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GERMANY'S CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA r; Amount of $15,000,000 Reported Incorrect. TOTAL AMOUNT ABOUT $2,000,000. While There Is No Disposition to Proceed With Harsh Measures, German Government Is Fully Committed to Obtain Ample Satisfaction. Brrlln, Dor. 2.?The published statement that Germany's claims against "Venezuela amounted to $16,000,000 the eorrespondent of the Associated Press is informed are incorrect. While the vjt-i niun suvfrnuicnt is not yet reauy to publish the rtftails of Us demands, the papers say the total is about $2,000,000. 1 "resident Castro repre. nemts to Germany that Venezuela has little credit abroad; that the country Is Just emerging from a civil war during which planting and industry were, partially ruined and that therefore no matter now miudi Venezuela may desire to satisfy Immediately the claims against her. It Is obviously Impossible. Hence, an agref ment on the subject must provide for deferred payments. The seizure of the customs houses, therdry depriving the government of , an important means to admiastef the country, would add to the Internal d>strr-ss and dlsor >r While President Castro's proposals ! are not disclosed, there is reason to \ bellevf that th'-v Include the (mission of the bond* at. a moderately high rate ! of interest with some sort of a guanas- I tee that If the interest or the install- ! l?ents of the jrrinrlpal are defaulted, certain Venezuelan customs houses j may be taken over by Germany. Nothing Is known h<-ro of the plans of I Isaac N*. Soiigman. of New York, for I floating a Venezuelan loan. He ha" j not approached this government in j the matter. There is no dis' csiMon here to procoed with he ir.li measures with VenMllr.', I( ..111 ?cr ~ - * - <.?uv lit II till. I l-l :i ?ISl .HII1HC U> I'A e"l satisfaction. 1;?;t the German govcmmt'iit is fully rommltted io fho Intention. to obtain ample satisfaction. The cialrr.ar.t3 are constantly urging the government to press the collection of the amounts due thern. not only because of the sums Involved, hut. It is represented, in view of the fact that the lam? delay has rendered the .position of Germans In Venezuela more and more vexatious. Therefore, it Is claimed that the government must Btrilce hard In order to properly assert the rights of Germany. CROP CCNDITI0N3. Statement Issued by Weather Bureau For November. Washington. Dec. 2.?The weather * bureau has issued the following statement of crop conditions for November: The month was marked by excentlonnlly mild temperature In all dDtrlefs enst of th" Rocky mountains and with heavy rains over a large portion of the south Atlantic and cast gulf states. Reports grnrnlly show that winter wli- at was in very promising condition at the close of the month. With amide rro'fture and excop;ionally mild temperatures throughout the month, the crop made rapid advancement and too rank growth Is very g? nerai'y report', d from the central valleys. Oklahoma nn.i 'Pi-vnc r.- ?'... sown th- lle.mian fly has appeared txten !v ly, hut tltls pi st nas not. nITf r-" r 1 (' Into sown, which constitutes much tlo greater part of the total aor~>. ngo in Texas. Some fhlds of the oa:ly :o\vn arc from 12 to 1 < Inches hlfth'T, end are liahlc to Injury from cnhl. 0 F FICCRST AVEfrF LYNCHING. . Miles Johnson Hustled From Ao^ust.i to Savannah Jail. An .U'lii, (la., Doc. 2.- One of thosi wretched ami hrutal east., which ocrationally eotno to light In Augusta, hut ii"t until the perpetrator had been hurri -.1 away to jail in Savannah, safe from violence here lias Ikn ne known. iVihr, Johnson, :i negro who had for y<i. he.