The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 26, 1901, Image 1
TO BE DAMAGE SUIT
Final Outcome of the Sampson-Schley
Contro\ersy.
AN INVESTIGATION IS ASKl J FOR.
The Admiral Intimate* that Me \N *1
IK Miami That a Court Pass AJpvo
the Merits of the Controversy,
Washington. l>. t\, Special.- -T he
Washington Post telegraphed A:l
mi ml Schley that in /in editorial it
insisted that lie i > \v it ? 1 it io himself, a.-1
Well as to his iriends, in begin pro
ceedings against Mr:, Aim lay. the an
t hoi oi the history of liic Unite
Stales navy, lo disprove tlx* latter'?
? charges. adding: -Will you do this'.
JMeaso wire statement. '
ill reply It received the followim
, ?? .'*S .
"(ireat Neck, L. I., July L'.'V
"tiditor Washington Post: I be
lieve the llrst sli p should l:e an in
vest igat ion t?t" all matte: s by a < oui l
then a civil action afterwards. I an:
preparing to take this course.
"W. S. SUiiLRY."
The Post, as a result of extensive
Inquiries based upon the admiral's di-;
patch says in pari:
"Admiral Schley propones It) ask an
invest igat ion at the hands of a n:iv<>
com! of inquiry and then to sue I lis
lorian ^Inclay for libel. I lis action it
the sequel to the developments dur
ing lhe\past \veo!< when the entire
country hp>; -t.ci n stirred by the pu!>
Jication di the unexampled ahu?i
poured out upon him in the thin
volume of 10. S. Mae lay 'is history oi
the United States navy, it: which pub
Jication Schley is said to have rtu
away "in caitiff liigiit," and is. i:t ad
dition, denounced as a coward,, a cut
and a traitor.
.The Sehhv court of impdry will tin
douhtedly be one of the most eel"
brated. eases in the naval or military
history of the country. The high rani
of the officers involved in the con
ifoversy and the intense public feel
ins which has been aroused will com
bine to give to the investigation i>
dramatic int'erest. Nothing lias oi
currcd in Washington for many years
that will compare with it. The ap
pointment ol the court of inquiry it
expected lo be made by Secretary
Long. though it could be in the powet
of the President to make the' selec
lions if he chose. This is hardly
likely to occur, however. Admira
jfKebleyY. loiter 'asking for the appoint
1 merit of the court will Mi, addressed
lo Secretary Long, wiio nt-his innne
Jliuie chief. To address the communi
eaiion to the President, ignoring Sec
rotary Lous, would not only be i
?breach ?d naval etiquette, but wouh
be totally at variance with Schley'*
J* caret ill ooservanee of iMim uikms i>:o
cedure. The court. tberelore, will hi
named by Secretary Long, unless lu
shall 'prefer lo refer the matter to tin
President. Mr. Long has already
staled that if Admiral Schley request
ed a court of inquiry he would grant
the request, and has also expressed
his willingness to personally selec.
the court."
New York. Special. ? The llerah
say*: "Hoar Adinirpl Winlield Scot'
Schley has asked Secretary Long t<
appoint a court of inquiry to deter
mine the facts in regard lo his eoursr
in the Santiago campajftn. While Ileal
Admiral Schley will not discuss his de
termination, or evou admit that hu ha*
? asked for an inquiry, since he couk
> not do so without a breach of nava
etiquette. The Herald is neverthelcsi
in the position to announce the fact
that the application has been made.'
Seaboard Strike Settled,
Norfolk, Special. ? The Scnbaard Ai.
Line machinists' strike was rett!e;
Tuesday on the hour basis. Porstmoutl
Richmond, Raleigh. Hamlet, Monroe
and Abbcvillo mechanics get L'7 ten:)
per hour and all other points 30 i:3nts
The apprenticeship system is to l.?
regulated. Janus O'Conacll, president
of the International Machinists, cum
to Portsmouth for a conference wU)
lh?? abov?v-relwV4>
To Punlsli Lynchers.
Rom6?'Hy Cable. ? in accordance with
fnstructions from Washington, the
American charge d'affaires hero hax
Informed Signor Prlnett. t ho Italian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the
Federal' government will take every
legal means to secure the pun'shruent
of the lynchers of the Italians In Mis
sissippi. In this connection the minis
tor has expressed his full confidence
that these most guilty of the lynching*
will be sought out by competent au
thorities.- H* also Paid he felt hii : e the
criminals ; would not go unpunished a?
happened in some preceding cases.
. Wrecked By An Hxploslon.
Stockholm, "Sweden, By Cahle. ? An
exposition of petroleum on board the
American schooner, , Ionise. Adelaide,
which left Philadelphia, April 24, for
Stockholm, resulted in the dfirth of
Captain Or r. ten members of the
fcfcooner's crewr and four 'Swedish cus
torn* officials. Two of the crow were
uved The ezpioafoln?set the a^hobnei
afire tUd the blatins p>tro!eu m engulf
ed the ve*acl and those on hoard. ^
(Jv. Brief Mention.
_ An order tOcm"lmtnlcipai 6^pens>s
ChlrSlo? in. CU iu ^ ' Jc"" r krl
An l* Tarl Bcm. Xan./ iutve
ordered- elpsed -a?d-4b? mandate
Albtvmarta, N. O,
to tlw Cotton M O)l
>rcm??7 Hoot ntinwd to
SfeattSSUM. RC^tO meet Qarmn^t
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CONDITION OF, CROPS.
