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r VOLUME XVIU. CAMDKN. S. O.. K1UDAV. AUGUST ?. W. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEtyS Newsy Items Gath^ced Prcm the Different Seetj^ns of jj South Carolina. ) In Honor I^Sumter, Gciil,n'n?1' monument to arTfamr,ftK,^,lnter' of Revolution ator fi ' ' ""f ( onK?ow?inan aiui Seti nt St it IT !1S Sta.te WUH w?voilfcd mibtatesbm-g, neat- hero. ,)roi;l^?m,,r,t Was buiU by nn ap. Souiii /'n11!- ?ln 1,10 ^eKi)5,ntine Sout rT'r"!l' (lovecnun' of duel H ?a' I)rorfde<? ?nd intro a i xl "rotor of thG occasion, Hon P Virginia lgU0' fonMr of invit* I l n't(!tl S*aos Government tta* iea I,. ,I;a,tleV)at0 cerentoii 2( S !ei'S,lr,miJ'',,rt Humter at, S? ,w,th band. Th, State rnuitm also j)artieipateil. Alter the speaking Governor Mon ague was given a public reception, ?aid* Iloss Governor Montague iq ,i7mP?'i\ ^^interesting occasion it irin ? Sj,ut out ot ,nil,d a real Si SftnSe I'f tl,at domitiunt force nli ho early gave power, and iden 0 an American civilization, and in behalt ot wludi the life we today ?ommcnarato spent its austere pu ?VT a,1(1 military genius. .liberty linds its concrete genius an stirigth in local self-government, in constitutional sanctions and Jimi ' " :iay.0,.l1' 1" ,;,e guaranty of equalit v of individual opportunity and in tho n?> . PWiatipii ami practice of persona! und social responsibility. George 111 realized \]>Y Secret sources of lliis buoyant ;i/d reforming force and <]uickly h/?4u to lay upon it his op prcs.w,vo/,.;<i ,.oavv |ullld> onIy tQ ))3 7 ti,e, ,a<>tlui' vigorous, an.l, lina"y,| revolutionary dissent of his ?American colonies. Sows Seed of Jitsticc. Injustice nearly always sows the A-ecd of justice, and tyranny nearly al ways kindles the flame of liberty. The law of relativity holds in the politi cal-world, and the pendulum of w , ?v ciety will swing back and forth. So the colonists were early conscious of tlieir wrongs, and daring in expres sion of enlarged conceptions of their rights. Nathaniel I3aeon, a good 100 years before ]77li, was crying into the ?ears ot the royal Governor of Virgin ia some of the identical notes which were to peal forth in the great'doc I,uatlon ? that , governments were made for man, nad not man for <n,v. ?emments, and that all just, govorn mnits must rest upon the consent of the governed. From this time on the colonists waxed and strengthened in t?e care and keeping of these great ' policies and grew restive and defiant "under the arbitrary exactions of the royal government. /'South Carolina early and aggros-, siyely stood for the substitution of! tM consent, of the governed for the! will of an "hi^editary sovorign. Her * iu colling the . . Continential Congress in oppo-! f sition to the Stamp act.. Her Assem-I bly quickly approved of the resolves I *?f this Congress in behalf of tboj cause of freedom and union,' and! boldly transmitted them to Englan l. Her Legislature voted a statue to Pitt,^that lofty and inspiring apostle of English liberty. She published the -names her citizens who would net sign ffie* nonimportation agree ment. She remitted 10;500 pounds o the Society of London for supporting the hill of rights in tl*o protection of the liberty of Great Britain and Ame rica. And her Kutledge. her Gadsden her Laurnes and her Pinckney came back with lire upon their lips to tell) that they had heard at Westminister ' tho voiccs of Burko and Cliaham, of' Richmond and Rockingham, pleading! the cause of the Colonies, and do-' ?l$ri?g that causo right and just. *Noble Spirit of The Man. "South Carolina was no uncongcn Power Company Shut Down. j Blacksbqrg, Special.?On Saturday ! last the Southern Power Company! suspended work at Ninety-Nine Id-' lands, on Broad River. It is said that j the suspension is only temporary, j probably for about (JO days and no reason was assigned' for the shut-i vUkrwfi, on account of which about 300 men are out of employment. ? Postmaster in JaiL Beaufort, Special.?S. D. Jones the negro postmaster of Port Royal' who was tccused by tlie postal authorities 1 of embezzlement, has waived the pre-' liminary. examination and, failing to get bond is in jaKj^iting trial. Ho' is short about $800. Jrto waa a preach-; or in a church at Port Royal. " He seemed to be,a very sielc man'when' 4be authorities were hero and it wa? tereral' days bofore the doctor (bought luV health would permit hi.