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r yiv^'TW ?1 r* VOL.1. NO. 36. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBERS, 1904. Sl.SO Per Year TRUSTS AND THE BAt Afl litcrestlff Discassfea Sprsif at ' St Litis PtiSINT LAWS AKE NOT PAVOIED The Standi f*| CsewwHteo m Cowib^ del Law Reports That Until Extot ing R?MdlN Are Further TwUd No Further UgWation Is Advle* at Louis, Special.?Tuesday's sf tba iBMrieu Bar Association mi called to ordar by President James Hagerman, of St. Louis. Hon. Amos M. Thayer, United States circuit Judge (or the eighth circuit of St. Loula had s heavy cold, and his address on "The Louisiana Purchase; Its Influence and Development Under American Rule," was read by Judge Franklin Ferris, of St. Louis. (blowing the reading of Judge Thayer's address, the session was oc cupied with the reports of standing eommitteea. The report of the commit tee on international law declared that the Japanese claim in the present war was of a character that affords Just ?round for mediation. The committee on law reform recom mended the passage of the bill to au thorise the maintenance of actions for negligence passing death In maritime The majority report of the standing committee on commercial law, submit ted in pursuance of a resolution adopt ed at the last meeting of the associa tion that the committee be instructed to report sped 11c remedies In legisla tive form for any unlawful combina tions which may threaten commercial Intercourse, Is based on the conclusion that the reeolution referred to the Federal power to regulate Inter-Stats commercial, rather than to the Stats power to control oommerce exclusively within the State. The committee is, therefore, of opin ion that until the existing exigencies provided by law for the protection of commerce against illegal combinations sre further invoked and their efficiency further teated. It is not neceesary to propound additional legislation ex tending the summary procedure. A minority report was submitted by Walter 8. Logan, stating that he waa unable to agree entirely with the con clusion of the other members of the committee on commercial law. His re port concludes: "1 know of no better weapon that the community has for its defender than the weapon of taxation. I am the more oonvlnced as to the effectiveness of this method of regulating large com binations in the form of corporations when I sss the opposition to it that Is mads by the eomMnatlona and corpora^ tions affected. The passage of ssch leg islation would, I believe, go a long way toward settling in the interest of the people the Important and vexatious trust question." These reports were received and filed and consideration postponed. Benjamin F. Abbott, of Georgia, made an address on "To What Extent Will a Nation Protect Its Citizens In Foreign Countries?" Cowtiidlng Justified. Albany, Ga., Special.?The trial of Chief of Police Wcstbrook on the sen sational chargee flrnt preferred by Rev. Dr. L. Q. Broughten. of Atlanta, in a sermon here three months ago, and fol lowing which the preacher was cow hided by the chief, was concluded late Tuesday afternoon. Of the seven spe cific charges preferred, tho chief If found guilty of two, viz: drinking while on duty and in uniform, and vis iting bar-rooms while on duty and loi tering at such places. The commission Imposed a flue of f 2K for each of these offenses and exonerated him on all other charges. Of the charge of assault on the minister, the commissioners said: "We And Chief Westbrook guilty of this chsrge, but in our opinion the peculiar circumstances Justified him as s man In pursuing the course he did." The verdict Is regarded by Westbrook's friends as as exoneration, as It was not found guilty of either of the most serious charges. A feature of the trial was the development of the fsct that Dr. Brought on did not h: ve affidavits to sustain his charges, as he claimed to have at the time he made his pulpit attacks. Not Real Bell Weevil*. Covington, Oa., 8peclal.?the sup* posed boll weevil discovered on a plan tatlon In the eastern part of thie coun ty several day* ago, upon comparison with the real Mexican boll weevil, spec imens of which were sent here by the State Entomological Department, proves to be aa entirely different in sect, being of a different color and very