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THE G AMD EN eHRONieLE. VOLUME XIII. CAMDKN, S. FRIDAY, .Jl'I.Y 26, l!)02. iNO. 29. WILL NOT ACCEPT. McLaurin Not Seeking a Federal Ap pointment -?~- - - . # DECLINES PROFFERED JUDCESIHP Palmetto Senator li>";,r<?#ses a Deter mination Ngt to Occupy Vacancy j In Court 0f Claims. I ' Oyster ?ay, N. Y., Special. ?Presl- j dent Roosevelt is in receipt of a letter ! from Senator John L. McLaurin, of j South Carolina, declining the 1)?^'/ red appointment to the vacaivy on the 6 bench of tho United Statos Court of Claims. The President, it can he aald, much regrets Senator Mchaurln's de t^lslou, as he helleyes that Mcljaurln's -?Ctt?torial experience and his career :<s j ' attorney General of tfouth Carolina I would have rendered him a particular- j Jy good addition to the Court .or Claims, The President Ik npt certain what he ?will do. It is understood that he. is nnx lous to appoint him to Bomc position in j recognition of what the President re- i g,?.rds as his service to the country and i Iiis demonstrated ability in public lite* i Senator MoLaurln's letter Is couched In the moRt positive terms and evidently j \vai? based in particular upon a news- , jy?per article which accompanied the I letter. The article staled that the Sen- j ator had sold himself for tho prospect 1 of getting such an office as that of- j ffored hill). It can he said, however, j that the President regarded such a type ? -of accusation beneath notice and sin- I ?orefy regrets that Senator Mcljaurin , should have deemed U necessary to pay ! attention to it. ^ | Senator Mcljaurin evidently has changed hie mind about accepting the l)roferred appointment since he was in Oyster Hay on July 11. At that time j lie indicated his Readiness to accept the vtfejynry on the Court of Claims and ; the onjy question then was when he 1 should, resign from the Senate. Fifty People Drowned. Hamburg, lty table. ? The Bteam ship Primus, of Hamburg, with 1S5 passengers on board, was cut in two att'l sunk by the tug IlaiiKa on the 'river Elbe at 12:30 o'clock Monday morning. So far as is accertaiirable, about 00 pfTKons were drowned. Thirteen bodies already have been re covered. The Primus was an excursion 'steamer from Buxteliude, province of _ llanovcr, Prussia. The disaster occurred between Blankencse and Nienatedten. Among the pabsengers were the. members of ? he Eilbeek Male Choral Society. At the tfme of the accident the Primus was crossing the river channel near TJlankeneBe, from the southern into the northern fairway. According to witnesses aboard the Hanza the move ment was made too precipitately The Primus struck the engine room of the Hanza and endeavored to push her ashore, but the tug grounded and the ships parted* The Primus then sank. In the interval, however, about 50 of her tassengera were able to reach the Han2a by means of ropes and ladders. Seventy more were picked up by thr tug boats, while others swam as?ore. The disaster caused deep gloonThere. Many children lost both their parents. The Choral Society, which was on board the excursion steamer, con sisted mainly of workmen. There were no foreign passengers. Captain Peter son, of the Primus, swam ashore and ?;ave himfefif up to -the police. Captain Sachs, oV Hie Hanza, also surrendered. The terrible panic tvat occurred on i iiio Primus when the Hanza struck ; her rendered the offorts to save her I passengers almost useless. Fortunate- j ly, the steamer Delpbln came up im- j mediately and succeeded in saving sixty of these on board the sinking steamer while other boats assisted in the work )t rescue. Tornado In Baltimore. Baltimore, Special. ? A fierce tor nado, characterized by a windstorm of extraordinary velocity , thunder, I vivid lightning and a heavy rain, j suddenly burst upon Baltimore at i 1;3Q p. Sunday, coming from the j southwest, with the n*t result that eleven persons loot their lives, hun dreds of houses were unroofe<l, treo3 in the public parks and streets wore torn up by the roots, many buildings dnmayed and several people injured. The s(/)rm exhausted its fury in less than'ir. minutes. The damage done in the business portion of the city was comparatively slight. Wrecked by Storm. Plnghamton, New York. Spe " cial? A cloudburst Sunday night nt Coventry, this county, sent Lump Creek over its hanks* wrecking several mills and buildings at Afton. The family of Jas. Cook, consisting of three perrons, were drowned and their bodies not found till today. Three separate cloudburst* are reported In the county and much fr.tnor datutyfe has -been done. ? ? ? Q For Strikers. \ Indianapolis. Sprctal. ? The Sftt financial assistance was sent th<f strlk riBC Mitbeaeite mlnere Monday night wVfn Secrifay WJUon fenrarded: ? the secretary -treasurers of the ?nihra-' ' clta districts chseM for their respective j SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Oeneral Review ul Conditions tor (Ik j Mail Week. 1 The temperature was above wermal during the wceh ending Monday, July 2IM With. an average of about Js4 lU'grocH. The highest was 103 de grees at Heath Spring* on the ifih and at Seivcrn on the isth, the lofest ?