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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 18i>4.
GAFFNEY. S. C., FBI DAY, AUGUST 34, 1900.
81.00 A YEAft.
MOB LEAVES DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION IN
ITS WAKE IN OHIO
Attempt to Lynch a Negro
Ravisher Has Disastrous
Results In Akron.
TWO KILLED; 18 WOUNDED
Enru«cd Because of Disappointment,
the Mob Dynamites the City Hall
and Jail and Applies the Torch—Mi
litia Called Out—CltlEeus Armed tind
Threaten the Soldiers.
Akron, O., Aug. 23.—As a result of
last night’s riot two are dead, two will
die, 16 others are more or less injured
and fully $200,000 in property has
gone up in smoke. The city hall is to
tally destroyed, the Columbian buiWing
which adjoins the city hall is a heap of
ashes and several smaller frame build
ings in the vicinity are in ruins.
The destruction was wrought by the
wild mob which held possession of the
city from dark last night until almost
dawn this morning. It is estimated
that the mob was comiwsed of not less
than 1,500 meu.
Throughout yesterday afternoon there
were ominous mutteriugs of the gather
ing mob which was more and more pro
nounced as the night approached.
The authorities did everything in their
power to quiet public opinion, but de
spite their efforts an iminouse crowd
gathered around the jail where Thomas
Peck, the alleged negro rapist, was con
fined and soon the cry “lynch the nig
ger” was on every tongue.
Meantime the authorities had quietly
removed Peck and another negro pris
oner from the jail and sent them to
Cleveland in the custody of two deputy
sheriffs.
The mob, however, would not believe
the man they sought had been taken
away. As the night wore on the fury
of the rioters grew apace, finally culmi
nating in an assault shortly after mid
night on the courthouse and later on the
city hall. Immense charges of dyna
mite were placed under the city and
county buildings and then to complete
its work the mob applied the torch.
At 10 o’clock this morning it was re
ported that a portion of the mob had
marched to East Akron, broken into a
hardware store and stolen a quantity of
ammunition and dynamite, together
with all the gups in the place and that
it was their intention to charge on the
troops at the first demonstration.
Officers commauding the troops s^y
that any attempt to start a riot will be
the signal to charge by the militia. The
mob, which has had possession since
early last night, is still parading the
streets, although there is no organiza
tion.
The arrival of the militia has had
much to do with quieting the people.
There are now 025 soldiers here. This
is believed to be enough to quell any
x further trouble that may arise. Threats
▼ are being made on every band against
the police. The militia has been or
dered to maintain order at any cost.
The Fourth regiment arrived at 9:15
o’clock and was marched at once to the
city building, where it will be stationed
until further orders.
Mob Applies the Torch.
Early this morning the mayor issued
a proclamation declaring that the city
was in a state of insurrection and com
manding the closing of every saloon.
At 2 o’clock tins morning the mob
fired Columbia hall and the city build
ing. A pile of papers was ignited and
soon the Columbia was in flames. Mean
while the m'fi had secured dynamite.
This was placed under the front of the
city building and explod-d. It did little
damage oinl another charge was tried.
This blew in the entire front and set lire
to the structure. The lire department
was called t<> save the building, but
when the firemen arrivi d the mob re
fused to let them turn the hose on the
building. Three of the firemen were
injured.
The militia from Canton reached hero
at 6:25 o'clock this morning and were
marched directly to the city building.
No attempt was made to prevent their
progress. At 7 o’clock the street in the
vicinity was crowded with people, but
there was no attempt made to break
through the line of soldiers.
It has been reported that a mob forced
an entrance into a pottery and secured
a large quantity of dynamite and that
this will be throwi. among the troops
tonight. Feeling is still running high
and a loader would probably cause fur
ther depradutious.
The report that Chief of Police Harri
son was driven iusane by the terrible
experience of hist night is confirmed.
Peck Makes a Confession.
Clevki.and, Aug. 23.—A confession
was obtained from Peck, the alleged
Akron criminal assailant, by Deputy
Sheriff Harry at the jail here today.
. Peck said he had attempted to assault
the girl, but was very sorry for it. He
attributed his act to liquor. He said he
had been on a 'pree for a month. Peck
is fearful lest he may suffer from mob
violence and becomes greatly agitated
at any noise in the jail.
PECK IN CLEVELAND JAIL.
JSberllT Did Not Think the Negro Kapist
Nnfe at Akron.
