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BOER SURPRISE- PARTY
British Garrison at Ladybrand
Closely Pressed
HUNTER TO THE RESCUE
BelleTins Parly Will Probably Be Too
Late, as tue Bom Are Present tn
Overwhelming TSnmbers-The Ciar-
riion ISarus Military Stores Several
ITllnor Engagements Heported la the
Kxagersdorp District
t !mt s nu-nfltrhos from
Maseru. Bnsutolaud. dated yesterday.
announced that the British garrison at
I.advbrand is in a serious plight, hav
ing leen surrounded by the Boer eoui
uiandos of Gioblcr, Lender and Haase
brock and of Theron's scouts. The
British irairisou. finding themselves
hard pressed, have burned all their mili
tary stores to prevent their falling into
the hands of the federalists. Volley
tiring was audible at the time the dis
patch was sent, which indicated that the
garriou was holding out. The silence
of the BHr cannon was believed to be
due to shortage of ammunition.
General Hunter has hurried in the
direction of Ladybrand to effect the res
cue of the garrison, but it is feared that
he will be too late, as the British are
believed to be greatly outnumbered by
the Boers, and the latter were reported
as making a desperate assault upon the
garrison. f
A large army of Boers has appeared
in the vicinity of the Vet river, and, it
is reiorted. are preparing for threaten
ing ojK'rations toward the north.
According to the latest advices received
by the War Office from General Rob
erts, Paget's forces have arrived at
Warn par and Colonel Plumer has suc
cessfully engaged the burghers at Rqoi
kop, capturing prisoners, ammunition
and supplies.
General Hart had a fight with a party
of Boers who were attenfpting to de
stroy the Johannesburg water works,
August 31, and drove them off after
sustaining nine casualties.
General Rolerts adds that there have
been small engagements in the Krugers
drp district, the Boers sustaining heavy
losses. The- British here had sixty men
wounded.
The dispatch from Roberts dated Bel
fast. September 2, 10:35 p. m., follows:
"Paget's men are at Warnpar. Colo
nel IMumer, in his engagement at Rooi
kop. captured seven prisoners, llKI rifles.
4'MiOo rounds of ammunition 350 head
f cattle and three wagons. His cas
ualties were two officers severely and
three slightly wounded.
"On August 31 General Hart had an'
encounter with a party of Birrs, who
were attempting to destroy the Johan
nesburg water works. The Boers evacu
ated a strong position. The British cas
ualties were nine wounded.
"Thore have been several minor en
gagements in the Krugersdorp district,
in which the British had sixty wounded
and the Boers lost heavilv."
Hospital at tue Seat of War
vJape Town, Sept. 4. At the monthly
meeting of Good Hope Society, Sir John
Furle, chief commissioner of the Red
Cross Society, stated that he had re
cently visited the hospitals at Pretoria,
Johannesburg and at other centers of
operations. He had found the arrange
ments for the care of patients excel
lent and tliA hospital supplies abundant.
He spoke in glowing terms of the work
of the Loudon Central Committee, which
he had hoped would become a perma
nent organization and result in co-operation
between the civil ami military hos
pital systems. The strait of war is
vow practically over. and. there was no
further need for public aid. although pri
vate assistance was still welcome.
DO E ItS HOLD THEIR GROUND
British Make an lnsnccessfnl Attack
on Botha Near Lydenbnr
London. Soit. 4. Advices from Bid
f'ntein of vcstenLiy's date says- that
General Br.IIer emraired the Boere -'n
the mountains overlooking Lydtnburg
Seiteiuber -. (Jeneral Botha command
ed the enemy which held the pass
throughout tlx1 day.
The Boer artillery fire was well served.
T'pward of 1!.knj men comprised the
Boer torre. The British cavalry with
a horse battery anproached to within
two miles of the enemv's position. The
Ruers then fired three Ixng Toms, which
were located, one on either side of the
pass; and me at a distance to the risrht.
They also bad anotheo- gun f higa
velocity mounted.
