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? VOLUME XIV CAMDEN, S. C.,' FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1903 ANOTHER SO. WRECK > The Brakes Refused lo Work and Accident Follows. VESTIBULE RUNS INTO WORK TRAIN Fireman and Postal Cleik K.IDd, and S#v?n Other# Injured- Train Throw* ""Into Ditch, Washington, . Special. ? Two were killed and seven Injured in a rear-end collision between the Southern vestl ? - hule Unalt4d^jon. the Southern Hallway, ft wort train at Springfield, Va., <;>. J?even mlleabcWw Alexandria Tues ? day morn In sr. Tile engines and soveral tfre care wore badly damaged. The killed are: W. W. Woodward, Joneavllle, Va.. 29 years old. postal clerk; Waller McekB, a fireman. The injured: Benjamin Rawliug, Orange, Va? postal clerk, both legs broken, Rnay die; Engineer Harrlngtou, en glheer of the passenger train, seriously Injured about the head, may die; John fit Thompson, Washington, postal ?clerk, in charge of the mall ears on, the limited, wilst badly cut; J. Frank Keller, postal clerk, Lantzer's Mills, ' Va., light arm broken; Fred J. L&r , rick,* postal clerk, contusion of right leg and foot; T. A. Fontaine, Bethel Hill, N. C., badly bruised; one un | known passenger. ? - The Souehrn is double tracking the line between here and Atlanta and a Work train had been on the siding at ? - HpringS^ld, getting ballast out of the pit. Tnfe brakes refused to work and the train got beyond the <?oi)tro\ of its crew, slipped out onto th# main track. The limited Is ^hp crack train of the SoVthtfn between , here and New Or leans and is due in this city at 6:42. It Wai -het weenjtalf an hour nud an hour j " Jute and was running at a high rate J r.v.- ?peed. Engineer Harrington was uu- s -J; able to see the work train until within 200 yaids of it. The collision occurred about 1") tect south of the siding and . the baggage, mail and express, and 'Bpyeralopassenger cars were thrown In a ditch. The engine of the limited was turriedsAtn its side and the other en gtne wua badly wrecked. The tracks ,j*pere made Impassable for some hous. ""27 - Fontaine, Keller and Rawllngs were _ - brought- to ihis elty and treated at the u- ? ? Kngi???v--- Ilar .-^rington and the other Injured were * . taken to Alexandria. "PopilWs Unite. m Denver, Special.? A*rttfgamatlon Into one $arty was effectw by the two fac Hons olt -the People's\pai*ty in national conference. Tho following address was retuked by tho committee and was adopted: x -y "Too manifest unrest which every rjir* ^Wbere -appears in the nation demon pfltiiiii the ^sa^lsTaitrSn of the ?-?-?.nr.Aa?erit?a- ? ' -people with the present 'manageofent of government and ar-*, guea the necessity of the reform forces coming together in United action at . the ballot box to obtain proper legis lation whereby the right of the people. ; rto seif-g^ernmont itay be had for : themyH^ee >nd their posterity. Bxpe ' Hence having demonstrated tho futil rr^rity of any attempt to secure th^nact of our truth either throughTthe Republican or Democratic parties, we folleve tBe llme Is now at hand when 7 ,tb? Waited Peopled party shduld de F/VbtfrS itself emphatically opposed to any affiliation with either of these ^"parties and unqualifiedly in favor of ? 1 national political action." After reciting the fundamental prin ciples of tho Populist party, as eiiun ~ elated at Omaha, July 4, 1898, the ad ? dte68_?oneiudes as follows: "With - vtbese principles iVrmTy efliatoltHhwL -i:?|oal justice would prevail, special Privileges would Ifc eliminated and ours would be. as patriots everywhere ' desire, government of the people, for "^Tlpw&erby ^TS?-people." frr. 1 '? - - u ... 4 1 The Furniture Men / New York,- Special.? Labor and a<J : ~ vertising, were the themes dlscusst*! by the Furniture Association of Amdrn tea at Monday's session of its annuil ' convention. The principal speech 1 >f the evening was made by David 8!. Parry/of Indianapolis. Ind., president I . bf; ate National Association of ManuVI facturers. HWs Shut Dot ^hltinsville. Mass-. Special ? A large part oX the cotton manufacturing Industry In this section will suspend (derations on- August 1 for ono we?k with the outlook pointing to, further - aradus* cfartallrtent In several mills after resutnptiw of work on August ? 10. Notices annotating the shut down were posted by four *W*est companies Tuesday. It is understood TtecW?