* removal to jail, but ho baa improved rr 5+ taMCOCM far Alton. ??7: an, Special.?The Children of ? oigaouatiou wmpi?d yf ?a of Aiha, of Hebrew j a mitrtjpt i? if an import*)* effete ttio tj* .r?j?M Up TMBint ox ial spoil for Thomas Sumter, who eamo from Virginia to t-V high hill* of tbo Santoo about the year 170^; and it may In; truthfully atllrmed thai your great State has received into its lifo no nobler spirit than that jf this man, who was born in tho coun ty of Hanover, the birthplace of Pat rick Henry, and of Henry Clay, and near the homes of Thomas Jefferson, John Taylor and Kdward Pendleton. He early drew his sword for his na tive colony in the French and Indian wars, and witnessed with Washington the deserved defeat of the reckles* Braddock, thus schooling himself fo.* tlie arduous and brilliant service aft erward rendered his adopled State. , "The termination of hostilities did Wl end Sumter's public lifo. Hi* \our&gc, his probity, his candor, hi.< freedom from vicissitudes of -opinion <?r purpose, his opulent faith in the practical efficiency of self-government j and his military fame gAve him an immediate and sure place in the con fidence of the people. ' "In civil life he still clung to the great principles underlying the lievo lution, and ho believed that definite and practicable results should crown our'Victorious achievement. 11" un questionably realized the fatal fuli!* it.v of tlie Government under the Ar ticles of Confederate, ami he t,avo hi* I great influence for calling the eonsti* I tu'tional convention of 17S7, tiiat tint" spirit and end of the struggle mi^Ut be made effective. So it seems quit;! in the course of things to find him I a member of that memorable eonven I (ion, giving his counsel and influence fin behalf of a 'more perfect union', and myre responsible and workable Government. In Congress and Sqafrtc. "In the tirst Congress^Kder th-j I new Constitution we again see ln? commanding presence. 11 is word* were few, his votes were many an.J his position upon important qucMiovs instant and, decisive. He did not dodge or make dubious pairs upon roll calls. He was not inflated by ap plause or disconcerted by hostile ma jorities. He was air ardent ?St:,.t.' rights man' when hi;; Slate uas.j'ed eralist in opinion and action, and uc v>iw, therefore, opposed to t he leader ship of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Willium Smith and William R. Harp er. He aided Charles Pinckney, the majority leader, in the memorable nat ional campaign of 1S00, believing with all his soul that the defeat of Jelio; son would be hardly loss dis^trous than civil wnrv "Upon the appointment of Charles Pinckney as Minister to Spain in ISO! 1 Sumter succeeded hiru in the senate, ; serving therein until 1810. Here Sum ter was the same direct and intrepid i personality as of old. lie was still an ardent Republican or Democrat. He still gave vigorous support to Jefferson's policies, such as the I Twelfth Amendment, the Louisuna ; Purchase and the impeachment of 1 Justice Chase. In this famous trial Sumter voted for conviction upon four of the five specifations, his col league, Gaillard, voting for acquittu' upon every charge." .. Lumber Plant Earned. Lexington, Special.?The lumber ! plant of the Smith Brothers, at Barrs j was completely destroyed by lire. I When the fire was discovered about midnight it had gained such headway I that it was immpossible to save any thing except some of tho ifunber ly? , ing on the yards, all of the machinery and buildings being destroyed. It is : not known how th? tire originated, but it is supposed fo have caught from the fire box of the engine. The loss Is about $3,500 and the insurance is un derstood to be very slight. Low Rates for State Fair. i - Col umbra, Special.?Secretarv Lo\ <? of th? State Fair Association lias re- I ceived word from the officials ??f the Southern railway that the usual low j rates would be granted this year for tho ?5tato fair. For several weeks, Mr. I iovcJws been in correspondence | with ?the^vaVions railways and from 1 letters received it seemed certain'thai 110 ieduction \fould be made this year. Constable for Sfcartafiburz. Spartanburg, Special. ? Moss P. Hayes and J. F. Miller, formerly members of the ?State constabulary during4he days of the old dispensary system, havo been appointed special constables by Gov. Ansel under the provisions of tho* Caroy-Cotbran act for the enforcement of tho whiskey law in this county. Tbey hay (^re reived .their commission from Oov? Ansel and just ?h sflort as tboy give the required bond wiH enter upon tho discharge of their duties. WiWaauton Plan in Laurens. a. the wm ten portion of the county report* the preapectin that section -exeeerf aimng. In a?4 arMmd both eetfn and. cotton are , the bwtt in yeiu*. PartiecK ^ , frm fc? this of eorn. Many fam? era i* that taction, aa la Vartawatjier SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER Weather Conditions for the Week Ending Monday, August 10, as Given Out by the Weather Bureau. The weather bureau of tho South ?arolina taction of iho Climatologicol service of tl/e United States Depart* "lien of Agriculture issued the follow* ng wouther bulletin for the past iveek: The mean temperature was slightly below the normal. The daily maxi mum temperatures rose to 00 decree?, jr above, ou from one to three days >vor praetieally the entire State. The daily minimum temperatures ranged in 'the seventies m thy eastern imd I the southern portion*, from 07 to 74 in tbe central portions, und generally below 70 in the northern border coun ties. The temjVrafiire extreme^ weie 00 at Bowman on the 14th, and 58 at Darlington on the loth ami 10th. .The rainfall was poorly distributed. r^lany widely separated sections y Wived excessive amounts, ranging from two to over four inches,, that in places lloo.ded low lands. The preci pitation was lightest in the ' middle Savannah Valley counties where the amounts received were generally less than an inch. The average precipita tion for the State was above the nor* null. 'J'he pi'eceutage of sunshine was highest during the fore part uf the wee;.:. The weather was generally cloudy during the latter part. The average sunshine wa.s much below tho normal. , The following special rainfall re ports were received by telegraph and include the measurements at S a. m. of August* 10th, unless otherwise l'.oled. . Allendale (.") days) 2.5! in ches; Batesburg (5 days) 0.0") of an inch; Blnckvillc 3.22 inches; Flor ence 1.14 inches; Greenwood '2.08 in ches; St. Stephens {0 days) 4.08 in ches; Blairs (5 days) 1.34 inches; Camden (5 days) 1.04 inches; Clnir j lotto, N. 0.40 of an inch; Wilming | ton, N. C., 2.10 inches; Augusta, G?i, ! l.I'O inches; Savannah, Ga., 2.80 in ! dies; Charleston, S. C, 1.1)0 inches. I No telegraphic repor's were received I from the followmg places: Cheraw, Greenville, Kingstrfe, St. George, St. Matthews, Spartanburg and Yemas see.?J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Good Crops in Chester. Chester, Special.?From the pres ent outlook.the crop of corn and cot ton in the county this year will bo the best in many years. Two weeks ago tho farmers were predicting that the cotton crop would b^ small and many were feeling good over the pros pects. With labor scarce ui\d wages higher than they have ever boon, it is ljecessary to bayc a big yield if any ljoturns are to be realized. But in the past two weeks the outlook has chang ed. TJie farmers are smiling and are feeling good over the protective yield. It is stated that corn on the uplands is better this year than has been th<?i case for a long time, while the bottom lands will yield record breaking returns. This moans that' tho farmers of Chester county will have plenty to feed their stock and can hold their cotton for their own price. Living at homo has beeomo the fashion in this county, and has as a result evidences of increase in prosperity can bo seen on every hand. Found Dead in the River.. Greenwood, Special. ? Tlios. W. Morton, well known hero, having been born and raised not far from Green wood, was buried at t,lio old Morton burying ground near Verdery. Mr. Morton was drowned Monday ufter noon below Augusta. His body v.