The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 26, 1904, Image 1
VOLUME X V.
CAMDEN, S. C., Fill DAY, AKiUST 'if. , !!)?(.
NO. 33.
EXCITEMENT ? SHANGHAI,
/ 1 ''\
Japanese Vessel Anchors Close By the Russian
Battleship
AMERICANS ACT WITH JAPANESE
China Not Being Able to Prevent the
'Russians From Violating Her Neu
trality by Making Repairs on the
Askold and the Grosovol, the Japa
nese Take the Bull by the Horns.
Shanghai, Hy Cable. ? Shanghai wm
thrown Into a fever of excitement Sun
flay afternoon by the arrival of JapH
nesq torperlo boot. > She passed the
Woosung at full speed and Btarted up
"the river at Iu for Shanghai. The
.?United States torpedo destroyer
Chnuncev slipped her cable and fol
lowed the Japanese destroyer. The
Japanese boat was cleared for action.
JShe ftJicliorod off the Cosmopolitan
?do<ik, where the Russian cruised Askold
is undergoing repairs.
The taot:il has notified American
Consul (Joodnow, who is the dean of
tho consular body, that China cannot
jprotect the foreign settlements. He
?contends that Russia ignores the or
'ders Issued by China, and that China
has not the means of making her obey
them.
Consul Goodnow called a meeting of
tho consular body to take joint action
for the protection of foreign inhabi
tants. The Askold has dockeji adjacent
to the warehouses hero of tho $t&n*rd
Oii Company, which are valued at over
$1,000,000. The Standard Oil Company
J as demanded protection for its prop
erty from Consul Goodnow. The dock
where the Askold lies is owned by Brit
ish interests. Inside this dock is Ger
man and Dutch property, and on the
other side American property. '
There are eight American, one Ger
man. two British and four French war
tdilps here. /' \
SURPRISE CREATED IN LONDON.
London, Hy. ('able.? The interven
tion of tho American squadron at
Shanghai in the .Taiwanese operations
against the Russian cruiser Askold, !
<c routed considerable aiyprlse In official
circles here. An official of the lega
tion said: "If the report Is not untrue,
the American commander must havo
had good reason for his action, such as
the protection of American interests,
which would have been endangered by
ftyixrg shells.
"Japan has been very reluctant to
send ships into the harbor, for she rec
ognized tho International character of
Shanghai, and the laws of neturallty
demanded that China should order the
Askold and the Grozovi to dismantle
crv leave the port, she having given
the ordpr and tho Russian ships hav
ing refused, It was then incumbent for
Japan to act, thereby protecting thq
Chinese neutrality and at the same
time exerting her rights as a belliger
ent. It would never have done to per
mit Russian ships to remain in a Chi
nese port dellberatoly and avowedly
violating the neutrality of tho country.
Whatever reason actuated tae Ameri
can commander, if he really did as re
ported, it is certain that no complica
tions will follow."
A Destructive Storm.
St. Paul, Special.? Death to twelve
persons, injuries* to many others and
destruction to property, both private
and public, estimated in round num
bers at $1,000,000, resulted from n
furious gale which toro down the val
ley of the Mississippi at about 9 o'clock
Saturday night from a point somewhere
Corporal Punishment Abolished.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? One net
signaling tho birth of nn hoir to the
throne will be the abolition of corporal
punishment throughout Russia. A
ukase to this effect was issued Wednes
day. It is reported on good authority
that Emperor William of Germany asks
the privilege to act as one of the god
fathers to the lufir.
Russia Calls Out Reserves.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Tho Em
peror has Issued an ukase summoning
to the colors all tho reserve officers
throughout the empire. Tho Official
Messenger announced the mobilization
of the reserves in 45 districts, calling
to the colors one-tenth of the reserves
of European Russia. Considerably over
half the first-class reserves of European
Russia have now been called out and
practically all the reserves in Siberia.
Current Events.
Col. Ismail Moptes was inaugurated
as Presfdent of Bolivia.
Tho Board of Public Works is en
gaged in aspeeBipg railroad property
in West Virginia.
"Otti Is be!** cele
brated in 6ulpeper comity. ?
The United State* Immigration au
thorities, Instead of raiting any ob
jection to Mr*. Maybrick's coming to
America, will facilitate her landing
a^ much as possible.
Admiral Jewell's squadron wJU
- leave the Mediterranean and go to
' Northern Europe.
