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-' vZBH ?>. ?swaa - ' r - ^SS^B M ! The Bamberg Herald. 1 ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.1900. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. ||H ' I Uawawak Via??a VrtlnOA/1 rvviAAia U?hi#*h I A ^ J THIRTEEN DEAD IN COLLISION Excvsioi Train Crashed With Fearfnl Force Into Milk Cars. OYER THIRTY PERSONS INJURED The Imrowt Was Terrific and Both Trains 5mashed Almost to Kindling Wood. Thirteen persons killed and over thirty others injured in the appalling record of a rear-end collision between an excursion train and a milk train on the Bethlehem branch of the Philadelphia and Beading railway Sunday morning at Hartfield, Pa., twentyseven miles north of Philadelphia. The wrecked train consisted of ten day coaches and was the first section of a large excursion made np of people from Bethlehem, Allentown and surrounding towns to Atlantic City. It left the nnion depot in Bethlehem at 6:05 Sunday morning exactly thir yfire minutes behind the milk train. The latter train consisted of two milk cars and two passenger coaches and had stopped at every station on the road from Bethlehem en route to Phil fwyt At 6:54 the milk tram drew np at the milk platform at Hatfield and in lea8 than two minutes the special excursion train, running at the rate of thirty -five mile6 an hour, crashed iato the rear of the milk train. The loco* motive plowed through the two pas?ger coaches and crushed them as if y were egg shells. The milk car feamediately in front was also badly wrecked. Four persons, Godfrey Kaolin. his daughter Mamie, Harold Lan4is and William Blackburn, on the passenger car of the milk train, were hjnost instantly killed. Fortunately there were very few persons on this train. *" The excursion train was a picture of fadeeeribable horror. The locomotive was a mass of beut and broken iron and firmly held the bodies of its engineer and fireman beneath its great height. Behind the engine six of the ten cars were also a mass of wreckage. The first car was broken in twain aod toe other five cars were thrown on ^ their sides, completely demolished. - Nine persons were killed in the first two ears and the others in those ecrvhes were badly maimed. As soon as the crash came a terrible cry rose from the smashed cars, and those who had not been injured quickly crawled or jumped from the cars ud went to the assistance of the injured. Many were pinned down t>J * wreckage and had to be freed by the liberal use of axes. Messengers were ent to the nearby Tillages lor pnysieSana and a relief train was telegraphed Ibr from Bethlehem. With fifteen doctors and a half dozen nnrses a special train was sent from Bethlehem, bnt before it reached the scene of the wreck it was signaled to retnrn to Bethlehem, as a special carrying nearly * all the injured had started for the hospital at that place. On the rnn from Hatfield to the hospital three of the injured died. There are conflicting, stories as to responsibility for the accident. One I version is that the engineer of the excursion train had been warned at Sonderton, the station above Hatfield, that a milk train was a few minutes ahead of him. Another story is that the * train dispatcher's office in Philadelphia was at fault. The trainmen refused to talk of the accident GETS HANDSOME FEE. Ooebcl Relate Will Pay Dr> McCormlek 10,000 For 8erv!ces. One of the handsomest fees ever ^ paid a general practitioner for services in a single case will he received by Dr. J. N. McCormick, of Bowling Green, for his attendance upon William Goebel after he was shot at Frankfort Arthur Goebel, brother of the dead governor and his devisee under the will, has placed a claim against the estate of Governor Goebel for $10,000 for Dr. McCormick's services. a OTIS SUCCEEDS WHEELER. Retirement of Atabamlan Will Cante Promotion of General Chaffee. A u/..Vinnlnn ano^i.1 nora' Oonorcil A VT BOUIUQIVU uj/vvaa* v w_v> Otis has been selected to fill the post of oommanding officer of the department of the lakes made vacant by the retirement of General Joe Wheeler. General Chaffee will be made a brigadier general on General Wheeler's retirement ^ Germany Adheres to First Flan. Semi-fficially it is reaffirmed in Berlin that Germany now, as heretofore, adheres to the programme mapped oat ' in the eirenlar of Jaly 3d and then approved by all the powers. TO MSCUSS BATES. 3 ? Railroad Commissioners of Southern States Gather at Chattanooga. A Chattanooga dispatch says: The railroad commissioners of the sonthern states met w eanesday at Liooxout inn on Lookout mountain for conference purposes pursuant to a call issued by J. D. Mclnnis, of Mississippi, and others, for a conference as to railroad rates and classifications. THE PALACE "DESECRATED." Foreigners In Military Parade Through "Forbidden" Edifice. The state department makes public the following cable from Minister Conger, received Thursday morning through the United States consul at Che Foo: "More Russian, German, French * and Italian troops arriving. Imperial k palace entered August 28. Military promenade of all nat'ous made through * it?afterward olosed and guarded. Prinoe Ching is expected in a few days. '(Signed) Fowlxb, Cosogp," i .V-lj; ' V._ - . TO IMPEACH MAYOR Atlanta City Council Is