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jack point beat good ones. rHE BRIGHTON HANDICAP IN ’"’'nStOHU-BHEAKISG TIME. rf d n Rid' St* k *‘ tor Hi * on -t* 1' )he Finish 4Vi n Hot Drlir ! ,h Kentuckian and Imp. ,i n iirnl°" Carried Them for the and Then Fell Off—The Great fll ,,lbrrt. the Favorite, Ran |fD *.hs Behind. . York. July 7 Jack Point, with 109 15 ran the mile and a quarter in the P ' U " hK n handicap to-day In the record of- o* 3-1. winning the rich stake in drive with The Kentuckian and Imp, a ,|]e trie rrreat Ethelbert was lengths be *ir(j Kin ley Mack, the Suburban and Brooklyn handicap winner of this year, ms eighth, and Admiration, the choiJe v all the trainers, was fourth. °' u ‘ was a cracking race from start to jj(l Admiration carried them all off ,lei r ft for the mile, and then f ou) Ethelbert was the favorite all time, and when the horses went to M |JOS , Admiration was a very strong choice, having been played down l 0 three from five. Ethelbert Was first away, with The Kentuckian second, Admiration third, and „ inhere close. In the second furlong, a infra fion shot to the front. Five fur !aßgS ofre reeled off in 3:01 3-5 seconds, and the long back stretch was before the , rfrSi inch by inch and then foot by foot The Kentuckian began to draw upon tamiration, while Imp and Kinley Mack „.pre making strong bids for the leader tMy. Down through tlie stretch they thunder and the crowd yelled. First one horse <r( j ,hen another was the call. Then ,-ame the shout "Look at Jack Point!" tor lie was coming with anew lease of 1,f5 and as Ids heels spurned the ground, lie jiassed them one after the other, until a furlong from home, in, the record time of 1:51, he was clear and looked like a a,rer barring accidents. There were good hoises behind him, however, and Odom was urging Imp like a demon, lie had a clear path, and no c han eof accident. It was useless, how rKr, for there were two youngsters ahead o' the black whirlwind, and they had twenty pounds the belt r of it, an awful lot for such a distance and such a fast rue. As [lie clock licked off 2:04 3-5. Jack Point (lashed past the judges’ stand a alrn r. a length and a half in front of The Kentuckian, while Imp was in thi:d hiac p , her nose up to Clawson and hang ing there, for not an inch more could she gain. Tile great Ethelbert was far behind, ladly beaten, and the hepes of Perry Bel mont were dashed to the ground. The lime is the best on record, Salva tors t’:oj in his match with Tenny being now erased from the scroll. The Du>’s Races. IT:„ Race—Selling, one and one-six tenth miles. Preeusor, 7 to 2. won, with Peaceful, 3 to I and * to o, second, and Carbuncle, 15 to 1, third. Time 1:48 3-5. Se nd Race—Five furlongs. Luke Warm to 1, won, with Rhymer, sto 1 and 3 to 1, second, and Termless, 12 to 1, third. Time 1:01 1-5. Third Race—Six furlongs. Heliobas, 15 to 2). won, with Blue Devil, 7 to 5 and our, second, and Lioness, 300 to 1, third. Time 1:14. Fourth Race—Brighton Handicap, one and one-fourth miles. Jack Point, 6 lo 1, won. with The Kentuckian. 25 to 1 and 8 10 i, second, and Imp, 8 to 1, third. Time 2:64 3-5. Fifth Race—Choice, six furlongs. Dr. Hailow, 10 to 1. won. with Outlander, 9 lo TO and out, second, and Petrel 11, 5 to 1, third. Time 1:14 2-5. Sixth Race—Handicap, steeplechase, about two miles. Ochiltree, 8 to 1, won, widi Trillion, 2 to 1 and 4 to 5, second, and Dave S., Bto 1, third. Time 4:31 3-5. ENTENTE IS CORDIAL. Relations Between France and tmerten Very Friendly, (Special Paris Cable Letter.) (Copyright. 1900, by the Associated Press.) l aris, July 7.—This week has been most eventful, and one of deep significance to al observing Americans. Indications have not been lacking during the past year of the anxiety of the French government and tli* French press to obliterate the un frietidiy feeling towards France aroused in Am* rca by the all ged hostile attitude cf this country towards the United States in the war with Spain and to endeavor by etery means in their power to re-es tablish Franeo-Amertcan relations on a more friendly basis. These efforts have been attended by a bust satisfactory measure of success, but ihe participation of the French govern ment in and ihe exceptionally cordial tone of :he French press towards Washington and the Fourth of July fetes have glvin an unmistakable stamp to the directioh of the French foreign policy. There is not '" slightest doubt that the French gov- Miumnt feels it is a matter of paramount importance to their country to secure the good will of America and to lay the foundation for a more intimate under saving than ever before exists 1 between the two republics. The remarks of French officials and Poll I; .arts show that this Is dictated, not merely by sentiment, and an affinity of Idee?, but by the best interests of France. American functionaries here. In their con taet with the official world, have been brought to share In the conviction that Trance is sincerely desirous of securing the eo-operation of America. The United Slates ambassador, Gen. Horace Porter, has missed no opportunity tofurthercordial feiations, the growth of which is decid er agreeable to him. The demonstra tions of this week have been of the ut most value and are universally Interpreted by the French press as testimony that Ihe hulk of the American people is not ani mated by any spirit of animosity towards France, but, on the contrary, only enter talns the best of feelings towards the sis ter republic. Archbishop Ireland, speaking to a rep r'*entatlve of the Associated Press, on 'h* subject of the Washington and Lafay fite presentations, said: J can testify that they have a remark •bte good effect on the people of France, ‘hey have opened their hearts to us, and htt'e found that the American nation nre B people of sentiment, and not merely a commercial people.