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VOL. II. NO. 12. , CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. Sl.SO Per Year
OPINIONS OF TWO LEADERS
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Parker and Bryan Explain Different Views of
Jeffersonian Democracy
TVI NOTEWOtm ADMESStS
rxm?r Nomina* Parker, Mayor Mo
Clelland, Senator Nawlanda and Oth
er? Addreea 700 Damoorata at tha
Waldorf-Aatoria, Parker Racaiving
an Enthualaatlo Hearing.
New York, Special.?Seven hundred
Democrat? attended the Jefferaon day
banquet of the Democratic Club of
New York at the Waldorf-Aatorla
Thursday night There were many
there of national reputation, and chief
among theaa were Judge Alton B. Par
ker, Democratic nominee for Prealdent
laat November.
In the banquet room portralta of
Jefferaon were conaplcuoua. In addi
tion to Mr. Parker, the apeakera were
United States Senator Newlanda, of
Nebraska, Mayor McClellan, of New
York, Congressman Henry T. Ralney,
of Illlnoia, and J. J. Willett, of Ala
bama. Senator Carmack, of Tennessee,
was the only one of thoae expected to
speak who could not attend.
Mr. Parker was the first speaker,
and he was enthualcally received.
Frequently he was Interrupted by ap
plause. The speech was on the future
of the Democratic party and was re
plete with suggestions for harmony1
and. urgent appeals against sectional
ism. John Pox, president of the club,
presided, and hla brief speech Intro
ducing Judge Parker was applauded.
Mr. Parker said:
I do not come here to make excuse
or explanation about the past, to pro
mote any personal purpose or ambition
for the future, or to further the ends
of any aectlon, faction or Intereat. 1
' am moved solely by a desire to com
mune freely with my countrymen who
believe that the time-honored doctrines
of the Democratic party, aa deduced
from the great policies defined by the
man whose birth we here commemor
ate, and eatabllshad by (he founders
are-still true, still allvfc,' still worthy
of acceptance and devotion, and still
necessary. If our Institutions are to be
maintained In their early vigor and
purity.
It may be conceded that they aro
not new-fangled or hysterical. We
can also justify the claim that they
are not destructive to any legitimate
political or industrial Interests, or aub
verse to thoae conceptlona of liberty
and free Institutions for which our
fathers suffered. They hive approved
t ham selves In peace and war. Under
their sway, our people Increased In
number, wealth and power, the poor
and oppressed from other lands found
refuge and welcome, population spread
gradually over territories peacefully
acquired, and Industry was frse, while
taxes were low and so distributed as
to discourage monopoly. When theso
principles dominated our policies there
was no thought of conquest, or of
protectorates over distant, alien, and
turbulent peoples; there waa no talk
of alliance with the great; no question
of making ourselves collectors of
debts, .good, bad, just or fraudulent;
and no suspicion that anywhere In the
lexicon of free government there was
to be found the word "subject."
BOMB ELEMENTS IN RECENT
POLITICS.
We meet after defeat which was
easy to foresee and predicted. It was
preceded by division and faction In our
ranks over a period of eight years and
they have done their worst. It was
amphaclsed by the use c? governmental
power for partisan purposes, by the
reckless and unprecedented expendi
ture of money nnd by demagogic ap
peals to Interests as wide apart aa the
poles. We have left to us only the
smallest measure of power In either
house of Congress; we have lost
States whose confidence we had long
By Wire and Cable.
A large fleet of warships and col
liers Is reported to have been seen
250 miles northeast of Madagascar,
?teaming east.
The allotments of the new Japanese
loan wero oversubscribed many times
In the various money centers of the
world.
Secretary Hay arrived at Gibraltar
much Improved In health.
The House of Commons adopted a
motion declaring that the Chamber
lain fiscal program would be detrimen
tal to the shipping interests.
The situation In Macedonia Is giv
ing rise to some anxiety and notice has
been served on the Cretan Insurgents
to disarm In 36 hours, on pain of Inter
national Intervention.
State Treasurer I^acy Issues a circu
lar advertising for bids for $250,000
In 4 per cent, bonds authorized by the
racent Legislature to run eight years.
Bids mutt be submitted by noon May
10th and be accompanied by certified
checks on a basis of 91,000 for bid for
$60,000 in bonds.
Pointed Paragraphs.
