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HIKES 180 B?YlS ?BE TBE STIIDARO BEIBEfiS. of the Rational Demo? cratic Convention. Sensation Created by Telegram From Parker DeSntcg his Opinion on the Onestien of Finances. St Louis, July 9, 1901-The Demo eratic convention was in session all Friday H ighi, listening to nominating and seconding speeches for the Presi- i deatial nominee. At 5. Si? Saturday morning, ' the bal? loting began and on the completion of the ballot, Alton B. Parker, of 2?ew York, received a total of 658 votes. Before the vote was announced ??sho clianged her six Votes giving i?im 66? votes, and- West Virginia, throe votes, giving the 667 votes or th<? two-thi rds necessary. Champ Clark, pf Missouri, moved I tkat the nomination be made unani? mous; this was done and Judge Par? dear, of Kew Tori, was declared the democratic nominee for President. A scene of great enthusiasm followed. . A monster American fag was unfurled from thc dome of the building. The band streck up the "Star Spangled Baener.1" The .delegates stood on their chairs waving Sags in unison w5th national air. After nominating Parker on the first ballot and making it unanimous, early Saturday morning the convention ad? journed till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when tba nomination of a vice presi? dent was to be-taken np. When the convention reassembled in the afternoon for that purpose the startled announcement was whispered around in different circles that a sen? sation was to be sprung upon the con? vention ac the eleventh hour. It de? veloped tlsat Judge Parker had tele? graphed bis views upon finances,. in 'which he declared for the gold stand sad, and suggested that the convention should know this fact that it might be given an opportunity to select some doe else for the party nominee, should Iiis views not be in accord with those - of the delegates. Information concerning the Parker . telegram spread through the conven? tion during the recess, and it soon be esme evident to the leaders that it would be necessary to make some efforts to' shape events in a way to save the situation as much as possible. The various reports and rumors soon crystaiized* into a well defined statement that Senator Daniel, as x?mirman of the committee on r?solu? tions was preparing to offer a motion for the reconsideration of the vote' by which the platform was adopted, in / order to present an amendment in? cluding the gold standard declaration so as to secure a platform in harmony i with Judge Parker's views. Many delegates objected to this proceeding, ?-> among them being Senator Tillman, -who was very much aroused o^er the situation. A conference was held in which Senators Daniel, Tillman, Carmack, Foster, of Louisiana, Sheehan, Bill and others took part The conference was characterized at the beginning by much feeling, but towards the end it assumed very peaceful attitude. An answer to Judge Parker's telegram de? daring that the money question was not an issue in this campaign' was prepared and with much speech mak? ing was submitted to the convention which adopted it by a large majority. JUDGE PARKER'S TELEGRAM. : "Hon. W. P. Sheehan, Hotel Jeffer? son, St? Louis. % "I'regard the gold standard a3firm-" Jy and irrevocably established, and shall act accordingly if the action of Ithe convention of today shall be rati ?ed by the people. As the platform is silent on the subject, my view should . be made known to the convention, and if it is proved to beSinsatisfactory to the majority, I request you to de? cline the nomination for me at once so a candidate may be Dominated before adjournment. - (Signed) A. B. Parker." ?.. A ringing cb^er went around the - hail, but it was brief, so anxious were the delegates to see what would follow. Mr. Williams-Mr. Chairman, I ifcinkyea will bear me ont io what I said. This is the Sr.-t time in the history of the United States that a noan already nominated lur the great r : sst office on the surface of this earth has been so supersens tive about a matter of personal rectitude and honor as to send a telegram to a friend, asking bim to cecil; e the nomination for bim, if, a* be seems to have been informed, there is sonntbi: g in the platform which is not in accord with -Ass own opinion. My friends, we ^purposely made this platform silent on the question of the monetary standard.. We made it silent because we are all agreed that that was not an issoe in this campaign. ( Ap? plause. ) And we agreed furthermore that nothing should be placed in the platform which was not a campaign issue, and the consequence was thar, in the resolutions committee, motions were made to table and. those motions were carried, tabling every resolution no both sides which tended to bring up as an i^sue in this campaign the question of* moneta ry standard. **Now, my friends, Judge Parker | -expresses his opinion for fear some- J $ody might think that you did not I "know it.1 There was not in ail this J sast assembly one single, solitary man who did not already know that Judge Parker was a gold standard man. I ! have been/ one of the most consistent, j . persistent, and perhaps radical free silver men in the United States, and I ..knew that he was a gold standard man, and ho never made any attempt tn conceal it from anybody. He had supported our candidates, and had said that although he did not agree with us upon this plank, he was still .