Finally Forced to Take Action, CHARGES MADE ARE MORE ELABORATE Jatnes O. Wood ward Will Answer to Accusation of Drunkenness and Neglect of Duty. A special from Atlanta, Ga., says; The impeachment of James G. Woodward, mayor of Atlanta, has been provided for by the general council, and his trial on the charges has been set. This course was decided upon dur ing the adjonrned meeting of council Wednesday afternoon, and after a full and free discussion of the matter bj members of the body. The resolution providing for the impeachment proceedings emanated from th Be members of council who have in the past been defending the mayor, who have given him both their moral support and their votes to prevent hit impeachment by the city's legislative body There were other signers than these to the resolution, but the first steps toward securing the impeachment trial were taken by the former friends of the maj ? Mayor \\ oodward was not present at the meeting, but his attorney. Colonel W. T. Moyers, occupied a scat in one corner of the chamber. It was Colonel Moyers who persuaded conucil to take no action upon the two former occasions when impeachment was immi' nent, and the presumption that he will also play a part in the present case is accordingly pertinent. There was considarable excitement In council both before and after the reading of the resolution. Some of it was poorly suppressed, but the most of it was apparent, neither the members of council nor the auditors making any effort to conceal their interest and feeling. Most of those who had signed the resolution providing for the impeachment announced that they bad done so with deep sorrow. The tenor ol their remarks was that Mayor Woodward's period of probation had ended, that the limit of endurance had beer reached, and that it was time for conn cil to act or be responsible to the peo pie for the actions of Mayor Wood ward and his alleged neglect of duty, Dr. G. G. Roy," councilman from th( sixth ward, moved thst council adjourn, but when Ihis was voted down, he made an appeal for Mayor Woodward, saying that the chief executive was ill at his home and was in no condition to prepare for an impeachment trial, but council was inexorable. There was apparently a determination on the part of those who had beer defending the mayor to call him t< account for what they evidently be lieved to be his disregard for tbeii support and warnings. When the vot< was taken on the resolution providing for the impeachment trial there was i grim ring in their voices when thej answered "are." No one voted agains the adoption of the resolution, bu several failed to join their voices ir the chorus of the affirmative. Following is the text of the resolu tion: "Whereas, his honor, Mayor Jamet G. Woodward has, by reason of hit continued drunkeness, grossly negleot ed his official duties, "Therefore, be it Resolved, Thai the city attorney be, and is hereby instructed, to prefer articles of impeach a rto inof ftia m q trn* iUOUl a^MIUOk WUW AMWJT w* m "Resolved, farther, That a copy o: said articles of impeachment be servet by the city marshal upon Hon. Jamei G. Woodward, mayor of the city 01 Atlanta, charging him with the offensi therein set forth. "Resolved, further, That the tria of said mayor under said articles oc impeachment be fixed for the fonrtl day of September, 1900, at 10 o'clocl a. m., in the coancil chamber, an< that Hon. H. M. Reid, judge of th< city court of Atlanta, be requested t< preside at such trial as required by th< city charter." Hill Klected President, At Wednesday^ meeting of the com missioners of agriculture of the cottoi states at Raleigh many special subject! were discussed. Commissioner Hil of Arkansas was elected president o the association at the afternoon ses sion. JAPAN FOR PEACE. Mikado's Government Stands Ready t< Withdraw All Troops From China. A telegram has been received at th< Japanese legation in Washington t< the effect that having been informec by the Japanese consul at Amoy thai he has been assured by the Chinese oi their readiness to afford fall protection to the foreign residents at that post the Japanese government has already ordered the withdrawal of the marine! in the native town, and are preparec to withdraw the rest of the marines a; soon as they are satisfied that th< peace and order of the port are as sured. XEtfKOES WILL SUE CITY. Damages Asked By Colored People Wh< Were Injured In New York Riot. A New York dispatch says: bevei claims for damages against the cit^ have been filed with Comptroller Colei by colored men who assert they wen clnbbed without cause by the polic< in the recent race riots. Six claims are for $15,000 each anc the seventh for $25,000. The filing of them is the preliminary step t< bringing action against the city in th< supreme court. EUYAN TO LEAD FIGHT. Th? Democratic Ci?P*'?" Projitffl Ti Materially Chanced. A Chicago special says: William J Bryan will lead *he fight of the Dem ocrats himself in the central and eas tern states. He will take commant next week in Chicago and then wil begin an invasion of Republican ter ritory, for he has decided to stump II linois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Nei Jersey, Maryland and West "Virginia This cVange of bis plan wag an aounpetf by Sk&ttor J, K, /one* : i BRESCI IS SENTENCED j Anarchist Slayer of King Humbert Goes Up For Life. ! IS THE EXTREME PENALTY IN ITALY IIIb Trial Was Without Any Exciting Incident* and Waa Quickly Concluded. ' The trial of Bread, the anarchist , who July 29 shot and killed King j Humbert, of Italy, at Monza, -while his majesty was returning from a gymnastic exhibition, opened at Milan, [ Italy, Wednesday. 