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VOL. XIII. ONLY" THREE SAVKD. | : A Lake Steamer Went to the Bottom Like a Rock. THE CARGO SHIFTED. The Captain's Wife and Child and a Woman Passenger Were Among the Twelve Who Perished. The stfiamor Marirarnt Olwill. nwnod by M. P. Smith, of Cleveland, went down in the storm off Lorain, Lake Erie, Wednesday night. Twelve people were lost, including Capt. .John Brown, his wife and son, and Miss Baldwin, a passenger. The 01 will, of 554 tons, was bound from Kelly's Island to Cleveland with limestone, her cargo shifting in the heavy sea, send ing her down by the steru. Seaman Coyle was the only man saved. lie was picked up by the steamer Stato of Ohio Thursday. Those lost were: Capt. John Brown, wife and child, of Clevoland. First Engineer Alex. Molloo, of Cleveland. Second Engineer Rudolph Shinski, St. Clair, Mich. First Mate John Smith, Cleveland. Wheelsman George Hcffron, Clevoland. Watchman Frank Hipp, Kelly's Island. Three deck hands, names unknown to Duncan Coyle, the sole survivor <. * The 01 will left Kelly's island at 0 o'clook Wednesday night bound for Cleveland with a cargo of stone. There was little or no wind blowing and everything was favorable for a pleas- | ant run. At 8 o'clock the wind began to blow from tho northwest and the littlo boat with a thousand tons capacity began to go at a lively clip. At 10 o'clock the gale commenced and tho wind blew at the rate of 50 miles an hour. Suddenly tho gale turned to tho northeast, Capt. Brown found that tho boat was making little headway and concluded the only thing to do was to turnback and go with the storm. According to tho story of Coylc it was 2 o'clock when tho captain gavo the order to turn about. The vessel had turned half way round when the rudder chain parted and in an instant tho boat was at the mercy of tho storm. She was caught between two waves and as she was borne along tho top of one of them she rolled over on the side. Tho cabins were torn loose and floated on tho water, while the rest of tho ship wont to the bottom. Coylc caught hold of part of tho after oabin and climbed upon it. HefTron was clinging to part of tho same cabin. Capt. Willoughby of the steamer Stato of Ohio sighted tho wreckage about 5:15 in the morning direotly in tho course from Clovcland to Toledo. Tho big steamer put into service her life-saving c.ew and, after sailing around the wreckage for an hour and a half Coylo was rescued. lleffron was thrown a line, but he was too weak to take hold of it and went down in the presence of a largo crowd on board tho steamer. Several attempts were made to get the yawl boat in the water, but tho soa was still running high and the work was extremely perilous. Heffron's death was a pathetic one. As he grabbed the rope, encouraged by the crowd, he mado a superhuman effort to put the rope around his body, but he was too weak and fell exhausted into the waves. THREE OF THE CREW SAVED. Smith, Mcliao and Sehinski woro rescued by members of tho crew of the steamer Sacramento and taken into Lorain by the tug Cascade. The resouod members of the crew was found floating on tho surface of Lako Erie clinging to bits of wreckago. Their rescue was attended by exhibitions of extreme heroism, for heavy sea was itill running when they were picked up. Filipinos Fortifying. Advices from llakodato state that Capt. Sakiohi, of the steamer llokoku, Maru just returned from the Philippines reports that in tho southern islands the young Filipinos are constructing fortifications against emergencies. Every port is garrisoned by a thousand or so of volunteers, whose weapons, however, aro very crude, only about 20 per cent, boing armed with rifles. They arc, however, full of patriotism and state that they will notyiold to tho Americans though the whole of the islands are dostroyed. Tho llokoku Maru was warmly welcomed by tho Filipinos, who oonsider the Japanese to be of a kinv dred raoe and hoped for assistance from ~CTiem. Tho Filipinos were prepared to pay for arms and ammunition and said the Japanese vessels visiting tho islands oould take return cargos of hemp. Capt. Sakiohi says ho only sold tho in* surgonts two revolvors and the eooks <knivos. Corn Stalk Trust. And now it is said that a corn stalk trust will bo organizod. The cornstalk is us?d in the manufacture of celluloso. Only a fow