Minister Powell has sent word to
qtaie Department that President
MorC of Haiti, never threatened to
siaeMcre foreigners.
near (ho confluence <>f the Minnesota
and Mississippi rlvciB near Fort Knell
ing. At about that point the fury of
tho elements seomingly divided, and
with a roar descended on the twin
cities and their environs.
The dead: Ixnln F. Ilokanson, kill
ed at Tlvoll Theiitre; George Kwenton,
carpenter, killed at Tlvoll Theatre;
Hlchard Hillisbeck, telegraph operator,
killed by lightning; unknown child,
killed by falling wall of dormitory at
House of the Gqod Shepherd; Albert
Odhe, killed af St. IjouIs I'ark; three
unknown dead at St. Louis I'ark, a
suburb o if Minneapolis; four unknown
dead at Waconia, a small station 20
miles west of Minneapolis.
I Beginning below Port Quelling there
is the first evidence that the storm
struck with damaging effect. It came
from the southwest and howling in its
fury uprooted trees and demolished
buildings in its pathway towards tft.
Paul.
It tore off two spans of the high
bridge as completely as If they had
been unbolted from the rest of the
utructure and carried^ away i>y work
men. There the bridge connected with
the high bluffs at West St. Paul and
It is ISO feet above the river. This
mass of steel was carried to the fiats
below, where flying steel girders and
heavy planks fell on several small
frame houses of the fiat dwellers and
crushed them completely. None of the
occupants of these houses were hurt,
they having seen the storm coming and
t?ken refuge in the cavos In the hill?
side where they were safe.
MANGLED BODIES FOUND.
Underneath the debris of the Tlvoll,
were found, when the storm had pass
ed, the mangled bodies of Lorin F.
Hokanson, one of the employes in the
concert hall, and George Kwenton, cme
of the audience. The storm then rush
ed on to the northeast, over the whole
sale district and here the greatest de
struction to property was wrought.
After causing havoc in St. I'aul, the
tornado swept onward to Minneapolis
and its suburbs. Here, however, the
destruction of property was not so
great, although telephone and tele
graph wires were torn down in great
numbers. For hours the twin cities
were cut off from any communication
with the outside world.
Drummer Killed In Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Ga., ... Special. ? A quarrel
about an open bed-room door led to
the killing of Frank E. Brett, a trav
eling salesman by Andrew A. Walv
line, superintendent of the Florqdtfra
Tag Company, hero Sunday, .' Brett
had been In the habit so it is cdalfn
ed, of leaving the door of his room
open when ho was undressed. Wal
line had remonstarted with him about
the matter on several occasions, and
a quarrelensued early In the day, re
sulting in tho killing. Wallino claims
self-defense. Brott formerly lived In
Macon, where last season he acted as
coach for the Mercer College Base
ball team.
Reported Caj)ture of Fort.
Chefoo, By Cable. ? It Is reported
that the Japanese before Port Arthur
have captured Fort No. 25, one mile
north of Golden ^ 1111. The Japanese are
not attempting to, storm Llaoti promon
tory. Their right wing terminates at
Pigeon Bay. The Russian garrison of
Port Arthur is estimated at 23,000 men,
covering an area of 12 miles. A junk
arriving at Tengchou from the Miao
Talo Islands reports seeing yesterday
five Japanese men of war pursuing two
Russian warships, typo unknown. They
were going in an easterly direction.
Must Disarm at Shanghai.
Shanghai, By Cable. ? The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi has
been ordered to atop repairing and
either to leave this harbor at once or
to disarm. The Russian cruiser Ask
old must leave here Monday at noon.
These orders were issued by the tao
tai of Shanghai. It is believed in offi
cial circle that both warships will
disarm.
Telegraphic Briefs.
It is pleasant to learn that the China
men are discarding their queues and
the barbers in pome cities aro doing a
good business removing them. It is ?
singular fact that tho queue, once a
symbol of salvation, became ste'p'Sby
step a mark of dignity and patriotism*..
But there has ari?en a society, known
r.s the Bow Wong Woy, which has be
come very active in instructing tho
Chlneso In their own history, and tho
removal of thousands of queues is the
result. The wearing of queues has
cften been cited as an evidence that the
Chinese refuse to become American
ized. But, when harbored In American
style they loolj vary much like other
men.
The ?nnual parade of the Grand
Arsny of the Reptile wm held in
Boston and 26,000 were In line.
