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I l*r« sldout. J. (i. Wakolaw. Vico I’rcslden THE HSTIOML BAM OF GAFFHE1 Capital $5< 0,000.Ou. P R H rt'i'H vo dopusit H|>|ir)>vo<i paper Koss, Cashier. . R \J 1L SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. VVE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, 18‘Ji. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., I KJDAY, JUNE 15, 1900. *1.00 A YEAR. jir k u r. s 1C Ull IS. Chinese Will Resist Entrance of Foreign Troops Into City of Peking. SOUTH GATE IS GUARDED Ten Tlioiisdinl Mon I ndor tioncral Fung Luh ( hang Stationed There. Twenty-Five Hundred Foreign Sol diers Knroute to Seat of Trouble. Ku-sia liurrle.^ Troops With Artillery to the Front. Shanghai, Jnm it.—The positions of the legations at 1'eking is most critieal. Acceiding to tlii - dispatch CO.DOO Ciii- I'.'. se troops me d.-awu uj) outside of the gates of the city to oppose the relief force and guns are trained on the Am r- iean, British and Japanese legations. The American, Russian and Japanese ministers have sent couriers to Tien T .in asking for 2,UOv) troops of each nation ality. The United States gmihoats Yorktowu and Oastin ha s gone to Hong-K >ug. Th' n is no i 1 ).■ warship now her* Tikn Tsin, June tionul expoditi<)u is n t’a)’ v*ay to Peki the st L 11.—The iuterna- av at Liang Fang, The troojis found in de tr.ij’i il and 2!/) yards of torn up. Upon approaching id the B xers still carrying on , I at the lath r he village upon the ap- • a . inci • party. A shell o r v. as dropi>ed into tiio Bo a rs fled up the line. r uti> !i a small party was igag si in tearing up tiie w 1 Mg range sliots drove j> pe.'rol has returned and Vj miles of the track has 1. Tie expedition will re* i ■ tr.e A <•'»iii i"r Iro ; B. Idng 1 trought a let ter iiom tie■ Am iiean legation saying that (h m ial i'lrgg Luh Cnjuig intends toopixi iho entrance of foreign troops into i'eking. Ten thousand troops are guarding tiio south gate. The courier remits that ii i-. ,>ui<l that upward of 2,00 1 Boxers are in the immediate neigh* horhooil of Li mg Fang. Amerleans Li (L ave Danger. Washingion, June 14.—John Ford, Kecretary of tin 1 Am< rican-Asiatic asso- ciati n, ha.-j received tiio following cable gram iYom the Shanghai braucli of the u^soeiatioii: “(iravc danger threatens Americans Yang T ovality, (loiierully advise im mediate gnu bout protection.” On June 7 the following cablegram wiis received by the association from iis Shanghai branch: “American lives and interest in North China are seriously imis rilled. Urge govt rumen; to i t promptly and vigor ously with adequate force.” The association using these two cable grams as a basis is eirculating a jm'- tili-m tor signatures, adds to the presi- <i' lit s a-king that this government take eiu r.'.retie steps toprotr i't Ameiiean lives in ( nina; also that tho Unif.'<l States net in concert with the other powers in this emergency. Oilleial v iew of the Situation. Wasiiix'itox, June 14. — Admiral Kempir dispatcii to the navy depart ment makes no mention of any undue delay in t he movement of the foreigrt fore upon iV. ing, and as lie is in a Li' to reinforce Adfairal Kempif. 1 roops Ilurrylng to Peking. Wasiunoto' lowing cablep; at the navy miral Kempff IRON SHIPMENTS FOR MAY. Heavy Increase lu Kxports For Both Pig and Cast. Eirminghajj, Ala., June 11.—Pig iron and cast iron pipe shipments from Ala bama and Tennessee for the month of May, us shown by the official figures, were as follows: Pig iron shipments. 124,000 tons, of which the Birmingham district for warded 79,183 tons; pipe shipments from Alabama and Tennessee, 7,000 tons, of which the Birmingham district for warded 1,350 tons; expert jag iron ship ments, 18,209 tons; export cast iron ship ments, 000 tons. With the exception of cast iron pipe and pig iron, the figures for May, 1990, show a falling olf as compared with May, 1899. Lxport shipments in May of last year were only 14,000 tons, but domestic ship ments were heavier than this year be cause of the abnormal demand which called for even more than t lie furnaces used, with the result that inroads had to be made into the stocks on the war rant yards. Domestic shipments are now about at the rate of production, with but little surplus remaining in the yard from past month.', as the heavy demand for the past year lifi> practically depleted the reserve supply. The export iron trade tor the remainder of the year promises to b heavy. CAPTURED WHILE HE SLEPT. Burglar .Makes Hi;; Haul and Is’l akea With His Boot)'. AisiiKviiXK, (Ja., June 1 i.