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CHAIRMAN DA3BS ON ASSESSMENTS. Replies to Our Pisgal Correspondent and Gives Hts News of Political Condi? tions. Mr. Editor : Please allow ma space to reply to my friend '*tbe Sage of Pis? gah, " and give a reason for the faith that is in me. If a puhiic office is a po olio trust, and the official a public servant who gives value received for his salary, it is unjust to tax him that he may be able to perform the pnblic's labor. The State does not assess the .candidates, Democratic or Republi? can, to pay the expenses of the gen? eral election, but each tax payer shares the expense. So there is no analogy between the two cases. I have always felt that a position on the State or county committee or an ap? pointment as manager of an ' election, ^State or primary, was. an honor and while it might carry with it irksome duties, a good citizen would not shirk these duties, if he- coulud possibly spare the time to properly perform them. But times change and men change with them. The average voter not only will not submit to an assses ment for campaign expenses as was done in '76, '78, and '80 when my father paid his 25 cents assessment each cam? paign, or as Alliance men did, or as the members of all fraternal organiza? tions do, but in many instances the voter even requires that a carriage he sent for him to attend the polls, and some demand at least a quarter of a dollar to deposit their ballot for the man of their choice I God sa^e the mark I I leave to wiser mea than, am to find the genesis of this decadence in our citizenship. Or, if as some will say, it has always been so, even from the days when Gov. Adams herded voters, and always will be so; I, for one, will steadily set my face against such practices. I would rather remain a private citizen all my life, as I am very likely to do, than be elected to any office in the gift of the people, if my majority had to be obtained in any such way. We choose representatives to trans? act our business for us,-and they have to pay for our suffrages I No wonder so many men are after office or the money that is in it; and can we expect t?em to always keep the people's in? terest in view* when some times they have brought and paid for the office more than the salary that goes with it? This is said to have been the case in the Railroad Commissioners con? test in Alabama this year. The State Executive Committee pay themselves for their services; the managers are to be paid for their services; the voters are sometimes paid-for their services; why not pay the county committee for their servi? ces? Their duties are as onerous and exacting as either the State commit? tee's or manager's duties. And that there may be no duiscriimnation band to each voter as he deposits his ballot a big silver dollar! make the can delates foot the bills for "they get the pay and it is right (?) that they should meet the expenses of the elec? tion?." No my friend, this will not do. Yon see where it leads to. It is wrong in principle and demoralizing in pactice. I do not approve filing -ap expenses unless the stockholders will foot the bills. And I would sug? gest thst- we quit calling our officials public servants as long as they own the offices by having bought and paid for them. Not wishing to engage in a contro ; versly, I will explain now that when I wrote what I did about tho assess? ments made by the county committee, I was treating conditions as we find them, and not indorsing the principle of making the candidates pay thee x penses of the campaign. Unfortunately oar ideas have fallen to the low plane that makes the office holder the bene? ficiary of the public, while really the relationship should be at least mutnal, .and where a good and capable man is pat in office , the people reap more benefits from his honest and efficient administration than he does, and his none too large salary (in some in? stances) should not be taxed to pay expenses of the stockholders meeting. This is an income tax, and how many of us would kick, if it were applied to us, is shown by the fate of all in? come tax propositions. However, I "fear, very few will take this view, and we will continue to assess the candidates, and I reiterate that, if we do, the successful and unsuccessful should be treated alixe and there should be but one club for each State election precinct and none but qualifi? ed electors should be allowed to vote or-manage the election, or even be a ?candidate. Respectfully, E. W. Dabbs. Coi. Brailsford's Rejoinder. Editor of The Mannus Farmer: I .am peculiarly honored 4his week by being pitched into by a critic in each of the county papers, about my protest against the bestowing of the Confeder? ate crosses of honor on those wir hoot a shadow of claim to them. They could with as much right wear a ma? sonic or odd