thousand tons of stalks are now used, but it is said the trust will build othor factories in tho great corn belt, and it is the expectation that tho stalks will sell f >r $5 or $6 a ton. Too True. Henry Timrod is another dead genius who after being neglected and scoflod at during his life is now having flowors ? strewn upon his gravo and all sorts of ' people to arise and oall him blessed. ' What a fraud fame is! Wo seldom know who aremost worthy of our praise until they are gone boyond its rcaoh. i HE GOT DAMAGES For Being Blacklisted by a Chicago Railroad. Fred K. Kctcham, a freight conductor formerly iu the service of tlio Chica go and Northwestern Railway company, has recovered damages to tho amount of $21,666 from that company for blacklisting him. Mr. William J. Strong, the counsel for Mr. Kctcham, hns published an ar ticlo in which ho states that the railroads centering at Chicago agreed with each other to employ no one engaged in the great strikoof 1894. in which 30,000 men took part. The companies agreed to keep each other informed as to tho men who took part in the strike, and to require of every applicant for work a "elearanco" from tho railroad by which ho had been employed. It was known that this "elcurincc" was actually demanded, and that when not given, though the man was of good character and had certificates of qualification by his former employer, ho got no work. In one capo where a clearance was given it stated that the man "had permission to secure employment elsewhere." Mr. Strong says of this condition: "This is slavery pure and simple, yet it is without exaggeration the condition of most, railroad employes in tho count.y today. The blacklisting system is also being adopted in ncaily all other branches of corpoiatc employment, such as the large packing houses, street railroads, clothing manufactories, and coal mines. It is one of the growing evils of tho present era of combinations and trusts, menacing the liberty of a large class of our citizens. "If a man who quits the employ of another cannot get work in his chosen occupation without first obtaining tho consent of the man whose employ he lias leit, ho becomes a slave. He will not dare resist any oppression his employer may impose on him. "How long will it be, if blacklisting is allowed to continue and spread, before the laboring masses of the country, having become the helpless tools of these mighty masters, will do their bidding in the exercise of the elective franchise? We shall theu have a government of corporations, by corporations and for corporations. "The wago earner who feels his little children tugging at his coattails for bread will fear, in voting, to assert his manhood and resent oppression. Can a republic mado up of such citizens long endure? Are such mere tools lit to be electors in a government by the people? Theso are serious questions which must bo wisely answered by American voters at the ballot box, or the answers will be blood and revolution." BATTLE OF THE BALES. \ In What Shape Shall Our Cotton bo Baled? The indications arc that the efforts which arc being mado to get owners of cotton gins, who have not already done so, to alter their press boxes so as to make a square bale that will measure 54 inches by 24, will be successful. With a uniform square bale, known as tho standard bale, it is probable that there will bo a prolonged contest botween the standard bale and tho round balo. One great objection to the square bale now is its lack of uniformity which makes it moro costly to handle as freight on cars and on ships. This objection will disappear, however, just as soon as the pross boxes of all cotton gins arc made to conform to the 54 by 24 inch standard. Mr. C. Mcnelas disouascs the subjcot of the standard square balo and the round bale in an interesting articlo in the June number of the Southern Cultivator. As ho sees the situation, the square bale is bound to hold tho field. Ilo gives several reasons for this view. One is that the squaro bale is more satisfactory to tho trade, since it gives the buyer a better opportunity to see what U i. K...inn ..