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VOLUME XI. CAMDKN, 8. C.. K1UDAY. JULY 17 , NO. 28. BRYAN AND KERN ARC THE NOMINEES The Men Who Will Lead the Democratic Party GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST t .i"; .. "i. - J, - ' Nominated by Ignatius J. Dunn and Seconded by a Dozen or More Oth ers the Nebraskan Secures the Nom ination on the First Ballot Gov ernor Glenn Amon* Those "Who Hake Sccovding Speeches. Tttfi VOTE BY STATES. The following gives the vote by States on tfao iii i ballot for the nomination for President in the Dcmocrat^tf onvc^|ion : ?J i John son .1|^^^Aare, (Jruy 6; Geor gia lf^^B, .Johnson 2, Gray 20; Mj^^^Byan 10, Johnson 10, not v<pR|HHP( Maryland, Bryan 7, Johnson 0; Minnesota, John-, pon 22; New Hampshire, Bryan 7, Johnson 1; New Jersey, Gray 24; Pennsylvania, Bryan 491-2, Johnson 3f. Orav 9 1-2, not vot ing 0; Rho<>; Island, Bryan 5, Johnson* 3; Vermont, Bryan 7, not voting 1. Other States vot" ed solidly for Bryan as follows: Alabama, 22; Arkansas, 18; California, 20; Colorado, 10; Florida, 10; Idaho, 0; Illinois, 54; Indiana, 30; Iowa, 20;; Kan sas, 20; Kentucky, 26; Louisiana, 18; Massachusetts, 32; Michigan, 23; Mississippi, 20; Missouri, 30; Mfmtana, 0 ;? Nebraska, 10; Neva da, 0j New York, 78; North Car ol! na, 2Ty~Norfh "DakotflT, ft7"Ofrror" 40; Oklahoma, 18; Orcgon, 8; South Carolina, 18; South Dako ta. 8 ; Tennessee, 24; Texas, 40; Utah, 0; Virginia, 24; Washing ton, 10; W. Virginia, 14; Wis consin, 20; Wyoming, 0; Alaska, 0; Arizona., 0; District of Col lumbia. 0; Hawaii. 0; New Mex Denver, Col., Special. ? At 3:30 o'clock Friday morning William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was for the third _ time chosen to head the Democratic national ticket. The nomination was mode on the first ballot, only 114 votes being cast against the Nebras kan. ' Immediately following the nomination the convention adjourned until 1 o'clock Friday, when it will re-convene to nominate a Vice Presi dent. The nomination followed a night of speech-making under the strain of which the delegates betrayed their weariness. Ignatius J. Dunn, of , Omaha, Neb., placed Mr. Bryan in | nomination and thero were more than | a dozen seconding speeches, the | lengthiest of which was that of Gov- j ernor Robert B. Glenn, of North Car- I olina. The nominating speeches be- j gan shortly after the convention con vened at 7 o'clock and continued, with only sufficient intermission to hear the. rending of the platform, which was unanimously adopted, un til 3 o'clock. There was no discus- J sion on the platform, and the rules were suspended pending its submis sion to begin the nominating speeches in once to save time. > A Bccord Demonstration. The spocch placing William J. Bry an in nomination awakened a whirl wind of- demonstration rivaling in in tensity and duration the record breaking tribute of Thursday. Tho names of George Gray, of Del aware, and Governor Johnson, oi Minucspta, werc^nlso placed in nomi nation with demonstrations of ap proval from their limited following, The tido of sentiment was unmistak* ably and overwhelmingly in favor of the Nebraska candidate and fore* shadowed hla nomination before the session closed, Tho speech placing William J. Bry (\u In nomination was made by Igna tiua J. Dunn, of Nobraaka, a youthful orator of Are and eloquence, whose closing phrase stirred tho vast as semblage into wild demonstration. ''I nominate," he exclaimed, "as the standard bearer of our party, the man who in the thrilling days of '00 and 1900 bore the battle-scarred ban ner of Democracy with fame as un tarnished as tho crusaders of old America's groat comoner, Nebraska's gifted ron, William J. Bryan." Immediately a pandemonium of Round and motion was unloosened as delegates and spectators rose- en masse and joined in the reverberating chorus of tribute to the Nebraska ean cY.date. The standards of the States were wreuchgd from the^r places and borne, through the hall to the plat- j four, while banners bearing the rv?r trnit of the commoner were wai*cA aloft, and