i <"S Volij.mi: xi. ca.mdkn, s>r., fkidav. junk woo. THE STATE CA.V1PA IGN flic Coiitesi is Growing More Spiriico as ihe Days liu By. CANDIDA (IIS (ill Bl.il Hi IK I: NT, Anil Propose to Spoil liacli Dthcrs' CoUiitcia ccs 1 he A\ocCi11x>s Arc us -.Rule Well Attended ? Meeting at Orangeburg. Utfbitgc tiiii g, Special.?Tio' di,p,.it Jpttiy. That ;.s tho keynote to the Sta^i Bfrnon-ftM,. e.unpalgn preparatory to pi!"1 try election 111 August. The ^ftluef int< i t reuUrs Hi the e*tntlTfcti^i 11'"' RQA'i in r, who ropre-eii/ di h'crinu* phase:? of the question. I I ho Its -si meeting at iWiu^Uu*'* ?> oducsdav opened rather tamely, Init uegaji 10 get spicy, ami it appears that there win ho quite a deal of old time inud-AliunihK" in this lampilgn, Mr, 1 nttovSiiii it, liariiwell made vicious at tacks on Mr. MoSweeney; Mr. Capers anil Mr. M (Malum began to warm up; Air. Broakei- and Mr. Derham showed of word scrapping, and Maj. It .in Bee Evans Jumped on his diMunt iVA. U *k -111' u. jta Iidates for State oillcfS who are permittTrn''^'jiici the primary are: Pot- Governor Ml'TV Me&wx^ney, .1. A. lloyt, K. It. Gary, A. II. Pattersua.. . For Lieutenant Cover nor -John T, Sloan. ('. L. Winkler. C. 1.. Hlease, J. II. Tillman. For Attorney General f? T> Hellin ger, James II. Moore. For Secretary of State M. It. Coop er. For State Treasurer W. IT. Timmer man, It. II. Jennings. For Comptroller General J I'. I>er * ham, N. W. Hrooker. For Superintendent of Education ? J. ,1. MeMahan, Ellison Capers, Jr. For Adjutant itinl Inspector General ?J. \V. Floyd, (icorge Douglas Hons;?. For Railroad Commissioner? W. D. Evans. J. (J. Etherldge. J. II. Wharton. Thomas N. Kerry, W. I >. Maylleld, II. II. Evans, J. G. l'ettlgi'cw. For ITiilied States Senator -H. H. Tillman, A. C. Jones. Considerable surprise whs shown when it was aniionneeil that A. V"Jfmcs of Newberry, late chairman of the\ prohibition party, would oppose Til Ana n. Mr. W. (). Tatum. county chairman, bounded the gong at 11:11. and the candidates were off. W. A. Rog ers of the Methodist church opened lhe'exercises with prayer. x,\Vhc[i Mr. Tatum introduced Gov. McSweeney there was some haudclap jiing. The boys hadn't found (In; iisp vf?t -4heir throats. In opening the f speoch^Cov. MeSweency thanked the people of Orangeburg county for past f>uffrag<*,.ly"?? had been tw.ee elected lieutenant P or, nor and lSHO. snceeedru the i*ft> Gov. ^J^Frbe. He had since suceeedlrt'j Gov Ellcrbe en deptfWd to carry out nil the laws of io State, to be fair and impartial and , to require all those under, him to do / the same. Factional lines had been ) obliterated, and he claimed tile credit for doing as much as any other man to - bring this about.* South Carolina is ( to-day regarded as one of the most f progressive States in the union and i) there is no reason why this condition ilhould not continue. He hoped that nothing would occur to mar the high plane upon which he proposed to con duct the campaign. He had conducted his office on business principles and had tried to administer the govern ment without friction or interference with other officials. Whenever mat ters required executive action lie had conferred with county delegations, on the principle of self government. Ho proposed to stand on his record, and < that his record war. entitled to en dorsement for re-eloetlon to succeed himself. tfov. McSweeney was cheered upon the conclusion of his speech. Chairman Tatiiki then-M lit rod need. car:, jambs a. hoyt. Col. Iloyt iva* not without friends in the audience. They greeted htm warm ly on hiB appearance. During his ?epefceh there were interruptions by a. Yokel seated on the platform, bin tho } colonel took it all good natured. Col, Hoyt had been a friend of Got. McSweeney for many years, but the latter claimed too much when ho? claimed to be tho man who broke down factional lines. There were mimy in both parties who had worked (ir that. cud. "God forbid that I should qfe.r disturb the equanimity and .placi dity of the conditions in this State," li* said. "Thai III n't in the dictionary," exclaimed Col. Hoyt's tormentor. Col. Hoyt thou continued: '4~nm