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V() I ATM 10 XI. CAMDlM S. C? FRIDAY. .JULY 27, NO. 29. Mckinley will mediate. % Tlie Chinese Troubles Submitted to Our Gov ernment For Arbitration. MINISTERS REGARDED AS SAFE. Certain Conditions Must bj Mot by the Chinese (iovcrnment liffore the Presi dent Will Seek to HrinR About Peace. Washington. I). t\. Special.?The President lias listened to tlu* appeal of Hie Chinese government a-; transmit ted through Minister Wu and has Mgned his Willingness to mediate be tween the imperial government and , ih? -wpwn ronmtlons \ which must be met by the Chinese government. Washington, I). C., Special.? -The State DepkUOient is again in u wait ing attitude regaKTTrtg t'bna. It has frankly, promptly and fully am>\\?ie<i the Chinese Emperor's appeal for rumllat ion and tho correspondence g'iven publicity makes it appear that the next move is for the Chinese gov ernment. It Is expected to accept of reject our terms at once, and in either ft - rase the answer must convoy ?.dingsof the state of affairs In Pek'in and the welfare of the legationers. The belief Is not concealed here that the chances lev successful mediation are slight. Mediation cannot be forced upon a party to a cause. It must be accept able to all the parties. If the United States is to mediate in China's in terest she must first secure the assent .^f all the powers who have suffered In life or property at Pekin. The following t'orrospondence be tween the President of the United J rtjitea and the Kmperor of China has ' r>cen made public at the State Depart ment: "Translation of a cablegram received ; by Minister Wu. on July 20. from 'bo. | taotai of Shanghia. dated July 19th: "Hiving received a ? ablebram from J governor Yuan, of Shan T\ing,r dated ! 23rd day of this moon (July 10). who. I having received the privy cjuncil at j - Pekln a dispatch .embodying an import- | id letter to the President of the Unihvl States, hfis Instructed ine to transmit It to your excellency. The imperial message is respectfully transmitted a> follows: The lfinaperor of China to ills Rxcellency, thrt President of the Unlt?d States. Greeting: "China has long maintained friendly relations with the United Stato* anil is deeply conscious that the object of the United States Is international com merce. Neither country entertains the least suspicion or dlstrnst toward tho othor. Recent outbreaks of mutual an tipathy between the people and Chris tian missions caused the foreign pow ers to view with tmspieion the position of the Imperial government as favora ble to the principle and as just to the missions, with the result that the Taku forts were attacked and captured. Consequently there has been clashing of forces with calamitous consequen- i n ces. "The situation here brcmnQ mofe and } aiore serious and critical. Wo have i just received a telegraphic memorial j from our envoy, Wu Ting Kang, and It Is highly gratifying to us to learn that j the United Statej government, having j 1n view tho friendly relations between | the two countries has taken a deep in- j Jerost in the present situation. Now ; China, driven by the irresistible c u:se of events, has unfortunately incurred 1 _ Thinks All Are Dead. 7 l?ndon, tty Cable.?Sir Claude Mac t Donald's message dated July 4, appeal ing foe .relief, is regarded in London ;'s only a prelude to the absolute con fir- j matlon of thfi ja*?sacrc. This is the j opinion alsofof the Japanese minister here. The netwpapcrs suggest that the Hritish minister's dispatch was held . back and released about tho same time a? Mr. Conger's undated dispatch. Ittms From the Gold Field*. Viotoria, B. C., Special.?The steam er Bristol hns arrived from Micha els, after a passage of nine and a half day's. The passengei/s report new dis coveries In TananA. IJrck Creok claims are glvtng from U5 to 40 cents to the pan. A stampede to the diggings Is expected. On June 15 a cave-In of the bank of Jhe Yukon burtfed a boat crew which i& befttoved to number from three to live. Three were recovered, but none havo been identified. On June 20 a "boat containing five passengers drifted out to sea from the ~-outh of the Yukon and are believed' have been lb?t. ***?/ \ JTXHf. ? ?