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I MJMTKK WATCHMAN, C%g?all4atod Aig. 1,1881 Cbt SHaltbman anb Swutbroii Pabttehrd Kvery WaJsuiaxy, ?BT? f/1! II PU1LI8HIWRCOMPANY b?mter, m?11 ?* 11.11 per annum-?In' advance. mWmmmmm Om Square first tnsertk n.tl.00 ?WT tubaequent Insertion.It Contracts for throe months, or Mager will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub ?in private Interests will ha charged Qgsnsmrtog snd tributes of respects INI SIEPf IV HK. WORK HAVOC IK BRIT Winnipeg. Mo., Aug. I.?As a re salt of hush troa that started yes I terday end etil' rag? for many miles. Parole, B. C. In wiped off the map; High!I, 14 miles distant. Is In flames isi the fate of Poeme r, Oslen and gpavwood. Intervening towns. Is In doubt, aa they are cut off from com? munication. p4 More than 100 Uvea were reported loot, 14 of them In Pernls. A terri? tory Iff square miles In extent Is a seethrag mass of flames. Through oat It are scattered hundreds of lum? ber men and prospectors, so that the act aal loos of life will not bo known fcj?r days. Much property ssf the Ca? nadian Pacific and the Oreat North? ern railways le destroyed, Including lrlgges aa4 rolling stash, horned, so that It ?a laspoostble to eatar or leave the homing area. Inhabitants of the affected towns have Oed to open I oooati y to seek safety. The Plpslrway companies hare placed all a?eJa\bJe train* at the disposal of refugees and ualeae there Is a change ef otfad within the oast ft* hears the ' **** ^ ho itisli id tatao nhjpcs. There Is ) ao posofbtlrty of estimating the lose off life and property which will result, far the flames are driven by a half gale, making It Impossible to put op a Bght agalaot their advance. The conflagration Is the greatest which ever visited Canada. At present the Are Is following the crest of the mountain above Spar wood crest, eating down Into the val? leys on either side. It Is traveling at s tremendous rats and unless there Is a change of wind will croee the boun? dary Into Montana within the next II hours. There ore thousands of min? ers and prospectors' claims In the track of the fire, all of which sre In Fire fighting apparatus Is of no wretl. for the sir Is filled with frag? ments of harming; wood and sheets of flames seem to loop ahead of the con aagrsUss as If the air Itself were In games. The heat Is Intense and ly of the fire fighters here gone befor* It gros are raging from Crsn brook to the Crow's Nest. The wind Is blowing a heavy gale end the svsll able men are fighting the fire end west of Cranhrooh It Is under con? trol. Telegraphic communication with Pernio. Poemer and Michel is cut. Pour men loot their hves trying to save the huge Oreat Northern bridge II miles west of Mtched. but It was destroyed. Two msn from Sparwood were taken to the Michel hospital. It Is feared Michel also Is doomed as the fire la sweeping eastward down ths Crow's Nest and unless the wind shifts ths whols Crow's Nest country will be laid waste. " Peter Csmpbeil, who reached Mich? el todsy. ssys the whole country be? tween Crsn brook end Michel Is s soothing chaldron. Ths body of Peter Miller was found on ths Canadian Pacific railroad tracks aeat Michel. Posmer. Elko. fiparwood and Wood town are reported destroyed by the fire. The Canadian Pacific railroad I? rushing trains with doctors, nurse*, food and clothing to the destitute. A bulletin from Michel says: "This town Is doomed unless the wind changes, Canadian Pacific rail? way making up special trains to carry inhabitant* to safety." W. W. Tuttle, mayor of Pernle. has wired Mayor Ashdown of Winnipeg foeskfsltef. saying there sre 6,000 homeless. This ought to be our endeavor, to conquer ourselves, and dally wax stronger, and to make a further growth m holiness.?Thomas A. Kern shed April, 1*50. 'Bs Jost si SUM BRTAW OH HEARST'S PLATFORM NO DEMOCRAT SHOULD VOTE WITH IXDKI'EN'DKXCK PARTY. To Do So, Sore Xetraskan, in Simply to Assist the Republican Party? Question Is Not Whether One Can Get All the Reform Ho Wants, hat How to Get the Most Reform? Mr. Bryan Accepts an Educated Male as a Mascot. Fairview, Lincoln Neb., Jury SO.? Although the heat was most oppress? ive today Mr. Bryan was early at his office and at work. After reading the platform adopted by the Independ? ence party in Chicago he gave out the I following statement: I "It contains a number of planks which are Identical with or substan? tially similar to ths planks of the Democratic platform. For Instance, It demands ths election of senators by direct vote of the people, as the Dem? ocratic platform decs; Its tariff plank Is quite like our tariff plank; Its plank on trusts, while opposing private mo? nopoly. Is not as specific as ours; its railroad plank does not differ much from ours; Its plank on Asiatic im? migration is quits similar and its la? bor plank, like ours, contains a dec? laration In favor of trial by Ju?