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r . t VOL. XXII, NO. 32. DARLINGTON, S. <J., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895. WHOLE NUMBER 1,070. THROUGH SOUTH CAROLIM. CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK. The Alleged Suicide in Spartan burg. — Another Registration Content. 8PABTASBUBO, 8. C, Aug. •.—The mystery of the murder of J. O.Caraon ia to be cleared away, and a young man by the name of Oreen, and Mrs. Carson may be apprehended, as warrants hare been issued for their arrest. The killing ia one of the blackest that has ever occurred in this county and the direct cause which led to the deed is far more black than the crime. It is rumored that Mrs. Carton and Oreen hare been on intimate terms for some time and that Oreen became jeal ous of her husband and killed him to get him out of his way. It it said that the suicide theory is all a myth and that It was arranged to shield the murderers. Latib: A special to The State says that J. H. Pain, a white man, has con fessed that Mrs. Carson and Edward Oreen, her paramour, did the killing. Oreen promised Pain S100 not to inform on him. Pain, Mrs. Carson and Green have been arrested and lodged in the Spartanburg jail. It was with difficul ty that the officers prevented an infu riated mob from lynching the prisoners on the way to jail. SOUTH CAROLINA CASES. Her Realstrmtlon Contest Again Itefore the United State. Circuit Court Richmond, Va„ Aug. 7.—Another South Carolina registration case is that of Jos. II. Oowdy against W. llriggs Oreen, which was argued in the United States Circuit court here yesterday be fore Judge Goff. Gowdy is a negro voter and Green a supervisor of regis tration at Columbia, 8. C. The com plaint is a general one against the reg istration laws of South Carolina and the grounds set forth are that the en actments of the South Carolina legisla ture In this respect are in contraven tion of the constitution of the United States The defendant's counsel, At torney General Barber and Gen. E. Mc Crary, of Charleston, argued that this court did not have jurisdiction and the case should have gone to the United States Circuit court of the Eastern dis trict of South Carolina. Judge Goff will announce bis decision today. MOUNT TACOMA VIEWED. Carrlar PI coon. Brin* Um Hews Fena Badly Vrost Bitten explorers. San Fbancisco, Cal., Aug. 7.—A spe cial from Tacoma, Wash., says: Hom- i n lf pigeons which had been sent out with mountain climbers returned home yesterday with messages stating that FredR. Cowden, H. F. Fires, B. A. Llneln, Wm. Love, Walter M. Bosworth and Fred Evans, nearly all experienced mountain climbers, bad been badly frozen in attempting to reach the sum mit of Mount Tacoma. The mnstags states that the wind is blowing a gale. Pigeons were released at the height of 12,000 feet at a point known as "The Camp of the Clouds." Love la reported incapacitated but Bosworth, who hat climbed to the summit repeatedly had at the hour the messages were attache^ to the birds, persisted in crawling to the top in order that Llneln, a local photographer, might make photographs of the era tor for ths purpose of com paring them with others taken last season, in order to see if any changes had taken place in the summit as a re sult of the reported eruptions SHOT HIMSELF AT A GRAVE. Po.tme.tor Sullivan of I nvlnctea Commit ted Su'eldela I Buriatia. Chaklott*. N. C. Aug. #.—8. M. Sul livan, of Covington, On., arrived here yesterday morning and hired a man to drive him to Huntersville, about twelve miles from the city. On reaching that place, he discharged the driver and went to the grave of his sister, Mrs. Me- Elroy. There he deliberately placed the barrels of two pistols to his head and blew his brains out His body was found and brought to Charlotte, where he was identified, as the postmaster at Covington, Ga. His family was immediately notified, and arrangements made to send the body home. No Csuee Known In Cevlagtoa. Covi.