the multitude joined in long ootttirtuod tribute.? At times, the intensity of the demonstration threat: cnod a panto. One woman was borne out fainting. ^ J4 W. Kirn for Vioa President Denver, Col., Special.? The Demo cratic national convention concluded Its labors late Ffiday afternoon by the nomination of John "\Vorth Kerni oi Indian#, tor viae president, com pleting" the tjekei on which Wmjaw ] J. Bryan tu made the nominee for president during tbe early hours of FritVfcy morning. The nomination of Kern was made by acclamation amid ?wary m the tide of sentiment had I sot irresistibly toward t Uo Indiana statesman, State after Stat? regis teriiifl their votes in his favor and all other candidates withdrawing 'befort the universal demand for his nomi nation. Who Mr. Kern Is. Mr. Kern was nominated by ac clamat ion. lie is a {eating attorney in bid State and a loyal Democrat of tbe Bryan tvpe. Twice he ran for Governor of his State and was each time defeated. It is not believed by j some of his fellow Indinnians that I he will add strength to the national ? ieket. In appearance he is not mi- J like Governor Hughes, of New York If lie is u man of more than ordi nary ability bis face does not show it. But everybody is satisfied, for it was mado known hero that Mr. Bry an preferred Kern if he could not Have (J ray. Tbe couteijt was one sided and uninteresting. What Bryan Says. ' Lincoln, Neb., Special. ? When the news of bis nomination reached Mr. Bryan he said : > ''The presidency is the highest 'of ficial position in the world, and no one occupying it enn afford to have his views upon public questions bias ed by personal ambilion. Recognis ing his responsibility to (Jod and his obligation to his countrymen, he should enter noon the discharge of his duties with singleness of pur pose. Believing that; one can best do this when he is not planning for a second term, I announce now, as I have on former occasions, that if clected I shall not be a candidate for -re-election." Then Mr. Bryan added: "This nomination is as pure a nomi nation from the people as was cvei made. If elected, my obligation will be to the people. I appreciate the honor the more because it came not from one person or a few persons, but from the rank and file of the Democratic party acting freely and without compulsion." Gray Congratulates Bryan. Wilmington, Del., Special.?- Upon being informed of the nomination of Mr. Bryan Juilpe (Jeoigc: Gray im mediately sent the following tele gram : "Hon. William J. iBryan, "Lincoln, Neb. "Accept my licarty congratula tions. "GEORGE GRAY." JOHN WORTH KERN? A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE Nearly 69 Years Old. December, 20, 1S49 ? Born in Alto, Howard county, Iml. 18C9 ? Graduated from Uni versity of Michigan. Reporter for the Supreme 1885-89 ? Reporter for the Su preme Court of Indiana. 1892-6- ? State Senator. 1897-1901 ? City Attorney, In dianapolis. Defeated for Governor. 1904 ? Again defeted for Gov ernor. 1905--? Received complimentary vote f>f his party for United States Senate. Denver, Special. ? "Gentlemen, you will have to excuse me, for I must go HON. JOHN W. KERN. and buy a present for my little boy. I remember that this is his birthday." With this pica, John Worth Kern, Democratic nominee for Vice-Presi dent, left an important conference of Indiana party leaders here the other day. "Well, I reckon that is about the only political confab John Kern ever left until it was over," said one of his fellow delegates, "and I don't suppose there is a thing on earth that could have dragged him away except some duty or pleasure for his fam ily," . ? ' * ."The plea of Mr. Kern for absent ing himself, and the comment thereon by his close personal and political friends, well illustrates the two most ftriking traits in the character of tfie ?sn whom the Democratic party has obosen to be the running mate of William Jennings Bryan. First of %U, Mr. Kern lores his family. Next he loves the twirl of polities, and over in Indiana they tell you he know* tlje game as he knows his r There will be hundreds of tboua ends of -voters asking: "Who is this man f*om Indiana, a man who never was in the halla of Congress in an official capacity and nffcr had anything to do with Wash ington afEaira.exce#t a? Ibo rank and Fllle of AwtHmn vMmm bare to do " - with themf Ju M? SUte he lia*> never held any higher office than Su preme Court, llow then, did it come IliHt he should be singled out to he the teem mate of the man frojjji Ne? bra.