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Il TO WHIP THE TRUSTS. leport on Combines Bead to Ameri? can Bar Association. Committee on Commerce of the Bar Association Makes a Re? port, Denouncing Trusts As an Evil and Suggesting Remedies Suppress Them. to Hot Springs, Va., Ang. 27.-At the morning session of the American Bar Association today the annual address war delivered by LeBaron B. Colt, of ; Rhode. Island, United States Judge from the 1st circuit. Judge Colt's subject was the "Reasonableness of the Law." "The commcn law . is nothing but reason," was an opening sentence, which was the keynote of the paper. ' Walter Logan, of New York, made a verbal report from the committees on commercial law. He commended the national bankrupt law and then discussed the trust question. He said it would have to be settled by the lawyers ; if they did not demagogues would. If combinations continue competition will cease, and commercial jurisprudence will eventually be en? tirely changed. The committee, he said, had reached the unanimous con? clusion that the modem industrial combinations should be stayed. The Hon. Charles F. Sanderson, of Nebrska, said the report of the com? mitted had filled him with amazement, surprise an indignation. He said the report was calculated to rend the As? sociation asunder, and h?- resented the attempt to turn the body into a poli? tical hustings. He asked that the re? port be read. There was opposition to the motion and considerable confusion. The Convention agreed to hear the re? port at once.. It was read by Chair? man Logan and was fully discussed. On the snbjcet of trusts the -report says this if; the important question now before the American Bar. The report adds : " The modern combination's primary object is to control trade and com? merce in ptain articles of production, and substitute a more or less perfect monopoly in the place of a more or less free competition. It changes en? tirely the basic principle of commercial relations between man and man, and if they are to continue to grow and develop in the future as in the past will render necessary most important changes in the principles of our coni ' marcial laws. Combination as an economic force is fast coming to take .the place of competition. We are now .having combinations of combinations. The United States Steel Corporation is a combination of a dozen heretofore I competing producers, who themselves were combinations of still other pro? ducers, and these in turn often com? binations of still others. It is estimated that the Standard Oil Company has taken, by control or force, the busi? ness of ten thousand corporations and merchants in all parts of the Union. The few present great railroad lines of the country have been made up by the combination of hundreds of smaller Bnes, some extensions of one another and others competing lines. "i?o one knows but that within the. nest ten years ,a"greater than J. Pier? pont Morgan will arise, who will com? bine into one organization all the in? dustries of the land, so that the work? man who works for wages can find but one possible employer, and the pur? chaser of wares but one possible seller. The steps towrd the formation of one industrial corporation, which shall crowd out ali other corporations and assume to itself all the industries of the land, have been already more than lialf taken. It is not^ far to^o from now to that end as we had to go to leach present industrial conditions, *"A monopoly is economically desir? able that is, for the monopolist The United States Steel Corporation can produce, no matter what it sells them for, its goods cheaper than the ele? ments out of which the combination is composed ever produced them. The Standard Oil Company is economically iholy, for it pays 40 per cent dividends. The Sugar 'Crust is economically cor? rect, for, whereas the individual sugar refiners lost money on small capitaliza? tions, the Sugar Trust pays big divi? dends on a large capitalization. The railroad combinations are economically impregnable, for they pay. If Mr. ? Morgan's Shipping Trust, and Mr. Schwab's Ship Building Trust are failures, they are exceptions to the rule. We cannot, therefore, rely on saturai forces, on the laws o? supply and demand or on economic considera? tions to limit the growth of modern combinations.x If they are undesir? able, if the people of the American nation would be better off without them or wi ;h limitations pnt on them, they must pot those limitations on by the action of their Legislators, their Congress and their Courts. The American Bar must act and the Ameri? can Association must take the lead. If the JSo. them Securities Corporation had been allowed it go on. the next thing to follow it would naturally have been a United States Securities Com " pany which would hold the majority of the stock of nearly ever}' railroad where the American flag flies." The report proposed the following re? medies : 4'First: We can tax them to death or, if that is too radical a remedy, we can tax them until their growth and enlargement is impeded. There