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1? VOL. XLVI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1800. NO. 8.
r;HE FARMERS' COLLEGE.
3LAN OF THE WORK TO EE DONE AT
FORT HILL.
t?bairinan Simpson, of the Hoard of Trustees,
and President Strode Gives Inier
I eating- Account of the Work that hits
been Done ut the Clemson College.
. Fort Hill, s. Sept. 29.?In a
:enerally descriptive and somewhat
astily prepared article of the 27th instant
I endeavored to give the r?adrrs
of the News and Courier some account
, of the work that has been done and is ;
to be accomplished at Fort Hill.
r inasmuch as the Clemson College, by I
reason of its own inherent importance I
and that which political agitation has |
given it, now occupies a very promi-:
nent place among the educational insti- i
tutions of the Stat#1, it niav be well to '
%
give an Idea of the erection and prac- j
tical operations of the College.
WHAT IIAS BEEN DONE.
As has heretofore been stated, the I
contractors have laid the loundatious
of three buildings, the chemical labor-j
atory, the presidents house and the j
secretary's dwelling, all of which are.:
expected to be completed during the;
present year. A considerable force of
hands, including fifty convicts, is em-;
ployed in getting out material for build- j
* ing" other structures, which will be j
more rapidlv pushed forward next I
Spring. Considerable quantities of lain- j
Iber and stone are already on the ground, j
<nd special attention is being devoted j
p securing brick, the contractors thus
ir having ;aileu to meet requirements
,a the grade of the article turned out.
CHAIRMAN" SIMPSON'S VIEWS.
The intentions and purposes of the
>oard of trustees may be very clearly
>erceived from the "following expresions
of its chairman. Col. Ii. 'V. Simp-1
oon, of Pendleton :
"The board of trustees," said Col.
: Simpson, in response to my questioning.
"have not yet determined all the
j> details connected with the College.
There will be, however, a main college
building, four dormitories which will
l"1 detached, and not more than two
stories high as a protection against fire,
a mess hall, a laboratory, a mechanical
hall, an experimental "station and a
sufficient number of professors' houses.
"The professors' houses, I understand,
will be twelve in number, including
those of the president and sec- j
retary of tl~e faculty.
"The laboratory, the experimental'
station and two of the "professors' i
houses," continued Col. Simpson, "will
be completed this fall. The laboratory
will be erected with all the approved
appliances belongingto such buildings.
The experimental station, and the j
work thereon, will also be put in opera-1
t:on ueiore ine ist 01 January, ana it
is the confident hor-i' of the board that
the College, at least the freshman and
sophomore classes, will be opened next
fall, unless there should be some unavoidable
hindrance.
"The board has determined that in
erecting these houses there shall be no
^ money spent on them for ornaments,'
their purpose being to make them plain {
yet substantial buildings. The main
college building, however, if there is to
be any ornamentation, will be made the
most attractive of all the structures.
There will be a meeting of the board
on the i-econd day of October next, at
which steps will be taken to ascertain
the cost of these buildings and to de- i
termine upon their further course of!
erecuun.
' There have been some drawbacks to
the carrying out of the work by the
failure of the board to gret brick, but
the prospects now in that line are bet-!
ter than they have been before and
there will be no trouble on that score
when the spring opens.'"
THE MONEY TO RUN TIIE COLLEGE.
"What financial encouragement will:
the College need and likely receive?"
''This institution when completed the
trustees think can be sustained and
supported by the funds applicable thereto
without levying any tax upon the
people; for instance, ft will get the j
Hatch fund of S15.1XJO, and if it"should j
get the amount reee.it!y appropriate*]
by Congress, which is ';15.000,due on i
the 1st of last June, and -S1<?JXX.> due ;
next June, the amount to he increased j
by SI,000 each year until the sum
reaches $25,000, With one- hp 1 f the agricultural
land scrip. Sti.500, and the tag
tax, varying from *25,000 to 640,000 annually.
thrse funds will be sullicient to j
ruu the whole work of the College, the t
experimental station and the agricul-:
tnrol /I unorf i .ftTi*
i/U?ai \isz?Jc\i LUJCll w.
TI1E COURSE OF STUDY.
' The curriculum, or course of study,
has not yrt been determined upon,that,
duty having been assigned to a com
of which Mr. Strode is pn si- j
dent/but il is the intention ofthetriis-1
1 tees to develop very largely the mech- i
anicai features of the College."
THE PRESIDENT.
I "Why did you select a >?r?-s;?i.lit at
ft this earlv stas-e of the work V"
1"It was found tirerssarv to have > <>?:! ;
man at the head of this institution to !
plan out, direct and conceive the many j
matters and things that are necessary j
for its erection. No one member of the j
board t>f was situated so as to i
accept such a position. They, therefore,
determine.; to elect a president
and put him in charge, so that he might
I become familiar with the history ol the
institution from its infancy.that in the
erection and ideation of the bu'idinjfs
everything might he made when cominto
a harmonious whole. and
^!hat these bnildiriirs might be made
suited to the necessities of the course
of study that shall be adopted. Having
these ideas in view, the board elected
their president at once and .have put
him in charge.
r.,r- \1 r has DTOVfid to be
I everything that was expecte?l of nim.
While possessed of very line literary attainments.
ho has shown himself to lie
eminently a practical man. ami one
thoroughly in sympathy with the grreat
necessity now existing ol' affording
technological education to the youth of
our country. One of the most serious
difficulties the board encountered was
the seh-otion of a faculty. To tind men
i ... *?.W.K ?i.r. ?.v.denart
I meats was no gri-at trouble, hut tolind
men not only competent t-> trach, but
ia harmony with the proposed course,
3nd men who had practical knowledge
and the faculty of imparting1 that
tn nnniU w:iS ft Vt'l'V ijreat
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dilRcu'ty. In "this the boani hopes to
obtain lrom Mr. Stro?Ie such assistance
as will enable them to make no mistake
when the time for the selection cf the
ollicers comes."
Tin.- sklkcth'n ok a faculty.
rfhis selection of a faculty wiii he
made next spring, and Mr. Strode is
even now considerably burdened with
correspondence from applicants lor
these positions; !>;jt in lhis case. I am
informal, tin- oiliee must seek the man,
not the niauthe ortice.
i'resident Strode, with his I'amily, is
now re>idtng in the old Calhoun mansion,
where 1 visited him and spent
some time most pleasantly in discussing
the proposed workings oi' the Col
; lege witti him. Ii?; will in a great j
measure have charge of the selection j
: of a faculty, the formation of a cur- j
j riculum and other matters almost if :
; noi quie asunportaiu.
i The following interview hud with j
i him will give an insight into the opera-1
I tions of the institution that is to he, j
|and will show that Mr. Strode has a j
I thorough understanding of the matters j
j upon which he speakes :
| '"When will the Clemson College be !
| opened ro the public?"
to nnsn its
XK/ AO ?? wx > j
i doors for agricultural students about |
October 1, 1S01. A failure in many
ways on the part of important contrac-1
tors might disappoint present expecta !