*? to closd was In accord ance with an agreement %mong c*r dflM tr*ma:.( rfo decrease the production dur ltlg#*ton account of Ibe^unfavor 'r.rr.."*- m< . i 1 ???? ? - Crap Sbo^ul-Cburcli. Special.? Reports rseeivsd whusitJMmortK. bad bsenJdfMamd _ ,ded. aa areauHofa astro*. tbato** S&i FIEICO FIGHT WITH CONVICTS I Thirteen Prisoners Baope From Cal ifornia Convict Camp. Sacramento, Special.? A special from FoIboui says; Thirteen desperate pris oners confined in the FoUom peniten tiary made a successful break for lib erty, at the breakfast -hour, Monday morning. After a fierce fight in the cap taiu's office., during which a turnkey was fatally stabbed, a guard was killed and another officer was wounded, the convicts seized urms and ammunition afld, using the warden and other offi cers as shields, escaped. It is believed they aro making for tho Bald moun tain. State troops, ordered out by Gov* e*Kor Pardee, have gone to the scene. SVm. L. Cotter, a guard, cut Itx the ab domen, died five hours later, Wounded: C, J. Cochrane, turnkey, stabbed Jn back, will probably die;'" C. Palmer, cut in head. The convicts made. Ihfiir break for liberty about 7 a. m. They went to the office of R. J. Mur phy, captain of the guard, and seized Warden Wilkinson, his grandson, Harry Wilkinson, Captain Murphy and several officers and guards. A desper ate fight took place. The convicts wero armed with knives and razors, and "with these they made their escape. The warden's clothing was slashed iTito ibreds with a razor, but the blade did not touch the flesh. Turnkey Cochrane fought the convicts with a chair, rain ing blows upon them right and left. Finally he was felled by a knife thrust in tho back. Guard Cotter was dlsem howied by a cut in the abdomen and died about noon. Palmer was severely cut in the head. The floor of the office was covered wltii blood. The officers were easily outmimbered and were soon re#teve<l of their arms. Then, using 1he officers as shields, the con victs started for the'avtnory, on the outskirts of the penitentiary grounds. They passed a Gntling gun on one of the walls, but the guards wero afraid to shoot at the convicts for fear ol killing the prison officials. CylinJer Heati CltWOut New Xork, Special.? Three men are dead and several injured as the direct result of the blowing out of a cylinder hc-ad of an engine attached to an am monia pump In the Jacob Rupert Drew I ngCompah y 's l^&planton" Aiex? ander avenue early Monday. One hun dred and fifty men were ? work at, the time and as soon as the engine1* stopped worMng the ammonffc flowed from the pump, the fumes spreading tS all parts of the building. Patrolman David J. Goas was overcome by the fumes while rescuing unconscious employes from the building and his injuries may prove fatal. Tho d?ad are: Otto Smith, en gineer; John Vlnclnski, fireman, and Chas. Carpenter, a workman. Up stall* the smell of the ftimes carried a warn ing and the employees rushed to the rc-of ,the narrow stairway delaying the few who were overcome. The Assist ant Engineer, Charles Kates, was on s platform over the engine when the ex plosion took pl^ and jumped Into a vat. He was unconscious and had been burned on the face. Federation Takes a Hand. Chicago, Special.? After denounc ing organised capital and tho courts and police for the aid they have*, given the Kellogg Switchboard &nd <8irpply Company, the Chlcag<r"Federatioij ol I^abor has assumed control of / the strike against the Kellogg Company and voted to assess its members $15, DW ? month to maintain thostrtfggle. Each bf the 300,000 union men affiliat ed with the Federation is expected to contribute Ave cents a month. There are 000 men on strike at this plant Policeman Kills Two flen. Bristol, Ifenn., Special. ? At* Glamor gan, Va.. a mining town near Bristol, Police Officer Wesley v Hicka started to arrest David Dykes and Walte* Fowler and shot and instantly killed Dykes and fatally wounded Fowler. He claimed to have acted in solf defense, saying that tho men smarted to Are on him, but no weapons were found on their' persons when 'picked up. fioodlera'Bentcriccci. . / St. I^ouls, Special. ? Judge Ryan Monday passed . sentence on Ave men, members of tho Mouse uf Delegates, four of whom were cogvlctod of bri bery and one of perjury, In connec tion with municipal franchise deals. Following are those seateaoed; John A. Sheridan, bribery tn connection with suburban -deal, Ave years ; Jetty' J. HaiTigan, bribery suburban deal, Ave /ear*; Louis Deckfer, perjury, suburban deal, four years; Emilliart, ?sane, bribery, etty lighting Mil, nil year*. All Aled appeal bdmla In, the tmm of $10,000 each, \ '*u tr.rcii 5ksrt ?a Lecemotrves. 