-ka, singled out from the more* of men, some of wider feme, who were mentioned e? suitable for t ho I'rjridency of the United States Sen ate nnd as quite suitable to the Chief Magistrate in case of accident t" Probably the beet anewer in that Mr. Kern in, heart, mind, muscle and soul a Bryan Democrat, ami thut he can come nearer carrying Indiana for hiit party, in all political probability, than any other man that conhV he named. Every delegate frmn the J loonier State will tell you that when the long whiskers of Mr. Kern shake with the fervency ??f his political pleading from the rostrum, every los ing atrand of them is i,aid to into votes from softie when-, Twice he has been the candidate in Indiana for (io.vernor, and twice he has polled more votes by 12,000 than any other, man on his ticket. He failed of election in 1900 and again in 1904. They were brilliant failures that have become political assets and thrust him to the fore as "the first Democrat of Indiana." With all his fine prowess as a stump speaker and vote getter, how ever, it is sale to say that Mr, Kern would not have been chosen the nom inee for the Vice-Presidency did not ha fit the Bryan program and per sonnel like the glove of the debutante. Not in any sense is Mr. Kern to bt considered a frequenter of clubs. His social instincts do not run quite in that channel, and yet he is credited with being one of the best mixers and cleverest tellers of stories in his State. IIo has a keen sense of humor and enjoys the sunny side 'of life as much as anybody. In a circle of friends he is nearly always conceded the floor and given sway to lea<'< the conversation. He is a member of the University Club of Indianapolis. Nobody has ever discovered that he liritPAny lrobby: but politic*, or any recreation but commingling with his family and friends. He does not play golf, go fishing or hunting or follow any game but that which was pictur esquely played here in Denver last week. In that he is a shining light. He loves his hw books and docu ments on political economy. In them he seeks the diversion which the links or the quarry offers to others. He u rugged neither in stature nor in health, but when it comes to cam paigning he <an "make" more towns and delieveidt as many speeches in a day as the best i L' them. John W. Kern was born December 20, 1849, in Ilowari'i county, Indiana. His father, I). Jacob \Y. Kern, \Vas a Virginian, who removed to Shelby county, Indiana, in 1S30, and ilved there until 184(3, when he moved into the new Northern country, w Mrs. Kern Sorry. ^ ' Indianapolis, Speeinl. ? Mrs. Kern wife of the nominee for* Vice-Presi , dent; was notified of the nomination of her husband at Denver. She was at her home, 1830 North Pensylvania street, with the children. "I had hop ed," said she, "you would give mo the pood news that Mr. Kern had not been nominated. I, of course, appre ciate the honor conferred upon Mr. Kern, but I cannot understand what conditions at Denver have arisen that i woultV cause him to accept tho nomi nation. Mr. Kern has injured hi* health in past campaigns by his ac tivity and it means vastly more to me than any political honors. I am sincerely sorry, although I suppose I should not *a.v so." Kern's Sister Sells Produce. Roanoke, Va., Special. ? Mrs. Sallie Engle, only sister of John W. Kern of Indiana, Democratic candidate for Vice President, when she oame to I.Roanoke market with a load of pro duce from her farm near this city. i"I have been trying to get John to quit politics," said Mrs. Engle. "and the last letter I wrote him I again asked him to get out of it. His re ply, whioh was received