are constitutional provisions requiring direct taxations to be uniform, and in view of these provisions, it is probably impossible to discriminate in the mat? ter of direct taxation against corpora? tions holding large amounts of taxable property. There is, however, a fran? chise tax imposed by most of the States upon corporations at the time of their incorporation and annually thereafter. This franchise tax is in almost all States in some way graded so as to tax the small corporation at a higher xate than the large one. The first million pays a higher rate than subse 2uent milliions. In our judgment the egradation should be continued, but it should be grading up instead of down, We would leave perhaps, the ?rst hundred thousand free, and the first million cheap, and raise the rate with esc'i succeeding million. The United States Steel Corporation now has a capitalization of something over ?se thousand millions. The gradua? tion stages might be slow and easy enough to please the mo3t conservative and yet result in*a taxation of IO per cent, upon the last hundred millions. How long would the United States Steel Corporation continue under that system of taxation? ""Second. We can compel them to render better and cheaper service. If the combination of the Northern Paci? fic and the Great Northern railroads is a great enough public disaster to have warranted the attention which it has attracted, it could have been prevented much easier than by a hundred Sher? man anti-trust laws by a single Unit? ed States statute that required any corporation engaged in Inter-State commerce to reduce its rates 50 per cent to and from every point where com petti ion has been prevented by combination, merger, common control or agreement. Congress can enact that any corporation or individual who en? gages in Inter state commerce mast furnish its services or supply its goods at lower rates wherever by any com? bination competition is prevented than where competition is left free. "Third. If necessary the State itself can enter the industrial field as a pro? ducer and restore the force of compe tion to its former supremacy by becom? ing itself a competitor of the great trusts." The report is signed by all the mem? bers of the committee, consisting of Walter S. Loagn, Henry Budd, Gar? diner Lathrop, George Whitelock and John Morris, Jr. There was applause when Judge Logan concluded the reading of the report. Judge Ketcham, of Indiana, requested that Judge Hammond, of Georgia, be asked to speak. . A resolution was offered by Mr. Busby, of North Carolina, providing that the report be received and filed, accompanied by a note that it did not express the views .of the Association. Judge Hammond spoke briefly en? dorsing the report, saying that it was a most encouraging thing that a body like the commerce committee had seen fit to grapple with such a great ques? tion as industrial combinations. William L Royall, of Richmond, Va., offered as a sub.stitute for the report a paper, the essential^ ideas of which were that the injury'done the public by trusts was through unreal competition, that is, the giving away of goods to destroy weak rivals, or by selling goods below cost for the same purpose. Stop this, he said, and the trusts* power for evil is ended. His remedy was that Congress pass a law, establishing a corporation commis? sion in each State or Territory, hav? ing complete authority, on complaint of any person that his rival is trading dishonestly by giving away his goods, or selling these below cost, for the purpose of destroying the complainant, to fine the offending corporation to such an extent as will make it offer its goods ter sale, in fact, instead of in pretence, if it chooses to enter into trade. He found authority for this act in the commerce clause, and the four tenth amendment, but he recommended an amendment to the Constitution, giving Congress power by appropriate legislation to suppress and prevent dis? honest competition* in trade. There was very wann discussion over a motion to table the report. There was great excitement cn the floor and finally it was agreed the report should be taken up at the night session. GREW A mm BEARD. Fawn's Skin Grafted on Him and it Took Thoroughly. A Utica dispatch to The New York Sun say3 : Perhaps the most curious cas3 of surgery that was ever perform? ed in the Adirondacks has just come to light, although it was performed nearly a year ago. William McCoy, a woodsman, was the person on "whom the operation was performed. He has just come ont of the Spruce Lake lumber camp and brings the strange story and its proof. Some time ago McCoy was working with Johon Duffy getting out some long poles to repair a chute which is used to slide logs down the mountain? side. Duffy went to cut a limb by an upward swing, when the axe slipped from his hands and went flying through the air. It struck McCoy and its keen edge shaved off a part of his cheek. William Henry, a nurse of Utica, took McCoy in hand. After having partially stopped the flow of blood he went out to the stable, took a little fawn that some