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VOL. XXII, NO. 11). DARLINGTON, S. (J., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1895. WHOLE NUMBER 1,05' BEFORE JFDliE MFF. S3UTH CAROLINA'S DISPENSARY AND REGISTRATION LAWS. Mixon and His Men. Being Ruled for Contempt, Suddenly Grow Very Mild Mannered. Colvmbia, S. C., May 4.—The consti tutionality of the registration laws and constitutional convention act of the state of South Carolina is being tested l>efore United States Circuit Judge Na than Goff here. The matter comes up on the tempo rary Injunctions recently granted by Judge Goff, one at the instance of C. A. Douglass and the other at the instance of J. F. J. Caldwell and Sampson Pope, defeated candidate for governor in the last election. If the injunctions are made permanent it means a revolution in the state so far as voting goes. The greatest interest is taken in the case. The court room was packed to its ut most capacity. Republican State ''hair- man Webster, Congressman Murray and ex-Congressman Miller were pres ent. An agreement was entered into by which both the cases are being heard together. The arguments will be particularly elaborate, each attor ney reserving several hours for the presentation of his views. Messrs. C. A. Douglass, Sampson Pope and J. P. J. Caldwell for the complainants, Attor ney General W. A. Barber, General Ed ward McCrady and George 8. Mower represent the state. The return of John Gary Evans to the complaint denied that he. as gov ernor of the state, was amenable to the United States court in any way what soever ; that he could be required to answer only to the people of his state in the higher court of impeachment The charges in the complaint were characterized as “scandalous and im pertinent.” Dr. Pope raised the point that this answer was in the nature of a demurrer, and furthermore that it should be sworn to inasmuch as the bill was sworn to. The stale contended that as the return raised no questions of fact, it was not necessary to have it sworn to. Judge Goff ruled that Dr. Pope's point was well taken and required the state to have the paper sworn to. The governor has not yet answered the in terrogatories propounded. A recess was taken at 2 o’clock. All the after- noon was consumed in hearing Attor ney General Barber's argument. It was a strong denial of the jurisdiction of the court and an exposition of the doc trine of state s rights. There are to be five other arguments of equal length. As soon as the hearing in the registra tion cases has been disposed of. the dis pensary injunction case wdl be taken up and concluded. The fate of the dis pensary system hangs on this proceed ing and not only everybody in the state, but many in other states are watching the case with the keenest interest. The arguments were concluded on Saturday. Judge Goff is to render his decision in the registration cases tomorrow morning. CoLtwniA, S. C., May 7.—A bomb was exploded at the very outset of the hear ing in the cases involving the constitu tionality and validity of the dispensary law, yesterday morning, Judges Goff and Simonton being on the bench. Recently, on the ground that the dis pensary law was in violation of the United States interstate commerce laws, Judge Goff issued an order restraining the state commissioner and all the em ployes and officers of the state from in terfering in any way with liquor shipped into the state from a point in another state while in transit or at des tination and even while in the hands of the consignees The state authorities disagree on the order and Commissioner Mixson issued a circular of instructions to the consta bles ordering them to proceed with the seizure* with the greatest viglance. When the court met yesterday morn ing, Dr. Pope, attorney for complain ants in the case pending, said : “Your honor, I am sorry to interfere but your temporary injunction order has been disobeyed in all particulars." He then read Commissioner Mixon s circular letter and handed it to the jndge. He read also a proper affidavit Judge Goff whispered a few moments to Judge Simonton and very quickly said: A rule may issue at once against Mixson, the party issuing this order, to appear before me. requiring him to show cause why he may not be attach ed and punished for contempt of the court." An affidavit was then presented from D. H. Gable, alleging that some liquor he had shipped