1 At the close of the trial Bresci was pronounced gnilty and sentenced to imprisonment for life. An immense j crowd of people gathered about the i. court from early morning, seeking ad> mission to the court room, where only a few places were reserved for the , ticket-holding public, i The hearing began at 9 o'clock. I Bresci sat in the dock, calm and alt most indifferent. His counsel, Signer i Morlino, made various requests for an adjournment, which were refused. ; He said that Bresci wrote to the judges [ declaring he would not reply to the in) terrogatory. I While the indictment, which was s very long, was being read, Bresci was > apparently unmoved and scanned the -- faces of the audience without any > signs of fear or effrontery. The ini dictment showed that the assassin indulged in incessant target practice, : and that he prepared bullets so as to ) tender tbero more dangerous, t The witnesses were then introduced. There were eleven for the prosecution . and five for the defense. The exam ination of Bresci followed. ; He declared he decided to kill King Humbert, after the events of Milan "to i avenee the misery of the people and my own." He added, "I acted with> out advice or accomplices." f Tbo prisoner admitted the target . practice and preparation of the bullets. , He spoke in a low firm voice and said i said he fired three shot* with his revolver. Two wooden targets were . here placed on the table before the . judges. Two hours suspension of the court followed, and then the witnesses > were heard. A brigadier of gendarmes, Salvatori, , recapitulated the story of the assas. ination of the king. Ho said he saved ) Bresci from the crowd which nearly . lynched the assassin. Bresci when ressued was covered with blood. General Avogadro Des Contes di Quinto, the king's aide-de-camp, who t was with the king when he was killed, ) recounted how the king was shot The royal groom deposed that he r seized Bresci by the throat. A wit3 ness named Bamella, who lodged with I Bresci and a friend three days prior i to the crime, said the prisoner was alr ways perfectly calm. i t UROWTH OF THE SOUTH. i Many New Industrie# Established During the Past Week. Among the more important of the i new industries reported during the ' past week are a $50,000 agricultural implement works in Atlanta; a chair foofArv in Vnrtti Hamlin a: coal mines t ?J ? ?- ? in the Crab Orchard district and near Crossville, Tenn., and near Philippi, W. Ya.; cotton mills in Georgia; . North Carolina and Texas; cotton seed oil mills in Georgia and North Carolina; electric light and power plants . at Searcy's, Ark.; Owenaboro, Ky.; Oxford, Miss; Fayetteville, Tenn., and Fredericksburg, Ya.; flour. ing mills in Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina; a furniture factory in North Carolina; a grain elevator (rebuilt) in Texas; a harness factory in , Mississippi; a hoop factory in Alabama; ice and cold storage plants at Minden, La., and Bristol, Vs.; a $150,000 irrigating plant near Wichita Falls, Tex.; a $25,000 knitting mill ana a $50,000 lumber mill in Georgia; oil and gas developments in West Virginia; a . planing mill in Kentucky; a $125,000 i sugar refinery at Wharton, Tex.; a 3 tannery in southwestern Virginia; a 1 telephone exchange at Scottshoro, Ala.; f water works at Clarksdale, Miss., and - Spartanburg, S. C.?Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) LAWYERS DISCUSS LAW. ! The American Bar Association Holds An* nnal Meeting at Saratoga. The opening session of the twentythird annual meeting of the American Bar Association was held at Saratoga, N. Y., Wednesday. The president's address was delir* ered by ex-Senator Charles F. Manderson of Omaha, Neb., communicating the most noteworthy changes in Rtatute law on points of general interest made in several states and by congress during the preceding year. TV?o vanrtrt nf tho treasurer. Francis JL. UU * V^v* v ? ? r ? 3 Rawle, of Philadelphia, gave the re" ceipts as $11,691 and the disbursements as $8,234. CHARUES AGAINST EMPLOYES. ? Immigration Officials at New York AoI cnied of Corruption In Office. Charges were received at New York Friday from the treasury department r at Washington against ten employes 3 of the immigration service at the port 3 of New York. The charges are of various charac' ters, including incompetency, brutali? ty and accepting bribes and are the 3 result of an investigation held last 3 spring. OREGON IN GOOD SHAPE. I | Big Warship Has been Repaired and Again Goes on Duty. . r The navy department has just re. I reived by mail the official report of - j Captain Wilde, of the battleship Ore1 gon, of the circumstances attending 1 the grounding of that ship in the Gnlf . of Pechili last Jane, and her success. fnl salvage. % The Oregon has been completely f repaired and arrived Sunday at Woo . Sung, where she is to form one of the . international fleets to guard the transport