- oton, Ga., Aug. News of the suicide of Postmaster 8. M. Sullivan was received here yesterday, and no cause can be assigned for the deed. He left here Saturday, telling bis family he was going to Atlanta,and was apparent ly in good spirits. He leaves a wife and five children. SILVER IN TEXAS. FREE SILVER CONVENTION HELD AT FORT WORTH. One Thousand Delegates Present Who Want Sliver at Ratio of 16 te I. NEGRO EXODUS IN TEXA& NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY U-, I. Organised St Columbia, & Cheaper Rate. Afforded. Columbia, 8. C., Aug. 8.—A new tele phone company has been incorporated with headquarters in this city. The corporators of the new company are: W. Y. Abrahams, W. B. Lowrance, F. D. Kendall, A. K. Stewart, R. G. John ston, T. J. Harper, and J. B. Friday. The company is to start out with a cap- itai stock of $5,000 and it is intended to have all subacribers interested as stock holders and .with that view the shares are to be fixed st $25. The subscription list is already quite large, and Mr. Abrahams expects to get about 2,000 subscribers to the new system, which is to be installed in stores for J25 a year and S18 in residences The Bell com pany charges *40 for store phones Barn sad Kona. Burned. Laubens, 8. C., Aug. 6.—A. H. Mar tin’s barn and atables, four miles from here, were destroyed bv fire. Five horses, four mules and a cow perished in the flames, besides much provender being burnt Two of the horses be longed to Mr. Mshom, of Newberry, a visitor. No insurance. The origin of the fire la unknown. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS. Crops are needing rain. The First Regiment 8. C. V., is in en campment at Orangeburg. The Spartanburg soap factory will begin operation* about the middle of September. The Sumter district conference of the M. E. church, south, held an interest ing session in Camden this week. Doss Barr, a colored tenant on the plantation of Mr. P. M. Rogers, about four miles west of Dillon, lost his barn and stables by fire. Henry Williams, a colored constable In the service of Trial Justice Glover of Berkley county, was shot in the back from ambush with a load of buck shot Saturday. Dr. Thou. J. Pickens, a prominent physician and a member of the historic family of that name, died at Pendleton 8. C., Tuesday night from the effects of a sunstroke on Friday. The wheelmen are to have a meet in Newberry on the 8th inst. under the auspices of the Newberry Bicycle As sociation. The contesta are to consist of mile, half mile, quarter mile and a five mile race for all classes Spartanburg, S. C , Is to have another cotton mill. The mill will be built within the city limits and will compare favorably with the largest mills in the South. The enterprise was started some time ago and the prospects so far have been most flattering. Work on the extension of the At lantic Coast Line from Elloree to a point called Creaton, on the Manches ter and Augusta division, is being pushed rapidly forward. The grading has been completed some days ago, and most of the rails have been laid. The following Is the sehedule for county Sunday school conventions: Laurens county, July 2-10, 1895; New- berry county, July 11-12, 1895; Abbe ville county, July 18-17, 1895; Anderson county, July 18-19, 1895; Greenville county July 18-24, 1895; Pickens ooun- ty, July 25-28, 1895; Oconee county, ^uljr 80-81, 1895. THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT. Twenty-aeTen Can Have Arrf*«4—A Big FUbarin Exhibit. Atlanta, Aug. 7.—Four representa tives of the government to install the exhibits in the government building have arrived. W. C. Ravenel, of the fish commission. Prof. F. W. Clark, of tbe interior department. Commander C J. Train, of the navy, and CapL T. H. Barry, of the army, had a consulta tion yesterday and arranged for placing the display. Twenty-seven carloads of the government's exhibit have already arrived here. M. I. Adams, secretary of the board, and Charles E. Kemper, of the treasury department, will be here in a day or two. The fisheries exhibit will be extensive —probably the largest the government has ever made. A special fsature will be the display of the food fish to be found along the south Atlantic and the Gulf coasts. Prof. David T. Day, of the United States geological study, haa the mineral exhibits almost completed. QUICK MAILS WISHED. Level Unas to Heel to KataMIsh a Doable Dally Service. New Orleans, Aug. •.