The British forces occupied a position
in a basin on the right of th? pass, and
v-ere unable to retreat at nightfall. Th
Iloer guns were accurately trained, and
were fired con ti mi on sly ai. day, while
the British, being unable to use their
position for gun fire effectively, ad
vanced their infantry. Between thi
Sines and hidden in creeks and ov r-
prown shrnblery were numerous Boer
harpsnootpcs.
General B'dler occupied an expo:l
IositHm on a ridge at the front. The
behavior of his troops ilnder heavy shell
fiiv was excellent. IIi5 casimlties aie
not stated.
CABINET TALKS POLITICS
There la Nothing In the Chinese Situa
tion Calling; for DIcaston
Washington. Sept. 4. The cabinet of
ficers spent most of their time at the
meeting this morning in a discuFsion of
politn-s. Xo new messages from China
required thir attention, and. penu.ng"
th: receipt of inswers from the powers
In regartl to the Russo-Auierican pro
posal, the administration feeis that it can
take no further action.
Nothing was done about the reports
of looting and murder committed whole
Pale by the allies. Cabinet members
say that-since no charges of' that sort
have been laid against the American
troops, the matter cannot be properly
dealt with by this government. -
The meeting was attended by Secre
taries Gage, Hoot, . 3ViLson, liitchcock
and Attorney General Griggs, who had
lnvn invay for some time in Connecticut. .
Postmaster General Smit'a left -sterd'ay j
afternoon for a stumping tour thiougal
Maine. I
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, Sept. 4. New York won
a double-header Horn the Cincinnati! at
the Polo grounds this afternoon. The
visit ors were somewhat crippled, owing
to injuries to Crawford and Cochran,
who had to lay off. Both Scott and
Ilauiey pitched grand ball in the first
game.
Taylor, the "dummy," pitched the sec
ond game for the New Yorks, and had
things pretty nearly his own way.
The score: R. H. K.
New York ..000,11101 x 4 8 3
Cincinnati 00011 00003 8 1
Batteries: Hawley and Grady; Scott
and Kahoe. Umpire, Snyder.
Second game: R. H. E.
New York ..4 2211010 x 11 14 4
Cincinnati ...1 00 0 4 00 00 5 10 2
Batteries: Taylor and Bowerman;
Hahn and Kahoe. Umpire, Snyder.
Pittsburg Doubles on Boston
Boston. Sept. 4. The Pirates won an
other double-header today, the second
game being called at the end of the
seventh inning.
The score: (First game.) R. II. E.
Boston ...0 00000 0000 3 1
Pittsburg 000 10 00 4 4 0 12 9 named is the tutor of the heir apparent,
Batteries: Nichols and Clark; Chesbio an(i j3 violently anti-foreign in his sym-
and O'Connor. Umpire, O'Day. :r,athio
The score: (Second, same.) R. II. E. ,pa" ,. . , , -
Boston 1 01020 15 13 3! Ths dispatch adds that it is hoped in
Pittsburg 21 1000 20 8 3 Shanghai that the powers will refuse
Batteries: Dineen and Clarke; Tanne-
ill and Zimmer. Umpire, O'Day.
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The
ame was called oil account of
darkness
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 8
Brooklyn. Sept. 4. One thousand peo
ple saw a regular fighting game of base
ball at Washington Park this after
noon. The Chicagos managed to win
from the Brooklyns ehiedy because of
glaring blunders in the field and the
failure of Manager Hanlon to take
Pitcher Weyhiug out of the box early
in the contest. The Brooklyns made a
sensational rally in the last inning.
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nrooKiyn l imi u i l u u 4 t il o
Chicago .04 21010008 15 2
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vin and Donahue. Umpire, Hurst.
Philadelphia 13, St. Lonls 8
Philadelphia. Sept. 4. Philadelphia
again outbatted and outfielded St. Louis
this afternoon, and won easily. Attend
ance. 2.270.
Philadelphia .2 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 x 13 16
St. Louis 3 0 010 0 2 0 2 8 10
Batteries: Donohue and McFarland;
Powell and Robinson. Umpire, Emslie.
