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1 -VOLUME XVI, OA M 1 > KN , S. C.. till DA V , r-jr.W? II J M') '.M, liKW. NO. 2L fees the Lvil Conditions That Stalk Through His Unfortunate land iS LONG TALK Willi ZOMSTVOS president of Moscow Delegation De scribes the Serious Situation in Rus sia and Greatly Impresses the Czar, Who Declares That His Wish and Will for a National Assembly Are Unshakable. ^ B Bt .Petersburg, T3y Cable. ? Emperor BllchOlas received the Zemstvo depo Station Monday. The reception took ffplaoe at noon in the Alexander Palace But Peterhoff. Prlnoo Trobetskoy, pres? Vident of the JSomstvo coDfress of tho |Mo.scow government, In behalf cf the I Moscow delegation* addressed tho icm | peror in a long speech, In which ho de pcrlbjpd the serious conditions existing t In Russia which have caused the Zem | BtvoH to approach his majesty directly. I The Emperor was evidently much im i pressed. M. Fedoroff, representing the T St. Petersburg delegation, also spoke, L His u&r.jesty replied, expressing deep rofjret at the great sacrifices eonse- i quent the war, and above every- J f thing, at the disaster to the Huh - slan navy. In ?-oncluding, the Km peror said: "I thank you gentlemen, for the sen timents expressed, and join in your desire to bring about a new order of things. My personal wish and my will as Emperor to summon a national as sembly i? unshakable. I await with anxiety tho carrying out of this my will. You can announce this to tho inhabitants of the towns and villages throughout Russia, and from today you will assist me In this new work. The national assembly will establish, as formerly, a united Russia, and tho Emperor will be the supreme support for thp conditions based on the principle of Rdssian nationalism." .MAY FLEE WASHINGTON HEAT. Peacei Conferees Will Have Authority to Adjourn to Some Other Place Claims of Various Cities Are Being Urged Upon the President, Who Ig nores the subject. Washington, Special. ? Practically no new developments were observable in the negotiations between Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt, for a day or two has-been deeply engrossed in other matters, and while he has not for a moment lost sight of the arrange ments for bringing* together the Far Eastern belligerents, ho has realized fully that the next move in the game of diplomacy now being played is -with the contending nations themselves. That move is- the selection' of envoys to represent them .at the Washington conference. Both Minister Takahlra, of Japan, and Abeassador Cassinl. of Russia, called on the President Monday af ternoon. Neither would discuss his Interview with the President. It is known, however, that they were not of great Importance. Each of the dip lomatists presented to the President the advices (npm his government ex pressive 6f the satisfaction felt at both St. Petersburg and Tokto at the selec tion. of Washington as the seat of the peace conference. Whether the conference will actually sit in Washington, or not, has not been determined, of course, as that is a de tail which will l>,e left to the envoys J themselves by th^ir respective govern ments. It is t'aid that no decision will be reached on that point until the con ferences meet here and organize. If the weather in Washington at that time should bo unfavorable to the con tinued sittings in this city, it will be within the authority of the plenipoten tiaries to adjourn to some other city. During the past few days the Pres ident hap received as. many as a hun dred letters suggesting various cities In the country as desirable places for holding the conference. It can be said that the President will not permit him self to be drawn Into the discussion of this subject and the government will not attempt to Influence in any way the choice of the confrees in hold ing their conference. ? ? 1 '"*? *1 * Town* Re-taken. Headquarters of the Russian Army, Godzyadani, Manchuria, By Cable ? The Russian cavalry have retaken the town of IJaoyangwopeng. The Japanese oc cupied the village of Sumencheng. on ? he main road to Changtufu and Mama kai, in the morning of June 16. but they did not succeed in crossing the river. At 3 in the afternoon the Russians re-cap tured Sumiencheng, three squadrons of Japanese rotlrlng in a south westery di rection. Church Takes Ban off State. Ilome, By Cable. ? The Pope has is i sued an encyclical encouraging Cath polics to-' participate In public affairs. [ While seeking the advice of the eccles ? iaatlcal authorities, the encyclical says Catholics should retain complete liber ty of action regarding the temporal fc Interests. Members of the clergy are lirecommended to refrain from partici pating SUUe.