much larger than the Mexican weevil. There are, however, serious apprehensions that It may prove to be as destructive as the Mexican Insect. A number of the Insects have been for warded to State Entomologist Newell for examination. Japaneee Vessel Sunk. l/ondon, By Cable.?A dispatch to a nows agency from Vlsdlvostock says that according to reports from Port Arthur two Japaneae torpedo boats and c Japanese steamer have been sunk by mines near Port Arthur during the past few daya A Japanese cruiser of the Nlltakatype, it is added, was badly Injured. Train Wrecker Arrested. Koanoke, Va., Special.?William 0. Baldwin, president of the Railway Special Agents of the United 8tates and Canada, with headquarters here received a telegram from the authori ties at Danville, III., which stated that John Kennedy, the convicted train .wrecker, has been arrested at that place. Kennedy escaped from the Staun ton, Va., jail several months ago, after having received the death sentence. The ? <sseilotion given by the Illinois au thorities is almost complete. MVS TMMKMUT TV CMJNTtT Paragraphs of Minor Osthered From Many Through tho South. Qeorgla Day waa obeerred In groat atyle at St Loula exposition Wednes day. Capt Micajah Wooda haa con sen tad to aid tho prosecution of McCuo at Oharlottaarilla. In a ooafaranoa at Charlotte, N. C., tha hard yarn aplnnera agreed upon a aubatantlal ralae in prloea. ?t Richmond tho Waatam Union Telegraph Company aabatltuted white meaaonger boya for tha no groea who had been employed about a year ago. ? number of daring hurglara hare recently been committed at Oraenaboro, N. C There waa a Joint debate at Wayne, W. Va., between Meaara. Cornwall and Dawson, the candldatea for Oor ernor. R. J. A. Bo reman, treasurer of tha Wood county Republican committee, resigned bocauae ho cannot support the State ticket. The death llat of the Southern rail* way wrack near New Market, Tenn., Saturday, remained at 62, fire of the bodlea being unidentified. ?t a meeting of tho atockholdera of the Virginia Coal and Coke Company held at Briatol, Va., the old board of directors waa re-elected. The direc tors will meet next week. Washington Happenings. In a latter to the President Gover nor Wright, of the Philippines, de clares agitation tor freedom (or the Filipinos in this country cauaes rest lessness there. President Roosevelt will Isaue his call for a second peace conference aa soon as he has sounded the sentiment of other nations. John EL Redmond, a distinguished Irish leader, took luncheon with Pres ident Roosevelt. Rev. Charles Wagner, author of "The 8imple Life," spent a night at the White House. The Washington Navy Yard gun riant has started continuous work on naval ordnance. In the North. Two men were killed in a collision on the Maine Central. The first meeting of the First Inter national Congress of Public * Account ants was held In 8t. Louis. Judge George Gray sustained the decision of Umpire Carroll D. Wright in the matter of check-weighman and check-docking bosses in favor of the anthracite coal miners. Hugh Guraey, third secretary of the British embassy, was arrested and flned at Lee, Mass., In violation of the law giving him diplomatic immunity. The Union Iron Works, of San Fran cisco, was sold at auction for $1,700, 000 to a company controlled by C. M. Schwab. Senator O. F. Hoar was reported to be very weak and in a stupor at his homo in Worcester. Mass. A fire broke out In Wingate's board ing house about 12 o'clock Tuesday night at Gardiner, Me., and extended to the Coliseum containing one of the largest roller polo rinks in Maine. The building was entirely consumed. Foreign Affairs. The Japanese aro maneuvering near Mukden in such great force that an early battle is regarded as inevitable. Tho Russian police trace the recent series of assassinations In that coun try to a band of terrorists, who find refuge in Switzerland. Tho crust around the crater of Ves avlus broke, rendering the present eruption more terrifying. Governor Patron, a Colombian offi cial, expressed official regret for the besmearing with filth of the Ameri can consulate at Carthagena. Pope Plus X invites Catholics to a servlco In Rome for atonement for the recent free-thinkers' congress. Tho Irish Unionist Alliance's exec ntive committee protested against the new program of tho