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BIRO Bit > Dollar Firs in Jersey/City, Half Million Loss in New Orleans and Aimes! as Much in Montgomery. York, May 29.-Seven freight coal piers of the Delaware, Lack? awanna and Western railroad in Jer? sey City were destroyed foy fire that slatted this evening in pier 12 os *r??ch & number of barrels of oil were -stored. Pier 12 was 800 feet long and was ablaze its entire length. The blames swept across to pier ll and -iseyond. being finally checked at pier "5, which Is a new coal trestle, steel barned and iron-clad. Here the fire aasa and fire boats made a desperate .?stand and stayed the advance of the 'See until the burning piers crumbled ami fell is to the water: Although tfcere was little wind, sparks fell all .atong the water front for the bette' -?srt of a nile, endangering the Lack? awanna depot and even the Ilamburg itaserican rind Bremen line piers. . "Tfce" building of die Hoboken -Coke Ox, five Hocks from the main fire, ?ros set ablaze foy burning brands bet tSatj were extinguished. ? number ?f. canal boats and several tugs were fouraed. the loss of smaU boats being iously estimated at from 30 to 200. The uumfoer of frieght cars barned not known, but the loss will be Piers ll and 12 were full of general merchandise ; piers 7, 8, 9 sud 10 Were for coal and pier 6 was a grain fing iKer.^ The loss is estimated at OSL? ANS' HAD BIG BLAZE. Sew Orleans, May 29.-A fire caused lay crossed electric wires did abont a l?aM a million dollars damage today. The Louis P. Rice Saddlery factory, "the Simmonds Manufacturing ccmpa jny and the Meig Braddy and Lincoln "Wocdenware establishments were de? stroyed and half a dozen ?others dam aged. The fire was in. the heart of the wholesale district- and was well fought, being stopped snort of two oO. companies and several big dime establishments. Insurance, $350,000. MONTGOMERY SUFFERS. .Montgomery, Ala., May 29.-Fire <fagtroyed the plant and warehouse of ??&e Alabama Compress and Storage company here today entailing a loss estimated at $400,000. which ia prac-j tically covered by insurance. The plant is located in a suburb bf Mont? gomery and about a mile from the i nearest fire station. ," UM TB&QE REViVfKS. man Paper Makes Charges Against English and Portuguese. Berlin, May 29.-The Vcosisehei Zeitung this morning publishes a latter ia which the writer raises the question as to how the rebellions Her? vios . ia German. tSonth West Af Tica . -joy the English and Portuguese trad- \ ? ers for the weapons and ammunition j ^hieh they continue to receive by way off C vam bo and declares that cattle mte not the only medium of payment, "Tie traders, V says the letter, "accept ^slaves alsc. The slave trade from the jQerman protectorate, by way of *Ku-. -nene to Angols, has been going on for .nome time and certainly began before .j&e breaking out of the Herero rebel? lion, it has been carried on without ?be government's knowledge. How jsver, proofs in the shape of formal 'Easiness letters 'mentioning the de J?verj of weapons an 1 ammunition in aacchsngs for slaves have been in the Iwnds cf the Windhoek government rfc some time. In Angola these slaves ftes as free laborers. They will prob? ably go mainly to plantations on the JElKtuguftse islands along the gulf of ?fiaiaea." State Militia Encampment Columbia, May 28.-Adjt Gen. "Frost ?as announced definitely that Guerre will be an encampment of State -droops this summer in this State. Xbfs ia the result of correspondence "ketweea rbe war department and the Adjutant General and a letter was re? ceived his moraine. As a result there ?rill be a meeting some time next week io arrange the affair and to cirros? the disposition of the funds at the dis- j ^josal ot the State for encampment pur? poses. The following officers are en ??t?e? to take part in the meeting ; Gen. Wilie Jon PS, Quartermaster r45en. P. J. Drew and Cols. Schachte, Boyd, Herbert and Sparkman and the Adjutant General. Last year the money used for en? campment purposes was $19,236.15, and the allotment this year amounts to $17,952 93. There is a >mall bal? ance left over from last year amount? ing to 81,798.65. It must be remem? bered that/there is an increa e in the expenses this year, and on account ' o?r tbe addition cf five companies to ti? Stete militia there must neces? sarily be a reduction in the expenses of transporting the troops, and it is -for the purpose of considering these matters that the meeting will be held next week. The war department states that ?nile the militia is not sufficiently -equipped and armed for field service, yet on account of the great benefit xbich the troops would derive from such encampment the Act covering