-' The enttrclical has edited a sensation. Its object in ktgL.46duce Catholics to enter public ^ life, so that the navy be a force ^-against the threat of socialism. -? ? Ffanee Back* Down. Parts. By Cable.? An international conference for the consideration of the affairs of Morocco te now practically nnfffrarwrnrar matt or tn? conver** .jtona .brtma Premier Rouvler lad Prince von Radolln, the German am - baeeader, and attention It now directed to dettaiq* the efope of the coaf renece. Waiia >M belli rapidly arranged, end- 1 1 to be able to aa conference in SOUTH CAHOLINA CROPS Conditions For Past Week at Given ; Out by the Dtfpirtment. The wei)k ending 8 a. in., June Idili, litttl a mean temperature slightly above normal with extreme* of o maximum'' of 98 degrees at ftlAckYlIlt* on Ihe 13th, and n minimum of 60 degrees at Qreehvllle on (he ) 3t It. fhv sunshinp averaged ?i>out normal, although in of the State there was consider able cloudiness tho latter part. There were no dOHtrucllve high Winds; l)r other damaging eondllloiiK. The ^rVi<i))ilat ion was In the form bfc thunderstorms and local showers. The rainfall was heavy in places in the eastern counties* wherfl it Ranged from half an inch to over twej inches, with ftohitdrted localities in all parts of th". State that bud no rain or had tiU9iihts too small to be beneficial. THere wero some heavy showers in the northern border counties; but they were wTdely scattered. The need of tain Is indicated for the central and Southwestern counties generally and in places elsewhere. Cultivation made rapid progress, and nearly all fields have been rid of grass and- weeds, except where lalipr crs wore scarce, or where the ground has become too hard to plow and culti vate. The Weather was favorable for harvesting wheat and oats, which work is nearly finished except for spring onls. There Was a general improvement ltt the condition of cotton, with excep tions in the case of fields that have not been thlunod or cleaned of grass, but only in except ioitui Instances have lluj plants attained normal growth, be ing generally undersized. Blooming Is still sporadic, though fairly general In the eastern counties. Sea Island cotton is in good condition, but as yet blooming sparsely. Lice are still prosGnt1 in sections, but are disappear ing. Chopping has not been finished. There has been only slight im provement In corn, which continues small and yellow, except on fields that received early and thorough cultiva tion. There are many complaints of corn tasseling low. and of damage by worms. There is .considerable land yet to be planted in corn. There Is Utile change in the condi tion of tobacco, which shows the ef fects of too m?ch rain and lack ofv cultivation. Hfce is receiving its har vest water in the Colleton district, and is generally doing well. Gardens and pastures need rain in the central and western parts. Melons are quite prom ising. Wheat is yielding poorly at threshing. Oats also is generally poor, but with numerous exceptions, where the yields range from good to excellent. A large acreage of peas, for forage; being sown, and more lands will be sown as soon as it rains. ? J. W. Buucr, Section Director. To Have Association. Columbia, Special. ? Commissioner Watson will call a meeting of the rep resentatives of the varldnii ^commercial organizations of the State "Tor some time in July. The meeting will he quite an important oho and every town and city in the State will have repre sentatives present." One of the most interested in the meeting is Mr. John Wood, secretary of the Rock Hill Commercial Club. It Is proposed that the various towns and cities throughout the State assist the ofllce so far as the commercial end 's concerned. At present when there Is enter prise of importance to soipe ottler par ticular section of the State Mr. Wat son finds it uecessary to drop his other work and assist in locating the ifttsl ness, although, he Is usually aided in this by various towns. If the pl'AU. works there will be no further trouble along this line and a State organiza tion of the commercial bodies can as sist in the development of the State In many other ways. \ With a very smalT sum a Tyindbook can be gotten out. bearing thr official stamp of the office and yet represent ing the entire State in a wn{y that, should be. At present the cost is too great and the postage bills too heavy to permit of any along this line on a large scale, although there have been a very large number of small and val uable handbooks gotten out by the office. The call for the meeting will be Is sued some time this month and a very large attendance Is expected. Secretary