\ ?w i pmm i. A - MO li srfdtf Killed Last Week Manila, by Cable.?It Is offl daily sao^pyd that last week MO Ineur gmfsaurnwdrad - y- warden ptnred.Qtm fciftteHLflfet were take*. _TwefvfAk?er*eaaa were killed mnd eleve? wonted. Tkls In i casualties <* Col. W-n!' J& _ J , ft rorce iw well nigh initvoirt.il indignation. For .settling die |?fs?vji( difficulty China place? special reliance in the United States, We address this mos^ge to your excellency in a 11 sincerity and candidnevs with the hope that yonv ex cellency will devise measures and tak< the initiative in hriiiKing ahont a con. I cert of the powers fur the rostoratloi 01 order and peace. The favor of ?? I kind reply is earnestly requested, and ' awaited with the greate-t anxiety. "Kwang Hsu sixth moon, -3rd day, j l Julv ii>,J ; "It is therefore, my duty to transmit I the above with the requst that your ) excellency, in respectful obedience uf j imperial *wlshc.s, will deliver tho snjne i to its high destination and favor same i with a reply. "VI' 1JKN YUEN. "Taotai of Shanghai." "Kwang Hsu, 20th year, sixth moon. 23rd day. (July 19.)" This cablegram was at once com municated to the President at Canton.' and the following is his reply: "The President of the I'nted Stafrs to the Kmperor of China. Greet "1 have revolved Your Mi,-*sty\ message of tho 10th of July and tunA glad to know that Your Majesty re-1 cognizes the fact that the government j and people of the United States desir# of China nothing but what is just and equTtable. The purpose for which we, landed troops in China was the rescue of our legation from grave danger and ; the protection of the lives and proper- , ty of othors who were sojourning in China in the enjoyment of rights j guaranteed them by treaty and inter- I national law. The game purposes are , publicly declared by all ttye. powers > which have landed military forces in | Your Majesty's empire. ]/?"? "1 am to In for from Your MAjfrsty's letter that the malefactors who have disturbed the peace of China, who have murdered the minister of (?er many and a member of the Japanese legation, and who now hold besieged in l'ek'in those foreign diplomats who still survive, has not only not received favor or encouragement from Your Majesty, but are actually, in rebellion against the imperial authority. If this be the case, 1 most solemnly urge upon Your Majesty's government to givo public assurance whether the foreign ministers are alive, and, if sp,,ln what condition; to put the diplomatic repre sentatives of the powers in immediate and free communication with their respective governments and to remove nil danger to their lives and liberty; to place the imperial authorities of China in communication with the relief expedition so that co-operntlou may be secured between them for the liberation of the legations, the protec tion of foreigners and the restoration of order. If these objects arc accom plished. it is the belief of this govern ment that no obstacles will be found to an amicable settlement of all the questions arising out of the recent troubles and the friendly and good offices of this government will, with the assont of the other powers. l>e cheerfully placed at Your Majesty's disposition for that purpose. V /WM. McKlNLE?." Hy the President: JOHN HAY. Secretary of State. July 23. 1900. Yellow l:evcr in thi Camps. Havana, By Cable?Yellow fever halt broken out in the barracks of the Sev enth United States Cavalry and the First United States Infantry jn Plnar del Hio. There have been nine deaths during the present month and eleven cases are now under treatment in the hosVtal. General l.ree has ordered the camp moved 30 miles intot the country and quarantine will be strictly en forced. The Rebels Successful. Kingston, Ja., by Calile.?Captain Moller, of the Gorman steamer Flan drla, wltfeh arrived bwo from (Colom bia. reports that the government troops entered Colon from Panama on July 15, the latter city having fallen into the hands of the rebels. He also as serfs that Colon also Is now in the pos session of tho rebels, having been eas ily taken on Jufy 16, without a ft?h?. tiabaatlla, in the department of Moli v&r, is surrounded by the Intfiirgo'Jts. The rebels have offered a, reward of tl.000 for the capture, dead or alive, of Captain Christenaen, of the Colombian warshipCordova. Fake Oav?n?Mi Agcars. Norfolk,Special.-?The commandant of the Norfolk navy yard sent' out a? stntsMvt.tlwt n number of persolis 4n North Carothnr,Vtrjinta and Wary land have been of late isyisstutln# themselves aa gvvtniMit *s#sats for li^-^ikyMyiiiNt-sf ut| my. rhanles ts the Norfolk nary jriu*. Tbea^parflww licftMM^s frssd. as On imMMtlM'M mill wlrth 1*4 ~~???