of the boys had cap? tured two days before, shaved the hair for about nine square inches off the animal's side and then carried it to the camp. While some of the woods menh held the fawn Henry cut the skin, peeled it off and applied it im? mediately to the face of McCoy. Hav? ing fitted it in place firmly, he rubbed over ita thick coat of balsam gum and over that he placed tight bandages. The cheek stopped bleeding at once. A week afterward Henry took off the bandages and the graft was found to be a success. Soon afterward, how? ever, McCoy noticed, when he drew his band across his cheek, that hair was growing on the grafted skin. In a few days more the hair had grown so thick? ly that its color and nature were plain? ly visible. It was the hair of the fawn growing, and, moreover, it was spotted like that of a fawn. He did not dare to shave for fear of breaking the skin and allowed the hair to grow until the fall of the year. Then thf% spots disap? peared and the "blue" coat of a full grown'deer took its place. When spring came around he saw that the hair of the cheek was falling out and fine red hair was growing. At last the blue, or winter, coat was entirely gone and the rec summer coat took its place. In fact, he and the other woodsmen, to their merriment, saw that the hair varied and changed precisely as does the coat of a deer. English Favor Free Trade. London, Aug. 28.-The Liberals gained a notable victory in Argyll? shire, where, on Wednesday last, was held the first Parliamentary bye-elec? tion fought on the fiscal question raised by Colonial Secretary Chamber? lain. J. S. Ainsworth, the Liberal candidate, who represented free trade, was elected by the great majority of 1,586, over Charles Stewart, Unionist, who stood- for protection. At the pre? vious election the Unionist majority was 600. The result is considered a clear indication of the feeling of the constituency on the subject of Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals, on which the campaign was mainly fought. PROF- F. T. Mm LOSES A LIMB. His Right Foot Crushed by the Train at Greenwood. Greenwood, Aug. 2S.-While alight? ing from the down Southern train here today, at?noon, Prof. Frank T. Dargan, of Greenville, fell and had his right foot so badly crnshed that it had to be amputated. He was on his way her3 to visit his sister, Mrs. H. T. Watson, and also his mother who lives with; Mrs. Watson. In a few days he expected to go to Cornell Uni? versity, Ithaca, New York, where he had just been elected to an important position as an assistant professor of physics. For some time he had been a member of the Clemson faculty, but had decided to give that up and had accepted the position offered him at Cornell. Immediately after the accident he was removed to the home of his sister, where the crushed limb was amputated below the knee. Beside a flesh wound on his face there was no other injury. His left leg narrowly escaped being run over as a bruise on it showed. The fact that it was not, was probably due to his presence of mind. Although perfectly conscious and in terrible pain he never even moaned, his nerve and composure was phenomenal, but was only characteristic. He gave directions as if he were lookiong after some one else. The opertion was performed by Drs. Neel and Harper, assitsed by Drs. Epting Swygert and Owens. Prof. Dargan is resting quietly and is doing as well as could be expected. -News and Courier. Nut Trees for Timber. To the average reader this subject may seem of small importance, or one that might be taken up for considera? tion by some succeding generation. But to the thoughtful student of economic affairs it presents an impor? tant subject, and one worthy of early and careful attention. To the writer it seems that the time may not be very far distant when the penalty must be paid for the early de? vastation of nature's provision of abundant and most valuable walnut and chestnut forests. This penalty will be paid in the high prices that lumber WiU command, and the necessity which will substitute metals for wood in many of its present uses. Much is now,being accomplished in educating the public to the importance of timber preservation and the rehabi? litating of our forests, but something more seems necessary, as the preserva? tion of what remains of our native forests only postpones the day of reck? oning. The especial value of hickory, chest? nut and walnut lumber is our occasion for urging the consideration of the planting of nut trees for their timber value, which will incidentally produce a valuable by-product in the nuts grown, thus making such a plantation a valuable property years before its maturity for lumber. This harvesting of annual crops also obvi? ates to a great extent the chief impedi? ment in the way of planting for lum? ber only by the long-time investment. By this plan the man who plants and cares for his nut grove is rewarded during his own day by the annual crops, and his children have a valu? able heritage in the lumber. The present is none too soon to be? gin planting for such purposes. The