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1-. . f "VOL. LL WIN NSBOBQ, S. C./WEDNESDA?, JULY~ 7, 1897. NO. 48. CHARLEY ROSS' FATHER, [ r ENDING OF THE SADDENED LIFE OF j AN UNFORTUNATE MAN. Sis Life Darkened ?nu a Fortune X-rst in j T>;a?Yvr?*&raz:t:9 of scd Search for HJs . Son?Story of the ?i> icctios and the I Fruitless Search. Christian Iv. Kcss, who has for y ears j held the ofMce of iTaster V/arden of j the Board of Pert Wardens of Ger- j mantown, Pa., and who was known j ||||||||^ail over the wor]d as the father of i jgp? whcso mysterious abduction from his ! ?H^ father's residence July 1, 1874, caused j such a profound senta'.ios, died re- { cently at his horse in Gertaaiitovrn. : Mr. Hess v-as bora No-ember G, j 1S23, in Middletowa, Pa. His father, I Joseph Boss, kept a small grocery i store there. His mother, who was j Miss Katharine Kunkie, of Harris burg ; rdied in German tows, only a few j months ago at the sgn ot 96 years. j Christian was 1? years old -rrben h? j left the parental roof and came to ! f<? ctrit-P mit TOT biniSfilf ! WV __ j He was employed in & small capacity ; by the nrm of. Jackson. <fc Co.. -who j . were at the time en^a^e-d is the dry j goods commission business. His esr j sir . nes: application and marked ability if secured* him steady promotion, snc j W before he became of age he ?:as iaken j into the ?rm. Shortly aher this Mr. Jackson died j ax.a Mr. Ross succeeded hire, ihe Crm j reorganizing under the nairie of K-^ss. ; Schott & Co. The cusriers of the r.ew ! '? >? i .. < company were at d'J-i xzr&ei stree*.. : Mr. Koss amassed 2. considerable for tune, almost ail of wnich he lest durrir>g the panic of 1S75 and iu tae vain search for his stolen boy. On July 24, IS62, he married Sarah I - Ann Lewis, of Brookneid. M&S3. Six ; children were born to them?three I girls and three bojs. Ke vras appointed Master vv arden by Governor Harts'' ranft in June of 1S7S, and has been reappointed by all the succeedingj?overnors._ His reappointment from (jovernor Hastings was received or.-ij ; last week. He was the firs'; | warden that ever held cfnce under g both Republican asd Democratic 3d- j ministrations, iae ^rss the sole pro-; prietor of the Pennsylvania Crucible j Works, at Sixth and Mazier streets, i During his m2ny Years of service in j the Board of Port Wardens his strict j integrity, his genial disposition and j his Christian character, saddened bu; \ beautified by the weight of his great ? ^ ' x- j.'- - 1 It ? i * sorrow, enaearea mm io mg utsutsu. : ^ all his associates, and the news of his j r death was received with genuine sor- i r row snd regret. A meeting1 cf th? j board has been called for 2:30 o'clock \ this afternoon, when resolutions wil; j be adopted. Mr. Scss was a Methodist by faith, i and previous to taking uo his resi-} dence in Gennantown he was an act- j H _ ive member cf the Trinity Church j when it was located ai Eighth and i vine streets, auu was vc?is suy^i- 5 g intendent of the Sunday school there. | P >- After his removal to Germantows he < P bccame identified with the First ileth- < ^ odist Church, 43 iiaines Stree*, and J | was a prominent member there until I igg|?j?3w Ms death. ||||pliF One of the most sensational crimes! ever committed in this country was j 4-V?a Olnovlo.