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OPENED WITH A FIGHT.
Socialists and Anarchists Used Their Fists
In Their CONGRESS.

Socialists and Anarchists Used Their Fists
in Their Congress.
The fourth International Socialist Trade
Congress opened In London, England, eight
hundred delegates from all parts of Europe
and from the United States, Australia and
the Argentine Republic being present.
Among the delegates are one hundred and
sixty representatives Of British trade unions.
Among the American delegates are Lucien
Sanial, Of the Socialist Trade and Labor Al
iance Matthew Mcguire, who represents
The Socialist Labor party OF New jersey; b.
Bestold, who represents the brewery en-
ployes, and NJ. Dalski.
There were several Anarchists present who
demanded seats as delegates and claimed
The right to be heard. The English and Ger
nan delegates warmly opposed their being
illowedto air their views on any subject be-
lore the congress, and clamored for an 1mme-
date vote on the question Of their expul-
sion.
A prolonged uproar followed. Finallythe
Anarchists tried to storm the platform, and
then occurred most dtsgraceful scene.
Their opponents rallied In front Of the plat
iorm and hurled the Anarchists back, beat
Ing them with their fists.
The delegates Of the British Independent
Labor party sided with the Anarchists In
their efforts to command recognition. It,
having been found impossibieto restore even
semblance' Of order, the Chairman declared
The congress adjourned and ordered the hall
TO be cleared.
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THEIR ALL SWEPT AWAY.
A Terrific Cloudburst in the wilds OF West
Virginia.

Virginia..
The nsws OF cloudburst and by far the
most destructive which has occurred in West
Virginia has just been received. This time
the scene of destruction was In Calhoun
County, in the central part of the State. in
the territory bordering on Steer, Yellow and
Straight Creeks. The elements broke loose
with terrific force, flooding the entire county
with deluge Of water Ten feet deep. The
three creeks swelled to enormous proper
tions, and hardly building Of any kind re-
mains to mark the course Of the streams.
Three fatalities are reported. Mrs. Wooft-
ter and her daughter and Sarah Stephens in
their efforts to save their household effects
were carried away IN their own homes and
drowned.
On Yellow Greek four houses and a saw
mill were carried the entire course Of the
stream. Several booms containing thou
sands Of logs were forced from their moor
1Dgs. There Is not even fence to be seen
to mark of the division Of the farm lands.
The scene Of this disaster Is In the wilds OF
West Virginia, where there are neither tele-
graphic communication nor railroads. A
poor class Of farmers make up the popula-
tion, and to-day they are without single
possession. All the crops were destroyed, 4,
leaving them without means OF food. Unless
assistance can be sent to them. starvation
will follow. Farmers who were In good cir
cumstances are penniless To estimate the
loss Is impossible. This Is the fifth cloud
burst occurring In West Virginia during the
last month. each one being worse than the
former. Entire reconstruction was necessary
on the Baltimore and Ohio for distance OF
fifty miles.
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WATSON A FARMER AND A LAWYER.
Was Elected to the Fifty-second Congress
as Democrat.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Thomas E. Wat
son, OF Thomson, Ga, Populist nominee Tor
Vice-President, was born in Columbia
County, Georgia. September 5. 1856. He re-
ceiyed c ,mmon school education and was
then sent to Mercer University, Macon,
GA. AT the end OF the sophomore
year he left college for lack
of funds and taught school two years. ne
read law under Judge W: r. McLaws: OF
Augusta. Ga. and WAS admitted to the par,
commencing the practice Of the profession at
Thomson, Ga, his old home, in November
1876.
He was n member OF the Georgia Legs
lature 1928 and wes Democratic Eiecto:
for the State-at-large in 1888. Besides prac-
tising law, he has been and Is still largely
interested in farming. he was elected to the
Fifty-second Congress as Democrat, recelv'
ing 5456 votes. as against 597 votes Tor An
,hony E. Williams, Republican: He was
twice de.eaied for Congress as a Populist.
Watson's unique personality made nun
| conspicuous figure in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. He was a fiery debater and tooS
part in numerous hot parl amentary nghts;
In personal appearance Watson Is thin ana
| angular, with close-shaven face OF intel
lectual cast and thick mop of auburn hair
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about two-thirds full and there were
not over two hundred persons in the gal
leries. After prayer Chairman Butler called
for the report of the Committee on Creden-
tlals, but that committee was still unprepared
to report, and was given further time. The
roll O; States was then called for the names OF
the committeeman on organization, resolu-
tions and notification of nominees. These
committees were requested to retire Tor con-
sultation. The Platform Committee also
withdrew to complete its work. A motion
to take recess until o'clock was success
full, and the Temporary Chairman. at a
quarter to one, declared the convention ao-
journed until that hour.
It was half-past three p. m. when Senator
Butler called the convention to order and
stated that the Committee on Credentials
was prepared to make partial report.
Thereupon Mr.. Wardell, Of California,
Chairman of the committee, submitted
majority report, recommending that
the delegates be recognized in
all the uncontested cases: that in the
cases Of the first seven Illinois Congress-
sional districts both contestants and con-
testees be seated with the right to cast half
votes, and that, In the case OF Colorado, the
be seated and cast the full votes OF the State.
Minority reports, the Chairman stated,
would be submitted in these cases.
That part of the report for the admission
OF the delegates whose seats were uncon.
tested was agreed to, and then the Illinois
case was taken up. The report Of the ma
jority declared that the Taylor delegates from
Cook County, Illinois, are not entitled to the
seats, and that the contestants are. The
minority report is In favor OF the Taylor DEL
egates.
After an hours hot debate the roll was
called, and both delegations were seated.
each with the privilege Of casting halt vote.
In Missouri the contestants withdrew their
claim, and the regulars were seated. The
next contest was that from Wisconsin. This
was decided against Cole. and Mr.. Isaacs,
proxy for Henry Smith. was seated.
The report from the Committee on Perma-
nent Organizationwa then presented by Mr..
Cox, of Virginia, Chairman. Mr.. Cox stated
the recommendations Of the committee, the
name OF Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, being
reported as Permanent Chairman amid loud
and prolonged applause.
The minority report was then read, pre-
senting the name Of James E. Campion, OF
Maine. as Permanent Chairman.
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coNvIcTS BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
The Prison Guards Shoot Some Of Them
and All Are Recaptured.