—Citizens of this ton n were treated to a wholesale burglary Tuesday night. During the night a burglar entered the LK be hotel and began a raid. He took clothes, money, pistols, watches and everything he could lay his hands on. home <d the* boarders awoke next morning and found themsclve.- without clothes enough to dress. Some six or eight houses hero were cub i< d by the burgl.tr, and wear ing appatvl, more or less, was taken. \\ a n the robbery became known cit izens organized a ]/Osoj to hunt down the burglars. One crowd eaine u|»ou the m gro lying asleep in the woods near Cojiehtnd, a small station on the Geor gia mid Alabama. They surrounded the iiegi-.j while he slept and arrested him. BAD WRECK ON TOE SOUTHERN RAILWAY Passenger Trains Collide at Bolt Junction. i Ti negro was brought here and lodged jKisition t i a. e the latest and most ac curate news from the relief column, the official; h re believe that there have been no untoward happ uings. Some surprise i., w pi e ed at the strength of the column. T.we is a sincere regret entertained at the ii;.vy department at the comparatively small representation of the United States in this movement. But it is said the navy lias done all it can to meet the culls upon it. Admiral Remey has notified the navy department of th dejiHrlure from Manila of the So j in jail. Several people railed at the jail and j identified their mi-sing articles, and about all that has been stolen has been recovuml. It is L-hoved the negro is wanted at Concord, N. O., for murder. AN APPEAL TO THE WOMEN. Are Invited to .loin the Confederate Southern Memorial Assoeiatiou. Nkw Orleans, June 14.—Mrs. Wil liam J. B !mn, president of the Confed erate Southern Memorial association, recently organized at Louisville, has issued au appeal to all memorial associa tions not r. presented at the initial meet ing, inviting them to be tme members. The association, which was given official recognition by the United Confederate veterans, has been chartered. Its object is the marking of the graves of all con federate dead. All communications may be addressed to Mrs. William J. Behan, Godchaux building, New Orleans, or to the c >r- rcsjxmding secretary, Mrs. Sue If. Walker, Fayetteville, Ark. THREE WIVES CLAIM PETERS. Charleston Man Is Held For Hlgamy id Chattanooga. Chattanooga, June 11.— Attorney General Donaldson has received a letter from a woman r. siding at Milan, Tenu., signing her nami as ‘ Mrs. Ida Peters,” who says that she was married to C. W. Peters, confined here on a charge of bigamy made by Mrs. Blanche Bru Pe ters of Cincinnati. Peter , is a paint merchant, formerly of Cincinnati, and more recently of Charleston. The Milan woman says that her husband, after living with her for a short time, deserted her and that they have not been divorced. This makes tim e wives so far as heard from credited to Peters. d ; 99 marines to Taku , June 14—The fol- rmu has been received department from Ad- “Twenty-live hundred road to Peking for the -a-; 1<X) are Ameri- lucn are on t !i relief of tin; 1 cans. Lngli. li and Russians are in a lar ' • majorit s; all nations here art rep- re tH' d. The \i'*' roy at Tien Tsit gave Ix-rmi'-i iii to g .there. The railroad is D ing r< i>aii'e<l as tin; force advanees. The Ru-.-ians are jnnv sending soldiers from Port Arthur with artillery.” . l.ie Inn i roops at Han Kow. '1 ji n 1 six, June 11.—A Russian tr<jop- ship jussed up the Vang Tse June 13. it is reported ht r troops are to l* 1 landed at Han Kow, but tin Russian officials at .Shanghai < xplain that the transport has merely gone to Han Kow to load for < )d‘ -a anil the troops oirlxmrd are time i xpin d nn u on their way home. Attittide of .fapau. Yokohama, June 11 —Japan is alxmt to end a mixed register to China. The government press d< elares that Japan alone could supple ,s the revolt, but slm iiiii-i lir-t win the coniidence of the pow rn and avoid what is likely to awaken suspicion. 1 roops Are Delayed. Tn \ Tsin, Juno 11. Owing to the extensive ilamage done to the railroad hue it i- row feared the interim tionul Mo* 1- * oi'iit reach Peking before Bun- I.Inpaiji .,o cruis> r buuitt has Hi lived at iaku. .Newspaper Man Weds. Chattanooga, June 14.—At Bristol, Tenu., at 9:30 o’clock this morning, Frank G. Martin, telegraph editor of the Chattanooga Times, was married to Miss Ijunnie May Palmer. Tire cere mony occurred in the Main street Meth odist church, Dr. Charles O. Jones offi ciating. 1 ii*.