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mi hi i mid. r 111-: 1 j.WEST NEWS AIH5ANCED I^UAGUArilll'AIJA. Happenings i?<>t *i Homo mid I'orolsn, As Well as From the North, East uiid West. Notes P'rom lie South. Btiford Overtoil was hauled at Middlcboro, Ky. 'I'l.rt It.... IT; ^.W. ,.f *1... ! . AMV ?" \J i * VUO \H HIU dry goods houses in Augusta, Oa., Las failed for $<52,500. Joliu A. (irwne, postmaster at I)a]>liune, Ala., lias been arrested, cliarged wth otubezzleuieut of $250 of postolliee funds. At Columbiana, Ala., a mistrial bus been ordered in tlio ease of Mrs. Annie Seals, charged with the murder of her husband, .T. Alfred Seals. At Leesville tlio South Carolina i'.oliuess Association have purchased a lot and aro now building a very largo tabernacle. When comjdeted it wili hnvo a seating capacity of about 2,500. At Jacksouville, Flu., the steamer Three Friends, whieli attained stieh notoriety in connection with Cuban lillibuHtering, lias been released from custody oil $7,000 bond for appearance to answer to the libel proceedings hroncht icrainst her bv the cnviTn. incut. A terrible head-end accident occur red on the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad, a few milea below ttwanhcu, and as a reault three men met their death hy being burn <1 to deatli, and Hevera1 injured. The eollisiou was canned by a misundorstaudiug of orders. The loas is placed at $30,000. Enginccra and firemen of both trains jumped, thereby saving their lives. Throughout i lie North The Americau plate glass plant at Alexandria, lud., has been opened up. It is thought that trouble may yet coino ont of the Lendville, Col., mines strike. (treat Harrington, Mass., lias recently expeiioucod a big lire. Damage 8300,000. At H'Ctxlotou, Pa., three were killen and others wounded in a collision between a locomotive and trolley car. Henry St. John, sou of ex-Governor St. John, who was under indictment for murdering his wife, died in jail of grip at Oklahoma. O. T. f? H Wl.n trv.A- ?!.?.! ^ ..V, ..... .J place of one of the strikers on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, has absconded with $3,000 of the company's money, A reward is offered for Iuh arrest, A Pittsburg, Pn., dispatch says that tho Homestead and Duqucsne plant* have .boon put in operation. The Hraddock NViro Works ot the Carnegie t Steel and Wire Company have also resumed. Some 3,000 men return to to work. Train robbers hold up a Union Pacilic train a short distanco from Uintah, Utah. The passengers were not molested, they confined tho oporutions to tho mail and express cars. A force has been organized to run them down. Iu Chicago, 111., the executive committee of tho People's Party met and un address was issued to tho voter* urging them to stick to the fusion agreemer ts, aud it goes further and says it really desires llryau's election. Watson will remain on tho ticket. Political I>ots. Fusion on candidates for all offices in Minnesota is complete. The Silver Democrats will go it in jlorida regardless of fusion. Ex-President Harrison is to make tliirty-eight speeches in Indiana. Tuesday Dryan delivered thirteen speeches in a dozen Minnesota towns. It lias been decided not to have a "Middle-of tlre-Koad Populist ticket in Illinois. Joshua Levering, the Prohibition candidate for President, is on the stump. James S. Walker, Republican, was assaulted by rowdies in Miildleboro, Kv., and made to confess that ho had cnco made free silver speeches. Ibirko Cockran, who has been speaking in tbo West, says that MeKinley will carry every Central Western State vast of the Missouri lliver. Of tho 100 members of the Florida Senate ami Houso 1)1 are Democrats, of whom 01 are believed to bo against and 27 for tho re-election of Wilkinson Call to the United States Senate. ' Democrats of Indiana havo surron'dcred to tho Populists, withdrawing five of their own electors. Tho ticket as it stands consists of ton Democrats and five Populists, leaving the i'opnlists State ticket in field. 1 The appelato division of the Supremo Court, sitting in Brooklyn, N. V.. decided that tho "National Demo eratio party" has a right to ttso that that title on the oflicial ballot, and that it will not be an infringement npon the rogular Democratic part/'e right. ' ? ? Foreign. At Paris, ITnret, tho cyclist, hat beaten tho record for tweuty-foui honrs' riding. To Supervise llie South. President Woodinauseo.of the National ltopubllenn League, has been in New York for two days in conference with tho Eastern oftl cials of tho league and members of tho ltopttMicau national committee. Plans for special league work during tho closing days of tho campaign wore completed and President Voodmunsee appointed a special supervisory committee for thoKusiern and Southern States, Consisting of Col. II J>eJ5. Clay, of Virginia; K. F. Meyo , of New .lersey; Everett Warren, oi 1'i tiusvivania, and A. ti. Mvgle y, of Alabama. AX