Mayor Stoy. of Atlantic City, be
gan a ornsade against flirting along
tho beach.
George K. Iy>un#bery, ex-Governor
o? Connecticut, died at Farmingville,
Conn.
It Iff believed in Tokiolhat Port
Arthur wflTb# captured ys 1 fcV day*.
Russian official reporia blamfe Jews
for the recent riots I d the provinces
of Radum and Sledllfs, Hnss/sn Pol
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROP blll ETIN
The Conditions of Ci'op? for the Past
Week Given Out by the Department.
I *
The week fending x a. in August 22nd
hud a meah temperature of HO degrees
| which is also the normal for the week;
there was a slight deficiency In temper
j ut ore on the cOast. The extremes were
a minimum of 59 at Itateshurg on the
10th, and a maximum of % at Hates
burg. lilackvllle and liowman on seve
ral dates. The sunchlne averaged ahout
05 per centum of the possible, apd was
very beneficial after the recent cloudy
weather, Hail And high winds did con
siderable lamage locally, on the 10th,
from Aiken county westward to Oco
nee, and In Williamsburg; also in
Georgetown on the 16th.
There were quite general showers
mostly in the form of thunderstorms
on the 15th and 10th, with heavy rains
locally In nearly every part of the
State, and there were occasional Pght
showers on other da tea except the last
two of the Week which were practical
ly without rain. Lauds and crops were
damaged in a few places, but general
ly this week's precipitation was not un
favorable although a week of dry
weather would prove beneficial. The
average precipitation was below nor
mal, with, however, excessive amounts
in localities scattered over the whole
State.
Tho general condition of coin i?
f-llghtly better than heretofore .and the
weather enabled considerable fodder to
be saved from old corn; all reports on
young corn continue favorable so that a
gcoJ crop is practically assured. Theso
is no material change in the average
condition of cotton, for while on sandy
lands it continues to shed excessively
and rust is spreading, and the plants
are turning yellow and are dying in
places, and in many places have ceased
to fruit, on red lands there is n marked
improvement In fruitage and growth,
though the weed Is too large on day
lands generally and some fields have
become foul, and while the bottom crop
is light, the middle crop is heavy. Molls
have begun to open in the southeastern
counties and some cotton has been
picked, but picking will not be gen
eral in those sections until about Sep
tember 1st. Sea-island cotton is bloom
ing profusely and is well fruited.
Tobacco curing in practically finished.
The crop was a very satisfactory one.
Early rice is rendy to harvest, and late
is heading; the crop has improved and
is now an aveiage one. or better. J'eas,
pastures and late gardens are doing
well. All minor crops are very satisfac
tory. A heavy rain damaged truck in
the Georgetown district, while in the
Charleston district more rain would be
beneficial, There is every indication of
heavy yields of all kinds of forage
crops. Late fruit is rotting extensively.
J. W. BAURKlt,
Section Director.
Negro Had a Fit.
Bamberg. Special. ? In what came
near resulting in a serlou eaffair, David
Kinard, a young white man of this
town, was severely bruised and torn,
as well as choked by George Hasell. a
negro nian, Saturday about 1 o'clock.
Mr. Kinard was bitting In the entrance
of his father's livery stables, quietly
reading, when Hasell walked in and
without saving anything, jerked the
chair young Kinard was sitting in.
and in so doing.. threw him out. Kinard
jumped up and hit the negro, and then
they clinched, the negro fallfng on top.
They scuffled in this way for several
minutes, one being on top awhile and
then the other. Finally TIassell seized
Mi'. Kinard by the throat and succeeded
in backing him against a buggy. It
was only after a desperate attempt
that the negro was thrown off. and
then Kinard called for help. In a very
fcbort time a large crowd had gathered
around and wore all trying to get tho
negro, but he withstood the attempts
with remarkable show of strength.
Finally ho was carried to the city guard
house, where he is now.
Charged With Cow Stealing.
Spartanburg, Special. ? The police
lecelved telephonic Information Moil
cay morning that a cow had been stol
en at Pacolet mills last night. An hour
afterwards a negro named Arthur Sal- |
tors, was in the lockup. He had
brought the cow here and sold tho
animal to Mr. Vandiver, a butcher. Mr.
Vandiver was carrying the cow along
to a lot and had not paid the negro
who was waiting on Morgan square for
bis money. Chief Dean identified the
row from the description he received
over the 'phone and informed Mr. Van
cilver. A few minutes afterwards. Mr.