! Normal loinpcmturo With l.cjis ilinn
Average Sunshine.
The average temperature, for the
week ending s a. m.j July 22nd, was 8>i
degrees, or practically normal, with a
maximum <?f ;>7 at Hattsburg. and a
minimum of at Greenville. The av -r
ago sunshine was b'low normal. and
.more sunshine would have bei n hi ne
fleial in the north border r.iun'.i.'s.
High winds broke down mu< h < o:n in
a few counties, on the 1Mb
The rainfall ranged from 1 s> than
hall' an inch to over five in -beg. the
?former in the evntral portions o.' th
Jstate, and central Savannah. The lar
jzp r amount f<* 1 1 In Marlboro and New
' . n>erry counties, while over the eastern,
northeastern, northern, and txtrcnu
western counties the rainfall was gen
orally excessive, and ^lamage t ? c:o;h,
by flooding bottoms and lowlands, and
by preventing mmli needed cultivation.
A few points had Insufficient ra'nfuli
and there crops are suffering an I (.11
li/ij ijitjij'Sii'jiJ ?" I'r-f 111" !?>??? ?> >>
tion of the State the weather \*as fa
vorahlo on growing crops cars' ng a
general, and in places a marked im
provement in kheir condition.
Cotton improved thionghout the
Statu. and. while st.:ll vor.v sa;a!!, i*
growing fn.^t and in most place* is
fruiting satisfactorily. In a few s't
ti(?ns it is heavily fruited, while smi"!
young cotton has no; begun to bloom,
'rhe outlook for this crop is de.-id. ly
better than hen tofore. although some
fields remain grassy, and all of it iveds
more cultivation, but over the eastern,
northeastern and portions of the north
ern c^untus the ground was t >o wet
for cultivation. Sea-isiand continues t i
blight in spots.
}?arly corn is a failure in many p'a
ccs, and. although s otnewhai improved,
is very poor generally. It is maturing
rapidly in the eastern portions oc the
State. Young corn, especially that
planted on stubble lands. Ioo'<s qu:t?
promising. On river btottorns, wlier;
usually the finest corn is raised, t <*
crop will amount to practically noth
ing. ' ?
'tobacco shared in the general Im
provement, and in pjaces has s:arf?d
n.'jw growth that will delay cutting
but cutting and curing mane fair prog
ress, and som? has been marke:e ).
Sweet potatoew-iyyk promising; Rome
'RHys still being set out. while in C ia"
leston county some fields are icady lo
dig and to market. Itice is exc Heat,
but caterpillars are d * royin? cp and
i rirp in Iliintna county. as came up to
good stands; some section* iepo:t
more than the usual a i cage sown to
peas, others less. Sugar cane and pas
tures are good. Melons a:e grneraMy
poor. There is widespread complaint o,"
peaches and grapes rotting.
Avoided n L.y itching.
Denmark. Spcclal. ? ? Wash Jain s n
who attempted \ criminal assault upo >
Mrs. George ljutto 1' Orange'.ung
?ounty. only tailed m iiim iuimm-v by
the arrival of field hands, who, hear
ing screams. c:inie to her assistance,
when the negro ran off and escaped.
He was traced and caught at Wood
bine. <4a.. Hiid brought to Denmark on
the Seaboard train Saturday afternoon.
While on the train Jamison 'grabb.nl
th pistol ftom one of his guards and
attempted to itill xV H. Pearson and J.
J. Foglr. who liaa him in charge.
Brief Mention.
The Treasury employes who place
the seals and numbers on notes ol the
I'nltcd States Monday reehed the
number of iou.oon.uort on Hip $l silver
certificates of (ho series el 1S!M?. The
numbers wi'l no! go any higlwr as the
printers have lwen\4nstrtirtesl to turn
hnek to No. 1 of letter A.
Maj. John Donaldson, of Cincinnati,
aged 02. <1 iorl at Atlantic City, of
Brlght's <li8?jH.se. Major Donaldson
was one of the best known business
men in Cincinnati, and he also had an
extensive acquaintance throughout th
South, where he ttnd traveled f?v
yearn in r business capacity. Ho was
a n^.ior in the Confederate army.
The promoters (At lie Vioksburg an:l
Hattieshurg ItnilroXd Company met
at Jackson. Miss.. i?rfectod organiza
tion and stt on footjthe plans lor the
preliminary survey. IThe road \* Hi
run l ron) Jackson to Hattieshurg. P.
M. TIarding?was <-J<fTod president. Tlie
capital utock was fixed at $2,5<>u.0-'?0.
Tbe Virginly Prohibition Conven
tion nominated O. C. Ilucker. of il?d
ford for (Jovernor.
At Dingess. VV. Va.. H-njamin CiiMer
and William Dennett, white, were shot
and killed by llcnry Alexander, col
ored.
A committee from Washington, D. C.,
which has been inspecting the park
system of Europe, has arrived in Lon
don.
A street railway company in Chi
cago which has 210 miles of trark offers
to have gycry street if occupies if the
city will renew, its' franchise, which
expires in 1903.
Karl Kuwil pleaded guilty of ihp
charge of bigamy before the House of
Lords and was sentenced to thre-i
months' imprisonment.
' ??
Captured correspondence between
President M. T. Steyn, of the Orange
Slate, and Secretary F. W. Reitz, of the
Transvaal, wan made public In L/n
don.
