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THEY- GET SCRAPPY. Evans and Latimer Stirring Up Bad Blood WVEIV talk of an encounter ??Uoi "andOther Complimentary Ep. Itlieta Hurled at lh? Meeting at I'eflceful Otorjflj, 1 ?V. I , . ^ At Orangeburg. ttrangebarg, Special.? Tho meeting 1 tieio was rath or lively. Th? rtehatori < andidat^K warmed up somewhat. 1 a prejty three-cornered wofd scrap oc ?iw. ? in which Messrs. Evans, Latl- I John3t?n? were. the partlcl , A lot charges were hinted ' tit and others openly ma<Hv Evans euarged Latimer with ushig free passes ,imu Gibers in defiance nivov ?Or^Af AlSO 0f VOtllJte t0 SiVe away $3,000,000 worth of franchises J in \Y a.^hingtou. Latimer charged KVIU1B Witl*, hiking $15,C)0U In a bond deal, The j<ppcch <>f col. Johnstone v-arf Hjijry. t1k> pit v ting on the whole wad on the i>l.} order of South Cnro Una en nip* agin:-. ! , At Bamberg. ?' JJambctg, Special. ? The wAatorial and congressional mcetiM was held hero Friday in Uw court house in the presence of about 200 people. Nine pa pers oi "tlWlglefoot" were spread before the. voters and no stone was unturned Jo persuade the voters to light oh respective papeis. Each paprr had spread (hereon a mixture of expansion, ?hip subsidy, trusts, tariff reform, work in congress and State legislative i work, intermingled with honied ; phrasrs- to catch the unsuspecting voter. ? The s.une old speeches greeted the listeners, find SrOuhfed about the cus tomary euthufiiUKm. i At fieo *gc?i j 'lieorges, Special. ? The senatorial and vongreBsional candidates' mooting \vjiyj lielfi here in the efturt house SUUiysfray in the presence of about 300 people. The morning session was not without Incident. Messrs. Evans and Latimer were at it ag:?in and at one time it j looked like it would he a fight Within tho bar of the court rorn, but tho slu r- j iff of Colleton tan adjoining county) 1 PHt a stop to the matter; It eamci about in this way: Mr. Ev an*, was the first speaker and in hl? : speech prodded Mr. -Lattimer in the gaiec, way and on t^e same matters which had been brought out at pre vious meetings Mr. Latimer made nbout the name refutations and said that thoy (meaning .the Reformers* hail carried Mr. Evans as long ae tllky could and had dropped Evans, and he 'rIho made some allusion to Evans being his "friend," to which Evans replied: , . "'You never Mcrn my friend; you be- I traytd me like a dog." av~ Then Latimer broughlPup tbft $15,000 bond deal and said Kv&ftli bad ' been I charged with it In tho last canmplgn and Evans corrected him t>y saying . that, it had only iifcen :t:inored and some reference was made to an anony mous 'circuit* in connection with "Mr, Duncan's name but their meaning was ifot^ cleared. < Sak Evans added that he had dented tbT accusation at the Vim*; denounced H as a lie; he now denounced It as such und the man who repeats it is a liar. At this poiat Mr.> Latimer appeared us if ho reached the point where endursniMj ceased W be a virtue, hence the enactment of the little tragedy. Tho meeting proceeded without In- j cidont until after recess when the par- j ty went to tho hotel to get dinner. Mr. Latimer walked into the liotel-j and proceeded to Mr. Evans* room aiid j said: "Mr, Evans, I wish fOUntfc a | word with you," to which Mr. Evans replied, "No. .sir, you cannot talk to. me," atid walked down stairs and we;?t out and dined with a friend. ? There was excitement, but those who Know both of the men think that mat ters will soon reach a crisis. Both evi dently had friends In the audience and the cither four candidates were perhaps the most interested spectators.. rWie meeting was called to Order at | I 'l : l r? a. m. by tho county chairman, | \l kl CI / L* ?* M ?% ?? -- l? I <? Hit* cri ? ??, i nmi ?*c ma m n*n?r,?i the Rev, P. L. Kirtpn of the Methodist Church asked God's blessing upon the meeting.* There wa? a.JKQad. deal of lLfo and. i;n ay throughout the meeting. In fact It was the llvest bout held yet by the sues diw.usscd were the regular ones. ? At tiliarleston- Attempt to Howl Evans Down. Charleston. Special.? The senatorial and congressional, candidate#' meeting was h.Md In the Hibernian hall at. 8 o'clock Tuesday evening in rhHjjresenic of SOO people. The only Incident of the meeting ...was the thwarting of a prearranged plan to how'1 down ox-(}overnm- Kvana. It watf' reported on the streets In the evening that such an attempt, wonl.1 he made and friends of ail the candidates wont dllllgenUy to wc*k to prevent it. Lit- it said, to the credit ol the better, element of citizenship in Charleston the disgrace was narrowly averted. The wot id'applauris a manly man. whatever or whoever he may be, and had not Mr. Evans pursued the course he 'did ha would have had to succumb to the in-' evltable. H?