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bo made ol reduced roteo.
All eomasaoicetiooe which eabecrve private
bitoroote will bo charged for aa advertiemeouj.
0041 oar lot and tri bate* of rcopocts will bo
sbargcd for.
WAR IN CHINA.
*_ %
NO NEWS FROM IMPRIS?
ONED CHRISTIANS.
L9?woo. Jim 20. 3 a so ? "Tot
Bofist relieving forts arrived oattido
of Pskio tbit ssotwiog," ssys the
Sbssghti oorreapoodeot of Tbt Daily
Esprest. mm4 immediately bogso to
aUeo* 1st oity oo two aidoa. employiog
Of traps artillory.
"Too foroo apporoally arrived io
too tick of lists, for tbo Chinese assort
tost loo ottosk spoo lbs legatioo bod
boot) smmfilly rtosvsd. Oo tbt
?if bs of Jott 16 tbo Chitsae troops
?otto Qtot Totf Fob Sistg sod Toog
Cbiog. slltsksd lbs legations sod stl
oo Iro loo Etroposo boildiogs. Notb
itjg dsltiit it ksows st io tbt rstolt
tittpt tbst tbt Cbitoso wars diisp
ptUtsd sltboogb reports, utterly dit
tttdUod by foreign ere here, ort tbst
tot Chtteee, isft hated by tbt dsttroa
ltoo of Tsko, bovt at not measiored si I
tbo forsigssrt to Ptkio."
A modified rcrtioo of tbcst ram on
rtttiftd si Borlio it tbtl tbt Frsosb ss
voll st too Osrsiso minister bss bsen
MM.
Tos English o? Shsnghsi tbiok tbt
Oblottt bod forsigo ad7too it orgso
?tog tbt dofsostt ot Tsko boostso of
tot statistow with whiob their tttstk
was delivered
Too w'trss toootttitg with tbs
bor bor mis oo were tot by tbt boots of
tbt vsrebtp tbt tigbt befors tbo boi
bor d men t. It is now rtportsd st
Iboogbti tbst it was oo board tbs
Rots tat trtioor Korioti sod oot lbs
Matdeoor, tbst tho sxplosioo oooarred,
killing sod wooodiog snore th?o 50
It is reported tbst no fewer 'bvu 700
Obitoss were killed io tbs forls.
Tbs Shanghai correspondent of The
Dsily Eiprois ssys be ie officially io
formed tbsi Jspso io mobilising 25,
000 meo for immediate tranaport
Tbo whole fleet of tbo Lippoo Yotao
Kaisbs (Jspaoete Merchant Sbippiog
company) bss bteo chartered
Tbo British cruiser Uodaooted
trritod st Sbasgbsi yesterday, cleared
for settoo sod took Op a petition r*m*
asnding tbs .Cbitsss forts. The re srt
tbrtt Chines* sroissrs in tbs harbor
Tbt new Chinese troistr Hai Yang,
bout by tbo Armstrongs, bss beeo
takoo io to custody st Tsko by tbs
Britisb sod Rottiaot
At Tom Nso Fo, where tbo rising
bos boot gaiboriog foroo for ievera I
da?a 690 Christiana have been attaoked
st Iks Frsosb tjissioo itttlooisnt,
many being pot to dsstb. Tbo Frooob
ooneol std tbrtt missioosriss art still
to prison.
