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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
STAY OF EXECUTION.
Governor Tyler Grants One III Case of
BENJAMIN.


Governor Tyler yesterday granted re-
spite of thirty days to Frank Benjamin,
who was convicted of attempted criminal
assault in the County Court OF Elizabeth
City county, at its March term. and sem
fenced to be hanged July 18th, next
The ground upon which the Governor
acted was the insanity of the prisoner,
which was testified to by three physicians
and nearly all the parties in any way con-
nected with the case.
Tho Governor said that ne had uni
fo-,ny declined TO interfere in such
cases, but he had granted the re-
spite to Benjamin upon the recommends
ton Of Judge Baker Z. Lee and Common
wealth's Attorney E. E. Montague. VINO
tried the case and upon the testimony OF
Drs. Styll Atkins and Addison. who had
made examinations OF the prisoner and
pronounced him OF unsound mind.
The young lady. upon whom the assault
was attempted. also asked that he be not
hanged. The papers in the case are vol
luminous and very clearly set forth to the
mind OF the Governor that the negro IS
insane, and was so at the tims he at
tempted the crime.
The Governor granted stay OF execu-
ton until August 10th, and has requested
Drs. L. S. Foster and w. F. Drewry. OF
the Eastern and Central State Hospitals.
respectively, to make a critical examina-
ton OF the prisoner and report to him in
the mean time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
Unnualifie,lly for Hill.

KNOXVILLE. TENN, June 26.-Six-
teen of Tennessee's twenty-four delegates
to the Kansas City Convention, polled by
the Sentinel, nine expressed themselves
unqualitiedly for Hill: two more are with
Hill, with reservations; four are for "a
man who can carry NV York. and one
man for man ION whom New York and
Indiana can unite; is for the
strongest man in full accord with the
platform No delegate expressed him
self specifically in favor OF any other
candidate than Hill.
BIRMINGHANI. ALA, June 26.-The
Alabama delegation leave for Kansas
City on Monday The majority OF the
delegates are strong for David b Hill
for Nice-PreSident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
A Cl0UDBURST
in CITY OF MOBILE
No Lives Lost, But Part of the City
Was Flooded and Property
Damage is Great.

MGRJI1E. ALA, June 2t-Twelve and
ffty-seven ono hundred1hs inches OF ram
fol- in Mobile to-day between a. NJ. and
p Nj. This is believed to be the greatest
nrec;pita ton ever recorded in any one
storm.
All during last night the weather was
sultrv and at times threatening, and at 4
NJ the wind sprung UP from the north
y-ae. and blew quite @ gale. Shortly after
that hour q gust of rain fell, but at o
a.clock it began 10 come in torrents. 1t
no,,red for two hours, and total Of 3
inches was recorded at the Weather Bu-
rea,. 4 lull came and then strong
southeast wind blew, the sky became
bright and then the clouooGrss 1oho"eu.
Unlike the usual cloudburst, this one
was Of bright leaden color and unattended
b,. zonpress;ye heat. At noon the rain fell
in Great sheets and the entire city was
inundat ted. 1t was simply impossible for
houses in downtown districts to open their
doors
The flooded part of the city is occGpied
nv negroes, and although some houses
suffered greatly and the flood washed away
fences, the money less is not large. No
lives were lost. No damage Is reported
from neighboring towns. The Mobile and
Ohio road is washed out at Oak Grove
train due at $40 P. NJ. is held at Citroncile.
The ncrth-bound train leaving here at $50
P. NJ. is annulled- If there is no more
rain the schedules will be resumed to-
morrow morning.
Three miles Of the main line of the
Southern Railway is washed out between
Mount Vernon ard Calvert, thirty miles
sbove Mobile. With favoraole weather, the
track will be in running condition to-
night,5sz5b1.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
APPEAL TO AMERICANS
Boer Envoys Issue AN Address to the
People.

