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^ \'()LUME XIII. CAMDKN, S. ( Ill 1>A W MA\ ' ^ s9l DEATH OF' SAMPSON Retired Admiral Fxpircs After Long * Illness. HIS DM11 WAS NO f INi \ PI. CI 1:1) He Had Been Sinking Gradually Hut Surely Ivor Since the Llitsc *.? f I Iter Spanish- American War. ? ? ? Washington. >*p < in].- Uoiir Ad nigral sWilUnin T. Sampson, utiiea, <!i' >i at his .home in this city at o o'clock lues day afternoon. Tho immediate cause of his death was a severe (e;obral hemoi rhago. lie had been in a semi conscious state f >i- several d.i\s a:ui I his afternoon suiV'Tcd a< severe cor bral homor: luge. At t ho bedside when tho admiral breathed hi" in.M wore Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. Lieutenaut Cluvor 1ns, tho admiral's two young sons. Ralph and Harold Sampson, Dr. Dixon and tho attending physician .an I nur ses an. 1 attendants. Mrs. Sampson had broken down und^r tho so voce strain v and was quite ill ail during tho day. Hut for tho critioTl Ci. nduion of tho udmiral she would havo been oonllned to her hod. It had horn suggested to Mrs. Samp son that tho Naval C< metery at Anna polis would ho a proper place for tho last resting place of t ho remains, while other friends havo represented her that lie bo burled in Arlington Cemetery, near this elty. Mrs. Sampson suffered a slight acci dent four days ago while attending to the wants of tho admiral and has hoop in bod Since. She prohablv will not ho able to attend the funeral services. A .number of messages of condolence have been received at the house, among them one from Sccretaiy Moody. Death of Congressman Salmon. Washington. Special.? Heath claimed another victim on the Democratic side of the House Tuesday in tho person of Joshua S. Salmon, making four on this sir!'? since tho session opened. (Mamie Kitehin. a personal friend of the de ceased member, was by Speaker Hen derson designated as a member of the committee to attend tho funeral. W. W. Kitehin is already absent from the city in attendance on thP funeral of Rep resentative Cummings. "The death of Representative Salmon seems peculiar ly sad," said Representative Hcllamy, today, who occupied a seat near to thai of the lute Now Jersey Congressman. "A few days ago Representative Gil bert made a speech in eulogy of the late Representative Stokes, of South Carolina, the speaker standing just in front of my desk. After Mr. Gilbert had concluded Mr. Salmon seemed af fected by the talk, complimented Mr. Gilbert, and expressed the hope that Mr. Gilbert could say HhtU much of him when he died. It seems a fcinguikfr co incidence that Mr. Gilbert now has this, opportunity.'' > j Bret Mart Dead. London, lly Cable. ? F. 13rct llartc, the American author, (lied here Tues day night. Ho was br?rn in Albany, IS. Y.. on August 25, 183!). Mr. Hartc died suddenly at the Red House, .Camberley, near Aldershot. from h^ftforrhagc caus ed by an affection of the throat, llMr. Harte had heen suffering from swelled tonsils since December last. bflt he did not consider the attack to be Icrious. A week ago he went to visit frldpds at Cam her ley and was present at lunch as usual yesterday. He suddenly became ill in the afternoon, went to bed and died in a few hotlrs. His cmi was peace ful. 1 Negroes to Test Constfltutloii. Montgomery, Ala., Special. ? An ap plication was filed in the Supreme Court Tuesday for a writ of mandamus requiring the Montgomery county reg istrars to register Jackson W. Giles, a negro, and all other qualified negroes who shhil apply Tor registration. It is further asked in the application that the new constitution of Alabama be declared null and void as in conflict ? with the fourteenth nnd fifteenth amendments of the constitution of tlit United States. The application is sup ported by numerous affidavits from' negroes who have been refused regis tration by the board. ' 9 . Trying to Corner Corn Market. Syracuse, N. Y? Special. ? George H. Phiiips, the corn king, of Chfeago, camo to Syracuse Tuesday, seeking to interest local capital in a gigantic pool which he is forming for the con trol of the grain market of the United States. Ho conferred with John Dun fee and other capitalists, and will ? rl?lt Now York financiers before he ^ returns. He has been looklng^nto tlte T crop conditions and be^ve* a j(roat v fortune can be maoK^^ ? ?