Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, THE COUNTY RECORD. Pnblished Every Thursday ?at? WNG8TREE. SOUTH CAROLINA. -8T- j C. W. WOLFE . an/1 Prftnrfatnr merciul commodity, governed by the laws of demand and supply, and the author, to be successful, must "get down to business." As the mothers' congress has given rise to a mighty demand for a fathers' congress, it is evident that the small boy will have to go into the congress business himself unless he is to lose Ills liberties altogether. Fashionable New York City nas abandoned to a very great extent newfashioned door bells and substituted old-fashioned knockers. The older, the more battered and unsightly the knocker is. the higher price it commands. Shrewd manufacturers are t pandering to this fad by getting up ' |mitations of these antiquities. In ap- j pearance they are more antique than j the originals. It is queer how many works are .published treating the novel histori- | t (cally. The books may lie said to show the general interest in fiction, but i ihere is the world rurning over with novels, novels mnuujenuue. 01 nuim , no man or woman, even if a professional reader, can read more than a , small part. Are novels so many that , conscientious persons ran only read i about them? It is a practice common in many branches of knowledge, and sure to commend itself to the coin- > fort able soul. .. It is not too much to say that by | the death of Stephen Crane one of the young Amerieau writers of most promise has gone. His literary per forma nee often exhibited poor taste ' and that particular kind of affectation ; known as overstraining: but it showed i signs, none the less, of real and virile genius. Mr. Crane's later work was I not marked by h:s early crudities and in the " Whilom ville Stories." for inITornmr'c \ T1 "7 J11 f? llf< Muuir, in ii?u , ^ touch is as delicate and his thoughts as keen as Mark Twain's. Even ! though Kiplingesque at times, his spirit was distinctly American. In the j great mass of labored fiction and con- ; ventional authorship of to-day. one pauses at the name of Stephen Crane. Hypnotism has ;,rown vastly in vogue iu the last fifteen of twenty years. The causes of iu phenomena I and the forces which regulate and j control them are as little known as ever, but this does not bar its ac- j ceptance as a form of social amusement, nor its expiobation by thought- , less youths and greedy charlatans, ! whose ouly object is to gain a little , cheap notoriety, or wring a living from a credulous populace. It has !>een forcibly demonstrated, however. that men of sound judgment and ex perience are required to make success- | ful and safe ojK'rators. and it is just i as logical for the law to license this profession and impose rigid restrictions as others involving a tedious course of study and preparation, j thinks the Atlanta Constitution. What may be termed a novelty characteristic of the times was made the feature of a club diuner of rail- j road officials in New York City the other day. Of this club. Senator Chauncey M. Depew is president, but owing t? the pressure of public duties in Washington he was unable to i>c present una presiue. 1 nere was a time when such a circuinstnnce would have prevented the Senator l'roni making an address to the gathering. Times have changed, however, and conditions have changed with them. By the aid of telephone receivers placed at each seat the diners were enabled to listen to a speech addressed to them by their absent president, who was talking at a distance of over 1125 miles. The incident is a striking one as illustrative of the extent to which the progress of invention has broken down the barriers of space. Literature like nearly everything else nowadays, has come to he a coin THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. The South. In a fight over the killing of some turkeys, Forest Alford shot and killed William Overstreet, at Harrodsburg, Ky. Hannon Gray, a member of a Sheriff's posse, was killed by Dan Richardson, a negro fugitive, at Tallahasse, Fla., on Monday night. The wheat yield is reported large from all parts of Maryland. Mrs. James Henry shot and killed Lee Watson, who tried to assault her, near Falcon, Ark. John Roe, colored, 18 years old. was lynched at Columbia, Ala., for attempted assault. The North. An order for 1,000.000 campaign buttons has been placed at Chicago, 111. The annual convention of the New York Catholic Benevolent Legion is in session at Troy, N. Y, TKo Snnroio Cnnrt nt thfi Cnlted Cleveland, 0., six persons are drowned. five ladies and a child. Foreran. The Boer delegates who recently toured the United States have arrived at Havre. The new reciprocity arrangement with Germany has been signed. Crime 'in Paris has increased since the Exposition opened, murders being daily occurences. Official reports from the Cape Nome district indicate that the Government will be called upon to aid many thousands of stranded gold hunters during K a onm i n rr rrintor | 111C v-UiUiiife Uitt, Another revolution is impending in Venezuela, headed by Dr. Pietrie. The first Hebrew girl to receive the degree Master of Arts in England is Miss Dora E. Yates, at the University College, Liverpool. Admiral Remey cables the arrival of the Brooklyn at Che Foo. Japan now has 22.000 troops in China i and is about ready to make an effort to reach Pekin. American sharpers are reaping a harvest among their confiding coun* trymen in Paris. Miscellaneous. There are now 4S war vessels, ranging from battleships to torpedo boats, being constructed for tbe Government. The colonel of the Forty-third regiment has organized a squadron of native Filipino cavalry. The French consul at Canton cables a report denying the alleged massacre of the Europeans in Pek.'n. American Athletics won eight out of the thirteen amateur events for the championship of Great Britain.