fellows' badge without beiouging to those societies. Mr. Joel Branson is especially indignant that his right as a member of the 5th bat? talion S. C. Reserves to a Confederate veteran badge should be questioned. A? told by him he makes a very good showing as a reserve, but still only a reserve pure and simple. If these young men cherish and wish to keep green their experience in the State service, why do they not take a deep and earnest intered in an organization formed to meet this end and exclusive? ly theirs, the sons of veterans? I am not entering these protests in my in? dividual capacity, but as commander of the camp of veterans of this county, I felt it was my duty to raise my voice against an absolute wrong and an in? justice. I was equally criticised when I made a fight last spring for a proper 'recognition and a style of enter? tainment at our State reunions that is accorded any other body cf gentlemen who have been invited as their guests. So attempting t:> procure for my old soldiers at our remions a quiet and comfortable home drew me into a newspaper controversy, would you think it possible and ought not any one to be ashamed to take the other side of this quarrel? I leave the mat? ter of wearing Confederate radges henceforth to the conscience of the wearer. ??. W. Brailsford. The Labor Union Microbe. I notice, throush your columns, j that our flourishing little city i as j been invaded by a commercial pf st, , which, if not stained cut in its in j cipency, wiB prov?-- f?r more disastrous I to the busine?s interests cf Sumter j than would the dread boll weevil to j the adjacent, flourishing cotton fields, j I refer to labor unions. It is true that I have not bren in this section long, but I have been here long enough to find out that "Unionism" will tbrot I tie the business of any communitj*, if j it gains the ascendency. California is simply infested, and the conditions, in some places, are alarming. At pre? sent, San Francisco seems to be suffer? ing'more than any other place. "Un? ionism" is so strongly intrenched there, that they have succeeded in electingTa union mayor, and business is suffering iii every quarter. Build? ing is almost at a stand still, carpen? ters and their associates demanding and getting six and seven dollars for eight hour's work, and then idling away their employers time in order to make room for more of their class. One of' the largest contracting firms there had to quit business and open up in Los Angeles and gave, as their reason, that, although they had all they could possibly do in San Fran icsco, they could make no money labor got it all. In this case, as in many others, "Unionism" killed the goose that laid the golden egg." To bhow how merciless is "Unionism" in San Francsco, last week', a funeral procession was stopped, by the Walk? ing Delegate of the Hackmen's Union, and not allowed to proceed because the carriages were following a non? union hearse which bore the corpse. The matter was finally "adjusted," and His Royal Highness, the Walking Delegate, satisfied by compelling the hearse, with its silent burden, to proceed alone to the cemetery, the carriages taking a circuitous route and meeting it there, and this happened in "the land of the free and the home of the brave. " Similar outrages have occurred in Chicago and other cities. The murders committed recently in Colorado were all union murders, the red flower cf flourishing "Unionism." There is a remedy which, if vigorously applied by a community will stamp it out at once and for all time, and this is: simply don't employ them. If this stand is firmly taken, at the start, and adhered to, "Unionism" cannot flourish and society has been bettered just that much. ' To the mechanic who is thinkng of joining a union, let me say, that the grandest union of all, the one most ad? mired and always respectable and re? spected, is the Union of Brain and Brawn. Perfect yourself in your cho? sen work, aim to attain the highest point of excellence, then maintain it, and you have within you a union as strong as Gibraltar and one tc which no man can dictate. It is an old say? ing and a trae one, that "there are more good iobs than there are people to nil them." The object of "Union? ism" is not to educate its members to a higher standardland better perform? ance of their work, but to enforce and demand a high scale of wages for an inferior service. Jas. R. Ligon. Redlands, Cal., July 12th, 1904. AN ?UI0M0B?LE HORROR. e Man Thrown Sixty Feet in the ir and Dies from his injuries Two Men Ground to Death Be? neath a Locomotive. Rockville Centre, L L, July 14. Jas. Snyder, of Brooklyn, ana Frank J. Correll, of Amity ville, were in? stantly killed and a man believed to Ope J. W. Jewell, of Brooklyn, was so badly injured that he died soon after, as the result o? a collision be? tween a big touring automobile