A man could build a twenty-story
office bolldlng while a wfcman Is mak
ing her plans to wash her hair.
There la no love where there are none
to be loved.
Manhood Is always marred by being
i aver on the make.
Many a man has to be broken up bc
* fore he can be built up.
k YMoabnot kiadle the fire of truth
commanded, and the somber of Gover
nors and State legislature* under our
control Is surprisingly small.
We may, however, recall that this la
not the first time that the party hss
been In what teemed to be a hopeless
minority. It was so from 1860 to 1867
when a great wrong which haa been
far-reaching In Ita effects upon morals
and Justice, left It In a minority for
another eight years. But when Its con
dition waa least encouraging, it was
atlll the aame consistent advocate of
patriotic and manly pollclea aa when
it waa In the full plenUtude of power
during the first sixty years of the last
ccntury. Rallying sbon* it* natural
leaders?as courageous and patriotic
as any known to our political history
It was then, as alwaya, ita virtue to be
a national party. These leaders kept
themselves in touch with every ques
tion of current interest In every ham
let of the Union. Nothing American
was alien to them.
POWER OP ' THE PARTY AS A
MINORITY.
During the Civil War more than 600,
000 Democrats stood on each side of
the firing lines of the two great ar
mies which faced each other, all believ
ing themselves right On the morrow
of Appomattox, they, the victors snd
the vanquished, had scattered'to their
respective homes, all bent upon pro
moting peace, all understanding each
other In their trials, all facing the
aame great problems. In the foulest of
all days In our national life?those of
so-called reconstruction?these soldiers
largely recruited from other peaceful,
patriotic, men in the North, were fourU
voting together.
During this period there came to the
front in our national councils the great
historic figures of Thurman, Hendricks,
Bayard, Seymour. Hancock. McClellan
and Tilden. In the face of prejudices
and opposition, which might well have
daunted the bravest, these men were
able to combat and to overcome that
sectional policy whlcb-at one time al
most dominated the whole ? country.
When, In spite of aggressions, fairly
divided between the misuse of military
power, and deliberate, studied corrup
tion of the suffrage, these men had
been successful, they were reinforced
by Lamar, George, Hampton, Hill,
Vance, Morgan, Vest and many other
strong, and patriotic men from the
South. *
Added to these leaders, who. In the
field of national politics, so nobly unit
ed to combat human passion at its
worst estate, were hundreds of thous
ands of sturdy men in the North, who,
as Governors, members of State leg
islatures, committeemen of every
grade, and private citizens, carried the
struggle of free government down into
the smallest political divisions of the
country. Everything was won except
the presidency. In spite of which Dem
ocracy was able from 1888 to 1885 to
keep at bay the enemies of good will.
NO ROOM FOR SECTIONALJSM.
So, too, there Is altogether too much
talk about an Eastern, a Western, a
Southern, or some other Democracy,
when the essence of the party 1b its
national character and the entire ab
sence of sectional features. The con
trol of the party machine in one city
or another, in this or that State, or
even In the country, is not a matter
either Important or interesting to the
great body of Democrats.
THE KIND OP ORGANIZATION
NEEDED.
I would not for a moment convey
an Impression that organization is not
Important. It Is even more?it is vital.
If we are to give effect to the principle
and policies which buttress our party
faith. But, however necessary and vi
tal, it may be useless?a mere empty
bauble?if It Is viewed as the end rath
er than the means. We are confronted
by forces which, when not purely per
sonal, are almost wholly mechanical.
They are represented by a party, well
managed, Indeed, In that two-thirds
of the Union to which it restricts its
activities. It has everything that pat
ronage can suggest or Imply. In re
turn for favors received it sells to the
highest bidder or freely gives the
Big Deal in Oil.
Beaumo.it, Tex., Special.?The larg
est deal In oil ever made in the South
took place Friday. Mphki-s. Cnrncs,
Basa ft Benckensteln, of Beauuiont,
purchasing from Messrs. l>aertel ft
CalTerty, of Franklin, 1,760,000 barrels
of oil In storage at Jennings. The
pale gives the purchasers a total of
3,000,000 barrels in storage at Jen
nings.
Greenville, 8. C., To Have a Perman
ent Fair?Striving to Raise $15,000.