Hot here to plcud my own cause or to urgo for any personal rea sons that the people should elevate mo to' the high office of chief magistrate of Ihe StaLC. It is..a call to duty that brings me to this platform, ami to tho be.st of my ability It ta Incumbent for to represent those who are dis ?at tailed with the present status of tho liquor question. That there are many thousands who do noU, believe In tho ? continuance-ot-tho dispensary syatcuu. whereby the State is caused to be en gaged in the traffic of wniskey as a "WfWSige, has been abundantly proven in,the past, and I am confident that the opposition grows stronger the more light there 1s thrown upon tho false and pernicious systeo^ by which ?very citizen of the State is -mado to share In the traffic. f "Wc rteny that It is a proper -function ? 'of the fovernment to engage in thlt ? ;l>u0in| VOCal<-H ??# 1he dispensnry Iiiivi* never claimed, (hut it. lt> right to ? n^ai-'e iu other linos of trade. MU V II l'ATTKHSON. VVJUl then pi ' lited *'1 >\ Chairman Ta 111 tn. This candidate for governor elicited no enthusiasm during die first part oi Ins speech, but later, as lie be gan to stir up srtis.itioir.il matter, ho wiih cheered by th?' efowd M It I'ltANK l? (J.MtV, fx spcakci of tin house id' ivpiv-riita Hlves, was tljo next speaker, His entire speech was <>r? a high ami honorable piano. lie said: Wo havo rotno to-day, under tin- di rections of the Democratic party of South Carolina. to meet the people ,w lio.se votes we ask for. face to fiico nuikl to discuss ;he issues which ..re be fore its. We come not to indulge in .vituperation and abuse of one .'.uothcr, nor to indulge in personalities, hut to present the views which we entertain 'us strongly as \Ve can ami in proper language. If any have come expecting to hear pi rsoual a huso and mud sliiu; Ing. I will say at the outset that so fai ns I atn concerned, they will bo dis appointed. 1 shall not he drawn into personalities hero, for I consider this noITTier the rime nor the place to ad just those nut Iters. 1 shall treat nil :ny fellow candidates courteously At the same time 1 shall present my views tva HTvnny irs 1 can, neeurmg my privilege to criticise iti proper lan guage the official acts and public ut terances of those who oppose me. ,'?1 Hm before you its a candidate for I the high and responsible office of gov ernor. I entered this race not of my own motion and to gratify my own ambition, but it was at the solicitation and earnest request of many members of the .general assembly and others who feel a deep interest in the welfare of our common country. I have been urged by many who feel that the lack of enforcement of the dispensary law is surely undermining it and will eventually wreck it. They have urged ine to make this race knowing me to be a real friend of the dispensary law, and believing that as long as the law j is upon the statute books I would have it enforced. They urge me to make j this race, knowing, too. that I am not iu favor of forcing the law upon an I unwilling people, and that I am in fa vor of allowing each county to deter mine whether or not there shall be a dispensary in its borders. Then followed the candidates for lieutenant governor. Mr. Bellinger, the incumbent de clined to spenl\ "in view of his prac tical lack of opposition." Il?< was a favorite. Mr. Cooper also yielded to tlio 1? pea kers. l)r. Tinimerinan made an earnest ap peal for re-election to the office of State treasurer, ('apt. It. II. Jennings of Fairfield briefly announced his can didacy for that job. "Dr. Tlmmorinan's homeliness was the cause of much mer riment. Mr. Uorhum and his opponent. Mr. Brookor. had a spirited fJlt over the issues in the race for comptroller gen era I Col. J. W. Floyd had the crowd with him in his Appeal for ro-election as ad jutant general. His opponent. Mr. (icorgo Douglass House, made a nice little speech. Then followed a coloquv between Messrs. McMahan and Capers In which neither won. Mr. McMahan with evi dent earnestness avowed his allegiance to common school education and to State colleges. Mr. Capers taxed him with overstepping his rights, as