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SERIOUS DISORDERS In Chicago Over the Strike of the Beef Handlers POLICEMEN AM) STRIKERS FIGHT In SpUe of Strikers 33 Wagon l.oaJs ot i lout Oct riirough Severe and Woody lights. A sjji.r lit 1 fro^jy Chicago Monday aays: lilct and bloodshed marked the pro gross of t ho teamster*' strike. There "was numerous lights between the po lite and the strikers and (heir sym pathizers. Street enrr t : afTlu was slop 1 pod while the fighting went on,, the police and employes of the packing companies were stoned. At one place, when surrounded a dense .crowd of men and women, the police, 50 strong, under the command of Lieutenant Col. I ins, were pelted with stones, halted, drew their revolver# 'and charged full into the crowd which showed no dis position tu retreat.. Stick;}, stones and clubs were brought into requlsitioiu>by the strikers. The police used the bat tons and in the end their revolvers. When this was over there was a num ber of strikers needing surgical att< n tion. The fighting began on the West Side, shortly after noon and in differ ent parts of the city continued all tho afternoon. Chicago's police were given a stren uous life Tuesday by the packing house /teamsters. From dayiight until long 'after dark the bluccoats were kept busy dispersing trouble*inakers, who congregated along the streets and in eveiv conceivable manne.r placcu ob stacles in the way of the meat deale; i who endeavored to move their supply wagons with 'non-union drivers. In spite of the striking teamsters an j their friends, 83 wagon loads of nu i.l were delivered from the stock yards to down-town stations. Before the task was accomplished, however* a score of policemen and rioters were injured and fully 50 persons had been placed under arrest. Several of the' Injured were in a precarious condition, an 1 carried to hospitals. Two otthe injured may die. When the procession of wagons left the packing house district they % were guarded by a heavy,., detail of police. As soon as the v.agoys emerged at the entrance of the yards fully 500 enraged striker sympathizers made a lush to overturn the conveyances. The police men drew clubs and after a hard strug gle succeeded in scattering the mob. A fresh stait was made, but before the wag;>ns reached the down-town district the mob. augmented by hundreds of sympathizers, made an attack. In the light that followed revolvers wer.v drawn. No person was shot, the police instead using their clubs indiscrimi nately and a doztfn or more people were injured before the march could be resumed. When the central portion of the city was reached elashce be tween the police and crowd became numerous. Street car traffic was an impossibility and it was necessary for several squads of police to charge the crowds with batons before the wagons had reached the down-town houses. c? To add to the burdens of the police department 1,300 drivers and their helpers, employed by the State street general retail merchandise department stores, went on a strike. An attempt was made to deliver "depaitment store" goods in the down-town district witU-nmuuiiion drivers uyder police ^Iffoteetion. bbt "&ti^mueh disorder dove ioped that the utleTTtyt pj'ovcd futile. Before the project wav abandoned se\ - ) eral rioters wer? hmt* and many ar rests had beclriqadr. An attempt by Tl\e Fair store man agement to deliver ^oods aft on their drivers and teamster\ had struck re sulted in a iiot. several 4jjJjtfod heads and bodies, a number of arrests and finally the failure of the project. Drlcks and stones were the weapons used by the crpwd and the missiles were thrown with such effect that af ? tCr the tight was over dozens of big show windows in adjoining buildings were shattered. In the attack which the police made upon the crowd a doz en men were severely injured by po lice. Several of the strike sympathizers were arrested. Hljli Wnter in Arklusns. Texarkana, Ark., Special.-? The in habitants of Miller county. living along tho river, becoming apprehensive on nc count of i he rise in tho river and many are preparing to move to t lie hills. It is reported that tin* Smdcrs plantation of 00f? acres is inugdatcd. At Index, ten miles north; and Fulton, 19 milea east, the river is higher than it ha.s been In years. t Hoods nt Joilrt, Illinois. Joliet, 111., Special.? Jollet is In- the grasp of the worst flood in its hitftory. All the lower portion of the city is un der water and It is rumored that sev eral lives have' been lost. There has been two or three drownings. Several families had nairow escapes and the police rescued many in boats. Scores o# familfes have been driven from their homes a yd several houses and other buildings were swept away. All the principal streets are under .water and factories and business places all ove?