the requirements will be waived this jfoar. and the men allowed to take ?be?eld anyhow. Startling Evidence. fra? testimony in great quantity ia constantly coming ia declaring Dr. King'* "fciew Discovery for Consumption, Coughs ?BS Colds to be unequaled. A recent ex jpciorrinn from T. J. McFarland, Bentor ??8ie, Va., serves aa example. He writes: *9 lad Bronchitis for three years and doctored ail the time without being bene .ftied. Then I began taking Dr. King's Sew Discovery, and a few bottles wholly .rared me." Equally effective in curing -4U laang and Throat trannies, Consump -fcoo. Pneumonia and Gnp. Guaranteed -?fcy J. W. TteLonoe, DfUggMt. Trial free, regular -?izas 53e. and $1.00 DONT SHOOT TUE PARTRIDGES! They are the Most Useful Birds on our Plantations and Farms and Should be Protected. Washington, May 29.-The ornitho? logists^ the department of agriculture have been making an investigation of the economic value of the bobwhite, (partridge,) as a result of which it is announced tbat that bird is " prob? ably the most useful abundant species on the farms.'* Field observations, experiments and examinations show that, it consumes large quantities of weed seeds and destroys many of the worst insert pests with which farmers contend, and yet it does not injure grain, fruit or any other crop. It is figured that from September 1 to April 30, annually, in Virginia alone, the total consumption* of weed seed by ; bobwhites amounts to 573 tons. Some of the pesto which it habitually de? stroys, tbe report says, are the Mexi? can cotton boll weevil, which dam? ages the cotton crop upwards of $15, 000,000 a year; the potato and the cot? ton worms, which have1 been known to cause $30,000,000 loss in a year, the chinch bng, and the Rocky Mountain locust. The report urges measures to secure the preservation of the bob? whites in this country. ; Long Staple Upland Cotton. Washington, May 29.-In a report issued by the department of agricul? ture, Herbert J. Webber, the pbysico logist in charge of the plant-breed?ng laboratory, estimates that the pro? duction of long staple upland cotton in the United States in 1903 reached nearly 105,000 bales. He says that the growing of this variety of cotton can best meet the demand for long staple fine spinning cottons: Their product? ion, the report says, is capable of al? most unlimited extension and, with the different varieties now known, all ranges of length of staple, frem lf? to 1%.inches can be provided. The report says they probably are better adapted to cultivation in this country than any of *tbe sea island or Egypt? ian kinds. A Small Boy's Diary. _ There is a certian nine year-old kid in this city wba is keeping a diary. The relatives, and his father had for? gotten ail about it until he acci den al? ly found the volume the other day. Curious to see what his small son had witton in it, he opened the book and found-that the diary had been faith? fully kept. Here are a few of the en? tries : "lam 9 years old todsv. Looked in the glass, but wbiskars ain't spion tin' y Qt." "Sassed a boy. Got lickt." "Pop horrid ten cents for oarfair that makes $1.15 he owes me. Wonder if Ile ever get it." "Jimmie *- stole my ball. I ickt bim for it.* " Ast Pop for some money and he give me a nicki!. I waut tbat doler. " " We feloes got up a base ball club today, Ime picher. If I bad that doler 15 I could get a unafnrm" . "Pop got paid today and giv me my money." "Mamma horrid a doler. Dam these people anyway. A feloe can't save nothin'." "Ast Pop about banks. I want to put my money ware carfair aint so Sr?&rs6 ' ' "Got lickt again." ?J There was more of this, but "Pop" bad read enough. As a result there was a conference, and now the ar? rangement is to pay 5 per cent a wees interest, and settle every pay day. The kid srot his "unaform."-Phila? delphia Telegraph. Habana, May 28.-President Palma today transmitted to congress a mes? sage, accompanied by copies of the contract with Speyer & Co., of New York, relating to the loan of $35,000, 000 for the payment of revolutionary veterans. The president, in his meit sage, pointed ont the fact that $10, 558,000 of tbe loan would be forthcom it g in June and urged congress imme? diately to authorize tbe executive to appoint a commission to pass upon such claims cf ; veterans as had not been audited. Abbeville, May 2&- Hugh Wilson, editor and proprietor of the Press and Banner, has sold the entire plant, material, with slight exceptions, good will, subscriptions ard accounts of that paoen.to W. W. & W. R. Brad? ley for $5,000. Mr. Wilson will con? tinue to edit the rjaper indefinitely. Ke has been associated with the paper for fortv five years and is largely identified with the growth and pros? perity of Abbeville. Messrs. Bradley were reared in this county and are identified with our every interest and are educated and popular residents. That Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if yon used Dr. Kind's New Life Pills Thcusar-ds of suf? ferers have proved their matchless m^rit for ?ick and nervous headache!. Thuy make pure blood and budd vp your health. Only 2."