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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-03
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Destroyed Bsttleship to he Taken
from Havana Hsrbor OBJ
structs Navigation.

Washington, Sept 25-The
wreck Of tho Maine is to be re
moved from Havana hsrbor and
officers of the army and navy are
wondering il the mystery of the
battIeship's obstruction is to be
solved.
Secretary Long has decided that
the vessel i Of no value to the
navy, and Gen Wood, Governor
General of Cuba, declares she is
|<H+$+t&+&sk4f- f-s-S.s..E4-s
The Ono Day Cold Cure.
Pot colds aud sore throat Use keTnott's Choco-
lates Laxative Qui.isr. Easily tsken a. ssadS
and quickly care.
Aessty Il Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
rauty without IT. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
be clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
tirring TAP the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Durlties from the body. Begin to-day to
Janish pimples, boils, blotches, bhckheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-bcsuty for ten cents. All drug.
psts. satisfaction guaranteed l0c. 25c. 5Or,
Eeussts Your Bowels with Cascsro<s.
Canay CaSsArtio, oure eoxsup patton forever
ns. ne. " q g. G. fail. s"Sssisss rsfsno ~onsy.
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contrary, as idle mills cannot
make money. The pinch for
cotton is more actually felt in
England than elsewhere. While
the visible supply there is now
only one seventh of what it was a
year ago, the visible supply Of
American cotton throughout all
Europe and America is about one>
third Of the quantity at this ii me
last year, being in round figures
700, 600 against 100000 balel.
COTTON is AGAIN KING.
"After several years of de-
precision caused by overproduco
ton of cotton, the world has in
the season just ended not only
ovsrtsken the production, but 80
trenched upon the resources that
the visible supply Of all kinds is
now equal to only about four
weeks consumption of the mills
OF Europe aud America. Cotton
is again king. 1t heads the list
OF our exports, and the wealth
which it has brought and will con
tinus to being to tho south will
also increase the prosperity of
sVery section of the country.
"During tho season there has
been an addition of about 1900,
600 spindles to tho European and
American mills. Nsill thinks the
consumption OF American cotton
during the sssson will he only
10, 10000 600 bales, while be esti-
mates that the American crop now
coming in will not exceed 9,75O,-
600 bales, or not enough for the
worlds requirements by at least
25O, 900 bales. The CONSUMPTION
of 10, 100000 bales was reached
whom the spindles were several
millions less than now.
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Stephenson ON COTTON,
Gtf:S a Hopeful View Of
Situation.
The Visible Supply is Limited and
Cotton is Again King and
Will Make the South
Rich.


B Sheppsrson, tho cotton stats.
tician, who has ust returned from
p trip to Europe, reviews tho
Horlds cotton situation in this
wsek ; issue of The Msnufactur.
srs Record. Mr.. Sheppsrson
SAYS:
"On Sept 13 middling cotton
sold in Now York at II conts and
: pence in Liverpool, being the
highest price here since Augu.t,
1890. Quotations arc now one
quarter Of a cent To- orsr here and
seven~siXteonth Of = penny lower
~ Liverpool, but this is only q
natural reaction after the sharp
advance since Sept 1 Of Il cents
in New York and II pence in
Liverpool. The upward move
mont in it's pronounced dcvslop>
m"ni WAS started and Kept up in
Liverpool. New York simply
followed IN the wake of the great
er murket. The ADVANCE in Liver.
pool in So brief a time was un-
prscedented, but when all the
circumstances are considered it
cannot he said to have been un.
warranted. The Liverpool mar.
ket for cotton futures was large
" oversold, and while the actual
stock OF cotton of grades that
could he delivered upon futures
contracts was ridiculously small,
TIE light stocks in this country.
the lstensss of the new crop and
the interruption to shipments by
the Galveston storm prevented
any relief from America. .Fu..
lures for the near months sd,
vanced irst and most sharply.
Then there came 4 good demand
from spinners for actual cotton.
and this demand increased whom
it WAS fully realized how vsry
Ilttle cotton there was in Liver.
pool such a. spinnsrs required.
ADVANCE WAS INEVITABLE.
"lho greatest part Of tho un.
sold cotton WAS Of gradss lower
than spinners de,ire to use. and
OF very fancy grades, Of which
the spinner. buy only small guam.
titles at atime. English spinner.
hold worry small stocks of cotton.
and whom they tried to buy they
found tho warehouses OF the mar.
kets rs bare Of desirable cotton
a. the storehouss of the mills.
ths supply being extremely
limited and tho demand l,rge
from spectators and Spinners,
the advance that occurred WAS
inevitable.
''On Sept IS tho stock of
American cotton in Liverpool was
only 10, 600 bales. Sept 20 this
insignificant stock WAS reduced to
lO5, 900 bales against 100000
bale. at the corresponding d,te
Ia,t wears OF the lO5, 900 bales
of American cotton, probably not
over 80, 600 bales Of tho grades
desired by spinners could have
been secured, and. a. the British
mills now consume about 1000
bales OF cotton per week, there
va" less than a weeks supply of
American cotton in Livsrp ool
available for them. 1t is not
strange that some Of tho L.ncs-
shire mills purpose TO suspend
work wholly or partially until
cotton il moro plentiful. In.s>
mnch AS thaN cannni .nin r.n.
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TROUBLE IN CHINA.