LOOKS FAIR FOR BUXTON
Forsyth Now Has But One
Congressional Candidate'
Jones Retires from the Race Dough-
ton said to Bo Ont of It Black
burn Will not Give Way
o a Gold Democrat
WinstonSalem, N. C, Sept
4.-Sne-:
rifil Mr 17 JX Tanfti tv? a w
witJidrew
from the congressional race in favor of
Hon. J. C. Buxton, leaving only one can-
didatc in this county contesting for the
nomination. It was learned today that
Ex-Lieutenant Governor R. A. Daugh-jers
ton. of Allesrhanv counitv. has also
- i u i 'eign members.
tired from the congressional race. For-) Concerning the operations of the allies
syth will send a large delegation to1 in China, there are no dispatches, and it
Lenoir and since the retirement of Mr.l't apparent that the military forces have
Jones. Mr. Buxton's chances are consid
ered flattering.
District Attorney Ilolton, who retired 1
from the Republican State chairman
ship, was asked today if the report was
true that the State Executive Commit
tee was in favor of giving the business
im-n of the State who are in sympathy
witn tne politices of tho McKmley ad
ministration, the right of way in several
eongressional districts. He replied that j ticipated.
the man who gave out the report had a The conduct of all officials evidencing
reputation for truthfulness. The ex-! anti-foreign tendencies will not be inves
chairman, however, said 'there was no legated.
truth in the rumor that Assistant Dis- Placards posted in various places here
trict Attorney .Blackburn was to retire exhort all foreigners to oppose compro
from the congressional race In this dis- i V"S?T Avitl -.the government, and attack
trict in favor of a gold Democrat. i1'1 "une thane because of his alleged
In his address to laboring men here last: rnVu'r tha.t.11 foreigners .in Pekin ex
night State Lecturer J. F. Austin said;co' the ministers were of no account.,
lie did not believe the Legislature should; 3ne natives are being misled by lurid
pass a law prohibiting child labor in SKSl???.1? e stl army as
factories, but that the employes should ' IlSS"0 i i2S15S cliniral tor
rJv ffir-;vnt fnr twi, .nnnvt Mrt- 1.0e natives believe that accounts
ir VuT ""I " i "T: ;v:Vior the allies' success are lies.
which, he said, was imiwssible at the
present wages of labor.
A YaquI Proposal for Peace
Hermosilo, Mex., Sept. 4. A .delega
tion or five Yaqui Indians who belong :
to the peace faction o that tribe have ber 7, when a resolution will be sub
arrived here. They are on their way to mitted declaring in favor of discontinn
the city of Mexico where they will layjing the purchase of American cotton
a proposition before President Diaz, 'on the spot. The effect of the adoption
looking to a settlement of the war that of such a resolution would be to bring
has been going on for the last two years , the trade to a standstill for several
between the Indians and the government t weeks. r
troops
The Indians demand that they shall i
be permitted to conduct their own tribal
. 1 i
taxation. It is not considered Drobable
that President Diaz will accept the prop-
osition.
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Two Slow RrAnrlnv If nnrn.
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Washington, Sept. 4.-The ceusus bu-
rean announced that the population of
Richmond, Va., is 85,050. as against 81,
388 in 1890. This is an increase of 3.GG2,
or 4.5 per cent.
The census bureau announces that the
population of Charleston, iS. C, is 55,807,
as against 54,955 in 1890. This is an in
crease of S52, or 1,55 per cent.
Elklns Will Not Hetlre
Charleston. W. Va., Sept. 4. A tele
cram, from Hon. 6. B. Elkins to an even
ing paper here says:
"Ilave een report in certain papers of
niv withdrawal as Senatorial candidate,
JPlease deny, this posltiyejy,' - -
FOUR TO MAKE PEACE
Commissioners Appointed to
Assist Li Hung Chang
FOREIGNERS DISPLEASED
Cartain European Powen Propose
Formulating Conditions of Peace as
an Offset to the Russian Proposal
Germany's Policy Declared to Be Op
posed to Partition of China No News
from Fefcln
London, Sept. 4. A dispatch from
Shanghai to The Central News states : ago this month, William Jennings Bryan
that the memorial sent by 1A Hung made a tour of West Virginia, and to
Chang to the Empress in regard to the; day began another itinerary of speech
peace commission has been ignored. making through the State. After cios
An imperial edict appoints Li Hungjiug his speech, Labor Day, at Chicago,
Chang, Prince Tung, Yung Lu and Lou Mr. Bryan left on a special train for this
Tunc as commissioners. The last- . State.
to recognize this commission, the person-
uel of wnjcu embraces one Chinaman
and three Manchus.
