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VOLUME VI IT. CAMDEN, 8. 0., FRIDAY*, ^KPTICMHICK 21, 1807. NO. 37. - 1 1 II) Fill i l l. ? ,(4. ^ ... The Citizens of Dillon Skinned by Circus Sharks, PALMETTO SAYINGS AND DOINGS Children Ocm?tc<K-?Sli?t for Stealing Cotton -*^O?'d0r ? for Inspections Mo :ey for IlQU^llct Collcgo. A CJreonvillo special says tho valuable Caosur's Head property of 3,231 aoros in tho upper part of this county will belong to t'urman University within a fow day 8, tho owners, Dr. and Mrs. F, A. Miles, having" declared thoir intou tion of giving it to that institution. Tho trustees of tho nnivorsity lmvo agreed to aeoopt it upon tho conditions prescribed by Dr. Miles and tho papers will bo exccutod at once. Twouty thousand dollars in cash was rofusod by Dr. Miles for this property several yfrara ago. 'tho conditions of tho gift aro that the trustees will pay to the owners or to tho survivors of either of tliem during thoir livos tho sum of #88 ounually and allow them board at tho hotel or ono of tjio cottagoo without charge so long as thov wish to visit the placo. Caesar's Head is a famous sum mer resort and in tho hands of an 'energetio hotel man, such a ono as tho trustees purposo to lease it to next- year, ought to be crowd ed from Juno to Ootobor. The views and mountain sconory around tho place are grand. Secretary G. O. Wolls, of the board of trustoes, has written a letter to Mrs. E. M. Elites and ,.sher hn'sbuud, - Dr. ~Milos, thanking them inthonamoof tho trustees and tho Jinptista of tho Stato for their mag nifioont donation to tho cause of educa tion. A special to tho Htato says tho most exciting timo in. Dillon's 'history wail had last wools a? n rosult of W. II. Har ris' Nickel Plato fthows being there. On thoir boards they advertised "posi tively no (Jftntes allowed," and drew a crowd of the best people in this section, but tho first thing they opened up wore several gambling tables by which mauy of tho ignorant wero duped. JXh\? was not tho worst feature of the show, for insido tho tent wero miirfbers of their ?band offering change, of which there was a scarcity, and in giving it out in all inatanoes tho.y failed from SI to $14 to give tho proper chaugo, and many unsuspecting olios pocketed their inonoy without counting. Hovoral at tachments wero issued, but an effort wi$ made to rnovo and a rush was made for tho ougiilo by at loast 250 de termined mon, and pistols wore drawn to ussist in holding it down. For some time a row was imminent, but was ar ~ rested by cooler counsel. Finally settlements wero made with many and tho train was allowed to move without further molloatntiou. Cut Dillon doesn't want Mr. Harris hor his Nickel Plato shows any more. The South Carolina Standard, which is published-^ Bouediot Ct>H?go by tho coUpgo sfciitleuts contain^ this item of no wo: "Tho will of tho lato Mrs. B. A. Benedict w/ts admitted to. pro^ bato on August 25. Under its' provis ions tho American Baptist Missionary Union receives $10,000. Tho First Baptist Church, "Of i'awtUcket, K. T. \ receives $4,000, the interest oDlytobo usod for tho support of preaching, and 81,000, tho interest to ho used for tho aid of tho poor of tho ohureh, Tho ?--American Baptist Home Mission So ciety recoivea 310,000, the interest to ho used for tliov support of Benedict Collcgo. Aftor tho above bequests h&ve beon paid tho residue of the esta|6 is to go to tho Homo Mission Society, to ho added to tho endowment fund of JJencdict Collcgo. The executor esti mates that that will bring to tho C'ol jego about $40,000 more." < ,-t* J An order has . been issuod from tills Adjutant and Inspector General's oflico for tho annual inspection of the follow ing commaudti on tho dates named: Bidgowav Bifles, Capt. W. J. Johnson, commanding, Bidgoway, Ootobor 4; Greeijbrior, Capt. B. V. Lemon, com manding, Itvckluu. Got. 4. Fairfield Billlo Gunrds, Cant. T. H. Jordan*, _ commanding, Winneboro, Got. 5. Ca tawba Biflcs, Copt. Fred Mobley, com manding, Bqck Hill, Get. 0; Liberty Hill Rifles, Capt. J. C. Bicbiwds, Lib erty Hill, Get. 7; Cantev. Bides, Capt. C. P. Lorick, commanding, Camden, -. Oct. 8. _ ? Charles W. Culler shot a negro named .Gilmore on his farm in Orangeburg county. Mr. Culler had found that his gin house -was betai* robbed, and laid in wait with a rifle. J Ho saw a man come