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THE CAMDEN CHRONICI ,E. " I lo?t mikI < >ur Native I .uiid." ^ y \ V. ; _ ^ VQUJME VI. CAHDEN S., C., FRIDAY MAY .1, 18V5 NO. 52. ? ? ? ? 1 1 11 1 A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. I.oi is \ 11.1,1) 'I'll 1 ; m i:mo ol-' TiilO N'l mitii\?. V I'l' \ 1 11 . I'l I. TON I.IIUIIIIN K I II. s Ills \\ 1 1" 10 \ M? lll.lt I' V it v >101 it All I'.i riles lllwlil> t *>11 iici'ti'il null \\ ell 'I'll 1111 g li t Ol' By Sou t lii' 1 11 As?uviatc I Frets. I .<mus villi', Ky., April ;tO. A bloody Nh'Hitliw a II a 1 1- took place i his afternoon when Arch |t;\iwu. tic -si ki 1 .iiu I private {"??cret jry ?if tSnvirnor Bro.Yn, w-jw shot a-nd kilhnl by Fulton tjurdon. Brown and I J or. Kin's wife 'had Ihmmi intimate ai*il (Iordon smpccted ihi* wrontf-doliig of t'h ** jmir. Brown and Mrs. (lonlon outeivd a house, and (ronton., w;ho fol-. , lowed, found tlieni in bed. (iordon he Rin tlio Kln'tlitig and Brown relumed lire. Mrs. t Iordon was shot during the and killed by h t IiusIkiihI. 'lie K.Ui.h.v <?nple were completely taken h.v siftprise, hut I trow .11 had piv* pared hinitvll Afor such a visit. (Iordon was ii'ti injure. I. although he wis covee od*witli blood ami wlas thought to have been shot. IK- is, however. in eoitvul ^ simis. .Mrs. (Iordon was a Miss Nellie Hush, id' Mi in eiiy, and In longs lo one of the m\?st prominent fii'milies in the Static. Shi* , elope 1 with (Iordon about tt) years nijo. Y< ung Mwwn 'was rt iNM)1ly di vorced from his wife. When ythe di vorce w a;i published, a! t limine ao woman s name was mentioned, it iji'i | , dcrsloisl llrit the reason fur the dl voiw lay in Ilrovv.n's. intimacy with ?Mrs. tioidHui. < > 1 1 iieeoiint of the high eoiuitv I ions ill*- murder has caused a j:reat senna Inn. Another account says that Itrown and IJordou's wife were in the house ai lOLTi Madison ?tr?('t. md (Iordon follow / ' orl them ti-iTt- 1 -|.| e:tiit'hi tln-m 1. lie at once attacked Brown and shot him falah'y. Brow 11 rctutviicd the lire ami injered (on. inn. tlordoii (hen turned his w eapon on !iis vvif-' and' shot a hullet through In r sUnJ aiii, kiiilug her MislPii-t ly. When the ptilici; arrived on (lie scene shortly after the snooting the woman Wi.Uf lying dead 011 the eelhvr di.ior wi the hack yard of tin place and Itmwii was in one of the updairs rooms. A giVnl crowd valliere.il round rh*? I > 11 > I - 1 i ; tvr and the c\ci>!eiin ?? I was in ti use. as all xnrts of rumors were alltail t;s 1m Hie killing. Ai tin- I line, of- his 1 1 1:1 1 rla.';e, i^ordot! was a clerk a<( I i 1 < > (lall House, Shortly ..afterward (Jorihui ami hit. wife moved (o Frankfort. v. .here lie Inniine proprie tor of liie Kciivoii llotel. This lie con I i ij.i 1 1 1 io riiii until the World's Fair. * lie sol. I out his estu hllshineiit and mine.) h > Chicago. (iouloii was -wa tell in -r -ids wife and lirow 11 and saiw theiri iiiU'i' tiie house, lie waited a few niin ules an I thru rushed in, lin lim.' ?iie Riiil ty eonplc in hed. lie opened liRv,imfe dia>i?My and Hr<?wii returue<l it. Nine shots were e.xnha n^eil. Hrowu lirinu 'four. < Jordoii. as soon as Hrown fell, vim! lies wife. A1I1I l( I (iiiii I I'ii form 11 1 Ion . "I /ouisville, Ky., April US. ? Archie I). Brown. CJovenmr's Private Secretary. Frankfort, Ky.: Ihm't write any more. Come Tuesday. Meet nie at S IO a. 111." It. was puiKuant to this telegram that Itrown met M is. A Sordoii this morning. It was a hrlfl" hut sanguinary battle that was fnuv'lit in I he front room of l he second lloor of I aicie Smith's house. As soon as (Sordoii gained adiiiitlaucv a duel to the death evidently begun. Brow 11 had a .'IS-calibro revolver wlik-h was found empiy after the trug?'dy. Six bullets pierced Brown's body and three that of Mrs. (Jordon. The bed in the room was covered with blood sliow inK that one or lioth hail been shot while there or in the stru^^le one or more of tlic^w oumled had fallen there, lust what pari if any Mrs.' (J onion took in the fatal encounter only her husband is alive tt> say. The wall* of the room are smeared with blood and li'.led with bullet holes. The slayer of his wife and her para mour was arrested by Ollicer I'apille white getting into his i>ugK.v. He ex claimed. "I ,/diot both of them. T caught then; iii ttfe act. They are lx?th (lend, t'oine with me and I'll show you where 4 Sordini said to Ollicer I'apille on the j way !?? jail that lie had su-jpceled the I couple for some time and about a week ! a^o le* "fouinl that his siisjiicious were correet. lie went to 1 his"vhouse this moroiii^r ami found them iu the same lic.i II.- drew his pistol and tired live ! sli? Is -a t I! row n, 'by which time the 1 ? vi rnor's son had own pistol in ! ??lay. TTr.Vwn ilPi'd' two shots at (iordon. : f hen the latter vrapph*d with him and | shot him with his own weapon. After rihootiiiK at Itfown lie shot at his wife 1 as she was jjoiim down stairs, striking her just as she reached the bottom, j Sin- fell deail oiits'ale the door. Brown's j lody lay on 1 lie lloor of the room in I which lie was killed until 'J o'clack ! when it was removed by I'mlcrtakcr ! I - ? , King. The*. ho<|y presented a hovrih'e np ! pcaiaiec, h? i^m c.i\cred with l)f?od from | head to fool. There was 110 clo>hing on j the b< ily except a pair of draweiy; (ind 1 a pTt i r ol oo? There were three g"ilt? ! f.hot wounds in the breast, one <?f them . beinv over the rejjion of the heart, two j wounds in I lie head, one being in the J ceil ' re of the forehead. There was j another in the centre of the HlMtiflrli i aod another in the riulit arm. Mrs. (Iordon was lying 011 a cellar ! ' ifrror in the yard, face downward. She was cloth' <1 011'y in a chemise and skirt and was iu slocking feet. Her liflll' was and was luiiiKlng in a tan?lc>| j mass. , Mallic Maltltigly. the eolor*ii womaii,^ thai 'trown and Mrs. (JofftMh liaw been accustomed to \isit the hous>-<fvl Salurda*v.of each week for soma tiiue. Mrs. (Iordon whs Miss N>l!ie Bush of this city. Her family is one of the most prominent In th* ftrr. IJcnTlother wftK,' oue? S'ate librarian lUnl her graml fat !?? r wa.