias never been the policy of the de partment, nor can carriers who trav ,l only 20 miles rightly expect as much money as those who travel 24 >r more miles. "The department under the sche lule is experiencing no difficulty in ;ecuring good carriers who are willing io carry the routes for the compensa ion fixed." Congressman Lever has also receiv d the following letter from Mr. Bris ow: RURAL ROUTE FOR LUCKNOW. "Your letter of July 14th, urging stablishment of pr->posed rural route rom Lucanow, S. C., notwithstand ng the fact that there would be serv :d but 57 familirs within the limits if a route 22 1-2 miles in length, has een received. In reply you are ad ised that 'the department having dopted 24 miles as a standard route, t has been decided to amend the rule equiring 100 families on routes of 20 r more miles so that hereafter 100 amilies will be required on routes of 4 miles and and proportionate num er of shorter routes. Owing to this bange of rule the Lucknow route will e established at an early date." TAXES HIS OWN LIFE. Ir. David P. Verner, uf Greenville. Shoots Himself. A special dispatch to The State iys: At 6 o'clock Thursday morning t his country residence near that ty, D. P. Verner, master in equity f Greenville county, killed himself istantly by shooting himself in the ead with a double barrel shot-gun, s the supposed result of temporary ] berration on account of ill health. he tragedy occurred in his bedroom rhile Mr. Verner was in the room lone. When found after the report f the gun, the body was across the ed with the left side of the head own almost completely off. During the night the gun had stood i a corner of the room. The com iunity was shocked by the distress ig news and sympathy for the strick n family was spontaneous as it was neral. He was one of the most opular and painstaking of all:Green ille's county officials and has filled 1e master's office of the county with ninent satisfaction for a period of 17 ,ars,. his repeated elections testifying -the universally high esteem in hich he was held. He was in his lce Wednesday and in the afternoon as driving about the city. Mr. Verner was born in Oconee >unty, his youth being spent at the me of his parents near Walhalla. e received the usual education given the country schools and as a young an read law in Walhalla where he as admitted to the bar. Later he oved to Greenville where he prac ced law until elected to the office of aster of Greenville county in 1887. Judge Verner served faithfully in is capacity for 17 years and had he ved would have been the occupant of is office for 22 consecutive years, ving been chosen to serve another iur years. He is survived by a wife ad two daughters. He was 50 years 1 d and is one of a family of 11 chil cen, nine of which survive him. No meral arrangements have as yet been 1 ade. A Good Match. It is told of Mr. Fairbanks, the Re blcan nombnee for vice president ifact it is said Mr. Fairbanks is tell ig it himself-that a negro laborer nployed by the father of this Indi- 1 aa lawyer, took his meals with the tmily. It is further recounted ine ie public prints--and also by Mr.t airbanks, it is said,-that when a 1 bite laborer employed on the same lce objected to taking his meals ith the negro, a separate table was rovided, but not for the negro. He 1 ~mained seated at the Fairbanks pard with the big and little, malei ad female Fairbankses while the t bite laborer sat apart. So, of course,< is meet and proper that Charles W. 'airbanks reared in that redolent at isphere should be th'~e running mate STheodore Reosevelt.-State. 1 Killed by Lightning. 1 A special to The State from Green-1 ille says news reached here from Maul ins of the killing of John P. Clark1 rid Charles B. Garrett, farmers, by gtning near that village Monday iternoon. Another farmer, George hompson, was standing by and re eved serious injuries. Physicians ay he will probably die. Tne two armers were 'sharpening tools on a rindstone when the bolt struck. They ere killed instantly, their bodies .eing badly burned and their clothing terally torn from them. A peculiar reak of the lightning was the destruc ion of a bee gum about five feet from here the men were killed. Every see in the hive was killed by the same ilt that killed the two farmers and eriously injured another. Soldiers Protect Negro. George W. Williams, the negro who as rently arrested for assaulting 1ss Laura Knode, a white school eacher, near Harper's Ferry, was red at Charlestown Va., Tuesday iternoon and found guilty. He was entenced to be hanged next month. ['he trial was held with soldiers sur -ounding tbe court house, during