People.
,-t,y YORK. ,Iune 26.-The Boer en-
VOWS who have been in TINS country ioi
the past two monshs. to-day lssueo al a au-
dress to the people of the United states.
After expressing regret at their m
,hi1f.v ia acept many Of the invitations
extended them, they expressed tnelr
thanks TO the American people for the
deep sympathy they have shown ior tile
ca,lse OF the two struggling repuoiics.
The address says:
I'VE now feel convinced that the boast
ful allegation of the Foreign Secretary
and other British statesmen, that tlilS
country sympatllZed with the British t-i'i-
nire in its attempt to crush the ltfe ana
liberty out OF our two small STATES Is
absolutely devoid of truth
The address enters at length into the
history of the troubles between the
British and the Beers, which 1t charac-
terizes as zone of broken pledges cioaheu
under the display OF magnanimous ana
irreproachable principle
The address declares that the capitalists
control the press of South Africa: ana
that the editors of these subsidized
journals were appointed special CORES
nondents Of the principal London daiies.
The broad charge is made that Mr.
.Chaml,erlain's revival of the suzerainty
claim of 1887. and his public utterances,
Sir Alfred Miners speeches and IN
famratory dispatches, and the efforts OF
the South African League under the
presidency OF Cecil Rhodes were ali d.
ractec, toward the ultimate destruction
Cf the two Dutch republics
Taking up the campaign to date, the ao-
dress says:
1.-The Beers may be in the end defeated
by overwhelming numbers ana may ultl-
nately be forced to surrender on account
of the difficulty of securing ammunition
and provisions, but the conduct OF the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
ADEQUATE FORCE.
The Government Decides to Send
More YroonS,

orc AIpot1S.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The purpose
of tue government 10 place an adequate
military force in China was made perfect
~ clear to-day, when orders were issued
TO i3risader-Seneral Adna Z. ChafIee TO
take command OF the forces in China and
TO proceed at once 10 assume his new du-
.ies More significant probably than the
assignment itself was the wording of the
formal orders 10 General Chaffee, issued
late in the day by Acting Secretary OF War
Meik!e3ohn, directing him ito take COM
1naud of the troops ordered to China" and
to proceed 10 Pelsin by way Of San Fran
cisco and Tai1u. accompanied by his aides.
1t had been expected thar the military
forces would DE concentrated al Che Foo
or some other convenient military basis,
out the direction to proceed TO Pekin, the
capital Of the Chinese Empire. indicated
firm determine ton on the part OF the gov
ernrnent authorities TO have strong mill
ta,y force at The seat OF the Chinese Gov
ernmeat-
The announcement of General Cflaffee's
assignment and the orders TO proceed to
Pekin came after the State Department
had declined TO accede 20 strong propo-
sition from the six great viceroys of China,
that foreign troops be kept out of China
until Ii Hung Chang reached Pekin. In
more fuTluil Nibai tiiS tui CO
of the six ricerogs, representing the great
CIR mart of the Empire, Minister Wu re-
,eatea today his plea Of yesterday that
the foreign troops be kept out of the
country.
Secretary Hay laid the formal request OF
the E;ceroys before the Cabinet meeting.
b,,t there was no disposition TO vary from
me Presidents determination already
made known by Secretary Hay to the
chinese Minister. to send our forces to
.nch points as we're menaced and where
o,i, oftlcsals ard citizens were in danger.
While the viceroys speak for the pro-
yinces. they could not speak for Pekin.
and 1t is to Pekin that the officials most
anxiousI.- look.
Minister Conger IS s;ill silent, and the
latest adyices show that little reliance
can be placed on the dispatches from
Shanghai saying that the ministers and
legation at Pekin We're safe. For this rea-
son the orders TO General ChaGee to pro-
ceed to pekin took on an added meaning
General Chaffee was in conference with
the War Department authorities much of
the day. and In the afternoon spent nearly
a., hour with Secretary Hay going over
hose phases OF the Chinese situation in
which diplomacy Will have to be mingled
with military action
SECRETARY Long received nothing during
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
GRAVE SUSPICION.
Two Men Unde: Arrest for Serious
Grimes.