< Judge Znchariah Wheal, j chief Jimlkv the wurl of ap|s<aN of ' Thrt coroner held an Iwpii ?t over the > thrs tuuo and tha,jury ron- _ dered a verdict of JuHtltiahli!'" homicide. II U understood however, that Gordon will h?- hold for ? formal preliminary cx- , amlnatlon. I THli IX H \ XT Tli i A I Nollitliu \e?\ l>CV?'lll|l? ill (lie Ciiaf V e?(cr?lit ) . I?\ Sxtiilic! ti AiMoin'lalOil I 'row. San Frunctavo, Cal.. April 'Jt! There was an largo a crowd as ever at l In* Durum examination this morning. I he defence a i >i>a ivntly have no hope >>f pre venting (in- prisoner being held and are devoting t In ii* efforts to obtaining in formation for use at I ln? trial. Fliuer W'oitT was tlio tirs-t witness thin iiiorn ing. lie repeated the Mory toi.l at t In* impust of lifs being present at Dr \'offol? on tho night of tho murder. Durant arriving about '.>,'{0, having tin* house with Durant and several young hti!i> ^ Jio accompan^ng* M Vv< I /owe home, and ahont midnight seeing a man who rcAciuhlod tho accused near tho church. During Wolfs eiusnexami nation he was requested tu tako off his coat, but refused to do so. Counsel Por tho de fence Appealed to the court and Wolf finally removed the garment. lie then admitted to counsel that It Imre a re semblance to the one worn l?y l>urant. Only the night in question witness wore a dark coat and vent and ligrtit trousers, which wore now at the o i nch w there he was employ**! and eould be Hceurcd at any time. George B. Kins-, organist of the <\huivh, was then called for the first Mine. Ho bail 1>een organist for two years, wan secretary of the Sunday school and ibad helped to arrange tho Sunday school library in eompnny with Duntint, who was superintendent of the Sunday Jteliool , He l??:i?l no key to the ?ido door of the ohureb, but bad one to the library. He put the new lock on I 'he libratry door, being assisted b\ 1 > u rant, wiho was tho only one other than himseCf w'lio bad a key to It. The lock (which wan produced) caused h gre?a t d<Ni4 of discussion among counsel. It was nppnren't that the defence -would maintain tha>t Durant having a key eould have un looked the door, and that in his eji.se there was 110 need why be should break tho look. Tin* prosecution 011 the other hand. Is of the opinion a? that only hound King had keys to the door he know that to have unlocked the door would have |>ojntcd to one of them immediately . < 'hief of l'ollce i 'row ley is of the opin ion that there is not a srtngte fact that points other than to Durant. "Mr. Gib son has a iMTfect alibi," he said today. "Wo have Investigated carefully and ihavo spared no pains to ascertain tho truth or falsity of his statement . II is evident that Mr. Gibson arrived at Dr. Voxel's -liouse at 7 .'?Wl G-ood Friday night. He took part In tho business meetinu of the Young I Yople's Society of Chris tian Wndeavor and remained in the house until 11 :'!(). These faets Mr. Gib son can pwve by abundant testimony, atwl to mo .the facts ssoonn conclusive ns to his innocence. t believe the fact* make a very strong ease against Durant. and though every |*>ssiblo clue has been run dovjn and caivfu'ly investigated we have not succeeded in finding any f;f*?tw ii]v>n which a reasonable man eould construct a theory consistent ?with the Innocence of Durant. Speaking of the TiSimout case, Chief Crowley said tin* police department woti'd present, if possible, a stronger case of eiruuuistaii'ti.jJL evidence than in the easo of Minnie Williams. "We shall follow Durant's move mentis." he staid, "up to the time when Miss Lament md her death aiwHhis relations with her aim all the circum stanons of the tratri-dy will bo elni%S' brought out. It scenw t?i me that this case is pcrfeet, ami if Durant is inno cent, uih his friends contend, I have only to say that he is In a most unf??rt ipia to position." Chief Crowley added that at this time it would not bo prudent for him to make public all the evidence in the case, but lie intimHtcd that now witnesses wlrmld be prud'tiood to show thait Rlanehe I/a mont was lust wen aCive with Durant and In the Immediate vicinity of Kmau uel ohuivh . It is now understood that District Attorney Barnes will ele<^ to try the I/am'>n>t <ti?e In the Superior Court before taking up the case of Min nlo Williams. rnie Durant ease wn< e<?i tinned until next Thursday . It is sa.ld the defence at that time will have wit nesses present to describe the events on tlu? Friday night, and otli^r witnesses who saw the man near the nhurcli thai night svrfear it was not Wolf. pi mo idoi.i) hi (iH. Tliey Arc Afrnld 'I'o Knlor tin' I'ic'H I'VlirlilUT . lit m? in I ii o u h Dcfciil. ISy Sou ther 11 Associated Press. WunliintfUMi, April 2?l. ? EN-Rcpn si illa tive Sibley will leave his Iioiiih in Pciin M.v'.vniiin tomorrow for California to open his campaign as the nominee of 1 li?? new silver parly for tin? presidency. Kx teiteive i^i-pariitioiis have been made for 1^4- ?i<iuuiiW iuuuJ. lttv will juldircsH- meet - iii^H a) it number <>f place* aloii^ the I'.ti ifit* coa?t . Senator Slcwa rl in iir i*;ii{iiiiin li s Iiimmk tts affairs so that ho can join Mr. Sibley without ilrlay. Tim MII.VKIt FltillT, llciiroti'iilnllvi* S'llilcy Will l.envc liy Southern Associated Press. SjiriimlicJd. Ills., 'April IIlJ.- Secretary 1 1 ini'icliM'ii in speaking of tho action of llic lioncst Money I.cmkuc of Il linois in refusini: to participate in the Slate convention n:tid: The >r< ? 1 ? I crowd ?ire Kiuip'.v afraid to into the tluht for Ihe.v know it would e.xhihlt their weak ness . The whole outfit ?