INCKKASK IN HISINKSS. Recent Rapid Crop Movonicnl ami the Advance in Iron uiid Steel. The Chattanooga (Tonu.) Tradesman's i special reports from Southern manufacturers show a steady iucreoso in business due to the continued cool weather, rapid crop ; movement and the advance in wheat, wool Iron and steel. Kail way earnings show an improvement, and in the bank earnings for tho past week an increase of 13 per cent. ov< r the week previous is noted. c The Iron and steel market i.saeti e and the t advance in prices is being firmly maintained, j l< Home large contracts are jeportcd, especially j 1 in steel and iron bar- and also in nulls, l'ig ; u iron continues in good demand an advance u of US cents per ton has l>ci u made en seme ' li grades. I f \frv little change is visible In the lumber . *' market. Itiisiness IS not up to the nver:fg? r lor the season aud a mini her of luinher fail- t< ure-- are reported. Tho export I rude is uu- I1 usually active. f Textile manufacturers are doine a fair e | amount i>[ business ninl ex poet ait improve- tl nn'iit ulter llie !? -tioji. Tin* busy season is " ! fairly on in lb1' coal mining districts miti f' business is ima.-using at a lively into. 1 Tim following ant aiiKintr the mest iinpor- <> tnnt now industries: The Unit".! Slates Can- ^ 8truction company, capital ij'JaO.OOO. eharter- <1 etl at Atlanta, (la., to build ami equip rail- t\ roa<ls; u large ? ??tt??n compress at Augusta, | a (in.; the Aiueriean unit Mexican Mining ami ' It Treasnre company, chartered at liichiiictid, |? Va., with a capital of :Lr>00,()00: an nil mill at n Macon, Miss., ami tie- .1. I). Durr Lumber ; o company, capital 001), orguuized al i'nnts, ' ti 'J'e . a uuitilier oi woodworkiug plants aro il rcpiirteil, the largest being the rubuililit g of p the mill of the l'eters Lumber com puny, II bumml recently at Alco. Ala., ut a loss of ' ? una can tl K'lvIXLI'A 'S VISITORS. {', He Visits the t'li'cu* nittl is Presented " With an American King. s; Minors, mechanics ami other citizens of w the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, visited ^ MeKlnloy at Canton, Ohio, Tuesday. They p were received at the Tabernacle, where the ti Major delivered u speech. Wednesday a special tralu of eleven coach J es arrived over the Pennsylvania lines, bringing an enthusiastic party front McDonald, . Pa., with greetings and congratulations for Major McKiuley. Tito delegations were coinposed largely of railroad men. farmers and j.j | other citizens. Major McKinicy's address, responding to tin? spokesman, was con- js stautly interrupted by upplutiso. A circus m was in town and the parade was extended til beyond the usual course so us to pass the i aI McKiuley home, when' it was reviewed by ! jj Major and Mrs. McKiuley and a uuiii- { m her of friemls. In honor of the visit to (M McKiuley's itouio the circus people ull Wore j the national colors (tud lltu tent was elnbor- | ulely decorated. The press box was reserved ^ for Mrs. McKiuley and n com puuy of friends. ,. The employes of the circus presented Major McKiuley a large and handsome Hay ihtougli a eominitt?e which culled ut the house. Muj. McKiuley accepted the tiny with uu uppro- ( ( priute address. 1 | The Early Settler's Association of Cuynho- j ^ ga County was tho second delegation to j "t>1 viruio %.\J V,?11H.|J iu Krt'oi ji.ijor JUi aiUU1), %, his wife and mother. The party occupied u ,, special train of six couches. Mother M-Km- th ley was at the Maj ?r'? homo to rccoivo the greetings o/ ttio party. Introductory ad- j, dresses were made by II. If. Addisou, the l" veteran journalist of Cleveland. und liev. Mr. Cooley chapluiu of the Karly Settlers' Asso- '"e elation. K" in the evening two hundred mIntra, morchants nnd mechaules of Cumberland, Bid., and vlclty arrived. Thoy went direct 10 tbo McKiuicy homo and when tiiw Major appcured on the porch greeted hitu with h shout und n hurrah. They were introduced by Thomas Suyder, chulrmau of the Allegheny | county executive committee. Saturday 1 twenty-three delegations were scheduled to 1 u visit g nuton | IjJJ TOllACTO IXM'STRY. \ ;r< lui The Phenomenal tirowth in This ' Country. j ?r. In a recent issue of the United States To- ; 1?I? bncco Journal a number of interesting figures J are given, showing the phenomenal growth ! 1 of the tobacco industry in this country, *' Since the close of the late war the mnnufacturcof cigars has iucrcased as follows: ye Year No. of Cigars. 1 ' 1805 003,2110,989 fr< 1870 1.137.470.774 *?"? 1875 1,926,861.780 Sji 18S0 2.3(57,803,248 i 1885 3,358,972,033 ! 1890 4,087.889.983 1 1895 4.237,755,943 Co Our imports of leaf tobacco for 1895 tin amounted to ? 