Hay Much Improved. Washington, Special. ? Secretary Hay arrived from Now York tonight and spent the greater pari of tho evening with the President, Secretary Taft joining the President and Mr. Hay. Secretary Hay will attend tho' cabinet meeting. He looked consider ably Improved In health. He said that, ho would remain in Washington through this week, and would then go to his summer home at Snnapee, N. H. More Incendiary Work, Honey Path, Special. ? Tho handsomo three-story barn of Mr. J. B. Knight was burned Saturday night at 3:00 o'clock. All the horses were saved but fodder, oats, ete., were burned. -The loss Is estimated to be over $1,000. Mr. Knight Is a prosperous farmer in. lower Greenville county, a man known, and well respected, with not .an enemy of whom he knows, so the hre is a m\s tery. By the herols efforts of Mr. ,)Knight, the ten head of "mules and horses were driven out Just as the barn was falling in. The -faithful and effi cient help of Uie neighbors saved the i other buildings, which caught fire sev eral times. One Death From Heat. New York, Special.? One death, that of Miss Josie Barnard, who lived on upper East Side. and a number ot procurations besides much suffering in the tenement districts, were the result, of tho. excessive heat la New York City" a?d vleinlty. At 4 o'clock' Monday af ternoon the thermometer registered 89 on the roof 'of the weather bureau bttildrng. in the streets |t was several decrees higher. Sunday was the hot' test June It in ? years. SOUIH CAROUIA MM j Many Noway Itemf Gathered From all Section*. General Cotton Market. ? Middling. (Galveston, ftim 9 j New Orleans, Bteady 9M? i Mobile, stoutly 8 13-10 j Savannah, quiet ! Charleston. llrm ...? j Wilmington, rtrm ..84 ! KlUrflUk; HllH Baltimore, normal 9 j New York, quirt 9. IB | Boston, quiet 9-15 j Philadelphia, steady 9.10 j Houston, steady 8 15-1 ft Augu*t&, Steady H Momphis, firm 9Vfe St. Louis, llrm 9 . Louisville, firm 9 ',4 Charlotte Cotton Market. These flgurt*? represent prices paid to wagons; Good middling 9.00 Strict middling 9-00 Middling . ...? 8.87 Vz Middling 8.87Mj Tinges . , . , 7 to Stains lo 7\i The Prohibitionists Meet. Columbia Xt;it??, Iflth. A conference of prohibitionists from different sections of tiro State was held a) the Main Street Metho d st church. The meeting began at about 8; 30 o clock and did not adjourn until 11. During that time the situ f, k1? u. r?Kan| to 1,10 '""Honsary and prohibition and the suggested policies for the prohibitionists to adopt worn fully diseussed. Mayor c. A. Smith of Tiirtmonsville, who is president of the Slate Haptist convention ami vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was call ed to the chair and the Rev. Louis J. Hristow of Marion was made secretary Among those present Were: Joel k Brunson of Sumter, lfi. ll. DeCamp of Cherokee, Rev. It. ^.Sublet t of Claren don, Re\\ Jtfrj^ii'itlman of Green wood, W. D. Jones of Marion, .J. YV Hanrer of Lancaster, L. H. Haynos of w.fr.11^ ^;,W- of Hampton, waUfiy C. I hompson of Lancaster, D. W. moU of Pickens, T. J. Lamotte of Coli/mbia. Rev. Vernon I'Anson of Co JriniF)la, Ilowoll Morrell of Richland, A. /h. Cargile of Saluda ami Ur. 10. o. Watson ?f Spartanburg, aud John L. McLaurln of Malboro. There were several .resolutions pre sented to the conference which brought full and free discussion of the po icy for the prohibition Organization, Hm #i lSr,nerf5 tu Purine, and at times the discussion was Very inter jected a"(1 considCra,),e vlSor was in M?A of resolutions presented bv Mr Hristow were first discussed seri atim and after some modification and ?:n?me"!8 wcro adopted. There pro .ventlonr ? oa!,i"R or a State con vention, the appointment of an ex ecutive committee to take charge of th? general work of preparing for the cations ?? 011(1 ?t,pulatinK the qualifi er m members and the manner nieet?ne t? We" aS thc tImo fwr meeting. Th?io resolutions brought not* ??m Ct??y debate? an<l ?t was . another resolution was ln n^rno defining more specifically tho that fh*1 ? V?e I,ropoKC(1 movement mated 6 meet,n? roa,?' became ani FOR A CONVENTION, resolution sor Mr. Hristow which were adopted, are as follows- ' ... Re8?)ved, That it Is the sense of this conference that a general confer ence of prohibitionists of South Caro-r Hue,, rate'' n l? d,8CU8s and *? ugurate a plan of campaign against tho sale of alcoholic, liquors as bever age, within, the State of South Caroli Second That an executive commit tee consisting of one .member from each county, of whom ten will con stitute a quorum, hereafter to be ap pointed shall take charge of all niat nmMi|f' f n <i(i l<> 1>y this conference, and