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J. H. ESTILL. President. *
MANY SORTIES ARE
MADE BY RUSSIANS
THE JAPANESE REPULSE
EFFORTS OF THE GARRISON TO
RETAKE THE FORTS.
Rntalnm Become the Aggressor* In
the Fighting at Fort Arthur, hat
the Japanese Manage to Hold the
Positions They Carried by As
sanlt—Coolies Are Fired I'pon by
Japanese as They Seek to Bnry
the Slain.
Efforts by the Russians to re
take positions commanding the wa
ter supply of Port Arthur has re
sulted in hard fighting, the losses
on both sijes being reported to
have been heavy. The Japanese
retain the contested ground.
It is said that the heavy guns
newly mounted threaten the Rus
sian warships in the harbor of
Port Arthur, which may be forced
to go out and face the fleet of Ad
miral Togo.
There is a report that a Jap
anese gunboat was sunk by com
ing in contact with a mine south
of the Liao Tung peninsula; the
report adds that a portion of the
crew were rescued.
The Japanese have completed the
changing of the gauge of the rail
way from Dalny to New Chwang,
and its equipment is nearly fin
ished; this will be of great assist
ance to the armies in Manchuria.
The Russian admiralty has de
cided to dispatch the Baltic squad
ron in the direction of the Far
East within a short period of time;
events are expected, however, to
determine whether the vessels
Shall proceed to their destination
or return to Russian ports to await
reinforcements.
Che Foo, Oct. 2.-6 p. m.—Severe
fighting-, the Russians being the ag
gressors, occurred on Sept,. 28 and 29,
on the west Aort of Liaoti promon
tory, near Pigeon bay, according to a
report brought by Chinese, who left
Port Arthur on Sept. 30.
The Russians already apparently are
attempting to capture the heavy guns
which the Japanese have mounted in
that vicinity. The Russians were in
considerable force, and they made sev
eral sorties, dragging field artillery
with them. They were unsuccessful,
however.
Three junks with 160 coolies arrived
at Che Foo to-day. They left Port
Arthur because they were forced to
carry the wounded and bury the dead.
They also were afraid that eventual
ly they would have no food, although
rice is plentiful now, according to their
stories. They further say that the
Russians lost heavily during the at
tacks of Sept. 19 and Sept. 23, but
the Japanese loss was much heavier.
One of the coolies, who'had been a
water carrier, showed a wounded hand
that he sustained on Sept. 22. He and
four companions went to a well in the
center of the town. A shell burst and
killed three of his companions ‘and
wounded a fourth.
The Russian ships were silent dur
ing the battle, and the hitherto unused
merchant ships were, as a result of
the fight, turned into hospitals.
Several of the Chinese who were em
ployed in carrying dead, say that the
dead were so numerous that they were
unable to form anything like an esti
mate of the number who fell in at
tacking and defending the supplemen
tary forts near ltz mountain.
Since the battle both sides continue
to shell at intervals daily. The Rus
sians make many small sorties against
the Japanese trenches. The small posi
tions frequently change hands.
The Chinese say they were compelled
to bury the dead by stealth at night,
for the reason that the Jap'anese would
fire on them.
PORT ARTHUR~NEWS
AS IT REACHED TDK 10.
' Toklo, Oct. 2, 6 p. m.—The Russians
are reported to be desperately en
deavoring to retake their lost positions,
including Fort Kuropatkln, In the hope
of restoring the water supply of Port
Arthur. They are said to have re
peatedly assaulted the Japanese, aft
er shelling from neighboring forts and
batteries. The Japanese continue to
hold the positions. Both nidus are
ssid to have suffered severely.
The newly mounted, heavy Japsnese
guns are said to command the outre
harbor. The position of the remnant
of the Russian Port Arthur fleet is
said to be precarious, and it Is bellev.
ed the vessels must soon emerge or
be destroyed.
Advices from Manchuria are to the
effect that tha Japanese and Russian
outposts and scouts continue In close
contact south, southeast, and east of
Mukden. Skirmishes are occurring
daily and an aggressive general ac
tion Is expected soon.
It Is beiieved that the general en
gagement will take place near Tie
Pass, and that Gen. Kuropatkln is
holding Mukden and positions along
the Hun river merely to check the
Japanese advance temporarily.
Snow has fallen In the mountains
east of Mukden and there has been
frost in the valleys.