According to a dispatch from Rome,
the king has summoned Marquis Viscouti
Yenosta, minister of foreign affairs, to
Naples for a conference over the Chinese
situation. The Italian king has received
a long communication from the Emperor
of Germany.
A dispatch from Paris says that it is
reported that certain powers propose
formulating a program embodying the
conditions upon which peace can be re
stored in China, reserving the question
r!of the evacuation of Pekin in opposition
to Russia s proposal.
The Paris press comments approvingly
on the cordiality of the Czar's letter
to President Loubet in regard to the
exposition, but the editor says that
France is' not disposed to subordinate
her Chinese policy to sentimental dis
play. The Gazette, whose opinions are usual
ly regarded as otiicially inspired, says
:i tflprrnin frnm r?olnc-n in nn nrtiele
today discussing the policy of Germany
in China, denies the allegations of the
foreign press that Germany's military
preparations indicate an adventurous
policy.
The Gazette announces that Germany
will not attempt the dismemberment of
China. She merely desires atonement
for a crime and the extension of com
merciar privileges. , "
"Our commercial interests." The Ga
zette adds, "point unmistakably to a
policy of non-partition a ndf imperatively
demand that such a policy not only be
theoretically acknowledged, but be ad
hered to as an established principle."
There is practically nothing that is
new in the Chinese diplomatic situa
tio'n. The absence of Lord Salisbury's
reply to the proposal for the withdrawal
of the allied troops from Pekin renders
the matter decidedly indefinite, although
it is conceded that Great Britain's atti
tude will be in opposition to that of
Russia.
The increase in the membership of the
Chinese peace commission by the addi
t'on of anti-foreigners to that body, with
Mimr I hunrr ifci Iwoil ic a cur
prise. and there are suspicions here, as
to the origin of the idea. In some quar-
Tors, V 1S reearaeti as an inspirea move
o;.,; ?f ,.f.,;n th.it tsA nnn,.
will not treat with a commission
i composed of such aggressively auti-for-
been placed in a state of inactivity bv
the delay of the powers in deciding upon
thf1 course to be pursued in set'"-" fhe
rrisl
Viceroys to Be Investigated
Shanghai, Sept. 4. The Empress has
ordered a commission to investigate the
conduct of the southern viceroys who
entered into compacts with the foreign
consuls for the protection of the mis-
sionaries, etc. Their degradation is an-
Scheme to Dloelc Trade
London, Sept. 4. In connection with
the scarcity of cotton the Federation of
Cotton Spinners of Manchester has de
cided to invite the Lancashire cotton
sninners to attend a conference Spntn
A Biz Steel Plant Planned
uiiubku, wtyi. iue xriDune savs
: O j. A nnu- m
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ltn of an imne BeSenTr
plant at Waukegan, 111., with a capacity
or i,uuu tons a aay ana to cost S3,COO,000.
if tkn nlnno ova. rmwiA 4. il. -
11, tut; ijiuu j ui c veil i icu uut lilt; CUUX-
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Z ractor m tne
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Precautions Asalnst tbe Plagne
New York, Sept. 4. Extraordinary
precautions will-now be taken Dvtije1 1 which eleettd him to his seat in the
health officers of Atlantic ports to guard ; Senate. He was fearless in his antago
against the introduction of tne buboniG i nisin this evening, even bold. Some of
plague. i his fellow-citizens cheered and approved
; ihim. Others frowned upon him. He
G.... W.rk.r. VTUl El.,. H'S??. tat I am ,n
Brussels, Kept. 4. Over 100 work- anti-imperialistic Republican, and I
men in the glass factories of Central nromiVa you now that I shall work and
f"Relffium have decided to emigrate to the
United States because of the failure of:
their recent strike to alleviate the gen-
Ural discontent ... - - - - -. f- -. .,
GOMES EAST
Last Nigtft He Spoke
Cumberland Md.