>2 degree* at SatUUe cm the 17th. Thin, thr second hot wave of the month, wan of comparatively short duration, for \>y the end of the week the temperature woh again normal or below. The winds Were generally light and dry, but without the wiltiftg ?>f ? feet ho notic-able during the previous hot wave. Showci'a occurred f t\ every county, but they were partial and generally light, and at a few points only ,4jd they supply enough moisture for.v need of growing crops. The rainfall was heaviest in the southeastern por tions, but. Wan not general in that sec tion. Over the greater j>ortlon of t h?? State, crops are suffering for rain, severely in places, and iu others hot ko much. This has caused a great di versity in the condition of crops, so that now there ate places in every county where they are doing well and other place* where they am partly ruined. This npplicn particularly to corn and cotton, While other crops s re affected in like manner, hut m varying degrees. Showery conditions prevailed at the close of the week. Field crops have been' ' laldby in clean condition, except some cotton that Is receiving its last plowing and stubble corn that is yet small. Some early corn has reached ma turity and Is a fair crop, but hot, weather and drought cut short a large portion of early corn, while late corn is generally promising and in condi tion to he benefitted by timely rains. Cotton improved in a number of lo eallt seiub, aff hamr ,am ramh mhaiu calities. but generally it deteriorated during th-j week, depending on the rainfall distribution. Over by* far the greater portion of the Slate there are reports of blooming to the top of shed ding of the plants turning yello*vv. and a few reports of rust. Generally th" plants are small, but blooming freely and a few sections there are nearly full grown bolls. The crop as a whole if in n condition lo be greatly bene fitted by rains, should they occur within the next two weeks. Tobacco cutting is being rushed to the neglect of other fnrmwork. and the crop is curing nicely. Iu a number of localities this year's crop is the best ever raised, while in other lo calities It was badly damaged by heat and drought. Ilice is threatened by salt water in some districts. Cater pillars have nearly all disappeared af ter flaming young rice. Peas continue to look well. The majority of reports continue to indicate an inferior fruit" crop, with much premature ripening and dropping, except grapes which arc fine -<Vhere not rotting. Minor cropsv/sueh as sweet potatoes, cane, pasture?, grass for hay and gardens, need V'aln. 2 / Fatal Accident at Spartanburg. i Spartanburg, Special. ? A harowiug tragedy occurred Sunday morning about 10 o'clock at the homo of Prof. W. M. Morrison of Clemson college, who is spending the summer at Wei ford. Prof. Morrison's G-year-old son and Willie, the 6-year-old son of Mr. J. R. Jackson, a neighbor, were play ing together on Prof. Morrison's prem lacs, liy some means the little boys unobserved managed to get a breach loading shot gun, both barrels of which was loaded, from Prof. Morri son's house, and this weapon was brought Into their sport. Just how it happened no on<V'will ever know, per haps. but t|ie gun was discharged and the' load entered the body of Willie Jackson just beheatb the left shoul der blade, ranging Inward and pene trating the lung. The boy lived a llt tle over three hours after tho shoot ing. and was conscious, frequently calling for water. He recognized Dv. H. R. Black, who was summoned and who reached Welford about half an hour before the boy died. He cnUed the doctor by name. The fatal acci dent is a shock to that entire section of the country, and the parents of Wil lie Jackson, and P*of. and Mrs. Mor rison are prostrated with grief. A One Armed Forger. Batnberg, Special.? Saturday morn ing Sheriff Hunter was surprised to receive a notice from the Bamberg Bonking company to the effect that Ihcy had received JKr hcivc from; tho bank at Barnwell, endorsed by Sheriff Creech of tjiat