The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 24, 1904, Image 1
VOLUME XV.
CAMDEN, S. O., FRIDAY, 'I IjNE 21. li?<M
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J NQ. 21.
lilt NATIONAL CONVENTION
4 I
Gathering of the Republican llostrto Nominate
the Standard-Bearers
NOT MICH WORK FOR CONVENTION
Cclegates Bored at Finding Little to
Do or to Discuss ? Slight Comfort
/for Tariff Revisionists. ^
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* Chicago, Spec ial. ? WitU the timo w
v ? |il?' i in (aurum'8 of State delegations,
vhlih, with a few exceptions were !
lucre ratification meetings held to ap- j
I> uneventful or dry debate Is In pro
giess in Congress. Figures prominent
I?5 the political strife of former na
tional conventions were everywhere.
Tlioy mingled with delegates and oth
crt not on the inside, talking of any
thing which iMomised even momentary
interest.
When the leaders reached Chicago a
few days. ajtu.' they found nothing for
them to do. The programme for the
CHICAGO COLISEUM
Meeting Place of llepnb llcau National Convention.
jinM- State convention programmes,
il'.i <l.iy preceding (he Republican nn
i>< n:il convention lias been the quietest
?i;iy ever known as the forerunner of
hwnilar slitherings.
convention was mapped out weeks ago
and there was a full realization that it
was unalterable.
The principal diversions were offered
by the caucuses of (lie Iowa, JIlinoiH
PRESIDENT THEODORE -ROOSEVELT.
V Senators "And Representatives in
Congress were as (hick on tho streets
nnd In the hotel lobbies as they are in
the national capital when a partlcular
Talliaferro Renominated.
Jacksonville, Special. ? 1 Tho State and
Congressional committees met separ
ately here to canvass and report the
vote In the last primary. The vote
was officially announced as follows:
For Senator: J. P. Taliaferro, 24,056;
J. N. C. Stockton. 20,695. For Con
gress. second district: Frank Clark,
J. M. Barrs. 7.339. For Governor:
N. !<? Broward, 22,979; R. W. Davis,
22,265.
4 19 Killed by Mine.
Tokio, By Cable.? While the Taihoku
was engaged in laying mines at the
entrance to Port Arthur last night a
mine exploded killing two officers and j
seven men. The Taihoku, which is a ?
naval transport, was not seriously in
jured.
Chicago, Special. ? A special to the
Daily News from Toklo says: "Tho of- ,
fleer killed in the accident to the tor- |
pedo-laying ship. Taihoku, ttas Lieu- '
tenant Commander Oda. He was the
inventor of the Japanese mine and, by
his great activity and skill throughout
the operations before Port Arthur, had
added largely.. 10 his reputation. The
Taihoku a* the time of the accident
was nnder a heavy Are from tiie Rus
sian forts and torpedo boats."
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Tariff on Round Bales.
Washington, Special.? The Inter
State Commerce Commission fixed
jnne 2i as *he dftte tor oral ar?n"
ments In Washlngtoh, In case of the
Flantcra'-C-onaprws Company, against
the ^veland. Cincinnati, Chicago ft
St. OortiMMur; the Cen
tal of" a*"** ***" ***'
A T?*aa Railway Companlea, In
VyolvlWir fW?*M Ur,,TS OW th" rOUni1 001
c. rrr? ?
inrt Washington delegations. Governor
Cummins presented td the Hawkeye
'?legation the "Iowa Idea" In an en
iiieiy new dress. It was in the form
Transports Sunk by Russians.
Tokio, By Cable. ? All doubt as to the
sinking of _ the transport Hitachi and
Sudo. by the Russians has been re
moved. Three hundred and ninety-sev
en survivors of the Hitachi have arriv
ed at Moji and 163 survivors of the Sa
do have arrived at Kokura. Details
ot tho destruction of the two transports
and the full extent of the casualties are
not obtainable.
Railway Bridge Burned.
Spartanburg, S. C., Special. ? The
Southern Hallway bridge over Broad
river, on the Spartanburg & Ashcville
line, GO miles north of Columbia, was
partially burned at 6 o'clock Wednes
day morning. Passenger train No. 9,
northbound, was saved from running
into the bridge by a negro, who signal
led with a red petticoat. The conduc-*
tor and titew and volunteer passengers
formed ? bucket brigade and succeeded
In subduing the flames, but not' until
half the bridge had been consumed.