> cer:t=.. ?noiey fvck if not cn? ed. Sold by J. F W. DsLoin-e, Druggist. It looks as if Iceland will soon oe j depopulated. The increasing immipra tion from tbat frigid isle to Canada has occasioned some alarm in Den? mark. Last year about 2,000 Iceland? ers went to Canada and this year the number t?reatens to be much larger. The Canadian Government has sent a prominent member of the Icelandic Synod and an official of the Govern? ment immigration office at Winnipeg to Iceland, where they are agitating and providing money to facilitate emi? gration. Worst of All Experiences Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last ? Such was the experience of ?rs. S. H. Newson, Decatur, Ala., ' For three years'" sae writes, "I endured insufferable pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel troub.'.e. Death seemed inevitable when doctors and all remedies failed. At length J was in? duced to try Electric Bitters and the re? sult was mirocalou?. I improved at ouse and now I'm completely recovered." For liver, kidney, stomach and bowel trouble* Electric Bitters is the only medici? e. Only fO*. It's guaranteed bj J. F. De Lorme, Druggist. HE GREAT EASTERN WAR. / C aring Cossacks Raiding in Corea and Threatening Japanese Communications. _\_ Dalny Abandoned by Russians and Will Fal! into Hands of Japanese as Soon as They Will to Take it-How Port Arthur can be Taken. St, Petersburg, May 29.-The im? pression jn army circles is that the Japanese will push operations against Port Arthur with the greatest energy, but it is also believed that a month or more will be required to briug up <the siege guns. In the Chino-Japan ese war, although Kin Chou was taken practically without opposition, eleven days were necessary to prepare for the storming of Port Arthur. Colonel Novtzky, of the general staff in au interview, points out that Port Arthur, although generally denomi? nated a fortress, is in reality an in? trenched camp, whereof Kin Chou was onW an advanced improvised posi? tion. It would be unwise to judge of the strength of the permanent connect? ed fortficatons around Port Arthur by Kin Chou. These fortifieatons, he said, support euch other scientifical? ly. ^Operations against them will re? quire the most careful systematic pre? paration. "The Japanese now before Port Ar? thur,''said Colonel Novtzky, "may proceed in three ways: First, an open attack after preparatory artil? lery fire; second, a progressive siege, and third, / a blockade.^ I think the Japanese will adopt the first course, as it is not to their advantage to wait while Russian reinforcements are arriving. The second method is a long and complicated operation that migbt last months." "Port Arthur, generally speaking, is impregnable, but impregnability is a relative term. Nothing in fortifica? tion is really invincible. Guns will destroy any structure. Cannon will defeat each other. Sappers can re? move impediments onside and fill ditches. Scaling ladders will over? come any walls. Min? can be met with counter-mine. "A blockade would involve passive activity for many months abd an enor? mous number of troops. Therefore, I believe that the Japanese will at? tempt to carry the place by assault, with the aid of their artillery. "The Japanese are copying on a larger scale their campaign of 1894. While Gen. Oku is at Port Arthur, Gen. Kuroki, after a junction with the adancing army landing at Taku Shan, will move on Hai Cb?ng and New Chwang until they are occupied. I do not believe Gen. Knroki will move against GeD. Kuropatkin's main position until he has formed a base at New Chwang." One of the Associated Press's Rus? sian correspondents has just returned from Port Arthur.. He has been over, and is thoroughly familiar with, the forts and defenses there. His opinion is that the fortifications cannot be taken except by systematic seige ope? rations that will require many months. "Unless the Japanese are able to carry it in less than three months," the correspondent says, "they will be too late, as Gen. Kuropatkin will then have enough men to send an krmy to relieve the garrison. Fock is a great fighter. Stoessel has 40,000 men, in? cluding the sailors, on the war ships. The garrison is provisioned for a year. ' ' The correspondent also explains that the abrupt declivity in the rear of the position at Nan Chen made it impossi? ble for Gen. Fock to take away heavy guns when he retired. DALNY Y ABANDONED. Cbeefoo, May 29.