to him from Augusta. Da., had been seized by State Liquor Constable A. T. Davis. Judge Goff—“Let the same rule issue in this case. A similar affidavit was made in re gard to State Constable S. O. Lafar, »nd the same order was issued in his case. Several affidavit* against other constables, based on information and belief, were presented, but Judge Goff said these were not sufficient Judga Goff went on to say that it seemed to him that it was very easy to secure direct affidavit* and he would have liked to have all three cases i>e- fore him, but these would raise the issue. Dr. Pope explained that It was diffi cult to And the parties themselves in so short a time. These proceedings created no little sensation. involved the same issue, it was decided to hear them together. Judge Goff al lowing unlimited time for argument. The reading of the bills of complaint were dispensed with. The returns were then read. There will be five ar guments, Attorney General Barber and Assistant Attorney General Townsend appearing for the state. Mr. J. K. P. Bryan, of Charleston, appears for the complainants in the case* Messrs. Pope and Caldwell appear for Dunbar, the complainant in the Newberry case. The hearing will doubtless occupy two days. Columbia, 8. a, May 8.—When State Liquor Commissioner Mixson and Con stables Davis and Lafer were hauled up for contempt yesterday afternoon before Judge Goff in the United States court. Mixson submitted return prac tically saying he did not mean any thing he said in his circular of instruc tions to constables, telling them to be more vigilant than ever in seizing liquor and disclaiming any intent in issuing the circular of disobeying the order of the court. The other returns were even more retractive, and in strange contrast with the stiff talk of states rights and the announcement that no heed would be given the order on the part of the dispensary officials last week. After hearing these returns Judge Goff announced that the court would at noon today announce his decision in ali—the registration, dispensary and contempt cases. Throughout the day there was not standing room in the court house. Yesterday morning Mr. Caldwell con cluded his argument for complainant in the dispensary injunction esse, be ing followed by Mr. J. P. K. Bryan, who dissected the law piece by piece in an argument, said to be one of the finest ever made in the state. Attorney General Barber concluded for the state, the feature of his speech being a de fense of the state officials from the im putations put upon them by the attor neys on the other side. It is thought that the decision will be against the state in all these cases. CAMOT FHiHT THERE. PRESBYTERIANS TO MEET. } it Six Hundred Delegate*,Representing Every Part of th« World. Prrr.BUBO. Pa., May 7.—Arrange ments for the coming Presbyterian General Assembly are now almost com plete. The 600 delegates have been elected and reported to the committee here. There are thirty-one synods and S2S presbyteries, which will make the assembly the largest one ever held in New Orleans, May 7.—The supreme i the world. Several of the presbyteries SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA DECIDES AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTS. Dacision a Graat Ditapointment to the Sporting Element, as it Was Certain of the Corbet-Fitzsimmons Fight. Columbia, S. O., May 8.—Judge Goff rendered h's decision in the re gistration cases to-day. He declared that Soutli Carolina’s registration laws were passed with the object of hindering the negro's exercise of his political rights, and that they are, therefore, unconstitutional, null and void. Judge Simonton decided that the dispensary law is unconstitution al in so far as it prevents one from bringing liquor into the State for his own use. The cases will, of course, be carried to the United States Su preme Court. In the mean time, the State’s election laws are in the same condition that they were when the tissue ballot had to be resorted to for the purpose of maintaining white su premacy. In the contempt cases, the ample apologies made seem to have condemned the offence, and they will be dropped. court yesterday decided against the Olympic clnb. knocking out the fights before that institution. This is the second opinion in the case, the court having on the first hearing remanded the matter. Judge High tor’s decision affirming the