Ed~?r'J ?chroodar, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., hild a hand blown off by an infer
nal machine sent Through Mbe mails
and/ Benjamin Rogenblum ia under ar?
rtjA. ?
S. Pleasants. of AsbeviH<?, N. C.,
has been made superintendent of the
Koscluako Cotton HOIs, a big plant
wbicii Was ju*t befun operations "sn'i
New Orleans. ? .
An unknown man wan found mur
dered In n wood nenr CarUije, Pn?
A $SOjOM,eM combination of- tne
glass bottle aMnsfneturers Is reported.
, Mrs. MoXOUer* coed It km continues
ftaJnHtTMl-Ottto*.
I.. In* w*i. wort I
tt AthUltfc City 1
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PRAYING FOR RAIN
The People of Missouri Send l'p Po
litions,
rill: HOTTEST SUNDAY ON Rt:C0?D
?
People dene ally UalhereU in I liclr
Places of W orship and I'raycil l ot
Rain.
A Sunday special from St Louis
says: Oiv this, the day that (iovciiku ,
Doekery designated ftM. f.i.iiinK an I
prayer to (Jod that the present drought
might '4?e broken in Missouri, all rec
ords fur hot weather in St. Ia>u!s
were broken, tin- weather bureau titer- |
mometer on tin* custom hous ? register
ing 10S degrees. On the streets and in
exposed places, the mercur> went
tt to-KTWx liigner. Tne 3'tfOrrT bro- '
ken \4as that of inf. made in the early
eighties.-' As early as 7 a. in. the day I
gave promise of being unusually warm.
At that time the thet?mometer register
I ed !") degrees, and from then on until
I ?.:Z0 p. m., tho mercury steadily el.nib
pd upward under the impulse of a fler, o
| sun shining from a cloudless sky.
Hardly a breath of air stirred all day.
j The Governor's proclamation was very,
generally heeded, nearly every chut\ h
in the city holding well attended ser
vices. given up to. prayer that the
| drought which has prevailed several
months, and threatens the de*tru< tion
of all vegetation, might l>n brokt'n.
This is the second proclamat lo:i ol
the character ever made in Missouri,
In 187.r?, a time of drought and grass
hopper pec?, Oovernnr Charles H. liar
din called upon the. people of the Slate
to pray for relief. This call was .il.su
generally observed.
Another Record llrcaket .
Washington. 1>. C. Special. ? Tho
Weather Bureau Sunday night issued
i:v following :ipec :il b:llviin. "P. .li
neally tho entire country was roverot
bv tho hot w?v;> e<,:-e;d tho immedi
ate Pacific coast, and in tho States of
Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, nearly all
previous high records were exceeded.
Tho maximum tomperaturo line of
100 degrees encircles the great corn
belt. At Dubuque. Iowa, and at
Spririglleld, 111., tho maximum te:n
pcintureM ?f J oh degrees were two
le^iv'C.i nlnive lii" highest previous re
eon!. while nt. St. Louis, the maxi
mum of 10!) has been equaled but
once before f.a /ngust 12. 1881. At
Chicago the maximum of 102 degrees
equals tho previous high record of
July 10 of tho present year. In the
States of Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
the duration of the present heated
term Is without precedent., there hav
ing been practically no int< rruption
it. .-e?ri nerat ures of f>0 or over since
June IS. a period of ,'M days. Oil IS
'days of this period the maximum tem
perature at Kansas City was K?0 or
more.
'"There are as yet no indications of
any relief from the abnormal heat. No
rain has fallen in tho corn belt for
the past three days and none is Jn
sight, it is of course probable that
scattered local thunderstorms which
are always accompaniments of pro
tracted periods of heat, mny fall at
times, but no hope can be entertain
ed at. this time of any general rains
or permanent relief.
t Signed ) "II. C. Kit A NK ION I'*IKlw),
"Forecast Official."
, Brief Hcntion.
The Nuachinists strike is off in
Seranton, Pa. At a special meet in?
Saturday afternoon the action of the
night before was reconsidered and a
motion to ..return to work on Monday
morhing pakscd unanimously.
Governor ty-Millan. of Tennessee
positively asserts that lie will n it be a
candidate for a third term as govern
or. It is understood that. the governot
will be a candidate to succeed t'nitel
States Senator W. 15. 1 la tV> i i? i;;<V~>.
The maximum temperature for Sat
urday at Lincoln, Neb., was IftL' ani)
for five hours it was 100. A high hot
wind from the.. south blew steadily.,
blighting corn p^thably more than
any day sine:? the drouth began.
Members of the cxecnttve t> ard o)
the United Garment Workers met in
New York Saturday night and ordered
a general strike. The *tiike will in
volve more than &?),( >00 inen and wo
men and g')?'S into effc;*t to-morrow.
Twenty-eight loaded coal oars were
plunged into a ravine on the Seian'-ca
division of the Ontario & We t"rti
Hailrod'd Sunday by the breaking of :i
ear wheel near Hancock Junction, X
V.
Doubt as to Tlieir N'ht'onalitv.
Washington. D. C., Special.? Mr
Caragnanl the Italian ch^-^e dc af
fjirei, called upon Acting Set-re; a ry
of Slate Hill Sunday to prepare a nor.*1
as to the progress being made inro
tho killing of the Italians at Krwin.