but recently said: 11 Don't be uneasy, there are no bees buzsing in my bonnet." Mrs. Engle and Mr. Kern now own the old Kern homestead in C&rvln'i Cove, near Roanoke, and the candi date's father is buried there. Each Defeated Twice. Denver, Special. ? The ticket is I completed. Bryan has twice been de feated for the Presidencv. Mr. Kern has twice been defeated for Gover nor of Indiana. In two formet nat ional conventions Mr. Kern has been considered as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency, but -failed of the nomination. He is a close personal friend and a supporter of Bryan, has been steadfast in the convention to Bryanism through all political ad versity, Happy at Kern's Home. Indianapolis, Special. ? The nomi nation of Bryan was not received with any evidence of enthusiasm here and in this respect it was identical^ with the nomination of Taft, but when it was followed by the selection of Kern for Vice-President there was evidenoe* of generous enthusiasm on the part of the Democrats, and notice able disappointment on the part of Republicans. It was generally con ceded that Kern's selection would act as an inspiration to the party In this State, and as it is conceded that Indiana will ha one of the battle ground State# this year, the Dano crats ware bouyant and tho Republi cans correspondingly depressed . . ?Married men of Belgium have two rot** and the single ooa but one. >rte*ts and some other Drivlleged per ?ova have three* CMDIM1IS 111 VWIUE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN PARTY AT YO&KV1LLE YESTERDAY. Chief Interest In Meeting Seems to Have Centered in the Crow Tire Between Mayor Rbett and Mr. Grace, the Former Allege* that he Had Been Approached with a Proposition that if be Would Sup port a Certain Candidate for Sheriff of Charleston Graca Would not Bnter Senatorial Race. Yorkvillc, Specinl. The Senatorial candidates spoke to h representative audience of about three hundred vot ers in i)ie Court House here. County ? hairman Wilson . presided.' 1 The only incident of special mo ment was an attack on Mayor Khett by John 1*. (lra<w and it is generally conceded that the onslaught wns in effective. Metis i8, Evans, Smith, Johnstone and CI rave devoted mueh of their time to criticisms of Mr. Ithett and his platform, and this was conitruei1 by many of the auditors to mean that they believed him to be the man in their way. Thu first speaker was Hon. O. ]i. Martin who devoted himself to the subjects heretofore discussed by him. Mr. H. (}. Hlietl was next, intro duced. lie. outlined ,his platform a* to the needed changes in the financial system of the country and the need of such legislation as would correct the evil of (Yiscrimination in freight ratc8 between different sections of the country, and made clear the fact that be "was opposed to so hampering the roads that they would not be able to properly maintain their tracks, roll ing stock, pay their employes ade quate wages and the s!oc,khold?r< reasonable dividends- oil "tln'ir inrewt? mcnts. * In conclusion he asserted that lie was a life long Democrat and said that while this fact was fn!l\ recognized in his home town, a party from there, who was posing as n candidate for the same office a* him self, would follow him and attempt to impugn his Democracy, lie stnted that the only charge the party would make against him. that was true wns thai be did not vote for President in the general election in 1S06. but did vote for Bryan in 1000 and for, Parker in 1004. Mr. Khett stated I" that after lie had announced as n camVdate for the Senate he was ap proached by a party in Charleston who evidently sp.'tka with authority and assured that if he would support a certain candidate for sheriff that Mr. CJrace would not be a candidate for the Senate, and that otherwise he would, and that he refused to enter into the conspiracy. Mr. E. I). Smith followed Mi Hhett. He iV voted most of his time to reiterating his well-known plan for throttling Wall street gamblers and securing for the down-trodden, starved, naked and ignorant cotton