called down. He then took up Mr. Richardson'.- charge against him and aa'd it was hot stuff." and on th.s he argued to show he needed no machine, fo<- he had the people. It was alisr.4.1 and idiotic to charge him with wanting a machine. Col. Hoyi was a clean and clever man and a brave soldier and he was no; fighting him at all. but he found a J!?i.l iinu *if 1UUUU |JI UlilUILIUil I 1IUU* laivi act using him_ and ministers were accusing him of cheating an - all that sort of thing, and that was why he a;)'.?!:e out. They have attempted to bribe him by the offer of unanimous support ami a self-seeker would have avoided home affairs. There were j candidates who were avoiding the hot j poker, but that was not his way. The Candidaus at Abbeville. Abbeville. Special.?The Abbeville campaign meeting was quiet and orderly. It waa unresponsive and tame. It would not enthuse. It barely thaed for Tillman. The first speech was that of Tillman, who had to go home on an early traiin. He was feeling unwell and tired and did not speak with customary vigor. He did net hold his usual hand primary because he did not wish to do so until Col. Hoyt spoke, he said, and when Co!. Hoyt spoke he omitted the hand primary. The general run or speeches were aj | usual; Gov. McSweeney coming in fo.* a good installment of criticism for his course as to Charleston and .olumbia. And Gov. McSweeney in turn insisted that this seemed the entire argument against his administration. The fight is now warm ana ?eems iu oe narrow-1 ing down. Mr. Frank B. Gary being at home. I toad all arrangements pleasantly made for the speaking and candidates. After the goverr.atorlal candidates had -poker; ".he crowd began to thin j out materially, ar.ri the last speakers had a mere handful to talk to. .Senator Tiilman was the first speaker. He said he was not altogether well. He would not have come here at all hut for the fact that he did not like to give the county the go by. There is no county In the State that outstrips thl? 'n civilization and refinement, it is the only court house in the State wh' re he was never subjected to harsh nesa and where lie was always well received. He had the sense of gratitude to a large extent, and that was his chief reason for being here. He then took tip. to heretofore, why he had ?come here. He wished to emphasize that he was here as a public servant, and then took up the preachers and said it was an unexpected incident and one not of his seeking or desireSOUTH CAROLINA CROPS. Early Corn Damaged by Drought?Cotton Picking Begun. The temperature was uniformly * high during the week ending 8 a. m. August 6th, and averaged slightly j above the normal, with a maximum of 9S at Yeir.assee, and a minimum of 62 at Greenville. There were medium to light show ers during the first of the week, con- I fined principally, but not altogether, to the southeastern and northwestern portions. The general absence of rain, the prevalence of drying winds, and the steady high temperaoure were conditions detrimental to growing vegetation, except cotton, and the need of rain is again widespread, and in places urg"nt, especially for food and forage crops. Practically all crops have been laid by. Old corn is made and cannot be materially helped or ityured by suosequent weather conditions; the crop is much below the average. Young com in better and yet very promising, hut will soon .-land in need of ram. rodder pulling has generally begun over the eastern ounties. There was a general improvement in the condition of cotton, especially in tire eastern and western counties, although ms* and shedding are increasing. and sea-island continues to bliglu. Growth has stopped in some fields, and the plants are blooming to the top. while other fields continue to grow and ) uit freely. Cotton is opening quite generally in the eastern counties. although picking has not begun. Tobacco cutting and curing is drawing to a dose. The late crop grades well. ruce is very promising, aim is ripening. and harvesting will begin this or next week. Pease continue to do well, but sorghum, sugar cane, sweet potatoes. and gardens are failing, in places, for want of moisture. There are large quantities of peaches ripening, but many are wormy and rot quickly. The hay crop will be heavy in places. The Capture of Yang Tsln. London, By Cable.?In the capture of Yang Tsun, the losses of the allies, according to a dispatch to The Daily Express, from Che Fu, dated August 8, purporting to give an ascount of that engagement, were 200, the majority of these being killed. "The allies march ed on l iliJg is:.u, oajs wu ici/wiV; i 4 "at dawn, Monday. The position, held I by 1,300 Chinese, was well entrenched j to the east of the river. After four J hours" heavy lighting the Chinese were driven from their defense works." Notes. This season's grape crop in the Dun- , kirk (N. Y.) section will aggregate 4.000 cars. j OFFICIALLY NOTIFIEt . Bryan and Stevenson Receive Forma Notice of Their Nomination. ' A GREAT DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS. I Each Candidate Speaks at length Upor the Issues of the Campaign?Trusts Imperialism and Free Coinage ? ^ Comprehensive Syn>p?is of th< I Speeches?A Large Turnout Fron All Parts of the Country Present ti Airilc.pat. in the Ceremonies. , Indianapolis, Special.?W. J. Bryar and Adlai E. Stevenson were Wednesday, in thio city, officially and formally notified of their nominations b> the Democrats at the Kansas Citj convention, to the offices respectivelj of President and Vice President of th< United States. The aeremony was made the occasion of a demonstratioi with which the Democrats may b< fairly said to have begun their national campaign. The notification occurred In Military Park, a beautifullyshaded tract of ground in the centre oi the city. The park contains probablj ! 