JUNK’STRUCKA MINE.
Che Foo, Oct. 2, 7 p. m.—A nlnefy
ton Junk from New Chwang to Shang
hai ran on a mine twenty-five miles
north of Che Foo Isst night. No one
was injured. The Junk was kept afloat
by water-tight compartments. and It
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j&atemnab IBofnin®
NUMBER 17.800.
150 WENT DOWN WHEN
THE PLATFORM FELL
Thirty-Seven Person* Were Injured
at a Corner Stone Ceremony.
Adams, Mass., Oct. 2—While Right
Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, Roman Cath
olic Bishop of Springfield, was laying
the cornerstone of St. Stanislaus Po
lish church here this afternoon a floor
collapsed, precipitating 150 persons into
the basement. A dozen persons were
Injured, several seriously.
Bishop Beaven and several of the
priests assisting him were slightly
hurt.
Those most seriously injured;
Grodek Mischloski. aged 16, nearly
suffocated and legs injured; condition
critical.
Miss Belle Turner, both legs fractur
ed.
Rev. L. O. Triganne, injuries to head
and face.
Rev. L. T. Rodier. contusions.
Rev. M. F. Kopytkiewiez, legs inju
red, contusions of forehead.
Mrs. Michael McAndres, leg fractured.
Right Rev. Thomas D. Beaven,
bruised slightly about hands and body.
Alex Lestock, injuries about the
head.
Stanislaus Lestock, aged 3, ear lace
rated.
Several others were also slightly
hurt.
Some 7,000 persons attended the cere
mony and about 200 were seated or
standing on the floor which covered the
newly-made basement. Just as the
Bishop was about to lay the stone a
section of the flooring, about forty feet
square, collapsed, dropping twelve feet
and carrying with it the Bishop, the
clergy and about 140 others.
In the confusion that followed many
were trampled upon and half suffocated.
Bishop Beaven was caught in the
crush, but was able to save himself
from serious injury. He whs bruised
about the body and hands scratched.
The accident was caused by the
breaking of a heavy wooden girder,
which had been spliced. The ceremony
of laying the corner stone was indefi
nitely postponed.
Thirty-seven persons were so in
jured as to require medical treatment.
Of this numbej, the injuries of sixteen
are serious and in one case may prove
fatal. The others sustained minor cuts
and bruises.
Ulric Roullier, internal injuries.
Lee Roullier. left leg broken.
Mra. John Loftus, ankle fractured
and back injured.
Annie Avery, ankle broken.
Miss Rose Isabelle, ankles sprained
and body bruised.
Miss Veronica Sainosca, serious in
juries to chest.
Frank Curok, leg broken and bad in
juries to back.
Lml) Cnrxon Grows Better.
Wt’mer Castle, Kent, Oct. 2.—Lady
Curzon of Kedleston is making good
progress towards recovery.
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Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Who
Issues His Letter of Acceptance of
the Nomination.
FOUS MINERS DROWNED.
Crossing tie River They Were Han
s Down by a Stenmor.
Monongahelt, Pa., Oct. 2.—While
crossing the l(onongahe!a river in a
skiff four miners were run down by
the steamer Betuty. pushing empty
barges, and were drowned.
The dead:
Btlvlo Pori. 29 y*krs old.
Peter Froelna. 33 years old. mar
ried. leaves a wife trd three children.
Emilia Psaglne. 32 years old.
Charles Dolfl. 34 yetj-s old. leaves a
wife and one child. '
All of the bodies wets recovered.
PUT A STOP
TO EXTRAVAGANCE
KEY NOTE OF DAVIS' LETTER.
TIME TO CALL A HALT IX PUBLIC
EXPENDITURES, HE SAYS.
Democratic Candidate for Vice Pres
ident Regards tl>e Time Proplti
>ns for a Reinstatement of the
Demoeratic Party in Power—The
Senator Makes His Position on the
Tariff Clear— Issues of the Cam
paign Reviewed in His Letter.
Elkins, W. Va„ Oct. 2.—Hon. Henry
Gassaway Davis' letter accepting the
Democratic nomination for Vice Presi
dent was made public to-day. It is
as follows: Hon John Sharp Wil
liams, Chairman and Other Mem
bers of the Committee. —Dear Sirs:
In accordance with custom, and my
promise when notified by your com
mittee at White Sulphur Springs, on
Aug. 17, of my nomination for the of
fice of Vice President, I submit the
following observations upon some of
the questions now before the country.