| The free silver Republican national committee endorse Adlai E. Stevenson as vice presidential candidate. A fire in Cramps shipyard came near irir? IKa KoHlnoViin A loKo TVJ Q UCOl,l\JJ IL1? iu^ uubi.iv.'.ui i ^ / ^Iiuuuuiu. Tien-Tsin is in great danger and Japanese and Russian troops are about to make a dash fo.r its relief. Colonel Pettit, tried by court-martial in the Philippines for surrendering a prisoner to be executed has been acquitted. The war department sends to the east two perfect army pack trains. ~ t |ARE KEEPING IT UP. Boers Fighting Ten Miles From PrePretoria, wounds, with his clothes and saddle riddled with bullets and his horse hit. made a dcicur. and halting his men an i firing, regained the outpost with eight troopers. From their camp the dragoons adI vanced again and two guns shelled the ! iiocrs. checking them: but later, owing to the action breaking out further | west, the whole of the outpost line re-iir.u tn tho main ranep of hills. Order of Foresters is in session at Milwaukee, Wis. The Chicago (111.) Democrat, an afternoon paper of shady reputation, has suspended its daily issue. T. B. Cossitt, founder of La Grange 111., SO years old and eick, blew hi? brains out at Chicago. A pet robin gave the ala*m when burglars entered the house of Walter Sigler, at Millerton, N. Y., frightening lutrui uii. "Will not be separated long," said Lawyer Jacob C. Meinzer beside his wife's new-made grave recently, and later his body was found near Williamsburg, N. Y., where he bad taken poison. A locomotive struck a pleasure carriage at Florida, Ind., killiug Noah Blickenstaff and three of his children. After eloping with the daughter ol W. G. Leslie, a prominent hotel man ' Ray Finn, a coachman, killed himseli, at Binghamtown, N. Y. V.'hile trying to keep her 4-year-old stepson from screaming after she had j beaten him. Mrs. Rachel Miller choked the child to death at St. John's, O. Wellesley (Mass.) College is tne i principal beneficiary of an estate ol $100.U00 left by Captain Georg? F. i Towle, U. S. A., retired, who recently died in London. Lewis Carr Ledyard. commander ot the New York Yacht Club, has bought a site, containing 519,9-12 square feet, at Newport. R. I., and will erect a summer residence. Four men are dead and six in hospitals as the result of a fire in Pittsburg. Near Evanston. Ills., a party ot German farmers attack a Chinese ped-! dler, but he escapes. By the capsizing of a yacht off It seems that while the dragoons' ficht was proceeding the Boers attack?d the outposts IS miles west of Pretoria. held ?by the Lincolnshire Regiment. Scots Greys and a battery section of two guns. The Boers finding : good cover behind rocks and amid * he thick bush, surrounded and over* | whelmed throe companies of the Lin' " /%f eoinsmres anu a squaun/iv ?? "?<j Soots Greys, who strove to^save the guns. The cannons were both lest. Colonel Robert, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, was wounded in the arm. The fcrce surrendered when cut off and it was found that the guns could not be brought back. Sonic horses of the Scots Greys got loose and escaped to Pretoria. Detachments of the men fought on until night, when they escaped. Reinforcements arrived at 4 o'clock the next afternoon, but it was then too late to ^.tack the Boers. A Major of the Scots Greys was taken prisoner but escaped. The Boois reappeared from kopjes northeast of Durdepoort, 10 miles from Pretoria. British guns opened fire and several companies of the Warwickj shire Regiment and part of Dickson's ; Cavalry attacked. An action at long i range proceeded for hoars. The infantry also engaged and the fighting ! continues. | Cape Tow n. By Cable.?Boor reports j of the fight at Nitral's neck place the [ British loss at 200. British prisoners who have escaped to Kroonstad report that General De Wet. with a force of 10,000 men. who were expelled from Bethlehem by Generals Clements and Paget, has taken up a strong position 15 miles to the southward to the hilis around Retcif nek. President Steyn is reported to be with this army. Another case of the Boers wearing khaki is reported to have happened at Bindley June 26. when they surprised a picket of 25 men of the YtVkshire Light Infantry. 