out witli a sack of cotton and shot at him, the ball taking cffoct in Gil /->moro'H breast, making a dangetou* ?.cLwound. -MiviJuller-was surprised to find that Gilmore was the thief, for be Was ouo of his most trusted farm , hands. " "r WhiIo Aiid^Smitb, colored, and his wifo, who live six miles from Don ? nalds, Abbeville county, were at preaching, their house was discovered on fird. Thoy left six email children at home, ranging in a go from 18 months to seven year?. Great efforts were made to save the children- by ? nelghbora. Tint hrlr> rcached tbem tco. - Tato and all six perked iu the flames. Wesley fitevon killed Will Chlok WLOW TO "OlUUINA&S." Clio Coast Lino Will Handle No Such Freight. Whou tho origiual paokago business was first started in Columbia Tho Hog iator announcod that tho railroads would ?ot aecopt shipments made in keeping with J udgo Simonton's orders. Later, some of tho railroads rocodod from tho generally understood ogreo aiont, but it' appears that tho Atlantic 1/Oftat iauo 1) us invariably refused to handle such business except under compulsion. From ' nh authoritative kou*co, tho Hegistor learns that under tho traffic association regulations, tho ('oust Lino was compellod to hanl some cars oftorod to it by connecting linos, though as n businosB mattor, tho company did not dosire to do so, as tho liogister'n informant learns. This, howovor, is preliminary to tho statofnont of the faot that this oompanv will under nooircumstauco hnudlosuen shipments. It is loarnod that oirculars to this effect havo boon Bont to all agonts of tho company m tho Stato. Ho far as could bo loarnod, tho circu lars instruct agents to nhip iio liquors to or beyond their stations, unless i hoy havo tho stamp of tho board of control upon them. , Another roquiros froighton all liquor shaped from beyond the Stato into it, to bo paid in advanco. Tho third is tho most important, in that it statos that the legal department of tho company advises that tho com pany will bo liable f<-r damages for breakage of suoh shipments whether ro leased or not and positive instructions aro therefore given that silch freight shall not bo accepted or handled. JtisBtatod that other railroads will lako similar action, and if t hey do, tho original paokago business will bo mobt seriously interfered with. Several of tho original paojjjigo mon of this city were seen aftor Iho news of tho refusal of tho railroads to tako shipments in bulk Mas made known, says tho Spartanburg Herald. "Our housos can charter a car," said one, "and pack liquor in that car in any way they sco fit, Thoy will charter^ cars and ship in carload lots. .If this determination is adhered to by all roads tho original paokago stores aro bore to stay so loug as tho courts do oido w^can sell*-" "Qno of the/men Iroprosent told mo he was satisfied with ' n -profit of 25 oents on tho gallon and would competo ? with tho dispensary on that basis bo fore ho would quit. " Another suggostod that oven if tho liquor could not bo bought iu car-load lots, Spartanburg storos would contii.> uo wide open. Tho North Carolina lino is but 0110 day's journey and tho whiskey could bo hauled in cotton seed hulls in wagons. Tho dealers do not seem to bo discon* corted in tlio loast, and say thoy will sell if they have to box oach half pint so long as tho dispensary runs. The Register says tho Florida Con tral and Peninsular railway intends to haul original packages in tho same way thoy havo heretofore, so far as their lino ?xtends. This company, it is learned from a rohabio source, proposo to handle the stuff on tho points aloug its line, but thoy will not transfer to other companies beyond thoir lino or accept similar shipments from connect ing lines. Shipments cat) , bo handled from Savannah. WEEKLY CHOP BUMbETIN. Young Cotldii Roll* Shedding on Ac count of the Dry Wcntlter. Tho following is Obsorvor liauor's Weekly Crop liullotiu for tho wcok ending Sept. 14tli: The reports on cotton would indicato, a further doclino in condition due to tho dry weathor which earned young boils to shod freely over tho ivestorn' comi ties, where, until rccentlv, tho plunt had continued to fruit, au<l where it is vot in placos putting on fruit spnriugly, out not generally. Thero aro reports of a small "top-crop" over tho extreme northwestern countios, but over the largor portion