the roceedings 13 men were arrested for eating down the doors. No shots ere tired, but the military was kept n active service to prevent an upris g. The negro is now under strong ~uard and renewed reports are in cir ulation that the Charlestown jail will e attacked. Cholera Sweeping Persia. The Presbyterian board of foreign nissions has received letters from the i.merican missionaries in Persia re ;arding the cholera epidemic, which 1as come into that country from the auth and southwest and has extended is far as the capital In Teheran. here were nearly forty deaths at reheran July 2, and the recent dis atches report a great Increase. The issionaries have opened four centers f relief, using the hospital and hurches. There Is already a great anic and much need of relief. BRYAN IS LOAL. Wall Frings Message from Him ti Judge Parker at Esopus. TH E DIVISION IN WISCONSIN The Spooner and Lafollette Squabblt in that State at Least Make It Debatable Ground for Democrats. Edward C. Wall of Wisconsin and Mrs. Wall were the guests of Judge Parker Wednesday. They are en route to Europe. Mr. Wall brought a cordial message direct from Wm. J Bryan, assuring Judge Parker that he is heartily with the ticket and will place himself at the disposal of the Democratic national committee to do everything in his power to insure par ty success this fall. Mr. Bryan break fasted with Mr. Wall at the latter's home in Milwaukee July 23rd and they spent several hours together. Mr. Wall said today that Mr. Bryan had been misunderstood In the east ind that the feeling toward him is nfortuna e. Continuing, he said: "Bryan is a Democrat and never will be anything else. While differ ing on some qucstions from delegates in the St. Louis convention he realizes hat these questions were ruled upon Lnd has accepted the decis'ion. He is satistied with the platform adopted tnd thinks, all circumstances consid red, the platform is for the best in erests of the party at large. I will act attempt to say that he has aban loned any of the principles he advo ated in his campaign, but he thinks ,hat if he was right he will eventual y be vindicated. That, however, ill not turn him from what he be leves to be the duty of every Demo .rat to support the platform and the Acket of the party. BRYAN'S ADMIRATION. "The admiration Mr. Bryan has for fudge Parker is not halfhearted. He aid to me that Judge Parker's tele ram to the convention showed cour ge and that. a man who could so >ravely confess his convictions is a initable standard bearer for the party md one that every Democrat can en lorse and support with credit to him ielf." Mr. Wall was asked about the re >crt that Mr. Bryan while supporting he ticket, would not speak directly n favor of Judge Parker's election. le said emphatically: "That is not true, and I want you so quote me as saying so. Mr. Bryan vas twice given a commission to lead he Democratic party and at the St. .uis convention he surrendered his osition of command. But in surren lering that he abandoned none of his arty fealty. Again, I want to say ie Is a Democrat in every sense of the ord." Judge Parker was greatly interested n the Wisconsin situation. Mr. Wall old him that while the State iinder kormal conditions gives 20,000 plu ality to the Republicans, the breach itween the Lafollette and the "stal vart" factions is of such a nature hat it cannot be healed. He ex >ressed the belief that if the Demo-. rats who supported Gov. Lafollette wo years ago for the purpose of ad ninistering a rebuke to the faction eaded by Senator Spooner and Con ~ressman Babcock return to the party, here is no doubt that the Democratic tate ticket will be elected. WIsCONSIN SITUATION. Discussing the division in Wiscon n's Republican ranks, Mr. Wall said hat while the two factions have iamed the same set of electors, the law :nacted a few years ago to take advan age of a break in the Democratic par ,y would now work against the- Re >ublicans. Under this law the same iame cannotappear twice on the bal ot. The electors will be placed on he ballot over the ticket of the "stal varts" or over the Lafollete faction. Whchever faction wins this distinc ion said Mr. Wall, will get the vote f the party man who always vote the traight ticket, but if a representative >f the other facticn wants to cast his >allot for the Republican electors and ts own State ticket, it will be neces ary for him to place a cross before he name of every person on the ticket ~or whom he desires to vote. Mr. Wail expressed the belief that ~his fight will cause a defection to the Democratic ticket. "At any rate," he continued," Wis ~onsin must at least