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REMARKABLE SCENE j n Colored Missionary Makes a la\ora hie Impression. . MONEY THROWN AT IMS 111 i \ * Southern ItaptiM Convention Clones I it ? Session- -Healthy th In All Depnrtmcnts of Work. Mot Springs, Ark., Special.? Another Booker WushingUm appeared at i lie .aat juuui'-ni of the Southern I'.aptiM Convention Monday evening Me was Rev. Chns. y. Morris, a young man of I'lown .skin an. J with elojinno that thrilled Mm big u?hombl.ig \ lie i-> a nils^rnary unions the black i of Ai';ii-a ami VjnJ been t; ? . n t ??<! a fo.v minute.; f<>i the purpose of iii a ki *> < .1 plea for missionary work in the dark continent A hr.lt dozen other inis'stonai ies h .il j;i>t i< hi of i heir la bora a>i>l. uhiic i in ccnveiii'on !I; lined .vtfn gre:ti i'i [tei? '.i , ?; i t-maired for tin* n ? ,? ?> >? 1 1 ir the grout gathering to tumultous * thnHiitam, when, with splcmli-J ? h?. quetice, ho told his hearers that Carey was not (ho first uuajern missionary, hnt the pioneers wore the godly women who too 'v whorge of the slaves when they landed in Old Virginia and cloth ed and fed then) and gave them tho ( tospel . It was some time If fore ox-Govern or Xorthcu, the president, could ob tain silence a<fter the negro's speech. The erowil, how?v?to\ eoul 1 i.ot be re strained, and broke lorth int?? fresh applause. Crowds pressed forward and struggled to get near enough to throw money on the platform. Several hun dred dollars in silver ami notes '.'ere at Morris" feet. Mr asked t ti " audirnco not to give anoney to him, but to turn it over to the treasurer, and have i? used to send messengers throughout the South t,o arouse tho colored peo ple to co-operation in the missio.i work in Africa. The outpouring of money was so spontaneous that even aft or tho eloquent black had refused if. it was flung at his feet. This, the last day of tiio convention, was crowded with business?. The Con vention adopted resolutions to report on the relations to the Convention sustained by the denominational pa pers. There was a good-sized collection taken up for the Southern Baptist. Theological Seminary. The finance re port showed an increase of more Lh;;? 25 per ccnt. for foreign mlssiona^ft'er . I lie previous year. Brtetow Ordered to Hivmm. . Washington, D. C., ^cu?? Fourth JtsrtitiiJAt Tti^ i Oiiirtl Bririffw goes to HtTMa to take charge of the P<ldf llllw of Gttbe. Tho people of The Louisville Reunion. Louisville, Ky.. Special. ? The ex ecutive cohimittco has decided upon tho programme for the approaching Reunion of Confederate Veterans, it Is as follows: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30. 12 o'clock noe.ii. ? Convention meets and listens to address by the Rev. Dr. E. M. 'Palmer, of New Orleans, and other addresses. 2 o'clock p. m.-? Business session of convention. 8 o'clock p. m. ? Elocutionary ou ter t.ui!i men t at Masonic Temple. S o'clock p. m. ? St.one\f^II Jack son's Brigade Band and Glee Club give ii recital at Library Mall. 8 o'clock p. m. ? Musical entertain ment nt. convention hall. THURSDAY. MAY 31. 9 o'clock a. in. ? Basket picnic at Wilder's Park. 4-fi o'clock p. ni.? Daughters of the Confederacy reception at Gait Mouse. S o'clock p. in. ? Moonlight excur sions and fireworks. FRIDAY. JUNE 1. Camp fires, grand ball and reunions of various commands. SATURDAY, JUNE 2. 2 o'clock p. m.? Parade to Cave Mill j Cemetery and decoration of soldiers' graves; address by Gen. Stephen D. Lee. 8 o'clock p. m. ? Fireworks at Foun . tain Forry. . " SUNDAY. JUNE 3. 3 o'clock p. m. ? Memorial services at Convention Hall. It will be noticed that the date of the big parade is not given. This will be fixed by Commander-in-chief John B. Gordon and will not he announced until the first day of tho reunion. In addition to the programme given above there will be a great number of minor events, which will fit in be tween the big occasions. The preacher of the memorial ser J raon as the services to bo held in tho big Convention Hull on Sunday after* noofi, June 3, will be Bishop Ellison Capers, o^Coliunbia. 