** i re action taken this week by M. Ger 'Jlh Roache, one of the representative* n 'he Chamber of Deputies for Guadelupe, Indicate* that the good effect produced *mr,ng Frenchmen by the American sym ha,hy displayed at these fetes may bring forth practical fruits. He has published *’ article In Eclair, an Influential organ, •"MTstlng that steps be taken for the formation of a society for the promotion ?: a Princo-American alliance, proposing nat .x-Mlnister Leon Bourgeois be made Fes],lent. The article attracted consid orable attention. THE L, A IN.’S DIVIDEND. ' n Knf llrltnonf Nnym n 4 Pfr Cent. Will He Declared. York, July 7.—August Belmont, r *nu of the board of director* of the J'OuUville and Nashville Railroad Com* lan *#ys that, as a quorum could not 1 M *' ured for next Monday, the meeting ' thr. directors has been postponed unill ' 'lay following, July 10. Mr. Belinort iM? I 1 '** , * IC dividend lo be declared on at Tur *'U y . for the half-year, will l>e rate of 4 per cent.per annum. WHECK M;\R ATLANTA, 1 rains of the Central and the A. A W. I*. Crashed Together. Atlanta, July 7.—There was a wreck at Fort McPherson at 7 a. m. to-day, a collision occurring between, a Central Railroad suburban passenger train and a local freight of the Atlanta and West Point. Engineer D. C. Wall and Fireman J. F. Nance of the suburban train were painfully bruised by jumping from the engine. None of the passengers were in jured, though twenty-five were on the train. The Central engine was badly damaged. Several cars on the freight were splin tered and piled up on the track in a heap. Twisted iron and shattered wood work strewed the track in every direc tion. lending to the wreck an appearance of serious character. It is estimated that the damage to ihe railroad property is between $">,000 and SIO,OOO. Responsibility for the collision is said to rest on the shoulders of Operator J. B. Reeves of the West End station and a flagman on the freight. It is claimed by the Central employes that Reeves set the block signal for a clear track and lot the suburban train by when he knew the freight was on the block directly ahead. The freight left Atlanta at 6:30 for Montgomery. At Fort McPherson Con ductor F. E. Emerson cut the long train in two parts, leaving the rear part on the main line, while he sent the engine with the forward end into a sidetrack for several cars. The engine pulled out of the siding with the cars and backed down to pick up the balance of the train on the main line. When the engine with the forward end of the train bumped against the rear end. the whole train ran back several hundred feet. Before the freight could get under way the suburban train, released by the West End opera for, dashed around the curve at a speed of forty miles an hour. The engine was running backward, with two coaches hooked to the front end and the tender toward the freight. Engineer Wall saw (h© freight on the main line ahead 1 100 late to stop. He re versed his engine, however, and yelled to his fireman to jump. The fireman sprang out of the cab tvindow quickly, fol lowed by the engineer. Both landed against the embankment. In on instant, the passenger train crash ed into the freight. The tender of the engine was jammed into the cab directly against Ihe seats where o moment before the engineer and fireman sat. The a boose of the freight mounted the tender, while two cam next to the caboose buckled and split into fragments. The main line whs cleared at 9 o'clock. Traffic was not delayed by Ihe wreck, as the outgoing and incoming trains on both roads ..used the clear track of the double line of rails. MORE Til A \ \ THOUSAND llemlipr. of tlio A„(i(‘inlion Irp Al ready at Clarlvston. Charleston, S. C., July 7.—More thon n thousand members of the National Educa tional Association arrived’ liere to-day, including- I’nited Stales Suporiniendent of Education W. T. Harris. The associetUTn proper does not meet until next Tuesday, but the heads of the various departments were busy to-day perfecting their plans and schedules. The first conference on religious educa tion, under the auspicea of the American Society of Religious Education, was held to-day. In the absence of Justice Har lan, the president, and the Hon. OK n. Glenn of (Jeorgia, the vice president, ihe Rev. Dr. Stokes, palled the conference lo order, and there wes a brief discussion of the objects of the conference by a num ber of delegates. The only formal paper read, was (hat of Mr. B. F. Johnson of Richmond. Va.. on. “Some Missing Kinks In Our kklucational System.” The conference will hold another session to-morrow, and wilt sfet to work on Mon. day. when Vice President Glenn and o larger number of delegates will have ar rived. AMERICA’S ATHLETES Bore Off tlie Honors in the Grent Britain Contests. Ijondon, July American athletes to day won eight out of the thirten amateur events for the championship of Greit Brit ain. The Amateur Athletic Association championship games were held at Siam fold Rridge, and as the Americans only competed in twelve of the events, they won all but four of the contests in which they took part. “Old Penn” got the lion's share, secur ing the high jump, the hurdles, the long jump, and the pole vault. The New York Athletic Club ran her a close second, win ning in putting the weights, the hammer throwing and the quarter of a mile run, while Arthur Duffy of Georgetown Uni versity won the hundred-yard dash. Princeton University secured second place In the one hundred-yard dash and the high jump, while Chicago University secured the same place in the quarter-mile run. COL. PETTIT ACftl ITTED. Conrtnmrtial Did Not Substantiate the ClinrgcN Against Him. Washington, July 7.