- ? . Kitchener's Report. London, By Cable. ? Kitchener's weekly report dated, Monday, RW.es tha 8m casualties *a>ea MHett; m ' ' made prisoner*. Broce Hamilton's column captured 87 on the Hell bom,, -i Orange RMr colon, line. Col. Grien fi htuder ruled operations la Northern /Tlramrraal against Commandant. its. whose toregsati ctfusldeTahXfe. ^ ? - ? ?/ LIULY RAILROAD WAR ! Trouble Ahead In West Virginia Coal llelds, '.noxvllle, Tonn., Spoelal. ? The ! I-< tiisvllle Nashville Railroad ami the Southern Hallway may com# to | blows over tho possessions of The Nar- . rows, a very valuable mining territory In tho Jellco. Coal Crock ami Middles boro coal Holds, for which both of tho roads are contending lu view of tho construction of the Kaoxvllwle, l?afol lotto & Jellco Railroad, which Is- to cod licit tho Louisville & Nashville with Atlanta, Knoxvillc Northern, giving tho Louisville A Nashville dl* ' Vcct competition with tho great South ern system via Knoxvillc to / aula and Now Orleans. At Jellco and about i hat place In the mountainous regions large forces of men are being gather ed by both roads, although but little actual work is being done. The South ern is hnrrasslng tho Louisville &. Nashville and the latter road is pro paring to defend all ot its rights of way secured for the construction ot the Knoxvlllo, Lafollotte & Jellco. Nashville; Chief iCugineer Wells, of the Southern; Chief Kuglneer Klltott. of the Louisville Nashville, and otli er ofllcils of the roads are on the ground and tho situation is threaten ing. Archbishop Corrlgnn |)rad, Now York, Special. ? The (loath of i Archbishop Corrigan came a? a great t surprise and shock to thoso in the arjpB-f'plHeopal resilience, it was more so to the general puhlie, for the last j bulletin of the day was that so o?t | tain were the physicians of an irn I provenient in tho condition of the pa j tiont that there would be no more j bulletins during the night. At about i 1 1 o'clock the trained nurses who | had charge of the bedside noticed a j | change. Acting on instructions, the | physlclatuis were 'phoned for. At the same time the archbishop's doctors J were summoned to come, as well as j priests, it was seen by the physicians j that tho end was at hand and in less I than a quarter of an hour I lis Grace j was dead. His last moments were I peaceful and without evidence of suf fering. Cholera on Transport. Manila, H>} Cable. ? The one chance of saving tho life of Capt. Moore, of tho Twenty-seventh Infantry, who was wounded during their recent I fighting with the Moros, in tho island j of Mindanao, is by trepanning a por j tion of his skull resting on the brain. The body of Second Lieutenant | Thomas A. Viekers, of the Twenty- j ! first Infantry, has been temporarily j [ buried at Mulabang. Hopes are still j entertained of saving the lives of the j I other wounded American officers. A ; soldier has died of cholera on hoard I tho United States transport Warren, j in quarantine here. Her crew and passengers have bfvn landed by the United States steamer Moreivclos. The Warren will be fumigated and undergo another live days in quaran tine. St. Louis Storm Swept. St. Louis, Speeial. ? For a short time Sunday afternoon a terrible storm of wind and rain prevailed in this city and vicinity, causing con siderable damage. Lightning resulted in several fires, one of which de stroyed the machine shop and a sec tion of the foundry of William and Philip Madart's patent pulley plant, in South St. Louis. The loss is esti mated at $300,000, partially insured. Hard work on the part of the firemen, aided by the torrents of rain, saved an adjoining building, in which Mad art had stored patterns, estimated at the yaluo of half a million dollars. In all parts of the city trees, fences, signs and awnings were blown down and other damage done. Nobody was killed "or injured. Three to Hang. Norfolk. Special. ? For the murder of Thomas Stevenson, a merchant of Rox obel, N. C.. June Bishop, John Belford and Jim Stevenson, negroes, have beer? sentenced to hang on August 1. Their trial took place in the Superior Court of Windsor. N. C. The murder of young Stevenson was particular atro cious. While In his store he was set upon by the three negroes whose names are given, and a ? negro onfn^ed Milton Belfleld, who, while ?0RlstinV arrest, was shot and kUletf."'' Tho victim was literally shot to "pieces. Colored Womea Barred $ut. Los Angeles,, Special. ? After two hours' discussion of the question of ad mission of colored woTnen Into the Wo men's Federation, tho. anti-colored wo men won tho day, when the convention voted overwhelmingly to accept what is known *s the^ompromise amend ment agreed upot^n New York several weeks ago. Dr. Palmer Hurt. New Orleans. Special. ? Dr. B. M. Palmer, the distinguished PresWy terlan minister of this city, was knocked down by a trolley oar at St. Charles and Webster streets Monday afternoon, and- perhaps fatally in jured. Dr. Palmer was trying to cross St. Chirring avenue when a ear ran him down, dragging him somo dis tance. One of his legs wsa broken and he sustained Injuries about tho h>ad. 