9 vj-oala. Special.-? The Republic -i jgpup, leetkaad have placed large orders - M tfcetfeae the drop a are htt eve* with the ad *> btntred tt sf SOUTH CAROLINA CHOP REPORT. Condition* For Past Week a? (liver By the Department. The week ending 8 a. m? Monday, July 27th, had a moan temperature oi 81.5 degree^, which la practically nor mal. There were no very cool nights, nor very hot days, making the tem perature conditions quite favorable. The wind* were generally light, vari able, and very dry. There was more than the usual amount of brlmbt sun shine. The relative humidity was un usually low throughout the week,' tbjit caused vegetation to wilt considerably in the day time, but It generally fresh ened during the nights, but this condi tion was favorable for ridding fields of Y* vv ccn $ in i uwjll was very light) averaging only 0.14 inch for the State, and consisted of widely scattered shower b. These ghowers were benefi cial whore they pccurred. There Is a need of rain Indicated for all parts of the State, although early com Is the only crop that has as yet suffered to any material extent. The : rain Is needed to counteract the severe work lug that crops received in ridding them of grass, laying by Is either finished oi wdll underway, and but few fields remain grassy. The drought Is most severe in York and adjacent counties. Corn Is firing in the eastern coun ties. In places old corn is safe, in other places it is In a critical condl tioivfor want of rain. Young corn Is generally promising, but needs rain to maintain this condition. Some fodder has been pulled. The condition of cotton Is variable I to an unusual extent. A number .of reports indicate steady Improvement and a now promising condition, wcjl fuiSto4 and still growing and bloom ing: in places there is considerable shedding, with unsatisfactory bloom ing, fruiting and growth, indicating no improvement, and even deterioration. A general summary of condition shows that on clayey lands, and over the western counties, the crop has improv ed, but that on sandy lands, and over the eastern counties, except parts of Hampton. Barnwell, Orangeburg, Sum ter, Marlon and Marlboro, the condi tions are less promising. The cotton crop would be benefitted by a general rain. Sea-island cotton is In excellent condition. Tobacco- curing is making rapid pro gress. and in places Is nearly finished^ 'tmrtaa crop Is atrcmtr half gathered. Some Is burning In the fields. Market ing is uftderway, and prices are un satisfactory. , - ? * - ' Early and late planted rie? are do ing well, while intermediate plantings are poor and grassy, in the Colleton uistrjet; the Georgetown and coast districts report an Improved condition. Considerable hay was saved in prime condition. Minor crops, pastures and gardens need rain. Planting fall 'truck ciopa continues. Peas are not doing so well.? J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Th? 5tAte F?!r. 1 The State fair for 1903 Is being ah* tlclpated already by those in change* and the premium list lias been issued. The fair this year will be from Oct. 27 U> Oct. 30. and in that time there will be a larger variety of exhibits here than there have been In recent years. The farmers of the Stato are takiug a great interest in the stock and poultry exhibits and this line will be a full one. The^ rseinff committee *s determined thai their feature of the fair will not be the least. Columbia in particularly interested in horse flesh Just now and the padlock at the fair frounds is. sure to be full this year when the ponies aro ready to run. There will be no caV nival this year by the Elks as the rule of the great order now forbblds such festivity, but the Chamber of Com merce will endeavor t6 arrange an at traction and street show that will -ec4lpse the one of last year. There wlU. bo side shows, free band concerts, n floral parade, a confetti battle, and a handsome ball. The State ball will be, of course, the premier social event of the weekx but there are already pro nosed several private entertainments