TA^ns for Asheville are coming by way
of Greenville to Spartanburg. .^The
6rf|lfl'orT&B fire Is unknown.
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45 Flood Victim* at 9antiago.
Santiago de Cuba, By Cable. ? The
worst storm ot a decado began Friday
nnd culminated Monday night, In four
teen Inches of rain, which fell In five
lours, accompanied by a hurr|/ane.
The- lower village of Rl Cobre has bafcn
destroyed. Forty-five 4 per*onj_ m
Imown to be: dead and score* are m las
lag. Bod4er'aro floating tn the Cobre
liver. Twenty bodies havo l?een recov
n^djb/ boats patrol log the Day.
of a plunk sotting forth the "ldoa" as *
declaration for reciprocity and reduc*
tlon of tariff schedules. It wan rejected
by the delegation, and (bin Bounded it*
death knoll bo far as the present con
vention ia concerned.
In the Washington caucus Senator
Ankeny wan elected national commits
Ionian against the combined oppoel*
tlon former Committeeman James M.
Ashton and J. 8. McMillan, hoth of
whom were candidates for the position.
What has been . popularly termed
"the Indiana puzzle" waa one tit tho
features of the day. The members of
the delegation from the Hooglor State
met to deterhilne their course in re*
gard to the hoom for Senator Fairbanks
for the vice presidency. Senator Fair
banks attended the meeting and ad*
ihessed the delegates. He talked for
fifteen minutes, the meeting adjourned,
and the delegation was no wiser eon
corning his wishes, beyond a reitera
tion of his statement that he did not
tloslre his State to present his name for
the vice presidency.
13x profusions of genuine regret at the
absence of faces familiar at similar
gathering, four, eight and twelve years
ago, are hoard on every slife, Met! who
have played leading roles on the art of
making tickets and platforms, men
whose personality, shrewdness or
qualifications of persuasiveness have
changcd entire States or sections of
the country, arc missed in the hotel
lobbies and the varloufc headqaui tors.
Some of those have figured In Republi
can conventions for a quarter of a cen
tury, notably the late Senator Matthew
S. Quay, of Pennsylvania, and the late
William J. Sewell, of New Jersey. Ono
whose absence is felt more perhaps
than that, of any other, is tho lato
Senator Hanna, though his debut on
the political stage Is of more recent
date. Numerous pictures of the lato
Senator attest his popularity.
But the absence of the groat men
mentioned docs not - indicate that the
cast for the play ^whleh opens at tho
Coliseum has been woakenod. In tho
shoos of the men who have passed
away are politicians equally as astute,
who have had their training as master
bunds. They may not be so well known
in national affairs and their names,
not so effective to conjure with, but
they are ready and competent to per
form any task that offers. The only dif
ficulty is that the task is not there.
Contests worthy of tho name are ut
terly lacking. The fight between the Ad
LaFollette and "stalwart" factions liw
Wisconsin, the contest between the Ad-^
dicks and the antl-Addloks men is Del-"
awai|f>; the "lily white" and the "black
end tan." faction of Southern States
were disposed of with so muclf$4spWl':h
that they failed to furnish the gossip
necessary to an interesting conven
tion.
About all thnt was left to food the
craving of delegates for excitement and
furnish a topic of conversation was the
question of how long Senator Fair
banks' uiiBcrutable silence would cou
tinue.
Emphatic for Protection.^ ..
Chicago, Special. ? The men -
are to examine the platform, whlcl)
has been in possession of Senl?W\
Lodge for several days, have
selected by the various State/ dele
gations, and .thero is practically no
dodbt tha^ the declaration for / protec
it/n will be emphatic, and that there
fl\\ .be but little comfort for the tar
iff revisionists.'
1 A pledge to make changers in sched
ules when such changes are necessary
is the only concession that will be
made by the "stand patters." Possi
bly the wording may be changed and
those who have been talking revision
will secure of the use of the word
"revised" to express the idea that is
to be conveyed, but even this is con
sidered doubtful. The majority are
against having anything like a gen
eral revision of the tariff suggested,
and will contend for ? the words,
"changes in tariff schedules as ample
to cover all that is intended by the
Republican party.