State superintendent of education. The several candidates for railroad commissioner presented themselves. Maj. B. 11. ISvans, the last speaker, won some applause by ..is attack on the present commission and upon W. D. Kvans. who is up for re-election. Dorchester Visited, St. (Jeorge's, Special.?The second of the campaign meetings was held here J'Ylday. A fairly good audiouce was present and quite a lot of ladicV*1 graced the occasion. The speeches, of the candidates were practically uie same as at Orangeburg, with nothing 1 new or sensational. They were all at tentively listened to. and each seemed to have Jiis proportional share of friends in the crowd. At Charleston. Charleston, Special.?The campaign meeting hero was hold In Hibernian hall an? J. II. Moore wasjfhe flrsi speaker. He stated that Bellinger hadi^ilnder rated his strength. *ie was applaud ed when lie asked what had bccomo of tl?? bonds of defaulting dispensers. iVTlinger .said he had done his duty without prontlt'jting his office to tin plane of a detective agency. 11< couldn't be a prosecuting officer ip every trial Justice court in South oliua. I)r. Tlmmerman and Caf?t. Jennings the two candidates for 'treasurer, re lated old times in CharlcHton. the former when a medical student, tht latter when a soldier. J. P. Derham said that the errors and irregularities charged to the com. ptroller'a office occurred before hif term. . \ -Mr. Broolior renewed his char go oi iirrHHH un il carelessness in the corap Ellison Capofi, Jr., candidate for eu pnrin ten dent trf educstiottj" liwi ?net been a clticepf of Charleston, H? charged McMahUn with trying to Uk? the election of county superintendent! 0?t-vf?4fe? mifitw vt tSl? |??ui>iG Uu la dranlni tlfb whole educational qrs. |?m l&toHHW Btite hnnis -. lie was well received. * Mellshsn Mid UuU be wanted th? office two yearn ago la oQter that h< mlfbt uplift Ike ***fnnnrVr-ft. Hit Bad act flA*and a milk aad wwer pofc ley of trtil to please everybody. .? ' m The rjuuliilalcd fur aiiieiivi indulged 1n mud-sling! tip. It t| .Ytatthows Of Charleston termed to lave tho crowd w it it li t tn Mr. W. It Thomas made a linking sin *? h and' Ilihlehi undj made a good Ijnmorcd speech. M ho candidates for g him patiently until he repeated the llllirgO ul' tlio (letiiin* Ncw.s, When MeSweenvV ad vanced to the front ol the stage aTat shuck his linger in li.it terson's face, llie crowd Went wild ifid yelled itsSfcf ? ho u se, McSwconey y in' ihui he h??i ? twice before pronoun**! the state ment ahsolately false. When lie made his Schargc against Ali Sweeney for paying for newspapers . ont ot his contingent fund, he was | greeted on several sidjs with "Von 1 woijM have dune it ton" Mr. tiarv was fremoM ly applaud . ed. (.- ?) uilly when lie lei lared tha? ho would nut, induce in pud slinging, lie stated that one hf the Charles i ton papers had put hiii in the aftitudt> ! of unfriendliness to Oiarleston. lie ) j told where, as speakeij he had been | Charleston's friend. . lie saw no reason v|i.\ tho dispell* ! flary siioifirt "no' "tureen mnvn utiwtiuti); 1 throats although lie thought the law ja good one. i Cheers ij 11 is advocacy : of increased pension appropriations ? :??e crowd. ? ! . Patterson lOxplain thither your lo , ral option plan inclines high license, i Clary This crowd inows my posi { tion. (Cries: "Right."J | This was McSweene('s crowd, ilo j recalled that here he jommonced his j life work, lie was ii jning en his re* cord and invited an inspection of hia j record. lCvery governir had paid for j papers nut of contingent fund. Ilo i asked why I'sutterson kept making j these flimsy, non-sensj-al attacks on ! him. lie favored theklisponsary and j had enforced it diffenhtly from what it had been. There haj been no blood* Plied, in regard to tit- custom house business ho said it haj wound up by removing (he moat nojorfotis old Tie* publican in this State. ; When ^(Sweeney [?oneluded, ,ho bulk of the crowd left but quite a number remained arwl hive close anrt thoughtful attention Col. TToyt'a strong presentation of lis platform. It was 10 o'clock when lr began speak ing. The candidates for lieutenant, gov ernor. were then pr di^pensar/x Colleton Mc?!iii?. Walterhoro. Special.4 Col A. How j ant I'at terson took a hand primary j hor<\ He asked all thjse who would ! suppor; liim for governor to raise their hands. There wasan swr of cotiti j denee about livm. but. the hands up ' lifted showed thsit ho was not the j unanimous choice. lUttorson ac i qui rod new dynimite it Charleston, j lie seemed to know a great deal ahout : and jollied The News and Courier. The eif?wd niunhered about HOft. in telligent farmers principally, and a Tew ladies. !tii!