of an extensive nature. The students or tho South Carolina college will give, a german and there will be a cotillion* also. I The secretary will open his office In Coltfmbia the first Monday preced ing the falrand will beb ready to re cord all entries. This year the gates will be opened at &*a; m. and the Jmild Inga will be closed at ft In the, after noon thus diverting the attention of the crowds to the street shows In the heart of the city. Troops Withdrawn. ^ Springfield III., Special. ? Adjutant General Bcotthad a conversation fry telephone with Lieut: Colonel Clouby, commanding the first battalion, Seven th Infanthy, I. N. O., regarding the jail at Danville, this afternoon, in which Pol. Ofoaby said all was quiet In that city, that the mob had dis persed and that the work of repairing th? jalj^was progressing an^would be completed. <\ As a result of Unreport the adjutant ordered Companies A. and B. to return" to'fcprlngfleldlmimv d lately. leaving Companies H shd I at Danrllle. .,. -? ? - ? - -aryrtuaM- -i,yrv.? ? Uwsfmsw* ? runtlumt, Fartoingtoa, Iowa, tpafhil, A mob at FIGHT IS ABANDONED' 1 lie Assistant Foremat Reports For ~ u Work. BOOK- BINDERS NOT 10 STRIKE*! Union Officials Stale Their C^ge to Secretary Cortelyou and Public Printer Painter, | Washington, Special.? -The Book binders' Union which has beeh fighting iL^ro-infitatemcut of W. A. Miller, the assistant foreman in the government Pi luting Office, has abandoned Any in tention of walking out even though Miller has resumed work. President Tatuui, of the International Brother hood of Book-Binders, is now en route iKro from Cbkago to Advise with the local loaders. The latter have decided lo abide by the decision of the Public Printer and avoid any clash with the government. Miller reported for duty ubout 10 o'clock Saturday morning and was assigned to duty. The union offi cials announced that there would be no action on their part for 30 days, during which time they anticipated that the question would be solved by the Public Printer. It Is expected that a national arbitration council will meet to discuss tho situation. The union officials called on Secre tary Coitelyou and Public Printer Pal mer ami left with them a statement regarding what was dono at the meet ing of the book-blikders. It stated that Miller would he permitted under pro-s> teot to continue in tho position to which he had bfen re-instated and that there would be nothing done at pres ent by the book-binders that would in terfere with the work of the office. It gives assurance that this action Is In spired by a regard for the action of the President and for tho Federal statutes, and expresses the belief that ^the char ges against Miller will be substanti ated on lnveslgatlon: A similar stated irent was filed with the Civil Service Commission. The Charlotte Evening News gives this gtimmary of the affair; A pi an by the name of W. A. Miller, apsistaht foreman In the Government Printing Office, was expelled from a locdt organization of book-binders and hftt name was subsequently u topped from the roll of employes of the Gov ernment/ Recently ? he was restored l&,hl8 Place in the Government employ, by special order from President Roosevelt, which reads as follows: "Wnu A., Miller on May IS lastwaa removed by the public printer from his position of assistant foreman- In the Government printing office^ -bp^a-use he bad been expelled from the total union of the National BrdiherhoOd uMBOok blnders. Mr. Miller complained to the civil service coramlaslon, and. on July 6 It requested Mr. Miller's reassign ment to duty, hla removal being con trary to the civil rules. "Complaint also had been made to the President and by bla direction Set rotary Cortelyou investigatea the mat ter. On July 13 President Roosevelt wrote as follows: ? "My Dear Beoretary Cortelyou: lo Accordance with the letter of the civil scrvlce commission of July 6, the pub He printer will reinstate Mr. W. A. Miller In his position., . '? * "On the face of tf? papers presented Miller would appear to have been re moved in violation of law. There Is no objection to the employees of the Gov ernment printing office constituting themselves Into a union if they so de sire, but no rules or resolutions of the union can bo permitted to override the laws of tbeUntted States, -which it It my sworn duty to enforce. " 'Please communicate a copy of thl* letter to the public printer for his In formation and that of his subordl nates.'"