8, VC. Gen. Gor don has selected Bishop Capers to de liver this sermon sod the Bishop he* NEWBERRY COI.I.ME. ? , i nrjuluatlng Class Numbers HkI'I een Subjects for Orations. ; The graduating class of Newberry College numbers eighteen, one of thn number being a youug lady, Miss M. 1,. | Johnstone, of Newberry. The tlnl honor was uwnrdod to Mr* J. K. I'nger, of Mount Willing, and tin* second to 1 Mr. J. K. Koland, of Little Mountain, nnd Mr. II. W. Kulmor, of Hilton. The graduates have been assigned senktide subjects, as can be Bee a from the fol lowlng: 4J. 10. Harre, trade and t h o flag; .1. B. Holand. 1900; .1. 10. Mrim. the consent of the governed; 1$. T. liurn hardt, the light of neutrals; TO. 1'. Copelaud, International espionage; 1). J. S. Derrick, the pursuit of unearned happlnes;?j J'f? W. Fulmur, the ltcd Cross; 1). 1^ (Joggans, wireless telegra phy; S. K 'Johnson. farm vs. factory; j Miss M. lv Johnston, John Raskin; J. D. Kilgore, the price of progress ; J. 1 >. I Luther, Drifting; C. C\ Olne.y, Jr., col lege athletics; A. I'. Sites, social piob lotns; T. tl. Swygert, the Hoer cause; J Jf. ijiJjjili/'ljjj'V-.* JJ. \j. Weda- . I man, tho uses of adversity; C. P. ; Werts, immoral legislation. There's Music in the Air. What home without music? Gen i orally speaking it is a ? desert in the journoy of life in which there is no brightness, iid attractions to hind the affections so as to make it, a little heaven below, consequently every homo should contain a musical instru ment of some kind to ntiko home cheerful and inviting. It should, however, he of the host kind and of reputable make. A poor instrument Is Worse (ban fto Instrument at all Malono, the music dealer of Colum bia, Is th? agent for manufacturers of high grade instruments which are un excelled for richness of tone and ex cellence of build. There is no use of sending farther from homo than Co lumbia when Malono can supply jVour wants at less figures and save you money in freight. Mr. Malono is per fectly reliable as can be attested by any bank or reputable business house i in . at city. He never misrepresents J an instrument to sell it. Write to him | for catalogues and other information. j _ Twvlvo New I .aw vers. I Pursuant to adjournment the Su premo Court met at. 1:50 p. in., Friday, | for the purpose of examining the up | plieants for admission to practice in [ the courts of this State on written | questions. Present Chief Justice Mc 1 Tver and Associate Justices Pope, Gary ! and .Jones. The applicants named be I low passed a satisfactory examination, j and being present were admitted, : sworn and enrolled iis attorneys of thi3 j court as follows: C. H. Baker, W. S. Walker, K. G. McAdanis. Richard 11. Smyth, Charles P. Henry, B, L. Weeks, C. W. Speer, F. F. llerndon, 11. 1\. Townps, B. R. Morrison, .T. S. Acker i and J. H. Prick. At 10 p. in. the court adjourned until 10 a in. Monday next, when th<? docket of the 1st circuit will be resumed. (iaffney Musical Festival. Gafl'ney, Special. ? The Limestone Music Festival closed Wodnesday night and it was a most gratifying success to | Its promoters. In quality and propor tions Pais festival has far exceeded all expectations, an unusually fine aggre gation of foreign artists (having made a decided Impression. TJip Limestone College Choral Society, tinder the lead ership of Prof. Wade R. Brown, did some splendid 'choral work. Visitors are here from many adjacent towns, Spartanburg, Charlotte. Darlington, Union, Rock } I ill nnd other places. Spartanburg sent a larg<)'and apprecia tive delegation. The well selected pro gramme tans been admirably rendered and the festival has beeh a pronounced success. _1 Palmetto Notdb. A terrible accident Yoccurred at Florence Thursday morning, in which Hampton Timmons, a fifteen-year-old lad, had his head mnashed open and his brains scattered over the ground and died & Few momenta later. Young Timmons was