* .is not found until the day following. The coroner's inquest failed to throw much light on the snd occurrence From all of the facr; it appears that Mr. Morton must have drowned him self. He had heen out conecting and late that afternoon his horse turned up near his place of business, with the harness neatly tied up. Search was instituted and the day following his baggy was found in a clump of bushes near the mouth of Horse dVeek Tracks were seen leading from the, buggy into the river and it appeared that, the man making the tracks was runing, as the strides were longer than would have heen made in walk ing. ? Search for the body was re warded :/ter several hours. Mr. Moi ton Wfl's a son of Mr. .Augustus Mor ton, a prominent and wealthy citizen. Lutheran Church of Greenwood. j Greenwood, Special.?*Tho Luther ans of this city have bought a lot and j will soon be in position to /think of i erecting a building. The Lutheran j congregation is small, but has in it some of the most progressive citizens in town and tho.v will exhibit the sam.? activity in their church work .that they do in ethei things, so it will hardly be lomr before the^- will have n church building under way. Dr. S. T. Hallman of Spartanburg preach es to tho congregation here. The lot purchased is at the corner of Oak and Center streets very ccntrally io cnted^ Tine Crops at ZlaydcriOs. ?ilk?, S?Jcrtal.^Tno" cropia ro this section ?re imported to be extra fine.. It is thought that the farmers Will V *We to pay up all bcck "debu aiw? this year's accounts too. Cottou is ifenning to open in sdtuj placc sodLtlM fit* tffll W Southern Cotton Growers Will fix a Minimum WAREHOUSE PLAN SPREADING President E. D. Smith, of tho South Carolina Cottoa Association, Sends a Call to All County Presidents to Assemble So That the Opiuion of Palmetto Farmers May Be Pound Out and Considered When tho Southern Cotton Association Meets to Fix a Minimum Price for the Staple. Columbia, Special. ? Mr. E. 1). Smith, president of the South Caro lina Cotton Association, and organi ser for the general organization, has issued a call for a meeting in Col umbia, August 30th of the county presidents of the Stato to get at tho iioncensns of opinion unions them as to what the minimum price shouid l)o set at by the executive committee which meets in Jackson, Miss., St>|> ember filli. In a statement issued for (tublication, Mr. Smith stresses tho importance of the farmers standing .ogether solidly for tlie association's prico particularly <1 miner the mouths ?t September, Qrtohor and November which are the months'* in which th?i mills and speculators make tlicit ifreotest efforts to gel hohl of enough cotton to control the market. Mr. Smith's Statement. Mr. Smith's statement in full f?vl lows: On September .r>th the executive committee of the Southern Cotton As sociation will meet at Jackson, Miss., to canvass the situation and tlx the price lor which this organization will stand for the present cotton crop. I have issued a call for a meeting oP nil of tlic county presidents iu Col umbia, S. nn August 30th, to get the opinion of the South Carolina div ision as to what price, in their judge ment, will be proper. It is needless to say that the outlook for remuner ative prices is bright. However, it makes no difference, or very little dif ference, how flattering the statistical jift.