* the city are flooded. The damage to property Is estimated at $100,000. The street car lines are all severely dam - aged sad no cars are running; All trains are stalle^water being two feet deep oyer the railroad tracks. , Narrtf Not fell^hje. Washington.- Special.? Th* President has withdrawn from tbe Senate tye nomlnation.of W. L. Harris td be post r?d?r at Chsrleatcn, & C., .and an othsr nam? will be submitted sboHly. Harris' aosiiM^Ww ? "lis* ' Wsdnesdar, Ipt ft subsequently de veloped that lis had filed paper* aet tto* forth eitUprashlp In New Yorfc jfatt th?s mafclag him Ineligible tdr a?**A EXPOSITION CLOSES The Wlnd-Up of Charleston's (treat Show. Tho great Charleston Exposition closed on Saturday last at midnight. It hits Won a great factor in exploiting tho matchless resources and growing industrial activity of the Palmetto Star*. The Columbia Stale gives tho follow ing account of tho closing day: Tho expo.ii.!on is ended! Its expir ing days were days of peace and hap piness, and this tho last of all was one which will have pleasant memories for til who visited the lovely fairy city. \t midnight the field gun of tho mar ines pealed forth the knell of the "farewell day" and taps was sounded, lights out forever within tho ivory city. A pali of darknosH'Swaa thrown over I lie erstwhile glowing, living sceno of beauty, and regretfully, aye. sorrow fully, thousands of Charlestonians saw tho end of an enterprise which was tho embodiment of pluck, persovcren-e, self sacrifice and loyalty of tho finest ty pe. Tho o.x posit ion is over. In some ways it may have fallen short of the expec tations of tho progressive minds that planned it. but in other ways it has done more for Charleston and for South Carolina than any other under taking or occurrence since Yankee iJunile came conning Dixie. There were no s.enes of vandalism attending the closing of this exposition as there were at Puffalo where thou sands of dollars worth of property went to destruction. In the afternoon a squad of 10 policemen from tho city marched out to reinforce the exposition guard and the marines wore hold in readiness in ease of riotous conduct. Hut there was 110 necessity. There was no^drunkeuness. no -rowdyism, nl (Rwi tgh fully 15,000 pebple thronged the midway. The day was all in all a glorious oc casion. the weather was superb. At 2 o'clock nearly every business house in the city closed its doors. It was Char leston day and was celebrated by nearly the entire white population of | Charleston. At 1:30 o'clock there was a tournament in which 18 riders parti cipated. The horsemanship of some of the contestants was superb. At 4 o'clock tnere were farewell ex ercises in the auditorium and at 5:30 there was a sham battle. This was a very creditable exhibition of military manouevreg and was enjoyed by thou- ; sands. The marines, Citadel cadets and cadets of Porter Military academy was entrenched at one end of the race track while the third regiment of State military was the attacking party. This regiment cr isisted of the Palmet to Guards and Washington Light In fantry. The German artillery with a Held piece and the naval reserves with a gattling gun. This mock war showed that the militia of Charleston is well trained. At 0:30 the feet of the little fairies twinkled over the lawns In the court j- of palaccs. This fceauttful picture made* many old hearts beat with youthful measure. There were games and worry romps, lasting until a few s drops of rain from h passing cloud drove the little ones home, and then for the midway. It was a gay and festive f$ene. Con fetti paper was thrown relentlessly into t lie gawping visages of spielers and Into the laughing eyes of happy young girls. For hours the noisy sport in the avenue of fun was kept up. Put as the holy hour of midnight approach ed there was a lull in the 'excitement. There was a feeling of regret in every heart. Must this lovely scene be dash ed into darkness? The booming of the midnight gun started tho multitude, then sent them hurrying to the turn stiles. The day Is done. Tlio exposition can no longer teach except by example, ean no longer en tertain oxcept l>y memories of happy days there spent. In an instant the ogre of night had darkened the globes lighted by fairy wands and to the cars went hurry ing homewards all that re mained of the beautiful dreamlike pic ture was a tiny bunch of lights topping a minaret on the Streets of Cairo. THE FA REWEIvL EXERCISES. The farewell exercises were held in the auditorium at 4 o'clork. Capt. The odore Melchera presided as chairman of the Charleston day committee. Rev. C. R. Vedder, D. D., the venerable Hu guenot pastor, delivered