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VOL. XVI. GREAT XITFKRINGS Of United States Marines on the Island of Samar. A LIEUTENANT'S ACCOUNT. .v... !?.. - - i? .1 ? " - - non *?-m n .1 IllN ?M I 11(' I II 111 I S II CI I 1'il 1'ty Wore llcHCtiotl. Trickery of Hie NutlveH In Time Of Need. The eastern nmlI has brought the j report of M ijor Wall r upon the famous expedition con in : 1! by liim across the Island of S imar, esulting in the i loss of a number of the marines and hardships and sti:]"o.ings on the part of the o'th ;rs beyond anything' yet known in the. Philippine campaign. Major Waller's reports are formal and do not go int > th? details of the movements of the marines, but the news of tiie alTair is contained in a report from Lieut. "W. It. Shoemaker, I". S. N., who conducted the relic! expedition t hat succored the marines. After detailing the arrival Into t lie American lines of Capt. Porter and Lieut. Williams, with a portion of the men, ttie1 report sa\ s: "Capt. Porter and Lieut. A. S. Wilianis, in conversation, pave me substantially the following account of their wanderings: "On January 1, being then on half! rations with very little food left, Maj. i Waller decided to split the party -lie taking 15 of tiie strongest men and I pushing on for Itasey, and Capt. Porter following 11is trail as rapidly as possible with the main body. On the 2nd a notice came hack from Waller with a note, slating that, ho, Waller, had given up the idea of getting through and would return, and directing Porter to make directly for the river and build rafts for the ent ire party. This Porter tried to do but failed to 11 nd wood that would lloat. It. was raining hard at this time and the river was about to feet above its normal level and running with violence. As Major Waller did not appear. Porter sent Capt. Itearss to him to ascertain his plans, then return and report. Bearss failed to return hut he reached Waller and went on with him. "On the 3rd. 1 think, Porter rushed ahead to get assistance with eight of the strongest men, leaving Williams to follow with the crippled and lame as far as the boat, secreted on the way up, to be used in an emergency like the present. Porter reached the boat but found she had been damaged and was unlit for use. So he started on a 25 mile 'hike' for Lanung, reaching there with three men on the afternoon of the 11 tli. Five men had given out, but, living on two dogs that had strayed their way, they finally reached the post. "The relief expedition, under Lieut. Williams, First infant ry, on account of the height,of the river was unable to get away until the morning of the 14th. Williams deserves the highest 1,.~ - ?-J rt.- t * - * * pnusc u?r ins j..t imic ugiu against me current- and up tlic rapids, hauling Ins boat along !)>' hand a good part of the way. It was not until the morning of the 17th t hat he reached the starving marines in their last stopping place near the river. Their condition at that time was terrible. For days no man among them had strength to carry a rillo. Nine of them had either gone crazy or had fallen by the trail half dead from starvation and exposure. It had rained steadily for eighteen days. Lieut. A. S. Williams had j made every effort to get them along but had to abandon them, lie could only save the men who were able to reach the boat by the river, the probable point of arrival of the relief expedidion. lie got there on the night of the lhth instant, bis party having been without food, except roots, the pulps of plants, and a very few sweet potatoes, for tifteen days. To further complicate matters, the native bearers, about IK) in number, became sulky, practically refusing assistance to the white men. They would build shacks as a protection from the con tinua) downpour for themselves only, and knowing the edible roots and plants, were more skilful in obtaining food. A time came when no white man could carry a rilie, and those not lost were in the hands of the natives; under the altered condition, it required considerable diplomacy on the part of Lieut. Williams to handle them all. Just before reaching the river two beftrV'J's tried to kill Williams, stabbing him about the chest with a bolo. He tried to shoot but had not suilicient strength to pull the trigger. Then they tried to kill Mm with his own pistol, but did not know how to work the weapon. Williams was rescued by a few of liis men who tottered up, armed witli st icks, and * he natives took to the bush. No Filipinos were seen in the