* bride belongs to one of the most prominent families in the south, and is closely related to ex Gov ernor Taylor. Alleged ( ounlerfeitcr Arrested. Bikmingham, Ala., June 14—United States Secret S rvice Agent MeAdaius lias acres!vd Jl. J-’. Hogan of Coosa county on tlie charge of counterfeiting. He was tal; *n before C<jiinni.Sf e ee-r Gor- ni.-h, who held him to the g/aiid jerv in u lM>!id of iJ59 ), in d< fault of wlneh in; was sent to jail. It is alleged that lie was engaged in making bogus silver dollars. Negroes Rc-dsled Arrest. IIonj a Path, S. C., June 14.—Con- v.iiv Hughes, it deputy sh rill', made an attempt to arrest Coly and Grunt Hodges, negr .- -, near Jones’ postoflice, in Greenwixal county. One of the ne- groes w:i- sliot tw ice and tin otherthreo times. Hughes hud it bullet hole through it large pocketbook and in hiseoitt. Only six sliots were fired and all Oxik effect. Haggageimnder Badly Injured. Colimhi s, Ga., Jmie 11.—Luke Huff man, buggag iuh ter on the uphiund Foutliern train, was seriously injured us the train pulled into Oak Mountain sta tion by D ing struck on the head with a I'xk thrown into the oar by someone outside. A 1 cut. •p and severe gash was Horace Dl»at In Dead. Pnil.AJ»Kij>niA, June 14.—Horace A. Disstin, president of the Henry Diss- tin’s Iron and Steelworks and vice pres ident of I lie Henry Disslin’s Sons Saw* works, died k».t niglit at lim summer residence, Seir-oa Point, Mil., of dropsy, aged 40. v R. R. MAYFIELD IS KILLED I'lnglneerof Norl hlioiind Train <'rii.->heil to Death—Flagman Davis Also Loses Ills Life—Wreck on the Asheville Division of buiithern. Atlanta, Juno 11.—There wasa head- end collision this morning between pas- s ;ig. r trains No. 12 northbound and No. 17 southbound on the Southern rail way near Belt junction, about 11 miles north of Atlanta. Robert R. Mayfield of Atlanta, en gineer of No. 12, and Flagman Davis of No. 17 were killed. The passengers *vere considerably shaken up aud some of tinea were slightly injured. Passenger tram No. 12 left Athmta at 7:59 a. in. on time and is scheduled to meet No. 17 at Belt Junction at 9:05. it u .pi ars that No. 17 was late and that Lngincer Mayfield ran by the meeting ixunr, believing he had an open track. The engines were badly damaged, but the tracks were soon cleared. Tue killed ajid injured were brought back to Atlanta. WRECK NEAR ASHEVILLE, N. C. 1 wo Ihigines and I lime Coaches Koll Down an Kmbankiiient. AsHi.villi;, N. C., June 14.—Vesti bule train No. 30 on the Southern rail way, which left Adn ville at 5:10 o’clock, was wrecked oji an 89 foot fill 4 miles east of here. The train consisted of eight coaches and two engines. Both engines left the track and rolled down the embankment and were almost com pletely demolished. Tile baggage car, mail car and one pit--<*:iger coach lei'c the track and two of them rolled down tie* embankment. A m gro fireman was p rhaps fatally injured aud the baggage man and one engineer were baitly bruised, Luc not seriously. Three of the coaches ot tin train were occupied by the Tennessee Editorial as sociation, but none were injured beyond u severe shake up. DEATH OF BISHOP VVILMER. Had Been 111 For Several Months—Was. Horn In Virginia. Monn.i:, June 11.—Right Rev. Rich ard Hookou Wilmer, Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Alabama, died at his home in Spring Hill near Mobile at 4:5'J o’clock, at the age of 81 years. Bishop Wilmer was born iu Alexan dria, Va., March 15, l*>l(i. He graduated at Yale in 183ft. Three years later, sifter a period in the Theological seminaly of Virginia, he was made deacon, then priest, serving in Virginia and North Carolina. He was consecrated in .St. Paul’s, Richmond, March (i, 18(12. His degrees of D. D. w;is from William and Mary college of Virginia and that of L.L. D. from Oxford, England, aud the University of Alabama. His wife, one daughter and three sons survive, to- geti’er with grandchild! - a aud great grandchildren. He is remembered nationally for his recommendation to the; clergy of his diocese to omit the prayer “for the pres ident of tin* United States and all others in authority” on the ground that only a military government existed in Ala bama. This was in the reconstruction times, and for this he was suspended by General H. O. Thomas and forbidden to exercise tin; functions of Ids office, but was afterward reinstated by President Johnson. Bishop Wilmer was the au thor of “Tin; Recent Past From a South ern Standixiint; Reminiscences of a Grandfather.” NEW ELECTION LAW PASSED. Franchise Hill Also Acted Upon by .North Carolina Legislature. Rai.kigh, June 14.