-rn Democrat. ( A ppianse. ) ""Kow, my friends, we had, so far ae tile question of the monetary stand aid was concerned, in a ,campaign -which was so fraught against imperi? alism, against executive unsurpation, we purposely made a platform, so far as the monetary standard is concerned, ?poa which W. J. Bryan could have stood, or Grover Cleveland could have stood, or anybody else who was with nm in the pending live campaign issnes Amid have stood. (Applause). TILLMAN READS REPLY TO j PARKER, fie asked Senator Tillman to read the message, but there was a short ?eiay, owing to the difficulty experi-1 'encedbytbe Senator in deciphering the handwriting . of Mr. Williams. The Senator asked for quiet, saying that he bad undergone an operation on bis throat, and that his voice had lost "that nightingale quality that it once possessed." Tie then read the following message to Judge Earker : "The platform adopted by this con? vention is silent on the question of the monetary standard, because it is not regarded by ns as a possible issue in this campaign, and only campaign issues were mentioned in the platform. Therefore there is nothing in the views egressed by you in the telegram inst received which would preclude a man entertaining them from accepting a nomination on said platform." (Ap? plause.) DAVIS NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT. The order of business now went back tc the point where Governor Vardaman sprung the Parker telegram rumor and the chair directed that tb 3 roll should be called on the nomination of a can? didate for the Tice presidency. The final result of the ballot was unofficially : Williams 165 ; Turner 100 ; Davis 654 ; Harris 58. Iowa did not vote. The nomination of Davis was made unanimous. Delegate John Lamb, of Indiana, moved that th?* Democratic national commitee be authorized to fill any va? cancy that might occur on the national ticket. The motion was adopted. RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS. A resolution naming and thanking j the officers of the convention was also adopted, also James K. Jones and the outgoing r itional commitee. Chairman Champ Clark and Tem? porary; Chairman John Sharpe Wil? liams were made respectively chair? man of the cornittees to notify Judg? Parker and ex-Senator, Davis, of their nominations. It was also announced that the new national committee would meet in New York, on a date to be fixed by the chairman. Senator McCreary, of Kentucky, presided in the closing moments of the convention. A resolution of thanks to Senator Joseph Bailey, of Texas, for the ad? mirable manner in which he presided over the convention was agreed to. At 1.31 Senator McCreary adjourned the convention sine die, the band playing "Auld Lang Syne." Geronimo af World's Fair. St. Louis, July 8.-Geronimo, the once bloodthirsty Apache chief, who spread terror throughout the South? west until he was finally captured by General Nelson A. Miles, is one of the striking features of the Indian Exhibit at the World's Fair. Geronimo regards himself as still a great chief because he resisted the American Government longer than any other Indian. He is seventy years old and while revesed by all Apaches, is not considered as a ruling Chief? tain on account of his extreme age. j When General Miles first made j Geronimo captive, the old Indian was j sent to Florida, but in a short while he returned to the prison at Fort Sill. Geronimo is nominally free at the World's Fair, but practically a j prisoner of war. He was accompanied tc the Exposition by Captain Sayre of the U. S. A., under whose charge" the old Indian has been since his stay at Fort SilL Geronimo spends the days ic the Indian Building at the World's Fair, andi as a pastime writes his autograph for visitors. \ He has a special tepee in the Apache Village and makes his home with his tribe at night. Of all the tribes that roamed Amer? ica's forests,. the Apaches were the most cruel and treacherous. And of ail the Apaches, Geronimo was the most vicious. He fought desperately when escape was possible by no other means. ButN slaughter from ambush and the slaying of the defenseless was the more to bis choosing. Long years of captivity bas broken bis spirits, but be is still warlike, proud and erect, the true representative of a once pow? erful race. Taggart May be the Democratic * National Chairman. St. Louis, July 10.