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HIS SPEECH A SHORT ONE
Senator Wellington, In an Address
Preceding Bryan's, Declared His
Hostility to Imperialism . and lis
Recognized IIad His Arraignment
of ITlcKlnley Hissed Bryan's Tray
els in West Virginia
Cumberland, Md., Sept. 4. Four years
John T. McGraw, member of the
National Democratic Advisory Commit
tee, came from Chicago with Mr. Bryan.
Mr. McGraw is the recognized leader
of the Bryan Democracy of West Vir-
gia, and is a candidate for the United
States Senate. The special train reached
-W est irginia at Benwood, about noon.
There a crowd of people had gathered
at the depot to greet Bryan. Five stops
were macie oetween that point and ueer
Park, Md., where Mr. McGraw has his
summer home.
At the depots all along the line num
bers of people had collected. The largest
crowd was at Oakland, Md. A band
boarded the regular train in advance of
the special there, and a number of peo
ple -accompanied the band to Deer Park,
where Mr. Bryan took., dinner as the
guest, of Mr. McGraw. Carriages were
in waiting and Mr. Bryan, John T. Mc
Graw, Charley Wells, a well-known West
Virginia Democrat; J. .C. Ralphsnyder,
once a candidate for governor; newspaper
correspondents, and a few others, were
driveu to Rosemont, the" summer home
of Mr. McGraw. There a reception took
place. The affair was quite a charm
ing success. Miss Rose McGraw, Mrs.
C. R. Durbin and Mrs. A. S. Warder,
sisters of Mr. McGraw, assisted in re
ceiving. Judge John Jay Jackson, who was ap
pointed to the United States Court bench
in West Virginia by Abraham Lincoln,
was upon the veranda of Mr. McGraw's
beautifnl home to greet the Nebraskan.
Judge Jackson is one of the oldest judges
upon v the bench and is a gray-haired
man of commanding presence.
Gilmore S. Hamill, of Oakland, intro
duced Mr. Bryan, who made a short talk.
He - spoke in low tones, saving his
strength for his addresses here this evening-
where u greater demonstration
awaited him.-
The Academy of Music rwas already
packed w'hen the Bryan special arrived.
It seated one thousand people ordinarily.
Fifteen1 hundred crowded into it tonight.
The Bryan party proceeded at once to
the Academy of Music. Ferdinand Wil
liams called the meeting to order and
introduced Senator George L. Welling
ton, who spoke for an hour. Senator
Wellington was elected by the Republi
can -Ijogislature.1 and has declared himself
opposed- to the Republican platform and
McKinley's administration. This is the
Senator's home. He said by way of in
troductory remarks:
"I have not learned the art of voicing
one sentiment in the Senate and acting
upon another upon the hustings. I was
compelled to differ from the governmen
tal policy of President Mclvinley, as it
developed. I gave evidence of my disa
greement in the speecnes I delivered in
the Senate. I am here tonight to riter
ate the convictions I voiced in the Sen
ate. I am here tonight to declare my un
alterable antagonism to the policy of
imperialism amd to the representative of
that vicious principle." ?
Senator Wellington then went into de
tails which were at one time interrupted
by hisses. This was when his accusa
tions against the policy of the Republi
can administration were -most bitter. Hr
was so (annoyed bv the hissing that he
paused and left liis subject for a mo
ment to say: "There are three things
that hiss, the senpent, the goose, and the
fool." Then he went on with his speecn.
Mr. Brytan did not talk long this even
ing, ' He made twro speeches, one in laie
Academy of Music and one to an over
flow meeting at the public square. The
crowd there had been entertained by Mr.
McGraw and others until the academy
id loomed. -Mr. Brran did not tcflich.
upon any new points. Militarism and j
:'n,i;tm hi nrmpiTifll i henm. I
AU.jfV- A'-' -
Not once did he talk upon tne money
question.
Tomorrow the party will go into West
Virginia again.
Mr. Brj-an was a close and attentive
listener to Senator Wellington's address.