service. IS A SEVERE TEST Unity of Allies Will Be Decided By Busso-American Proposal. OPPOSITION FROM SOME QUARTERS London Papers Raise a Ilowl While Germany Seems Not at All Pleased. A London special of Friday says: In the absence of further news from China the papers are again filled with discussion* of the Russo-American proposals 'which, so far as may be gathered from the representations of opinions in the various European^ capitals, are calculated to snbject the unity of allies to an exceedingly severe and dangerous test. In Germany especially, these proposals are so diametrically opposed to Emperor "William's policy that they have produced something like consternation. As the London Daily News editorially remarks, "Count von Wal- j dersee was assnredly not sent to assist in restoring the empress dowager." It is recognized on all sides that Germany's decision is the pivot of the matter. Emperor William intended by dispatching Connt von Waldersee to have the master hand in the Chinese settlement. Russia has taken the wind out of that officer's sails, and is now posing as the friend and protector of China. The morning papers express the greatest suspicion of the intention of Russia. The London Times' editorial fairly represents the opinion of all, saying: "The advantages of Russia's policy are not manifest, and it is very doubtful whether it will recommend itself to powers like England and Germany that have large commercial interests in the establishment of a stable and pro* gressir^government to replace the reactionary clique which has impeded all progress and development in China in recent years. "Negotiation with Li Hung Chang would be a condemnation of government crimes and the throwing away of all the advantages gained by the occupation of Pekin. "Much mischief may already have been done by the hesitation to enter the forbidden city. To withdraw from Pekin would be interpreted as proving not only that the allies are cowards, but that they are hopelessly divided. It may be that some of the powers will withdraw, but that does not imply that others are bound to leave Pekiu and to acquiesce in the restoration of a t government guilty of a gross international crime." The Standard says: "Diplomacy sometimes makes strange bedfellows. It is curious to find the mighty autocracy of the old world and the great republic of the new world gently coaxing the other powers along the paths of pace. Nothing could be better than the spirit of these documents, and it is interesting to find two such powers anxious to determine the controversy in an unselfish spirit." "The Daily Mail says: "Russia has forced the hand of the Qtotoo a ore in of hottpr indc ^ uircu HQI..XW. 4 o ment of the latter. At the same time the United States government has adduced such valid reasons why Russia's policy is a bad one that it will hardly be expected that other powers will concur." The Daily Chronicle thinks the "open door" will prove the rift in the loot which now sounds such harmony between the United States and Russia. The Daily Telegraph remarks: "The Russian proposals are among the most extraordinary eoups attempted of recent years, even by Russia. The upshot will probably be the acceptance of Li Hung Chang to negotiate some kind of a compromise with the empress dowager." Vienna specials show that the RussoAmerican proposals have caused extreme annoyance there. "Germany's attitude toward the Chinese crisis," says a dispatch to The Times from Tokio, dated August 29, is causing much perplexity in Japan. The Chinese authorities at Amoy having guaranteed the security of life and property, the Japanese marines will now withdraw." CENTRAL PAYS DIVIDEND. Three sad a Half Per Cent on First Pre* ferred Income Bonds. The directors of the Central of Geo*' f ia Railway Company at a meeting in Savannah Weduesday declared a dividend of 3* per cent on the first preferred income bonds, payable October 1. There are $4,000,000 of these bonds and the amount of this dividend is $130,000, to be paid out of the earn iugs of the Central for the past fiscal vear. It is said that some of the direc tors were in favor of not paying mora thau 2? per cent, bnt a majority of th< board voted for the larger figure. Th? moq$y was there, one of them said, and it should go to the bondholders. ENGLAND SHOWS DISAPPROVAL. Times Declares Country's Honor Will Prevent Her Following Czar's Example. The London Times feels perfectly clear, it says, that neither honor Dor the interests of England will permit her to follow Russia's example. It trusts that Germany will also refuse to leave Pekin and expresses tho hope that the report that the state department in Washington disapproves the Russian suggestion may prove oorrect. FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE. Sons of G. A. B. Veterans Working To Commemorate Civil War Horses. With assets and pledges amounting to upward of $500,000, the Sons of Veterans of the G. A. R. are making active preparations to begin work on a national college, which is to be dedicated to the Grand Army of the Repnblic and in commemoration of the men md women of civil war times. While .he money has been raised for the erection of the buildings and the en* dowment of the institution; the loea* tiop hM sot bteo lelected. NEW G. A. I BEAD Major