that said executive committee shall fall the conference above referred to " the c,,y of Co?umbia on ,e ns ,l (ler',ns advisable,* r,?.J That lu Ru< h Proposed con science each county shall be entitled to as many delegates as It has mem bers in the general assembly. Fourth. That the qualifications and manner of election of delegates be left to the execi^lve committee. Rock Hill'i N*tv Postoffice. nr,n?Ck r u111, Special. ? The official notice of the award of the contract to nuiid a new government building to wU8p .i8 R was received here Friday morning. The contract was given to an Atlanta man. Molse im f?n 1 18 bid wan *32,500. R ? is officially stated also that the work JhE 1?, !?,?'" at onco" Th? P>an? of this building as already agreed upon will develop a very handsome struc. S2L.S 'ocated on the corner of P. II w" ,a Main streetB. The building will front, on both streets and wil??mon di8tanco ,)a<k fom the side tttrln' # g Rpnco for a narrow trance Kni8S ?n ?a?h aido of thc fin' gr The Catawba Summer School. York vl lie, Special. ? The Catawba district Summer School for teachers of the counties of Cherokee, Chester. h airfield, Lancaster and York began its session for one njonth at 11 a. m., Tuesday morning with forty-five teach er-puplla in attendance. Other teachers are expected. The meetings are held in the large and well arranged graded school building antj everything is quite comfortable and pleasant. fer^c^ihJn A?lt?^0fflcftr8 of th,c ??n of th? temporary officer# present'^ hereby called, If The following which, was presented J1?*4 rejoice with the I sssil? Te ?ote<i ** ^e di*. JJJttJMT. and that we sympathise*, with *>ow making earnest efforts to dtf so, and heartily, en dorse all the en sute0^^^ i1** ***** to#rtd tUtmaelve* of this glaat^ AUTOMOBILE HIT BY TRAIN i R. S. Saver and Wife Kill od, Their Two Sons Injured. AeiM?>iit ()rrnri?<l Nfiir Cotlirii, N. V.? ' l'Mrfy \\ ?? on >V?y (?> .Sum mer (Minn. 1 I tJoshetl, V.? An automobile In | which Richard H. Sayer, Treasurer of j the Rider-Ericsson Engine fot.npivny of Now York City, his wife ami two > sons, wore passing over the Erie Hail road tracks at See ley's Crossing, near here, at night, was struck by a fast train. Mr. Sayer and his wife were instantly killed. The two sons, Rich ard, Jr., aged thirteen, and Ray, seven jrears oldi were lujured. The colored chauffeur escaped unhurt. The family were on their way from Euglewood, N. J., to lioshcu, where members of the respective families of Mr. and Mrs. Sayer re-idc. It was the intention of the party to spend the ni^lil at lioshen, lepvlng for Mr. Say ct'h camp in (ha Shawaugiiuk Moun tains, lister County, the next day. The party loft Euglcwood early in the day, intending to spend a few hours at Walden, N. V., where the Rider-Kiicttsoli engine factories are sit uated. They left for Co>hen late in the afternoon. How the accident occurred is not yet known, except that the automobile was in the middle of the tracks when tht* fast train of the Erie road came along. The heavy trajn struck t lie ear In the. middle and shattered it. The occupants were thrown for a distance, and parts of the automobile were car ried for several hundred yards along the track on the pilot of the engine. When the train was stopped the news of the accident was telephoned to (Joslicn. A special train was Im mediately prepared, but I)r. I). T. <>?n diet, the regular surgeon of the Eric road stationed here, arrived at the scene of the accident in an automobile ahead of the train. Dr. Condlct found that both Mr. and Mrs. Say er had been killed Instantly. The young son, lwiy, it was feared, had also sustained a fracture of the skull. Richard, Jr., was found in a semi-conscious state, and was only able to ask for water whVi picked up. The chauffeur was standing near by, unhurt, but loo frightened to* speak The baggage whlc^nte party had had in the automobile, was scattered far and wide. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Sayer were placed in a ear of the relief train and brought with the Injured boys to freshen. When the train arrived here Jfc vcaa thought best to send the injured ln&4 on to the Thrall Hospital at Mid dl$if)wn. * ^lr. Say or was tifty-live years old and a native of Goshen, where his father, the late William M. Sa.ver, was ? wealthy and much-respected lumber merchant. Richard Sa.ver and his brother, William M. Sayer, Jr., went into business about twenty years ago and were successful. William St. Sayer, Jr., Is now the President of the Rider-Ericsson. Engine Company, of 35 ( Warren street, New York City. Mrs. Sayer was before her marriage Frances Lowe, d' lighter of the late Judge Lowe, who was