—The following ca blegram has been received at the war de partment from Gen. Mae Arthur at Ma nila, dated to-day: “ Col. James S. Petiit, Thirty-first United Stales Volunteer Infantry, acquit ted by general ctourtmartial.” Col. Pettit was tried on a charge of hav ing turned over a native prisoner to a Dato in Mindanao, who cruelly executed the man. The courtmartial was founded upon a charge that Col. Pettit's conduct was unsoldlerly and tended to bring the American arms into contempt. LETTER FROM C HAPI’Et.I.E. lie Has CarefnllJ- Examined Points Ben ring- on His Mission, Washington, July 7.—A letter has been received here from Archbishop Chappelle, to whom was delegated the adjudication of the dispute, between the religious or ders and the civil authorities in the Phil ippine? in which he states that during the past six months he has carefully ex amined every point bearing on the sub ject and soon will make Ills personal re port to the Pope. ■ e * i A PHILIPPINE SQI ADIION. Lieut. Col. Wilder Hus Organized Natives ns Cuvalry. Washington, July 7.—The war depart ment has been Informed of the organiza tion of squadron of Philippine cavalry by Lieut. Col. Wilber K. Wilder. Forty third Infantry. United States Volunteers, consisting of four troops of native scout?, having <t maximum of 120 men to a troop, engaged to serve until June 30, 1901, unless sooner discharged. The barracks at Caloooan have been des ignated a? ihe rendezvous of the squad ron. . na usher Died From Ilent. Columbia. 8. C.. July 7. J D, Ttaushor, supposed to he from C.eorgln. was over come by the heat at Florence to-dny, while cn route from Augusta to New York, and despite prompt medical attention, died In a few minutes. England Heat America. Ixtndon. July 7.—ln tlie International polo match at Hurlinghame to-day, England beat America by I to i , THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JULY 8, IMO. FRANCE ACCORDS PERMISSION Continued ffrom First Page. the situation at Pekin was different. The government had disappeared before the in surrection, which would only yield to force, an.l it was this force which it was necessary to employ. Four thousand French troops, he con tinued. had started, and another 4,000 will leave before July 20. Other troops will follow, according to the emerg encies of the situation. Measures will also be taken to make the naval force worthy off France, who never intended to abdi cate any of her rights. In conclusion. M. Delcaase dwelt upon the necessity of a perfect accord among the Powers and declared that such ac cord really exists at the present time. CONGER'S LAST MESSAGE. It Showed That Even Then Foreign ers Were in Great Strait*. London, July 7.—A dispatch from Taku says that the last message from Mr. Ed win Conger, the United States minister at Pekin, brought there by runners, reads as follows: “We are besieged. The provisions ere becoming exhausted and the situation is desperate. The relief force should advance and glvce us notice by signal.” Runners also confirm the report of the burning of the native city of Pekin. WII/I* AC T AT ONCE. Japan’s Dogs of War Will Be Loosed I lion Chinn. London. July 7.—The Japanese Minister, Kalo Takaati, received a dispatch from Tokio this morning, giving his govern ment’s reply to Great Britain’s question as to whether with the consent of th -> other Powers, Japan is willing to send the largo reinforcements to China. Japan replied that ehe was prepared to carry out the suggestion, and that one division would be dispatched immediately. GERMANY WANTS HARMONY. She Will Not Object to Anything .Agreeable to All. Berlin, July 7.—A eemi-ofticlal note savs: “In replying to Japan’s request for news of the Powers’ attitude toward China, Ger many declared she regarded the mainten ance* of harmony among the Powers as of prime importance and would, accord ingly, assent to any measures not object ed to in other quarters.” • ALL QI 11ST AT CANTON. 1.1 Hang Cliang Has Troop* In flic Street*. Canlon. Friday, July 6.—Quiet continues here, Li Hung Chang has stationed troops in the streets to prevent disturbances. A fiteamor intended to convey LI Hung Chang northward, sailed to-day, ostensi bly bound for Kiu Kuang. She took 250 packages of Li Hung Chang’s goods. MinsionnrlcM Besieged. Boston, July 7.—The American Board of Foreign Missions to-day received a ca blegram from Rev. George H. Ewing, at ( lie Foo, dated July 5, which staled ‘hat the Pekin and Tung Choo missionaries were besieged at the British legation at Pekin. The Itnlian Force. Rome. July B.—The Tribuna says that the expeditionary force to China will be composed cf a battalion of infantry and ,*i battalion of nnrksmeti, each consist ing of 900 men and two half-corn panic? of artillery, armed with eight Nordonfeldt mitralleuses. Reassuring Report*. London. July 7.—Jardine, Matheson & Cos. of Shanghai have telegraphed to their London house as follows: “Shanghai. July 7.—The British legation was standing July 2. There are reassuring reports regarding the lives of the Euro peans.” Brooklyn at Clie Foo. Washington, July 7.—The navy depart ment. at 9:45 o'clock to-night, received the following cablegram from Admiral Remey: “Che Foo.—Brooklyn arrived; proceeding immedaitely Taku. Remey.” Xot Injured at Tien Tzln. London. July 7.—A telegram from Tien Tsin. dated July 5, to the London Mission ary Society, says the missionaries there were uninjured. Stnrted for Chis. n. Brest, July 7.—A detachment of 600 ma rines and 100 artillerists started tolday for Toulon, to embark for China. Crowd? of people cheered them. For Chinese Mater*. Cherbourg, July 7.