and a train on the Long Island Railroad, at Merrick road crossing, last night. The Merrick road and the railroad tracks run for a long [distance side by side,'butin Rockville'Centre the road crosses the tracks at an acute angle, _makingan unusaliy long and dangerous ciot-sing. The auiomobile and its occupants was apparently racing with the train, and was aheau as it approached the crossing. Per? sons familiar with the road who were watching the race, expected the car to slow up, but instead its speed was in? creased. The flagman at the crross ing waved his flag and his lantern as a warning and the engineer of the train, which was going at lull speed, reversed the engine and blew his whistle, but the automobile shot on into the turn and upon the track. The man believed to be Jewell was thrown high in the air and landed sixty feet from the rails. His skull was crushed in and he died an hour after the accident. Tne car with its two occupants was carried five hun? dred feet on the cow catcher ol the locomotive, aud then druopped down and was dragged some distance under it. The pony truck of the engine had to be raised before the wrecked car and the mangled bodies could be released. GUATEMALAN AST OETS TO WORK. Destroy Cotton Bell Worms and are Attacking Similar Injuri? ous Insects. Washington, Joly 1?.-O. F. Cook, the discoverer of the Guatemalan boll weevil eating ants, has wired the de? partment ot agriculture from Texas thatt lie new ants are destroying cot? ton boll worms and are attacking the similar injurious insects with even greater avidity than they do the boll weevils. Another important fact is tha tthe ants do not injure at ail the lady-bi rd larvae, which ar? beneficial insects. Mr. Cook repu;rs tbai tha agricultural value of j be ants now depends upon acciiuutizatkn and rapidity of propagation. Ti>ese mat? ters are being investigated. For Red Cross Harmony. Washington, i>. C., July 16. -At :i meeting of Ked Cross remonstrants today, arrangements were discussed lor currying cut the {Ians ol John Foster and Ricosrd Olney for the harmonious reorganization of the society. MEETING OF NEWSPAPER MEN. The Annual Session of the South Carolina State Press Association. White Stone Springs, S. C. July 16 -The Press Association cf South Caroilua, which convened here on the morring of the 13th, adjourned sine ide on yesterday morning, after re? electing all the old officers, and voting to meet here again next year. The meeting had a fair attendence, the mernoers of the press and their tami-' lies, although a number of foimer familiar faces were absent. New ac I cessions, bcwpver, ran up the roll, and a const-showed over seventy pre ! sent. j Tbs meetings of the Association were ! interesting and instructive and era I braced, besides reports of officer?, essays upon subjects pertaining to ! different features of printing and i journalism. On Thursday night the Association wss favored with an ad ? dress by Mr. John Temple Graves, of Atlanta, Ga., which for subject matter and l eal oratory was pronounced by all j who beard it exceptionally fine. Mr. Graves is gifted with a charming flow Df language, and in bis address of about an hour, about half of which was entirely extemporaneous, there was not a break cr hesitation. On Friday night the annual banquet tendered the association by the Prop rietor of the White Stone Springs Hotel was served in the dining room of th3 hotel, and was really an elegant one, both in preparation and service. After the banquet there were a few toasts and short speeches-just enough and of the kind to emphasize and hold the several pleasant features of this very pleasant occasion. Th 3 following were the toasts and respenses : "The State of South Carolina" Lieu;. Gov. J. T.fSloan. "Cur Association"-President E. H. Aull. "Cur Hosts"-Mr. A. Kohn. "The Press"-Mr. J. M. Knight. "Women' '-Mr. J. E. Norment. That this is an ideal place for the Press; Association-and really any other body-to meet, is attested by the fact that the Association by a large ma? jority, voted to come here again next year. The hotel bas ample and superb accommodations, the building and furnishing being new with all modern conveniences, water, electric lights, and other services, including a trolley connection with the railroad station. : Sunry Jim Harris with his charming I better-half and daughter are here to make us feel at bi me. and if possible ! aid the courteous proprietor of the j hotel, Mr. Stanford and his compe ? tent assistants in those little atten ! tions that go so far in bringing out that free and easy feeling so much appreciated by those who need a little ! help in getting in with a crowd. Mr. Stanley Stanford the Lew proprietor of the hotel is an Englishman from Vir? ginia,, and bas the courtesy together with the knowledge of his business that go to make a most satisfactory