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BILL ARP'S LETTER. HABITS AND PRKJUDICKS DISCUS8KI) AT L.KNUTII. The Philosopher Calls Upon History to Sustain Ills Deductions. Ben Franklin said that man was a bundlo of habits. Somebody elso said bo was a bundle of prejudices. It is fair to say that bis habits outlive his prejudices. Mine have, I kuow. My order of life, my daily routine, my food and rlnlhinn ?,?. ".J ..IHU I\J n> bed and to riso in the morning hold me faster than thoy did thirty years ago. Habit comes from the Latin word 'habeo," to hold?to hold fust. I can't hoo or chop left-hauded. Unconsciously I dress and undress the satno way every time and always put on my left shoo first. When my go ul friend, Major Fouie, lost his right arm in battle he was youug and soon learned to write with his left hand. If I wero to lose miuo now I do not believe I would ever learn to uso my left. I am too old und tho habit has held me too long. It is linrd to teach uu old dog new tricks, Brutes nre subject to the Bumc force. I had hu old mare who contracted a habit of letting the bars down to get into nnother field, and she would let them down to get out of a good pasture into n poor one. 13ut I feel sure that I have got over somo of my prejudices. Daniel Webster told his people they had conquered fivervthin<T lint tlwo'r O - l'? *-J Nothing hut ohl ago ami reflectiuu will conquer thorn. They aro hard to give up, for moat of them aro born with us. Our roligion ami Riipcrstition and political faith, ok a general rule, are inherited. Like father like sou, like mother like daughter. If the old man (shakes a piece of silver coin at the new moon or mukos a cross mark in the road when ho turns to go buck, the son will do it, too. if tho mother will not begin a garment 011 Friday the daughter will not. And so it is with our religion. I am n Presbyterian becuuso my parents were. I could have just as easily been a Baptist if they had been. Or I could havo been a Methodist or an Episcopalian. It does not shock 1110 to say so now, and I hope it does not shock anybody else. Sectarianism abounds in prejudice inherited more than acquired from ratioual methods. One Christian faith is about as good as another if it suits the Christian. T would not proselyto any of them if I could. I would not disturb tho pence of a Methodist family by Hooking to draw away a (single member of it to my church. I like my church not because T l.-i: i I - *' - - i. ui'iicvu n in iiu inu uosr, inn irom 'ong familiarity with its mode of worship. I feel more nt home there. The Presbyterian habit has got- hold of me just like the Methodist habit has got hold cf Father Wikle. Ill fact, I believe a better servico could he made up by calling out the best things in all the ihnrehes. For instance, the Methodist nud Fpiscopal communion service is more solemn anil impressive than ours, and so is kneeling and bowing iu prayer. The Episcopal church has too much \ rising tin and sitting down?the other churches liuvo too little. I would like to see the Litany adopted in all the churches and hear every child join in the responses. Put of all prejudices tho strongest and most unreasonable are of u political nature. Political intolerance is not tempered or toned down by Chrislinn charity. Hitter partisans may appear to be friendly, but at heart are enemies. When a prominent ono die? hia political foes thank Coil for that much. Those who covet the olliees will use all kinds of hypocrisy to get I hem. What makes tho matter so ridiculous is tho absolute ignorance of tho masses of tin so partisans concerning the principles of their party. When David Dennett Hill straightened up and sai l, "I am a democrat !" liis utterance was echoed from a million throats all over this broad land. What did he mean? I am sure 1 do Hot know. It has been nearly titty years since I cast my first vote, and it was for a democrat. Lilt there w. re tio such issues then. The great <pns lion was wiH'incr 111 ;? ?i?-n*l government should make itpprnpriution-. lor i 111ofti*11 i.-iiproviMn* nt> <>r not. I *p to 1 !nit t in>.i> i>> riVt rs ):? ?! been chained tit iiiol tio picb 'Tv- oi |?i:I? i?