Basaieur Elected Commander-in-Chief By Veterans. ST. LOUIS MAN SUCCEEDS GEN. SHAW Cloalne Day of firnnrt Encampment at Chicago?Denver Selected as tha Ncit 1'lnce of Meeting. With the selection of officers and the choice of Denver for the national enoampmcnt of 1901, the thirty-fourth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic practically came to a close at Chicago Thursday. ,,%At the closing session, the committee appointed to consider the annual report of the ccmmander in chief approved it with the exception of his recommendation of an effort to secure the change of the date of Memorial Day from May 30th to the last Sunday in Mny. The report was adopted and the delegates took up the Texed question of pensions. The report was adopted without amendment aud practically without debate. Its main feature was the petition to congress to pass a bill providing for a court, of appeals to act immediately on the thousands of pension applications now pending, which coart of appeals shall have final jurisdiction. Later in the day pension matters were again brought before the delegates by majority and minority reports of the committee on resolutions on the subject of service pensions. Th? majority report, which was adopted after a somewhat lengthy discussion recommended that the whole mat-J^er be referred to the committee on pensions, thus practically burying it until the next annual encampment. The minority report, presented by Past Commander Hurst, of Ohio, recommended the passage by the encampment of a resolution favoring service pensions based on length of service. Pension matters being disposed of, the election of officers was taken up and in an eloquent speech Major William Warner, of Kansas City, placed Major Leo Kassieur of St. Louis, in nomination for the position of commander in chief. J'ndge Advocate General Torrence made a brief seconding speech. There were no other nominations and a motion to snspend the rnles and declare Major Bassienr eiected by acolamation was carried amid mnch applause. The new commander in chief was escorted to the platform amid hearty cheers from his comrades and retnrned his thanks for the honor, which he accepted. The other officers were also elected bj acclamation ae louows: Senior Vice Commander?E. C. Milliken, Portland, Me. Jnnior Vice Commander?Frank Seaman, Knoxville, Teno. Surgeon General?John A. Wilkins, Delta, O. Chaplain in Chief^>Bev. A. Drahma, San Qnentin, Cal. BUBONIC IN SCOTLAND. Dread Scourge Seems to Have a Good Hold In Unfortunate Scotch Hetropolis. Eleven persons are now suffering from bubonic plague in Glasgow, Scotland, and five others have symptoms of the plague. The post mortem examination of the body of a person who died from plague August 27th establishes the disease of bubonic plague. This has been officially announced by Dr. Chalmers, the chief medical officer, and is supported by Prof. Mnir and Dr. Brownlie. The foreign consuls are in communication with the medical authorities, and all Glasgow ships may be quarantined. American Coal In ftemand. Accordigg to The London Daily Mail an order was placed at New Castle Thursday for 70,000 tons of American coal for the Mediterranean. Storm Was Fearfully Falal. Advices received in Seattle from Nome say thirty-eight dead bodies have been found as the result of the recent storm. SOW HOLDS SECOND PLACE. The Steamer St. Paul Make* Quick Ran Across the Briny. The steamer St. Paul arrived at New York Friday sight from Southampton and Cherbourg after a quick passage of six days seveu hours and six minutes. This time is the best made by the St. Paul between New York and Cherbourg and beats the best time of each of the big fleet of ocean greyhounds with the one exception of the preseut record holder, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, whose time is five days seventeen hours and thirtyseven minutes. The St. Paul now holds seoond place in the westward record. KAISER PROMISES PROTECTION. Wires Consnl at Mann ow That nine Warships Are On the Way. In respoose to an appeal received at Berlin from the Germans in Nankow, Emperor William wired the German consul there as follows: "Tell the German trading community, in answer to their telegram, that protection for the Yang Tse valley will be provided on the arrival of nine war ships now on their way to China." STEAMER LONG OYEBDUE. Sh<> Sailed On Her Initial Voyage From San Francisco Bound For Manila. The big steamer California bound from San Francisco for Manila with nearly 5,000 tons of supplies for the army in the Philippines, is overdue from Honolulu to Manila more than fifteen days and the general impression among shipping men is that she has broken her shaft or met with some other accident. The Californian was launched at the Union Iron Works on May lgtfe and this is her maiden toyftget I SOUTH CAROLINA I I STATE NEWS ITEMS, i IrjrJCXHMCXKMCMCNJl McSwfeiify IsMiies Addre?