Vandiver and a police in citizens
clothes went to the Morgan monument
and arrested SulterB. The owner of the
cow came to the city Monday afternoon
and identified and carried home his
Sjropcrty.
, Stiot His Wife by Mistake.
Charlesh*n. Special. ? In Brunson,
Hampton countyvMonday night .1. B.
Bennett shot hiH wtT?v. He was awak
ened by a noise he supposed to be*
rats, and, looking toward a window
, in their bedroom, saw Womo one whom
Tie supposed to be a bmgglar. Draw
ing bis pistol from under 'his pillow,
ho shot what proved to no his wife
through the heart. Sho died Instant
ly. Mr. Bonnett was Implicated in a
murder in 1895 and was pardoned on
condition that he should never return
to the State. His wife has been liv
ing near Brunson this year, and it
seems that Bennett has made visits to
ber, and some of them quite pro
longed.
Swept by Flood.
El Paso, Texas, Special. ? 8llver
City, New Mexico, was swept by a
flood Sunday night, after a severe
cloudburst tn the mountains above.
No loss of life has been reported,
but it is belloved that BO Jiomes were
washed uray.
The |Santa Pc rallr6ad Is washed
ont in many plalea, and seven bridges
betweeji Silver City and White wa
ter uri out. f
MR, DAVIS NOTIFIED
Accepts Democratic Nomination lor
Vice-Presidency
HIS SPEECH BRIEF AND POINTED
Mr. Davis' Speech Read in Conver.
national Style, Heartily Received
Evident Vigor of the Octogenarian
Nominee.
Hon. Henry tl. Davis was formally
notified of lii.s nomination as candi
date for Vice-President on l ho Demo
cratic ticket Wednesday at White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The
notification speech was made by Hon.
John Sharp Williams for the commit
tee, and in a pleasant speech of con
siderable length Mr. Davis nccoptrvl
the trust committed to him.
Among other things Mr. Davis said
"Mr. Chairmand and nentieinon of
tho Committee:
"The official notification which you
bring of my nomination for tho Vlco
Presidency of tho United Htate.s, by
tho national Democracy, gives jijo a
feeling of the slncerest gratltudo to
nvy paily for tho honor conferred. At
0io same time brings to rue a deep
-... - v ? ?
semo of my responsibility, to my par
ty as a candidate, and to my country
in easo of my election.
"A spirit of determination to suc
ceed In tho campaign before us ap
pears to pervado tho rank and file
of our party in all sections of the
country. Of that rank and file I
have for many years been a member
and havo at all times devoted my
humblo powers to party success, be
lieving that success to be for tho
country's good. Unexpectedly called
as I am now to tho forefront, I am im
pelled to an acceptance of tho obli
gation by a sense of gratitude to my
fellow workers, and the hope that I
may be able the better, to assist in re
storing to power that party whose
principles and past history guarantee
a safe, wise, economical and consti
tutional administration of tho govern
ment.
"I find it, therefore, a grout pleas
ure, standing hero upon the border
land of tho two Virginias, to rccoive
and accept tho commission you bear
to send greetings through you to the
Democracy of tho whole country. Is
it. not significant of a closer and truer
brotherhood among us, that for tho
first tlmo since tho civil war a nom
ination on tho national ticket has
been taken from section of our com
mon country that lies south of Mason
end Dixon's line ? a happy recogni
tion of the obliteration of all soctiuoal
differences which led to and followod
that unhappy struggle.
"As Introductory to the few remarks
I shall make, I deslro to say that I
heartily endorso the platform upon
which I havo been nominated and
with tho eouvoniion and its nominee
for President, regard tho present mon
etary standard of value as irrevocably
established.
"In tho campaign preceding tho
ln::t election, much stress was laid by
Republican speakers upon tho pros
perous condition of tho country, and
forebodings wero heard of the ill re
suits, especially to tho laboring man,
which would follow any change In
the political complexion of tho gov
ernment. It is truo that tho limoa
wero then good, but it is no less a
fact that, whllo thoro has been no
change In tho party in power, many
of tho evils prophesied have como
under llep^blicnn rule. Four years
ago factories, mills, mines and fur
naces were in active operation, nnabie
to supply the demand, but now many
are closed, and those that aro open
are being operated with reduced force
on short hours. Then wages were
high, labor was scarce and there was
work for all. Now work is scarce,
many wage earners unemployed, and
wages reduced. The apprehension
which now prevails in business circles
and tho present unsatisfactory Indus
trial conditions of the country seem
to demand a political change.