a very fervent prayer. Mayor Smyth spoke of a few words on behalf of the city of Charles ton. lie told of the dally and hourly discouragement which had beset the president, the directors and the direc tor general. Ho declared that Charles ton han been greatly benefitted by the exposition. The aiTTOunt(fipent. hero by visitors Sbas reached several millioli dollars. Prominent people, men known In all the land have been here and one and all have expressed their delight at what they have seen. Capt. Melchera then presented "Tho most popular moil in South Carolina," and the audience araoe and cheered re peatedly as Capt. F. W. Wagener cam 3 forward. The president of the Exposition com pany began by relating that he could have, done nothing without the 1 fid and he thought the praise given him was too lavlahly bestowed. He expreaaed himself at thoroughly satisfied with the reaulta accomplished. He believed that an exposition ahould be helfjklft least once a year In aom<*> Southern State. Nothing could do more good to attract attention to the ^undeveloped regions and reaources of "be South. If thla exposition haa dqne nothing elae it has hrougK the people of all sections of the State Into more harmony of feeling and haa ahown the world that (fcarleston la now a port of the UniteAkatea. (Cheers.) The exposition baa brought thous ands of good people hare, mm from foreign oonntrlea. and it has , to them that South CsroUaa Is a i I'dld section for lavas! lasts. [ Charte^onatortln llw- jrbgfcqi Thglr CHARUMTOrf'fl ATTRACTION?. Another result ban been to MO at teatloa to the ton .as h pines thousands of historic interests ami Is otherwise at tractive to tourists a'.ul ho expects to son tho city full of this desirable class of visitors every winter. Tho exposition win not l>e of the past entirely. It has been decided very wisely by the city council to buy a reservation here and to make a park. There will be prominent exhibits dis played in am h of the build ' nxs as will not bo destroyed. He thinks this a good stop and urges that every county In tho State be asked to make an ex hibit. Capt. Wagoner explains that the ex position was necessary that Charleston must progress. It la either t;o forward or retrograde. There ran be no stand ing still. He urged the peo-jlo hero to get together for the continued up building of 'Charleston. Ho declared that the railroads should afford better terminals on the water front in order to encourage shippers A wharf which would answer before the was Is inadequate now and there Is neod of progress on this line. INSPIRED THE MEN. Turning to the ladles he said In con clusion: "Ijadles, you have encouraged and Inspired the men of Charleston in this exposition lend your encourage* inent to every other public enterprise1 which will be undertaken." Capt. Wagenor'a speech made, a great Impression upon tho business men present. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS HarvcAtlng Begun" -Progress of Cul? tlvatlon. The average temperature for the week ending Monday, June 2nd. was about 713 degrees, which is nearly Jive degrees below normal. There was a maximum of !>S degrees at Selvern and Longshoro on the 25th, and a minimum of 38 de grees at Clover on the 28th and 29th. Light frost was noted In Greenville, Oconee and Spartanburg counties. There was an abundance of bright sun shine. early In thofVveok. but generally cloudy weather prevailed at its close. During the middle of the week, the relative humidity ranged from only 30 to 40 per cent, of saturation, which had a wilting effect on vegetation. Severe thunderstorms occurred on the 25th over tho north central and northeastern counties, accompanied by damaging high winds, and destructive hail, in the east central and north cen tral groups ol counties with heavy, washing ralue in I^ancaster county. Light local showers prevailed at the close of the week. over the western counties. While a few localities were benefitted by the dry weather, by far the greater portion of tho State Is suf fering for rain, and the need 1b most urgent in the southwestern and north western groups of counties, from Aik en northwestward, where, over a large portion, no beneficial rains havo fallen In from 4 to 5 weeks. tehe week gave favorable weather for general farm work, and for ridding "'fields of grass and weeds, but it was unfavorable for- tho growth and deve lopment of most field crops, on account of low night temperatures and" dry ness. The growth of cotton was checked to a considerable extent by the cool weather, which also favored the. deve lopment of lice that now infest a large portion of tho crop. Stands are good, generally, and the crop has received unusually good cultivation, with fields clean and in fine tilth. SqunreS have to fined In a few localities. Thore was slight Improvement in t|ie condition of sea-island cotton. Corn was also unfavorably affected by the cool weather but generally con tinues to look well. Bottoms are be ing planted, where not too dry, b?