—The legislature, which convened Tuesday in sjx*eial ses sion, 1ms completed the work for which it met and adjourned. Two important measures were acted upon—the new election law and the franchise bill. The election law was first taken up, which passed the house and was sent to the senate. While it was being considered in that body, the amendment to the franchise bill was laid before the house. It came up as a new bill and was qui< kly disjxjsed of. It was immediately sent to the senate and passed. Sections 1 and 5 of the act of Last year are consolidated and provides, in terms, that if uay part of the amendment be comes inop. rative then mmeof it should be v;*. ,i d. Jt gives voters until May 13 to pay.poll tax. The provision that poll taxes shall lx* a lien on a*s /ad j)rojx;rty is stricken out. It provides that tiio amendment must lx* ratified by a ma jority of the votes cast at the election next August. Dewey Decline to Talks. Washington, June 14.—Beyond ex pressing bis gratification with the recep tions accorded him everywhere on Ids trip, Admiral Dewey declines to make any statement. He will remain at his country residence, Beauvoir, with Mrs. Dewey, until June 25, when he will go to Newport. India Famine Condlll us. Simla, June 14.—Over ftJKXljXXJ per sons are now receiving relief. There waMuuiuuroa.se in Bombay of 200,(XX) last week owing to the return of the destitute people who deserted the works on account of the cholera sciire. I* law In the Indictment. ImiIanai'oI.is, June 14.— Attorney General Taylor of Indiana today an- hounced that he has discovered a liavv in tin* indictment against W. S. Taylor of Kentucky. Mrs. Gladstone Dead. IaiNUOn, June 14.—Mrs. Gladstone, widow of William E. Gladstone, the Eugliih stutoimiujj, died at 6:40 o'clock. DEMOCRATS ARE AGITATED. Prolonged Se>*.i<)ii of Supreme Court Causes Comment. Raleigh, June 13.—There is n great, deal of talk among Democrats regarding the prolonged ses-uoii of the supremo court and the fact that since it stopped hearing arguments it has actually filed fewer opiuious than it did previously. The session is the longest in tho history of the stnto. It now appears that it will extend beyond the time fixed for tho legislative session. There is no hesitation in saying that this delay is for a purpose and the Dem ocratic members of the legislature say they will not adjourn sine die so long as tho court is in session. It is said further that if time permitted the court would be impeached for usurpation of the pow ers delegated to the legislature. The majority of the court is R publican, that of the legislature Democratic. It is known to the Democrats that tho Re publicans’and Populists’plan is to se cure injunctions to interfere with the oji'rations of the new election law, and they will this week .so complete that law as to checkmate any court from tying it cp. _ SAMPSON GETS PRIZE MONEY Award Is 31ade For I he Destruction of Ccrvera’s Fleet. Washington, June 13.—The United States court of claims has pa*-ed upon the suit of Admiral W. T. Sampson and others under his command at Santiago for prize money on account of th - de struction of the Spanish fleet. The court declares that Admiral Sampson was the commander-in-chief, and that Commodore Schley was the command ing officer of a divi.-ioii or squadron thereof, on duty under tin* ordersof Ad miral Sampson. The Spanish squadron is found by the court to have b n in ferior to the American force and ;i bounty of $100 therefore was awarded for every officer and man under Ad miral Cerveru’s command. The total annmnt of bounty money al lowed is SlfiO,700, of which Admiral Sampson will receive $8,335, and Ad miral Schley about $3,00 ). Besides find ing that Admiral Sampson was in com mand during the battle, the court de clares that the New York was among tho vessels engaged. SOLD POSTAGE STAMP. Man and Woman Arrested by Atlanta Detectives. Atlanta, June 13.—Lewis S. Jervey, a young white man, and a Mrs. Mary Martin have been arrested and placed in the tower pending an investigation of charges of selling jxxstage stumps in large quantities in this city. List fall the postoflice and Red Oak and Last Point, two .suburban towns close to Atlanta, were robbed, and tho fact that Lewis Jervey has been cjiught with a large quantity of stamps in his pos-e sion and gave a largo lotto the Martin woman to sell, leads the detec tives to believe that Jervey may have lx cii in some way implicated in the rob beries, and if not, that he may know a great deal about the matter. Jervey gives no satisfactory s.ccount of how he came 111 possession of the stamps. NEGRO THIEF IS CAPTURED. Varied Assortment of Rugs, Etc., Ke- tiirned to 1 heir Owners. Asheville, N. C., June 13.