'Owing to the advanced . a^p of Dr. ? Palmer It is feared the injuries'] will iVultJmfally. Dr. Palmer 1^*84 years He Is perhaps the most noted preaclyr In the Sooth and de liverer the Oration at the Confed erate reunion la Louisville two -years ago. - . _ . , TeisffrapMc Brief*, Three persons la a bossy wire run down near Jollet, III., 8oaday alsbt. by 4 train oa the Saata Fe rtfad and Uuim ' ? : ? The MfttfaUuieis' and Traders* NattoaaiBaab of Bafato, H. Y.. baa absorbed tba Msrrfcsof Bank, of the sains city. " - mm CAPTURE Oi: MORO. Vv; Insurgent Stronghold Succumbs td American Forces -? ? ? - A BIT OF RFA.L WAR AT LAST I'ort Defended l?y joo Natives and Shelled by lour Mountain Onus. Maml-to Mnud lighting in the Ditches, Manila. H.v Cable. General' Davi% the. commander of Ibc American fonts In tho Elands of Mindanao, rabies Ilia', tho 81 Moros who survived tho aitark and capture of (ho Moro fort by Amerl can soldiers, in Mindanao, have sur rendered and i hat the ?ultan of May an. Uajah Muda. Sultan Panda Pcdto and a number of the leading were killed in t,ho engagement ? h' assault on the principal fp't . repn t. General Davis, was one of the mo gallant performances, of Aineitt^ arms In the Philippines and the reg. melit of I jieu tenant Colonel 1- rank ? Baldwin, tho Fourth Infantry. deseru ? the greatest credit of its conduct 1 lie men of the Fourth Infantry had a hand-to-hand struggle with the Moro.. in the four lines of ditches under the walls of the fort. When the position was captured these ditches were found to be lined with Moro dead. General Davis characterizes tho rifle Are of the Americans as excellent and says he has never witnessed a performance excel ling tho capture of the Moro fort In gallantry. General Davis says also 1 is his painful duty to announce that the overthrow of Moro power was nol accomplished without severe loss to the Americans. One officer and < men were killed, while 3 officers and 37 men were wounded. ^ After the 84 Moros who survived tin assault had marched out of the- fort. 3 others who were concealed there made an unsuccessful break for liberty. Some of the Moro wounded tried to stab the American soldiers, who were earing for them. II Is impossible to give the to a of Moro dead, as a number of them are lying in the tall grass. The fort was defended by 300 men. Its capture sn\ <s a siege, as it would have been i.npos Rihle to carry the position without scaling ladders. 4 , . . ? \ General Davis furthe* reports his in tention of retaining his prisoners until tho few adjacent Moro forts are oictt# pled. Then. wJth the consent, of gen eral Chaffee. h<v4vlll retain ten of his prlselpal captives as hostages and re lease the others. The American forces who attacked the fort numbered 4,0 men and four mountain guus. It *a n ed hard during the night preceding attack, and the men were without blankets. Tho battery fired 120 rounds at a range of 1.400 yards. General Davis adds that ho is send ing the dead to Malabang forburiu. He intends' to invite the bultjrn ol Tarac io an interview. His fort Is i of the same strength as Hay an. the captured yesterday. General < urging the people to return to tho cut H vat ion of their rice fields. I lo be lleves tho Moros have learnod a lesson which will prevent further trouble. Washington, Special.? The President has soot the. following dlspat< n General Chaffee, from whom lie had re ceived a cablegram confirming the As sociated Press dispatch from Manila: "Washington, D. C., May 4. "To Chaffee. Manila: "Accept for the army under your command and express to 0<'ne^),J)a''lJ and Colonel Baldwin especially, m> congratulatlono and thanks for tin splendid courage and fidelity whkl have again carried our flag to victory. Your fellow countrymen at homo will ever honor the memory