Cleveland, Aug. 23.—Louis Peck,
the Akron rapist, whose life the Akron
mob so eagerly sought last night, is
locked up in tho county jail in this city.
He was brought here from Akron early
last night by a deputy sheriff, togetb< r
w'ith William Howard, another negro,
who had been a prisoner in the Akron
inil charged witli some minor misde
meanor.
Peck was very reticent about his ar
rest. More information was obtained
from Howard, who was brought to
Cleveland because it was feared that the
angry populace would not stop to in
quire whether Howard hud been in jail
two mouths or not, us he says he had.
The story told by Pock is us follows:
“I wax arrested at Akron by Deputy
bheriff Duffy Tuesday morning. I left
Akron early Tuesday morning to go to
Youngstown on business and remained
in that town a few hours, returning to
Akron before dinner. I was charged
with assaulting a girl. Howard was al
ready in jail on some other charge. 1
remained in jail over night and until
about 2 o’clock Wednesday, when the
deputy sheriffs came and took Howard
and myself out. There had bceu no
demonstration and I did not know where
we were going or why wo were going.”
Howard said: “I don’t want you to
mix me up in this affair, as I was in jail
before Peck was arrested awaiting my
case. I was taken out of jail because
the sheriff felt that no negro would be
safe there.”
Negro Kavlsher Shot Dead.
New Orleans, Aug. 23.—Sam Fields,
a negro, was shot dead by a mob ol
white men last night near Whitehall,
in Livingston parish. .Fields had made
an assault upon Mrs. Peter Picbe, but
through her desperate resistance he did
not succeed in accomplishing his de-
BIBU-
LABOUCHERE MAKES REPLY,
He Accuses Chamberlain of Collusion
With the .luiiicson Raid.
London, Aug. 23.—Toward the clos« j
of the parliamentary session Mr. Cham
berlain announced that letters compro
mising some members of the house ol
commons had been found among th«
Boer archives at Pretoria. One of thesa
members was Henry LaBouohereand he
has answered Mr. Chamberlain’s threat
to publish the corresiKmdeuce by pub
lishing it himself iu Truth. The letters
were addressed by Mr. LaB mchere to
Montagu White early iu August of last
year, when, of course, Great Britain and
the Transvaal were still at peace. Iu
one letter Mr. LaBouchere strongly
urges that President Kruger should ac
cept a conference, which was at that
time suggested to settle tho franchise
question. Ho said if this were done it
would take mouths to settle the details.
By that time tho warlike fever in Eng
land would have passed away, “audit,”
he added, “the basis was established
that there should bo substantial repre
sentation of the Outlander, yet not such
as to. endanger the majority of the
Boers, no danger would arise to tho in
dependence of the republic.”
In an open letter to Mr. Chamberlain,
Mr. Ijabouchere contends that he had a
perfect right to use his efforts to avert
the struggle and, that iu advising the
Transvaal government to make a conces
sion so as to enable the British public to
recover from the excitement which Mr.
Chamberlain had worked up, ho \va. J
only performing a patriotic duty.
Mr. Labouchere adds, that, as lie hr.R
publiished his letters to Mr. White, per
haps Mr. Chamberlain will now publish
his correspondence with Rhodes’ solici
tor, which proves, according to some ol
the radicals, that tho calouiul secretary
had a guilty knowledge of tho Jameson
conspiracy.
BRITISH PURSUE THE BOERS
Roberts Report! Operations In South
Africa—Steyn Joins Kruger.
London, Aug. 23.—Ixml Boborts re
ports under date of Pretoria, Aug. 22,
as follows:
“Buller’s division inarched to Van
Wycksvloit, 15 miles south of Belfast,
yesterday. His casualties were 20.
“Paget reports from Hammauskrnal
that Baden-Powell engaged Grobeler’s
rear guard all day yesterday. Grobeler
was driven back east of Pinaar’s river.
Baden Powell occupied the railway sta
tion of that name. During tho fight
Baden-Powell’s forces and that of the
enemy galloped into each other, the
Rhodesians losing Colonel Spreckloy and
four men killed and seven wounded.
Many of tho Boers were killed or
wounded. They were at Cyferkuil this
morning. Plumer and Hickman were
closely pursuing them.
“It seems certain that Dewet, finding
it hopeless to make his way eastward,
has recrossed the Magliesburg, with a
few wounded with the intention of re
turning to the Orange River colony. lie
is in a very different condition from that
when ho left Bethlehem with six or
eight guns and 2,000 men. His gnus
have mostly been buried and his per
sonal following cannot bo more than
300.