be counted as one )f tne doubtful States." Among the prominent visitors ex pected at Rosemount tomorrow are enator Jos. W. Bailey of Texas, Na Gional Committeeman H. D. Clayton nd Col. E. L. Russell of Alabama. ol. Russell is general solicitor for the Mobile and Oihio Railroad. Dies in Jury Box. A special to the State from Walter. boro says a great sensation was caused in the court house Tuesday when Capt. B. G. Willis dropped dead at 11.45 a. mn., while sitting on the jury. The court had been engaged since Monday afternoon in the trial of three negroes for stealing a hog, the attor neys for the State and defense had finished their arguments and the judge had just begun to charge the jury when Juror Willis' head was seen to fall backward. A physician was summoned from just across the street but before he could get up the stair way Capt. Willis had passed away. The doctor thinks the deceased suf fered a stroke of apoplexy, which caused his death. Capt. B. G. Willis lived at Cottageville and was one o1 the bast citizens of the county. Be was in the s'xty-third year of his age and leaves to his wife and six childrer the record of a life well spent. Upon motion of C. C. Tracy, Esq., acting solicitor, the members of the bar con senting, court ad journed until 9 o'cloch Wednesday out of respect to his memory. Lynched by Mob. Andrew Dudley, a negro boy about 14 years of age. who attemptec criminal assault upon two little whitE girls near Greenfield, Nelson county, Thursday, was taken from a con stable while enroute for jail on a trait by a mob near Afton, Thursday after noon, and carried to the woods, where it is presumed he wa lynched. A NEGRIO URUJWEZ Came Very Near Being Lynched Up in New England. Henry O.borne, a former police commissioner and one of the leading business men of Hartford, Conn., was murdered by his former colored body servant, Joseph Watson, Friday. The negro % as found Friday night hiding under a bed in the basement of the Osborne home. Outside the house at the time the murderer was found a thousand people were gathered and as Watson, heavily manacled, was escort ed down the steps to the police patrol wagon the air resounded with cries of "kill him, lynch him." As the wagon started the crowd, which was rapidly increasing in size, swarmed after it, making a demon stration, the like of which has hardly been duplicated under like circum stances in New England. At the sta tion the police had difficulty in pre venting the crowd from forcing its way into the guard room. Watson is 18 years old and is very unprepossessing in apprearance, but did not quail when face to face with the crowd which seemed so anxious to avenge the murder. He said he killed Mr. Osborne. "I had it in for him, and I killed him," he said. "I am not afraid to die; and I am satisfied now that I killed him." Mr. Osborne was deliberately killed by Watson out of revenge for being discharged as valet on July 15. Wat son says that he got into the house Thursday night after Mr. Osborne re tired and went to bed in the base ment. Friday morning Watson went up stairs when he heard Mr. Osborne stirring about and meeting him at the bath room door, fired one shot. Mr. Osborne ran into his bedroom and the negro followed and fired two more shots, both Lullets taking effect. Seven Lives Lost. A dispatch from Halifax, N. S., says that in trying to reach the shore in a small tender from a stranded yacht on Thursday evening, seven of eight persons in the boat were drowned through the capsizing of the little craft. Mr. Vedito of Bear river was the only one saved. The dead as far as can be learned are: George Leach, 46, manager of a woolen mill, Nason ville, R. I.; Capt. Chas. Hersey, Dig by; Mrs. Vedito, 30, Digby; Mrs. O'Reilley, 40, supposed to be a New York woman; her son aged 13 and also a daughter. The name of the other victim connot be ascertained. The accident occurred in Annapolis bar. near Bear Island. The yacht which the unfortunate people left was the Ouida, owned by Commodore Irving of the Digby Yacht club and was In charge of Capt. Charles Hersey. She left Digby at 7 o'clock Thursday morn ing for Pinckeny's point, at the mouth of Bear river to take out a party of American tourists who were camping in that vicinity. It appears that when the yacht grounded on the bar a half mile from land, all occupants of the yacht got on board their tender and began to row toward shore. The little boat was swamped by her heavy load. Murder and Suicide. Impelled by cupidity Hairy Fisher, 30 years old, early Friday entered the home of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Shearer in the