-4 p. m.-Dalny has been practically evacuated, accord? ing to the statements of Sikh'and Rus? sian refugees arriving here today by junk. All valuables, ammunition and most of the troops have been taken to Port Arthur. The only civilians re? maining are the electrical engineers iu charge of the mines laid in the harbor and also those sent to destroy docks and piers. One large Russian war ship, probably the armored cruis? er Bayan, and three torpedo boats, reached Talienwan- Bay on Tuesday last the 24th inst., from Port Arthur, and it was doubtless this vessel which attacked the Japanese left wing during the battle at Kin Chou on the 26th inst. The junks just arrived here on their way down passed fourteen Japa? nese vessels nine miles outside of Dal? ny, so that the Bayan will likely be captured. The United States gunboat Frolic will go to New Chwang in case that town is evacuated by the Russians. THE RUSSIANS IN COREA. Seoul, Corea, May 29.-7 p. m. Continuons and conflictirg reports con ccerniog the movements of the Rus? sians are being received from Corean sources, with wild guesses as to the number of men seen, while owing to the differences existing between t'"e Corean and Japanese pronunciation, ir is difficult to determine the different localities mentioned. In reliable quarters here tbe present Russian strength in the province of Ham Heung is estimated at about 1.0(0 men, with 12 guns, who it is antici? pated will be reinforced in the near future. The Cossacks claim that 000 cavalry and 4.TOO infantry are now following in their rear. Tbe main bodies of tbe invaders are advancing by two routes, flanked and preceded by small scouting parties. It is not known whether their objective point is Ping Yang or Gen San, the latter being an easy prey, the town stretch? ing along the beach in a cup-ilke hol? low, formed by the surrounding hills. According to the latest report the Cossacks have occupied Puk Chong and it is known that the Japanese are preparing to resist their advance. It is now probable that a column will be sent north from Gen. San and a body of infantry left here today td reinforce the garrison stationed at that town. JAPAN WARNS CHINA. London, May 29.-The Standard's Tien Tain correspondent telegraphs that Uebida, the Japanese minister at Pekin, has demanded an immediate reply to the inquiry previously sent to the Wai-Pu-Pu, as to whether China is prepared to hold and administer the territory theOapanese have conquer? ed, adding that otherwise Japan must appeal to other Powers to undertake the responisbility at the expense of China. CUTTING WIRES IN COREA. Seoul, Corea, May 29.-4 p. m.-M. Hayashi, Japanese minister to Corea, has notified the foreign office that the Japanese military authorities are con? stantly complaining that telegraphic comunication with Gen San is fre? quently interrupted. The Japanese military authorities suspect that the country people are cutting the lines at various unfrequented points. M. Hayashi states that the Japanese Em? peror has issued a proclamation in? flicting the death penalty on all per? sons caught destroying telegraph lines, and asks that the Corean Government take similar action. It is said that two Russian columns have joined a few miles from Puk Chong, and have broken telegraph communication to the southward. RUSSIA TREATS WJTH CHINA. London, May 30.-The Tien Tsin correspondent of . the Daily Express says that Paul Lessar, the Russian minister, has informed Prince Ching that Russia will finally evacuate New Ch wang, providing China grants a concession for a railway from Kalgan across Chinese Mongolia to Kiakhta, eighty miles from Lake Baikal, or that Russia will evacuate Manchuria outright if China leases the Hi terri? tory to Russia. Hi; or as it is more commonly call? ed, Kooldja, is a district of Chinese Turkestan, forming a part of Su.ngari. Russia claimed it as a province from 1870 to 1881, and still retains a por? tion of the territory. The district contains 23,000 square miles. A CAVALRY RAID. St. Petersburg, May 30-(2.10a. m.) -The correspondent of the Ruscly In? valid, (the army organ, ) with Gen. Mistcbenko's division of five thousand Trans-Baikal Cossacks sert to Corea to keep in touch with the enemy, gives a detailed account of a ride des-, tined to become classic in cavalry an? nals. The command rode four hun? dred miles in a fortnight. They ap? proached to within a day's march of Seoul and were anxious to capture the town, which would have been an ex? ploit, the correspondent says, to thrill Europe, but imperative orders reached them to retire and