~.l i- " Avi <t> aim unwind itt null tllC square balo stands better tbo rough handling which a cotton bale gets. It is well known, also, that a very largo percentage of cotton is exposed to tho weather for weeks and oftou months after it is baled. It is claiinod that cotton in square bales will stand this exposure better than cotton in round bales. The chief objection which Mr. Menolas offers to tho round balo, however, is that the round balo prosscs are said to be held by a trust?that they cannot bo bought by cotton growors; or by others so that there can bo competition in making the round bale. T^c cotton growers have to pay so much per bale to have their cotton pressed into the round balo. With all of tho presses for making tho square bale out of use, tho round balo trust would bo in a position to ohargo what it pleases for making the round bale?iq other words the cotton growers would bo in tho grasp of a mighty trust. Mr. Mcnelas thinks as long as tho owners of the round bale presses rofuso to sell their presses, it will bo difficult for tho round bale to mako much headway.?Columbia ltocord. Heavy on "The Sun." Justice Brown in tho United States district court, Wednesday handed down a decision awarding $65,000 damages, with interest from Nov. 1. 1898. to Wm. L. Moore, in the libel filed by him against the Sun Printing and Publishing company for the loss of the yatoh Kanapaha, stranded in September of last year while off the north coast of Cuba. Tho yaeht was thon in the employ of the New York Sun as a dispatch boat. Ill 11 CONWAY, S. C. A HORRIBLE STORY, Man Falls Under a Train, Body Cut in Two. HE LIVES ANDTALKS For Nearly two Hours Alive Talk With Those About Him. Drinks Water Freely. William Parsons, a young white man of licnoir, was run over bv No. 30, tho south-bound mail on the Southern, Sunday night at Bethel, a small station several miles from China (Iroovo. The accident occurred at 9.08, and tho man lived an hour and 40 minutes. Tho accident was one of tho most horrible that has ever occurred on tho road. The wheels of four cars passed over the man's body at or below tho waist lino, completely severing tho limbs and lower part of tho trunk from tho rest of tho body. That tho man lived for only an hour with his body completely cut in two is a fact which the medical world will discuss with interest. The man's legs wore picked up and placed in the baggage car; then his body was put in. The legs wcro placed near the trunk. Seeing thorn, tlie injured man inquired what his legs were doing so far away from his body. When the train reached Bethel Sam Krwin and Ben .James, colored men employed in the baggage room, moved the mangled trunk from tho ear to the stretcher and then carried the legs out, placing same on tho stretcher. Tho Hight was one that made old railroaders aocustomod to witnessing accidents of various degrees of horriblencss, turn away with a sickening shudder. A physician was summoned as soon as possible, hut nothing could be done for the man. His sufferings were so intense that lie asked, on his way to be killed. His system would not absorb morphine, so he had to endure the agony until death came to his relief. It was horrible to see a human being l>ing there talking with his body cut in two. Tho man told his name and that of his cousin, Charles Morrow, who was with him. Parsons' parents wcro dead and ho lived at Morrow's father, his unclo's. Morrow persuaded him to go with him to Columbia, S. C., where there is a rocruiting oflico, and enlist in the army. They wcro beatings their way when Parsons met his death. No. 35 had gone in the side track at Bethel for tho vestibulo to pass. The men had been put off the train once. Parsons in attempting to board it the second time, as the train mnve?l nff slit\rknrt on.l fr?1l directly across the rail. The wheels of four cars passed over him. Capt. Tucker was conductor and Engineer Alf Soloman was in tho cab. The train was stopped as quickly as possible. The man was found in the horrible condition described above. Ho talked rationally up to within a few minutes of his death. The stretcher on which he lay was loft at tho entrance to tho baggage room. "I have not long to live; let mo stay in the air," said the dying man. He asked to be fanned and wanted ice water cvory minute or two. He was conscious up to the last. The body was taken to J. M. Harry & Co's. Tuesday morning, and was interred Tuesday afternoon. The case isono in which science will be interested, as it is one of the few, if not the only case known to tho medical profession in which a man has lived for so long after tho