region, t here iieing no food. The relief party saw some coming from the direction of Ilermanc; so it is probable that the insurgents ibout there got wind of the desperate . ondition of the marines and were ht.rrying up to take advantage of it. Kclief came just in time. "It took practically all of January 18 to get the sufferers, .'11 in number, including two oUlcers?18 in stretchers unable to move?across the river and out through the surf to the vessel. The Job was finished at 6,30 p. m. and at 8 o'clock wo started for Tacloban direct, as an army surgeon said at Lanang, that an hour saved in transit might mean an arm or a leg to some. We readied Taoloban at 8.:io a. m., and the worse cases were at once 9 transferred to the hospital. The others. ineludlni? eljtht or ten natives, not included in tlie alx>vc total of .11. was transported to Basey, meet ing Major Waller. His party appears, from the statements of tlie olllcers, to have Ixjen reduced to nearly the same extremity as the ot her. They had practically given up hope when the opportune capture of a small boy, the only native seen, resulted in their get lint? through to the coast..'' WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Uo U'ns Given Mend-oft' on Floor ot\ the House Thursday. William Jennings Bryan arrived in Washington Thursday from New York, enroute to Unrrisburg. I'm. The fusion members of the Nebraska delegation in congress took breakfast with him and later he visited ihe eapltol. At the eapltol Mr. Br\an appeared in the members' corridor of the house of representatives, and he immediately was surrounded by a large crowd of representatives who givohim a hearty welcome, for sometime he held an informal levee, most of the I >einoerat io ! and quite a number of Republican | members being presented to him. Th > informal lcceptional lasted some time and during its continuance speaker Henderson came from bis private ofllec and Representative Little-; tield (Maine.) temporarily vacated tlie cliair of the house, in commit leeof the; whole, in order to join in the greet ing. i When Representative (Jrosvenoi* (Ohio,) shook hands with the N< hruska man, tii?rc was an exchange < f jr?n?<l natured badinage on president., d ?:uididacies. Representative Swanson (\'a.,) iais-1 ed a laugh when referring to tlie Re- | publican controversy on Cuban reciprocity, lie said Mr. (irovesnor had been "infused with twenty per cent of Democracy." Mr. Ilryan took liiueh at t lie house wing. Later in the (lay Mr. 1 try an paid a, visit to the senate wing. He was tiicro entertained in the marble reception room and met, most of tlie Democratic and many of the Republican senators. His conferences with llicm were generally brief and tliey were a rule devoted simply to an exchange of social greetings. Mr. Rryan said that his visit to the capitol was without political significance. Mr. Itryan left tlie city at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Culpepper, Va., where he made an address tonight. He will return to Washington tomorrow. The Post tomorrow will say that the ehief matter discussed by Mr. Itryan with the Democratic senators was the resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for election of senators by direct vote of tin; people. Mr. Itryan urged Democratic senators to use t heir best endeavors to force an early vote on the resolution by the coipmittco which now lias it in charge, and that an issue he made on it. Tlio Cabinet Muzzled. President Roosevelt has introduced a new style in administration circles by putting muzzles on the members of liis cabinet. This is a step further than any other president has gone, and it is understood that it. was brought about by the publication of the story that three members of the cabinet sided with t he anti-Cuhan reciprocity Republicans of the House, and wore, of course, arrayed against Mr. ltoosevelt and the Republican bosses of the House, who instead of carrying out his plans, are on their knees begging the aptis to agree to some compromise that will lessen the I I m I 1 i'l 1 1/ ill nf i Ho t'/kC .