; tions. Already one failure of this sortj
has for awhile disturbed our calcula- i
tions. as the brick contractors lately j
abandoned their contract. We are j
making every effort to prevent this j
failure delaying the opening of the j
College on the day first appointed. To !
make up for the lost time we will increase
tiie rate of manufacture of the j
bricks in the spring to a million v.
month and place them in the wall at I
the same rate. If sullicient buildings I
are not ready for all it is contemplated
to open the College for the two lower
classes at least. By the year following
the buildings of the mechanical depart- j
ment will be gotten ready and the Col-}
lege in its second year be opened to that j
class of students. By the third or j
fourth year it may be hoped that there
will be" material" from the classes of
previous years for the organization of
the higher departments of the institution
in all lines of engineering."
"When will the faculty of the Col-j
lege be elected and now win tney ue j
selected ?"
"A chemist ln-chief will be elected j
very soon, as he has to take charge of j
the laboratory for the experiment sta-1
tion which is now in course of erection.!
His assistants will be elected as soon as j
the station is ready for them in its!
work. The professors in the College i
will be elected in May or June. They j
will be selected from the whole South-1
era field of education as picked men j
are wan tea lor an wo more nnporuuiu j
positions, men of experience and repu-!
tation in their special lines. In the
lower positions, without high salaries,
young men of brilliant promise will be
sought. In no case, perhaps, will men j
be appointed on solicited testimonials |
aione. In all cases efforts will be made
to supplement such testimonials by i
others obtained in a different way." j
"What are the prospects of the insti-1
tution so far as attendance of students j
is concerned ?'
"Our expectation is that we will nave j
more students offering than we can
take for a few years. The public interest
has been so centred on the College
in various ways for several years I
that the result is a wide advertisement \
of its plans, etc."
"What will be the conditions of admission
*?"
"These will not be hard. As the Col-!
lege is intended primarily for the benefit
of the farming classes and the
public schools in the country are not
of a high gn:de generally, the College
will have its own preparatory classes
to bridge the crau between the country i
public schools^and the regular College
classes."
"Will scholarships be established in
the College V"
"This matter has not been discussed
yet. but undoubtedly wide and wise
provision will be made to secure for the
benefit of the State the education of all
of its marked talent that may appear in j
homes unprovided with wealth. But
ine expenses nere win ue very iow au>how.
The charge tor board will be
simply its actual cost, and this cost will
be made as low as possible by using the
resources of a farm of over eight hundred
acres, and the labor of the students j
themselves. Board at. the College will j
cost no more than board at home."
"What will be the length of the j
courses Y"
"These will vary from two years to ,
vmk fn fhp
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needs and ambitions of the students, j
There will be arrangements here for a
very thorough education in all but j
purely literary lines. The State University
at Columbia will continue, of j
course, to offer all advantages that j
could be desired in the literary lines, i
and these need not be introduced here I
except in so far as they bear upon a j
thorough English education and upon
the opening of foreign scientific litera- J
lure to our students."
"Are the interests of Clemson College i
and those of the University at Coluni-j
bia liable to conflict?"
"Hundreds of students will come to
Clem son who would never have thought
of 5-ntering1 any collegc without the
special advantages it will offer. On
the other hand many must continue to
find in the State University advantages
in other directions which we cannot
offer in our curriculum. There will
hardly be an opportunity even for a
? l.ohrann tlio t u-n ac I
^riiriwud > v??\s%
their fields will lie so wide apart. Sons
from the saisic family will no doubt be
.sent one to Columbia and one to Clem- j
.Svl: !!) r:i? rases."
"ilov; will the finals coming from the J
Chnison bequest be disposed of?"
' 'Ju-si? will !>e preserved untouched |
:?s n endowment fund of the College,
unless the Legislature orders other- j
u is^'."
"What aid will be expected of the
Legislature in running the College V"
"The necessary funds for the building.-.
and then a "suitable sum to go with
the Federal grant annually to keep the
Coiiege-in good running order. An
annua! at propriation of 830,000 will
keep Cletusen in the i'i'st rank of the
.Southern agricultural colleges. 2S o i
college nor university of any sort, with-1
I if: nsy knowledge i;i the South, would j
| hav?! an equal annual revenue, without!
; counting1 tuition fees, if the State adds '
| the above amount to the revenue from '
: the bequest and from Federal aid. |
The whole amount for the buildings i
,.-;n ,ilin-(T.,<ili!o nnnn th(? St:)f.p I
| ?liunikvviii?ibin?u v.r~~
! treasury. During the two years that
| tin1 College will be in course of erection !
! over - ??" ?>,000 from other sources could!
: be used in buildings. The use of con- j
j victs also will very much lesson the!
! demands upon the State treasury."
"To the teaching of what special;
. branches will the College be devoted j
u ?. 1.^tKn AAiirsa mncf !
i >\ tut* r nit'i ?n v?uuioc tuuov :
I include agriculture, mechanic arts,!
military science and tactics, anil all
| arts anil sciences pertaining to these, i
i Tins covers a large lield. In addition;
i all the branches ot a good English edu:
cation would l?e included as a neees1
sity."
; "Would instruction in tnese branches
\ Ut' 1^1 V v II UV UUUi\? Ul 1J\ .IUU1U I\ uin, 1/1 I
by both y
"l>y both. As far as possible the i
book instruction oi' the College would :
gu hand in hand with practical instruc- j
t;on i:i the shape of actual work in field I
ct,nn "
; citatt -t.% r. |
"Will the College be likely materially i
to increase interest in, or elevate the;
popular estimation oi", agricultural and
inechanical pursuits
"That should to the natural result,
rhe boy who would come fron the i
liekl at home, where he has labored ;
with no intelligence scarcely as to
causes and results lrom a scientific
point <>; view, would return with every
'faculty quickened and a new intelligence
which would clothe all the old
i details of work with a vived scientilic
interest. lie would bear new force for!
himself and his State. As to mechanical
pursuits, our Southern people have I
been strangers mostly as to contact j
with machinery. New enterprises are
slowly organized with us which have
to do with manufacturing' from the
general ignorance as to mechanical ap-1
plications in the fields of industry.}
When thousands of our hoys who have j
received instruction in scientific work- j
shops have become men the industrial j
impetus will he widely felt throughout j
the State. Our industrial dependence ;
upon other States and countries will !
disappear with the growth of Southern j
familiarity with the mechanical ap-!
pliances of this era of an industrial!
civilization "
TIIEGENESIS OF TIIE COLLEGE.