consumption of lumber of all kinds is increasing much more rapidly than in proportion to the increase of popula? tion. In fifty years the United States may have double its present popula? tion, and who can predict what the demand for black walnut, chestnut or hickory lumber may be by that time? One thing is certain ; if consumption continues as at present there will be no lumber of these kinds on the market unless the trees are planted by this generation. Another feature of the situation is that the present inceasinp demand for lumber of all kinds finds a aimlrnshing supply of these most valuable -vo?ds, with corresponding increase in priest while there is ample reason to suppose that these prices will continue to in? crease until they become prohibitive. Then, the planting of large areas of timber for the beneficial effect upon climatic conditions is sure to become of increasing importance as the years go by and the tree planter becomes an important factor in the public good. In the hurry and bustle of today's enterprises the American people have but little thought for the future and its needs. We want quick returns, and have no time to investigate or inclina? tion to put money in long-time invest? ments, and it is only to a limited class that this article will appeal forcibly. For those engaged in or those who contemplate nut-growing for profit we have a strong, profitable and beneficial proposition, which is worthy of their careful consideration, wise planning and systematic execution not only in this Southern section, but over all the country, as there is hardly any locality that cannot grow some variety of nats in which tlie lumber value of trees promises a sure return from lamber alone. Besides this,-there are great tracts of land in many secions which are not well adapted to ordinary agricultural operations which are peculiarly suited for growing timber. Our mountain ranges are the natural home of the chestnut. Bottom lands which over? flow too frequently for farming are of? ten well adapted for the rapid growth of hickory and walnut so that the waste places seem to be intended for such beneficent uses as growing timber and food. With such an opportunity to plant now with every prospect of ultimate direct and incirect profit and assur- ' ance of large dividends from such trees during the waiting period for a ? lumber harvest, the subject seems worth}* of such agitation as may be necessary to call public attention to the situation, to urge its careful study and encourage in all practical ways the early and rapid planting of nut trees for the production of timber in the many suitable localities which are now unproductive.-Dr. J. F. Wilson in the Nut-Grower. Wellington, New Zealand Aug. 30. -A terrific eruption of the Waimangu Geyser occurred today. Several sight? seers were swept away by the stream of boiling water. J?OUL&R VEIN REMOVED. Woman Lives After a Most Re? markable Operation. By a surgical operation said to be unique in medical records, according to The New York Herald, Mrs. Julia Appleby, of Auburn, N. Y., has had the internal jugular vein and the carotid arteries removed, the pneu mogastric nerve dissected in removing a tumor growing on the side of lier ? neck, and the blood sent np the verte? bral artery to the base of the brain, Dr. Neil Macpnatter, of this city, per? formed the operation. In explaining it last night Dr. Mac phatter said that his patient was a married woman, thirty-one years old. Six years ago she noticed a small, hard lump on the left side of her neck, but paid no attention to it. The tumor continued to grow and became trouble? some, so it was determined to operate on it. "When investigation was made for! that purpose it was found," he con? tinued, "that there was a dense hard tumor surrounding the carotid arter? ies, the internal jngular vein and pneumo-gastic nerve, and apparently ? penetrating into their walls. It was seen that it was almost impossible to remove the growth without interfer? ence with the carotid arteries. "Both the internal and external carotids were held firmly in the grasp of the tumor, and, moreover, their coats were seen to be diseased beyond repair, I determined to remove a seg? ment of the common carotid, together with the entire external and internal carotids. This was done, the various branches of these arteries ligated and the blood was sent up the vertebral artery to the base of the brain, mak? ing that channel do the work of those I had removed. This changed the plan of the circulation of the brain, and serious consequences were apprehend? ed. "Until the collateral circulation should become sufficiently established I was prepared for symptoms of giddi? ness, twichings and mental peculiari? ties, but none of these supervened. The condition of the patient for the immediate day following the operation differed in no respcet from the ordinary and normal. The pulse, temperature and respiration remained practically normal, or so little exceeding the nor? mal as to be of no moment. "The wound healed by first intention and in a few days the patient was out of bed. In two weeks she was able to return to her home and has since re maind in good health/" Must Renew Certificates. Columbia, Aug. 27.