15,225,720. To ofTset tills f > showing, however, t.ur exports for the same Ve vour aggregated something in the neighbor- 1>' iiced or sj 25,000,000. cit Accortling to the census report of 1890 the lui capital invested in the maufaeturo of cigars . in this country reached as high as $59,517,- : 827. In the State ot Florida alone lOJ.OOO,- ' 000 cigars were tniinufuflured last year Fr against 147,890,009 in 1894 nnd 135.000,000 in vj: 1893. l'i To show the rapid manner in which the or lutnit of cigar smoking hns grown in this p? country tie* factories turned out eighty-live mi cigars in everv voter in 18G5. 145 in 1870, 215 til in 1875. 230 in' 1880, 295 in 1885, 325 in 1890 ... < -jui iK??r. UKUVHK im 1 i'uk v?uui?. | 01] ' Writes ft IjCtter to tin' Chairman of , a| the Chicago SoiiimI Money League, i is In Chicago, III., Saturday at the sound" !"1 i HU money league meeting the following letter ! tjt from President ? leveliind was rend: to Gu T (IAIM KS, Iti'z/.Aun's l$w. ..iusy., Oct. JO. To Edwin liorriit Smith, Chairman etc.: My Dour Mir- I am so much interested In the work which the American Honest Money he league has undertaken that I would he glad e* to do anything 1 consistently could to aid its la' efforts. I regret, therefore, that I must do w elinn your invitation to address the league "" on same dato previous to the apprnaehing election. Even .f the pressure of official duty did not prevent, I should hardly deem it consistent with strict party propriety to mingle actively in the pending campaign. pi While it Is impossible that any of my fellow ru citizens should have the least doubt as to my th sentimennts oil the vital question which at ell this time absorbs so largely the atteutlou of our people, tiie work of advancing sound financial ideas aud the labor of enforcing the ' lessons of public and private honesty and * morality I fool must be prosecuted without * such participation on my (.art as you ng< 111 g?st. Wishing for the lcaguo the utmost success In lu endeavor, I am Yours very sincerely, Oniivt i C% rrii tvn N Talk of ft Tobacco Combine. Rumors that have recently attended the barn onward movement in tobacco stock of negotiations ponding for control of largo to- | R hacco manufacturing plants by foreign cup- i italists have crystnli/.od into a definite report J ?, that a London syndicate has been formed with a capital of $1500,000 and has purchased <*' and wiboperato abroad the foreign patent ci rights of the National Cigarette and Tobacco | p company. The National company, it is al- jt leged. is building fllty clgaretic machines to g| be delivered In Kngland i y January 1st. In p the domestic tobacco trade there are persis- 1 tent rumors of impending stai(ling develop- ^ , tnents of n strong combination on Standard i n I Oil linua. j , HMBM IMHlf CHRAJ! OK TUB NBWK, Ct'LLUO FKOM TUB DAHjY I'Al'KKS. j \Vh u'ii Will be of More or Lps.h Interest to the General Rentier. Thi closest inquiry fails to disclose auy' ijiitn?o in thopolieyof tin- biute Impertinent owunl tlin Turkish question, nntl in parttcunr j ivpectinK the movements of the little dislateh I oat, Itnncroft. From tho first the ifllolnl* of both the State nn<l Navy departuents linvo been retloent on thisfcubjeet, nnd inve refused to state where the boat is truing, urther than to make publie the oflicial oriert to iier eominaiider. These orders <liected him to report on arrival at Gibraltar i) Admiral Set fridge, command! tit; the Euroienn squadron, and to take all further orders r .... I.I... It I? HI. ? ... .. ? ....... m. ?. vi?u rimru |Mir<KI>ri^, I1UW vrr, that no orders have gone forward sineo lio original instructions to Admiral 8er 'ridge, or or any on the way now touching the nt tiro movements of the Bancroft, 'lio vessel upon arriving at Gibraltar was rderetl by Admiral S Fridge to proceed to inyrua, ami she is due at that place in a > ay or two. The Cincinnati is also on the ray to the same point. At Smyrna are now ! ssembled the flagship San Francisco, the 1 linucapolls and the Mitrblehend. The pur??se of tint gathering is to meet the Cincinati and the Bancroft, which bring out drafts i f :n<\v men to taso the place of sailors wlioso i rms of eulistment are about to expire, for | : 'they are kept longer the government must ay tiiem extra compensation. The men re ved are to be ttlticed on the Mnrblehead, i rhoso place on the station will bo taken by te Cincinnati ami tlio Mnrblehead will come . I otne. N ival officers and others all ridicule I lie suggestion that the little Bancroft will 1 ndertake to force a passage ol the Pnrdanlles, for this would be absolutely impossible I neb-handed, its even if she succeeded sho ottld bo helpless when she arrived off Con- 1 antuiople. The 'probability is that she has ?j con seat to Turkey to serve whatever useful i urpo?e she enn, whether as a dispatch boat > communicitc between the larger vessels of I te United Stales nitvnl sipntdrou or to ac-. juunodatc Minister Terrell, 1 . j Secretary Malci Provost, of the Venezuelan 1 otindnry Commission has authorized tho 1 dlowhig: *'The statement that the Comttiis- f on has come to a decision sustaining the * alius of Venezuela in the