* hurled no deflanoft at the&e people "as In the days of yore, he made no threats of boasts, but. simply stood his ground and never yielded sn Inch, JJe mads bis speech and flnfehtd his allot* ted time amid applause. Credit is due Chairpaan Thayer, who ordered tne po lice to remove "from fhs Mil one young . man who seemed to be a leader of the 1110 b'. Strange to say there. Wff.w -'farm- I ctb" among the candidates nor was any | r?IKrtAee made to irtiat "we farmers*' did inJJ*?0 and?.T>i# in teet the "farmer candidate" was by tar the *o*t dndlah* : jy ?*tlwd *** "JitclNari* TUftt Kcawtt tor the cor a*W*4?d W?L,Coi. 2SVS33 'XK&SZ!*'*' *1 ho was called to order by the county chairman. Mr. J. H. Thayer, who announced th&t l? Ik Hit? Custom in n Charleston audUduo to allow nuta tions to hs asked and the rule will not ho deviated from tonight. Mr. A. C. Lit timer wan the first speaker. Ho at onto proceeded to prove that the government exhibit at Buffalo was pent to Charleston at his .request i and not Bcnator MeLauvin'w, a?*d read a Utter from Secr^ttUy Wilson -In sub stantlntUMi of his claim. He also told how he laid all the plans for sceurhig the $160,000 for the Ohar lofiton exposition, but gave due credit to Senator Tillmnn and SOuth ''-arolina representatives for substantial aid ren dered in Kecuring thlfc amount. Mr. Latimer eay? he makes no claim to ora tory, hut wftnt accomplishes results to Washington is an energetic working ucnator and not eloquent *preeheA. It la a waste of time to argue Against the Republican n<tli?\v artd a Democrat most work for hi's people in other and more rtubstantlal ways. > He told of his record in eongrea^, In cluding the Newberry college appropri ation. and hia efforts ft* secdi-H a por tion of the puhlb1 I a ?> <] s for educational purpose*. The f'outh is too slow to realize that | the War was over 35 years ago and wo [stand in our own light in abusing the i northerners In congfcss. He spok*i bf Lis (rip |o the exnoslHott b'riilging with ! him nOHherh i t .'sentatl ves, Includ j ing Mr. Uttlcflehi, which had much to j Jo with killing the Crumpacker bill. i This was "greeted with applause. Mr. i Latimer stated that Uailey.of Texas ' had been in congress fourteen Veftra land had accomplished nothing because !*ho l'e always H?l>'?iirtg ilte Republicans. I Charleston will blossom aa the rose as [.SO.OH as she pulls together and docs not I antagonize others. He naid thp treaty ! policy is the best method ftf doling with the Philippine* and u i-'epeal of the merchant inhri'no law. llbU. b^-S. Henderson jrpoke of the [day he graduated from this city 32 years ago, he told of his struggle in after lifo in Charleston and caught his audience in the beginning he ppoke of the men who onCe made Ciiir^eston prominent. Hr> faVovs a campaign '-of ! "peace end unity" and nAt mud sling j'ng. South Carolina hat; declared men must win office by merit alone. Con | gre?s must decide upon a permanent ? foreign policy and only our best and i ablest men atVOuld be sent to Waslung | tortv Hvi thinks the Republicans are re kponsihle for all the evils that we suf fer and their defeat is imperative. Question? Are you in faVdr of pull ing down thj United Btatea flag in the I Phili-ppinr?? M'?\ Henderson? When the United ?States granted freedom to Cuba It Was ! no disgrace to pul) down the flu*. This answer called forth rOun<\ after round of applause. 1 1 does very well to bring northern Republicans down south but Hooker Washington will hover sit at our southern table with us. (Cheers.) Henderson said he would" light for the principles Of the l)em? rratle pAiiy if elected to the senate. Ex-Gov. EYans was the next speaker. He was received with cheers mingled with hisses. After quiet was fSstored by tlrt chairman, Mr. Evans said that after ten years when reason has re sumed its sway he is here claiming a right which honorable Pharlt?felonlai\s are willing to nCebrd 'him. The young men Charleston and those tff ttie Piedmont must Join interests and work for the common good of the State. Sp*rtahburg has a deep interest in Charleston as a port. "No, no^ugusta," yelled some one In the audience, "alt down," "sit down," and the chairman rapped for ordor, but there was no order. "Your ship