Tbo disorderly elements have ssoor
td tbt oppcr band nt Wo Ha sod
St sot nan, where tbs native Cor sliaos
boos boot massacred
A tboosaod B)i<<rs have gstbsred
00 tbo ootskirto of Ttco Tain
Tbo Sbaoghn sorrespoodoot of Tbc
Daily News, telegraphing yesterday,
ssys : "Tbs Obioeee cffioiala bare
sooori tbat tboy bare newt from Pekin
op to Jono 17. Tbo sitoatioo was
theo tery stroog. Bcyood tbat they
claim to bars received nothing bat they
deny tbst dispstebes have beeo with
bsld
"Although I am oot willing to adop'
tbs alarmist reports, my imprcasioo,
gotbsrsd from tbs consols sod the
Obiosro sotboritiss ia tbst tbs woret is
to bo fearod io Pekio
"Admiral Seymour's eolomo it now
it tbe middle of so srid plain, wttb no
food sod no good water acd surrounded
by hostile forooa "
A dtepatob from Shanghai anooonecs
ibnl tbo I'm od States transport, Thom?
as, with troops for Manila, wss diverted
01 Nagssski sod bss arrived st Tsku
with 1,200 men
Tbs Shanghai corrcspoodcot of The
Times, toltfrapbiog ysstsrdsy, saya:
"Tbs British flag is reported to have
beeo flying yesterday over lbs south
goto of Pekio. Tbia is presumed to
lodiosts tbs arrival of Admiral Sey?
mour "
Wait Whitman in It.
State Chairmen Wilis Jones so
?ooooss tbst Mr Wslt Whitman baa
paid bis assessment sod bsviog filed his
pledge to ample t me will be permitted
to join tbo Hiate eampaigo psrty aod
boto ooy volts esst ftr bim for govern?
or toasted Mr Whitman expssts to
join lbs psrty tooo.?The Stats
April. ltftO.
"Be Ju
SUM
Anarchy Spreading in China
Powers Haven't Yet Grasped
Situation in China.
London, Jose 21, 3:30 a. m ?Tbe
report! of Admiral Sejmoar's arrival
at Pekio and or the eefety of the
foreigo legations, originating from
Chinese eoareee eod oabled to tbie
city fron Shanghai, ere etill ooverified.
However, tbe Italian eooeal at Shang?
hai bae wired to the Italiao foreigo
mio'uter, Marqnis Vtioooti Veooeta,
tbat the legetlooe are eafe.
Tbe rebellion ie spreading far and
wide. There ie an impression io diplo?
matic eirelee here eod oo the oootioeot
thai the allies have not jet grappled
with the sitoetioo effectively, and tbat
eveo 60,000 troops would be powerless
to eontrol 4.000,000 square miles.
Tbe latest story sent out by tbe
Shanghai gosatpa ie that Prioee Tuao,
president of tbe Uoog ii yameo, has
horned the imperial palaoe it Pekio
aod Bordered the emperor, eod that
the empress dowager bae committed
eoieide
Tbe effect of the bombardment of the
Tako forte, ae deeerlbed by tbe Shang?
hai oerresoondeots, wee gory io tbe ex
treme, oothiog leee theo "rivers of
blood," tod "mutilated corpses piled
ioeide the forte."
The Rocsi oe guarding Tien Tsio,
aecordiog to oootber report, fired artil?
lery eod rifles, oo Jooe 15, ot o raoge
of 50 yarde ioto deoee orowdt of at*
taekiog Boxere tod killed 300
Jtpeo, according to a dispatoh to
The Daily Mail from Yokohama, t??
tende to lood an expedition at Foo
Chow.
SEYMOUR REACHES PEKIN.
Loodoo, Jooe 20.? A.news agency
dispatch from 8beogbai dated Jooe 20
eaye: "After oo ardoeos march aod
freqoeot fighting with the Chioeee,
Vice Admiral Seymour arrived at Pe?
kio Sooday afteroooo. Oo five ooee
sioat the Chioeee attacked the column
io groat force. Tbere were many
moooted men amoog the Chioeee, hot
moot of the oativee wert badly armed.
At times they fooght witb tdmirtblt
eoorege ttd brtvtry. Tbe losses of
the Chinese dotiog the march are esti?
mated at 600 killed. Tbe loeeee of tbe
foreigoere were trifling.