=ilnosp men nreiiot attend ? ing the meetings. McSwoeney and j Patterson are from adjoining counties j an.) had taken but one drink of {?hanipagne in his life. Col. J. H. Wflarton told a Joke al^it what happened to a parrot for talking too much, lie didn't want to do .00 much talking, but a loc of handshlk ing. The candidates for governor tlen opened. Mr. Frank II. Oary of Abbeville, .bo fir^t speaker. said he h
    five the common ?cl. _ UUK).000. The eetiMe bad called ll ?> {bluff and had defeated It. For lis part be had voied To? U liuucsUy "" * wanted the schools to get the mon; ton expoeltloa. : McSweeney was the next speakir Be bad IM in an. adjolnin* county Warn and wan ?aUe at home. Ha a nrad-attnf?r and flood on tela feocd. Ha im MdM to yotrng IfiiWttU'l llllliu || I (M'i I 0|H'?>/"H44jm?-K. if thoy would be h fines! rind faithful they could \vi*i any position. defied any m.-tn to *how proof 4if au> oft'ietrtl mh comlm I 'I'V disp. um;.i\ law ha I lu. it liWfur cxecut<\ umlt'r hhu than under uny pl'OdeccS.-UJ^k I I?? got ihto I'll' Pi hatn Hi colii r i oiiS^ac, ?;> and ^,-.1-. a., i; was nutrue ihai The^e was ?t>ilnsi<>n of slate Iiimisc officials i>ii the sinking fund commission. lie rcplu.i Ui 1 'alterson s t'hji(itii>Mi ift tit** same manner as a; Charleston. lie roa^l extracts from editorials In the Spai 'anburg II; raid and C!r ? i?\ ilK News, who opposed his dispt nsary view.--, ? opimeudlng his t'ulininist rat io i. ' Col lloyl said ho wail confident that tho people of Sauth Ca/olina will \i. e i for prohibition tlrs ye/'ir. lie char,,id that Mr, liary had not \ tiled ror tio Koliinsoa hill Which I rrpres ntt\1 t ar platform upon which Hlary is now run ning. Whfln ho jumped on tho dispen sary MeSwecney asked if the law i , not bclug enforced in tlrccuvillc now \y asked w hat ahout a h t tor Col, llcvt had written commending Chief Constable LaFar, Col. Host ie plied (hat he liad done so, and would always commend any faithful sergeant, hut not the dispensary, lb' jumped oa Patterson for making attacks on Mr Sweeney and himself for being backed by Tho State and News ami Connor. Kiijujuso i'iiii/usoji ware wuiillv uS iJji? support of a newspaper, would he then think it wrong? Patterson had been using the columns of other people's papers. Patterson had said that he (Hoy-n would not bo elected, but he (lioyt) would count votes with him in August, lie would carry Greenville and Spartanburg by in ijuritics hereto fore unhejivd of. Patterson had re ferred hiip to Broaddus' commentary on Alatililw as -to wbetltQr or not In toxicating wine was used at Cann. floyt declared tTTftt nfo'addus had not a woyA to say about it; and the nvir acleMl Cana is not even referred to in Mat/hew. (Laughter.) \7|ice?Colonel, how t an you prevent blino^tlgers? ply Col. Iloyt said that tho peoploSof South Carolina would see the law emoreed. The last speakei- in tho gubernatorial reg?U& Mr. Patterson. Jiaxuw.cll an (^Colleton are closely allied and he had fkiends and kinsmen here. Patter sort, iif the course of the speech, modo some allutilou to tho crowd btdng or derly as evidence of 'tlje salutary ef fects of the dispensary law. Voiee?Why, because it's* closed. | Patterson?Yes, it is closed; it can ! he closed. Par rooms would have their nack doors open. Ills speech was tho ? only one applauded during its delivery. aud when he sat down he also received l Mowers. Patterson had some new animuni | rl.m. McSweenc.v had left Lhe stand. ^ hut Patterson wanted to ask him if he favorod the dispensary, and if so why was it that Charleston would vote for him. Cutler the very hall in which they were speaking in Charleston was :t blind tiger. Th; in 1SL'S,228.4.'