of tho fallen, and be faithful to the bravo survh ors who have themselves boon faithful un to the pnd for their country's sake. (Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. * Clgarmnkers Heet. Cincinnati, Special.? Tho annual convention of tho National Cigar I^-af Association began here Monday and continued for three days. About 100 delegates, representing associa tions In various cities throughout tho countr/ wero in attendance and in addition many members of lading firms In the trade wore present. T*o ponding measures before Con?r^ looking to reductions on Import duties on Cuban leaf tobacco and cigars came up for extended discis sion and a strong protest against an) reduction In the tariff schedule, was a^pted \W the convention. Physician Kills Town riar.hal England, 1trk.. Specie-Town Mar oHai q<im B Weaver was a^ot and kill A.1o, Af.lO Wed night. Th? right- arm of Ar ?h.i> Young, a by stand er, waa broken ?.?T/hull*, Dr. arrested about 10 days ago by Weaver. *?*>? swr*sK and after somo .a;fJhot W?ver. Ai W^srhl?eUh^pu\id his pl?toland SSSlJniu tt?bl0. then eiplred^ Wrack m N?w York Central Ctyte. M. Yo** mTm smll No. t. wast-hoand. col HM f * 4 Mgittr of ? rolls ?rr",w . __ . .... want of '*? flMa* km A 5> ? . ?1* mM mI iMftSMI WHIM** V m - SOUTH CAROLINA CROP lU'll.C i IN. 1 lii* Past Week finch \N ai'iucr >S ith Conditions lllipi U\ I'd, TllC tt'UJpl ? I'.l t II t '?? \ i : .n'c | J ^tuing ;?!<? w< ? U in..; Ai mi IliK. -M:iy utl).. \v!.i? h :? i mil! u Of ; 1***1" das hhoxc >a >l iu:il Ti i ??? !? !> tl , a ma \.fun\i ??: :?*; ville on th<- :M an. I ?i minimi. m i>: l;> i lit gives- ut Cheia >\ , I . i 1 if i f \ . |. ii," an. I Spui'lanbut y,, mi April l'v'i Tit.* \ nights we: a t..> ? ?.:??! t',.j|y in i';?- ? Wl t K . Iml la I It l i\ i .C > \\, r \\!1; 1,1 T|h> sunshine K \ a':. ?? n .ui'l 1 ami was ia\ioa!?!. Thunder stones nn'i::i,,| ,.n April ; Moth, .May is.j ami j.i, lu t4n |^?t t i- . f the State. 1)111 Ihi'i J : i i i . .1 lo ku|i|>|\ th. Whole Mato With i (iit ? i i ? ' 1 1 ill' .1st us i onm points ItH'l no n:n and map ? had loo liU le i ! \ ? i a.;;, ii li. it -til. ; Tlu< i'>noiihils !.i::.;?-il ? r" <?? I - I iili'ln ? I '.<? I : v ? t ii! I'll.., aw ' with an a\ ta; e of o.j'i i. r i'i : ?! tie. I'll.' drought in the ? ? . , - 1 1 ? r ; I it was broken at a rum bar of -. m ? ?< i lornlili -s. lau not ? in aii\ s> t?n i l>\ ?'l" a iai go ?;r? a ii has btv<nnc ip;ii ? serious, ami a m? ti ; to ymim, crops. ' Hail ami hi^h winds u'compauk >! th. thumlrj' storms ;u many point.-:, tmt, a-; t crop,-} ujc small, thr iiamaK.i was .slignt. ! Tho weather was c\? ivnjrly ja\ i, abb; for prosecul ing faim Vmk. whi- h j advanced ra\idly, an I. win* it nut In;* j the lack of niinsl u> <? ia places that it a- . lifts at iff soils to.) hard !?> cuitiva'e tin- conditions could not v.-ry vvrll In* 1 bettered. Kiehls are wrll prepared, ' well cultivated ami clean; germination i ha i been fairly , stands an-, generally full; j^itjWiIi hasAbeen rapid j recently, and the only untoward con- ' (lit Ion is th<> need ut" <t general rain, j and this need is not urgent except i:i | spots fiat. Iiov^ hi, roprcsi'iil hii'^'i ? areas in (hi* ai^n'ga.f. i'jilaml corn has air^m all hi-i n ! pianli'd, ami t>n many bottoms tin- j work is finished. Stands am fairly I good, bnl liavo be n injinct! hy worms and birds, making some rcplantim; ' ly.'i-t's.sary. Corn 1 j : . < unite j-i-n' rally t r i'\vcd its fir;.( v...: '.in^ and in many, pliiccs has bi't'ii r,tb ivj'.tfil !h?' si . tid i Hint'. y'otton is nc.'tJv all platitrd. wi'lli ^?otni' still t') plant in njl n io ( oinin;< up i i i iSnwlx, ufld as yi't lins i i'iptirt1 i liiLb: drf no I planting, al though tain 1s iif.-d/l to bring up te rm! plan; Inc.'