subsidy scheme is dead as a herring," said Mr. Evans. A voice ? Spartanburg is dead too. Mr. Evans? No she" is not and if you will come up there ?we will show you. Mr. Evans continuing, and leading tip to his tariff rfeform argument, aaked, "why do not the ships conic to y</.ir port?" A voice: "Because you killed the town." "An ot her ? vntnF=Tcrt - in? something about ktho metropolitan police. -Evans? If you don't house, I will jjout the metropolitan police after you. ,v "Sit down, Gary we don't want *"> hear you>" yelled another and his. came from the back of the hall. Th ?: followed questions thick and fast. "Kx plaln the dispensary Jaw." "What about the whiskey rebates when you went to Augusta? etc\. etc. On? man was removed from the hall by the po llen and pandemonium watt Imminent. A majority of the crowd wanted to hear Evahs and he filially won his way rind finished tils speech, meriting rounds of applause, especially when he denounced getting votes with a few rotten government seed. Question: Arr yon in favor of pull ing downtthQrflac in Cuba. , Evans: I am in favor of letting it float there so long as liie possessions of the properly owners are in danger. Mr. Evans then told what he thought of the Cubans, , h^ltevi.ng thorn imifcpa ble ot self government. Ho said that if our troops are withdrawn, in 24 houfs President I 'alma would be assassinat ed. Tho Cuban soldiers were kept In the army with thq promise of being allow ed to loot tho city of Havana. He is in favor of self government In the Phil ippines, but we must rontrol tholr for eign policy'. iNIn conclusion he said thai he was grateful for the attention given him by the best element in Charleston and if it came to the test he would rather havo the respect than the votes ot these people and would only accept their votes with honor and respect. When he said that the unci* for whom he was named gave up his life at Port Wagner In defense of Charleston, he was roundly app&luded. Ha has never betrayed a friend. He closed amid a yell of applause. Intermingled wltgi hisses, and won his battle. --Oot.-Oeoige Johnstone spoke on tho tariff, ship subsidy- sed ? Imperialism, hot tho weather was too hot to irwm nny enthusiasm on these hackneyed subjects. Then, he told -ot his rsaaoM lor entering this tnc* and. declared that If elected -be wouid^ *cfcnQw1ed?s no master but the people. The, audi ganehnuly applauded with him (n the CivU var. lis Is km e|gheaaeieleidifc*iiiii25iii*il68*WM6t5SS5l not only a?. a candidate, hut to itty down untarnished the trust committed to hiH keeping an h congressman. lie had given the finishing touches 10 the work on the Charleston jetties be gun l?y hi* prfcdet'i-ssors. hUo told of the appropriations obtained for the rivers and canal* in the vi#*ltilt<r of Charleston Col. islllott had at Ills tongue's end the figures of our export business, showing our marvelous prosperity as a uation. He concluded his speech with an argument against the ship subsidy measure: Mi*, tfr J, Humph ill told of his light in '70 for white supremacy and the mention of Gen. Wade Hampton was ? as it has ever been on this campaign - greeted with rounds of applause. For CO years the Democrat were tMt> ruling powrY l?l tliiS country and he does not think it the thing to bring Yankees down bore to see us, but we should unite and drive them from power. It is necessary to send men to the national congress who will ihspir?? ?vmtfldfciico po? thnf HennVralS irt number sufficient be united to bring us national /vic tory. He pleaded with the people to turn out fo the primaries and vot? for the best to reprosent them. With this Introduction Mr. Hemphill made an Interesting Speech ?#ai?tsl expansion arid rthiji Subsidy. He told of hiu 10 years of political work in behalf of hla State, but claimed no reward for this. Messrs. Geo. 8, Legare and T. W. Bacot then addressed the audience, lloth were enthusiastically received and made good sue^eheh THE STATE CAMPAIGN At Abbeville. ?? Abbevllliv Th* ofltididatcs Jfliv. fitAle bluees mot here for discussion Thursday. The attendance was la:gc and great ^courtesy was shown every member of the party. The speeches. Which were practically the eame as u( tjhe other points, were attentively lis tened to. The applause wan well di vided amont? tht? ^jtpii'aiits. At Anderson. Anderson, Special?The meeting Fri day haci somewhat more life and zest than has been the case for some days. An Kdgefield zephyr enlivened the dull routine considerably. Col. Tillman was assailing