* \ I u ii?i .in mi uiv/il VI UIIVIIIDUI vun (tliu .MI, Roosevelt. After the publication of that story- it's t he truth that hurts ?Mr. Roosevelt jumped all over the cabinet and forbid the members giving any information whatever alxmt matters discussed at t he cabinet meetings, saying that he would instruct his secretary to give out whatever he wished to have published. Think of a scene like that, with no cabinet resignations. It is surprising that some should think and say that sturdy American self-respect is less general than it used to be? The Orent I.ihrary <Jive Andrew Carnegie was the chief guest and principal speaker Thursday evening at the seventh annual dinner of the New York Library Club. Mr. Carnegie, on the subject of libraries for rural communities, said: "1 have been much gratitied by the numerous applications of small communities in the West for binaries. And in this connection I will say that as 1 knew I would have the pleasure of dining here tonight, I felt I ought to do something to deserve that pleasure. I have dealt with about forty of these applications today and am glad to say that in all, except perhaps two cases, I have seen my way to grant, them." After the dinner Mr. Carnegie was asked for a list of the libraries he had endowed but he said he was unable to give it. lie said, however, that the application for a library for Albany, N. Y., was one of them, and he thought the amount lie had given was $175,000. A Hriite Hanged. Oliver urecr, a negro l>oy, was handed at Anderson Friday for a criminal assault committed upon a white lady near Helton last December. Greer was cool and appeared unconcerned as to his fate, and talked freely to all visitors, lie acknowledged his guilt and that he deserved Ills punishment. The execution took place in the jail yard at 11.19 and there was a large crowd of both white and black, | drawn there by a morbid curiosity. Everything pawed off quietly. The shirt worn by Charles I to the scaffold has been auctioned off at 200 guineas at Covent Garden, says t he London correspondent to the New York Tribune. it Hi CONWAY, S. C. OUR OLD VETERANS. ' General Orders Issued by General John B. Gordon xu inri ulu ouu Calling Their Attention to tin* Reunion ol* tlio I'nitetl Oonfetlerate VeteraiiH at Dallas, Texas, in April. Headquarters L'nited Confederate Veterans, New Orleans. La., March 15)02. (Jeneral Orders No. 271. 1. The general commanding announces thai the twelfth annual meeting and reunion of the fulled Confederate Veterans will he held as stated in general orders No. 2117, current series, from these headquarters in tin; city of Dallas, Texas, on April 22nd, 2.'!rd, 241h and 25th, 11)02. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday respectively. Also, by request of its patriotic' president, Mrs. \V. .1. Italian, t he general commanding announces that the Confederate Southern Memorial Asso-, elation will hold its tbird annual eon-1 vent ion in Dallas. Texas, on the same dates as the f. C. V. reunion, and these "Mothers of the Confederacy" : will open their convention with memorial services in honor of JelTerson Davis, in f- 10 pi.sen pal ehurdi in Dallas. Texas. All ('on'ederate organizations and Confederate .void! era and ^:iilnt ; <a till arms, grad -s and depart moot. Daugh- i tersof Hi-.' Confederacy, and Sons of J Veterans are cordially invited to at,-! tend I his twelft h general reunion of tlie I'. C. V.'s. KOltM INTO CA.Ml'S. 2. With pridcand pleasure lie also announces that l.llu camps are already enrolled in the 1J. C. V., I organization, witli application in fori over 100 more. IOx-Con federate sol- ' dicrs and sailors everywhere are urged : to form themselves into local associations, where tills has not already been done: and all associations, bivouacs, encampments and other bodies not members of the t\ C. V.. association are earnestly requested to send in up-1 plications to these headquarters, without delay, so as to be organized in time to participate in tliis great reunion, and thus unite with their comrades in carrying out. the laudable and philanthropic objects of the United Confederate Veteran organization. lie heartily approves of the wisdom shown by the veterans in their selection of the "Queen City of the Southwest," the beautiful and progressive city of Dallas, in the Umpire State of the South, the mighty state of Texas, the youngest of the glorious sisterhood of southern states, but now the greatest in territory, population and resources, and with a limitless future, as a meeting place for this their twelfth annual reunion, as it is so situated geographically, that it, is accessible to a very large number of tbe U. C. V. camps. In addition to this Dallas, and, in fact, the entire state of Texas, is noted for boundless hospitality, and for the love and devotion which her golden-hearted sons and lieantiful and accomplished daughters have always bestowed upon the "Old Heroes of the SIyI ins." will, utrM.rl