they reluctantly rode back to Wi ju. The Associated Press learns that Gen. Mistcbenko's division is now eastward of Feng Wang Chang, threat? ening Kuroki's rear. It is believed here that the men who wanted to cap? ture Seoul are capable of seriously hampering the Japanese movement. Gen. Mistcbenko's division is inde? pendent of Gen. Renuenkampf's which is now north of Feng Wang Cheng. The Cossack raiders into Corea are commanded by Mad ri toff. It is understood that the formation of an 18th army crops will be an? nounced shortly. The war office says that many of the guns lost at Kin Chou were Chinese guns captured dur- j ing the Boxer uprising. St. Petersburg, May 31, 2.50 a. m. -The reported defeat of Cossacks at Ai Yang Pien'Men was the only news and almost the only topic of conversa? tion in St. Petersburg last night. No official dispatches were given out last ' evening, but officers at military head quaiters were reluctant to accept the Japanese dispatches. They think that possibly the Japanese met Gen. Mis thicenko's command, which has re? cently been raiding in Corea. It is formed of comparatively raw recruits, though now somewhat hardened by three months' campaigning. It is conceivable that they might have been defeated, but not Rennenkampf's force patrolling the Ai Yang region, who are veterans of that old command which accompanied him on the famous ride through Manchuria. These men are esteemed here as the hardest riders and the most reckless fighters in the Transbaikal army. Any [disaster to them would have a greater sentimental effect than the more serious reverse at Kin Chou. London, May 30.-A dispatch to the Central News from Tokio today, after covering the news previously contain? ed in the dispatches to the Associated Pres? detailing the fighting on the Kwan Tung peninsula, adds that the Japanese captured a quantity of pow? der and 5G railroad cars at Lin Shu Tun. The dispatch also says that the Japanese, after defeating the Cos? sacks at Ai Yang Pien Men, northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, occupied that place and reinforcements were sent forward to supoprt them. GUESSING JAPANESE PLANS. St.. Petersburg, May 30.-According to inlormation received by the Asso? ciated Press from a high source im? portant news regarding the Japanese plan of campaign, which bas reached the Russian authorities since tbe bat? tle of Kin Chou, compels tbe convict? ion that the advance cf Gen Kuroki and tbe activity of Lis scouts north? west and southwest of Feng Wang Cheng are parts of a well executed feint to prevent Gen. Kuropatkin from detaching a strong force to hamper Gen. Oku's operations on the Liao Tung peninsula. Under cover . of Gen. Kuroki's screens, it.is added, part of the Japa? nese army landed at La Ku Shan will be moved southward into the peninsula while Kuroki attempts to make Kuro patkin believe that he intends to force a decisive engagement with bim. This information would tend to prove that the primary object of the Japa? nese campaign all along has been Port Arthur ano that once that fortress is , in their bands, unless an exceedingly favorable opportunity offers to attack Kuropatkin, the Japanese pian is sim? ply to make their tenure secure and force the Russian commander to as? sume the offenisve. Moreover, there is information to the effect that the Japanese propose to storm Port Arthnr with the briefest possible delay, after having first closed the harbor to ren? der the egress of the Russian ships impossible at the last moment, thns forcing the Russians to destroy them without subjecting the Japanese to the inevitable losses which must occur if the Russian squadron gets out for a last figtt before going to the bottom. The previous repeated efforts of the Japanese to close the harbor have been as much with the view to this ulti? mate situation as for protecting land? ings. The admiralty denies the reports of the loss of two Russina torpedo boat' destroyers while laying the mines which destroyed the Japanese battle? ship Hatsuse. The officials say Port Arthur has been heard from since the Hatsuse was blown np and if the re? port of the loss of torpedo boat de? stroyers was true they would have known it. No surprise is expressed by the ad? miralty at the Tokio report of the evi? dence contained in intercepted Rus? sian dispatches that the Hatsuse was blown up by Russian stationary mines. The officials decline, however, to comment on the subject except to re? iterate their denial of the charge that the Russians used floating or "driv? ing" mines, which the officials have insisted on from the outset. COSSACKS DEFEATED. Tokio, May 30, 3 p. m.