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solidated Aug. 2,1881.
SUMTER. S. C WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1902.
Sew Series?Vol. XXII. No. 2
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ri of its Object is to Obtain
Means to Pay Of the Cusan
Array.
Washington, August 5.?The State
department today received a cable
gram from Minister Sqiures, at Hav
ana, giving the text of the bond bill
pending in the Cuban Legislature.
Article 1 provides for a $4,000,000
loan, bearing 5 per cent, interest and
. issued at 90, and Article 10 provides
that "The Executive shall likewise
negotiate within a period of six
months from date another loan of
135,000,00ft, American gold, on the
same basis of time* limit, rate of issue
of the first loan, from which he shall
set aside in bonds a sum sufficient for
.taking care of the first loan as provid
ed in Article II, applying the cash,
first, to the payment of the indebted
ness ind obligations legimateiy con
tracted for benefit of the revoluci?n by
the corps commander of the liberating
army, after September 24, 1895, and
prior to September 19, of the same
year, and to the payment of the in
debtedness and obligations which the
revolutionary government itself, or
through its legitimate representatives,
have contracted previously in foreign
countries, in compliance with the first
transitory provision of the consti tu
ir ?, and, second, to the payment of
the wages of the liberating army of
Cuba, likewise in compliace with the
transitory provision cited in the fore
going paragraph, after the rolls of the ;
said army have been revised and the
compensations due each member
thereof has been decided. The sum of
$25,000,000 is fixed as maximum for
this purpose.
Ambassador White Has Resigned.
Berlin, Aug. .?Ambassador White
mailed his resignation to the United
States several days ago.
Mr. White's resignation may now
be in the hands of President Roose
velt. The date set by the ambassador
for his resigation to go into effect was
l?ov. 7. He is now at Hamburg where
he. is taking the waters and where he
probably wili remain till the end of
the month. There is much gossip at
Berlin concerning" Mr. White's prob
able successor and one circumstantial
story is that the president intends to
transfer Ambassador Tower from St.
Petersburg to Berin, Minister Storer
from Spain to be ambassador to Ens
si a and to appoint Henry White, now
secretary of embassy at London, as
minister to "Spain. Mr. Tower who
has been dissatisfied with St. Peters
burg, expressed more than a month
ago a^wish to be transferred to some
other post, preferably Berlin.
Andrew I). "White was appointed,
ambassador to Germany April 1, 1897.
In March last it was announced that
he contemplated resigning because of
ill health.
Serious Accident Near Trenton.
Augusta, Aug. 5.?In a serious and
very unusual kind of accident, four
white and five colored trainmen were
badly injured near Trenton today.
^ They were members of the crew of a
xwork train which was engaged in
building a fill about three miles above
Trenton. A load of dirt was being
halued to the fill; across the train
was stretched a wire cable, such as is
used in operating th? steam plow.
The front end of this cable became
detached and dropping to the ground
became entangled in the trucks. The
train was moving at the rate of 35
miles an hour and as the rope drew
teat, the men were seated on top of a
car of dirt were snatched to the
ground. All are more or less serious
ly injured. The whites were brought
to the Augusta hospital ; the negroes
to Lamar hospital. Three may die,
but others are not seriously hurt.
Bernard L. Levinthal, for 11 years
chief rabbi of the orthodox Jews of
Philadelpthia, has been appointed to
succeed Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph, of
New York, as the head of the or
thodox Jews in the United States.
The position was made vacant by
Rabbi Joseph's recent death.
Brain-Food Nonsense.
Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authori
ties. They have dispelled the silly notion
tbai one kind of food is needed for brain
another for muscles, and still another for
bones. A correct diet will not only nour
ish ft particular part of the body, but it
will sustain every other part. Yet, how
ever good your food may be, ite nutriment
is destroyed by indigestion or dyspepsia.