cit is undoubtedly true that
the troubles in China, if prolonged,
wild deprive the world of her
markets, which have recently taken
the equivalent Of about /, 100000
bales per annum. 1t 10 also true
that tho end of the war In Soutn
Africa (now practically over will
soon open up that territory to
commence and the assurance now
OF fair crops Of cereals and cotton
in India will cause . greatly i'm
proved demand for cotton manu-.
factures from that county. Should
tho Chinese difficulties be salts.
factorilv adjusted, it is probable
that trade with that country would
be largely increased.
"lhe season may really prove
to hs very active one for cotton
manufactures, especially when it
Is remembered that, as rule
great prosperity has prevailed the
past yesr thrOucOut Europe and
the United States, and that the
same conditions exist now. WAGES
are fairly good, and but few peo-
pie are unem pIoyed. Home trade
is therefore good. 1t would not
be wise to mako an estimate Of
the cotton crop st this time, or to
give serious consideration to the
estimates Of others. The weather
conditions from now to Nov 25
can increase or diminish the Weld
by 20 yer cent. and, ~ an old
friend in the cotton trade used to
say, There is nothing so uncertain
ss'the weather, not even women. !"
ANTED-- ACTIVE MAN of good
Character to deliver and collect in
south Carolina for old established
manufacturing whole-ai- house. 5000
IA year. sure pay. Honesty more than
exp, rience required our reference
any bank in ANY city Enclose elf,
addressed stamped envelope Manu-
f.cturers, Third Fioor, 33I Dearborn
st Chicago.
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as IL by a miracle"
DR. Niis~' Remedies
arc sold by all drug
gists under n positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICAL
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rLI p. BABCOCK, OF Avoca, N.Y..a
veteran OF the 3rd y. Y. Artillery and
for thirty years OF the Babcock &c
hunsel Carriage Co., OF Auburn, says: 81
write TO express my gratitude for the mirac-
lous benefit received from Dr. Miios' Heart
Cure. iSuNarod for years "a result oGarrny
life, from -ciutica which affected my hear,
In tho worst form, my limbs swcl.od from
the ankles up. bloatcd until was unable
70 button my clothing; had sharp pnins
about the heart, smothcring spells and
shortncsJ Of breath. For three months |
was unable 10 lie down, and all the sicep
got was in an arm chair. i was treated by
the best doctors Dut gradually grew worse
About q year ago l commenced taking DR..
Miles New Heart Cure and IL saved nv life
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40 IN~i

- wlt I.iratrIx Il IN. e-ttte or &.
THOMAS Bird deceased Gsorl. Bird.
huiH Mu 20 A'mirta Miriam,
"N Dunn and Eden Gar,iror,
HJCuyiunLS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Tenth Biennial Encampment of the
Uniformed tank

Detroit, Mich, August 2I.-Major
General James r. Carnahan assumed
formal command of the tenth biennial
encampment of the uniformed ank Of
knights of Pythias at $50 o'clock this
evening in the presence of the several
divisions of his command, n a
throng of spectators. The various
brigads and separate regiments in
camp were drawn up for the ceremony,
in dress parade formation on the boule-
ward.
The ceremonies began with an ad-
dress Of welcome by Mayor Maybury.
Grand Chancellor Lusk. in the alb
sence of Governor Pingree. presented
a welcome in behalf Of the state, and
DR.. r. L. Cunningham, chairman OF
the local Pythian committee did like
wise.
Supreme Chancellor Sample, respond
ing, said that to the uniformed rank
must be given much of the credit fol
the marvellous growth CT Pythianism
He praised the military branch be-
cause of the fact that alongside of the
| never defeated American flag flies the
~tricolor of the PythianS. Both have
been nov taken o the water. and
both are to stay there"
Following the speeches a large Amer
lean flag was hoisted at the ~headQuar'
tiers flagstaff.
| The principal formal events this morn
| ing were receptions in the Masonic
| temple, held by the supreme represen'
tatives and officials.
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BRYAN WILL NOT BE THERE
He VIII Not Attend the Grand Army
Reunion Because Mckinley Cannot
be Present