* 1 >uii I i??cc?; built in tin' inter::.r cities. Hut mow v. rv iniiil lv it. ei; mnl I'vrv twonorse town must imvo u:i upproprmtion. Free trade wis once an issue, lint it is Hot now. Turin' reform and protection lmvo licen orcnsionnl issues for fifty years nnd more, but sometimes tho parties com] rotniM; on incidental or accidental jiroti etion. Tito repnldieaiiH claim to lie for prnticiioii and Mr. McKinley cliniiijiioiied a lull through that did protect his parly friends and li ft out those who were not. lie took < IV the duty on manganeso and rniuuil the best iudustry wo hnd in this region. A company that had invested ?1100,01)1) in this county in tlint business and was pitying out B'2,000 a week for labor. Everything in Cartersville prospered and wo could pay our little debts with alacrity, and ovon pay our doctors' bills and our preachers their salary. Hut Carnegie Wafitl't lllltlllV All it ir,,t (I... lii-itVlnb/xi off ami then got all Ins manganese from South America ami the West India islands. The collapse came here, of course, and tho business was abandoned. That's tho kind of protection we got. But what is a democrat now? Sometimes n consequential gentleman who hankers after an office wdl swell up and exclaim: *T am a Jefferson ian democrat," and tho editors have a nest ogg in Jeffersouian democracy aud batch it frequently. What is that (lis biographer says the most materia article in his political croed was tha "tho will of tho majority must govern This may sometimes err, but its error are honest, solitary and short-lived.' rhcro is no special democracy in that All parties endorse it. Jefferson sail that a difference in politics was not i reason for the removal of competen and faithful oilicers and ho did not re move but very fow while ho was presi dent, and those were for misconduct But now tho democratic doctrine is t< turn the rascals out aud every oflico holder is presumed to bo a rascal I lrnvc tried in vain to maki i .I:a: ? 1 A I Htm* UltJUVA 11 I M II I I I I'll 1 ^UlliiUUll (it Thomas Jefferson, but thoj won't il<> it. In hiH day there was n? quarrel over gold nud silver, nor state banks, nor income tax. He went iut< oftico in good circumstances und came out insolvent. Kveu his hotue* at Muu tieello was levied ou and would have been sold but for tho generosity of i few wealthy friends. After his sccom term was out he was not sure of lieiu< allowed to go home without arrest am giving bond. On brcotniug u publii man he resolved never to engage ii any kind of enterprise to improve hii fortune. lie kept this resolve faith fully for fifty years, which was as Ion; as he held otliue. lie; married a youuf and beautiful widow nud could plaj the violin exquisitely, both of whirl were democratic usages, and still are, though neither playing tho fiddle 1101 shooting ducks are put iu any niodert platform. Hut the issue now is concerning tin currency, an abstruse speculative qucs tie.u about which tho average mat knows fo little that lie ought to la ashamed to talk and thereby show hii ignorauce. And yet there are heri and there good citizens who profess t< know all about if and will talk abou "sound money" and Jeffersoniai democracy as gushingly as a professo of political economy in a uortheru col vgt:. I wish wo could put tho X rays upoj this question ami explore it, but as W( cannot and as tho groat men of tho nn tion conscientiously differ on it I an going to pin my faith to the purist am bc?-t man I know of in public life. Hi is us pure in private life am as poor as Jefferson and cotih have wiittou the declaration of indo pondonoo if he had lived in tliat day tor JelTorson was thou only thirtv-thro years old. My admiration for Willian T. Bryan is very crest, and 1 shal bank on him with more reliance thai on tho platform. A .republican cou gross onn knock a democratic platforn into lits, but they can't, move Mr Bryau from his convictions nor his in tcprity. Wheu these gold staudar< papers acsail him and make sport o aim he can say t?? them as Job did ti his three friends: '*Xo doul.t year the people and wisdom will die witl yon."?1111.1. Aw, in Atlanta Courtiiu tion. WASHINGTON 1IKADQI'AKTKCS. The Populist National Committee Si lects That Place. The National Committee of tho People party, otherwise tho Populists, has deckle to inako Washington the headquarters of tl organization. Tho campaign literature stored at various places, has been shipped t that city. James Addcrton, of Nchrask; un?l Senator Marion llutlcr, of North On olina, chairman of tho committee, will ah bo there as much as possible. Tho indications at present are that tl Doir.ocraiic and National Silver party con inittees will also make their head<|uarteis i Washington. The Silvcritcs are desirous i having headquarters in the same city as tl National Democratic Committee, and in cat tho Democrats decide uptn soino other pliw they may alter their plans. Populists Prepared to Act. The "middle of the road" delegates to th Populist national convention have nppointe a provisional national committee to deeid upon the future aeth n of tho Populists i case Mr. Ilryan should not accept the nomi nation tendered him or endorse the platforr adopted by tlie convention. Ibmry I.. Cal of New* York city, until recently of Kansadelegate-at-large from the State of New Yor to tho People's party national convoiitio and a promim-nt "middle of the road"l'opu list, ha- been appointed chairman *of tlii provisional committee, lie said that in orde to bo in re.adine.