Richmond, Va., Special.? Dr. Rich
ard Mcllwalno has tendered his resig
nation as president of Hampden-Sld
ney College. He also resigned as pro
fessor of moral philosophy and Bible
study. The board of trustees accepted
his resignation and then elected him to
the professorship a^bovc named. He re
serves his decision for a month,
$150,000 Fire in Virginia.
Richmond, Special. ? Fire at Norton,
Wise county, Va., Wednesday night de
stroyed the whole business section of
the town, causing a loss of about 1150,
000, partly Insured. One man was se
verely .injured by jumping frotoi a win
dow.
Otbtion to Cortelyou.
Westfleld. Mass., Special.? Secretary
Qf tbe Department of Commerce and
Labor George B. Cortelyou, received
an oration, here when he re-visited the
town wbejpe be formerly attended,
school. That night Secretary Cortelyou
delivered tip 'principal address at a
banquet given by the board of trade.
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Lynched by Negroes.
L* Grange, Ga., Special.*? News has
just reached here that ? negro by tbe
name of Jonah Woods, wh*> lived In
the country near Texas Court Grounds,
In Heard county, about 25 miles from
La Orange, was lynched by other ne.
groee. Woods waa a deacon !? his
church and a pious old negro, >It is said
he discovered * number of negroes
playing craps and threatened that he
would report them to th* offlcers. *
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FIVE VESSELS SUNK
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Total Amount of Damage Done to the
Japanese Navy
? +
BLIND LUCK OF RUSSIAN FLEET
Two Japanese Sailing Vessels Added
to the Three Transports Lost ? 13
Transports Exposed to Capture by
the Raiders.
Tokio, by Cable? Tho remarkably
(raid of tho Russian Vladivostok
squadron evidently is over. The
squadron disappeared off Cape Han
athJ, steering to the north, and It has
not been reported since. It is as
sumed to be returning to Vladivo
stok.
Whether or not a portion of Vice-Ad
miral Kamlmurl'H squadron is await*
ing tho Russians off Vladivostok is
a carefully guarded secret. Assuming
that Vlce-Admiial Kamiinura dispatch
ed some of his vessels to Vladivo
stock when lie learned that the Rus
sian squadron was off Ikl Island, these
ships would have had ample time to
arrive Jdiere ahead of the Russians and
V/Rl tie ready to give battle.
Tho weather lias been foggy, and
thus conditions have been against
the Japanese.
It Is reported that t ho raiding Rus
sians captured a Rrltlsh steamer laden
with coal bound south from the Isl
and of Yezo and sent her to Vladivo
stok with a prize crow, but the re
port is not confirmed by the Japanese
Navy Department.
The transports Sado, Hitachi and
1/uini were the only ones overhauled
by tho Russians. Japan had 13 trans
ports In and near the strait of Ko
rea the morning the Sado and the
Hitachi were caught, nnd she was for
tunate that only the three ships men
tioned were overtaken by the enemy.
It is impossible to get complete
facts concerning tho pinking of tho
Hitachi. She evidently failed to stop
when signaled to do so by the Rus
sian vessel. Tho claim is made that
Captain Campbell, the English mas
ter of tho Hitachi, refused to stop, and
planned to ram tho/Russlun, but this
is denied. It is said the tho Japa
nese officers on hoard tho Hitachi de
clined to surrender and required Cap
tain Campbell to keep his ship going.
The assertion that tl )e Russians fired
upon the life boats in which men wcjre
escaping from the Japanese transports
has been fully sustained.
The raid of the Vladivostok squad
ron has brought an unwarranted
amount of criticism upon Vice-Admir
ai Kami muia fronvjxne Japanese, and
his failure to catch tho Russians In
the fog off Oensan off tho coast of
Korea, when the Japanese transports
Kinslilu was sunk on April 26, with
a Iosb of about, 200 men, has been re
called. Some of these even declare
that if Vice-Admiral Kamlmura falls
to catch the Russian vessels before
they reach Vladivostok he should ?
cither resign from the navy or com
mit suicide. The popular demand for
his replacement is growing, ' but the
public is without Information as to tho
nature of his orders orTho '^lifts' of
tho naval campaign, aud falls to make
allowapco for the limitation of con
ditions.
Vice-Admiral Kamimura'a squadron
was lying off Tsu Island when tho raid
ing Russians reached Okino Island.