>* and in regard to the exemption of labor unions from the operation of the anti? trust laws. Like our platform ft condemns the extravagance of the Republican party und demands great? er economy. It does not avow, how? ever, establishment of a department of labor with a secretary In the cabi? net, it does not oppose Imperialism which has been used to Justify the Increase in our standing srmy, and its plank sr to publicity of campaign contributions is not nearly so strong as ours. The question that must con? front each member of the Indenpend ence party Is this: 'Will he assist In ths defeat of the Democratic party, which stands for so much that he fa? vors, merely because he cannot get all that he would like?' Either the Dem? ocratic party or the Republican party will win, and the voter who, prefer? ring the Democratic platform to the Republican platform, jo km with ths Independence party merely assists the Republican party, and thus defeats several of the reforms in which he Is Interested. "Take for Instance the plank In fa? vor of the election of senators by the people. The Democratic party has endorsed that reform In three cam? paigns. The Republican convention defeated the proposition by an over? whelming vote. If the Democratic party succeeds Its members are pledg? ed to this reform. The Republican party Is not pledged to It, and the Re? publican candidate has gone no farth? er than to say that he Is personally inclined toward It. This reform Is necessary before any other reform can be secured. Is not the Independ? ence voter Justified In helping the Democratic party to secure this re? form So In regard to the labor questions. The Democratic party le In favor of remedies demanded by wage earners and a wage earner who votes with the Independence party slmpfy defeats the reforms in which he Is Interested. And the same argu? ment might be made In regard to those who favor tariff reforms, the extermination of principle of private monopoly and the remedy of other evils which have grown up under Re? publican administration. The ques? tion Is not whether one can get all the reform that he wants, but how he csn get the most reform. *?he Demo? cratic party offers him the best op? portunity to secure that which is ob? tainable at this time." The actua! preparation of the speech of acceptance was begun by Mr. Bryan today. Among the notable visitors who will be present on the day of notification will be John W. Kern, of Indiana, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. At the con? clusion of the exercises Mr. Bryan will receive the notification commit? tee and several distinguished guests at Falrvlew, where supper will be served on the lawn. Unlike the dis? tinguished opponent, who refused to accept an elephant as a mascot, Mr. Bryan today, In response to a letter from the Agricultural Society of Min? nesota, telegraphed that he would be de'lghtPd to avail himself of their offer to send him an "educated mule as a mascot." Testing snimal origins or kinships by slmllarltle? of blood analyses, as suggested by Prof. Nuttall, the English biologist. Is bringing novel Ideas Into soology. It shows that the hippota mu* Is a pig, and a walrus a horse, and confirming the long recognised relationship between birds and rep? tiles. But It does not connect man with monkeys, and trace only slight kinship with the snthroplds. ;l)man id Fear not?Let all the ende Thou All TER. S. C. WEDNEf SENATOR B. R. TILLMAN. HE SENDS A LETTER FROM SWITZERLAND. HI* Health Vastly Improved, He is Enjoying Every Moment of His Trip Through Europe? Writes Interest? ingly of Sights Seen In Rome, Ven? ice and Milan and In Country Dis? tricts of Europe-?Northern Italians Would Make Desirable Immagrante. Columbia, Aug. 1.?Senator Tin? man and his companion traveler^ Dr. J. W. Babcock, are evidently having a most pleasant trip. They have gotten as far as Geneva, Switzerland. In a personal not concerning Senator Till man'ii condition. Dr. Bacboock writes: Geneva, Switzerland, July 19, 1908. Dear Mr. Kohn: It Is a rainy morn? ing, so I have taken advantage of the only opportunity I have had for a long time to get Senator Tillman to dictate an account of our travels for his friends In South Carolina. I am glad to report that the Senator, continues to Improve. He is very active and keepi going all the time. The eviden? ces of the recent threatened paraly? sis have almost entirely dlssapeared. As ever, sincerely yours, J. W. Babcock. The observations of Senator Till? man, as dictated by himself follow: ? August Kohn. (Dictated by Senator Tillman.).. Geneva, July 19, 1908. It la practically a month now since we left Naples, and the time has been most pleasantly, and I hops profitably passed, both mentally and physically. The Journey has been leisurely, which brought us to Geneva, but the sight? seeing has been quite arduous. Rome was especially and necessarily the most exacting In its points of interest, and the work necessary to see them. We remained there twelve days and then, In despair, decided that It would take a year's hard work to gain any ade? quate Idea of things, and then moved on to Florence. Moreover, there was a constant desire for books, which, were at home to refresh our memo? ries, which was provoking. Tiie one thing which is incomprehensible, even' now, is the smallness of the Roman Forum; and why so many temple and massive buildings