Greenville, Special.?The people of
this city have for several weeks been
striving hard for the organization of a
permanent fair association. Subscrip
tions lists were circulated last week
and at a meeting of the subscribers,
held In the council chamber last even
ing, a permanent organization was ef
fected. The name of the association will
be the Piedmont Fair Association.
The meeting last night was harmo
nious and more than one hundred sub
scribers were present. The total sub
scription to date amounts to $10,250. It
Is the purpose of the directors to raise
$15,000. It is thought the Greenville
Traction company will be called upon
to assist 111 raising the remainder.
New* of Ihe Day.
Charlman Frtck, of the Equitable
1,lfe Assurance Society, has called upon
President Alexander for a complete
statement of all the affairs of the so
ciety.
The prudential committee of the for
eign mission board of the Congrega
tional church decldod to hold on to
Mr. Rockefeller's gift of $100,000. Rev.
Dr. Washington Gladden, who opposed
the acceptance of the gift, made %
qftuaUe statement concerning the com
mittee's action.
pwoMwt. NotUac (ku
"? ??ienulty of monopoly can mam
Euhhtf/1""0 "* *COP* ?r ""ttr-Tta
..^?5 y* can control one* apln
J*JJ?e training-schools for tl? higher
l?KS' *? P*1 taT* "?*? DMd to
orarnudi about can
fiSfM*/*"1** wo shall
S2? 55.1* aad ?tron* in the peo
E1** *J]t tb? necessary foundations.
fnd ??lT then, may wo look with
hopefulness and confidence to the coun
n!7Ji?KrSr- J*6? we m<* *? North.
?L?S #%!"! ?I We^ ,or candidates,
cortoln of their fitness for the work In
of te,r acceptableness to oar
countrmen.
Bryan at Chicago.
Chicago, Special.?Subject* of na
tional significance to the Democratic
party were discussed by several lead
ing orators of the party at a Jefferson
club bsnquet held at the 8herman
House in commemoration of the blrth
dsy of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner In
a measure resolved Itself Into a Jollfl
cation over the recent election of Mayor
?kITVL '_Punne' who is a director of
the club. The msyor was among the
speakera who responded to toasts All
the speakers referred to municipal own
ership and to Mayor Dunne's election
0n?,,I?lunl*lpa, owner?hip platform.
v^Zl ,Jenn,n*? Bryan and George
Fred Williams were the principal
speakers from out of town. Mr. Bryan
spoke on "Thomas Jefferson' 'and his
sr"ted wlth ???????
He responded to the tout "Thomas
Jefferson. He said in part:
flrIT6 *re? told that when Moses, the
first great law giver, had attained his
majority, he looked upon the burdens
with ??LOUnt,7wfn and ?rmpsthixed
S . t^e?* Although he had been
adopted by a princess and was heir
to a throne his heart led him from
the pslace and the society of princes
to companionship with his oppressed
brethren. When a leader was needed
to break the bondage of the Israel
ites and guide them in the formation
a?.. ; tbl8 "ympathy fitted him
[?S. his work. And no one. It may be
added, does a great work whose heart
does not beat In sympathy with the
masses, ever struggling, ever in need
or Help.
Thomas Jefferson, although not
reared In the environment of royalty
was born and educated . among the
people who least sympathized with the
rights and Interests of the common
man. His heart, too, was touched by
the struggles of his countrymen, and
he early became their champion, al
ln. 80 (,oln* he alienated the
landed aristocracy and educated class
In wealth he was the equal of the
wealthy, and his learning brought bim
Into association with scholars, but heart
kept him In touch with the plain peo
p .: ?n<s he earned the right to be
called the First Great Democrat.
It was not that he was the first to
conceive of Democratic principles or to
pre?eh the doctrine set forth In th?
Declaration of Independence. That doc
trine was not a new one; but he gave
fill *f eXp:e?8,on to the doctrine at
of.,t8 8reate?rt triumph. The
aspiration for self-government was
born with man. It has been the inspir
b?mC ?!!*??W ? has led PeoP1* all
-5.? t0 ?truM,e 'or freedom of con
of 8Peech- individual
liberty and the recognition of the rights
Some in all ages have found a
hn? reason for applauding monarchy,
but at no time has there been universal
acquiescence in arbitrary power.