"Tbe exact state of affairs ioeide
Pekio, it ie impossible to deseribe, io
view of tbe maoy oooflioting reports,
nothing having beeo reocived from tbe
legatiooe or foreigoere there
"Surprise is expressed at tbe fact
that a large foroe of Iodian troops has
not been ordered here."
WOUD FROM KEMPFF
VYaebiogtoo, Jiir- 20?The oavy
departmeot bat just giveo out tbe fol?
lowing etatemeot regardiog the con?
tents of a dispatch from Admiral
Ketnpff, brooght from Tako to Che
Foo eod forwarded by commander
Taoeeig of tbe York to wo : "Tbe
departmtot bee rettivtd t cablegram
from Admiral Kempff dated Jooe 20.
Ht says the Tako forte were eaptored
by the other foreigo foreee; that heavy
firiog wae heard at Tieo Teio oo the
tftoiog of tbt 17 ioet He ie makiog
common etoae with tbe foreigo powere
for geotrtl proteotioo Tbere tre 300
Americans eebore. Oo Me? 31 tbe
comber of foreigo troops tt Pekio wae
430 Tbere tre 6,000 meo tebore
tow tt Che Foo tod about 3,000
troopc, Russian. German aod English
have just arrived."
CONSUL FOWLER ACTS
VYasbingtoo Jone 20 ?A cable?
gram was r?os'tved at the State depart?
ment this moroiog from United States
Cbosol Fowler at Che Foo. Its ooo
tents, as desortbed a", tbe State
departmeot. were es follows :
Cooiul Fowler eaye tbat ho had
transmitted by tbe Phoenix, (probably
a obarterod vessel.) all the commuoiea
tiooe that bave accumulated tbere for
Mioister Conger and Admiral Kempff,
there being oo oommuLtcatioo north?
ward except naval.
He bee also ehartered a small steam?
er leaving Che Foo today at oooo for
Yaog Cbi Kaog for tbe reaoue of
Amerieao tod British missiooarioe.
Tbe Freoob eoosul from the north?
west region of Sbao Tuog reports tbat
tbe Hogan British mission tt Tseng
Chow bae beeo looted. It is not
reported any of tbe missionaries were
killed, bot they were carried off by tbe
Cbioese general aod their whereaboute
ie et present uokoowo. The governor
has left Cheoaog, tbe capital for
Teebow, a poiot oearer tbe coast.
Chioeee ebipe bave left for the eoutb
Troope are leaviog. Nothing has beeo
beerd at Cbe Foo about the Pekio
foroe for six daye.
Nothing Yet From Pekln or
Admiral Seymour.
Loodoo, Juoj 22, 3.30 a m ?The
Uoitsd States gunboat Moooeacy was
two miles op the Pei Ho river when the
international fleet began the bombard
it and Fear not?Let all the Ende thou
TER. S. C. WEDNE1
meat of Teko forte. Aoc < 'iog to the
Shanghai correspondent of The Daily
Expreee. she wee ehot through the
bows. The oorreipondent eaye that
Chinese riflemen oo both banks of tbe
river attaoked her but unsuccessfully.
The eeeotioese of autheotio news
with reference to tie situation continues.
Admiral Kempff's dispatch to the
United States navy department an
oouooiog that Tieo Tsio ie being
bombarded waa promioeotly used by
tbe Loodoo papers and commented
upon as indicating a ehaoge for the
worse.
A diepateb to Tbe Associated Press
from Shanghai dated yesterday, says :
"The oooeols met today to ooosider the
situation whiob, io tbe absence of news
from Pekio. is looked upon as particu?
larly tbrcateoiog. Grave fears still
exist as to tbe safety of tbe Europeans
io Pekio.