%t cutworms and bilibugs are very de structive on such lands. Some fields have been lald-by, and early corn has begun to tassel. In the western portion of the State corn Is turning yellow. Tobacco has Improved, and now looks promising, but stands are irre gular In places. Rice Is In very fine com^tion, with planting still In pro gress. Wheat does no^.show any im provement, as It ripens, except that it I# a full crop In a few localities. Its average condition Is poor, and almost a failure in places. Some has been har vested. Oats are ripening rapidly, and harvesting made favorable pi<ogress un (fcr excellent weather conditions. Tho dry weather Is detrimental to spring sown oats. Watermelons look well. Cano has good stands. Large quantities of beans, white potatoes and cucumbers arc be ing shipped. Gardens are generally poor, owing to the dry weather. Peach es and other frulta continue to drop extensively, although In places fruits of all kinds promise to l>e abundant. Peaches and plums arc ripening and shipments of the former have begun. A. .general heavy rain and warmer weather would improve crop conditions materially. Destruction of Ftah. Reoontly the governor has recejved no end of complaints about tho dyna- { mitlng of flsh in the streams of the State. A gentleman called and made complaint about the throwing of dyna mite into the deep pools on the Chllds' plantation In Edgefield cornityT r8^ult ing in the wanlbn slaughter of no end j of splendid specimens of the flnny tribe i all qf which were left Abating on the water. Iif this instance an effort is to be made to get tho names of the men who threw the djrnamlte and an ex ample made of tnem. The State, au thorities expeeLto prosecute them to the extent of thfcsJaw. Prosecutions wttl .be ondestakea m^rery other caee that can be jnade from this time on.' Delayed a Week. Cohunbla,, Special.? Attorney Gen eral . BalHiprjiii reterfced to the city nroaa Chailafiwi where he hak been to ? ?jppiw hafon Slmoeioe la the ?aetfeer o# the motion for the rtm^rat * the VIviMMteollaa case to the STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFOWM I t-i- ? Articles of Faith l:nutu lated By (he State Convention. ? The following is the full text of tho | platform adopted by t li v* Slate Dejpo (?ratio Convention.,. ut Columbia I It was pvesfntcd by f?t>l. A lloyt i and was adopted unanimously, j Kesolved, >>v the Democracy <>( South Carolina In convention assem bled: 1. That we reaffirm and endorse the platform of principles enunciated by the State Demoeilitie convention of 1900, with especial stress upon the following sections: "That we view with alarm the pow or which the trusts through the i*< publican party are exercising over legislation and national politics ami their ability to control the prices of ! the necessities of life without regard to the law of supply ami demand. \W condvffin tho hypocritical attitude of tho Heypblican leaders who alms" trusts and combines while they us% the money obtained from them and extorted from the people to debauch the ignoraht voters of the country. "That we denounce the iinpornlistio policy of the Republican administra tlon as contrary to the letter and spirit of the Declaration of tndepen deuce and tho constitution of the United States, and as dangerous to the liberty and freedom not Only of j the people of the Spanish islands. Imt 1 of the citizens of this country as well." I Tho benevolent assimilation "of the Filipinos has proven to be the bene volenco of murder and the assimila tion of robbery. We denounce it as an outrage U|>on the ron-scicmes <if lib ertydoving Americans. (>iu free in stitutions cannot long survive tho ile structlon of those principles upon which they rest, and the spectacle of subject peoples being hold down by tho bayonet and rpbhed by tho carpet baggers but foreshadows the fate of our country unless the people nr? i aroused to our ganger. Tho unjust and cruel war of subjugation now being carried on in tho Philippines should be ended ut once, with definite and specific declarations to the natives j as to the intentions of this country ' to aid them In the establishment of a i free government of their own choice ' under a protectorate by tho United States." That wo reaffirm and endorse tho correlated sections of th<? Kansas City j platform upon the subject of trusts S and imperialism as follows: Vi'ivnto inonopolJeH are iftdefensiblo i nmf "Intolerable. They destroy compo ; tltion, control tho prices