{7, and rapidly j glowing. Those figures are for the old j oily .500,822, ! not insludod in the above. It is iut^ntitingrio note in eompari ; son tint for I SOS ilu> I'uitod States Iii 1,'ter-Stlto Commerce Commission re I ports that there were carried on all the J steam railways of the I'nlted Slutos, j from the Atlantic to tin* Pacific, from ; the >t. Lawrence to the Hio Grande, j pacsoigors to the iiumlicr of 501.000, f!K1, 5 per cent. less than the num j her ijirrit'il hy the Now York city sur face and elevated railways alone.? SeriVnor's .Magazine. Tho Shoop's Wool. Tliore was once a sheep who lived In a plpasant green Held, lie ate the grass aud drank the water. <>*e day a man came along. He look* | cd ut the sheep and said: "Oh, you nre dirty! 1 must wash you." Il< caught the sheep and dragged him Into the pond. "Baa, haa!" said the sheep, lie thought he was going to he drown ed. Hut the man only squeezed him up In hamlfuls and waggled him about by his legs till the sheep was clean. Then he gave him a push np the bank and let him go. "Baa. baa!" bleated the sheep. He stood dripping on the grass. He hadn't any towel, but the warm sun soon dried 1dn?. Next day the man came again with a great pair of scissors. Tho sheep1 ran aw*oy?ran as fast as he could? but tho man tyin faster ontf caught him. ??Boar haul" said the sheep.'Ho thought was going to-be killed this tl?u??. The man took bin scissors?splp, snap, tJCBp. snap?and the sheep was too frightened to ton*. Tint thetnan tra* only cutting ?? I hair. Sheep's hair is wool. Snip, snap, snip snap. By fWnl by ^ the wool WAS off. Then the man let the shwp ruaTt?a!y?"BAA. baa--quite naked. Bnt the wool they put In -the train?puff, puff, pnff-and brought it up tn tnwnto mkn baby's cosy " BLOOD AMI FIRE. Ilie Whole Chinese i nipirc iit j 1 Feriueiil. ? ? ? COMMUNICATION IS CI I OI F. Our Consul Not Heard I rum Hurried Mini United Cabinet Meeting hi Washington l,oin!r-i. Iiv Cable. \ speaal ni j Jtn.i ill.ii the lh rtu.ia :iu:... it.ua.; | \on K< llt'U'i'. hn.s to t ;i Killiil. ; W hat. Willi ' tho report* < oilmmv, j through 'I i?'ii I m 1 li.iv the Hum in have massacred a number of native : converts ami .servants of foreigner i<\ ! ihc C-a*t' l ity Ot IVl.iU, licmiii s |V.II It.Mi' the Catholic Cathcdial at l'?? U111. the j .situation in the Far Kast appears per i ceptillty graver. In add to tin- difn I c illt les nitiicK the news that telegraphic coniinunn at am I?? t w. ? ? it .siituighai and i Tiell-Tsin is totalis inter, upted Conse j qtienily the prevailing uncertaint.v as ? to flit' furts and prisrihilifirr. of tin . puaiLion will b?. accent ua ;< perilous, as there is hut a short I stop from the massacre of the servants of foreigners to the killing of the for eigner-; themselves. "If a massacre is averted." sav^.Tlu! Spectator, "and the p'nlaee reduced to seeming obedience, the grand dlfll ctiIty will lit? to decide on the next stop. The* powers can neither encamp permanently in 1'ehin nor leave until It Is established that the government Is prepared to respect international obligations and able to hold China to gether. If anarchy breaks out in China the object of the powers is de feated. The failure or success of the present efforts may involve, a series of wiirs of which no man can see the onU" Continuing. The Spectator .suggests that an egress front tho present si tun -lion iiimI 1m found in tb?> np|toinl> inenL by the representatives of the .powers, of a competent vizier, as ha.r so often been successfully done In other Eastern crises. Otherwise the hideous calamity of Chinti falling tc pieces may in a few months he excit. ing the cupidity and overtaxing the capacity of till tihe ruling men. Commenting upon the supposed lies itation of tire United States to actively participate in the movement to /sup. j>ress the Uoxens. as rcpt/r^vi ip cable dispatches from Washington, The Sta tist says: "No European power will misunder stand the present hesitation of the United States and jump at the eon elusion that American