Col. Talbert'B white tax scholue vigorously, the latter inter rupting n point mailt) by saying he "did not know the bemfcd^ and wanted to kUow-." "You should inform yoinself then," said Tillman, sarcastically. "1 want you to understand, sir," said Tal bert, rising and vehemently gesticula ting aa he advanced toward Tillman, "that 1 heVfer Want ihfdrmhtion from fOu-H A SHxircte as you are." Col. Till man lazily, but sarcastically, rotorted: "I thank God Almighty that He en dowed me with enough brain not to seek Information from rrach lgnor ance," More than some acerhitr, mjrf* ftled with hot words arid angry gesticu lations that followed, members of the audience shouting for Tillman and Tal bert, Tillman haviug the majority. Chairman Watklns endeavored to quiet things, but was quietly stopped l?y Tillman. Chief of police also put In /ftn oar, somewhat effectually with the audicnce. OuHflg this c'diioqui", referring to Senator Tillman's position, Col. ^al bert said he did not efiro what Senator | Tillman thought or did ? he would ; think for himself. Tho crowd numbered about 800, in cluding many ladlea, arid the honors of the $k. y go to Candidate Ansel in this home section. It was a represen tative gathering and it was Ans>ol's crowd; Tillman and Hey ward neck and neck for second place, Tillman leadthg. Col. Tillman was peremptorily called down several tlm^s during his speech, questioners persistent, always gottlng warm replies. Cansier of Tirzah was simply made to speak longer by re peated cheers from the erowd. Called down by the chairman, he wondered, "What light, in the name of God, have Vbu 16 liriock me down, when the peo ple call me?" Talked longer and bow ing tV speaker ? "now hand you back your sceptre." A distinct feature of the day was the "home reception." given Captain Patrick. His badges, gotten up by friends, were worn by the entire town and were at a premium. At Walhalla. Walhalla, Special. ? Monday at tho Oampalgn meeting Mr-. Ansel was at hie blrthhood home arid he had tho ap plause and the flowers, Heyward com ing next with a fine reception. Tho only bree.fco of tho day waa^occasioned by a bout between Messrs. Mobley and Wllborn regarding rates. Money was put up by both sides amid much amusement in the. audience and the money was Anally located whore it did nrnrh goodr? The audiem'e was repre sentative. paid closest atentlon and all aro Indebted to Chairman Carey for most effective work. / ? The mountaineer^ are fond of poli tics. so also'of dinner. When this hour arrived tho crowd(lcft in such num bers that an adjournment until the afternoon was sininly a necessity. Strange to say nearlK-the- Entire audi ence reassembled promptly at the ap pointed hour, even larger than when gubernatorial candidates spoke. Cansier, of Tlrxah, was heard with such pleasure that by vofe or the audi ence his time was extended. All were attentively heard, Messrs. Evans and Mobley having something to say to Mr. Wttborn. Mr. Wllbtorn gave a vigorous account of? his stewardship. He asked why the.leglalatori among his oppo nents hail not reduced taxes, whereas with the great increase of property, the lev* is now. higher. He 'Was interrupted Sy Mr. Mobley who askedwhy the rate on cotton goods to Charleston from thia section had not been redqcod from S6 to ** c? ntt tac jurers made this request. Wllborn denied the state ment, took s ft bill and invited Mobley to stand or retire. Mr. Mobley. amid much laughter and applause "stood." arose and amid laughter ' lose' Chairman Carey giving the eorrw tHe other.^7^-1 spoferaite i to the largest audience Talbert platform ho would from time to time announce in (hit) campaign. Some of these plants announced as before. Me was cheered and applauded when he announced opposition t<? taxing while nun for educating negroes. tie I a I r to the negro, give him such tiixcn as he pari: ftps heMtd nlientively and heard with applause. Lieut. (5ov. Tillman was tho next speaker. The time wa? too short for a speechi he said. tie thanked the voters for tho support of two years ago. lie is ready to stand or tall on his fWWHi. AfMtfuft* k'I h? th? same yard stick, ami ho would abide result. It is lime to rotate office holding. Vour distinguished G^low eltlKcn (An sel) needs to he popular here. In Charleston jie was hrtrn there, had y?l low fever in lioanfurt and prdbably married in Pickens. 