Ho immediately started in pursuit of
the enemy, but rains obscured the
sea and an electrical storm interfor-*
ed with his fystem of wireless tele
graphy, and tho only possible indict
ment against him is ono of lack of
good" ?luck. The Japanese generally
magnify the importance of this Rus
sian raid, which has no material ef
fect upon thollwar.* It was a desper
ato venturo, and it Ik believed here
to have Buccedcd only, through blind
luck.
Tho Yatawa and the Ansei, two
sailing ships wore sunk by tho Rus
sians on Thursday between Ko Ial
and and Okushiri island off the west
coast of Yezo and north of tho Tsu
garu strait. Thirty-seven suvivors
rc-ached Essashi on Thursday after
noon. This makes a total of five Japa
nese ships sunkuor destroyed by tho
Russian raiders.
Entire Regiment Went Down.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? A dispatch
from Mukden says that according to
trustworthy advices received there an
entire infantry regiment, with its com
manded, was sunk in the transports
Hitachi and Sado. The same dispatch
Bays that according to Chinese state
ments attacks made by the Japanese on
Port Arthur have liccn repulsed with
heavy losses.
8uicide in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Special. ? J. B. Mills,
treasurer of Summit, and a prominent
citizen of south MiKnisslppi^cOmmitted
suicide here early Sunday, having
come to a local hotel for the purpose.
He left notes to several persons, ex
plaining that he hud not the courage
tg commit the act nt his home, and de
claring that it was done because he
was embarrassed financially. * It was
learned today that his accounts as
trefcfeurer of Summit are all right, and
that his financial difficulties were per
sonal. He was about 60 years of age, a
Confederate veteran, and prominent in
secret orders.
Some Russian Blunders.
General KurokJ'8 Headquarters in the
field, Via Fusan. By Cable. ? General
Kuorpatkin Is assembling forces at Hal
Cheng. A great battle la expected
within a month. The Rualana again, in
their attempt to relieve PoA Arthur,
ware permitted to Belect-tbelrawii. bat
tleground, and again tfaay great 1/ mis
tudged the Japanese number* and the
diapoalUon of their force*. an4 again
Here oQt-generoled.
T lit Rt IS NO SENSATION
Statement That Examination Wit
Show a Sensation Not Corract.
Tho special committee, consisting "I
Senator Hutler ami Representative*
Kuinsford and. ltlchards, which was
entrusted by tho last Legislature with
tho work of examining tho books of
State officers, Including those of tin
Secretary of Statu, finished Us work
lust week. Tho committee has beou
employed two weeks with tho ussis
taneo of an export. Tho commute*
will make its formal report to tho
next Legislature, but in view of tho
fact that various reports hud gotten
oat uh to Its finding*, the committer
gave out u statoment to tho effect
I hni there was nothing soneatloni^Ho
report.
This statoment of the committee
was made to tho newspaper men by
request, and as yet no notification ban
biM?n made to Mr. Oantt. -He is now
III at his residence here und under
the treatment of a physician for kid
noy trouble. Ho Bald thut as ho knew
nothing of a statement officially and
hud not seen any members of tho com
mittee ho could of course make no
statement. He will likely hoar from
the committee as soon uh he is able to
be out.
Following 1b the committee's state
ment ;
"The committee has carefully gone
over the vouchers in the office and
has nothing of a startling or sonsatliyi
r.l unlit!., lit 1'iinnrt Mn AiihI r?nnr<
will bo made until Mr. CJantt, who Ih
now 111, can bo seen, and even then
the committee will not make the re
port until the next session of the Oe'i
eial Assembly, This Ih required by
law.
"So far as the general result of tho
examination is conecined wo find that
there has been no bookkeeping, and
our expert, Mr. Hollls, of tiaffney, has
pone over those in the office and care
fully collected all tho vouchors so
that wo now have a complete record
of everything that, has passed through
the hands of?he Secretary of State.
"Tho booksYwero chocked up from
January 23, 19|13, when Mr. Oantt as
sumed office, and although wo wet:',
hack no further It is probable that
thut those from 1890 to that dale
should also be gone over." * ?,
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New Clemaon Scolarshipe.