Tbe stoppage of trade bas thrown
10,000 Coolies out of work at Shang?
hai. All tbe Roglieh ladies at Tieo
Tsio left there Saturday by a train for
Tako. Shaoghai wires that they bad
some exciting experiences and woold
oot have gottoo through exoept for the
aeeistaoee of tbe Chioese troops. Tbe
Boxere made several desperate attempte
to attaok tbe traio. Taking advantage
of the political disorders, baods of rob?
bers are pillaging io the vioinity of
8am Ohoo. The Chioese authorities
are powerless
Precautions have heeo taken to pre?
vent distorbaaoes io British territory.
Tbe explanation giveo at Hoogkoog of
tbe failore of Li Hoog Cbaog to go to
Pekio is that there is a rising oo tbe
bonder of the Kow Low Hioterlaod.
The Singapore correspondent of The
Daily Exoresc, telegraphing yesterday,
says : "Kang To Wei, the reformer,
asserts that Russian agents precipitated,
if they did oot entirely orgaoise the
present disturbances (or purely Russian
purposes."
A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from Shanghai says that the missiona?
ries from Tseng Choo have safely ar?
rived at Wei Het Wei.
Tbe Shanghai correspondent of Tbe
Timee says: "Great destruction was
oaused by the Boxers io the native
qoarter of Tieo Teio oo Juno 15th,
hot the preseooe of the foreign troops
io the foreign settlement proteeted that.
Tbe oative press asserts that there are
bitter dissensions io the Maooho party.
ALLIED FORCES WAITING.
Loodoo, Jooe 21, 3.40 p. ra ?Tbe
admiralty bas reoeived tbe following
dispatch from Rear Admiral Bruce:
Taku, via Che Foo, June 21.
"No commuoioatioo from tbe com
rrander io-ohief io seven days or from
Tien Tsin in five days Tbe allies bold
the Taku forts and Toog Ku securely
and tbey will advaooe to tbe relief of
Tieo Tsio when io sufficient strength
"Troops are cxpeoted from Hoog?
koog tomorrow and 300 from Wei
Hei Wei the following day. It is be?
lieved that fighting is constantly pro?
ceeding around Tien Tsio. Our gar
ritoo there ehoold be about 3,000 men.
Tbe following proclamation was
agreed to this moroiog to be issoed
forthwith:
" * The admirale and seoior oaval
officers of tbe allied powers io Chios
desire to make koowo to all vioeroys
sod authorities along the eoeet aod
rivere aod io the oities aod provinces
of China that they intend to use armed
force only agaiost tbe Boxers aod peo?
ple that may oppose them oo their
march to Pekio for tbe resoue of their
fs'low-oouutrymen ' "
Tbe date that the above dispatch
was eeot off from Taku is not giveo,
but it is probably Juoe 19th.
TIEN TSIN BEING BOMBARDED
Washington, June 21 ?Aoting
Secretary of the Navy llaokett re
ceived a cable message this afternoon
from Admiral Kempff, dated Che
Foo, June 21. saying that Tien Tsin
io being bombarded aod that the
American consulates as well as for?
eign concessions are being destroyed.
A relief party is enroute to Tieo Tsin
including 130 American marines un?
der Maj Waller
SEYMOUR HAS ARRIVED AT
PEKIN.
Berlin, June 21.?A semi official
dispatch from Tokio dated June 21,
says the Japsnese consul at Shanghai
confirms the reports that Vice Ad?
miral Seymour has arrived at Pekin
and that the members of diplomatic
corps are safe
According to an official Japanese
report from Che Foo, the foreign set?
tlement at Tien Sein was reduced to
ashes June 18
MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT
Paris, June 21?Tbe minister of
foreign a flairs, M. Delcassee, reply?
ing in the chamber of deputies today
to a request for the latest news from
Chios, said he hed received a die
petch deted June 20, saying that the
legations snd foreigners at Pekin
were safe and sound June 16 ?He
added that a dispatch had just ar?
rived from tbe French consul at Yun
Nau Fu, doted June 19, saying the
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Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's i
3D AY. JUNE 27,190C
Chinese oothorities ^ere ot last real?
izing their responsibilities sod thst
he would probably be able to leave.