were crowded into such a small space, and that in a hol? low between hills Is a question which every thoughtful traveler will ask him? self. I am sure the entire area known as the Forum, Including the sights for the palace of temples baclllcas etc, is not ten acres. This includes the space from the Tarpeln Rock on which the Capitol stood to the Arch of Titus. But I cannot undertake any description and only mention this surprising fact as the most striking thing In our visit to the former mis? tress of the world. We noticed a marked difference in the Roman people from the Neapoli? tans. They are larger in stature, and the beggars which are so pestiferous at Naples are very rarely seen at Rome. We reached Florence on the evening of July 3. and spent the Fourth In this beautiful city. It has no ruins and the bridge across the Arno Is perhaps the only structuure which has come down from the Ro? man period. There is sculpture ev? erywhere, and we absolutely became surfeited on great paintings. Near the edge of the principal square and In front of the old palace, which then, as now, was the seat of the city gov? ernment, there is a circular bronze tablet let Into the pavement over which passengers and vehicles pass, with the picture of Savonarola and the legend marking that as the spot on which he was executed, and his body afterwards burned along with the two monks, Fra Salvestro and Fra Domenico, who were his principal lieutenants In the effort to reforni the abuses of Catholicism. He was equally brave and fearless with Luther, whom he antedated by a half cent f*y or more. I will confess to a greater feeling of solemnity In looking at this tablet, which may be likened to a large bronze medal, than I have on entering any church since I have been in Europe. Again I would mention the marked Improvement In the type of the people as compared with the Southern Italians. The Florentines are fully as large In stature as the Americans, and the impression made on me by the people In the streets is that they are of a highly intelligent, 'courteous and admirable citizenship. It Is straining on the muscles of the neck to gaze at picture* and there are so many In the two great skal? iertes here?the Plttl and the Ufflzi? that we were glad to move on to Ven? ice, which city we reached on July 7. The route carried us across the Ap pennlnes, through a large number of tunnels and through picturesque 'scenery, after which wa descended 3 t oa t at be thy Country's, Thy God's an 3DAY. AUGUST 5, 18 into the garden of Italy, the far fam? ed valley of the Po, though the laml is no richer than the plain extending from Venice to Milan, which is des? ignated as the plain of LombnrSy. II is difficult to anyone who has not seen the rich prairies extending from Indiana westward, to conceive the richness of this land. The landscape, however, is very different. There are no large fields or open spaces. The mulberry trees, whose leaves are used to feed silk worms, are every? where in evidence, while avenues of Lombardy poplars and rows of elms to support grape vines give the ap lanarance of a wooded country* The [trees are kept pruned to small heads, [hud crops of corn, wheat and clover are grown right up to their roots. Every foot of land is utilized. We had seen comparatively little Indian com till we reached this fer? tile region and, considering the intel? ligence of the people, it is a very strik? ing commentary on their lack of ex? perimentation and initiative that they are such poor farmers in corn cul? ture. The corn is absolutely broad? cast, and when you see any rows at all they are from 12 to 15 inches wide with Just room for one furrow with a plough. The corn must be cultivated mainly with a hoe, but as it is in full silk and tassel now no work is being done In it. As it averages about one foot in the drill there must be from 30,000 to 40,000 stalks to the acre. However rich the . land, or however perfect the cultivation, the light and air are shut out by this method of culture. While I have no statistics as to the yield in grain, it must be rela? tively small, and there is no wonder that the disease, pellagra, prevails to such an alarming extent in this coun? try. We were told bv the government official at Rome, who corresponds to the head of the United States marine hospital service, and) who has good use of the English language and evi? dently Is a man of scientific attain? ment, that there is no doubt that this terrible disease is due entirely to the using of unsound Indian corn as food, [and that this must be due entirely to crowding, as the climate of Milan is about the same as that of Charlotte, |(N. C, If anything warmer, with full opportunity for the corn to mature thoroughly. We bought some corn In the Palace St. Mark, in Venice, to feed the pigeons with, and the grains were nearly round, as though com? ing from nubbins. And, of course, with the corn crowded as they grow it in Italy nothing but nubbins are possible. As the peasants depend largely on com for food in Northern Italy, and their poverty suggests or compels eating whatever grain they can get, the good and the bad are ground