boundary dis- * nto between that country and Great Britain entirely without foundation. The Coin- ' issioit is not yet in possession of all the ^ ds necessary to form a dolluite judgment c t-l will uot be until the return of Professor ' iirr from Europe, about the end of this ? onth. He is to bring with him new and im- ' irlaut historical information which must be * irefully examined before tiny decision can I ' arrived at. Any statement, therefore,to i ? effect that a decision liasbueu reached are itirely premature." I c V j, Tho National Association of Democratic 111is hits Ismio mi appeal to all clul> n?em 0 rs to do all within their power to bring out 11 full Democratic vote on election day. Tho embers are urged to heed the request of r. Hay an that the club members remain at < e polls all of election day, that each np>int himself a missionary ainl that as far as ue en< li furnish a conveyance to bring to e polls Democrats who otherwise would i. >t vote. The association's appeal says sucss depends in a great degree upon club or- c' izations and that each member do duty e a willing volunteer, ^ _ / ? * m ' ' ' The United States civil service commission II hold an examination in cities where there T e applicants, on Nov. 10, to establish a reg- p or of ellgitileu for the position of wheel- Ti iglit. Tiic examination will lio of a very tl :ht grade. Persons who have an ordinary o mm on school education can easily pass, g ic commission is in receipt of a requisition h >ra the director of theUuitedStatesgeolog- d il stirv -y for the eertillcation of eligihles o r lining a vacancy in the position of teleaphic draftsman, hut is unable to comply a th the request OU account ot lack of eligi- n Js. p o Sanitay Inspector Burgess of the Marino j ispitnl service reports from Havana, Cuba, ; at there were 1.034 deaths in tliat city dhr- I it September. 179 of which were from 1 llow fever. During tho week ending Oct. j ? here were 251 deaths, 43 of which were ^ jiu yellow fever. Forty of tho 43 deaths Jin yellow fever oe< urred among iho uuisli soldiers in the military hospitals. * * H After a somewhat exciting contest between " il. John 1*. Donahue, of Wilmington, Del., u J. M. Paver of Indianapolis, Ind., tho ^ rinci'wii* elected eomtnntider of the Union I ., 'terau Legion, the ballot resulting: 204 for | ^ uiahue to 174 for Paver. The Legion ile- j( led by a unanimous vote to meet in Co- ^ tubus, Ohio, next year. 4. * * * u I A hoard of officers, consisting of Col. It. T. I p auk. First Artillery; Major George W. Dui. Eleventh Infantry; and CnptaiuJohn W. o illfmitt niiiirf'Tiiwislcr lum hm?n tiered to moot nt r>>rt Monro**, Vn.,to hear r titious for the revision of tho civil assess nts at tliat place. Tlio board will meet at 0 call of tho senior member. The Ion Vetoran Legion began its elevith am will encampment here Wednesday, very attractive program hir been arranged i id a large crowd is expected. The parade 1 j, to be reviewed by President Cleveland id tln? most important business to bo tran- ? eted is tho contest for tho election of ua- C >nnl officers, there being three candidates a succeed the national commander. s The first formal mooting of tho President j a id his Cabinet for nearly four months was j e ild at tho White IlonseTuesday. With tho ! 0 ( option of Secretary Carlisle, ail tho mom- d >rs were in attendance. Secretary Morton, s ts in Chicsgo. The session lasted only r 1 hour and n half and was unmarked by iy business of special importance. E * 0 E The surgeon-general of the marine hoa- t tal service has given notice that on Fob- v ary 3d. 1897, tin examination for the posl- t ?n of assistant surgeon will bo hold in this t tjr. t * , Tho President has denied a pardon to J. S. " ardlng, alias Ham llardln, sentenced In labatna, to two years imprisonment and flOO 1 no for making counterfeit coin. * c Comptroller Kekola has directed Bank Ex- i ? nlncr (iarriso i to assume charge of the' itv utional Hunk of Tyler, Tex., which failed icenliy. The bank had n capital of lOO.OOCL Watson's Acceptance. A special from Thomson, On., says Thomas \ . Watson has mailed his loiter of aecespt- j ice of the Populist nomination for Vice- < resident to Henator Marion Uutlor at Chi- i ?go. Mr. Watson has not given out the intents of his letter, but says that he has ut It in the mail. Mr. Watson's throat Is nproving. I)r. ltiehardson, his physiclup, ?ys that there is absolutely nothing the mat- 1 r with Mr. Watson except a trouMe loenl , > his throat, and that it will lie well in a few ays. The doctor says Mr. Watson must not wiko any more speeches for somo time to i nme. i ' COTTON ANf> CORN. I Uncle Sum's Monthly Report Shows Crop Conditions. Tho rv.turnj to tbo statistical division ot tho department ot agriculture tor October malco cotton bhow n decline ot 3.5 points from tho September condition, which was 64.2 per cent,, against G0J7 tor tho present j month. Tho percentage by States are as | tallows: Virginia 53, North Carolina G4, South Carolina G7, Georgia G7, Florida 6G, j Alabama, Gl, Mississippi GO, Louisiana Gl. Texas. 