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Bloody Work in Indiana. FIVE BOBBERS LYNCHED. The Helpless Persons Drag? ged Oat of Jail and Strang Up Together. Versailles, Ind , Sept. 15.-This has been the most exciting day in the history of this city. The bodies of five men, who bad been lynched dur? ing last night, were found banging together to the same tree near the jaH this morning. For years southern Indiana has been afiScted with lawless gangs. Tbe railways and express companies broke up the depredations of these gangs along their lines and latterly they have preyed upon the citizens The citizens have taken the law into their own hands in this locality be? fore, bat never to such an extent as to-day. The Keno brothers were lynched together at Seymour, Ind 20 years ago, and the Meyer gang, three in number, were strug up to? gether at Shoals, Ind., 12 years ago. There have been numerous lynchings of one at a time, but the "job lot" of five to day breaks the record. That an unusual state of feeling existed is shown by the deter min a of the mob, which led it to the, fero? city of first killing three men in jail and then dragging the living and dead together and hanging them to the same tree It is notable, too, \that no outrage that usually rouses a '.nob's vengeance, no murder, was charged against the victims, but their death was decreed because of long and exasperating suffering from rob? bery, some of which were accompa nied by torture of the victims. The excitement of the day was not lessen? ed by the suppressed hints that more objects of the people's wrath would be made to suffer in the same way LONG OVERDUE EXCEL? SIOR .WITH $2,500,000 ARRIVES AT SAN FANCTSCO-AL ARM? ING STORIES. San Francisco, Sept. 15-The long overdue steamer Excelsior, , which left St. Michaels, Alaska, for this port six weeks ago, but was compelled to pot back to Unalaeka for repairs, after having broken two blades of her propeller, arrived here this morning with 63 passengers and about $2,500,000 in gold' Of those who come down from Alaska all bnt two are known to have money ; bot few were communicative enough to admit how mach they had. All unite In confirming the stories al? ready told of the impending danger of famine at Dawson City during the coming winter. . They say there are at least 7,000 people now at Dawson City and that more are swarming in every day ; that provisions are already running short and the pros? pects of getting more in are remote. The Excelsior's passengers are un? animous io the opinion that the Klon? dike region is richer than was at first reported, but are also of the opinion that unless the immigration to that County is Ptonped temporarily there will be terrible suffering. Louis Sloss, Jr , of the Alaska Commercial company, was one of the passengers on th*? Excelsior He went to Daw? son City for the company and, r?ports that all goods claims are taken up. There is no chance for the newcomers j unless a rich strike is made on some j other section. Mr. Sloss says that his company's store at Dawson was closed for bnt on'? day, to receive \ freight from a rivr steamer. He ] thinks provisions will be scarce, bot i hesitates to say there will be actual starving There are about 800 im j patient miners at St Michael's, most j of whom will have to stay until the j spring unless they have already se ? cured passage on the river boats There are plenty of provisions at St. ? Michael's and every effort is being j made to get supplies up the river to 1 Dawson It is difficult to say how much money wa? brought down by the Ex celsior The miners aie secretive and will give no accurate information Some of them, it is known, could not bring n nen and will be glad to go to work down here. The Alaska Cora mercial company received a large consignment of tresuie, bot will not say exactly how much When asked as to the amount Mr Sloss said : "We brought more than came down on the Portland, and we did not need any Maxim guns to protect it." America Feeding the World. Reports of the exports of domestic products show that this country will be depended on more than ever this winter to feed the world. As great a quantity of breadstuffs was sent abroad during August as during the two preceding months, and nearly twice as much as during August, 1896, and various kinds of provisions were sent to foreign couutries in quantities ranging from 30 to 200 per cent, larger than in any month since early in the year. Truly thia is a great country. Excellent commercial note-paper 15 cents a pcaad at H. G. Osteeo & Co's-two pounds for 25 cento. Congressman From the 6th. Norton Nominated by a Safe. Majority Over Johnson. The nomination of Comptroller General James Norton for Congress from the Sixth District over J. Mon? roe Johnson by a safe majority is conceded. The returns are not com? plete, but sufficient have been re? ceived to make it certain that Norton is the winner. Norton bas carried Marion, Williamsburg, Clarendon and B?rry beyond doubt, and Johnson has conceded his nomination. THE TRIBESMEN MASING IT WARM FOR THE BRITISHERS. Slims, Sept. 14.