ffii' f/ini* l(.i>,r I'/i'iin ??. im.n jtmn before such overwhelming odds. Once before in the hospitable city of Houston, in 18t)f>, and now again in that slate of marvellous growth and expanding greatness, the lovely city of Dallas; Texas, through her chivalrous sons and glorious women, has invited the remnant of the followers of that mighty southern army, to the valor and great ness of which she contributed so much through her noble sons and peerless women, to meet once again upon tier soil,'and nenew old tics formed in the camp and uppn the battlefield, and old friendships' made amids danger and hardships, to "drink again out of the same canteen," to sit again around the same camp tiros, and clasp hands in comradeship once again before t hey all cross over to Join Davis, Lee, Jackson and the host of the rank and file of that matchless southern army now encamped upon t he other shore. (?KT KKADY TO GO. f. The general commanding, therefore, urges the oflicers and members of all camps making the preparations to attend this reunion, to commence now, without delay, preparing for delegates, alternates and as many members as possible to at tend, so as to make it the largest and most representative re-1 union ever held; as business of the I greatest gravity affecting the welfare of the old veterans will Ik; transacted I during this twelfth annual reunion such sis t lie benevolent care, through state aid, or otherwise, of disabled, destitute and aged veterans and the widows and orphans of our fallen brothers in arms, which will be ono of t he most important matters for our consideration, in this connection the general commanding calls especial attention to the increasing age, multiplied sorrows and corroding cares of many of the gallant old soldiers, who risked their lives and fortunes for what thoy considered right during the eventful years of 1801-6f>. Through the mortuary rejiorts received at these headquarters he is daily and almost hourly reminded that the lengthening shadows of time are fast setting over the old heroes- -reaching out already beyond toe allotted span of human life, many of whom had already passed the age of manhood when, over forty years ago, they prompt ly ajnd nobly responed to their country's call. It Is m Itttt 1 , THURSDAY, MAI our bounded duty and the chief mission of the tl. C. V. association that these unfortunate, sick, disabled and indigent comrades and brothers and their widows and orphans should have ! our attention, care and such help in their old age as their more fortunate i comrades can procure and give and as : their intirinitlvesand misfortunes re- j quire. i uis m inin win oe it uioor 01 love, and to the carrying out ol' which he will devote his best elTorts, and in the prosecuting <>f which sacred work he appeals to all the members of the l'. C. V. association who are able, for their earnest, prayerful, patriotic help. PI TY TO OLD COMUADK8. We must take care of our old comrades; and in doing this he feels confident that appeals for employment for the old Confederate veterans, who are so rapidly passing away, and sub- j stunt ia 1 aid for these old sick, wounded j indigent and unfo.t unate soldiers will! not be made in vain to any slate, municipal govcrnmentor citizens of any southern state nor to the rising generation. themselves the worthy descendants of heroes, who are alike participants in that heritage of glory so proudly emblazoned unon the his-; tory of each st ate by t he unparalleled valor and endurance of these aged, wounded and disabled old warriors, as it would be ingrat itude without parallel and degradation without precedent, that any of these should turn their backs upon th* old heroes and their ever-glorious records in their old age and dire (listress. ft. Other' usincssof the greatest importance will also demand careful consideration such as the care of the rraves of our known and unknown dead buried at (Jettysburg, Fort War-1 ren. Camps Morton, Chase, Douglas,; Oak wook Cemetery at Chicago, I took Island, Johnson's Island, Cairo and at ail other points; we must care for t lie graves of'"Our Dead." and see that they are annually decorated, the headstones preserved and protected, and complete lists of the names of our) dead heroes with the location of their I last resting place furnished to their, friends and relatives through the me- 1 (Hum of our camps, t hus rescuing their i names from oblivion and handing' t hem down in history: t he best met hod of securing impartial history and to enlist each state in the