30 acres of ground and it was wel! covered with people. In the vicinitj of the speakers' stand the crowd wa* i very dense. Probably a majority oi j them were residents of Indianapolis ; but many were from other portions o1 [ Indiana, while many also came Iron: distant States. There was also quite a general gathering of the members o] I the Democratic national committee while, of course, the members of the two committees appointed to make the official notifications were also present. The occasion was, therefore, regarded as of national political importance. The ceremony was precedj ed by a parade through the prineipa! ; streets of the city, which was participated in by a number of visiting and local Democratic clubs. These acted ! as an escort to the notification party j and the cavalcade was an imposing on< j HON. WM. J. BRYAN. The meeting began a few minutes after 3 o'clock and concluded at 5:40 p m. Five speeches were made, Mayoi Ton>nroi?f Af Tn^iononnHo a H H i n or a t 05501 1, v/1 luuiuua^viio, uuuiuf, ? welcoming address 10 the notification speeches of Representative Richardson and Governor Thomas, and responses made by Mr. Bryan and Mr Stevenson. The meeting was called to order in a brief speech of welcome by Mayoi Taggart, of this city, who said: "Mr. Chairman of the National Committee and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: It is a great pleasure to me have the honor to w^lom< to the capital city of the great State ol Indiana the gentlemen who are with us to-day; and also this vast concourse of liberty-loving people, whc have come from various places to witness the ceremony here to take place l aesire, on oeaati or me peopie 01 Indianapolis, regardless of party, tc extend to you a hearty and cordial welcome." Congressman J. D. Richardson, ol Tennessee, to whose lot, as permanent chairman of the national convention fell the duty of notifying Mr. Bryan ol his nomination, made the first of the notification addresses. Following the notification speech o; Mr. Richardson came the speech of acceptance by Mr. Bryan. Amoms the sentiments of the sp eh which were applauded with especia zest were those declaring that undei existing circumstances we care not ed ucate the Filipinos, lest they learn t' read the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States; that we would never agre t( exchange the glory of this country fo: that of all the empires; "that it is nol necessary to own a people to trade wltl th^m," and that "the command, 'Go y< to all the world and preach the Gos pel' has no Gatling gun attachment." There was also general cheerinj over the sneaker's promise tc convene Cong/ess immediately tc remedy the Philippine situatior if he were elected. No part of the speech received the commendation thai bestowed upon the peroration This caused an outburst that was both tumultuous and prolonged. Mr. Bryan spake a few words extern poran^ously in introducing his speech all of which except the peroration, waread from manuscript. The closing sentences were repeated from memory in a most effective manner. The ex (tamporaneous introduction was as follows: "I feel thst I owe an apology or explanation to the people who are to listen, for the fact that I must read What I am going to say. It would be I more pleasant to me and more agreea' b!e to you to speak without notes, but I want to addrtst the. larger constituency which we reach through the newspapers. for it is a thousand timet as numercus as any crowd that could as, semble here: 2nd. therefore, in order that I may speak to all througout the land, 1 have committed to writing what j I desire to say and w'li a.~k for you** indulgence while I read my spesch." 5 He then read his address in part as ^ follows: >fr> nnv * VT'O or>TT*/^T_7 .n n.. i)iw i ni* o oir ' Mr. Chairman and Members of the Noi tification Committee: I sha'l at an early day and in a 1 more formal manner, accept the nomination vhi h you tender, and I shall at tvc t'* ? ''isruss the various questions covered by the Democratic plati form. It may not be out of place, however, to submit a few observations at - th.s time upon the general character of r the contest before us, and upcn the Ir question which is declared to be of parr amount importance in this campaign. > When I say that the contest of 1900 5 is a contest octween deinccr..cy on th: j one hand and plutocracy on the .t.;er I do not me.n to say that all of our op_ ponents have deliberately chosen t< give to organized wealth a predominating influence in the affairs of the gov. eminent, but I do assert that on tL| r Important issues of the day the Repub, lican party is dominated by those in-, fluences which constantly tend to ele-i vate neenniarv considerations and lip-. 