You must prepare for their appearance'or
prevent their coming by taking regolar
doses of Green's August Flower, the favor
ite medicine of theheaJthy millions. A few,
doses aids digestion, stimulates the liver to
healthy action, purifies the blood, and
makes you feel buoyant and vigorous. You
can get t?as reliable remedy at DeLorme's
Pharmacy or Sumter Pharmacy. Get
Green's Special Almanac.
DISARMAMENT OF EUROPE.
The Czar of Russia has not Given
Up his Hope for Permanent
Peace.
Rome, August 3.?With regard to
tbe?statement in these dispatches, un
der date of July 13, that one of the
principal questions of discussion be
tween King Victor Emanuel and the
Czar of Russia, upon the former's
visit to St. Petersburg, would be the
reduetion??of armaments, a representa
tive here of the Associated Press now
learns that King Victor Emanuel's
visit to Emperor William at Berlin,
the latter part of this month, is in
tended to continue this same work in
the direction of reaching an interna
tional understanding in the matter of
reduced armaments, the King of Italy
having been encouraged in his deter
mination in this matter' by the Czar,
who is ready to assume the leadership
of the movement he -initiated with
The Hague peace conference.
According to information received
from an authoritative source, the
sovereigns referred to argue that the
time of European wars is almost aver,
as their interests are so great in oth
er continents that it is noi worth
while to fight for a strip of land here
and there in Europe. Consequently
the large armaments, which are now
intended .for European conflicts, might
be reduced or transferred for the de
fence of colonial interests, the gain
being devoted to the improvement of
commerce and industry and for a col
lective fight against-the common dan
ger?American competition.
oyham?tksTh a penitentiary.
Daring Escape from Tennessee
State Prison Convicts, Re
ceived Help from
Outsiders.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 4.'?Armed
with dynamite to blow his way out of
Srison, Gus. Hyatt, train robber and
esperado, tonight led a desperate
band of 16 ccrvict to liberty from the
Tennessee penitentiary.
Fourteen of the escaping party got
entirely clear of the premises, and
only one, Edward Carney, a safe
blower, sent up from Nashville, paid
the ?penalty of death in the bold un
dertaking.
Joseph Loss and James Work were
traced down by bloodhounds and cap
tured, but the rest- of the prisoners
had gotten so far out of bounds that
no trace of them could be had.
The prisoners were furnished dyna
mite from the outside,- which they
used in blowing out an opening in the
main wing of the prison. Hyatt stood
or? the inside guard with a brace of
revolvers, which had also been furnish
ed him from the outside, while .the
men preceded him, and Carney, the
prisoner who was killed, immediately
preceded the train robber.
The dynamite was laid by Doe, the
Manchester train robber, and he made
good his escape with the train of pris
oners that left by the opening made
by the explosion. ..
Six of the prisoners that got away
were government men. and the others
were State convicts. Men and blood
hounds are in pursuit of them.
THE RIGHT fj BITE.
in Missouri' the Tin-Canned ?og
has Rights Recognized by
; the Courts.
* (From the Chicago Tribune. )
Once there was a man who sued an
other man because the other man's dog
chased his cat. He said his cat had
suffered from nervous derangements
ever afterward and that her vaine as a
household pet had been impaired. The
attorney for the defednant held that
the dog had not chased the cat out of
any malicious desire to derange her
nervous system, but simply out of good
humor and regard for tradition. He
was taking advantage of the inherent,
inalienable and immemorial right the
dog has always had to chase the cat
whenever he pleased.
A similar right has just been estab
lished for the dog in Missouri. Mr.
Simon owned a thoroughly exemplary
dog called Jupiter. Mr. Quinn owned
a less exemplary boy called Willie.