-According to a rule of the state board of education teachers not attending the summer schools or graduating from some re? putable college must renew their cer? tificates every two years. Superinten? dent Martin has just issued the follow? ing letter to county superintendents : "The regular fall examination for teachers will be held according to the regulations of the state board of educa? tion on Friday, September 18. Please give prospective applicants to under? stand that there will be no examina? tion after this one until the third Fri? day in May, 1901" Murder in Columbia. Columbia, Aug. 30.-Ed. Moore of No. 8 Hurley vi lie, in an altercation with Mark Taylor of 1910 Assembly street, was fatally stabbed last night. The knife of the latter entered the right lang, between the third and fourth ribs. Both are carpenters, and each is a man of family. The fight occurred in J. L. Shull's resatnrant, north side of Taylor street, about 100 yards east from Main. Moore died at midnight. Taylor was arrested about the time Moore was breathing his last. From the facts obtained last night, Moore seems to have been the aggress? or all the way through. Fees of Probate Judges. Columbia, Aug. 28.-Assistant At? torney General Townsend has render? ed a very interesting opinion regard? ing the fees for Probate Judges. The inquiry as to the fees is on the matter of lunacy/ The proceedings in lunacy, for which a fee of $10 is allowed under Section 3,114 of the Code Civil Proceedings, such as involve the appointment of a committee to take charge of the luna? tic's estate, and are paid out of the estate placed in the hands of the com? mittee, and. not to commit a lunatic to the State Hospital for the Insane, in which a fee of only $5 is to be paid the Probate Judge by the county, un? der Section 2,254 of the Code. You will see there is no conflict between these two sections. If they could be construed to refer to the same proceed? ings, then Section 2,254 would prevail, as that is the later Act. Sandy Hook, N. J., Aug. 30.-The weather conditions tonight render it highly improbable that the Reliance and Shamrock will meet tomorrow. The northeast wind which continued all day, abated but slightly towards evening and at sunset was blowing 22 miles an hour, the rain coming in blinding drifts and the sea running high. Salt Lake City, Aug. 26.-A rain of toad frogs practically blocked traffic here yesterday for half an hour just before noon. A light rain was falling all the morning. Just before ll o'clock this changed into quite a hard rain, which was accompanied by a large number of toads. Pedestrians, who did not mind the rain, were more than averse to taking np a collection of frogs, and until the unusual shower ceased the frogs bad the highways to themselves. Boston, Mass, Aug. 30.-Most of the score or more of mills in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Ver? mont and Maine, owned by the American Woollen Compny, which have been shut down from one to two weeks, will be reopened tomorrow. The shut-down was ordered by the Boston office of the company, to give the 20, 000 or more employees a vacation and to permit repairs and changes to be made. Baltimore. Md., Aug. 31.-The trus? tees of the Johns Hopkins university have jnst elected to the professorship of philosophy and psychology in that institution Prof. James Mark Bald? win, L. L. D., of Princeton univer? sity, who was born in Columbia, S. C. BILL ?BF IS BEAD. Sketch of the Distinguished Geor? gian Who Passed Away Last Week. Major Chas. W. Smith, better known as "Bill Arp," passed away at his home at Cartersville. Ga. His death was brought about by the infirmities incident to old age. At the time of his death Major Smith was 77 years old, having been born in Gwinnett county, Georgia, in 1S26. The father of Major Smith was a Massachusetts man and his mother a South "Carolinian. Tiie father of Major Smiih settled in Savannah when he first moved to Georgia. He taught school, afterwards marrying one of his pupils. The father never returned to the north. Charles, as he tells ns, "grew up as bad as other town boys* went to school some and worked some." He entered Franklin college at Athens, but did not graduate. Later he studied law. Ms.jor Smith married Miss Mary Octavia Hutchins of Lawrenceville. Thej have ten children., Ms.jor Smith was a merchant at one time,. When the war commenced he began to write rebelious letters in a humorous way which attracted atten? tion. This was due not so much to the humor contained in them, but from the fact that all that he said was so good naturedly said, and so much to the point that every southerner felt that "Bill Arp" echoed his own thoughts and feelings From the time that he asked "Mister Linkhorn for a leetle more time" to the present day, all have looked to him to express what they feel. At first these letters were written in the Josh Billings style of spelling, but this was afterwards laid aside. The