57, Arkansas c*, TeunosscO C'J, Mis- ! souri 79. Tho department's report as to tho eondi- . tion of eottou last month is tally sustained by i tlie returns for tit" present uioutb. In ail tho I States cast or tin? Mississippi river littl** or no [ top crop will bo made ami tlio crop will tie I gathered |>y the middle of tlio month. Patu- j ago is reported from Mtssissi pi by frosts on ! the'28ihaud 29th of last month. Caterpillars ' . and rust are complained of in the Sea 'stand ' districts of Florida; slight improvement has I been made in some f? \v Louisiana and Arkau- < bus counties, but 'lie crop vvKl bo gathered i before ti e olose of the month, Tiicrc has , been a gouerul deterioration also in Texas. In some sections the crop has been injured by I worms, rust, frost and heavy raius tlio last t of September. There will bo a very small yield from the top crop and the reports say tho crop will all be leathered by November 1. The returns to tho statistician of tho agricultural department for October make the general condition of corn 90.5 per cent, against 91 for the month of September. The averages of the condition in the large and Burplus corn States areas follows: Tennessee, 80; Kentucky, 90; Ohio. 100; Michigan, 102* Indiana, 106; Illinois, 102; Wiscousiu, 98; Minnesota, 97; Iowa, 102; Missouri, 85, Ivausus, 81; Nebraska, 101. The returns of yield per acre of all wheat Indicate a production of 11.9 bushels, which Ls six-tenths of a bushel less than the preliminary estimate for 1895. The rate of yield of the most important States is as follows: New York, 15; Pennsylvania, 14; Ohio. 9; Michigan, 12; ludiaun, 9; Illinois, 12.6; Wisconsin, 14.5, Miuncsota, 49; Iowa, 83; Missouri, 80; Kansas, 81; Nebraska. 14; Smith Dakota. 10.5; North Dakota, 87; Washington, 85; Oregon, 87; California, 14.5. The indicated quality for tho country nt arge is84.4 per cent., against 85.7 last year. The averages of i. few selected States, are: flew York, 93; Pennsylvania, 84; Kentucky, 14; Ohio, 67; Michigan. 89; Indiana, 71, Illinois, 80; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, 89; Iowa, i8; Missouri, 8; Kansas. 81; Nebraska, a4; South Dakota, 90; North Dakota, 87; Waldington, 35; Oregon, 87: California, 94. The wheat crop is generally short inquantty and poor In quality owing to unfavorably venther drouth at seeding time, deficiency >f snow protection and excessive rains after larvest, producing scanty growth, shriveled ;i nun mm iu>i. ?uim jii uiu gr?'at central I egion, Ohio, Kansas nnd adjoining States. >ops fairly good in New Jersey and Maryaud and adjoiniug parts of Pennsylvania and ( lew York; ulso in lb>cky Mountain valleys. The preliminary estimate of the yield of ats is 24.3 bushels per aere, against 2U.C a ' r oar ago; quality, 74.9, ranging from 55 in : ' iuusas to 104 in Moutana. * The average yield per ncro for rye is 13.3; ' n f barley 25.6. Condition of buckwheat is ttC ti >er oent.: Irish notat^Otl.7: tobacco 76 9. ^ ? .KKLY TKADK REVIEWS. c old Commands a Premium?Imports tl Mori' Than Kxports. K o llelow enn be found 11. G. Dun ?fc Co. and ti iradstreet's weekly trade reviews: Gold ? ommauds a smalt premium. The most pow- ^ rful force in business at present is a conserv- jt ^rii offering for n small percentage to on- jj are people nguinst a premium on gold until i? lecember, have made an easy and sure tl roflt out of prevalent apprehensions. From Kansas, Nebraska and other States, where c> i? silver agitation is stronger, there are C rders by many bankers and business men to " et thorn gold at a small premium and there h as ulso been demand for hoarding from in- v ividuals in other States who are afraid even tl f llieir own best judgment. Que commercial feature whieli, more than c tiy other, ensures better business in the ? ear future, is the excess of merchandise o - c iorts over imports. The heavy movement ' f grain is the corner stone, " Conlldenee n< to the future mnkes trouble u n some industries, because speculation in v a sotne mntrials raised prices so that do- i " land fortliefiui lied product's cheeked. | J' Failures for the week have been 328 in the J' Tnited States, against 263 last year, and 40 iu | ' 'nnada, against 46 last year. i 8 liUAOSTREEr'K. | Cotton goods continue iu unsatisfactory P iemand. Mills are running on full time, but D locks tend to Increase again, nnd jobbers ? ud other wholesalers are slow to pay the ad- *' once askcil while having lower pi ictd stocks ? n hand, repression in woolen goods con- *' Inues marked, the mills running being ou ~ iart time or ou samples, l'rices continue the itiu'iir.l icnitcncvof several weeks rmst: shoes. ? wither. Southern pig iron, wheat, wheat | lour, canned goods. Indian corn, oats, pork, ! ofTeo and print cloths being higher, petrole- i im lower, and cotton, nntliracite coal, lain- ! ier, sugar and various finished products oI I ron and steel unchanged. The bank clearings total amounts to $-001, 00,000 this week, 0 per cent, less than last reek and 14.6 per cent, less thau in the sec- Sl mil week of October. 