**'?' jr. r.r ~ SOUIII CAKOI.INA CHOI'S. Reports SftoM* Hood Progress In A\osf Sewlj^tia. The week ending 8 a. m. July ?Srd, ?vns ncnrl> 3 degrees warmer than :sual. ami had a maximum of 102 de ?s at Hatcsburg, and a mlni?puni of io at Urnuvillr. There were light, widoly scattered showers during (he entire week, lu?av ?s( in the central counties. My far tin# greater portion tjf the State had no I'Uin. and severe drought conditions ;>rcvail in places, The need of rain is ?< neral, and nearly all crops failed, >r arc beginning to suffer for lack of .noisture, especially old corn that is maturing. The dry weather was favorable foi laying I?y, and ridding fields of grass tnd weeds, so that crops are being laid by in generally cle.an condition, ilthough grassy fields are still com> aion. Old corn failed materially, except on inoi.^1 u-Jiere Jt ahawa jjii provement. On sandy lands it is tlrN i?g. Voung corn continues to look well and retains its color, but is not growing and will soon fail unless moidnrc is supplied. Mottom land corn has made little recovery since tho June freshets. Cotton improved slowly, except on \ s;huly land whereat is nhedding leaver wid squares and is turning yellow.Cot Ton is generally small andlat?',alt hough fields are now clean and fruiting nor mally, but the crop is spotted and its average condition remains poor. Sea island cotton is doing poorly owing to drought, blight and shedding. Tobacco is ripening fast, and curilYj* made rapid progress, being now over half Airshed. The hot weather in jured tobacco to some extent. The prospects for a large forage crop is good, especially of field peas wTiieh look yery promising. Minor crops generally, as well as pastures and gardens, are failing rapidly and stand in urgent need of rain. The ap ple and melon crops continue poor, while peaches and pears are plentiful, !>nt the peaches are rotting badly, (?rapes are ripening. A general lain would materially improve tho crop prospects. Incendiary Captured, Wlnnsboro, Special.?Tow Hill, the notorious house burner, was c iP*?sro,l | [ Saturday afternoon at Chester, by Jim j McCarley. lie was taken to Hock Hiil i in the afternoon and Sunday inornii:.^ ; brought to Winnetboro umi lodged in j jail. Hill sot fire to three house-; and j skipped; for two weeks parties scan li ed the woods around here, where he j was supposed to he hiding, but to no j use. He would have surely been lynch ed if he had allowed himself to be cap tured then, but it is thought now tint the law will be allowed to take iU course. A reward of $170 was offered for this capture?tho State offering $100, tie? county (Fairfield) $L'0 and the town $50. Congarce to be Improved. At last the formal advertisement leg for bids for the building of ihc^Pj* and abutment in the Congarce rivek*. near Columbia, providing deep water euij navigation to the foot of Gervulti afreet, has been Issued. Captain J. ('. San ford announces that sealed propos als are to be received at the engineer's oftlec in Charleston until noon on Au - I gust. 23, and then public); opened. The ; award of the contract and the com- ' menccincnt of the work will follow af once. A Knitting Mill. Parties at Orangeburg have written the secretary of state in regard to or ganizing a knitting mill Orange burg, to bo constructed as soon as possible. It is proposed to build the mill on a capital stock of $10,000. too Highlanders Captured. London, lJy Cable.?General Dcwet nas again succeeded in cutting Lord Roberts' communis * ion, both by rail way and telegrat- ind captured ion of the Highlanders." The story of the Federal commander's bold raid romos in the form of a telegram from Gen eral Korestier-Walker, dated at Cap* Town Sunday, July 22. No Exposition Stamps. Wnshington. I). C., Special.?The postoffice department has denied the application of the authorities oX the Charleston inter-State and West In dian expostion for the government is "I sue of a special series of postage stamps commemorative of the exposi tion. The application is denied an the grounds that there is Insnirtetent time within which the stamps can be got ten out and because it is contrary to policy to Issue two different series of commemorative stamps during' the same year. Steamer* in CiMtoa. Belfast, by Cable.?In a collision on Sunday evening outsi4e.J3aUast Lougb, between the local paaeenger steamers Dromedary and Alligator, Ave passen ger* were killed and more than 50 mora *r leas serfonely Injured, In Many ?ases the amputation of legs being nee ??eery. 4ler? were *>o passengers <m ?easels an4.. lain bis ike collision. It Is pease etfcers Iwe been STILL' STUMPING ON ? ? ? Politics Not Quite as Hot as the Weather. ?? ? SENA I j* HU MAN IS ALONG TOO ? Ami Helps the Bo> s Contribute to tlie Gayety of Nal.o;i>--Synop?l3 ol Iho Speeches At IV IIMCttSN Ilk. Bennetts* llle. spoiJul.