norn de plume "Bill Arp" was adopted in this way : "When President Lincoln called for volunteers at the outbreak of the war, Mr. Smith, who was living at Kome, Ga., wrote a ludi? crous criticism on the call. He read the article to a group of friends on a street corner, and after a hearty laugh they begged him to publish it, but he said he was not willing to have his name signed. In the crowd attracted by ^he reading was a country wag name Bill Arp, who suggested that his name be put tc it. At once the signature became popular. The Courier-Journal said of his let? ters to Artemus Ward in 1865, that "it was the first chirp of any bird after the surrender, and gave relief and hope to thousands of drooping hearts." Another paper said: "His writings are a delightful mixture of humor and philosophy. There is no cynicism in his nature, and he always pictures the brightest side of domestic life, and encourages his readers to live up to it and enjoy it" Bill Arp told much about himself and about his family in his letters, which he sent out for thirty years. They were "talking letters," as Cole? ridge would call them. He bought a farm at Cartersville, Ga., in 1878 and there he lived and wrote until within the last few years, when he moved to town. His late home, "The Shadows," is situated on Erwin street, and has a large sloping lawn studded with giant oaks. His description of the conditions of a home without the mother showed how helpless he felt without "Mrs. Arp." He said : "The clock run down. Two lamp chimneys bursted. The fire popped out and burnt a hole in tb9 carpet, while we were at supper, and every? thing is going wrong just because Mrs. Arp's gone. I'm poking around and hunting for consolation. I've half a mind to drop her a postal card and say 4 Carl is not well, ' and then go to meet her on the first train that could bring her. It does look like a woman with ten children wouldn't be so foolish about one of them, but there is no discount on a woman's anxiety. I wonder what would become of chil? dren if they didn't have a parent to spur 'em up? In fact it takes a couple of parents to keep things, straight at my house. * * * It's mighty still and solemn and lonely around here now. Lonely ain't the word, nor how lin' wilderness. There ain't any word to express the goneness and desolation that we feel. * * * The dog goes whining around-the Maltese cats are mewing, and the children look lost and droopy. But we'll get over it in a day or two, maybe, and then for a high old time." Bill Arp wrote letters to The Con? stitution and the Louisville Home and Farm for many years. He publish? ed a history of Georgia Norfolk, Va., Aug. 29.-John H. Dey, a thirteen-year-old boy, has con? fessed that he put strychnine in a glass of water which his stepmother drank, scpposing it to be a dose of salts. Mrs. Dey died an hour after drinking the poison. The boy declares he intended the poison for his stepaunt, Miss Marsula Simpson, who had been visit? ing the Dey house. His relatives say he threatened Miss Simpson the day previous, saying if she did not stop living on his father something would happen to her. The matter has been brought to the attention of Mayor Riddick by the boy's father, ard the boy may be sent to a reformatory. Columbia, Aug. 29.-Governor Hey? ward has received a letter from Capt. W. N. Faulling, of the company at St. Stephen's, asking if members of the militia were not exempt from road duty. He thought that under the provisions of the law and in view of the required stated drills thar the membeirs of military organizations might be exempt from road duty. The matter was investigated by the At? torney General, who finds that there is no law to exempt members of military companies from road duty simply because they are members cf such organizations. Danville, UL, Aug. 25.-Winfield Baker, who formerly lived in the mountains of Kentucky, was convicted today in the Circuit Court of assault to murder Sheriff Whitlock. He was sentenced to a tenn of from one to fourteen years. This is the first con? viction of a member of a mob that at? tacked the Danville jail in the latter part of July, after having lynched the negro, Janies Metcalf, and burned his I body. Immediately after the verdict ! today Harmon Mangold, a painter, j who was publicly criticising the Court I officials, was arrested, charged with inciting riot. "HERBESHOFF ?S k WIZARD." I Slr Thomas Lipton Has Ho Hope ! of Winning a Single Race. j New York, Aug. 2.