-A detach? ment of Japanese troops attacked and defeated 2,000 Cossacks at Ai Yang Pien Men, northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, Saturday. The engagement began at 10.30 and ended at" ll 30 a. m. The Japanese lost four men killed and 28 wounded. The Russian casual? ties are not known. MORE GUNS CAPTURED. Tokio, May 30, 3 p. m.-Gen. Oku, in command of the Japanese forces operating Port Arthur, reports that the Russians have abandoned Chen Ko, Chen Pan, Huang Shan and Lin Shu Tun. No Russians have been seen east of Chen Ko, Chen Pan. Gen. Nakamura's detachment, which occupied Lin Shu Tun Friday, cap? tured four Russians guns. ANOTHER DIVISION DEPARTS. Washington, May 30.-Advices re? ceived here report the departure from Japan of another army division. While its detsination is not stated, it is conjectured that these troops are about to close in on the Russians' rear in northeast Corea, cutting off the raiding parties which have threat? ened Gen. Kuroki's communications. There are no lees than 15.0C0 soldiers in the expedition. NEGRO COTTON MILL FAILS. Concord Mil!, Run by Colored Labor, to be Sold. Concord May 30-The Coleman Manufacturing Company, a corpora? tion inaugurated by the late W. C. Coleman for the purpose of manufac? turing cotton goods by colored labor, and the only one so owned and operat? ed in the entire country, will be sold at public auction for cash on June 28th. J. E. Stagg, of Durham, as trustee, is selling the property by vir? tue of two mortgages given h,im. It is said that the Dukes, of Durham, fur? nished some ?20,000 for the factory, and took these mortgages as security, and they are now foreclosing them. It is not known who will buy the proper? ty or whether it will even be contin? ued by colored labor or not. There is some doubt if it ever was or ever would be a paying property run and managed as it was, although the color? ed operatives demonstrated their abili? ty to make very good yarns, which was the product of the mill. . Another Massacre in Thibet. London, May 30.-The Daily Mail's correpsondent at Chumbi, India, says the British expedition on May 26, after a fight of eleven hours, expell? ed the Thibetans from the village of Palla, close to the British Gyanfs-Tse. A British lieutenant and three Sepoys were killed and three officers and nine men were wounded. The Thibetans suffered heavily, and thirty-seven of them were taken prisoners. Palla is a walled stronghold, from which the Thibetans started building works with a view to outflanking the British posi? tion. Beaver, Pa, May 28.-?Col. Matthew Stanley Quay, senior Senator from Pennsylvania, slept peacefully into death "at 2.40 this afternoon, after an illness which had been more or less persistent for the last year, which took a turn for the worse ten days ago, and which the doctors diagnosed as chronic gastritis. Count Cassini, before the Japanese had done anything on land, made the following statement in a magazine article: "Harbin and Dalny cost Rus? sia moie than $300,000,000. To have abandoned tbem in the face of the menacing attitude cf an ambitious and daring nation wonld have been an act of stnr;endous folly that would have made Russia not only the laugh? ing stock, but the object of scornful pity of the whole civilized world." An Alai m Clock for 25c. If you want to get. up early and feel good all day take a Little Early Riser or two at bed time. These famous little pills relax the nerves, give quiet rest and re? freshing sleep, with a gentle movempnt of the bowels ?bont breakfast time. W. FL Howell, Houston. Tex., says "Early Risers are the best pill made for constipa? tion, sick headache, biliousness, ita" Sold by O. B. Davis. Saluda, May 30.-Willis Daniel, col? ored, was shot and instantly kilkd by .Vister Andrews, also colored, at Reedy Branch, a negro church, near Wards in this county, yesterday. O. B. Davis asks the readers of this pay ir to test the value of Kodol Dyspepsia Core. Tho?e persons who have use? it and who have been cured by it, do not hesitate to re? commend it to their friends. Kodol digests what you ea cures indigestion, dyppepsia and all s ?mach troubles. la? creases strength by anabling the stomach and digestive organB to contribute to the blood all of the nutriment contained in the food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is pleas ant and palatable. The hammock season has arrived. A large stock to select from at Os tee n's Book Store. MAYOS MCLEAN KILLS HIMSELF. The Young and Popular Mayor of Baltimore Takes His Life. Baltimore, May 30.