-- The meeting hero was attended by over h thousand people, and t hoy came for miles to hear the discussion t>f live issues. Th? llrst speaker was Harney It Kv ami. lie said he had bocn taunted with the fai t that he would not in Marlboro attack 'he record if W. D. Kvans. He renewed his charges taday and said they were dlroet at W. I?.'s < tibial re cord. W. I), has no right to rtde on :v pass, lie must pay UJ. rare ami ifil road refunds according to law. Mr,. Hei r.v said thi-A ountv was pros perous "because 11 wiii a prohibition county. Prohibition does prohibit here Col Pettigrow was willing for W. O. Kvans to cany the county, hut he wanted the vot<-.? not going to 1*1 v niiri. ( , - \V. I). iCvalia, who introdue d his competitors. had not intended to speak, but replied to Harney. I he rates arc not driving mills out ? f the State. Five have been established in this county since he went on the hoard, Pacolet is building a new mill in Georgia beomse the altitude o Cheraw Is too low. and the mills now running consume nearly all (ho eolton raised in the State. .7. II. Wharton proposed to con cot evils of demurrage, overcharges, etc. W. D. May field Is not here. lOther idge has not been with tho campaign .for live meetings. The first uaiulldate for governor to speak was}Knmk W. Gary, lie said ho would Hot forco a dispensary on Marl boro and he did not want prohibition forced on Abbeville. l*et each have | what it wants. He believed in the dls- j pensary law. Patterson was the next speaker, lie j is not well?has been sick for three j davs. This is tho political birthplace of'Hen Tillman. There W a powerful newspaper trust, ami McSweeney tri ed to net tho pull of the press. Patter son stated he had sttuk to tho dl?pcn sa ry through the !je.anjjal last ifall. lie did not want to force-the dispensary on Marlboro, but prohibition is but a sentiment here. In addition to Char leston's tl?or Industry, he claimed that there are over 200 in the city of Colum bia. The law can not be absolutely enforced in Charleston, but he would do it better than it is done now or step down from office. Gov. McSweeney said that all Pat terson wants is to fool the people to put him In olllee. Patterson looked all "over the vouchers In the coraptroller general's office and could find nothing against the administration but war rants paying for a few newspapers. No man In South Carolina is so Ignor ant as to think that a newspaper's sup port can be bought,for a dollar a year. Every g jvernor had subscribed for pa pers?some had even taken magazines. Col. Walt Whitman came at the eleventh hour, arriviug from Cheraw. His (piaint witticisms ljept the crowd laughing. Col. Jas. A. lloyt is in accord with Marlboro?a prohibitionist as long as Marlboro has had prohibition. This county has resented any attempt to change. Marion had been a prohibi tion county, but a dispensary was es tablished there without the consent of the people. Dillon had tried to have the dispensary removed and could not. It ill-becomes a candidate for governor to go around the country abusing the papers for not supporting him. Patter son has been Into .sixteen counties and it is a reflection upon him that no pa ?>er has come to his support. Col lloyt could not repudiate or reject the sup port of papers that oppose prohibition, and yet they have taken him up on his lna'hhood. a .... Col. Knox Livingston introduced his competitors, speaking In kind terms of each of them present, as well as of Col. Tillman, who wired that ho was left in Augusta. \ Colcn. Hleass, Winkler anil Sloan each made a strong speech. Many jSfco yle think there is hs much eloquence among the colonels as among the; <.wi dldates for governor. Dr. Tlmmerman and Captain Jen nings wero hero and spoke. Judge Moore rpofcn. Bellinger "wns absent. McMahan was not here. Capers made a B looker and Derh*m bad a little tiff Brookor accused Derham of perverting the record. Derham told him he mu.t not say that Hr?0*Tr returned that Derham had exhibited a bitter from Auditor S<|Uier of Columbia stating that some, of Brooker's charge* wcro not true. Tho latter went to sec Sfjuier and the latter denied writing it. Derham exhibited the letter from Squfer. The candidates for Congress follow ed these those for State offices. The day's speaking was closed with a vig orous and characteristic speo.