severing of tho aorta, tho main artery of the body. Tho fact is accounted foi in this way. Each artery has three coatings. Tho inner eoating became contracted, forming an impediment so the blood could not got out. The man bled littlo, comparatively speaking. He was about 22 years of age. In his pocket was a letter of recommendation, a photograph of himself and a letter from his sweetheart. Dr. Albert Shorrill, who is reading medicine in McManaway & Winchester's office, knew Parson well having taught him when in charge of a school at Lenoir. He says ho was an honest, steady young fellow.?Charlotte Observer. Political Soldiers. General Otis has found time from his military occupation in tho Philippines to compose a Republican cam-, paign document and cable it to this country at the governmen ,'s expense. In this contribution to tho bunph of literaturo which tho Renublican noli ticians aro accumulating for next year's contest General Otis says: "The only hope of insurgent leadors in United States aid. They proclaim tho near overthrow by tho present administration to be followed by their independence and recognition by the United States. This is tho influence which enablts them to hold out." This part of tho latest Otis cablegram reads like an extract from an editorial in an administration organ, and wo have no doubt that next year when tho presidential contest is on (for thoro is no prospect that tho Philippine war will be over beforo thon) it will be profusely circulated by tho Republican campaign managers and shouted all over tho country by liopublican campaign orators.? Atlanta Journal. Negro Robber Lynched. Henry Stewart, the nearro who robbed and seriously shot Gail Hamilton, a negro, and robbed M. Choate, a section foreman, Sunday morning, at Fulton, Ky., was takon out at midnight Tuesday and lynched by a supposed negro and whito . mob. The excitement is high among the negroes. Sow# . THURSDAY. JULY OPTIMISM HUN HAD. Some Facts Bearing on the Philippine Campaign. There continue to conic to hand evidences that the administration is suppressing all unfavorable information about the status in the Philippines. Hero is a sample from a Washington l : A i uispaien: The report of Prig. Gen. T. M. Anderson, which, army men declare, severely criticises Maj. Gen. Otis's conduct of the campaign in the Philippines, will not be mado public by the war department. It is in the possession of Adjt. Gen. Corbiu, who declares that it is of no public interest. Gen. Andorson, who is now in command of the Department of the Lakes, headquarters at Chicago, commanded the First division of the l'lightli army corps under Gen. Otis before being recalled. A dispatch to the Philadelphia l imes from Hong Kong is likewise enlightoniug. Tho dispatch says: The censorship at Manila is so strict that a meeting of correspondents was called for today to protest against the action of the United States military authorities. Nothing is allowed to bo sent out on matters which affect tho administration at Washington, and uu loss dispatches are rosy and optimistic they are not allowed to go. L havo just e u ncd fro n Manila, and a corres pondont submitted his matter only to have it hold up by the authorities. Thero is great anxiety ou tho part of the volunteer soldiers to return home, although any mention of the fact is suppressed by tho ccusor. The censor also prevents tho report of the terrible suffering from the iicat being sent. Our men drop like sheep from the overpowering influence of tho sun. Nothing concerning the Innvommita r>f army is allowed to go out, although the local papers freely ihc this news. Cabling is extremely discouraging under these circumstances, but it is not at all likely that any help will come from the protest to be tiled. Tho orticors aro unhopeful of an oarly settlement of tho war, and in their eagerness to keep tho public from obtaining an inkling of the state of alFairs, they make frco use of the oflieo of press censor. A South Dakota volunteer, Sorgcant Hugh 1). McCosham, has written a letter to a friend in Marinette, Wis., his old homo. MoCosham served in Cuba and rccnlistod last fall for duty in the Philippines. He is therefore no greenhorn nor cry-baby. Under date of May 12 he writes in part: Two days after San Fornando was taken our regiment had but 15)0 men on the line, the remainder being dead, sick