raisers of the South their share of the necessaries, comforts and luxu ries of life, evidently oblivious of the fact thnt the people of Yorjt county, where the farmers tire the most prosperous class, were utterly unable to appreciate the conditions so eloquently set forth, Mr. John Gary Evans followed and devoted his time to an attack on the financial system outlined by Mr. Rhett an<< also to the need of revising the tariff. Mr. J, P. Grace was next intro duced. He spent his thirty minutw In an attack on Mr. Rhett, seeking to impress the audience with the iden that Hliett's entire career was on? of treachery to the State, to Charles ton ' and the Democratic party. He sought to engage Mr. Rhett In a col loquy, but that gentleman stated thai after Grace had finished he would havjo a few word* to say in reply. When Grace closed ho rcoeivod little applause. Mr. Rhett arose at hit seat and stated in a few words that absolute* ly every chaige Grace liftdi made in his attompt to wash Charleston dirty linen before a York county audience was false, except that be . had no? voted in the general election for President in 1896. This was follow ed by long and general applause,, and when it had lulled Grace attempted to say something. The applause wp.e renewed, and for s<*Veral minutes hf stood and attempted to speak, an<'< it was not until the chairman npnealed to the audience that lie was allowed to gay anything, and then his state ment fell on apparently deaf ears. Col. George Johnstone was thf next speaker, and by reason of hi?, well known abilitv as a blender oi I wit and sarcasm he had the audience in a good humor. He devoted somt time to criticising Mr. Rhett an ft then .took up "Smithy" and kept th< audience convulsed for a time witb his recital of the dire ealamity that awaited tho cotton raisers of tlx South in case the people should b? 10 foolish a# to "?!*et the mail whe had accomplished ao much single handed in to short & time, not onlj for Soutlj Carolina, but for the whole United States in forcing Eu rope to pay for Attos what it was worth, Mr. TV. W. Lumpkin wag the last of tho Senatorial candidate^ to speafc and eonrtned his romarka to eubjeot* on which he has dwelt at previous meetings. In the afternoon tpeeehes wen made by Messrs. Finlejr, Butler and Pollock, candidate* for Coftfriett I from this diatrict ^ _ - MURUfRtD IN BED horrible Tragedy At home of North Carolina Merchant SHOT DEAD WITH HIS OWN GUN Two White Men Enter Home of Mr. John M Morris in semh of Money . .and When He Awakes Shoots Him With His Own Oun. Monroe, N. (\, Special. ? Two un known white , one <? ln<l in I In* garb of a woman, entered the home of M.'-. John M. Moma, u well known farmer-merchant of the county liv ing two miles en*t of Wellington Academy, at il o'eloek Saturday morning to hurgnlari/.e it; Mr. Mor ris wn? awakened by the intru^cru an ? ahot dead in hi* bed by them, his own gun being used, and the bur glars made good their escape al'tei securing a kuuiII amount of money fiom the homo and ntore of the mur dered man. The explosion of I lie ^ru ti awakened Mrs. Morris, who watt sleeping with i < |)H?1 in another bed, und she found I the hcd on which her husband lay on Are. This she 'brew on the! floor and extinguished tin ? saved the house from being burned. Hy the light of the (lames t>bc recognised the two assassin* as white men, one of (hem wen ring a dress, supposedly as a dls^ fcuiv. Coroner S> |;e;j empaneled a jury and- held an inquest, examining a!