!. Jl<dijs haw heen i ult i vatcd. Choppi/g out has hegun ami will bo gctimal next weejk. Sea island cotton plaining is nearly finished, ami. where showers occurred, is coining up nicely. .Tobacco has about all been trans planted. and with few scattered ex ceptions good stands havo bceii secur ed, and the crop is doing excellently. The acreage has been increased over last year. Illco is going as well :$#? can lie ex pecto<l and is coining up to good stand.s while planting is not yet Mulshed. Wheat is growing well mid in places is heading, but owing to thin stands and ?want of copious rains at this critical time, the crop 'will not be a full aver age one. fiats ran re from very poor to extremely promising the la! ter general ly wh< re i (,',f,nt heavy rnins hav? fall in. It is heading generally, "Tow in places, and in the vicinity of Charles ton harvest has begun. I'eachcs are dropping in places, but treeg are heavily loaded. Apples are plentiful. Pastures afford good grazing, (iardens ' ??i^;ig well. Strawberries abundant. T rucft-r shipments very heavy. Potato bugs- arc pumerous and destructive generally, but arc less troublesome than last year In the vici nity of Charleston. A Rncc War Near Shreveport. New Orleans, Special. ? A Shreveport special says reports have just reached i there of a race war at HIanchard, I I'J mil/?s from Shrereport. ('has. Show ers, a prominent planter, is nfpvvt'.'i] dead and two negroes, names unknown dying. Excitement is high and^lepu 'ics have left ShrevepQrt for the scene. To l-'ight Trust. Chicago, 111., Special; ? The Chif^tRTT] Security -and Trust Company, having New York ami St. Ixniis offices. lias been approached with the proposition to unite all the retail butcher trade of the United States *ln an indepen dent packing and provision company, to fight the Beef Trust. It Is proposed to make It a stock 'ompany, wtth i capital of $5,000,0 Go, to be hcljl by the butchers of the counr'y. Cold storage warehouses are to be estab lished In all the principal cities. It Is thought Jhat 20,000 butchers will go Ipto the -fcchemo. Each one will put up $260,. and It Is thought tliat 10 per tfent. dividend can b<r declared. T Chicago Sailor* Act Badly. ? ? ^ndon, By Cable.? In fjr dispatch from Rome tho_correepond/>t ot.Ihe l>Mly Chronlclo sly* that oallora from the United States cruiser Cpicago have jpdul^d In dl?or4?^Ijr befsvlor in a (*fr> at Trtote. Bsitks and glasses wc/ch] thrgwnabont. SKys" the corrts?ond?itc;l an iff our of the Chicago mem were ?r- 1 rtsted. The CkWtett Mm? j j N* -V-'. y.-'r . -- ? T BOLTS THE PRIMARY McL.uirin Sa> s il lias Outlhoii !ii I'sci illness, WILL KEII' Oil Of CONVLMIUN lie An 111 N\>t 11!.- Iiiciulst . S iVJvt c 1' ;l.u\ to a.i (.hit !i to Mippor AletiHrnl flcastu o ^ Which t>> * Reprosehl I hi.- 1 r Views. Washington, Spe.ia!. '.'n V>' i'-' ?' ;?f May S. nalor Mi i a : in. ri;?Uili Carolina. hu., issrn .1 lie i lt>\\ iug add re:>;> to llic- people > I South rurul, a, i : "My fellow i * i 1 1 v ii Smith v ' > ? ? linn: The K;r* at < ? i iiw *-< i - t(^ti\v i t'sponsi!it!i.'> i < t1 v v:-? ?done t'pOtl Which ?>'..?! U'l.'.il-h. ami no om. more i " !y than I liifteu his* nivount:ti ! / ty to the A South Carolina t ? ail < ? Ti ? i At the t-nust.1 time, u > peo.-V >. ?' ii?t i l.tit their i v p " ? m .Mi?!U t\ ; Jo p ?!!'. t< al policies li a I 1 1 auu .i Ion,; since dead an I declare l!i . > vital i; an ... run i v.-r Ifevnie t. u tleul. Iv.A'iy udvatic h: *? i ; t iil the ???;? lory of our la ? ha.. I" a t! ' "'''a result of : il l t*; ? e of \ > ? " ami action. In of the State.. ot thin fill. 'II. this i:i I nil I hy ? li! cseiiee iif two Iiu.1. thai pavti.': the resultant dtsem-don of e\? i pu i Ho question before t ho pii't'i". aro thus ennVded t > form an iiiti !!i gent opinion rani j.; i \ : ? a ve; i ? ; a' ' In.' i>n!lot box. rnfortunnu . in South Carol Ina for nearlj in year:; we have l.s-en unable to have two purine i>r (ear of negro domination, and i <r ten years, after the llaraptou ivvoliii.'U In 1 s7tt, our people took, u* ? ini? J 'y In public affairs, beyond mi.iul:iiji;?t ; a 'whlto man'.t fcovornuieni.' A. -out the year lS!p>( however, begun \.hal was known fe* the 'f.M tni i m*>vi mint,' which was nothing move man an tustlnvtive ?< flh ; 1 1 on ihe purt of the peopl^ to pYoservo the principle yf sel?n$vernmeni. With Shell, litvy, Norrlu, 'rillinan, Donahlnon niul <nh era, 1 contrihut? <1 what I mnhl t" WjmlH Ita stteei .-ss, f Imply be< au.-e 1 felt that apitation wna belt ?r thnn stu^n'ition, and it i:> pe^tdnj*, ntrau}.;e. in that connection, iti.it ? I ? ? h ;nier of that niovenu-nt, !'?. i'. Till mini, wiis then den .Mini * < I . lis I an now ile notiiU'ed, for utteiiijdinr,' to Ma!. can the State, 'lj^freedom of I h ' 1 ami action, ho\^J^^. which lonowei 1 1' ? ' fanners' movi'iu* at, opened tli" ' for every white man and - in ,;ro who voted for Hainijton in I -Vti. and I hey could advocate what e\a r vie, s they cared to e>;piv ss. provided onis that tbey took an oath to ?