or wounded. Gen. MacArthur complained of tho number of men sick, other regiments being in the same shape as ours, and Maj Potter, with one surgeon, was sent into Manila to rush men to the frout. Acting under instructions, he sent 108 mon to the front. Of these, thirty wore unablo to reach the depot, a mile away, many of them fainting on the way, somo twenty eight or thirty ultimately arriving at San Fernando in worse condition than when sent to Manila, the others being ordered back by surgeons along tho lino of railroad, who saw at a glanoo that thoy wero in a precarious condition. Furthor along in the letter, tho South Dakota soldier say3: You Americans shudder at the tyranny of Spain and the cruolty visited upon tho natives of Luzon and Cuba, but I want to tell you that bright, brave, young Americans, who volunteered to defend their country in the hour of peril, aro giving up their lives bv service in sacrifice tc tlm tron!?u r.f tho Htar bespangled gcnorala and a fog headed, dollar hearted bureau of officials at home. Thefierco tropical heat, tho fovcr cursed atmosphere and the bullots of the insurgents are working such havoc among tho men that tho surgeons and nurses arc absolutely unablo to give tho sick and wounded tho caro thoy should receive. You may publish this letter, and my name may bo signed. I would faoo a courtmatial willingly, and provo more than I write, for I know that it is only by arousing tho sonso of the States that wo oan bo relieved, and to stay much longer will bo tho death of most of us. The threo witnesses examined, an aimy officer of high rank, a newspaper correspondent, and one of the enlisted men who has seen service, provo that Gen. Otis has carried his optimism to an extreme, if nothing else.?Tho State. Shields Commits Suicide. Leroy II. Shields, 46 years old, prominont in Virginia polities, and who was oolleotor of customs at Norfolk under the Cleveland administration, suioidod in his room at tho llygoia hotol, Old Point, Tuesday night by sending a bullot into his brain. Molanoholia, induoed by recent finanoial reverses, is the cause assigned for tho doed. Ho 1_ _ J 1 I.I nau Decn ai tno Hotel a week and was oxpooting a reappointment in tlio naval servioe. During the Spanish war Mr. Shields hold the post of paymaster on theoruisor -Buffalo, and since his discharge had been seeking a similar assignment. Ho is said to have lost heavily in speculation reoontly, and is known to have boon brooding over his troubles. A wifo and three ohildron survivo him. Mrs. Shields is in Washington and tho ohildron in Norfolk. A Fruit Trust. It has been said that Armour & Co., and ono Or two other big conoorns are in combination to oontrol all the fruit and oarly vegotable trade of the country. The houses oonoorncd, howovor, deny tho truthfulness of the rumor. The rumor was disturbing to "the colored man and brother" as it inoludcd the watermolon, and there was promise of an oarly emigration, but the denial has brought joy to many an anxious heart. Mm (>, 1899. MEET IN BATTLE. Armed Negro Miners Under Ed Ellis Lose Four. "KNIGHTS OF AFRICA." Result of Attempting to Prevent Lynching by Force of Arms, as Recommended by Northern Blacks. Three negroes arc dead and ono is not expected to lire us a result of a riot between the whito and negro minors at tho oro mines near Cardiff in .lefTcraon county, Ala. Tho dead aro: Ed. Ellis, dim Dill, Adam Samuels, Tho wounded: Itu dolph Williams, (Jeorgo Thomas, mortally wounded. Tho races camo to a clash in the lato afternoon in Clasgow Hollow, where tho negroes congregated, armed with Winchester rifles. A whito man passing along tho road was hold up and abused and was roughly handled. This nows soon spread, and an armed body of white minors movod toward the hollow. It is supposed that thoy went around by a circuitous routo in tho mountains and came upon tho negroes unexpectedly. El. Ellis, the ring leader, armed with a rifle and Colts revolver, fell at the first volley. A rifllo bullet did the work. There was another volley and four ol the other negroes foil. Jim Dill and Adam Samuels died in a few minutes later, being removed to a negro houso. Geo. Thomas was shot through the abdomen with a Winchester bullet. He is not expected to recover. Rudolph Williams will live. The troublo started Tuesday when it was thought that John Shepherd, who, on