“It is stated that Steyn, with a small
bodyguard, has crossed Pienaar’s river
on his way to join Kruger at Machado-
dorp.
•‘The Boors yesterday blew up a por
tion of the railroad at Koetze’s drift, 5
miles north of Newcastle, and dam
aged the rails at a point 30 miles south
of Newcastle.”
\ MlnUter m Ciuod Work.
‘‘I had a severe attack of bilious
colic, got a bottle of Chamberlain’s
C die,Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
toot two doses anti was entirely
cured,” says Rev. A. A. Power, of
Emporia. Kan. ’’My neighbor across
the street was tick for over u week,
hud two or three bottles of medicine
from the doctor. He used them for
three or four days without relief,
then called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and gave
him no relief, so discharged him. I
Wi’ent over to see him tho next morn
ing. He said bis bowels were in a ter
rible fix, that they had been running
off so long that it was almost bloody
flux. I asked him if be bad tried
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and he said, ‘No.’
I went home and brought him my
bottle and gave him one dose; told
him to take another dose in fifteen or
twenty minutes if he did not find re
lief, but he took no more and was en
tirely cured.” For stle by Cherokee
Drug Co.
Why is it easier to.bo a clergyman
than a physician? Because it is
easier to preach than to practice.
"Through the months cf June and
July our baby was teething and took
a running off of the bowels and sick
ness of the stomach.” says O. P. M.
Hollid y, of Deming, Ind. “His
bowels would move from five to eight
times a day. I had a bottle of Chnrri-
berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy in the house and gave
him four drops in a teaspoonfu! of
water and be got better at once.”
Bold by Cherokee Drug Co.
CHINA’S PLEA AND
AMERICA’S ANSWER
Conditions Upon Which o
Truce Will Be Granted.
ORDER MUST BE RESTORED
Government Must Demonstrate Its Ca
llable of Controlling Its Subjects.
When rills Is Done Steps Will Bi>
Taken Looking to a Settlement.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Tho slate
department has made public tho corre
spondence between Li Hung Chang and
the state department- Following is a
cablegram dated Aug. 19, from Viceroj
Li Hung Clniiig:
“It was the declaration of all tho min
isters for foreign affairs of tho great
powers that the expedition of the allied
troops was solely lor the rescue of tint
ministers in Peking. Now the allied
troops having entered Peking and found
the ministers safe it seems proper that
hostilities should at once cease and that
negotiations should commence. 1, there
fore, request tho United States govern
ment to appoint an envoy with full
powers or appoint tho minister now iu
Peking for the purpose, as lie is necessa
rily acquainted with the affair between
Chinese and the foreigners, and inform
me if the conference will take place iu
Peking. After receipt of a definite re
ply I will at once proceed to the north.
Please request the secretary of state to
lay tiie matter be foie his excelleucy, th«
president. I await reply.”
Another cablegram from Viceroy IJ
Hung Chang, dated Aug. 21, is as fol
lows:
“The Boxer rebels in Peking, bavin#
been dispersed, there will be positively
no more fighting. The military opera
tions on the part of the powers aro
greatly to be deplored. Besides urgin#
the cessation of hostilities, please coufei
with the secretary of stare on the sub.
jeet of the withdrawal of troops and tha
appointment of a plenipotentiary to ne
gotiate a settlement of all other ques*
tious, so as to preserve amicable rela
tions. I await an early reply.”
State Department’s Reply.
Following is the reply of the govern-
ment, forwarded to Li Hung Chang by
Minister Wu, signed by Acting Secre
tary Adoe:
“While the conditions set forth iu tho
memorandum delivered to the Chiuesu
minister Aug. 12 have not been fulfilled,
amt the powers have been compelled to
rescue their ministers by force of arms,
unaided by tho Chinese government,
still this government is ready to wel
come any overtures for a truce, and in
vite the other powers to join, when se
curity is established in the. Chinese cap
ital and tho Chinese government show!
its ability and willingness to make, on
its part, an effective suspension of hos
tilities there and elsewhere iu China.
When this done—and we hope it will lie
done promptly—the United States will
be prepared to appoint a plenipotentiary
to join with the representatives of other
similarly interested powers and of ths
authoritative and responsible govern
ment of the Chinese empire to attain
the eudusleclared in our circular to the
powers eft July 3, 1900.”
ALL NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF.