-s to act in such a contin gency the following letter had been ad'lresse to the >|i'|egates in eacli State; "Please Mil nisli me the names and addresses of all prom inent I'opub.-is in your State opposed t-> tii noiuinatiou of Win. J. lSryan, also keep m i advi-ed of the -entiment of the party and o any steps taken or decision reached towar independent political action." Silver National Committee. At a meeting of the new national commit tec of the Silver party.held iminedintclv ftf'.c the adjournment of the convention, James If I f.ane, of California, one of the largest got : i.lino owners in the wo:Id. was elected chair ! mail and i. N. Stevens, ol Colorado, seerc 1 lary. lie ?di|U;ir.cr will probably be c.-tablsli | I'll lit ( llic.'lgi >. I The national committee also pelccted th Hon. I). P. Thompson president of tlie Ore gon and Hallway Navigation company < Portland, Oregon, n- a spi *ial envoy to go t Japan ami the Hon. J. M. Hawthorn of St | Paul, Minn., to go as a envoy t >|e\ico f >r the purpose of making an ofib'iii Inve.-tigation as to the egrets of 'Jio frc coinage of silver in those countries. The C union exposition. Thursday the Montreal Imposition I nil. ings v.erealmost totally burned. The Ham* first broke out in the power house of tli ! Montreal Park an I Island Kailwav IVim..-u? [ at th'> north "'nil of tin* exposition ground: The power house. the intlili exhibit ion buil ' ing -a large wooden structure with a gins dome and other buildings wer reduced t ashes in a .short time. The total loss is est mated at ? 150,000. The work of relmiidin the structure will he commenced imtnediali ly. It is not helieveil thecontlngration wi retard the opening of the exhibition which scheduled for September next. To Hold t*|> Awhile. Whiskey-making In Kentucky is to ho n most totally suspended for a period of 1 months. The committee appointed nt a mee lLg of Kentucky distillers on July 10th. t bring about a suspension agreement. tn? Friday and announced tiiat they had eigne ail the Dourhon and Kentucky distilleries i the 12% per cent, allotment provided for. ; NEWS OF THE WORLD. 1 AKRANGP.I) I?AKA<1UAI?HIOAIJFJY l t FOR TH K IIUSY RKADKR. Happenings Ilutli Home ami Foreign us Taken From the Latest l>ls1 patches. Notes From tlic South. IT; Ol 1 - T W r* A. 3 > irginia h ouiie juuuor i/uuvuiiiiuu h will bo hebl iu Richmond, August lltb 1 and 12tli. > Wednesday tlireo people wero killed ' in a freight train wreck near Craw> fordsville, Iud. 9 Thursday some parts of Virginia experienced a severe hail storiu, doing 9 considerable damage to property. 1 A ii TiiLit it fiu ronniviul Itor IihIa r of cotton for this season Thursday. It I was raised iu tho udjoining county of 0 lJurke. 1 Oen. R. E. Colston, who commanded f> tho Stonewall brigade in tho lato war, died Wednesday at the Soldiers' Home ? in Richmond, Ya. ? .Tohu Sheaman, of West Virginin, ? lias been appointed a government i director of tho Union Pacific Railroad i to succeed Consul Ooneral Lee. r Near Clearwate, Fla., Mrs. Edward 1 Martaiu used kerosene oil in kindling a lire. Tho can exploded. The house 3 was burned Mrs. Martin was cre mated. j At Louisville, Ivy., Wednesday the committee of distillers appointed to secure siguatures of distillery ownorH to an agreement to suspend operations ^ for eighteen mouths, met again and rei ported no progress? r The first bulo of Alabama cotton of . thiH season's crop was marketed Tues day, classed as middling, and sold for , 'J cents. It is twenty-one days earlier j than tho first bale last year aud breaks . the record for early cotton iu Alabama, l At Limn, O., Wednesday a fatal acI eideut occurred at tho bicycle races in e the half mile professional. Jos. (Jreb1 I ler came to tho front. He was on the 1 I outside. Instead of making tho turn, ho swerved and his wheel shot up an , embankment. Tho rider was thrown o into tho air aud came down on his ii head, fracturing his skuli, death re I nuilIU^ UUU 11UI11 IUIL'1. 