host. His assistants in the office, Mr. Jno. Fox and Mr. Robert Carson know bow to and do fill their places in ar, equally satisfactory manner, and we have found the same to be true through all the service down to the prompt and attentive bell-boy. The action of the association in vot? ing to come back here can be taken as evidence of the appreciation by its members of the attraction of White Stolid, when it is told that we had a pressing invitation from the city of Union, where we bad made a visit bv invitation from the Chamber of Com? merce and citizens cf that city the evening before, and had been for about two hours most delightfully en? tertained. This trip to Union was not only a delight but a revelation to the visitors. Ten years ago Union was a town of about 2,500 population and few enterprises. Now we are inform? ed that with its suburban factory pop? ulation and other increase it has over 12,0C0. What we saw, or rather what Union bad for us to see, is copied from the Uni cm correspondent cf the State. It would have been impossible for auy of cs to have absorbed all the facts in the limited time that we had to view them. The correpondent is quoted as follows: The invitation to visit this city was extended to the association by the chamber of commerce, which was re? cently organized and of which Mr. Thomas McNally is president. When the special rolled in there wero some 30 or more vehicles await? ing to convey the association and its visi.'ors ov?r the city. All of th*. prominent business men of the city, including the officers of the chamber of commerce, were present and gave the association a most hearty welcome to the city. Most cordial greeting was given all by Mayor R. L. McNally in behalf of the city and equally as cordial one was given by Mr. Tbos. McNally in behalf of the chamber or commerce. Tbe association had only a few hours tn stay, so immediately upon arrival here they were placed in their car? nacs and driven out Mountain street, thence turning into Soath street were dr.ven down that street as far AS the residence of Mr. Geo. H. Oetzel, which is si mated upon the brow of the hill which overlooks the entire Union mills town with <x population of E.boot ;?,000. Returning up South street they not only saw one of the prettiest streets in the city, with mary handsome homes, but also the new $1(5,000 First Presbyterian church and the Carnegie public library which will cost when completed ?15,OHO Tiley were then driven down to tbe Excelsior knitting rn:ll?, tho largest mill of its kind south, with a capital stock of 8200,000, employing 5?0 ope ra ti ves which turn out 20,000 pairs of hosiery per day. F rem the knitting mills they were driven hack down Church street until they reached Main street As they criiire! this street they bad a good \ u v of the tail banding of the Peo pu s Supply company a.nd th*' .Ma-on? ie ndiie. Then they wire driven oown the prettiest street in the city, having as its terminus Alonan h cot ton mill village with a population of some 2,500. On this street i> to be found the handsome residence of Maj. John A. Fant, president of the mill, ('?ifiord Female seminary, resid? nee i-f State Senator J. T. Douglass, the horre of the late Judge William Wal? lace, the site of the home of Capt. A. ?1. Foster, and the site where he is to shortly erect a $10,000 or $2 \C00 resilience. Farther up can be 6een the con-traction of the new and band some. $15,000 First Baptist church. Near the Monarch mill they were shown Aetna cotton mills, of which W. H. Sartor is president. Coming up to the main parr of the city they NV ere pointed out the Wm. A. Nicholson & Son's new brown stone three story bank building and just across the way the Merchants' and Planters' National bank, towering four stories high, in winch are located most of the county offices. Just tc the Mt is Hotel Union, as good a hotel as eau be found in the up-coun? try, with Capt. J. M. Clarke as pro? prietor. Passing on down Main street they j were taken to the Union and Glenn j Springs railroad depot and from there carried to Buffalo by the electric road. At Buffalo they saw an exact copy, except in size, of the large Olympia mill at Columbia. Here is to be* found an oil mill, an ice plant, and one of the handsomest small office building? in the State. The ice plant there has already shipped out over 400 cars of ice this season. All of these belong to- the Buffalo cotton mills of which Col. T. C. Duncan is presi? dent. This town has a population cf about 4,500. The party returned over the road which is to shortly connect with the Seaboard just above Carlisle and ex? tend on to Glenn Springs and . out to Roebuck on the Charleston and Western Carolina. When this road is finished, which will be in about a year, people coming from the lower part of the State to Glenn Springs will change here and within