The times are propitious for the re
instatement of the Democratic paity
in control of the government. The pub
lic mind is being disillusioned of the
pretension of the Republican party, so
long and so arrogantly made, that the
material prosperity of the country de
pends upon Its own ascendency.
Thoughtful and patriotic people are
becoming more and more distrustful
of the heady and personal element of
the present administration, and are
more than willing to see it replaced by
one that better recognizes constitu
tional and other lawful restraints.
They demand that the present waste-
ful extravagance in the expenditure of
the money, drawn by taxation from the
industry of the people, shall cease, and
that economy and honesty in the pub
lic service shall be again regarded as
virtues in the high places of the gov
ernment.
Expenses of Government.
The expenditures per capita of the
government are increasing at an
alarming rate. When the present ad
ministration went into power there
was a large surplus, but notwithstand
ing the enormous taxation, the reve
nues therefrom are not now adequate
to meat the demands made by reck
less appropriations. The revenues fell
short during the last fiscal year, of
over 840,000,000. In the tffst sixty days
of this fiscal year the expenditures
exceeded the receipts by $24,000,000, and
If this rate of e\eess should continue,
the deficit for the present fiscal year
would be in the neighborhood of $140,-
000,000. This needless deficit is due
to the extravagance of the adminis
tration, and can only be met by im
posing additional taxes or selling
bonds, thereby increasing the" interest
bearing debt of the government. Which
course will .the Republicans adopt?
The cost of government during the fis-
HENRY J. DAVIS
cal year was *7.14 per capita, which
means that the SrOerugo tax paid in
some form 01 another by every fam
ily of five persons toward the support
of the National Administration of pub
lic affairs wus over *2r>, which, in the
case of wage earners. Is a considerable
percentage of their entire eumlngs for
the year. No more money should be
taken from the people bv taxation, di
rect pr Indirect, than Is necessary for
ihe needs of a government economical
ly administered. To show the rapid
growth of the cost of government it
Is only necessary to give the total ex
penditures In the last fiscal year of
the following administrations:
Buchanan. UW, *63,000,000. Per
capita *2.01
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1904.
Cleveland, 1892. 1345,000,00(1. Per
capita B -> 9
Roosevelt, 1904. *582.000,000 Per
capita 7.i4
The Army.
In answer to criticisms upon the size
and expense of maintaining the army,
the President has said that the num
ber of soldiers now is no greater per
capita than In former times. Rut
an army then was necessary to pro
tect settlers from the Indians and to
do other police duty in the unsettled
portion of the country—conditions
which do not now exist. The armv,
however, has greatly increased in cost,
much faster relatively than it has in
numbers.
The expenses were:
Under Buchanan in 1860 $ 16,500,000
Under Hayes In 18S0 38,000,000
Under Roosevelt in 1904 115,000,000
The I’anuma ( mini.
We all hail as the havbinger of the
new era in the commerce of the world
the inception of the great work of
building the canal that Is to Join the
two great oceans; but we deprecate
the action of the present administra
tion, which inflicted a wound upon
our national honor by its disregard of
the rights of a weaker nation, in order
to gain a doubtful credit for energy
in forwarding that great enterprise.
Territory of a neighboring republic,
with which we are at peace, was seized
by a band of revolutionists, protected
by the guns of the UnitecJ States navy,
and erected into a state overnight,
which the President promptly recog
nized as an Independent nation. A
gross offense against a friendly re
public which It was helpless to re
sent. ,
The linpertnlisin Issue.
These and many other unwarranted
things that belong more to an empire
than a republic, have occurred under
the present administration, and brought
deep concern and alarm lo thought
ful and patriotic minds. They must
be regarded as the first fruits of im
perialism, and show how fast we me
drifting toward absolutism and cen
tralized power. The effect of the im
perialistic tendency of the Republican
party upon our foreign affairs is in
opposition to the teachings of the
founders of the republic, and so im
pressed was Washington with the im
portance of keeping aloof from the af
fairs of other nations, that In his
farewell address he warned his coun
trymen especially against foreign en
tangling alliances. Imperialism is
hurtful and abhorrent in a free gov
ernment and subversive of free insti
tutions. The policy of imperialism—if
it can be said to have a policy—is al
ways dangerous to liberty. Its powers
are first exercised In far off territory
and on conquered people, but once
adopted for acquired and distant pos
sessions, it becomes, sooner or later,
the rule of the home government.