-The national committee, new in Its makeup, met at 2.30 oclock this morning and again at 4 o'clock this afternoon with the a vow ted intention on behalf of the suppor? ters of Taggart of Indiana of organiz? ing by electing him chairman. The~early morning meeting was not fully attended and the object aimed at wis not accomplished, lc was puinted out by Norman- E. Mack of New York that it would be discourteous to take any action until Mr. Parker, as the candidate, was consulted. The Taggart men, while not having enough* to elect-, still suggested that David B. Hill, William F. Sheehan ! and August Belmont, the candidates j fr?ends, were still here, and adopted a resolution that they be invited to meet the committee this afternoon. At the afternoon session Chairman Jones of the old committee asserted that the contemplated action would be unprecedented, and in fact illegal. It was also stated that at a late hour the convention1 z dopted a resolution authorizing Mr. ?Joues to call the new committee together in New York city at such time as he might suggest. Tillman ajid Sa ley in Automobile Wreck. St. Louis, July 10.-An automobile, in which Senator Tillman of South Carolina and Senator J. W. Bailey of Texas were riding tonight collided with a Jefferson avenue street car aud both senators were thrown into toe street but neither was seriously injur? ed. Senator Tillman suffered a sprained ankle and Senator Bailey was bruised about the body. After ascertaining the extent of their injuries and view? ing their wrecked automobile, the two senators boarded a street car and proceeded to their hotel. The limb of a tree tied in a perfect knot.is one o the interesting exhibits in the Alaskan building at the World's Fair. The supposition istbat some na? tive in passing through the forest tied the knot when the tree was a tiny sap? ling. The knot was accidentally discov- ' ered by lumbermen. Ak FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION. Seventeen Killed and Fifty Injured, Three of Whom Have Since Died. Others Not Expected to Live. New York, July IL-Several of the passengers who were hurt in the wreck at Midvale have died bringing the number at this time np. to twen? ty, and many others are not expected to live. New York, July 10.-Seventeen per? sons were killed and 50 injured, some-.of them seriously, as a result of a regular passenger train on the Green? wood Lake branch of the Erie rail? road running into an excursion train which was taking water at Midvale, N. J., at noon today. MISTRIAL IN MANNING MURDER TRIAL Magistrate Youmans is Released on Bail. Manning, July 10 - This morning a crowd sratjhered to hear the expected verdict; of acquittal, but, to the sur? prise of everyone, it was learned that one jnror was oppo^d to an acquittal. Judge Aldrich told the jury that he was anxious for ? verdict in this case and asked if a reconsideration of the case would enable them to arrive at a verdict. The foreman and several jurors stated that it would-be useless to ^reconsider the case. The Judge then ordered a mistrial to be entered on the docket and adjourned the Court sine die. Magistrate Youmans was released on bail. - Some Issues of the Campaign. The coming campaign will be fought on the issues of prosperity and the race question. As to the race question-though its prominence as a campaign issue may be desired by some, it will be deplored by true pat? riots whether Northern or Southern Democrats or Republicans. When President Grant said: "Let us have peace," he raised a more enduring monument to his fame than the mem? ory of his campaigns, and when Wil? liam McKinley took up the same work he endeared himself to a people which his sympathy and patriotism had re? united beyond all expectation. * It remained for Roosevelt to destroy in large measure the mutual confidence between the North and South that Mc? Kinley had so painstakingly and broadmindedly raised; and it is now for the Republican party, no longer under McKinley's beneficial guidance, to attempt to again disrupt our coun? try on partisan, sectional and color lines. The disruption can be accom? plished, but it will inevitably entail the overthrow of the Republican party and retard the settlement of the race question for years. As John Sharp Williams well said-the whites have no real ground for fear. It is tbe ne? groes of tlie South, the business and the peace of the whole country that will suffer from any such return to reconstruction methods. So much for the race issue. As to all the prosperity that we have had since 1S96, the Repuolicans take sole credit and announce with unctuous self-satisfaction that for the future thev will "stand pat." What is "standing pat?"