place, and apparently iigncd by Sheriff Hunter. The cheek was drawn tor ?10 'and T?ns made pay~ able to one John ?! Turner, who, it was fou nd upon iriVCTT I nation . bad-f?rg^u Sheriff Hunter's nu-.no to it. Th? for gery is said to bo Va very clever one, and wrfuld not havV been dctc<tr., quickly had it not been for a private arrangement made between the bank and the^sfceriff here>for mutual ?on vanlence in keeping the private aud public accounts of this ofTlce seperate. They Are Captured. Manila. By Cable.? The three Gulter nr brothers, who are charged with tho murder of an apprentice nsmed Vlnn ville, who was a member of the party commanded by Lieutenant Comman der J. C. Glllmore, of the United States gunboat Yorktowu. captured by the FlUploot In April. 1899, have arriv ed at Baler, Principe province, efter ha vine evftej the military and con?ta. bulary for two years. Bloody Attercatij Manning. Special? S an altercation occurred btt?f?oi|Jw ireaoe .WW*** and twirfoua* brother* f?y I the Warr iruyi severely WIImm two~ tho My with ? knife. The Till; CAMPAIGN. At Wnlterboro. w, special. The senatorial meeting was hold here Id Klein's grove In the presence <?f a thousand people, i here was no :-p;'..ial feature of enthu siasm. lt>f> cahdiuAtes had nothing to say about pftcli other. Evcti Latimer pii<! j Kvuns seemed to have temporarily burlefl (he halchct; hut ihe half has not yet been told with (hem. As soon an the up-country Is reached (h? political volcano ma^ break out again. The j tainting was called to order by Maj. M. P. Howell, county chaiiman, who In | troduced the n r?t speaker. Hon, 1). 8. Henderson -r'Mr Heiulei* son was iirtrn ill this county and the |Xhkirman naitl that his record lmg been i a source of pride to these people, and [ now lie is hero nsking their votes -for (he highest gift ftl (heir hand*, lie rev Iterated his statement (hat in this cam paign he Intend* to attack no man, but will Always defend himself whenever attacked by an opponent. He told of (he constitutional convention and the. results accomplished, .' The people are I thinking. eVen if they a re Hot attend : Ing the meetings, rfhd watching closely the merits of the men asking (mice anil will silently east their votes on. August 2G for (he best man. Mr. Henderson i hen paused on to a broad platform whefe lie was safe from (lie at(acks of Ills opponents. He spoke on (he (rusts, imperialism and die tariff with a strong appeal for a grand Democratic rallv In J (104. Col. (leo. .Johnstone twitted Mr. Hen derson about being born in Colleton, but as tk'on an ho i.uuld hit toddled* away and went to Aiken, and now he only comes hack here when he wants office. He delivered his tariff speech and when he told his farmer audience about nine billions of inonev, they looked at him as much as (to say, 'Well, how does that interest us?" Yet they listened patiently as he illustrat ed by example the effect of existing laws; tariff reform ir, the watchword of Democracy and twice has brought suc cess to (he Democratic rank". He is I Wiping no war against capital, but [ when It exceeds i (k limitation and be comes an engine of oppression then his arm will ever be raised against i(. No dormant party can live, it is the ug messive policy that wins. We can urn afford to waste time by affiliating wilh Republicans. He (old of hardships en dured in the Philippines by American troops and said their blood and suffer ing in upon the heads of the Republi can party, lie closed with a strong ar gument in favor of constitutional gov ernment. He has sought the favors of no political manipulators; but Is rely ing solely upon the people, whose ser vant he .shall ever bo when they elect him to the senate. . Congressman Klliott is still at home and in his old district, in fact he was born just beyond the river in Beaufort county. lie was gladly received. He thinks some of his competitors aro un just to (hose who have been in con gress \W stating that the Democrats have .been inactive. Col. Elliott toIcJ of Democratic work, especially In the Cu-' ban reciprocity matter. He told of his rocord and the light of his life in re deeming this low country from negro domination. No one ejse would under take the task, for it was regarded as a forlorn hope, and now that victory is complete he turns it over to others and asks that he be sent to the senate. He haa never deserted or betrayed his people and a man's record is the best way by which the people can judge a candidate. Hon. J. J. Hemphill thinks that thd Southern people are land poor and argued that the United States has nei ther the