*ou!?l not car ry a ward in < 'hlcajfo or a county in the Slate. Their inanifi^to will he a positive help lo the filter movement for it will convince/-' ihc people that the oney people a I'e pure l>u. <;nrso>- Hi'siM'Hvri;i?. Police In vo* fibrillin Mr Mttmor* <"???? iii'd I iik Hint Will. I Omii ii uel Ciete. "\ / x liy Southern Associated Press. ami Francisco. Cal., 4prll 'X. yi'lie po Hco are quietly InvoatiftTitinjj certain ru mors connectlna Dr. (llbson with tho murders In Kmanuei Baptist church. During tho past few duys some sensa tlonal stories have reached tho oars of the police which Implicate tho jrastor. Whilo Chief Crowley still believes Gibson innocent of any connection with the crime lio consider* the rumors of sufllelent Im portance to warrant InveetiKatlon. He detailed Several of his ltest men yesterday to inquire Into the rumor with instruc tion* to rift them to the bottom. It is known that tho defence will attompt to ?how that .plbson murdered .^ho unfor tunato Birl*. Durant while dWTftrlnK his "Hnnocencf has frequently^ Aaid that tho paator knew mtfre of<tfte horrible crfm>? than h?4cared to tell, and rarely mlgrtert an opportunity to direct suspicion toward hla spiritual adviaer. The latter stoutly matntaina his Innocence of connection with tho murders and la apparently anx ioua that a thorough Invostigatldh be for < 'ii I i f o r ii ia Toiliiy. made. N ' PETITION TO #MGR. SflTOLLI. tiiij i?im;u \ ? i-2 ?|.' a si. \m?i:hi\(. HltllOST IS ASIilCH. i in: toi'wourii ii.Ataio ??\ tiiio iivi^ri.ioriioM) rather I'helttu, of St. l.oulx, In (lie ' OlYe ixlvr. 11 v Southern Assocki tod I 'resit. A shiny Park, April US. In ih* \ Vox tmius tor Chutvh, of Anbury l'ark I tonight, a petition was circulated anions tin* congregation, an follows* To llis lleverence, Monsig. Satolli, i Itoyitun Catholic University, Washing ton, 1>. (J. ? Wo tlio undersigned Chris- t (Ann lOnden voters of Asbury Park, N. .1., ! respectfully call your attention to the 'wicked, false and .slanderous statements published hy Father Phelun, oao of your priest# in St. Ivouis. Thin batse and in execrable statement is made against more than S.000,000 persons, earnest, i godly and irreproachable young Chris- j thins in America. H is unparalicdt d In j its baSeticss and euorinity, and should consign its author to evcriastinp infamy and contempt. We therefore ask that the creature from which it emanated l>o degraded, unfrocked and deposed from the high position which he has so re^ lentlessly disgraced. We are encouraged to make this petition from the nuany pro testation which you, us well as the Holy Seo you ably represent, has recently fully and earnestly madu, with full con fidence that you will give It immediate and careful consideration. Tomorrow | litis petition will he taken in hand bj ! the Upworth l.eague and Chrlstnln I'ii deavorers for signature in this p ace and | Ocean Grove. When this is -done, the petition will he forwarded to Mgr. Ka tolli, at Washington . Trior to the cir culation of thin petition into t lie church. Hev. J. I*. l>awisoii%fflc pasor preached on the subject, "leather Phelan's base attack upon the young ladies of Ameri ca." He scored Father l'hclan severe'y. Among the pointed passage*? were the .following: "Judas Iscarlot was a gentleman com- i pared with this shameless prhst. 1 would j not be surprised if I sea riot wcjt^ld de 1 cline to recognize him below." "Father Confessor; Cod pity the poor irirl that should ever Ik? so silly as to j whisper her secrets in siicli a swine's ear. lletractiou is no ivmcdy. Swift | and adequate punishment alone will | reach-" the ease and if it does not soon j follow the whole Romish Church au thorities will be held responsible." I0.MII. A. S A \ <? 10 It KIM, 101). lie llml UlUlrviitt'd Ills Wife imtl lice llrotlicr Shot Hint. ISy Southern Associated Press. Milwaukee, * Wis., April L\X. Kidiert Luscomb, ox -assist ant city attorney, and one of lite b<sl Known lawyers in the city, just before midnight last night shot and killed his brother-in-law, Ivmil A. Sanger, president of tile C. M. San ger Sons Company, and brother of Wal ter C. Sanger, the bicyclist, at the home of Samuel L>. Luscomb, father of Mrs. Sitn^eh. at 1>v?li Grand avenue. The murder gre\v oi>i of a family feud re sulting froiiiv litigation in which the Sanger family feci ntly became involved during the failure of Casper M. Sanger's mining company, and because Sanger treated bin wife brutally. Sanger's wife, who is a sister of I -use tub, last evening went to the hoii.se of her parents f.?r ?dielter, eiaiining that he husband was ill treflting her. At 1 1 : h~? o'clock Sanger Went to the house ami demanded admis sion. lie was refused, and thereupon tried to batter down the door. Taiscnmb seized I i:M shotgun and fired one shot til rough the plate glass door.. The charge entered Sanger's head, killing him instantly, laiseOmh jumped out of the window and gave himself lip to an ??Hicer, who was passing ilrtC house oil his beat. I.uscomb was^isken to the Central police station and locked up. llis friends are confident of his ae?|iiit ? Ml. " A SI CCtOSflKIJI, KTI11KI5. A ('lit In W'iikoh IIiul llcen Mnilc on Acponnl of tli? W'tlnon Hill. I >v Southern Associated Press. Italtiniore, April li-H. Thrw hundred men einidoed at Tyson's Crouie Works went on !l strike yesterday afternoon be cause their employe!** refused to grant L niT t ie'TTttrrr? '?"? pHJl-i:idUi iu_.xv;tgfs, Mr. Ji*sse Tyson^ president of the works, siibsopilciilly lijtfMied to the demands of liie men and gt^Kted the increase. The men will return to work tomorrow <?n the new scale. When the Wilson bill was p.i.