—For some time past the Daily States has been agitating the question of a double dally service of express trains between New Orleans and New York via Atlanta. That it la a commercial necessity, the half way lines Interested seem to ad mit, as a meeting has been called at Atlanta on Friday, August 9, to eon- aider the matter. The meeting will ha held at the election of president of tha Atlanta Short Line. The Southern Pacific will be represented by General Manager Kruttschmitt. and General Passenger Agent Moore will represent the Louisville and Nashville. Fobt Wonth. Tex.. Aug. 7.—The state democratic free silver convention tion was called to order at noon yester day and the attendance was a consider able surprise to tho«e who bad pre dicted a small turnout About 1,000 delegates were present when Hon. A. C. Owley, of Denton, called for order. Hon. Bryan T. Barry, of Dallas, was made temporary chairman and Bryan Drew, of Kaufman, and W. 8. Sergeant, of Hast, were elected temporary secre taries Committees were appointed on resolu tions, permanent organization and basis of representation. Ex-Senator Raagan was Invited to address the con vention yesterday afternoon. Thn sensation of the forenoon session was created by a motion that a com plete list of the delegates be made out in order to give tbe Be to thoee news papers that had been saying and would continue to say that the free silver con ventions were made up chiefly of re publicans. negroes, and populists, with a slight sprinkling of democrats. The afterpoon session was almost entirely taken up with speech-making. Ex-Sen ator Reagan making the leading speech of the day. The committee on resolutions and platform could not come to an agree ment, bnt the committee on organiza tion reported the following officers; Chairman, J. W. Bailey, of Cook; Secrets rise, Bailey, Lanham and Crane, who made speeches which were received with vociferous enthusiasm. letters were read from Senators Morgan, of Alabama, and Jones, of Arkan.-as, and a telegram from Richard P. Bland, chairman of the democratic state silver convention, of Missouri, In session at Pertle Springs. At the night session resolutions were passed declaring in favor of free coin age of silver at 18 to 1, independent of international agreement and condemn Ing the financial policy of the present administration. TOWN WIPED OUT. T' n-mde of Acre* te be lille Nest Tear la Coeeeunen, Pat* Tex., Aug. 7—News reached htue wt* oad state of affairs preva.ling in Delta county, which adjoins this, Lamar county, on the south. One night last week every negro was notified that he must leave the county at ouce or he would be taken out and hanged. No tices were posted informing white men who undertook to protect them that they would meet with the same fate. This caused a perfect stampede among the negroes who began to move out of the eounty at onoe, although the citi zens offered them every protection. In a radius of five miles, 2,000 acres of land, crops and all ware abandoned and con tracts for another year abruptly can celled. The white-cappers, or whoever they were, continued to poet thresten- Ing notices and not a family Is lafL Some negroes who owned valuable farms have remained behind to sell their lands for whatever they could get for them. One colony of negroes owned 100 acres of the best land In the county, have as vet got no offer for It, although it la wall worth from |25 to •50 per acre. Feeling Is running high. Thousands of acres of the finest farm ing lands in the south will be idle next year In consequence of the exodus FAST MAIL SERVICE. TO BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST. Largest Dry Docks in try—Alabama Ranks Pig Iron. the Coun- First in THE CHINESE MASSACRE. Trn l-inxllah Christian. Kt tod. Chians H Dd Troops lo ths Sosos. London. Aug. 8.—The Globe publish es e dispatch from Hong Kong saying that tbe maaaacre at Whasaug. near Kucheng, commence.! early on Thurs day. Tha mob set fire to the houses of the missionaries and killed eight wo men. one child and the husband of one of the women. Several Christians were wounded.two of them probably fatally. The bodlea of those who were killed are expected to arrive at Foo Chow to day. Chinese troope have been dis patched to the scene. The British and American consuls will interview the viceroy of the province in regard to the outrage All the foreigners who were killed were British, tbe Americans all eacaning. The members of the attack- ing party belonged to a Chineae Sect. KENTUCKY TRAGEDIES. SOUTHERN PROSPERITY VIr* at Sprm*WashlaeAnu, With a Fop- utoil— nf Vw Tb.