# To quote Mr. Wil liams again, it is "a shibboleth, which maketh them known-one to the other-a shibboleth drawn from the gambler's table: '/Stand pat," a pre? cept born of cowardice and. fear to move." But on what do they base their right to this battle cry? Surely the Republicans can and must take the blame for the Sherman bill, but the repeal belongs to the Democrats. The Republicans can justly have the blame for the extravagance of Harri? son's administration, but not the credit for the economy of .Cleveland's. It was a Republican Congress and Presi? dent that unsettled our money ques? tion, and a Democratic Congress and President that put us indubitably and forever on a gold basis. . So much we may say of human effort and intelligence, but how about pros? perity? Surely not even the effrontery of Roosevelt's blind conceit would claim Republican crdit for bountiful crops- at home and scanty crops abroad ; for the increase in the price of wheat from 48 to 70 cents, and for the conse? quent influx of wealth with work for the idle hands and food for empty .months. Nor can the Republican party "point with pride" to the enomcus incease of the gold output in South Africa and Alaska. These are causes that lie beyond human control. These are makers of prosperity that are [ given and withheld without regard to ! votes or platforms, and so far as hu ! man interference can take credit, the I praise lies with the Democrats who prepared the way by putting national finance once and for all on a sound basis. This much, however, the Republican party has done, and for this it should answer. I? has taken advantage of great prosperity to bind yet heavier burdens on the laboring mah. It has by special legislation more strongly entrenched protected industries which prey upon the defenseless American consumer. It has allowed widespread official corruption to grow rampant in the government departments. It has through President Roosevelt added un? necessary millions to an already cor? rupt pension roll, and that, too, by an unheard cf usurpation of executive authority. It has made fainthearted attacks cn illegal combinations for the purpose of creating tiie impression of "trust besting." All this and more it has done and by so doing it has welded the unor? ganized and oppresed Democrats into an opposition that will prove to Mr. Roosevelt that neither he nor his poli? cies are desired by the American peo? ple-Richmond Times-Dispatch. - -?-?-..-". mim - Spartanburg, July H. -Henry Jones, the negro who killed Constable C. W. Jones near Easley lastThursdsy night, has been captured and is now in jail at thia place. Mr. F. A. Metcalf ol Inman caught the negro about three miles east of that place about dusk last night and brought him here this .morning on the train. I And during the whole hullabaloo, you? Uncle Grover never, took his eye off the cork. KEY TO PORT ARTHUR DEFENSES CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE. TWO RUSStt?! BATTLESHIPS DE? STROYED. Aggressiveness of the Japanese. They Occupy the Hills and Strong Points Around Port Arthur. Rome, July li.-A report has been received here that tbe Japanese have taken Changtas* which is the key to Port Arthur defenses. It is also stated that the Retvisan and another Rus? sian battleship have been destroyed, but no details have been received yet. St. Petersburg, July iL-The au? thorities here have received informa? tion that ah advance column of the Japanese army is now on its way to Mukden. Pekin, July 10, 5.10 p. nu-Reports of* Chinese junkmen who arrived .here today from Port Arthur, of conditions at Port Arthur are contradictory, but they all say that a Japanese division from the northward is entrenching seven miles from the marine camp, while another division from the east? ward is fighting continuously and with the aid of the fleet is endeavor? ing to pain a position commanding the town and naval basin. A Russian says that the Japanese occupied the summit of Takusbau mountain, which is about three, miles from Port Arthur, on the night of July 6, with a mounted battery of ar? tillery. On July 7 the Russian cruiser Novik and four gunboats went out under pro? tection of the guns of Golden Hill and shelled a Japanese battery, which was surrounded and captured finally by Russian infantry. The fighting to the eastward of Port Arthur had been very heavy since July 4. The Japanese ships along the shore are shelling the Russian -position in the hills. The smoke from the artil? lery on the hills around Port Arthur is seen almost continuously. Dead and wounded are beng brought in at all hours, and many private houses have been turned into