Full Significance of America's Reply
to Li Hung (.'hang.
Washington, Aug. 33.—The latest
exchange of notes between China and
United States for the ces-atiou of hostil
ities was given out by the state depart
ment this morning. The interest ecu
t rod in the American reply, which wat
found to hour out the forecasts made
yesterday and to lay down firmly and
briefly the condition upon which tha
Unit: d Suites would take up overt ur -s
for a truce. The reply was sent for
ward 1 i.t night. It seems to bo ac-
c- pi- d as bringing all negotiations to u
halt ior tin- pre-out and it is diUicnlt to
foresee what the next move will be.
This was couched in diplomatic lau-
g” ge, but officials of the government
it/a position to know the attitude of this
'country state that it is a gmit assump
tion on the part of Earl Li to intimate
that tho conditions imposed by this gov
ernment have been fulfilled.
Under tin so conditions the troops of
the United Status, together with such
reinforcements as seem desirable, will
remain iu China.
1'cace Overt lire Denied.
Berlin, Aug. 23.—The German gov
ernin' nt’s reply to Li Hung Chang’s
peace negotiations proposition is that
“owing to the lack of any properly ac
credited authority on tho Chinese side”
the government of Germany cannot
enter negotiations.
AN INTERESTING SUIT FILED.
Hii^uie^lium Broker Seeks to Recover
<110,000 Alleged Damaged.
Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 2.5 —E. T.
Faulkner lias filed suit for .'$10,000 dam
ages against J. E. English & Co., W. L.
Murdock, Gas McCarthy, N. B. Wil
burns C. A. Tyson and Sid Norwood.
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B he brokers' association of Birmingham,
Murdock being president ami Williams
secretary. The plaintiff alleg< s that the
brokers’ as ociatiou is a trust, and that
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Oinaha Shows a Decrease.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Omaha. Neb.,
is the fir.-t citv thus far counted iu tho
twelfth cens s to show a decrease iu
population during the past decade. Tho
conut of the population just completed
shows 102.555. The population in 1S90
was 140,452. This indicates a decrease
in teu years of 37,897, or 26.98 per cent.
Severn Storm 111 Alabama.
Lafayette, Ala., Aug. 23.—A severe
storm passed over this section, doing
much damage to tinib«*r. The lightning
struck the residence of Rev. G. P. South-
erlin, a Methodist preacher, knocking
down three of his family. A number of
other were severely shocked.
Crops Damaged by Drouth.
Seale, Ala., Aug. 23.—There has been
no rain in Scale for 18 days, and tho
weather is so hot the crops are almost
ruined. Cotton is off 25 per per cent,
late corn will not make anything, and
potatoes, peas and sugar cane are suffer
ing for rain.
Hoth Legs Crushed.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 23.—Will
Gunn, a uegro, was run over by a train
iu the yards of tho Plant system and
hoth l-'gs so badly mangled that ampu
tation was necessary.
Negro Shot to Death.
Barnwell, S. O., Aug. 23.—S. W.
Eaves shot and killed a negro near hero.
Eaves claims that he acted in self de
ft use.
tiust, formed a c-m-piia y again.-t ship
pers of products by establi-hing a rule
that, they would not handle goods for
shippers who dealt with brokers other
than members of the brokers’ associa
tion.
MAYOR CALLED TO ORDER.
He Created Considerable Excitement
at tile Meeting o* Council.
Atlanta, Aug. 25 —Considerable ex
citement and comment was caused at
the meeting of council when it became
necessary for Mayor Pro. Tom. Maysori
to call Mayor Jam s G. Woodward to
order several times.
Mr. May sun’s efforts were aided by
councilmen cud aldermen, who made
motions and points of order until finally
Marshal Tolbert p rsuadecl the mayor to
Cease talking and remain seated.
Mayor Woodward's rambling talks
wore on the waterworks situarim and
lie openly charged that council is en
gaged in an effort to sudl the city’s
wa r erwo "k s sysk in.
His presence was a lo-al surprise to
council members, and his condition a
shock. Despite the ruling of tho pre
siding officer, he addres-ed the body
after he had been called to order for iu-
ti-iruptiug Judge l/'llyer, who had tho
floor.
COLOMBIA’S NF.W PRESIDENT
Dr. Marroquio Is Inducted Into Office
Willi Great Pomp.