right nor reason to go Into the Colony business. For years to come we have, enough territory here in the Unit ed States to dernnnd bur time and at tention, therefore he argued against colonial expansion. Mr. Hemphill's Jokes pioved refreshing to the hot, woary and patient crowd. He closed with an argument against expansion and told of the delusion of commercial Democracy that came so near getting ! ft foothold 'in flhis State. ?lust beiForo 'Mr. Evans began his j speech the negro' band which was fur nishing the music for the day struck up the old familiar air, "There Will bo ft Hot Time in the Old Town." It was wondefed if this tune was prophetic, but it was not. Mr. Evans' voice waa hoarse from his effort at Charleston His argument wag an ingenious one, warning the people against recent con verts and asking the support of the [ people because he is a Democrat and he had proved this, he claimed, by finding | out and denouncing McDaurln's Ropub lieanlsiti. Because lie wan a watchman | or the wall he claims recognition at the I hands of South Carolina. He told of his | trfrp to Cuba and as usual rountlly de nounced (he Cubans and said tlfc&t the Spaniards werr th** only ones on?vthc Inland who maa- any pretense to de cency: . _ Mr. Evans made his tariff reform speech, deeming this the paramount Insue before the country. Tho trans portation trust Ik only exceeded In in iquity by the Virginia-Carolina Chemi cal company. South Carolina must ?Iho up against this corporation or^they- will permanently be hurt by the combina tion. The. penitentiary In not paying, therefore Mr. ISvana thinks It beat to turn It into a hi* fertilizer factory for the benefit of the State, especially the. agriculturists. Mr. Ernnt? wns well re ceived. Mr. Latim?r had laid aaide his dies-R suit and appeared in the costume of a. prosperous Boiithern planter. Every two years the people have candidates come before them and tell thefh what ts wrong with the country and incident taNr srfk for totes. After election noth ing mora Is heard of them for t*o years.? He turned the bauds of tlm? backward and told what "we farmer* did" and what "we farmer* acvomp Hahed" 1892, when th? South Caroli nians In iMgreas had to Step -down mad o\\y -*ake room for Reform era. HI kg. . Jfctfc ?work and the meas xltv** ^4^nd adTocated bjr v j^pnrtJaii wrf ? * lWl bt.uiiliiK then' wore many la. lit.* pro* out. \\Tio blushed and hid their faces behind their It u but hiughod jus; tlifi I \Vnut wo n< >?<( in i nib count i.v is I'ljutt l rights ai? i uptal p: i v i l ? hi'n. The rich will stay i ii-)i at; l lli^ poor will bo poor to the end of titiM?, hut hej tti'lirvos in giving oven man an equal i Uan< *' A Voice ? Mr. hatliuer. ii is reported that you are interest d In Mexican mining stock. lw ii'at true? N'u. I.* timer? Yea. sir. After ooi>^ grffis wan over I had an offer on Mexi* rail milling Mock at I a sh:tro and J ncreptfd t It*' oplioa. aw.l it afterward* wont up to 1.40 and I sold out. 1 madt tonic money on I lio ? t hat is all ? here Ik in it Life has always been a *u?vei?a with mo, and 1 < tiiilti I It a t I am a successful business man. I ntioi have dealt in cotton futures or any gambling scheme, bat I hare worked lianl ami energetically and bnvo In I creased niV possessions honestly and | honorably. ? At llAinptoit. Hampton, Special.? The Senatorial candidates spoke bore Saturday 1 ; ftbyut 230 pO'ipiei CiAi (?? nrge Johnstone f <*1 1 (bat the] time bad < tune for him to speak out in metdiug. lie undertook to smash some j of the records which have been held j ui to at. lean half the people of the j State. Mn ?i i .1 not think Mr. Hemphill | who. ck be asserts, keeps up only a j nominal citizenship In the Stale, could claim any glory in defeating the foive I bill which passed the house when he | was a member, but met with defeat i.i | I he Senate. M;\ Hemphill made no i *ply. Col. .lohn.stone arraigned Mr. Latimer for extravagance, and mate. I I incident ally that during I.atimer' sto-i I years' service in CiuigresH taxes had | been iucrens?d ?10 |>?~ r capita and that j Latimer had been Instrumental in in I creasing feed appropriations to have ibrm to vu'.e fov electioneering pm posc-v. (Vd. Johnstone also charged him whii.? a inembei of the committee on District of Columbia (hat be vitMlaud made ? liiip admit that he bad dune so to glv> the Pennsylvania railroad a piece of property in the city of Washington ! wot tb $:i.ooo,ooo. Mr. Lilt inter replied to him in the sani" manne.' in v.bieh lie answered i M Kvans at Ramherg, who made this j chai fce originally at Orangeburg. Other speeches were on usual linos. At I arnwell. ltarnweil. Special.? The Senatorial and Congressional candidates' meeting was held here Tuesday. 