-There are now 59,000 men and ninety guns, includ? ing Maxims, mobilized on the frontier and in the garrisons. Everything is ready for the advance from Sbabakdr. The men are in splendid condition. The lower Mohmands on the border are anxious to submit on any terms but the main body is still determined to fight. It is reported that the Mul? lah of Hadda has failed to raise the gathering be expected and will retire to Tirab. Fort Gulistan is still hard pressed by the enemy. In a sortie the gar? rison succeeded in capturing three' standards. The principal difficulty which the Mobmands punitive expedition bas encountered thus far is getting stores and transport annimals to the front The entire railway between Pesba wur and Meerut is practically blocked from lack of locomotives Long lines of loaded trucks are waiting to be forwarded. Al! the available trains are being ?sed to burry the troops to the front. General Briggs, advancing ?long the Samana ridge to the relief of Fort Gulistan, found the enemy entrench? ed in considerable force in the Gozera bills. The third Gurkha regi? ment stormed the position One Sepoy was killeu and five were wounded. General Y. Briggs relieved San gar, one of the posts on the Sam ana ridge, which had been hotly at? tacked. A mounted messenger was sent by General Briggs to inform the gar? rison at Fort Gulistan that relief was coming Tbe commander also sent guns to the bills near Fort Gulistan which shelled ' the enemy and to some extent diverted atten? tion from the fort The enemy is visible in strong force at Saraghari, and it is feared that, flushed with their success in the capture of that police past, they may attack Fort Gulistan so fircely that tbe small garrison will be unable to bold out until General Briggs ar? rives. The severe drought greatly ham? pers the advance of General Briggs and altogether the situation at Samana is alarming The Next Comptroller. From the newspaper accounts the "politicians" thought that they had a perfect right to speculate on 'he suc? cessor of Comptroller General Norton. They took it for granted that there would be need in a short time for a new Comptroller General, and so went to figuring who would get the plum from tbe Executive basket. Governor Ellerbe will be asked bv friends tn make this or that appoiot ment, and, of course, they all will be the best men for the position. Among i those mentioned for the position are Sheriff Bradham, of Manning ; Chief I Clerk Derham, of the Comptroller General's Office; County Auditor \ Epton. of Spartaoburg ; Auditor Wise, of Aiken ; former Auditor Hopkins, of Columbia ; former Auditor W. H. j Lawrence, of Darlington, and Phos I pbate Inspector A. W. Jones. There may be a great macy others whose names will be presented to Governor Ellerbe ?iib a view to their appoint? ment. One thing is certain, if jttr. Nor too is duly elected to Congress there will be an avalanche of candidates for the position io the State House. Of course nothing is likely to be j dooe io the matter until after the j ejection io October, no matter who j wins The work in the (Comptroller General's office is alwavs of the utmost importance, but it will be especially so nex year on account of the reassess? ment of all property it) the State, and j becausse next year will wi'ne-s the i test of the inoome tax law that has by i accident found its way on the statute books -News and Courier. -- . it? Berlin, Sept. 16.-A sensation has ! been caused here and elsewhere by the statement that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, son of the late .Archduke Karl Ludwig, and Princess Annnn ciata, daughter of the late King Fer? dinand II. of Naples, heir presum? ive of the throne of Austria Hun gary was married in London last week to a middle cla6s lady from Kohlscheidt, near Aix la Chappelle. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER \ -:: ! TONIC. INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE. "Interchangeable mileage tickets seem likely to become as mach a fea? ture of American railway operation as interchange of freight oars now is. In? augurated by agreement among a few closely connected roads and adopted by certain systems having an immense mileage under their own control, the priociple is now being tried on some 20,000 miles of roads io the Central Passenger association, and is destined to still more extended application. The Western Passenger association, whose 28 members represent nearly 50,000 miles of Hoes, bas long been debating the question of adopting some form of interchangeable 1,000 mile ticket and will soon bo compelled to take affirma? tive aotion in order to avoid division. Some of tbe large systems are content with their own 1,000 mile tickets aod are