It will not. be uninteresting perhaps j
to the readers of The News and Courier j
to learn how the idea of establishing j
an Agricultural College at Fort Ilill j
originated. From the several records \
of one sort and another accessible it is j
evident that Mrs. Anna Clemson, wife j
of Thomas G. Clemson and daughter of
.John C.Calhoun, was the person who
conceived this object. Under her its-.
tluence Mr. Clemson and other gentle- j
n->on nt Pprultptfin hi>an.n as earlv as i
180G trying: to arouse the people of' the |
State to the necessity of an institution j
of the character which is now to be!
established.
Various ell'orts were made along that i
line until in August, ls"l. Mrs. Clemson
herself invited to her house a committee
of gentlemen, as follows : Major
Ben Sloan, the Rev. II. II. Cornish, Col.
J. W. Livingstone. Mr. A. X. Alexander,
the Rev. II. \V. McLees, Dr. John j
H. Maxwell and Mr. J. W. Crawford, |
who. at her suggestion, issued an ad-;
dress to the people of the State of j
South Carolina, dated August 1*, 1874, i
having as the end in view the establishment
of a scientific college at Fort Ilill,
y~r\ f I*> i\ rAll t h A"f tho I
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State to become intelligent workers in
the material development of the State.
At this time Mrs. Clemson proposed to
donate forty acres of the Fort llill land
to the needs cf the institution.
This effort having proved a failure,
an'I their only two children, John Cal- j
houn Clemson and Mrs. Floride Lee, j
both having died, Mr. and Mrs. Clemson j
made wills of their separate property j
to each other, promising each other at
the same time that whichever survived !
would carry out their joint purpose and
donate their combined property to the
-fnr tho nnrnfi<?f> of f?rPCtin?r ail ;!.!?
ricultural college; and it was a part of
this arrangement, Mrs. Clemson owning
the land, which was valued at .$10,000,
and Mr. Clemson the money, that a
legacy of 310,000, the worth of the land
was to be given to their granddaughter,
Floride Isabel Lee. This amount, however
was increased in the will to 815.000,
Miss Lee having got one-fourth of
the Fort Hill place, valued at 85,000, in
auaiuon mereio, aim uhuir euuwcu i
the Boisseau trust fund, amounting to j
a little over 85,000, making in all $25,000,
besides the silver plate, appraised
at $1,800, and the family pictures.
Mr. Clemson therefore in making his i
will as he dirt was but faithfully carry-!
ing out a solemn promise made to his
wife, who died not long after these
wills were made. To show the interest
that Mrs. Clemson took in this idea,
when she was telling one of her friends
what had been clone that friend suggested
that perhaps she and her husband
had not. been as mindful of their
granddaughter as they might have been |
Mrs. Clemson replied: "We have care-1
fully considered the future of our |
granddaughter and what we have done j
we considered best for all parties."
JOHN C. CALIIOUN THE KEAL FOUNDER.
It is a fact also well known that
Mrs. Clemson obtained her idea of the
establishment of such a school from
her father, John C. Calhoun, who always
took a great Interest in the education
of the young men of t lie country, j
Thus we see that from 1800 to the death
of Mr. Clemson in 1SSS the one great
purpose of his life was the establishment
of an agricultural and scientilic
school at Fort Iliil for the benefit of j
the youth of the State. Mrs. Clemson j
herself selected the location of the Col- i
lege and the main building will be!
erected on the exact spot which she j
rvmntod nut
To show the reverence in which
Fort Hill is held by the people of this
and adjoining States, I will mention
the fact that the register which all vis-!
itors are required to si<rn has upon it
over 'A,COO names of persons from various
quarters who have visited Fort
Hill during the last two years. People i
-fV/iw. #31 ] confinnc nnd Hioro ic I
Ks\J 111 ^ 1L \J Hi. fUi C^VV/iViiO, (iuu WJVtv ao
hardly a day during the summer that
there are not numerous visitors, sometimes
as many as two hundred and fifty
a day. J. D. Campbell.
Tlic liarrundia Killing.
Washington,Sept. 24.?In the House
to-day Hill, of Illinois, from the Committee
on Foreigr Affairs, reported a
resolution calling on the President for
information relative to the killing of
General Barrundia.
McCreary, of Kentucky, strenuously
advocated the resolution. The killing
of General Barrundia by the Guatemalan
authorities on the United .States
vessel "Ocapulco" had attracted wide
o + ftirifinn hnfii hr.rrj unil nlir/Vlfl Pnlilip i
indignation had increased as the facts
of the killing became known and public
sentiment demanded that therp
should b? a thorough investigation of
the killing of a man on an American
vessel and under the flag of the United
States. There was no law which per-!
mitted Minister Mizner to advise or
suggest to the captain of the "Ocapulco''
that it was his duty to give up his
passenger. When the minister did that
he violated precedent and law. The
deck of an American vessel was terri
tory of the United states, lie (McCrearyj
had offered his resolution, because
lie believed that the United States
minister had not clone his duty, and
that the officers of the United States
war vessels had not done their dutv, i
Americans owed it to themselves ai..l
to their llag to investigate the matter. {
Wnere was our boasted American i
policy.
Ilitt said that he believed every mem- j
ber of the House was in accord in re-1
garu 10 me propriety <ji ;iu<jpuug uie
resolution, lie wished to know all the
facts in reference to the matter, and he
was advised that tli State Department
would send the information promptly,
lie instanced the case of Gomez, a poli- ;
tical fugitive on the same line of steam-1
ers, whom the government ofNicar-j
auga attempted to arrest. The captain, j
by consular advice, had refused to de- J
liver him up. Secretary Bayard had!
sent a dispatch stating that it had been !
the plain duty of the captain to deliver !
Gomez to the local authorities. Thej
resolution was auopieu.
Colorado Farmers Starving.
Dexyek, Col., -Sept. 30.?A commit-j
tee has arrived here and is engaged in :
soliciting aid for the drought stricken I
district in Eastern Araphoe County, in j
the neighborhood of the towns of liar-!
risburg and Linden. The crops in that i
... 11,;o
pOrilUU illC A cviLijJici.c iiuiuiE u>u i
year. In all there are at least one hun-1
dred families who depend upon the!
Aid Society for this winter's supplies, j
and unless there is some aid i'rom the;
outside the society cannot 'cake care of j
them.