together, hence the disease pellagra. Venice is a little too much for an invalid to attempt to describe. It has no streets, only alleys six to ten feet wide and canals from ten to thirty feet wide. The alleys cross the canals, when necessary, on bridges, always high arched for the passage of gon? dolas and lighters. And everything, including people, transported in the city, Is either carried on the back or in a boat by water. We did not see a single vehicle of any kind or a horse. The paving problem is relatively un* important in Venice, and there is no necessity, for dodging strget cars, au? tomobiles, cabs or trucks, all of which we found to be very necessary when we reached Milan. Undoubtedly there is nothing In the way of contrast greater than that which exists between these two Ital? ian cities?Venice and Milan. Decay and former grandeur are written all over Venice, and the silence which one finds there Is typical of the grave. Milan, with its half million people, the commercial and manufacturing metropolis of the Kingdom of Ita'y, is in every respect, barring the nar? rowness of some of its streets, a bustling, progressive city, and one can easily imagine himself In St. Louis or Cincinnati or Pittsburg, bar? ring the smoke. Its cathedral is to my mind, even more pleasing than St. Peter's, at Rome. While that Is stupendous and magnificent, there is something garish about it, and such a studied effort to substitute some pon tlfix maximums as an Idol to be wor? shipped, instead of Christ, that the simple majejsty and beauty and digni? ty of the Milan cathedral is very im? pressive. This may also be said of the Seville cathedral. After a day and a half on the Ital? ian lakes, Como, Lugano and Mag ginre, we left Italy and came direct to Geneva, coming the entire length of I^ake Geneva from its eastern to its western end, by boat. Our pleas? ure was much marred by a heavy squall and rain, which drove us from the deck two-third* of the time, and it has been raining pretty much ever since we got here. Having myself been very pronounc d Truth's." THE THTJJ '08. New Seri ed in expressing the idea that Italians were undesirable immigrants for South Carolina a sense of justice com? pels me to say that having watched the people of Italy with that question in view, I still feel that the people of Naples and those of Southern Italy whom I saw at Sa'.ernum Pestum are not the type we would like to have. From Rome northward the impres? sion made on mo is entirely favorable, and I feel sure that if we could get any of the Northern Italians into the Southern States they would make good citizens and help in every way to assist the white race in solving the race problem. Our investigations show that most of those who leave home go to South America, especial? ly to the Argentine Republic, while we also learned that there is a strong re 'flux current of those who have come to the United States, both ships on which we traveled having their full complements of twelve hundred each, returning home. Good and bad alike, they all love Italy. Notwithstanding the strenuous life we have been leading, I feel stronger and better as time passes, and should the improvement continue I ought to bee trong and well again when I reach home in October. THREE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS. Manouevres of Aeroplane at Brighton Beach Evokes Enthusiastic Ap? plause From Spectators. New York, Aug. 8.?Three success? ful flights in his aeroplane were made by Henri Farman at the Brighton Beach race course thii afternoon be? ginning at 4.SO o'clock. Each was straight ahead. On his first flight he covered about two-thirds of the dis? tance at a height of never more than six feet. The second flight was a little longer and on the third he tra? versed the entire distance of about 800 yards. This last time, the ma? chine was 20 feet above the ground. The weather was ideal for the exhibi? tions and the aeroplane skimmed along like a shallow. The* spctators, who included several local aeronauts, were most enthusastic. A novel pre? liminary to the flight was a tossing of about 25 toy balloons so that Farman might judge of the wind currents. Tomorrow Farman hopes to be able to display the aeroplane's capacity to turn around in the air. EACH MAIL BRINGS BRYAN EN? COURAGEMENT. Steadily Growing Contributions Through Democratic Newspapers is Gratifying. Fairvlew, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3.? The speech of acceptance of William J. Bryan will be short Mr. Bryan today said that by actual count it con? tained 5.300 words. The issues of the campaign will be discussed but not at great length, Mr. Bryan's views being reserved for more elaborate treatment In the several speeches he Intends to make. Although a scorching sun beat down upon Lincoln, rendering it dif? ficult to find a comfortable spot any? where, Mr. Bryan busied himself with a vast accumulation of mall. Almost every communication addressed to him from different parts of the coun? try brings encouragement on the pres? idential outlook. Especially gratify? ing to Mr. Bryan are the advices from Democratic newspapers reporting