- Mayor Robert M. McLane of this city, sacrificed himself at his home this afternoon in his bedroom at his residence, No. 2& West Preston street. i? His bride of less than two weeks was at the time of the tragedy in an adjoining room, and waa awakened by the discbarge of the revolver, which Mr. McLane evidently fired while standing before the mirror of the dresssing case. The millet entered the right temple and crashed through the head in the rear of the left ear. Mrs, McLane and other members cf i ^ the household rushed to the mayor's assistance, but he did not regain con? sciousness after he fell to the floor and expired within an hour. A number of physicians x who were immediately sumoned, at once express? ed the opinion that the wound wes necessarily fatal. No cause can be assigned for the act by the members bf Mr. McLaue's fam? ily. Since the fire of last February he has been kept assiduously at work ad? ministering the affairs of the city, be? sides endeavoring to direct the reha bilitati?n and rebuilding of the burn? ed district. This together with criti? cisms by his political opponents are thought by many to have caused' a temporary aberration of the mind. DAILY MARKET REPORT. Special by Ware & Leland's Private Wire. New York, May 31.-The much needed rains in the Atlantic coast re? gion came over the holiday and the entire cotton situation has been changed, no one knows how much rain has fallen or over how extensive area. But some sections have had as much as two inches and the distur? bance is still central over tue south region. This means that we may get more rain and that we are likely to. With good rains in the drougth sec? tions there will be little inducement to buy cotton, though there might be fire works today in the event of the drought and clear skies. But rains fell in the meantime and market broke easily and sharply. The sus? pension of one of the oldest firms on the floor helped the weakness. The house was not committed . to the market to any general extent, but the news acted as a depressing factor. The combination of a failure and rains proved too much for prices. New crop sold down around 10J? cents and if we have more rain tomorrow we can expect a lower market, for the time there is nothing to buy cotton on. The simple fact that prices are lower is no inducement. The decline may go on for another iiwo or three weeks. Some day there will be a chance to get hold of cheap cotton. The lower the market gets the better pleased all will be. C. W. Lee & Co. NEW YORK COTTON. Open High Low Close. June 12 49 12 49 12.33 12 35 July 12 69 12 69 12 40 12 49 August 12 20 12 25 1195 11 98 Sept. 1109 lill 10 96 10 95 October 10 73 10 75 10 53 10 56 Nov. 10 53 10 53 10 48 10 48 Dec. 10 60 10 64 10 45 10 46 Jan. 10 60 10 66 10 45 10 48 CHICAGO MARKETS. Opening. Closing. WHEAT May, 96 4- 97 July, 85 4- 85 3 Sept, 80 4- 80 4 CORN May, 471- 47 July, 46-7- 47 6 Sept., 46 7- 47 2 OATS- / May, 41 2- 40 4 July, 38 3- 38 5 Sept, 31 5- 30 5 PORK May, 11.25 v 11.60 July, 11.27 11.72 Sept., 11.55 IL 95 LARD July, 6.50 6.60 Sept. 6.67 6.77 RIBS July, 6 57 6 7-> Sep., 6.75 6 52 Negro Riot in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, May 30.-A race riot between white and colored persons occurred at Thirtieth and V arton streets late this afternoon and before the police succeeded in quelling the disturbance five persons were serious? ly burt and a score of others were more or less roughly bandied. Those most seriously injored. who were taken to a hospital are : Ilene Mentez, aged 6 years, shot in the back ; Jesse Waller, colored. 28 years, stabbed in back and arms; Robert McCnHough, 30 years, shot in the back: Lizzie Langdon, 18 years, shct iu left side: Policeman Albert Gifcsoe, badly cut in head and possible frac? ture of the skull. The police have not yet ascertain*d the direct cause of the trouble. At any rate, a fight was started betwfen white and colored children in which their elders became involved. Bricks and other missiles were soon flying through the air. The mob grew larger and finally c'ubs and pistols were brought into play. A squad of policemen from a nearby station house was quickly cn the scene and put an end to the dis? turbance. Eleven persons charged with assault and battery and inciting to riot were arrested. Knoxville, Tenn., May 30.-An? nouncement is made that beginning June 1. the Southern railway will raise the salaries cf its telegraph op - rators from $5 to $10 per month a? - cording to the responsibility cf toe r positions. Chief dispatchers are in? cluded. The increase is voluntary on the part of the railroad company. Walhalla, May 30.- Lee Seegle ehot and instantly killed Marvin Dodson last night at 9 o'clock. The shooting took place at Seegle's home on Whet? stone creek near the Georgia line, about 14 miles west of this plact. This makes the fourth killing ter Oconee during the present monti.-a record unheard of heretofore.