Irish Reform Association. Miscellaneous Doings. Kid McCoy won over Sullivan In his 20th round at Los Angeles, Tuesday night. Hon. William J. Bryan was billed to make 30 speeches in Indiana from October 12 to October 22. The Democratic National Commit tee expects to push the campaign fighting from this time, and declared that Judge I*arker's latter would aid his party in the Presidential battle. Tho American Bar Association bo gan its twenty-seventh annual con vention at tho World's Fair, in St. I.ouls. The colonel of a British regiment stationed at Portsmouth has revived the old custom of "crying down the credit of the regiment." Tho drums and fifes marched to different parts of the town and the drum major, at each, read a proclamation warning tradesmen that oen of the regiment could not be held responsible for debt* over the value of ?ne day's pay, say, 26 cent*. CLOUDBURST LOSSES leavy Dtaife Vrttfht Hi Colorado Scttkaeat TIE LOSS WILL KEAC1 A MILLION Devastation Wrought Along tho Wholo Valloy of tho Las Animas Itlver, Including tho City of Las Animas. Trinidad. Col., SpedaL?A torrlflc flood has struck tho city of Trinidad and tho whole valley along tho Lss Animas river, dsTsatating a wlds sec tion and causing a loss which will roach $1,000,000. So far aa known there wss no loss of life, but several are re ported missing. Kvery bridge In the city of Trlnldsd Is out, and the trio phone and telegraphic service com pletely suspended. Mors thsn 30 dty blocks in the residence snd business portions were from two to three feet under water along the river. The flood was caused by a heavy rain which haa been falling for two days. At S o'clock Thursday night ths storm assumed cloudburst proportions and at 2 o'clock this morning ths Las ftnimaa river went over its banks. At 3:30 it wss impossible to get within a block ol the river bed at any point, and Com mercial street was flooded (or (hree blocks In the heart of the buslneea dis trict Msantlme the electric light and gas plant had been flooded and the dty was in complete darkness. Hundrsds of citizens thronged the streets on the edge of the submerged district, carry ing lanterns and doing their best to provide (or those driven from home *un Mieuer. wanting of the fleod was given when the river left Its banks, by revolver shots and the ringing of tht Are alarm, following the blowing of al\ the locomotive and shop whistles in town. Cltlsens upon rafts made of sec tions of sidswalks paddled through the streets rescuing families which were In danger. The new Baoca Hotel, a two story structure Just nearing completion st a cost of $20,000 on the river bsnk, wss destroyed. The wster then ate its wsy through M feet of ground to the Santa Fe depot, which was carried away. The Cardenas Hotel, adjoining, barely escaped a similar fate, an acre of ground being washed away near It. The Rio Grande bridge, st El Moro, Is out and the Santa Fe right of way in many places has been wsshed out. It waa reported that the flood was due to a break in a city reeervoir, but this is erroneous. The reservoir is safe. Death of Senator Hoar. Worcester, Mass., Special.?United States Senator George F. Hoar died here last Thursday night. Old age was the Immediate cause of death. It is understood that the funeral wiV be held Monday from the Church of the Unity, and that Rev. Edward Ev erett Hale, chaplain of the United States Senate, will be asked to offici ate. Rev. Rush R. Shlppen, of Brock* ton, former pastor of the Church of tbe Unity, and the minister who per formed Sen a'or Hoar's second marri age, will be Invited to assist. The body will He in state, probably at tho city hall, during Monday. The Inter ment will be made in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Tuesday morn ing. Mayor Blodgett issued a proclama tion calling upon the business men of Worcester to closo their establish ments during tho funeral. Flags throughout the city are displayed at half mast Rockwood Hoar, son of the late Senator Hoar, received the following message from President Roosevelt: General Rockwood Hoar: Accept my most profound sympathy. Tho loss is not yours only, but of all those who believe In the lofty standard of purity, integrity and fearlessness In public life. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Boy Kills His Father. Little Rock, Ark., Special.?A special to the Arkansas Gazette from Austin, Ark., says: John King, a farmer living near hore, is lying at the point of | death from a gunshot wound at the 1 hands of bis son, Walter, who Is 17 years old. It is clslmed that King was abusing his wife when Walter took his mother's psrt snd told his father repeatedly to cease the abuse. The an gered father is said not to have heeded the warning given by his son, and tho latter seized a shotgun and fired, tho load entering King's neck. Young King has been arrested. Tried to Wreck Train. Lynchburg. Va., Special.?The at tempt to wreck a freight train on the Chesapeake nnd Ohio, near hero last night, was evidently planned by four men whose purposo was robbery. One of the men was on tho train when it struck tho obstruction and when It stopped he bogan throwing merchan dise from the car. The attempt to loot the train, however, was unsuccessful. One Officer Kills Another. Savannah. Special.?Policeman Zip percr and Goodwin, of tho Union do pot squad, quarreled Thursday about how drummcu should bo treated around tho depot by the police. A flg'.it ensued between the policemen. In the course of which Zlpporcr wa* chot and killod by Goodwin. The cor oners Jury held an inquest and pro nounced the homlc'do to be murder. Goodwin was locked up in Jail pending furtoor legal action. SOUTICANLINA CtOf BULLETIN Th? I w | ef Af Quite ?akWtetoHly. Tht wilt i?Mig It. m., Septembar M, had i DMA temperature of 71 de pm which la two degreee balow the normal. The deficiency waa greatest la the Interior and waa nearly normal along the coast. The first two days were warm bat the Stnd. SSrd and Mth were considerably below normal. The cxtremea were a sslnlmom of 44 de gress on the S4th at Oreenrllle sad a maximum of 96 at Klngstrse on the list and tlni The precipitation occurred generally cn the Slat and 23nd and waa light ex cept on the coast from Charleston southward wher elt was moderately heavy. The week has been favorable tor tsrmworh and all kinds ware poshed ir fast aa possible. Cotton Is opening fkst throughout the Btate and plchlag la general but In many parts oC the State pickers are scarce. The crop will not be aa good fta waa expected earlier In the season. Rust Is still doing some damage on light soils. Not much of the top crop of cotton will mature on account of the cool, dry weather. Sea Ialand cot ton Is In good oondltlon and being picked. Corn Is reported to be in good con dition generally. Fodder Is about all pulled and the harreatlng of the' cro? has begun In Darlington county with good yield. Harreatlng of corn will be begun in other ssctlons next week. Late corn was slightly damaged by the eool. dry weather. Rice la being harrested and threshed but the yield is not as good ss ex pected. The weather has been favorable for baying and large amounts of hay and pea Tinea hare been housed In good sondltlon. Potatoes are generally good. Gardens snd fall crope are doing fairly well but are badly in need of rain In soms sec tions. No small grain has been sown yet??. R. TEEPLE, Temporarily la charge. Lynched for Attempted Assault. Greenwood, Special.?James Calvert Stuart, a negro about 22 years old, was lynched by Lanrsns county citizens shortly after midnight Friday night after being brought just across the river Into Greenwood *~oounty. The crime for which Stuart was lynched mas the usual one. In attempting a criminal aaaault upon the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. Doc Hughes, a well known white farmer who lives in the "Fork" between Saluda and Reedy rivers. The first news of the lynching was brought here Saturday morning by a gentleman who was making the trip from Greenville to Greenwood by pri vate conveyance through the country. He reported that just after crossing Smith's bridge over f^luda river he came upon the dead boiy of a negro lying on the side of the road. The ne gro's hands were tied behind his back and he was lying with his fac eup turned and with his knees bent under him, a position indicating to the gen tleman that he had been shot while in a kneeling posture. When the body was examined et the coroner's inquest it wits found that only one bullet wound bad been inflicted upon the negro. This was a pistol ball which entered the body under the left arm. The body