>nppovt tlie nor?ilnecs of the primary elcciion. Men villi voted the nationiil Kepnbli f an ticket wire nilowed to vol(? in the prime. i y for S'at^' and eviinty oil! eoi-8. and I have heard from the same pint form men claiming to he Dimo* ciats, ad\oeatirtA Cleveland and the gold standard, and others. Weaver find free silver. Aiid .situ e tie n no at tempt hiis ever been iiim)e to txcltido tluiso who bolted wll.li Ulo hidejjen lent Ilaskill movement, the l'opullst Howden niovenient, or ihe Kepubli can l'ope movement. "I was elected to Ccn?re?? in after a heated canvass against able opponents and yet. on every stump In the district, I proelalmeil my Inde pendence and announced that upon national questions I would follow tuV own Judgment and not be hotmd by the caucus of any party. Although my Democracy was assailed at that. time. I was olectei^ four times upon the riMme declaration of prlneipl i;. < any I n c out my pledges to the people, I began a systematic. Htudy of the ones' lions of the day with the result that I changed my views upon many , of them. The llrst marked difference with my party associates arose over the tariff question while I was in the House and a incmebr of its ways and mean m committee. Ag U>;' 1S07 when I was a caudlda/o fv-r tjje Son ato, I wan cliargcd v(ith being a He Vubliean, but I disrogarde <ltlie < hav actorl7.atlon, and resolutely contend ed that the policies which I advo cated were for the' material advance ment of the people, regardless of how they were labelled. "My attitude wag endorood by ''0 per cent, of those voting In the pri mary, and I came to the Senalc. The issues growing out of the Spanish war widened the breach between myself and the Democratic party leaders, for I could only follow the dictates of my conscience and stand by American soldiers fighting upon a .foreign soil. At that time the war was not a party question and I hoped It would not be come so. in this F was disappointed airl was soon coajronted hy the. alter native of retracing my fitejis, or find ing myself In opposition to a majority of the Democratic party leaders and excluded from their rati own. I con ^eluded that not even a seat in the United States Senate was worth a surrender of my convictions and thai opinion i? unchanged. There is not a speech or vote of mine tipen any question growing out of the Spanish American war that 1 would change, oven If I could, and which I do not tnko pride In, thus proving my loyally to niy country. "I have ever maintained this inde pendence of thought and action; Last summer, recognizing my responsibili ty to the people, the^o being no cam paign in the &Ute^-I announced my intention of going before them for the purpose of discussing these national issues, I was immediately and violent ly asnailed for advocating Republi can deetrinea and branded as a- Hp publican In Democratic disguise. Tile State Democratic executive commit tee met acid under the dictation of ally d^isred that I was not a Demo crat, which fprmed the baala tot iIbk Uar action on. the part of the Demo eiatlc caucus xrf .jtga United ftates Qcaate.. The* policy oi my opponent* " Daw- to betlttle the n?at Urn*** ?**iiloiKsy. The public interests ahould ? in ver he suhord inatod to pmvly per sonal ends. N'uw, (ho proposition of m;. political ouemols la to oxclinlo mo i' rum tho primary as a candidate, ?r.d oxeludo all candidates of of :'co jr\ u> entertain in? vie^ . and thus prevent tho people from hearing ipe i.'i Justification *,>f lay course and la ftdvoouey of tin* absorbing public ueaMiros now confronting tho AilU'ii .mi people. 1 am convinced and foro iV?i u.' i of tiil:i putpofto to exclude nil1 tnd ui\ friends, ho?-a ns" 1 ha\ o road :l.o >;v.ch ut frVnator Tillman, tho lel.u ? \\ t ? Ir.c.l i'. U'ia '<)!' of (lie Doniio : ? v. ichino i < f S.ilh Carolina. <:? livoivd at Manning. In which ho dl? r< > !.; r? \ i ; ? a of tho rules and fonu and o.'i'h of the party for t ho purposo of < a. ludin:; myself and friends from I .u i i> ipat ill'', hi the priumiy. I resent the . \i. ?.. . i< .( exception of myself, i".' ci coui-o 1 would- not make my i.ut i ' ?' the Senate, or proclaim my vu u';> ua lor conditlouy which worn in l npp'inOiU'MO those who '?'?t 't'.aoi and advocate my views, I 1. ?i v, .i al'iiMun faith that it will yot i ilm'-.n t ii.o l ho dictator of tho ma > 1 1 lit ? not ; iii' c\ 1'iiiionL of the views t * i * m.i.iriilv of our poo pi a. Tho# I ' i ? . . so i m adopted In our State ? i il'- farmery' movement haa 1 ?