This dispatch ended with the words :
"A msterial improvement io the situ
atioo exists "
ENCOURAGING.
Wash ngtoo, Jane 21.?The de
velopments of the day, apart from
those at Tien Tain greatly encour
aged the officials here in their hope
that the worst is past io China and
that the difficulty can be settled
without any very serious change of
the political status of the country, at
least io its relations with the outer
world The state department is much
gratified with the attitude of the
powers So far aa it is informed,
there ia no difference of opinion or
intention among the different powers
respacting the Chinese situation.
Their object is simply to restore
peace, protect life and property ;
aod leave all further questions for
future settlement So for as can be
gathered there is oot a dissenting
voice among the powers io answer to
the propoaitioo made by the United
States to limit the operations of the
foreign armies aod oaviea In China to
that aimple programme, and if there
is a contrary purpose entertained
anywhere, the particular power has
not signified that fact.
No News From Pekin and
Situation Grows Worse
Daily
London, June 23 ?The silence of
Pekin continues unbroken Four
thousand men of the allied forces
were having sharp, defensive fight?
ing at Tieu Tain Tuesday and
Wednesday with a prospeot of being
reenforced Thursdsy. This is the
situation in China aa set forth in the
Britiah government dispatch
"Eight hoodred Americana are
taking part in the fighting at Tien
Tain,1' aaya the Shanghai correspond?
ent of tbo Daily Express, cabling last
evening, "and they apparently form
a part of a supplementary foroe, ar?
riving with Germane and British I
after the conflict atarted. It ia im
possible to. estimate the number of
the Chinese there, but they bad a
surprising number of guns.11
This iuformstioo appears to have
been brought by the United States
gunboat Nashville to Chefoo and
telegraphed to Shanghai. The Chi?
nese are deserting Sbsnghai in large
numbers and going into the interior
Reports from native sources continue
to reach Shanghai of anarchy in
Pekin. According to these tales the
streets sre filled day aod night with
Boxers who are wholly beyond the
control of the Chinese troops aod
who are working themselves up to a
frenzy and clamoring for the death of
all foreigners.
The English consulate at Shanghai
is said to have received from influen?
tial natives reports of a tragedy in
the palace at Pekin, but precisely
what, ia not defined The consulate
thinks that Admiral Seymour, com
mander of the international relief
column, waa misled by information
from Pekin and consequently ander- I
estimated the difficulties in his wsy
and the Chinese power of resistance
with Maxim guns snd Mausers
The consuls at Shanghai believe
the foreigners at Pekin still safe,
although Japanese reports received
st Shanghai allege thst up to June
15. one hundred foreigners hsd been
killed in Pekin
The Daily Express ssys : "We un
derstsnd that Reginald Thomas
Tower, secretary of the British em
bsssy in Washington, is to succeed
Sir Claude Mscdonald at Pekin and
that the reason of Sir Claude's
recall is the break down of bis
health."
A special dispatch from Vienna
ssys : "Li liung Chang has wired
the various Chinese legations in
Europe directing them to inform the
government to which they are ao
credited that he is called to Pekin by
the empress to act as intermedi?
ary between China and the powers
to negotiate a settlement of the
points at issue, and be instructs them
to beg the powers to facilitate his
mission bv ceasing to send troops to
Chiua"
Cheng, director general of tele
j graphs, wires from Shanghai to the
Chinese legations in Europe that the
foreign legations in Pekin are safe
It ia reported that the British gov?
ernment will immediately send 1,200
marines to China and possibly, ac?
cording to aome of the morning
papers, 10,000 of the regul?re now
with Lord Roberts.
Lord Salisbury presided this morn?
ing st a meeting of the cabinet, spe?
cially summoned tr> consider the far
eastern crisis Prior to the meeting,
the French ambassador M Paul Cam
bon, and the Chinese minister, Sir
Chth Chen Lo Feng Iuh, paid a
lengthy visit to the officials of the
foreign office and it is expected that
important developmenta will be the
outcome of tbo cabinet conference
and Truth's."