right of the club to give prize fights was thus set aside yester day by the higher tribunal. The re sult is a death blow to prize fighting in the Crescent City. The litigation had its basis in a snit brought by the state through the attor ney general for a forfeiture of the charter of the club snd the stoppage of the fights that were being given. The case was tried before Jndge Rightor in the civil district court and the club was successful. The matter was car ried to the supreme court and the lat ter tribunal affirmed the decision of the lower court in some respects and re manded the case in others. In remand ing the case the court gave instruc tions that certain expert testimony that had been given in the original trial should be eliminated. On the re-trial Judge Rightor cut out the evidence in favor of the clnb, declaring that under the law. the club was competent to give fights it had been giving, and that in doing so, it was violating no state law. This decision of J udge Rightor was appealed to the supreme court The decision in the case by the supreme court was hsnded down by Justice McEnry, and it is against the club. A dissenting opinion was read by Justice Watkins. The following language of the court ie the conclusion of the decision : The statute intended to suppress prize ftglit- Inx Fighting in the arens of the club as de- aeribed In the record la prize fighting mud no other explanation can be given to It. It la preceded by the training, the challenging, the attendance of seconds, of umpires and of sur geons, each of which Is denied by the statute, the fight Is followed by all the attendant cir cumstances of a contest with the naked hand. We concluded that the glove contests in the athletic club*, or elsewhere, when the object is only for a display of the art of boxing, as gen erally understood, and practiced without the prerequisites of training consist almost entirely of colored peo ple, who will be represented by minis ters and elders of their own race. There will be a half dozen full blooded Indians, representing the presbyteries of their people. Foreign missionaries will represent the presbyteries of Chi na, Siam. Mexico. India, Africa and South America. The great body of the commissioners will begin to arrive ou the evening of Wednesday, May 15, and the morning of May 16. General Assembly prayer meeting will be held Wednesday evening. The enrollment begins Thursday morning. A MILLION DOLLAR FAILURE. Jady i THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE- ZCe publics us and Populist Legislators Tako o’o Fart In Toruvy's Inauguration. Nashville, Tenn., May 7.-The re publicans and populiat* in the legisla ture yesterday decided to have no hand in the inauguration of Governor Tur ney tomorrow on the ground that to participate would be to endorse what they thought to be a wrong. Yester day morning the speaker of the senate appointed a committee of three, includ ing McCarron, a republican to assist in the inauguration. McCarron resigned and a resolution to accept the resigna tion was adopted after being amended to read "rWth pleasure.” In the house Davis » populist waa named a member of a like committee and it is said he will decline to serve. THE PENITENTIARY SCANDAL. Anderson, of Naahvlllo. Ordora That the Frauds be Exposed. Nashville, Tenn., May 8.—Yester day Judge Anderson, of the criminal court, charged his grand jury as to the frauds, rascalities and swindles alleged to have been perpetrated against the state by men in the state s employ in reference to the letting of the contracts for the building of a new state prison. The recent report of the legislative in vestigation committee making charges of bribery and corruption against builders, contractors and architects was made the basis of the judge s charge and he demanded a thorough examination and indictments if the "-and jury deemed the proof justified. ISwKlua SarvlBR HU Terra Fbedericksburo, Va., May 7.—Chaa. A Morgan, alias Morganfleld, th* Aquia Creek train robber, escorted by the sheriff and two guards, was taken from here to Richmond to the peniten tiary yesterday to begin serving his eighteen year* term. Will N*»t Accept Kalnakyt RcalEwatluu, Vienna, May 7.—Emperor Franz Jo seph has written an autograph letter to Count Kalnoky assuring him of the complete confidence of the crown and declining to accept his resignation. The letter is very cordial. SprlnE llaaa't Reached rialoradu. Rico, Col., Mav 7.