Chicago, August 27.-William j. Bry-
an has followed the example OF Presi-
lent Mckinley and declined To be a
visitor at the national encampm.nt of
the Grand Army of the Republic. He.
this afternoon. sent q message TO Ex-
ecutive Director William H. Harper.
the head of the local committee in
charge Of the local end OF the encamp-
ment, saying that because Of the alb
encampment he considered IL advisa-
BILE to remain away. His teiegram is
as follows:
Lincoln. Nep.. August q.
"W. H. Harper. Executive Director OF
the Grand Army reunion. Chicago.
Ills.
Since President Mckinley is drtain-
ed by public business / believe that
h proprieties of the occasion demand
that I also decline and thus relieve the
reunion of any appearance Of partisan
ship. w. j. BRYAN"
TIE ocal committee. through Mr..
Harper, expressed it's regrets at h
inability of Mr.. Bryan to be present.
by sending him a message saying:
THE ecu committee appre-
ciates your delicacy of sentiment un-
der the circumstances. while regret
ting that we cannot have pleasure and
honor Of entertaining you.
wv. H. HARPER,
Executive Director"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
ALLIES AGAIN AGGRESSIVE
Operations West of Pekfn Begun.
Yung Lu the I~nstigator of the Boxer
Movement

London, August %. $50 a.. m.-"The
allies. resuming aggressive operations.
have taken the district west of Pc
kim" This statement based on Chi
nese authority. is cabred from Shang-
hal. From the same place comes the
further statement that Ii Hung Chang
has wired the impress dowager at
Hsian Flu requesting the arrest OF
prince Tuan. and the disarmament OF
the Boxers in order to give him an
Opening for negotiations with the
lpowers.
The Examinations projected at
Shanghai in celebration of the relief OF
Pekin hav been abandoned. lest they
should cause a native outbreak.
Evidence has been received here"
says the Shanghai correspondent OF
The Standard, going TO show that
General Yung Lu was the real author
of the a~nti-foreign outbreak, the en-
press dowager. Prince Tuan and the
others all having been persuaded by
him to take an extreme attitude.
while he stood aside and awaited de-
yelopments.
Annoy, according to the Hong Kong
correspondent of The Daily Mail, are
anxious to return to the interior; but
the United States consul has forbidden
them to do SO, and urges them to go to
the Philippines or to return to Ameri-
ca.
Shanghai adviceS to The Daily News
says that consular opinion there looks
upon japanese action in the landing
of troops at Annoy, despite the protests
of the %consuls. as similar to that Of
Russia at New Chwang, the whole in
|dicating a tendency to a partition Of
the empire.
Russian journals agree" says the
Moscow correspondent of The Standard,
that it is impossible to deal with
China in the spirit of revenge, as sug-
.gested by Emperor William. They be-
'lieve that the methods less drastic can
better accomplish the ends of Russia
in Manchuria. The question would be
satisfactorily settled to the Russian
mind by the seizure of the northern
provinces.
.RUMORED REPULSE OF THE AL
LIES.
Paris. August %. 4:25 a. ma spe-
cial dispatch to LIE Steele from ST. Pet
'ersburgs says:
1T is persistently rumored in ST.
Petersburg that the Russian govern
ment has received a dispatch assert
ing that after a fierce battle inside
Pekin the allies retreated. losing 1,S0O
men, mostly Russians. 1t is further
said that the Chinese occur fortified
positions, from which they are bonn
harding the allies in a murderous man
Nor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
STEVENSON ENDORSED
BY the Populfst National Committee.
Butler Opposes the Resolution