last Wednesday aftornoon assaulted Mrs. Monroo Jones near Corona, was in that community. The negroes armed themselves to prevent his capturo. Roth sides were aroused and only tho timely arrival of a sheriff's posse prevented an outbreak. This morning the negro miners held a mass meeting and rcfusod to go to work. They all bolong to a secret organization known as tho ' Knights of Africa," or tho "Mysterious Ten." They keep rifles and ammunition on hand at all times. It was in tho afternoon that they gathered in Glasgow Hollow, although with what intontion is not known. Influential citizens nay that two ringleaders arc now out of the way, and they hope to manage the negroes. Ed. Ellis, the head of tho band, and holding tho chief otlico in the secret organization, made a speech to the negroes just boforo his death tolling them not to bcliovo what tho white officers had told them, and swearing that ho, for one, would get ovon with Sheriff O'Brien, who, the day before at tho point of a shot gun, ordered him to disporso his gang. Shortly aftor tho riot Shoriff O'Rrien left Birmingham with a hundred armed men. Ho now has tho situation in hand for tho time being, although late reports say tho situation is extremely critical and that the ncgroos aro talking of avenging the death of their leaders. WILL FIGHT THE TRUST. The Farmers of Texas Organize Against the Round Bale. Tho Farmers' Anti-Trust Union was organized in Navarro county, Texas, in May. The aim and object of this union is the mutual protection of the farmers and eotton raisers against the blighting influence and power of tho round bale cotton trust in particular and other trusts, monopolies, syndicates and combines of whatever name, character or formation, tho workings of which are detrimental to tho interest of tho producers of tho products of the soil, which constitutes all wealth, and tends to destroy honest competition and trado in commerce. Section 4 of the agreement declares that "all persons whoaro opposed to trusts and monopolies in any and all forms, and who bolievo in honest competition in trado, and who believe in tho inalienablo rights of man to lifo, liberty and tho pursuit of happiness as guaranteed the citizonsof this great Republic by the Constitution, and who aro willing to subscribe to tho obligation hereinafter set forth, aro eligible to membership in this union." The following is the obligation: "We, whoso names aro hereunto subscribed do most solemnly obligato oursclvos not to encourage, support or Datronize the round hal? ftntinn system in any way, shape or form, and wo furthor agree to patronizo our homo gins and ginnors with the flat halo, provided that our ginncrs will reduce their presses to conform to the uniform or standard balo of 21 by 51 inches, and wo further agreo that we will not insist or requiro our gin men to use or put in any more cotton than is necessary to make an avcrago weight balo of 500 pounds." Tho obligation was signed by nearly every man present. It. J. Wright was elected president; It. F. Johnson, vice president; Sam C. French, secretary and treasurer. A committee consisting of J. S. Pondor and It. J. Davis, was appointed to organizo tho Negro farmers of tho preoinct. This organization is not a temporary affair, but will continue in existence as long as there is a trust to flght or, until tho State offioors shall havooaforccd tho constitutional laws of tho State. Five Fatally Scalded. Five men wero soalded to death by the collapso of a steam flue Wednesday night on the steamor St. Paul near St. Louis. * Uri. STEAMSHIP BURNED AT SEA. Was Plying Between Brunswick. ( Charleston and Boston. The (ieorgo W. Cly<lo steamship, Capt. Robinson, of New York Clyde Line, arrived in WilmingtoD, N. C., .1 nno'27, at 11 o'clock with Capt. A. D. Ingrain and crow of the steamship . Pawnco on hoard, the Clyde having picked them up from the small boats very soon after they abandoned the Pawnee, loavingher wrapped in flames. An Associated Press representative called upon Capt. Ingram soon after his arrival and was told that tho Pawnee was abandoned olf Currituck on tho coast of North Carolina a little past , midnight on Sunday night. , The iiro was discovered about midnight and had gained such headway that every effort to check the flames was futile. They leaped in groat , volumo from tho forward hold of the ( vessel