Panama, Aug. 23.—Curios Martinez
Silva, minister of foreign relations of
the new government, has cabled us fol
lows:
“Dr. Sam Clemente Titular, president
of the republic, being physically and
mentally unable to exerciso the duties
as president, his age being 77 years, and
bis indefinite absence from the capital
on account of his poor health, having
made impossible tho regular pr igivss of
affairs which encouraged and prolonged
the ciul war, tho people of Bogota pub
licly demanded that Dr. Marroquiu, who
was vice president, should as.--.umo tho
reins of government.
“Dr. Marroquiu wa; unable to rc-ist
this popular demoustrati-m and the
unanimous support of the army and
finally doci'led to take charge, which lie
b\ acually did on Ang. 1 His assump
tion of office was peaceful.”
National Starch ( ompany.
Curc.uio, Aug. 2;’.—Anuounc uaont is
mad- of the organization of the Nr.uioual
Starch eomuaay with a capitalication of
of jdl.obb.OU-), of which $10,003,0 )0 will
be ii-vii-d. VY. F. Li..-!, Jr., of Chicago
will be president. The company will,
in a .sense, ha a com pc*'it or of theGlucoio
company, but only in tha products
which are identical to the manufacture
of glucose sugar and corn syrups.
Prizes For Military Day.
Atlanta, Aug. 23.—At a meeting of
the board of directors of the Southeast
ern Inter.-tate fair it was decided to ap
propriate JdJ'OJ to bo off,-red in cash
prizes for military day, which will bo
on, of tbe big occasions of tne fair. The
present plan is to give a prize drill Oct.
11 and 1 to be followed by a sham bat
tle in which tho entire live regiments
will engage.
Assaulted the Officer.
Savannah, Aug. 23.—Armed with an
ink eraser, which she had snatched from
the desk-of Clerk Kuilbaeh in the court
of ordinary, Rcliocea Brown, a negro
woman charged with lunacy, assaulted
A. C. Gaillard, a negro constable. Tho
woman fought desperately, and before
she was overpowered, had tv.u the shirt
of Gaillard into shred.
Odell Kor Governor.
New York, Aug. 23 —It is authorita
tively stated that Benjamin 1*. O loll,
Jr., will be nominated for governor by
the R-publican : t»te convention at Sar
atoga. Mr. O loll, who was averse to
accepting, has practically agreed to make
the race.
llctr to a Fortune of 30,000.
Ashf.vii.lk, N. C., Aug. 33.—A girl
baby has been born to Mrs. George Van
derbilt, in Biltmore House. Mr. Van
derbilt announces that her name will he
Cornelia Stuyv suit. The lirtle stranger
is heir to u tort one of |3i\0J9,000.
General IJurrlx Dlt-j in l-higlnnd.
London, Ang. 23.—Nathaniel Harri
son H:,r:is, a brigadier general on Gen-
era 1 Ia c’x K'aff and formerly of Missis
sippi, died at Malvern, County of Wor-
ec-.t r, 1 i-it nfgat. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond is his niece.
KnMrc Town 1 Im atened.
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 23.—The town
of Miilvauo is on fire and the Vi' hiu
lire department has been o..llod ujtou for
help.
BRYAN'S RESPONSE
TO THETOPULISTS
Officially Notified of His Nom
ination by That Party.
DEALS WITH THE ISSUES
He Devotes His Time to Those Plunks
of the Democratic Platform With
Which the Populist Purty la In
Hearty Accord.
Topeka, Aug. 23.—William J. Bryan
was: officially notified by the National
Populist party and the National Mone
tary league of his nomiuatiou for presi
dent of the United States today. Tho
streets and hotels are profusely decorated
aud the town is filled with visitors.
The morning opened hot and sultry,
but when Mr. Bryan arrived a drizzling
rain was fulling. Mr. Bryan reached
Atchison last night on his way here and
was met there this morning by a special
committee. The committee escorted
him to this city. The exercises were
marked for their simplicity. The noti
fication speech was delivered by Hon.
T. M. Patterson.
Mr. Bryan replying to notification by
the Populist notification committee of
his nomination as presidential candi
date said in part:
“In accepting the presidential nomi
nation which you tender iu behalf of
tho Populist party, I desire to give em
phatic recognition to the educational
work done by your party. The Populist
party, as au organization, and the farm
ers’ alliances and the labor organiza
tions from which it sprung, have done
much to arouse the people to a study of
economic ai/d industrial questions. Be
lieving, as l do, that truth grows, not iu
seclusion, but in the open field, and that
it thrives b"st in the .sunlight of full and
free debate, I have confidence that the
dnoussiuu which your party has com-
nollcd will aid iu reaching that true so
lution of pending problems toward
which all honest citizens aim.