Jupiter was basking in the sun when
Willie found him. To Willie's taste
basking was rather slow fun. There
were other things that would add
more zest to life. Accordingly, he
tied a tin can to Jupiter's tail. Now,
Jupiter was not a bully, but neither
was he a non-resistant. The can an
noyed him. He bit Willie. Willie
ran home and told his father. His
father prosecuted Mr. Simon. Fortu
nately, Judge Sidener was a man of
discernment. His decision was that
Mr. Quinn was to pay the costs of
the trial. The dog was not to blame,
for, as the decision most admirably
says:
Any dog has a legal and undeniable
right to bite any man, woman or child
who purposely and with intent to dis
turb said dog's tranquillity and peace
of mind does at tac or cause to be at
tached to said dog's tail a tin can or
other weight which will impede; or
tend to impede, the progress of said
animal. A dog which bites its perse
cutor in such a cause is acting pure
ly and honestly in self-defence, and is
as justly immune from punishment
as the man who strikes at a burglar
in defence of his own life and welfare.
This seems no more than reasonable,
and it is to be hoped that the Courts
of other States in the Union will take
the* same stand. The tin-canned dog
has rights which deserve recognition.
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CHARLESTON SENATORIAL RACE.
Mr. John B. Grace Has Announced
His Candidacy?Talk of Mr.
McMaster Also Entering
the Race.
Mr. John P. Grace, of No. 3, Glebe
street, announced yesterday that he
would be a candidate before the
Democratic primary for the State Sen
ate. For some years past Mr. Grace
has been private secretary to Gol.
William Elliot, but he severed that
connection in order to make the pres
ent race. He has recently also gradu
ated in law at Georgetown University
and will shortly, open an office here
for the practice of his profession.
When seen by a representative of
The News and Courier yesterday and
asked was the report true that he
meant to run for the Senate from this
county Mr. Grace replied promptly
that it was.
"I am of the opinion," said Mr.
j Grace, "that the time is ripe for
! drawing party lines in Charleston,
! that is to say, for learning who are
! and who are not Democrats. I do not
believe that anyone can believe that
Mr. Von Kolnitz is a Democrat as r,i*e
party principles are understood, and
accepted in this State. We have seen
within the last few days what impres
sion his candidacy has made upon Sen
ator Tillman, and I do not deem it an
unfair construction of the facts to add
that it will make a similar impression
upon a vast majority of the people
throughout the State. My own politics
may be defined as strict adherence to
the principles and the platforms of the
party as they have been put forward
by the State and national conventions
of recent years. I do not believe that
a man can bolt the party at a critical
moment because of a disagreement
with one plank of its platform and
still call himself a Democrat when it
serves his purposes and his political
interests to do so. The man who can
seek office under a Republican admin
istration because of his services in
helping to defeat a National Demo
cratic ticket is certainly not one en
titled to consideration as a Democrat.
No one could believe that the party's
best interests eould be place in his
keeping with any degree-of confidence.
That this is, after all, the true issue
between Mr. Von Kolnitz and myself
goes without saying. I claim to b ; a
Democrat as South Carolinians know
Democracy, and I claim, furthermore,
that even Mr. Von Kolnitz's warmest
friends and supporters cannot claim
that much for him/ I wish to afford
the people of Charleston an opportu
nity once and for all to show where
they stand. If this city is Republican
at'heart, as Senator. Tillman says, the
sooner the rest of the State knows it
the better it will be for all persons
concerned. If we are to have two par
ties here, a Republican and Demo
cratic party, let us know it at once, so
that the Democrats among us can get
together and protect onr own and the
interests of the party.
I would like to add that personally
my feeling towards Mr. Von Kolnitz
are of the most cordial character, but
politically we are as wide apart on
what I conceive to be fundamental
party principles as it is possible for
two men to be. "
It was also reported last night that
Mr. F. H. McMaster would enter the
Senatorial race. It was said upon goocl
authority that a committee of gentle
men had waited on him yesterday and
requested him to do so and, after fully
considering the matter, that he had
consented to the use f his name. An
effort was made to find Mr. McMaster
lasts night in order to verify this re
port, but he was not at his city resi
dence. It was said there that he was
on the Island.?News and Courier.
Clemson College Trustees.