Tho various county superintendents
r?[ education are receiving numerous
Inquiries na to the time. Of the exami
nation for I he Clemson college schol
arships this year. This is because of
the 124 provided by the last session of
tho legislature, each being worth $100,
und requires tho holder to take tho ag
ricultural course. The examination will
he held July (8, and circulars aro now
being sent out to the various counties
Riving the number to which each is en
titled, that number corresponding with
tho country's representation in tho
lower houso of the general assembly. It
was thought that the largo number of
Iree scholarships would crowd the col
lege, "after the opinion of the attor
ney general that all of them must apply
this year, but tho law has been Inter- ]
preted so that a student need not nec
tig?rily apply? for entrance In the
Mihraan class but may stand for any
of the others. Students who make at
least 60 per-eetrt. -oh -these
tions, Including history, English, etc.,
will be entitled to admission In the pre
paratory class on September 14. Those
who desire to enter higher classes must
report by September 8.
A New Water Power.
Anderson, Speclal.?News has been
received here of a proposed power
plant to be constructed on the Savan
nah river at some place near Calhoun
Falls. Mr. 0. H, Sheffield !? the owner
or the proposed site. Speaking of the
proposed plant Mr. Sheffield says that
it is tho Intention of the company that
most of the power will be used In EI
berton, but as yet nothing definite can
bo given out. At tho place where the
dam is to be erected the river is ab<mt
J ,200 feet wide and it is estimated that
7,000 horse power can bo developed. Mr. I
Sheffield is not saying much on the
subject, yet he gave out enough to as
sure the public (that the dam will be
built. It Is probablo that if constructed
the location will be on the Georgia
side of the river. This,, however, would
be of no great disadvantage to South
Carolina towns Wishing to utilize the
power. There are a number of towns
on this side of the Savannah which
would bo greatly benefited by such an
enterprise, and it is hoped by the peo
ple of this section that the plan may
prove successful and be carried out.
Candidates from the Sixth.
Mr. James R. Coggeshail of Darling
ton and Mr. Walter Hazard of George
town have filed their pledges and hav?
.entered the race to succeed Hon. R. B.
Scarborough as congrcHsman from the
sixth district. Mr. Coggeshail has led*
the legislative ticket, in his county lr
the last two elections and was chafrr
nan of the important committee on
railroads. Ho was al*o an influential
member of the judiciary committee and
was very popular with and highly re
Rpected by tho members of the general
assembly. It is believed that he will
poll the solid vote of Darlington county.
Mr. Hazard is a well known cltlsec
of Georgetown where ho is a prominent
and successful lawyer. It has been siv
eral years since he served in the legis
lature, but he was regarded as one of
tho strongest and most forceful men
there during his term of service. H*
la fitted in every way to fill ths dutlei
of the office and will be a factor In th?
rare.-jrColumbia State. ~
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Two Ice Plants to be Built.
Orangeburg. Special.? ^ petition to.
a commission of incorporation for tin
Crystal Ice Company of this dtjr wai
senl to. the Secretary of 8tate Satur
day. The corporators are: J. W. K.
Dukes, U. O. Bryant. II. r
maker, Isadora Rich, W
I. 8. liarley, J. "W. Berry
WOTTe?The captital stock will Trt
$2r>,000. and a 1ft ton xplant will In -
crccted. The bent- modern machinery
will Ih* uitHl and ttm plant will be h
operation next season, , ^
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and Wn?. e
PALMETTO CIOP CONDITIONS
Good Ruins and Warmer Weather Pre
vailed.
Tho week ending $ a. m., Juno i'O,
had a mean temperature of 74 d?vtrues
which Ih nearly five belmv normal,
duu to very low temperatures during
the first four days and rising temper
ature to nearly normal warmth during
the last throe. The extremes were
u minimum at Florence, (Ireonvlllo
and Spartanburg on the 14th and 15th,
and a maximum of 30 at HlackvlUe on
the 18th. The relative humidity wah
abnormally low until ihe i?th, and
the winds were fresh to brisk easterly
until the last two days when they
shifted to southerly. The auushine
exceeded the normal, hut with general
ly cloudy weather on the 18th and
Ittth.
The week won without rain, or with
only very light, scattered showers,
until the 18th, when ahowera aet In
over l he extreme west, and contin
ued during the 18th, hut confined to
the western and southwestern COUQ
ties, with n maximum fall of 2.44 Inch
es at Spaiianburg. The other wes
tern counties had from one-half to
one Inch. In other parts of l ho State
tho Boil has aKarfn become vory dry,
and in places the drought Ik very bo
vere, especially in portlonB or \ orx
county, in moat of the central coun
ties wells aro falling and all but the
largeat st ream h aro dry, ho thai water
for domestic use and for cuttle is
scarce.