hospitals. Only skirmishes have occurred to the north? ward. The main Japanese force is ten miles away but Japanese scouts have been seen in the vicinity of the main camps, which command the principal pass to the hills directly back of Port Arthur. On the nights of Joly 2, 3 and 4, tbe Japanese fleet bombarded the reads from the south of the town. The forts were not damaged. No further night. attacks have been made since July 4. A Chinese mechan? ic from Port Arthur dry docks says that three large three-funneled ships have been missing from the Russian fleet since the fight of Port Arthur on ?June 23. The batieship Sevastopol is still undergoing repairs and four torpe? do boat destroyers are in dry dock. The Russians on the other band say that their fleet is intact and as a mat? ter of fact the Japanese have been the losers in the fights off Port Arthur.' The Russians assert that the Japa? nese have lost no less than ten torpedo boats in their attempts to reach the Russian guardship, which was protect? ed by the stone laden ships sunk by the Japanese in their effort to block the entrance to Port Arthur. The guardship anchored behind the wreck? ed vessels. An entrance was opened arennd the foot of Golden Hill, but the rest of the channel was closed with booms, making it impossible for torpe? does to pass. 700 Russians and 100 Chinese mechanics are still at work in the dock yards at Port Arthur. Some of the torpedo attacks of the Japanese have been almost fanatical. Frequently they bave made attacks where success was impossible and when tbe torpedo boats have been sunk. The Japanese have refused assistance, either committing suicide or fighting off their rescuers. < * \ _ 800 RUSSIAN DEAD RROUGHT TO PORT ARTHUR. ' Chefod, July 10, 10 30 a. m -Chi? nese, junkmen who arrived here today from Port Arthur say that on Tuesday, July 5, a Chinese carrier brought into the town more than 800 Russian dead, two of whom were high officials. They state that a part of the Japanese force advanced to within six miles of the besieged town, taking another eastern fort. A dispatch from Cbefoo dated July 7, stated that in the fighting wbicii occurred on July 4, over the posses? sion of one cf the hills northeast of Port Arthur, the Russians lost, accord? ing to Chinese, 100 men killed and 50 men wounded. Fifty Chinese carriers were sent out to bring in the Russian dead and wounded. ATTACKED THE ASKOLD. Tokio, July 10, 5 p. m.-On Friday nght, July 8, during a storm, a flotilla of torpedo boats of Admiral Togo's fleet approached Port Arthur. On the following morning one of the torpedo boats found and attacked the Russian cruiser Askold, brit the result of tbe attack is unknown. The Askold fired on the torpedo boat, two petty officers being severely wounded. St Petersburg, July U, 6.08 p. m.-Details of tue Russian retirement from Kai Chou, which is hailed as a great victory at Tokio, show, accord? ing to the official report of Lieut. Gen. SakbaroiT, commander of the eastern army, that it was little more than a series of skirmishes. The Rus saiaD losses were about 200 men. The Tokio report that ten guns were capt? ured is unfounded. Tbe Russians re? tired in perfect order before Gen. Oku"s army, consitsiug of four divis? ions. Staff Capt. Count Neered, wbo was killed, was a brother of the midship man of that name, who was killed at the time of the sinking of the Russian protected ciuiaer Variag, off Chem? ulpo, Capt. Neered was in command of the rear guard, which is the post of honor. A Russian officer occupying this post must bo bellina his men and it was while following the troops that Neerea" met his death. Gen. Gku's advance continues. His main force, which the general staff believes to be almost 60,000 strong, was yesterday, about five miles north of Kai Chou. His skirmishers were about three miles further north. The Japanese cavalry is proceeding to New Chwang, and a heavy forvce of Japanese is con verging upon Siadiama, half way to Ta Tobe Kiao, on the Sion Yen road. At about noon, July 9, a Japanese force of six companies of infantry and two guns, was observed marching southward from the Black mountains, in the vicinity of Sidiama. At the same time a brigade of Japanese in? fantry, with two batteries, advanced from Wida pase, concentrating at Siadiama, Firing commenced in the afternoon and lasted until dusk, when a few Kassian officers and lo men were injured and 14 men were kil leed. There is no change in the situation in the direction of Sion Yen. A company of Cossacks during a re? connaissance near Sian Chan, in the direction of Liao Yang and Samaitza, ambushed a squadron of Japanese cavalry. The Cossacks* losses were three horses killed. The Japanese lost 20 men killed or wounded. The senti? ment of the general staff foreshadows an