Clemson College, August 6.?The
board of trustees of Clemson met last
night and accepted President Hart
zog's resignation. Mr. Hardin was
asked to act as president for a time
and, upon his consenting to do so, was
elected president temporarily. The
board will meet again on the 29th inst.
for the purpose of holding an election
for president. The board expresses
confidence in President Kartzog and
regrets his leaving. The board ad
journed today.
Anderson, Aug. 6. ? John D.
Bembree, an operative of the Orr Cot
ton mills, committed suicide at 3
o'clock this morning by shooting him
self in the head with a pistol. He had
been in bed for several weeks with ma
larial fever. A day or two ago he se
cured a pistol by saying some one had
been throwing rocks at the house'"" at
'night and he wanted to shoot them.
Henry L. Shattuck, of Shellsburg, Iowa,
was cured of a stomach trouble with which
he had been afflicted for years, by four
boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. He previously tried many other
remedies and a number of physicians with
out relief. For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
Elloree, Aug. 5.?There is ? scheme
on foot to build a railroad from Ello
ree to Pinckney's Landing, a distance
of six miles. This will connect Elio
ree with the steam boat line to
Charleston. The project is being back
ed by several of our most prominent
men. W. F. Stack, a prosperous and
influential merchant here, will ad
vance 85,000 toward its completion.
Look Pleasant, Please.
Photographer C. C. Harlan, of Eaton.
0., can do so now, though for years he
suffered untold agony from the worst form
of indigestion. All physicians and medi
cines failed to help him till he tried Elec
tric Bitters, which worked such wonders
for him that he declares they are a god
send to sufferers from dyspepsia and
stomach troubles. Unrivaled for diseases
of the Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, they
build up and give new life to the whole
system. Try them only 50C. Guaranteed
by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist.
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
Blew Up the Express Car and Got
$2,000 ; One Highway
man Killed.
Mount Carol, Ills., Aug. 6.?A dar
ing and sucecssful train robbery occur
red at Marcus on |the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quiiicy railroad, five miles
north of Savannah about midnight.
The fine vestibuled passenger train of
11 coaches?OQnductor Emerson in
charge?was flagged at the little sta
tion, and six masked men boarded the
engine. The engineer and fireman
obeyed the imperative orders and the
robbers at once, uncoupled the engine
and express car from the train and Tan
them a quarter of a mile up the track.
They then blew up the express car
with dynamite, ran the engine north a
distance of a mile from Hanover and
the locomotive becoming dead "the
robbers abandoned it and escaped.
One of the highwaymen was killed,
being shot above the eye and also in
the leg. He met instant death while
in the engine and his body was dump
ed to the ground by his companions as
thejr sped away.
The express messenger Bye claims to
have, done the shooting. The deed
was done quickly, the trainmen and
passengers making no defense. Six
sacks of money were secured, but the
amount is not known. The passengers
were not molested.
There was no way of telegraphing
neWs of the hold up and a flagman
walked back and gave the alarm. A
special train of citizens and several
policemen at once proceeded to the
scene, but &s the track runs along the
Mississippi and the count' j is adapted
to successful flight the robbers easily
escaped. The work is evidently of that
experts as they went at it coolly and
methodically.
Four explosions were required to com
plete the destruction of the safe and
the car was badly wrecked. The rob
bers^were eight in number, all masked.
They evidently were railroad men,
one being a good engineer. Messen
ger William Bye fired shots at the rob
bers, but without avail and an attempt
was made to blow him up in his car.
The bandits had arranged to ditch the
entire train of nine heavily laden
coaches had not the signal to stop been
heeded. Several passengers in the
buffet car including the porter were
held prisoners during the struggle to
crack the safe. It is thought the
de?d robber was killed by a comrade
; by mistake. The body was put on the
tender and run up the track a short
distance and then thrown in the
weeds.
1 Chicago, Aug. 6.?Officials of the
j Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
I way say that only $2,000 in silver was
secured. None of the crew was hurt
and none of the apssengers molested.
TRACY KILLS HIMSELF.
The End of the Daring and Des
perate Outlaw.