employed by Mr. T. C. Willotigliby as a driver and was thrown from a buggy with fatal re sults. Mr. Frank Jones, of Tirzali, was shot at Sharon last Saturday morning by Miss Blanche Wllkie, of Blaeksburg. The young people were amusing them selves at target practice with a light rtfle. At the close of the practice Miss Wilkie, nnder the belief that the rifle was empty, turned it upon Mr. Jones with the remark that sfte was going to shoot him and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered^Mr. Jones's face oh the right of (his nose and ranged down ward. Dr. Saye afterward probed for the bullet without success furt'hrtr than to And that it had struck a tooth; hut Mr. Jones waa not seriously In eonvenlenced.? H? Wis out walking with fche ratng My 11m tsn* after noon and went out to ohnrch next day. President Hartios announces that ttme& irnitmUm wm ba krid In a limited' inm.Uti at emmitm tmim rear for tk4 Instruction of the paople In the Jbnadkm asricattaral arranged to prsMat to Ukm in at- , tea d? ca t W i?hIN mtlgt tka tactual* to Ml | - ^ \ ' ? ' A ? ? ; : .5. ... .. DISASTROUS WRECK. j Serious Railway Accidcnt in tlic Sul> orbs of Philadelphia. ? ? - STRIKE OF MANY STKI FT CAR MEN. # ? The Situation ill St. I.ouI.h ami K.in* ! 5ns City -Sympathizers Agree to Walk. Philadelphia, Pa., Special. -Frank 1-intei. a tower operator in the employ of ilio Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, stationed at t-he entrunco of the tun nel under Twentf -fifth stroot, just out- I Side of Fainnouut Park. slept at his t. As a result a disastrous rear end I freight train collision occurred early Saturday morning, in the tunnel, cans- ] ing the death of Knglneor George Ix>ol> and Fireman George liiuchman, and it is believed live tramps, who were steal ing a ride. Fire followed the wreck a no h frozen or more firemen were "in- ' Jurcd while fighting t h?? flames and are now in the hospital. All of t:ho dead are still buried! in the wreck a go, and the fire dopartnu-Trt has been unable thus far to extinguish the flames, which are slowly consuming the smashed tars. Operator Lantel has disappeared and the police are looking for him. The ac cident occurred shortly after midnight. I The vicinity of the tunnel early in the i day was the scene of wild excitement. | No one could approach nearer than within 200 feet of "either opening, ow , in? to the volume of flames and smoke j which issued therefrom. j Another Strike. Kan-as City, Special.? A strike was ordered early Saturday on all the | street car linos of the .Metropolitan Railway Company. About. Jlvo hun ; dred of the fifteen 'hundred conductors, I motormen and gripmen of this city land Kansas Gity (Kansas) responded. J Not enough men struck on any one lino to make any appreciable effect on j the running of cars on the main linos, j Many of thi' men not already members of the union are, however, joining the order since the strike leaders havo | taken a stand, and it appears possible | that a tie-up will result. St. Louis People Walking. ST Louis, Special. ? Every street car line i?i this city ir. affected by tho great strike which was declared five days ago. The suburban lines are run ning as usual. Goth sides remain firm, tho strikers refusing to recede one iota from their demands and their employ ers declining to accede to them. Al though a few of the lines have been operated, the public suffers great In I convenience as a result of the strike, having to depend almost entirely on the hundreds of vehicles that, have as sumed tho task that the street car companion are unable to perform. Many persons use wheels, while others prefer to walk. The'owners of vehicles | are making money fast, charging all I the way from 10 to r?0 cents for a trip ! that costs but 5 cents on street cars. ! Circles are being formed by those who I sympathize with the strikers for the purpose of influencing every one possi ble to walk until the strike is over, i The crowded sidewalks night and morning scein to prove that this ig working well. Kroonstad Hntercd. London, FK' Cable. ? The War Office has received the following dispatch from General Roberts: "Kroonstad, May 12.