northeastern section of Philadelphia and, detected in an effort to steal $1,000 she had in the house, he shot and killed her and her hus band, Joseph Shearer. His sister died instantly and his brther-in-law died on the way to a hospital. While the police were searching for the prepe trator of the crime, Harry Fisher, a dissolute brother of the cead woman, walked into the house with blood streaming from a wound in the breast which he had inflicted upon himself. He announced himself as the assasin and confessed that robbery was his motive. He died Friday afternoon. After the commission of his crime Fisher concealed himself in the loft of a stable in the rear of the house. Rack ed by remorse he turned the pistol upon himself. The shot not proving fatal he left his hiding place and sur rendered to the police. Mr. and Mrs. Shearer had been married only one month. The money which caused Fisher to commit the crime was to have been expended in the purchase of a home. Bathersi Drowned. At Alton, Ill., while bathing in the Mississippi river Friday night Michael Riley, his daughter and six of the lat ter's little girl friends, were drowned. One child who was in the party was rescued. Riley lived near the river in the southern part of the city and was accustomed to bathe on the beach In front of his home after his return from work. Friday night his little daughter begged to go with him and Riley itook her and seven of her girl friends to the beach with him. When they entered the water Riley bade the chIldren join hands and they all waded into the river and walked along a sandbar which stretched out Into the stream at that point. They had gone some distance from the shore when sudden ly the whole party disappeared be neath the water, having In the dark ness steped from the sandbar Into the deep channel. Many People Hurt. At Winnipeg while watching a fight between bulls at the Dominion exhibi tion grounds, Thursday night, tihirty three persons were Injured by the collapse of the huge cattle shed which overlooked the ring. About a hun dred persons were on the sned~ when, without a moment's warning, the roof fell through and precipitated half the crowd to the floor, a distance of about thirty feet. About fourteea were taken to the hospital 'with fractured limbs. Fatally Injured. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Reynolds of Marietta, Ga., were seriously and per Ihaps fatally -injured in the crash of their automobile into a telephone pole about six miles from Atlanta, Thurs day night. L. N. Trammell and Miss IAlma George were also in the car, but were not seriously injured. All are well known. Mr. Reynolds is a pro minent citizen of Marietta. IN ATTACKINQ PORT ARTHUR. Russians Claims that Japs Lost Twenty Thousand Men. The first. Russian report of the storming Operations at Port Arthur received at St. Petersburg is sensa tional and declares that the Japs were repulsed with a loss of twenty thous and men after desp3rate fighting. The Russian consul at Chefoo sends in the report and continues by saying that the Japanese began a general at tack on Port Arthur last Saturday week with an immense force. They opened a bombardment of unprece dented violence, and at the time of the sending of the dispatch the Japa nese army had been repulsed. The Russian shell and artillery mowed down the attacking forces like ten pins as they assaulted again and again the Russian positions around Port Arthur. 'The casualties of the Japan ese are placed at twenty thousand, while the Russian losses were Insigni ficant. The consul says that the Russians have an abundance of ammunition and that they are in position to continue the siege a long time. The telegram from the consul does not mention the naval :operations in the attack, and It is supposed here that the Russian fleet 1 in the harbor took in the 'fight and threw shell after shell into the ranks of the be sieging army, dealing death and destruction to the atacking forces. I The dispatch does not state how the consul received his news of the attack. 