The ubaonce of rain, and the blight
sunshine and drying wlnda were fa
vorablo for {Tiding the fields of grass
and woods, and most fields aro clean
and well cultivated. These conditions
wore aiao favoiable for finishing
wheat and oats harvest, and for be
ginning thrashing, but the cool night
and dry weather checked the growth
of all crops, particularly cotton, pus
tunw and gardens.
The condition of corn continues
promising, but H needs rain in must
sections, bb early corn Is In the tas
Bellng stage. Much of It has been
laid by. Worms in tho tops aro dam
aging the crop in one county. Roast
ing oara are available In the southern
most portlona, ^
Cool nights materially checked the
growth of cotton early In the week,
but higher tem?eraturc? at Its close
wero more favorable. L'.ce infest
fields over practically fhe entire
State. As a rule the plants are small
but thrifty, and fields are clean and
w*l! cultivated. Cotton Is fru'.tlsg
well on sandy lands, and occasional
blooms are roportod from tho south
ern counties. Sea Island coton is do
ing well.
Tobacco continues promising
needs rain. Rlcfrulantlng is finished;
g*r)y rlco has received ita harvest
flooding. Melon vines are vigorous
but late. It has been too dry to con
tinue to plant sweet potato slips, and
stands of those set out previously are
generally poor. Tho commercial
peach crop Is good, but In many lo
calities peaches and apples are drop
ping oxcesslvely. Pastures and 'gar
dens are parched, and In need of rain.
Sowing peas on stubble land/8 pro.
greased slowly as the soil has been
too dry. '
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8erloua Railroad Collision.
Vincennes. Ind? Special.? Baltimore
& Ohio paeftepfer (rain No. 1, west
bound. ran into an open switch, col
liding with a {rnlglit lr?ln n? 30 rartt
resulting In the injury of 16 persons, 3
of whofyi may die. The seriously In
jured are: John Eisenharl, 9 years
old; J. L. Witner, of Cincinnati, and
Edward Mason, of Covlngtou, Ky.
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Liner Australia on Rocks.
Mellxjurne, By Cable. ? Tho Peninsula
and Oriental liner Australia, Inward
bound, struck on the rdeks at Point
Nepean (at the eastern entrance to
Port Philip bay, Victoria), at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning. The bottom of tho
vessel was. stove in, and it is feared
that she will be a total loss. The pas
sengers snd crew were safely landed.
Prof. Bain After Boll Weevil.
' Knoxvllle, Tenn., Special M.
Hain, professor of botany at the Uni
versity of Tennessee, has been appoint
ed a special agent by the United States
government against the boll weevil.
Prof. Bain Is directed to breed cotton
with a view to producing an early va
riety which will mature befote the boll
weevil arrives. Second, be is to produce
a variety of cotton with seed high in
6)1 contents. This work will be done
111 special reference tb west Tennessee
aj>d Arkansas. Prof. Bain will be ab
sent from the University from the mid
dle 9/ August to the flrat of "December,
spending his time In Texas and other
sections iufeated with the boll weevil.
Cadet SuvivOrs Receive Creeses.
- Richmond, Va., special ? One of the .
interesting futures of the finals of i
the Virginia Milttary Institute; at t?x
ii.'gton, took, place when all of the snvi
vors of the famooe Newmarket charge
by the cadets .of the "inatttuU were
prqientod with fr6oaes ofhonoelfe
their heroiam at the Wtlc. Of the ,
1M cadets who took Mfcrt hi the b*t- j
tlo Of l?*M?rkott which was fought
May 16. 1M4, |7S ar* known to he
living. ? "
A GLORIOUS MARCH.
^
Veterans of Souther# Co?federacy
Cheered at Every Tum.
? ?? . . ,
WAS A LONG LINE OF 8EIOES,
The Old Men Marched Unflinchingly, v
Though the 8tep Faltered at Tlm*P
?The Marcher# Representative of ,
the Whole South.
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Nashville, T^nn., Special. ? As a At*
ting. climax to the reunion of the >
United Confederate Veterans, Nash
vllh> and her thousands of guests
gave tho veterans as they marched
proudly through densely crowded
streets, an ovation which will live
long In the memory of Us recipients,
as well as those who paid the honor.