of tho Htato thoso f bolls and squares that usually form tho "top crop" all shod oft* during aud following the August rains. " Over the east or/i countios generally and over a largo portion of tho wostorn noun tie*; cotton is opening rapidly, in nfaces prematurely* and 111 Uorkoley. Marion, Orangeburg, IJamberg and 'contiguous counties from half tu thrco fourths, or more, of tho bolls are open. Iu one locality in Borkoly 70 per cent, is already gathered. In the eastern countios tho plant is apparently doad, cam o 1 by rust, which developed over largo areas during the -latterpart of August. Mauy fields look as if.eeared by frost. Under tho prevailing favorable weather conditions, picking mado rapid ? progress. / 5 Sea Island cotton, hruv not shared in the deterioration, on thb 'contrary im proved in condition^ during tho week. Theory woathor injured late corn to^ come extont, but permitted fodder t(? be saved in good condition. Homo corn ha? been gathered. 8weet potatoes look and yiold*woll generally, but rain is needed for late plaiUings. Rifco harvesting has mado great strides in Colleton and elsewhere iu tho. rice districts, and threshing has. begun generally. Urland rice in Pickens would be benefitted by rain. , In places turnips seem to ata$3 ..tho.' dry "wesifcer-jbut generally tho youncr i plants were, Killed by the hot sau,Und lields will have to bo resown. It was an extremely favorable week* for earing pea vine and other bay and much wMt?*e<l. Peas generally Jroitinrf^. well but ?bedding tbflir leaves freely. Mniatffll iogfcf c<n?T "niainfa1n ir excellent condition and syrup king continues. * '??Urea and gardens art parch*!. t#ell. Tobacco being I*#te-nt*ptee plenti' good: quality in Balnds : gtfpM plentiful. Fall itianea ta the track ra is ?V. P, Clayton Says the Farmers Can Make $30,000,000 a Year. TO COMPETE WITH THE WEST. Savo Your Cotton Seed anil MaHo tl o lCx|iorl(nciit, Instead of Selling Them. A correspondent writes to the Atlanta ((la. ) Journal from Columbia, S. U. , ns follows: Tho South will appoar ?n tho field a as a formidable competitor of tho W oat in wool production ami millions of dot lavs will l>o addod to tho annual rovo mio of tho Southern farmers, if a or? Biulo inaugurated by Mr. V . I ? ( a\ o , a promiuout South Carolina agrioultnr 18 Ml" "aavlolr'-aub tUo ?!??Ur. of this section to lajftO "'{""JJj I, ""ho hSSVpl???(S'"feoSf>>l! Hio bW ? on cot wonso piolit to tl>o lda" 1 (S'o 000 a vom Southern cotton gioweis >y .. change in their mothods 01 *?^u hopoloKH tho strugglo i./mnidora inosperitv. From a oavoful eousiuua rtSK?: ?J ;f Huit in all States south of lftt u<lo ?< ,i,,pl.m.n excepting 1* loi ida. i*?-1 . i > ton thinks that tho men who > ttr? ?tt,r^k ing on the cotton oulturo t utter tho small ocononi'os a^ thoj ouM and his sheep growing I j ; to furnish thorn a moro ^Jjon" 3 for utilizing th^opportuuitioa and au ^?WXlTSio known," aaya Mr. Clayton, '.Mlmt to^tilfzor od valuable animal food and fo . ooustitutonts, hut those who proauoo them have boon slow to appreo ate thou valuo and indifferent to the largo an nual w aste involved in then .. i "Jo thorn primarily a- .took foort .and tho resultant ojtcremout as a lorn '""TIT 3w'"fvom ft GOO -poll nil bftlo ?( $W avorapoa 1,<*? consisting of MO pounds of hulls . . U pounds of meal, and 100 P?u"}ls ?J V [' each a valuable animal food const it neat but not in proper combination as furnished by nature to supply a healthy SSI any of the domestic animals 'VWhUe' tho oil is not a fertiliser it is n valuable animal food, ostimatod by Wolff, a oolobrated German oiitlioiitj, nt noa'rlv four contft per pound as com pared with corn at sixty cents a . bushel If all the sood is used as ft foitili/.oi tho oil is a total loss; if the scod are exchanged with tho mills for tho meal or sold for cash at currout rates the farmer only receives an equivalent foi meal and hulls contained in his sood. u mat ho therefore, statod an a broad proposition that the oniy. waytho^tUm farmer cau secure to himself tho full valuo potential and commercial, "of his lotion seed is to food thorn totals on his land aud plough undol_t4? tho factories involved, fdioep have b^pn soWtod as tho host animal for tho purposes in view, for tlio 101 '"^rCyeoem to to capable of SMrc s r <?r monv ou this point as follows. "t havo been fooding elieop