1 The exact date of the events report ed In the St. Petersburg telegram from the Russian consul at Chefoo is not clear, as also the method of trans- 1 mission is not stated. It may refer to the events of a week ago and prac tically covers the reports in the Asso- 1 ciated Press dispatches from Chefoo. It is.known that severe fighting is I going on around Port Arthur, and j Friday Tokio reported that the Japa nese had taken an important outer ( fort of the stronghold, while the dis- I patches in the Sunday morning pa- I pers relate that the Japanese reduced I all the outer defences of Port Arthur. Lately there have been numerous ru mors that Port Arthur had fallen, but a they have been contradicted at Tokio and St. Petersburg. About a month ] ago a report was circulated that the 2 Japanese lost thirty thousand men in storming Port Arthur through the ex plosion of a mine, but the report was denied a few days afterward. Water Tank Burst. A dispatch to The State says the big water tank at West's a small sta tion on the Southern road four miles from Charleston, burst Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, seriously in juring J. A. McLemore, who was in charge of the pump house, wrecking the pump house and doing consider able damage to the telegraph wires. The tank was completely wrecked. The accident was caused by too much water being in the tank, the strain be ing too great on tha Iron bands which held the tank together. McLemore was in the act of releasing some of the water so as to relieve the pressure when the tank burst, and a great vol ume of water came upon him washing im some distance. Several pieces of 1 the tank struck him on his right arm, inflicting severe bruises. The pump I ouse was in the direct path of the volume of water and It was partially wrecked. The telegraph wires which were attacked to the top of the tank popped and for some' time railroad I telegraph communication was inter rupted. A new tank will be erected I at once.1 WiHl Be Hung.1 Geo. W. Williams, colored, who I criminally assaulted Miss Knode, a I school teacher near Harper's Ferry, W. Va., several weeks ago, was con vected in the court and was sentenced I to be hanged September 9. Miss Knode was on the stand fifteen minutes and4 identified the accused. The case was submitted without argument, and the jury, after nine minutes deliberation, returned a verdict "guilty." A scene followed the announcement of the ver dict. The spectators in the court room cheered. Their shouts were taken up by the crowds in the streets and lasted twenty minutes. The terror-stricken prisoner begged the guares to pray for4 him as he thought he was about to be lynched. A company of state militia is guarding the prisoner. Cut to Pieces. Thomas Young, keeper of the Unit ed States reservation near Waco, Ga., was cut to pieces Tnursday afternoon: about 2 o'clock by a negro named Bowen. Bowen had been at work on the reservation, and the trouble is said to have arisen over the settle ment between Young and the negro.1 The crime was committed on the res ervation and the negro is still at large on the grounds. There is a large posse of Waco and Bremen citizens assisting the soldiers to capture the negro. The last report is that Young is grow weaker, and it is thought he will not live. Young rmarried a prominent young lady since he has been keeper of the reservation. Waterspout Was seen. A dispatch from Charleston to The State says a large waterspout was seen at sea late Thursday afternoon. The great mass of wa'ter, in state of con tinual revolution and swayed by the wind, presented an inspiring picture, and the spectators marveled at the phenomenon. The shaft seemed to reach from the sea to the sky, being large at the base, narrowing in the centre and then broadening forwards the apex. The column of water mov ed rapidly and was dissipated when it struck a fringe of woods on Morris Island. There was no shipping in the course of the spout else damage would have been none. Killed by "Rat B'iscuit." Flole Burton, aged 3 years, the child of Mr. M. R. Burton of Marianna, Fla., died about midnight Sunday from eating poison. Early Sunday morning, playing on her father's desk, the little girl found an open package of "rat biscuit," and ate two of them. A negro child with her ate one or two of the biscuits also. Antidotes were at once given both children, and Sunday afternoon it was thought they were out of danger. During the night Flole became much worse and died aboit midnight. The negro child will get ALTON B. PARKER Has Resigned Position of Chief Justice of New York. WILL BE A PRIVATE CITIZEN Until November, When He Will Be Elected President of the United States to Suc ceed Teddy. A dispatch from Albany, N. Y., says Alton B. Parker ceased to be 3hief justice of the court of appeals of that State at 3.20 p. m. Friday and became the untrammeled candidate of the Democratic party for the presi Jency of the United States, lacking >nly the formal notification of his nomination which will take place at Rosemount next Wednesday after noon. Without any advanced announce nent or intimation of his purpose, he :ame to Albany, took part with five >f the other judges in clearing up ractically all of the