—By tho arrest of Blanton Thacker, u negro, tho police department now Inis a full line of rugs, lac • curtains, shirts, shoes, cuffs, collars, neckties, ladies’ fancy under- wear, etc. For several months people have com plained to the police of the theft of vari ous articles, but no clue could be had as to the thief until late last night when Thacker was arrested with a bag con taining several chickens, while across his shoulder he carried quite an assort ment of rugs. His house was searched and the police were startled by the enor mity of his operations, as several thou sand dollars’ worth of goods were found stored away in the attic. Deaths of Soldiers In Culm. Washington, Juno 13. — General Wood at Havana reports to the war de partment the following deaths of sol diers iu Cuba from June 1 to 10: Santa Clara, Private Julius A. Kramer, Sec ond cavalry, June 3; Trumpeter Albert Kummer, Second cavalry, .1 une 3; Packer Noah Hundt, June 9; Private Amos Gu> iisch, June 9, all yellow fever. Moro | castle, Santiago, Corporal William P. | Johnson, Twenty-fifth infantry, June 4, ulcerated endocarditis. Run Down on it Trestle. Blue Ridge, Ga., June 13.—Arch Me- Cay, an aged man of this place, and his 12-year-old daughter, were killed by a freight train on a trestle nonh of Elli- iay list nfi' moon. The old man and his two children, a 1 s>y and a girl, were walking the railroad track to Ellijay H e was deaf and could not hear the ap- preaching train and a sharp eurvo pre vented the engini < r from sicing them. The boy jumped from the trestle aud was unhurt. Mint at Wile; lilt Boy. Asheville, N. O., .Tun* 1#.—(Baade Connelly, si 12-year-old negro boy, was struck under the heart by a 38 calibre ballet intended for another, and seri ously wounded. A row occurred be tween another negro and Ids wife in which the* u shot at the woman and niissed her! /he ballet struck some ob ject, and msmnding, struck the Con nolly ls>y, missing his heart about 2 inches and passing through Ids body. Lldc Asks For -N«*\%' Trial, Montoomeuy, Ala., June 13. — The attorneys for 8. J. Lid“, convicted of the murder of A. B. Johnson and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, have filed a motion for n new trial. The hearing will lake place before .Judge Sayre. Broken Flange < aused Wreck. Lkltoma, O., June 13.—A broken dauge on tho tender of the locomotive drawing tin* castbounil Pennsylvania limited ffi raiii d part of (lie train 1 mile We J ot this city at au < nly hour. N<juo of the passoiigers were hurt. OEQ“0!il ffiMTS (J i/ E J li Organization Perfected and Delegates Selected. BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT Nebraskan Is Indorsed—ImpcrlalBin and Trusts Denounced—AdiiilnHtru* tlon’s Porto Rican Policy Is Con demned—Kentucky Convention. Atlanta, June 11.—The state Demo cratic con vent ion in session here, adopted a platform covering all the main issues of the national campaign and elected delegates to the Kansas City conven tion. While the utmost harmony prevailed there was the liveliest sort of a contest! for delegate. The attendance was the largest iu th'* history of the party, but there was no nniceossary delay and tho convention so >11 got down to business. Hon. F. G. duBiguou was math' per manent chairman. The platform denounces imperialism and the trusts in strong terms, while the administration’s pdicy in holding Porto Rico is cornFmiied. Hun. Wil liam J. Bryan was iadorsed for pre.-u- dcut of the United Htates, and the Geor gia delegation to the Kansas City con vention iasrru-ted for tiie Nebraskan. The liquor is-ae, while discu-.iod among the delegates, in not mentioned in the plat form. l ac state tick : chosen at the prima- rii iu l^Iay \\a iiam <1. It is as fol low s: Governor—Allen D. Candler. S )• : iry ol 81 —I hit Cook. Attorney (ten- ral-J. M. Terrell. Ti usurer—Captain R. E. Park. (, iinptroller General—W. A. Wright. Commissioner of Agriculture—O. B. Stevens. Commissioner of Education—G. R. Glenn. These officers arc the present incum bents. Tiie following were chosen delegates* at-large to th : Knn-as City convention: Boykin Wright of Richmond, Jack J. f;palling of Fulton, Wylie Burnett of Clarke. There was it hot contest between Gar rard and Triplett for the fourth place. W. J. BRYAN IS INDORSED. Kentucky Democrats Adhere to the Chicago Platform. Louisville, June 11.