with cot ton need for ovor forty years, and have nover fieen had effects from over-feed IVr While tho cows must ho nonfined t o forage gadder they will eat mors cotton need; thov relish cotton seed, and c .Vthem with avidity during wm for L to quantity, that is much ow in?' to'tho kind of sheep; of couise lnrco sheep requires moro than a small cm o Ours ar o Merinoe*. a small breed Wo givo cach grown nhoop as much * ,,ftn crasp in one hand, w h?eli is abonthal? a pon??. TI,oy?.l?oon ,>nii?umo this and turn to tho torago, which they will oat moro loisuroly, no ii U s consumed or they ^. enough "hen they will lie down until turned i Tn this way onr sheep are fed four or 11 vo month# and thon turnod out toV-rass. I know of no cheaper ? i *7ir nhron than faw cotton boc4, S it ^S&o havo not sheep enough to o^nsuuio our surplus cotton 6C? "tood iT the field for a large, profit ..iiWiifcreaso in their -nym!*** bSf^than that of any other in< dustry now oi>en to 8oulhorn, farmers. mJ estimated number . nof in. t^e VTHHed SUtM w 000, 000. ^Uile^ tho estimated number ^?w^nsumeA by Jh>J( ? ^ rw,ooo;ooo. Of the nyjjj this country only 4, 536^07 l ?? an iooo 000 Sonth Carolina. WM^Ung cotton farmers un<ler tho system siig- j gested, compared with the present practice of mnnuring with whole seed', exchanging with the mills for meal or; selling them for cash Mr. Clayton nays; *? Four- III ths of.,, the seed from an oi-ht million bale crop of cotton wouhl give lk'.i0o,00u tons. The nuiuurcal value, at the present price of 830 per ton for meal, would ho $<?s\ -lOO.OuO. This t lio farmer would roceivo if he used whole seed as a fertilizer, If he oxchnngod with the mills for meal, or soil to them for cash at current rates, he would roceivo in cash or its commer cial equivalent &??, 000,000; if fed to ?JO, < >00, ( KM sheep upon his farm ho could reasonably calculate upou the following returns, to-wit: Ninety per rent of fertilizing valuo returned in manure, $30,000, 003; sixteen million lambs, $33,000,000; eighty million pounds of \vool at 15 cents, jj 10, OOl), 000. Total #04,100,000 or a margin of $41, 7(10, 000 over using groon as manuro, and &t9, 100,000 as against selling to tho mills. "Against tho gross profits it would ho projffr to charge interest on invest ment in and paaturo care of sheep, hut inasmuch as the two latter items would consist of such portion of oaoh as I it is not now utilized to any advantage, it is fair to state th'at tho sy torn ftdvoca | tod AVouhl result in a substantial gain of 8.'|0, 000,000 annually to tho cotton farmers of eight States. "SVhen we rolled thut such a sum is equal to 13 per cont. on tho gross in come from tho annual crop of lint cot ton in rocent yours, tho importance of saving it beeomos apparent. > It <piilo likely represents tho entiro possible profits of a nmmoth industry, and if anuualy accumulated and compounded, would soon add immense wealth to ? regibn where poverty is now a curse, if not a crime. " Mr. Clayton, in support of lus con tention that tho South can be made an ideal sheep-growing section, instances tho ease of South Carolina, which pro duces ahuu t one tenth of the cotton crop of tho eight States, which produce 0j per cent; of tho total, and which pos sesses one-tenth tho total number of sheep eroditod to those eight States for 1900. Ohig^'Has an area one-fourth larger than South Carolina, with land valuos ranging about $)0 por acre, while iu South Carolina thoy aro about por aoro. Ohio is snowbound about ono-third of tho yoar, and all live stock aro stabled aud fed, while shoop thrivo in the o])ou fields in this State tho year round, browsing ou tho wftsto of tho fiolds and spontaneous grass and herb aye, which every whoro abound; yet South Carolina ^ins 70,000 sheep, as against < )liio'a 2,000,000. Mr. Clayton, whoso homo is at Sliol ton, S. C?, is earnestly agitating his now idea, which is already attracting widespread attention among tho agri culturists of tho South, and it is not unlikely that' practical stops will boou bo made to carry it into execution. PALM ICTTO CHIPS. Tho prospects for a bi^ Stalo Fair nro good. Anderson i? to have a daily newspa per by llio 1st of Octobor. , Work on tho Pythians' no\v Castlo at Charleston is progressing rapidly. Hail and wind did considerable dam age to cotton in Orangoburg last week. Tho