-r- Pacc t V/l Hwi v*-* 5 July 1, 1S74. The story of the crime j has been told and retold in every por- { tiozi of the civilized world and it ]i<res | * today as one of the celebrated roman i ces of criminal history. Charley was 4 years old. He was a j beautiful child, idolized by his parents jj I and relatives. He was playing with j I his elder brother, Walter, on Easts "Washington lane, near his home is \ Germantcwn, when two men drove j up in a light wagon. The sacs men \ had passed along on three or four ( days preceding and given C'h.vlsy j candy. On the day o: the abduction the little fellow had askec. them for a ' ride, and he and his brother ess*:-i; followed them to the top of the \ i;i to gain a fulfilment of a premise of thr desired ride and more candy, and some fireworks. At the top of the hill Charley ana "Waiter were taken into the vehicle and p!i;d with, candy while the two men crove rapidly to ward Kensington. " At Palmer and Richmond streets Walter was civfT> a Quarter asd circs ted to get fireworks in a cigar store. 5 The boy obejed, and returned :c find \ the wagon, the men and his curiy-s haired brother gene. His tears brought 5 a crowd and in this crowd was II 0. j Peacock, a friend of the family, who look the bey to his parents. The recovered child told an accurate and coherent story of the .abduction, and ? -Full r*? orv^iir-t a --- ?- - ors. The story was corroborates re- : port was made to Serge?..:! Buchassra, of tbe Central Station, and a senertC. alarm was seat cu: to the police. A reward of $300 was offered for the re turn of the boy, and advertisements were sect to all nsrrspspers in tbi? part of tbe country. Mrs. E'.ssws>| ill at Atlantic City, asd the sews c*'? her loss was Lept from her for some j days. j *^ n _i? i_ a. 5 kju. ouiy ~ ice ura<. out- iy j tfry surrounding The ch-:d"s ciisvp 5 pearance came in ibe form of a bacij J written. misspelled letter to Mr. E.-^s?. \ stating that the little fellow would net ? be returned without the payment of a I hrge ransom and that he would be killed if any pr-; cetdin?s should be taijen tending io the arrest 0: the kid^^^^jaanners. Tv*c days later another let|!?!|p& Afr was received demanding a? > ^ - - . 1 - . ?*1?- - . i IthtVP^ce ot ir.e coy s return. a.;:;? \ moc^.y was promptly raised by ??;? j lives a^d friends or the stricken faxr.i j ly, but\?e police stepped 1 n atd pre - i vaiied uppn Mr. Hoss Co allow iSerr. | to take ctia/gt of the case, promising i 10 find the poy and b^iesr bis aldact- { o.rs to just'ce?^ Siokley ciierec | a reward or" $20,SiPp for the recovery | - - ? - > _3 > JC-Ci a c * /-v - K rv ?,-^r- * ioi me cnua s.nu ujr^uu-i v. | who had stolen hird\ srid iLe large ; ajrouct of the reward s^r&c'ced world- S wide attention and ;~-t "?C-vi sands o- j of detectives, professional s$nd am?.-} tuer, to "worki^? on all sor'^cfs:;r I posed, anu some cf tbem a^b^uro. On August 2 Captain ?iedden,of tli? i New York police, received inform*- j: lion which apparently implicated *Vi.I- ; liam ilosher and Jcsepii Douglass, two well knows, burglars, v.