"in the language of our platform,
?the rights of labor are certainly no
less vested.no lesssncred.ar.d no lc?>s in
alienable than the rights of capital.'
Tho time is opportune t'o emphasize the
truth of this utterance. Tho moet sa
cred right of property Is the right to
poFsess and own one's self and the la
bor of one's own hands? capital its?lf
being but stoied up labor. For years
1 worked in the ranks a s a wage-earner
and I know what it is to earn my liv
ing in tho awoat of my brow. 1 have,
nlw'ays believed, and my convictions,
came from the hard school of experi
ence, that, measured by the character
of work he does and the cost of living,
, a man is entitled to full compensation
for his services. - My oxporlenco
wage-earner and my bssociatlo*'
labor have alike taught roe the *ahw o*
Democratic principles; for In them the
humblest has tho strongest security for
Individual right and the highest stimu
lus to that independence of spirit and
love of self help which produce the fin
est private characters and form the
base of the best possible government.
"Tho receipts of tho government fo?
tho year ending Juno 30, 1302, tinn
fiscal year of tho proaent administra
tion. ahow<*| a surplus over expendi
tures of $81,000,904. Ui?t for the fiscal
year ending- Jun? 30. 1*04. instead of a
KutpltiH there was .1 deficit of $11
000. From t lio l*t of July, ldOl, to
August 10, or for about a month and h
third of tho present lineal year, the
expenditures of the government have
exceeded tho receipts hy $21,715,000.
There could bo no stronger evidence
of tho cxtravagam ,> Into which tho
Republican parly bus fallen, and no
more potent argument In behalf of a
change to tho party whose tenets have
always embraeed prudence and econ
omy In administering the people's af
fairs,
"Our Republican friends are prone
to refer to tho gioat commercial
growth of tho country under their
rule, and yet tho ccusub reports shows
that from 1850 to 1800, under Demo
cratic rule and the Walker tariff, tho
percentage oI Increase was greater In
population, weHtyl), manufacturer and
railroad mileage, tho factors which af
fect most largely the prosperity of the
country, than In any decade since.
'"i no cost of government has largely
Increased undor Republican rule. Tho
expenditures per capita for the last
year respectively of tho administra
tions given, taken from tho reports of
the Secretary of the. Treasury, were as
follows:
"In ISrtO under Iluchan^n, $2.01.
"In 1 X93 under Harrison, $5.77.
"In 1 S97 under Cleveland, $5.10,
"in 1 "J 0 1 under McKinley, io.Iifl.
"Jn 1904 under Roosevelt, $7.10.
"Tho Republicans ?row great
consistency in their attitude upon tho
currency question, and the President
In his recent speech of acceptance,
said, that they know what they mean
when they speak of a stable currency,
'the sumo thing from year to year",
and yol in the platforms of their party
in 1X84, 1888 and 1K02, they favored
the double standard of value. In tho
platform of 1888 they said 'Thri Repub
lican party i? In favor of the use of
both gold and silver as money, and
coudemns the policy of tho Democratic
administration In its efforts to demone
tize sliver.'
* * * "Dire predictions wore made
by our political opponents Of what
would happen nt tho St. IxjuIh
convention, but they misjudged
the temper of tho party and
the people. While there had been
differences In preceding campaigns, yet
at St. Louis they were all harmonized
and a common ground was found up >n
which nil could ninnd and do battle for
Democratic principles. A platform was
adopted by a unanimous vote, embrac
ing the Issues of the day, and present
ing to the poople a declaration of prin
ciples which, In the language of tho
ymes. is sarso, safe and sound.
"With a candidate whose personality
appeals to the good sense and sound
judgment, of the American people, a
idntform whose principles are for tho
greatest good to tho greatest number,
and a reunited party earnest for the
restoration of good and economical
government, we should succeed and the
principles of democracy again triumph.
"I hep my countrymen, as they
value their liberty, to guard with
great care the sacred right of local
self-government, and to watch with a
jealous eyo the tendency of the times
to centralize power in the hands of
tho few.
"Mr. Chairman, it Is an added pleas
ure to receive this notification nt your
hands. You have been conservative and
courageous as leader of our party In
the House of Representatives, a posi
tion which few men have filled with
ti e signal ability that you have display.