—The second-class French cruiser T.outsit la being fitted out for a six months’ stay In Chinese waters. OFF OX A GREAT TRIP. American .Inbilee Pilgrimage Start Another Section. New’ York, July 7.—To visit Rome and Lourdes, the main section of the Ameri can Jubilee Pilgrimage will sail from this city for Genoa to-morrow on the steamer Ivaiaer Wilhelm 111. The pilgrimage Is under ihe patronage of Archbishop Mar tinelli, apostolic delegate to the United States, and Bishop McDonnell of Brook lyn. Those sailing on the Kaiser Wilhelm to tnotrow make up the largest of the four sections of pilgrims bound to Italy. They are In charge of the Rev. E. H. Porcile, rector of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Brooklyn. Of the other three sections, one sailed on the steamship Archlnu'de on July 4 and another on the Cunard liner Servia on June 23. After leaving Rome, the combined sec tions will Visit Florence, Venice, Padua, Innsbruck and Munich and will then go to Oberammergau to witness the Passion I'lay. Then Zurich, Luzern, Interlaken, Berne, I.usane, and tlie lakes of Geneva will be visited. The return to the United States will be made from Cherbourg. CHICAGO ENCAMPMENT. The President and the Spanish Min ister Will Attend. Chicago, July 7.-President McKinley, the Spaniel! Minister at Washington, and a number of other public men, have uc cepted the invitation of the city of Chi cago to'be present during the encampment ol theG. A. R. next month. Acceptance! have Just been received from the Pres ident and Duke de Arcos. Minister of Spain, who wos embarrassed by receiving ar> invitation to the Dewey Day celebra tion In May. The latter'* acceptance reads: "Royal Spanish Legation. Washington: "The Duke of Arcos, Minister of Spain, has Ihe honor to accept the very kind’ In vitation of the Grand Army of the Repub lic to be present at it* thirty-fourth an nual encampment In Chicago, Aug. 36 to 30. 1900. “Washington, July 4. 1900." The Chinese Minister, Wu Ting Fang, sent his regrets. _ Signed n < omproml*©. Pittsburg. July 7.—Th© sheet steel com b.ne offlcUiln and ihe Amalgamated Asso ciation came together to-day. and signed a compromise alieet scale. The basis will tie the same as last year, on a three-cent card rale. Ahoul 15,000 men art affected tty the gettletn*nt. DEMOC R ATS NOMIN \TBI>. County Executive Committee Met n t Orlando Orlando. Fla.. July 7.—The Democratic County Executive Coinmlite met here yesterday to canvass the vote of the re cent primaries, held for ihe nomination of county officers. The result shows that Hon. W. L. Palmer and George W. Craw ford were nominated for the Legislatun'. Mr. Palmer served in the last general as sembly. Mr. Crawford is one of the prominent farmers, and stock men of the county. For the office of assessor. I. \V. C. Par -1 >r was nominated to till the vacancy caused by the recent death of Capt. W. C. Nutt. For all of the other places, (he present Incumbents were renominated. Asa Dem ocratic nomination in Orange county equivalent to an election, there ran be no doubt about the result at the November election. In feet, interest in the county offices will ('ease from this time, os there will be no opposition ticket in the field. It is believed that (lie* figures of the census enumerators tvi l show a material increase in farm products over th© last census. The falling off th© orange in dustry will be offset by a greater dev©' merit of the farming and stock-raising terests. The material prosperity of the county has not suffered by the. loss of the fruit crop. Diversified agriculture lias sprung up where there was practically no agricul ture, literally speaking, ten years ago. In the item of hay, grain, meats and pro visions, the people of South Florida arc far less dependent upon the outside world than they have ever been before. Practical agriculture and dairying is rapidly com ing to the front, and when th© orange in dustry comes back, as it will in time, the people of this section will be the most independent of any in the country. Ex perience has been a dear school, but they have learned their lessons well. PACK TH % INS DISPATCHED. Sent by lien. Luffing ton for Service in the l£nt. Washington, July 7.—Quartermaster General Ludington has just shipped to Japan, for service, either in China or -the Philippines, two complete pack trains of fifty packs each. The animals and at tendants sailed to-day on the steamship Lenox from Portland, Ore., direct to Kobe, Japan, where further orders will be sent for the ultimate destination of the outfit. The pack trains are similar to those that proved so useful in the Luzon cam paigns, representing the type of trans portation developed on (he prairies of the West, and are expected to prove of the greatest service in case United States troops are. required to operate in North ern China during the rainy season, when the poor native roads are impassable for wheel transportation. FIRE AT THE CHAMPS*. I f Wnm Prevented From Rcnchlnu A ©bmcl* l.yingf Near. Philadelphia, July 8, 2 a. m.—Fire broke out early this morning in th© extensive plant of the Cramp Shipbuilding Com pany in Kensington, and at this hour the angle building, a structure about 200 feet long, has been destroyed. It is believed th© flames will be confined to that portion of the plant. The loss will be heavy. The cruiser Alabama was alongside the building, and the Russian cruiser Yariag was lying at the end of the dock, but the firemen succeeded in preventing the flames from reaching either of the ves sels. After a stubborn fight (he firemen on shore, assisted by fire boats, succeeded in getting the flames under control, and con fining it to the angle building. In which was stored a large quantity of ongle iron and moulds. It is now believed that th© loss will not reach $200,000. DEATH ON THE GALLOWS. How n Negro Fought In the Effort to Av6ll It. Quitman, Mies., July 7.