Cotlogo for Women- will open this year with a largely increased at teudancc. Norton's majority over Johnson in tho second primary in tho Oth district was 580. Total. voto 8,808. During a thunder storm Miss Susan Broadway, daughter of Mr. .Tamos Broadway, ' of Packsville, Sumter county, -was struck and instantly killed. Sho wa' sitting by an open window reading when struck and tho book sho had in her baud was bur nod. Two childrou woro in tho room, but neithor of them was hurt. One wan asleep and was not- -aroused, whilo anothor Mas thrown from a chair in which it was seated and tho chair torn to pieces. About the same timo a mulo belonging to Mr. \V. M. Broadway of tho samo neighborhood, a brother of Mr. James Broadway, was struck and killed, CIltCULAlt T<* mSPICNSKRK. It Incluilos ltcaolutloii of ilio Hoard About Buying Ilot:lcs. Following is u circular Commissioner Vance is sending to all tho couuty dis denscrs: ? : ? Coi.uMniA, 8. C. , 8opt. 12, '07. To County Dispcnscre and Iiotllc Buyer 8: "Ilcsolved, That on and after Oeto bor f>th,dispon8ors and bottlo buyers bo roquired to jjurchaso bottlos with their own money. ' Invoicos of shipments of bottles to bo paid for at this oflico by check and not oroditcd on their accounts as horetoforo. " Tho above resolution was passod bj- tho board of control at their last monthly meeting, and you will govern your? solves accordingly. In shipping bottlos , bear in mind thattbey must bo washod thoroughly, rorfectly clean and that if ! any unclean bottlos aro found in a case of oottlos tho wholo case will bo rojecU ed. l*ut your namo on a card, or paper, and onoloso wiMi the bottles. *Tho samo priaes will l>e paid as heretofore. Ship toiWBtnt? commissioner, and put your name with location of the dispensary, on the card. Very rc*p?ctf u lly, ' 8. W. Va^ce^ Com mission or. Anthoritv has be?n grknted for tho organization of tlia First National Bank of Catonsville, Md,f with aXcapital of $50,000. .????? Florida, for tlm first iim* in her his tory 4 ia now shipping Sponges to Eu rope. 'J.J' ' . .... Afl?pt?Jt4Tob?M# Raisin*. Sydney, W. 8. W.. ?{By Csble.) ins oipWv roctnuT sppoimeu l>y th*?ov?rameBtto inqnfra into tho practicability of crowiBf tobaoeo in tha colony. ttports tka*>nany of tha farms oontMn ao?>a ?f tfcr bttt tobaoao Consul Loo Assured Enough to Con sent to Return to Havana, SAYS WAR'S END IS NOT IN SIGHT Armour Pluto llour<l (it Cotno South --Stniups lie (ircou* ?Colu uixl Currency, <r Washington. (Special.) ? Oonoral l.oo, consul general to Cuba, had n long consultation with tho l'roftidont ut the "Whito House. It was tho first time i General Leo had booh Mr. McKinloy j 8iv.ee tho fonnor's rot urn to Uiiscountry about u fortnight agp. Ho saw tho President by special itppointinont and nil visitors wove excluded during tho pruKro^B of tho conforonho, except Heo retnry Algor, who came ,?4vor from tho War Department ami {remained until after General Loo's departure. Tlio oonfereneo was a loyg one, lust ing about two hours. (tenonil Leo euro fully reviewed tho situation in I'ubn and explained at length oil points upon which cither tho I 'resident of . ecreturv j Alitor asked for information. (Soneral j Leo gave his own view^i freely to tho j President- hnt after, Iho interview wua j vory rot icon I as the nature of the ro- ! port ho luul made. Ho said tho Tresis dent had not given hun an outline of his policv. It is evident, however, that tho President is deeply impress ed with tho critical character of tho situation in Cuba an it is de scribed by (iouoral l.ee, as it is under stood that ut tho conference. ho strongly ureud General Lee to retain his ollleo, at least for tho | resent, nud to return to 1 1 almna at his earliest convenioi\'ce. As it-has been strongly intimated for i-ovoriil month* that ex-Congressman Aldrieh would succeed General Loo at liahana aud that* "the latter probably would not return, tho Prosident'H ac tion is construed to mean that he thinks it inadvisable to make a change at this juncture. , (leneral Lee returned to Covington, Va. , but before his doL-arture admitted that he would return jto Cuba as ' soon as he had arranged hi/) private allairs, probably about tho middle of Octobor. In private con vorsaficui with close per sonal friends (Seneral tjoo hay expressed himself vigorously- ub \o the situation in < tilm, uud