compilation and preservation of the history of her citizen soldiery; the consideration of means to complete t lie monument to the memory of .IcITerson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, and to aid in building monuments to all of the other great leaders, soldiers and sailors of the south: i to make such changes in the const it u- ' tion and bylaws as experience may suggest, and other matters of general j interest. KLKC.'T DKLKOATKS. (>. Each camp now admitted into the United Confederate Veteran organization, and t hose admit ted before the reunion, are urged to at once elect accredited delegates and alternates to attend as only accredited delegates can participate in the business part of the session. The representation of delegates at the reunion will be as tixed in Section I, article 5 of the constitution: one delegate for every 25 active members, in good standing, and one additional for a fraction of ten members; provided, every camp in good standing shall be entitled to til least two delegates. Each camp will elect the same number Of alternates as delegates who will attend incase of any failure on the part of tin; delegates. 7. Attention of camps is called to section 5. article 5 of the ennsHtn. tlon: "Camps will not be allowed , representation unless their per capita shall have been paid to the adjutant | general on or be fore the iirst day of April next preceding the annual meeting." 8. A program to he observed at the reunion and all t he details will he furnished to the camps and to all veterans, and also full Information, hy applying to Col. C. C. Slaughter, president executive committee confederate reunion, or Gen. C. L. Martin, secretary, Dallas, Texas. 9. The general commanding respectfully requests the press, both daily and weekly, of the whole country, to aid the patriotic and benevolent objects of the United Confederate Velerans by puhllcat Ion of these orders with editorial notices of the organizat i<mi. 10. The general commanding respectfully requests and trusts that railroad otlicials will also aid the old veterans by giving the very lowest rates of transportation so as to enable them to attend. 11. (Jfflcers of the general staff are directed to assist department, division and brigade commanders and others in organizing their respective states, and generally to aid in the complete federation of all the unrvi In f?nn grand organization under the constitution of the United Confederate Veterans. Ry order of J. B. CORDON, (Jeneral Corn mand I ng. CEO. MOORMAN, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. llutH MllNt. Go. The following notice has been placarded in the entrance hall of Wurzburg University: "Honorable ladies who attend public lectures are Infromed that before entering the lecure room they must take off their hats. In case of non-compliance with this not ice, they must expect to have their hats taken away by force." This is signed by the Janitor. An Unhealthy Job. The Job of Sullan is not a very desirable one. Of the thirty-eight Sultans who have ruled the Ottoman Empire since the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, thirty-four have died violent deaths. Iml lien 20, 1002. 1 " ENDS HER LIFE. | A Young Lady in Columbia Commits Suicide. SHE SWALLOWED LAUDANUM. Story of Another Nn?l t'nse of Self Dent met ion. The CaiiNo Seems to llnvc Itopu l>(>N|>Ollll<MIOy . There has been another sail case of suicide in Columbia. The State says Wednesday morning about 7:l."?a. in. Miss Sallie I'nrham, a vomur ladv of about li 1 years of age, died of luida mini poisoning by lier own band. The family witb wIhmii she boarded on Marion street say that she was fully | resolved to end ber life, having often : expressed that intention during ber: residence wit h them. . Her brother, l'\ M. I'arham, who is employed by tin* Southern railway, persuaded ber to leave ber borne in ; I'liion and come to tbe city about eight months ago. She secured a place in Moiiekton's dry goods store! and shared t he room of her sister, who ! boarded with Mr. I >. (J. W. .land.son at. l'?