—It ham been snow ing here for a week. Thursday night there was a heavy fall of six inches, and it continued without intermiasion. attendant circumstances ol a prize tixtu are not what are commonly known as prize fiahtz and therefore the provision has no relation with the offense described by the statute. The decision causes great disappoints ment among the prize fight loving ele ment here. It waa believed the Olym pic club wonld be the only pi* ,e where the Fitzsimmons-Corbett battle could be fought. VICTORY FOR THE FUSIONISTS. Supreme Court of North I arotlua Derides the Ewart-Junca Casa. Raleigh, N. C., May 8.— In the case of Ewart vs Jones, the supreme court yesterday handed down a decision. The case grew ont of the act of the fusion legislature in creating a new criminal court in western North Caro lina and electing Ex-Congressman H. C. Ewart, jndge. Governor Carr held that under the law the right of appoint ment was given him and that the leg islature had by electing infringed upon his prerogative. He therefore refused to grant Ewart's commission and ap pointed Thomas A. Jones, of Asheville, judge. Knit was immediately entered by Ewart for the offic and the supreme court yesterday without a dissenting opinion decided that he was entitled to it. N. F. Clark A Co*s. Atnlffnineiit at St. Cloud, Minn., the Sensation of the Hour. St. Cloud, Minn., May 6. — N. F. Clark & Co's, assignment, papers which were filed five minutes before the clerk's office closed Saturday evening, is the sensation of the hour here. The liabilities will reach 8800.000 and may reach 81,000.000. The value of the assets, given at 81.250,000, is problemati cal. The firm consists of N F. Clark, of St Cloud, his nephew, Fred H Clark, of Minneapolis, whose interest is nomi nal. The place of business of the firm is Minneapolis, where it has mil la It has until lately been regarded as one of the wealthiest in the state. N. F. Clark’s extensive holdings of pine lands and other property giving it unlimited credit, but for the past year, com mencing with the financial crisis, the firm has with difficulty maintained its prestige. “IMPERTINENT” IS THAYER. Prominent O. A. K. Meu Resent HU Inanlt to the Confederate Dead. Chicago, May 6.—Colonel James A. Sexton and Colonel Henry L. Turner, prominent G. A. R. men, think the pro test of Commander Joseph A. Thayer, of the Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic, against the proposed ded ication on decoration day of the monu- aml challenges snd men t 0 f confederate soldiers buried in SENATOR BUTLER SAYS HE IS OUT OF POLITICS- What Mr. Allen W. Thurman Has to Say on the Subject of the Preti. dent’s Recent Silver Letter. Washington, May 8.—Mr. Allen W. Thurman, the free silver apostle of the Ohio democracy and son of Allen G. Thurman, was in the city yesterday. In an interview last night, when asked what he thought of President Cleve land's letter to Governor Stone, Mr. Thurman said: It will help the cause of silver Immensely. The people will not tolerate any effort that office holders may make to dictate to them what the democratic pony shall do on the money question. If any of the Ohio office hold ers go Into the convention and try to carry out thr administration policy the Ohio democrats will reaent their Interference. 1 don t know of anything that the president could have done that would help us more. It reminds me of the conversation I bad with my father when Pres ident Cleveland sent to eongress his celebrated message In favor of his banking scheme. I asked father what he thought of that message and he said, "If Jeffersen. Jackson or any of the other fathers of the democracy have a lever that they ran use In their coffins they will certainly make a determined effort to get the lids off." Father also said, and In this 1 agree with him entirely, that while he had not the slightest doubt about PreaidentUlevelan Integrity and purity of purpose, be waa beg.p. nlng to lose confidence in his judgment m.t knowledge of the financial question." Mr. Thurman predicts that if the next national democratic convention adopts a free silver plank the demo cratic party will carry every southern state, every state west of the Missis sippi and enough of the central states to insure the election of a democratic president. SHOWS AN UPWARD TENDENCY. Henry (leorge's Legacy. Albion. N. Y., May 8.