«■■■*. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 5.—Thn busi ness portion of Sprague, Wash., forty miles west of Spokana. burned and the town ie pmctlcnlly wiped out. The flames started in the northwestern portion of the city and destroyed sev- eral buildings, the Northern Pacific machine (hope, round house, a score of engines, ioe houae and depot. The fire then eroeaad the track to the business portion of the town. Facilities for fighting the fire were limited and noth ing could be done to stop It. Fifty stores, dwellings, hotels and stables are in ashes. Special trains want from Spokane with hoee. but ar rived too late. The loss te estimated at three-quarters of a million. Mayor Sanderson, of Sprague, communicated with Mayor Bell, of Spokane asking for food and tents for homeless people, which were sent immediately. Sprague has a population of 4,000. CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTING, A Quarrel Over Folltle. It -aulte In Twe D—tfcl. Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 7—As a result of a quarrel between Richard Sutor, a brother of Hon. R. lee Suter. the well known attorney of Louisville, end Harry Rally, a ward politician of this city. Kelly is dead and Suter Is In jail. Kelly had a quarrel with William WUlte yesterday and cut him up pretty badly. Suter, w bo witnessed the fight, testified in court against Kelly. This infuriat ed Kelly and when the two men met by chance last night a quarrel was st once started. Kelly drew a knife and rush ed toward Suter, who pulled hit re volver and fired three shots, one of which struck Kelly in the abdomen killing him almost instantly. Suter was arrested and placed in jail. ANTI-PROHIBITION. SOCIAL CLUB DECISION. They An AmenabU to tbe Piwvlstoai th« Sunday Law, New Orleans, Aug. •.—Judge Mote* handed down an elaborate opinion yee- terday In the social club case, In which the conclusion that places of this char acter are amenable to the prorislona of the Sunday law. The opinion waa rendered in response to a demurrer filed for the president* of the social club* of this city sereral weeks ago, In order that tbe amenability of the social clubs to the provisions of the Sunday law shonld be Settled at one# and forever. The president of on# of the most prominent clubs has been twice indicted for permitting tbe eale ot liquor# at the club on Sunday. MRS. TALMADQfe DEAD. Tbe Wits of tbs Noted rrreebsr Dies la DsmtIUs Sanitarian,. Dansvili.k, N. Y., Aug. 8.—The wife of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmndge died the Sanitarium her* yesterday. Her husband and children were ent at her deathbed. The remains wyr* taken to Brooklyn last night. Is l.rwttiy Date- seed These ate mo gatlllttos. Fleminton. N. 1., Aug. 5 — The wards of a fervent benediction had scarcely left the Ups of Rev. Mr. Bow man, in the Methodist church at Quak- ertown, several miles above here yes terday, when there came a blinding a—a of lightning and n terrific burat of thunder that almost wrecked the lit- tle building. The bolt entered the church and injured a score of poople, several of thorn probably fatally. The list of those moot seriously are Jamee Hoff, Minnie Grace, Miss K. Hoffman, Ass Bannon, the sexton; Mrs. Bowman, wife of ths pastor. The buOdlng was greatly damaged, and many more were slightly Injured, and th* wonder ia that there were not many fatalities RIOTING IN PERSIA. at . Anthony lasprevluff. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 5.—Mis* Susan B. Anthony te confined to her bed at this city and has been oompelled to cancel immediate engagements Mis* Mary 8. Anthony said last night that her sister was Improving and that she hoped aoon to be abl# to resume work again. pmldaal Cleveland Will Prose She Dutsoe. Buzzards Bat, Mass, Asg. 7.—Ex Governor Bollock, of Georgia, chair man of tbe committee on ceremonies and ceremonial days of the Cotton States and International Exposition, called on the Preeident yesterday request him to press the electric button to start tha wheels in the Kx pod tion at The Bee Men ee ef tbe i and Bemad. Taurecsk, Persia. Aug. 7.