JSLSr* bJef?r? the invention of the
nil 1 road, and before the country had
?!i1f.880w . ro,oa8al centralization of
wealth, but viewing as he did every
question from the standpoint of the
people, and hating, as he did, every at
tempt to divert the profits of industry
from the producers *n the "Idle holders
of Idle capital." we have a right to
assume that ho would todav stand
with the people for the regulation of
railroads and the extermination of pri
vate monopoly.
No one can Imagine Jeffersoti as tol
erating the impudent claim of the rail
road magnates that they have a right
to determine abritrarily and without
appeal the rate to be charged for the
transportation of passengers or freight
What an opportunity the preaent con
test would give him for the arraign
ment of human greed and for the de
fense of human rights.
Jefferson's love for mankind was his
controlling passion, and it extended to
generations unborn. As we celebrate
his memory on the anniversary of his
birth, we can say as those could say
who lived when he did, "We love him
uecause ho first loved us."
Conspiracy Charge Dismissed.
New York, Special.?Tb? indictment
charging Nnn Patterson with conspi
racy with J. Morgan Smith and Mrs.
Smith, wrongfully to obtain monoy
from Caesar You.ig was dismissed in
tho court of general sessions at the
request of Assistant District Attorney
Rnnd.
Tho court reserved decision in the
Smiths case.
CARRIE MUST BEHAVE.
Or She Wll Be 8ent to Jail For Six
Months, With a $250 Fine.
Wltchlta, Kan., Special?In district
court, Carrlo Nation, Myra McHcnry
and Mrs. Lucy Wllholt were found
guilty of destroying property. Mrs.
Nation was fined $250 and four
month# in Jail. Mrs. McHenry two
months and $150 and Mrs. Wilholt 25
days and $160. The sentences were
suspended, pending good behavior. The
offense was committed September last,
when tho women broke windows of ?
wholesale liquor house.
Hay Improving.
Nervl, Italy, By Cable.?The condi
tion of Secretary Hay improves daily.
He received a visit from Ambassador
White, who stopped here on his way
to Rome. Mr. Hay dlscuseod principal
ly questions interesting Italy and
America, chiefly emigration matters
and King Victor EmmanuaVs proposal
for the establishment of an Interna
tional chamber of agriculture, giving
verbal Instructions to Mr. White on the
subject. The utter expects to arrive in
Rome Saturday.
jjtCB
THE SUMMRKHOOL
Ssperiiteidcat JUrtia Aiiotices
the Cerps tf Teachers
; v {
Till WILL BE ttU At CLEMSON
Catalogue Will Be IWUfd In a Few
Days and Frdm This Every Datall
, Can ba Learned.
Stata Superintendent ff Education
O. B. Martin, who la tkt superintend
ent of the State Summer school, has
announced that the tecfelty of the
State Summer school. which is to be
held at Clemaon college. June 21st to
July 19th. In addition lb this faculty
of Instructors there will be provided
a special aeries of esefclng lectures
and entertainments, whfeh wilt be an
nounced later. The tacvlty i^s foi
Admlnistratlve board: Superintend
ent O. B. Martin^,State Superintendent
of education; aasocWfc, p. h. Mell.
president of demson college; assistant
W. H. Barton, chief dark In depart
Irene <^,^ucationi "topographer. Miss
FACULTY*
Superintendent, Lawaon b. Brans
Augusta city achoola, supervision;'
Superintendent EX 1a Hughes, Qreen
ivlle city schools, illustrated geogra
phy; Dr. James p. Klnard, Winthrop
college, grammar; Prof. T. Gilbert
Pearson. North Carolina Normal ft In
dustrial college, nature study and bird
life; Dr. D. It. Augsburg, supervisor
drawing, Oakland, Cal.(aasistants to be
announced); Dr. A. U Manchester,
Converse college, music; Prof. A. C.
Moore, South Carolina college, physio
graphy; 8upt. S. H. Edmunds. Sumter
city schools, composition and rhetoric;
Prof. D. W. Daniels, Clemson college,
English and American literature;
Supt. T. C. Walton, Anderson city
schools, psychology and history of ed
ucation; prof. M. E. Earle. Furman un
iversity. algebra and geometry; Prof.
P. T. Brodle, Clemson college, arithme
tic. trigonometry, analytic geometry
and calculus; Prof. Riggs. of Clemson
college, mechanic arts; Dr. Haven Met
ralf, Clemson college, botany and
school gardening; Dr. J. L. Mann,
Florence city achools, pedagogy and
school management, prof. A. O.