Chicago, August 27.-At a meeting
of the peoples party national commit
tee today. the destination OF Charles
A. Towne. as the vice presidential
nominee OF the party. after a long de-
bate was accepted and the name Of
A. E. Stevenson was put in his place.
In the beginning there were three
course advocated by different MEN,
bers Of the committee. viz: To nOmi-
nate a populist, to leave the place
blank, or, lastly. TO endorse Mr.. Stew
enson.
Senator Marion Butler, chairman Of
the committee. in a warm speech Of
some length, advocated leaving the
place blank, contending that Bryan
and Stevenson would receive more
popuilst votes than il a candidate for
vice president were named.
But one test vote was taken. A mo
ton was made TO endorse Mr.. Steven
son. For this motion Mr.. Washburn,
of Massachusetts,, moved as a substi-
tute that a populist be placed upon the
ticket. The substitute vas lost on a
call Of the roll by a vote of "A ayes 10
II nays The original motion was then
adopted by a viva yoce vote. There
were 124 members of the committee
present or represented by proxy
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ANXIOUS TO KNOW OUR INTEN-
TONS.

1t is believed taht these were gen.
ierally informal, but. nevertheless, as
they called for statements of policy,
lit was regarded as expedient that TO
guard against discrepancy, by direc-
Ition of the president, a formal instruc-
ton was drawn up. That this did not
exactly define the intention Of the
UNITED States ito withdraw from China
at a specified time was made evident
by the continuance of inquiries from
luhe legations and embassies here for
information on this point. There is
IA very manifest desire on the part of
European governments to get some ex-
preston from the United States gov-
I%ern1nent as to its purpose, before COM
Uniting themselves.
1t is beloved that our answers have
been framed with the special purpose
of avoiding a committal of the govern
ment as to it's policy beyond the points
specifically laid down in the presidents
response to Emperor Kwang Tsu's
first appeal and in the nswer to Ii
Hung Chang's appeal for mediation.
However this may be. the state de-
lpartment does not regard it as expe-
ldient at this moment to make public
the latest phases of the negotiations,
SO it is impossible to know from his
side whether or not they had touched
upon propositions to divide China into
spheres for military occupation; to pro-
vide for a temporary form of govern
ment at Pekin, or to endeayor to re-
establish relations with the existing
dynasty in China. though it may be
fairly assumed that something has
been said upon these various points.
The first direct word from General
lChaffee since August 18th came today
in the form of a cablegram dated to-
day at Taku reporting the action Of
the Sixth cavalry with the enemy near
lTien Tsin on the 18th.
The description of the action report
ed by General Chaffee TALES with that
previously reported by Admiral Remey
and is identified with it by war de-
lpartment officials. The explanation
in the delay of the war departments
advices is thai Colonel Whit, who
commands the Sixth cavalry, probably
forwarded his report to his superior at
Pekin and General Chaffee then sent
it officially to Washington. Although
General Chaffee's cable is dated Taku
it is assumed that il was forwarded
from Pekin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
TOWNE OPENS THE CAMPAIGN
Given a Grand Ovation by an mmens
Crowd-Hts Reply to Rooseve1t's 81.
Paul Speech

Duluth. Mimi. August ss.-The larg-
est gathering TO listen 70 q political
speech that ever assembled in Duluth
assembled tonight at the armory when
Charles A. Towne opened the cam
paign in a lengthy address in which he
replied 10 the recent speech OF Govern
or Roosevelt delivered 1t ST. Paul on
the occasion % the national consrn-
ton Of the league OF republican clubs.
The audience listened attenrively I
the orators remarks Tor more than
TWO hours and frequently throughout
h discourse the applause was deaf
ening. The speech is considered by
many % be Mr.. Towne' grea5sf ef-
fort. At its conclusion he was sender
ed an ovation BY the multitude pres
ent-
Mr.. Towne opened by expressing
lack Of patience with any one who be-
iieved in their party. right or wrong.
or In any president. right or wrong.
considering the latter simply another
statement % the Divine right % kings.
Taking UP Governor Roosevelt's
speech. he declared i: 20 be 'enor-
mously disappointing. Neither in mat
ter nor in manner - II worthy of its
occasion. In respect % the
speech i. Win rare exceptions. an al
formation OF evasion and assertion. In
spirit ii is a compound u Sod and
scullion. As To its facts il ahounds in
Inaccuracies which. IL accidental. are
ineNplicable as coming from A man
who has performed credItabiy IN his
tory and biography. but the world IS
accustomed TO Inconsistencies from
Mr.. Roosevelt. II a long looked upon
him as a predestined and incorr1gfble
IL has given up attempt
ing TO explain him or reconcile him
with himself. II Is quite possible
whether IL would be worth while. 9TH
erwise, or not. to make an entirely
satisfactory diagnosis OF n civil ser
vice reformer in partnership with
Thomas G. Plat a citizen soldier who
ridiculeS the volunteer. a leader in bat
tie who finds glory in being rescued
from an ambush: 4 hero who boasts
of shooting a fleeing foe in the back: a
candidate who plays and poses 10 del
egates and galleries 10 obtain a nogni-
nation that he does not want: a gen.
tleman who charges six and i half
million of his countrmen with iawless-
ness. dishonesty and cowariice: a
statesman, who mounted on a hobby.
rides roughly at grave questions in
economics and politics. swinging his
partisan laurel and yelling like an in
tellectual Comanche."
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DISPATCHES FROM PEKIN
No Chinese Officials Yet in the City.
Chinese Defeated by sixth, Cavalry.