a few minutes be at the mineral springs It is to be regretted that time was not sufficient to show the association the plaint of the new Union Creamery company where such fine, fuji, cream cheese are made. The creamery is not on a railroad and is "two miles from the city. It was therefore impossible to reach this in the short length of time the association had here. To have visited this new industry would have been very intersting, and, too, it is a thing the whole State should push. " The death of Col. Jas. A. Hoyt of Greenville and of Mr. T. J. Drew of Hartsville, were recorded with appro? priate resolutions. Col. Hoyt had been a member of the association since its organization, 30 years ago, and also its first presiding officer. Appropriate resolutions were also adopted expressive of the appreciation by the association of the courtesies and kindness of Mr. J. T Harris and Mr. A. Stanley Stanford of White Stone Springs, of Hon. John Temple Graves, and the Chamber bf Com? merce of Union and also the several railroaud companies. The officers as reelected for the en? suing year are: E. H. Aull, presi? dent ; Ed H. DeCamp, first vice presi? dent; Neil Christensen, second vice president; C. C. Langston, secretary; A. Kobn, treasurer; Rev. W. P. Ja? cob?, chaplain, and J. E. Norment, Jno. M. Knight and J. W. Ragsdale, members of the executive committee. SECOND REQiSSEHT ki CAMP COLUMBIA. Folly 2,000 people saw the dress parade of the Second regiment yester? day afternoon. Ic was a very fine display for the militia of South Carolina, and the regiment showed marked improve? ment even over the preceding day. The companies are in good form and the me i are drilling with an evident desire to improve their opportunities. Col. Herbert is very much pleased with the conduct of the regiment, and has recieved many congratulatory as? surances from visitors to camp. The Second is a good regiment in3 a number of ways, but espceialliy in the conduct of the men. There is no rowdyism in camp or among the men while they are on leave. The men seem to be satisfied with the camp life ; for its lirdships they came prepared, and they are making the best of every opportunity to enjoy themslves. The routine yesterday was tarried out in accord with the general orders except that the battalion drill in the after? noon was called off and the men were given general leave. ? great deal of interest is being taken in the traget practice. One company from each batalion is detailed daily to work in the rifle range west of the camp., This work is under the direction of Lieut. Col. Glen of the regiment, and of Maj. Chas. Newnham of the staff of Gen. Wilie Jones. Com? panies A, F and M went ont on the range yesterday and did some fine work with the magazine gun. The re? cords made by companies in the Third regiment were excelled by every com? pany on the range yesterday. Col. Glen states that it was really amusing to see the manner in which some of the men would begin the practice. They had never handled the rifles and were somewhat timid at first, but after one or two trials they were willing tu keep up the practice all dsy. Private Liv? ingston of tLe Edisto Rifles scored 2*2 out of a po-s!ble^5, making three bulls eyes out of five snots. Tue guard mounting yesterday morn? ing was a very creditable effort for the first time tnat the regiment has tried tiiis exeicise. Col. Fuller and the officers and men of the regulars will assist in this part of camp instruction. Col Herbert yesterday issued an order detailing Lieut. Warren of the Sumter Lig'it Infantry to be permanent instruc? tor of the guard, ile will instruct the officers and men of the guard every day a::d will see that their du tis have been performed properly. The guard mounting is held every morning at 9..'?U ami Col. Her! ort would be glad for rhe pt-oplc of Columbia to'come out and see this exercise; as it is one ot' the pn tti. sr formalities of camp. The dress parade yesterday afternoon Was witnessed by a very largo crowd of interested visitors who lined the held on both sides. Many were there in carriages and the cars were crowded with returning visitors for an hour aUerwards. Col. Herbert and his stair were mounted, although some had bot s-, s which wt re not accustomed to the strenuosity of camp life. The regiment passed in review under com? mand of Lieut. Col. Glen, and the companies again showed up well. The sunset gun was fired and the post liag lowered as the band played the national air. The Second regiment band is one of the best in the State, and Od. Herbert is very much delight? ed with its excellence. The instru? ments are weil attuned, and the musi? cians play well, there being 20 in the organization.-The State, July 16. CINCINNATI WELCOME TO THE ELKS. How Ten Thousand of the Best People On Earth Will be En? tertained by the Queen City. Cincinnati, O., July 16.