16 of whom were killed or wounded. Destroyed by Earthquake. St. Petersburg, By Cable.?Severe earthquakes in the Gars and Kagyman districts of the Carrcasus mountains resulted in the destruction of fve villages, several churches and many houses. Six persons were killed and nine injured. Additional shocks are being reported. Want to Fight the Chinese. Washington, Special? Applications continue to C^me to the War Department from persons who are anxious to serve in the army during a campaign in China. Today's mail brought one " * /.t ?U? \-n letter rrom secretary vuncy u; mc Actional Rougfi Rider military encampment, dated at Shenandoah. Col., offering to raise a comp-iny of 1,000 men or more. Aujuatant General Corbin in reply has informed the writer that the executive has no authority to accept more organizations than are now in service; stiif the men desiring China service may be enlisted individually by the army recruiting officers in the principal cities. The men can select their regiments. McKlNLEY FORMALLY NOTIFIED. Large Crowd at Canton Hears the Notification Speeches. Canton, 0., Special.?Under an azure sky, with the sunlight glinting through the leafy trees, with the banner of tho Republic draped above him, Wiiyam McKinley was on Thursday, officially notified of his second nomination by the Republican party for the highest office in the civilized world, uroupea about him were leading men of hi.? party, while surrounding his Canton home were the friends among whom he has lived for more than 30 years, together with vast crowds from the surrounding towns of his native State. The scene was inspiring, as, to the eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the President responded in a ringing speech. There was plenty of enthusiasm and to spare and to many of the I pointed utterances of both Senator Lodge and the President, there was hearty and cordial approval shown. Important features of the speech of notification by Senator Lodge and the resnnnsp hv Prpeid*?n+ M^Ktn-lev were the references to the Chinese situation. This caused a great deal of discussion during the conferences following the formal speech making, and the impression created was that these utterances were a notification to the world that the United States intended to preserve all its rights in China. The impreasive portions of the President's speech were his references to the maintenance of the gold standard, and the financial public faith, the preservation of a protective tariff, the enlargement of our market, and especially the catchey phrase "prosperity at home and prestige abroad." When he asked, "Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ! ago?" there were shouts of "No! No!" ! from every part of the audien'ce. A prolonged cheer greeted his words rela. tive to the maintenance of our autlior: ity in the Philippines. There was a most impressive shout THREATENING THE CAPITAL NOW * Lord Roberts is Forced to Heet Blows From Four Directions ? Trying to K:ep Railways Op.-n. London. By Cable.?The Daily Telegraph has received the following dis patch from South Africa: "Friday's fighting near Pretoria was of a serious character. It Is believed that parts of the Boer plan was an attempt to make an attack on the outskirts of Preoria. Three commanders?those of Delarey. Erasmus and Miwers?with six guns, took up position during the previous night facing the lesser kopjes five miles from the Wonderboom Range, north of Pretoria, but extending west to Ewart Koppies. At day break yesterday C Squadron of the Seventh Dragoon Guards advanced from the regiment's camp near Doom, port. The scouting regiment had a long line to watch. Captain Cholmly's troop led. When three miles out, nearing a farm, the British saw a score of khaki-clad and helmeted men. One of these showed a flag, which he afterward dropped. This became the Boer signal fcr a fusilade at a range of 100 to 200 yards on the front, rear and flanks of the dragoons, who had supposed the burghers to be the Fourteenth Hussars. Horses and men fell. Captain Cholm! !y. though suffering from two flesh when he declared that there should be continued legislative control over the territory possessed by the United States, and another outburst when he i said such authority would be coupled . with "liberty and humanity." His de* claration that the United States had "reclaimed 10,000,000 human beings from imperialism" was a decided hit and there were many requests for him tcf repeat the sentence. This turn of ; the word used so much by the opposU I tion was considered one of the adroit j features of the speech. While the speech of the President closed the formal notification therehad > not been oratory enough for the gathering. and other speakers were called Senator Hanna, chairman of the national committee; Chas. Emery Smith, Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator Lodge, j were heard, the last named speaking twice. The speakers, with the exception of Colonel Parker, who was balled out of compliment to the Pacific Islands, took occasion to refer to the j recent action of the convention in Kansas City. It was the first public occasion in which Republican speakers had attempted to dissect and criticise the platform recently adopted by their opponents. Senator Fairbanks evidently intended to make the money question the dominant issue of the campaign, denying that with 16 to 1 in their platform, the Democrats could make "imperialism" the leading issue. Senator Hanna adjured Republican Voters to remember the importance of this campaign. Postmaster General Smith warned his hearers that Democratic success would disarrange the business interests of the country. In niu scL'Uiiu, si;rstii ot'uaiui i csented the criticism of President McKinley by his opponents, and pointed out the difficulty Bryan would have in selecting a cabinet from the men prominent in the conventions at Kansas City and Sious Falls. Buckner Opposed to a Ticket. Louisville. Special.?General S. B. Buckner, who was General Palmer's running mate on the national (gold) | ticket in 1S96. has come out against the nomination of a ticket this year. General Buckner favors adopting a platform and denouncing free silver and not nominating a ticket, leaving the gold Democ-ats free to vote as they choose. Tne Educational Society. Charleston, S. C., Special.?The National Educational Society chose their officers for the coming vear.