feeling and opinion may ho disregarded. Tho United States will undertake military operations in China as it did against Spain if Iflie protection of its citizens requires them or if.the powers threat, en to exclude American merchants from their rights in China acquired by treaty. Unless the. British minister) nfuddln matters. Croat Uritain can reckon on. the assistance of the L'nitvd States and Japan in maintaining, evfu by force, the policy of the open door in China." A cabinet meeting held under t'he presidency of Lord Salisbury was con cerned almost wholly with the situa tlon in China. " Not a Word l;rnni Conger. Washington, I). C., Special.?Not a word of news came to the State De partment over night from Mtnlstei Conner, who lias now heen cut oft from communication since last Tues Even the I'nited Sta.1eB Consuls in North China ports are silent. An. miral Kctnpff has not been heard frojn since yesterday. This absence of offi cial reports has given rise (?> grave ap prehension here. It was expected thai there might be delay in hearing from Mr. Conger, but in the caso of Admiral Kempff an early report was looked foi and it is feared that the officers of tht foreign lleot at Taku have been pre vented from reaching the cable station there by tho open hostilities of the Boxers or by tlio sinister orders of tht Chinese government. Bryan'a Nomination Assured. . Chicago, 8pcci;il.?lly the action; oi the Democratic State Convention iu California, Missouri, Kentucky, Geor gia and Vermont Hon. William Jen nings Bryan is asHured of the nomitiH. lion for President, on the Democrat i? ticket. The instructions given dele gates by those five States carry Mr. Bryan's vote, it 'is believed, consid erably over the two-thirds necessary to nominate him. Aspirant* for ncLean'?Slioe<. Columbus. O., Special.?The over throw of John R. McLean a--* the leader of the Ohio Democrats in the State convention tMs week has already brought out rival candidates for hi* place on the national committee and for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator next year to suc ceed J. B. Foraker. Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland, formerly a member ol , Congress, is the candidate for national committeeman, and C. N. Haskell, a railroad operator of Toledo and Ot tawa, is in the field for tho senatorial nomination. Seized by Sheriff. Frankfort. Ky.. Special.?TUc office of tho State Treasurer Is in the custo dy of the sheriff. Assistant Treasure? Long said he had received no author), iy from Former Treaurer Day to tura ?vcf that office Although ho had tele let Democratic Xreeaurer Hanger in. Burr took OVta ifrH of poaaeaaion la the ahertfl soil III CAROLINA CHOPS. ?di tj'llieill ?)! I III its, il; ions nnvl Vege table* ttegllll. Col nmbia, S. C\, Sprcial. 1 tilling (hi- w?vi? wiiijin;; \ a. in., Monday, .1 um ImIi (In- i i'Ui pel .i I it it* ,t v framed slight I.v warmer than iisiml. but \sa-> 11 ?M ? I 1 <1)11 ? \||(Iiu:., and \v;|h highly lav in able hi i n>|) 11< ?limum -i?i, 'IllfiC Uric wall I \ .scattered sllOWcIti \ dnv in (he \s????K. K laiiii'all. ()??! SatuulaA and Sumia.s I ha show or.; ? i',v lam. i.en ral. covering the cutlrft Siaii-, H\< ? |ii in iiic w Ystcrh portions* where the rains hindered cultivation, ami ui portions of Ii iinbeig, Miruwoll, ami tii;iii|;i lnni; countic-;, where tin: gl'.ilil.d :i|[ \\?? t f'rolll previous rain ilia \vi i i\ rainfall was \er> hcncihial. t>p?ci.ills so from Sumter liorthwaid ami noiihra I ward w In in gai di ns ami tobaico stood in need of moistuie I,amis Men li;ull> wiiiOii d in tilt4 I'iodniont se< t mi t/rops ci' all l;indi! math' favorable : f pi miai?'!' t It*- abtn-<* w?-ailu>l i'Iiii ' ^ r "?>'?