1 Throughout tin? North i \V. B. Clarke?fc Co., 'booksellers, of ltostou, have assigned. The assets and liabilities are not known. Bryan will bo olliciully notified o; ' his nomination at Madison Square Gar' den, New York, August 12th. The International Typographical I Union will meet iu annual session at the Printers' Home at Colorado Springs, Col., in Oetober. Tho Republican Club of "the University of Pennsylvania has recently' presented MeKinley with u life-size marble bust of himself, j Reports from tho fearful storm which visited Western Pennsylvania the first ;l | of the week is appalling, uud the death ' , list is ui) in the twenties. ;l( J Roman .1. Lubof, claiming to be n p Russian count, committed suicido Wedr uesday iu a New York police station, 10 , ho having been arrested for a hotel bill. ID I I" j Happenings at Washington. i The President has issued u long prooid : lamation warning American citizens i from aiding the Cuban cause by giving 0 assisting to filibuster expeditious, thus ' violating the neutrality laws. What the (.'attic livings. ,j Iusurgeuts in Santiago do Cuba are prohibiting farmers from prepariug a j sugar for export. i- Dr. Jameson and liis associates, in n the famous Transvaal raid, were found I, guilty Tuesday i:i Bondon and scn' teneed to various terms of imprisoua ment. Half tho business portion of IlfraH combe, the well known bathing place on the north coast of Devonshire, has t been burned, involving a loss of $3C0, - 000. i, Dr. Jameson and his fivocompauious, ? who were convicted Tuesday for vio| luting the neutrality laws in the Transvaal raid, will be closely routined in jail as second class prisoners. A special dispatch received at Bon" i kon, I'.nglniid, from Yieiimi says that r i the explosion ?.f a lire works factory at ' I'uenfkirelien resulted in the death of II live persons, the injuring of SO others - | and wrecking of the town hall. i- Consul General Tit/hugh Boo lias telegraphed the State Department nt !. i Washington, in response to inquiries g made at (lie instigation of Gen. Miles, O commanding the Department of tho West, that there is no information iu ,1 IInvaim regarding the reported killing e of Pierce Atkinson near there. Southern Dental Association. The Southern Dental Association, which 1- j has lieen in session for three days at Ashe's villi', N. adjonrne I Thurs lav after decid10 j in>? on old Point ( ontfort, Va.. as the mwt .. ' place of meeting ami electing the followitn; I o.'Hears: \Y .'I. hi 'hards, f |{? ooi;|o, pres| ideal; 1'.. r.eadies, of Danville, tlrst vi"eH I president; A. P. Johnston, second vie-j>n s () ! ideal; 1\ 1*. Welch, of Pensa "ola, I'ln.; P. I?. j. ! lirahson, of Knox vilie, treasurer; t'. L. Alex^ | amler, of Charlotte, eorrospondiiiKseeretary; .. I S. W. poster, of Atlanta, recording secretary; 11 1 W. 11. Clarksou, of Waco, Tex., and II. 11. i Ht'fl.'ll f>. <'liirk<vill?* '!*# ? iw.nMitiua " IlllttOO. I llM TCasr ill KoVfWIIIOH. I J.>3. S. Mill*'r, Commissioner of Internal 3 ' Revenue. has >ul?mittei| a preliminary report t- to Heeretary Carlisle of tho operations of his o om.'o for tho ilsoal year emlim; Juno 30, t ls'ji;. ||o states that tho reeeipt* from all >1 tourees of internal revenue f >r tin1 year a?u cremated f 14ii,830,01.1. hein# an increase of i srJ,081,537 over the last lineal year. SOUTHKRN PKOGKKSS. Trend of Grain Shipments Totroi Southern Ports. The Manufacturer's Ilecord reports th the most conspicuous feature In the busine Interests of the South at present Is the r niarknble aetivity in the sliipinent of gra from Kansas and other Western States to gu prost for exportation. Large contracts a being made for transportation, and westei roads are reported in some cases as beir (short of sufficient rolling stock to meet ti demand for grain bound to the gulf. > Charleston, 8. 0., n rice storairo warelmm j is to be turned into n truiu elevator with i capacity of 200,000 bushels. This will enab Charleston to better compete for handlin grain intended for export. A 810,000 comi any bite been organized 1 build a knitting mill at Barneavlile, (in., nn a $10,000 knitting mill eompauy has been o gantzed at Union, 8. C. A Glasgow handle manufacturer will o< tablish a plant In Alabama; the Oxley Stay corapany of Chattanooga will build two $25 000 plants at other points; a $50,000 coin pan has oeeu organized In New Orleans to muk cotton picking machinery; 40 ton cotton mi will be built at Winoun. Miss., by a $80,0C company lust organized; (.Estonia, N. C.,wl tissue $18,1/00 for water .orks; tho Amlerso Light and Power com pa >y of Anderson, t C., will issue $'200,000 r oonds to develop 5 000 electric h?rse power for trunmisston i of Anderson: Martin, Tenn., will const ru< ! 