-b by Sen ator Tillman. Darlington's Day. Darlington, Special.?There was no excitcrnent at the campaign 'meeting hero. Co), lioyt. in a good natured way, got^fter Hen TilJman' for med dling In the gubernatorial race, "Till man. aa at Bennettsvllle, had the re ply on Col. Hoyt. " , The meeting was not aa large aa ether recent gatherings Jsnt & vWy good crowd Ul.intNAk The farm ers are working with Uielr tobacco crops. Tillman made about the same speech he did at Bennetts rille. Mr. tfrank B. Qaiyjws the first speaker.' There are three in the race nVocatlng the; dispensary and ons prohibition. hA did not want to be rejected on specious phn that he la* kin people who "trCson*. account. Ha waa cordially applaaied at hie eon elusion. Matter son be#a* by twiitiac Onry abont ?akia&.a Hit roduccd a hill 'or their relief in the legislature. lit? .is no objection to the (Jury l\i in 11 > holding office, I>ut Frank oiiulu t?? r. in agaitiM M. I.am in for the senate (wo yenrw front now. 0o\\ .MrSwi't'lu y wan applauded ns ho wns presented. 11?> vpoke of the good feeling 11.11 pin, ss and prospcrit \ In the Stale today. His oppom nvs try to mala* tlir people think that ho is In league with the Idiud tiger* If Charleston supports him it m because Ills administration had been five front politics ntid anything contemptible, a busiik'kh admin ist rtt t ion. Col. Movt was received with .',p* plame *print:Ion nit over the yrtrd. After paying hlft r, spects to Oary and McSwecney tie Haiti that Patterson ie minded him of a cogwheel railroad, He has (lie same old *pcech and if he slips a eon jie ran t go. In speaking of illicit sahs in Maine in comparison With dispensary salts here, Patterson I say a nothing of illicit sales heie. All ! of the public mi 11 on both sides in Maine are agreed that the people want prohibition ami the political parties } are afraid of any attempt to repeal the ! law. Palternoju Kimw^ jhiU llyyl ha.t 1 continued to dciiounte as false any ; charge of collusion on his part. ngainst his ancit nt friend, Senator I Tillman, coming Into this race. Pat terson 11 ics lt> prove that the noonday sun shines. Fverybod.t know n that the : law is not enforce' In (Miu;'|cttton. Any law can he ? nt'on cd Wh t,li has a seniblanoe of right, hy ;? ?t executive who h\s nerve, lie had advised Mc Sweeney not t<> make this race. lit) ! ought to have taken wall's advice. Col. Jan li. Tillman paid a tribute i to hie late personal friend tSeorge j Hargan. ,11 in voted it times in *V? i although he was only 7 years old. Why don't mease ami Winkler go back to the legislature and be elected speaker, Frank (Jury isn't in their way? Col. Sloan was in the Senate eight years and couldn't lie elected president pro tem. lit! had had a lot of trouble getting Col. laviugston on a platform, but he is not on the pro hihition platform. Tillman advocated the dispensary. Co]A, Livingston said that the pet\ Dee is uioreJiond Dum boundary. Marl boro and Darlington had been side by Bide in '76. lie had not gotten on the prohibition platform because it is popular. He is standing where he did in the legislature In the '80s and in the 'itOs anil is no.w standing in the Sen ate. York county had asked for the dispensary to be removed, and he had had the manhood to *flght for the re quest in the face of the powers then In control. He would ca.^t the decid ing tote In the Senate for prohibition. The next speaker was Mr. C. L. Winkler. -The people do not care from which section a man comes. What they want to know is what Is the man? Every man in this race for ..cutonant governor Is on his merit, not as a coat-tail swinger. He is running upon his record in the general assembly and upon his ability ami integrity, no advocated I ho dispensary. v Col. .John T. SJoan said he comes up to the requirements laid down by Winkler. Wae in the house of repre sentatives in lStfi, n the constitu tional convention and was Stute Sena tor for eight years. He has had suffi cient parliamentary training to make him con?p?tei?tr lie u..?n't believe in "pro tem," business, lie wanted to bo elected fairly and squarely by the people. Col. Mease said he had a record and he is proud of it. When ne was hut VCi years of age Newberry gave hint l,:;oO out of l.SMM) votes for I lie legislature, lit? opposed prohibition. The majority of prohibitionists want to keep other people from drinking and get all they can for self. Man is responsible to (Jod alone