-The will of 8. M. Burroughs, wlio died recently at Monte Carlo, has just been recevied here. He left 825,000 each to John Par son's Presbyterian church and the Box wood cemetery in Medina, and 880,000 to Henry George, the single tax advo cate of New York. Mr. Burroughs was an enthusiastic advocate of the single tax theory. Authorised to Negotiate o Loan. New York, May 8.—Judge Pardee has authorized the receivers of the Georgia Central to borrow money for thirty days with which to pay off the Hooting debt. The floating debt now amounts to 85,294.289 with interest. It fell due on July 1, 1898, but has been extended from time to time. For Malaria, Liver Trou ble, or Indig-est ion, use BROWN'S IRON BITTERS B. IMRT,D.D.S.«fft 1,‘ffers his professional services to the | eople of Darlington and vicinity, i Miic cn*r th* ■-tore of Edwards Si Uo, Jan HI. 94— Oak wood cemetery, was uncalled for and an impertinence. “The members of the O. A. R. in Chicago,” said Colo nel Saxton, “do not care what the ex confederates do at their cemetery. It is entirely natural that they should wish to show respect to their, old com rades. As for using decoration day for the dedication, it is a natural holiday and a time set aside as to reraember- auce to the dead. There is a very friendly feeling between the union and confederate soldiers in Chicago. The Reports nf the Industrial Condition of the south. Chattaxoooa, Tenn., May 8.—Re ports to the Tradesman from all part* of the south for the week ending- May aay: There is Increasing activity in iron making, caused by the large demand and the recent ad vances in quotations. Lumber manufactur er* are now very busy and no stocks accumu late. Price* are firm and are higher for some grade*, with an upward tendency in all sec- Aons. Textile mill building continues on a large scale, including cotton mills, each with flOrt.noo capital, at New Berne and Salem, N. and Belton. Texas, one with 175.000 capital at Abbeville. S. C„ a *50.00) one at Selma. Aim., others at Marion, Ala., and Temple Texas, and knitting mills mt Ashboro, N. C, and Win chester, Vo. Enlargements of cotton mills are reported at Little Hock. Ark.. Columbus. Gm., Durham and Goldsboro, N. C.. of tanneries at Flint- stone, Ga.. and Chattanooga, Tenn., and of flouring mills at Liberty, Tenn. The Trades man’s list of new buildings for the week in cludes a bank at Wheeling, W. Va.. a business block at Huntsville, Ala., a court house at Sparta, Tenn., churches at Albany, Ga., ami Temple, Texas, and an opera house at Savan nah, Ga. BOARD OFF FOR NICARAGUA. Oscar Wilde Released. London. May 7.-Investigation hav ing confirmed the responsibility of I Wilde'* sureties, Jnatlee Pollock has The court then prepared to proceed k ^ ne( ] an order for bis rele*»e. WILL TRY TO PROVE AN ALIBL New Developments la the Durant Murder Cnee at Ran Franeleeo. San Francisco, Cal.. May 8.—Attor neys for Theodore Dnrant claim to hove at last secured some testimony that they think will enable them to bolster up an alibi in the case of Min nie Williams. It has been learned that the witness is a woman who conducta a hair-dreaaiug establishment and it it said that she has communicated with the attorneys to the effect that Minnie Williams entered her establishment at eight o'clock on the evening that she dissappeared. This statement is in direct conflict with the testimony given at the preliminary examination. Murdered to Cotfi lllood. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 8.—Andy Hames, a farmer 65 years old, shot James Swats, a locomotive engineer on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lou la railroad in cold blood at Steven son, Ala., and was In turn shot down by a posse of infuriated citizens Swats had incurred his neighbor's enmity by bidding on some land of the latter at sheriff tax sale A ad Dr. Bachaaau Still Uvea Sing Sing, N. Y., May 8.—Warden Sage said yesterday that, acting on the advice of Attorney General Hancock, he had abandoned the idea of execut ing Dr. Buchanan. He laid he had no idea when the execution would take place. Lawyer Gibbons last night as sured the condemned man that the ex ecution was off for at least six montha Texas Ktata Trauaary Insolvent. Austin. Texas, May 8. — The state treasury when it closed last night was annonneed insolvent by Treasurer Wortham. The passage of the general appropriation bill by the legislature just closed, made the state liable at once for 8614,000. To pay this amount there was only 8100,000. Shortage 8614,000. PITTSBURG STRIKE EXTENDS. In All A boat Fifteen Hundred Men Are Dot, ond Mure ore To Follow. Pittkbuko, Pa., May 7.