not anxious to divide the business with those less favorably situated. Other lines feel that they are suffering from lack of ability to offer more ex? tended transportation to buyers of their mileage book, and insist oo reciprocity by tbe great systems, lt being finally conceded that interchange must come and muoh time bas been spent in trying to decide on the form of mileage book. A sub-committee has made recommend? ations which have' been disapproved and referred back, bot a general meet? ing will be held next week at which a vigorous attempt will be mace to reach a conclusion. The omnipresent com? mercial traveler is to be the ohief ben? eficiary of aoy plan which may be adopted for ticketing them over all the western roads at two-thirds the rate paid bv less frequent travelers, aod it is hardly modest for him to be over-in? sistent in regard to the methods which the railways shall adopt to protect their more profitable business from demorali? zation. It is a difficult problem, bot the passenger men are capable of work? ing out a plan which shall give the principle a fair test at least."-Railway Age. Tribesmen Scattered by Ar? tillery. Simla, Sept. 16 -The Second bri? gade of the Mohmand punitive force, commanded by General Jeffreys, reach? ed tbe foot of the Rawat pass on Tues? day last. Daring the night the Brit* ish troops were attacked by tbe enemy, who kept opa heavy fire for six hours Lieutenants Torakina and Baily were killed. Lieutenant Harrington was dan? gerously wounded, two privates were killed, five prvates were dangerously wounded and 25 horses and mules killed. */v Tbe garrison of Fort Galistan made a gallant defense. Tbe enemy appear? ed before that place at noon on Sunday last and by 1 o'clock the water tanks were filled and other preparations made to resist a siege. The garrison was composed of 165 Sikh?, oommauded by Major Des Youx and Lieutenant Pratt. Surgeon Patt, Mrs Des Vonx, her foor children and two nurses were also in tbe fort. At 4 o'clook in the afternoon the enemy closed around tbe place to within 10 yards of the walls, and at times rushed right up to them. Tbe garrison repeatedly repulsed the tribesmen at the point of the bayonet and there were some remarkable exhib? itions of bravery. A bavildar (native sergeant) with 16 Sikhs, charged into the midst of 300 tribesmen and cap captured three standards Another bavildar witn 10 men rushed oat to help the first party when the latter was bard pressed by the enemy and before returning they captured three more standards. A sabahdar (native osptain) with two Sikhs dashed to the rescue of a wouoded comrade, cut their way through the enemy and brought him safely back into the fort There was some pretty hard fighting throughout Monday last and until the artillery of General Yeatman-Briggs finally scattered the Afridis. When this was done the garrison of Forr Golistan had been at thejr posts for 30 consecutive hours. The casualties of! the British force were two men killed | and 38 wounded. The women of the garrison attended the wor.nded under an unceasing heavy fire. It is reported that the Afridis an! Orskzais have left the Samaua territory for their homes. The entire British loss in the Samaoa operations, including that of the garrison of Saragari, is 30 men killed and 59 wounded. Tb? number of casualties among the rfficers was due to the m90 being entrenched, while the officers moved about uncovered A small force of cavalry this morn? ing pursued the tribesmen who attack- j ed the punitive forces at the foot of the Rawat. Dr. King's New Discovery for Congump- I tion. This is the best medicine in the world for all ! forms of Coughs and Colds and for Consump? tion. Every bottle is guaranteed. It will cure nd not dis-appoint. It has no equal for Whooping Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever, Pneu? ! in-si?. Broncbits, La Grippe. Cold in the Head and f<?r Consumption. It is safe for all ages pleasant to take, arH, above all, a .-ure cure, i It is always well to take I)r. King'd New Life : Pills ia connection with Dr. Kings Ne* Dis covery, as they regulate and tone the :-loronch j and bowels. We guarantee perfect satisfac ion or reurn money. Free tri:il bottles at Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. Regularsizo t 50 cents and $1.0!? 