and All Are Recaptured.
A gang Of forty convicts from the United
States PenitentlarY were working On the
prison farm on the Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
reservation when they became mutinous and
made break for liberty. The guards start
ed shooting as soon as the prisoners ran, and
nearly all the convicts dropped to the
ground to avoid being killed.
George Yeast, the leader Of the outbreak,
refused to surrender. aud tried to get into
some brush. Six loads Of buckshot were
emptied into him, and he received death
wounds. Yeast Is an Indian Territory des-
perado. S. F. Dove refused to stop running
until he was shot in the hip and abdomen
ana was knocked down with the butt end Of
pistol. Sam Mills gained the Missouri
River bank and was about to jump In when
he was shot in the left leg and badly wound
ed. The prisoners shot were long term Ter
ritory horse thieves with bad records.
When the prisoners who were shot were
brought to the jail yard 20O convicts started
second mutiny, and the guards. to protect
themselves, were about to fire into them
Warden French arrived Just In time and got
the men into their cells.
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Then came the reading OF the minority re-
port Of the Committee on Rules. It recon.
mended change In the order OF making
nominations so as to make the nomination
OF Vice-President before that Of President
This was q move OF the 'tmiddle of the
road" men. Delegate McGrath, Of Illinois
promptly moved to lay the minority report
on the table. Congressman Howard and
Barney Gibbs, Of Alabama, demanded to be
heard on the motion. The plain purpose OF
the straight-outs was to test Sewall's
strength. The proposition would show the
extreme high-water strength OF the anti
Bryan men. There was some parliamentary
squabbling and number Of speeches were
made.
With some difficulty the speechmadng was
cut Off and the vote was taken by States on
the adoption OF the minority report recon-
mendln9 the nomination Of Vice-President
before President. The roll call was followed
with intense interest, and resulted 7S5 to 615
In favor of the minority report, which was
the signal for an enthusiastic anti-Bryan
demonstration.
General J. B. Weaver, Chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions, was then recog-
nized to read the platform as agreed to by
the committee. He was received with ap-
piause. He preiaced the reading by saying
that the committee had had protracted
meeting, and that while its proceedings had
been harmonious, there was not entire
aanimity. as Kearby,o Texas, and Coxey, of
Ohio. both desired to offer minority reports
The minority reports were laid on the table.
Then the platform as adopted by majority
Of the committee was adopted and recess
WIS taken.
Immediately after the convention was
called to order after recess a message from
the Silver Convention stating that Byran and
Sewall had been nominated was read. At
The conclusion there was terrific outburst
Of applause.
Then the call OF States for nominations for
Nce-President was begun. Mr.. Baumann:
Of ofAiabama. appearing as the Spokesman OF
that delegation to nominate Representative
Skinner, the Populist Congressman from
North Carolina.
e. Representative Howard, OF Alabama,
placed in nomination Thomas e. Watson,
the late Populist Congressman from Georgia
Mr. Watson's name Ias received with dem
onstrations which fully attested his popular
hy. Mr. Sovereign. Master WorkmanIof the
Knights of Labor. and Delegate johnson, OF
California, seconded the nomination.
Colorado being called, yielded to Lale
.Pc.ce. who Nominated Mr.. Sewall.
Dir. Weller, of Iowa. nominated Frank
Bnrkitt. of Mississippi.
~>KcltuckY yielded to Captain Burnam, OF
TS-neEsse, who nominated A. L. Mtmms, OF
Tennessee, and illinois, which by request
had been passed earlier In the evening, Sec
-os5e5 this nomination.
Nj. Battman, Of Maine, responded when
his Sta:e was called, and protested against
the nomination of Sewall for Vice-President.
He then placed In nomination Mann Page.
OF Virginia. President OF the National Farm
,ers' Alliance.
Jrst at midnight nominating speeches
ended and the States proceeded to vote.
The result OF the first ballot was: Sewall
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Tho National Game.