-ition of cotton mnv be to the pro ducer, it will avail little if he indi vidual/^ and collectively does not co operate wi?h conditions to obtain the best results promised by favorable conditions. If there is not an agree ment amongst the men interested in high-priced cotton as to what price thev will stand tor; if there are not means devised by which this agree ment can be carried into effect, then conditions will avail little. Tho criti cal time, as T have constantly urged, for determining the price of cotton, is to refuse to market it, under any circumstances, in September, October and November, unless the prico is tliaff as fixed by the association. Tltes1 are the months when tho greatest nec essity is placed upon the producer bv virtue of his obligations, and these tire the months wherein tho buyer and spinner gets in a sufficient supplv to control- the market for a period of from three to four months subse quent ly.^ Therefore, the work of the association, in order to benefit (them selves an dto benefit those who Vtnnd most in need of it, is by all U>?riti inatc means to prevent the rush of the cotton on the market at other than our prico in these debt-paying months In Good Shape. The condition of the organization I throughout the South was never so | flattering as now, business men. in- j cliuhhg both the formers and other.*, i nre 'coming to a full appreciation of the work being done by the associa tion ami the. benefit that has been and is being derived from it. The world at largo has recognized and is I acknowledging the power of the Sou thern Cotton Association as evidenc ed by the very tlattering reception given the delegates at the great con ference held in Vienna, Austria, last May. Surely those who have not giv en their support to this organization, nt'ter the three years of our work and the undeniable success of it, will now co-opearte in maintaining an organi zation which has been instrumental in bringing about a condition in the Spilth that has been of benefit to ev ery man, woman and ch:)d^regardlcss of their occupation in life. The Sou thern Cotton Association recognizing .that the cotton is the currency of the South ahd that the volume of that currency depends upon the price and the price depends upon the intelligent action of the Southern people, lm" 'made its platform broad enough to include every Southern man, and '6v erv Southern man should be included. I have covered the larger part of the cotton belt since the growing sea son; and, in my judgment the outlook is not flattering for a large.yield;, the demand is certainly for a Jorge yield. The dry goodstrode and the" mauuf*o> turer of cotton goods appreciating the fact that tTic demand for cotton i products is increasing foster than ihs supply, and afro that there is be? cIJigfinec-uaod itMhc sole oTthe crop, havft raised the price of manufactured articles-to that point that justifies them in jiving ? much" hicrher price for the re* material and still *Ave tp them 0 fine dividend. I am ?miitoWy informed that within the last few years atlfcleaefeed good** print* and the finer maaafectnred article* have ' ... advanced at ? rate far th* adv*aea hi U?r price The Crop Short. lteeent advices from Texas, Arkar as, Mississippii, l.ouisuna ami Ala l>ama aiv to lin1 effect Ihat the crop in these .Slates is tar below the con dition existing at this ?late last veai, ami that the damage is such that m> condition from now on ina\ repair if. Last year the exact reverse was" flu1 case; the Stall's east of the Mississip. pi had a poor prosped, while the Western Slates had a comparatively (hie one. Information is I?<>i11^ nveiv ed by me to the effeet that these Western Slates are determined to t>(and for u higher price because the cof-t of making this crop has been very heavy and the yield will be lignt, and unless a fair price is obtained the obligations incurred cannot ;>e inet; so wo have the promise. this year, by a neccensity of cireii^n^tances that Texas will not sejl her cotton .s> fast. I hope this year will be one in which those who have disregarded the principles involved in our struggle for naming and maintaining a price for cotton and have sold ahead for future delivery around 10 cents per pi^uud, will be taught such a practical lesson that hereafter we will Ik* rid ?>'' tins one element of opposition to our work in the South. 