-a employed about the slaughter house and meat shop of a wellknow, i citizen of Augusta, assanltod Iris Utile C-year-old daughter. Tim mother, hearing the child's erics, came to her rescue. There Is no question of Identity or of guilt, as the man war recognized by the ehlld'R mother before lie got away. It was some hours beioro ho was found by the pollen. The a atter was kept very secret re 1 the officers had hurried the negro off to Savannah ln-fore his arrest became known. Tirst Grandson Gets $1,000,000. Cbicr.go, IK*c. 2.?A son was horn to tit wife of W. A. Clark. Jr., last night, winning the $1,00(1,000 glf: which Den?tor W. A. Clark offered to iiis r/as ana aainrmnr* n year ago /or I1'." first grandson presented to Mm, ;tys n special to Tli- Record-Tier. u!il front Rntte, Mont. Ins young' st daughter, Mrs. Motrin, in Now York, raffatly gave iiirtli to a daughter. Son. ator Clark, who Is in I'arls, lias boon notified l?y cable of the arrival of tho prize winner. Railway Employes Given Increase. Tamaann, Pa., Dee. 2.- ICmployes of the Hhamokin division of the Phlladob phlft and Heading Railroad company have boon notified of nn inereaac of 10 ifcr cent In wage*. it V I f HOUSE MEETS WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE Committeo Appointments are Announced. PRESIDENT'S MES3AGC 13 READ. Members of House Displayed Great In xcrtcx ifr H3 c.onxcnxs?juaiciar/ Committee Takes Action In Getting Anti-Truct Mcaeure Bcrore Congress Wash In1; ton. Doc .2.?The house m t r.t iwion v. iili a large attendance. Iru- j rr.? !y a.'tcr the reading of tha Journal (ioruon Russell, who v.as fleered to (<i> the' vacancy caused by tae death of it. C. D.-O aff .-nrcid. cf Texas. anrl Edward Swann, who was v>c:- J cd to ilil the vacancy caused by the death or' Amos J. Cummings. of New York, appeared at the bar and tool: the cath. The speaker announced the following committee appo.ntmencs: Ways and Means?Hill, of CcnnectlJ cut. I Jaiiciary?Palmer, of Pennsylvania. I Columbian Instftutioa for the Deal ! ar.d Dumb?Fowler, cf New Jersey, d:r ctor. Reform School of the District of C'o!um: :a?Wat kins, of Wisconsin, consulting trustee. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, from the committee appointed yesterday to wait or. the president, reported that tho committee had fulfilled Its mess'.on, ar.<! that the president stated that he would communicate at once In writing. The house then took a recess until 12:20 to await the arrival of the p: vs.:dent's message. When the house reconvened Mr. r.arne3. tssistant secretary to the president . announced the presfdent's j r:.f -arr> Which. by the direction of th? speaker, wis immediately read by the clerk. a jo members displayed-great Int. rest in its contents, rr.-any of them following tho reading in the printed copies which were distributed by the pages. The Judiciary committee of the house held its first meeting today and took prompt action in the direr.-, tlon of getting an anti-trust measure lif?V?rr? rr?n frrr^cc n t tho oqcHcmi* no- ^ bl<- moment. Mr. Jenkins, of Mississippi, who has become an acting chairman owing to the retirement of Judge Itay,. referred nil measures dealing with trusts to the subcommittee, of which Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, is chairman, and that subcommittee will go to work at oncc. 1 it Ih the hope of Mr. J.lttleficld that a bill can he reported out of the full committee liefore the adjournment for the Christmas holidays.. The committee today unanimously voted to request the speaker to appoint Mr. Jenkins chairman of the committee. EVENTS IN SENATE. Swearing In of Russell A. Alger as United States Senator. Washington, Dec. 2.?There were two events of Interest in the senaic today, the swearing in of CJeneral Russell A. Alger, as senator from Mlchii ga:i, and the presentation of the preal! dc tit's annual message. Hcfore the j senate convened Mr. Alger appeared j on t he floor and was heartily eongrat; ulated by his new colleagues. The [ family of the new senator, with a num. ber of personal friends, occupied seats in the reserve^ gallery to witness the ceremony, while members of the Mich, igan delegation in the bouse came over from the house for the same purpose. Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. I furrows presented the ere* dontials of Mr. Alitor and asked that the oath of ofiico ho administered to him. The new senator then was escorted to the desk of the president pro I em.. Mr. Fryo, by Mr. Furrows, where the oath was ad in in.stored. Messrs. Piatt, of Connecticut, and Jones, of Arkansas, the committee appointed by the senate to join a similar committee from the house to notify the president that congress had assembled, reported that thoy had per. formed this duty, whereupon Mr. Panics. assistant secretary to tbo , president, delivered the president's message to congress. Printed copies lrad been furnished each senator, and Ihey closely followed the reading of the document., hut few Democrats were in their seats when the leading of the message was bgun. Linotype Companies May Combine. 1/ondon. Dee. 2.?At a meeting of ' the shareholders of the linotype coml pany. the chairman. Mr. J.awrenrr, has mi, in iin-u urn report mat Depot iations were on foot loohltiK to tho amalpamotion of all the linotype companies. ' Ho said that they had been in commit; r.lcatlon wllii important capitalists in America and Jk;rlln, and If the direrfora received pood proposals they vonid lie submitted to the sharchol-'cm. H<*j?nrdlnp the dispute with the Canadian company, the chairman aal.i th' re would he a conference between representative* of the two eoneeras.. Japanese Political Situctlon. New York, I>er, 2.?The Japaneio i polltleal situation Ih still undeter| mined aceordln.t to a Tlrr?e? dispatch ! from Toklo by way of f/ondon. Tho Marquis Ifo and- the Marquis YamaRata are endeavoring to discover lln'-a on which a compromise can he reached and the resignation of tho cabinet l thereby avoided. ! JF.AL0U9 ACTOR KILLS WO\'A\\ Afterward* Attempted Suicide?Sensational Affair In Philadelph?a. 1 Philadelphia, D?c. 2.?Mrs. Kate ] Hassott. leading lady In Kelth"? Eighth Street Theater Stock. company eras shot and killed, last night by ftorvv Johnston, a well-known actor, ?b x was formerly a member of tire Richard Mansfield company-, and wkc .? well known to thoe.ur.cdl peofLe throughout the country. After Iho murder Johnston attempted suicide The tragedy occurred at Danen an 1 Wood? streets, in Philadelphia's tenderloin. Johnston A:ed at his victim Ave times, two of the bullet* taking effect. one in the left breast and ths other in the left arm. The cause of rhe tragedy ia believed to have been Jealousy. The murder was one of the most sensational that has occurred here- in a long time. Kate Hass<nt in private life was Mrs. Minna Deolcwlth. She was 35 years old. Her husband, from whom she was separated. Is Everett Baekwith. cf Chicago. The police have informed him of his wife's death. None of Johnston's relatives has been heard from as yet. The police learned the address of a brother in New York, from a letter In Johnston's pocket. Johnston May Recover. Philadelphia. Dec. 2.?Barry Johnston. the actor, who last night sho* and killed Kate Hassett. leading lady of Keith's Bijou Theater- Stock com pa | ny and attempted suicide. Is today r? i ported by the hospital physicians ro j be Improving. , GREAT STRIKE PLANNED. Possible That 100.00C Trainmen May Go Out. Chicago, Ills., Dec. 2.?A strike of 100.000 trainmen and conductors on western and southern railways :s within the possibilities of the next few days. Grandmaster Morriseey. of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and representatives from ail the roajf centerlag in Chicago, are at the Sherman house for the purpose of making demands on the different corporations for a 20 per cent Increase In the wage scale. It Is admitted that a compact has been entered into with the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors, the members of which are also preparing to ask Tor more money. The proposition to mako the demands has already beer, ratified by both unions, and. although the officials say ther<* will be no friction, they arc prepared to Insist on the scale. CARRIAGE FELL FROM BRIDGE. Atlanta Young Woman Injured In Accident at'Caldwell, N. J. New York, Dec. 2.?A carriage containing Mrs. George E. Weyl, wife of a New York broker, and her two sisters, whose homo is In Atlanta. Ga.f has fallen from a bridge near Caldwell, N. J. Miss Annie Sewall was seriously cut about the head and injured Internally. It is feared she will not recover. The carriage was crossing the bridge, a frail structure* when the horse became frightened and harked against the light railing. The latter gave way and the party was preeipi tared into the* stream. 