steadily growing contributions to the campaign fund. FRESHETS NEAR WILMINGTON Between Thirty and Forty Families Living Near Rurgaw Driven From Homes by High Water. Wilmington. N. C, Aug. 3?Within a radius of five miles at the conflu? ence of the Northeastern Shelters' river and Spaken creek, six miles east of Burgaw, N. C, In a fine farming settlement known as Holly Shelter, be? tween 30 and 40 families have been driven from their homes and thou? sands of dollars damage to crops and live stock Is reported to have been wrought by high water consequent up? on freshets in those streams. The water Is still rising and suffer? ing is said to be in s'ght unless pres? ent conditions abate. Estimates of the damage are as high as $100,000. All preious records of freshets have b< en broken. "Women who wear peek-a-boo waists have no right to criticise men who sit In church In their shirt sleeves," says the Rev. Sydney flood man, of Atlantic City. Must he trying to get women's rights mixed up in another subject now.?Newborn Sun. A blind actor should be able to act with feeling. ton* S SOUTHRON. Established Jon?, IM* es?Vol. XXVIII Jrarft* f A BIB COTTON CHOP. THAT IS WHAT JOURNAL OF COM*. MEKCE REPORTS INDICATE* South Carolina Only State Showing 94 Decrease?Boll Weevil Not Doing Much Damage as Yet. New York, July 29.?The Journal of Commerce will tomorrow publish* its monthly cotton report. It will show the condition of cotton on July 23 as 83.6, as against 91.4 a month ago, or an improvement of 2.2 points* This is a condition 8.1 higher than % year ago and 1.7 points above the 1<K year average at this time. As only unimportant signs of de? terioration had shewn themselves at the date of these reports, and as the plant is an excellent shape to with? stand the usual deteriorating influ? ence of August and September, the prospects of a large crop are very good. Heavy producing States, such an Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip? pi and Alabama, all show heavy gaine*. ranging from 4.3 points in Texas to> 7.4 points in Louisiana. These high increases are offset by a loss of 2 points in South Carolina* and the very moderate increases of 1.5 points in Georgia and 0.8 point ii\ North Carolina. Oklahoma is the only State that has experienced misfortune, but ad? vices since the date of this report show rapid recovery and an apprcacht to normal conditions. Boll weevil damage is inconsidera? ble thus far and the absence of ex? cessive moisture for the remainder of the season will save the crop frofn much loss by this pest. The date of picking will be about normal, although a number of sec? tions expect an earlier movement of/ cotton than usual. The conditions by States, compiled: from 1,450 reports, is given below: Florida remained unchanged at 80.4 and South Carolina Is 2 points lower, at 81.3. Otherwise all State? show advances during the month as* follows: North Carolina, 0.8, to 94.2; Geor? gia. 1.5. to 8-4.4); Alabama, 5.9, to 85.8; Mississippi, 4.9, to 98.2; Louis? iana, 7.4, to 84.8; Texas, 4.3, to 88.2: Arkansas, 4.4, to 88.9; Tennessee, 2.7*. to 86.7; Missouri, 8.9, to 97.9, and Ok-, lahoma, 4.2, to 72.1. General conditions are unsually uniform throughout the belt, with the exception of Oklahoma, where excess? ive spring rains cause much replant* ing, making a very late start, but recent reports show rapid improve? ment. The plant is of good average size, strong and healthy and well fruited. Cultivation is exceptionally good and fields will nearly all be laid by in this condition. tfiagg*! ?? ) YOUTH SHOOTS SWEETHEART:. Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 9.?News reached this city today of the shoot* ing ImWilkeS' county yesterday of 1 Miss Mary Ball by Freeland Tharp. Miss Ball was teacher in a raral school and Tharp had been paying her at* tention. She refused to go with him to church but went with his brother instead, while Freeland Tharp escort* ed another young woman who lived at the same house with Miss Ball. When they hd returned from church, Ju*t as Miss Ball was entering the porch, Freeland Tharp drew his pistol and fired three shots at her. One of the bullets entered her left breast about an inch above the heart, Inflicting a fatal wound. Tharp was captured, re? lieved of his weapon and is now in Jail at Wilkesboro. Summarizing the worlds water powers, a French authority finds a to? tal of 11,000,000 horsepower available for Russia, 4,500.000 for France, 4.* 500.000 for Italy, 1,000,090 for Japan, 900,000 for Norway, 763,000 for Get* many and an undertermlned horscv power for other countries. For the United States 1.500.000 horsepower is credited as utilizable. France already uses 800,000 horsepower, Norway a large part of its total, Switzerland 300.000, Germany 109.900, Russia 85,000 Great Britain 70,000. Japan 70,000, India 50,000 and Italy 80.* 000. Five men in Aiken county have been bound over to court on the charge of killing fish with sulphuric acid. The burden of my song must bo praise, and the teaching of every le?? :on has been trust.? Bishop Han* rtington. According to Chinese law, a wtfe kvho is too takatlve may be divorced.