was turned o\'sr to the ne gro's father. From reliable reports it appears that the dead negro, James Stuart, bad been living with Mr. Hughes about two years, his release from the Laurens county chalngang having been secured by Mr. Hughes; the negro Had ever since been making his home on his place. Seizure of Contraband. GrcenvlllQ, Special.?Deputy Reve nue Collector Gus Aiken, accompanied by State Contablee Cooley and Bell, returned Monday afternoon from Sa luda, whero they found and destroyed an Illicit steam distillery of 160 gal lons capacity. Fifteen hundred gal Ions of beer wero also seised. A ne gro named Dandy was found on the premises, as was a pair of mules and a wagon., He was arrested and brought here and placed in the coun ty Jail, and team confiscated. Two other negroes were seen at tho dis tillery, but managed to mako their escapo. Noah Broomfleld Killed. Greenville, Spcclal.?Noah Urown flcld, a negro shoomaker, was shot and instantly killed Saturday evening at 6 o'clock by Robert Holmes, a ne gro painter, in front of tho former's shoo shop on Laurens streot, in th? heart of the city. The man was kill ed with a double-barrelled shot gun. It Is alleged that Urownfleld cursed a female membor of tho Holmea family, resulting in Hclmes shooting the shoemaker. Archbishop at Mt. Vernon. Washington, 8peclal.?The Archblslv op of Canterbury went to Mount Ver non today as the guest of Oeneral Cro sier, chief of ordlnanoe, to visit the home and tomb of Washington. The party also included 81r Henry Morti mer Durand, the British ambassador; Secretary of the Navy Morton, J. Pier pont Morgan and tbont twenty others. The letter of acceptance of Hon. Henry O. Davis, candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket, has been made public, and la In substance ar follows: Hon. John 8harp Williams, Chairman, and Other Members of the Commit tee. Dear Sirs: In accordance with cus tom, and my promise when notified by our committee at White Sulphur Springs, on August 17, of my nomina tion for the office of Vice President, I submit the following observations upon some of the questions now before the country. TIMES PROPITIOUS FOR A CHANGE. The tmles are propitious for the re instatement of the Democratic party In control of the government. The public mind Is being disillusioned of the pre tension of the Republlcsn party, so long and so srrogantly made, that the material prosperity of the country de pends upon its own ascendancy. Thoughtful and patriotic people are be coming more and more distrustful o^ the heady snd personal element of th^ present administration, and are more than willing to see It replaced by one that better recognises constitutional and other lawful restraints. They de^ mand that the present wasteful extravi agance In the expenditure of th* money, drawn by taxation from the In dustry of the people, shall cease, and that economy and honesty In the public service shall be sgaln regarded as vir tues In the high places of the govern ment. EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT. The expenditures per capita of the government are Increasing at an alarm ing rate. When the present administra tion went Into power there was a lsrge surplus, but notwithstanding the enor mous taxation, the revenues therefrom are not now adequate to meet the do mands made by reckless spproprla tions. The revenues fell short during the laat fiscal year, of over $40,000,009. In the first sixty days of this fiscal year the expenditures exceeded the receipts by $24,000,000. and If this rate of excess should continue, the deficit for the pres ent fiscal year would be In the neigh borhood of $140,000,000. This needless deficit Is due to the extravagance of the administration, and can only be met by Imposing taxes or selling bonds, there by increasing the Interest-bearing debt of the government. Which course will the Republcans adopt? The coet of gov ernment during the fiscal year was $7.14 per capita, which means that the average tax paid in some form or another by every family of five persons toward the support of the national ad ministration of public affairs was over $26. which. In the case of wage-earners. Is a considerable percentage of their earnings for tho year. No more money should be taken from the people by taxation, direct or Indirect. tVnn Is nec essary for the needs of a government economically administered. To show the rapid growth of the cost of govern ment It is only necessary to give the total expenditures in the last fiscal year of the following administrations: Buchanan, 1860, $03,000,000. Per cap ita, $2.01. Cleveland, 1892, $345,000,000. Per cap ita. $5.29. Roosevelt. 