1805. S INVESTIGATING T1IR #fcEC? "lie South Carolina Kallroail Com- d mission Rigidly Enquiring Into the 1' Fatal Swansea Disaster. IJ The Houtli Carolina llailroad Commission ns begun a tigid investigation into tl.e cause a f the recent fearful wreck on the Florida 0 lent nil A Peninsular system. Friday they | ttended the coroner's inquc.-t at Hivansea, ( ear the scene of the wreck, and had the A-- h Islam Attorney General to conduct the exmination of witnesses. The testimony show- r d that Conductor Taylor, of the train which tl ver-rnn the meeting point, had read Ids or- h ler correctly and did all In his power to tl top the train. The engineer who tl cad "Swausen" to be "Sweden,"' told si its story. lie said he heard no sig- e iftls from the rear; that he read the order li .11 the way through ns "Sweedeu," and did n lot read it as it was written Swansea," un- w il after the crash. The jury rendered the v ordletthat the three men killed had lost heir lives by a collision of the Florida Ccnra! and Peninsular road, and left the matter here. All the witnesses were served with apers at once and taken to Columbia on a rutolal tmin. The commission will commei ce a rigid In- I restlgatiou. It is determined to try to do v omeihing that will prevent such casualties n the future. Gross negligence on the part ' >f s rnilroad employee resulting in the loss C >f life Is considered murder in that State and (J he oeunlty is death. I* * Storm-Swept Coast. ' A Tho dispntches bring news of the fury of [j die West Indian storm, which has been rag- i, ing for the past few days on the coast from New York to Norfolk, Va. There have been r? w shipwrecks heard from so far, but the lamago to shipping is great and at several ( place great damage has been done to pleaa- , are resorts. j j Sliver Press Hiircim Closes. No more bulletins will be given out at sil- ; ] rcr Democratic headquarters in Chicago, III.. \ l'lio press bureau lias decided to discontinue ' preparing tin< class of matter it lias been giv- I in.'* out. Tho only explanation given for ] rinsing up tiie bureau is that tlio newspapers < ilo not print it. ' , HH Ml tHH TIIULi: United Sta-os. Cruiser Bane.-oIt to j Force the Dardanelles. i NO PROTEST TO ; RE.-. HEEDED. 1 . i t Uiiii-ilpr Terrell Or?ter?l lo Go Aboard ' I H nil Sail Tiirou^li?Our Mediterranean , * Fleet to Go Into Action l( Iho Fori. He- I Int...European Great I'inrpri Under- J tnoil to Rnnet'on the Hold I'racritmtiic. i \ Wasiiixctox, 1>. C., O.'Jobjr 1?.?Tim Unl- s oil States pnetioo shi|> Bancroft, whoso de- H >artur? for European waters has bpon tjto 1 ? subject of profound mystery, is to play an j, mportnut ptrl in the effort of tho rowers to u jtin^ about n sett'emeut o* tho Tur- | * ' II ;i.?h question. The little vessel is to foreo hu Dardanelles with Minister Terrell stand- {j UK on her deck, and if any obstacles nro a v UNITED STATES MINISTER TKURELI^ Sll I 1,1 Will board tho Ihir.nroft and pass tho Dar- nr dauclles.) I pli W1 laced In tho way by the Turkish forts, the 1 lediterranean flect^indor Admiral Selfridge, i ?: ow 130 miles away, will eomo to her Jissls- ' mi unco. The British fleet will no doubt also j toJ e near at hand to back up the American j in< ommander if ocension arises. jjr From the highest authority it was loarno 1 ' uu hat tho Powers had agreed to the pro- re< rammo ??nd not only will oflf*r no objection uu r resistance to tho enlranee of tho Bancroft ' ur) 3 tb* Golden Horn, but will aid her if noc- j pfary. au The decision to send the Bancroft to Contantlnople was reached some weeks ago, ist before her departure from Annapolis as tie CaUur.idiip, but received ita seal nftor a hercomi,,l,n'?,,jst'wlion orders were sent A iter TwMfftnnet,to roDort nt onoo to Minhere follow bis instructions. t Captain Belknap, of tho Bancroft, on reelvliig Mr. Terrell on board, is to pall for lonstantlnope and pass the Dardanelles, no ne, latter what may happen. M nlster Terrell qJ t to take up nla residence on the vessel, rhtoh will become the official guard ship of bo UDlted States. ,r#! The American fleet under Admiral Relfridco tin onsists of tho San Frnnelsco, flagship; the I pa linueapoli?, the Marbleliead, and the Cln- j pe innati and the Bancroft. Minister Terrell will ; board tho Bancroft, which .will become the cspatcli boat of our legation by this simple 0j ctlou. The ship will proceed to Cltnnak, ^ rliioh is about half way betwoon Smyrna nd tho Dardar alien. From this point Min- , ,uj iter Terrell will send au official despatch to py he Foreign Office in Constantinople that ho i eomin to the capital on the