-ho had frequently msdeibeir headquarters in this. city, in the crime. The information came from l*Gitiv Mosner. V?ii liair.'s brother, wi o state*! that his brother had once approached him with a scheme :o? abducting ooe of the Yanderbill children, but he had re fused to have anything to do with it. Tnen !o:io7rea & lorg ana exnuus-; lire search for Mcsher and Douglass, i which Jasted four and a half months, ] 'juris? ^hich time Mr. Rws received j sixteen letters purporting to come i frorxi the abductors, but all so careful i > _ i _ 2. _ .T . >J r : ? jy worc-.ea mai no ciue cv-uiu uc :tuuu j to the writers. ! Meanwhile the citizens cf Philadelphia ar ci many people in other parts of the country hsd been worked up to a fever h??.t cf excitement. Volunteers stood guard over almost every letter box in the city, but with no re suit. Men of business aesadored their pursuits and became am&ieur delect ive?. Books were written on the al? * ? * - e ?J &r.sorting suivj'C, scrns ci wn:ca au i vaocec >he raost Tdld'y irr-^ossibie ibeories s.ud v^ere macifcstly the etnasaiioas of crst-ks. IxcSurers were df-veloned. *,vhos3 theme the "Charley Ro>s Kidnapping,v r.cd it is even said that a number of men vrho tcck up the search became insane because ci their inability to solve the grast mystery. The late D&tec'ive John Sharkey; aad his partner, Charley F. Miller, | Trho still survives, ^ere convinced j wU. JSL {.ISC ?? ?o ; ihe correct one, and connrsiatior; 01 j it carae thrcuffli Wiliiftin Vvestervelt, | a brother in-law of Mosher. who, it j was conclusively shown, bad acted as a ?0-between in tke attempted nejroti! at ions between Mr. Ross and the kid: aappers. Occs during thess jvarntia- j i 'icrs Mr. Ross actually took $20,000! r. "Vs.?r- V<~> L- frt v.^r- r,-v ?n thf, hi: re-1 j ifers.bm tSf? po'ice were in t!v sch*m>- j azd the abductors evidently found i'. j ou>, for they failed tc put is an ao ? p/arsnce &i the pl^cc- where they were j to meet the stolen boy"5 father Westervelt was evidently 7?HHrig to? sacrifice Douclass, but he Trasa^xiuvis \ to protect his brother i 1 laHf gave j sufficient information to indicate that s be knew of Obariej's whereabouts, i a-jd -vss n remised in appoirUrr-est on [ the New York police force if he weuid I reveal all fcs knew. This he refused ?o i;r>i-:i '.hp awn:r>'!: pt;i WPS made i cut. j his t?:?s neve? done and he; oaaintaincd bis sllesce. la the rr-ean ; time the search for ilos-he- and D vug ? ?^5 'a-?^ being pro* ecu led with vigor, 2nd the t c then re unexpectedly! found on the ?.i~bt 0:" Dtcembtr 1-i. j ^hen secordirg to the :de>;s of t-x-e j police, -he whole mystery '.vas cleared \ up. Oa that Decern bar night the res: j denes of Jud^fc Van 3:uni. At Bay! Ridge., Brooklyn, vas broken iato by : robbers. It unoccupied, bui vras I connected by a burglar alarm -with j the house of the Jucge's son on the \ ft thw side of the street. The son ? aroused his son and t*ro men servants, i and the vrhcie party armed themselves j fad surrounded the Judges nous? The burglars finally ceres out and ?re?e called u-ood to hah. Thev rep ied Tritb pistol shot?, and the auar ie:te opened fire on them. The scene that followed "^as dramatic. One robber vrss dead, v-i:h his err-p-; ij revolver under his head. The; oi.her lived sbcut two hours. The] neighbors came rushing to the place. ? w Who are you, and ~here did ycui "? > -3 - i ec-rne iromr several asKea oi tuy uy-;; iag man. [ "Man, I won't lie to ycu,:' was the j reply. "My name is Joseph Douglass, t and'that man over there "is William) Mcsher. Mosher lives in New York; city. I have no home. 1 am a sin^Je \ iran and hsve no relatives except a j brother and sister whom I have notj seen for twelve or fifteen years. Mesh-1 er is a married man has Sve children \ I have ?i0 in my pocket. Ivishfoj be buried with it." L's no use lying! u.J j 7 1,. LOW, iXlUSXiSr Cilia i M/.