-While ofhcialiv Elk Week does not begin until Mouday, official Elkdom began to come into town today for the an? neal ?rr?.nd lodge session and reunion. Grand Exalted Raler Joseph T. Fan? ning and the other national officers of the order have established reunion eadqhuarters at the Burnett Honse. Monts of he delegates will come in to? morrow evening and Monday morning, when it is expected that no" less than 10,0C0 Elks, with accompaniments will be in the city. Some of the large delegations for which rooms h;ive been reserved at the leading hotels will rome from Toledo, Baltimore, Detroit, Saginaw, McKeesport, Dal? las, Louisville, Chicago, Columbus, New York, Parkersburg, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Milwaukee and numerous other cities throughout che co un tn\ The preparations to great the visitors have been completed and the busi? ness section of the city is a mass of purple and white, the colors of the or? der. The programme for the week em? braces the fonr days's session of the grand lodge, which opens Tuesday morning, and unlimited entertainment for tho members of the order, who will have an immense variety to select from, all being free to those wearing the badge of the order. Out? side of the grand lodge the most in? terest attaches to the contests of vari? ous sorts for prizes. These include prizes for the delegations coming the longest distance, for parade appearance and originality, for the largest per centage of local membership attending the reunion, and for drill contests and band contests, for both of which there are numerous entries. The complete programme for the week is as follows : Monday-Boat excursion on Ohio river for grand lodge members aud their families. Fire works display on banks of the river by Cincinnati lodge and neighboring lodges. Tuesday-Opening of the grand lodge session in Masonic Hall at 10 a. m., addresses by Myron T. Herrick, Governor of Ohio; Julius Fleisch? mann, Mayor of Cincinnati: August Herman exalted ruler of Cincinnati lodge, and Joseph T. Fanning, of In? dianapolis, grand exalted ruler. Mu? sical exercises, with orchestra, organ and chorus of 200 voices. Grand lodge will convene in regular session at 2 p. m.. wh^n the annual election of grand lodge officers will be held. Prelimi? nary band contest at ball park at 10 a. m. Final band contest at ball park at 5 p. m. Wednesday-Annual parade of the order at 10* a. m. Family picnic in Eden Park, with band concert, day? light fireworks, and visits to art mu? seum, art school and Rookwood pot? tery. Evening-Grand ball tendered ct visitors by Syrian Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Thosrday-Trip to Fort Thomas to witness guard mount and dress parade, 8 a. m. barbecue and burgoo at Oakley race track, from 1 to 6 o'clock. The afternoon wll be given over to baud concerts, field sports of all kinds, a sham battle by the Ohio National Gnard. Friday-Visits to places of interest in and about Cincinatti. William J. O'Brin, Jr. of Baltmore, and Samuel Neads,cf Cleveland, are rival candidates for the position of grand exalted rn 1er, to succeed Mr. Fanning. For toe next place of meeting, Buffalo, Syracuse, Dallas, and one or two other Cities are aspi? rants. NEW YORK COTTON. Open High Low Close. July 10 59 10 66 10 59 10 63 Aug. 10 56 10 63 10 50 10 62 Sept. 9 76 9 90 9 76 9 S6 Oct. 9 55 9 62 9 55 9 61 Nov. 9 46 9 46 9 46 9.54 Dec. 9 52 9 58 9 49 9 57 Jan. 9 53 9 61 9 53 9 60 Feb. . 9 61 March 9 55 9 55 9 55 9 63 CHICAGO MARKETS. Opening. Closing. WHEAT M av, 88 5- S8 4 Julv, 97 1- 95 4 Sept., 88 3- 87 5 Dec, 37 3- SO 7 CORN Mav, 44 3- 45 1 July, 49 2- 49 4 Sept., 49 - 49 4 Dec, 45 - 45 5 OATS Mav, 34 5- 35 - July, 39 7- 39 7 Sept., 32 7- 33 - Dec, S3 2- 33 4 PORK Jnly, 12.90 12.90 Sept., 12.95 12.90 LARD Oct., 7.00 7.(0 Sept. 6.95 (:.92 RIBS Oct., 7.62 7.62 Dec., 7.62 7. 57 The Grand Jory in the final present? ment to t!ie Court states that they see no remedy for the t> vi ls resulting from the confinement in the county j-iil of chain gang convicts who are sick with contagious diseases, and dismiss the subject with a recom? mendation that the Supervisor detail other convicts to nurse the sick ones and assist in the sanitation of the jail. Vcr, ):J the next breath, they croudomn HS unwise economy tl ie con? struction and ase of Cry wells in the vicinity cr public buildings. Which is worse, thc construction of dry \vrll> near public puildmgs- the jail and court house-or rho confinement of prisoners in the la t stages of con? sumption or other contagious diseases in the same apartmet with prisoners who are in jail awaitig trial ? In the cramped quarters of the cages in the jailt he conditions so become intol? erable to sick and well alike, and if the prisoners who enter the jail in per? fect health do not contract incurable diseases from their sick jail-mates it is due to the possession of disease proof constitutions or a miracle. The jail is no proper place for convicts suffering with consumption, typhoid fever or other diseases that the jail prisoners are liable to contract. OEPORTED G?PTUBE OF RUSSIAN FORT, Story From Port Arthur Brought By Chinese on a Junk. MERCHANT SHIP SAID TO BE SUNK. Commerce cf Other Countries Seems to Be in Danger in the Far East. Chefoo, July 19, 9 p. m.