>?? J (here has In i ii an i \rf *s of rains, imtUnj; (ho soil ton wet for ciiltisation and fields are becoming grassy. Corn is small for tin- saeson hut has good color ami is now vary proiuUliiS\x| Karliest lias been laid hy. Motion lathis, in ilia western aoimlP's, are'too wat to < ult i\ ita and grass ami words threaten tho < rop. There is general complaint of grassy rot ton Holds over tlia western counties, where chopping is unlintshed and cul tivation wiis hindorod. and in portions of tin.' south central counties. JSlse whoro cotton. although small for tho season, is growing rapidly, hut lion continue to infest many Holds; (hoy ore, however. grndualh disappearing. Sea-island cotton needs hot weather and moisture.. With 1ho except ion noted, the crop is clean and "well cultivated. Tobacco has improved and is doing wall. It is buttoning low in places. Cutting and curing has begun in Sothern Marion comity. The w heat and oats harvest is nearly finished. Thrashing has begun and the reports continue to indicate good yields. Some grain was d.im*g< d in tho shock by the rains. Reports on rise, sweet potatoes, mel ons, sugar cane, sorghum, pastures, gardens, and truck are uniformly fa vorable. Excessive dropping caused a diminution in the peach crop in places, but as a whole the yield will bo very large. Apples continue scarce. Monies are plentiful. News Items. Governor McSweeney. lias been an vise; Itv Governor Russell, of North Carolina, that he has refused (he re quisitions for Walter Mills and Arthur Mills. Walter Mills is charged w/th assault and battery with intent to If ill. Arthur Mills was accused of porjury. Governor Russell tukoa the position that the requisition is asked for on affidavits based on information and belief, and lie takes the position that indictments should be attached to t:ho papers and not affidavits. The case of Shelton F. Perry, who was accused of murdering Wm. Shuler at Batesburg, was heard In tho count at Ijexington and tne Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. It will bo remembered that I'erry and his broth er were alleged to have killed Hhulor. On application for bail Judge Bennetre On application for bail Judge Benet re fused to grant, ball for Shelton Perry, but let his brother go oft a nominal bond. Shelton l'crry has slnco been in the Lexington Jail. The trial end ed with the aequital of both parties. Tho State department of odueation is doing a large work these days, get ting ready for the summer school*, to bo held later, and keeping up with ?those now in session. Nearly every day basket after basket full of mall goes out to the various county super intendents. trustees and teachers. Russia has made a loan of $1,030,000 to Montenegro. A chnrter has been Issued to the Lancaster Investment Company, of Lancaster. Capital, $10,000. T. Y. Wil liams, president, and C. D. Jones, sec retary and treasurer. Tho well on the grounds of the Good Shepherd, In the town of Wftuwafosa,. Wis., has been bored to thoVdepth of 2.1{00 feet, one of the deepest wells In the world. The contractor has con cluded -he can not obtnin a flowing well and therefore stops. Tho. water rises within eighty feet of the serface and Is soft, limpid, of excellent quality for drink' fc. f*K> washing or culinary pur poses.-; | WaJjj county beans are selling low -and tip "puckers of that county are beginmifir to study the advantages of fered by the canning business. Because the Manufacturers' Wood workers' Association. at Chicago, 111., fias jrrttmed the demand of the Amalga mated Woodworkers' Council for * JLen per cent. Increase, 3.000 mesfwlll strike on Ju At thoJfkt meeting of the board of directors fit the State hospital at ^Tor. cuAninluuw wn mppmuwmr the legtsifttnr? for ? f?0. 000 spproprUt^a to be taaed la enlarg~ lag the capacity. of tfc* I?UtnUon. nHHHHHMI ! FIGHTING EXPECTED. The l?ncrs Withdraw an J Occupy New Positions. Tin: Ml: W I'OSI IT ON TO BE TAKEN. Puller Ala> Alove Into Orange Rlv?r Districts and Co-Opeiutd Willi Alctluicn ami Rundlo. l.on Wai' inHre. urri r.'fYiio Friday night.. General bundle's - patrol had a skirmish with Peer vl UottOs again Wednesday. Somo won der is 1'jc^ireused hero as to what he Is doing with three divisions. It is as sumed by some that General 1 in 1 lot* will move into OraiiKO River (Colony , and ? o ojt iate with Lord Mi/thuen and (ltner.il Rundle in bagging Preside Stevu and his 7,000 or S.000 followers, l'arl of Chri.dlan Hotha's force has halted at Paandekop, IS miles north west of Volksrust. liter parties arc #-iill iii'Hi' Volksinwl and Ore