—Randolph Ev ans. a negro, was hanged hero to-day for the murder of T. G. Short, near Enter prise, last Christmas. The negro secured an iron bar and de fied the sheriff to come in the cell. Not until he was shot twice in the arms by Sheriff Dabbs, did th© officer succeed in getting the negro out. Evans refused to walk upon the gallows and had to be car ried. He confessed his guilt and died curs ing and swearing that he was bound for hell. ANGRY GERMAN FARMERS. Attempted to Avenge the Death of Huron Ketteler. Chicago, July 7.—A crowd of angry Ger man farmers, living in and about Niles, sever* miles west of Evanston, in order to avenge the death lof the German Am bassador in China, attempted violence to night on a Chinese peddler. They chased the man with pitchforks and other agri cultural implements, but he escaped into the woods at Norwood Park. The place was surrounded by the pursuers, but after an hour’s search the pursuit was given up. HANNA WILL DIRECT IT, llrndqnnrters of the Summer Cam paign Will He Elhrron. New York, July 7.—The Evening Post says: Senator Hanna has arranged to come to Elberon, N. J., on July 20, to take possession of the Elberon cottage of New Jersey Republican State Chairman Frank lin Murphy, who Is now In Paris as ex position commissioner. Senator Hanna will occupy the cottage until Sep4. 1, and di rect the summer campaign from Eiber on, making frequent trips to this city and other Eastern cities. RECORDS OF THE POSTOFFICE. Sales Shown In the Department for tlie I.list Fluent Year. Washington, July 7.—The records of the Postoffice Department for the year past show a total stamp Issue of 3,963,374,310 pieces, aggregating In value $76,276,804. This is an increase over 1899 of 467,417,460 pieces, and an Increase in value of $9.- 474.413. The new stamp books Issued by the departmen late in the fiscal year prov ed to be in great demand, There were over 2,500,000 sold, aggregating In value $830,648. I liirngd'* llcat Heeoril, Chicago, July 7.—The extreme humidity to-day caused the largest list of deaths from heat of any one day during the past week. Nine deaths and three pros trations was the record. The record for the week ending to-night is twenty-seven dead and ninety-six pros trations. Varden Rest While, Cincinnati, July 7 —Henry Varden, the English champion, was the great attrac tion at the Cincinnati Golf Club grounds to-day, about 1,000 persons being present. The first play wns between H. Varden and Robert White of Norfolk, Va., Var den winning by three holes. Amateur < tin mplunsli Ip. Carlen City. L. 1., July 7.- At Hie close of play to-day Walter J. Travis won the amateur chahtpionshlp, being two up at •he close of the play. NEWS NOTES FROM WAYCROSS. lijervitlng Item* Gatla©r©l in That llniy City. Waycross. (la., July 7.—The natatorlum is an assured thing in Wuycross. \\\ B. Fenton js at the head of the enterprise. The excavation for 4he pool has been completed and the frame is going up rap idly. The Knights of Pythias of Blackshear and Waycross are building high on their excursion to St. Augustine next Wednes day. At least 500 people contemplate mak ing the trip. The Waycroe* Concert Band gave a de lightful entertainment Rt the armory last night. Miss Emma Livingston Tucker, in character sketches, delineating old times in Dixie, was th© star attraction. She is a line elocutionist, and was loudly ap plauded. United States Postoffice Inspector Peer was here yesterday for th© purpose of completing arrangements for establishing the free delivery system in Way cross about Oct. 1. It is also understood that he was here to investigate the trouble in th© poato?ce, which occurred some time since, between United States Commis sioner Hargroves and a young man of the city. The excitement incident *o the dispute was th© primary cause of Maj. Hargroves being strtken wkh paralysis. T. A. Christy may enter the race ns an Independent candidate for representative of Charlton county against the regular Democratic nomine©. S. C. Crews has withdrawn as an independent candidate for sheriff of that county, but W. R. Walnright announces in his place, and the race promises to become quite in teresting. It is generally believed that the regular Democratic nominees will be elected with little trouble. Rev. B. M. Whiting, presiding elder, had quite an exciting experience with hornets yesterday afternoon. Hi* family i* off on u visit, and Mr. Whiling has only jut returned, from one of his* trips, and as he went out the door, was stung in three or four places. The reverend gentleman beat a hasty retreat, and called in Joel Lott and Victor Wooten to assist in destroying the enemy. They found a hornets’ nest about the size of a two-quart cup, and after an exciting fight succeeded in mak ing away with it. The Fourth is over and people are be ginning to talk about the fair. The di rectors proi>ose to give* the best exhibition of the kind ever eeen in South Georgia. Extra inducements will b© offer'*! ihe farmers, and the agricultural display will be away above the average. The dwelling of Prof. Floyd Snelson, principal of the Colored School, was struck by lightning last night. Portion* of the walls, the chimney and several windows were demolished'. Two girls, sleeping on a be*l, were not Injured, notwithstanding the bedstead was broken to piece*. Some of the occupants of th© house were sligh'.