Friend is turning out winning pitcher for
Chicago after all.
Rogers and Crooks have strengthened the
Louisville team wonderfully.
Baltimore is the only club in the League
that carries salaried mascot.
Ehret, of the Cincinnatis, at present leads
he pitchers OF the National League.
The cry, "Wait till next year" Is begin
ning to be sounded all along the lines.
The New Yorks gave in exchange for Beck
lev Outfielder Harry Davis and cash con-
siderat1on.
II looks now as If there might be more
Western clubs In the first division than East
ern at the wind up, -..
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FLAMES IN A. SHIPYKRD.
Hariaad & wolff's Plant. In Belfast, 1Io-
land, Wiped Out.

The.great shipbuilding yards Of Garland
&:Wolfr, in Belfast, Ireland. were nearly de-
stroysd by fire. The loss was $1j2B, 900.
The. yards, with the marine engineering
works. attached, cover an area Of nearly
eighty acres. The firm employed upward Of
eight thousand hands.
The fire began in the engine flt-
ting department, and the flames
spread rapidly, being communicated to
the-buiIdings in the shipyard Of Workman,
Clark i Co.. adjoining tHarland d. VOLTS.
The buildings in both yards, which were
mostly hugh wooden structures were de-
ssroyed. An immense quantity Of valuable
machinery belonging to vessels now In course
OF finishing at the yards: was ruined as were
elso the tools and machinery belonging to
the various shops.
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ej6: Skinner. 1873: Durkctt. l9S; Mimms, 1OS;
PAGE, l03, ami Watson. 556.
Mr. Burkett withdrew his name. Mr..
Mjmms also withdrew from the contest and
asted his friends 70 vote for Watson. Texas
changed her vote and cast lCS for Watson.
Tenressee gave her II to Watson. AT
this point Watson was nominated unanimous.
" ali great demonstration occurred.
snLt,.nIr vent out. For near.y quarter o1
au tvuc the multitude made the ouildlne
yib,r,e wirt its shouting in the gloom. The
serveant- t-at-Arms screamed out tnat the
.u.niLy cut Of the lights wis the result OF
rlot Suddenly the lights fashed out again
Then tho cob ,aE-'aa adjourned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
German Cruiser Lost.