| !--> selections are: President. J. M. Green, of Trenton, N. J.; first vice president, 0. . Curson, of Ohio; second, J. A. Foshay. of California; third, H. P. Archer, of South Carolina; fourth, H. B. Brown, of Indiana; fifth, Francis W. Parker, of Illinois; sixth, L. W. Buchnl* nf TClnrHn covpnth W W Tlnr tholomew. of Kentucky; eighth, 0. H. Cooper, of Texas; ninth, Wm. M. Davidson, of Kansas; tenth, R. R. Fulton. of Mississippi; eleventh, Gertrude H. E. Kratz. of Iowa; treasurer, L. C. Greenlee, of Colorado. Mr. Irving Shephard, tfre secretary, holus over. r.C / WORST IS EXPECTED Lrttle Hope Entertained for the Foreigners in China ARE MOST PROBABLY ALL DLAD. The Army of the Allied Powers in a Serious Condition and Unablr-to Cope With the Situatioa Washington, D. C.. Special.?Consul General Goodnow's short dispatch goes to confirm the general belief that the situation in China is setadily growing worse instead of better. The Honan 1 Shansi (correct) referred to by Mr. Good now as the place where the viceroy appears to favor the Boxers, is said , at the State Department to be actually two separate provinces of vast extent, lying in the western and northern portion of China. Shansi (meaning western island) is the province lying directly west of Chihli, in which Pekin is located. Honan adjoins Shanst on the south. The two might present an almost impossible barrier if, ns Mr. Goodnow's dispatch indicates, they are disaffected and undertake to pppose the northward march of the armies ot Li Hung Chang and the other great southern viceroys upon Pekin. The consul general's message was undated, and as this lack of knowledge as to the exact time of happenings recorded in the cablegrams of the naval and state department offisials is embarrassing. and even serious in results, the government here cabled in structions to its representatives in China to include the date in the bodyof every dispatch. Tien Tsin, it is added, is being rearmed with guns of the highest class. The Russian government through its officials here, has, within the last few days, expressed to the state depart merit its complete approval of the dis- \ patch of Japanese troops to China, there to co-operate with the ajfied forces in interest of humanity. At the same time the Russian officials have taken occasion to emphatically contradict the constantly reiterated report that Russia was standing in the way of Japan's forwarding troops, and was in this way rendering more hazardous the conditions ir. and about Pekin. In this connection it can be stated that recent reports'of Russian cruelty toward the Chinese non-combatanta are emphatically repudiated by the ? Russian authorities, who feel UMflj this is another effort to prejudice I^I^P sia in the eves of America. Washington. Special.?Still another forerunner of the uprising in China is contained in a dispatch to the state from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, regarding the conditions in Tinag Su Province. Consul Goodnow states that the accountability for the prevailing agitation in yorth China cannot be laid to destitution and poverty as the crops in that region are abundant, the inhabitants prosperous and new methods of transportation; have not yet thrown any of the people out of work, thus intimating that! some other and more serious cause existed for the unsettled codition in that section. Washington, Special?The Chinese : Minister. Mr. Wu. has undertaken to get through a cipher cable message i from Secretary Hay to United States Minister Conger, at Pe.v'u ami to deliver back the reply of Minister Conger if he be alive. Mr. Wu forwarded the cipher uispatch, together with an ex tended explanatory message or ms own. on Wednesday, and the results are now being eagerly awaited both by Secretary Hay and the Chinese minister, although it is appreciated that some days may elapse before runners can carry out this plan of onening up communication between the American government at Washington and the American minister at Pekin. ilarrlagc of Hon. Clark Howell. Savannah, Ga., Special.?Hen. Clark Howell, of Atlanta, was married Thursday night to Miss Annie Comer, daughter of the late Hugh 11. Comer, president of the Central of Georgia railroad * Vft. imuifuiatti j <iiin luir iciCUIUUJ -.*** and Mrs. Howell left for New York, where thc-y will take passage for Europe for a tour cf several mouths. The Street Car Strike. St. Louis. Special.?General .\Iauager G. W. Baumtoff, cf the St. Louis Jransit Company, gave out a signed statement in reply to the published charges made by the strikers in which the latter charged that Laumhof/ihad violated the agreement entered into on July 2nd. General Manager Baumhoff denies that he violated i:i the slightest degree the agreement between the strikers' committee and the transit company. He says he has strictly adhered to that agreement and endeavored to act fairly with the strikers a; all times.