—The strike of the members of the amalgamated as sociation of iron and steel workers, for an advance in wages and recognition of their organization in the various iron and steel works in the Pittsburg dis trict is gradually extending today. In addition to the Sligo and Lockhart mills which are now entirely idle in all departments, the Keystone. Oliver, Sonthtenth street mill and the Pitts burg Forge A Iron company are al most entirely idle on account of the ab sence of employes who would not go to work yesterday morning. In all about 1,600 men are out That the strike will extend to other departments other than puddlera and that several other extensive iron works is now certain. in all THE IDEA MEETS WITH FAVOR. The President Urged to Place the Printing - Ofllca Under Civil Service Rulee. Washington, May 6.—The electro- typers and stereotypers employed the government printing office, members of these particular branches of the trades unionism, met at the gov ernment printing office yesterday af ternoon and unanimously decided that two members of each union be appoint ed to confer with the committee ap pointed by the Columbus Typographi cal Union, No. 101, t® endeavor to in duce President Cleveland to place the employes of the government printing office in the classified service, provided for by the act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States. with the hearing. There was on the docket the case from Newberry and that from Charleston In which injunc tion orders had been leaned. Then there were some four or fixe ease* from Charleston on demurrer. A* they all Rogers the Temporary Collector. Washington, May 7. — Samuel I* Rogers ha. been *“^"2 collector of revenue for the Fifth >orth Carolina district Hllxt Confente* th** Murder. MlifXKAPOLtSs Minn., May fl.—Claus A. Rlixt Saturday pleaded guilty to the murder of Catherine (ling. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for life, itlixt confessed himself to the actual murderer of Miss (ling, but claims that Harry Hayward persuaded him to the deed. Hayward will be hanged. £30,000 to tonvlrt One Man. Chicaoo, Ma v •.—The Civic Federa tion’s report of ita work for a year shows that it has convicted one man, Donald Chapman, of election frauds. !le was given eighteen months in the peuitentiaiy. The cost to the federa tion was $80,000. Administrator s Notice. i LL CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE A of Dr. .1 C. Willcox are hereby iiititied to render an acct unt of their ■lainiH Hguiiixt kuUI estate, duly attest- d. to the undersigned, or to her at- orney, P. A. Willcox, at Florence, 8. C- All persons indebted to said es tate are likewise notified to make B (\ m.»nt to me, C. W. Milling, or H. . Willcox. they having been author ized by me to execute proiier receipts therefor. ANNIE L WILLCOX. Admiiiistrati'ix. estate of J. C.Wdlcox. ■12.10,000 Uo Ul> In Smoke. Buffalo, N. Y., May 7.—Strauss A Sinus tannery, postal station “A." two private dwellings, P. H. Groben's coal yard, with barns, horses and several freight cars, were destroyed by fire at East Buffalo early yesterday morning. The loss may reach 8250,000, with about 8125,000 insurance. Claude Milling, LOCAL AGENT FOR Waiaite & Brain’s ce uEBRAT £o Gents’ ClothinG Veritable bargains now offered. Indian* Will Im» for IlnriiMOii. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6.—Indiana will probably send a solid delegation for General Harrison to the next national republican convention. It is said that the old Gresham factions now favor Harrison. Mr. Harrison’s friends are determined he Indiana’s candidate. that he shall LATEST STYLE, FINEST QUALITY, MOST PERFECT FIT. FULL LINE OF SAMPLES, Examine them and be convinced. Cl Th« Canal ComtnfMlon Leave Moblln, Ala., on the Crulaer Montgomery. Mobile, Ala., May 8.