Liberty and free government have al
ways been secured at the cost of great
sacrifices, but history teaches us that
both can be easily lost without the
knowledge of the people.
THe Turin.
Our federal constitution has appro
priated to the exclusive use of the gen
eral government the power of indirect
taxation, covered t>F the popular des
ignation of "tariff duties.” In exclud
ing the states from this domain of
taxation, there is an implied and wise
partition of the taxing power between
the states and the federal government.
Except In the exigencies of war the
taxing power has been exercised by
Congress largely in the direction of the
imposition of duties upon Imports. No
one expects to change this arrange
ment, which has proven’so convenient
to the general government and so con
ducive to the interests of the states,
whose resort to other sources of rev
enue is left untrammeled. Indirect
taxation, however convenient, needs,
by reason of its indirectness, to be
watchfully guarded, lest abuses should
attach themselves unknown by the
people.
That many of the existing tariff
rates are excessive and enable pow
erful combinations to extort unjust and
oppressive tribute from the people can
not be controverted. The tariff Is un
doubtedly too high upon such articles
as enables the manufacturer to sell his
products abroad cheaper than at
home. Steel rails are a conspicuous
example in this respect. It 'is admit
ted that they are being made for sls a
ton. A few years ago they were freely
sold in this country at sl7 a ton.
They are now selling at the mills here
for home consumption at S2B a ton. and
for the foreign market at from $lB to
$22 a ton. This unjust, discrimination
against our people is made possible
only by a tariff that on this article Is
entirely too high.
The average selling price of a hun
dred articles, taken principally from
the iron and steel list, Is found to be
about 20 per cent, higher in this
country than abroad. Relief from
these conditions will only come
through the success of the Democratic
party, which stands for a wise, conser
vative and gradual change in the tariff
laws, which will equalize the burdens
of taxation and make honest compe
tition possible. But in making such
changes its purpose will be to
legislate with a due regard
for the labor and capital In
volved in Industrial enterprises.
The Trusts.
It is estimated that there are In the
United Btates between 200 and 300 com
binations of capital and corporate in
terests, known ns trusts, which have
grown up in the last few years un
der Republican rule. Some of them are
so conducted as to be pernicious and
harmful to the general Interest. With
the power they afe able to exert, they
ran lessen competition, control prices
and regulate to their own advantage
the law of supply and demand. Indi
vidual effort is helpless against such
strong rivals, and the natural right
of all persons to barter and trade is
unnaturally restricted. The effort of
these trusts la to control or monop
olize, and these monopolies, when un
restrained. seem to produce conditions
which bring about strikes and disor
ders. and disturb the business affairs
of the country.
Local Self-Government.
Local self-government, that came to
us not us the gift of the national gov
ernment, but as the legitimate out
come of the reserve powers of the
state and of the people, is the very
corner stone of our political structure,
and the best assurance of liberty regu
lated by law. It can only be main
tained by strict observance of the lim
itations of the federal constitution. The
Democratic parly has always resisted,
and will continue to resist, the en
croachment by its enemies upon the
fundamental right of the people of the
several states. All power comes from
the people, and should be surrendered
only In the Interests of the people, and
whenever this power Is used for self
ish Interests It is not only ati abuse,
but usurpation.
The Arbitration Qnestlnn.
The declaration In the Ht. Louis plat
form in favor of arbitration la one that
appeala to my aenae of falmeas. .Vs -
Continued on Second Page.
PROMINENT AMONG THE CLASS OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING MR. ROOSEVELT ARE THE QUAKERS.
MR. W. I>. FOULKE SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY HEPLICAN QUAKER WHO WILL NOT
VOTE FOR MR. ROOSEVELT. MR. ROOSEVETT IS ALSO DESIROUS OF HAVING TIIE POWERS MEET
IIIM IN A PEACE CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE AT AN EARLY DATE.—NEW YORK TELEGRAM.
CZAR WILL BID
FLEET FAREWELL
BALTIC SHIF3 ARE TO SAIL
TO GIVE ADMIRAL TOGO BATTLE
IN THE FAR EAST.
Annooneement Is Made That Nich
olas Win Go to Reval Tuesday.