has been, very emphatic in his condemnation oflnoino of Gon eral W'oy ler's methods. \ Postmaster General Ojfiry in devoting considerable attention to an in voatiga tion of tlio wisdom of establishing poS tal savings hanks. When in the lust ('onirrosH a bill was Hunt, to him provid ing for such institutions he declined to indorse it because, as lie said, he had not had an opportunity to investigate tho subject. He has since takon up tho matter, loading all tho literature bearing upbn it ho could procure, and Kecking to <liscuss its merits with those familiar .witli.it. Tho result is that lie has becomo convinced of both tho wis dom and tho utility of postal saving institutions, and has decided to have a bill prcpnrod providing for their estab lishment, and to recouimond its pas sage by Congress, in all probability ho will treat the subject in his annual re port nt some length. Jlo has not yet decided upon the details of liny plan, but will soon givo his attention to them. ? _ "J ? ? S'ocretary Wilson is informed that tho Hoard of Livestock Commissioners of Illinois probably will quarantine all cattle shipped to that Htate from Ken tucky. '1 here liuvo boon a number of outbreaks of Texas fovor in Illinois re cently, causod by cattlo shipped in vio lation of the Fed oral and Htate regula tions from Toxas, Arkansas and Ten nessee. It is asserted that infected cattlo are now boin^ driven across tho quarantine lino, shippod to Louisvilio and rcbillod to points in Illinois. Tho Treasury Department has al ready Rome difficulty in malting ship ments of coin an<l currency from the U)it(c<( States sub-treasury an I tho mint at New Orleans, in consequonco of yellow fever quarantines againstthat eity. No particular inconvoilicnco Would res. ilt but for tho fact "that Lo tweon $.*>00,000 and $000, 000 in\subsidi ary silver has recently boon epincd at tho mint which is now needed olso where. ;,?$fhero aro also about $(1,1)00,000 in tho mint which may bo tied up. . / 'J'ho Navy Department is rotfolvod to frco itself from tho roapons bility of sending American warships to foroiirn docks in the futuro and to tit i ; end' the Department will recommend \to (Jon gross that appropriations bo nl<?do for tho construction of at least four nto\v dry docks. It will be Htiggeslod that theso bo localed at lJoston, League Island, Norfolk and Maro Island, Cal,, and it is hoped (Congress will authorize tho construction of at least some of thoin of utono. ? Tho next lot of two-cent postage stamps turnod out by tho Bureau of.Kn graviug ami Printing will bo printed in green of tho shade now usod on silver certificate**,-- The chango was decided on after a consultation between Scero* fary flago, and Chief Johnson, of tlio Bureau of Engraving aud Printing, and is largely a matter of economy. Th'o saving by using green will be somo 910,000 annually. v v It has beon officially settlod that the Armor Plato Board wilj com? ftotith about tho 1st of Ntfvomber. It IV 'itOt stated what plnco they wi.lF visit first, but it is pretty sure thoy will visit tho iron sections of Tennessee ajad AI?b*m* and theiytfwlfc|t around the circle to other f-eoretarjr Alge* who baa jbeeD anx* - ioualy planuinj^.^et the Yukon, region Una. winter to reliete the almost certain atarration now tiering tha horde# " ^ ' Ittf ' 31 l?IU f WTIVM *vn PWIHA a of fraaanr* aaahara in tfe^ hit on the norel pJUnrttfihg' II ill MUSI l)[ ENDED. Minister Wood lord Notifies Spain to That Effect, AFFAIRS GROW INTERESTING. v ? l llO liUst Of Ootoboi* Is till" Tlnu> Scf by Undo Sam to lulei'tVro Spain Ciui'I Ktul (ho Kobdllon. Phi is, (Ity Cable).- A dispatch from Sebastian to tho Temps, of this oily, flays I hut in his interview with t ho Duke of Totuan, tho Spanish Minister for Foreign Alburn, tbo I " i\ it o? I Stale* minister to Spain did not present any olainis fur indemnity, but confined thu | interview to a moderate phrase in tbo ! statement of the groat injuries com | in otvo and industry had snU'ered in tho rnited Slates through tlio prolonga lion of tho Cuhrtn war. (Jell. Wood ford is raid to havo added that Sec retary Sherman lulil desired him to deelaro to tho Spanish government that it win ovidonily impossible for Spain to end the rebellion in any reasonable tiino, and further, that if I ho war was eont ltiuod, Cuba would bo devastated and of no utility to Spain or to tho Cubans, In conclusion, tho United States minister is said to havo insisted, courteously, but firmly, upon the necessity uf terminating the war, (locluring that if it was not terminated by tho end of October, the Tinted States would feel justified in taking measures to secure tho independence of Cuba. The Uuko of Totuan, according to the dispatch to tho Temps, while pro testing against American "prolonsiouR" caid ho would communicate officially to the United States minister when tho Spanish court returns to Madrid. A Mollification of the Whole Hnsluoss lu Washington. Washington. ? (Special.)