---I entered Kroonstad at 1:30 without opposition today when the Un ion Jack was hofated amid cheers from tho few British rfltidents." President Steyn fled last evening after vainly endeavoring to persuade the Burghers to continue opposing us. The Trans-, vaalors said they would no longer fight on Orange Free State soil and made off for the Vftal Hiver. Pension Granted. Washington, 1>. C., Special. ? Tho Mouso Thursday broke all records ia the matter of pnssinK^rivate pension bills. In all 180 were passed. Among them was the bill to pension the wid ow of the late General Guy V. Henry, i Ah the bill passed the Senate it carried $100 per month, but the Hocso red m cod this amount to $50. The House ad- I journed until Monday. Corbett Knocked Out. Seaside Club, Coney Island, N. Y., Special. ? Jim Jeffries is still the heavy weight ohampion pugilist of the world. He defeated Jim Corbett in the 23rd round of their fight with a decisive knockout. The finishing blow came as a sudden and startling surprise. Cor bett had been making a wonderful bat tle. His defense was absolutely perfect and while he was lacking In strength he had more than held his own and wtood an excellent chance of winning the fight had it gone the limit. Ho had not been, badly punished and had managed to mark his man severely. The wipi>1ng punch was a. ort toft punch to the jaw. Arms for the Filipinos. rtCW York, Special. ? A fDo TSTfUiBJi TTtnni IIVI1I says: "Ths Filipino Juh . receiving large aaaowlo of I Manila, .Within t hn past tttii [throe sktp loads of arms havo from* Germ any for tho la Junta gave a big sight lo hosor of tho of their (QTonHBonl " ? they wilt ofoo mm i hm as mob ai ttonttfj SOUTH CAROLINA CROK Conditions as Given in tin* Official llullttln. 'Cbc week ending S u. in. Monday j I Ai;ty : Pith. hail a range of tempo at nr. from u maximum of !?-? degrees mi th< sth to a minimum of 10 ?"**??*? ??u tin j 1 1th. On tho loth and lirh there .vere light frosts in Cherokee. Colic on, t ? ! <??? 11 \ i 1 1 ?> and Spat tanbnrg town le*. There wcr*' numerous, ami in places oenotlcial. showers oil the nth. over the central portions of the State. Among | the immediate coast the rainfall was very light. and the extreme western portions had no rain. Following the diowerts came cooler weather and nigh. drying winds, both condition* proved harmful to crops. Clayey lamb arc baked and hud. and break tip elod dy. Kainft are needed o\er the entiu? State ami /'or all ? rops except rice, it is c-pecia'ly needed to germinate re cently planted corn and cotton. 1 > t m lining hall occurred in portions of Jrangehurg county, where in places jJijU-J-S /.tJ* 4UJ1J >iUiJ lUillllH Uj-J/- i Jil'. od. The weather conditions during theyWeek were very favorable for farm work. Kurly corn has generally good stands, and in the eastern sections is knee high and receiving its second plowing. Cut and heart worms are damaging stands. In the we.-torn sec tions bottoms are being prepared and planted, where the ground is lit to work, but considerable areas are yet to plant. The cool weather yellowed corn and cheeked its growth. Cotton suffered from the recent cool nights which caused it to turn red, and mi snndy lands tho plants are dying places. Early planted cotton Iih* good .stands and is being plowed and chopped. Recently planted cotton needs rain to bring it up. Planting is not finished over the western portion*. Some complaints of grassy llclds. con tinue, but to a less extent than last week. Some ilelds have been plowed up and replanted on account of the gw-s. Sea Island cotton has excellent stands, but needs rain and warmer weather. Tobacco is practically all planted, and very good stands have been se cured. Rice was severely injured by tho freshet in the Combahee river, but re reived less injury from high water In j the Georgetown district than