918,000 water works; several hundred cok 1 ovens are to bo built at La Follette. Tenn upon the completion early in October of a 1 mile railroad, now under construction and $50,000 electric light and power company ha (bccn incorporated. FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Tho Trcusury Depart iiient Hus a Littb Hook Full of It. In view of the great number of requests fo information ou iluaueial questions, thoTrcas urv uopartmi'Di at w asniugion lias prepare a pamphlet of 54 pages answering ns near) as can bo foreseen tho questions asked an expected to bo asked. Tho book gives a his tory of United States bonds from tho earlies issues, and how they were disposed of; coir ago of all sorts, and Treasury issues of papt money of every description now in eirculn tion. Tho various klndsof notes?10 in nun: ber?are described and amounts issued nu in circulation. Fractional currency also ha a pargraph, and the system of redemption c United States notes is explained. Stntlsth are very elaborately given, covering til world's production of gold ami silver; Amei lean production from 17'.'2 to 1805; mouetui events since 1780, arranged chronologlcall; the value, weight and fineness of all Amur can coins and the changes and dates of issu The purpose of the Department is to send copy of this book to every person applym for information, with the page and paragrar marked which contains the answer to tl query propounded. the hate \vak stopped. .Judge Simontoii Grants an Injunctio: Against (lie Southern and Seaboard. A special to the Charleston, (S. C.,) Nov and Courier from Flat llock, N. C., say A bill in equity was presented to Judy Bimontou Monday asking for an injunctic against tho Seaboard Air J.iue, Southei Railway and nil other roads, enjoiuing thoi from continuing tho rate war. Judgo Sin outo granted tlio injunction enjoining tho Sei hoard Air Line from continuing to oporaf their cut-ruto and enjoiuing Commission* llanos und tlio other ronds from putting tl per cent, cut into affect; onjolnln nil cuts of every <lescriptiou; requiring a parties to show eauso before him at Greon \Uk? on the 15th proximo why injunetlo should not be made permanent. This stoj tho rate war absolutely for tho present uuf tho motion can bo heard. Tho bill was presented and motion mat noiore jiiugo mmcnton uy Augustine . Smytho, of the 11 no of Smytho, Lee &. Pros of Charleston, S. C., who aro complainant solicitors. The bill was flletl in the unniu < John H. Avorlll, receiver of the Port Roy & Augusta Railway Company, against tl the Southern Railway, the Seaboard > Ldi and all other railroads interested. SK AHO A It I) AX 1? SIMONTON. The S. A. L. Withdraws Its Rc<luec ltatcs oil August loth. The Seaboard Air Line gave the inter-Sta commerce commission notice of withdraw of its reduced rates to Southern points, tl withdrawal to take effect August 8th. Judj Slmonton's injunction requiring the SeuboUi and the Southern Railway to quit ratc-cu ting and appear before him and show onii! why the injunction should not bo made py manent is returnable August 15. The action of the Seaboard is thought to I 'due to a modification of tlio injunction issui by Judge Simonton. The original order i the court commanded the Seaboard to r ! store its old rates at once. The Seaboard hi asked Judge Simonton to modify his first o tier, and it is assumed that the judge will i | SO, Gold Men to Meet. The gold standard Democrats will hold national convention not later than Sep torn hi 2d. Where this convention will be held an how the delegates will be seleoted remains I bo decided. The national committee, i whose hands will bo loft the selection of tl place of holding the convention will meet ! Indianapolis in August, Tie question oftl representation of States w?il be decided 1 an executive committee of live, which will 1 selected from the national committee, at i Indianapolis meeting. Cotton iin<1 Tobacco. The Weather Korean at Washington in i report of en>p conditions for the week end | luiv 27. Miys: Over the eastern portion < | the eotton region and in Texas, entton in good growth, but in northern Louisiana, is suffering iron drought and complain .friist and shedding general. I'i kii has hcgun in Florida, is about to coinmem ' in Alal iiain, ami continues in Texas ami Ka 1 sus. Tin' general condition <>f tobacco col i tiuu'-s good, although damaged to some ? I lent in Kentucky ami Tennessee. Cutting | in progress in Maryland much earlier tin usual. Silver l?arty's National Committer. Charles 1>. Lane, chairman of the Nation Committee <>f tin' National Silver paitv, <le ignatcd Messrs. <?. 