-A junk with eight Eussians and 50 Chinese on board arrived here this afternoon, five days from Port Arthur. The Russians refused to talk, but the Chinese say that July II and 12 the Japanese cap? tured and occupied with 4,000 men one of the eastern forts near Port Ar? thur. Before reenforcements arrived the Russians cut off the 4,000 troops in the fort and exploded mines which resulted in the killing of every Japa? nese soldier there. The Chinese report also that the night before they left Pert Arthur a Russian torpedo boat sank a mer? chant ship near Port Arthur, mistak? ing her for a Japanese transport. Many Chinese on board the mercnant man were drowned, but the whiff* crew of the steamer and a number of her Chinese passengers were rescued by the Russians. If this story is true? the steamer in question probably is the Hipsang, belonging to the Indo? china Navigation'company, whic hyes terday was 48 hours overdue from New Chang, and which was reported to have struck a mine. The local agents of the Hipsang say they believe' the steamer to have been lost. THE MISSOURI JEHOCRifiY. Jefferson City, Mo. July 18.- The^ Democratic State Convention, wlnchr convenes in Jefferson City tomorrow, will, it is conceded, nominate Circuit Attorny Joseph W.^Folk, of St. Louie, for Governor. There is every indication that the Convention will prove one of the mest interesting ever in Missouri. The Folk supporters are trying to force the selection of Congressman Vandiver, the manager of Folk's cam? paign as temporary chairman. This has aroused the antagonism of the State "machine" and a bitter fight will probably result. Thfi > following is from the plank on the boodle issue, which the repres sentatives of Attorney Joseph W. Folk will ask the State Democratic party to incorporate in the platform to-mor? row : 'The paramouut issue before the people of Missouri is the eradication of bribery from public life in this State. "We sincerely* declare unremitting warfare agianst corporations, and here announces the decree that there is no room in the Democratic party of Missouri for a boodler or corruptionist of any sort. We repudiate their sup? port, invite them to leave the State and offer them shelter only in the pen? itentiary if they remain. We have confidence in the honesty of the peo? ple and to them xe appeal for s access. We invite all honest people tb join us in this crusade against corruption. It is the vital principle involved in this campaign and on this issue we stake the hope of the Democratic party ol Missouri." State Teachers' Association. The State Teachers' Asociation was called to order in the in Winthrop au? ditorium Thursday night at 9 o'clock by Prof. A. G. Rembert of Spartan barg, chairman of the executive com? mittee. He made a very catchy little talk and then introduced the president elcjt, Prof. S. H. Edmunds of the Sumter graded schooils. Under a res? olution all members are limited to ten minutes, and in that time Mr. Ed? munds said as much as many speakers would say in ten hours. His address was a most excellent production, and the ladies pelted him with flowers, while the audience applauded. Prof. Edmunds was fellowed by Prof. Hand, of the Chester praded schools, whose subject was''Schools and Moral Training. How can and do the schools subserve the growth cf the pup.-l in moral sense and volition." lt was such an excellent production that a motion was made by a member cf the association that Mr. Handys time be extended ten minutes, but Mr. Hand declined, and President Ed? munds facetiously suggested That he thought wisely. The ri- was some dis? cussion cf Mr. [laud's excellent paper, arni among those who were called upon were the Hon. M. E. Ansil of Green? ville, candidate for governor two years ago. He declined on the ground that he was not prepared. The president suggested that he would like to hear a motion to ad? journ, and such a proposition being made was adopted unanimously. Then the teachers and visitors retired frcm the building and two hours were de? voted to that interesting ,experience known as the campus course. It is said that more of the attend? ants take this course than any other, and that there has been some real ad? vancement made along that line Even some of tho married men in town have entered as pupils, and some of the married women seem to have a hugering for a few lessons, just as a reminder of old days.-Rock Hi L Herald.