1 ley ward does not make his living from the soil, he makes it from water. His rare is more or less of an experiment. Dr. Tlmmer m?ii should ff?t\U??ue hank In# and stav out of polities. Referring here to hlb5 action as presiding officer, and in si lence was heard on the sword incident, lie closed with applause. Dr. Tinimerman was now introduced. He threw bouquets to Oconeo and to the wh? *?dd dlgftHjKv ftrnyn and inspiration on this occabion: 1 if; aukd for gubernatorial honors on Ills record. Presented his claims, discussed taxes, and education, especially ns to rights of suffrage "Col. Talbert Intimates that money ha# been spoilt in this cam, palgn for votes l ha^e heard $f, no<\ thing to warrant this assertion." Wantci office on merit, or not at all. All prac tically united on Issues, lie returned thanks for support in the past. He was attontively heard and received st line applause Mr. Ansel was the next speaker. I.ong applause greeted the speaker, who began by acknowledging this greeting. New era in South Carolina when the ladies come out in such num bers. Spoke to friends of his boyhood in anntiuiiciP.jt his candidacy. "You have known me from my youth up, not necessary for me to talk to you." Ad il reeled himself again to some of the planks in //his platform, (lave "L'ro. Crofford's" evidrneo; ejosed amid laughter, cheers and applause. An unbroken and expeennt audifittye late 1 d the aftomcon greeted ('apt. Hoy ward, last speaker of the day, Capt. Jioyward came forward with lib eral ahplauge and paid 'tribute first to influence of women. Said pleasant things to mountain boys, announced tho desires of his first political can vass. Hi ought down tiif house illus trating "experiment" referi od to * l>y Col. Tiilmail. biscm-sod duties and privileges of all in upbuilding South Carolina. Showed what strong sup ports of Uils work these. should be. Discussed \ principles of Democracy, gave careful' attention to need# of South Carolina And Work for South Caiol'.n -Ians. Was Interrupted at intervals by generous applaur?' wr.s heard (tyou?h out with closest alenii.*>;i an t the large qrowd gave splendid samples of Blue Itidge applause when Capt. Hey ward closed. File of Firemen. Toronto. Ont., Special:? Klre flremen were killed In a disastrous Are which started/in the old street railway stable* now occupied by P. Mcintosh & Sons, { and spread to the wholesalo hay and strau? warehouse of Gadsby & McCann, TheBC establishments wore swept away in an hour's time. David See, Marry Clarke, Adam Kerr, WalterCollard and John Russell, flremon, were working outilde the southeast wall of the Mc intosh bulldjng when the brick wall, two stories filgh. suddenly toppled out wards and burled thqm. They were dead when extricated. The total loss IS estimated rtt fn5O,0OO; insurance about *100,000: king lidward Afloai. 4 London. By Cable? King Edward left LVicioria station at 1 1 : :t.? o'clock Tues [ day morning for Portsmouth to bo:*rd the* royal yacht Victoria and Albert. With Queen Alexandra he was convey ed from Buckingham Palace to the i all v.ay station in an ambulance drawn by two horses. The vehicle whs driven at a walking pace. There was no demon stration. The doctors and nurses awaited the arrival of the ambulance r.nd a party of blue jackets removed the King to a royal saloon car formerly used by the late Queen Victoria. Hot Weather Cookery. Croquettes and patties form an im portant division in t^e class of dishes known as entrees, and the list Is nenrly Interminable. An excellent article on this subject in the August Delineator WITT prove Useful to houeewlves In tts general Inslt actions and- its -tested re cipes. In addition will be fonud a var iety of cold dishes for Summer, and a useful article on the possibilities of apricots, and two illustrated pages of a temptingly cool dinner for hot weath er. Caynor and Greene Washington. Special.? The paperl in the caae of Gaynnr aud Greene. J in 'which the department of Justice sfeks the aid of the State department* to secure the extradition of the men named-have reached the state depart ment. They have been referred to a re viewing authority and %hen Secretary Hay le in possession of alt the essen tia^ points in the application he ..will ptfroceed to cdaaider the case. It M not certain when the application wITkbe presented. ^ To Organise. Knoxville. Tenn., Special. ? A move jment ia on foot to, organise a coop-, orative association of th|> hatters, men's furnishers and ^haberdashers of the * South. The association tn rlndes stores fri *11 the leading cities of the. entire South and, Ita organisa tion Is to bo ratiAed at a meeting on Jtrty lMh. at ths tmptrtA