40 feet below. All escaped with cuts and bruises, except Miss Sewall. The horso was killed. DOUBLE MURDER IN WILCOX. M. M. and Roy Burkhaltcr Killed by Party of Negroes. Reif'.fivllle, Cla., Dec. 2.?Xews has Just arrived hrre of the assassination on Saturday night, near Jennie postoffice. 12 miles distant, of M. M. Ilurkhalter and Roy Rurkhalter. They lewrre shot In the dark by Joe IJruton and lien liruton, negroes, who were aided and abetted by two negro women and three boys. The women and boys have been arrested. The Rrutons have escaped, but are being pursued and a lynching is expected. Roth the Rurkhalters were shot through the heart and. Instantly killed as they stepped out of their liou3?. Prince Sails for Slam, Victoria. R. C.. Dec. 2.?The crown prince of Slam and party sailed for Yokohama enroute to Kiam at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The steamer TCrnpress of China was held until then In deference to the wish of the prince and' party. Monday is the "Friday" of the Siamese, and it is unlucky to sail on Monday, and, therefore, the steamer was kept until the beginning nf Tiu.c/lov Mother and Child Cremated.. Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 2.?News of the cremation of Mrs. diaries fxnldl and her children In their little log house In the recesses of the Jenes mountains has reached the city. The cabin took fire fi oin a stove, and the frantic mother attempted to force the children, the oldest 16 years of age, through u window, hut tho roof fell In. Savannah Scotchmen Meet. Savannah, (*a., Dec. 2.?The one hundred and fifty-second annual banquet of the Bt. Andrew Society waa held last night at the DeSoto with almost 176 members and guests In | attendance. It was one of the most 1 successful ufairs tho society has 1 ?*? bad, ami i t ' 1 - \ i x io i t; proposals. SOME RATHER CURIOUS METHODS OF POPPING THE QUESTION. w miUK u?? >'r?; 1?." Metrrliiwo With i O n." i . it l.v?\u Letter ttx\\ .1 i .v>i <iiil?-i',lrtM?ork* untl X n-x titi'il (tito Stir* lee. x . \ 0a . ? v. tlio (/imtMulou :..V s?.vt. * ! ? icCcing it u London - no a. U tug at tl)o rv._~.vii a.-. w. d -.mi ,?o, \\ lion ? jl.- i- ?. . n?. pick'tig -. ~ "ye*." . * ' * ' -OotM : >orv*t, ~ . : :so following W".U yvii ; irry :v"" ; \ ..a "v w > ? >ciuowhrtt 5" rpr.jc.l. 1 .:. roc :o ,c .trivne. nlio ; prc.r.ptl} replied a:">t j " lur f:ts*biett j w .:h her cwu match rv.'.o. X"ovuLmiv ' ' not." j This .s probably caique as aa offer | of marriage. br.: < a fact that a ; young matron l.vi: u in a south I.oudon ! suburb Las ::i her possesion at thi* ! present' moment sever.:! ride written ; kve letters. The Lilly In question was formerly I aa attendant at a sh>K>:ug gallery ia j a certain popular piueo of amuswnent , tsoon, a la*, ti bo eIosi.il forever) which j is "down Westminster way." and ber . sweetheart tLat was aud husband that ! is used to drvp la of an evening to practice. Ho lecr.mo so export after awhile that Le conbl place the shots where he liked to within a fraction of j an Inch, and be frequently used bis , shill when no inconvenient onlookers j were around in the manner indicated. ; Needless to say that as soon as Le had finished the little perforated squares of cartridge paper were carefully rerr.oved and preserved Ly her for whom alone the messages so curiously written thereon were intended. The most farfam.'d feature of the beautiful Yosemite vail. y. in Califorj nla. is the Bridal Ve'l f iL It descends ! from the plateau. r?wrly 3.000 feet above. In a Fiuglo ribbon of silvery water limned luminously against the dark vertical face of the precipice. Perhaps it was its romantic name which suggested to Charles Evelyn, a young and wealthy San Franciscan, to utilize the falling streamlet iu an altogether novel fashion. Anyhow he spent several thousand dollars in constructI Ing at the summit of the cliff, just j where the water gathers itself together for its final terrific leap into the aTiyss | below, a sort of vertically sliding ' sluice door which worked so