had been j anticipated. The cool nights were in jurious.. Planting continues. Wheat has not been seriously In jured by rusts, which is decreasing. It is heading well, but the crop as a whole is not as promising as It. was a month ago. Oats are ripening in Hampton county. This crop needs rain badly. White potatoes have poor stands In places, but generally are doing well, except that bugs are very numerous. Large shipments are being made from the Charleston district*. wh??re, how ever, the yield is below the* "average. Sweet pop* o draws are plentiful and some have been set out. Gardens need rain. Melons und sugar cane look well. I1"" rii it prospects continue prom* ising except that apples. and pears con tinue to blight. Berries of sill kind" promise to be very plentiful. The Catawba Power Company. It is (lie present purpose of the com pany wllieh is establishing tile big c*lc*f. rj-ir power transmission plant ?>n Ca tawba River, at Neely'a Ferry, to sell power at Fort Mill and Hock Mill at about $15 per horse power per annum. The average cost of horse power th? velope?l by steam is above $20, and in some instances runs as high as $i0. even in this section, where fuel is comparatively cheap. The company, however, will wimt to make long time contracts and in that end will offer the power 'at rates lower than io pos sible for steain. One result of this new enterprise .will be a great saving in lb v rabidly disappearing fuel supply and the benefit to the country at laix*' will thus be almost as great as to tin owners of this plant. Brevities. Oovernor McSweeney has received the resignations of Mr. S. S. Cunning ham. as county commissioner of New berry, and J. A, C. Kibler, as a mem ber of the county board of control for Newberry county. An att?npt to raise the price of milk in New York city is being made by the Five States Milk Producers' Associa tion. Secretary Ciage Monday swered the House resolution asking for a state ment of t-he ingredients which enter Into the manufacture of oleomargar ine. If a Stat* bank wtycfi becomes a natffoal bank 4oesnletoa#s-tt? nam* capital or officers, It la not subject to Cbtrltt 8. Wlrans, of Mlehl^a^Vraa yeaterday appointed Consul at Mil* Coal mine owners in England In creased the price of coal 30 per cent. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harrlman sailed Saturday from Cherbourg for New York. Qvcen Victoria, after holding a drawing room In London, returned to Windsor Caatre Monday evening. The Marquise de Mores wrote Presi dent Loubct a letter charging the French, government with the murder, of the Marquis and with shielding his 1 assassins. . Tho government will participate in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, at 8L Louis, in 1903. r Secretary Root has Inspected the projected national boulevard Which Is to connect Mount Vernon with i iiKol iiiiui i mi! cm \ m. 'Hie .South. Kails a ro bein^ 1 :? i 1 1 for an elet trie car lino in HiKirtajnhurg. S t\ Secretary Hoot has authorized iho overturn of the Filth Army Coi'v* monument at li'rpdorn kshnvi;, Va. \ I ? ?? Whit nay, a sncial leader ut Anmistu. lla . wa > Killed in, a stnvt ear by Uus Wiltam. a ncm'o, who was ly in I h i I Moswcll Wab?r. a younA white man was drowmd in tin* Yadkin rtver Sat llrillU' .? . Ilillir ill llin I'linillv Hill' III' I ween t>nvUUon and bnvie. Witlxer and Richard Tucker ? > f Advance. n\ attempting to truss the river in a boat when it hiruok a rock and turned over, capsizing them Tucker swam to the short', bnt W'alser sank. His hotly was fonml the next morning iifty yards from whore he was drowned. Walser lived in IKtvldMtn county News reaehetl Richmond of tho , shooting in I .i'c county of It. K Young, a former member of the \'lr [ Rinia House of Delegates. lie was >hot | hy a man named t lot ion and his J wounds are thought to he fatal. No iwmcrrmrs am jnvon. I lie North. Despondent through inability to ? ?l?