? -It can ho dated, in reference to tho I 'aria publi cation, purporting to give the substance of (ieneral Woodford's communication to tho Duko of 'i.'otuau, that there hart i been a misapprehension 011 several im portant points, notably in respect to nil .ultimatum, and' tho setting of a time limit for tho conclusion of tho war. In stead of setting the end of October next is tho date for tho termination of tho war, thai date was mentioned as tho time when I ho Spanish court would re turn to Madrid from San Sahastiun, and when, consequently, it might bo in order to return"" answer to tlio latest representations of the United States ftp verm 110 lit through Minis tor Wood ford.'" It is declared at tho Slato/.JTj'o partnient that while Minister Wood ford did, in accordance \vitl\tho orig inal idea of his instructions, sot out tho deep interest VhC United States had iu witnessing a cessation of tho doplor ablo contost in Cuba, ho did not deliver 'himself of nn ultimatum, but simply made a statement of our (loop interest in a settlement of the Unban war. as a roasonablo oxpbdiatiqn for intervening in any manner tit this time. Mr. Wood ford 'rt tolegram regarding tho conference with tho Duke of Totuan is now before I'loaideut McKinloy. INJUNCTION M A 1)10 1?KKI*KTIJAIj. - Jutlgo Jacktmri l>eet<lCR In l^iivov of the Coal Coin p any. Tho fcaturo of tho openip^ sossion of the September term of tho United Statos Court for tho district of West Virginia was thoapplication of Ex-Clov ornor A. 1 i. Fleming, of Fairmount, to mako tho injunction against Eugono V. Dobs, and othorn, perpetual. Tho (ioveruor was acting for his eliont, tlio Monongnhola Coal Company. Tho in junction- was made perpetual. In tho courso of his ronwflkk&' in making this dccisiou, Judge Jackson -said that if a liko case were prcsonted to him now I10 would mako tho samo kind of ordor ho Stud made at liarkorsburg, w here tho lomporary injunction was issued re cently. A Mexican Town Flooded, A special to tho Dallas (Tex.) Now# from K1 Paso says tho pooplo of Ahum ada, Mexico, fifty milon south of this city, were visited by tho worst flood that over happened in this part of tho Stato. Men women and childron worn driven from their beds and had to take refugo 1 on Jrlio high ground with thoir Jioiiso horn otlocts. Carmen river has over flowed its hanks. Unless re) lexemes . soon, many will ho in a sad plight, as H,\h raining hard. Flro In tho Dismal Swamp. Tn tho Dismal Hwamp, it is said, tho foieHt iUca.fll'ti, now driving tho wild animals, birdfl, reptilos and overy li\" ing thing hoforo thorn, sending volumes of smoko towards Norfolk, Portsmouth and surrounding country. Tho swamp lifts not boon abla/.o as floroo as now for_ feveml years,- ???!_ railway pftBfiongdrs, especially those *Avho travol in tho night, descrlbo tho sceuo as ono of a\v ful grondeilr.? Norfolk Sieoial to lial timoroSua. ? - <Jrcate?t Itaco Ever Run. At Boston Jimmy ? Michael won the greatest cycling event ever run on any track. It was the international twenty-five mile iraco at Chari?9 Riv^jr. park, and u ah ran in llifi fastest cycling timo tho world , ever aaw? Michael's oomp4tii?ra _trere JLucUn I*eeaar~ of Trance, and Eddie MoDuftle, of Cam* bridge. Time, 0;(fcj. The Yellow Kever Situation. _m"Ea Two chiKSiV ft?m ?rly of CbwWtto, N. - (J. ? ?? tick ? yellow fever *1 Now Orleans; ?fap*UlFeNFoF the jSMfeX Oaljr two Mt iftei iw>? ported i*>MoMle. Bcraaton report* tftoo ?ow cai?6r ?/ lever and one de*tk; is- M* / mA mn Mtj toar tgmtl 11 wmvyi ? ?FT'W ? 