The day was warm, hut the old men
marched unflinchingly, although the
stop at times faltered. There was
much confusion, caused by poor polic
ing along tho routo, but tho start was
mado at tho hour set, and tho last vet?
eran pissed tho reviewing stand two
hours later. Tho Seventh Cavalry
Band, United States array, led the
parade, and this organization, as well
as the many othor bands in the long
ling, played only four pieces, but gave
them over and over again, as follows:
"Maryland, My Maryland/' n My Old
Kentucky Home,".. "The Girl I left be
hind Me," and "Dixi^T Ujjlted States
mall carriers, afc ^rctfal places along
tho Hue, supplied ice water to ' the
thirsty veterans.
Tho parado was representative, not
only of every Southern State, but
many camps located lit tho far West;
one In Montaua and another in Ohio
had delegations In lino. The Fourth
division, composed principally of
camps from Tennosseo,. Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi, carried away 7
tho honors for the groatest number of
men in line. The Virginians wpre *n ?
imposing body of men and were given" <
many a chedr. Tho Fourth Brlgadir
North Carolina, headed by a cam?
from Aahovlllo hearing hornet nest?,
In tho branches of treeB, and hood- .
| ed by a drum corps .of veterans,
which now musters but four' members,
was one of the features of the parade.
Alabama's "yellow hammers" were
heartily applauded. Many of the
camp representations were noticeably
small, but the pride with which they
held aolft their tattered battle flag*' -
made up for the deficiency In num
bers. One Louisiana camp carried a
flag so frayed by bullets and time that
it was held tqgethfer by a net.
In the retljjwtng/ stand oh Spruce
street was a distinguished company,
including Mrs. John B. Gordon, the
widow of the former commander- i?
-fthtof, mnA har.Aaiiffhfittr?f rtnl PKtllfp
Fall, of Houston, Tfexas, a. memb* .
of General Lee's staff: Mra. John C.
Brown and Bishop and Mra Flttger
aid, of Tennessee. Mrs. Gorfcfp stood
at* the front of the reviewing stand,
ptid' drawn up across the street w?r#
General Lee and his staff. The-vetor- 1
ana cheered their leader to the echo
as they passed, and many rushed out
of lino to grasp his hand. Then they
turned and Balut^d. the Widow of
eral Qordon, TOrs, Gordon was deeply
moved at tho manifestations of affec
tion. Her emotion was quite percepti
ble as the Goorgla division bore past
the reviewing stand the flag of the
.Confederacy that had been made from *
the ribbons that bedecked the grave
of her beloved husband.
^Another affecting incident wias the
\yplcomo and salute of the eld Stone
wall Jackson Brigade as ft ' passed.
Tho gnzsiea warriors, bearmg iiurcat
tered and battle-scarred flag the^ h?A
carried through victory andTde&akT
alike, stepped out of line and wlttrime
accord saluted Mrs. Gordon and Geh*
eral I-ee.
Eloped from Bedford City.
Roanoke, Special.? Miss Clare Trent,
a well-known young lady of Bedford
county, eloped to Bristol ijlth Mr, Jack
Hatcher, of Vinton, the couple bent on
matrimony. There -was no particular
objection to the marriage, but the
elopement was prompted by a spirit of
romance.
Teleflraphie Brief*.
Robert 8. Freeman died from the af
fects .of chloroform In a Norfolk hoe- H
pltal.
In a battle near Vanfangow, 50
miles north of Port Arthur {he Rus
sian h claim to have repulsed the Jap
anese. 6
Another hitch occurfed In the nego
tiations with Raisull, the Morocco bah
(lit. with. regard to the release of lop
Perdtearis and Crofcwell Varley.
' Em proas Augusta/ Victoria received
a deletion of the -International Coun
cil of Women In Berlin.
Mgr. Falcon io, Apostolic Delegate
In the United States, arrived In Rose
L on ^ -vitit.
L JW' ^??r*e J- Oould took luncheon
l^ra tha President yesterday.
Pension Commissioner Ware is'ltf* -
paring to dtamlta clerks to hlr oacer
? as to red?ce the bureau's enptnaea -
$26,000 a year. ? .
Democrats carried ?oat of the
town elections
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