of manorial j and of the finished products, thus rob , Wing both producer and consumer. They lessen the employment of labor and arbitrarily fix tho terms and con ditions thereof, and deprive individual energy and small capital of their op portunity for betterment. They are the most efllcient means devised for appropriating the fruits of industry for the benefit* of the few at the ex pense of tho many, and unless their insatiate greed is checked all wealth will bo aggregated in a few hands and the republic destroyed. Tho dishon est paltering with tho trusts evil by t he Uepubllcan party in Stater and na tional platforms is conclusive proof of tho truth of the charges that trusts are the legitimate products of Ue publlcan policies, that they are fos tered by Republican laws and that they are protected by Ilcpublican ad ministration In return for campaign subscriptions and political support. Wo pledge the Demorratlc party to an unceasing warfare in nation, State and city against private monoply In every form. Existing laws against trusts must be enforced and more stringent ones must he circled pro viding for publicity as to ^affairs of corporations engaged in interstate commence and requiring all corpora tions to show, before doing business outside of tho State of their origin, that they have no water in their stock and that they have not attempted and are not attempting to monopolize any branch of businesQj or tho production of any article of merchandise, ami tho wholo constitutional power of ' con gress over interstate commerce, the malls, and all modes of intei-stato commerce, shall be exercised by tho enactment of comprehensive laws upon the subject of trusts. Tariff laws should be amended by putting the pro duct of trusts upon the free list to prevent monopoly under tho plea of protection. Wc are opposed to private monopoly ? u every torn), and view witu appro hcnRlon the Increasing power and dis regard of the Interest of the people by the combination of corporations, es pecially of those chartered by other States. It Is the duty of the- general assembly of this State to pass more stringent lawn for the control of all corporations, domestic and foreign, and for the preventions of all trusts and combinations between corpora tions carrying on competitive busi ness. Wo claim the right on the part of ^he State to control all corpora tions, whether nomeslic or foreign, engaged In business within her bor ders. Wo deny that congress has any legitimate power to regulate corpora tions except as they may be engaged in foreign of Interstate .commerce; and demand that the national govcrn ment confine Itself in bestowing cor porate existence to such agencies as are reqaired to fcxerclse such func tions as v the constitution specifically confers upon the United States. W? are ualterably opposed to any acemi ment of the federal constitution look ing to any enlargement of the pow ers oc congress In relation to the regulation of contract bv citizens of the State, or in relMOtt* to the cor porations,, and we demand that laws be enacted further ? restricting the nower of federal coutts to interfere with the Internal alfclr* and adminis tration of justice in the State. We condemn the Dingier, tariff law as a trust breeding moasrare skillfully de vised to give the f?w favors which they do not deserve, and to place upon the many burdens which they should ?D We reaffirm our t*li?T 1ft 1 tariff for revenue onlr. and thwAUtloi should so regulated as tAMstcthe need* of an honest and Moaosaleal govern sent. We condesaa all daw legislation such as the ship NMIT WD, Which we believe to I* a rKh ma* 1*4 Oa ths oehiic ortff r.?4 w^.alto jmi liHi aW ' .J." . ' ' ? ? r? * -* - if'-rr fjrWi-.c.' " -i t i oui*1 legislation, such as tho CrillU l> i !<?m bill, w L\irh wo hollovo to l?o tn rlldfd lo ai'Ollso sect ional nulmoj^it les. Wo hold with tho United States su proine i oiiil thai tho declaration of in >l? p. -mlcnce is 1 1 1 o spirit of our gjovorn 1111 ut . of which tho constitution is tho form mul loiter. Wo doejaro again, that nil govern ment instituted among men derive 1 thi'ir just powers -from tine consent of : the governed; that any g >Vf*rmiftent not : n isi ,| upon tho oonscnt of- tho govern ed is a tyranny, and that t*f liupose up >a ;ri\ pooplo t ho govorumc fit of force is to sub?t it uto a method of Im^ty'lal - ism t r thoso of a republic. Wo hold i that the ? oust it ut ion r<<*il()Wfl th? Hag ; and denoumo tho doctrKijA' that an ox- j ooiillvo ? > !' congress. deriving t.holr ex istence and their powerfc from tho con stitution. (.111 oxoroiso hnKul authority boyond it or in violation ??f it. Wo as no VI that ilo nation can longoi? ondurc half republic and half empire, and \v( warn tho American people that iniper- I ialisin jihioail will load quickly and in : evitahly to despotism at homo. Wo oondoinn and dcnc-unco tho 1 *h it ? ] ippino polio.v of t ho pit wont ndnHnhi tuition. II has involvod tho republic in an unnecessary war. saerlflood tin lives of many of our noltJest sons, and placed tho United states. previously inona and applauded throughout tho world as tho champion of CtavdAin, in j tho false and unamerican Dosltion of crushing with military foroe tho efforts of our former allies to aohlove liberty and sell' "government. Tiie Filipinos oanot ho citizens without endangering our clvili/.at Ion. they cannult he sub jt t ts without imperiling ?