—The Nicaragua canal board, consisting of Colonel Wil liam Ludlow, U. 8. A., M. T. Endicott, 8. N., Alfred Noble, Chicago, ar rived here at 4 a. m. yesterday, and were met here by Passed Assistant Sur geon Edward Stitt, U. 8. N. The corps consists of A. Stoddrrt, secretary, F. A. Davis and B. A. Wood, assistant engi neers, B. Stanford, transitraan, L. L. Barke, leveller, and a Mobile colored man as cook. The board is accompa nied by A. G. Menocal, of the Nicara gua canal company, and his son, Dr. Edward Menocal, of Boanoke, Va. The party left on the cruiser Montgomery for Greytown at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. We will pay cash or exchange meal for all sound cotton seed delivered at our Mill between now and May 20th. It will pay every farmer who has a remnant of IT IS REGARDED AS UNLIKELY. planting seed to exchange it rather than use it as a fertilizer. Tba Formation of n Cnntral Ainrrlrnn Commercial Union. Washington, May 8—As far as can be learned the subject of a commercial union such as indicated in press dis patches from Managua has not been a question of very recent discussion here by the diplomatic representatives of the South and Central American repub lics. A union of the Central American states is regarded by some to be desira ble from the standpoint of a general proposition, but the formation of a un ion that would contemplate the prohi bition of the importation of English j bottoms is regarded as highly improba-1 1 £1 “SJ 1 ^ Please, just long enough to say that while ceived here. — imnurc a tat MACHINISTS IN SESSION. ruvsua* Hot Wrltlnc a Book. Washington, May 8.—Private Secre tary Tburber soys it is not true, as re ported, that the president is writing a book on economic science, or on any other subject. He says that the presi dent is constantly busy with his official dnties and baa no spar# time to engage la privata literary work. HE WANTS SIO.OOO DAMAGES. Marlon Hntlar's Haerntarr Sana the Ra leigh News and Observer for Libel Raleigh, N. C., May 7. — John B. Hussey, privata secretary of Senator Bntler has brought suit for ten thon sand dollars against the Newt and Ob server for libel. Two months ago, when Hussey was made private secre tary, the News and Observer exposed Hussey's character. Among other things, the News and Observer said that Hussey came into North Carolina in the campaign of 1892, ostensibly to help the democrat* but waa in the em ploy of republicans and waa sent here as a spy for the republican party. Th« PlttsborE Strlk.r« Win. Pittsburg. Pa., May 8—The Amal gamated association officials ar# great ly elated today over the receipt of sig natures of the management of the Sligo iron works to the wage scale. The firm concedes the demand of the worker* in all departments of the mill, and work will resume at once giving employment to about fonr hundred men. _____ New National Banks Urgaalsa*. Washington, May 7. — Comptroller Eckels has authorized the Central Na tional bank of Spartanburg, S. C., cap ital 8100,000, ond the Firat National bank of Washington, N. C, capital 850,000, to begin busines*. Sixth Annus! Convention of the Interna- tlonal Association. Cincinnati, O., May 7.—Theaixth an nual convention of the International association of machinista began here yesterday, with 100 delegates, among them being President McBride, of U>e American Federation of Labor; W. B. Prescott, President of the International Typographical Union; G. W. Perkins, President of the International Cigar Maker's Union. The convention, in ad dition to ita own business, will be occu pied with many queationa affecting labor. LARGE CONTRACT UNDER WAY. For •1.000.000 Worth of Rolling Stock lor Tebuxntepoc Kallnsy. -Citt of Mf.xioo, Mexico, May 6.— There has been submitted to congress for approval a contract between the Mexican government and Samuel Bros, of this city and New York for the sup ply of 82.000,000 worth of rolling stock, bridges, and machinery for shops, etc., for the Tehuantepec railway ; bridges, tags, and lighters for the harbors, and steamship for lighthouse purposes. Now ont of Polities, Bays Hatter. Washington. May 8. — Ex Senator Butler of South Carolina, accompanied by his family left for his home in Edge- field yesterday morning. He says ha is now out of politico altogether but he ia quite confident his state will send a solid free silver delegation to the next democratic national convention. we don’t claim to be doing ALL the business done in Darling ton, nor do we claim to sell Below Manufacturers’ Cost, we do CLAIM to sell as • cheap as any house in Darlington. We carry a full line of DRY (100CS, SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS AND GROCERIES. taK in Unlink P achas AT WHOLESALE PRICES ro:R SPOT RESPECTFULLY, GASH.