The German thfrd-class cruiser Iltis was
lost In a typhoon on July 23. ten miles
rorthward of the shan-Tung Promontory,
China. Ten Of the men were saved. All Of
the others. about seventy-flve men. includ-
,inc the officers. perlshed. The Iltis was a
small cruiser of 44s tons displacement, with
two ten and one-half centimetre guns and
two light guns. She was launched In 1873,
having cost about S138. 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
Canada Has Good Crops.

Dispatches from all paris Of Ontario, Can
ada, and the greater portion Of the Province
Of Quebec show the condition Of the crops tc
be, DE the whole, very satisfactory exc ept
perhaps. the hay crop, which in some locali
ties Is total failure. The prospects for tht
apple crop in the Niagara district are very
taTorable, but the peach crop, it is believed
will fall somewhat short.
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Suicide of q Notorious swindler.

Roman I. ZuboS, alias Reuben lipman,
Who called himself Russian Count, one Of
the most successful adventurerss who ever
imposed upon society in this country. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself IN Jeferf
SON Market Prison, New York City. An
hour before, as hewas boarding the Ameri-
can Line steamship New York, hound for
England, he had been arrested on charge
OF swindline. Zubof hanged himse1 with an
ordinary linen handkerchief.
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Engine Falls Through o Bridge.

A locomotive went through the Vandalia
Railroad Bridge, over Walnut Fork, Ind,
killing three men. The run was being made
to see If the track was safe after the heavy
rain. Five men were aboard the engine
when It went down. Engineer Frank Bow
man, OF Terre Haute, escaped with few
bruises. Road Supervisor J. s. Brouthers
was severely injured. The killed are: John
Hibber, fireman. Of LoGansport; n. B.
Fowler, conductor, OF Terre Haute; Charles
Mckenzie, brakeman, Of Terre Haute.
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Shot by His Brother-ln-Law.

Michael L. Lehmaier. a solicitor Of adrer.
tisements, was shot and mortally wounded ID
New York City by his brother-in-law, Charles
A. Johnson, silverplater. Johnson says
that the shooting was dono in self defence
while he was defending his sister, Mrs.
Lehmaier, from what she feared was muir
derous attack by her husband. The tragedy
was the elimination Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lehmaier's five months Of unhappy married
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DR.. JAMESON IS GUILTY.
The TransyaaI Raider and His Aids
Sent to Prison.
PUT IN CONVICT GARB AT ONCE.
The Leader Sentenced to a Term OF Fif-
teen Months Imprisonment---Five Of
His Fellow-Freeboo ooters Also Convicted
of Violating the Foreign Enlistment
Act and Receive Lighter Sentences.

LONDON, England, July 2s.-Dr. Leander
L. jameson, Major Sir John Wllloughby
Major Raleigh Grey. Colonel q. F. White,
Major R. White and the Hon. Henry F. Gov
sntry, charged with violating the Foreign
enlistment Act by their part in the Trans
7aal raid of last December, were convicted
yesterday. DR.. Jameson was sentenced to
afteen months imprisonment, Major Will
.oughby and Colonel White to ten and seven
md the others to three months each, without
hard labor
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HORRIBLE DEATH FOR TWO.
Drunken Man Pulls 81 Fireman From Hli
Cab and Both Are Killed.

Drunken Man Pulls 81 Fireman From Hi
Cab and Both Are Killed.
Micky Higgins, q. pagilist, twenty-five
years old, and Nathan b Lowe, fireman or
a switch engine Of the Boston and Maine
Railroad, were both run over by the
engine in the freight yard at
lynn, Mass. higgins was under
the influence OF liquor and walk.
Ing upon the track. As the enigma
neared him he stepped to one sidei and then
saught at the handle bar near the cab, as ii
to swing on. The fireman put out his hanG
to ward Higgins od, when the pugilis'
caught the hand and pulled the fireman
from the cab. They fell in such a way
across the rail that the engine passed over
both men.
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Robert Garrett Dead.

Koset Garrett, ex.President Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company and the
head Of the widely known banking house OF
Robert Garrett l. Sons, died at Deer Park,
Md. Mr.. Garrett had been In poor health
since he retired from the Presidency OF the
Baltimore and Ohio system In 1887. In REL
cent years he had been mentally, as we'll as
physically. Unfit to take part in business
Robert Garrett was the eldest son OF John w.
Garrett. Hs was born In Baltimore on April
9. 1S47. His father was President OF the
Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company from
ber g. 1857
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STRIKE FINALLY SETTLED.