Rembert. Wofford college, Latin; Prof.
C. C. Newman. Clemaon college, hor
ticulture; Prof. W. C. Smith. North
Carolina Normal and Industrial col
lege. American and general history;
Supt. W. E. Dendy, Pickens graded
schools, civics; Miss Mary F. Wick
lltfe, Winthrop college, ri""'1 train
ing; Miss Elizabeth E. Lumpkin, Win
throp college, reading and elocution;
MIbs Katherine Pasch, Missouri Nor
mal school, applied manual training In
manual work; Miss Margaret Puryear,
Augusta city schools, primary meth
ods; Miss Minnie McPeat. Winthrop
college, child study and kindergarten
work; Miss Catherine Mulligan. Win
throp collcge. domestic science.
President P. H. Mell and the special
committee of the Clemson faculty ap
pointed to advise and assist with the
summer school arrangoments, are giv
ing careful thought and wise efforts
to tho plans for the comfort and pleas
ure of the teachers who attend tho
summer school. The Clemson board
of trustees made a special appropria
tion to put the collcge building and
dormitories in excellent shape for tho
reception of the teachers. "Just as soon
as the session closes the rooms and
halls will be thoroughly 'cleansed and
renovated. The horticultural depart
ment has been planting vegetables and
flower* especially for the summer
school and careful foresight is being
exercised In order to provide tho best
culinary advantages. Arrangements arc
being made for several side trips In the
vicinity of Clemson college. TTie teach
ers will have opportunity to visit John
C. Calhoun's home, which is on the
campus, and also.the home of John Ew
Ing Calhoun, his father, which is near
by. They will also visit Old Stona
church, where Calhoun worshipped,
nn<i where Governor Pickens and other
distinguished men are burled. FOrt
Rutledge, Pendleton and other histor
ic places are net far away, and excur
sions will be run to Tallulah Falls and
elsewhere
The catalogue, with full announce
ments of the 8'-:mmer school, and ap
plication blanks, wll be Issued from
the Qfflc* of the State superintendent
of education within the next few days.
This catalogue will contain the infor
mation which will bo especially valua
ble nt this time. The dormitories, all
the public buildings and the boarding
department of Clemson college will bo
at the service of the teachers who as
semble here for the summer school.
About 500 teachers can be accommo
dated. The dormitories are supplied
with everything necessary, and the au
thorities will endeavor in every way
to add to the comfort of the people.
Each ono who wishes a room In the
college wll lso state In the proper plac?
on the application blanks furnished
them by the superintendent of educa
tion. President Mell will' Inform all
applicants concerning questions rola
llve to board and lodging. The dorm
itories will be open for the summer
school students on the evening of Juno
20th, and dinner will be served on
that day. and on the 10th of July, the
day for the school tp close. Board fo*
the session, single beds, two in a room,
will be fourteen per month. When stu
dents are forced to leave before the
end, a refund will be made. Chargei
for a shorter time will be at the rate
of $1 pef day. or $r> per week.
Visitors who come to inspect the
school will be boarded at the same
rate If there is room for them, or they
will bo aided in securing board an?l
pleasant accommodations.
All college conveniences and appoint
ments will be at the disposal of the
tcarhers. The campus contains about
2'i0 acres, with good bicycle paths, base
each dormitory there are hot and cold
baths. The dormitories will accommo
date about 600 teachers, two In a room.
In the college building there are over
40 largo lecture rooms and laborato
ries. The auditorium will seat about
1,000 people. Thoro are three socito
halls suitable for smaller gathering.
The chemical and physical laborato
ries are *r*?lle4 with water, ?m ana
apparatus for thorough work in these
departments. Excellent facilities for
teaching drawing in sky-lighted room
are at the command of the teachera.
In equipment for wod and Iron work
ing, the college cannot be surpassed ir
the South. A large farm belongs to the
college which will be used for supply
ing the table during the summer
school.
The 8tate Teachers' association will
meet at Clemaon college, June 29th and
COth. An unusually strong program
has been prepared by the executive
committee of that association. The
lowest possible rail road rates will tx
secured both for the summer school
snd the teachers' associated.
PALMETTO CI0P BULLETIN
Conditions as Outlined By Department
of Agriculture.