*sed the I tvages of the employes was cut I" per I cent. The employes claim that instead j I of I ho WilMoii bill having an in j u 1 1 ?us ef feci on the businesH it has increased con- I | su|crahly under the m -v tariff, and they ihcicfore demand that their old wages lie gl?cli them. I'nder the old schedule the employes used to earn oil an aver age of $11 a week. Most of them have | been in the employ of the concern for years. l !'?? r lie! I Improvlnir . Ity Southern Associatis! I'ress. Itord^ntown, N. .1., April 28.?- Mw. ParneM's power of speech is improving satisfactorily, and the only dra,wback today was the patient's low tempera ture. Mrs. I'aniell takes plenty of nourishment and t'he prosputsis of recov ery. are bright . I 'm ml OrtlcrM. Hy Southern Associated l*rc:is. Washington, I). C-, April 20. -.1 udgc Thomas, assislont attorney general for j the Postollice EK^mrtinent, today issued i frsiud ordfw against the^ Publishers 0?1 lector Agency, "which continues to use | the "so-eniled newspaper laws" to force I coliectioiis. I'iwhjlaiten at St. l'&ul, | l'ittsburg and Chicago, where the com pany has office*, were notified to stop j its mall matter. The llnnk l>ltl \o? Pull. Hy Sotilhern Associated Puss. Kk bm.v?eK Vo.. Apr!! Col. 11. 1 Wmsl^iil, president ??f rb?- KnriiM-m' Hank, *4 Iloxlmro, N. ihe doors of wthh li were kept Huw?l owIiir to a sirva^t rtefa ??f t4tf ertKt?ler,> taw tele ttmplM-d to the Richmond ?rnv?|K>mlem of the bank tlifit the bnik is all ri^ht and the report orf its failure wo* fafse. 'I'll fltol I.I T OII'MIII'ANS Sccrclnrj llerlierl TrIU W li> lie S??i?| limit* to \ h'itrnuii:i 1 >.v S >u. In in A '??> ? i : 1 1 ? ?> I I 'ivss. \\.ii!tin.'ii?a. April ?>? 'I'll.- : t - 1 i * ? 1 1 i ! S?n i.u \ II. iIm i I in unli'i iiiii (lie A It 1 1 ail. I I ho \ I I .? ? H t : i l.i \ MM l a U II I II |Mistfi Was I aseil, ;i> s ate, I liy Nil". 1.1 el'liei'l iv?lfi "la y, >>n i< ports ut the ui'\\<*|i;i|n<i's ? ?I* < i \ i I 1 1 it.- . . \ v r lit,- Ilritish oeettpa il'iit of i'liiiitiii Imt ji slinuM he titlilfil ilitii lint). Warner Aliller, president of lie \ iea laullit II Oliial ( 'onnmu^t W :lf> 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 1 > instrumental in e.itiMii;; Iwhv !???.- i 1 1 v ?? ^ to he taken. Mi . Miller . 1 1 1 1 ? t < ssi',1 on Si'i'iv S 1 1 v I i tvslia lit ainl SviTi'iur.i 1 1 *-i'l ?*.*?* t 1 1 u ' vlan.wr dial e\ I ^ 5 1 ? 1 'o llii' iMli.il property ill the evellt <?l a tw olati in, ami no delay wits l"?t ii >i'ii.liitvc i i'!i".' ra | ?l 1 1 < - oi'ili'tvs to 1 Im1 two naval vo-m-Is alter \|i Millet had ><? ? lint'oiiuli h explained liin. evil In the ewtil ili. | ? r. ? I i < I,-. I ivxolit I ill ^liotilil i>e ? ut' ithil should . I'l.it'e in I lie vilnity i?l" 'lie eaiial. mantle^ atnl Idtte jaekets will lie I.I I .'.)??? i front (lie I'liited Statin .- 1 1 i | ? >? to Kiye !??'?? '. < lioti to til*1 | i|'o|iefl y Tills eoitt ,-:e lias lieen deeided on and \\;im ? r.t it U < s a liiiilie l li> oih. ials. 'I here i.s no ilit oi t 1 1 ' a i \ rt l i | m 1 1 ? 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 pel lull l iii llie lulled Sla'es to land troops on NitMi'fi^iitui soil, aiiliotuh lite ' 'lav ton I'aluer treaty allow* IJrettl l'.iilahi an. I ihiri enitiilrx to ji e' in that re?anl ? la t' > nir h in ii t ti.i I eoiii-i'iii , Imt the prinei ?lie was est a lil!? lleil li.V this I ioxeflttllellt nil hai-t never lieen i|iiestii>nt'i| thi Aillelleail I I , i - 1 J Ilia v lie lillliletl oil \ie avavtll.ttt teriiPi!,! to proleet the interests ? it' A niei'ie i ii titl/ei'is in the eanal proper y. In tli>. eojitu- t ion it id inlerestiin; t i if * 1 1 ln.it i n<d t in I ion s will he seu; to tin* eiitiiinnii<h*r of lit.' Mniitunuiery Will It will eoltV"v the eatllll ei >111 III iis<diill l"r? I'll Muoi'e to I J fi'V to W II. to Setnl II -?it it'll with the eotn in i s>ioii(.ts wltett H: > so ashore in pu*i-iiaiieo of their Inty. I'rior in iroitt;; to the ealiinet ii'""t>nj; today Seeretaty iJreshaiii ill. I no m' ? the Xie:trat;ii!in niiniister or tiny other person eeieerinxl in the present I roil I ile sit 4'oilnto. Today's ealiinet iiiv'elin.^ I e.| an liottr and a half. All ! "ie e.i l*i 1 1 ? - 1 otlieer^ wen present e\?'ejil S . iv ai'V Smith. A ? ? 1 1 1 ' i vr ? ! t ?? ma 1 1 * t tn ' . di^ea-ised were 'he 1 1' s| rnet io;-.< to the Uerinir sea lleet. I he il.xt lll.'l l>l:> Were present. ''I liy See letary i Srit-le. Tiny will I ,e> it el ? ? - ?JI". plied I . > t'j'p*. t'onpi-r. of till' IWeiltle ml i er I'ii. Ii. liie i niiiniainl'M' of (lie ii.t'i'iij the'. Will luri'i1 lo I *t? > . I l.oinl.i!.. \pril ."In -Matijiuna. Nietir ivisi. ail'. : i . * stale thai I Ye?hh lit Zel ' iv? Met his "n'litiiM w?ll auroo pa.\ the JjJ 7 T . "?? N ? sin lit nioioty denr.'l tided hy 1 5 rout Iti itain in London in live days. (>Ttt -i-li. liirii-ei .-oinlit iuii th.lt 1'i'itish ships In- tn'i-l taken oiil of the littrhor of I'orittio. Thi-- preliminary is ^trniiK !v insisted on >n aeeoiint ot the feeling in XiearaK'.ia w hi'*h nii^ht I'eniler eont I lit net ' with 'lie nl I i ilia t n I i i veil in lt.s : i ? ? ?? I i ft, -it f ^rnt i npoosilile. (Jre.il l?rit till'- aiisv\.''' t. tile re.piest h.-lr? llot Vet Ii. i n j_'iven. MIINSI'KDI S \'ITOIIM;V imoios 'I'ln' (m'iii'kIii Southern iiml I'lorlil i I ( Jl i I I'llllll CilNI' I > I f> |IONCll (If My Southern Ass ???<;> 1 ? *? I Press Maei ii, (5a.. Api I 30.- "Pile matter i>! fees am! e'sis in tin- (Svoruia South <?111 and I'Norida railroad was dis posed mi' in III*- Superior Court here l?> ? I : i V . St rirl ;i ry of tilt* I ill "I'ior. Ilnkl* Smith, ami I ??'.ssau ami HartJett, <>f Ma?* ii. reprcs.-ntiiiK (In* trustee for the lt.iinlli.?|.li*is receive a I ii m sum of six'y i housa 1 14 1 dollars for* t.hclr si r vices. It is understood tlral lion. 1 1 oke Sin i nil rri-i Ivi's *:S0,()00 of tlm m : 1 1 < >i 1 1 1 1 ? 'I'lii* Mercantile Trust a l> sit < '* > 1 1 1 1 >;i ny nf I '*a It imoiv as<?rustce I'm* tin' bondholileiv; is allowed J2fr?<40(i. 1 ! n 1 1 ?