- I tain work, Samuel II Handy killed himself iti Chicago, Ill New 'N' <?i k's Corporation Counsel j j Monday st.irted the work of digging { i tho rapid transit snhwnv l?y turning a ' shovelful of earth. Mrs. 1 .on a Anderson and her eight I year-old .fiiero were burned to death at j | Omaha as a result of u>ing gasoline to j start a lire, Illinois Democrats have .ludiirt : Wort lilnyton's act eptamc of a Lionel natorlal nomination if the Stale con I volition. selects him. Three hundred deleft. lies attended ' the openj^ng session of the convention j of Presbyterian Women, at Decatur, ) III. j Lawyer Thomas Taylor shot and fa tally wounded 10 H, Hatred, a School j Director, of Dunlap. I because the | latter did not reappoint Taylor's daughter, who is a school teacher. The 'ICpwortli League posts held a great anniversary celebration In the Chicago auditorium Tuesday. The revision of the discipline was the chief order of business at the American Methodist Episcopal General Conference, at Columbus, ()., Tuesday. vital changes were made. Rev. It. M. -Cheeks was re-elec* d editor of The Southern Christian Recorder. The police/ in beating back the crowd attacking the crc^v of a transit car in St, Louis, fired several shots, one wounding a man named Fladlcy. Thomas King, 22 years of age, one of a crowd that stoned a transit com- j pany's repair wagon, was shot and badly wounded by one of the wagon men. The Republican State convention, at Kansas City Tuefeday got no further than to effect a temporary organiza tion and name committees. The most important incident was the with drawal from the race for delogatoB-at largc of Major Warner, of Kansas City, who, in answering a call for a speech, declared emphatically that he would not permit his name, to be used, j owing to #he friction it created. Foreign. British troops have occupied Kroon stad. in the Orange Free Stale, and have puth^fl five miles heyojid It. John K."Rodpwnd, In an address at Manchester, England, said Lord Salis bury's recent spoech was "an insult to Ireland." l Largo crowds heard Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Tallage preach in Edinburgh, Scotland. ; Rumors have been circulated in Ma nila of a probable native uprising In the city. General MacArtliur's policy in the Philippines is said to be to devote his time to general questions and leave considerations of detail to his staff. Cuban officials fear trouble in tMb islhnd at the time of the elections. Belgian railways will ask bids for l.i'OO.OOO tons of coal, i A shipment of Pocahontas coal brought $G a ton in Germany during the past week. j , ? Miscellaneous. German shippers protest against tho proposed tax on bills of lading and ocean . passenger tickets. The papers in the suit of Robert J. Trimble against the American Sugar Refining Company, tfere filed in tho Court of Chancery, at. Trenton, N. J., Trimble, who Is a stockholder, charg es that the company has been more than $1,000,000 of surplus and that th'.s surplus Is now being used to depress the pNee of sugar and to force Ar huckle Bros., Independent refiners, In to a combination with the American Sugar Refining Company, to illegally restrain trade. ?? All tho land belonging to tho Car rabelle Land and Lumber Company, in Liberty county, Pla., and all its floating property, such afl barges, steam tugs, etc., hare been sold to a Mr. Conger, of New Brunswick. The cash consideration was $MgOOO. * ? v - r ' An ic Able adjustment of Um strike difficulties rrn the Suburban Railway, the only line not controlled by the St. Isouls Transit Company and on wh?h a strike was Inaugurated tea tJajsprtor to thafUTISa TmnaJt sys tem, was affected Tuesday, and the men resumed work. The anion re-' Ceives full recognition. * artletle taflaenee la aaioa. INDUSTRIAL MEETING T lie (ireai (iailicriii.n in Session at Chattanooga. i \ICI I'HIS. Kll I I BRt W SIMiAKS. j I A I oil or from Col. HcCliuc Crentci l:il(llusiAsni A?htu?