for drinking liquor. .J. H. Moore said he could never manage to meet his opponent on the stump. The latter has gone to Wash ington on a wlhl goose chase. IJellin ger's record is one of failure, llel iingcr Vf.s not here. Dr. Tiuimeiiuan said he could not leave his office to nl^ku every meeting in the campaign while his opponents is neglecting his oft ice of clerk of the court of Fairfield. Capt. Jennings replied that he has a deputy clerk who can attend to tho work. Dr. Timincrman is Stale treas urer and at the same time president of a bank at Columbia and an officer in other hanks. Neither Hrooker nor Derliam was well to-day and the usual spat w; s omitted. Their espeeclics were unus ually tame. 'J'his is Mr. T. N. Horry's home town and he did not speak, but introduced his competitors of whom he spoke kindly. Senator 1'Mtigrew nald he was a na tive Darlipgtonian. His (ir.se public service wits for Darlington. Ho had served In the civil war and in 1X7G. \\\ D. Mayfiold again stated that the present freight rates 'forbid manufac turers from coming here and are dis criminating In their tendency. He was applauded. W. D. 14van* said that when ho went on the hoard there Was not a passen ger train going through Darlington. The hoard had this matter changed. The Atlantic Coast Dine had been charging local rates on all commodi ties. The commission reduced thl? rate 25 per cent. The rato on brick hod been lowered and Darlington had profited by It. He was -applauded when he said that Barney talks about his fighting stock and yet never went to Cuba until th? war wa3 over. He had been con nected with a rotten administration in a Republican postofflce, s<* no won der he MseUp soptfethini? rotten in tne rallroa^f-TOnMWfnrtfin. Wharton could not claim to hav?/ helped make Darlington hon hid fcerred hfs St4te and hie county In war and In the legisla tor. Ha was applauded. MaJ. B. B. Evans was received with UTinil Barney said that hs had nsvsir MselM 4a tee of war or peace He had awaiMI orders to go to Cuba hat they had not been Where was' W. D. the civil war? He was W. D.'s demerits, hat og Hi IV Kvims with betrjiyiiiK t!??' Alliance when he w as president by running olio of l lit- biggest .stores in Marlboro l ouii. ty. riio i>rlili/.iM' factory at DailiUK' ton in the hands of the trust be cijuse lli<? local freight ralrs wen' too high. Tito rate on tobacco to d>tii niental to 1 >ai IniKton. It Wiiit tlicit about o'clock au?l Senator Tillman w;t 11 (?*?) to speak so ho aoiiM ii?'t off on the train. Col. Iloyt was not in tlii> audience. Senator Tiiltnait was received with applause. Hi" lt.nl always received the support of t his count y lie wanted (he people to see how tat lie is net tiiiK Heople grow tat on abuse and pap lie liad worked lor every cent he >;ets. From some words altered here so mo might he led to ttiink that lie is med dling. That old gag <> 1* coiit tail swing ing has been heard again. llo, hud never posed as a bofcs. He had al ways hil the people in (lie way they wauled to o Col. Iloyt is an honor able man. who bears upon his person the Sears of battle. Hut lie ought not to object to Tillman's differing witU him on public iiiauLS. ? ^ Mr I'. III so n Capers followcu Senr.* tor Tlllniau lie said that MeMahnu i. - V ;.y.....-.1..yl the throats of ttie l?aihni;ton people. If elected he would let the county su perintendent have the responsibility of i mining the summer si liools, and lie would help ttie county upecintmd'-nI. lie \\<!lt to tile State sllliliner school end Kiiiml three out of four ol lb'? l< ai he; :< failures, At Lh;s(>liit il. Cheraw. Special Tin ro wc-ic alotst. , tut) <11' farnu/ls id (III* court house lit Clu-?t< rllcld <o hear llio candidate:* fiiv Slate oHioyto. This js W I' Kvens 11:iti\ ?? < iiiini v! Mr H? n y ina.rrlcd in (I'.s county. !im! IVl/'crcW came from .'ii <i<i juiiiii!A county. 1 larm y Kvana luiw \\ ? 1> very vigorous. May l:< ! I !-|n>l\f i'.s ii'-ual. Wharton w is not In n*. The ;?!" ? ' I"1' 1 i* ntennnl go\eru rir vurc iitnml tin' same <u-i usual Mi. DtfVhAni whs <i<11 i<~ unwell and i< niain ul at Cheraw.' Air. UrooKs was ??<?t in gnort form fit hfr. MoMahan rejoined the campaign and met his opponent. Capers. (."'apt. I< linings \v;i.