and denso stnoke completely enveloped the decks. When tho alarm was made Capt. Ingram was asleep, and no sooner had he rushed out and taken in tho situation than he saw that if ho havel his crow lie must get them off at once. However, the pumps were sot to work and the two streams of wator upou tho flames for several minutes before ho gavo the ordyr for tho boats to he lowered and the ship abandoned. While tho crow were manning the small boats Capt. Ingram rushed into his cabin for some valuables which he lnped to save. When ho reached the ship's side tho boat had drifted out of reach, and about that time tho smoke shifted so as to envelop that side of the vessel, and the captain ordered tho crow to row the boat to the windward side. This they did, hut in the meantime the wind shifted again, the heat and smoke forcing them to pull away without their oaptain. There were three vain cflorts in" this kind made, the boat being rowed to first ono nido of tho vessel and then the other, in attempts to reach tho captain. Finally Capt.Ingram leaped into tho water and swam *200 feet or inoro | toward the boat. One of tho crew held an our out to him ami pulled him in oomplotoly exhausted and almost unconscious. In the meantime tho (icorgo W. Clyde had sighted tho Pawnco in flames and boro down upon her in timo to pick up the captain and crew within a fow minutes after they abandoned tho burning ship. ('apt. Ingram says tho Pawnco had a full cargo on board, principally lumbor, of which there was, betweon 500,000 and 000,000 feet. There was also a quantity of cotton on board. Tho Pawnee, in command of Capt. Ingram,* left Brunswick, (la., on Friday and Charleston on Saturday for Boston, ladon with lumber and general cargo. The Pawnoc was a freight steamer plying bctwoon Boston, Charleston and Brunswick, and had a crew of about 34 men and had no passongors. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Will be Enlisted Right Along and 20.000 Rushed to Manila. As a result of a conference between tho President and Secretary Alger, it has been decided to begin the enlistment of volunteers for two years' sorvico in tho Philippines. Orders to recruiting officers to this effect have been sent out. It is proposed to arm and equip at once thrco brigades, or about 10,000 men, and then to continue the work until the whole 35,000 authorized by the law arc secured. There will be no call upon tho Slates. The regiments will be organized as United Slates volunteers. will Kn aiumiiiln.l ^ ..... UJ the President and assigned to rogiinents without regard to State lines. The maximum of tho regular army of Of),000 men has been secured, and now enlistments will be for the provisional army to make up the total strengt h of 100,000 men. Gon. Otis has 29,300 men on the ground or under orders, and volunteers will be rushed to him until ho has an efficient force of 50,000 men. | In the enlistments for the United States volunteers, veterans of the late ' war, including those who did not get beyond the home camps, but were seasoned, will be given the preference, and tho same will bo true of the officers. A brigadier gcnoral for overy three regiments and a major general for each division of three brigades will be appoint cd. They will bo part regulars and part volunteors, and Gen. Joo Wheeler will be among tho number. An Honest Woman. Mrs. Kmmons Maine, of Chicago, daughter-in-law of the lato .James G. Maine and daughter of the lato Cyrus j McCormick, tho great reaper manias achieved distinction. She stopped up liko a littlo woman and returned to tho tax assessors for Cook county $1,500,-1 000 personal property, the largest re- j turn over made in that county. In do- [ ing so she incidentally remarked that she thought it was the duty of tho rich as well as tho poor to make honest roturns of thoir taxable property. He Waa Lucky. Tho northern newspapers are miking a big fuss ovor tho fact that a youug woman ran away and married a man : who was to bo an usher at hor wedding to anothor man. Tho man who was, left is cortainly lucky. Tho othor fellow's ease has not yot been sottled. 