^ur form of goverumsul; and as wo are m>t. w illing to surrender our ei vllization to convert tho republic into an empire, wo favor an immediate declaration of the na tion's purpose to givo tho Filipinos, Hist, a stable form of go* f-i'.'V't'cnt ; so fond, independence; and third,. protoc- j Hon from outside Interference. Wo are not opposed to territorial expansion | wi|i 'ii K takes in dosirahle territory | Which tan he erected into Slates In tho union, and whose people are will ing and free to become American oiti /.ens. We favor expansion by every peaceful and legitimate means. Hut wo are unalterably opposed to the seizing or purchasing of distant islands to bo governed outside the constitution, and whose pooplo can never become citi zens. We are in favor of extending the republic's influence among tho nations, hut believe that influence should l)o ex tended not by force and violence, but through persuasive power of a high and honorable example. The burning issue of 'imperialism growing out of the Spanish war involves this?? f<Srjf jusis (enco of the republic and the deBtruS?w tlon of our fi'ee institutions. Wo regard it as tho paramount Issue of the campaign. Philippine Army Reduced. Washington, I"). C., Special. ? The de parture of tho Hitocoek and .Sherman from Manila with the Ninth and Nine teenth Regiments of Infantry reduces tho army in the Philippines to loss than 28,000 men. Within the next few months tho strength of the effective military forces in tho archipelago will be reduced to less than 25,000 by thy withdi.iwal of tho Thirteenth. Six teenth, Twenty-fourth and. Twefity fifth Regiments of Infantry and part of the Third lU'gwnent of Cavalry un der orders to return to the United States. Graves of Lee anil Jackson Decorated Lexington, Va.. Special.? Confederate Memorial Day wax observed here Tues day by tin1 decoration of the tomb of General Robert JO. Lee . at Washington and Lie University ami tho grave of General Thomas J. Jackson ("Stone wall") in the Lexington cemclcry, Tfto address was delivered by Rc.v. Dr. O. W. Fin ley, of Tinkling Springs, Va., who spoke on "The Confederate Pri vate Soldier." in L'e Memorial chapel. The cadet corps of the Virginia Mili tary Institute with their post hand and a number of el vli bodies were in the parade. Strike of AlmililnlAts. Palestine, Tex., Special. ? The ma chinists employed In the International & Great Northern shop;*. numbering J r?0 men, went out on strike Thursday af ternoon. Certain demands were made by them and repeated conferences have been held, resulting in an agreement on all^jioints save that pertaining to the employment of apprentices. The company rcfusedVto make this change and the men walked out- The sLriko does not affect the shops of the Inter national at other points. ^ Shot Ills Wife/and Himself. Jasper, Fla., Sj/eeial. ? John High, who keeps a boarding house near the Hamilton County Phosphate and Min ing Campany's words, In this county, In a (juarrel with his wife, shot her in the Ifcft sldo with a pistol and .'.hen turned the weapon upw# himself and fired four shots in his /left side. Jeal ousy is accredited as the cauuo of the shooting. Hoth parties aro in a dying condition. Death of Prominent Mill /Ian. Macon, Oa., Special. ? James Though, farmerly manager of the Manchester Cotton Mills, and recently appointed manager of the Barnesvllle Manufac turing Company, died suddenly Sun day of acjte indigestion. He was widely known as an expert and was a man o( wealth. He left a wife and three chil dren. Earthquake at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Special? At 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning a considerable por tion of tho Bleeping population her*! was aroused by the shaking of houaea and rattling of windowa, which con tinued for only a few seconds. Inquir ies fail to develop any damage to prop erty, hut It la now certain from the cor roborative evidence of many reputable rttiteof that the disturbance waa of seismic character. ? .. Dcclarod. Haw York. Special? Th* of tho Continental Tobacco have declared a HvMaN " ceot on tho eoomopr rafa aa '" * 4lvMo(lH Hlklllllmi; , STATE I'RESS ASSOCIATION Member.