—The Kentucky Democratic state convention met at Mu L; hall. No action v* ill be tak» u ru- garding the sele. tiou of candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, a state convention having been called to me<-t at Lexington next month for that purpose. It is stat d that there will be a sharp contest for tiie temporary and jx-ruia- neat organization of the convention be tween the friends of Governor Beckham and the anti-Beckham forces. It is reasonably c -rtain that Senator Joseph Blackburn, ex-Governor James H. Mo- Civary and L »uis II. McQuowu will bo threo of the four <l<-l-g it -s chosen for th" state i<t large. Several prominent Democrats ar** mention'd for tiie fourth place. The convention indorses the Chicago pi at form, with Bryan for president, ami coiidemns McKinley's administration. BITTER FIGHT ON EVANS. Hrownlow Faction Wants Pension (Joniinissioncr Dismissed. Philadelphia, June 11.—The Brown- low wing of tho Tennessee Republican party, whose delegut -s arrived here, is making a bitter fight against Cominis- Bion.-r of Pensions II. Clay Evans. Roy W. Daniels, one of tiie Brownlow dele gates, is severe in his strictures ujxm Evatfs and his followers, and said that the presid* nt was doing an unwise and dangenms tiling in retaining Evans in his official family; that the old soldiers’ vote this fall would show it and that unless <li-aniN.ed from his position as pension comini -ion-'i - the party would bo seriously crippled. A great deal of pressure has been brought t*.;eur 011 fin; pD -idem by the Grand Army of the Republic ei ment to have Evans removt d. CAROLINA CAMPAIGN OPENS. The Candidates Spi-ak at Orangeburg, .lone-, Opposes Tillman. OKAXGF.nuito, S. C., June M.—Tho South Carolina D< moeratie campaign of 1900 was inaugurated here today. All the candidate:-, were pre-si-nt, and spoke to a large crowd. There are two candi- 1 dates for United States senator, A. (J. Jones, a Prohibitionist, oppo.ring Sena tor Tillman. The greatest interest centers in the ! gubernatorial cont' -t. Th cau;!i(lutes : who spoke h-re were M. B. ?.leSv'•< n y, th" pro- nt incumbent, F. B. Gary, Pat- | teison nn*( 1 ilonel James A. Hoyt, the latter a Prol.ii)i:ionist. Then* arc Heven candidates for Ji -uteinint governor and two for railroad commissioner. s\ It II tide of Gold Democrats. Ni.w Yohk, June 14.—General Simon B. Buckner, who is iu the city enroute to Enrols;, in an interview stated that | whil" the Gold I) -mocrats were strong* r i than formerly, it is his opinion that the party will not put out a national ticket. ! He states, howi ver, that the possibility 1 of ji presidential ticket d< jx-nds largely i U]x»n th" action ot the Philad"lphia aud Kan is City conventions. He ulso states 1 that many Gold Democrats will support McKinley, while others have gone over to Bryan. HARRISON FOR CONGRESS. Will Formally Announce His Candi dacy For Clayton’s Seat. Opelika, Ala., June 14.—General G-org P. Harrison will, it is authori tatively stated, make the race against Hon. Henry D. Clayton, tho present congressmen from this district, aud will announce formally in a few days. Gen eral Harri.-on is tho official head of tho Masonic fraternity iu Alabama and ma jor gou<-ral of the confederate veterans in this stat . He was the youngest brig adier general in the contedcrate service, a:id is a man of great wealth and one of the foremost lawye r- iu tho' state. He has been a member of many legislatures and ha., been a F ader iu Alabama af fair- for many y< ars. Hon. I£. nry Clayton, who will oppose him, is also a man who can hold ids own in all the fit Ids of political warfare and neither claims the office until the vi »te is c touted. ’ CONTESTANTS DISTURBED. B tUti.rl li « 1 Fear They Will Not Obtain Scats In Hie Convention. Piiil adeli-jiia, June 14.—The contest ing del gatioas to the Republican na tional convention are very much dis turbed over the action of the national committee iu refusing the Alabama men a place on the. temperaiy roll of the con vention. They express the bar that they may b- uuabl to obtain seats in the convention, us in t ie ra h tho com mittee on credentials may n it wish to take up very much time iu examining ti. m rit - >f th< case. The action of tiie c uumiitee in the Alabama cases is said to have be a larg- 1 y inspir»-(i by a dt- i- to oi.' -otii - nge contest .-, au i ji it makes very lit do ffifferenoe this . ai .. Rich way th • d - cision j - ti c n mitt; think it w time to inaugu- rutu 1* i j .rm. Living Min iCcnoinijiatod. Atlanta, Jum II.