THE 1
). New
as Lord Salisbury proceeded to
Windsor after the meeting;
A Shanghai dispatch reports that
Tien Tsio was bombarded for two
days, that the casualties were 100,
that 5,000 international troops ate
there and that now allied command?
ers at Taku are hastily pushing for
ward a relief column, it is hoped tbst
the worst apprehensions will soon
be dispelled
Another Shanghai dispatch an?
nounces that all the members of the
foreign community of Pei Tai Ho
hare arrived at Ghefoo on board the
Nashville but that they left all their
possessioos behind them.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai under this afternoon's
date, says five Chinese warships pass
ed Woo Sung today and that officers
of the British armored cruiser, Un
daunted, visited the Chinese] com?
manding officer and recei/ed an as?
surance that the ships were under
orders to act against any Boxer rising
The superintendent of foreign tel?
egraphs has started to Chefoo to or?
ganize a service thence to Shanghai.
It is understood the admirality has
received a dispatch from the British
naval commander in Chinese waters
on the subject of the heavy damage
done to the foreign concessions at
Tien Tsin and the casualties of the
International forces. This has not
yet been published
The admiralty seat orders to Ports?
mouth and Plymouth this morning to
hold detachments of marine, artillery
and infantry in instant readiness for
services in China
TROOPS LEAVE MANILA FOR
CHINA TODAY.
Washington, Juoe 22.?The only
oews from China laid before the oabioet
meetiog today was a telegram to tbe
secretary of the oavy, giviog the move?
ments of vessels io Chinese watere.
The text of tbe message, however, was
oot made publio. That the preeideot
and tbe members of tbe eabinet regard
the situation in China as extremely
eritioal ie shown by tbe faot that prelim
inary preparations are being made to
send forward additional troops io ease
of oeed
A telegram was seat te Gen Mao Ar?
thur thia afternoon asking him bow
large a foree be can spare should it
beoome necessary to send them to
Chios. No answer to this inquiry is
expeoted before tomorrow, when instruo
lioos may be sent to have transports
and troops io readiness in anticipation
of orders to sail.
The administration is endeavoring to
stimulate the dispatch of troops and
naval reenforoements to China to meet
the emergency at Tien Tsin. Reports
that have been received over mgbt at
the navy department but which are
temporarily withheld from publication
arc, it is believed, confirmatory of tbe
reports from Europe of the need of
reenforosmeots for tbe international
forces at Tien Tsin.
Shanghai, June 22?Tbe Ameri?
can consul at Chefoo writes tbst tbe
Nashville from Taku is bringing 33
Americans from Pei Tai Ho
Nashville, Teno , June 22 ? The
board of missions of tbe Presbyte?
rian church todsy received a dispatch
from Frank Price dated Kashentg,
China, June 21, stating that tbe mid
China stations were quiet
Has Been Postponed.
Yesterday afternoon tbe exeou'ive
committee of the State press association
held an important meeting in this city
The meetiog was called to consider tbe
advisability of postponing the annual
meeting and trip of tbe association until
after the State campaign and primary
in view of tbe fact that all newspaper
men are kept busy in campaign years.
Tho committee decided after a brief
difoussion to postpone tbe annual meet?
ing at Harris' Springs until Monday,
Sept 18. Oo that day tbe sessions
will begin, continuing throogh tbe
Wednesday following Oo Thursday
the members will leave, via the Sea
board Air Line, for Virginia Baaob,
the point selected for the cnnual trip.
The complete- programme will be
shortly issued giviog details of tho
annubl meeting and tbe trip.?Tbe
State, Juoe 22
???tM*mm>? ^ee?