-IC Sosi frora Ganrtarjicwn " v Why did yea steal him*" 4'To make money." j '"Svho has the child no*?" "Mcshsrkti0772 all about the child.; Ask him." "Mosheris dead. Can you tell us { where the ehiid is?" "Orsd knors I te-Iihe truth." be re : plied. ''I don't iinorr vrnere he'S.j Masker kne?r." { Tv'ilter Hess ^ss taken to Brook: vn j and in the Morgue identified tlie) bodies of the burgiars as those of the; men vrto had taken Charley and birs j in tbe ~agon on that fateful lit o- \ July. Former associates of Mother: and Douglass vrere arrested all orer; the country, but they could or vrouldjj Il't'j - iil'U '.V tiliV L'.i l.:C LLi__y * . Westervclt n as brought to this city,! tried and convicted of complicity in j the conspiracy to abduct the boy, and * ^ras sentenced to seven years in theEastern Penitentiary. In the presence oi Detective Miller the wife of the con-! victea man begged him to tell 7?h?.t! he knew of the crime, but i:e mam- \ t?.:ned a siolid silence. He served hi~ ? science and is supposed to hav- re- s turned to New York. Once, when. fcis ^ife ~?.s ur^ir.^s him t<? v?ve?.i bis koowkdge oftUe! case, Westervc-t said in a Tone t'-"T: carried vdlL it ccrTiclicii of ihe tru.o I of Pis staie-^ent: \ ' ??:ey will never ?et the boj." "vv.nvf hi- vrifeasAeci. ''Doc&use he is btyond reach," he| re-'piec su d;n;y. \ ' ^vhatdo you mean?"' dsmnudcd Detfcii^e ili'ier. ? ''Became he is beyor u life/' said j Wester veil. 7h* theory at last accented fey \\v-> j police f-itd nes.^y all others v^LofcI | iO'Ted the c?S8 *?<os t'at Mosher and; I):n'= lass had thrown tas boy into the- ; .North Hive:*. ^here he drowned, i B xi thousands of rwsoplo decliced to ' ..-ke ibis vievr, and even to-day il?^?reI ire ixianv v-.Lv.- believe that Charley 5 7> i-. rr: . Xc iLiii r*. i s ct. s ueen ceiled to ail parts of ibe ceuairj ' '. > iiiTestiga;s ;be mysterious ?:ori?s | of bovs ^ho bs.u beer; s'0-e.a ar-j he! ; always Trent wherever they apce-ved. t:> bs *bs sli;*bl?st ehsnee to recc *?i ills lost, soo or tarcw soy sduic:onu! i lignt upon the mjstery oi iiis uj net-rance. i 2?Ir. I-ioss r-a? a prosperous ntrchan i. j at ihe time of the little bcp's abduciiojs, ! bv: ho s'^nt h:.a entire fortune in ais I : fruitless sesrcn. As lone ssro as D?- j comber 1SS0. Le staci in speakingof mc ? cetebriitd case: j *ion;;* Vidir^s I ha to ev^r re : f>f 'tN<5T,,',T ?:?:?! V>^ TCP^ Strip O vv?.s ihe dsrrasd ?cr a rs.sscm c f f WO. i: I had paid ihat I wrould l:sve! Ii:-d Lim lor-^ before ibis. As i: *. I, r.ave spent ?>J'J,0Q(\ asd have net <ot j bin. I still have detectives errs plowed j and hope :n time to dad him. I h?.v<?' exam-ned more than tbree hundred io: ciii'dren in the search, soir.y of; km.r-. \aAr? etnicn Vm r 7-. >r.s-.f ! them vras (JbRrlcr/' In conversation vith friends ?t:g i persons interested in tbs cast Mr.: Koss has frequently ??ted his belief: ! tbat Lad he dealt dirscriT' >?ith tfce; : kidnappers and net entered into plans: of the police for their detection and arrest, bis efforts to recor?r the boy vrouM is all probability have prcvtd syccfSsful. Ke vrrots a bock some yea-s a^o givio^ a detailed history of the abduction and the search Tor the ioii boy.? Philadelphia Times. fbeSou'U Carolina College. The comrneacemeat exercises o: the Scutr: Uaroiir-a College took place last week, a I'd 7 ere of a racst interest ice character, President Vvood-^ard. pre?;'.iAni?8 