- , . stamped to death. A rope was placed about his neck and his lifeless body )was dragged about three blocks. An effort was mado to bang tit? body to a telegraph pole but the rope broke. Tho mOb, which this time numbered 5,000, then dragged the body to the jail apd burned it. Company K. a colored troop, has Its quarter*) here, and the officials have prepared to call It ouULeaders of the mob declare they wi!! Vk to kill the* entire company, if It comes out. i? ? aj ? ? ? ji - ? f i ff rT rarfiy otirnro Nashville. 8pecial.? The Commercial Hotel was badly damaged by lire, at an early hour Sunday morning, $nd the Tear end of the building was complete ly wrecked. All ,of the guests were rescued and eopte of them with dlflicul ty.^The Qre Is supposed' to have started fi{on$ ^ lighted cigar, or pipe, that was leff' in a coat belonging to a waiter. The damage Is ettmated at $7.<KW and Is ftilly covered by Insurance. The building waa occupied alternately dur ing the war by Confedefats ?idT*der ?1 soldiers and was at one. time the headquarters of General J. O. Davis, of ; tertians. i^ho TfllWI General "Boir* , Nelson, in Louisville. 1 D.coratlons Destroyed, London, By Cable.? According to tel. err a mi received here fro tt Cork. I spe cial police, force has been appointed there to wateh night and f fcjr In order to prevent the destruction of decor a Upae by those who are opposed to the niaor Event* of th* W??k la ? Brief Form, j Alllanco Gxchan|t, Judgo G?wy h mm issued an order In the caao of the receivership of the Farmers* Alliance exchange making Col. J. Q. Marshall the reviver for the organization. Tho rose. an will be re-i niembej-ed, wa* brought by B, flrookahlre, on behalf of himself, Vtho members of the Cash Hill sub-a]Jlance and all other stockholders of Vhe Farmers' Alliance Kxchauge of Soutfe Carolina, limited," who fame into this action, against "The Faimcrs' Alliance Kxohango of South Carolina, Limited," A. C. Lyles, ,T. L. Keltt, J, B. Douthltt, J. P. Ashe, s. t. McKeown and 0. P. Ooodwin, as directors of said exchange M. U Donaldson, J. C, Colt, creditors, or. behalf of themselves, and all other croditdrs of the Farmers' Alliance ex change, Palmetto Bank and Trust company. The order flrat relates that complaint having been made to Judge Gary on March 7th last, and In re spouse to tho complaint having been filed, that he ordered tho master of Richland county to take testimony re garding the case. After hearing the counsel on both sides he decided that the money of the exchange having been used for other purposes than' for the purpose of purchasing goods that a receiver should be appointed. A very heavy bond will be required of tho re ceiver. Palmetto Paragraph*. A negro boy 13 year* old was roast ed alive in a brick kiln In Spartanburg last Saturday. Ho was employed at Hanna's brick yard, which is situated about a mile and a half from Spartan bm?.T,afo that night he fell asleep oear a kiln, where brick were being burned. About 3 a. m. tho brick kllu tumbled over and enshrouded the sleep ing boy. Ho was taken too suddenly and was asleep at the time, and conse luently there was no outcry. One of the men working there saw tho tragic ha>,'f pining, and gave the alarm. Seve*?. workmen hastened to the spot, an f/lth implements 'lliey ~ puTleTTEeTfre" and brick from the boy and extri cated him from bl* red hot bed. Th? boy died In an hour after being taken mif. e . ) Judge Purdy refused to grant bal to B. K. Harbeeon, white who is con fined in the Berkley county Jail 'n Charleston, on the charge of beat'ng to death a woman -by the namo of Bells Brandon. Messrs. Dennis ft Dennis, of Monck's Corner brought habeas cor ptoeeedlnga and ftherlff Morrison/ of BerlcTey, took IES~jHlidner Charleston Friday. Solldtor Hllde brand went down from Orangeburg ano appeared for the State. The showing made- was insufficient and Harbrson ?was remanded to the Berkley county Jail to await trial at the fall term e^nrt. Anderson Is to have a first-class business men's club, auch as exists In other cities. The need of such an o gantaatlon has ixwn felt there for a long-41a?,-a?4 now it U -hclieved th It can fee secured. The club will hare I well furnished rooms where visitors to that city can be carried and enter tiinfd, and# where the members them selves can spend their leisure time pleasantly and to advantage. Konday morning at j~ o'clock the dead body of Otis McMillan, colored, the night porter of the Spartan Inn in Spartanburg/ was foufcij In the rear of the butldfng beneath an open win dow to thrseeoinl floor.