engagement at Hai Cheng. Up to noon yesterday the Japanese had not resumed the offensive. The admiralty has no .confirmation of the reported activity of the Port Arthur squadron. Nevertheless there is excellent ground for believing that it has gone out of Port Arthur. The Vladivostok squadron is also at sea. The Japanese began to push their advance north at dawn July 9 and since then they have proceeded steadi? ly. They kept their artillery well to the front and shelled and occupied Pin zan, seven miles north of Kai Chou at noon, July 9. It is now re? ported that they are in ? close touch with Ta Tche Kioa. . Gen. Oku is said to be wearing a Chinese costume. Japanese scouts are close to Yin Kow. They can be seen on the neigh? boring hill tops from which they occa? sionally fire upon the Kassians out? posts. NEITHER SIDE LOST. Chee Foo, July ll, noon.-A Euro? pean who left Port Arthur at 5.o'clock Sunday afternoon reports that the Japanese made a torpedo atack Sun? day morning, attempting to penetrate into the harbor. They were repulsed without loss to either side. The European further reports that on July 7 severe fighting occurred around Port Arthur. The Russians claim to have driven the Japanese back on all sides, but admited a loss of more than 1,000 killed.. Several hundred wounded are. said to have arrived at Port Arthur July 8, ard .it was reported that more were to come YIN KOW THE OBJECTIVE. Yin Kow, Julv ll.-Japanese vessels have been off Ka Chou, lt is believed that they are keeping in touch with the advance of the land forces and if the Japanese take Ta Tche- Kiao, which is understood to be their ob? jective, it is thought that a landing will be made simultaneocsly at Yin Kow. The fighting at Kai Chou consisted of a series of skirmishes on July 7 and July 8, ending with the occupation of the town by Gen. Oku's troops. Berlin, July 12.-Japan has ex? pressed a willingness to stop hostili? ties provided that her rght to annex Korea is admitted by Russia and re? cognized by all other powers and that Manchuria be restored to China by Russia and its future guaranteed by treaty. Tbe sugeestion was conveyed to Russia and it met with a point blank refusal to even consider any proposi? tion. It is believed that Japan has gone to the limit and that any further proposals of peace must come from Russia or be wrung from her as the result of complete defeat in Manchu? ria. Japan will prosecute the war in Manchuria with the utmost vigor to the end. * Editor T. J. Drew Oead. Special to The State. Hartsville, July 10.-Mr. T. J. Drew died at his home here this after? noon at 6 o'clock. Mr. Drew was formerly of Marion and was 33 years of age. His wife, daughter of Dr. B. S. Lucas, a little son, his parents, three brothers &nd a sister survive bim here. For years he has baeu editor andx proprietor of i;he Darlington County Messenger and one of the most useful, progressive and highly esteemed citizens of Hartsville. His paper, conducted in an energetic wa'y, has always stood for what was highest and best in local and general matters. His death has caused general sadness. The funeral services and interment will be held at the Baptist church on Tuesday morning. A Handkerchief Factory. Columbia, July ll.-A handercbief factory is to be built at Whitmire, in Newberry County. Application was made to the Secretary of State today for a commission for the company, which is to be known as the Whitmire Manufacturing Company. The capi? tal stock is 610,000, and the corpora? tors are: J. W, Thomson, W. II. | Rosor and W. C. Scott, Golden Rule Jones Dying. Toledo, July 12.-Mayor Jones, the famous Golden Rule chief executive of this city, whose illness has taken a fatal turn has been unconscious for several hours and is slowly sinking. There is no hope of recovery. An exchange says : Tillman had to be heard, and it was, perhaps, well enough that his text was so harmless a thing as the white man plank. Evrybody except Tillman is dispo.-ed to laugh the nigger plank, in Mr. Roose? velt's platform, off the stage. It is likely that the Postal Tele rgaph Company will extend its lines to the upper part of the State soon, taking m the towns of Wannsboro, Rock Hill, Chester and other places. SECOND REGIMENT ENCAMPMENT. Camp Has Been Renovated Equipment Used by Third Regi? ment Put in Good Condition. Columbia, July 12.