Philadelphia, June 19.?The eie
vator in the hotel Walton fell seven
stories at midnight to night and in
hired five of the passengers and the
elevator boy Tho two passengers
most seriously hurt are J. C Pringey
a delegate from Oklahoma, and Bren
ton F Hall, a delegate from Micbi
gan.
^ Absolutely <(
Makes the food more del
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rKUX SOUTHRON, Established Job*. 1 S*?6
Series?Vol. XIX. No.48
Sensational Jumps
in Cotton and W heat.
Cotton Advances 44 Points,
Receding on Immense Sales
New York. J tin? 20 ?Today's
cotton market started off as a most
peaceable affair, but developed ioto
ooe of the most exciting in msny
months. Whereas laat eight's prices
were current at the opening, by mid
afternoon a sheer advance of 25 to
44 points wss scored. Southern,
foreign and local shorts were panic
stricken and made frantic efforts tc
cover. The condition of sffairs was
made doubly precarioua by an enor?
mous investment demand from all
quarters. The bull movement was
baaed oo bad weather newe aod very
discouraging crop accounts from all
parte of the belt. Later a heavy
break followed under realizing with
the excitement throoghout the last
hour intense. Bolls were io control
nevertheless aod predicted 9 centa
for Auguat cotton before the close of
the week.
Anticipation of strong Liverpool
cables in the morning and fears of
another batch of bad crop news pre?
vented a boll reactioo. The market
closed steady at a net advance of 16
to 30 points, aa against the great
advance, 36 to 47 points Specula?
tion was the heavieat on record, the
total Bales reachiog over 1,000,000
bales, the greater portion of which
changed hands in the laat two hours.
THE ADVANCE IN WHEAT.
Chicago, June 20 ?Wheat had
another eeosational advance in price
today. July sold up to 81|, 3f
higher than the cloaed yeaterday and
close at the top. Ti^re was an
enormooa trade. An estimate pute
the amount which cbaoged at 30,
000,000 bushels. Many who had
bought at a lower price took out
fortunes in profits The extremely
grave aituatioo io the northwest wss
the influence in the advanoe Reporte
from that section today were that the
crop should be practically ruined by
the lack of rain
Today's closing prices are the
highest for whest since the collapse
of the Leiter deals
McSweeuey Was Right
It in charged io some quarters that
Mr Patterson ia brought out and sup?
ported by Col Robert Aldriob to beat
McSweaoey because of the governor's
refusal to pardon tbo ..bite bigamist
Poos, Col Aldrich's olieot
It is not credible that so small a
matter as a refusal t"> pardon a convict
ahould have so great a result as this is
alleged to have. It is probable,
though, that there is some opposition to
j MoSweeney on this account. There
I have been several determined and
j strong efforts to get the governor to
pardon Poos, and strong influences
have been brought to bear oo him to
tbia end; but he has persistently
refused, and wa understand has said
positively that Poos most serve out bis
sentence, which was really very light,
considering bis offense.
Pons, if we rem<mber correctly,
was a railroad oontrsotor from Florida,
who married a young lady of obaraoter
' and standing io Barn well couo'y while
be bsd a wife living The evidence
was incontrovertible, aud he pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to imprison?
ment aod fine. We forget tb^ time,
but thrnk it was two years I: was
certainly uider a hundred, any man
wbo gets lees tban a rope or life
imprisonment for 6uch an offense ought
to consider himself lucky.
The News is not advocating Mr
MoSweeoey for governor, hut ohoer
fully commends him for bis course io
the Pons matter It certainly ought
not to 'loss him any votes in South
Carolina. In that respeot he has
undoubtedly done his duly ?Green
viile Newe
A. C. Jones Withdraws.
Special to the Daily Item.
Columbia. S. C., June 22 ? A C.
Jones, of Newberry, wbo entered
the campaign as a candidate for
United States senator, has willidrwn
from the race, and his withdrawal haa
been accepted by the committee and
his money refunded.
This leaves Senator Tillman with?
out opposition.
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