ADVICE TO THE ALLIANCE*
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM A VETERAN
NEWSPAPER MAN. ]
Alliance >Icn Should Settle Down to their
Kegular YlTork?The lienallt of the Or- '
(
tier?\Yh;it lia* been J>o?e ana wnai is i? ,
be bono.
The Alliance swept over the country <
like a great and far-reaching cyclone.
In the agricultural States its inlluence J
was felt everywhere Mnnv persons .
predicted that it would soon fail and i
that the farmers would become dis- 1
crusted with their own organization. 1
Jt was also believed that, with their ,
direct dealing with manufacturers and i
wholesale merchants, the current of
trade would be turned aside and that ,
confusion would reign in business cir
cles. Those who were opposed to tne <
Alliance predicted all sorts of disasters j
and failures. In fact, many of them
hoped that the organization would soon i
come to naught and that the farmers <
would return to the old way of doing '
things.
Instead of weakening, the organiza- i
tion is growing stronger. They are
learning in that school of experience to 1
which ali must go. if they amount to ]
anything. Of course the Alliance, in I
* ~ Krtr. ?rtn/Kn miofoVftO "iticf O O 1
1 LiUltlllUY) lJclrD LLICIUI/ liliomixto, j viou c.*o
the child blunders and stumbles and j
falls when learning to walk. Un- ,
worthy men have been admitted to I
membership and inenpable men have '
been selected for ollice. Xow and then j
men have been put at the head of Al- j
liances, whose only aim and desire was i
self promotion. They either wanted to J
make money, or ride into ollice on the j
backs of the farmers. All this was to j
be expected. Notwithstanding these i
backsets, the Alliance is stronger and in J
better working condition to-day than *
it ever has been. <
After all the mistakes incident to a I
start and after passing through an ex- *
citing political campaign, the Alliance '
should settle down to regular work, <
The organization is intended to bene- ]
lit the farmers, without hurting any
one else. Should they endeavor to .
remedy all their evils by some grand t
legislature panacea, they will be in the 1
condition of the man who would apply 1
a mustard plaster for all sorts of diseases.
The Alliance cannot afford to
ride certain hobbies, although they are <
recommended by some of their leaders. 1
If one wished to raise a building a few i
feet and devoted all his energy on one i
corner and left the others on the old j
foundations, he would not have a very |
comfortable house. So the Alliance j
would fail in its beneficial work, if it j
should devote all its energies to some .
special improvement, or reform, and .
leave the others nndone. The work is
general in its nature, broad as the 1
foundation of society itself. 1
The principal work up to this time ;
has been the fight against the bagging J
trust and an effort to secure legislation, 1
which will put farmers on an equal <
footing with men of other professions 1
in the business world. They have also f
been working to secure cheaper sup- j
plies and cheaper money, with a ten- (
dency to get on a cash basis. In the ]
light against the bagging trust they }
have apparently done good work, for ,
jute bagging is much cheaper than it i
was twelve months ago. They have
demonstated to the business world that '
they can combine and stick together, 1
and that is a long step forward. The 1
Alliance stores are furnishing cheaper <
supplies and bringing about a sharper ?
competition in such goods as farmers ]
Heretofore farmers have been in \
the power of middlemen, for the single <
farmer could not accomplish much,
even if he desired to kick. Now they
are in condition to make known their
wants. They do not propose to dictate i
to other professions, hut they will *
maintain their rights. ?
The Alliance has much work yet to i
do. Jn fact they have begun at the <
wrong end of the job; or rather they
have neglected the foundation stones '
and mudsills, while they hare been ;
buildiner at the ton. It would be well '
for them to reyiew their work some- f
what and take a ground start. This c
must be done In the Sub-Alliances. c
Here are a few of the material wants
of the farmers : The cash system; bet- s
ter methods of farming: improved 1
stock and implements; the better up- (
plication of manures; better buildings; j
diversified crops; raising supplies at \
home as far as possible, and getttng
the best terms in buying and selling. ,
Here are subjects enough to engage the j
attention of the Alliance lecturers all e
winter. The fact is any Sub-Alliance "
in the county might profitably discuss s
the necessary improvements in build- 1
ings for several meetings. The dwelling
house with all its surroundings, *
l-f o 1J /.^ K?imo fr\n hnncflc tvnrLr- ?
cii^ ouauico, iycii uo, vv/wviiuvuov.^ ttv*.**
shops and. all would come in for sug- t
gestions. t
More important than material im- g
provement is the education of the farmer's
family. Herein the Alliance
should do its best work. The field is a
broad one. including not only the work 1
done in schools, but the information ]
that has to be gained all through life. (
It is generally believed that farmers (
are the easiest people fooled in the .
TTAIAAA t- t'onrl?rc linrht
VVUiiU. JL1C1IV/C uiut/ IUV.1U, li^uv,
ning rod men, travelling strangers, r
generally, can cheat them out of their '
eyes. The farmers need a little busi- j
ness training and one of the most ap- 1
propriate subjects for a lecture or two 1
would be "contracts with strangers." rl'hen
the farmer and his family can (
learn much from the reading of books j
and papers. General information on a ' i
variety of subjects is what the sons and ; r
daughters of farmers need. They will j (
do the reading if parents will furnish
the books. Along with this general
subject of education comes house decoration,
flower gardens, proper styles >
of dress, good manners at home and 1
abroad, and a high regard for the ]
rights of others. Here is work enough ]
for the Sub-Alliance this winter. Who \
will be the first lecturer to start out on 1;
this line, or a better one? We would L
like to have the reports of such for the ! f
Spartan.?Carolina Spartan.
Dle<l at the Gambling Table.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 30.?The! 1
game at John Harmon's rooms came to j 1
a sudden ston vesterdav. The dealer's I 5
face paied and the man in the lookout!;
nearly fell off his high chair. A corpse j j
sat with them at the table. A dead
hand was outstretched over the green
cloth. Kip Carmen, a well-known citizen
and a former foreman of the Pitts- .
bury, Fort Wayne and Chicago Ilail- :
way shops, ha'd entered the room a :
moment before and had seated himself j:
at the table when heart disease, caused ;
by the exertion of climbing the long,
stairs, suddenly ended his life. He had i:
K/\r>r% t\r\rw V??iolfh j .
Ai-i JfWi. avtut". j 1
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THE NEXT HOUSE.
Some Conjectures as to Its Political Complexion.
Washington', Oct. 1. - What about
the political complexion of the next
House?