< :it Ibe, nn'cting, but Hr. Timniernian was nnl. Solicitor Johnson ami hi:i opponent, Senator ill own. spoke. For (lie tirst timo in the campaign national issues wci'c disnissoil iiiul tlx li lull lly. St rail set (lie paiA^U the eont?st for his old scat in congress, now occupied by IV K. I 'lnlex, and tho 1 a 111 r lit pt it up. P.oth advocate tho K.'in-H-i i 'ity plat Un it). McSwcutt'.v if ad lelti rs from his COIlMa bleH. his own H|?p< Mil prove his rt coed. I'attcison \vji? blightly applaud" it McSwoi'iii y made a stronger speech than usual and was \cry wall reoo.ivcd. He is running oh his record. and if ii is not creditable lie <lo<\s not want to stand. 11?? declared that (he mayor of Cluirluiton and the police are trying to do th"ir duty by tho dispensary. There wan not iiiikIi enthusiasm in the meeting until Pat terson interrupted Col lloyt in. his speech. The colonel replies spicily and the crowd cheered him. Col. lloyt said Tillman hail rebuked M(Sweeney at Heiinettsvillfi. Tillman has tli" technical light to in odd Ip'in this race, but it is not expcdlentrncn had come into tho campaign to single out some candidate. Why not 1$*#* Watt? He nould maKc ii new platform to suit Men and "would rait} hell on Chicago's street ' to perfection. (*? Walt giive a new dclinition t?f himself. "I am a kind of business man and n1at.esrniu*i combined." (iiiry was recirved with applJic.se. llo and M< Sweeney received flow< if. Cay made bis same upe^h, oxr.ept to allude the Robinson bill, the loei.l opinion bill wl|ich Col. Hoyt bad charged him with not. supporting, lie showed a copy of the bill to Col. Iloyl and ealbo his attention to the fail that ii p.opa'od to abolish the State dispensary, and for that reason lie had not supported it; lie had thought that Col. Hoyt would have the fairness to make tiiix statement, but lie. luw' uo? done him tho Justice to da so. C 3 in (Jen n:ciin(. C unden. Speelal ?-'I he c rowd here | .Viis no! veryli<i go. and was disponed : '<<; be noisv, the speakers being fre- | i\ently inten uptcd. | (Jvn. I'loyd and Mr. Winkler were at ; home .and . xtrnded the courtesies o' he t.'jwn Hlitl -tJliUt^V to their o,M?'* | ient; and otters. Phairmm Kirkland t &PTig-.l ~ tt-rr of ; h<- cirrus wuprubsont, \ but hi- would i irot out a nlcc lot of animals. Thor<- was Utile new iti the s;iee lies if Captain leanings or 'Mr. I imniT- | una. Mr, iK'iba'o -was not l-et'*-. air! Vlr. Hooker drelarod bl-> embirraxK aient on t'.rjt uc count. Mc.Mahan and Capers prodded eacl j >ther a liltle l>if. ?t" Col. W. I). Hvaiis and Mr. Deny were letninro h.v a railroad accident In j N'orth Carolina, but came in l^ter. Mr <V. h. Mayfield railed attention to r.xis. .ng tiviln in railroad rato?. Col. Whar? Ion said he made a home run through r.aniden 3f? years ago with Sherman behind him and he would run r.B welt Ihis time, barney Kvans pitched Into W. I).'h re?ord and wtin cheered. Sena tor Petti grew 8?id that br a farmer he has felt t he need of better freigh*. rates. When W. I). Iivun* came, ha-mad*) i spirited reply to the charges. If he lad been bought by railroads the tamo price would buy a cow pen full Hkc tl}0 imn who makes the charges. Mr. Berry also spoke. Gov. Me?w?Mtey referred to t!n glo rious record < of Gens. K*f"hsw. Cl?e? nut and -Kennedy. He U Maa4tDg on hU record?not pulling down Bis oppo , nents. for any nun may aspire to any office which he thinks ft* jrtjr ill. He rba4 a- poer lwy and w poorbor tuay aspire to bifh and ' noble things. Prohibition has 4>e?n * dtifnaT failure He believe* the dupentorjr law to the best solution. It ha* been enforced, under hto administration. Thwe ha# bMS B6 "bloodshed and consUBMs WW" done their duty. He has letter* from ea. to tho ealWWr Urn, under him. He was % ?if * ?.y? - n This withering in Hampton Park re* ?ninded Col. Ilo.vt of 1N70 whotl Ker diaw county was true. Tito people have iir\ or had an opportunity of pass iuk on iiiti dispensary question. lie struck a popular chord when he said that In ISftU tho people voted for pro hibition and were given the grentost curse in the world. ( There wore orlon "\\'t don't want the dispensary.") Vgalu wIumi tho colonel declared |hnt llit> dispensary is the aupply depot i>l 1 >1 iMtl lirers and keeps mean liquor, hc^ sirmk^ljo popular sentiment and war i litM . t il lu- lily. Ho then called ntten* lion to Cary',# position on tho Robinson hill, ami gave Clary oreUlf. for voting, for it on the ground that It abolished the Slate dispensary. HoweveV, said the tolonel. Oary here erred in judg ineiit for half\he counties in the Statu \\o11111 KOi prohrKition under Clary's lo cal option and there would ho no need for ihe state dispensary, lie was on I litisiasl lea 11 v cheered. (I. Walt W hitman took exception be cause ho was in>t introduced as a can ilitlate for governor. He hasn't got tho machinery of the Slate behind hint. Theorizing won't tlt> for tho people's Moot I ami Co! Hoyt can't toll how to enforce prohibition. lilind tlgojrs haven't boon decently suppressed. 