- His neck was broken and his face badly mutilated Physicians who examined the bodv sa'd there were no marks to indicate vio lence and that his death was evidently duo to a fall The county comttlfleToneri of Union have awarded to Qeorga H. Crafts, of Atlanta. Oao> contract tor rebuilding bjldges at Quest's and Cedar Bluff, In Union county, at $4,724. Superstruc tures will be of steel. At an entertainment in the colored fecond Baptist church in Greenvjlle Monday night, a sneak thief stole through one of the rear windows , and secured a purse containing $2], A re ward of $10 was offered tor the capture of the thief. InjUoiumbia Tuesday mcrnmg juoge <3ary renffgrcff-a de -iskm ia ifr?-ca&.r, of Brookshlre vs. the Farmers Alliance Exchange, ordering that a receiver be appointed for the, fund now on Hani, about $17,000, or that bond be furn ished for twice the amount Involved until this fund Js distributed. Covered with dirt and grass, the bod> of an unknown negro man was found Friday not far distant from -the tracks rf tha Southern Railway between La'i ron and Summcrvllle. The body \ra? turned over to a magistrate at Ladaon and an imreatigntion of the case will Lb^ mad#. It Is 4 bought that the man was Murdered, for the body bore no marks of having been struck toy a train. Twantjr-ona contractors la OolassMs Monday sigaad aa amwtol not to employ aay nnton sua ?*?*rtsd wit* _? v-,. , ?*;, %? mg a psriatcadaat O. A I ftiii-lQMffk tMiM MAY BE NO WAR A Settlement Betjjpen Ptwsia and Japan in Prospect ? 1 - ? ? JAPAN AGREES TO \> A I T I.ONGLR "'?"t "" - ....pi Impossible to Kmtark in War WHb Ru.*a a Single-handed? Support of Bngtand Not Bxpectcd. London, By Cable.-Japan ha* de elded to observe the policy of waiting and watching Russia, advocated by Groat Iirltian. Iu tho meantime she will urgo China to carry out the as surances givu-. to tho United States respecting Manchuria and will en deavor to <mtaln tho openlng.^?)f ad dltlonal portj. At the Jj^&ose lega tion hero tho following statement wan maflo Dy an official t J tho Associated Preaa; y "I ofeftiiro you that tlt'o talk of Wftr between Hn.isia and Japan la an Invention. Japan has not the leant In tentlon of taking that course. She pro poses to wait an<I maintain her atti tude of watchfulness. Japan and America are acting on the same lines and It would be difficult for any other power to withstand Mio pressure tllly and Great Britain could apply." It is said that Japan Intends to do nothing nil October, when the final evacuation of Manchuria must occur. The fuilurc of Russia to withdraw from Manchuria would b? followed by * fierlous move on tho part of Japan. The Russian embassy hero regrets I he confusion which has arisen In con. sequence Of Iho publication cf the re port that,. Prince Chlng, head of the Chinese Foreign Office, had written to Minister Conger, refusing to open Ports In Manchuria. The Russian offi cials believe with Washington that the note was B*nt befoi* China gave her assurances and they asserted posi tively that Russia intends to carry out t? tho letter the assurances she has given and that she will not Interpo3e obstacles in the way of China observ. ig her pledge to Secretary Hay. A dispatch to Router's Telegram Company from fft. Petersburg, dated an / ?h? ?'m "The att,tud? of Japan and I the Warlike tono of the majority Of thw-.t h n r o much attention In official eludes here ^KwSni by the ^Informed f , hore ,8 n^i^elihood of lTfntWo .!1) 7 .not upon Swiw# In itiative, kit Is stated that*RussIa has rZX'" f?tr de8,rIng cbief Jy foi financial reasons, with which are wound up a desire for extensive domestic reforms which the govern ment considers to b? tho j',,"''" '1!11""" of disarming Internal aiscontent and nipping the revolu SSg&mt&m ""he bUd. from the Russian view point, for pan to embs* 1? a conniT wlth R^ ?h wiff and 11 18 thought nr? J n8f(Ciro thfe materlal support of lS,ta,n^an<l of the United ror e*"' ^Uls'a la taWna every precaution to strengthen!^ military and nav>?! position In th? m rJ^n1, Uf11?)rin8 thl? to be the surest gresalon dl8couri*InS ?