—Thn riot Ing resulting from tha agitation of scarcity of bread her* la still being car ried on. The mob, yesterday, attacked and wrecked the residence of the city governor who haa resigned. The offl- eials continue to promise to vote in a reduction in the price ot bread, but, despite this fact, the excitement has not in tbe least abated. Many of thj female resAents of Tabreene have taken refuge at the Russian consulate there. ■aoxrttto Of—I— * 1‘r—i ( tab. Knoxville. Tenn., Aug. ?.-Knox ville Free* elub, woe organ!*-d here yesterday afternoon. Offic-n elected »e. W. C. Tatom, president; W. II. Keppart. vice president, aud L. U. Warner, secretary and treasurer. Ex ecutive committee te composed of the three officers above named and W. D. Peters, Georg* F. Milton, and O. W. Patton. Texas Paver Among Tons smss Cattle. Chattanoooa, Tenn., Aug. 7.—The mortality among cattle during the past few months in some of the counties of middle Teunessee haa been alarming. They were affected with a strange mal ady which State Veterinarian Rayen.of Nashville, pronounces to be Texas fever. Te Work for tbe Maauraeler* at Llquora In lewa. Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. 7.—The Iowa Liberal League held a state meetings yesterday. The league was organized to antagonize prohibition. J. L. Siegfried of Davenport presided. Speeches were made by a number of anti-prohibitionists. It waa determined to work in a non-partisan manner to secure a law permitting the manufac turing of liquors in Iowa Manufac turing la now prohibited, although selling is legalised. Another meeting of the league will be held In Sioux City. AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Wbtah te PaUoweA By a Seven TbaMtet storm. Deleg Urea, Deetag*. Gldversvillk, N. Y., Aug. An earthquake, lasting nearly a minute, was felt in thte locality last night, and the alarm canted among nervous peo ple by the seismic shock waa heighten- ened by the very heavy thunder storm which Immediately followed it Sev eral persona were seriously injured by the storm and considerable da mags was done to property here*bouts The harm done to buildings Includes bad dbmages to a oouple of houses whleh were struck by lightning. Many trees were uprooted by the force of the wind. FLOOR BROKE IN Washinoton, Aug. 7.—The Southern Pacific Railway will commencing Oct. I, run a semi-weekly “sunset limited" between New Orleans and San Fran cisco, connecting with Southern Rail way trains between New York and New Orleans. But one fast train a week known as the “Sunset limited" Is now being run between New Orleans and the Pacific coast. Officials of tha two systems are satisfied that the In creased business between the Pacific slope and the east will justify tha ad ditional train and they also express the belief that during the holding of the Exposition at Atlanta, the passenger traffic between Mexico and Texas will be largely augmented. Under the new arrangement, passengers leaving New York on Tuesday and Saturday even ings of each week will make a close connection at New Orleans on Thurs day and Monday morning* for San Francisco. Under the present schedule the travel between New York and Lo* Angelea over the Southern and by the “sunset limited” is seventeen hours shorter than by the northerly routes When the additional “limited" la es tablished the time will be shortened three hours. The Southern Railway managers have decided in view of the increasing business over ther road from the Pacific coast, that they will appoint a Califor nia agent with headquarters at San Francisco, on September 1. Heretofore the road has had no direct representa tive on the coast. The new Port Royal, 8. C, dry dock, the largest in the United States is now ready for use and will be tested on the 15th instant with the monitor Amphl- trite. A board consisting of Captain Wiles, Naval Constructor Hanscom and Civil Engineer Asserson, will conduct the test. The ressel will enter the dock three time*, the gates will be re versed aud the coudition of the struct-’ ure carefully noted after each entrance. The secret service of the treasury