trs friA fnllowirtiy Bachelors of Arts?Wilfred Laadan B;oci<er, I>2ingi.oo; John Gordon Hughes, Edgefield; George C^vrald Ja^er. Char] lea; Charles Howard 't'cl.feurin, Marlboro; John Jackson McS^aiu. Laurens; Simon Frank Parrot:. Diriia^toc; George Ccflin Taylor. Richland; John Nrlsoo Trump. Richland; Jurats Spencer Yerner, Richland. Bachelor of Science?Joseph Le O^nle Dacis, Richland. Bachelors of Ltws?John Buford Atkinson, A. B. Furrr.an, Chester; Ther.dore Gailiard Croft, Aiken; Vic tor Eugene DePass. Kerahavr; G-eor^e Prentiss Log&n, Williamsburg; Ashby ])svis -McFftddcc., Ciareodor:; Walter For-? Flackhouss, A. B., WoiTcrd, .Virion; Gcor^y M^'s Biuckey grad^.Ri-e 3 0. M. A. Sumter. President Woodward taid sfier preser-tinx ths diplomas that ha wished ibe graduates success Ttere would ?a~e io^ojV word to thetn, bat il-c./. ro:d should be spoken by t;>vlr resident, Dr. Wocdro-*. Wfcen Dr. WoodrST csrae forward turculiucus -Nvx.-l A ->oin f. A 1- v.Y\rrsa ^y yi r js, ^^7::'VT*a wau. ?..???fc*-sd? he had to wait Tor it to .- us sicltr. Then in a brief speech he &id the class ^/scr'!. This closed the t-xercises for the <1*17 and the mes of '37 pi;s.d iitlo trie history of ihe colitgf. The F?v?t at Ol'iTsson. It appears from cstu be .learned thus ihe cousmit-ee of the Slate bc-'.rd of hc-^'th tba? visited CI?ra?oa Oo!'?;>? to into ths cause t?r tho ece^t sick o ess -i;i not 3*&po<t -har. it vras ' is*.'aria! fever,17 ss ih? College authorities reported, but that it was an ombrefck of ivnioid fever. At ine ic /-? ... sance ot ir}7ernor ziiizrvz i.;c scard of hesHh toes the matter up ssd mac5'; a special ana dilt^eat inqui>7 into tbes>:?&irs at OIc-tsod and 'I'&arsdny aftereooa roturneil frou Cievss~rt. The members of ihe board ' ii! prepare their repose as once arid s-.i.brrit it to C-ov&rnoi* E tier be id li-ne for the board of trustees to act oa. the -4 - ? ? * a -va a ^ <v?ft eo?.rd, tchich has been. cal'sd ;or the 7th of Jjij. The members of the board did not care to give out any of their vie-vs until they have prepaid their report. It is undersiocd, however, that the committee vrilL report that me typhoid fe^er was brought about by the bad sanitary condition at the College; that the sev/ersge s\s:em at the Cc-lieee is bad, and tc&i a spricjr on the Coale^e property, frem vchich v:at?--r has been obtained, is contami nated. and should net have been used. A Itishreotis Vc-rdlct. Win., C. Cteapbell, who killed L. L. PettigreT in SrWLrtanburg last JinL-arj, wss rsccntiy con-ricied of manslaughter. Campbell was a police man at the time, and Pattijfrew, a stranger tramp from Tennessee, made his escape from the ?u&rd house. -.Then Campbell shot him in the hack as be was runr-ing away. The case excited considerable comment at the time, aud Mr. Calvert, the major, was severely criticised, and no: merely for restoring Campbell to his position as poiicomc.r? pending so grave a cbsrjre against bjn-s. for employing lawyer? to defend him, and pay them out of the public funds. Campbsli, however, vras proven to have brutally clubbed a man while he had on handcutrs and was in the custody of himself and another policeman since the killing cf Pet^riw, whicb so aroused the in ui<;-u?Ti'jn of the citizens that he vr&s fo.