Grimes.
Detectives Gibson and Wren arrested
two men yesterday afternoon on suspicion
of having criminally assaulted a thirteen-
year-od girl. named Minnie Belle Rogers
The two men were George y. Rice, fifty
years of age, step-father of the girl. and
William Folland, young man twenty
four years old, companion of the elder
man.
The two men were arrested on the ca
nal bank. near the Tredegar bridge, at the
home OF Rice. and We're carried to the
Second Station, where the charge OF sus-
picious characters was placed against
them.
Rice married the mother OF the girl about
three years ago. He has no children of
his own. and the girl is the only child in
the household. Rice says he is sicsly and
has been only able for some time to eke
out an existence In fishing and doing small
jobs along the river and the railroad. Mrs
Kice is employed at the Albemare Paper
Works
Rice swears solemny that he knows no
thing about the matter, while the young
er man has acknowledged TO the detectives
that he did commit the assault There are
witnesses, it is said, who may testify that
the cir! has stated that the younger man
did nc: comni; the crime
The FAMILY is a very poor -ene. The
home they live in is a two-room building
OF one story. and is scarcely held together
with large pieces of tin
Chief-of-Police Howard. commonwealth.s
Attorney Richardson. and Detectives
Wren and Gibson visited the wretche1
home yesterday evening and found tie
place in most sqnalid condition They
endeavored to have the girl, who is in a
p.tiable condition. carried TO she Aims
house, but the mother would not consent.
unlers she was allowed to accompany her
daughter.
An effort Will be made to-day after the
preliminary hearing before Justice Crutch-
field to have them both sent to tile Aims
house.
The crime is subject to capital punish
ment and should it be proven that the
young man committed the crime. the only
thing that may possibly save him would be
the bonds OF natr,n1ony.
The two men spent the night at TIE Sec
end Police Station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
SEYMOUR SURROUNDED.
The Force Is Ahant Ton Miles From
IIcn Tsju

WASHINGTON. June G.-.se,mlral
hempffs statement. that the Pelsin relief
force e ten NILS from Tien Tsin, is the
first word of any ldni that has located the
4afiy of 25i' nnder Viee-Adin.ral sev-
mouT. and including CAPTAIN Mcrala. with
about one huadret United States marinas.
The last heard Of them was jnue 18th
just two weeks ago-when they were
stalled at Lang Fang. about two-thirds of
tho way from Tien Tain to Pel1in. short
of supplies and water, the railroad torn
up and with menaeing army of Chinese
about them,
II Adrnirai i1empff's Information is cor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
COLLISION ON SEABOARD.
Engineer Badly ScaiIed and All
Trains DELAYED.

ELBERTON. GA. June 26.-A head-on
collision on the Seab0ard Airline oc-
Cured at Oglesby. seventy miles from
here, this evening
A work train ran into a north-bounti
freight. which was on the main line at
the station, waiting for the work train to
take the siding
Engineer Nell was badly injured by
steam He remained wedsed in between
the two engines.
One engine was almost totally wrecked.
All trains were delayed two hours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
FREE SILVER. PLANK.
First Arrivals At Kansas City are OPP

First Arrivats at Kansas City are OPP
posed to One.
KANSAS CITY. MO-, June o6.-The first
arrivals for the Democratic National Com
vention came in to-day. They We're John
J.. Fitzgerald. a delegate from Kings
New York city. an alternate at large.
Both are quoted as saying they do not
favor the free silver plank In the Demo
cratic platform.
taut" said AE. Rupert THAT ! thinls
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
CUMBERLAND FOR FLOOD.
He Has Received Onc-Ha1r the Votes
NocaSSnr,- tc, Nan, In To. Him

He Has Received Onc-Hnlf the Votes
Necessary to Nominate Him.
CUMBERLAND, VA, June Especial
Cumberland county to-day unanimously
elected and instructed her six delegates for
Hon. II. D. Flood, of Appomattox, for
Congress.
The following are the names of the dele
gates elected: J. a Armstead. B. W. L.
Blanton, G. c. Adams, b B. Woodson. c.
B. Sa1nderson. Judge John 0. Reynolds.
and a B. Armstrong delegate-at-large.
The resolutions endorsed Mr. Floods party
services and instructed the delegates to
vote for him as a unit
This is the fifth county in the district 10
elect deiegates-Appomattox buckingham.
Aleghany and. Highland having previously
elected their delegates and instructed them
for Flood
Eighty votes in the Beuna Vista con-
vention is necessary for n choice and forty
delegates have been elected in the district.
and these forty have been instructed for
Flood.
admiral Watson ut Sucz.
SUEZ, June 26.-The United States
cruiser Baltimore, with Adrnirai Watson
on board en- route for home. has arrived
here.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-06
rhs Best in the world.