'I'll e meeting was begun in the court house. but the crowd increased to .well an extent tlr.it the meeting was tiaus f erred to the grove in tiie centre of the town. .-y At least :ir.O people were prsa^nt and a more orderly crowd his not been met. with on ibis campaign. The-o were no new ami striking features, !*!vans and Henderson had a l'ttle tilt which was enjoyed by all and in it "Dan" Hcnder.son came out with only a few feathers milled and a lot of < hoeis from bis Ham well frlehds. Another incident was Mr. -Latimer's reading that portion of the "campaign report made at Hampton Saturday and answering more fully the chatges made by Mr. Johnstone. Mr. Johnstone had the records with him and prodded Mr. "Lattimer bard. The meeting demonstrated the fact that the candidates realize that the race is half over and the campaign promises to be a warm one henceforth. The congressional candidates, Mes*. Croft. Thurman and Bellinger, ad dressed the audicncc after the sena torial meeting. The meeting was called to order by Dr. W. C. Smith. THE STATE CAMPAIGN At IMckcns. Pickens, Special.? Mr. T. J. Mauldln, the counfy chairman, called the moot ing to order In a .breezy grove, and ap proprlate prayer was offered by Rev. I), II. Abney. Chairman Mauldln gave eor:llal welcome (o speakers and audi ence and Introduced Col. (Junter, first speaker. Hlue Ridge voters, packed like sardines, listened to strong claims well presented. Hi' strongly assailed Mr. Stevenson's official and business rec ord, again Including Newberry bar in cident. Speaker Stevenson next, warm and vigorous in reply, losing no time. Re newed his position to leave this selec tion entirely to Newberry bar to elect the attorney general. "You don't expect the Newberry bar to elect the attorney general," Inter jected Mr. Gunter. "They'll have something to do with it," from Mr. Stevenson. Willing to leave hi,s official career to 1 23 members of the legislature. Closed. Laughter ami applause. Candidates for on ice of secretary of state now. "Long Tom" Austin, pop ular on his native hills, first speaker, followed by Mi;.~ CJan'U," t'otr Wilson closing amid uhecrs and applause. Chairman flow introduced only can didate from Pickens county. Mr. Mar tin, candidate for office superintendent of education. Mr. Martin assailed is sues "advocated by my opponent." made his popular speech . well received and applauded. Mv. MeManan's absence noted. Would be comptrollers general spoke next. Mr. Sharpe first, making, aa usual, a hit, anfid applause. Then Messrs. Walker, Brooker and Jones closely h?'arrt in strong business talks Treasurer Jennings' letter read, then color guard of the Rt/ugh Riders now to the front. Col. Frost leading, "not too early for frost, even In the moun tains." Capt.JPatrlck next successor to the front, foftttfrcd by war horse, Col. Boyd. A.bfcence of Ayer and Rouse noted. Candidates for oflice of railroad commissioner spoke next. "Cansler of Ttrzah" first. Applauded. Then with hands on throttle (wide open) and eyes on rail, Messrs. Caughman. Brans, Jepi6n, ICtnard. Mobtey, Wllbora. and. Wolllnff. Abeenceof ftorry and Price uojed Mr. ICv vans charged cogsmhwloa an did not allow rate* on cotton good* to aeparats and forced barmtaitwt' Um ttait iA-fenr ' as io ran ;t 11 > i 11 dit-y niKi in i ii if I dticed. Mr. Wllhorn wan ready to go. I tofore an \ more here to prove jt. i After dinner the guhej 1 1 ;t t < ? r la I candi dates wore ilu' speakers, Col. Till mail leading. MoM "f 'h* < i owii re assemble)* promptly. Tillman thanked Pkkeit* toy two years ago. If ho had filled officf satistactorlly ho asks for promotion Hon Tillmah I* ?bn only man more blue kguarded than himself. Wiiliflg to I stand <m his record. Referred to sen i a to resolutions. Referred to Ansel's Various placet* of nativity. On election day he *l'l ho hurled in Greenwood Captain I ley ward is a Wiit^r farn??r~ rice planter, run by overseers, rtliiU he Uvea at Walterhoro. When race in over I ley ward will llnd It u sad export moM Not time to give much attention to his other oppOtletfl, Talbort dead, but have punishment after death Evoiythlng else equal, Tillman said lif was entitled to preference. Talhert, Ansel and Tim merman office holders for 22. IK and I t years. . respectively Propriety should lutVe prompted Col Talhert to resign one fat Job hftfort grabbing at another. Hoferred to sword incident. Speech held dotiost at tention, Oil 'iMmmoiiiutii whh nuxi presented llejiald respects !?