HUM, New Tor*. MOTBborr wffi co-npecwte t? ?owor pc?S^o"aaa? df jBf. la.. ^ " " ~ ' 11 ' lPI ' TOWNS DESTROYED. furious Slorms Devastate Section of 1 lie Norlliwesl GREAT DAMAGE HtOM \ tOR^ADO flauy Uvcs.lt is 1 bought, \yere Lost 111 (ho Northeastern Portion <>| North Dakota. // St. Paul. ttpeclal. Trsmondous .inuiaco, and it Ik thought great loss of Me, wove caused by a tornado whu n 1 uosday night swept in a southwesterly direction from the boundary across the ii<Mf Hes*t*in portion of North Dakota. Three towns, according to reports, were totally wiped out. Railroad and telegraph linen are wrecked and there is no coimnunictitiotf with fh/? section of tbo Stale Where the inosi biViiourt dt? vastutlon Is thought to have been worked. The little town of Morn p. on the St. Vlncopt line of the Ureal Northern. Is an absolute wreck. The final it> port rtiifi I lift { Die entire town w a* wiped out and thirdly H StrllclUre of any sort left standing. Thf? ritnof't from Uorup came in very soon aft of the storm struck and contained no In formation us to the casualties. With the report from the St. Vincent nraJW'l)"* eft in ? . reports that tho ti ) w iih of Eldorado, dlibilt ?e?Vef? mile* from Grand Forts and Thompso/i, be' tween (hand Korku and Da rl more, had been destroyed. At Thompson the Great Northern station lies a con .tifled mass of ,, wreckage directly across tho main lino, Stores and rosl deuces are In ruins and the mairi por tion of the town Is wiped out. The population is about 200. More fragments of confirmation come from Eldorado, hut these Indl c ate the destruction of that town of about ?50 people. Neither of the im ports from Thompson or Eldorado speak of loss of life. This is partially accounted foi* by the fact that they were sent before news could have been revoked from the outlying dis tricts. The reports indicate that the tornado developed eouthwest of tho Lake of the Woods county and took h course d?jwn across tho northern portion of the fcitate, traveling toward the southwest. Its path eeenis to have been unusually wide and the effect* of the storm outside its primary lino unusually severe. Th? Northern P?gli< In unable to tfnln the slightest inrormatlofi over Its wires from the storm district. Line men and relief trains have been started from the stricken district. Early Wednesday morning what id thought to have been tho edge of a tovnado struck Ht. Paul. It* onslaught Was sudden and fierce, high wlndfc and a brilliant electrical d'.#t>lay beln* predominant features No reportu from Minnesota Indicate any serious storm damage, the destruction beln? npporently, confined iti North Dakota. The following storm special ha* been received by The Pioneer Prea?i; "Grand Forks. N. D? Grand Forks t?{*s between two storms, both of which wore df terific violence and the outer edges of both of Which paaasd over the city. The two storms traveled in parallel directions and seem to have beeo^eentral about 10 or 15 miles apart. Their course was southeasterly. A heav* fall of small hail atones came with the first and In the second the ground was covered with stones measuring two Inches In dlamoter. Many crops are ruined and immense damage has been done by the wind. The depots at Eldorado. Thompson and McDonalds were blown away. Thompson Is badly wrecked and numerous farm buildings destroyed. Iti Mecklntosh, Gllby. Conway and Other towns north and west groat damage was done. The tornado Is re ported to have destroyed thousands of aeres of gralH and tb have done considerable damage to property in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota the storm continued south and cast of Crookston and did much damdge along the Winnipeg line of the Northern Pacific. tJlen, recently visited by a storm, was again a suf ferer. At Borup several buildings were' damaged and two miles from Lake Parks, on the main line of the Northern Pacific ea^t of Fargo, a [ caboose in which there were f?