6 Writing paper ISceota a pound at H. G. Osteen & Co's. The Strikers. Federation of Labor Has Taken up Their Case. Hazeltoo Pa , Sept. 16 -The Amer? ican Federation of Labor, with a mem? bership of half a million, has taken np the cause of tbe mine workers in this region. Their organizers are already at work here and wben their work bas been completed, a uniform scale will be formulated and presented to the opera? tors. There will be no marchiog nor anything in the way of a demonstra? tion, and no attempt will be made to bring about sympathetic strike move? ments. At the mass meeting next Saturday night, at Old Park, addresses will be made by Peter J. Maguire, vice presi? dent of tbe Federation and secretary general of the?United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Philadel? phia ; Geo. Chance of Philadelphia Uoited Labor league : Samuel Gom? pers, president of the Federation, and Frank Morrison secretary, may also speak. The work of organization is being doDe by rbe sending of emissa? ries by twos and threes from mine to mine and every effort is being made to avoid the appearance of a demonstra? tion. The peaoe prevailing during the past few days was broken to day by a con? flict between striking and workiog miners, which for a time threatened to be serious. A body of about 150 men and boys led by a score or more of women, made a raid on the Carson, Star and Monarch colleries at Honey brooke, near Andeoried. The women, as well as their followers, were armed with clubs and stones and before the 300 workers could be induced to come out, the missiles were used. Some of tbe women stationed themselves on the top of a rMm bank and pelted tbe work? ing ?nen with stones. Ooe Hungarian was clubbed over tbe head and badly injured, but no further harm was in? flicted. Th? encounter was the result of an attempt to start up tbe Lehigh and Wilkesbarre colleries. Despite the determination to remain out until Su? perintendent Lawall was heard from re? garding tbe 10 per cent, advance de? manded, & number of Hungarians and Italians reported for work this morn? ing. As soon as the news reached Buoker Hill and Honevbrooke. the attack was made, each colliery being visited io tum A FIGHTING FACTOR GEN GOBIN OVERLOOKED. Hazleton, Pa ?Sept. 17 -The strike situation to-night may be summarized thus: Over 10.000 men are still out, with no apparent prospect of settlement ; sporadic outbreaks of violnce are oe curring near the outlying colleries and the withdrawal of troops is not only without consideration, but tbe guard lines of several camps are being con? stantly strengthened, and the wisdom of bringing more cavalry is being dis? cussed. It was said to day that if the soldiers are kept here much tonger the Sheridan troop of Tryoce, at? tached to the second brigade, will be ordered out. A captain of General Gobin's staff is authority fo* the statement that an uneasy feeling prevails at headquar? ters in consequence o? the little out? breaks of the past few days and the indication they give of the underly? ing disturbance. The bridgade commander himself admitted to day that the action of the raiding women was giving him much perplexity He does not care j to use force against them and has in? structed the soldiers in case of neces? sity, to use only the flats of their sabres upon the Amazons The story reached the general that many men were in the attacking crowds of yes? terday and to day disguised as women. This morning's violent scene at Au denned was almost an exact repetition of yesterday's at the same place. It arose from another attempt to start the Monarch and Star washeries of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre company. About 100 men reported for work at the former, when the wild band of women swooped down upon them with an armament of sticks and stones. Others were stationed on top of an adjacent culm bank, whence they showered missiles upon the would-be wor?ers and a large body of men and boys waited in reserve behind the bank: The men promptly quit work before any injury could be inflicted At the Star washery, where 100 of 135 men wanted to wojk, a like assault stopped them Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONICS m Georgia Republicans claim that Gen. Longtreet will be appointed to succed Gen. Hampton, as railroad eommissoner, on November 1st. Washington Sept 16 -It is un derstood that an arrangement has been reached in the matter of the ? postmastership of Augusta, Ga , ; whereby the appointment will go to Mr. W. II Stallings, a white man ? It is stated that Lyons, the colored applicant, will be given a position in Washington. Mexico Believes in Silver. DIAZ ANDRESSES CON? GRESS ON FINANCIAL SITUATION. City of Mexico, Sept. 16.-Presi deot Diaz opened congress this evening, reading his semi-annual message, cov? ering the period since April. He said the country was at peace with ali ci vi ized countries and was gradually mak raore intimate ties with them. He noted the decision of the court of claims at Washington as adverse to the La Abra claim, which had been pronounc? ed fraudulent. Referring to the question of the de? cline io silver as affecting the finances of Mexico, the president says : '.Unfortunately, the present fiscal year does not begin under as good aus? pices as the previous one, for the exceFS ive weakness and fluctuation of silver, often sudden and violent in their char? acter, have so influenced economic situ ations of the country that it is demand? ing the serious attention of the govern meat