>?;'it lifty witnesses. The verdict of the jury was thai M" Morris eame jto hi^ death at the hands of unknown pnr? ? sons. Two while men of the n e i p I ; - ' borhood, however, are suspected of the bloody crime tnd the officers ar^ now searching for them. These s:t? poets tol.', (ruties l )mt they were ^ injj away, saying to roinr that they were leaving foFTT ptrnic in "Htnn4t~v county and to others that they were] coming to Monroe, and it may be j that these are the burglar-assassins. The heme of Mr. Mortis is located in tile same building in which lie nm dueted a store, and robbery was what led to the brutal murder. When tlie burglars entered the sleeping room they found Mr. Morris' gun in a rack on the wall and when be awoke shot him with it before he con Id I move. The assassin was standing i within a few feet of the bed and the (V.iichnrge '*of the gun .set the bed clothes nflr'e. The load cnleredi tlio dead man's side just below the ribs, tearing a great hole through tlio body. Death was almost i instantan eous. The gun used with such deadly efTeet was carried off by the burglars when they fled. Mrs. Morris, bereft of her husband in a moment and without warnintr. and with no protection left her, not even a pistol, and with two assisnins just leaving the house, was jerritied beyond bounds, hut her self-possess ion did not leave her, and with the child clinging to her side in fright, and not understanding the eatastro phe, she went outside and gave the -alarm. It was a weird si^ht which met (lie gaze of the (list hurrying men who eame to the rescue. The dead man lay half way across the bed where he had been peacefully sleeping only n few minutes before. The burned be.', olothing told another part of the story, and an open door in Ilia house where the two men, who were seen by Mrs. Morris escrping (old the r? mainder of the story. Men with lanterns, and armed for an emergency, sought about the house and store for traces of the burglars and assassin, and scoured the neaihv ?ection$ but without avail. The burglars had aucccsafiillv eluded de tection anc'/ were doubtless making their hasty retreat from the scene of the orime when the scachcru arrived on the scene. About $25, which Mr. Morris wa* known to have in his possession at the time, was missing when, in th* early gray of the day, friends of tho stricken woman, who hud cotnc to her aid, instituted a more system atio search than could be made in tho darkness of the right. Out in the back yard of the dwelling which was a store, with rooms br.ilt to the side for the family, was found the pant? of the dead man with \Y~ pockcts rifled. Mr. Morris han about $12 on his person when he closed his store Raah Deed of Insane Wife. Winston-Salem, N. (\, Special. ? In a flt of insanity Mrs. Thomas V. Pfaff, of 922 Aca^.-rny street, Salem, attempted to take the life of her hus band by striking him a terrific blow on the side of the head with an axe while he lay aslep about S o'clock 8unday morning, and afterwards tried to commit suicide bv jumping into a well in the yard. She was on the verge of making the desccnt to the bottom of the well and eternity when Mr. Pfaff. who hafl partially re covered from tbe effctt of the blow, arrived. Telegraphic Briefs. President Roosevelt, in an official statement^ exonerates Tafi from re sponsibility as to tho kbaip contract. Indepdcot telephone, copjpaoi;* arc preparing for a big flgbt against the Bell monopoly. It is said that the Baileys took mora than $206,000 in gold out on tbe steamer Goldsboro. ^JFVank ^J. Gonld^ ^and^ ^is ^ift^ara 'Patmeito , ,A f fairs The Newt of South Carotin* in Condensed form lh? Bouth Carolina Launched. Uu last Sut ur iay the battleahip Fundi Carolina wa# launched in the presence of (iovernor Anacl ami a party of other distinguished South Carolinian*, The special account furnished t !>?? Charleston News and (Yuiier say* : No in? re perfect launching ever look place on the Delaware than that ?f the battle ship Sooth Carolina, which slid ?>|T the ways at Crainp'tf Ship Yard Saturday, after one bun dled and forty-two mi'U had Immmer ??