Miss., recently. The charge de affaire*
has not yet been able to secure cv:
dence to establish the nationality of
be. .mtmV nify?ou?h &?b<> Lalian au:-ho<i
ie<? original'.* reported otherwise., and
anlfSij this shall b? forthcoming and
it tfhnll be nhown that they were not
naturalized to the rpifed S'a tea, there
vlU be no fiirTher .pro.:ar>drng<Tir"tK?r^
aae. as far. as the Sta'e ty?r?r?ment '??
once:-ned.
Crtr lied IJy Fallinf Wall.
Coln:?h;u, f?a , Spr/,TM ? A *tron^
. vn, wiyd and bail storm passed ov<~
V'iTumbn* Saturday sfrpmrrm.- A
Vavy dead wall on the clit GeorgU
ioute lot blown down, eomplete
?/ demolishing* trees. isnt.nga'
li mbing shop. Hamms' bakery and a
caul store ware eru*h?d, Two )a
>s snd a little Ik<t wera ware in the
ikes y, a*d <*at ul Ibejn was fc/dl y
*.?/? Several persons were shocked
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'^r:vCy~
NOW I IMl RRAOl: HULKS.
Iinpcrlmtt Action lly ttic Slate Rail
road Commission.
The teldte raiio.id Commissioner has
made i> ii.'t ? it :i? v.- storage rules.
The * > >111 in ? >?!"?? . H i - I'Pi'ii working on
the i li i ? i.no has gone
0 .-<?!* iVll iiit* 1 1 1 it * < t the southern
Si. lies. Th^l'i* I ii ??** IH'Pll tit'VCI'Hl
1'iiilt : i:t rs '.villi ill" railroad olllcials
ii : > | ilit-1 ??'!)? cis of (In' Mil' service lis
sot i;ui- ii. ' lie iK" villi's iivr em
1 t ii* i i i:> ; !u follow 'nig action Ol I lu?
I. lilt!
\\ hc!v:-s nn t \.':i? passed by I lit*
l t :iti a I ntoer.ldy el' South Carolina
m Up' it ki,l:ir se^s'tii of HHM, ami
ilu'i'al'i 'i- ai i'.t.xt l l.v tin* governor
of tin* I .Mil tla\ of- February. A. l>
l:ioi. authorizing aii'l requiring tin*
board of railroad commissioners. "to
li\ aiitl prescribe a schedule of mux I
ilium ratt's und t hnrges fov storage
mailc ami charged hy the vailvofttls
doinft business in iliis State, ami to
IK what Unit* after the reception ol
freight at plat e of destination sin h
charges of storage shall begin ami
for other purposes. Now he It
Kcsolved. That we. the hoavtl of
S v. vr/>% SSSSVW
.if the authority contorted h> said act.
Ii x the following i nlt'S ami maximum
rates for storage charges to apply t ? ?
all freights stored hy the railroads
i doing business iii tliis State:
1. .Ml Ire-ght re. i i\etl for iU5ivi;>
is >nihJei'L to slot age regulation*.
'I All i :i. ' age freight not removed
hy own* r t from the custody of tin*
railway company, within seventy two
l72)houis utter legal notice of the ??"
i i\al i hereof has hei-n given to tun
sigm-e, computed from I- o'clock ol
lilt: day following tin; uate ol such
notice of arrival, shall thereafter l.e
subject to a charm- lor storage. as set
forth il> rules I of these regulations.
U. Prompt notices shall I e given to
consignees of the arrival of freights,
ami the said noiice must show date
of its issue, and the time allowed .lor
removal without charge lor storage.
t. The maximum charges lor the
storago of freight hy tin- railioa la
when stored in the wan-houses of the
said rnilroadb in this State, shall he
as follows:
For fixe days and under. I < cut per
hundred pounds per dav.
For lo days and over ;? da>s. ii
cents pej- hundred pounds.
For :??> day:: nnd over I" days, *
cents per hundred pounds.
For ;i0 days ami over -<? days 10
cents per hundred pounds. ^
Foy |n days and over ;iu tlays ,10
cents per hundred pounds. /
Foi* r,n days; and over M days; 1 ??
cents per hundred pounds.
Each additional week ami fraction
i hereof thereafter, -? cent per hi-.n
"died pounds. The minimum charge
for any one shipnu ni shall he live
cents. Not niore than 51 P:>v day
shall he charged' for any one < onsign
ment not in excels of a ear load.
5. A consignee living four miles or
over from the depot, and, v. ho.->e
Height is destined to his residence or
place of business so located, shall not
l?e subject storage charges allowed in
the above rules eniil a sulllcient time
lias elapsed after notice for s-aid
vi.ix... In ri'innvi'' vsiid irooitv! I>V
tin* e'xer? ise of ordinary tnligeme.
ii. Shipments detained because
billed to order and awaiting hills of
lading of instructions as to disposition,
shipments held for want of billing in
sti actions, shipments held for inspec
tion. change of billing or for any
other purple, by owner or his agent
H1>. Hiibjeet t?? storage charges. ami
if such freights are forwarded to any
other point accrued storage will he
added to ih<* billing as back charges.
7. The rates herein prescribed are
maximum rated, hiit these regulations
will not he held to be violated. If low
er rat eft are made by the roads pro
vided thai all shippers at the same
point are assessed similar rates with
out discrimination.
S Legal holidays and Sundays snail
not he taken Into account. In reckon
ing the 72 hours herein allowed for re
moval of freight wit hop t charges.