aod bas caused the adoption of measures of prudence, all expenses not absolutetly necessary being opposed or reduced. The magnitude and sudden character of the pres? ent perturbation in silvercentaioly does not correspond to the known causes which have produced it, and therefore there are well fouoded reasoos for belief that the factors, more or less artificial, which may have bad ao influence in the decline of silver, will be of short duration and may even soon bring about a favorable reaction. There is not, therefore,for the present, any serious rea? son for alarm. The nation will be able to pass through this difficult period, con? fronting it with the same serenity which it displayed o few years ago when the causes produced alarm elsewhere." This portion of bis message attract? ed great attention and was favorably re? ceived. The finance department bas is? sued concessions for several banks of is? sue in the interior and has under study several other proposed bank charters. In conclusion, tbe president assure? congress that there was every reason for congratulation on the state of the country, which steadily grows richer, while tbe government revenue is contin? uais increasing. Wealth of Greater New York. From tbe Xew York World. Witbio the limits of Greater New York according to the latest official demon? strations, there arc living upwards of 3.000,000 people There are only five states io the Union which contain a population of 3.000,000. Those five states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. Measured by population, therefore, Greater New York bas tbe importance of the sixth State of the Union. Now, place alongside that fact anoth? er fact equally salient. Witbio the boundaries of Greater New York there is property of tbe assessed value of over $2,732.000,000. There is Dot one state in the Union, except New York itself, whose assessed valuatioo, by the census of 1890, was equal to $2,732.000,000. Not even tbe valuation of the populous and wealthy state of Pennsylvania was on a par with that of the territory embraced by our consolidated city. Measured by wealth, therefore, Greater New York has the importance of thc first state io the Uoion, for its wealth exceeds that of any other state except New York, and is by far the larger fraction of the total wealth of the empire state. Wheo tbey come to choose a mayor to wieid the executive power of their newly created city the people of Greater New York must remember tbat for al! practical purposes they will be choosiog the governor of the sixth State of the union io point of populatioo, and the first state of the Uuton io point of wealth. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL <? FEVER I: von bave headache try Glenn Springs Water and you wm uet relief, at Dr. A. J. China'?. Mach SEE TM DEERING BALL BEARI Buy none but tl best up-to-date Mow MACHINERY OF A. H. A Magnificent Gift Famous Caesar's Head, Do? nated to Furman Univer? sity. Greenville, S C , Sept. 17 -Far man's University trastees made public to-day the fact that Dr and Mrs. F. A. Miles have made that institution a gift of Caesar's Head, the famous sommer resort. The property consists of 2,230 acres of land, together with all toe bnildiegs, furniture and live stock. There is DO moaotaio resort better or more favorably known than the Head. It is not yet known the cash value of this bequest, but a few years ago Dr. Miles refused a cash offer of $20, OOO for it. ??oce then the property has been much improved and tbe roads leading to it are superb. There are a number of orchard* on the place, and Caesar's Head apples are famous. The trustees of the university, by the gift deed, are required to pay an annnntty to Dr. Miles and his wife during their lives. The trastees have the right to make any disposition of thc property they desire. The trustees ac? cepted the gift, with all conditions, and the papers have been prepared by Capt. Wells iu accordance with the instruc? tions of the donors Mrs. Miles inherited the property from, her father, Col. Ben Hagood, wbo kept the hotel for years.-Columbia Register. Those Dreadful Sores They Continued to Spread in Spite of Treatment but Now They are Healed-A Wonderful Work. "For many years I have been a great sufferer with, varicose veins on one of my limbs. My foot and limb became dread? fully swollen. When I stood up I could feel the blood rushing down the veins of this limb. One day I accidentally hit my foot against some object and a sore brcke out which continued to spread and was exceedingly painful. I concluded I needed a blood purifier and I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. In a short time those dreadful sores which had caused me so much suffering, began to heal. I kept on faithfully with Hood's Sarsapa? rilla, and in a short time my limb was completely healed and the sores gave me no more pail. 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