01 Ml.il. ;A Richmond Minister Takes Strong Grounds Against Gambling, EUCHRE AS BAH AS SORAPS* Ho Occtnrca That Church Mmnl>er? A i o l''.n >a^od in tlu* Nefarious Ilast ncss of Stock (J a tabling. Xlov. W. I?. Uoauchamp, Uio brilliant young pastor of St. James' Motliodist Church, Wiehmoud, Ya. , recently pleached u sermon on gambling, in which ho inveighed boUlly against stork spoeulat.'on and progressive euchie. Tho discourse produced quite u tsousatiou. Ho denounced all spoeioa of gambling as sleaiing and nnid: 11 rhoro is a .spooiou of gambling voiy common in this and other cities among tho nog root), tt is Called 'craps; iu social circles it is called 'progressive ouchro. ' 'ihoro is no dilloronco. Inn person who play a euehro, progressive ?,r otherwise, for prizes uio violators ot tho law against gambling an lunch an tho negroes who play 'orapa and should bo arrested, aw has beou done 111 boiuo cities, and punished. t Growing warm, the preacher Haul oi stock gambling: "No species ot this ureal ovil in worse than the bucket shops ?plaooH whore robbery ih c?n?" milted systematically? and lot mm stock gambling is losponsdde. Strange to'relate, there are church members engaged in thin nefarious business. T 'he farmer and tho worlungman starvo while tho gambler in stocks and gram growoa richer. H i" not although u lamentable facl, Unit lio working people avo boginning( to upon l ho church as a rich man a ostab libhinent. Who is ro?t|iPU8iblo loi this opinion? The men who gamble m htocKH all tho week and pass around the coniriimtion platea on Sunday, . Avion* mond i MHpatoh Baltimore Sun. NltCKO l?OSTMASTKK SHOT. Colored 1'olHlelun Loft In Found In k^lls House Wounded In ft Dozen Places. ? A special from liogannvillo, (la., to tho Constitution says: Early eallora afc tho houso of Isaac Tjoftin, tho ntglo politician, fouud him lying on tho floor, shot in a dozen places, baroly alive and unable to Bay who did tho shooting. 'J'hore is evidence, however, to snow that the a flair will attract attention lie was appointed postmaster bV Molvin lov, while roeidonts objected without) avail. Tho fooling toward him was bit ter. At & suorot mooting hold rosotu tiona wore passod io kill .Loftin and Mb successor if the President names ft no IHA7, OK'ICN 'sCOM G H ISSJS. Ho Hopes Tlmltlie DfaUne In Silvor May be of Sliort l>nrntlon. Cily or Mcxico, Sept. 17.? (Special);;; --President Diaz opened Coiigross on tho aftornoon of the loth, reading his semi-annual moasago,,- covering-- tho period siuco April. He said the country was at pcaco with all civilized countries and was gradually making nioro inti-_ mala tion With them. He notefHho do cision of tho Court of Claims at VVash intrtou as adverso to tho La Abru c.Mm, which had boon pronouncoilfrauduiont. deferring to the question of the decline in silver as ailooting tho flnoncos of <Moxico. tho President said thai ho htfpod that tho declino in nilvor may bo of short miration. _ Uniform Scuio to be 1 orinuluted. Tho American Federation of Labor, with a membership of half ft million, has takon up tho causo of tho minors. Their orgauizorB are already at work at llazel ton, Pa , and when tlioir work has boon completed-ft uniform scale will be formulated and proBontod to tlio operators. Tlioro will ho no marching nor anything in tho way of a doinon Ktration, and no attompt will.bo to bring/ Nabout syiunathotio BtrlkA movomei/tsNOov. Hastings lias ordered (ionr-Oobiiv to Bupproflfl all mcotmgs having a.Ufndonoy lo riot. T..o Disease Sprcndln/i. Tho roports from tho fovor-Btricken districts show that tho disease is still spreading. Ono now case is reported from Mobile, Ala., twoeuspiclous casoa ut Uerkole.v, Miss., (two now ones at New Orleans, but tho city, soemingly, has tho fovor in cheek. .Honda ha* quarantined against th'o iufcetcd diR tricts ami Charleston, H. C.?. ilttfl- quar antined against Atlanta on account -of fie refugees pouring into that city. Montgomery, Ala., ha*. a so quaran tined against all points in the Stato of Mississippi. ?- " ' ; Some Wages in tlie Old Country. Some of the recont visitors from Charlotte to tho Old World were quito interested to learn that the mttc k-a-innck, ft roan of large authprity, ^rots ft salary of a mo.nth. _ lbo Roldiera iu tho army ;W?eiv?r jomp'en44^on of I yent a day year ~wi!t board and Ccrmau. ioUliera <lo much helUr ihair this, however. Tliey get 0 centaa day. or $18. 25 a year. -Charlotte Ob*e*ver. ? . ? a > ? Redeemlns MuttlftUd - Mi According to thf jplPWSnl redeTnr?M Stafea tr nj^JiG-t TlOte