*J I Marion stieet. After a little; while she nave up her situation and higan to solicit subscript.ions for a b Hik. being engaged in this o vupation <tl t lie time of her death. For tlie last week or two she has acted rather st rangely and about ten days ago she t >ok morphine, but fortunately the quantity was not sutticlent to do more t lian to st upefy her. Tuesday morning Mrs. Jamison noticed that she appeared agitated and watched her more closely on that account. Miss I'arham made several rapid tripsin Main street and the last time she ret urued t lie house was empty, except for the cook. When Mrs. Jamison returned she noticed in her pantry a glass with some laudanum in if. Site Immediately went to Miss I'arham, who was lying in bed, and asked her if she hud taken theopiat. The girl denied if and no more was t bought < >f t lie matter. Aboil! U o'clock Miss I'urham got up and t ?ok supper with the family and drank a cup of strong eolVee, which it is supposed deadened for a time tli < iVeet of the laudanum. Just before going to lied she went out on the hack porch where Wednesday 'morning two empty laudanum bottles were found. It was learned | Wednesday that she had purchased ! these two bottles, each from a different druggist, on one of her trips to Main street on Tuesday morning. Between 1! and .'I o'clock Wednesday morning her sister, who sleeps with her, was awakened by her fearful groans and Dr. (Jucrry was hastily summoned. All that could he done for the unfortunate girl proved of no avail, and she died about 7 o'clock. The coroner held the inquest at the residence at, 1 I o'clock Wednesday morning. Drs. Coward and I 'ishburne, who assisted l>r. Guerry, test!tied that death was due to opium poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. .1 amison were also heard, their testimony coinciding with the story as already told. The Jury rendered a verdict in accordance wit h the fact 8. The motive for the deed is hard to ascertain. Those who knew the young woman claim that suicide had been her monomania since early childhood. Once when very young she saw a woman shoot herself and the idea of death being made easy by self-destruction seems to have seized upon her mind. Not long ago, when a prominent young physician was found dead lt\ lite n eiiwdk't S i' \l t dc Onrhorti l>ll (i>i? an mo ui iiiviKiih .'i ion a (iiikimi i?n ivr ly deplored t he fact t hat the accident had not happened to herself instead of to another. Another theory Is that she dreaded death from consumption a disease which has fat tally attacked many of her family. The hody will he taken to Union Friday morning by the brother and sister. 11 In Ninth Wife. Upon the complaint of his alleged eighth wife, formerly Mrs. Mary A. Parker of Plattsburg, Mo., Christian C. Nelson, alias Capt. A. N. Freeland, alias John Anderson, alias Nelson Porter, was arrested at a hotel at San Antonia, Texas, Friday, while in company with a woman, claimed to he his ninth wife a Mrs. A. K. Milburn, whom he married at Fort Scott Kas., two weeks ago. Nelson admits that he is wanted in several States and it is charged that he has undlvorccd wives in Los Angeles, Cal., Portland, Ore., Plattshurg, Mo., Fort Scott, Kas., Salt Lake City, Utah, St. Paul, Minn., and at other points, lie is about 45 years old, rather good looking, well dressed and speaks with a slight accent. The State says this much richly married charmer appears to he the same concerning whose mar rlage to a lady connected with Sumter people so much was published a few mouths ago. They <?ot Mnrriol. A. I). Rainwater and Miss Mellsa Toncy were united in marriage at Fairburg, Ga., Thursday, the Rev. F. .1. Dodd performing the ceremony. It was a Gretna Green afTair, and but few knew that t he young couple were contemplating such astept. The bride is a sister of Editor Toney of the Campbell News, and the groom is employed in the News olllce. Roth of them being compositors in the oltlce of the News and being constantly associated in their work an attachment followed. ft* MURDERED FOR MONEY. T!??- M\pinnatIon of the DisappearillkCU of l-'lfly Men . John Welsh, a white man, who has been implicated by allegation by Mattie llcnnctt. the actress leader of the Kan# of rohhers and murderers which has been operating at Iteaumont, Texas, was carried to Haumont Thursday, having been arrested at Houston on the strength of the woman's confession. Welsh denies complicity in lilt: murders. lie was an Iron moulder employed In the foundry whore benjamin Pearson, one of the murdered men, worked. In jail the liennet l woman talked freely to a repor- ' ter. She confessed everything exeept direct murder, and went fully into the details followed by the gang. "The business has been going on for six months," said she. "The men would go out to the saloons and st reet corners and lind men that had money. They would tiring them to my house and I and the other woman would give them beer with knock-out drops in it. Then