The week ending 8 a. m., Monday
the 10th, .began with high tempera
tures and/air weather. Showery con*
iltions with rain, hail, sleet and snow
lurries prevailed from 4th to the 6th
inclusive. The hall did some damage
to tobacco and strawberries in the
northwestern countries. The sleet
ind snow were confined to the western
rod central counties and did very lit
Je damage. The snow occurred In
the western snd central counties but
iras not general, and it melted as it
fell.
The rainfall varied from less than
^alf an inch to over an inch, and was
very v^ell distributed and beneficial to
(rowing vegetation and put the soil
into excellent condition for cultiva
tion; it was heavey enough to stop
>lowing over the western counties,
jut scarcely Interferred with farm
rork in other sections.
The frost on the 7th was general
tver the State to within about six
niles of the coast. It was killing
>ver the western counties where the
nlnlmum temperature fell to about
10 below freezing, and generally light
n all other sections. Tender garden
vegetables, such as beans, and toma
toes were more or less injured, and
;orn was nipped in the western coun
Jes, although the damage was slight
is there was but little up. Fruit is
n full blooom In the extreme west
ern counties and the frosts was In
>laces, quite damaging, but elsewhere
t is not believed that fruit was ma
terially Injured, except figs' in places
ind possibly peaches.
Farmwork Is well advanced gener
illy, though backward in some ser,
Jons where labor Is scarce.
Corn planting is nearly finished iu
the eastern and central counties where
nost of it is up to fairly good stands;
n the western counties planting is
sroll under way on uplands. Cotton
planting has been begun in the east
)rn parts and will be begun in the
western ones next week. Some cotton
?s already up. Tobacco plants are
imall in Marion and they were slight
ly Injured by the hail which fell Id
tections. Rico planting is making rap
vl progress in the Colleton district and
ias not begun in the Georgetown dis
tricts where the proposed acreage will
je smaller than usual. Some sweet
potatoes havo been planted in the
southwestern counties.
The small grain crops are generally
lolng well and look promising, but
.n some soctions the oats crop is poor;
rye is heading. Pastures afford good
{razing in the coast counties. Gar
ions vary greatly, being poor in placo*
ind backward, while in others early
vegetables are on tho market. Truck
was damaged slightly by the frost, es
pecially strawberries and beans and
cucumbers. Strawberries, lettuce and
radishes aro being marketed.?J. W.
Baurer, Section Director.
The Library For Furman.
Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, president of
Furman university at Oreenvllle, states
:hat the plans for the new library
building given by Mr. Carnegio to Pur
man university have been accepted
They were made by Mr. P. K. Perkins
A New York city. Mr. Perkins was for
i number of years a student of archi
tecture In Paris, and was for a time
lecturer In his subject to the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. He is tho author
yt the plans according to which the fur
ther development of the University of
Pennsylvania will be directed. He has
?ent to Oreenvllle, in an oak frame 25
by 18 Inches, a beautiful sketch In wa
ter colors of tho propopoeed building.
In elevation tho stylo is renaissance, in
% brick and granite treatment. Large
windows give abundant, light. Aside
from a little carving in the cornice and
at the entrance, the design is very sim
ple Indeed.
Storm Visits President'# Camp.
Lawton, Okla., Special.?A report
Monday from Frederick, Okla., "says
that a severe wind storm crossed tho
Pasteur reserve there Sunday night,
partially wrecking some tents and caus
ing other minor damage. No one was
injured. A late message from Frederick
*tates that only a light rainstorm pre
vailed in the vicinity of the President's
camp. It was unsccompanlel by wind,
and no damago was done.
Baptist Union Accepts Gift.
Boston, Special.?An offer from John
D. Rockefeller to give a second $100,000
to the American Haptlst Missionary
Union was received at the headquarters
of that organization in this city. On
Saturday, the union received a check
for $100,000 from Rockefeller, tho
amount representing Mr. Rockefeller's
customary annual donaiion to the Bap
tist sor lety. to be used for the purpoSo
of conducting the missionary work In
foreign fields. The contribution was ac
ccpted.
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Many Newsy Items Qathtrtd From
?II Sections.
General Cotton Market.