> county, presented his candidacy, hi* roi-ord, nift claims Kxporlence and record peculiarly qual ify him to till office sought. Itisues prac tically tf.inio will attempt no radical changes If elected. Stand upon public and private record. Taxation and flan cial condition of State discussed, as bo fore. State borrowing money now. New constitution and rights of suffrage make it moat incumbent upon whiles io educate children. Closed with thanks for support, plcidtng similar faithful ness In nerfonianet? of future duties. ChalWhan next introduced one who needed no introduction to this people. Mr, Ansel begun l?y addressing "citi feilB <)f Oconee county,'' aild was cheer ed. Hoped he was not telling news when announced his candidacy. Refer-' t'Dco to his ejection met with cheers, repeated at intervals during his speech. Mr. Ansel'* plat form? planks ote.u.SBf.1 ? met the entire approval of his audi cnee, which soonied aiouBcd for the llrst time during the day. Discussed ad vantage Riven children of today. Dis cussed ways and means for helping South Carolinians. The crowd camo up close to the platform during Mr. An sel's speech. Undivided attention waH his. and when Bro. Hrofford testified '?beers drowned his closing remarks. Captain Key ward spoke next and was well received. Though this was his llrst visit to Pickens county lus.^voulj] not address citizens of Piekyfis county as Oconeeltcs. "V/o know each other ? all aso South Carolinian?. Pickens is willing to Judge othors/by men she has produced, (io home to find out how' a man stands. Unanimous standing voto | of his own county. This, and illustra tion later, showing nature of "cxperi j incnt" referred to. greeted with laugh | ter and cheers. Referring" to Ansel's ; places of nativity by one foot, on nioun | tains one on son shore, ami promised : land of votes between. Issues discussed 1 Main duty to enforce the laws of South ' Carolina. "This I promise. No one | eh OH Id promise more; no people should I ask less*." Captain He.yward was hoard wltii closest attention, was interrupted with cheers and cheered when closed. Congressman Talhert was the next speaker, closing for gubernatorial *-an dldntes, Col. Talhert caught his audi, ence with a good Joke, and as usual wag heard .jr attentively throughout ' Plcklns and Edgefield reminders of each other. AN counties wore red shlrtt to preserve tlemoeraey. Eternal vigi lance still the pyico of dearest privi leges. Touched up Alliance again; it? principles, like seed of martyr's lives | Trusts and monopolies assailed, capl I ta 1 and labor discussed as beforo. Cities, towns and country should all work together. It is our country and as on<* man w? should upbuild It. Edu cation next; absolutely opposed to tax ing white man to educate negroes. Wants this arranged on sound legal basis. Cal. Talhert was heard Aiost at tentively, closed amid some applause. At Greenville. # GrpenvlUe. Special. ?The State can didates met here for discission Thurs day.' Tho ciowd numbered about 8(>f>. The attention whh good, but there was no especial enthusiasm. Speeches were on the usual order. At Union. Union, Special, ? The meeting of the State candidates here Monday wan tame and absolutely devoid of Incl dent. The speeches were the same ae at other points on the protracted canvass, and no enthusiasm was aroused at any time. The crowd was not large, but was reaped fill and attentive. At Spartanburg. Spartanburg. Special. ? The candi dates for State offices discussed the in stils of the campaign in the usual way heie Tuesday. The crowd present numbered about 1,000 people. N.ol much_ applause was given any candi date. ' Tillman advocated $200,000 ap probation for pensions. Tillman Withdraw ? Charges. Washington. Special.- Lieutenant Governor- Tillman, of South Carolina Iiuk telegraphed Fourth Assistant Post master (leneral Bristow that b( \'ithdraw6 the charge that his mal! bad beon tampered with In the post nffl-e at Plckenn, S. 0. T/.e ? har&i allied that valuable political pi pari vldrras^n lo Mr Tillman had been ob tained from the Pickens posl office b> .in unknown yar'y. The case Is now :n the hands pevstoffb* inspector* for Investigation, but nc^ report ha? teen received Item thenar The Fire at Colquitt. Macon. Oa., Special. ? Fire Sunday morning, at Colquitt, Oa., . destroyed eleven stores along the public square. Among tbe buildings burned were ^tbo poatpflleo and the Masonic Temple. The more important stofta were gen ftil uiytbsndtes tHiMI>fc?wt The ?#wfeSS U or;rW?W ?J? oulj partial Istttflhct. " * : ? , '?