1904, $582,000,000. Per cap !ta, $7.14. THE ARMY. In answer to criticisms upon the size and expense of maintaining the army, the President has said that the number of soldiers now is no greater per capita than in former titnes. But an army then was necessary to protoct settlers from tho Indians and to do other pollco duty in the unsettled portion of the country?conditions which do not now exist. The army, howevor, has greatly Increased In cost, much faster relatively than It has in numbers. The expenses were: Under Buchanan In 18G0 $16,500,000 Undpr Hayes Jn 1880. .38.000.000 Under Roosevelt In 1904... .115.000.000 There are strong paragraphs on tho Panama question, Imperialism, tho Tariff, Trusts, etc. On the matter of local self-government. Mr. Davis says: Local self-government, that came to us not as the gift of tho national gov enrment, but as the legitimate outcomo ot the rosorve powers of the State and of the people, is the very corner-stone ot our political structure and the best aosuranco of liberty regulated by law. It can only be maintained by strict ob servance of the limitation of the Fed eral constitution. Tho Democratic party has always resisted, and will continue to resist, the encroachment by its ene mies upon the fundamental right of the people of the several States. All power comos from tho people and should he surrendered only in the interests of the people, and whenever this power is used for Relflsh Interests, It Is not only p.buse, but usurpation. On the rare issue Mr. Davit; writes as follows: All lovers of their country must de predate the rehabilitation by the He publican party of a disappearing race isEUC. at a ti?no when every effort should be m<ide to promote rather thnn ictard the progress which was being made in the States where slavery had existed, toward kindlier relations he tween the two races. The rcvjval of thjs Issue, with all its attendant evils, must Of necessity retard the development of the Southern States, whose people are struggling manfully with conditions left by the war, and seriously Inter fere with the industrial progress of both races. JUDGE PARKER. The late Democratic convention, and ite candidate for President, have given signal exhibition of a mutual respect and confldenco almost unprecedented 1n our political history, and our party has received new inspiration and hope In Its appeal to the people, who al Appreciate,and admire, gourage. MR. DAVIS ACCEPST Writes Letter to Coaaltte Peflsiaf lis Fesitioi IIS VIEWS ON VARIOUS ISSUES The Democratic Candidates for Vie* President Thinks the Times Ars Propitious for the Reinstatement of His Party in Control of the Govern* ment. character and 'discretion in their lead Mi. Oar candidate baa these qualltiw and can be depended npm at all times i to observe that self-control in spaecb and action which is so necessary to safe reasoning and sound Judgment. With unabated trust in the efficiency of the cardinal principles of our great party, when applied to the practical ad ministration of government, to realise the blessings of peace and prosperity for all. and believing that the people will correct the present abuses of ad ministration by a change of party in power, I await with confidence the re sult of their Judgment at the polls. Very truly yours. H. O. DAVIS. TOOMINENT PEOPLE. King Edward VII. goes to church regularly. Dr. Jameson, the Cane of Good Hope ' Premier. Is now In London. Justice Wills, of Great Brits In. Is said to contemplate retirement. Edward II. TTnrrlman went to Wall , Street as a broker whlll In hla teens, j Friend* of Lord Curzon predict that lie will yet be the Grand Lama of Tl- ' bet. Admtr.il f!enrt:e Dewey recently com- ? pleted fifty years* active service in the United Stste8 Navy. j Captain A. S. Rowan, who carried the message to Garcia, is soon to wed Mrs. .Josephine Deg eayer. of .San Francisco. Old Mother Smltos-atAVoe. the oMest member of the Wlnnehago tribe. Is liv ing with her people on a reservation hi Nebraska. The veteran Norwegian author. Jo nas Lie. Intends to leave Paris, where he has lived for many years, and abide for the future In Norway. Thomas W. p.