Galveston, easy 7 9-16
New Orleans, steady 7 5-8
Mobile, easy 7 1-2
Savannah, dull 7 1-2
Charleston, dull 71-2
Wilmington, steady 7 1-2
Norfolk, quiet.. 7 3-4
Baltimore, nominal 7.85
How York, quiet 7.85
Host on, quiet 7.85
Philadelphia, quiet 8.10
Houston, easy 7 1-2
Augusta, steady 7 9-16
Memphis, steady 7 9-16
St. Louis, quiet.. 7 5-8
Louisville, firm 7 7-8
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent price# paid
to wagons :
Strict good middling .7 5 8
Good middling 71-2
Strict middling 73 8
Middling 7 3-8
Tinges 6 1-2 to 7 .00
Stains 5 1-4 to 6 1-4
Five Buildings Destroyed.
Che raw. .g C., Special.?At 12.50
this morning fire broke out In an old
building on Market street occupied by
negroes as a shoe shop, a clothes
cleaning shop, barber shop and a gro
cery store. The Are spread rapidly.
The store of T. J. Ballard, white, was
next to catch, then two other small
buildings occupied by negroes caught.
These buildings were totally destroyed
The ofllce building of the Cheraw Live
Stock Company was also burned, af
ter being torn down in an effort to
stop the fire. The debris caught Are
and was burned, but being dowu en
abled the bucket brigade to get In ef
fective work on the large stable build
ing. These stables repeatedly caught
tire but by hard work were Anally
saved. The buildings burned were all
wood. The loss is comparatively
small. The Live Stock Company's
loss Is covered by Insurance, also the
building in which the fire originated/
There was no insurance on the other
buildings or stocks. Ballard's loss was
greatest, mostly on account of damage
to goods. This block will be rebuilt
with brick buildings. Rain all day
Saturday soaked the old buildings, and
helped keep the fire from spreading.
While regrettting the loss, all feel re
lieved that this row is at last cleaned
out. Had the wind been blowing from
the south the entire business portion
of the town would have likely been
wiped out.
May 8ue on Old Bonds.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?A letter
which Attorney Oeneral Ounter's of
fice received Saturday from the New
Hampshire Attorney Oeneral, notifying
him that New Hampshire held $30,000
of old South Carolina "conversion"
bonds, dated January 1, 1869, under a
will from one of its citizens, Benja
min Thompson, who directed they bo
used for an agricultural college, and
demanding immediate payment, is
looked upon as meaning that the
State of New Hampshire is preparing
to bring just such a suit agalnet this
State as was recently brought by
South Dakota against North Carolina.
The South Dakota case was success
ful, but these North Carolina bonds
were backed up by a mortgage on the
State's railroad; whereas there is no
security In the case of this State. Mr.
Ounter has replied by asking for the
number of the bonds and giving the
numbers of valid bonds of that date.
The good bonds of that date, which a
Democratic administration of 1880
funded at 50 per cent, of their face,
with 6 per cent, consols were In ex
change for other bonds surrendered
and on file in the State Treasurer's
office.
Flagman Killed.
Florence, S. C., Special.?A head-on
collision between a light engine run
ning as an extra and a phosphate train
occurred on the Atlantic Coast IJno
at a point seven miles south of Ash
ley Junction, between Charleston and
Savannah, in which Flagman Hill, of
the light engine, was killed. Full de
tails have not been obtained, but It is
understood that the light engine was
being brought from Savannah to Flor
ence.
Marlon Parr Hanged.
Columbia, Special?Marlon Parr was
hanged '? .?,day. With wonderful
composure and fortitude the man who
murdered Clarence Shealey met his
fato. There was nothing of the sen
sational about the hanging, except for
the morbid crowds that were matted
In the street in front of the Jail and
around the fences. Parr's neck was
broken, and it is not probable that he
had any sensation whatever. His fun
eral was held on Sunday afternoon.
The case was famous, on account of
his being the first white man banged
in the State within the past twelve
years.
8outh Carolina Growers Anxious.
Charleston, 8. C., 8peclal.?With a
drop of fully 20 degrees recorded since
morning, truck farmers In this vicinity
arc anxiously counting hours and hop
ing that the brisk northwest winds
may keep up. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars are invested in truck in this
section, and hundreds of acres of peas,
beans, lettuce, asparagus, cucumbers,
and other vegetables are in danger.
The local weather bureau has IssuoJ
frost warning*, predicting a fal] to 40
degrees.