ha* discovered in circulation a new coun terfeit •10, National Hank note of the First National bank of Detroit, Mlcb. The notes are photographic productions of brown backs, series of 1882, printed on two pieces of paper pasted together and silk threads placed lietween. The numbering and seals hare been colored by brush. It Is learned in this city that in addi tion to the shipment from Youngstown, Ohio, of 1.000 tons of wash metal to England aud the recent large ship ment from Pittsburg of 400 tons of pig iron, a cnotrset for the wr.ter pipes for the c tj oi lokio. Jnpiii, was recently let to contractors in this country. En gland, Germany, Belgium and other Europeau nations were also bidders, but a manufactory at Anniston. A1a, the lowest bidder and secured the oontrset and the water pipes are ship ped to Tokio, Japan, via Liverpool. Chief Postoffice Inspector M. D. Wheeler yesterday recelred informa tion from New Orleans announcing the arrast of John R. Pelleraon, 1st* post master at Tyler, Tca, for robbing the mailA and alto the arrest of A. J. Neeley, postmaster at Waxahaehle, Tex., for embezzling postal notes and money orders BRUNSWICK TERMINAL SOLD. rreelpllatlm* a Corpae sad tha I'aagraffa- ttoa la a Caller St. Joseph, Mich., Aug. 5.—While the funeral services of Engeue Shuart, who hanged himself Thursday, were in progress yesterday afternoon, thq floor gave way aud the Knights of the Maccabees, mourners and corpse were all precipitated Into the cellar. Sever al women fainted, bnt aside from a few bruised, no one was hurt. Everything waa righted and the serrice* pwiceeded. Boaxht by Maw Tore Mae far BSO.OOO Uadar fferacloeara Preeradlase Bbunswick, Ga, Ang. 7.—The South Brunswick Terminal railroad waa sold at public outcry yesterday under fore- cloaare proceedings It was purchased by John B. Carr and Hiram R. Steele, of New York, for t&O.OOO. The property embraces splendid ter minal facilities at South Brunswick, and n line from ther* to Wnynesvllle, about twenty milea long. It U proposed to extend the line to connect with a trunk line. TWO STEAMERS BURNED. Bsporto to ths Trsdsstuso show Thai Has- IneM U Kapldlj Improving. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 7.—The features of the industrial situation iu the south for the week ending August ft, '.895, as gathered from all reports re ceived by The Tradesman from every point of the south, are the advances in wage* at large southern mills and tha resumption of important establish ments that have bean Idle in some in stances for yean. The reports show no change in the Iron, coal, or lumber markets, bat all are stiff at present quotations, with prospects of an ad- vancs of 25 cents a ton in steam coal. Ths leading aouthern factories that advanced wages during the week were the Norton Iron Works, Ashland, Ky., being a second advance, and the Ash land, Ky., Wire and Iron Co., advance of 5 per cent The Old Dominion Iron and Nail works, Richmond, Va., 15 per cent; Athens, Ga., ootton mills ID per cent, to take effect September 1. The Birmingham Rolling Mills Co., advan ces from 84 to $4.25 per too, and the Alabama Rolling Mill Co., of Gate City, will make similar advancs. The Mary land Steel Co., Baltimore, an advance of 10 per cent Among the plants that hare resumed are the following: Cltico furnace, Chattanooga, and furnaces at Cowan, Tenn., and Buena Vista and Pulaski, Va, Warwick Pottery, Wheel ing. W. V*., Harriman, Tenn., tack factory, Buescher Sons oil and gin works at Moulton, Texas, the Monroe, N. G, ootton mill, and the Inman, Tenn., iron ore mines. Other concerns to start up at an early date are the Gadsden, Ala., pipe works; lumber mills of the Jacob Swiss Manufacturing Co., Greenwood, Miss, and furnaces at South Pittsburg, Tenn., and Anniston, AIa Among tha most important new in dustries reported for the week ending are large cotton compresses at Corinth, Miss, and Dallas, Tex., a 20-ton ice factory at Ocala, Fla., a (30,000 coal mining company at Wlndom, W. Va., and a (50,000 concern at Atlanta, Ga., to make telephone aud telegraph sup plies. A company to manufacture fau cets has also been chartered at Atlanta, with a capital of S50.000, one to make bicycles at Owensboro, Ky., and a 825,- 000 company