'rijf .un ui^na< JL , lor lloyt. Wall exclaimed "Ain't it a* pit iiy ,-poetnclo io tee fellers drunlc on Miml tiger liquor hollering Cor a prohI-j? hi lion candidate.'' Clai\ whs received with applause. The <11 pensary has never had a fair showing As soon as it came out from under the lash of tho court It was ad i ministered by a man who difd not en [ force it. x i Constable llalcmnu cluilleny.od Cla i ry's .statement that the law has not I been enforced in Columbia. (! 'iv replied that it Is commonly ; >tated that then' are 200 tigers in Co ! luinbia. P.tit man denied (his; aaitl there were . Ic." s i ban I tin. | tJa-y t'onelmled by Hilling Into probl-** hi I it ?:i. The 1 >c mourn tic parly of -Malno \ if. vi ry tabs tie against prohibition Id ; 'hat Slat", (iary wll.i clteered during | Iti.-i :->|M ? " h. anil when he said that the . t<>|. , t (\?| H??yt would HHV?n /r4H+ i<iu?? r, >e:ne of the audience exclaimed. ?That's w,hnt we want." Clary eon } i<iii.leu that the uublic.schoo!a_would lo. e noMiiug by reducing tho profit OU ; liquor in per cent. ~ : I * i* t tkou said that (lary had boasted ^1 'heraw alonl the big vote ho would | ft' in Hie low ciuntry. Patterson laid :low"i a proposition that ho would make ?ii instrument in writing that he would uel more votes th in Clary in tho coun ties \ Mted. or he would withdraw from the race after the first primary. He saitl H at M< Sweeney was regarded as ml of the race now, and Others yfjgro ryiiiK to profit by ft when ho had ac oinpll. lied tho work h1m -clf. "lie" at. ::ckcd Clary's local option. He said hat Clary had made people of Charles on :ai<l CJeorgotown think that he fa .oret! high license f r those places, 'attrrmn re?d from the (luorgctown rimes to show thi-:. He h id just Ktart ?d cti McSwceiiey and hidn't touched iroliibi:Ion when his time was out. Winkh r was given a regain* ovation, {lease accused him of takiug five dlf erent po.-itlons on the liq^ou-^fiKistiou ?i the legislature. Win liter 'explained iis attitude and the cn>wd cheered ? vim. \ Jim Tillman referred, to Tlloaso as <?? 'fro-k-l tiled member of the legl-latnre *, ! O I "Ik I <*???-? :.U<lvt?U>> iUUiilUiC-". lie Wns Too Oood for (he "Teen." A ft'w weeks ago two ik'tci'tivcB, oito from London nml the oilier a (Slas now 111:111. wore discussing their profes HOllIll ?'.\|K?rlO!l('?*H ill Oil!' of t lie StlVCtA ^)in Clasgow. . An argument ensued oil tIn* respective abilities of English nml Scottish thieves, aitfl the smart <hi? fi'itin London, on their parting nt a street corner, s:ild that If the London thieves, especially pickpockets, were as harmless :is the Scot (lull oitCs, they would soon lie cleared out. Taking tills jih an aspefalon cast on llie astuiciiot's of the Scottish police as well, tlic (.Slasgow detective was net 1 led, and thirsted for revenge. Look iii>j round, lie espied a little fellow who had been dogging them, and who was known as an expert pickpocket.' Crossing the street, he addressed the ' At I toy, and pointing io the ivt renting lignre of the English detective, he ask ed if lie would know him again. "A \e,' replied the boy. "What aboot' it "I want you to lift hla ticker. He mvk ???? one in- <4la?*goTr can iT'llero him of ll." "Ah. it's a riclit?see ony green?" "Honor bright, Tommy! I'll give you half a crown when you dellv?;rjip tb? watch to me." "Ye wifl; an* what else?' "Nothing else." "Let's see, -then. I'm to lift the ticker, an' you're to pay half a cruwtt " for't on the spot7" -Yes. thafs.it." V "An' wait ye ken it if ye seen It? ^ "I would among a thousand." "Is that it, then?" and the boy, dtT ing Into his trousers pocket, display ed the identical watcl), and'explained that lie had secured It "while the gent was ehaflin' a boot the prig#." t!?*??'? OnvHat Salt Lake City still present* one of" the most absorbfcfcljr tatetovting fields for the sociologist to be found on this continent. .The eoodttlooo most. vital to a. peoply'e llle ax there **> ogwwih?lliff la a rtM. abirbyj far fcsssstb TSar **> n>mprsli?&A?d sojourner Who ' looks Lit rough rttbn- Mormoi or Owtll*1 eyes. Two fwnaiuM have tore iswr tw tin tradiuooa of tk* binding to ibtm, old cvoada to tbelr follower*. Who TOO are told fi ni ftt fiHfc rw aaoe to be half a Mt Ot US,