This is the question all Democrats are
asking now, but one which few of them
Dan answer. Up to a few weeks a-jo
every Democrat felt certain that the
Democrats would win the next House
by at least twenty-five majority. 1 Iowsver
when Chairman Fiower of the
Democratic Congressional Committee
stated yesterday that not one single
Jollar except the ?10,000 which he subscribed
out of his own pocket has been
subscribed to the Democratie fund, and
that the result of the election was very
:loubtfal, there was some consternation
in the Democratic ranks. The Democratic
members would not stand an
assessment, and with the exception of
Mr. Flower, not. one has subscribed a
dollar to the fund. Xor have any outsiders
subscribed a dollar. Indeed the
Democratic committee nas never nuu
inything but Mr. Flower's .$10,000, and
there seem to be 110 prospects of getting
any more.
On the other hand, the Republican
manufacturers have come up manfully
ind the Republican Congressional committee
has a well-tilled barrel of money
if. thpir hAnrii-mnrfers awaiting* to be
spent in the close districts, where it will
ju used on the bloeks-of-live system.
Somehow the Democrats ol' the country
seeru to huve lost all the interest in
politics, while the Republicans are lew.ng
no stones unturned in their efforts
:o carry the next House.
As a matter of fact the Democrats
should carry the next House by thirty
majority, but if no efforts are made the
party cannot hope for success. Already
:heir are certain Democrats who are
dckin? about Mr. Flower's manage
:nent of the campaign, but they are dong
nothing but kicking and arc chronic
cickers. Mr. Flower has gone down
nto his own pocket deep, while the
dickers and other Democrats not only
refuse to subscribe, but refuse to at;empt
to raise any money. Mr. Flower
,s working as best he can without
money, and is hopeful, but if the other
Democrats persistently refuse to subscribe
or even work for the party, then
;here can be no success. While the
country is undoubtedly Democratic, if
,he Democratic party "refuses to even
send out campaign documents or spend
i dollar of money, then the Republicans
will again control thp next House, and
ive shall have: two more years of Tom
Heed's rule.
However, Chairman Flower will attempt
to raise some money on the outride
of Congress, and with that expects
.0 carry the Democratic party to victory.
It would never do for the Democrats to
.ose the next House.
The Forcc Bill Will l$c Passed.
Washington. Octobcr 1.?In the
course of an interview on the work of
Lhc session with a Star reporter to-day
Senator Edmunds was asked if the Republicans
would pass the Federal elcc
;ion bill next session. "Will wc pass
:he Federal election bill next session V
repeated the Vermont Senator. "Yes,
t should have been, and could . have
jcen, passed this session. More than
^hat, it would have been had there not
jeen an agreement (to which I was not
i party) between some of my Republican
brethren and the Democratic Senators,
ft may be that the rules of the Senate
ivill need to be amended before the bill
;an pass, but 1 am of opinion that we
lave rules enough. Parliamentary prac
,ice long approved provides that when
.here is an evident intention on the part |
>f the minority to wilfully obstruct legisation.
it isperfoctly legitimate and only
right that the majority assert its power
tnd come to a conclusion. That is my |
jelief. There arc those of my own par;y
who disagree with me. and it maybe j
Jiat new rules will be brought forth to i
nect and defeat the captious minority !
jpposition. I am willing such rule be j
idopted, it it is absolutely necessary. |
_._i_ ji._I.I__I 1 ],;n
Ltuic or nu ruie, tue x uutwu cmwun um
vill become law before the adjournment
)f the 51st Congress."
The Farmers Capture Georgia.
Atlanta, Oct. 1.?The election held
n Georgia to day was lor Governor,
>tate oflicers and members of the Assembly.
and two amendments to the
P/incf if nl inn W J. Xnrl llCIl \V:lP
ilected Governor without opposition. I
A.lso It. A. Hardeman. Treasurer; W. |
Wright, Comptroller General; R. T. |
S'esbitt. Commissioner of Agriculture
tnd Phil Cook, Secretary of State. All
)f these are nominees of the State Dcmoiratic
Convention.
One of the amendments to the Constitution
voted on authorizes the Legis-1
ature to pension indigent widows of the '
Jonfederate veterans, disabled or killed j
n the service, provided such widows
lave remained unmarried.
The other amendment changes the
nethod of reading bills in the Legislature
)_y requiring that the second reading
ihall be by caption only. As it now
lands all bills arc required to be read in
ull three times in both houses.
i'lic Slate legislature v.ju u<: u\clvhclmingly
ol the Fanner's Alliauce, J
l joint vote in both houses hcin^ more
han two-thirds alliance. The Legisla- j
ure will elect a United State Senator to
iucceed Joseph E. Brown.
lirayton Protests.
Columbia, S. C., Sept.27.?Ex-Col-1
ector and ex-State Chairman Ellery!
M. Brayton, one of two Republican j
candidates for Congress in the Seventh
listrict, lias prepared a statement of his
;ase for the National Republican Congressional
committee and lias tonight
urnished a copy of the sainc to the press.
To claims his nomination to bo legal
md binding on the parlv and recites at
ength the facts concerning the congressional
convention which met at Lm:olnvill
Aug. 12. adjourning twice or.
iccount of disorder and linallv resulting
n the nomination of T. E. Miller, colo,
ed, bv one faction and JJrayton by the
)ther.
Murdered for "Tellinj; JPapa."
Wheeling, W. Va.,s>ept. 30?I lichvoods,
Nicholas County, was the .scene
.o-day of a sad tragedy, in which CJeo.
Sinkle. aged 7 years, a son of Allie
:Iinkle, a farmer, shot and killed his
ive-year-old sister. The boy. who
seems to have been the possessor of a
,'icious disposition, had climbed up and
nlcpn his father's iruu from the rack on
;he wail, when his sister said to him:
"I'll tell papa on you." This infuriated
,he boy. who levelled the gun at his s:s:er
andjfircd, the bullet striking the girl
n the forehead and killing her instantly,
lie had previously threatened to shoot
lis sister for telling on him.
Killed Uefore Ilis "Wife.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 27.?W. \V.
t- : Kni M
JLclliipKiiJ, eugiutrei at mn.uuuio uunuing,
aDd.Johu Mabin.a carpenter, engaged
in a dispute on an East Lake dummy
line train to-night. The train was
crowded with people and Mabiri's wife
and child were with him. The quarrel
resulted in Lampkin drawing a knife
and killing Mabin then and there.
I
?
A GIANT MASTODON.
: The skeleton of an Knorimuis Animal j
I'ounis in Canada.