*' i States Sviuil'i A. O. Macon, ol M.h-imi will m*i as a1(*>riii*y for the rcivi vi*r from March 185)1. to I immiiIh*!' 'SI, lx;>2. ami tin* firm nf H:icoti am! Miller Is allowed $fi.(i2f> as attorney fur ill-;* rcciiver from January 1, 1 X!?>. lo April :W>. l Si!ir, . (Justin. (Jiterry Hall. receive in ejfee?s of their an uual salary of $10, (lay as counsel foi tin* receiver. The three commissioner* a |?| i' >i 1 1 1 i*i I to sell lh.* property are iil I?*hvciI each, li?6 $?"<()() briny ex I r;? compensation for the performance of service not contemplated in the decree of salary. The cVrl of the court K(?t J.'t.OW) iu tin* tien|?!a Southern matter and $_'iS'{. 2!> In that of the Macon nnd Atlantic Kailroad < oniflMiny. Tin* or ? er el the court authorizes a payment nf fe.*s and costs i<> the total amount of $!M;,fi.*<4i. The m i funds .in t.hc re ceivers handi< must fro toward the pay ment < if t his sum - Tlr* Macon < 'oust ruction Company'* pr perty is ordered m Id before the first Tuesday in .Novcinliei next. The dill* will In* lixi'd hy the commissioner." of I lie colli i" hT.(T-*T7To-.~! \ lll-MI \ It KA II l/K 11(1 \ II \ Popular llcfiiu 1 1 ??r of < 'Ii u r loll ?*, \ I'., I'riitCN ttllj, Popularity. II* South* ru Associated I*renn. (.'harlot te, N. C., April .'{<>. ? IOx-CiihIi ifr Holland, who in In default to the Merchants and I'anners National Hank of tliis city to the amount of $.KO.(KI0 or more had a preliminary trial today a n*l in making up the bond the de .iiiNer's re-ii irl al l?' popularity was seen. I?islrl't Attorney It. It. (Ilenn do niamlcd a hotel of $I5,(KX). A score or more, of Holland's friends anion# the I icst citizens of Charlotte, ciinic for ward and signified their wish to ?'> on lii* hoiul. Two signatures for $10,000 eiirli moie than covered the amount of flail required hut. when all who wauled lo Ji.nl signed the bond it footed up a grand total of $!II,0<HI. "The moxt ro markahle l>oml I ever saw," commented District. Attorney (ilcim. int: hi ii \ vr Tit i \ i.. I'll I* I'riNiMicr line* Not llolil I |i lo iter Mil* M I'll I II . My Siiitjf>'i'ii Assrte'nted I'res*. San iViinriAry. ' April .1?. Theodora Durante examiiwilion on the charge of murdering Minnie Wflliams was regain ed in the |K>!ioi' court -this morning. 1 The prisoner did no* look as wel as lie iM t.lKT we*tr. It. HirrHt. tW uutap*y physician wat called to the stand and tile t?/url r* o::t older d (U'.-arod qJ ladles. lie trutllliil that the murdered nil] had" been outraged prior to the murder and her death was causer) by ?uiTo?ati< n and iHrnrrbage*. In 4i!t? opinion the wound* on her body were ante-mortem . SEC. SMITH ON FINANCE. in: illUM'.i.r \s i - \ \ - i (.(till ills uiidi.k mm: tic \i<t.i >ii:\i j 1 \ tii vr Tit 1 :m? ,'t'lie Ni'vl I'rcKliU'itli ? I ?* sh>h, will V 4|i- 0|>|ii?m?mI lu llit'' Nil* or I'liii* . I * \ S.uil hern A 1 ;i t I I'ivnn. \|.u-> in, ? ? 1 , A ;<n I .'!< 1 Si il l 1 r> I 1 < 1 L i> S.iulli \\ i?i 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1 \ ii \\ imI here IiiiI;i,\ I ?>' a I'epiv imIi 1 .( ( i \ e ill III,* Telegraph i'ii llii' lioaiirial i|lii->l inn, .mil dclincd !h< 1 1 1 1 1 1 r I'll! I > III l>| illl'lll 'III till' I III lllH\ l|illl-> li.in c\K''iug 111 llii' ? 1 > 1 1 1 ? 1 rv ;it pn sent lii' ill'HI^'il tii.it 1 1 11 ! 1 1 1 u till' lle\l twelve iiiithilix a llniiixuli disfmoiou nt llic iiu*?v-> \\ 1 ? 1 1 1 | bo presented nil <i\.i 'ln> ? > > 1 ; 1 1 1 1 \ . Thi* ilisi'iissinii will bo I i 1 1 1 1 1 oil. In- iIumiuIii, I" ili?' pis ?)?? t>i l ii'ii lor thf titiliu.ilcl cnimme >>f isilvt r at a r.iti 1 dl hi in I llii' Si'iti l i 1 r\ divided tin |? . ? . > | ?l? ? 11. '11 1 |j 1 ?-?- i'Im m< gold lumui 1 1 5 ? - ? 1 ili -1 *i.\er iii'iiiiiiii' t.illisfi> ;iinl In nu-til'li -t <. Ilr >li'l iinl tllillK lluil llii' ? I . I nlonolcctaliU - Wilt' fHf'iillU * ' II ' 1 1 1 Ji 1 1 Iii In . iniii' 1 I ni*l ? ? r 111 llit- i- 1 1 1 1 1 ? ii_i;ii. lull tlllt till' I--? Me WtMllil In- fol' lllld lllNl.illxt - 1 1 \ it mo no met a 1 1 it- 111. Ili- 1 I10111: Ii t ilia ili" 1 r.'i' an I 1111 Ii an 1 1' I coinage of r at llii- pre-eiit in. in I'.v 1 1 1 i>-? count r.v alviii' \\'?ii! I un a, 1 nothing more n? ?r I- lit 11 silver u.niiiiiinta llisin for il 'in l.'f thai - \ t- 1 . ? m ? llii- 1 1 1* i ? ? ' ? u| >ilvcr In 1 llii in iliil 1 i>t ma ti'i ially advance no other ii.i'tal w mil I I. - | ? r? ? n I ? ? 1 at the mints I'ii' coinage. Tlie r.-al ? 1 n? slimi, I-. Sceielar.v llioiiulil, w:t- vvhethyl' or ii"t tln' Ir.-c ami uiili.iiilcd ruiiiimr ol -; fver at a ratio ot 111 to 1 vv ouid ad vaiM'i' ilio price ol' silver Inilhoii so thai it Wolll.l lieiir ill,' 1'ilaiive VSlllle ol gold 1 i |i? in I, \v Ii ieli i?^ 'in- proposed ratio. Ii it w "ii I, I no, , theft ili.- . o 1 1 1 1 1 r > won ill rot have a biiitc'allic currency. The S ei el a r.v review* il the history ol the ?oui'i r.\ '1- eiiria ii"\ ami said hat both I ell el'^oii :? 1 1 ? 1 Hamilton recognized the fact 1 li-it the lalio ot coinage ? 1 1 1 1 ^ I he !l.\e I ll|io|i I lie I'l 1 ill III" 11 la I va llle ol llie ?1 : 1 1 1 !i-i in t !i.< ion rl?"' . In 1ST.'!, when flee coinage was mi*< pcmlcd I >y llie I'niteil Stales, the silver In a dollar was Worth more llniu llie gold in a volil dollar. Inn r-iuce thai t imt*. I In* ih inoiieli/n lion of silver hv oilier mitres lias allowed its va|we to iliui I 1 III- price which it^rtTfllritig for manufacturing purposes. Thf value >?