“Democrats and Populists agree that
Chinese and other oriental labor should
be excluded from the United States.
The Populists approve the demand sot
forth in the Democratic platform for a
labor bureau, with a cabinet officer at
its head. Such an official would keep
the administration iu close touch with
the wage-earning portion of tho popula
tion and go far toward securing such re
form as the toilers need.
Deals With the Trusts.
"In 1896 the Populists united with
tho Democrats iu opposing trusts, al
though the question at that time ap
peared like a cloud scarcely larger than
a man’s hand. Today that cloud well
nigh overspreads the industrial sky. The
farmer does not participate iu the profits
of any trust, but he sorely feels the
burden of them alL
“The fact that the trusts support tho
Republican party ought to be sufficient
proof that they expect protection from
it. The Republican party cannot be ro
bed upon to extinguish the trusts so
long as it draws its campaign contribu
tions from their overflowing vaults.
"In a government where the people
rule every wrong can be righted and
every evil remedied, but when once the
doctrine of self government is impaired
and might is substituted for right there
is no certainty that any questiou will be
settled correctly.
“A colonial policy would so occupy
the people with the consideration of the
nation’s foreign policy that domestic
questions would be neglected.
“It is not strange that tho Populists
should oppose militarism and imperial
ism, for Inilh are antagonistic to the
principles which Populists apply to
other questions.
“Lincoln pointed to the interest which
European nations have in tho abandon
ment here of tho dociriue.s of equal
rights. Ho said:
“ ‘The principles of Jefferson are the
definitions and axioms of free society.
And yet they arc denied and evaded
with no small show of success. Ouo
dashingly wills them glittering general
ities. Another bluntly calls them self-
evident bos. And others insidiously
argue that they apply to superior races.
These expressions, differing in form, are
identical in object and effect—the sup
planting of the principles of free gov
ernment and restoring those of classifi
cation, catte legitimacy. They would
delight a convocation of crowned heads,
plotting against tho people. They are
the vanguard, the miners and sappers of
returning despotism. We must repulse
them or they will subjugate us. ’ ”
CHARTERED IN NEW JERSEY.
Florida ftanufucturinz Gotnpany In-
corporuted—Capital $1500,000.
New York, Aug. 33.—The Florida
Manufacturing company, with an au
thorized capital of $500,000, of which
$150,000 has been paid in, has filed ar
ticles of incorporation at Newark, N. J.
William Campbell Clark of tho Clark
Thread company, holds 1,498 shares of
tho 1,500 which have been issued. Ralph
Baker of Bridgeport and Richard V.
Lindabury of Newark,, eiyph hold one
■hare.
The corporation is authorized to deal
in cotton, cottonseed oil and manufac
ture cotton yams and all other articles
made from cottou or cotton products.
Miss Stillman to Wed.
Providence, Aug. 23.—James Still
man, president of the National City
Bank of New York, has announced the
engagement of his daughter. Miss Isa
belle Goodrich Stillman, to Percy Avery
Rockefeller, sou of William Rockefeller,
? resident of the Standard Oil company.
’ercy Avery Rockefeller was graduated
from Yale this year. He wa» president
of the University Football association.
Crops Iladly Damaged.
Raleigh, Aug. 23.—The loss by tbs
drouth will amount to millions of dol
lars iu the state. Ip Juno the prospect
was for a big cron. Then came the July
drouth, to be followed by the yet more
terrible one of Angnst, which iu most
localities is yet unbroken. A sun tem
perature of 130 to 185 degrees day after
day literally slays the crops.
BRITISH SUBJECT MOBBED
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International Complications Slay
suit From the New York Knee Uto*
New York, Aug. 22.—Interimti
complications may follow the •
riots. Alfred Akius, a British su'-.j
who was one of the victims of tho mu.
has appealed to tho Brithish consul i
redress.
Akius is a parlor car porter, and whi
he was ou his way home, ignorant
the race war, then going ou. he \
beaten aud almost killed by whites,
was rescued by policemen, but ban-
escaped even rougher treatment at t
hands of tho police. Akius is a nati
of Kingston, Jamaica.
WAS ESTABLISHED IN I8C
P
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Kasthainptoti Library Company \\
Withdraw From the Field.