—At tho Demo cratic district e- ivcuiion held hen;, Hon. L-onidas I Livingston was re- nomiiiat d for coign. - from this, tho Fifth congressional di.-trict. TO CELEBRATE FACTORY DAY Florenee Preparing ;i Novel Enter tainment For June fi(». Floueni l, Ala., Juno 14.—ArraJigo- meuts are being mad ■ here for a big cel ebration on Jane 2d, to bo known as “Factory Day.” It is promised that the various industries locat' d in this city \*. ill, on that day, k. -p “open !iou-e”for visitors. A big parjide will form in the city aud vi-it the now Ash'-raft cotton mill, Avhich wiil, on that date, make its first cloth. This mill was organized with home capital < utirely, about 879,- 099 having bee n invested iu the enter prise. From the A.-hcr.at mill the vis itors will go tii" rounds of the other manufacturing plants in the city. Each of them will prepare suitable souvenirs tor* the occasion, the mer chants of the citv will join the proces s' >11 with itdveiTi-hig floats and devices, sjx ■ ehes wiil lie nride and there will be a general celebration. BErOoE ma Boer Force Retires During. Night Following Battle. COMMUNICATION OPENED Rfleetive Work of British Has Cleared Line of the Knemy—Roberts Is 31oie Hopeful of situation—Bi-ltisli Troops Sullering From Cold. London, June 14.—Lord Roberts’ en gagement villi Botha terminated as ex pected, by the Boer commandcr-in-chief retiriug from his positions. Beyond driving Botha further from the capital, little seems to have b .eu accomplfshed, as Lord R iberts does not mention the capture of prisoners or gnus or the in fliction of lo-s. Perhaps the most im portant f mire revealed by the official dispatches is the announcement that the army of Natal is at last iu touch with Lord Roberts troops. The accomplish ment of this mov ment, long delayed, should considerably accelerate the paci fication of the Tran-vaal. A di-lei'ch from General Buller says General Cle.-y "ucounterel no opposi tion in his march from Ingogoto Laiugs Nek, wiiicii he uoav occupii's. General Da: tn 1 11 inarched through Laiugs Nek June 13 on hi- >vay to Cfiarlestown. The pri d ; .q*i tehc; -ay Charlestown was j artiaiiy d>.-.sti'0)i<1 preMous to its evac uation by th* B01 rs. In tii ■ Oran River colony affairs sc m to b r mruing to the same status a- obtained pr--vious to the cutting of the- line of British communications. Boers Oi 11 py Strong Positions. London, June 11—A dispatch from Lord Roberts t > the war department says: “We w.-re engagctl all yesterday with Botha’-army. En ny fought with co'i.-idf rablc <1 termination and iieldour cavalry on both flanks: but Ian Hamil ton, a--isted by tiie Guards brigade of Pole-Gu.r-'w’s div*-ii u pushing forward, took th hill m id- front, win h caused the cuemy to fall ba-k on th ir second po> tion to tin • . ■ word, 'l.i: they are still boldin '. It is si rlitly better than the one we nave captur.-d.” L0M0 13 PLATT’S CHOICE. Mew Fork Senator Favors Secretary ol Navy For Vice President. New York, June 13.—The vice presi- deficy is the principal subject discussed by the R -publican leaders iu this city. Senator Platt says: “Governor Roosevelt is not; to bo thought of in connection with tho vice presidential nomination. H<* has said that he would not accept the nomina tion. That declaration must be accepted us final” Senator Platt only laughed when the rumor was quote.! to him that certain corporations are ..axious that Governor Roosevelt shall not servo another term in the exeeut v< chair at Albany. Tho seinitor I'ooa-poolHal al.-.o the n j.ort that hi; was trying to force t!*o* nomin -.tion for vice pre-Odcnt upon Governor Roose velt. Senator Pedt d'- dared that he favored the nomiinition of jevi'e-tary L>ng. “I Would like a New York man nomi nated if one can Lo found who will unite all cl -meuts ol the party and who i him ,i 'oitde of presidential timber,” said Mr. Piatt. Senator Lodge of Mii->.;aehusctts do e-lares t! at to entire Ni-aa - England de-1- t-goti 111 Avill be for Secretary i>jug for vice piv-i'h nt. THE DETAILS ARE ARRANGED State i)em (-rat..- Fxee*iilivp Commit tee Meets in Atlanta. Atlanta, J me ! {.—The state Domo- cratic exe-utive < "mmittee had an im- port:uit iii- rin:. r th- Kimball House* hen. this ji 1. 'Jin* eommittee, a ide tr oi ; i r..aging the details for the Di-m'i-r.i c.-tat'- convention, discussed mati- rsol g . -.-.ii iiif-i-.-st. There was a full a- ;i'!a:i *• of conijiiitteenien, Avith G! airiiiaduBigaon pr .