We believe Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy is the best in the world. A
weeks ago we suffered with a severe
cold and 4 troublesome cough, and
having read their advertisements in
our own and ather papers we purchEs-
ed bottle TO see If IL would affect as.
II cured us belore the bottle was more
than half used IL is the best medi-
cine out for coughs and colds The
Herald, Andersonville, Ind For sale
by G. R. Renfro.
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(From the P'.iiadelphia Record.)
Too many cooks spoil the digestion.
Even the baker can be weSk -kneed.
The hands Of q clock never 90 ont
on strike.
The armless wonder is forced TO be
handy with bis feet.
The fellow who starts out 20 paint
the town red doesn't use water colors.
No, nsude, dear. 1t doesn't neccssar
lily follow that man is a vegetarian
just because he wants a cherry ia has
cocktail;
HoAx-"That man is crazy on she
subject of old clocks with moons on
their fAces." JoAx---"A mild sort OF
Luna tick, eh?"
Muggins-"What an exceedingly no
lite fellow Biones is." Buggins
be won't even answer the telephone in
his shirt sleeves"
Nell miss Yellowleat SAYS she
comes from a very old family" Belle
III DON'T doubt 1t; she's getting pret-
ty we'll along In years herself"
The most uncomfortable position a
woman can be placed in is TO have
such cold she can't speak and then
learn some secret about another VIC
man she dislikes,
He was a shabby lawyer
From crown OF head TO boot,
He bought raffle ticket
And thus he won a suit.
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FaUIrs OFrAWARNINa PREcEDENr'

Chicago Inter-Ocean, Rep.l
The scheme of Henry Il. 0xnard,
Herbert Myrick and Serene Payne to
make of Puerto Rico "a warning pre-
cedent" to Cuba and the Philippines
is bearing fruit. Already Havana pa
pers announce that the cubans are
taking warning from Puerto Rico, An
nexation sentiment in Cuba, which
was growing rapidly, is fading away
Thoughtful Cubans say they prefer
the difficulties of independence to the
possibility OF such American rule as is
prcpose1 for Puerto Rico.
The foes Of expansion are taking
full advantage of the folly Of the Ok
nard policy. Thus we find Pettigrew
and Butler in Havana telling the Gu
bans that the Mckinley administrA
ticn has no intention OF keeping It's
promises, but proposes TO make Cuba
an imperial colony" In proof Of
their charges they point to the treat
ment OF Puerto Rico by the Republi-
can majority in the house Can the
cubans be blamed for believing these
aecusationsP If congress persists in
breaking faith with Puerto Rico and
refusing to do its plain duty why
should Cuba expect anything better2
This IS exactly the result expected
aud predicted by every observing man
acquAinte5 with the plans of the Ok
uard lobrr These men, from the out
set have been che bitterest foes OF ex-
panslon. They fought the annexation
OF Hawaii. They opposed the war
with spain They were thwarted by
the people at every step, however. un-
I'll they persuaded the ways and means
committee 70 fout 'our plain duty In
the case OF Puerto Rico and to adopt a
warning precedent which Is doing
suchleffective work against the Repub-
lican party and the United States gov.
ernment in Cuba.
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cruel and severe measure. Truly
Great Britain must greatly fear the
indomitable Boer general when IL ap,
pears necessary TO send him to such q
desolate exile as that which made the
last days of Napoleon supremely mel
ancholy.
AS a matter of fact England Is mer-
ciless and savage At heart, a bad loser
whether In the field of athletic sports
or on the field OF battle. This spirit
was manifested by Dunraven when he
got honestly whipped in the national
yacht contest in this country, and 1t is
manifest now in the case OF Cronje.
Referring TO the matter the Phila-
delphis Ledger we'll says:
"Napoleon's protest against being
marooned ON that lonely island has
found eloquent echo in history and
poetry; and, though Napoleon made a
shambles Of Europe, his wretched end
in the custody of his most generous
foe excited the sympathy of the
world.
"Eogland cannot afford to do any
thing in It's treatment Of Cronje that
will even CRATE harshly upon good
tcste. The lion of South Africa and
his devoted band are already enrolled
among the worlds heroes. They de
liberately determined upon self-sacri-
fee in the Modder River death trap in
order to gain time for their brethren
to rally in defeine Of their country
and its liberties. Their conduct ranks
with The glorious deeds Of exalted pa
triotIsm whether in ancient or modern
times.
"They are the objects of universal
sympathy, and their bravery and he
roism have extorted the admiration Of
the world, and not the least OF that OF
their present enemies, the English.
who have magnAnimously testified to
their sincerity and courage"
But England, after "nsgnanimons-
ly" testifying to cronje's sincerity and
courage, also magnAnimously con.
demns him to a living death on the
desolate island OF St. Helena. The
world will long remember Cronje's
heroikm. nor will it ever forget Eng
lands cruelty.
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for all governmental per6dy. His ac-
ton IN cajoling Republican congress-
lncu into voting for the Porto Rican
tariff robbery is an exact illustration
Of Punic faith and is sure to break bis
influence in his own party and TO dis
credit him in tho eyes OF all honorable
voters, who understand the quest on,
ia the United States.
Apropos of this question, the Hon.
W. d. II. Miller, who was attorney
general under Pres lent BENJAMIN
r Z. u, saws. Porto Rico is just as
h 2 'art Of the United States as is
New Mexico or the District of Colum
bia. There is no more right, under
the constitution, to discriminate in
the tariff against one than against
the other. Having taken the people
Of Porto Rico under our iag under the
pretense of philanthropic interest in
their welfare, the attempt to disc-imi-
nate against them Is the worst sort of
morality. II will fully justify what
President Schurman has said-that II
will make truthful the charge of Inn
perialism made against the Republi-
can party by the Democracy"
Spain was never more cruel, faith
less and oppressive toward Porto Rico
than will be the United States II
Mark Hanna, Mckinley g. Co. have
their way. The disgrace OF such an
act will make the people blush for
their country.
sor the sake of the good name of
America it is to be hoped that the
honest Republican, IA congress will
refuse to be whipped into line for this
by the sordid, vulgar and
brutal Hanna and the plant. plotting
and wavering Mckinley.
Out OF this act, II passed, victory
will come to the Democrats, but t..ey
would rather fight 6ercer battle
than to gain an easy conquest through
such disgrace to the nation.
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EPIscorAIIANs will find an increase
OF about 20 per cent in the price Of
two books which have been guides TO
their devotion. The increase is sale
to be due TO the high prices maintain
ed by the paper trust The price Of
the books, the Episcopal Church Book
Of Common Prayer and the Hymnal,
has been Increased by agreement be-
tween the principal publishers.
Twenty cents Ia asked for the prayer
book instead OF 10, and s5 cents for
the hymnal instead Of 60 The latter
publication has always been higher in
price than the former because the pub
lishers must pay per cent royalty
TO the Epiacopal Widows and Orphans
Fund on each copy,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-06