Ottawa. Oct. 2.?Tlic skeleton of a j
great mastodon I'ouud in ILtjatc. forty j
miles west of St. Thomas, is on cxhibi-;
| lion at that town. The area of the grave ]
where the monster's hones were found Is <
j 35x21 ieet. The bones were scattered '<
over it. one joint tUting into the other
I in n heil of irmv marl about six feet be
: low the surface. Over the marl is a ] J
j th'ck lavcr of black, loamy soil, resem- ?
bling m composition and quality the i
! lands thai skirt a moss peat.
The following arc some of the" bone 1
measurements: Hind lees, from the 1
I thigh to the knee joint, 47 inches: cir- <
j cumfereuee, 35 inches; two foreleg bones <
! ?the humerus?from the shoulder blade (
{to the knees joint. 3 feet 4 inches in ]
I^IIUIU (II1U O it'Ub -r niv-nuo in. uicuiuivii
encc. The alias joint, upon which the 1
| head is set, has a breadth of IS inches. ]
j The shoulder blade measures 3 feet 2
inches by 2 feel 1 ihch in the widest pari.
The loudest rib?and nearly all the ribs j
I have been found?is 51 inches long and (
I has a circumfcrucc of 10 inches. The j
| lower jaw. the inferior maxilliary bone, i
| which is in a splendid state of preserva- 1
i tion. measures G feet round from the one 1
, condyle process to the other, and the <
^i- - * i ... i ' <
j wiuui 01 mi' jhw is menus.
One of the tasal bones, which is toler- *
I ably well preserved, is 2 feet 1 inches (
long. and the olfactory channel is 11 inches
by o. The joints of the vertebra) *
arc like the hoofs of a draught horse, and ^
the channel of the spinal column would j
form a bed for a thrce-inch water pipe. ;
The length of the animal, gauged by the }
I measurement of the bones already fouutl,
j ami allowing for those that have not yet I
j been discovered, is. from the point of the ?
; .-n-vot-..;! flin vr\t\t /-vfllir. toil oKnnf 09
UUOUil OV/ HIV> i. W v n.wv?.?v .w ?
feet. This is greater than that of the
celebrated mastodon uiganticus discovered
near Xewburg. X. Y., in His Summer
of 1S4-3. and the skeleton as a whole
is larger and more complete than any
| that has been found in Kentucky, Ohio,
j Missouri. California or Oregon, where
j the remains have been in greater abundance.?Xew
York Star.
FOOLS ARE PLENTY YET.
Merchants Held as Witnesses Against a
Green Goods 3Ian.
Tkkntox, Sept. 24,?.John II. Bush,
a no torious green goods man and an
alleged member of the Palmer gang of
Xeu" York, who has had his headquarters
in this eitvfor the past six months.
; was arrested by Detective Pilger early
j this morning while in the act of plucking ?
stjOO from two willing victims. Deteci
lives Pilger and Leahy have been shadow- ^
ing and working with Push for several ^
months past, and it is believed they j
iiavc sufficient evidence to send him to ^
prison for a long term. Push was held
by .Justice IJatheson to await the action <
j of the United states authorities on
charges of fraudulently using the United 1
| States mails and with intent to s
j defraud the United States government.
lie may also have to answer cnarges 1
preferred by his viclimes. 1
The victims of to-day are typiccal
Suotherncrs and came here from 5larion jCounty,
h>, C., with SGOO to purchase j
8U>,000 worth of the alleged counterfeit 1
money. When arraigned they gave their v
names :is John 1). Bethea and William e
J'. Atkinson. They were held as wit- t
nesses. They are merchants, and when y
they received the circular irom Bush ]
statins that iie was making 82, 85 "
and 810 bills from plates that had been 1
stolen from the Treasury Department at
Washington some timo ago, and that ?
they could not be detected even by gov- f
eminent experts, they were eager to see ^
one ol liic Dins, inegreeu guuus meu ?
sent them a $2 bill with instructions to ^
| take it to their local bank. "It is such a f
good counterfeit that even the banks ,
will accept it." they wrote. The victims c
j obeyed the instructions and. of course, r
as tiic ?2 was genuine it was changed by $
the bank cashier without a ques- !
tion.
Both victims say they were wealthy
before the war and that they do not
think it wrong for them to buy counter- i
felt noncv as the government rumed
I tiicm.
The National Issue. t
Iu the course of a speech at Atehinson, I r
Kan., the Hon Charles liobinson, the ^
Do nvjeraic candidate for Governor, said:
"The principal national issue ot the J
campaign ought to be.and doubtless will r
he. the tariff. There arc other reforms 1
| to be considered in the interest of the 1
; people, and I shall take them up earnest- 1
j iy and in their place, but the question ot
the tarat must remain mc great issue, i;
The oppressive taxation system now in ^
clleet is a burden on the pejple, and it (
must he removed. It is unjust, and help \
is called for. A measure about to become <
a law makes this burden eren greater
in the AVcst. and as a Western mau and i
I one interested in my fellows in the West, s
II think the importance of the tariff ques- 1
j tion paramount.'' There is no question t
that in saying this Governor Robinson J
I voiced the sentiment of tl.e people of l
lv:_ .1 ...,1^,1 f|,? ]
HIS OUUC. aim, luuvvu, ui mvi vuuiv .
West. __ j
rhosi>hatc Magnates. <
Ciiakleston", Oct. 2.?Quite a ilutter 1
was caused in the phosphate market '
here to-day by the mysterious visit of
a party o! foreign capitalists. Thenar- ]
ty consisted of C. Iloyer Miller and E. 1
Packard ol' London, X. Weengard of j
Hamburg', W. S. Cooper ol London, j
James Gunlyrn of Aberdeen, with 0. (
Meyer of Nova Scotia and K. A. Corde- 1
ray of Florida. They grot here early in '
. the morninc, went up to the Charleston ]
. Mining Company's works in the '
I suburbs, took ;i run over the phosphate ;
fields and left fur Beaufort at 3 p. in., '
! leaving instructions for their mail to 1
lie forwarded to Tampa, Fla.
Miller anil Cooper are members of the 1
well known Canadian phosphate (inn of
Cooper, Miiler A: Co. of London and
Montreal. ;
The general impression here is that ;
the rumors that have been circulated
| for some weeks of the intention of an 1
I English syndicate to buy up all the 1
j phosphate territory and mills in this
! >' ite and Florida are true, and that the 1
present party are prospectors. The ^
phosphate men here are reticent on the 1
' * lrr?rm- ? n T*_ I
SilUJt'CL ilLIU ?il\ tlicv uuu o IVIIU ? uuj thing
about it.?Columbia Register.
No Secrecy About This Wedding.
Go?hex. lad.. Sept. 28.?The bigire.st
w eddin? ever held in northern
f Indiaua came oil Thursday at 2 o'clock,
and was witnessed by over 10,000 people.