-* kWsi VALUE OF HARMS Tremendous Landed Wealth Shown By Census IT RUNS HIGH INTO BILLIONS Stntlstics of Oreat and Permanent Value Concerning Our Agricultural Retourcci, Washington, Special. ? The et nsub bureau Issued a bulletin giving (lit condition of agriculture in the United Statea for the year 1900. it shoWB that there wore at thai tliue 5.739.657 farms in the entire country 'which wero valued at ^h'?l674,694.24 7. Of this amount $3,60i>,J9^.101. or over 21 per ('Out, represented the value of buildings, and $13,1 14.402.056. or over ix | or cent, rt presents (,he value <.f amlB and improvements Other than Uiildings. The vain ' of farm Implo .iii-ntH and machinery was $701,251, *50, and ?,f live stock 53,078,050.011. rhe.se values, added to the value of ?l.e faints, nlves a total value of farm irnprrty amounting to $20, 51 4,001, ?38. '1 ho total \ a I tie of farm produeH for t fie? year 1^99 Ik given at $4.739,-? US. of which amount $1,718,990. l J2I wan for animal products, includ ing lli'e ato . k, poultry and bee pro 1 IK t.S, 'i'he lit I let in plates the average ?i/.e of farms in the United States at _j.li; neroii, and it is slated thai 49 per ?' in of I he farm land is improved. The ctal acreage for the entire country >va.< $S: 11.201,540. The number of farms in the United "hatea \i?h increased in every deeado '<4 the inat'tlfly years, and so rapidly Jiat In 1900 tii ore were iwarty four Irnca a.s many farina as in 1850, and 25 per cent more than in 1890. The .otal acreage of farm land also has iliei ea n.d but up to 1H80 loss rapidly ;liau the itiimht :* of farina, thus In- 1 /olving a steady dot-reasft in tha l vera go al/e of farma. Since 185.0. However, the total acreage has in* Teased more inpidly than the number it farms, ho that the average size of farms has inereaaed. The total area >f Improved land had Increased in ev ?ry decade since J 850. A comparison by States Indicate !hat the moat important. Statea in the Jgrleulture of tls^ country are, lie* ginning at the Wefct. Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, imliurfa, Ohio, Pennny lyanln ind New York. Together they con tribute 4 1 per cent otjtird' total value if farm property and 38 per cent, eft .he total value of ,farm produet#v lYxas leada wivh the greateat nunK J>er of farms, 352,190. and also with the highest acreage 125,807,017. But. >n ly a little over 15 per eent of the larm lands In Texas was Improved, snd the value of the farm land in Texas aw? leas than In Pennsylvania, :ihlo. New York, Missouri, Iowa or Illinois, being $962,476,273, Missouri cnges second In the number of farma tr.ving 284.880. Other Statua having more than 200.000 farms are: Ala bama 223,220; Qcorgla 224,691; Illi aole 264,151; Indiana. 221,897; Iown, J2S.622; Kentucky, 231,667; Michigan, *03,261; Mississippi, 220, 803; New i'ork 226,720; North Carolina, 224.- ? 337; Ohio ?7fi,719; Pennsylvania, 224. J48; Tennessee, 224.623. Iowa leads the list In the percentage >* Improved lauds, more than 86 per sent of the farm lands of that Stats being Improved. Illinois follows with :n< re than 84 per eent, Ohio comes riext with 78 per cent, and is followed jy Indiana with moro than 77 per ?ent. Illinois occupies i tie first poal .ion In the matter of the total value of aim landfl. the figures1 for the State helng 2.004.3 16.807. Other State values ire: Tennessee, $341,202,025; Te*a?i, PW. 476,273: Virginia. $323,515,977. The live stock farm lands of Che country arc put down at a value of $7,505.2*4.273, or mere than 30 per rent of the whole; tho hay and g?aln lands at ;$6,378,54d,543 or 31 per tent '?if. the Whole, da'ry products over <i per cent; cotton over 6 per cent Thero are 512 coffes farms In the country, valued at $1,932,9 i5 To Oppose Swanson, Roanoke. Special. ? The Republican .^onRrwHlonal convention of the Fifth iistrict mot at Rorky Mount, and nomi nated Hon. B. A. Davis, of Frariklin Jounty, l?y acclamation, to opjxbae Hon. Claude A. Swanson. Democrat, the present representative from that dls ;rid. Several speeches were made de bouncing the work of the late conatitu lonnl convontt&UT ? r ? : Says Strike Can Be Won. Indianapolis, SpccLnl.? Trcn'.den! Mite hell . of the United Mine Workers; ?\p?(irt to ii-uvt Indiana! ^Hh fo. VVUU*\?bv, ?t!. wUere he wtli probably re- ;h n ?. t?ike u<v.?iquarter?. Thursday >r Friday. His intention, it is under, stood, is to remain in the anthracite fgion until the strike is settled. Secretary Wilson says bo does nof ex pect any mora Urge donations until later. It is understood Mr. Mitchell md bis asociatea are convinced that Ibey can win the anthracite strike it Jb<*y can bold outcfor ten weeka long* jr. - Forty Hottfea Bsrattf. Birmingham. Ala.. 8peclat.? Flrt which broke oat Tuesday morning ai Brookalde. a town of 1.9M Inhabitants i iltuatwr in Jvtferean county. 