}' ttt) article 1111M he controlled by llie iletna ifd for i tr< use 11 ml the stipp|,v to lie consume. I. The I'aetM show thai the demand lias practically ceased while llie roippl.v has alinosl trehleil. This is true, in spile of the fael that since lXT.'t the ( ' uiteil Stales him eoineil more Mi xer Hum in the eighty years prior to thai time. fan any one. aeked the See relary, si inly Uie so facts without com (?Imlin^ that if this enormous isi-mv. by the I nited Slides wiim iiiHiitlielent to steady the fall of silver duriug. .J lie past twenty years, unlimited coinage hy llie I'nited State* alone would not l>e suf lieient to restore its l?ti! lion value now? I I ir<, therefore, nut offensive criticism hut only a statement uf logical con ehjfuon when I insist that unlimited ?coinage of silver at the ratio of li? to I means silver inonomelitllis.ni. I'mler biicIi a law all the silver product of I lit* world would turn to our mints and in would come llie silver heretofore innii II fae| 11 ryd Into cheap wnre?, Attain, silver mining would incren*uV anil Ihe exhaustion uf tesoiirecH would In'/nrial iMied l?y llm exchange uf hilver dollars for bullion. With free colli 11 Re we would vlrlually clianjie our standard to one worth only one half tin- pi;?isciil stiindar.l and (lie commercial ViilOe of a dollar Ilio world over would lie only fifty cent*. While coinniodilieH inlirhl Hell for twieo as many d??llai^, their real val lie woulTl remain uncjA)u.'cd. The enlire country would Ik- cu^iiried until hv ail accurate lent the true value of a now standard was ascertained. The result would 'In* n cessation of ami the' cjiutiuiiM luisinivs man /would involve himself In no new eouthicts. ? * This iiiieortaiiif y woiil?JI create Morions hitswiess troubles and the practical sus pension of all eiiterpri^'N lie could nee no lieiH'fit frtun the ehanire ami none especially to those \vliO| worked for wages I x -cause they were always the last to he recognized In InereiiHed wti jpiT .T.T.t? :-br- ^ a. .limcticia ted < 11 r rency. The jiroprielor of :in Onferjtrise would insist that employe** should lake the risk, lie did not believe ilio change would beiieli t the debtor class because so many loans have been made on the gold bards and the d?ddor would be ob liged to go into the market and pur* cIihm' gold with ivhbli t<? meet his oh ligii t ions. Ah to other debt#* If there were any danger of silver monometallism there would be 110 extensions possible. I Reas oning on these limn he could see no lienetit even if the change were brought iiboirtj one class insisting that I ho ben efit 'would be In the inability of the employes to exact douMc wages. To flwMe H?'lfisli einplou'crs koiiio benefit, might come hut it would be found that after the final adjustment to the new' condit jour* prices would be nominally in-\ created nil around with 110 real benefit to anybody, lie doubted the proposi-/ tio? that <?ther countries would fall in to line following the action of this country. If that were true the standard would appreciate and debts contracted during the depreciation would increase as the value of silver increased and the class nought to he benefited would fifjatn tie burdened. The Secretary thought ilio agitata*)! uf the <|ilcrdiou wiih cheeking the ie-x turn of prosperity but he ho|x?d the contidonce that the tpicstion would be defeated would prevent serious Injury. In <*>nclti?ioii Secretary "Smith said: "I have no doubt that the next Presi dent of the United States will 4)0 op'" posed to the unlimited coinage of ijilver nt U? to 1." l^urlliunukc Mmek*. Ilv S'?u?<!?ern Auii')ciiile<) TVess. Vienna. April 30. The inhabitants of l,ill<nc!i nvcre again panic stricken at midnight lard light by a severe earth 1?ink? shock. fl??ndr. da of fainiHc* have agn'n left their homes and are encamped aroifffd 1^ towu. MM IIOOSl-'.V t'l.T Itl.SKiXS lie Mils llci'li I i i 1 1 S?r* lot* <'??!?? Ill I * nlniiem r?r *<l\ V ultra, IU Snu 1 1 1 1 * i' 11 \ Sr?>elii lis| IVi-ks \\ i.-*liiim nm. April !IO ->4 i \ i I Scr\irc l 'ii. :i. t\i, mi' r I hiVHhilV 11 ? w v?( ? \ <1 1 lias t * ? i i ? I < r<- I Ins ivsimiat inn I" tin' I 'r? i*l. lent ?'III 11 ha* u a'tvpletl Just \\ lie || I lie !< mler \\ a?> made or the iltvcplaucc ^ * ? ii "t w In n i in- icviynatio!! take*. ??( li t i is *liruiii!t'<i in mystery, 'nit w Inn Mr lianM-Vell ,se\crM liis , Il'lllt'tl i<i|| Willi llli' i t illllllissi) t|) III* will hccollltt "In' ' ? f 1 1 < ? ? i >< ?li? i? ? <>iiiiiii?sr-ioi)(-t*s of New V-.rk I 'tlx ll it< it'll jc. I ill v<l lliat the chantf<* will ijily frtril with l)n< end i k f | ln? -ii. nih "I \ ; > r i J Mr U'Io-mxIi Ins been cixtl servio ?tn in icv.ii nit r l'"r n I h k 1 1 1 ni\ years. 1 1 ?* was ,i|'|inihi.(| |i\ | 'resident ll.irris.il> i." Miivci'il . I ? 1 1 1 1 1 || < >bt?rly, lit' 1 1 1 1 unit*. iMwvv li:.? i ? i . - 1 1 m > I ?? - 1 it \ there have been .1 iiiiiiilu i hi' i 1 1 > 1 1 1 1 * t v*- in I lii' 1 1 1 ? r s ? k 1 1 iirl ?I tin- *-i?in mi in lit- 1'nliliiis; mi w nib* t 'niitnii* *i ? n i ? i . Kalnii, Oli rly. Thump ?"I'll, IMui'l'I'ill ail, I .Inhllsutl Hfl'l' in - 1 iivtl. Mr. llirlifK Will N'nl \<K'lt<l Secretary Herbert has divided mil l<> ittcii I tin- Kiel ('anal t flchrn I mil on .1 *i in' Hit Ii. iiwl \\ it h*1a mliiiif 1 1 1 <> special nv'iilinii w III, ll it ir> ii 1 1 ? Ii ? i>i i tk< ii I was t'\ l ?? lit 1 ?.! t.i liiii b,\ t In* (ic nil. 'i ll i;o\dii i Hi- 1 1 1 I'ronio | Imm In < Ii ?> ,\ iiii >- . Mii- 1 t*i ,i i y Liiiiiniii (nil. i\ mailt- tin- t'( 1 In \ in:; .isnIviiiiii nl .if iiU'icci-h recently I ? ?*? .in* . it.l r liiimral I % 1 1 u*- 1* in s|>cciiil In' . ? ? t - 1 1 1 ? i" 1 1 ticrrill, fi'uiii Si. IViiiI I'k t 'illl'll Ki i : 4 ? i * 1 1 1 ' I'll I lil'iiukl'. f I ? k 1 1 1 ( >||l!l '*?"> I ? si I'. ml; l Jcimra I W ln t'ltiii. irmii S"n \i !..|iiu tn I Ii'MVit: (iciicral Hliris, '?i Sail Anion1*; ( ieimrnl ( 'oppi Ui!?*r, In < >111 ill!,. WmiiI In 1 1 1 - 1 1 k I'ulin I'ii' a n 1 liiki'i i \ nl' tin' Sl.ili' Hi-pa' t iiii-iit wa* i ii \ i >K today it> crush In i '. 1 1 1 1 1 \ ii a , 1,'vl n> mi t In* pa 1 1 nl l \\ ii > mill;; V iriMiii'i 1 1* l** ail the I'uhnu revolution;? i*-l'* in In ir .NtrnuKl^ fur iiitli'|?,'iiil,'iu-t' . I % . ? I ki > ri ,|. Thiiiii.'is, uf Alcvaiuler, Va., ilu* L'tiirral inai.auer nf a inaiiiitailiir i < i - company located in Washington, ?ill, >1 tin A ?? t i ? i v* S.