prominent in Middletown law and politics. TUo two boy.' were the only children of the couple. Besides the aged Mrs. Sayer, who has lived here fc.' the last ftft.V years, Mr. Sayer leaves three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Colt and Mrs. Joseph Coates, bofli well-known in Goshen and Mid dletown, and Mrs. Hitchcock, the wife of Dr. Hitclicoek, of St. Johnsbury, Vt .3 ''We were coming down a slight hill," said Chauffeur Charles 1<\ Jack son. "As we approftchc.I the crossing wo were warned by people on the side walk that there was a train coming. Mr. Sayer, who was o i the seat w/tli me, told me to ro oi., as there was lots of time. As we hit the track I saw the train and tried to turn, but instead of sheering clear of the track the auto slid in front of the trail.. I jumped just in time and was not hurt." SOLDIERS LOOTED. Cause of Fatalities in Fight nt Brest Lltovgk. Warsaw, Russian Poland.? The out' break of rioting at Drest-Lltovsk dur ing which, according to reports, many persons were killed or wounded, orig inated in a conflict between Jews an? arm? reserve men hound for t lie Far Fast. The soldiers are said to have looted provision store?, and Ihe Jews, in defending their property, are alleged to have tired on the troops, who re turned the tire. The town la now occu pied by the military. BURSTING SHELL WOUNDS 18. Explosion on British Ifattleship Due to infect in uu. Gibraltar. ?Eighteen men. including four officers, were wounded by the burstings inside the gun, of a six-inch shell on lioard the fivst-cldfcs battleship Magnificent. The accident occurred at gun practice off Tctuan. The explosion was due to a defect In the breach. All tlio wounded wor# Drought ashore here. Bulla's Reply Forwarded. Russia's formal response to President Roosevelt's appeal to the belligerent powers was forwarded to Tokio, Jap.irt^ Oy?ma Advances. Oyama was ready to attack Line | vltch all along the line and began to advance. | ? Emperor P#vstpr>np* ConaTefc*. The reception of the delegates font the Moscow Congress by the Emperor nt St. Petersburg haw been postponed, owing to a disagreement. We?t Pointer* Graduate. The annual graduating exercises took place at the Mllltafr Academy at We?t Point, N. Y. Fir? at Syracuse University ? ' | A Prions tire at Syracuse <N? Y.) Uuivejraity * as narrowly averted. DEATH Of MOO GOMEZ ! I The Great Cuban Patriot and Fi er Passes Away. I BRAVELY LEI) IN TWO WARS | In (onftlct Willi I Woratail *.Mt Oltliitctl (o Hee I'rom tlio | IkIhikI ? In Kliml I'Diititil Ho Often ' l>*r?nl*il l uiivt Tliiu-H Nt rouge r 'I'll MM II lit Own. Havana, < (i I >11 - General Maximo Gu inea died n ( t; o'clock p. m. ot tin? liver i t'Ollh lc from \\ 1 1 1 r 1 1 llo lltKl biH'll suffer ing for some time .1 u.) which Anally af fected his heart. Tin* doctors feared tlib complh afion and know thai when It cattle Hie ol?| General wmihl not lust long. lie was 11. 11 (onsi-iOtl* at tlu> end. When the General passed awa.t his wilr and six children, I're.xidetii I'al nni, tin' Sc. Tela r v <ii' Government and some other*- Hi'if present. The body was laid in state in the pnlae^ on I ho da J' following his ih?alh. Only the day hetort hit <leiiii-o tlio Sella to passed a hill lo i'iYc.m'iii XIimIiidi) to tlx' < loncral, and a check lor thai amount I was delivered next morning hy tin1 j Rocri'lii rj 01 I ina io i' i'i ii Mm Hi' 1 1 ? 1 ? 1 G fill 1 .1 1. 1'residcnt I'alnia arrived al tin- Ceil- ' eral's hod?ii>c a t"\vyYi>om?>nts before ? hc> died. I Ills waftf lie IVi-siA-nt \s lirsl i visit, .11: 1 1 Hi,. 1.1,1 in;, 1 ho) had not j called h; I orr lias oci asioned muiio com- i incut. The admiraliuii of the mass of Cn- I bans lor < Jciien: I Gome/, amounted Io I almost hiohilrj . I f i<4 death a<Upitledly Is a severe blow 10 any political Inlci* CM to Which Io w.xA allied. 1 1 ?? was Olio of thy most radical Isadora of the national pari'-, lie had allied himself with fho lib"r.! I fusion movement, bill a split uniii' during liis fdrkness. and it was gcuora/ly thought he would have Joined Governor Nil in z and other dls fentors in? upholding the old national ist organization. In th* latter days of cuKi in ro hit1* i'<*.ore sink oig ov picturesque j "Kiiro th:?n < .'riser:: I .Maximo Goon'z, ! who in 1S??S devoted liis swoid to lib- I crate his country from Spanish mis rule. Gomez was born in Sanlo , I lomingo in IS.'ltJ and, entering ihe Spanish army, became an oJHc;, booh iitUllnlng ill's I' ictlon. When the Spani-ljrai my was driven ironi Sanlo Domingo he went' to Cuba as a privat ? citizen, liis ex perle.uccH had eijjivjneed him of the Tjmflty of 1 in- Spanish Government, dlsirm lcd as it was at