5 ! nore human rights. C J The Democratic party is not making war upon the honest acquisition of f wealth; it has no desire to discourage 1 industry, economy and thrift. On the J ontrary, it gives to every citizen the ^ greatest po&siDle stimulus to honest ; toil, when*it promises him protection in the enjoyment of the proceeds of i his iabor. Property rights are most secure when human rights are respected. Democracy strives for a civilization in which every member of society will share according to his merits. No one has a right to expect irom i society more than a fair compensation 1 for the service which he renders to society. If he secures more, it is at the J expense of some one else. It is no in| justice to him to prevent his doing inI justice to another. To him who would, ; either through class legislation or in the absence of necessary legislation, j trespass upon the rights of another, I the Democratic party says, "Thou shalt not!" Against us are arrayed a comparatively small, but politically and financilly powerful number who really profit by Republican policies; but with i them are associated a larege number ! who, because of their attachment to ; the party name, are giving their supi port to doctrines antagonistic to the j former teachings of their own party. Republicans who used to advocate bimetallism now try to convince themoolfcq thof fKo caM ctonHarH is crnrwi Republicans who were formerly attached to the greenback are/now seeking an excuse for giving national banks control of the nation's paper money; Republicans who used to boast that the Republican party was paying . off the national debt, are now looking for reasons to support a perpetual and . increasing debt; Republicans who forL mcrly abhorred a trust, now beguile l themselves with the delusion that there are good trusts and bad frru3ts, . while in their minds, the line between the two is becoming more and more obscure; Republicans who. In times pa?', congratulated the tountry upon tb? . small expense of our standing army are now making light of the objections which are urged agiinst a la ge increase in the permanent military ;? tablishment; Republicans who gloried in our independen e when the nation ; was less powerful, n .w look with favor upon a foreign alliance; Republicans ' who three years ago condemned "forcible annexation" as immoral and ' even criminal, are now s re that it I' both immoral and criminal to oppose forcible annexation. That partisan- ' ship has already tmnaea many 10 pres' ent dangers is certain; how large a portion of the Republican party can be drawn over to the new policies remains to be seen." : For a time Republican leaders were Inclined to deny to opponents the right ' to criticise the Philippine policy of the i administration, but upon investigation they found that bath Lincoln and Clay f asserted and exercised the right to - criticise a President during the progress of the Mexican war. Instead of i meeting the issue boldly and submit1 ting a clear and positive plan for deal " ing with the Philippine question, the | " Republican convention adopted a plat' form, the larger part of which was de1 voted to boasting and self congratula' tion. In attempting to press economic ' questions upon the country to the ex: elusion of those which involve the very t structure of our government, the Rei publican leaders give new evidence oi 5 their abandonment of the earlier ideas - of the party and of their complete subserviency to pecuniary considerations. ; But they 6hall not be permitted to > evade the stupendous and far-reaching J issue which they have deliberately > ? ' - ' Drougni iiilu iue uu-ua ui ^1111^ ' When the President, supported by a t practically unanimous vote of the House and Senate, entered upon a war 1 with Spain for the purpose of aiding the struggling patriots of Cuba, the country, without regard to party, ap; plauded. Although the Democrats rec' ognized that the administration would ; necessarily gain a political advantage from the conduct of a war which, in tne very nature or the case, must soon end in a complete victory, they vied with the Republicans in the support which they gave to the President. When the war was over and the Republican leaders began to suggest the propriety of a colonial policy, opposition at once manifested itself. When the President Anally laid before the Senate a treaty which recognized the Independence of Cuba but provided foi the cession of the Philippine Islands I to the United States, the menace of irn| perialism became so apparent that ! many preferred to reject the treaty and ! risk the ills that might follow rather j than take the chance of correcting the errors of the treaty by the independent action of this country. I was among the number of those who believed it better to ratify the treaty and" end the war, release the J volunteers, remove the excuse for war ; expenditures, and then give to the FiliI pinos the independence which might be forced from Spain by a new treaty. ! In view of the criticism which my action aroused in some quarters I take this occasion to restate the reasons eiven at that time. I thought it safet I to trust the American people to give j independence to the Filipinos than to I trust the accomplishment of that pur| pose to diplomacy with an unfriendly ! nation. Lincoln embodies an argument j in the question, when he asked, "Can I aliens make treaties easier thdr | friends can make laws?" I believe that we are row In a better position to wage a successful contest against imperialism than we would have been had the treaty heen rejected. With the treaty ratified, a clean issue is | presented' between a government by consent and a government by force, and imperialists mu9t bear the responsibility for all that happens until the question is settled. If the treaty had been rejected, the opponents of imperialism would have been held responsible for any international complications which might Jiave arisen before the ratification of another treaty. But whatever differences of op.nion may have existed as the best method of opposing the colonial policy, there never was any difference as to the great importance of the question and there is no difference now as to the course to be pursued. Trusts and free eoinaee and the oth ir Issues of the campaign were forcefully discussed by Mr. Bryon in his speech. At Its conclusion. Hon. Adlai C. Stevenson was presented. His speech was liberally applauded, and