New York, Aug. 22.—The shar.-h
ers of tho Easthampton Library <
pany, at Easthampton, L. I., lu-.v
cided to disband and give the b-M-k • 1
records of the company to th * 1
numpton Free Library, which is t>ic
on the work fur which the EasthaniK
Library company was organized.
Tho latter company was formc-i
1805 by the Rev. Lyman Beecher, i v
of Henry Ward Beecher. He, Ab .
Miller and Abram Parsons were cko
to perfect the organization and
Beecher drew up the bylaws, which si.
ore iu existence.
LATE CORN CROP KILLE!
Hot Weather Is Playing Havoc I
Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Aug. 22. — The p:
traded aud severe hot weather, with a
most complete absence of rain, and tei.i
perature averaging from 94 to 97 <1
grees, is proving disastrous to the inter
ests of the farmers iu this section.
Reliable reports were brought in
this city today to tho effect that la
corn is complely killed in some distri t
while hundreds of acres of strawber. •
plants are dried up uud are a eoiupl ■
.oss. The estimated damage to date i.
great.
Naval Stores Company Organized.
Brewton, Ala., Aug. 22.—The Lo.i
dou Naval Stores company has bocu c
gauized here. Loveless Bros, of th:
place and two turpentine dealers fro* 1
Georgia compose the firm whose objn
shall bo tho boxing of the trees for th ’
purpose of manufacturing turpentine o i
10,000 acres of pine land belonging tr
the former iu this and Conecuh con. •
ties. Tho capital stock is $15,009.
Will He Published.
London, Aug. 32.—Henry Labouc’:-
ere’s publication of tbe correspond- n«.
advising him of the seizure at Pretoria.
compromising letters to Secretary R -i;
is to be followed by tho publication <
the whole correspondeuce with rho c
lonial office, will be issued, all the me:;i
bers of parliament involved having n
swered the official commuuicatioa sc.
to them ou the subject.
Mrs. Kvans Gets a Verdict.
Savannah, Aug. 22.— In the ci: 1
court today Mrs. Elizabeth Evans »
Lakeland, Fla., was given a verdiut 1.
$9,000 against the Savannah, Florin >
aud Western railway. Mrs. Evans su.
for $20,000 for the killing of her ho
baud, J. J. Evans, at Lakeland Severn:
mouths ago, holding that his death w.g
due to negligeuce ou the part of tm
company’s agents.
Kx-Congressman Fowler Assaulted.
Goldsboro, N. C., Aug. 22.—Advice*
from Clinton state that ex-Congressman
Fowler was badly beaten aud that
George Butler, a brother of Seuat >r
Butler, will fare equally as bad if be
does not retract certain statement.!
charged to him.
Population of Philadelphia.
Washington, Ang. 23.—Tho popula
tion of Philadelphia, according to the
count just completed at the census office,
is 1,293,697. The population iu 1890 was
1,046,914. The increase during the pa>t
teu years was 246,733, or 23.67 per cent.
Due to the Dullness of Trade.
Nf.w York, Aug. 22.—J. N. Jarvee
of Arbucklo Bros, said today that the
recent reduction in coffees was not sig
nificant. It was due, he said, to trade
dullness aud low prices for green coffee.
FREE BLOOD CURE.
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Are you pale? If so purify your
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Blood Balm). It makes the Blood
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Blood and Skin Troubles. B. B. B.
drains the Poisons and Humors out
of the Blood and entire system so tbe
symptoms cannot return. Give it a
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drug stores at $1 per large bottle,
G large bottles (full treatment) $'».
Be sure the bottle reads Botanic
Blood Balm. So sufferers may test
it, a trial bottle given away absolutely
free. Write for it. Address BLOOD
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medical advice given. For sale bv
S. B. Crawley & Go.
Few women are expert pianists, but
many women are expert chin musi
clans.
If your brain won’t work right and
you miss the snap, vim and energy
that was once yours, you should tak(
Pbickly Ash Bitters. It cleanses
tho system and invigorates both body
and brain. Sold by Cherokee Drug
Company.
CHINESE TROOPS
OPERATING IN THE
REAR OF THE ALLIES
Communination Cut an^Noth-
ing Has Been Heard From
Them Since Aug. 17.