10 ?tt<? J from Birmingham, 4ept?ya4 a numb** jar hcvmr* aad-al - "Ife LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS, , (tinny Alwtters of Oeneml Interest la i?Uort I'm ugraphs. 1 he Sunny South. ; A negro was burned at Uic stake in . A/tsHissipjjj^for attempted assault, The afreet railway strike in Itlch | niond, Va., was settled by arbitration. ; Representatives of Japanese gocern : nient oomo to South Carolina to study i lea growing. Near Htrongtown, Indian Torrltory, two womrttl and a man w we waylaid and killed. ! Hon. IB. Y. Webb, of Shelby. was I nominated for Congress from the 9th North Carolina district. Former Governor Johnston has en tered the gubernatorial race in Ala bama. making a four-cornered race. Court enjoined Nashville street Rail way company from consolidating. If decision is sustained, bonds and stock will be Invalidated. A movement Is on foot, to form co operative association of the hatters, Hants' furnlHh?M-H.._iU?d haberdashers throughout tlu/south, PiospectyrtT supposed to be the rep resentatives of the Standard Oil Com pany, hav/> secured leases on large tracts of Htiposod oil lauds near oal Creek, Tcnn, Lightning struck Held storage oil tanks near Jennings. La., on Tuesday, and over 50,000 barrels of oil wore con sumed. The lire begun Tuesday, and the gusher is still burning fiercely. North Carolina's state convention was an Jnterstlng one. Senator 8lm-? oions advocated perm*ient dlsfran | ciils'jment of the negro. Denunciation of Cleveland by Senator Ward provlked spirited eollofluy. An engine on l/entz ft Shadler's lum- " ber road, along laurel run, two mllos above Porterwood, W. Va.. thrown from a trestle into the creek, 10 feet M\d Kngineman M. If. llinkle was I scalded. -* <t The Merchants' Coal Coiftpjitty has taken nearly 100 foreigners, ffrustly^. Italians. Slaves and Polandors, to Tun- , nelton, W. Va., to work In their mines and at the present rate the full force will be at work soon. Soven lawyers of Amherst, Va., haVft7 ad dressed a communication to Uw ? - members of the General Assembly re** itlng the n regard to the recent assault of .fudge C. J. OanipbeJlon Rrv. C'. M. Crawford and strongly condemn Ing the as-vault. At The National Capital* The State Department derided that a Filipino in a foreign.. cQtmttfcr if vn titled to diplomatic protection but not to fi passport. After a visit to New England Secre tary of the Treasury Shaw aaya he bo believes President Roosevelt ~wTir be nomlnntedjpi^TOO'l. At The NorlJtii ? ' Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong.. peared In New York, leaving saying .he. woa j?>iug to kUl hiflj President Roosevelt Mayor Low, of New York .City, .WJJyjt ter Bay, L. I. r~ Ohio's Attorney General action to oust the Ciev Council. /" *' , ? Hugo Poppenhuesler, a ? _ drug clerk, shot and captured ? . glar who had broken Into hi* >ew?. j^jr United Mfne Workers, 4)i tion at IndianapollB. declared agammi a generftl strike and ad?pt?d ? & to aid the striking anthracite wort^r ers. > The stealer Bel Ken land, from adelphia, broke her shaft- at lea, after drifting fonr days, waSYttrw***-?; y^to Halifax by the steamer Scholar. From Acroaa TVe Bc*. The Czar and PrealdeuT fcoubet ar<r expected" t? visit King Vie, tor uci at Home. /, President Castro abandoned hla_... plan of fighting near Barcelona, Vene - zuela, and will return to Canter* ? Severe earthquake ahocks were again felt on tho island of St, Vl?*_ cent. ? Governor Taft at Home ?nantt<H|iC'~ the name of Bishop George Montgom ery, of LOB Angeies* iot *puatu?kr gate to Manila. The Sultan of Bacolod, PhlL, who threatened to begin an"Ini-^.-> tion in August, has written a friendly ^ letter to the American comxMftfer. " " T. The Paris Temps thinks the VattcliTa" reply to Governor Taft's last note ott the friaif tiaeation Is a vtrtuaHreJeetKMS - of the American offer. . '?? -? M. Combes announces tnat - tie ?rirtr ?! rti r i vr"h lw TjftnBT. ii to enforce ? the L*v/ ot Asaociatljptiij^^ King Edward attended rell vlees which were conducted; 4 royal yacht. ----- 1"'" * Salisbury's resignation. have been a surprfio to the i Premier declaring that M Mi. cause he was losing- his memory. MUc?l(?t?eOM9> Several persons were three cloudbUretsln ffair. _ RepreaentaUre WtlUam the Rapubiftaa pattfa ^ ? ' its anti-trust threa*" teriai Democratic sukc a