He sat near him and watched him close
ly. Frequently he nodded approvingly
when the Senator's remarks pleased him.
Mr. Bryan looked serious as feenator
Wellinirton "sfiirl:
"Another danger to which I have al
ready alluded is the potential influence
of England in our national administra
tion. I say to you tonight that in my
judgment President McKinley is but
pro-consul of the English queen in the
management of American, affairs. Such
are the dangers which are patent to
every one who will stand long enough
to read the signs of the times."
Senator Wellington's speech had been
carefully and thoughtfully prepared, but
the Senator was in poor voice, and many
of his most significant remarks were not
effective because they were not heard.
The unusual feature in politics of a
Republican United States Senator stand-
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rnrTi a nlntfArm mrla nv cinp with
I)emocra ic nomine for President:
advocatinsr the manciples of a party
which he once opposed,'' was witnessed
tonight for the first time. Senator Wel
lington spared no man high in the party
vote against William McKinley,
Mr. Bryan askd those who had hissed
Senator Wellington if they did so when
Democratic- Senators Jeft-, the Democratic.
BRYAN
party because of the money question,
lie added; ,
"Senator -'Wellington and -I do not
agree upon the tariff question, perhaps
nob the money question, but we believe
in the Declaration of Independence. We
Democrats loaned you Republicans some
gold Democrats in 189G, and it is only
fair that you pay us" back with interest.
So I propose to accept Senator Welling
ton and give you a receipt in full."
Mr. Bryan devoted the greater part
of his speech at the academy to Senator
Wellington. It appeared that he real
ized that the audience had failed to
fully comprehend the Senator's speech.
Mr. Bryan referred to the courage it re
quired for Senator 'Wellington to desert
his party more courage, he said, than
the rank and file of the Republicans, who
were not held to the party . by ties so
binding as those of the Senator.
THE GROWING COTTON CROP
There Is No General lmprorement In
Crop Condition
Washington, Sept. 4 Following is the
wea-tner bureau s weekly summary or
Over greaterrtion of the cxun-utbreak Prbab originated last
try weather conditions of. the week have,June m a house adjoining that from
ibeen highly favorable for maturing crops, ; which the first patient was taken. At
although droughts continue in portions J that time a Mrs. Branning died. She
of the Gulf States, Illinois and Miouri.jwas livi alone and her bod was not
Ram is also "needed in New England; , ... , , ,
and Middle Atlantic -States. In Califor-, discovered until a week later, when it
nia continued cloudy weather was unfa-; had become decomposed and was par
vorahle for fruit drying. Itially eaten by rats. .
ti ornmr;idinc.TuiLA ?Irs- mm empI,d tole,n
opening has been checked in the Caro-lthe house and she became ill and was
linas, shedding has ceased in South Caro-1 removed to the hospital, where she is
lina and the late crop in that. State is snow suffering from enteric fever. Mrs.
again blooming and fruiting Complaints -Brogan, an intimate friend of Mrs. Ed
of rust, shedding, premature opening, : sollj a AIr Jalloy and Mrs. Brogan's
and mjuiT from boll worms still continue husband subsequently died. The wake
firom the central portion of the cotton held over the bodv of Mrs. Malloy eom-
belt. in exas, cotton is two to iour.mumcated the infection to olhers nml
j weeks late, except in scattered locali -
ties of the northeast portion. In manyther spread of tho disease through the
localities of northeroi Texas there will j wanderings of the infected rats.
be about an average crop; elsewhere it
will be generally below, especially in
southern portions, where in a few places
cotton is almost a failure. Cotton pick
ing is general in all sections, except in
.Missouri and Tennessee. -
Cleveland Hesitates
Washington, Sept. 4. Former Piiesi
lenit Cleveland s ha been heaad from
in reply to an invitation to serve as one
of the four American members of the in
ternational arbitration board, "authorized
by the Hague peace conference. Mr.
Cleveland, it is understood, could not
uncondittiotnr.ny agree to seirve, but it is
hoped that he will. Ex-Piresident Har
rison has accepted the invitation to
serve tendered by the President, and
when it is known definitely whether ex-
President Cleveland will serve two
others will be asked to make up the four
to l-epresent the United ibtates.