('. for half an hour at the wedge* of tin? big .ship's cradle' and the shoe or ndtf had been hawed to release her. When the supreme moment came, just iih 'bore was the flr?t percept able movement of the great hull, Miss Frederika Calvert Ansel, daughter of the (iovernor of South Carolina, bioko a bottle of champagne over the formidable ram extension of the Leviathan's bow. "I chriateii thee South Carolina," the charming young woman said in a voice of unmistak able emotion, slightly suggestive of excitement, a* she literally crashed the bottle against the prow. Wine splashed nil over Miss Anael 'a dai.ity luce gown and a few drops also stain edHier father's broadcloth frock coat. Hut it was a glorious occasion for the (Iovernor ami his daughter, and they laughed heartily about the in cident afterward. A Hit the Inunching 1,000 persons sat down l<> a banquet in the mold loft, ft big building in the yard. Governor Ansel in responding to. his toast, "Sonth Carolina," said: ? "South Carolina '? yepmnnry will ever hp prcn-l of the name given the nhip we have l.mncTicd to-day' South' ("uioliiiH is proud of the ship, the most ihagniflccnt boat in the navy, j*id wishes for her long un<l honor able service." ^Inkn a great big boy who fees a shijji lor I lie tirst time in his life, Governor Ansel lot forth a mighty yvll when 1 ho South Carolina became endued with life. Miss Ansel, too. i'ushed with pride in the deligtful role she had ployed, ? 4 need about gleefully in the restricted apace she occupied and cheered as lustily as her Vocal powers would permit. Mi's. Ansel, her mother, and all the South j Carolinians, together with Governor Stuart, Senator Knox, Governor Lea, of DeJjiware; Mayor Heyburn, Ad miral Pendlfeton and other notable who formed the launching party joined in the chorus of demonstra tion, and 12,000 men, women and children stationed at points of van tage (rok up tire triumphant cry. Fa< tori< ?, tug boats and yachts screeched o deafening greeting from their xteam whistles an the battle chip slowly and gracefully glided in to her new element. But the most re markable weleomc wan that given the j ship by the great crowd of people wl :<> had been invited to witness the event. It was a holiday at the yard, and the employees ' staiu't on the south side of the South Carolina was packed with humanity. Out on near by piers crowds ah-o stood. They had waited more than an hour in the blist ering hot sun to ?ec the navy's mag nificent craft, another triumph for the .Cramp Company, take her maid en dip, and it was pent up enthusi asm that they emitted when the de sired moment arrived. A great roar, swelling and ' swelling in volume, went up from those 12,000 throats Hats, handkerchiefs am'/ parabola were waved in the air and combined to form a marvellously nntimated picture. On {)??- launching stand where hundred# of persons had also been . sweltering, tho eoene wps ulio pictur esque Spartanburg Pottoffloo Allowed N?w Clsrk. Spartanburg, Special. ? Ths Spar* tnnburg pott ollicQ has been allowed an additional clerk and Marvin CaUV well, the first substitute, lift* been ap pointed to fill the clerkship. The ad ditional clerkship was allowed by the j department at Washington because of the increased business at the post oftico here. New OH Mill Organizes. (iafiney, Spccial. ? The Cherokee Oil Mill Company organized by the election of officers as follows: Direc- j tors, II. ('. Srraatt, T. W. Little, T. i (i. McCraw, T. Wilkin*, J. L.-I Walker, and J. T. Clary. R. C- Sar ratt was electcd president and treas urer, and T. G. McCraw vico presi dent. The company has purchascu a lot in the western part o i the city and will at onco crect a building. The machinery but alto been purchased, pud it is tho purpose of th ?company to be ready to work this nuon'i crop. Tho powttr will b? obtained frorp Oaston Shoals. ... Od laje Resifns. Columbia, Bpcoial.? Dr. Jaroes A.. B.! Schcrer, prc*id?it of Newberry College, *t dewberry, 8. C., handed in bit resignation to the board of trnatoea of that institution to take cffcet Oetobor let. Dr. Soberer leave* Newberry to beeope president of T^Oop Institute, at Pasadena, Cal. Ha is regarded as one of the moat "Now, now, there ?