* Mad a Great Time In Good Old Georgetown. Tho South Carolina 1'ress Assocla tlon hold it h annual session In George town last week. It was a season of genuine enjoyment to all tho pencil pushers present and a correspondent of tho Columbia State hits off tho oc casion na follows: "Those u ho have visited* George town for jMe tlrst time this week find tlijit their money is all countorAolt ? these are a quocr people In Georgo town, they giv^ away everything. Tho press badge is a passport every where. Free board? free cigars, free ? nnd transportation Is also free both on -land and water. This is nothing new to those of us who were born and reared in tho lower part of tho Stale, for this open handed hospitali ty has been handed down to us from generation to generation which has characterized us in every Stato In the union. Georgetown has proven a revela tion to many, for those who knew this quaint old city even half a dozen years ago scarcely recognize the re juvenated city of today. It Is the gate way to a thousand miles of navlgablo rivers, watering three fourths of South Carolina and part of North Carolina. Tho national goYuiiuuent recogniz ing her im port a?C? Jn*n?o commercial World has Just made an appropria tion of |50,000 t<>r tho erection of a government buifding for tho annual commerce of this port now exceeds $7,000,000. ' '?Mr. \V. IV Morgan has been mayor for tno pas-i c'pven years and his knowledge of tho negro character ItiUB eminently qualified him for the posi tion which he holds. His Unancal re sponsibility enables him to command all the capital needed for any pur pose. Ills cool head and clear Judg ment during the threatened race riot In 1890 when tho governor ordered so many troops here prevented useless bloodshed, lie loves his city and time nnd time again tho people hnvo proven their appreciation by electing him tlmo and time again. It was largely through his Instru mentality that tho press association came hero this year and consequently Georgetown will now bo better ad vertised than ever before. RU8JNE38 SI5SSION8. Tho association assembled in the ?t^ouj;t house at 1 1 o'clock. Tho first nurtt&r that came up was a roconsld oration of tho vote taken tho previous night on tho next place of meet. Har ris White Stone Lltha was chosen but the matter Is nf>w transferred to tho executive eomi^jtteo with, power to act. If Mr. Harris' hotel and tho rall road is completed by tho tlnn- forth# next mooting the committee will select his springs, which doubtless will be done, as it Is said that tho hotel will bo oponod for guests this ''summer. Mr. H. M. Ager read an Interesting paper oiv "Ho^W to Conduct a Dally pa per in a Siriall Town." ELECTION OF OFFICERS. All tho old ofTleors wero elocted, vlv: E. H. Anil, president. J. C. Garllngtov, first vlco presi dent. E. H. DeCamp, second vice presi dent. C. C. Langston, -secretary. August Kohn, tr^iBurcr. Rev. N. V. Jacob, chaplain. Executive Committee ? J. M. Knight, J. E. Norment, J. W. Ragsdale. Final Shape of Public Building Bill. Washington, Special. ? The publlo building hill has been agreed upon in conference. It carried HfLSOO.OOO when It left the House. The Henat? added $.'1,200,000. In confcronco the Senate amendments wero reditced abou i $1, 200,000. Some of the items In contro versy as finally settled, ar?i as follows: Anniston, Ala., limit Increased to $75, 000; Richmond, Va., $175,000; Mem phis, Tenn, total Increase, $250.000 ( Home, Ga., Increaso $8,000; Greensboro, Increased to $62,000; Athens, Ga., in creased to $100,000; GreenvlIIo, Tenn., Increased to $110,000; blioxi Miss., la creased io $120,000; GeoiRe:Jwn, 8. O., Increased to $50,00^, Macon, Ga., in creased to $164,000. Struck out, Win ston-Salem $160,000; struck out $200, 000 for Jacksonville, Fla., and allowed $50,000 for additional buildings. Telejcrkphic Brlefs> The National Biscuit Company has purchased the Mount Cracker & Candy Company of Kansas City The total amount received up to date by Cornelius N.?Bllss, national treas urer of the West Indies relief fund, ] was $109,000, Presbyterians in session at New] York organized the Presbyterian Civil ) War Veteran Association. The African Methodist Episcopal General Conference has decided to be gin mission work In Cuba, the Philip pines and Africa, ^ The Brewers' Protective Association has decided to abolish "eighth" Icepil and half-pint bottles In Ohio, Indiank,] Kentucky and West Virginia. District Attorney William Travel* Jerome, of New York city, will dress the Colorado State Bar AMp4l*? tion at Colorado, Sprlngs July Bishop Oberholser, of Lancaster. Pa., opened the general coufwenoe of River Brethren for the Untied and Canada at Abilene, Kan. Wihle being lowered Into a eotl mine ?haft nt Jewett Clt>^ Kan., eiJWi Mine Inspector Jo to Keegaa was Idll ed by falling 1H fee* row girtaweee atartyewftooeted ta a Ave at the 01 tTJto&pA, of Ctaeia? uti, Oi TERMSOFSURRIINDER Conditions On Which Boers Gave Up v . The Struggle. ? ? - - . ? Tilt STRIHli OI: THE COAL MINERS w< Aluny thousand* of Workmen l.eave the niuo?