1'. Kecnev, of N'e\v Vol city; (1. S. Nixon, of Nevada: U. (). Flowe of Huston; W, II. (Coin) Harvey, of Chleng and C.J. Hillyer, of Washington tnemho of the e\e>"ilivo eommittee. These nppoin I meats complete the membership of the eon mittee ns I. N. Stevens, of Denver, Col., wi elected vice chnirmaii, W. I'. St. John, of No York, treasurer, and Mr. K. l)ifT<'ndorfer, < Philadelpliia, secretary, at tho meeting of tt committee In-ld in St. I.ouis las* week. Must Not Take Any Part. Postmaster General Wilron has issued i order to all railway mail clerks direetli thorn not to tako an actlfvprrt in the polil enl campaign, s'J< h m would be Involved their attending poC'lc I eonv tic^s a^del gnt"s. making pol ileal spioches or ar^lctii in tlie in 'nf "tu * of political oxmpnigu Tho Pa r C.?n urej's circular express otntes that no c.ojs not desire to control the opiuious ca political matters. , TWO TRAINS 2 COLLIDE oJ Inj ' "" iir AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. AND re FORTY ARK DKAD. n _ 10 One Was a Fast Kxpresse.nd the Other Ltj an Kxcursluu Train?Fighty '2 Injured. l" - ^ At Atlantic City. N. J.. Thursday 11 tn?rihl? :oi railroad catastropho took place at the Meadows about two miles out of that city, resultr j ing in the death of forty people, uo far as s- cau be learned, and the wounding of eighty ? others. A train left here consisting of seven '* cars, over the West Jersey railroad bear;?>' Ing a special excursion of lied Men and 11 their friends, of Bridgetown, N. J., and 'lj Salem, aud had reached the erosaiug of .j the Beading ltailroad when it was struck by * the down express from Philadelphia, de1 molishing two cars aud telescoping the two Jf following. The engine of the Heading train .( became a total wreck, killing the engineer ? . and fatally injuring the llreman. and the car * behind It was also thrown from the track and 5 many its occupants killed or injured. W'ni. Thurlow, the operator at tno block s | tower situated at the crossing, has been ? I placed under arrest by order of the coroner. I Lea\ing Atlantic City, the track of the West Jersey road run parallel to those of the Camden ?V Atlantic until after they cross the drawbridge. 15 John Greyner. the engineer of the West Jersey train, saw the Beading train approaching the crossing at a swift speed, but as the signals were open for htm to proceed on his way, he continued. His engine had barely il cleared the track of the Beading road, whon v the locomotive of tho latter train, which left , Philadelphia at 5:45 p. in., struck tho first '* car full in tho centre, throwing it far off the I- track into a near-by ditch, and completely ;t submerging it. Tho second car of tho West i- Jersey train was also carried into tho ditch, ir the third and fourth enrs being telescoped. t_ The engine of the Beadir g train was thrown to tho other side of the track, carrying with ,1 it the first coach. A few minutes after tho s collision, to add to the horror of the situa>f tion, the boiler of the Beading locomotive 9 exploded, scalding several to death and cast|() iug its boiling spray over many of tho injured r. passengers. y Mrs. Edward Farr, tho wif^ of tho Reading y engineer, who met death with one hand on jl the throttle and the ottur on the brake, when informed of her husb inn's tragic death, was n unable to withstand :lio shock and fell to the iloor doad. h 4,000 I'KOL'LK DROWNED. A Tidal Wave Inundates a Chinese Village. Saturday news reached Shanghai, China, ol a terrible disaster involviug great loss of life. A tidal wave estimated to have been about ' live miles in length, swept in from the sea 011 Sunday last and inundated llnichnu in the ;o n northeast of the province of Kiang-Su. The damage was very great. Many villages were n destroyed nud it is estimated that at least ui 4.000 people were drowned. In addition an ). immense numbor of cattle perished, the rico llelds were submerged and almost totally de>e stroyed, with the result that a famine is :r feared in that district the coming autumn, to Haichau is situated opposite Yu-Chau Island ig on the coast of tho lviung-Su. Tho surface is U mostly lovel which mny account for tho great loss of life. Kiaug-Su is one of the most fer|n ttlo provinces of the empire and exports is more silk than any other part of China. Tho 11 Kany-Tse-Liaud epters China through this province, tho principal city of which is Nale King. l. LlUHTNINti AT SKA. s An Kaliun Warship Burned and Sunk 10 by a Torpedo. >0 . ... -- ? a special iroin