^tc-r. superintendent of the Indian school at Chemaw, Ore has been married to a quarter-blood Digger girl, a pupil at the sehool. j Cheng Yow Tong, former secretary of the Chinese Commission to the St. Louis Fair, has published a volume of poems relating, iu the main, to the , United States. Mgr. Guidl, Apostoilc Delegate to the ' Philippines, whose death at Manila at the age of fifty-two has been noted, was supposed to be one of the Cardin als reserved *in petto" by Plus X. % Undoubtedly the oldest living poet Is | Colun Wallace, who lives at Ougbter- . ard, Ireland, lie was born In 171MJ, and consequently Is 108 years old. A new collection of his poems has Just been published by the Gaelic League of i Dublin. _ I LABOR WORLD. The strike ox* the ore docks at Ash? land. Wis., has ended. The Chinese ore bptng rapidly driven ont of New South Wales. Typewriter girls- of Montreal, Can.? nre talking about forming a union. The threatened street car strike In Toronto. Canada, has been averted. A strike of 800 miners Is on at Dux Bohemia ngainst the new service regu lations. The Inilted Mine Workers of Amer ica have chartered their first union In Canada. The Amalgamated Society of Engi neers (England) reported a membership of 0r?.0:i8 on August 1. Saxony, the greatest seat of Cermnn Industry, employs the largest percent* age of women in proportion to the total population. Retail clerks and merchants at Min neapolis. Minn., have formed an agree ! mcnt l>y which the latter have consent ed to a proposal to close early except , ? Saturday. Much comnlalnt Is being stirred up in Canada by the alleged efforts of Canadian officials to induce laborers to I enter that country. The laboring i ' classes claim it is ruining wages, San Francisco (Cat.) hackmen and j the Stablemen's Unions have asked 1 the Mayor to assist in settling the 1 trouble between them and the Stable and Carriage Owners' Association. Less than ten per cent, of the mem bership of tho Brotherhood of Boiler makers and Iron Shipbuilders were In terested enough to vote on the refer* ? emluni election of International officers. ? I An effort to establish a Conciliation 1 Board in the building trades of York shire (England) towns and districts, has failed, owing to the failure of the carpenters and Joiners to Joiu the movement. WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. Eleven millions of people have now seen the Fair. An Inlaid table made from 1000 hard woods is exhibited in Nicaragua's pa vilion. One hundred varieties of Mexican cactus are growing in that country's exhibit. A fine display of redwood furniture Is exhibited in the Sun Francisco building. A large tapestry made In 1050 Is ex hibited in tlie Belgian section of the Art Palace. Russia Is represented by a kfnsk In the Fa I ace of Transportation, where tea Is served to visitor.). It was huiit near Moscow. "Pearl culture," or the artificial pro duction of pearls, is illustrated in the Japanese section of the Palace of l*'or es!ry, Pish and (Same. A table top, composed of over l?r>00 pieces of steel tubing of different shapes anil si7.es, is exhibited iu the Palace of Transportation. A unique exhibit Is a locomotive fifteen feet long made entirely of glass tubes of different sizes. It Is ? t< n wheeler and Is perfect in every detail. A feature of the Egyptian Clovern nuMit exhibit Is an old chapel from the tomb of Prince Ra-Ka-Pu, which is the only piece of its kind ever Kbown out side of Egypt. A portrait o! the Crown Prince Mica ael Alcxandrovitch, brother of the Cu?r Nicholas 11., Kmperor of Kussin, th a feature <*t the Russian exhibit. It was executed Ujr the Russian artist, Uuldl reff. END OF A FAMOUS CASt The State UkVsm to PrtMCUte Dcfn4ut> la Co?plrocy Matter. In the Wake Superior Cooit 8atuf* Jay morning a nol proa wu wtonA by order of Judge Ftrguion la the erf mtnal proceeding against Capt. V. M> McBee and K. 8. Finch. charging than with conspiracy against the State 14 their litigation for the appointment o^ a receiver for the Atlantic 4k North Carolina Railroad. The case waa some days ago continued for tho term on Account of the continued Illness of Capt. W. H. Day, of