'I am fully aware of the temptation that any cotton plain er feels to sell his cotton when' the price oll'ered seems to promise him something of i* prolit ; and 1 am also aware of the necessity for manhood sufficient to withstand this temptation and to mak# the tight .with all par ties interested in the price of cotton. Farmers Enthusiastic. 1 have visited twenty-one counties during the months of July am).'. Aug ust, and in practically every 'county there was manifested a spirit ."-.of de termination and enthusiasm which was extremely gratifying and reports since our meeting are coming into this ofllce indicating renewed interest and a.jfireater determination to make the association a practical, perpetual business year is over to viwit every county in the State,* as the work is one that has to be continued so long as the South produces and sells raw cotton. 1 hope every county in the States will not wait for a visit from the officers of the central ollice, hut will at onco inaugurate an active cam paign for increased membership and the providing of facilities for storing and financing the cfbp of their c.oun t ies. 1 am asking the presidents of each county to have the members of the Southern Cotton Association sign the following agreement and to furnis^ f'vts ofllce n list of all the members in' for I So per lot I lot ( dren's (Ji hOging D<uce frpjii with dues paid t'o-^ilio current' year ?, hereby pledgo ourselves to maintain by mutual Vo-operation ami personal effort for yfe minimum price as tlxed by the association to use legitimate means Jo keep all cotton possible from the market when the' price offered is below that fixed lu the association; to co-operato wliwi possible and necessary, in building warehouses and forming building companies; to use- all possible means in accord with business principles in helping each other as members in pro tecting ourselves in insurance, stor ago and financing our cotton. E. D. SMITH. ? *? -vi thfonf 1). mV ?f 1600.00. JMjo adjoining tin; now utd olootric lights in Tcrriflc Storm in Minneapolis. Minneapolis. Special.?As a result of a terrific eloctrical storm sweep ing over 1 his city on Sunday, t'oip members of the Bolando family arc in a serious comfUion, there neighbor. are hurt end Miss Annie Itolamh-i is dead from boin?j struck b.v a bolt of linlitninnr. .The Polish Catholic church, Kbenezer 'Lutheran church e.nd I'llIsS' Hotel were wrecked am) much damage was done to ,stock b\ a el udburst. v FASHION NOTES. Hand-woven linen i? an ideal ma terial for the long Ixmis coats to wear with sheer dresses. White dress gloves aro now lined with silk, which permits, of slipping on without difficulty. Many new lingerie waists have a yoke ahd cuffs of a very pale tint of lavender, blue and pink. Pobtgear represents an Item which ts oever regarded as trivial by* the well-dressed Parlslenne, but this yenr the amount which she fuels obliged to spend on shoes and boots far qxceeds any extravagance* of past years. Colored leather, matching tho dress In tone, is an expensive mattlr where many of tho new fantastic shades are concerned, while another extravagant Innovation Is that of high boots of lizard skin of The finest and most "sup ple description. Some of the dutntlo^fr examples of boots Are to be seen carriod out In fine gray licard skin literally covered wfth topenwork embroidery, through which the delicately embroidered "il&eitiasa below ? are plainly visible, while aa almost equal vogue Is shown for brogaed shoes of grass-green mo rocco, wttefc are designed to be worn wftk ?ray or blaolt and white gowpa. ip spfte of the fact that peacock* PRINCE GUiSi l)f mm Swedish Crown Prince a Guest At the Exposition IS DEMOCRATIC IN HIS lYIANNfcR Sweedish Cruser Fylgia Slides Into Hampton ltoada at 1 O 'Clock, Royal Visitor Going Aahoro at Ex position Grounds at 5, When 2P.0UU People Greet Hun. , ' \? ? 1 - -??