-, rctan I'M. al tin* Still,* I t.-pa 1 1 in. "Hi . :iii,| ask, I ili.it -.mm ll'"'l hi' II* -1 1 1 !? In n ppi'i'lii'inl hi* r. 1 1 1 1 . tiuiil.iii I l.niii.ii-', ami A l-' \ : t mi I ? ? i- liar m"ki, a y-iuiu hi hi uf SUinnluii, \ a . ?il"i ,- nli 'l from \t xv VnrU !'< n- llavan i l>\ llm Ward Ii in* steamer Yumiiria mi Nt'fil '..'ith. Ilif ship will In' tlii'' at llaxaiia I limit rmv ami al tin* ivijiiest ? I Mr I Iniiiiiis Mr. I * h I i-- -i 1 1 ;l Icle '.?rnplilf ilis|:.i li li I" I *.iii ? 1. 1 I ii'iit'i a 1 W it lia.'ns at lluil ) n ? i ( . ? I i 1 1 ? ? I i 1 1 vr him In meet i!n I ki ? y ?s i'ii their arrival ami send Hi, *111 lti?cK tu llm I 'nil". I Slat m 1 1 y llm ?n*M *?li <llll**l'. M I III II Isu Sllecccdc, I in tfHi'iK St'iinr l>n.pity ,li- l.nnx*. llm m w Snaiiisli 1 1 1 1 1 1 is I , - 1 - . in leh'irraph I'ap tain ( Ji*in*l'!il ('amipiiM tn xr i \ ?? llm \ unn.U iin*ii a K"?'ii n icptiuii ami -ff llt.il llu-y W rj>* Wfll "t'tl l,*|". Tile l?U.Vl* W , IT M fTt ii i'ii yi'jiiv nl, I. Tl'l'll >k || I") 1 1 L't'l' I |l I H 'riit- 'rri-asiirx it. ,'ipts fur Apr'l, nmh'tl tinliiy, wi'iv i 1 1 1 v SJ 1.1! 1 7,l?H I ur $S, 7ii|.i>'h> I ? ? Si * than I lie ,'\p.*n,lit iin-N . 'I'll,* ?!i')i?!t fur III'- lis, a I y,ni' lo tlato i> ullit tally m I lit ii I al I7.??">. 1 >i> I'l llm inuiith tin* k<*I,I ifsnrvu iimris'iist'tl .flUi.mm, Klamliim at .$!? I .US'.I.I K Ml. jTlm . i , 1 1?> 1 1 1 1 1 uf I ' 1 1 i 1 1 >i I Stal, 'i iiotrH iliiil Tri'iiMiiry 1 1, 1 1 I'm , M-lia iiui'il for k"M < 1 1 > t* in?' April n iTimin t el iti 'I'll i* Cr,ilH,'r >1 1 ii ii, 'ii i>?? I In . Tim ullnial mpurt nf tin* linal trjal ? f llm cruiser M i'limapulin hiiis renelu',1 l'n? Aavy l>i pjiiiiiieiil ami mIiuwh thai tlm vessel Is praetieally faultliWH evOh ii-nler exlri'ine eumlil ioiiHiOf serviee. Iler run in tlm U"i|? f'?r furly iMjilil li,?urn. purl -if which w.ik natural ilrafl, prove, I her I lm luosl ellicieiit whip yet built for the navy, ti.ii, I as a result uf her jierforniatice her cofW ract<?rs will In* promptly pal, I I he rivier Vorkuta lu'ld by the <iuverii im 'lit pfinliim her complete acceptance. Without' t'lTort the .\litinea|M>li? tiiain talncl a sped within it nimill fraction uf twenty knot* without ukIiik her blowciw for assistiiiK lur.HU'e^i whi, h in the tropics is unprcceih^it.i><li iM'IIKCKOKN'rr.l). \ \imil Olllcrr Court Mn rllii I eil on I lie ChiirKc of IVrJiiry, Washington, April .'{(>. ? Tin; cuitd mut-tlai ??f n niiviil ollictr Jor perjury in' a novelty in nstval expletive in tlio I 1 1 1 1 ? I S'atoiK. so far as the licst mem ories no. Thin, however, is t lit* lending1 specification miller which Medical In spector I'M w.i nl K<'eivliii<-r. !!????! surgeon of Admiral Meade's squadron, has been ?nlereil l?.v Secretary Herbert fo appear l?efore court martial al the New York \iivy Viinl on Monday, .May Utli. The detail of llii- court consists of Hear Ad ? niral John (?. Walker, president, t'om noilore I C i im 1 1 Wallace, (Vtptaiim Albert Kami/., Then. |?\ Kane, Winliebf S Schley. SI ins t'asey and Henry l?\ I'ick iug, Medical Directors I'M wa ril S. I?o ,?011 ami lletiry M. W'cIIm, MedietiJ In xpeeioits fhurhw II. White and Thomas \. I'rnlrsl ami Kimt Lieut. <* II. I.am-h licimer. The tirst charge relates to a violation >1 tin* na val regulations l?y I >r. Ivecrsh fcr- u- u.j:iJLLuji urivatcly to Surgeon i icner. 1 1 Ti yon ami Meti'-iii f?7ivir?vr~ ilcl.aveu Itl lg<?od. rctlreil. substitute ?ojtics of Kvans' report with Admiral M. ?>lc*s emlorst-uien' regarding tie* fail me of the <lo? tor to go as ordered on hoard a \ova Scot i an vessel at Itridge t ? > \\ ii. Ita rhadoc*. In res|?on?e to iiji emergency call. The documents ' were ii I p~ei 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 I \ [mi hlished in newspapers in the I lilted States. I The second charge in 'hat of <>?? ?;! ii<1;i I ?l|vi I'olidliel to the destruction of good norul*. and its I i r.-= f specifica t ion reciter that I >r. Kcershticr. Iiefore a court of iti'iuiry on the New York, a' Kingston, upon oath, testified that tio copy of any part of the correspondence had l?'ft hi* hands except a second endorsement ..f the Admiral, well knowing that his .violin t??*??fnoiiy was fnl?e and intended to deceive. Naval otlieers declare that there is no /precedent of such a charge. In Mi/rch 1V-. comma idler Ja mes H (Jra* ha iii. couiuia mlintr t In- monitor* at Rich mond. wan convicted of rumple false hood Ion not of perjury. Htssiit tit l-'Oll stt.V i:h I'lir Mn Jor i I y of I In* l^?l?liitiiri Vnto I'or (In* While >I?*IhI. j Jefferson <Vy.. Mo.. April MO. I^ust i^ight JtT> of the oK Democratic ityemhcrs of the House met in caucus ipd adopted the following resolutions: .jllcsoived. That we, tin* Democratic members of the IIoimc of Representa tives. IlX'-h (Jencral Assembly, favor the free ??rtin ige of sliver at a ratio of 1(5 to 1 . . O The^^^> on the rMilution ?too<l ayes J~J. nax^f); not voting I. An effort whi? made to have the bod; adjourn as a caucus nnd Titlj- aw urUMi.. MMiivhly. of iudivt^nal Democrats. luit i hey who had canned Ihe r'aiiflWl frt fcC assembled vote*! it <mtvn, The whole trend of the eniH-iw wan lr> precipitate a discussion which will prob ably result in a H ate convention, ^fbo oaiicix* wan Intensely exejting nnd fnueh hitter feeling shown hy the j>arfT<N-~ ! pant*. OSCAR WILDE ON THE STAND. Ill: MVIvl-'.s \ I I. \T lli:\l vi( Ot'' TIH'5 ( II \ IttilO. tiii: imU'.t t.i\i:s iim tcstiiiow o\ i 111: \\ I I \ i>s s i> \ mi. lv Ills I llO|tlCIICC I'.t llUtV|t \|l|llllllN?' I'roiii I lie t rowtleil I oui'l It ?>t> ikt . I>> Soiithciii A -.so.-ia ! i'?| l'iv>s. IauiiIuii, Vim ,i : :? ? Ai the opening of s silting ??l" I li?