< i i' -diluted and perverted Into a political machine for tho purpose of ( ? '1 'i:\; all laiiilldatos who arn iri; in i ?'! accord with the views and w ...!iv of the dictator. 4The tpiostlon, (1. i ^ j.-. will tho paoplo of tho Suite submit to dint ranohifdnp tho iTl t? llj? m people and excluding thorn 1 1 1 m our elections ? "With such a h> stein I have no ss y 1 1 1 - I'Uthy and feel impelled by a strlet :? use K'i duty, to warn tho people . . i i ? t mi 'i tyranny ns It encotlt^t>fi > aii 1 ? ..'aid > hi s. W'ltn those fuels he fere is; 1 my < i>n\ let iono as to the ciu/iiai pn; himo of the primary sys tons, I am diivcu to the eonclualbn iltai l! haw . vo.l its purposes and (Hit 11 vt d itj c.ecfulnoss.^lt la, therefore, a matter ci' no concern to iue what may ho tho action of tho ! MrtY ((.'iiventiun a: to the rulen of tho i primary and u revision of its pledKOH. i '"i'Jie :<iippresiiii>n < <1 free speech arid independent. ? of action by such ! | n.eai?; n uderu n n tnofctdldo for any ! 'f respect in;; citly n IndUiiiK my v."v.v:;, iu I >*;? coi?. i..,a ^andklate In tho j ; 1 'i-fjioerat io prii mry in South Caro i'ii*i. !? is appar* ill t'liii the aystom | ? h.i>; hf en warp, u and twisted no a?{ t-o >e:ve i!ie cue i >1(1 pose of throttling f t ? ;? peeeh, I: <?(? thought and liberty : of iieiiun. The primary nyat( in In Hoiuli Cai'dlna has been aacritlced I upeu tho alia.!' of pnrti^anshij) and p?a.-ii!?al uii'.lirdiity/ and liaa (hero ; i'oi" cume un patriot ie and nsolo^fl and ho ignored and finally : i < pud i;t : ? d hy our people with a pur l ->? aiudhir to my own, to look hopu* luii.' to (he reunite of a fair and Jufit (?mi. 'al elo( i!on nndor our State and , u'i t ii'Uiil UtV. s. "A p.'?i'ty yolte has been placed ii, "n inn' people find it has become loo Milling for fufther ondurancQ, and i rt I realize that many of my Joy a I f. ienils would oven orco more hold ii: ehork their roi-'olutlon not to again I ( liter our system of primary elections i:; order to again vote for me, but I have reached tho point where I will i not subject them to subscribing lo an ! oath to support men und measures ! which, do not represent their views j upon tho issues of (bo Amevleun poo I !>itv 1 "ITospeolfully, | "JOHN LOW MHOS MeLAURIN." >MK*eiv. For ihmiout. Paris, l?y n.-iblc. ? Tho Paris papers arc commenting (sarcastically on San tos-] >umont return without having I hi?n<',i i in- I f k contract oxCwtcul af Vy tor Ins remarks about making Kng i laml or America his future homo, be j cause those cjnuntrlcH were moro ap ' pn ? i?<tivc than France. Ills failure to , get any bi^ prize offered In either ! country proves pleasing to French mni, who feci conscious that all poH j ^i!>l ? ;< ppreelat ion v.- as shown Santos* ! effort?. _ Funeral of Amos Cummlngs. Washington, Special. ? In pursu i am i' of the, resolution adopted by tho j 1!' i:k" Sunday memorial services were In I I over (he remains of the late I li. pros?ntallv(? Amos J. Cummlngs. of | ,\f.v York, In the Hall o t Itopresenta i ti'i-Ti, t yi? afternoon. Only twieo in j r-< ' iif. ycarH has, such an unusual i li' i.cr Ijc< n fwrmrflod to a deceased (-???rn.hcr, t.lxjse occasions being tj?e ,L' [?? i r> funertuVof HeprcBentatlvo Wll | | iai.i l>. Kt i^, of Pennsylvania and rf Representative Nelson Dlngloy ,of | ;i?.!ne. Tho exercises wero very Im pressive). ? Ilditor Pritt Dead. Chicago, Special. ? Adrian Mritt, whe it if! said, was edited*, of the Jackson* vllle. Fin., Ffilon in Is dead here, and will be burled In the Potter's field, unlc*~; bU :tre hmrd froifl7 TT( died Tuesday and his body was taken to tho morgue and labelled "unknown." His Identity was learned by detective? | wifrking on the postoffico robbery case, j Pritt had served wo terms in tho pon-1 1 itejjtlary for robbing mail boxes; | wastage time a magazine editor in New York and Inter a publisher. Ill this city. Hard tfttnkiug had^mrtde- him a "leitoe'* character. rii?n Kkflr B vj*. * "The Kaflf^a are the cleanest people in tho world In some respects," said a lady Just returned from 8outh Africa. ' l'?^j are always scrubbing them selves In hot water afld anoiotln# them selves wlthSjll afterward, but the ytniblt 4?e* not extend to their clothe*, i Tboy will take an elaborate bath aad then put. oh old clothfa that- neve* saw th&jrasbtub, I bad all the hoaar WTrtTilii lack, and thea they ha<f to keep their clothes deaa. In the tnlnee tt?e heft ?moocble,* which Is ahpat a.yard had a bill of hloa . *0**, sflES^ 11,1 NHWSY gleanings. Tin- (trauite Trust will purehnso thft i nix ?