THE RAINS CAME700 LATE
To Benefit Crops to Any Great
Extent
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Poor Prospects for Late Cotton Crop
Uncut Totoaceo is Scorcned and
j Caring Ba'dly-Riee Crop
Is Good
The Weekly Crop Bulletin for the
week ending Monday, September 3, 1900,
says:
Many favorable reports were received
for the week ending Monday, Septem
ber 3, 1900, in consequence of the widely
distributed rainfall which occurred on
several days, yet most reports indicate
that the rains came too late to improve
the prospects for the staple crops to
any extent.
Moreover, many places are
still extremely drv, so that fall plowing !
and planting is impossible. The tern-j
perature for the week averaged six tie-
Srees daily above the normal, but mod-'i
crated toward the close, the nights be-j
comin" somewhat cooler. Where rains!
.,m-tWI rnnntcj tipld nefls and sweet i
potatoes were refreshed, and the moisture
stopped -preuiaiuie ui.ituniii ui
bolls to a considerable extent. Much !
fall plowing was clone ana turnip seeas
sown. Fodder-pulling is nearly over, in
the east, but is just under wray in the j
western -portion of the State. ; j
It is hardly possible that the weather '
conditi wis can materially affect the yield ;
of corn.- Much has been cut ana stands
in shock. Cotton is opening' very fast,
and Diekimr has become general. In
manv counties the crop ,is half open.
i ne prospects xor i ate or iop crop a e
very poor. Uncut topacco nas been oadly
scorcned and is curing, poorly. Cutting
counties, the rice harvest has begun.
The crop is fine along . the lower Cape
Fear riyer, but poor in northeastern
counties. The melon season is nearly
over.
WEAVER GOES TO JAIL
A TTltness In tne Powers Trial Held
for Trial
OeOTgeifecSf Ky$ Sept. 4. George
Franklin Weaver, the "otrollin? barber,"
charged with perjury in the Powers
c&e, was held to -wait next term of the
Scott "Circuit Court in the sum of $350
by County Judge Yates eut his examining
trial today.
Pros-ecu iimg Alttoraey iSebree Tsrued
.tihat it hal been proven by several wit
nesses tha.t Weaver , was not in Frank
fort January. 30, he day on which
Ooebc-1 was shiot.
Judge Oaroes, Weaver's atrborney, ihadj
Weaver placed on the stand in rebu'tail
of wi-tneeses. W. A. Whitwoath and A. T.j
Smitn. iveaycT leariijOT
isriyen Whiiworth a reoeip
WVavcT tesirificl that he had;
tdiworth a re-oeipt on I" rxiayj
followinir the shooting, and
the shootintr. and dated it!
baek. Weaver wa3 unable to funnisn
o - - - - i .
bail and was returned to jail.
RDntI!caa Cialns in Arkansas
Little Rock, Ark., Sept.; 4 Returns
from yesterday's election are slowly I
reaching headquarters. The majority for
the Democratic-candidate, for governor!
will be about forty thousand. The Re-
publicans made, considerable net gains J
over their vote of two years ago in all
the towns of the ; State. This is due
principally to the indifference of Demo
crats, many of whom, refused to vote
for Jen! Davis and remained away from
the-polhw- ' -r s -v
THE PLAGUE SPREADS
Over One Hundred Cases Un
der Observation
ORIGIN OF THE OUTBREAK
Wake Held Orer tke Body ol a Woman
Who Died of tke ftcoarxe The First
. Case -was That of a Lone Woman
Who Died and ; Whoso Body waa
Partly Eaten by Rats London on tho
Tv;aof a Scar t. ."
j Glasgow, Sept. 4. The bubonic plagne
jthe conditions are favorable to the fur-
Jhe health authorities are constantly
receiving advices regarding restrictions
placed upon this port by authorities
abroad. The shipping trade has already
suffered severely. The price of char
tering vessels has been advanced.
Restrictions against shipping cover a
radius of ninety-two miles about Glas
gow and include all of the Scotch coal
exporting stations.