Due diligence on the part of Hip
shipper o/consignee to remove freight
promptly/shall be deemed hy the rai
roads a Imfiicient ground upon which
to remit! storage charges accruing hy
reason iw hail weather or Impassible
' "lo"' Freight and storage charges
innt't be billed in seperate Men)?
though they may he hilled on tin saim
o|] (l(l(
1 C. WlLBOItN. Chairman.
C. W. (JA11KIS.
J. H. WHARTON
Commissioners.
D. DUNCAN, Secretary.
American Enterprise in fli*xico.
City of Mexico, Special. Llxehan^r
mm .^ew Vork lis* rewhed h premium
of i . i abo< ' I- .ir. This is A whoily
unjirnt edented There is e nit inued
talk of the consolidation of the Kroa'
hanks i:i order to ofl'scT growing Ann:
lean financial ami business laflnenc*
It was reported that the entire streer
rail way ? gyslen of lira e'ty anil the
Kedeial districts will soon pass in:>;
the h-inds of American capitalists.
1 CIJ-ORAPMIC THR5I1 IliS.
Ninety sevrtf in the shade and I OS to
110 in I ho syii were the temperature i
in Chicago .Saturday.
All but two of the New Orleans
breweries, have suspended work owim;
to the strike of 1 30 skilled men for re.
cognition of the union.
The correctod state census returns
which were completed Saturday ahttw
that there are. 517,035 people in Haul
more. city and 1,1.81.749 in the whole
state.
Kx Senator Pough. of Alabama, was
not jo well Saturday. He aflffera a_
great deal from the heat. His phya!
ciaj),- however, does not consider hln)
in Immediate danger.
^Cotton Mill Meeting.
Central, Special. -Tire xtrnuiT meoT-~
ng of the Charleston Cottoa Mill waa
held at the mtll near here Wednesday. -
The following board of dlrec tntfa wai
re-elected: B. I. Simmon*, of Chartoa*
(oo; A. E. McCoy, G. M. Norrla and T.
I,. Connor, of Orangeburg; D. A.Tomp- I
kins, of Charlotte; J. P. Smith aad D.
Norrla. of Plckmz. D. K. Norrla waa
>Te?-ted prexident. Tfc* ain la Jaat coa- '
I pletlntf aa addition and haa bow lM#t |
tpiadlea and Iqow In operation.
LYNCHING IN W. VA,
Chief of Police Murdered By Desper*
ale Negro,
M (iKO l.vMCIU:l) IN CI IV PARK. |
Hob of 100 Petty!.* Took Mint I rout
the Mauds ol the .SherlH SVns ;i
I l><tugerott* Character
I'lkins. \\ Va , Spot ih I . Monday
night 'la' (I iMld body (>1" Will. Brooks
colored. swung from tho limb ol a Ire*
in ( ho oily |>urk lu?nv and Chief ??:
l'o(i< o l.tlh lay dying in a Cumber
land, Md . hospital, from tin* cftoot.^
of a bullet woiiv I i n II let i>d by tho < ol
orod man In the nlti'inoon word w?*>
hioipihl lo tho j ? ; > ! n ? station that Win.
Brooks. a well-known colored man.
V>. '.'o v/.swt^ S^VSNSV.NV .\NS VV.V- VyVV. Xtn'i v
of tots n, and a^'ving (or tho aid ot mi
ulllier to subdue hint. Cliiot of I'oli.o
Lilly said ho would go himself Rud
bring the man in. Win n Brooks fiiw
the o.llcvT eu:aioK. ho slat ted to run
for tho House i?nd b> tho time I ills
riinii' up to tho house. which had a
good sized crow d- surrounding il and
ordered tin man to conic t> u t . Brooks
i?nio to tho window of a front room,
armed with a gun. Otflcer Lilly or
dered him to surrender ami eonio
peaceably to tho lookup. IJiooHs said
bo would not go puaeenbly . or any
other way. Lilly ijmi into the house
for tho black ir.au. The ( ruwd i?nf*
s^lo made no effort to help, and tho
t>1lb or fucod ttio <i< i?poi ate iiojjrn alone.
Hounds of a fierce at niggle could bo
board and tho crowd that had gath
trod ran to the houso to help. When
tho loom was gained both men weru
found on tho lloor in mortal combat.
Tho negro was shouting that ho would
never lio taken alive and the oltieor,
silent and griiu, hold him with a
doalli iM'tn
Suddenly the negro worked hir
light arm free from tho graHp of the
tdfieer and < atchiug up a revolver that
- had fallen !<? tho lloor in tho struggle,
filed point blank at the ollloer. Lilly
foit to tho lloor shot through the
bowels. WIh'U the oflioor released
tho negro ho broke from the room and
i an, lollowed bv a big crowd. For sev
i ? | ? j jipiM.M I ? );<i ju'pt illicit *4 ui t ho
crowd. Finally after a < base of lu'.lf
a jnib\ Brooks was ovortakon and cap
tuiVd. 1 J <_? fought , desperately. but
emiM not get awa\. Other ollicers
cailie to the rescue uii I with s>in:ill
ceremony Brooks v. us handed over to
tho sheriff to b?: taken to the county
jail.
Just as the sheriff reaclied the pris
on doors and ordered I no prisoner to
walk Info the jail, a nio'o ot men. at
lea-t loCSMrong. surrounded the of
i.m.i '.tonin.. [):: !o
shei Iff and guards icl'used and made
desperate resistance, but to in; avail.