*m?rnl stock men. was blown from the tracks. The occupants were not sori oiisly hurt. Between Lake Park and Glen a family was reported to have been killed; Many farm building in the path of the storm were destroyed and some domestic stock killed. The grain fields have suffered badly. The wheat was just heading and Ir so luxuriant In growth that tho plant 1$ badly_ tangled, but it was estimated that much of it will straighten up. Barley and early oats were almost ripe and those crops' will be a total loss wherever the atorm struck. He Expelled Himself. Richmond. Special. ? The General Assembly convened for the firwt time under the new const it<Vt Ion. The only feature of the*. Hesalon wsa the re fusal of I. P. Mcl^ean, Republican member of Lhe House of Delegates, from Mecklenburg, to take the oath to uphold the new organic law. When the Speaker, acting under a resolu tion. called upon the members to rise agd receive the oath, Mr. McLean arose and said: "I will never take that oath. There it no power to com pel me to do so. I emphatically fuse/' He then gathered his papers together and stalked from the capltol. Under the constitution hit Best is thus vacated. The members of the 8enate took the oath Individually. ? I New Orleans, Special.? It has been learned here through officials of the Louisville it Nashville that the ofl? of KInllory Steamship Line will shortly be rttnoYfd from Oelveeton to Mobile. Thie leeald to he the tmil ot the t? fedicis threneh PALMETTO CHOPS A Hot anil Orf W*eli? Corn Suffer ing* fJor ttalff. The temperature for the weoic ert?l iiitf MrVnda*, Jtfly 14, averaged nearly normal, tVfth a' Weekly mean of about 81 degrees. The hlgfie?Hi mrfxlifciffn ya8 lus ilfcgMc1* ut Stalvey on tfid 6th, the lowest minimuifl degrees at Liberty on the 12th, The sunsfiltfA averaged nearly normal, with generally cldudy weather prevailing during tho closing winds accompanied thundcrM-orm* Iji days (it th* Week. Destructive, fffjn Pickens, Nwbei^ft, Abbeville, Chester and Chesterfield counties, {hit* damaged i corn snd cotton over small areas. SctWAfed light shywers occurred on the 7-Hth, and dtfrlffft the remainder of the week at some point, u? points, oath day, with heavy rains over the south Mr^ptt portions on the 12th, that broke? the severe uftiught which prevailed in that portion of the State. Other points in the northern, central and wcauun counties also bail heavy rains over lim ited areas. Tho groatost aniotiWt for ?hfi week was 4.89 inches at Cheraw. Although drought conditions have linen great ry relieved, nevertheless there re mains large areas where the rainfall was Insufficient, and where crops con tinue to need rain. These afCaq arc hot confined to any particular section lit the hut occur in almost every county. Tho efforts of last week's tauessi'vG beat and dryness are rfleeted in this week's reports, but In placos where eo pioiiH htliia frii there already nas been a partial reeflfreiV, fix where the erdpS wore nil lied. Corn was severely Injured , b,? last ' week's weather, and tome fields of old and very young corn wore ruined, es peolaJly over the eastern portions of the State, but whore not too near ma turity, ft haA improved recently and again looks promising. although the exceedingly bright prospects of ft few weoks ago havo been permanently in jured. Karly corn has all been laid by In good condition, while late bottom land and stubble corn aro growing nicely, . .. ? . . CoftOtl refteltftd a severe set-back, but Ib slowly recovering, exee.pt'' on sandy soils whero tho plants aro shed' ding leaves and squares, and have be gun to rust, and are blooming to tho top. Hail damaged cotto nin sections ter cbudtlefii Bolt worms have appeared in Andereoli. lit general, cotton la blooming freely and fruiting heavily, although the plants are undersl/ed as a rule. Sea-Island cotton was greatly benofltted by ? the heavy rains along the coast. /? Tobatcy was Injured by the heat and drought, and it la toftf nearly matured to be benefitted by the weatlier now prevailing. Cutting and curing made rapid progress, and .tho crop Is belt/ marketed. Rice shared in the general deterlSra-' tlon, and has also become Infested with caterpillars In Colleton and George town counties. Peas look well. Many sweet potato slips recently trans planted, djed from the effects of the heat, and slips for replanting are ex ccedlftg scarce. Riot in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, Special.? An incipient riot participated IB by whites and ne groes in which knives were freely used, held a portion of the main street of the city last night between 10 and 11 o'clock and as a result there Is one dead negro today and several others are under treatment' for wounds. It is not an easy matter to get at the primary facts what (caused the ruutyAnd by whom particularly it was started. It. Ik supposed, howovor, to have originate in A difficulty he. tween strange white men and a ne gro. tho former being the aggressors, tvho are here uttder Foreman liaynea of the Atlanta eottfctructlort depart* mcnt of the Bell Telephone company