- ly shocked. Snelson's damage is about SIOO. Ncwh has been received in Waycrose of the accidental killing of a Jewish ped dler at Screven yesterday morning. It eeerna that he had gone into the telegraph station a few minutes before the south bound' Southern Railroad passenger train came by and sent n message to his sis ter in Savannah, in which he told* her of the drowning of his brother the night before in the Bat ilia river, three miles below Screven. He then walked out of the office and on to the railroad track. The heavy engine came rushing by, and he was killed in stantly. An eye witness says the engineer blew hits whistle, reversed hi* engine and applied Ihe air brakes. The examination for mall carriers wai held here to-day. Fifteen, applicants stood the examination, nine white and' six colored. The ©xa mi licit ion was conducted by Mr. Harry R. Rawls of Bavanuah. It will be several weeks before the result of the examination is known and the car riers selected. CHOSE DICK AS CHAIRMAN. Vinyl In Wan i * llim on Ihe Ohio He pnhllenn Committee. Cleveland, 0.. July 7.—The head of the state Republican ticket, Hon. L. C. Lay fin. has chosen Gen. Dick for chairman, and John R. Malloy for secretary of the State Republican Committee. This means that Dick will be called upon to relinquish the secretaryship of the Re publican! National Committee. It is un derstood to be th© wish of President Mc- Kinley also, that this change be made, as he is solicitous that his home state shall make a good showing ut the polls this fall. The National Executive Committee will hold it first meeting July 13, in Cleve land, and the membership will probably not be made public until that day. DECISION ON AN ASSESSMENT. Judge Speer Ruled That It Need Not Re Paid. Macon, Ga., July 7 —Judge Speer to-day rul'd that the city could not collect its paving assessment against a certain pi ce of prop rty owmed by W. A. Huff and mortgaged to creditors. He held that the mortgage was a superior lien, for th© rea son that the paving ordinance is uncon stitutional. being a tax against property frontage without reference to the benefit that the property might derive from pav ing. It is thought that the decision, If it stands, will effect other cities operating under similar . av.'ng laws. Expedite Enlistments. Cleveland, 0., July 7.—Telegraphic in structions have been received from the war department at the local recruiting station, to expedite enlistment for the Sec ond Infantry, now tq a Honed at Fort Thom*- as, and the Fifth Regiment, stationed at Fort Sheridan. These troops, it is un derstood, are to be rushed to the Philip pines, and thence to China, as soon as pos sible. The instructions from the war de partment, state that the men enlisted must be fitted for tropical service. A lliilleliii About tli© Pearl. Buffalo, July B.—A message from Crys tal Beech at 2 o’clock, Sunday morning, soys the Pearl went aground as she was leaving her do©k. Of the 900 passenger* on board, 700 had been taken ashore when the message was sent, and there was no doubt but the others would be landed without difficulty. It is thought that the steamer can be float©*), and that her dam age will not be extensive. Gon© to Pl I ludelplila. Narragansett Pier, It. 1., July 7.—Ad miral and Mrs. Dewey left here to-day for Philadelphia, where they are to visit friend-*. Mrs. Dewey's recent sever© cold has disappeared, and oh© showed no ef fects of it to-day. The Admiral and hi* wife will visit several New’ Jersey shore resorts before returning here in August, when Ihe naval policy board, of which Admiral Dewey Is the head, will recon vene. Inn ton I* Rui©l. Hong Kong. July 7.—Canton is perfectly quid. Business continues a usual, 'ihe Chine*'* ere unanimous in *aylng that there will be no trouble as long ns Li Hung Chang remains In control. Arrivals from the north slat© that ihe Boxers are hostile to the Cantonese, who. the Boxers say, first introduced foreigners into China. Mmniloiinl III* Joiirn©}. Berlin. July 7. A dispatch from Canton here is authority for the statement that Li Hung Chang’s Journey to the north has been practically abandoned, all hough ihe United States gunboat Princeton is still awaiting him at that |K>int. Li Hung Chang himself declares that he has no In fluence In the north* BOWEL CATARRH OF SUMMER. Mr. Chaa Betts, Burr Oak, Mich. Mr. Charles Betts. Burr Oak. Mich., wtites: “I had been troubled for a long time with chronic diarrhoea, which pro duced great despondency, sickness at the stomach. i>sin between th© hips and in the back, and Increasing weaknesn of the whole system. I commenced taking Perunn for these troubles anti feit re lieved in a week of the distressing pains and despondency. I can now do work that l could not do at all before taking Peruna. 1 BEGAN TO IMPROVE AT ONCE. FELT MORE CHEERFUL AND ANIMATED. STRONGER AND BUOY ANT. FIRMER NERVES. FREEDOM FROM PAIN IN THE BOWELS AND Allot T R( It NED 4*l T. Tli© l.o**©* in tli© Stmulanl Oil Fire \\ ©r© Gr©nt. New York, July 7.—Th* fir© at the Stan dard Oil Company’s plant nt Bayonne, N. J . ha* nearly burned itself out. The total loss is $2,500,000. Twenty-three of th© twenty-four tanks have been either tot,il ly or partially destroyed, with their con tents. In addition to these the boiler shop, compounding and paraffine buildings, hug© piles of barrels, staves, much coal, sev eral thousand feet of trestling and rail road siding, and dozens of freight and tank cars of the Lehigh Valley and Union Tank Lines were burned. ■ Hod In Mnuilii. Washington, July 7—The war depart ment has received the following from Gen. Mae Arthur at Manila. "Capt. Arthur Huston, Forty-eighth United States Volunteer Infantry, died of typhoid fever Manila. July 6.” (’apt. Hus ton was born at Hamilton. O:, Jan. 25, 18t>4, and when appointed to the volunteer army was a resident of Guthrie, Oklq. Yrrlveil nt Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb., July 7.