liorae, nuiy, says: muring the prevalence of r. thunder storm lightning j struck the coast defense warship Roma and set lire to her. Tho llami sspread rapidly in spite of the efforts of fho crew to subdue them and her commander, seeing that they were approaching tho powder magazine gave a' orders to attach a torpedo to the hull of tho 10 vessel and then for all hands to abandon ship. When the small boats containing the rd crew were at a safe distance, the totpedo was discharged, touring a great hole in tho hull and causing tho ltoinu to quickly sink. Nubody was hurt. y(l Claims Agulnst Spain. >,1 A number of claims against Spain are aoof cumulating In the State Department at Wushlngton, on account ol'American oitizt ns who (IS r. have suffered in property and in persons lo from the operations of tho Spanish troops in | Cuba. One of the few tlint has obtained publicity is Madam Maria Dolores de l)urio, a woman of 50 years of age of Spanish birth, but who married an American and was a naturalized in ls70. Site claims that her r?r property in Santa ( lara was destroyed, her jdantntion burned and herself tired upon by Spanish troops, although the United States to flag floated over Imr home. J'or this she j? asks an indemnity of ?200,000. to * mm ~ " it Mr. I'ryun Appreciates It. ie Mr. liryan, when asked if ho had anything >y io aay in regard to the nomination of himself and Mr. Bewail by the silver convention, in session at St. Louis, replied: "I nppre- j eiateboth the nomination and tho unanimity with wliioh it was gi> en. I do not consider j I u us a personal compliment to .Mr. tsewaii j oud myself, but as an evidenoe that tho dole- I ' | Rates assembled are willing t?? tnako tho res- j >f j t .ration of bimetallism tin* paramount l*?ue | is ! of tills oampaiRii, and are willing to support I it ; tho Chh'URo ticket. regardless of differ*'aces ; ts i upon minor questions." ' l.ooooiot I vc <iot?s Through a I?ri?lRP. i [j. | At i'rmvfordsvill*', lad., Wednesday ai'oiit i x- | n.i '.night a loe*?m?>tive went through tho , Vaadaiia Railroad bridge, over Walnut 111 i Fork, killing t'?r???? men. The run was being j made to see if tho traek was safe after the lieavy rains of ilio past week. Five inea I were aboard the engine when it wont down. al 1 l-'.uRineer Frank Bowman, of Torre Hate, es| -aped witli live bruises, l.ut Itoad Supervisor s i, S. Brother* was severely injured. The k killed arte Fir<uuan Ilibbor, of I.oRansport; r Br'akaiaii Chas. MoKenzio, of Terro Haute; 0'. I Conductor N. II. Fowler, of Torre llaut*. r^J 1 Fowler's body is still in the eroek. l- Sent to the Penitentiary. At Pittsburg, Pa., F.x-Clty Attorney Moreland, who plead*'*! guilty to embezzling oity io funtls, has been sonteneod to thr*'*j years in th<> penit?'ntiary. W. II. House, ox-assistant ity attorney, convl*'to*l ??f aiding ami abettiiiR City Attorney Mor*'lan*l in embezzling in etty money, was sentenced to the peuitentiary for two years and three months. ltiiltlmoro the Place. The National Silver party has aecoptod an invitation from Baltimore merehants to no- J 3 tify Messrs. Bryan and Hewall in tin* city of ! ly iBaltlrnore. The notlflontion will he mn*lo j >*r j about fourteen days after the Democratic i lnotillcuUou in New York. * WKATIIER-CKOP HULiLKTIN Of the South Carolina Climate and CrogK Service. Bolow can be found Section Director Bauer's orop bulletin for tho past week, as prepared from one or moro corres- . . poudeuts in each county of tko State: Tho week was a favorable ono for all crops and for some, notably cotton, exactly tho weather needed for its best development. Corn fired in a few localities nndet the intluenco of the hot sun on wet ground, and .iu such places fodder pulling was hurried. Saving fodder in general iu the eastern portion of tho State and well begun elsowhcro. Late corn looks very promising over tho entire Stato. Reports on cotton indicqto a rapid development of the plant, aud from a number of places como reports o? growth having stopped, but bloOiniug aud fruiting freely. Rust and shedding' are reported from nino counties, ascribed to tho wet condition of the soil. In tho western counties an excessive growth of weed is reported, and at tho same time tho crop is characterised us "as flue a crop m over known." Tho identical words being used by correspondents from four counties. Sea Island cotton mado marked improvement. Tnhnnpti onrit-inr wrvll nn.lnr ? ?... ...f, ?vii i?uv?vi ?? ?j , ayuu not curing well. Jn Florenco the crop is doing well, elsewhere it is not so good. ltico continues to grow well, and much of it