1 I ROYA 'T Absolutely 1> Makes the food more del NO. 51. ' GOOD ROADS. Supervisors Invited to Attend a Koaa institute. CIRCULAR TO THE OFFICERS. The President of Our Association Advises All of Them to Keep Up With the Times. Tho following circular letter was issued Wednesday: To tho Iload Supervisors of tho Counties of South Carolina: The undersigned deems it his duty ns president of tho South Carolina Good Heads association to call tho attention of the South Carolina road supervisors to tho annexed invitation from Mr. J. A. Holmes, State geologist of North Carolina, as given June '21st last in Tho State. It is respectfully suggested that as many supervisors attend as possiblo. The Head Builders' iustitutc is a most useful and a most timely conception. Too work proposed looks to the material upbuilding of South Carolina. Let us hope that our Stato will keep up with North Carolina in her onward march in the lino of good roads, with all that they imply for tho prosperity of our people, especially our farming population. Tho following is the statement from the State geologist of North Carolina: "Two of tho greatest factors in the good roads problem in this country are mnvwit* til mu nr rilA n*Ort..u/?a nn/1 ... v..\. J W V?nv,i iilU UA|/Dlinc^ dllU II UlIIUU roadhuildors who know how to upend this money judiciously, Road builders will not multiply unless there is money with which to pay them, but the existence in every county or township of supervisors who know how to expend every dollar of road money to the best advantage, for permanent results, will vcrygroatly incronso tho willingness of the people to vote taxes for toad building. "With a view to aiding in bringing about this result, by awakening an interest in this subject, a road buildors' institute is to be hold in Charlotte, the centro of that excellent system of macadam roads in Mcaklonburg county, for ten days or two woeks, beginning July 11th, next. It will bo conducted by J. A. Holmes, Stato geologist for North Carolina. Gen. lloy Stone, director of tho government oflico of road engineering, will bo with tho instituto for several days and will givo it tho booofit of his wido experience. Mr. D. I'. Hutcheson, manager of the Charlotte township road work, and Mr. C. A. Spratt, engineer for the city and county road work, will tako part in the discussions of good roads problems and explain their system of road building. '"I ho county, township and city road authorities will cooperate with tho instituto in every way possiblo in making tho instruction given of a practical nature. Persons attending will be given instruction in how to locate, build and repair both earth roads and macadam roads: tho handling of road machinery and the management of convicts. Road supervisors from every part of tho two Carolinas and all other persons who desire to learn something about the methods of modern road building, and who may wish to seo the methods followed in building tho splendid macadam roads of Mecklenburg county, are cordially invited to attend this institute." The nnlv uriwimin. ?" ? ? vAi'v/uiiwii uuv/iiO.iai/ aio vuo oost of travoling and board whilo in Charlotte. Persons desiring further information should write to either Mr. I). P. Ilutoheson of Char lotto or Prof. J. A. Holmes, Capol Hill, N. C. Jno. P. Thomas, Pres. S. C. Hood ltoads Association. Sentence Commuted. The govornor today commuted the sentence of K. C. Wyatfc, of Spartan burg, who was sentenced to the penitontiary for seven years for killing a man. He has served five years, and tho sentenee is commuted to tivo years and seven months^ so as to allow Wyatt to be free at tho end of tho month. A numerously signed petition, including ther jurors, induced the governor to act. Ore conviction tho jury recommended the prisoner to mercy. Many Want Offices. Governor MeSwooncy has roccivod alargo numbor of letters from young mon in various portions of the State asking him to use his influence with tho president and war department to got them commissions in tho volunteer servico about to be organized for tho Philippine service. Ho has yet to reooivo an offor from any ono desiring to volunteer for this service in the ranks.?State. Got Off Light. Ono of tho queerest freaks of journalism wo have seen is tho plea of the Galveston News that the villain who .L.1 1 ?'?.i ** uuuucieu uuio Clarion Ularlc, of Now York, has rocoived too sovoro a pooalty. Ho should get down on his knoes and thank the judgo who sentenced ho. IIo fot fifteen years in tho penitentiary. Unging would not have been too bad. i m Baking Powder URE ictous and wfttifesortte * f,OO..NtW^