|t'S a levtllt | University . Chattanooga, IViwi ripe* ial. Tho second session t > l I !??? Southern Indus trinl Convention mot ai in a. in Tiles day, in Hit' auditorium. with an en couraging number ? >r delegates prcs ??'it. In tlu> absence of President Mo Cork le, Vice President. KilU-hrow, o| I onnossoe, presided The proceedings w?re opened by prayer. A S. (Hover, president i)f 1 1 ??? Chattanooga cmunitcr of roiiiincrrc, and Mayor Wassman, \\ doomed the delegates and their ad? tlu? convent inn liy Vice I'roshk'nl ( Coffin. t?f Florida. and IMwin lirohs- ] ton. vice president for Georgia Vice. i President K illi-iti ?'\v followed, tolling of tin' wonderful industrial growth of ! Chattanooga, saying in part:. "You are mil rounded her* practi cally by eoftW iron and tiinher. with ! cotton holds within sight of your bor- | ders. and what is to prevent your go- j ing on and making yourselves a Man- j Chester, or a double llirtninghnm for ! that matter, If you use tho material ! that is around you* Think how j niuch be(t? v you Hie situated tliuu any I portion of Fnglaud. Kngland ran- | sack^ptlu' world for material and for a market. Von have the raw material and markets at your door, and what t lion is to prevent Chattanooga from being olio of the groat industrial cen tres of tho earth ?" The various committees appointed are: ^durational interests, V. W. Orubbs, of Texas, chairman; railroads and immigration, Edwin lirobston, of Georgia, chairman; industrial iuterets, John I'. Coffin, of Florida, chairman! | comniorco, \V. I'. Wilson, of tho Phlhft dolphia Museum, chairman; ngrlcul>Y tural, Frank Hill, of Arkansas. The secretary road a letter from Col. A. K. MeClure, of Philadelphia, which was received with great enthusi ?a.sin. Tho Bu8lne.SK Men's Club, o? Cincinnati, and tho delegation from New Orleans want tho next session. The afternoon session was mainly devoted to tho needs of a textile uni versity. Tho subject was opened by Mr. H. H. Hargrove, of Louisiana, who presented tho matter In a most master ly manner. Mr. Hargrove introduced a resoluion asking the support of, the Convention for an appropriation from tho government, for a textile univer sity. He was followed by Hon. \V. II. Swanoy, of Chattanooga, who niado nu | eloquent appeal for textile education. Tho discussion was very general and was participated In by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson; W. Gruhbs, of Texas; l>r. Wilson^dfc* Philadelphia; Judge Story, of New Orleans, and Mrv, Hargrove. Tho matter was referred to the committee on education, ami tho convention adjourned until 8 p. m. Francis H. Thurbcr, of Now York, addressed tho convention on the sub ject. of trade, expansion In the South at the night's session. Mr. Thurber said that circumstances were now pro pitious for the South to make an ef fort for expanded trade and the results only depended on tho effort put forth. Ho prophesied a brilliant trade future for the South. Ho was followed by Vice President Edwin Bro^son, of Ooorgla, who de livered an Address on "Tho Southern Industrial Convention and its possl* bllitics of Usefulness." Brevities. Tho Republican Stato convention at Sacramento, Cal., adopted a platform indorsing the McKlnley administra tion. an Inter-oceanic canal under gov ernment control. and ownership against Asiatic labor, and instructed delegates for McKinley. \ \ The relief of Mafoklng Is reported, (.hough not offirlally confirmed. Georgia Democratic Primary. At the Oeorgla Democratic primaries held Tuesday the following ticket waa named; For Governor, Allen I>. Candler; for Secretary of State, Philip Cook; for Comptroller General, Win. A. Wright; for State Treasurer. Robt. E. Park; for Attorney General, Joseph M. Terrell; for State School Commissioner, G. R. Glenn; for Commissioner of Agricul ture, O. B. Stevens; for Prison Com missioners, Clement * A. Evans. Tom Enson: for Associate Justices Of* th# Supreme Court, Wm. Little and Hen ry T. Lewis; for United States Sena tor, A. O. Bacon. Tlw Boers Attack AUIfklfff, London, By Cable. ? "Pood wHI Km* until about June 10tb," la the latent ofldii wnrd-frwn Colour! Batfen PowaU, the Brtttth commander at ICn fekia*. Mat to Lord Roberta ander date of May 7th. Five days ,later the B own ittw?iai to alarm, the. town, nail it la yoaatWefthat they have auacMJid. ate tKoafh aothinc la kaowa of the attack ' orefHa rtaolt except thr<yhPm trV e.;J - - ^ 1 *. -? ? v: - ? ^a - ? i 1 BehWHfea HAM'S HOKN BLASTS. il!3 I) u ml?)o a ro nt \v;i.Vs |lt 16(1 n i> iu heart. Culm s<>a? n?aka oaroloHH aallor-}. Man aoon \vwJ4l t*s of tho wortihipi ?