t he men would fit her beat them up there or rob them or take them out int i the hobo yard. I don't know how many men I have drugged: too many to remember, and all of them were robbed. "1 don't know what them folks that I've told the sheriff about will do to me. I know I am safe in Jail now, but If ever 1 get out they will kill me, if any of 'em are alive and are out of the penitentiary then." The Ncchos river when; live Innlles of supposed vlet'iniHOf the gang were found, skirts the town of lieuumont. II isahout 150 feet wide and .'10 feet deep. In some places swamps run hack. A body thrown into the swamps stands small chance of lieing found. If it is true that tifty persons haVO disappeared from Itcaumont, this may he the solution of the mystery of the missing bodies. The case in some of its features recalls the Itender family murders in Labette county, Ivans., I hirt.y years ago. Itldinjc to Tliclr 11 ii I it. A Washington dispatch says the Democrats are rejoicing over the serious threats of disruption in the ranks of their Itepuhllcan friends, it, looks very much as If the Democracy will stand a chance of winning the house in the elections tills year. The trouble seems to lie that if the party is divided Into sections which cannot agree as to whose benefit the government is to be run for. In congress there is a split between tlie sugar interests on Cuban reciprocity which has lined up the party in two bitterly opposing factions ami caused a merry riot in the party caucus. In New York there is a strong feeling against the president for Ills Independence of Wall street, whose magnates have been set at naught. There Is a chance of Democratic success in the Umpire state. Piatt and O' Dell arc trying to patch up the breach. In all of the western states there is great fording against the administration for its pro-liritish I sympathies and Imperialistic tendencies, and the. German and Irish vote there is very large. The trust interests are mad, the tarlIT reformers are mad, the "America for Americans" in tli north and west arc made, there arc local tightsand disturbances everywhere, and it looks as if the Republican party is about to ride to ruin. A big tight will he made by the party this summer to hold the house, and big contributions are to be called for. Twenty-t wo Ilrowncd. The steamer Providence, plying lietwecn Yicksburg and Lake Palmyra, was overturned Wednesday morning by a sudden squall at loud Landing, and twenty-one of her passengers and crew were drowned, The dead are: Capt. Win. Cassldy of Yicksburg, masIt,*... m 1,.. 1 > - P \ * l i - ? - ? ' ' | i?"i , wiiili it'n ivwiijj 1)1 > ICKMIII I'g, CllM'I { engineer; Clyde Scott of Vlcksburg, j cotton seed buyer: Dr. N. A. Lancaster, a prominent physician and planter i | of the I'ahnyra neighborhood. Seven teen colored roustabouts and deck pasI son^ers whose names have not been reported. A Ghastly Fintl. The (Jrconwood Journal says the dead body of an unknown negro boy, | apparently about sixteen years of age ; was found Wednesday morning under the platform of the C. & W. 0. depot. ! Evidently he had crept under this J shelter to sleep and died, either from I the cold or some disease, there being no marks of violence anywhere on his person. No one recognized the features of the unfortunate creature. 'I'he boy had been dead, undoubtedly, for several weeks. HuiokelcNN CoaI. The Somerset Smokeless Coal and 1 Cake Company has been organized at 1 Harrlsburg, Pa. The new company proposes to supply a quality of coal that, when handled by com potent firemen, will be almost free from smoke. The company has 125 acres of coal land near Itcrlin, Pa., and alK>ut .'ton I - - - | tons of coal a day arc now being mind. I The coal Is found at 50 feet beneath the surface and Is said to be of a different quality from the ordinary coal. Hi* Hawh in a Pie. A dispatch from Aberdcem, Miss., says the Will Lanier case continues to develop Interesting Incidents.Thursday night at 8 o'clock, while otllcors John Harmon and Joe Pope were on guard, a little girl brought the condemned man a pie from his mother, which when opened by the guards developed six little steel saws. WHO IS IT? A Partly Decomposed Corpse Found in the Edisto River. SOME THINK IT IS WARREN Mn vHoprn ami Wriipona Indicate That it Ik tlio Hold Kxpreiw llohhcr Hut I'rool* In Yet Hacking. The fully-dressed l>ody of a white matt was found Friday In the Kdlsto river Itelow llranchvillo, one-quarter of a mile front where the safe was recently left hy rohhers. On