C'L
"ji will be my pleasure and duty, at
a time not fur hence, to accept more
foi"jnally In writing, the nomination
which you have tendered in such grace
ful and complimentary terms, and to
give my views upon some of ihe im
portant questions now commanding the
attention of tho country."
NKWSY Ci LEANINGS.
A school for cabmen i* projected in
Austria.
Foo Foo from Solomon Islands
ere building nests in the California
rooks.
Russian newspapers liavc shown Ir
ritation at America's action against
Turkey.
The British lloynl CommiHsion de
elded that frozen or chilled meat does
not contribute In any way to increas
ing the number of eases of cancer in
the United Kingdom.
John ltogers, sculptor, who died the
other day, came Into sudden notice dur
ing the Civil War through tlie mod
eling of groups illustrative of army
and typW-uLJVinerican life.
Two actions involvii& about ?<><>. 000
have been begun agfttnyf the Stock,
(iraln nnd Provision Company by a
former correspondent.* whin alleges that
he was "sold out" without notice.
Dr. IS. D. <j raves, of Marietta, Pa.,
while on a visit to Chesttpeakle City,
was severely burned about tho hands
and arms by the explosion of the acety
lene' light on board his steam launch.
The Btrndlvurlu* of Coldwnter,
Mich., was William Furev who died
recently, nged eighty-two years. He
was noted for the excellence of his vio
lins, some of which have sold for $H)<)0
apiece.
The first i.scent of the Mstterhorn
this season was made by u French
tourist mimed (iiudraux and the guide
Tangwahler. They left /ermatt at 1
o'clock in the night, nnd reached the
top in nine hours, the usual time be
ing .en or eleven hours.
Arriving at New York City on dif
ferent ships at tl h same lime were the
bodies of CJoorgo Henry and Will
lam Henry, brothers, of Oxford, N. J.,
who died accidentally in May within
r six days of each other, the former in
P.ueno* A'viei and thu lullcr in l'uutn
Arenas, Chile.
They Knew Him.
. A well Known Uternrv man w.tyo has
ufiU oPCCt!!s: at his
old home In Vermont tells of & con*
wmation which he overheard between
two vlsltprs on tho porch of tho vil
lage store. An acquaintance of thoirs
bad Just pasted in the street, and
the following comment was heard by
the visitor:
__!!Tlinr *oei SI Parkins." Then a
meditative pause. . . "81 ain't the
man he used to be."
"Naw ? an* *?e ire?*r *m." ? Ha?
per'a Week)
NEWS TIIKOUGIIOIJT THE COUNTRY
Paragraphs of Minor Importanco
Gathered From Many Sources.
Through the South.
\V. M |<M wards la expected to run as
an independent against Jos. 11. Gaines
for Congress in Wost Virginia.
While quarreling with his wife, a
Newport News negro foil down the
btam. and broke his wife.
The postoffico at imlianola, Miss.,
has been rod need roni Presidential
made to the fourth class.
Overheated llkh scrap sot the schoon
er .1 one Olaverrl allro in Norfolk, and
she was Bunk to extinguish (lie (lames.
The "Touted Oily" in Louisville. Ky?
was transferred to the Knights of
Pythias, whose biennial conclave be
gins today.
Washington Happenings.
Over 300,000 acres of land in Oregon,
Milch had been Included in forest ro
mtvos, were restored to th? public do
main and are open for settlement.
The KepubllcanH are preparing to
make an aggressive campaign In Kan
sas, where they have to face a Demo
cm! !<?- I'opulist fusion.
Postmaster-General Payne gave out a
statement which gave without, comment
a letter written by Governor Varda
mati, of M i flsl ks i ppl , to the Charleston,
(S. <\> News and Courier, in which a
(' i prospect fill reference was made to
President Roosevelt.
In the North.
The gunboat Dubuque was launched
at Morris Heights, N. Y.
The number of trusts Incorporate-.! In
New Jersey has largely decreased in
the last few years.
No cattle were killed )n the New
York branches of the so-called "Beef
Trust."
Plans have been made by both par
ties for n vigorous campaign In Alainc
and Vermont.
.1. I'M ward Addicks was reported as
declaring he would never give up his
tight to go to the United States Senate
while ho lived, and that Delaware was
certain for Roosevelt.