wceaj'doujj all\ upon I lie HiiU-ih tuckets. Tho _ Hril-ish government l? considering T^nnw-T n wiisiTvmTOi nnwmti -r>\r*, he sent to China from South Africa. I# is thought unolllelally that Lord Rob erts could spare a brigade or two, and the necessary transports are now in South African witters. The command* er of the expedition it is tut id will prob ably he General Sir William Nicholson. V\ dispatch from I^oreuzo Marques, dated Friday, says: "Persons have arrived lioro who 'have seen tho preparation of the lloers and learned that they will.f retire, when forced, through tho l//deivburg dis trict. into tho Zoutpuhburg region, adjoining Rhodesia au'd Ga'/aland." The Lorenzo MarqUez correspondent of the Times says: J It appears that S'eyn and not Krugftr, is now tho stum bling block in tho.way of the surren der of the burghers. Shortly after tho Pritish entry Into Pretoria, Mr. Kru- . ger proposed'to reopen Ihn peace nego- ? nations. Mr. ' yn. bearing in mind that his fprujor advlco was scouted, this and pojrttod out that ac cording to the treaty. Uvtwcca the public neither could conclude peao^? without the other. "Mr. Kruger, equally unwilling to In cur the charge of a breach of faith, had to continue the war. Nothing further is known regarding tho rumored peace negotiations; hut it is a niattor of no toriety that Mr. Kruger favors peattK on almost any terms, but dislikes pof** sonally to take an inltiatlvo that . would involve unconditional surrender dor. Ninety-seven burghers out of 200 in one commando h?,vu returned to their homes. ".om the Philippines to China. flashington, l). C., Special.?It seems prrobbulo that, after all, tho United ?_ States troops In tho Philippines will be called upon to furnish a contingent ?5?: J to rasist In the rescue of tho foreign missionaries In China, and in the pro- ' tection of tho foreign embassies and" legations. A great chango has come over tho administration in this regard for rib late as Friday there was" a'fTFIH " 77? ~ determination not to go beyond the employment of marines nnd sailors. There was still such a purpose when tho cabinet mot and there Is even now- , a disposition to limit tho United States^' '' forces employed to tho navy, if sufil cient force can bo sccured from that branch of -the service. So .enquiries? arc being made of tho,navigation bu reau and in turn of Admiral ROmey, to see to what extent the United StateS forees in China can l>c augmented. It is relized that the small force now ^ ] engaged is entirely disproportionate, when compared with the foreign con tingent^, to tho interests and dutu^Kf* tho United States, 'ifierd is reas^i to ? JV believe, that tho navy has dono that it can do*with safety in ChinoC at this stage, and that recourse must be had to the army. Already Admiral Remey has indicated that ho cannot, spare ..JL more marines, and ho is looking to th^ - " Navy I)?partment (for another bafctal- . ion to. replace the men he has oeen obliged to withdraw from tho naval station at Oavito to assist Admiral Kemp (I. The Sick Returning. Manila, By Cable.?Senor Pedro Pa terno;' former President of the so-called Filipln'v government, has been released temporally, and ho Is now conferring with Scnotv Felipe Bucnramlno, form.* er Minister of-JLerJ culture and Com merce, with reference the tatter's peace platform. Two hundred men of the Eighteenth Infantry, who are sick, are returning by the transport Halt' cock, in change of Captain % Important Capture. _ _ ? -'j Washington, D. C., Special.?An im portant capture of Filipino insurigenta was reported to tho War Department s f" Friday morning, by General Mac- ~ Arthur, In the following cable mes sage: "Manila, June "General Macabulos, with eieht^RfU cejw, 124 enlisted men and IS surrendered to Colonel EL H.I of the Ninth Infantry, at TaAac, this morning. Macabulos Is the Aoet im portant and last insurgent I%ilii' B Tarlae and foangaainan. MACARTl MtrSa raws News Items. f ? '..T:rjv; The NttUon&l Conference Charities, at Chicago, Hi:, Thursday. Tor prWWi crttletaos uj? my, sii W Wtortal *** of_ de Mexico were sent to prison dec of DoRy ReySiasw at Hotel. mir^Tortc. '