Spokane, Wash., August 6.? Harry
Tracy, the notorious outlaw, who with
David Merrill, escaped from the Ore
gon penitentary at Salem on June 9,
after killing three prison guards, kill
ed himself early this morning after
being wounded by the rifle of one of a
posse in pursuit. Tracy was surround
ed in a wheat field. near Fellowes, - a
station on the Washington Cental road
about 50 miles west of Spokane last
night. Word was sent back to Daven
pot, the county seat and a large num
ber of armed men hurried to the
scene.
The posse under Sheriff Gardner
opened fire on the outlaw, and one bul
let pierced his right leg between the
knee and thigh. About 20 minutes af
ter being wounded he shot himself
with one of his revolvers and his body
was found this morning after day.
break. The revolver with which he
killed himself; was grasped tightly in
his right hand.
After baffling the officers of two
States, after a wonderful flight of
nearly 400 miles across Oregon and
Washington Tracy was hunted down
by four citizens of the little farming
town of Preston and a lone deputy
sheriff. Sheriff Gardner and posse ar
rived in time to guard the wheatfield
through the night but the work had
already been done.
Mrs. Mary E. Pruitt," widow of the
late W. C. Pruitt of Martin township,
Anderson county, had a reunion of her
descendants at her home last Satur
day. She has ten children and 43
grandchildren, ^nd there has never
been a death in the family save that
of lier husband. All of her children
and grandchildren were with her Sat
urday, and a most pleasant day was
spent.
The people of the town of McCor
mick have the new county fever.
They are going to try to form a new
county out of portions of Abbeville.
Greenwood and Edgfield counties, and
have the court house located at
McCormick.
A Young Lady?s Life Saved
at Panama, Colombia, by Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Dr. Chas. H. Utter, a prominent physi
cian, of Panama, Colombia, in a recent let
ter states : "Last March I had as a patient
a young lady sixteen years of age. who had
a very bad attack of dysentery. Everything
I prescribed for her proved ineffectual and
she was growing worse every hour. Her
parents were sure she would die. She had
become so weak that she could not turn
over in bed. What to do at this critical
moment was a study for me, I thought of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and as a last resort prescribed it.
The most wonderful result was effected.
Within eight hours she was feeling much
>etter ; inside of three days she was upon
her feet and at the end of one week was en
tirely well." For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
STATE CANDIDATES IN LEE COUNTY.
Large Attendance and Much Inter
est Manifested.
No Sensatorial Developments. Tillman
and Hevward The Favorites.
Bishopville, August 6.?This county
seat is of game cock lineage, of glori
ous name and of such possessions will
make its future destiny worthy of its
people and the traditions. The baby
county was tenderly nursed today and
its incubators seemed heartily to en-.
joy it. Campaign songs were all dis
carded today, while "Rock-a-Bye Ba
by" was sung according to* the ability
of the temporary nurse. Little baby
was on its good behavior all day and
trained nurses added to this. About
1,000 persons were present, including
ladies, and if prospective officers of
the baby county are to be of ability
equal to that of Chairman Rhame,
Lee county will be doubly fortunate.
Every speaker had his soothing syrup
ready and floral tributes were numer
ous. Baby seemed really to enjoy its
medicine. "Goo-gooed" often, cooed
and smiled back when cooed and cud
dled, and stood the day welL The
audience, fully one thousand proud
parents, was finely representative ; in
terest and behavior perfcet. Cansler
thought if his opponents had pinions
they could be shot for geese before
flying a hundred yards. Baby did not
crow lustily for any or all nurses.
Dr. Timmerman handled the stalwart
youngster like a trained nurse. Col.
Tillman suggested a tonic. Col Tal
bert had soothing syrup and a rocking
cradle. Mellin's food was prescribed
by Hey ward ; a cordial by Ansel, Hey
ward, Tillman and Talbert seemed to
please dear baby most, judging from
the cooing and smiling. With baby
medicine were fairy stories, Jack, the
Giant Killer, and Christmas yarns,
but these served their purpose again.