Bicycle Berry Book, No. OF The
Bicycle Books is all about berries. A
whole encyclopedia Of berry lore, boil
ed down after the manner OF Farm
Journal. Tells about varieties, about
planting, craving, mulching, cultiva
Ing, picking aud marketing. T. gives
practical pointers from the pens OF
scores of leading berry growers from
all parts of the country who have con-
tributed TO its columns, IL has Colored
representations of berry true to size
aud color, thiuty-three portraits of
practical berrymen, and thirty-fve
olAer illustrations, handsomely bound
in cloth. The price is so cents, free
by mall address the publishers, Will
mer Atkinson Co., PHI Ndelplia,
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While all America honors Admiral
Dewey for his naval acheivments and
the glorious victory he won at Manila.
he cannot be the candidate OF the
Democracy for the presidency. and his
announced purpose TO be q candidate
was great and unfortunate mistake
both on the part Of his friends and
hims elf.
The Democratic party is too deeply
attached TO w. J. Bryan and the prin-
ciples represented by him to displace
him for any other candidate in the
United States. and he is just as sure
to be the standard bearer Of the De-
mocracy for the presidency as that the
convention will be held. He is logic
ally the candidate OF ths opposition to
the policies advocated by the Republi.
can party, and that opposition inten d
to stand by him TO the end The great
heart of the American people look to
him for the exemplication aud enforce
ment Of these principles, and they full
ly recognize the fact that there is no
other man living who so completely
represents these principles and ideas
as w. J. Bryan, and they will never
submit to his displacement for any
other man however much they may
feel disposed to honor him as an ideal
hero and winner Of battles.
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IL IS recommended that the county
conventions be held at the county seats
Of thg respective counties one week
prior 10 the territorial convention at
El Reno.
II is further ordered that delegate
Convention OF the Democrats of Okla
homa ie hereby called to meet In OKLA
homR City on the s1st day Of July, 300,
at o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF
nominating q candidate for delegate
70 congress.
The basis Of representation for the
vRrioua connties shall be the same as
that OF the delegate convention above
noted, IL Is recommended that the
county conventions be held one week
prior TO the territorial convention at
Oklahoma City.
JASPER SIPEs,
Chairman Dem. Ter. COm.
FRANK STEVENS, Sec'y.
Party papers please copy.