* trial of Oscar \\'ilil?> and \ I fivtl 'l\i.\ lor t \uui.sellor (J. 'I V (iill i ii l i iidi I v -? I I li;i'l >t.hyk prosecution \\iilu|iN w clii' i '.I i a r^> \s of .K?i^pir.?i> . Sir l.'lwaiil < 'lu eke, oa bahalf orAVilde, said Ilia I. if those flia.i'uv.s had been with drawn al the outset ho would have made applh atioii lo lii \ t * llii' pi'Uoiiern tried oopuivi lely . The court said t Iki t after I lie evidence v\lil>i|| had been givcil Ulo ? on 1 1 1 *. eli.i t i- i i consir.it y w *re needles*. Sir lvh\ urd t 'lurke: "'I hem I ask for a verdict of 1 1\ ?l ? ?i illy oil those ciniliitH," 'Pile eollrl refused lo consent to such a vi idiot. saying tliait lie would si mply net tde In I he 'application of Mr. (iill to have the ihar??*; of eoi.->piiacy with* vtl'a'W It . Sir IM'ward < 'lurke then began lvia opening adihisss to t'he jury, for the de leiiee . lie intended, he sukl, to yut Wilde in the witness liox, wlli'ri'cllO would make an unqualified denial of ill 1 1 ? fhii.r;:?v* against hint. lie eHed W'tl.le'f, literary work*: and argued that hi n?? instain e had li'is client w ritten anything that w\>uld lead anyone to Huinmse liini guilty ,\?f the practice** nl le^t d. Su- Ivihvani explained t'he ending of the ^lueonsbery trial. saying Hint Wilde'* run iisel were entirely respon sible for lis uilnupt term Illation, it tie eaine > lear. lie sal I. that t'he jury would not convict I .old t.ims'.iMliery and 'he it'In rkei therefore advised Wilde lo uc eept a verdict againftt himself. Wilde was ea I lei I to the wit i\ess sttiiid, llo sw'ore that the evidence lie had given ?7 at the ijiieeiuflltery trial wa?s uiiKlolii'tcly i rue . lie repeated litis testimony upon ero-s fsa'iiiinatioii without variation, Wilde, ?ioiil inning his testimony, >m| he haiK had nothing to do with the publica i ieii id his articles in The Ohanieleon (niagux/utc) . Asked to define Lord Al fred's exprowMiou: "I am tln> lovo that dare not speak its uanne." Wilde said lie thought It imiint spiritual love ? da ? pure itn It was. Wilde ?proe??ed?>d 4?* en large tipikii t'he subject and b?>canie ko ? d i >i 1 1 1 e u t as to i>v\ikp ji bursl ofappl anise, canning t In* indue tt? thrt\iten to clear ' the eoiirt unices silcncc WflSl observe* It. Alfred Taylor, co-dufi niliint iwit'll Wihle. was railed to the stand and' told ? of his r.'M'eer. lie W.t?l eil'lieatl I'd at MllTl l Ironoisgih t V'!!rev._ and Imcanjuc ait nilicer of the militia, but taibah cloned iiwHtary life ii|hiii coming '"lo a*n iallHMitaiM'^v of tl."t.<HM?. lie al>s<N|ii'tely Uenk'd the eharues aca.inst. himself. The e v I d t hi e e lor the ilofelM"<* w II H linls'hetl this afternoon when Sir lOdwai'd ( 'larke atldressed the jury in bttfin'lf of Wihle. Tlie only evidenve ttguiinst Wihle. lie d eel aired, wfas the trntlmioiiy of three bluek imi ilers*. Who. he arfkifd, would believe" them. TTe Kj??ke ltl tilts strain at eonsitterable length iuihI lininhed his atldnss with a peroration ivniaa*k i.ible for its display of Jtji.sslon itild elo-.? quen.ce, iiihI t'ie c\l iw>pd;uairy eff??rtH of the orator t ? ? necure the ae<|ttlttnl of lii? elio?it. J i.Mr. (Jill, f/?r the prowy.Mitl.ui, eoiitend etl that the witnesseM a^ajtlHt Wild?? had no olijeel in swearittji falsely, 'I^ho judne w ill ehar^e the jury toinori'ow. Ml'N. ttxriir Willi*'. I ,o i it it >n. April ilO. ? 1 The United Preas. learw -tlylt the Ktntomont i? nt premature if not altogether Krotindlew that Mrs. Oscar Wihle linn "begun, (ptro ceediiiRs of divorce from her hunbaud. At all event* she certainly could take t> no steps in that direction pending a verdict in the present trial of her husband in Hie Old Halley court. A IIKSI'OMHi.VT SI l< IDIOS. lie KincctPil lo Cit't ft I'olllieul Ay l>ol ii lineup. |{y Southern Associated Press, CJiiciigo, 1 1 Ih. , April JJil. ? A, iM. DLck son, w ho was terribly b<mten by mem bers of the Market street gang whilo acting an Itepnbllcan ehalleugor in til? U-ltli ward, during tho election Jaat November, commit te?i suicide ltmt night in IiIm room IMXJ (^In'Hiiift Mtreet. IIo first <*h?s?<l the tloor and nil the will down. turned on the gas and then drank carbolic acid Ho was despondent oyer hi* failure to wecure a political .ap pointment from the Jteptiblican ad I-J. M M I I'll A ltHKHTKI). A Wit rrn ii# 4 SwiAi (III ^iMmrKinr 1 1 1 in Willi l.nrccn y A f I ^||piN . Atlanta, (!?., April ,'M). ? (Spe<*ial.> (ieorgc 10. Smith, of Jjawrenceviile, a son of (lie iit>te?i "Hill" Smith, of (Jwiit neii. was arrested today on a warrant i:lt?Trging 1 1 i in with larceny after truat, J liworn < mi t by A . A . Dobbn, of tbe Ma- f rietta (iiiano (V>., and bound over un der $l,r??Hi bond. The ^illcged guano y c??mpuny placed .$1,(RK) in notes in Sinitli's hands for collection two yeara ago. Ii?.- delivered only ^000. (?liiilHtMiilniui Win. Hy Southern A^wiatetl Presa. I.tindon. April 30. ? A parliamentary elect ion was held ir, the e'ast divinion vf" ?Keedr< today to All tlu? vacancy tea n.s'od .by the death of Ldiw'rehce Gant. The result of the j oil was ?k fuHown: T. W. Iii'iity, O'ai'stonian, 3,969; J. Da n vera !*owsr, Conservative, 2,828; tyculy's ma>ority 1.131, At the last election Mr. Orant who wan the ci?ndi-? dato of the Home Kulcra carried the district 'by 827 mnjoiit)*- ? Southern ltitllr?H?l KnrnluKi. 14 Hy Southern A sjuicio ted Pres#* c Now York. April 3(^..-? The Southern Railway Coin,;>any rcjiortH fop March jjrosH rvirnlngH of $l,r>03,117, a decrean? of |*>fl,3.>2; expenses $1, 049, 249, decrease VMi.3?l and net $451,M5; incrofliis' $37, ? I 009, and fronw .Tilly 1, to March 31, rtos? [ $13, 00/. OH, increase $243,879; ex pen sen dcctcaac. lggf?,l?l and net " 395,114, increase $S30,000. tFmir oran?M eaten every day are ?f frctlyidjn removing tha desire for lotoxl- . cHvfn. Ona Miould b^^eatea before break TOOt, one eaol* a* 4 l? P. W.