-ced to rtsig.u, arid hence was not a policeman 21 thy lime ot nis trial. Biz Strike Ordero-.i, A general strike of miners of the Urdiid Mine Workers cf America has bees c-;ered for July ~ by ihe Na tioral K wcative Board, whose head quarters are in Columbus, 0 , and also by the district president, as the result cr a meeting heid there June 24th, 25th and 2Ssh. The officers say oi'o ucu rser- art; liiYyiveu strikers. So far as anything; c&r< be ]earned from officials, the call for the Pittsburg meeiiug- of miners on Saturday is to decide hot?the striked to be conducted in that district. They n.\~e to consider p;ai>3 to Lake care of the vromcn and children during the stnkc. President 3atchford say* the' be-.i tira-s to settle ih-s question . vrs^ss is Cvvin-i the sv.rGtnftr, tbe rf.eMca:* &zM? ?-~e of their link garden pic^s in obtairi?/!^ subsirAsBCu. ni-.os of ciotiizg ?re net to gre*i <ls ia winter. A XerjiOie Explosion. A rlyna.'oi-e explosion ear-j WcJ-?sj<jy iMOrnirff ia South Scrantos, P.': , b!e v yp tie business bi->ck of fii^hnMr? s rtnuhL* A xf-i ii i?r -bicciv ov/sea by him and a. dr;iaeb?a rouse osvsed 03' ilichaei 0"?Ja.r&. Tnt business bi-.ek, a iwj story buiid!rjg. was lorn to piaces. TicnSr otfc-r houses bad ah the windows blow;; cu-. aucl pissier torn from J;;e walls. T:'.s s.h>'X'.'c w*>s felt al'over the cir7. Olehofssi was seriously inj.ired it; ,.v;r:ir bis wife, and his recovery is dcuol:"u;. FoiJo^rcg ?re expiosio* t'ne wrecked buildhg t >- < bu: i-ic u ruu-CLi isvif.-t; u i^ui spreading, Drcwe?i }c 3-r? "ftiii P>;ad. The Colurr.bia S:ate .says Mr. J::Ire P*d.?t.t\ white ii His m:l? ootid nire mites froiii the c.'.y or the ijri.r'-'r's Fsrry rcr.d, ~<is drovrseo Monday evesisg. 3Ir. P*d?ct hec goae in sv?itr?mio^ and was i.i vraier beyond his depth. Trhen seized with ( rsnr). H? oiif.kIrss.nk. wnile scv cvai roea v;h j waici-ed! htm Itqvo. t: o batik. arsre unable to belp i-im. H;> vih and child res ---ere nsar by az.d s?.^ the c death, j.he bydy of 'he Groaned vss soon aflrrvVHrc's recovered. I>.e fuieivi ?ra* held y'-s erday everisgr. I'.is\ Pad get: v.-as about 40 jears old. ? -II Au^iust. scruRgs, The Colurabis. Krister s?.js the ?TAr.d j xry returned a " nbiii" a^?.;ns'. :5c'. ? W. Seniors, :r.u;cifd for ctrfciai srscoad'tfc*. aad icusebrt-r.'siug sjjd iarcssv. When Ibis Sndir;? had become gwjer&Uy icc.~n ?round t.V ci-y considerablescrpri?s express cd. \v hiie the grand j*xry ^ no: per 1 vl ? t o : 'r r-f * t r. Or r- f ihe accepied opiaics. that '.he members from the country vrgre responsible for the ''no bill." 1 disaster on the deep, i j i | A STEAMSHIP LCST OFF THE EAST-! ERN COAST OF AFRICA A TvrrJb'o ox Privation and j Ir.g. Sc:v i he Survivors Tfsre Be^cuftd. J Heroic Women Refused zo ieavti Their j Knifcands otx tlia Doomed ShJp. A ckjiatch from Acea, Arb.'d, sajs the Ic&an government's steamer Mayo sot oat in search, of the missing stoarccr Acer., \*h-ich Failed from Y? koba&a on April 23. via Colombo snd Aden, f^r Lor;dor?, and v:hich "^as list fceard of when latrine Colombo gj June 1 for Aden, has returned and j reports that the Aden vras totally lost j off the island of Soeotra, at the east ! em extremity of Africa, on the morn- j in??