|UiUTl?'H of Wisconsin. The Spanish win* veterans will meet In Detroit. .Uicli., In September. I K.nis.is Oify (Mo.) horso and mulo t ratio last year amounted tu $25,000, ? i\> it i The quarterly target practice of the North Atlantic Snuudion cost $17K,000 j(or apuiiunitlon. "'"N Thorn has arrived Sn I'ari.s a man named Hassan Ali. lit- is seven feet six inches in height. The Kaiser is actively engaged In t creating a demand for pulaioes to help j his farmer subjects. l'arls Is to spend $o0,0iH> in telephone l connections between the different po lice stations and headquarters. ljxpcrts predict tiiat 1,500,000 visitors I may he exported to appear in the [ streets of London during coronation ' week. j Vesuvius has taken to emitting va ' pur saturated with hydrochloric add, wldeh. falling as "rain," has done grave ! damage to vegetation. [ According to Consul (Jefteral Harlow 1 Mexico Is a had place for a young in* , | oxperienced man without amplo guilds ; in any Hue he chooses to follow. ( . T)Ve woolen as well as the slik in ; dustry of France and the hosltyy in* ; iluslry in German are said to Jfiv. ?uf I'erhig severely from Americajf compe i titlon. ff j Kqcmu storms have done much dam; ,. , age to the heantlful South Carolina inemimcnt on the Chlckamaflfca battle field, but It I?, not beyond rejiwr. Tliot moiKuncnt consists of a largej 'bronze | palmetto tree on a marble base! , A new giant geyser of Kotoilahana, N. is attracting attention. mass : of boiling water half an acro^fii extent I rises in a great dome, from which a : column of water and stones rises to 300 feet, while immense columns of steam ascend ns far as can be seea. The action of the Italian Govern* meat la preventing the sailing for the United Stat oft of seven dangerous an archists is to be commented. Time was I when the departure of such criminals wan winked at by the authorities, but now ?l eh unship composites aro loth to take such passengers, (is\ they run a : i-trong risk of having toLroturn tho .* umhvilrnhlo norsona to Ra^' c Ar. Ar. Ncir"tork.O.D.ftg>P?.. Ar* New IQtfc* ?? ' i...y.Awy ? J Tho mtually fatal doso of arscnio la I wo grains. Seaboard Air Line Ry. l>oublo Daily Servico Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta, New Cricaiis and Points South and West. r IN li F KKCJ V AlMtllj 1?, 101)2. SOUTH \VA HI). Daily I Dally No. 31 NO. at I. v. Now York. P. U.K. 12 55 pm 12 10am I,y. l*hlla.h-l|il>ln, '? '? 8 20 pm 7 20 am liV. lialtltnoro. ?' 11 & P*n I,v. Wa?blht<lo?f, W.K.lly. 7 00 pen 10 4Wua Lv. Richmond, H A. ,L. 1087 pm 21?pm LV. PetoMbur^ " 1120 pm 2 06 pm Lv. Norltun ? 1 6ft am 6 80 p A Lv. llondoraon, - 2 28 am 6 64 pm Lv. llalolK'li, " 4 12 am 7 27 pm l.v. Hoiithorn l'liuw, " . 0.05 am. ? Lv. Hamlet, "? 7 20a? 10 Lv. Columbia, J " 0 40 um v 105 am Ar. Hnvaunali, " 2 10 pm- 4 65am Ar. Jnckftonviilu. " 7 QO pm 8 16 am Ar. Kt, AukumiIiio " ..... 10 50am Ai. 1 .'mii pa, " 0 46 am 645 pm NoTS8 No. 41." Lv. New York.N.Y.r. A N.f 7 65 am 8 65 pm Lv. J'lilla !??! i ?ji la, " 10 16am 1120pia ' j.v.Now Vorit.O, I>rtUJ.Uot U 00 put .......... J v. Halllmoio, I;. S.i'.Co f 6 $0 pm -" ] v. Wash'toiii N. A W.K.I). * . . . . . .r.TT"6 80 pm i.v. i'orUiuouth, M. A. L 0 05 pm 9 25nm l.v. Wwldou. 11 45 pm 11 66am Lv, Norllna " 1 65 am 140 pm Lv. lliMiduraon, " IJMam 2:10 pm l.v, ItalolKh, 11 4 12 am 8 66 pm - Lv. Houthern Pinoa, " 0 05 am 6 18 pm ' Lv. Hamlet, ^ " 7 26 am A) 35 pm Lv. Wilmington, " ...4. ... "p 06 pm Ar. "Ciiarl.iUf, " / 1008am iXaTpm i.v. C'hoitor, " 10 22am iB**m l.v. Orfleiiwooil, " 12 85 pm 843 am Lv. Atlffin*, ' " 2 50 pm 618am Ar. Atlanta, J ?? 8 65 pin 7 60am Ar. AiiKun'if, ('. A W. O. 6 40 pm Ac. Maoon, C. of Ga 7 20 pm 11 86 am Ar. MontKom'ry.A.AW.l'. 020 pm 625pm Ar. Mobile, L. k N 2 66 aft! ' Ar. Now Orleans,!*, AN. 7 26 am ? Ar. Na#hVille,N.t .A St. I* 4 00 am ? 6 66 pm ' A i . Memphis, " 4 16 pm 8 26 am NOltTHWABD,' ? 4 . Dally* Daily > No. 83 No.OT Lv. Memphis, N.C.A Ht.L. 1245 noon 8 40pm Lv NaVhvlTfo, " tf 80 pm tf 80 am Lv. Now Orleans, L. A N., 8 00 pm l.v. Mobile, L. A N 1280 am > Lv. Monjgom'ry.A.A W.P 6 80 am 1 80 pm I.v. Maoon, C. of Qa 8 00 am" 4 30 pm Lv. Augusta, O. A \\ . 0. 1080 am . .. Lv. 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