I?x -President and Mrs. Grover Cleve
land wore given a welcome by Now
Hampshire folk at Sandwich, N. H.,
Governor and Mrs. Bachelder partici
pating.
Rev. Buno Walters, of the Polish
Catholic Church, at Plains, Pa., was
besieged in his parsonage by a riotous
mob of his parishioners, who prevented
services, defied the BKerTff and caused
a disgraceful riot.
Attorney jUqneral Robert H. AlcCar
tor, of New Jersey, as counsel for the
llnlversay Tobacco Company, made
application to Vice Chancellor Steven
son in Jersey City for an ordfcr direct
ing the snlo of the assets of the com
pany within nine days. The petition
was signed by the trustees appointed
by the court to formulate a plan for
the company.
Democratic national headquarters
were opened at 1 West Thirty-fourth
street, New York.
Judge Parker spout the day at tho
Winnisook Club, in t.he Catskill, and
returned to Rosemount in the evening.
Mayor darter Harrison will try toar
lange a settlement of the packing
house Htrike In Chicago.
There were several attacks on non
union men in connection with the
butchers' strike In New York.
"The" Alien, the veteran New York
{.porting man, was reported to be criti
cally ill on Kong Island.
Foreign Affairs.
The Vladivostok squadron was de
feated In battlo by the Japanese, the
cruiser Ilurlk being sunk.
The Japanese advance on General
Kuropatkln's position at IJaoyang re
mains suspended. f
It is believed that a /general assault
on Port Arthur was hefty n by the Japa
nese. ,
Czar Nichols appointee^ General C^laz
( ff Minister of Public. Instruction.'*
Parliament 'was prorogued by King
Edward. \ J
Twenty-flve persons "Were drowned
while searching for "Kruger's mll
llonB." a treasure supposed to be sunk
oft the Natal cost.
Governor Wright, of the Philippines,
ordered a concentration of the inhab
itants ^of several districts In Samar,
where t^ere are disturbance*.
Miscellaneous Doings.
The standard Oil Coikpiiiy declared
another dividend of $3 a iwre.
John W. Gatea, according to report,
lost $100,000 in a whe#t daal.
Tha_ia03-Amerlc?n irop ore produe
i i 1 1 1 1 is reported ?? ?k Old.SOS Ion* tons,
a cfecrease of 634,827 towf Trom 1902.
Judge A. B. Parker, with Mrs. Par
ker and others, wont to Wtnnesook
Txvlge, In the Catsklil Mountains for a
short rest.
World's Pair attendance for last
ucck was the largest of any week
by 6S.000, the total W?f #W,?rrr
The Louisiana Purchase Es?.c:ition
has paid of HjiCi.SOO.OOO In
riebtednesa to the UnlteiWUtea,
WATSON IS NOTIFIED
Populist Nominee For President Made
Strong Spcecli
DISCUSSED Trtli CAMPAIEN ISSUES
Cooper Union, Now York City,
Crowded tor the Event~-Notlflca
tlon Speech by Samuel W. Wll*
llamB, of Indiana.
New York, Special. ? Thomas R, Wat
??n, of fjeorgln, (ho Pooplos party can
didate f?> i President, and Thomas H.
Tibbies, of Nebraska, the candidate for
Vice-President, were formally notified
of their nomination hero Thursday at
Cooper Union.
riici big hull was crowded when, at
? o dork, the two candidates, accom
panied by Alfred (}. lioulton, of Brook
yu, chairman of tho mooting, eppear
c.heei i J , 0nu' Thorfi wa8 much
Chairman lioulton at once Intro.
? ' v" W. Williams, of
??; ???? M" lnado lho Hl,ccch offllcally
lection candidates of their ae
In addressing Mr. Watson, Mr Wll
Inins ?ald (lie convention that nomina
u '\ ' "f wua mUll? up of unselfish, self
| "f Patriots, who attended and
p.u lp<ited fn iiH deliberations solely
through a high Bcnse >f duty.
v;tts understood," ho continued,
. t on i nominee must be a man with
acionee 1 "!( R .w"8 ? matter of con
tiM ?*, Tl who b,:!lcvo<> t'uly and
III J.V In (ltd tenets of Populism w/io
aubBrrlhot to the rinrtrin .SUf
eihoof of man and the fathoHKJoJr of
Almighty (??d; who stood i>>rfdy /able
and willing to defend, ugaifmt an* and
a 1 1 ( mii'i.s, each and evofy piank our
a form and who. jr elected President
of the I -nlted Htates, would- have the
bioa.lness of mind, the goodness of
benrt i ho firmness of character, the
? .now iPrim. ?f men and affairs to so ad
to bH, <,UV?Hi ?f tllat liIgh ??<?
to 1 '"K t??e best possible degree of
I l*ace, harmony and happiness to the
.'whole people,"
When Mr. Watson arose to speak, tho
cheering continued nearly four minutes
halni.nn Roultcn Introduced him In
inlf ;i dozen words, simply referring to
hi in us tho candidate of tho People's
party. 1 ?