—Charles E. Towne, George Fred Will iams. Josephus Daniels of North Caro lina, and Willis J. Abbott reached Lin coln about midnight. Mr. Bryan met them at the train, but remained with them only while* they were being driven to their hotel. Mr. Towne declined to be inter viewed and retired immediately. \\ itli Itieli Htore of Gold. Antwerp, July 7.—The steamer Bundes rsth has arrived with her gold valued at £BIO.OOO, Consigned by Transvaal bankers to Holland bankers. Room©v©lt lln©k Home. New York, July 7.—Gov. Roosevelt re turned from his Western trip to-day, and went a4 once to hi* horn© on Oyster Buy. go MIC hf.INTS AUK 4 AHNIVOIIOIS. Tlm-.v llovour lii.eot. 'I lint ( liniico to 41Iffti t Upon Tlielr [.m. From t*he Long-mon’s Mfifratlnr-. Not a few plants are os truly carntver ous as a tiger, ratchine their prey, con verting their structure for the lime being into a stomach and digesting the nutri tious parts as we do our dinner. Our bogs and mountains arc studded with the attractive little sundew (drosem rotundi folla and longlfolta). From a loose rosette of battledore shaped leaves rises the pan icle of somewhat Inconspicuous flowers. The leaves are thickly sprinkled with bright red tentacle*, each crowned with a tiny drop of sticky mucilage, which glit ters In the sun and gives to Ihe plant Its name. But woe to the fly that Js attract ed by its tieauty! Once let him light up on It and there Is no escape; the mucilage holds him fast. There Is a story somewhere of an Eng lishman who won a large sum at a gam bling-house In Paris. Unwilling to walk the streets at night with so lurge a sum about him, he woh persuaded to engage a room In a lodging-house next door. Fortunately for him he was too excited to sleep, for In the still hours he suddenly became aware that the tesJer of the bed on which he was lying was slowly and silently descending to (smother him. The feeling of the fly on the sundew must be somewhat similar to his. Equally slow ly and silently the tentacles which cover the leaf fold themselves around him, and when they expand again there is nothing left of the fly but the wings and the skin, the rest having been assimilated by the leaf. Another earnlverous plant Is Ihe blad der wen (iltrlcularta). It is an aquatic plant, wholly submerged with the excep tion of the blossom, ond profusely furnish ed with small bladderltke appendages about the size of snipe shot. The blad ders are open, and the opening is fring ed with hairs pointing inward like the wires of rat trap. The small animal or ganisms, whose number and variety In a single drop of water when examined under the microscope astonish one, can enter, but they cannot leave It. There and then they turn Into vegetable. FAMOUS CORINTH FOUNTAIN. Americans Discover One of tlie Lost Treasures of Greece. From the London Mail. The crowning piece of good fortune in the excavations which have for four years been carried on at Corinth by the Ameri can School was attained the last week In way. The only fountain mentioned by Pau sanlas in 4he Agora was found, and was absolutely Intact, with th bronze lions' heads from which the water once flowed still in their places In the face of a wall. The floor with holes under the spout in which the women in old Corinth used to place their water pitchers Is twenty-four and a half feet below the surface of the soil of to-day. In pushing into the Agora to the west of ilie Propylaea there appeared in great ccnfuslon parts of a large building, mas sive architrave blocks with ihelr faces richly carved with various ornameritu llon. cornice blocks to match, and, ulong with them, a series of colossal statues, male ond female, fortunately—and thf fact Is exceptional—with their heads. These were followed by some tine reliefs, both Greek and Roman, particularly a tine head of Ariadne In a state of perfect preservation, a* if it had Just come from the sculptor's hands. Other buildings adjacent to the Agora ha’-e been partially or wholly laid bare, and the work Is still tn progress. Hut the crowning Jesuit of this year's work will doubtless 1 e this fountain, the top of which Is the base on which once stood the bronze Poseidon with a dolphin at his tret spouting out water. The probability la growing that the mas sive architectural blocks and the colossal statues fell from the Propylaea, a recon struction of w hich will orobably be pos ,able. STOMACH, AND QUIET SLEEP. ] thank you for your kirnl advice in my caf- J might add that. Peruna cure<i m® ao that 1 stayed cured. That ia an im portant thing.” In a later letter he aays: “Peruna ia a household net eslty, and I hop© thfct every family will come to realise tha fact. As to my health, it a* near per fect. I believe *as any one’s health car* bent my ag© 1 am well and feel tha vigor and vitality of a man of 30 or 40 years, though l have Just passed my 7Stb birthday. “I use no glasses for reading or writ ing. and ns I am a fruit grower I labor regularly and never feel fatigued. I owe this state of being. 1 sincerely be lieve. io the good effect*, the alterattv* and restorative properties of and M.tnalin—Peruna chiefly, of course. I WAS IN A DEPLORABLE CONDI TION. TRULY. WHEN 1 BEGAN TO TAK E TIMS G R-EIAT RESTORRR, AND I WONDER AND WONDER AT THE CHANGE IT WROUGHT IN MY PHYS ICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION. Pe runa is a heavenly gift to th© race. Dr. Hartman is one of the chosen helpers and benefactors of the ag© and of Piiffcrlng men and women. “[ let no opportunity pass where Pe runa can bo used to recommend it t<i neighbors and friends. I perform thi service aw a duty.” Peruna cures all phase* of summer catarrh. Address The Peruna Medicine Cos., Columbus, o . for a fre© copy of “Summer Catarrh.” a book which treats in an instructive manner the disease# peculiar to the summer.months. M\KE THEIR SIGN ATI RES OFTEN# Washington Official* Hold thV World’* It ©cord for Signing* Their Nu to©*. From the Washington Star. “Cabinet and bureau officers,” said m private eecretary of one of th* former, “lose a lot of valuable time in signing their names to official documents Whirls are given life by the scrawl traced so hur riedly' upon them. Ancient official documents show tbot when George Washington signed hi* noma during the early part of ids first admin istration ho frequently wrote It 'Georg# W i shlns-ton.’ although hi* favorite sig nature and the one he commonly u*i*S was Go. Washington.’ It has also been found on document* written ‘G. Washing ton.’ Doubts may be entertained as to tha accuracy of this statement, as the almost universal aignature known to the public! is with hi* first name abbreviated, ‘Go.,* but th© facts are a* I state them. “When Mr. Lincoln first entered th# White House he always signed hi* name in full. ’Abraham Lincoln,” Subsequently he abbreviated his official signature to tha A. Lincoln,’ of familiar sight. Mr Cleveland elided one of hi* Chris tian names before be came to Washington and lie always wrote ‘Grover Cleveland’ in full. “The President devotes a specified time d.iJ.v lo affixing hi* signature, to papers of state and the commission# of army, navy and other officer* bearing prc.siden tial appointment*, and presidential |.ot master*. of whom there nre about !.60f>, changing with each administration, or re commissioned, if appointed. Mr. Lincoln evidently found that it consumed too much time to write hi* name in full, and this la (he reason, no doubt, why he abbreviated If cannot be said with exactness whiolt Of the cabinet officers signs his name the omst frequently, f believe, howwver, tha® it Is the Postmaster General. Not only doe he affix his signature to tha count* b*.* official papers of the department, in common with hi* confreres, but ha sign# the commissions of all of the postmaster# of the fourth class, and they approxi mate 70,000. Sometimes one poetoffice will be e*ormni: sioned several times during tha t©rm of the incumbent Postmaster Gen eral. and it would not be far out of tha way to ay that he signs from 80,000 to 100,000 foruth-class postmasters’ commls* Sion* during his term. "Cabinet ofllocru acquire rapidity In making these formal signatures, and they hurry through with it. as It is a task and blocks oilier more Imjiortant work. Mes sengers stand by the side of the chief, presenting the commissiona or papers with one hand while they quickly blot each sig nature os made with the other. "Tlie record In the United States, and probably in the worl'd, of Ihe rapid sign ing of the name consecutively tunny times is probably held in this city, and the dis tinction belongs to Col. J. G. Berret for merly Mayor of this city and on old and respected resident of the capital. During President Polk's admln.lt rut lon < 01. Berret was connected with the treas ury department. Bonds to the amount of $13,000,000 were lamied, and It was neces sary for either Ihe Secretary of the Treas ury, R. j. Walker, to sign them*, or tor someone in his stead. He delegated Col. Berret to affix his signature to each one of the forty coupons on each bond, 120.000 coupons In all. Col. Berret signed hi* name 4,000 times the first day of the work; and kept this average up every day com pleting his task in thirty days.” *1 It A V FLING AROUND THE AA OHLD6 Ilotlierzome Little Jigger Is Maklnß *Tozr of the Universe. From the New York Sun. The very small species of the flea, com monly known as the Jigger, whose native home Is tropical and subtropical America, set out 4n 1872 to circumnavigate thd world and bus now half completed Its Journey, ills arrival In India and Mada gascar Is almost simultaneously reported, tin his conquering way he lias badly frightened many barbarous tribes by hjs propensity to bore through the skin and find lodgment under it, and many vtlllages and Homcillmts whole district* were aban doned by the natives during his Journey aorots Africa. In September. 1872, a sailing vessel from Brazil dumped a quantity of sand ballast on the beach at Ambrlz, a lltle south of the Congo. This event has historic im portance from the fact that tha Jigger crossed the ocean In this sand, and It la Believed to l ave been his first Introduc tion to fore'gn territorj-. His rate of ad vance across Africa depended upon the means of transportation al hand, for the jigger will not hop when he may ride. It was thirteen yoara befere he struck the caravan route to Stanley Pool, and then lie Journeyed quickly and comfortably with the porters In the freight service to that starting [joint of the upper Congo tem*rs which carried him half way across Africa. Twenty years after hia ar rival in Africa the Jigger appeared on the shores of Victoria Nyanza and six years Ist r he was hopping along the sanda of Zanzibar Th" Jlggi r was thus established In ISM at the busy mart where many vessels sail for the East Indies and Oceanic*. It was predicted ihat ho would soon invade India, and sure enough his arrival at Bombay, whither he had been brought by coolies returning from Africa, 1* now reiortid. Lo. Tour du Monde says he may he expected In French lndo-Chlna at any time and that he will eventually Invade the whole of Southern Asia, and letters from Nossl Be, In Northwest Madagascar, r l ort hi? udvoit there and on the ad joining islands, where ho Is nourishing ami multiplying In the sandy sol). We may next expect to hear of this per severing ami successful traveler among tlie Pacific Islands, and all regions In or near live tropica seem destined to make acquaintance. 9