> panose ag. "M Lessnr's Port Arthur confar. Nl uhie1l3r w,th ThosCIoftte 'urtf,est iiSSSS i .. lBius of tho government of Russia" ~ FMiHif Ottt'of Oentnri Ualeih Philadelphia, ' 8 peel *1.? A serious blow v?aa deialtTlo Ihe Central Union of Textile Workers, which Is ^directing the textile strike, when the Loom Fix* era' Protective and Beneficial Asocla tlon withdrew from that organisation. Similar action la said to he contem plated by the Beamers' an.d Twlatere' Ualen, the '"Warpers' and Warp Drew* era' Union and the PoWer I Atom Fix ers* Beneficial Union, ^of which met tonight to consider the matter. T$e McOrann 1C(U (ranted the demands of . .?? etrlhers. . ' _ ~ g H cewdesaa War. Memphis, Special. ? The towtl an* gepi Afta'n Abtlve. Kingstown, Island of 8t Vlnvent, By Cable.? Tho SouMere volcano has been slightly agitated since July 19, emitting puff's intermittently which caused electrified clouds andjow rumb lings. A sovero earthquake shock was felt at 1:40 a. m., ? Tuesday, accom panted by a aubterv&nenn sound <of, craoklng which shook the buildings here and threw the populace Into a stato o* consternation. Killed HI* Wife. Carrdllton, Ga., Special.? News reaches hero from Whltesburg that Robert Smith, a young farmer, shot from ambush and killed his wlfo Thursday. They quarrelled and Smith whipped his wife. She left him and went to her father's house. It Is sup posed her father persuaded her to re turn to her husband, who shot her ss she was on the way. A posse Is hunt-? Ing for 8mlth. LIVE ITEMS \,r NEWS. Many Matter* of Qtntrtl ln(?rHt !? Short Paragraph*. ? Down In Dixie. A contract waa let ct Greensboro, H 0., last week for the erection of GOfc two-story houses, 15 store buildings and a modern hotel. A wreck at Conevllle, Va, Bunday piled a passenger train upon two freights and four people wore seriously burt. A negro was brutally murdered by Mb wlfo In Greensboro, N. O., .last week. His head was chopped to pieces and he was dragged several hundred yards from the house and bis body left. At The National Capital. Representative Cannon had a con lore nee with President Roosevelt on financial legislation. In the burning of a paper mill near Hartford, Conn., Fireman William Haskips lost his life. Charles Hedges was removed from the position of Hupeiintendent of Preo Delivery of the Postofflce D+ partnicnt. ? a .. At The North. \ " f Because his son would not rise, William Llard.rof Knoxville, Iowa, shot him and cfcuimltted suicide. At a meeting of creditors It was de rided not to attempt tfco operation of , the Harlan & Holllngsworth Works, at Wilmington, Del. five persons were seriously injured In a collision between the Norfolk ex press and a freight train near Wll mlngton, Del. Tlireo men and ono woman were wounded In ^a fight between- borse? - traders and an ofllrer at BfldvVlUe. ? Iowa. ; * The battleship Kcarsarge arrW?d ' Bar Harbor Sunday after making a .. tecord for war vessels In the way of fast travel. / \ " from Across The Sem, f Pope Leo tras hurled temporarily on Saturday. - It was decided by the cardinals to nold the conclave In Rome. Tli? I<ondon Times reports that Promler Balfour Is for protection. The visit of kh*g Edward andth* Royal family to Dbblin waa again marked by great cordiality. Prince Cblng, head of the Chinese * Foreign Office, Informed Minister Con-* ger that the ports of' Manohpria would not bo opened. Tho United tftatea UdVWBUiWlt ton ? been granted leave f ? b t- : the , frlvy -r Council of England to appeal from thau^ decision of the Canadian Conri.lt tt?: extradition cases of John Of?** and W. D. dreene. ~ Textile WoSrir^ Spartanburg (8. C.) Knitting H. D. Wheate, receiver, wlH 4 about 15.000 for betterment*, inc the ln?tallation of twenty add knitting macbfnea and -other BOBt. Wampum Cotton M Ilia of 14 ton. N. C., will build plant of apindles. ?The company ?ta /H laat month ea Incorporated with 0*0 canitat. : Worth Manufacturing Co., 1 vllle, N. C.. mentioned laat we# nOt jere<?t eddfttonal bnUrtln#^ merely A I sMrdTifK aoflie oM^atyf* and replacing with morrawMttt ment; alao Installing,.' hew pte*? Kdwatti Wolff, Mn, Ricka W? Mian Bertha ?. .Wolffjiinre;^ nt9A fhe Btwart -W&&8&S9& A Lint?r Co. of xaco^ QK^toi fng In cot too yarn*, llnter^ ether prodocta. The eaittaS .M 16.000. Lumber Motet- ' ? W-'-** , ' The ffeae-ftpdJUMi! *?30*3 era tow*,* ;;wnaj|