After a formal notice that he would -
soon prepare a formal letter of accept
g,iv? ,u> afiTeat por
of his address to a discussion of
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms and the candidacy of Judge Par
r.' n .f,,e . referred to the Democratlo
candidate h gold lelegraham as follows:
Surrounded by the WalPstreet magi
nates, who had financed his campaign
for two years, Judgo Parker bided his
time till tho perils of the two-thirda
rule were passed; aud when It was too
late for the convention to retrace Its
htopa? for evon tho Democratic bosaea
require more than fifteen minutes to
turn completely round In? he cracks
the Wall street whip over tho he&di of :
ms leadew; mid wdtit-tuxwpt-obadlaafiflL-.
the great Democratlo legions we ra
made to furl their flag and reverse their
lines of march."
At another point the speaker said Re~
would not venture to say a word?
against Judge Parker's character, "for
I believe him to be an eminently
worthy man." '
Of President Roosevelt; Mr. Watson
said:
"I have no words of abuse for Theo
doro noose vejt. I believe him |fl JBDIS
brave, honest, conscientious man, I giya
him full credit for having a splendid ;
courage of conviction, but inasmuob aa ~
he stands for those government princi
ples which, in my Judgment, are hurry-,
ng this rdpiibllc into a sordid despot
ism of wealth, i will combat birh and
his principles as long as there la breath r
in my body."
Answering a self-asked question aa
to why he consumed more time dis
cussing tho Democrats than In speaking
of tho Republicans, the 'Populist leader
made reply thus: "it's an olnder and
quicker Job to strike an open enemy
right between tho eyes than it is to
tear off the mask from the face of a
pretended friend <and show him to be
the hypocrite that ho la."
Tho spoakfcr opened with the state
ment that there was never a time when
the plain people of America were so
dissatisfied with the conditions which
prevail In this republic.
"Deep down In their hoarts," he said,
"the masses 6f the people feel that the
reins of power are slipping out of their
hands. In spite of all that can "bCTRfiw
by a partisan pi ess. the fact cannot be
concoalcd from the eyes of the average
citizen that tho vast preponderant of
all the wealth produced In this land 1a
transferred by legalized robbery into
tho hands of a few; that the courts ar*
run in the interest of the few; that the
Jwv-makin* bower la manipulated by
the few;, and that while both the oM
political parties pretend to derote
themselves to tho Interests of tMff*'
common people thoy are both financed
by Wall streot, both dominated by Wall
street; both the willing and the servile
tools of Well street.
"Do you need proof that the maaaea
ere roady to rush to the support of any <>
leader who Is brave enough to chair
lenge the right of tho corporationa to
rule this land? See how they rallied
to W. R. Hearst.' 'because he had taken
sides with the masses, because ha waa
denouncing oppression and plea4ing for
the rights of the common man them
was from ocean to ocean an ufthMTaT?
Jn.bis ffvor which astounded the ptt>
ftolonaTpoTHlcTaCT-ana sualued all at
the reaourccs of political strategy to
defeat that aoblo- hearted champion of
the Jeffersonian Democracy."
111 1 ?? i ? i .
NflW Mtaalaa?ppl lUjlwi.
Mobile, At%., BIWCwi.-'A *tm*
The Relator from Jaokao&'lfttM
a charter for a now railroad, th
ta Southern, has boon <Nbd wll
Attorney-General, J. a. B* The*
of Atlanta; M. M. Rlchey, of Bt
ham; W. W. Stono and Joah*a
nor. of OrocnTtlWr, aha ptkvid I
111 , mrm
tort. Tho roa4 ?m totters*:
hteUM, BollW. StaarKey a?Z
ooxwUoo? ab6ut ?0 mttetfef tfeo?
oconiry to