American :unboat Bancroft. No formal request is to bo made for tho rivilego of entering the Sea of Marmora and io opportunity will bo given the Porto to xcrcioe the power of denial. The report hat n flrmau hod been refused by the officials t Constantinople is inaccurate; no author- j Cr ty has been sought reooutly and none will ty >o. Tho:sta'einont from Mlulater'ferroll will . i? positlvo and will leave no grounds for Liscussiou of tho subject. ftr in I'KOSl'KCTiVK DUKL. th in I in 'wo Aggrieved Kentucky Politician? Hj, Want to Fight. It is stated in Lexington Ky., on what u?ms to bo reliable information, that 8tnt< mator Charles J. Bronston and ex-Chair- c tan of tlio Democratic Stato Central Com- h? littoe John D. Cnrroll aro on the verge of a ip ueL The trouble grew out of the late fl rankfort convention, whon Carroll caused * ironston's defeat by throwing his strength 1 ? Evan E. Sottlo of Owen county. It seeuis ^ hat Bronston had counted on Carroll to Q| ouiinate him and was mad when his pponont was benelltted by the with- I rawal of the lh-nry county mun. I 'he report says tiiat Bronston cursed arroll roundly and that Carroll coolly told n|( im to think over the matter and apologize . or his remarks. Bronston proposed to set- , le it thou in a personal encounter, but Car- br 11 refused and told him that he should have1 at Ime in which to lake back uuy objectionable hi inguage. Letters have passed between tit hem, but is stated by those close to Bronston cl hat he does not intend to retract what ho u aid and they see no way out of the trouble ht xcept in accordance with the code adopted a setting ?uch grievances. Both are brave len aud if the field is resorted to as the only ray of settling the matter, it is believed each rill faoe his foe gamely. q ! * tl Atlanta and the Prize Fight. a: Sporting circles of Atlanta, Ga., are oonIderably stirred up over the presenoeof c] ohn Ellison, a Philadelphia sport, who Is in- P estigatlng the Georgia State laws on prize < ? giiting with a view t bringing Jamee J. lorbett and Itobert Fltzslmmons together on leorgia soil in Atlanta, If possible, in a grand attle for the championship f the world. 0 (r. Ellison is now negotiating with certain^, tlanta capitalists with a view to securing a | tf urse to be hung up for the championship di nttle, fn cusejhe State laws are not found to J-g e too strimrent. In thUfwM<i>? .? a She Stole Turkeys. * J) Mrs. Mary:Mooro, a white woman, who is u 10 years of age, has been sentenced to one v pear in the Tennessee penitentiary for Bteal f*!..! T L' t 1 1 UK mmfjo iiv/iu A. n. uauiiM)iif Iter leiglihor. Her son, Walter Stone, alias Mc- Rl Jonntliy, received a like sentence, fhisisa f jieeuiiar case ami kIv?-s pence for a time to a . iej>;iii>orho.od that has loiij; iieen disturbed. fl Mis. Moore was tried only a tew days atfo for \ iitalini{ liou?? Out the jury disagreed, eleven ?1 >eniK !'->r eonvletlou and one (or aeipi.ttal. p Mrs.M core Is worth at least ?4o,Oirt) in her r. jwa name, owning a (arm of i?ix hundred c 1U "a. STIX/Li ON TTTK OO. Wednesday Bryan C'ninpulRncd In ' Michigan and Wisconsin. Tho weather has been eousideruto to Mr. dryuu. Where the candidate I'l l reason to inilcipato ceiil ami disagreeable traveling he las encountered sunshine and waroith. Aa lsuul he begun work curly, starting in with, ipeech-mukiug ?t 8:45 a. in. At iron wood a large crowd was ili waiting* It was composed tor a great pail oT minors, lud wheu Mr. ltryan emerged from the car hey gave him ttu enthusiastic welcome. lie poke from a gaily decorated piatiorin erectid U tow hundred vards from il?.? ?r..l.. .....l or the moot part ot his speech dwelt on na xplnuntiuci ot how under a gold standard h< dollar would rise iu value and property iroiinl fad iu proportiou to that rise. Fifteen minutes Inter Biyuu addressed n ituiiur crowd at B 'sseiuer, both in numbers ud cuthusiusm. Iu this spots h Mr. Bryan idiculod tuo Hood of mouey iiu-u uUvuucod y ;ho supporters ot tho gold standard, guyng that tie wits not tumid oi a llood of aonov untl that those who wero apparently surlul of suelt conditions wire generally hoso who did not have money enough to irovido for tho winter's supplies uud pay heir debt i. At Watersmoet. which was reached shortly fter 11 o'clock, Mr. Bryan spoke lu a couorsuiiouul tone ironi the rear piatiorin to it jw hundred enthusiastic listeners. There was a shot made into Wisconsin at 'loreuce uud the residents of tiiut town in he Badge Suite turned in foree. The adherents of tho white ni"tal wero emoustrative and so were the fullowers of he yellow. After Mr. Bryan hud concluded is speech uud ins admirers had Uuished Leering and applauding three cheers wero iven for the Republican nominee. By the tiiuo Kscuuubu w;is reached tho riglit sunshine of the day had eiiuugcd to he olenk cold wind which was to be expootd iu the Northern peniusutar. This, liow< ver, did not deter a largo