Hiram M. Miisenberger. a prosI
perous young farmer ot this county. wedded
Miss Xora M. Coulter, the ceremony
taking placcon the race track in front of
the grand stand at the Elkhart county
fair. The happy couple were the recipients
of presents valued at over $400,
I donated for the occasion by Goshen
i merchants.
I
ADJOURNMENT AT LASTEnd
of the First Session of the Fifty-First
Congress.
Washington, October 1.?The lirst
session of the 51st Congress is ended
the infamous McKinley bill is now a
IUW. i L H ita SigUCU WUll* UJ Lilt
er of the House. The Vice President
and the President within a single
hour.
The closing scenes at the Capitol were
about the same as usual, the only sen
sational feature being the dismissal of
the Republican post master of the House
for malfeasance in office. It was a bitter
pill for the Wisconsin Republicans
to see their friend "Wheat turned out of
Dilice in disgrace for dishonesty. The
committee appointed to investigate the
charges against him was unanimous in
recommending his immediate removal,
mdj the House promptly endorsed the
committee's 1'mdings. It was a rather
mortifying rounding up of ''the great
"liet/vrv-rriolrinrr" ceccinrt ftf whlV'h t.VlP
Republicans boast so loudly.
In spite of the Wheat episode good
feeling prevailed in both houses through)ut
the day, and at 6 o'clock this evenrig,
when the session ended, there were
10 traces of the recent parliamentary
jattle visible. Democrats and Kepubicans
mingled pleasantly and exchanged
the usual farewell greetings, having
ipparently forgotton for the moment
;he conliidt over the force bill and the
;ontested election cases.
President Harrison revived the prac;ice
discarded by President Cleveland of
spending the last day of the session at
:he Capitol with his Cabinet, and re
named in the President's room aajomng
the Senate chamber until adjournnent.
Neither 'house transacted much new
msiness. the time being consumed in
gathering up the threads of the session
md disposing of the formal resolutions
lecessary to the closing of Congress.
"Private" John Allen, of Mississippi,
ook advantage of the crowded galleries
md lack of official business to deliver
me of his inimitable speeches, in which
le burlesqued the Republican party and
jointed out in a highly humorous'style.
T ~ "1 /J WAf* of f A
.1C UUUIU 11UL ICOiOLi V11C CClii^'C'CfcUlviJL cv/
;all attention to some of the unbroken
iledges of the majority. In passing he
illuded to the recent attack upon Senaor
Quay by Congressman Kennedy, of
)hio. and "created considerable amusenent
by taunting the Kepublicans with
'ailing "to deny the damaging charges
nade against their leader from Pennsylvania.
In spite of his fun and good
minor he told some very plain truths,
vhich were not relished"by the Repubicans.
SIGNING Tin-: TAIFF BILL.
As President Harrison squared himelf
to affix his signature to the tariif
)ill Secretary Blaine and Senator AlIrich,
who had been conversing on the
iofa, arose and stood against the table.
^Ir. McKinley was directly opposite the
'resident and the rest of the gentlemen
vere grouped about the table.
"Does your hand tremble V" inquired
Secretary ] Maine.
"Not "a bit," was the response of the
'resident; "I shall be able to put a good
lignature."
Looking up to McKinley the Presilent
asked, "Do you want the pen when
. have finished V"
The response of the author of the bill
:oukl not be distinguished. In a firm
tana tnc rresiugm men wrote; ,vp>roved
October 1. 18H0. Benjamin
larrison," saying as he did so. "I will
ise plenty of ink." "When he had finishd
Private Secretary Ilalford was about
o dry the signature with a blotting pad.
is had been done with the rest, but Mr.
ilaine stopped him with the remark.
Let it dry," and the private secretary
aid the bill aside without blotting.
Having seen the Executive approval
;iven to the bill Mr. McKinley moved
oward the door followed by the others,
virile Kepresentative .Mason addressed
he President: "Mr. President, I have
dajor McKinley's permission to ask you
or the pen you have just used for one
>f my little "folks." With a smile the
ion?an ordinarv steel Falcon in anlain
:edar holder?was handed to the Chica-!
fo Representative, and at 3,22 the scene
it the signature of the tarill bill ended.
-News and Courier.
PLAIN TRUTHS PLAINLY SPOKEN.
The Severe Speech of Charles J. Bonaparte,
of Baltimore.
Boston, October 2.?At a meeting of
he National Civil Service Reform League
to-day George "William Curtis was
lected president for the ensuing year,
rhe treauserer's report showed a baltnce
of 82.000 in the treasury. A paper
jy E. M. Shepard, of Brooklyn, on "Eximination
in character essential to complete
competition." was read.
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
)resiuent 01 tne .uaryianu jueague. reau
i paper on the ''Relation of civil service
eform to other reform." lie declared
,'ivii service reform to be necessary be:oro
other reforms could begin. lie
said:
"To expect to get solutions of the tar1T,
currency and pension problems from
inch men as make up the bulk of either
louse of Congress, or to deal wisely with
;he labor and lipuor questions through
>uch men as ma'ke up our Legislatures
md councils, is as irrational as to exfin-c:
frnm thi<5tlAs_ A veritable Ser
jonian bog of intrigue and grapple with {
:hese questions have any but the high- j
ist standard of honor. The standard of j
;hese politicians has been defended by j
:>ne of their own number?a Senator j
ivlio has declared the purification of j
politics to be an iridescent chimera and j
hat the Golden Rule had 110 place in a j
political campaign. The same doctrine I
is echoed by every unfaithful trustee. |
iishonest trader, habitual swindler and i
:hief. The profession of politics is un
lerstood by spoilsmen as essentially an |
immoral profession like that of gambler
jr conlidence man. The politician may
is well, so far as his sell-respect or public
utility is affected, be owned by a rich
man, rich corporation, Farmers' Alliance,
Knights of Labor or Grand Army
jf the Republic. lie is a bale of the ;
same goods, whatever be his trade mark.j
]'o rid our country of : hese dangerous !
cfytocnifjii !
tlliu 11VA1VUO V/UUiibU V/A ouuvciuvn
inul make room ftv ilie genuine article,
which we produced in good measure
une hundred years ago, we have only to
io away witli the incidents of public
life which have arisen and made it no
lit career for honorable men. "When we
have practically applied the prtnciples
of civil service reform through our Fed- j
OlttLCd dilU. municipal ;
we may hope for other reforms so
much desired."
'tiller's Bid for flic Nejjro Vote.