>o?. Governor McSweeny has issued an address in which, after calling attention to the fact that ho and Colonel Hoyt would run over for governor September 11th, he says in part: "The vote on Tuesday showed that the sentiment of the state is against prohibition by statutory enactment and in favor of the dispensary as the best solution of the liquor question. I have felt it my privilege, as well as my duty, to ask my fellow citizens to indorse my administration by giviDg me a full term, and I have rested my claims on the record of my administration. My efforts have been to give the people a business administration, free from politics, because this is peculiarly a business age. How far success has crowned my efforts, the ques* tion is submitted to the business men of the state. There has been good feeling among all the people of the state and I have contributed what I could, as chief executive, to that end. Thero is no reason for our people to be divided into hostile camps, for such a course would retard the material development and progress of the state." Governor McSweeney issued another address to the people Monday night, saying in part: "Statements have been made to the effect that there was a deal or understanding, implied or in writing, between me, as governor, and certain people in Charleston, Columbia and elsewhere. There is no truth in the statemeut. I have made no agreement of any kind with any one, nor have I made or authorized any deal with blind tigers or any one else. My views, my record and my policy are public, and are known to all. If the good people of Charleston or other places see fit to support me as they have so generously done, it is because they are free and independent voters. They know what is for their best interests from a business and political standpoint, and are not butting their heads up against a political wall simply to get sore. I question no one who votes against me, and see no reason why any one voting for me and my platform should be charged with supporting blind tigers." * * * Charleston Is Confident. It has been learned that nothing official in the matter of the removal of the dry dock and naval station to Charleston from Port Royal will be known positively until congress convenes in its next regular session. The entire matter, it is understood, has been cut and dried and the naval board has finished its work, although its action will need approval. This board has-been at work for a number of months and all the claims have been considered. Members of the board have spent much time in Charleston aud all the available sites were inspected thoroughly before the board made up its report. This report, it is said, is highly favorable to Charleston. ?*? Hoyt to His Friends. Colonel James A. Hoyt, of Greenville, who will contest for the governorship September 11th, has issued an address, in which he says in part: "The odds against me in the campaign were difficult to overcome, and the onset made of the last few weeks was almost unprecedented in the primaries of this state, for no stone was left unturned that would operate to my disadvantage. I was compelled to meet the onslaughts of the other candidates for governor, in addition to the thrusts of Senator Tillman. It ought to be well understood that my election stands for thorough independence of action in the executive omce witnout trie aictation ana manipulation of any man. "The time has come for the association of manhood and of personal choice in the selection of a chief magistrate, and while my vote largely represents a positivo conviction as to the management of the liqnor question in South Carolina, the prohibition Democrats are also in sympathy with that sentiment which resents the domination of political leaders who would suppress individuality and make the bulk of the voters subservient to the will of a few. Only in certain localities iu this state can machine politics prevail, and we have a striking instance now that extremes can be made to meet." Charged With Arson. Two negroes are in jail at Estill charged with having set fire to the town. Both men have confessed, it is said. A negro named Lee was shot some time ago by Mr. William Peeples for using vile language in front of his residence. Lee and his friends determined upon vengeance. That night Mr. Peeples' house and outbuildings were burned to the ground and several valuable horses were consumed in the flames. The following night W. T. O'Neill's residence was burned, and but for the heroic work of the citizens, almost the whole town would have been burned out. John Brown, an Atlanta negro, and William Morse, from St. Helena, were arrested in Savannah, Ga., and confessed that they had flred the house in a spirit of revenge. % Property Is Condemned. Under orders from the war department, United States District Attorney Lathrop has instituted wholesale condemnation proceedings against propnvnprii nn Sullivan's island who 11M.VJ have refused to accept just and reason* able amounts for their lots on which the government intends to build army barracks. For three months a committee of army engineers has been endeavoring to reach a satisfactory conclusion with the owners and having failed the aid of the courts has been evoked so that a satisfactory price can be set The lots being held by the owners, are, properly speaking, the property of the state, and the right and title has already been granted by the state authorities. The dwellers can hold the lots so long as they keep up the buildings thereon, and as the houses are for inmmer use, they are small and economical etrootores. The owners, "s v / . . t ; - > . UUWCVCI ) uaic i CI uogu *vv? ? the government claims to be exhorbitant and wholly beyond reason. Judge Simon ton has ordered a special term of the circuit court this month, when the price of the property will be fixed by a jury. % Elected and Didn't Know It. Against his wishes, and almost, wholly nnknown to him, Lonis Maniganlt, of Charleston, has been made famons by a primary election. Mr. Maniganlt is a qniet business man and has never sought political honors. When it was known, some time ago, that Judge Thomas D. Green, the magistrate who won fame by forcing all the negroes at Ten Mile Hill to get married, would be a candidate for coroner and could not, therefore, be a candidate for re-election to the office # ?