brought out Jiany of the salient points at is* sue between the parties in the present campaign. His speech was eBpcially strong on the subject of trusts, that point being as follows: "The deadly power of the trust is felt in all channels of trade. This is but the beginning. Is it too much to say that unless restrained by wholesome laws, wisely and efficiently administered. the danger becomes appalling? Kosterea Dy me umgiej ibhu the trusts, during the present Republican administration, have enormously increased in number and in power. A determined effort for their suppression must now be made. Delay would still further endanger every lawful business interest of the country. The imperative necessity for a remedy being conceded, the question arises: Into whose Qands shall be committed the work of formulating laws looking to the suppression of trusts? To whom shaH be intrusted the execution of such laws? Shall it be to the victims or to the beneficiaries of the overshadowing evil? If to the .atter, then a" further i lease of power to the present adminls. j tration is all that Is needed. Can any j sane man believe that the trust evil is t one that will cure itself, or that its Ce- < sfnnotinn will hp cnmassed bv those j to whom it has brought princely for-j tunee? If so, let him point to a single honest attempt of Republican officials to enforce the laws now upon our statute books against the most stupendous commercial evil known to any peri>? of our history. "The Democratic party stands pledged to an unceasing warfare against primandc the enforcement of existing vate monopoly in every form. It delaws against trusts, and the enactment of laws yet more stringent. It wisely demands publicity as to the afTairs of corporations engaged in inter-State commerce. As one means to the important end or curtailing me power of trusts, we favor such amendi ments of our tariff laws a? will place the products of trusts upon the free list and thereby preevnt monopoly under the plea of protection. DQring almost four years of Republican control af all departments of the government, the trust evil has growi# to its present overshadowing proportions. What finger has been lifted for its suppression? With its friends again entrenched in power, what hope is held buj for the future?" Upon the financial question Mr. Stevenson spoke as follows: "With equal justice it reiterates the demands of a former Demcoratic platform for bi-metalism; the restoration of silver to its proper function in our monetary system. tho nrntprtinn of the home la borer it demnads the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act. And in the interest o fan enlarged commerce, it favors the imme liate construction o fthe Nicaraguan Canal. This, howeevr. with the provision that it shall remain f.trever under the exclusive ownership and control of thb United States. The pending HayPauncefote treaty is condemned as a surrender of American rights, not to be tolerated by the American people. In the construction and control of this great work, there can be no concession i ? - .. V f,\ \ : ! ? ! g S * of right to any European power. Com- 1 mercial interest and national safety in time of war. alike demand its per- \ manent ownership by our govern- \ . \: ment." Mr. Stevenson closed as follows: "We stand one hundred years from ] the hour when the olltlcal forcas were gathering which were to result in the election of the first Democratic Preeident. The anniversary of the masterful day in our history was wisely chosen for the assembling in convenI tion of the representatives of the historic party whose founder was Jefferson?and whose platform is the Declaration o Independence. In the great ; Pi | struggle now upon us we invoke the co-operation o all wbo revere the memory of our forefathers, and to whom this declaration Is not unmeaning parchment?but the enduring chart of our liberties. Upon the supreme issue now in the forefront?and to the end that Republican government be nemetuated?we appeal to the sober judgment and patriotism of the American people." Mr. Stevenson closed, amid liberal applause, at 20 minutes to 6 o'cloek. Senator Jones then declared the meeting adjourned sine die. Idaho Populists, j- Chicago. Special.?A number of the I leaders of the different parties oppos- -n! ing the present administration, held a conference at Democratic headquarters. The principal subject of discu6' sion was the entanglement in Idaho and upon this a tentative agreement was reached. According to this understanding the Populists will withdraw their electoral candidates and return to the original basis of settlement I agreed upon for that State, before the | various parties held their conventions. Mr. Bryan was frequently called into i the conference. Njws From Baptist flssionaries. Boston. Special.?The American Baptist Missionary Union, of this city, lias received a cablegram from Swatow, China, reading: "Ung Kung and four chapels were wrecked. Consuls ! acting. Scotts, Winkinson, China, Japan, Foster, 8peecher, sent families I Victoria, Tac-oma. "Groesbeck." This message ie .from Rev. A. F. j Groesbeck, in charge of the Baptist j mission at Ung Kung. about 70 miles I north of Swotow, and announces that hi.s mission has been destroyed by the ; tions. This is the first intimation received of actual violence in that section | of China. Notes. ' ! Carl Fischer-Hansen, of New York, j has been selected to go to Chicago to I toko charve of the literary Seandiua vian bureau, at Republican headquar- ters. Hp says that he will assign speakers who will address Scuailini avians in Iowa. Minnesota. Nebraska. I Illinois and tlip Dakotas. He will 1 make his first spee