cases which had een argued b'ore the court and then ;ent a messeiger to file his formal esignation in the office of the secre ary of state, as the constitution and ublic officers' law required. He left Esopus at 10.26 a. m., ac ompanied- by the newspaper men who iave been on duty at Rosemount ever ince his nomination. Until after the rain had left Kingston he would not livulge his destination. Few of the >eople In the day coach in which he ,ode appeared to recognize him, hough there were one or two Ulster :ounty acquaintances with whom he :hatted until the train reached Kings on. He arrived in Albany just after o'clcck and after luncheon went to he capitol and at once joined in con altation with his colleagues over the ases pending before the court. The onsultation lasted a little over one tour and at 3.05 the judges filed into he court room and nanded down to he clerk 66 decisions which practi ally cleared up the business before he court. The only cases remaining ,re two or three in the hands of udges Gray and Bartlett, who are in Purope. All of the cases in which udge Parker was asilsting judge vere disposed of. AN INTER=STING FEATURE. An interesting feature of the ses ion of the court was that the judges vere without the long black silk Tobes which they ordinarily wear. This vas owing to the fact that the session as unexpected and there had not ieen time to get the robes, which had ieen packed away for the summer. The judges present were: Parker, )'Brien, Martin, Vann, Cullen and Verner. The'court was in session less than wo minutes, and adjournment was mmediately taken until October 3 t is a long time since any such num ier of decisions has been handed down t one sitting of the court. His business as chief judge being hus completed, Judge Parker then ook up the matter upon which he had ome to Albany, the filing of his esignation. He called in all the iewspaper men, took them through he court chambers, private offces .nd consultation rooms, and introdu d each one to his associate judges. In us own room, which he has occupied o long, he stopped and looked out of he window to the distant hills across he Hudson. His voice trembled >erceptibly as he said: "This room, >oys, was mine. The very slight emphasis upon the vord "was" was the first indication ie had given of his Intention to -sign. SEND IT IN. Returning to the consultation room, ie took a long envelope from his1 >ocket and turning to Buell C. An Irews, one of the offcials of the court, aid: "Andrews will you do a kind iess for me. Just take this down tairs and file it with the secretary of tate." The document read: 'Hon. John F. O'Brien, Secretary of State. "Sir: I hereby respectfully resign ny offce as chief judge of the court f appeals of the State of New York, uch resignation to take effect imme lately. ALTON B. P.&na. 'Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y., Au gust 5, 1904." Judge Parker spent the remainder >f the afternoon in conversation, with is late colleagues in the court. He ef used to make any statement or omment In connection with his ~esignation beyond saying: "It peaks for itself." His fellow judges were not so re icient, however, and each one of them ad something to say, all testifying o the esteem in which they hold him s jurist and man. REACHED HIS OWN DECIsION. The preliminary steps for Friday's ~xtraordinary session of the court of ppeals were -taken by Judge Parker n his letters to his associates of the )ench outling his plans and suggest ng that this sitting would afford an >pportunity to clear the docket of ~ases in which the chief judge was :oncerned. Whatever pressure had >een brought to bear upon Judge Parker in the matter timing his resig ation so that his successor might, on she one hand, be named by the gover nor, or on the other chosen at the November election, was effort lost for the course pursued Friday was the yne the judge decided upon as soon-as cle St. Louis cenvention nominated aim for president. A dispatch from Esopus says Judge Parker reached his bomne just after 8 J'clock Friday night and retired early. For the first time in nearly 30 years ne is only a private citizen of Ulster :ounty. _________ Killed by Son-in-Law. B3. Varnell, who was highly esteem d, was killed near Tarboro, N. 0., ruesday afternoon in an encounter ith his son-in-law, Joe Phillips. The matter, is under arrest. There are no. particulars. Miss Bertha Ellison of Marion, Ind., tommitted suicide on Sunday because of a lover's quarrel with her sweet eart Ross Stephens. Miss Cora Bowser committed suicide six months ago on account of the same man. Miss Bower was 19, Miss Eliuson 20.