Grown "orkY Lockout In Cleveland
Reaches an Amlcabie End.
The Brown Hoist and Conveying Works
lockout at Cleveland, Ohio, is ended. This
Is virtual victory for the men, TheproposA
lion Of the company as accepted Is to remove
The blacklist and re-employ all union men,
Irrespective Of the part they have taken In
She trouble at the works.
The action on the part Of the men was
unanimous. The union Is recognized and
:he men will get holidays, and pay and
half for all over time.. All old men are to be
taken back. Committees are to be recog.
aized when grievance common to all OF
e-trade exists.
IT was the strike at the Brown works
which caused numerous riots during the
past three weeks. The police and the work
men came into conflict several times. To
suppress this lawlessness the militia was
finally called out, and this body had seVera!
bloody encounters with the men who had
been, booked out.
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The Labor World.

LILO -
California has 1900 miners.
China has many labor unions.
Boston has 5000 union brewers.
Slipper makers organized union in Brook
lyn.
st. Louis Is to have cooperative con-
gress.
Saginaw, Mich. has Ladies' Union La
Dor League.
New York sheep butchers commenced form
ing union.
A National Building Trades Council Is In
course Of formation.
Philadelphia jacket makers won strike
for shorter bours apd weekly pay.
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s4oo, 600 Fire In IIfracombe. England.

Part of the town OF Ilfracombe, Devon
shire, England, one Of the fashionable and
most attractive seaside resorts in Europe,
vas burned. There were many visitors IN
the town and there was much excitement. 1t
beine feared at one time that the whole town
would be destroyed. So far as known no.
body was hurt. The loss is $4OO, 900.
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Perilous Trip Of Cuban Insurgents.


Colonel Enrique Cespedes, nephew OF
vice-President Masso, Of the Cuban Repub-
uo: Captain Mario GARLIC, soI, Of Isaac Co.
rillo. of New York; Eduardo Laborde, q
brother OF Captain Laborde. who was taken
On the Competitor and a New York news
paper correspondent reached Nassau. IN the
bahamas, from Cuba, in twenty-seven foot
Thaleboat. They made the trip from tho
Cuban coast In three days, and the journey
under the blistering tropical sun was one OF
the most awful hardships throughout. Ces-
pedes is the bearer OF dispatches from the
fnsureent Government to. the Cuban Junta In
Nur yort
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Damage BY Hail in South Dakota
The loss By the recent haSl storm In Eank-
ton, Clay and Union Counties, South Dakota,
IA now estimated at 100000. Growing. crops
we're absolutely ruined in the district visited,
and mangho were killed.
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Silver Headquarters Chosen.

William P. St.. John, acting tor the Demo-
cratic and Free Silver National Committees,
engaged headquarters for both committees
at the Barthold Hotel, New York City. The
building Is at Twenty-third street and
Broadway. and lis northerly front is on
Madison Square, within Il stones throw OF
the building where the Republican National
HEADQUARTERS Is situated.
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Shot Each Other In Church.

Carl High,ower and Noah Readenower,
sons Of well-to-do farmers, some time ago
had a fist fight at the wedding OF a neigh
boris daughter. They met afterward at
Mount Pleasant Church, Williamstown, Ky.
aiehtower pulled his gun and fired two shots
at Readenower, each snot making slight
wound, aud then started to run. As ne did
go Readenower fred at him, the ball striking
him In the back and killing him almost In.
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EIftr Parsons Killed.

An accident resulting in the loss of ffftl
lives, occurred on the rallwaTbetween Rom.
bay, India. and Delhi. The train was. run.
ming at good speed, when. /: was throwr
from the r1ils and number OF the coache!
wrecked. Most OF the kilIsd were natives.
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Porto RicoaDs Called to Arms.

Arevolutionary:address to the residents OF
Porto Rico was read in all the towns Of that
island. Advices from the island stated that
the people are preparing Il for an uprisingl
against Spain's oppression, and Will join
hands with Cuba In battling for liberty. The
address to the Porto Ricoans was. issued by!
Er. J. julius Henna, Of New York City, the;
President ofthe Revolutionary Committee of
Porto Rico in the United States,