-'ding. The sta* c . nt'on couv-in tomor row to rati v tie- jximary non imitioiis a id rnm-act oibi-r bu-i- tux*. Tin state conv- 11- t ; in the hiill of the ntatiws, promises to ha the m ist 1 ng. ly atu ii'led of any iti tho history ol th • : 1 Boer- Kvaaiiatc '1 heir Position. London, June 14.—The war office is- stus the following report from Lord Roberts: “1 he enemy evacuated their strong position during tiie night and h ive retired to tho eastward. Bulier’s force aud mine have afforded each other mutual assistance. Our oecnpatiou of Pretoria caused numbers of Boers to withdraw from Lning’s Nek, and Bul- ’er’s advance to Volksrust made them fear t!i"ir rear would be shortly endan gered.” Civil Authorities Surrender. London, June li.—General Bailor re ports 11- follows: “General Lyttleton has r* c i ve j the formal submission of the town and district of Wukkorstroom, Avhich the enemy is beleH'od to havo completely evacuated.” Sickness Among the British. Macuksdoup, June 14.—Tho British soldiers complain much of cold. There is much suffering among them and tho hospitals are full. A •rvutiv' Decided lu Knvur of Devereaux. Pihladku'HIA, Juno J1.—The contest from the First Georgia district avjis taken up by tho national committee when it met this morning. The coutes- tees were J. H. Devercaux and \V. H. Ix aken. Tiie committee decided in fa vor of th" D veivaux delegntion. The route.t from tin Di.iriei of Columbia Avas s.ittled ia favor of J. L. Joaes aud W. C. Oiiuse. tmmte t'la'- - tiie numb- r of delegates at from 399 to .<0-). OHIO DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE Portraits ot Bryan, I Imrnian, Jackson and MeLcun t'oiispicuoii-. Columijus, ()., Jane 13.—The Demo cratic s iite convention was cull* d to order at the Vndit irium at 10:39 o’idock by Hon. William S. Thomas, rimirman ' of the state committee. Portraits of Bryan, Tliurnnui, Jackson, M' Lean aud others were ruiispicuous. After prayer Clmlrman Thomas ud- «lr ed the conv< Jition on the work of i the irmvi ntion and the prosjxiets tor tue pr* - nt poiii ical year. Temixirury organization avus tlieu ef- 1 d, AV 1 th J Ut! B. Huntington us chairman. Aiv-oluri u was adopted requesting the O , del"g itioti t-» Lhiiisas City t» piv . at a pio]«>iiti"n t<1 tue national Democratic cummitteo to loeu.u their headquuru-rs in Columbus. ALL CARS AGAIN RUNNING. St. Louis Police Rc-ume Their Regular Dut ies—Posse on Guard. St. Louis, June 14.—All the police men who have boon on duty guarding tho powerhouses, car sheds and cars of the St. L uis Transit company since tho strike began, have gone back to their regular beats. All of tho 300 emergency polieem n, sworn in for strike duty, are divided among the stations jind do patrol duty. The powerhouses and sheds will, until the stake is over, bo guarded by fl:e posy- eomitatus. Sine lie- strike begun a large part of the city has practically been without po lice 2>i''3 'rimb mo-r of the officers be ing centered around tho powerhouses and on "ars. Th re lutwo boon numer ous hold-ups and many complaints have com-; from citizens who declared that they bad b on unable to find policemen when th' v wanted them. The order applies to both night and day service and for tii - first time since May 8 all the lin - an- bring ojierated without po lice pi'iC- ction. SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Whole Country May Become Involved In War. Nanai o a, Nicaragua, June 14.—Pres* idcnt '/. 'la va of Nicaragua is again con- centia! ing a huge number of troops, many cannon and a big quantity cf mil itary applies in the departments of C .nandi. a and Leon, along tho Paeiflo e. : r, •• if in ant aripatiou of a AA'ar with Balvadi >r. Many 1 - fugs e- hav" lately arrived in tni- (-airi’j-y Iron .Salvador, and the in- flnx cojitiiui' -. p i. hinted Unit proba* bl .• it i-iiit-mil to organiz ■ a body of S *:■ .-•• /••ur*- rifl' s and cannon t. 1 liie.-iJ-a-, ua ajid in conjunction with ’ r , .a', an effort to overthrow tho go*, i-i line nr of Salvador. ti'*h a a-,, r would involve Nicaragua, Hi’smi-ir :*n l most likely Guatemala and Costa Rica. Aeclilcntally Sliot Himself. BlJiMiM. AM, All., June 14.—Isam TiiV' in. a negro, was shot in the head and in-tan'ly killed on Avenue Baud Fight euth street. Negroes who were in i i** hulls- at the time of tho siioorii,-.* -ay that Isam was handling on old pistol, whicli was discharged acci dentally. l ive .Students Expelled. KvoxviLl.E, June 11.—Five students of tb UniVI r ity of Too have been given notice of expul-ioii. Tln-ir Gfer *.aa -having hud to do with tho of ! • i >vuh loo Chicago * ulooincf