Washington-, Sept. 29.?Represeuta-1
tive Miller of South Carolina to-day in-1
troducea a bill appropriating 81,000,0001
for the erection of a suitable liome |
where disabled ex-slaves may be cared !
for. lie also introduced a bill making i
an appropriation of 8250,000 for the erec- j
tion of a raonumont in some city, to be j
selected by a committee appointed for
that purpose, to commemorate the valor
and patriotism of the negro soldiers who
fought in the Union army during the
late war.
A HUSBAND'S CRIME.
HE MURDERS HIS WIFE AND KILLS
HIMSELFA
Helpless Woman Cruelly Shot?Her
Little Crippled Son a Witness to the
Frijjhtful Deed?The Husband Rushes
to the River and Drowns Himself.
Louisville, Sept. 25.?The CourierJournal
describes as follows the double
crime of Frederick Gehm, who murdered
Ills wife and drowned himself:
une or me most oiooa-curanng murders
and suicides that ever occurred in
this city was committed yesterday afternoon
between 5 and 6 o'clock, on Tenth
street, between Main and the river, in
which Frederick Gehm, a young German
baker, shot and killed his wife and
then took his own life by casting himself
into the Ohio river.
About 5:30 o'clock Gehm went down
Jiam sireei 10 me enterprise xouacco
warehouse and, entering the front door
passed to the rear of the house. Several
men were working in the building, butt
he paid no attention to any one, though^^
he was slightly acquainted with them, ~ v
At the rear of the place is a pair of^v-steps
leading up to the third story of a
tenement house facing on tenth street.
At the foot of the stairs his little.step- - 7^
son, Adolph, was playing. Without , ..
giving the child any notice, Gehm as- *,. i
cended the steps slowly until he reaped \ "
the second iloor, when" he itas seen 1
colored man to put back his h'akd_ as if *>. y ?
tr> r)r?iAv a nisf.nl" Then wifH .'tivn !/vr '5 f
three bounds lie reached the tot> floor,
when a heavy sound, as-of the famjjg.of..-f&p
a large body, was distinctly.heard-'by" "r.% i
those below.* This was instantly follpW; \ .
ed by the firing of a pistol three times.''
A half dozen eolored mfen down s$airs?" <*. >'
heard the shots, and thinking tha^some
one had been hurt, rushed up the steps,
but not in time to prevent C eHm from .
dashing down and out the rront door.
They at once gave pursuit, but the desperate
man ran so rapidly that -before
they had reached the street he-was almost
to the Daisy trestle works on the
bank of the river.* As he passed under
the bridge he was seen to raise the
smoking weapon, which he still grasped
lirmly in his hand, ana lire, apparently
at his own head. The shot did not take
effect. In another moment he had
reached the canal. He looked wildly .
abont him for a moment and then
sprang head first into the water- During
the excitement of the pursuit the
shots that bad been fired on the third
floor were forgotton, but after the man
had jumped into the river the men returned
*to make an investigation.
Several members of the tobacco tirm.in
the rear of whose building the murder " * -was
committed, startedup the stairs followed
by a number of others. The sight
that met their eyes fro7p theii blood
with horror. Lying in the little kitchen
just at the head of the steps was the
body of Theresr Feige, Gehm's wife lying
on her back in a pool of blood.
By her side was a water bucket which
had dropped from her stiffening fingers,
and from her white forehead blood was
still oozing.
When his pursuers reached the bank
the man had gone under for the last
ume. i lie me savers were ax- once notified,
and Captain Devan sent three men
to the scene in a skiff. The search had
hardly been in progress fifteen minutes
before Gliem's body was caught in the
grappling hooks arid drawn to the surface.
The corps was lifted into the
boat and taken to the bank, but it was
decided to remove it to the life saving
station, at the foot of Third street, to
await the arrival of the Coroner, As
the body was lifted out the water a twodollars
bill fell from his pocket into the
river.
Crouched in one corner of the room
between some old pots and kettles, was
the little six-year-old crippled son of the
woman, who lay stiffening in her own
blood. He seemed stupefied, and stared
iii a dazed way at the lifeless form of his
murdered mother. Some of the men
tried to attract his attention, but he
seemed not to notice their presence.
After allowing hin to sit in this position
for a moment, some one approached him
and caught his hand. Still gazing 011
his mother he uttered the lirst word he
had yet spoken, and slowly said:
"Papa has killed mamma."
Tears sprung to the eyes of many and
thev left the room with a picture upon
their memories that will * .vays be~ remembered.
The little fellow was turned over to
the police, who took him to the Central
station, where he remained until a
man who lived near the family on High
street came and took him to'his home.
He is an unusually bright child, and he
seemed to fully understand the situation.
The couple had not lived happiiy.
Gehm had treated his wife badly, and
she had filed a suit for divorce, which
was the immediate cause of the rash
deed of the husband.
T nwvor Tnrror] ;?ml
Bakesfhd, Cal., Oct. 2.?Early yesterday
morning tea masked and armed
men appeared at the door of the Court
House and demanded the keys of the s
jailer. They said they wanted James ^'
llerrington'to whom they proposed to /
give a lesson. They seized the jailer,
took his keys and put him under guard
and then' captured the sheriff alsrf.
Next they opened the i^iland t/ok
Ilerrington l'rom his cell. "~7i'e"r?slsted
desperately and the men gagged him,
put'nim in a wagon and conveyed him
to a lonely place four or five blocks
away, stripped him and applied a coat
of tar and feathers. Ilerrington was
then set nt liberty and lie disappeared.
Herrington has toen known in this
neighborhood nearly three years as a
pettifogging lawyer, whose principal
business was the promotion of land
contests, thereby obtaining: money from
the trouble he" caused among the settlers.
lie was in jail on a charge of
perjury preferred against him by a settler
whom he engaged in a contest. He
had been arrested the proceeding day
and was lodged in a cell only a few
minutes before the arrival or Vigilantes.
Twenty Dead Iiotlies.
Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 27.?
Through a gentleman from Pendleton,
m;?s \>;w iccuixju tiuo U.HJ*.ii-iifs vi a.
railroad disaster at Wauconza, eight
miles east of Shoshone, on tiie Oregon
Short line, at S o'clock Friday morning.
The station is the passing point for
the Union Pacitio fast mail trains. The
eastbound train pulled into the station
on time and side-tracked. A minute
later the westbound train ran in. The
switch to the mam track was closed,
and it ran ahead into the eastbound train
and wrecking botii engines. The infer
maut says the passenger cars were all smashed.
When he left twenty dead
bodies had been taken out and it was
thought that there were more in the
| wreck. Friday's trains were all abandoned.
Passengers from all points this
I side were delayed, as there was no train
j run out from Huntington that day.