Urooks was seized, rushed through
the streets, half walking and half fall
ing towards the city park. When the
park was reached tb? men who wore
leading Brooks told him to wnjk up
under a big shade tree ?n the centre
of the park and prepare to die. The
negro could not speak and roomed
almost Insensible to what was going
on. The rope was drawn up ami in a
few minutes trio body of Wm. Brooks
tjwung from the tree lifeless. Then
t hV Uflob disperse I. y <> 111 cor Lilly's
wouffrt*. are fntafT Ife is unable to
talk and'iean give but small explana
t ion of t?)e troublo that led to the
fshootins:. /The body oi Brooks, up to
a lat^Tiour in the evening, still hung
in t^ie park.
/ flayor Shot By a Tough.
Santa Paul, C'al., Special. ? Mayor
Hugh O'llara, of th's place, was slug
and probably fatally wounded Sunda>
by ('Whiles Waxsinlth. hi employ.' ol
the Union Oil Well Supply Company
Since the shooting the town has b'cr.
in a state of turmoil and for a l!mr
there was a prospect of a lyt^lrng
There was a meeting of Win angry citi
zens and :1k greatest excitement pre
vailed, the crime was vigorously de
nounced and nie!*tfui'e,-? were taken tr
l id Ihe town of ol?j"<'lion:ib!e ehsiiac
tfil'H.
Cause ot 1 he Deadlock. *
London. By Cable.? In the House ol
Commons, the Parliamentary Secretary
of the Foreign Office. i.ord Cranborne
informed a question"!' that the difll
eulty which caused the deadlook anion?
the ministers of Ihe foreign powers al
Pokin had reference to the collcctl:)n
of revenue, ear-marked for Ihe pur
pose of the iniejjinitv. and that the ne
gotiations at Pekin were still in pro
gress.
Railroad Authorized.
Jackson. Miss., Special. ? Governor
lyonglno has issued his proebamatlon
authorizing the organization of tho
Viekshurg & Southeastern. aRllroad
Company. The 'proposed ? new road is
believed to be a continuation of -tho
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City, which
would bo completed from Mobile to
Jlattleaburg and running via ilazie
hurst and Utlca. The total length will
be. afcout lib miles.
TJEL^OR APHICTER5ITJES.
A St. Petersburg cablegram to the
London Dally Exprcsa fays the Kus
r-ians ,bave acquired practical posses
sion m Mongolia.
Flooda rt? reat ety the elty of Hanlcow,
, China.
Emperor William congratulate* the
Hamburg- American SteaawWp Com
pany on tha Deutaeh land's . record
braakiag trip.
A aeasation waa cauaad at Va/paral
ao. CkUa. by tho aaaaaahaation of A.;
Artaa flasstn u, tba Beoadortaa Coatnl
'?lora. - * I
DISI'I NSARV AFFAIRS.
{.ntiii les of l.ocal 01 sponsors . wrd (or
the Year.
Tim dire, tors of tin* State Dispt-:v
jirns \i y have rearranged the salarl 3
if the d prusMx In liumv case* th-re
wi ii' no changes, and in no ni-i1 wii1
l'irn? a reduction. The liion a^es w 10
l?** s?*.l on (ho Increase of bualnrsi'i dun
l*m t!ii' ilst-al' year I t?00 anil the fir.it
half of l'XM.
'I he following are the dUpe'.is?'.a
wli )>" salaries aie ti> hr iner<v\sed \v ,h
tho amount ?>f monthly salary stipu
lated in each case:
A?lan: ? Uun # H? t? fT.O; Anders n
$7.7 to $sO. Hlshopv ilb\ Jt,-, i , ;
Mlacksburg $ id to $7*. Cheraw, $ '?.ri ;o
$70; Charleston (I'erdvftl), $(!"> to $. >;
Darlington. $7."> to $M?; Kutwvllle, $>?*
10 $(io. Km l .\lotte,$3."> to $1). Uifln y.
$(!., to $7<? . (icorgetu wil $77 |o $-3. "13,
1 1 alupton, $37 50 to $ 4?> ; Kershaw. $ >')
1 1 > >?/v. i.irirnsui' >v.n to >'.T>: 1 .x e '' ?'
t-ni, $1.7 lo Livingston, $ tfi to $ ??
I ,ii ray $.'f> to $30. Manning. $.'o to
$7fi< Marlon, $t,a t> $70; Mayesvilh\
f t;, to Moiii k's Corner $1" to $?> :
Mount I'lrasant. $7\> to $.?!?. Ul.li', J.lJ
io $35; lMfkons. $ n :n to $3?.~o;
UidgTland, $:!.', to $<7. .70; Sain la. $7f)
In Seneca. $.70 lo S'.
< Jeoi ge's, $10 to $lf>: St Stephens. J 'J 7
t-> $'iO; Sumnierville $'i0 to $ j; Todd
vllle. $:<"> to $ -1 r? ; I nlon. $70' l> ^7'".;
VarnvMl ?. $30 to $;?;,; \VugiW<r. $: -r> *1>
$:.7.70; Welhulla, $ti to $?:., Will's
ton, $10 to $IL' .",0; W'lnnshoio, $**0 l >
The dispenser's clerks who g t
raises are: Anderson, $4) to $ 0;
Hamburg. .$'.*0 t > $30; Hainwell. $u> t i
$3}; Camden, $3.'? to $10; Charleston
(IVreivaH, $40 to $41. (it!; D.wTmgloo,
$to I > S")0; (Saffnev, $".o to < I . e * : ?
v 1 1 1 5 (111111, $10 to $ir,; Kershaw. $ to
to $35; I .ancastei', $30 to $.'C>; Ma i
Biing. f .'10 to $3">; Orangeburg. J to '?>
$nU; Suminervillo, $30 to $.17; Winn?'*
born, $30 to $35.