counsel for th^ defendants, but this morning Mr. Frank I. Ob borne, also of couar ael for the defendants, appeared be fore the court and moved for the net pros. So this Is the order the court had entered on the record: "By i% quest of the Governor of the State aa{( counsel of the defendants the solicitor says he will not further prosecute this esse and therefore It Is ordered tha^ a nolle prossequi be entered herein and a nolle prossequi Is so entered." This brings a final close to ono of the most sensational litigations that have figured In State or Federal courts of North Carolina In years. The Great Mecklenburg Fair.. Carolinians are just now much inter ested In tho elaborate preparations ko lng on tor the opening of the Mecklen burg County Fair, which takes place October 25th, 26, 27 and 28. In ad dition to the usual features oC a fair many special attractions hsve beea ar ranged for the event of 1904. The displays of farm products, practical domestics and educational progress will surpass anything heretofore seen at a county fair. The reeling will be of unusual merit, as a number of fss4 horses from all parts of the country have been entered. The midway?purd and clean?will offer its never-falling attractions. Miss Lillian Shaffer, champion lady equestrienne of the world will bd present, also Miss Lottie Jewell from the Paris hippodrome. The rid ing feats of these two artists will be wortl^ n trip to the fair. In addition to these attractions there will be many, other unusually interesting features: The management has seeurod reduced rates on all railroads leading Into Chalotte. In regard to the tournament, which will be held the firot day, rules and regulations were mailed to more than 60 riders and the indications are that the contest will be the largest over held in the State. The following prises have been offered: First, $25; second, $15; third, $10 and fourth. $5. Mr. David B. Smith of tho Charlotte bar, has been selected as orator to de liver the charge to the Sir Knights be fore they enter the contest. Mr. Jno. M. Craig, chief marshal, is busily engaged appointing his assist ants and hopes to have his list ready by the end Jf the week. New Registration Unnecessary. In tho absence of Attorney General Gilmer, F. M. Simmons, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee requested an opinion from Pou it Puller, regarding tho operation of tho new election law. They made a report to the offect that a new goneral registration is not necessary this year, that tho registration hooka of 1902 should he revised, and tho names of voters who have died since that time, removed to other precincts or who have otherwise become eligible, should bo stricken from tho list and all remain ing transcribed by the registrar on the new hooks, to which new registrations should be made. Where new precincts have been formed, new registrations are necessary In the new precincts and In all old ones from which the new pro* cincts wqre taken. Sir William Harcourt Dead. London, By Cable?Sir William Ver non Harcourt, "the finest political gladiator of his age," died very sud denly Saturday at Nuneham Park, near Oxford, the country seat which he recently inherited from his noph ew. Only his wife, a daughter of tho late John Lothrop Motley, the histori an and former American minister to Great Britain, was with hlm( Mew President Inaugurated. Newton, Special.?Rev. Georgo A. Snyder, A. M., tho new president of Catawba College, was Inaugurated hero Saturday, tho ceremonios being attended by a large numbor of people. The exorcises wore held nt tl o'clock tn tho college chapel, and a nwmber of addresses wore made hy prominent members of tho Itefoitned Church, under whoso auspices tho college la conducted. Responds were read from a number of prominent citizens who refjrotied their inability to at tend tho inauguration, among theso being a letter from 1'resident Wooso veil. Lynching Case Postponed. Tluntsville, Ala., Special.?Continu ance of the arson caso of James Arm strong. Ijccuuho of the abr,enco of im portant witnesses for tho State, dis poses of tho last lynching case for the present Five alleged lyncher* 'were acquitted, and ono Is held over becauso of a hong Jury Armstrong will be given a hearing at tk? Novem ber term of court. AppU??tion fur ball has been refused.