crowd froin boig present around tho staud built within a uudred yards of the depot and the cold apureutly did not chill the enthusiasm of lose ossein tiled. Here Mr. Bryan was projnted with a badge of uutlonm colors surlounted by a crown of silver, from a citizen iho e pressed himself as being "For Bryan ow, ior moiviuioy iu i?uo. The opposition was out mjforceat Ishpemig whou the liryau party arrived there, here was a large crowd to listen to the cauidate, but it was not enthusiastic. Thero as a big Republican rally ana the McKinley ub ot the city, headed by a brass baud, arched to the Democratic gathering. Mr. ryan had concluded his ;uldress and Timliy Tarusley, had been speaking for a few oments when tho band appeared. Mr. trnsley, who stood immediately iu front of r. livyan, turned to the nominee, and, udcssiflg himself more particularly to liim, id: "1 am informed that thai baud is at o head of a so-ealled McKinley club. Wo e very much obliged to tln-m and the peoe who sent them out for this kindly iuterptioi , hut lusnlo of tlirco weuks that baud 11 be playing, if still in tho saino employ ut, an entirety diiTcrcut tune." L'hoseabout tho stand applauded this statemi heartily and then Mr. liryuu was taken ward his car. Scgauucc. to a great measure,.offset tho k of warmth displayed at Isiipcmiuft. Mr. yau hud time there to get on a platform <1 thank the people for their uuthuslastio . option, lie was cheered and applauded til the train left for Marquette, whero it rived shortly before 0 o'clock. ilurqu,etto turned out au immense throng d it was tho most enthusiastic meeting of 3 day. KOBBUD A TOWN. [ Gang of I)cspcru<locs I-ioot Periu, ? ?tl?fIJii,Tii\?li,*iyofou xne uttia wn of Peria, in Hoary county, early Wedsday morning. Tho i&iti^ons wore awakenat 4 o'clockby the sound of au explosion d the flriug of guns and revolvers. Theao ddents who wore daring enough to leave Dir houses wero warned to return under in of death, Jn order to intimidate the ofcdo" the gang kept up an iuoe?saut disarge of their firearms. 'There were eight nin the party and all were heavily musk . After robbing a'number* a stores tho ng sot tiro to several buildings and then a to the couutry. After the. tires had been bdued a posse was formed pud started in rshit of tlie marauders. Tho ex.let amount money and valuables secured Oy the gang aot known, hut itisesllmAtvdthU thoy col w.tb at least $3,000 m nrnn-v. 1 a ??McKinlcy'g Kxcurslona. Thursday tho ftrst dotegaftob to arrive at IntOn; "Ohio, was frtnn Northern Erie conn, Pennsylvania. Tho party was composed farmers aiid"business"men. The* second to rive was (roni Werftorn Np.w 1fork. consLstg of professional nieu of the citios and rmers, dairymen and grnpi^growers from io furrounduig-country. At night tho workgmen of Canton visited . the MeKtnley >ine. Tho Major made appropriate and lort talks to each doiegution.' kyneliers <Jot Wfo Tfrms. Ramp WllUnms And ]jpi.U:Woods, who word mvicted in> the Washington county, A!a-j una. district dourt- of participation in the ncbing of Wiley Ohambliss, pome four year# ro, nnd* sentoiiced to life imprisonment] ore brought hero nnd lodged in jail for safe! niing. All the parties are white us was iCtr victim. Three of tho lynchers havei non convicted, all receivlpg the life Imprla[i incut. Ah Kx-Sliivc Kocovcrs Wages. At Louisville, Ky., Anirto ^'Kir, -the oxrive, ^ho sued her old master, William Weir, r twenty-four V^arA pay ift $3 per week, is been given a verdict of $1,0.10, which is tout half the amount she asked for. Sim ul worked for him over since hcremunclpa jii without wngoson his agreement to lodge, otho, ami feed bur as long as aha lived, pou his second marriage bo discharged ?r. Asked to Iteturn. The twelve clerks who wore discharged by rawford A (Jo., at St. Louis, "Mo., beoausa iey favored ffee 'coinage of silver, were sited to return to their positions fh the drjr oods establishment of the firm withot pr%idico and with fpll salary. Several of the lerks hove accepted the Ibvitatlon. In a ubllsbed statement, Mr. Crawford regrets U hasty action In dismissing them. ? Rursj Mall Delivery. The first ex^srimsntVrlth the free delivery f mails in the rural districts was at Charles* itrn, W. Va., Saturday, sphere are three trrierti Who get t?0, per year, salary and Ive 9400 bond, Collaptivply they carried dHapoa. pi fifty .miles and delivered 65 pushes of mail mutter a'ud returned to the ffiee! Charl&ito'Wn '!? the homo of Tostmstor General Wilson. s . Klectiopipr Officers. The Intcrnntionnl Typographical Union in ession nt Colorado Serines. Col., elected the allowing ofllooiR: PreHidcnt, W. I\ Preseott, if Toronto, Out., re-eioctetl; secretary, Johu V. Brnmwood, of Denver; flr-t viee-prosilent. Theoiinro Perry, of Nashville, Tonn.; <?of,ml vlce-pre?i<lent, George \V. Williinm*, '4 if Boston;third vlcr-pri'bldeijt, Hugo Miller, / >f Iuiliauunolis. lnil.. re-elected. / i /.. rp / 1