' From the statement of the board thi
dispensary at Oeorgstown dors nio.e
business than any oth?r single' in-> 1*
kntion The Anderson (fispt n-a j
roinea close to that of (It orkov?\vn.
lightning'.* Patal NVoik)-?
WilUanist m, Sperlnl. - At 3.".)
ti'elofk Tuesday afternoon, duiinj; a
seven' e!e tri.- storm. Henry H?v. :i
port and Kzrl llarvi-y, l\v<i iiulu?!ilni,?
farrmrB, li?in^ mi's nhovo
^'llliamstoii, wh.i were a ' w. rk li H e
dfhl. look libeller I' .iu the rain (..id r
dome pines, when tliey v. . re s tuck oy
liKhtninK and bath killed i n.stintly.
The bodies were removed to Mr. l).iv.
export's residence an hour later uti'l
Dr. Krank M. I.nndur ?Jld ?v?ry?hin^
possible to resuscltnte Vhem but the r
lives were extlnel. Mr. I)avi'np?'t
was 11 years of nxe and leaves a wife
and eight small children, the ehbst
! ?: 1;.^ biii i i years old. Mr. , Harv v
was 2G years of ane and Jcaves a wife
with thr?*e children, the younR.^fit beln>j
a babe two months old My that f.ilsl
bolt 11 children, are fallierloss, t?\ i
wives are widows and two homes
wre< ked.
New I:ntcrpr'sc5. /
The Sei rctary of State has Isitie I a
commission Cross Hill M II
Company of Hill. Laurens cjuti.
ty. the eorj>orator.< of which are .1. M.
Miller, .1. A. Davenport, J; (?. Wil
lianis, rimI W. C. Ilasor.* Tho capital
citoek is to be $ir>,000. A eominlaalo t
has also bpen IhsuwI to the Bd wards
Tjiimber Company of Dovesvillo, Darl
ington county. The corporators an
J. L. Mdwards, <if Darlington, and II.
A. Kdwards, of Hartsvllle. The ( a :>i
tal stock is to $r?,000.
Summer .School Clo5in^.
Sjiartanburg. Special.? Tho St ite
summer school which has been in ses
sion here for the past month is draw
ing to u close. Outgoing trains a"0
crowded with the departing guc3t?.
There i# a desperate effort being made
by persons not directly connected with
the S^ate summer school to have some
othef.clty feet the meet next year. Hut
lfvit Ifi left to the vote of the teachers
themselves there is no doubt but that
Spartanburg will bo BeTcctod fof llw
fin-olid time.
The casualty llita at the war ofll.e
constabulary was ambushed' near
Petersburg July 16th. and that two
??BbM of the party were killed, on*
was dafcfaroualy wounded and tare n
taaa alnisf.
. Tfc^raaert tJMI t*e United 8Uiea
latsada to Md Motto Caalle aad forti
fy It dota ?<* ca*ae Mack ad**ra
? ."Sew Dormitories nt Clemson.
C|p;nKon C'oIIp^p. 3pe? inl.? Rxte*is'.vn
additions are heii.g made to the dor;
juftorv capacity of Hjq c^lleye. The new
dormitory building will ha^? Kft rooms
and will accommodate Ififr students.
The college had last year* flUrtiit GOO h:ij
dcrits and will have this year more am
pliations than f-an ho accommodated,
even with the new addition. Pr">f. W.
M. UigKS. formerly In charge ot the
elortrjrnl department, ha* - been pro
moted to haye .charge of the mechani
cal department also. He starts tonight
for a trip North. The textile depart
ment Is preparing homo exhibits of ft?
tvork for the Charleston Kxpo?'Hnn.
Dawson Sends Out Ooid.
Seattle. Wash., Special. ? I Ate ad -
vices from .Dawson, under date of
June 28. state that the gold shipments
to the outside this year have amounted
to $5,000,000. Hams, potatoes, cream
and all kinds of fruit are selling in
Daw *oq at ex< ecdluslv low ratea and I
traders are losing money. Peaches, ap
ples and cherries and other fresb
fruits sre plentiful.
II1 WORTH LOAGIERS
Holding a Great Meeting on the P?v
cific Coast,
MANY (iAlllt R A I SAN FRANCISCO
Con^inU/lntoi y Messages Read From
I lie I'icsMc'ut, the Vice- I'ro^ldcitf
mid ,M.my Clovci iiors.
San Francisco, C?l., Special. ? Tho
tl.t:i inu i nut onul ((invention of. the
1. 1. wit; ih league was t poned ThuiH
(I ;i> under the most auspicious condl*
n .>11. The wcathor was ideal and the
iut> iii aiiiT equalled flic most sangulno
expectations of all. Tho scono at tho
Met hauica' Pavilion/ whero tho priiv
(ipal exercises itl? *1io day wore held,
was one not sj/m to bo forgotten.