The citizens extended cordial hospi
tality to the entire party, which was
much enjoyed. J. ?. Norment.
Bryan's Attitude.
Mason City, la., Aug. 6.?W. J.
Bryan addressed an audience of over
2,000 persons at the Clear Lake assem
bly today. He was asked if he had
been correctly quoted when it was re
ported he refused to be a candidate
again for president. He replied that
only a part of the interview was used.
He said he was not a candidate in the
light of seeking again to lead the
Democratic party, but if the party
should decide he was che proper man
to head the ticket he could not honor
ably, say "No."
White Men Arrested For Lynching.
Leesbarg, Va., Aug. 6.?Dr. Z. L.
Weaver, of Sterling, Va., has been ar
rested, charged with being implicated
in the recent lynching of Charles
Craven near Leesburg. Others in cus
tody are Scott Bradley, Edward Pax
ton, Harry Nipple and Samuel
Girmes. The remaining five of the
ten held by the coroner' jury have net
been apprehended.
Others mentioneod in the verdict of
the coroner's jury are John Lefevre,
Martin Wilson, Geo. Williams and an
other man by the name of Williams,
Lefevre surrendered to officials and he
and Samuel Girmes,. arrested yester
day, and Dr.. Weaver, arrested today,
were admitted to bail. The bail of
Weaver and Grimes was fixed at $15, -
000 each and that of Lefevre at 820, -
000.
A New County.
A new county scheme is being advo
cated by the citizens of NoTth Au
gusta, with the idea of making that
town the county seat. The promoters
propose to take the following territory :
North Augusta as the, county seat, the
new electric road as far as Langley,
the two Southern railroad lines that
far, and Clear Water, Bath and Lang
ley towns and mills, also Hammond
township, which includes Beech Island
and the Port Royal railroad for some
distance, and the Edegfield townships,
Washington, which includes the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail
road, Merri wether, Collins and Col
lier.?Aiken Review.
All Were Saved.
"For years I suffered such untold misery
from Bronchitis," writes J. H. Johnston, of
Broughton, Ga., "that often I was unable to
work. Then, when everything else failed,
I was wholly cured by Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption. My wife
suffered intensely from Asthma, till it cured
her, and all our experience goes to show it
is the best Croa medicine in the world."
A trial will convince you it's unrivaled for
Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed
bottles Oc and $1.00. Trial bottles free
at J. F. W. DeLorme's.
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 6.?William
Stein the State mine inspector for the
Shenandoah region today announced
that five collieries under his jurisdic
ion which have an estimated total
value of $1,500,000 have been render
ed useless by reason of having been
flooded and have been permanently
abandoned by the companies owning
them. Mr. Stein estimates that out
of the 36 colleries in his district only
14 are in condition for immediate
operation if the strike wa ended. The
abandonment of the five collieries will
compel 2,000 mine workers to seek
employment elsewhere.
Just Look at Her.
Whence came that sprightly step, fault
less skin, rich, rosy complexion, smiliug
face. She looks good, feels good. Here's
her secret. She uses Dr. King's New Life
Pills. Result,?all organs active, digestion
good, no headaches, no chance for ''blues."
Try them yourself. Only 25c at J. F. W.
DeLorme's.
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
Senators Speak in Anderson?
State Candidates in Ben
nettsv'lle.
No New Developments?Heyward Stili
Leading.
Anderson, Aug .?The senatorial
meeting was held here today in the
presence of about 700 people. This is
Latimer's home county and his pleas
ure was marr?d by a tilt between
himself and Evans, which developed
nothing'new but was enjoyed by the
audience which evidently expected
something to happen.
No one took any part in it except
these two and today perhaps ended
any further personal controversy be
tween them. Off the stand they have
not spoken to each other since the be
ginning of the campaign. No refer
ence has since been made to the inci
dent at the Georges meeting.