>f humanity. Thoro 1h no eat ing tho nut for tne man who la too lazy to got through tho shell. Whoro tho heart lUn l.n.'-J' I cannot yucceod. Heaven Is no( a reformatory. No case is ho shameful an when a man loses shame. Failure is often hut man's name for ! tlod's successes. , When your foes laugh with you | your friends will weep. Kcligion makes t:lu> church and not ; tlu? church religion. 'I hc showers of Mossing always fol I low the clouds of darkness. Death is an Incident and tyht an in-* V?\ V?Vrt? > BBI | ' \\ hen we are living tj do Rood wo can depend on God find angels to | help. / A sealed totnb in tho only comfort j of those who look only to a dead ! Christ. The twentieth century will offer no j greater wonder than that of tho ninc I teenlh tho paving power of the gos? j l'"I New Hampshire is often referred to j as I he. Uranite State, hut the strike of I granite cutters has brought out tho i fact that the stone Is quarried for com mercial purposes in every State east j of the lllP'son. One of the most lin ? portant ceiures of the Industry la liarre, Vt., u town that has grown re inarkahly In retail t years because of its quarries. In Uils State tho village of Nlantie i* Incoming a granlt<? cfntre. lr has been a small manufacturing place for many years, but bids fafr to develop rapidly in the next decade, thanks to tho stone business. y South Carolina aiid Georgia Extension R. R. Company. SCHEDULE NO. 8. \ In EITott 12:01 a. ih., Sunday, Doc. 24tb, '9? WEST. (luffney Division. EAST. 1st CImh. 16 ia Daily *x, Hunday. p m am 100 too 1 20 6 20 3 40 ??* p. m. a. m. EASfnfeN time 8TATIONB. Blaoknburg Cherokee Falll . Oaffnty Train No. 82 leaving Martoa, N. m., making olo?e conn?eiioo it H. O., with tb? -ootbera'a traia Cbar otte, N. C., and all - eoBMOtinit with tba Soattgj tag to Atlanta, Oa,, and at will i*oH?a pa<?<Muran> *<***' ? Now 10 oa tba C.4N W. *.R.,at U.t at 0.45 a. m .? K4 ?<>??**? ?. a, wl?b tbe 8?itbec?*? tnte im fa Cbatfe*?*.* ?Ijiatolfajt ??? !??? aaiwarao* Itotwocn Caintlcn, 8. C., And lllack* burn, 8. (J. 35 S3 EA8TEWN TIME. 2d Clam 1st ('Inns lat Clans 2<1 Close FiV.Frt russiitf'r l'ua-ux'r l'lisanK'* STATIONS. t Dully ox. Dally ox. Dallyex. Dally ex, ?Sunday. Hunday. Hunday. Sunday, ' p. in. p. m, p. m. p. m. 8*20 12.50 Cnrndoa W24 AM H50 1)5 Dt?K?lb 12 02 4 60 0 20 127 Woslvlllo 11 50 4 80 10 50 140 Ron-haw 11 86 4 10 11 20 2 10 Hoath Springs 11 20 8 16 11 35 2 15 J'li-UMUiit Hill 11 16 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 56 2 86 1 00 2 50 Itlvornldo 10 40 100 120 3 00 SprluKdHll 10 80 1940 2 80 8 10 Catawba Juno't 10 20 ' 1220 2 50 3 20 Lesli" 10 10 ' 11 00 3 10 3 40 Hock Hill 10 00' 10 40* 4 10 3 55 Now Port 0 86 ,8 20 4 45 4 03 Tlrwth 9 80 '800 5 30 4 20 . Yorkvlile 0 16 7 80 6 00 4 36 Hliaron >9 00 8 60 0 25 4 50 lU.-kory Grove H46- 8 20 15 35 5 00 Hmyrnn 8 86 8 00 7 00 5 20 lilackAbuty* 8 16 6 80 p. in. p. m. a. m. a. m. Hetween lIlncknburK, 8. C.? and Marlou, N. C. NYost. East. 1 1 33 82 ' 12 EASTERN TIME. ' STATIONS. . 2d Class 1 h t Clapfi 1st OIom 2d Clase Mixed I'assiiK'r Paj??ui*'r Mixed Dally ox. Dally ex. Dally ex. Daily ex. Hunday. Sunday Sunday. Sunday. n. m, 8 10 8 80 H 40 9 20 10 00 10 10 10 26 10 50 11 15 11 35 11 45 12 05 12 25 12 50 i>, in. p. m. a. m: 6 SO Biacksburg 7 48 6 45 Earls 7 82 5 50 Pattr'e Spg'a 7 29 6 00 Sbelby 7 lA 6 20 Lattlmore 6 8 28 Mooraaboro 6 48 6 88 Hwnrlrtta 4 89 6 65 Korett Oily # 20 7 10Huttaerfordtou606 7 22 Millwood fc 68 7 35 (*old*-n Valley 6 40 7 40 1'beimal City 5 17 7 68 Gtanwood 6 17 8 16 Marlotk 6 80 p. m. a. m.