A MM SKIRMISH
OUcouected Fighting Reported la
Neighborhood of Bostilc Armies
TIE RUSSIANS OFF COCMN-CaiNA
German Steamer Report* Seeing Bat*
tleahipa and Six Cruisers in Kanv
ranh Bay, Raising Interesting Sup
position That Rojestvensky Has Di
vided His 8quadron?China Instructs
Governors of Southern Provinces
Not to Permit Breaches of Neutrality
?No Confirmation of Reported
Small Engagement.
London, By Cable.?There is as yet
no news of a naval battle in the far
East or of tho whereabouts of the ri
val fleets. The Hong Kong correspon
dent of the Dally Mail sends a rumor
of a email engagement, but there is no
confirmation of this report. Details
regarding the Russian ships In Kam
ranh Bay, Cochin-China, are too mea
gre to be Instructive. According to the
Dally Mall's Singapore correspondent,
the North German Lloyd steamer
Prins Helnrlch saw five battleships and
six cruisers in the bay, but dispatches
to others of the Ixmdon morning news
papers are not so precise.
The presence of the Russian squad
ron off tho Annain coast is raising
keen interest here. In view of the pos
sibility of their infringement of Chi
nese neutrality and the liklihood of
Rojesvensky having to split his squad
ron. The Morning Post's correspondent
at Shanghai telegraphs that China lias
instructed the Governors of the South
ern provinces to maintain strict neu
trality, in tho view of the Russian
ships sheltering there.
Toklo, By Cable.?The following offi
cial announcement was made today:
"The force advancing north from
Singling, driving the enemy before
them occuplcd Yengcheng, thirty-eight
miles north of Slngklng, at 1 o'clock
on the afternoon of April 14.
"A detachment of the same force, co
operating with the cavalry, occupied
PachJatzu. at C o'clock of the evening
of the same day. Tho enomy's forc.?
near Pachlalzu consisted of soven no*
tnlaa of cavalry and one battery of ar
tillery.
"They first retreated north towards
Yinecheng, then came back to Pach
lalzu. Finding It occuplcd they wero
thrown Into great confusion and re
treated In great disorder over Pellng
Pass, twojgniles north of Pachlalzu.
"There is no change elsewhere."
Expects Fight Soon.
St. Petersburg, By Cablo.?There Is
no information from Vice Admiral Ro
Jestvensky's squadron, but the admir
alty would not be surprised to learn
of skirmishing between scout ships to
day or tomorrow, and the inauguration
of torpedo boat warfare soon is not
unexpected. The naval organ hero
expresses the opinion that Togo was
taken completely by surprise when
Rojestvensky suddenly appeared at.
tho entrance of the China Sea, and Ih
now concentrating his widely scatter
ed fleet near the Pescadores, where it
is believed a sea fight, will probably
occur.
Georgia Fruit in Danger.
Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Atlanta and
vicinity experienced a considerable
drop In temperature last night and
today, and although there Is no official
report on the damage or likelihood of
damage to vegetables nnd fruits, the
weather bureau being closed Sunday,
considerable apprehension Is felt by
fruit and truck farmers. Reports from
the surrounding country indicate a
likelihood of frost tonight, in which
event conslderablo damage will bo
done.
Snow In Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., Special.? At eight,
o'clock Sunday morning a light snow
fell here, the thermometer standing at
37. Reports from central portions of
the 8tate show similar conditions. At
Glasgow, Ky., the tops of buildings
and fences were white, the snow con
tinuing for more than an hour. Tho
thermometer Is 42.
Won't Take Lynchers Alive.
Memprls, Trnn., Special.?A special
from Srnatobia. Miss., fu.vs that tho
Spencer brothers and William Stilt,
charged with being members of tho
mob that shot and killed Sheriff Poag,
are barricaded In a cane brake twentv
miles fro?i town, and have sent word
that they will not be taken alive. A
large jjosse has gone lo the cane brak<?
with the Intention of capturing the
three men.
J. H. Thomaaon. who has confessed
to having led th? mob to the Jail, Is
on the verg* of nervous collapsp. He
Is a prominent citizen and holds tbo
office of county supervisor.
Meets Artie Ice.
Halifax. N. S., Special.?The steam
er Jupiter encountered much drift itc
off the Newfoundland coatf Sunday,
and as her ^bow plates were dented
from an encounter with the Arctic floe,
while on her recent passage from
Liverpool to St. Johns, the captain
skirted along the edge of the Ire very
slowly. Some of the rivets arc started
and thoro is considerable water in the
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