home, in main taining its control of its \\'<st Indies colonics, and whi n the (1411 year rebel lion broke out in Cuba lie at oace enlisted ax a sdhlier. In ihe llrst en gagement lie received promotion for his daring. and in the next year be came a lieutenant-colonel, winning vic tor. ok near .Hguani and Cuautnuaiuo. N\ lth Con era I Garcia he captured Hojguin, Hild was promoted to. the! rank of brigadier -general by the coin maiider-iu-chl' f. Agramonte, mm the bravest and most liitellfgj'nt otlleer in Kfthflagh. He beeiinie known as "The '1 error," and comliicted a very hiicocrh. ful campaign in ruerta I'rtneJpe. win ning aevcral battles ana capturing towns, lie broke through Ihe cordon of forts with which tho Spanish gen erals hoped to Isolate the inKUi'xent leaders, but he was unable to keep up the resistance. Wlien Agramonte died' ho was made commai'dei-ln-chicf of th<? rebel forces, but was obliged to lly from thy island as the revolution died out. escaping to Jamaica. In 18K5 he au"attcmpt to land in Cuba, but this was a failure. He managed subsequently to join Dr. Marti and seconded his efforts to free Cuba. For several years he lived In Honduras and in K.mto Domingo, until the standard of revolution was laised for the last time in Cuba, j'lie con stituent assembly which elected a pro visional government made him eom mandcr-iu-chief. and in the iiulumu of Ifty.i. Joining his forces to those of General Mae?o, lie started on a famous raid, In wlii'-h the two generals tra versed Cuba from end Io end. < One of his greatest jriiece*ses was his defeat of Marsha) Onmpos, who tried with 30,000 men to cheek his advance upon Havana In Deermbot, 180.". tsln the following May, with only -400 men, he routed 5000 Spanish under General' JimincK Castellanos. During Jiis cam paign he was reported killed at least thirty times and he was often wouml ed. Hi lost one of his sons i 1. ire cember, 180(5, in an ambush not far from Havana. The old general was very proud of tbe veputrtion he gained of never hav ing lost a battle. His personal bravery had a wonderful effect on the raw re cruits of which tip greater part of his forces was made ul> during the first part of the Inst revolution. It is said that eo man ever flinched, 110 matter how thick the bullets flew, v/hile Go mez's eye was upon him. Gen. Gomez was a small man. about five feet six Inches tall, and nle^ei-ly built. During the last years of Ill's life he suffered greatly from n wound he received in the right leg. He had keen, penetrating eyes and a restless, wary look. Gen. Gomez had tb*. friendliest pos fible feeling for the United States. He was sorely disappointed when after be J1j?4 scored important successes against tbe Spalnards 1 the United States rc fufiMl to recognize the belligerency of Cuba. But when this country lent a hand Gen. Gomez did all ii? his power to securp .he friendliest relations. ghf Johnston City Burned. Flro practically destroyed the town of Johnston City, Ind. Owing to a Heartily of water tho Are got beydud control. Forty building*, including the eeetlon, Imtued. Th? Jomh I* mtimnted At $200,000. ? ?* Americans Broke III London. Hundreds of Americans are stranded In London, fr landless and almost desti tute: Hesides the American Consulate rtud Kmfiussy, the American Booletjr Is hrsic^d bVlpleta people. FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION Over n N?*or? of Train If ?* it ? I x Iv 1 1 1 *- <1 nut' it* M Ittiy Mnrv (lrl<*Ymi?ly Injurcil? ? It ul Or. his. Wall iuiore. Mtl Uy far the worst \t ycclf in (In* history of llii* Western Maryland Railroad <)??( lined iit ? point about ii ipiarter o i a mile from l'alup** (???, /t "timll elation between Westmins ter and Klukshufg. The death roll now foots up Iwcnt) three, and this tiuinhei is likely to be Increased from ouioug the list ?f those grievously Injwivd. About ( w * ? i i I > persons wen- I in illy hurt. The IdcntMicd dead nil'- ?ii'oifit? It. Covcll, of I lagcrstowii, engine ?lri vol* on passenger train; Shoemaker, of I lagcrstown, lin-n an on passenger tin in i .loli. i ( 'fuiiKi*, of Taney town, Aid., engiitp driver of mio of 1 1 u> freight engines; J>nrr, conductor of freight iraln; .lames Uroshon, ('baric* Kelly, W i 1 1 in in Sweeny, M<T|ellan Sweeny, Frank Sweeny, llarry Swri'iiy, Charles T. Miller, all of Thurmond, Md.. and Uuy Linn, of Middlchurg, Mil. All I ho dead Were employes of III*' railroad, returning to their homes in the small towns to upend Sunday. Willi tlie exception of ihe train crews tlicy had been at work repairing the damage (lone to the roadbed leu days ago hy a minor fr? * . l; 1 1 1 wreck al Mount llope *tal!on near this city, I'lie