to do a building and man ufacturing business at Richmond, Va. A cotton mill will be erected at Bur lington, N. C., one with a capital of (100,000 at Hillsboro, N. C., and 880,000 mill at Bamberg, 8. C., and on* to cost 850,000 at Greer Depot, 8. G A 8150,000 lumber company has been chartered at Aloobu, 8. G, another with a capital of 880,000 at Morgan town, W. Va., and 810,000 box factory will be built at New Orleans, La Other woodworking plants will be es tablished at Poplar Grove, Ark., and Waco, Tex. The enlargements for the week, coke ovens at Horae Creek, AIa, an Ice fac tory at Mobile, pip* works at Gadsden, Ala., a furniture factory at High Springs, F1a, and a lumber mill at Jasper, Ala. The new buildings Include 815,000 churches at Monroe, La., and Kherman, Tex., and one to oust 821.000 at Fair mont, W. Va., a 115,000 club building at Raleigh, N. G, and an 818,000 engine house at Ixiuisville, Ky. A 840,000 hotel will be built at Ttfton, Ga., one to cost 825.000 at Gaffney City, 8. G, a 820,000 hospital at Charleston, W. Va., another to cost $25,000 at Dayton, Ky.. and a (60,000 opera house at Knoxville, Tenn. VALUE OF ALUMINUM, Tha Oslda mt the Mlaera! a* Found la Southern State*. Washinoton, Ang. ft.—The forthoom- Ing review by tbe geological survey of the mineral resources of the country will show that the production of alum- Innm in the United States In 1894 was 550,000 pounds Bauxite, which 1s an oxide of aluminum, has been found in suffic'siit quantities to be commercially valuable In only three localities In the United States These are In New Mex- loo, Arkansas and the Cooes valley of Georgia and Alabama Aluminum, the review will say, haa now found the po sition in the arts predicted for it, and ths demand te Increasing. Its metal lurgical use haa proved more valuable than was expected. JUST ONE LOOK —WILL CONVINCE ALL OF THE— IU GM ill EMUS -OF OUR STOCK.- ) In IT everything E yon what T buy you "V” want A and that is what you get at 332 MSESHAIL & GO. (iiMlint: Fresh Ferris Hams, both delicious and nutritious; Choice Columbin River Salmon; Leggett’s No-1 Breakfast “Java Coffee,” (Fresh Roast); Best Butter @ 25 cents lb French Sardines, lOcentspercan; Flour, all grades, lowest prices; Refreshing non alchoholic Sum mer Drinks. ^ IS MORE HEALTHFUL £ O ECONOMICAL, AND IS O T BETTER IN FLAVOR T I THAN ANY KNOWN J. O o SHORTENING. ^ E FRESH SUPPLY E £ JUST RECEIVED. £ Try OUR BLEND for ICED TEA. It is delicious and refreshing. Drop in and see us,—we think a visit would pay you:—ask for prices. Respectfully, A rtreauw Is Ovareote* By Hast aad Be- eoasas lasws*—Last SI 50.000. Cincinnati, Aug. ft.—The Big Sandy wharf boat caught fir* yesterday after noon aud waa totally destroyed. The steamers Car rollon and Big Sandy were burned to the water'a edge. The Bed ford waa slightly damaged. Fireman' Kiff was overcome by the heat and is supposed to be insane. Tha total loaa will probably reach (150,000. A TOWN BURNED. a Bis A. Mury'ar.d Villa** to Halted by ConflaKutloA Baltimore, Aug. ft.—AH the business portion of Berlin, Worcheater eounty, together with many resideacea, was completely destroyed by fire last night. The total loss te about (200,000, with only (25,000 insurance. Knoxville, Aug. 8.—The new shop* of the Southern railway will be formally open to-morrow. Third Vice- President Baldwin will be in town and ^ntTmbar l8. "This ths Preal »p~i.l train, win carry Invited gueata AUmta, September li. Tfcto tM irtw | ^ ^ tb« —mmnth pUai. deut Mid he wofld cfeeerfeUjr do. realm's Offer Aeeap'ed. Savannah, Ga.. Ang. 7.—At a stock holders' meeting of the Augusta and Savannah Railroad Company yesterday H was unanimously agreed to accept the offer made by the Central Railroad reorganisation committee to release that road of the five per cent annual 'Ividend ceptarsd *>■ Stoll Baaeaae Tampa. Fla, Aug. 7.—The revenue cutter Morrill he* captured two Spanish smacks and taken them to Mnllett Key quarantine station. The smack* war* violating the health lawn Wilmington, Del., Aug. 8.-Intaking a train on tha Pennsylvania Railroad to Washington Saturday, Engineer George Fredericks, with engine No. 92, made the run from London Park to the Navy Yard, a distance of Sft 1-2 miles, in 88 1-8 minutes The ft 1-19 miles be tween Lendover and A nacosta were covered in three minute a, a rate equal to 102 miles per hour. This, it is claim ed. beat* tbe record for rapid railroad travel. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. ft.—The new purchasers of th* Knoxville Electric Street Railway have let the contract for a new engine, whleh will be placed In position at once and th< capacity of the power house doubled. The compa ny will also advertise for crossties to be used In rebuilding the entire line. Wmmlm* TfcfM—4 la Japan. Yokohama, Aug. 7. — Continuous heavy rains throughout Japan have ruined th* crop*. It te feared th* fail ure of th* rice harvest will eans* s famine. LeuS KleelreeeteS tee Wife MerSer. SutaSiHa, N. Y., Ang, A—Richard Leach, tha wife murderer, was elestre- satsd her* yesterday. - _ ■ Three Others, Who souxht Shelter trader e Tree. May Also Die Altoona, P*., Aug. A—During a heavy thunder storm yesterday, s large barn belonging to Dsvld Bell, on the outskirts of this city, was struck by lightning and burned together with It* contents. About the same time s wan dering family from Williamsport, Pa, sought shelter under s tree near Dun- osnsvill*. Th* tree was struck and one of th* family, s young man, named John H. Miller, killed. Th* mother, ■Mrs Miller, was so badly burned by the electric fluid that It te thought she will die. Two other members of the family, a boy and s girl, were seriously shocked Binminoham, Aug. 8.—Th* Alabama pnddlerm are seriously considering th* question of withdrawing from th* Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Meetings have been held to disenssthe matter, the members claiming they were not treated fairly by th* Araaljfamsted Association in be ing given s proportionate advance in wage*. It te said, however, that noth ing ean be don* in the matter for sixty days. New Yoek, Aug. 7.—Chicago specials to s Wall street agency say that the Burlington railroad is building twenty- seven mogul engines st its shops, to coat (500,000, and that the Pullman Palace Car Co., has received an order for freight cars, to cost (490,000, from the Beading railroad. Lexington, Va., Aug. 7.—Th* large blsat furnace at Buena Vista, which haa been Idle several years it now run ning day and night, turning out pig metal. Other iadastrlea are beginning to rerivs that* Executor s Notice. N otice is hereby given that I will tile in the office of the Probate Judge for Darlington County on Sept. 2, 1895, my final recount as Execntor of the Lest Will and Testa ment of Jane Trnett, deceased, and will apply for Letters Disinissory, A. M. LEE, Aug. 1—4t. Executor. FARMERS! ^ - FARMERS! veiVly‘const(t{jtion THE ATLANTA : SPECIAL PRIZE OFFER FOR 1895. Every (Armjr 1* invited to enter the great < prize croi> contest for acre crops of Cotton, Corn, Tobacco. Watermelons, Turnips. i_ »$100.00 CASH sSSJ a for crop report furrrts^ed free on application. A y No entry fee required. The offer is made in ^ ft ihe interest of raising home supplies as well A ▼ as to illustrate the agricultural resources and ■ H independence of oui country. Open to all k Y subscriber*. New subscribers receive the r fe benefit of any clubbing offers or contests , ▼ now running. Send in your own name and i a six of your neighbors for full particulars. THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Oa. a incLoivjiii Tobacco Barn and Gin-House Insurance. R epresenting the south a North Ameican Lloyds, and the New York and Chicago Lloyds, of New York City, I am prepared to write all clsses of FlRB Insi han at Extrkmkly Low Ratks. J. BART WHITE, Agent for Darlington County, 8. C. Aug, I— Alliance Rally. T here will be a meeting of the County Alliance at Flinn's Cross Roads on Saturday, Aug. 17’ (or the purpose of reorganization, election of county officers, a delegate to the State Alianoe, and to transact any other business pertaining to the good of the order. All Sub-Alliances, active or inactive, will send represen tatives, either delegates or visitors. Representation from every quarter Is earnestly requested to come out and assist in reorganizing. We need your personal presence and counsels. Come to spend the day. P J. wilsoswarb, H. A. J08EY, Preeident. Secretary, Aug. I—