-The Second regiment goes into camp Thursday about noon. This regiment consists of companies in Columbia and in nearby cities. Everything will be ready for the men when they arrive. Gen. Frost yesterday had a detail of men policing the camp from head? quarters on to the kitchens, so that the camp grounds will be as clean as they were before the Third regiment went into camp. This cleaning ^np will be done before the arrival of every new regiment. All the straw that was in the tents was burned and a fresh supply wiU be issued before Thursday morning. All the blankets have been sunned and will be aired every day. The tents have been rolled np at the bottom so that they may be dried out thoroughly. The kitchen vessels have been scalded and cleaned. The State has equipment for only one regiment at a time, and this is tlie reason that the regiments come singly, and when each regiment has broken camp the equipment must be put in good order for the next body of soldiers. The programme of events during he encampment of the Second regiment is as follows : Thursday, Joly 14-Companies arrive; 4 p. m., baseball; 9.00 p. m., vaudeville at Hyatt park. Friday, July 15-9.00 a m., guard mount and band concert; 4.00 p. m., baseball, Columbia vs. Jacksonville; 6.45 v p. m., dress parade; 7.15 p.m., addresses of welcome by Gov. D. C. Hey ward and Mayor T. H. Gibbes; 9.00 to 12 o'clock, dance at Shandon ; 9.00 p. m., vaudeville at Hyatt park. Saturday, July 16-9.00 a. m;., guard mount and band concert; 4.00 p. m., ballgame, Columbia vs .Jack? sonville; 6.45 p. m., dress par de; 9.00 p. m., vaudeville at Hyatt park. Sunday, July 17-9.00 a.m., guard mount and band concert ; 6.45 p. m>, dress parade and band concret. .Monday, July 18-9.00 a. m., guard mount and band concert; 6.45 p. m., regimental review by Gov. D. C. Heyward and staff; 9.00 p. m., vaude? ville at Hyatt park; 9.00 p.m., at Wrights' hotel reception to Gov; H ey ward , and staff, Gen. Jones and staff, Col. Herbert and staff and cffi cers of the Second regiment by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Tuesday, July 19-9.00 a. m., guard, mount and band concert; 6.45 p. m., dress parade. Wednesday, July 20-9.00 a. m., guard mount and band concert. Col. D. O. Herbert of Orangeburg is the commander of the Second regi? ment. This command spent a week on the Isle of Palms last summer and had a very good camp, though nothing like as suitable a place as Camp Co? lumbia. The men are looking for? ward to a good time and expect to ob? serve all camp regulations as they should? The roster of the companies is as follows : First battalion, Maj. Lewis W. Has? kell, commanding; adjutant, Lieut. W. E. Law; sergeant major, C.* Pinckney Seabrook. Co. A (Kershaw Guards, Camden) -Capt. S. C. Zemp. Co. B (Richland Volunteers, Co? lumbia)-Capt. J. R. Allen. Co. C (Governor's Guards, Colum? bia)-Capt. Geo. R. Reriibert. "Co. D (Columbia Light Infantry, Columbia)-Capt. C. T. Lipscomb. Second battalion, Maj. Julian W. Culler, commanding ; adjutant, Lieut. H; H. Copeland; sergeant major, W. P. Stroman. Co. E. (Tillman Volunteers, Orangeburg)-Capt. J. H. Claffy. Co. P. (Edisto Rifles, Orangbeurg) -Capt. J. A. Berry. Co. G (Bamberg Guards, Bamberg) -Capt. W. R. Wright. Co. H (Fort Motte Guards, Fort Motte)-Capt. A. T. Darby. Third battalion, Maj. W. Loricg Lee, commanding: adjutant, Lieut. W. R. Burgess. Co. I (Timmonsville Guards, Tim? monsville)-Capt. R. C. Rollins.' Co. K (Darlington Guards,.Darling? ton)-Capt. E. R. Cox. . Co. Lu (Sumter Ligbt Infantry, Sumter)-Capt. G. B. Yeadou. Co. M. (Brookland Light Infantry, . Brookland)-Capt. R. L. Shuler. Lieut. Col. F. W. Glen oi Colum? bia Js second in command of the re? giment under Col. Herbert. The staff officers are as follows : Adjutant-Capt. O B. Rosenger, Orangeburg. ' Quartermaster-Capt. Jno. W. Fairey, Jr., Orangeburg. Commissary-Capt.-A. C. Doyle, Orangeburg. Judge Advocate-Capt. J. Z. Minis, Sumter. Paymaster-Capt. W. M. Carter, Columbia. Surgeon-Capt. M. G. Salle;, O range burg. Assistant Surgeon-First Lieut. S. M. Deal, Columbia. Chaplain-Capt. E. M. Lightfoot-, Orangeburg. Ordinance Officer-Capt. L. B. Wat? ford, Timmonsville. Corn Crop Prospect Good. Washington', July ll.-Preliminary returns to the chief of the bureau of statistics of the department cf agricul true show the acreage of corn planted to be about 91,930,000 acres, an in crease of about 2,130,000 acres, or 2 4 per cent, on the area planted last year, as revised in December. The average condition of the grok? ing crcp' on July 1 was 86.4, as cern pared with 79. on July 1, 1903, 87.5 li? the corresponding date in 1902, anc a 10 year average of SS.4. The average condition of rice cn July 1 was SS. 2, against 94.9 last month and 93.5 one year ago. The acreage of tobacco is less than that of last year by about 231?C00 acres, or 22.3 per cent. The average condition on July 1 was 85.3, against S5.1 one year ago. It has been repeatedly predicted that Mr. William J. Bryan would go to the National Democratic Conven? tion as an obstructionist, and that te would have to be reckoned with. Bota predictions were fulfilled. John Sharp Williams and Elihu Root, we suppose, wiil go down in history as the keynoters ot 1904.