smoothly j and so perfectly that it could be low| ered and raised several times in the course cf a single minute. Then when his preparations were complete he brought to the valley from her far eastern home the young lady to whom he was engaged, aud by alternately raising and lowering the sluice gates above for longer or shorter intervals, as the ease might be, he caused the cascade to tell her in spurts and Jets, corresponding to the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet, of the love he bore her. Whether the lady exactly approved of this blazoning abroad of what should have been a message sacred to her eyes alone Is not recorded. but she has. at all events, the supreme satisfaction of reUecting that she is the only woman In the world to whom a love letter has been indited by a harnessed waterfall. Love letters spelled out lu fireworks are of course common. One such written aloft in particolorid globes of flame and addressed by a Magyar noble to ids aflianctd bride at Ilerrinaunstadt is said to have cost ?S00. In n Sussex garden a lovelorn but bashful swain sowed in mustard and cress a marriage proposal to the daughter of his next door neighbor, and the fair one, not to be outdone, answered, "Yes," In radishes. They were married without delay, and both the proposal and the answer were served and eaten tit the wedding breakfast After nil, however, it is doubtful whether the modern lover has, on the whole, progressed very far In the matter of inventing novelties, either in marriage proposals or love letters. Nearly 4,000 years ago a proposal for the hand of nn Egyptian -princess was Inscribed elaborately on a block of solid stone and can be seen to this day by any one curious in such matters in the British museum. Machares, an old time king of Colchis, wooed his ||?v 17 IIV-1 1?I i'ncilin U1 ^UUIIrt nnd benutifal child slaves, each of whom had some tender nnd loving message tattooed on tho skin of the hack, while, coming down to moro recent times, it is recorded of the Prince de Contl thnt he sent to a certain great lady a proposal indited on a golden plaque, exquisitely engraved, the letters of the words of the epistle being formed of diamonds, rubles and emeralds set In the metal. The lady's answer was, however, In the negative, whereupon the prince requested that she would at lenst do him the honor of accepting a ring containing n miniature of himself. To this she assented, but stipulated that the ring should be destitute of Jewels. The tlnv nnrtrnlt wjih neeor/1ln<rlv ant In n simple rim of gold, but to cover the painting a large diamond, cut very thin, served as a glass. The lady Promptly returned the Jewel, whereupon the prince had It ground to powder. which he used to dry the Ink of the note ho wrote to her on the subject.?London Tit-Hits. TJierc !?> Right. One of them went over and whispered to the stranger who had come In and taken a seat: "I beg your pardon, but this Is a gathering of working women, met to protest against"? ' "I am n traveling preacher's wife," Itald the stranger. And they made her the president of tka meeting.?Chicago Tribuoa, As wv? wrift> ih rains as ifr. i 1 *ro>v, du< vour grass and pea McCORMICK MOW Try a mower and rake in and it'it is uot satisfactory brin uutil you are s atisfied. Kernel Cormiek. Big lot Rock Hill Buggies i Smoothest best buggy on the wajzon until vou have seen out GREEN i VEHICLE AND LIVE ^ DR. I. M *rm .DEN' Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. ? DO YOU D Glenn Srings Ginger 1 Springs Mineral 1 on tlie n WF Rppoiiop all ingredients usee UCUaUOU it la mndn f*I'Am Ol AV m*j iuauc ajlv/II-I VII THE OLD RELIABLE been alleviating suffering for ov made into most delightful carbc knew that you will say, as other Drinkers of Ginger Ale wii lightful and refreshing drink, m Water. Experts pronounce it it and you will be convinced, j THE GLENN SPR Glenn Spri The World'* Largeat Crab. IIow would you like to have a crab like this squeezing your toe when you go bathing? The gigantic Japanese crab, measuring twelve feet, is probably the largest crustacean In the world. The specimen Is a type of the spider