Bennettsville, Ang. 5.?A thorough
ly representative and interested audi
ence, numbering about 800 voters,
greeted the speakers today. Among
gubernatorial candidates Heyward and
Talbert had the crowd, Heyward lead
ing and getting many cheers and a
large basket of flowers.
Another Tornado in Union.
Union, Aug. 6.? About 4.30 this af
ternoon a severe storm of wind passed
over this city. At the Monarch cotton
mills a school house in course of erec
tion was blown down.
Some carpenters were at work on
the roof and at the approach of the
storm started to leave the building
Just as they reached the ground the
storm struck the house and it col
lapsed, burying them under the tim
bers. J. Mack Coin was instantly kill
ed. Thomas Long had his hip broken.
Charles Vaughan's shoulder was dis
located and Jesse Carter, colored, was
slightly braised. The loss on the
building is covered by insurance. As
far as can be learned no other damage
was done.
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?Closing Out Sale at Belle Meade.
Nashville, Tenn, August 4.?Be
cause of advancing years and feeble
health Gen. W. H. Jackson, the"
master of the famous Belle Meade,
has decided to quit the breeding of
thoroughbreds. On October 22 and 23
next at that noted nursery some 250
stallions, brood mares, horses in train
ing and yonng stock will be sold, at
auction. Among the stallions are
The Commoner, Inspector B., Imp
Loyalist, Imp Tithonus, Imp Cyclon
i.st, Luke Blackburon and Clarendon,
while th brood mares are none the
less favorably known. Belle Made is
situated four miles west of Nashville
on the Harding Road, and was estab
lished by John Harding, in 1S03.
On the place now rest the bones of
Bonnie Scotland, Enquirer, Iroquois,
Tremont and other celebrated racers
and sires.
Beaufort and Port Royal.
Beaufort, August 4.?Capt. J.* P.
? lien, assistant engineer United States
engineers corps, is here, making a pre
liminary examination of statistics and
conditions for the improvement of the
ingresses to the ports of Beaufort and
Port Royal, with a veiw to the remov
al of bar obs'cructins from the mouth
of Beaufort River to the ports after
crossing the outer bars, that need on
improvement or deepening.
London, Aug. .?All preparations
have been completed for the return of
King Edward to London tomorrow.
The Victoria station has been bril
liantly decorated. It is expected that
his majesty's return to the cap?tol
will be marked by a great street dem
onstration en route to Buckingham
palace. The trip to London; wili be
made on a royal special train, but
there will be no invalid chair or other
special arrangement, as it is felt that
his majesty is fully equal to the fa
tigue of the journey.
Cleveland, O., Aug. .?As a result
of a collison on Lake Erie between
the steamer City of Venice, ore laden,
and the steamer Seguin, a steel lum
ber vessel, off Rondeau, Canada, last
midnight, the City of Venice was
sunk and three lives lost, while sev
eral other persons were more or less
seriously injured.
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Spokane, Wash., August .?The
second freight rate conference between
the railwav presidents and the farmelo
was held at Colfax today. A 10 per
cent, reduction in rates on wheat ship
ments East and West was announced.
President Hill said this would cut off
one-fourth of the entire profit of the
railways.
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Baltimore, Md. August 5.?Capt.
Nielsen, of the Norwegian steamer
jomo, which arrived here today from
Sydney, C. B., reports that his vessel
ran into a school of whales when
southeast of St. George's Banks, of
Nova Scctia. As many as a dozen of
the monsters could be counted at a
time from the vessel. One of the
whales in attempting to cross the bow
of the Tjomo was caught by the sharp
prow of the steamer and nearly, cut
in twain. The shock of the collision
stopped the vessel momentarily, but
she sustained no damage. Capt.* Niel
sen estimates that the dead leviathan
was eighty feet long.
Shatters all Records.
Twice in hospital, F. A. Gulledge, Ver
bena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors to
cure a severe case of piles, causing 24
tumors. ? all failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve soon cured him. Subdues Inflam
mation conquers Aches, kills Pains. Best
salve in the world. 25c at J. F. W. De
Lorme's drug store.