Expected that the Baltic Fleet
Will Sail Soon Thereafter*—Has a
Task Before 11, hnt Belter to At
tempt to Fight the Japanese Now
Than to Walt,
St. Petersburg, Oct. 3, 2 a. m.—
Announcement is made that Emperor
Nicholas will visit Reval on Tuesday
to bid farewell to the Baltic squadron.
After months of preparation and sev
eral false starts. It Is believed that
the squadron is at last on the eve of
Its departure upon its long journey.
A division In the admiralty has ex
isted throughout the period of prepara
tion regarding the advisability of send
ing out the squadron, but with the
decision to double the size of the Man
churian army, and press the war with
vigor, the logic of those who for
months have insisted that every avail
able ship should be dispatched to the
Far East has finally prevailed. The
argument that no complete victory
over the Japanese is possible unless the
command of the sea is wrested from
them could not be overcome, and .
though much valuable time has been
lost and the moment seems inauspi
cious, it is officially intimated that an
irrevocable decision has been taken
to dispatch the Baltic fleet even if
the Port Arthur squadron should be
annihilated before Its arrival there.
It is realized that the squadron,
which on paper is about equal In fight
ing strength to that of the Japanese
fleet, will be much better able to en
counter the foe now than next spring,
after the Japanese ships have had alt
winter to clean, repair and refit.
No Easy Task Imposed.
While hopes are still entertained that
Port Arthur may be able to hold out
until the appearance of the BnlLic
fleet, the question of the fall of that
stronghold, does not, apparently, enter
greatly Into the calculations of the ad
miralty. The only thing expected of
the Port Arthur squadron is to break
out of the harbor and Inflict as much
damage as possible upon Admiral
Togo's fleet. Much ships as escape are
expected to make their way to Vladi
vostok. where the repairs upon the
cruiser Bogatyr are understood to have
been practically completed and those
on the Rossia and Gromobol are near
ing completion.
The question of the war in the Far
East will depend upon the issue of u
sea fight after the arrival of the Baltic
fleet. Vladivostok, although ice-bound
in winter for commercial ships, can
easily be kept open for the fleet of
war vessels by means of ice breakers.
If the Japanese fleet is caught in such
a weakened condition that the Baltic
ships are able to win a victory, officials
jhere hold that other problems will
solve themselves, and with Japanese
communications severed, the Japanese
army on the mainland will be at the
mercy of Russia.
Veteran* Against Recruits.
This ..oldly announced programme
seems to stake the whole issue upon
sea fighting. The Japanese ships. It
must be remembered, have been in ac
tive service seven months. No mat
ter how greatly the efficiency of th<*
guns, and the speed of the vessels
have been Impaired, the crews of Ad
miral Togo's ships have enjoyed the
preatlge of continuous victories, while
opposed to them will be a fleet of
brand new ships, more or less untried
THE VERY LATEST BRAND.
and none of which huve yet llred a
shot in actual warfare, and whose
crews have never yet been under lire.
The Associated Press hears, however,
that Important conditions are attach
ed to the programme outlined above.
According to this information, the Bal
tic fleet will be started for the Fur
East, but the eontlnuatlon of the voy
age to its destination will depend pri
marily upon how the ships themselves
stand the test of actual sailing, and,
secondly, upon developments In the
Far East, tihould all go well with
the squadron on the voyage arid Rear
Admiral Wlren be able to strike a. tell
ing blow upon Admiral Togo, even if
half his ships go to the bottom, the
Baltic squadron will be hurried on with
all possible speed. If defects develop
in the vessels, or if Wlren falls ut
terly, the squadron can at. worst re
turn and awaJt the completion of other
ships now building. Nothing, it is
argued, will be lost and much may be
gained by the mere departure of the
squadron; and the fact that it may
have to be reckoned with later may
make Admiral Togo wary about risk
ing hie ships, when the time comes
for Rear Admiral Wlren’s sortie, and
thus give the latter a better oppor
tunity to escape.
No official dispatches from ihe front
were published on Sunday. The mili
tary situation, so far as the public
is concerned, • remains unchanged.
Numberless stories are afloat regard
ing important commands with the new
army and the disposition of various
prominent officers whose names have
been mentioned in connection there
with, but nothing conclusive has yet
been given out. It is merely evident
that preparation for the dispatch of
fresh troops is being pushed as rapid
ly as possible. It is understood that
the second division of the Guard regi
ments is already under orders to go
to the front.