--0>vnera lluvc Trouble to ^ Kyep the I*unip5 doing. London, Hy Cable. -Tho torms of ponce for South-Africa wore announced in tho House of Commons by li&ifour as follows: ,/L lloora must surrendor theiy arms, ami recognize tho Klrig. ? . British agree to bring back Iloor prisoners as speedily as possible, with out loss of liberty or property. Breakers of the. laws of warfaro muw throw themselves on tho Kings clem ency. Dutch will he taught in {schools If de- ? - sired hy parents and usel in courts If necessary. Military punishment to end as soon as possible and self-govornmont he substituted. > No tax on tho Transvaal to pay cost of war. Throo million pounds to be provided for .stocking Hoer farms. Cape Colony rebels who may bo sub? Joct to trial may bo disfranchised for life, but no death penalty to bo ln nu-ted. Great Mrltalir "Tn';Wlh'_ally yields all ? ' 4 demands of tho Moors oXC?pt absolute Independence. ' The llonso of Commons .was crowded. . to hear tho announcement. Ime foa Hire of tho hour Is tha feeling toward the King, which la one of extraordlna- ' . - ry enthusiasm. The 5trike of Conl ninera. WlikeHharre, Pa., ftpocial. ? The or- ? 4 i d o r of tho Unltbd Mino Workers "of < America, calling out on nlrlke* all on- ' V glncors, fir onion and putnpmenJBmploy- , v eil at oollieflcB where the 8-hour work day at proaont wages wus not granted, wont Into effect Mondiw, and as has . been predicted a majority of the men obeyed. Neither sldo can claim a vie- . * V" lory at this time, but the strugglo on * 7 thlR phaso of tho anthracite coal rra' strike has been opened. There hits [j. been a partial fjhow strength. Tho real tent., w;hether or not- tho pumps shnll bo manned will begin soon. Al though ftj majority of Ihe men quit, the ctftn panics generally succeoded In keep ing their pumps in operation. The ex- * act number of men who quit cannot be estimated. Tho officers refuse tt* mako public figures, but gavo out a roughly estimated number of men affected. ' Theso est! mat os are far apart.- . *' National President Mitcheell .of'tho/*' miners' union, gavo out a statement m which ho says: "Imports received from p*j ovory mining community indicate that where the 8-hour day hac not been con- *. ,vjj ceded, fully 80 per '?ent. of the men have?coased work. Tho number ~wlll r niaterhtlfy lnrreiiBffmater. In "some sec- $ tlons foremen have positively, declined -4js to perform tho work_ of . en^neera, -r~i firemen and pumpmen. In some tolaces .. j": foromon have manned the ngmpVand -;'?s clerks hav* also been Induced to oer form this labor. A perfect army of Ir responsible men has been employed by Hie coal companies to act as coal and Iron policemen. This is unnecessary' and their presence unwarranted. Thefre have been no violations of law, and I ntn sanguine thero will be. no overt ar& on the part of tho strikers." * Seacard Extension. New Yopfc, SpeelaJ. ? The plaSk of the underwriting syndicate for thec>xten sion of tho Seaboard Air Line Railroad to nirmingham, Ala., havo been com pleted. They include an Issue of 300,000 4 per cent, bonds, a first mort gage on the Birmingham line and a di - rect lien on the Seaboard Air Line. In-. eluded in the underwriting syndicate are Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co.. Ver- ? myle & Co., and F. R. Pemberton, of New York, tho Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company, J. W. Mlddendorf & Co., and several others of Baltimore* ? and John L. Williams ft Sons, Of Rich* < mond. if H' ' Lord Paunoefote Died Poon Washington, D. C., Special. ? The sympathy with Lady Pauncefote and her unmarried daughters has been deepened by the knowledge that the late Ambassador left practically ao property. A house In London, which la hot rented and not readily rentable la. said to bo almost all that 'bO 'lOOT iS-' quired. He had no entailed estate and, although from the time he^ame to Washington he had aaalary of fJ2,SdD, with the British Embassy for a resi dence, anda geuetoussllo'wance Toy entertaining, he was not able to anythftfg more than sufficed for the purchase of his house In London. tdnapplng Case ClBiifi Waahlagt ternatlonal _ kidnaping of Mlaa pie* Bnlgarian blgnnds, haa 4 All of the evidence ly :th"at no wksiI dnctkm la attadtadls to lh? l?l|Sllf tag Bolgaria tt<