Jw-.s-s -,\> w -itrtxfi ?wtmtwf<ri
interior of tho pavilion presented u
autre impressive HjiortarlO. ISvory un
)y inch of wall was hiildon by
' . t ? ill decorations. Groat volumes
or tuu^ii from human throats ami tho
accompaniment of tho Stanford organ1
Inspired a fooling of reverential ad
mit atioa and hoipaso. Tho railroads
had virtually rnlilUod their promises
ami landed the last of tho Eastern
delegates here in time for -tho intro
ductory services. Tho" grout. army ol
invasion <?f :>o,ooo men and women in
the tank and tile had been provided
for in ;i manner moat gratifying to all.
'I'lte entire city is taking an active in
terest in securing tho sueceris of. tliu
gathering.
The tirst servu os In connection with
Hit? t on ventlon were held this morning
in tin: First Congregational, the Con
tral Methodist and the Howard Street
elturc lies, in each of which eoinnuinlon
was celebrated. Bishop Joyce, prest:
i!t ni of the League, conducted tho sor
\ if* : in tho First Congregational
t'.iiMh. At tho Central Methodist
< I. u i < ii, K. v. John J. Tlgert, of Na$h>
?.'lit, Teiin.. presided, and A./C.
Crowe. t>i Toronto, Canada, led Iho
nation at the Huwa.nl _iitrcc\L.
(h ireli. My noon the vast Interior of
t ,e Mi ehanioM' Pavilion, capable of
eoin. lining over 15,000 people, was
(tiled >. itlif a mass of humanity. t
When yhe ((invention- proper wai
called tv order at 2:3d o'clock by Rev.
Thorn*:; Filben, of Pacific drove, not
a vat ant plac e was to 1)0 Seen from
tho grand organ to the farthest
lory of chairs. After a service Mr*
roup. led by Robert husband and par
ticipated iii by the chorus of tho 2,000
voices, the general secretary, Rev.
JoR. F. i lorry, road a number of con
gi;iti;!ator> messages from prominent
un n throughout tho Union. PreaU
di nl McKlnloy, in his message,.
i?aid: .
?J have much -pleasure in sending to
the International Hpworth League
Convention, assembled ??' Fran
(is(o, my hearty congratulations upon
the i.oud wor k the groat body of Qhria
tiau men and women, which It i'opre^
Kittf, has accomplished In the past,
any my earnest wish that even greater
miIu sh will crown the future efforta
ut tho f.eaguCv"
Vioc President itoosevelt worded
his i icssage as follows:
?.My heartiest greetings, and majt
good luck attend the Epworth. League
in Its efforts for social and civic right*
eouancss." I e
Other communications "were from
Governors Mci>. illln, oT Tennessee;
Shaw, of Iowa; Durbiu, of judlapa;
i'ato.s, of Illinois; Hllss, of Michigan;
1 >ockory, of Missouri; -Stanley, of
Kansas, ami Van Kant. Of M ltlHI>B0T37
Ali were received with cheers, those ,
t iom th ? President and Vice Presi
dent a.otiring the audience to great
enthusiasm. .'
Tho e*. ? . ilng exercises at the Mc*
< h..'ii'\i Pavilion vcre presided over
I v Hollo Walt. The first address was
b\ Rev. Chas. I a.?aid Mitchell, wilt)
e on "The Y um? People's Move
ment in the Nint'-'oenth Century.
"Tho Young People's Movement in
?be Twentieth Century" was dis
cussed by Hev. G. \V. Klrby, of Mon
treal. Canada. T. II. Hutchison, of
Napa, Cal., rroke on "IJIOthOdlSTH Ih
tiie Two'- Met h CentUDjr." At the
Alhambra Theatre tonight, Hev. A. C.
crews, of Toronto, Canada, presided.
The young people's Jmovoment 'WM
(Vii-i u^M'd b> Hev. Albftzo vt
!s nox vilie. Tenn., and Rev. M. S.#
llu^hos, of Kansas City. Rev. E. E.
Scott, of Vancouver, 13. C., spoke on
-The Methodist In the Twentteth
Century." " "
-jlov. T. N. Ivey, of Raleigh, N. C.,
rt-a.r ch/?;?;?ni of the Metropolitan
Temple meetrtw. Addresses wero de
livered l?y Rev.
Vonkers, N. Y.; Rev. JoftllsJLL Clenv*n,
o' (lien Falls. N. Y.. and Prorr<g"l*?
Donnv. of KashvUJc, Tenn. There^m^
be morning, afternoon and evenlug
gatherings to-morrow at car;h of the
four meeting places of the I-eague,
State nuat I 'ay Liquor Tax.
Philadelphia, Special. ? X Waslilhg
ton special to The Record says: The..
Commissioner of Internal Revenue I9
expected to decide that the State of
South Carolina Is wrong in its conten
tion against tho right of tho Fe.ierai
govrrnmeftt to tax South Carolina
Slate liquor dl?pen?irjr. Comml*^
Yorkers will hold, It ia nadcr
after several oonfw#nCca with At
.ry (.'oneral Rnox, thet South Carp.
lias no power under the constitution
"Koiupt dispensaries from fli
Ion of the Federal Internal
: ? J-m
? nffgw Killing
Ynidosta, O*.,
Jan. an SMlatiat patrol
jacnt of Agriculture, at W|t
who ha* been here for a
gating * diaeaM ^iek I
'Sum