C OURSE OF rToGRANDE
MAY HAVE CHANGED.
A Forbidding I’rolinMllty Confronts
the Trxnnsi
Fan Antonio, Tex., Oct. 2.—From all
Indications now at hand from recent
reports received from the overflowed
country In the Brownsville section, it
appears that there is a strong proba
bility that the bed of the Rio Grande
will be shown, when the waters have
receeded, to be occupying the bed of the
Arroyo Colorado, which ages ago was
Its original bed.
Should this prove true, the people of
this region of Texas, who would bo
bereft of the river, would suffer great
ly. The city of Brownsville would be cut
off from the river, the mites of irriga
tion ditches and canals dug would be
rendered worthless and property values
dependent upon the Rio Grande’s flow
would be materially < ut down.
C 0 NG R ESSM AnTeFU N _
WHIPPED OPPONENT.
B. W. WnlUrr Wn* Knocked Down
at Montgomery.
Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 2.—Congress
man J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth
Congressional district inflicted a severe
chastisement on hie Republican op
ponent, Capt. B. W. Walker, this after
noon at the railway station at Opelika.
Walker, is is said, has made many
bitter personal attacks on Heflin In
his campaign speeches and the Con
gressman demanded an apology, this
was refused and Walker was knocked
clown.
royal visitors are”
AT COPENHAGEN.
Copenhagen, Oct, 2.—The Dowager
Empress of Russia. Marla Feodorovna,
arrived here this afternoon. The royal
family of Denmark and Queen Alexan
dra of Orest Britain met her at the
it* lion.
b CENTS A COPT
DAILY. 18 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAR
PUNCHED A HOLE IN
THE CONNECTICUT
ANOTHER EFFORT IS MADE
TO DAMAGE BATTLESHIP GOVERN
MENT IS BUILDING.
Navy Department I* lndlgnunt Over
These Efforts—The l.a*t One is
Particularly Exasperating to the
Acting Secretory—Officials Are at
n Loss to Ascribe a Motive for Ef
fort* to Destroy Government's
Work.
Washington, Oct. 2.—The Navy De
partment officials thoroughly
aroused over the discovery of the lat
est attempt to Injure the new bat
tleship Connecticut, launched at the
Netv York navy yard, last Thursday,
by the punching or boring of a hole
In hr side below the water line.
Thus fsr only unofficial reports of
the matter have reached the depart
ment, where it is confidently hoped
that a rigid investigation now being
conducted bv the commandant of the
New York yard into the work of those
who are implicated in the affair will
lead to the apprehension of the guilty
persons. The navy officials here are
unable to ascribe a motive, unless it
was one of pure mischief. It is stat
ed here that the damage to the ship
is not at all serious, and the repairs
can be made quickly.
Acting Secretary Darling, in discuss
ing the matter to-night, expressed
great indignation over the repeated ef
forts thut have been made to injure
the vessel. This last effort, he par
ticulars characterized as a dastardly
one, and the perpetrator of the out
rage, If apprehended, he said, deserved
severe punishment.
NEGRO BAPTISTS ARE
DOWN 0I TO* DAY CLUBS.
Association at Americas Roundly
Condemns Mach Methods,
Americus Ga., Oct. 2.—At the con
vention of the Southwestern Georgia
Baptlet Association, colored, which has
Just concluded Its thirtieth annual
meeting here, attended by nearly 400
ministers, the alleged "Before Day**
clubs were severely handled.
Every prominent speaker Joined in
unqualified denunciation of such in
cendiary methods and appealed strong
ly and eloquently for law and order
and continued friendly relations with
the white people. Higher education
and industrial advancement were
urged, and the position of the state
press in Us denunciation of "Before
Day” Club methods was unqualified
ly indorsed.
The convention, succeeded in raising
$4,1)00 for the maintenance of the
Ainericus Institute, a flourishing color
ed school, and the addition of an in
dustrial department thereto.
Opened a Mission,
Cardiff, Oct, 2.—Reuben A, Torrjr
end C. M. Alexander, the American
evangelists, to-day opened a mission in
Torrey Hall, which had been specially
built for the purpose, and which hag
a capacity of 7,000 persons. There
wee a remarkable enthusiasm shown
at the meeting and thousands, who
were unable to obtain admission were
turned from the tlootgs