Washington, August 27.-The depart
ment Of state makes public the follow
ing dispatch from Minister Conger re-
Iceived this morning:
"Taku, August q, 1900.
Secretary of State. Washington.
mo important movements since last
dispatch. Military trying to restore
order. No representative of the Chi
nese government encountered yet.
Several ministers of the Tsung Ii va
men reported in the city and are ex-
pected to appear soon. Generals de-
eide not to enter the imperial palace,
leaving it practically vacant. Two
thousand Germans arrived today.
"CONGER."
This dispatch is undated. but from
the fact that it mentions the arrival Of
a German force at Pekin. which has
not yet been reported from any other
quarter, it is presumed of very recent
origin.
TIL following dispatch from General
IChaffee has been received at the war
department:
"Taku. August q.
"Adjutant General. Washington.
Colonel Whit. on the 18th, marched
at 4 O'Clock a. m. and engaged a large
force of the enemy seven miles from
the city, dispersed them. killing about
100. Americans lost five wounded. Will
cable names wounded As soon As as
certained. "CHAFFEE."
COlonl Whit is lieutenant-cOlonel of
the Sixth cavalry, but is acting colonel
in the absence of Colonel Sumner, who
is in Europe.
CHINESE TROOPS CONCEN-
TRATING.
London, August PA dispatch from
Toxic says General Yamaguchi reports
that Chinese have not abandoned hope
of retaking Pekin, and that 5000 men
with fifteen guns were advancing to-
ward Pekin from Shan Tung, probably
intending to cut the allies communi-
lcations.
Berlin, August PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Tien Tsin says large
bodies of Boxers are concentrating ff-
teen miles northwest of Twang Sun.
AS Twang Sun does not appear to be
on any of the available maps or in the
Gazetteer, it is possible the Berlin dis
patch may refer to Yang Tsun, on the
Pei Ho, about sixteen miles as the crow
flies from Tien Tsin. on the way to Pc
kin.
TO SEND WOMEN AND CHILDREN
TO TEN TSIN.
Rome, August PA dispatch re-
lceived here from Taku under date of
SUNDAY, August 26th, confirms previ-
lous port that a convoy was being
formed at Pekin 10 conduct, under a
strong escort, the allied wounded and
women and children to Tien Tsin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
A REMARKABLE DEATH
A Man, With His UOrSe and Buggy,
Sinks Into a Pit OF Fire on a Public
Road in Hyde County-The Peaty
Soil on Fire for Miles.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., August 27.-Dr. Will
liam r. Capehart, of the state board
of agriculture, arrived here today from
BERTHE county and says the enormous
fires in Hyde county continue, and are
destroying trees and soil. The soil is
Ipeaty and burns like finder. One
farm valued at $40, 900 is S burned
away that it's owner says it Is not now
worth $100. The fire is burning far-un-
derneath the surface in many places.
DR.. Capehart is informed that as a
farmer was driving along a highway
the fire undermined soil CAV way un-
der him and he and his horse falling
into the fry pit were burned to death.
The smoke extends many miles out to
sea and by obscuring the light at
Oregon inlet has caused two wrecks in
a fortnight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
A British steamer Stranded

Philadelphia, August Authorization
received here today OF the strand
ing during a hurricane of the new
British tramp steamer Indra, Captain
F. L. Burkell, which sailed with a
cargo Of sugar from Samabaya. Java,
June 18th, for Philadelphia, anc nine
lives are believed TO have beer lost.
The vessel is ashore and a total loss
at Gardafua on the coast OF Africa, at
the entrance TO the gulf OF Alden. Or
the crew Of thirty-eight men. twenty
nine were saved and il is believed thc
others persisted in the gale. OF were
carried into captivity by the natives.