-Sir Thomas Lipton, aboard the Erin, declared to? day in an interview that he would never challenge again for the Ameri? ca's cup until a man had been found in England who equalled Nat Herresh off in yacht building. The Baronet ad? mitted his disappointment at Iiis fail? ure and frankly said that be had no hope of winning even a single race. Ile said : ''American brains and development have us beaten. If the day ever comes when England produces a Herreshoff then I will challenge for the cup again. It will not be until then. It is unpleasant to be compelled to admit it, but the brains in boat building are on this side of the water. Herreshof? is a wizard. His work is wonderful: none can have admired Reliance more than I have. She is the best boat by all odds and has won on strict merit, "I am a most disappointed man. My hopes were high when I left home, for I surely believed we would carry back the cup. "Yesterday's fluke only prolonged the agony for. me. I do not want to win on any slips and I regretted Reli? ance's failure to get over the line as much as any one could. ' Sir Thomas was asked why it was that Shamrock III was not given more sail area. He replied that he trusted everything regarding construc? tion and design to the best of Eng? land's talent. He complimented Capt. Barr, and said that he had no fault to find with the way in which Shamrock had been handlea. "I hope," he said, "that we will get a good twenty-five-knot breeze and a heavy sea tomorrow. Then we will have had all the chances on the calen? dar to try out Shamrock's qualities. The Baronet praised the hospitality and expressed the belief that many of chem wanted to see him take the "cup. ' ' They would push Shamrock over the line ahead if they could, I believe." NEBRO RIOT NEAR YORKVILLE. Alexander Lee, the Peacemaker at a Picnic, Killed by a Drunken Rioter. Yorkville, Aug. 28.-The negro farmers living in the vicinity of this place have for several years .past held a picnic at some convenient point after crops were laid by. Toda/ was the appointed time for the gala occa-i sion for this year, and the place was a grove about two miles west of town. All went smoothly until about 3 o'clock this afternoon, when a number of negroes tanked up on "fuss X," started a row, which soon developed into a riot. Alexander Lee, who is represented as being a good, reliable darky, undertook to restore peaje, and caught hold of Ep Leach, one of the principal belligerents. Leech freed himself and immediately shot Lee, the bullet penetrating the bowels and death resulted in about twenty min? utes. Immediately alt6r the shooting by-standers sei/ed Leech and dispatch? ed a messenger to Yorkville for an officer, who was soon on the ground with a warrant, and in less than two hours after the shooting, Leech was in jail. While the messenger was gone after the officer a number of the negroes concluded that they would rescue Leech from his captors and allow him to escape. As a result there was a second riot and four of the participants were ar? rested and lodged in jail, several of them after being relieved of loaded pistols. It is said that several others will be arrested. As reported by your Rock Hill cor? respondent, Policeman Johnson, of Fort Mill, several weeks ago put his bloodhound on the track of a young man named Norman, whom he was trying to arrest for some trivial offence, and trailed him to Catawba River, where the trail was lost in the stream. Norman's dead body was found a few days later. Johnson was brought to Yorkville today and lodged in jail, where he is likely to remain until the next term of Court,. when he will be tried on the charge of being responsi? ble for Norman's death. There was only one prisoner in tnt county jail this .morning. There are eight tonight, the eighth, a negro, being incarcerated this afternoon on the charge of disturbing religious wor? ship at a nergo church near town a few nights ago. The Eruption of Vesuivus. Naples, Aug. 2S.-The corespon? dent of the Associated Press has just returned from spending a night on Mount Vesuvius, with the special per? mission of the authorities to pass the prescribed limits. The scene was ter rif}-ing but magnificent. Enormous masses of liquid flowed almost to the correspondent's feet, forming great mounds. Occasionally a mass of burn? ing material became detached from the pyramid and rolled down the side of the mountain, the fast cooling lava in its turn detaching other masses until the whole became stationary at the bottom. The main stream cf molten lava flowed down the volcano until stopped by the mounds of old lava, when it divided and filled up the val? leys, the old aud new masses meeting with such forces to cause loud detona? tions which shook the earth. Today the eruption continues and the volume of lava is acquiring vast proportions. Detonations inside the volcano have caused the prediction that a more violent eruption may be anticipated. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 29.-By sawing through the heavy steel bars, swim? ming a wide moat, five long term military prisoners, who had been con? fined in the water battery casements of Fortress Monroe, last night, made their escape and up to this time have not been recaptured. One of the men was in solitary confinement, occupying a casement to himself. The other four were together in another casement. They sawed their way out, then cut through the rollers on the heavy iron door of the solitary casement, which allowed the door to be pushed open enough for the man to squeeze through. The five men then crawled through a window overlooking the moat, swam across and escaped. Their terms of imprisonment ranged from three years up.