>he goes. Ah I Hurrah ! " 80 the shout began, ? "Strike," said Char l?w T. Taylor, secretary of the Cramp Company, to Miss Ansel. Miss Ansel struck. When the christening net had been performed there was nothing but ? muMM of Hinder* iu the gold lace cm* 1 1 which incased the bottle. "That wap u christening indeeA" said Henry 8. drove, president of the company to Miss Anael. "I con-* gratulute you,"* and Mr. Grove gave the youug woman a big bouquat of American Beauty roses. Hor face beamed with pleasure and gratitude hk *he expressed her thanks. "Permit me also to congratulate you," (lovernor Stuart gallantly said. Governor Ansel* and Mrs. Anael lovingly kitised their (Vughter. "Wasn't it jolly thought" Miss Ansel asked her friends. "I ntvec saw 0 launching before and I confess it is a wonderful tfiing. What 4r% momont that is when the majestic vessel, at first booking like a mass of <* ad metal, takes on such life and moves out into the water." At the Banquet. After the launching Mr .Grove en-* sorted Mis# Ansel to the banquet hall. There the petite Southern girl was at once made the center o fad miration. Hundreds of women, and men, too* were not slow in heaping compli ment h upon her. "I suppose," she laughingly said, , "you want me to make a speech, but you must excuse me. Papa will speak v for South Carolina and for me." ' Toasts were drunk standing to jtL?J Prrstdettf,- whf> hml h pph jjQjQfaSd i the United States; to Soiith Carolina and to the Cramp Company. Mr. Grove presided O11 his right sat : Miss Ansel, on liis left Governor An sel. (Jeo. S.' Graham Bpoke for th* ('ramps. Ho said the United States must he careful to build up a mer chant marine as its policy is to builtl tip a great navy. Governor Anael was most happy in his remarks. H? spoke in admiration of the Cramp* and declared that with a navy of. 1 such ships as the South Carolinn ' there was little doubt that peace would be maintained as far as this country is concerned, but that if it came to a "brush" the vessel named tifter his Stato would give a good account of herself. Will Foster to Have a New Trial in Spartanburg Court. Spartanburg, Special. ? The Court - of Common Pleas convened last week with .Judge D. E. Hydride presiding. After his charge to the grand jury as to the dignity and eacredness of the office. which he characterized an tlie foundation of the department of r. justice, a motion wait made by Nich olls & Rogers for a new trial in the case of the State vs. Will Foster, who was convicted several months ago on the charge of murder, killing John Young, a white man, several , months ago. The defendant was con victed on crcurmtantial evidence and the ca.se was carried to the Supreme Court. The higher court sent it back to the Circuit Court to hear motion for a new trial, which was granted by Judge Hydilck, though it is not known whether the case will be tried at the present term. Woman Burt by Trolley. Spartanburg, Special.? Miss Fan nie Under wa* painfully injured Sat* urday at Clifton while driving acrpK* ? the trolley tracks. The buggy was struck by a car, the young jady be ing thrown ~uut ft!Hl her coMar-be*# ? broken. The horse Jjadly iq? jure() that it b?4 to be ihot. Negress Held for Poisoning Well. Spartanburg Special.? -Bailie Rob-, nrtflon, colored, hea been arrested on the charge of throwing poison -into I George Austin's well at Reidsville. The wall it used by Austin and bis | family for drinking. The woman is said to be a conjurer. When wrest led she bad her conjurer bag, full of such articles as are used by women j who believe in hoodoo. Lee Will Bo Tried Again. Chester, Special. ? Judge Onge, at- ? -.1 ter heariug several ^witnesses in be half of Gas Lee, eolored, who wn* asking for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, grant* cd tho motion, Lee's case has become somewhat noted from the persistent and at lastsueceiBful efforts of hit at* tovuey, Mr. W. H. NewbohV to hav$ tho caso reopened. There will be a special session ot court in a few days to dispose of tbo ease, Lee was to bare been hanged next Friday. ^ Andersen Shipping Peachef. Anderson, Special. ? The first ca* of Auder sou-grown peaches ever ship ped to northers markets was shipped to New Vork Saturday. Several oth er ears will bo shipped next week.,^ More than seventy thousand :tr ait ' bearing peach trees near Anderson ara bearing fruit thia year for tha first time. They are Elbertas *u4, ?r? Wringing ttucy pricM. I"?*' "'r ^ __ . ? - ? -