is heading. As far as knowu no damago resulted from tho high water on tho Santee, Coopor, Edisto or other rivers in tho main rico region. Peas, turnips, forago crops aud sweet potatoes aro doing well, except that the latter aro running very much to vino. Peaches bloomed freely and tho young fruit set well, except for somo variotics that were injured by frost in Murch, but tho hot weather of May causod tho young peaches to drop freely, which continued to maturity. Peaches also suffered from insect enemies so thut of tho fruit that riponod but a small portion was perfect or markotablo. There wero reports of peaches rotting on tho trees. Taking quantity and quality into consideration, tho peach crop was about oaafourth of an averago one. Apples are quite plentiful in certain counties or pnrts of counties, and very searco elsewhere.. Homo tress that boro no fruit last year aro loaded this year. Apples blossomed freely audi generally the fruit set well, but during the extreme beat of May it began ta drop freely and the condition of apples deteriorated steadily. While apples are plentiful in plnoes, all corresponnents speak of the fruit as of very inferior quality, duo, it scenes to insect bites and worms. Thus reducing its commercial value to considerable less than half of an averago crop. Peas were excellent in a few places . only, and generally suffered tho some , injury with liko results as apples and peaches did. Blight affected fruit trees seriously, and in places where never before know. Plums, apricots aud cherries were failures. The reports on grapes indicate a uniform excellence of condition throughout tho State, with local exceptions where they aro rotting more or less, uud one report from Lexington, where they aro pronounced a failure, but this condition will not apply to the whole county. Tho quality of grapos is pronounced excellent everywhere, and summing up all reports, grapos are a full averago both lis to quality and quanity. Tho bullacc family of grupus aro an abundant crop. > Cultivated borries did fairly well, and wild borries wore exceedingly plea*, tiful and of fine quality. Cucurbitacoous fruit, such cs watermelons and cantaloupes, was plentiful, but of rathor inferior quality aud size. On tho vkolo the season was a poor . ono for fruit, and the main reason assigned by correspondents was the excessive heat during May, co-existing with severe droughty conditions, and after tho heat moderated and the drought was relieved, insects dumnged tho remaining fruit, or tho rains caused it to rot, ho that tliero was a steady decline in condition from the time fruit blossomed uutil maturity. TKA1)K MO UK ACTIVK. Dixie's Merchants Are Ijooldnj; for A ( ooi! Itiislness This Kali. Ilusinpss conditions in the South, as reported I?y The Tradesman's hundreds of Correspondents, remain unchanged. At somo' points more aetivity is noted,'but, generally peaking, trade in all lines is quiet ami no marked improvement fs expected beforo. September, Moth merchants and luanufnc111 r.-r~ loo!, for a (rood business in the fall, if the line erop prospcts are realized and the pobtie.ii disiurbanees are not too demoralizing. . . ... The lumiier industry shows no now'features. Jinying is done on a limited , seabi.. and while some good orders ace reported, the volume of business is not large. Textile munufaeturers report a rpiitu trade, and the prospeets are nbt very favorable tor an increase in demand, at present. The following new industries are reported for the week: A brewery at Cueru, Tex., eleutrie light plants at Marnesvilie, Oil., and llempste.id,'i'ex.; A 100-barrel (louring mill at Denton, Te.x.; a. crUi.Oop ice factory at OreenvllJe, Mis*.; a stone iptarryto lie dhVoloped at lliverside, Tex., and a fy.'i.OOO bnnlc mil) at l.yneliburg, Va. A r'-O.OOOoll mjll wUl bo ereeted at Sinner. Tex.; a paper mill ut Sugarland, Tex.; a f 'JO,000 sugar refinery at Donaldsonvillep I,a.; cotton gins at -Forsyth, Oa., and Orahce and NVhito League, Tex.; cotton mills at Doiiglasvillo, Ua., (iu<? .uv-iMiur, \ ii k iiiitiii;; mm ni alii?*ii?9 (ia., and n tol>a m factory at llbdmiond, Va. Wou<lworking plants will bo < stabli.sln.Ml at iirowton, Ala., Harmony Grove, (la., Gold Hook and Orange, N. < hrtrlestoti, 8. (.k, Georgetown, Tenn., and a ?23,000 lumber mill at lioaumout. Tax. Anions the most important nev/ buildings I* a $19,090 ohtitvh at Al<>xan<lria, Va., and ami one to eost ?40,000 at Kaleigb, N. ('.; and ? HO,000 government building at Meridian, Miss.; a ?23,000 library at Oxford, Oa.; and. a ?30,00) opera houso at Knoxvllle, Teuu.