* of Ju*3S 0. The Aden carried 34 passengers from Chinn and Japan. The captain of the wrecked sie&rner, seme of her otlicers and cre^r &od severs I vhite passengers *vere s~ept orsrbofcrj ! and drowned very scon after .she rar- I ashore. Ei^ht lady passeagers, nine! children, two oilicers and & fe~ e* the I Aden's ere1:? succeeded in getting j a-w-av from the Trreck in a boat, but j ihey hare not been heard of since, end bat JilUe hope, owing to the bad weather v?bieh b&s since p^ev?i!?d is enirrtf.irr.ed of their safety. The Mijo saved r?ne of the Adec's r,ss5enger$ artQ. three of the Trhke and 33 of the j rarlres of the steamer's cre-v^. A'l cJ I these pr vsocs were rercutd just as the t idea \*o& ore?.king up Trv? sur~i-j [ vors cf the wrecked sfea~Hr w<?rp j | cvried iu -\deri by the Mayo and ar* I 1 bring carect for bv the locsi autbovi-j | lies. In rJ3, thedr?-.?ned and mi-ising11 i i? clsid'.*. 25 pss-en^ere. 20 Eu \rp??n < j oJTi.ers ^ad 33 eaiives cf tb?= Aden's.; [crew. | I Tea jvseosnt ssjs that i??o dsys after j \ joavin^ Colore bo ibe Aden v?ts struck \ i '>y a. severs monsooo, with &qu?Usj : vkJciit and ijjcfssiist. Day by day: i the weather arrovy thicker and the ? cs j } sealers became more a'anned. Ac 3 j ; o'e Joe's on the morning: of Jjr.e 9 lho; > ffessi-1 struck upon the Ivssr-drc-"? I | reef. c?T tbe eastern cossi of the ialard | j Sc.cmm. The engine room ^.s in i | siautiy Ilx-d-d &rd utter darkness ,-s~vvjld vj-ith pa~ic. the p-'-.s \ | .evz$r> ru-.bed from their cabins and j I il d Lerror stricken to the ur.per deck:' ' m ' I.'l l::f scaiiii^si cx?;.r;i;*g. xno wvmeu < ?rtu children scrc*me<I in 'right and conrasicn, but the n:en retained their self possession and courageously assist; ed the officers and crew to do their ! best to save the vessel and to inspire calmness. B-i.t it wss soon seen that j the steamer could net survive the I shock and that the only chance id' { safety lay in the boats. Life bony* j were dirtribuled. distress signias given t and the boats on the lee side prepared \ for iauDCiing. Tnose on "he weather j side had already been washed away, j In the irieanume, seeing that some! hours wore likeiy to elapse before it 5 wouJd be possible to launch the boats, j the uassengersaccopted the assistance: - : . or tae crew 10 oovua Luur? cuuuiAug. Ths sicrm continued to increase ia violence. Great seas washed the ves sol with terrific force. Daylight brought no relief and only served to reveal stili further the awful situatation. Misfortune followed misfortune. A lifeboat *7?s lowered, only to be swept a~ay immediately wish three lascars and the first officer, j Mr. Careen. Ine gig was dispatched to the rescue, with I?r. Mi]It/, the J bt/C'w'iiU. vJiiW*, ;;u:, uv.owai* VJ all, boih boais were rapidly swept awiy. The cniy rexainir?g- lifeboat was t!:en lowered, amid a scene of intense emotion. A cry of anguish broke from the lips even of the men when this hall! capsized throwing the sailors and ?he stores into the sea. After great ell oris the boat was right- 5 fd ana the ^roroen and children "vrere j | lowered into it, the exception of i ? Madames GiJielt, Pearce and Strain. \ ^ ^ ^ ?I W /, /I + ?~v r- r\ >+ s\ U way nerUiCK.l;.v uruivru tv? o >a;c iiic fate of tbe'r husb?.nds, ?r.d Misses Lloyd and Waller, who remained on beard. The bost, ma? red by a European crew, left in & tremendous sea ar.d drified rapidly out of fci<rht. As | ibe waves stil I swept the wreck, dash-} {ir. g the people about a^d leaving them | | almost prcsira.ted on the dec*, oca by j | one, men, women and children. I f ?rown too we** to withstand the re' I j peattd buifetings. were washed Over- j ! board iu si?hl of those who were mo- j | mentarily exoeciisg: the same fa1e. j k \ ... + U -* or-, nrn ! f.sfl >W. > j; Jjici- IUMC vw -.VAN.5 Mr. a;;d Mrs.Shv.in arid their two children. Kisses Lioyd and Welier, the j Missionaries, Mrs. Pesrce's baby, | ;ri?h a Chinese nurs^, and then Cap I lain HiiJ, whose irg was broken, but i v i-o had borne himself eairrl.y and | o:\tvc. ly. He was cashed overboard ? wit;' several of :' e native crew. | All v!ay the victims were picked off . Oilfi oy C.