_i_ t. _ t_ _# ir_ if z oi magisrraie, menus 01 iur. mamgault secretly ran bim for the place and he was elected without opposition. % Fracas at a Picnic. When the smoke and dust cleared away from a riot at a colored Odd Fellows' picnic near Belton a day or two ago, George Baleman was found dead, Lawrence Williams desperately wounded from a pistol shot, Henry Washington knocked out with a rock and a half dozen others with lesser injuries. The surviving Odd Fellows scattered and ringleaders were pursued. % Wimberly Kept Silent. Thomas Wimberly, eighteen years old, was mortally wounded at Branchville a day or two ago and died shortly afterwards. There were no witnesses to the shooting, and Wimberly refused to tell his parents or officers the name of his mnrdeier. There is a vouncr girl connected with the case. Atlanta Man Honored. The Sonth Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition company has honored Colonel W. A. Hemphill, of Atlanta. Ga.t with the position of vice president The position is one of considerable honor. The exposition, which will be held at Charleston, will be one of the biggest ever held in the south. Will Bring His Daughter Home. President H. Q. Ledyard, of the Michigan Central railroad, has received a cablegram from his danghter, the widow of Baron von Ketteler, the German ambassador to China, who was mnrdered in Pekin,' asking him to come for her. Mr. Ledyard will start for Yokohama September 12th. Sonthern Hakes Generous Gift, The Sonthern railroad has given $1,000 to the bnilding fnnd of the Young Men's Christian Association of Macon, Ga. The generous gift was made at the reqnest of Third Vice President Gannon of the Sonthern. POPULISTS ISSUE ADDRESS. Appeal to the Party to Support Bryan and Juntlfylng Indorsement of Stevenson. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says: Vice Chairman Edmisten and Secretary w I A *D/\?\nltel natiAnol XiUgeriWU, Ui luo A vj/uuan uanvuai committee, bave issued an address appealing for the support of W. J. Bryan and justifying the indorsement of Adlai Stevenson as vice presidential candidate. Big Lumber Plant Bnrned. The plants and yards of the Otter Creek Lumber Company at Hambleton, W. Va., were burned Saturday, with 120,000 feet of lumber. Loss ?250,000, partly covered by insurance. BIG STRIKE PREDICTED. Anthracite Miners In Pennsylvania Region to Lay Down their Picks. "In my opinion there will be a strike in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania and it will be the biggist the United States has ever known," said President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, at Indianapolis Friday. Mr. Mitchell had just returned from a trip east during which he was present at the convention of miners at Hazieton, Pa. "Of course, a strike must be oidered by thq, executive committee of the council," he continued, 4,but all indications point to a big tie-np." TWO OFFICERS DEAD. MacArthnr Reports Loss of Captain and Lieutenant In Philippines. General MacArthur chronicles two recent deaths among his officers m the Philippines in cablegrams received at the war department Monday: The messages announced that Captain H. Bentley, Forty-seventh volunteer infantry, died on the morning of August 26tb, from a wound received in action near Camalig on Ahgn^t21st The second dispatch states that Second Lieutenant Boy L. Fernald, of the Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, was accidentally drowned in the Jalar river, near Pototaa, Panay, on Sept. 1st. Lightning Sills Two Policemen. Two policemen were killed in St. Louis Monday night by electrio shocks sustained while they were using the police telephone and eleven other officers were injured in the same manner. Hanging In North Carolina. Will Edwards, a negro who killed Policemen Kerns in Concord, N. C., about a year ago, was hanged in Salisbury Monday. The murderer's neck was broken by the diop. ROCKEFELLER NON EST. Standard Oil Magnate la Wanted To Testify About Hla Big Trust. A New York dispatch says: Detectives have been hunting John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in the world, but have not been able to locate him. Because of their failure the hearing on the state of Nebraska's action against the Standard Oil trust has been indefinitely postponed. The prosecution was prepared to go on with the hearing Friday, when word was received that the detectives had been unable to find Mr. Rockefeller. Denmark Declares Quarantine, Denmark has declared a quarantine against all vessels arriving an Danish porta from Glasgow os aocoust of bu A rKuruML m TO WITHDRAW y ^93k Russia aid America Saggest tie .