passenger train, west liAund, carried a large lUUiiber of passengers, all the ears being filled. Consequent iy as mail) of the Workmen as could do so went Into the baggage ear, the re mainder of i tie gang Uniting places on tin- platforms between the baggage and mail ears. In the neighborhood of l'alapseo sta tion the Western Maryland has many curves, ami Just west of the bridge ?josslnii th?' I'atapsco It i vor is one. A freight train, made up of lu'.lvy eoal and provision ears, was running east. It should have taken a siding to allow the passenger ll'alln to pass. Why the orders to thl.: effect were disregarded cannot be for all who should have seen tha^^fifc-y were obeyed are dead. The passenger train was running at a speed of thirty miles an hour, .and the freight ti*#?i was making good time, with ils two engines. Just west of the bridge lln?y en me together with terrKle force. The three engines were piled one upon another, but in such a manner that snlliclent steam .Connec tions were broken to relieve the l/oil ors, and thus prevent explosions. The impact drove Hie passcngoi en uine tender into the bag, 'age ear, and demolished it and the mail ear. Those who hail been in the baggage ear and on the engines were pinioned in the wreckage out of Immediate reach. The damage to the oilier cars of the pass m gct I ra in was confined almost entirely to broken windows and doors and (he injuries to Hi Mr occupants to bruises and minor cuts. Shrieks from the injured quickly brought to (lie scene the inhabitants of all the farmhouses within a consid erable radius, and these immediately set. to work to do what they could. Farmers' wives nod their danglers made blindages of their clothing and household linen and -worked heroically. Sonic physicians who hntl been passen gers on tlu? wrecked train directed their efforts. A messenger was hurried to the near est telegraph station to summon help from Westminster. All the physicians In the town were gathered at the sta tion when the fast mail from Blue Ridge Summit, bound for Baltimore, pulled in. The passengers left the cars, the medical men hurried aboard, and the train made record time t<> the scene of the wreck. ,, Another relief train ran from Baltimore, bearing more physicians and supplies. 7 Accident in Hi-story ol We-t erii Maryland Failio.\il. STORM'S FKAKFCL HAVOC. Over Sl,(KM).(Mtu WoiiUj of Property I)c stroyed in ii Night? Two KIII'mI. St. Paul. .Minn. ? High whOt and lightning have mused over 81,000.000 (inmate in tills vicinity. Son t li of .St. Paul, within fifty miles, the Chicago (ireat Western Railroad lost two bridges and 400 yards of track and trains have been abandoned at Lake City. All this trouble was because of heavy rain and cyclonic wind* which swept Southern Minnesota and West ern Wisconsin. At Rhlnclauder, Wis., the Wisconsin Veneer Factory %vas struck by lightning and burned to the ground, result ing in a loss of $230,000. "Within fifty miles to tbe south of St. Paul wagon and railroad bridges to the value ot $200,000 were destroyed by the flood which followed the rain. At Hudson and Ellsworth. Wis., and near Kagle Lake, Minn., a tornado swept the farms hare, the wind and lightning destroying upward of $100. OOO worth of property, a large part of Wjdch was live stock. Four Hour mlllsj were also reduced to ashes in this dis triet. At Menominee, Wis., .$20,000 worth of race horses were killed by lightning. At Ashland, Wis.. Charles Bartze, a youth, was kiljfd by light ning, and at Hastings. Minn., William O. Shaughnessy was killed while stand ing the doorway of his barn. Moving Day For $52,000,000. At Chicago $52,000,000 In cash In the United States Sub-Treasury, tha second largest money repository In the United States, lias JuM?H>een trans ferred through the streetiMWom the old quarters in the Rand-McXally Building to the new home lu the Federal Build* lug. Killed by a Rocket Stick. Madeline Ashley, nineteen years old, was instantly killed, and Madeline Adams, two years old, probably fatally . injured hjc a. skyrocket at Cayuga. IutU. during ji Are works ^exhibit lop. Tho ? rocket struck the smaller girl and the stick then penetrated the brain of Mica Ashley. ? Jt Cholera at Moscow. i was said, to be spreading ft Russia. N. iVASIII NOTON. 'I lie 1'i t >ident waa made (he benefi ciary <>f ii u act of Couiu'ess passed sit .war? ago grjiuting to nil soldiers who Moved out of the comities ol t Iio conn try during t lit* SpaoUh war two mouth*' extra pa> . t President Itoosfvoll issued uu order <i\'.