crab, which Inhabits the waters of the group of Islands forming the empire of Japan. The bodv nortlon is tho alw> of a half bushel measure, -while Its two great arms or "feelers" could easily encircle the llgurc of a man. Its eight arms or legs resemble huge bamboo poles and are extremely elastic, and if strung into one line they would reach to the top of a four story apartment building. One of the extraordinary peculiarities of this crab is the faculty of assuming a disguise by nillxlng pieces of seaweed and sponges to the body. The Drop Cnrtain. A youngster had been to the theater, and upon his return his uncle asked him how he liked the play. "Oh," he replied, "the play was all right, but 1 didn't see nearly all of It" "Why, how did that happen?" asked his uncle. "Because," answered the youngster, "the roller must have been broke, for the window blind fell down two or three times!"?Chums. A I'nlr KxcliMnire. Editor?See here, Mr. Dolan. Yon delivered me n load of hay for the six years' subscription you owed for my paper. Mr. Dolan?01 did. Editor?Well, my horse won't eat that hay, h' gosh! Mr. Dolan?Well, my goat won't cat your paper, he gobs!?Tuck. A Weak fsinmnnh, Indigestion In often caused by over* eating. An eminent authority says the harm done thus exceeds that from tho excessive use of alcohol. Eat all the good food you want but don't overload the stomach. A weak stomaeh may refuse to digest what you eat. Then you need a good dlgestant like Kodol, which digests your food with: out the stomachrs aid. This rest and i the wholesome tonics Kodol contains soon restore health. Dieting unnecessary. Kodol quickly relieves the feel- , ing of fulness and bloating from which some people suffer after meals. Absolutely cures Indigestion. Kodol Nature's To?lo. Prepared only by E.G. DiWmSOo^Chltiea | bottvicQfltNtmUfrfc item tfnMni MhML ' " i : v * rains your grass and pea vines ines grow we are setting up rERS AND IRAKES. ade by the McCormick people g it back. No money passed iiber what we sell, the JVlcon hand. Come and get one. market today. Don't buy a car load of ''Old Ilickorys.' Sc BOYD. ; STOCK DEALERS. II AIR,-S**-~ Office Bank Building Union. 8. C. RINK ALE? lie, made with Glenn ATater. is the best narket. [ Y ? 1 are the purest and best, enn Springs Mineral Water. that, in its natural state, lias er a hundred years is now being mated drinks. Try it and we s have said, that it is "the best." 11 be delighted to get this de^ ^ ade with Glenn Springs Mineral the finest on the market. Try Vsk your dealer for it. jNGS COMPANY, ngs, S. C. w J44 i/f *1# MI xy m m AU Aii m w W J Hands Wanted | t EXCELSIOR KNITTKiG MILLS, * * UNION, S. C. f f Port? f-WIX ?f.win? UK1* $ bodied men, between the ogee $ i of 2i and 40. to make $1.00 per * x day each, and good wages paid X T to other members of the family J S for other classess of wor?. We $ * also want toppers, knitters, i X loopers, menders and finishers, x f All the work is nice and easy, T $ and we pay better wages than $ | any other hosiery mill in the ? x South. x Waalso want 1,000 good codar post, T X " ' J n |j. H. GAULT.I v Treasurer and Manager. $ 1 ?7-im. STRAWBERRY PLANTS. " The largest stock In the world. Nearly too varieties. All the choioe, Incious kinds for the Garden and Fa'-cy Market. Also Shipping Varieties. Also Dewberries, Asparagus, Khubarh, Grape Vines, etc. Our laopage Manual, free to buyers enables everybody to grow them with success and profit. All plants packed to ca^ry serosa the continent freehatrwben dug. Illustrated catalogue free. Specify if you want catalogue of Shipping Varieties or Fancy n ... J - - a-s vrMiaen auras. ? CONTINENTAL PLANT CO. Strawberry Specialists KlfTHELL, N. O. ' N/GR*bXL&am C1r?r.r. ?iid br.'iMflea Iho bait, Proinuta* a luxurt.nl growth. Hover rails 10 Koatoro Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. rhe Anebop. "Sailors are awful forgetful, ain't tbeyV asked little. Eld*. "Why, What umkcs you think tbatT* ' Inquired lier papa. ' "Because every time they leava a place they have to weigh their anchor. Jf they weren't forgetful, they'd remember the weight."?Exchange.