stringing cables for ^ne local ex? change. It is freely charged that the same parties have on several occasions heretofore raised disturbance with negroes on the streets without the slightest cause. And it may be added that the negroes were at no time the aggressors nor did they give tny cause for the attack last night. This is the evidence ot those who saw Ihe most of tho row. Isaac Smith, the man who died from wounda received la. said not to have been a participant In the row; but was peacefully and quietly walk ing the streets when he received his df'hth woimd. it Is also charged that some of the local white people were abettors of the strangerfcin last night's disgrace ful affair. How Young Ktnard Met Hla Death. Newberry. SpeclaK?Tho coroner's Jury on the case of the death "of But ler Kinard met for the third time Saturday afternoon. At this meeting facts were developed which have re mained! a mystery up to this time. Tho verdict of the Jury was "that the said J.y Butler Kinard came to his death by the hand* o# Elijah Edwards with , viola Edwards. Isaiah Sanders, Manus Ruff and Tom Gary acces sories." ? 1 ft rr-nr Edwards Is 19 years old SB* waft raised by Kinard. AH at the others Implicated in the murder Ured on the place and have been arreetypl. Ed wards- has (led. Cokmihla'e N#w QIms WsHu, Colombia, ?*e<^---^ c?otre? tors have A SERIOUS HOLD DP. Railroad Passenger* Relieved of All Their Valuables EXCITING WESTERN TRAIN ROBBERY ~ - Safe* Blown Open and a Car Partly t)emoll8h?4 ? A Statement i:rom the Official*. niuekad won ?l 8JW n ramm Sua ",'??* ""ho EilSS? waa ^ompellcd, at the ?rtu? if a revolve*, to atop the twjfr W masked meft who oxl)refttf ctl? tendor. Two safes l? ?w e*pr?ft? far were blown open. rh' I* were compelled to ^gt ln tlv* *r?i4 Mo* un alongside the trac?# H* , ? ;?'?%on X- tiw waf-flir****! tbotr money and va luab! t?'nrwuine<I ^T.rtL^wl" "ivy Tha SS M&su ZvfflssA'- is: Tha Warin"at SalLla ai>4 ?b?rlrmofa? joining eeuntlee and a doieil pousee fljjcp 'JZ"?n?ule the tho train robbery ' ' -5 * n n^a Dtrt&t told Hp by four maeked men asnpoio known atf Mill Switch, two mUo# ea?i nf rhfisfer at 9 'BO ?? today. They blow Opert two aafetf 10 the ^agS*^ aaT-ffiiWhad the ??<* "d lhe cor. Tho ?'?r.Tlmr' th? M? ?. that no money was lo?t, iu e ??r w?* not moleated. All tho Pa8fi6??S!^ tl*\n 6rder*d to go to the nar of the train a ml rt?t out on the ground. After jwtng three charged1 of "/?"""Vh. JJmS succeeded I# opening th? J*'" , took the content* ???>. *?? back to the passenger* mdr^ewj. ??om of their jewelry. Mf?f ?? onftseng^f* threw their money. Jewelry ?n!T transportation ?* returned ^, U? acme wltb the juwaett gera "o order that thwW "doner ?"JOTS' robber, ??'??& ? ^,w??2?g? breaking the stock or t M engineer will he able to h^ttdle cine through to the ^rmlnal, l?* ?? head ii badly ?W0Ue0. Vto or trainmen W*T?hurt. /The , haa been lnetrU6t?4 ?p^f<> Sheriff# of the county t}"fPa bery occurred eountlea haVe been notiflM. (Signed > "K. ^;_R?CK^ .. t -r. r r ,* --BOP The trtlft *8 th? moBtl opci?ted.toL tfa*:_SMKrw J| rylng passenger* froarti. City, Tellurlde, Our?y, ??' tain towns ln Mm Westat* Killing ?*<!?? I Washington. 81 lag Philippine printed record of the courtaaartlal ? ? W. T. Walled a*$ A. D*y. ot the Marine out of JUm kl bearer# to W that JUaJor the charge of WfflS&.JSr-] te?P&Aftn? ^declarlra^ thai haa been a mlacarrlag^^i-^ Uila caae," <fts*P proved the^l and acquittal, with while Waller should- not found guilty <* should "have included % f ensc. General Chaff* . -. very itrong* end h e dec the excepUonof t no overt acU>errf natives, who, on the contrary* . . S< in their death, con.tlnuod to th,^ li ? tS ar* tb? men after they w?r???Ll3S5,sfI able to hear there, and to_TCT?t l? their impaarivo- war J5S5w3? m have perlahed." * The citizens of Norfolk Mondsfy night presented a aword to Major Iiyttletaa. ;W;:X-Wallffr. , ... , * Senator Spoouer *as fii coaauTfaCrafir with Pre?4d?nt Roosevelt and tary Root In regard to the tittefo <&?: Panama Canal Company'* -property^ ? The Baltimore candy iwifftfflllittlBKi will not enter th*> candy twtfiWae wBelfc a party of Neti * York capittTlHe hid proposed to form. With *. capital aM?, 000,000. ? '? ? ment aa Chtaeae Tatntater**?* ton haa been announced, hftftfcee* tttwrr ed ?1k> aa t*> "Spain and PfTU, The President has Invited 0MWgl| Leonard Wood to vialt blm at -m&Z aaore Hill early in AagaeL WtjKJffa STopd ia mentioned aa a prohaMftlcjMi tOvhavegaeeral co attraction* Thaconmatloa