his person were found a number of addressed expressed envelopes and two money bags with money in them. Two pistols were buckled to the body and a cartridge belt with cartridges it it. Bartow Warren's friends who have seen the body say they think it is his. The body described Is that of a man of medium size, f> feet 8 inches tall, fully dressed and well dressed. The whole body is slightly decomposed, the face not being recognizable. The man had a full set of good teeth except that one of the upper front teeth is gold tilled, lie had a full beard. Of the express envelopes, one was addressed to J. Warren Stratton, Athens. <>a.;oneto I). M. Degolia, Augusta, < J a.; one to Booth & Batman, Athens, <*a., and there was some kind of package addressed to 0. 1). Dukes, FrcgnaU's, S. C. There were two pistols, one a Smith & Wesson, live-inch barrel, the other a 38-callbrc (Jolt's, Six-ilich barrel. lie h:i<l :l i'hnan Ansonia watch. There were t wo money bags found in ids pockets and each contained some money. This money was not described. The body was found by Cornelius Ott at Minus' landing, Colleton county. Tliere Is a dllTerencc of opinion as to tlie exact point where the Ixxly was found, whether it was txdow or above tiie spot where the safe was dumped into the river, but the best opinion is that it was one-quarter of a mile below. Those who know Warren say that from the articles found upon the body the Indications are all that it is Harlow Warren. The teeth, they say, indicate that it was Warren. A very close Inspection of the ixxly and papers has not yet been made, as it was pulled from the river on th<? Colleton side and left on the bank, where it will have to wait the arrival of the coroner of thatcounty. There were no evidences of death from wounds of any kind. The dates on the postmarks of the letters and pakages that could be deciphered was .Ian. 27, the night of the hold-up of the Southern train, and the taking away of the express safe. ()ne eye and half of the face is gone. The ixxly hud on blue coat and vest and dark check pants, and a number six shoe. On account of the decomposition of the Ixxly it could not be positively Identified, but from what parties say it is almost certain that it is the Ixxly of Hartow Warren. If not Warren it is almost certain that it is the Ixxly of one of the men connected with the express robbery near Fiftyeight on the night of January 27th. The inquest has not been held and a guard will be left with the ixxlv until the coroner arrives. The most rc;isonable theory advanced Is that in crossing river after dumping the safe, the robber, weighted by tlie heavy pistols and cartridges was drowned. Fired Into t? Cur. Strike sympathizers at Norfolk, Va. 1 threw t)rlcks and then tired a plsto sliot into a street carat the line of the city limits at 10 o'clock Thursday night and Private Bailey of Co. M, Fmporia, Ya., was wounded in the right thumb. The same shot caused a large piece of gloss to strike Sergeant Carr, Co. I, Franklin, Va., and cut his face severely, causing tlie services of a physician to be called in. At tho same time tlie shot was lired, several bricks were trown into the car and Private Burgess, CX>. 1, was struck on tlie knee and painfully Injured. The car was stopped and the soldiers chased several persons who were runid ng away. Five shots were IIred and two men in the crowd stopped. They were .). F. Ruth and John Olive. The men were sea relied but no weapons were found. They were taken to the car barns and kept under guard all night. They will be brought to Norfolk in tlie morning for a hearing. Ilor Weight in Hilver. A German paper reports a singular freak of paternal lil>erality In the matter of a wedding dowry. On the betrothal of his daughter Ilcrr Duchatsneek had announced that ho would give her, as a marriage portion, hor weight In silver currency. Accordingly, on her wedding day, the bride was formally weighed in the drawing room, in the presence of the assembled guests, before proceeding to church. The bride turned the scales at 140 pounds, a sack was at once tilled with silver crowns to the same weight. Tho exact number of crowns was 13,500, about $2,800. A I'oNtly CVnt. A Wisconsin woman who dropped a penny in a dry goods storo insisted upon tile cent being recovered. Tho clerks struck a match and looked for tho copper, a roll of cotton batting caught the tlame and sixty thousand dollars was lost. When tho wreckage was cleared away the woman asked the proprietor of the place to make good her loss.