|ilig for sweeping icformt fn tin* methods of CoudUt-tillg till' iM/slllCStt of i lite (.jovernmcni. . - ? Thp President lias Approved tin* find ings in f'v<? trials of captain Heorgo W. Kirkunu, of the Twenty-llfth 1 11 j fanlry, si ?, fencing him to dismissal | fi ?tn Hit' army and confinement in fll? Fori I.eaviMiworlh (Kan. I penitentiary for ( I live years, Kirkman wan con nected witli (Iio rtciisiiUonal cuk?? re i MiiliiiK in the Ktilefdti of the wife of nn army olllcer in OmQhif. \ Secretary Morton removed the engi neer ill charge of constructing a dry dock ;l 1 PhiuTeslon, S. The lest of Unssln'x formal reply to I ho I'lvsldent'ij nlemfcnl nolo was ro ceived fly President lloonovelt from ' Amhiis*ndor Meyer. ' Olill A D0PT1CD iRI.ANDS/V ^ The si ea tnshlp Alaniedii brought ti 1 10 \ of snake.>i, some of them rattle snakes, on her last Iriii, for cshlhitinti in a Honolulu zoo. IMTorls wore at once made lo prevent lliem being Jnnd etl, as lliere are 110 snakes in lilt' isl ands, ami it lins been a policy of long standing lo keep tlieni out. Kseiff>eH from the /, 00 were feared. Tim reptiles were nil killed before they got through llu' Custom Ilouse by Collector Stack- . able. Chinese posters in Honolulu announce anonymously that .-ill Americans enter In^ China will he fumigated at the port of entry and must pay ??"? a head lo get in. DOMESTIC. Samuel Ureason, a negro, who wni sentenced lo death a ; an aecomplieo of .Mrs. Kate 1^1 wards in the murder of her hushard, has Stern set J'ree by th'o court in Heading. Pa. lie was declared innocent on retrial. Expert cracksmen secured in money and 2000 postage stamps by blowing open the safe of the Exchange Hank of Harrison <fc Sargiatit at Vor 11011, Mich. The !p 1 ,'<!?!( ),000 drydoek for govern ment use in tlie Phillppines^vns launched at Sparrows' Point? Md<, . being christened Dewey by Miss Endl coli. Taking strychnine with suicidal in-? tint, Mabel Hates, aged eighteen years, and Hcorge Job, Jr., died together at Hoeednle, Kan. The Woman's International UiitOft "* Label League adjourned its conventiou in Chicago, III., to meet in Mlilvlllc, N. J., In June, 1P07. The boiler of a loeonfotlve drawing a heavy freight train exploited nt Woi Iaston, Mass., seriously injuring one ' (rain ma 11. Tufts College nl MedfoA(T3f?^H., WITT" eonfer the degree of I^Ij. i>? on Kogoro Takaldra, the Japanese Minister. The -loo- foot steamer Superior, for. the (treat Lakes trad'o, was launehcil " at Detroit, Mich, '< Miss Fiiltuirc and Miss Keerst, of Philadelphia, Pa., were crushed 111 nil automobile nrrldent near Egjr liarbor* City, N. J., both having wrists broken, Hy swallowing poison, D. II. Shroyer, a contractor, whose lioinp was in lint-" U'f, Pa., killed himself at Oxford, N'r C< -Formal complaint was made. to Cftm- ... tnlssioner McAdoo against the curb brokers in New York City by the teu ant "of a Hroad street ofHce building, W ho alleges the noise of their business operations is disturbing. Marcus M. Marks was elected prest^ : dent of Hie New York Anti-Policy Bo- ** clety, vlco Captain F- Norlou Uuildard, deceased. \ j ' I'UuI'Jlu iN, ^ Advices f r?) in ,-l'arlja. France, Raid that t lie Ki(uiiti#n regarding Morocco hSit ii(. and Germany liayhiK a 1 most reached 4 deadlock. Premier Homier has de? elded to retain the post of Minister of Foreign Affaire. Three more eases of yellow fever aad one death were reported In the Panama C'upnl /.one. Colonel von Wissmann, former Gov ernor of German East Africa, ac?lden? tally i hot himself la the head whllo deer-stalking at Fisthern, near Llet- " y.cn, Syria, llis death was, tnstanta- > 11 con h. ? Princess Margaret oT Connaught find I'rlnco Gustimis Adolphtis of Sweden were married at Windsor Castle, Kng la lid . <;> King Oscar II. of Sweden, in a letter to theT'resident of the^Korwegfian Stor thing, declares that he did not violate his prerogative in vetoing the consular bill. Prince Guldo llottekel von Donners mark lias undertaken with Herr Koch, president of the Imperial Bank at Ber lin. Germany, and the head* of other German' hanks, to false $2,500,000, which will be invested, the Interest to _ lie at the disposition of Kmperor Wilt* iam. for deserving otlkcrswho*eij&?j cotnes hardly permit theiu to remalu In the army. M. Rouvler has informed President T.oubet at Paris, France, Jhat botbTf. do Freyclnet and M. Constat!*, to wb6?i be had offered the portfolio -of Fi Affairs, had refusrd ir, and in quenco he will himself retain tlrn is try of Foreign Affairs. Tbe Royal Mail Steam Packet paw. according to a^xepott txof. don, Hngland, will soon estal passenger serviee betweeu ton and Hew York City. King Alfons^nnd Senor Viil MltttBttg ttC / 9V*ilU , AJL#'ri,.Ual tnrsaages of condolence to of tbe French Oonsal at r Spain. wh<r died dtaeaae at the r be Was swi Tbe!