* Norfolk, Yii., Special.?Prince Wil helin, ??i Sweden, arrived in Hampton Roads at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon on board iIn* Swccdish cruiser Fylgia, and wus given u noisy welcome by tho ships of ilu> Atlantic squadron, wbicli witnessed his coming. While the Prince only holds the rank of second lieutenant aboard the Fylgia, a? soon as Ik* stepped on .shore at the Jamestown Exposition, ho immediately became the grand son of King Oscar, of Sweden, and out-ranked his former viiipcviors on shipboard. It was (i o'clock before ho came ashore at the exposition grounds and the luncheon prepared for him had became cold lon.u before. When be did a'-vive he was greeted by a cheer ing eiTnvd of 2D,000 people, who had waited since J) o'clock m the morn ing to see him. lie went immediately to the New ' ^ oi k building, where he had lunch eon and received prominent men and women of 'New York, Pennsylvania, V irginia and elsewhere. The Hag of Sweden floated overvwhere vicing with the Stars mid Stripes for the position of honor. Flowers too were strew'n about in profusion in honor of the Princo and luncheon especially prepared by caterers from n distance ws,s served. He came to Norfolk on the govern ment tng Yankton to attend a recep tion given at the Virginia Club by llenning Kernstrom, the Swedish vice consul at Norfolk. He was late uu arriving and two thousand people at the pier were growing impatient. When he did come, ho was appar-., toently disappointed because there w('ie a score of policemen at the pier to .Ohcori iiiin i<; ins carnage, lie igtiored the prolTered assistance of detectives ami walked ahead of Lis to tiie waiting carriage. At the luncheon at tho Virgiuia Club which was attended by Prcsi *'l'iit Tucker, of the. James to Wn' Expo yltion, Admirul Harrington, Hear Ad? jiral Evans, Mayor'James (I. Rod dick, oFH^folk, and other promin j^t nfen, theVrinco drank toasts to ling Oscar, ory Sweden, President fO^iosevelt raiuL-fno Prince1'< Palobana i Russia,-id); whom the l*inco is bo lot lied. | x He returned to the Exposition ai midnight a)id was to have attended a accept ion at the army ami navy club. Many of the guests left before ho arrived on account of the late ness of the hour. (p* * S At an early hour Tuesday morning j the Prince returned to tho Fylgia on | a paunch. ^ * Strike of Laborers. Franklin, Special.?As a result ot not receiving their pay for the past month, it is understood that all the hands employed ou the roadbed of the Intcrnrhau Railroad <|iiit Satur day ami refused to return to work until they were paid for last month's services. It is claimed bv several that they were to receive their pay or. Aug. f>, then they were put oft to Aug 10, ami when the ''ghost-.failed 1o walk" last Sautrday they quit. This force of bauds is employed by J.* It. Smith, a contractor, and it is sold there has been more or less trouble m this respecf before, mid no blame is attached, or reflection made, upon Mr. Mayborry, tho President of the road. President Goes to Massachusetts Oyster Hay, Special.? President Roosevelt left'hero at 10 o'clock Mon day morning on the Mayflower for Princetown, Mass., where lie will de liver an address at the laying pf tlio corner-stone the Pilgrim Memorial monument. \\ arden rtbd Hopkins, of the torpedo squadron, acted ns the es cort for the Mayflower. ?* Japs Sketch Fort McPherson. Atlanta, (in., Special.-i-Two (Jnpa N nose wpre discovered, it is said iu the rear of Fort McPherson taking views* and sketches of the buildings and. grounds. A former enlisted man who said he observed Iho Japanese, after talking with them, told (ho story q! the uccurrfcneu to^the officer* of the Dcpartm't^it 9^ the Gulf. The ofIlcei> of tbe department say 110 action wil! .bo taken unless other discovorics' are made. ... . Federation of Labw. < -if Washington, SfKMnal. ? Several problems of interact to tbe jfcorty ?4S* SLCREiAHY SHAW HOPEHJl Ability of Industrial Concern to Pay Dividends Not Measured by Market Price of Thoir Stocks - Logical Eeas^os For Serious. Condition^ Wanting. Now York, Special.? Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary of the Treajt ury, authorized tho following inter view on the present iinaucial and in dustrial conditions: "Our farms produce more than $d, 500,000,000 per annum, and the pro# poet is good for an average crop. Our mines yield more than $1,501), 000,000 ond our forests more than $1,000,000,000/ And neither of those sources of wealth has been exhausted. Tlio output pf our factories in othti* than food products, is $12,000,000, 000, and no tires have been extin guished. The railways earn iuore than $2,000,000,000, and they are alt in successful operations. The pay rolls of our (factories and railways ag gregate approximately, $3,500,000, 000, and the scale of wages has not , been reduced. In other words, the , real sources of the people's wealth have not ye? been affected, and the ability of industrial concerns to pay dividends is not, measured by the maiket price of their stocks. Logical reasons for serious conditions nre therefore wanting. " Pathological? : cn.sons are never wantingX Will Soon Seo Effe^ "If I juriM** correctly, tho people will hayo e>actly what Uioy expect. If ill ?so who .ia\o money.in the ban<u? wilhdiaw it and lock if up, if the banks refi .v- to grant acconmvjda- ?. (ions, and if the consuming public defhiK' |<> ?>l?ec orders, then wo vr'ii very :><?*in witness the effects. ? those -vho t! ink that times of di-iiH ter j'ol??'???/ o.?'h otlvDi1 at regular ja?I tervals bear in mind that this coun t ry has never, yet experienced'a per iod of sovere depression that was not' traceable to financial or eeonomieal agitation or legislation, and usually to both. | ? "In 1803 the redemption of green backs in silver instead of gold was openly advocqted; tho party in powor i was under promise to remove the pro tect ive tariff from the industries, and the freo coin aero of silver at the rftHo of l(i to t was championed by prom inent members of both partion. Tfte country might have, survived one of these sources of alarm, l>?t it copld ' not survive all thro* The TarifW Stand. '? "At this time no oneJ^uealiowa onr - financial system and the tariff will not be touched for at least 13 montbfc "Some cheek in the speed at whi we are going , is most desirable a* tho cheeking proems has . probably begun. It will nowt requite *< measure of confidence and t ^ to prevent undne retardment in oi* industries. Capital cannot be for$ into aotivity, but it eaft be' forced?.'& of activity. I have n$ye* Men ?&*;'[ time when universal sanity was mor* essential to our we)l being." ?? .f. ??? v:-' T*ft on National latitat. , Columbus, ()., Spocial.?WilUam IT. Toft, Secretary of War, j|Mkle what ho was pleased to term bl# V Apolitical confession of ftitfcP.^r Wr;-; Memorial Hall Monday night, ^hi^ : amwtorium, which has a' seating en paeity of more than 5*000, was pack- , ed to tho doors and sevoral thousand' ^ person? who 'eajno to hear the Secre tary speak were -unable to g^?U ad mittance. Tho Secretary spoke under / tUe auspices of the Buckeye Bepub-V licnn Club and the address wan ~ notable from jthe fact that it is re-, yarded as tli6 platform upon whicU S lie will mako his campaign for tl?? Republican nomination -for President Mi'. Taft m'iiide no formal announce ment of . his condidacy, but he Vtf .i, introduced by Governor. Harris a*-, the "next President of the United ' States," which was the signal for % ? prolonged outburst of applaqie.,' Special interest wos manifested Secretary Toft's utterance** on tbe.-r tariff. He reiterated his previous clarations in favor of revision declared that it would bfc both n't* wise and unsafe for the Republicans party to fail to pledge itself to re vise tho Dingloy law afe soon after* the next providential election jis sihle. His defenso of ^President Roosevelt's policies evoked; enthnsi n*fiouftpplnusc. : A Tennessee Negro Lynched. " ; Memphis, Tenn., Special. ? win . Craw foixl, a negro .wan- - arretted- ;vfcg: Tiptonvilte, Tenn.. aud confessed in assaulting Mrs. Mary Cowan (white) ; and throwing her body' into the mar ':l also that he killed another woman ^ year' ago. Constable Bum* sawrtfdl.'. Clifford in a bam to ir^d ? that throaUmed-tbe-jaH. Dui ius jin-u ally* started with Clifford for ICy.t bnt a posse caught The constable the negro *fan