OUTBREAK AT HAN K0W
Cliiucse Attempt to liurn the British
Concessions— Great Uneasiness at
Shanghai — Twenty Warships Near
the Scene of Disturbance—Germans
Advance Under Difficulties. s
Shanghai, Aug. 23.—The foreign con
suls here, not having received anything
from Peking later than Aug. 17, fear
the Chinese troops are operating along
tho rear of the allies, cutting off their
communication. The blockade of press
messages at tho Che Foo telegraph office
continues. But these in no way inter
fere with official dispatches which are
put ahead.
Outbreak at Han Kow.
Paris, Aug. 23.—The French consul
at Hail Kow wires that au attempt at
au uprising occurred during the night
of Aug. 21. A baud set fire to the house
adjoining the customs bank which is
adjacent to the British concession, with
tho object of pillaging tho bank and
burning tho European quarter. More
trouble is feared when the flight of tho
emperor to the west, if true, becomes
known.
Uprising at Han Kow.
Shanghai, Aug. 23.—The attempted
uprising at Hau Kow is causing great
uneasiness. In all 27 warships have as
sembled here and at Woo Sung, their
crews numbering about 7,000 meu.
Soo Chow Fears an Attack.
London, Aug. 23.—A news agency
dispatch from Shanghai, dated Wednes-
Aug. 22, says a consular report received
from Soo Chow says the governor
fears the city will bo attacked by a force
ot salt smugglers.
GREAT BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE.
Escape of the Imperial Family In
creases tbe Difficulties In China.
London, Aug. 23.—The offioial Japan
ese statement that the allies captured
the imperial city Aug. 16 ouly to find
that the dowager empress, emperor and
chiefs of tho Mancbu party had escaped
previously has not caused much surprise
here. It was hardly expected that the
empress dowager and her counsellors
would allow themselves to be caught.
Tho difficulties of tho situation are gen
erally regarded as increased by the es-
cajK) of these imperial personages, since
tho allies will now have to discover or
iuveut a de facto goverument iu China
if they desire to begin negotiations.
The attitude of tbe British foreign
officer at present is one of expectation
and deliberation. It is not too much to
say that they have uo definite plan for
the future settlement, but are waiting
to hear from Sir Claude MacDonald, Sir
Robert Hart and Goneral Goselee, by
whose opinions they will be very largely
guided.
General satisfaction is felt here at the
close association of the British and
Americans on tho march and in the final
assault. It is remembered that it was
iu China that the famous saying "blood
is thicker than water” was first uttered.
Admiral Seymour, iu au interesting let
ter published, paid high tribute to tho
Americans and said for dash and go
none of tho other contingents surpassed
or perhaps equalled them.
Advance of the Germans.
Berlin, Aug. 23.—The German ad
miral at Taku, under date of Aug. 20,
wires: "Captain Heicht reached Ma-Tu
this morning and procoedod. The ad
vance was difficult owing to the force of
the current and shallow water. The
Madai battalion, after a very trying
march, arrived at Yang Tsun Aug. 18.”
It is inferred from the foregoing that
the telegraph wires between Taku aud
Ma-Tu are working.
NEGROES DYING LIKE SHEEP.
Terrible Suffering Among tbe Inhab.
Hants of the Seu Islands.
Charleston, Aug. 23.—The unprece
dented heat wave which has been hang
ing over this immediate section for the
past ten days or more has played deadly
havoc with poor negroes living on tbe
sea islands along the coast. From ad
vices received here it appears that the
negroes have been dying from fever,
which is primarily caused from the boat
aud allowed to thrivo because the sick
cannot get the medical attention re
quired in such cases.
Undertaker Livingston sta tea that the
negroes are d’-ing like sheep and that
when they become ill of the fover they
simply have to wait their turn to die.
Tho sea islands are densely populated
with negroes, aud in the low swamps,
where malaria thrives, the negroes are
left to suffer the fierce heat through the
days and nights of the agonizing fever,
and the crisis is generally passed with
death.
In some of the sections the voodoo
doctors have been making more victims
for the undertakers. Theso are the
witch people, and there are hundreds of
them ou the island', who believe that a
little magic is all-sufficieut to heal
disease.
Two Negroes Shot.
Montgomery, Ala, Ang. 23.—Two ’
negroes, badly shot, were brought to
fids city from Flomatou for medical
treatment. Just how tho wounds were
inflicted is not known. One report is
that several negro tramps were discov
ered iu an’empty box car aud whon or- j
dered out resisted and a general fight
followed, several of them being wound- i
ed. Auotlu r report is that there was a
clash between the whites aud blacks nt ^
Flomatou aud that tho two railroad no- .
grocs wore shot. ^
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