At noon today the official medical bul
letin reported thirteen doubtful cases in
the hospital and 103 cases under ob
servation. Of four new hospital cases,
one shows genuine plague symptoms
and three are suspicious.
False Alarm in London ' '
London, Sept. 4. The Evening News
asserts that two cases of bubonic plaguo
have developed amogg laborers on th
Thames docks.' v Local physicians sa j
that there should be no anxiety is every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
disease from spreading la London.
' The sanitary officer- of the port, ho w
ever, denies the News story."5 He states
that there is no ease-of plague in the
city of London. He explains that: the
present scare is a repetition of - that
caused by the discovery of suspicion
cases in July, and that it has no .-further
foundation. - - r . - '-.
On Sentember 1st a suspected 'case
was treated in the Lock nospital. but a
diagonsis taken at th end -of "the first
twenty-four hours proved that the pa
tient was not suffering irom the plague.
The medical officer of f the Iondau
county council, Dr. Shirley Foster Mur
phy, declares that it is impossible for
plague cases to exist without being re
ported to him. The Atlantic Transport:
Company's steamers, Menominee ar-d
Mesaba are now berthed at the Victovi.i
Albert docks where the scare originated.
BUY AN IN OHIO
He Makes Brief Speecnes in Whlcu Ha
Makes Imperialism Prominent
Cambridge, Ohio, Sept. 4. William J.
Bryan found several hundred people
awaiting nim whe-n 'he arrived &t Zre.--ville
early this morning. The train carry
in r him to his destination in West Vir-
gkiia made a five minute stop at that
point, and in response to reapeated calls
for the presidential candidate, Mr. Bryan
appeared on the rear platform of the
s eeper. Mr) Bryan declared laughingly
fn-at ne couiu not siLaKe .nanus aim 'maie
a speech, but he came near doing so, for
he- grasped a large number of out-
stretched hands, and while doing so pro-
Vr,-c
pie, who stood eagerly waiting. I he
speecn was iiniormai u Ya iroiueiuiy
applauded. After recalling his visit to
Zanesville in 1890, at which time; - he
said, he was compelled to climb up the
fire escaDe in order to set into the hall
where he was to speak, Mr: Bryafi said:
"We -are in the midst of another canv.
paign and you are to have your part in'
the settlement of the questions which ate
at issue. In every campaign issues are
considered, but some one issue must be
paramount in the mind of each person.
In this campaign the. Democratic party
believes the question of ' imperialism to
be the most important. The party stands
where it did in 1806 on the money ques
tion, but it believes that the, form of
government is more important than the ,
kind of money. Imperialism attacks, the
principles of government. In saying this,
we are not indulging in prophecy. Th ;
Porto Riean bill Asserts the doctrine that
that Porto Ricans are beyond the pro
tection of the constitution. Never, until
within a year has any party asserted
the doctrine that the flag could be car
ried to places- where the constitution
could not go." "
At Cambridge Mr. Bryan also spok
to a good crowd. He suggested a num-.
-ber of questions to be jpnt to Itepublicana.
Wilmington Pays a nTontion Bill
Wiimingon N. C, Scpt4. Special.
i Th ify auditing board today ordered
I naema.nt- if a ihill for the oress' of the)
vaUy Ilecord, destroyed in th Wilming-
ton revolution in 1898. The press was
not owned by Editor MAnlr, the negro
wJlo wrofce the article which led to tha
.jot, hnt was boneht under mort-
u. ..hioh -nnt- in n'Haim
p rt- I il. nifJUCl V " un. ft itr
5 r0 soon after the press waa
broken no. ' ' ' . ,
Deputy Sheriff MauKsby, at Colum
bus county, as here today carrying to
iiBrnnswick county Frak Aige, wjored.
charged witn ,rapm? Aao
Aige clarms that he only -siappea tne
woman. '."-:.. - -
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Deatn of Kx-Covernor IowalllBc;
r Wichita, Kas., Sept. 4.-lfmz6 P.
Liewelling, who was gnremor of. Kan
sas from 1893 to 18U5, died addenly
last night at Arkansas City,' Arkansas,
vSxqbl flieast failaro-
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