|J Eraciatioa of Pekii. Ji OTHER POWERS ARE SODHJB |B If Answers Are Satisfactory the | First Steps Toward Peace Will Be Taken. - vi3gMm The course of the United State* pending the Chinese negotiations was y . made more clear Thursday by an tinportant note embodying a communica- ; tion from Bussia and advising the | . powers of the action taken by thii?*|i government. The Russian note de- ^ clared the interdiction of Li Hung ^ Chang's communication with the Chi- v nese government was inexplioable^ - ~M and asked that the powers direct their ; commanders to vacate the order. The state department has dispatched | ; its instruction to the United States diplomatio representative abroad in eon* J. formity with the decision by the cabi* ^ net upon the Russian proposal to with* |? draw the troope in Pekin to allow tits empress dowager and Emperor Kwang 'M \-: Su to return to the capital, to institute - - J| negotiations for a settlement with ^AIl of these steps are matters of '3 ; Jj common agreement, so it was possible J| for two nations concerned, Buasis and ^ the United States to make agreement^ J ' between themselves at thia stagey at | least as it is necessary to advise eiush of the governments represented in jg China of the varioos propositions at : .V they are broached. . The instruction sent to ournpra* f, sentatives recalls to their mind the / .3 conditions which the United Stat has already laid down as the proper ;|| basis for the institution of negotia? .- p tions for an amicable settlement, v?fff Some of these conditions harve been 4'^lf met; the international column if in. J Pekin and the foreigners in that capi- || tal are safe for the time being. The ; remainder of the conditions, namely, '-frM those looking to the future protection. * of American interests, are yet to be . ^-5 If arrangements can be made fbr their acceptance under proper guarantee for the performance, onr go vera- || ment will withdraw its troops from ~r?| Pekin in order to faciliate the negotis- * j % tioDB for peace, and this assurance has t been given to the Bnssian government . along with the others. The Chinese \/|j . :$ government must guarantee its ability . "4 "} $ to prevent the spread of disorder to 4 4: the other nrovinces and a recurrence of each disorders as have occurred. JJ vf AWAITING BBSFOVR8. The United States government is : J now quietly waiting for responses to , ^ the notes which have been sent to o?*|| various representatives for presents- | ;;M| tion to the powers. Perhaps a week 3 may pass before ail of these replies ' / M are received. According to their formal expres- M sions all the powers are agreed uponf this one point?they do not desire te^ eater upon a formal war with Ohinar v|| The United States government is try- | ing to bring about this result | For the moment it finds itself side by side with Bussia, whose earnest-||ja| ness cannot be questioned. The ob- M ject is to bring about a situation in China that will admit of negotiations looking to the re-establishment of |1 order and the cessation of hostilities with the assurance of protection to foreign life and property. It is with this object that Bnssishas suggested witdrawal from Pekin in order that the Chinese government may ' resume the reins of power, for the Chinese people, being guided by ex- || ternals, are not apt to yield fealty to a government not in nosseeaioa of itilS own capita!. The United States government has been earnestly champion* ^ ing the canse of Li Hang Chang from a precisely similar motive, namely, a ; . ^ desire to rehabilitate speedily Chinese government in order that it may carry, ont its desire to settle the $ji difficulties which have arisen. This ' has been the object of the negotiations .?a|j of the last few days and the Bassian note and the United States response were bat parts of the general plan. In responding to the Bassian note ,7" the United States government availed' > ||j itself of the opportunity of directly inviting the remaining powers toes* press their desires in the matter of a fM settlement, or rather to indicate how,, in their judgment, peace negotiations conld be thus instituted. This note is calculated to secures foil disclosure of the intentions of the powers if the inquiry is met by them in the frank . ^ spirit in which it was conceived by the United States government The difficulty apprehended now in reaching a : i settlement lies in intentional procraetination on the part of any power ' yjjB which does not desire to avoid a formal TUCKEB HELD HIS C0TT03T. Lm County, Ala., Warmer* Msrksts 1U Bales of Last Tear's Crop. Monday Mr. John G. Tucker, awell-to-do planter, living near Opelika, Ala., marketed 125 bales of last year's cotton which He baa oeen Holding, is was bought bj Well Bros, for 9| cents. | Th^new crop is being marketed rapidly and is bringing good prices. KEW "QUEEff" OF IfATY Trial Trip of Battteablp Alabama Shews /.? Her To Be the **Fiaest" The trial trip of the new battleship, c Alabama, Tuesday showed her to be one of the greatest war ships of the -J&m world. She developed a speed of 17 knots an hour and made the run with * perfect ease and without effort. The Alabama was built by the Cramps at Philadelphia, and while of the first class, she is unlike any of the :;?M