\c UIUU 3U ?:*iwa :ii '-:,c j jucon, -A'?eu those who still survived j re.* rented below. Many were badly; hurt arui passed the night in. suspar.fe j a:;..J bodily p-iti, hudu i"d in. in? small | CAbiu which ;: r>:r?ec-:'-'d would fce$ their mrab N the s-ir^ivor.s j whom I hive Srfci, c sr.;5 io h;k of thi? | terrible Bight. 7l-*. storm abated | yii'vMiy co I'.2 saorfciac of :ho 2.0 th, j /a".d those who were able to move : bc?s?i tb? search 'or i'ood ? bur.?rr. I ua:ii theu. h:*?vi::ff Tailed to assert it | self i;rer mere scouts privations. This} proved *. task of the creates: danger,! I b:./ s^as wore fetiii sscw&ids the J t - - r-i - . J vessel. The fourth er-g?se?r, while! | ir>:c? to ordure water ire poop, j j was struck srs??ie?s and aJ?X";st wssii f "d overboard b?>'\ve h?could bedra^u' ! -d to plaoe of cafciy. Ari,;?ci?I rc;pii ration acd si milar excedieu*s ^ere rei ror'i&d to. bui ii. rss lite i.cu's beforej t he was re&tcred to consciousness. M-. j | i'oar^.e 77?s ociv sp.w-d from | overboard by the proiripi ao 1 ( i:os r.i ms cuueijces wre. ; The ;earc.i fr.r f-.yd resulted iuj their soiling very t> c^* it. and this i vras shared out tquaiJ r in verr small portions. Aii the tiKso Jesp?rs.te mertiepi. a sharp ico.~oa-\ B-n no vr?s*5' vras sighted uaiii t?e 13:h, *;)?! even r'r>en the distress signal ?>: ? .not sees. On 'be ITcb, and ?.gaiu c:i the 2;';.n, i other vessels Tn$ scaled, cut theI signajs either ^rero not s:-* c or "ere:. t rn: ; _ .. igrncrec. xness un&appy ep:s;.'j.ps caused painful and hair crizy scenes; of r:?2e. aU frcm thoss ~ho hr.d bc^n ? previously self c >i3lro!ied. Eica day j t ""ss reeessar? to curia? 1 the si-i io^arce cf raiioas. Mr. G-iliett did j the catering zni eoatrtbuved grtraiiy j o choeriag up ibe ship's coajpa?>y,? Th2 Tc-saiber usually ra^derstod i& j trie mcrrins, but siwsjs iscreasr-d in 5 violrr.ce dunssr the aiteraooa. iVe qiestjy s ses il-irty feet higu vrouId : s*"ce-} tne uses from stein to st-em wa | portions of the vesisi- On ' June 25tb. when tilings were at meir worst ar.d trie food supply was almost exhausted, Messrs White, Xelt Ore and V&Ipy br&vp;y ventured across the dec'* to the storeroom ?.nd got ?. fre.-h supply. That evening two steam era wery sighted. One proceeded without paying any attention to the distress siifusJ. The others anchored under the i^e of the island. As socn as she was sighted a Jasca.r mounted the rigging and signalled her. In reply, candies burned at her port-holes', and at daybreak: on. the 26th a suspsnso cf seven leer: days w?*s relieved by the spectacle of the steamer round Ld? the point and b?adiii? towards th" vreck. 6he anchored about a mi'?? away. A very her.ry .va still ?uv nin~. but ihe /.led had modelled siijjhtlv. With heartfo It joy. mingled : wUh tears nf tho rrieii and hysterical sobbing of -lie they sav the lifeboat lowered. It- took her threequarters of an brvjr to re&eh the wreck. E-7-irj orie rusted to the broken side of the ship. It t^c the life beat cf the Indiana sovere.-rstxi stes.tr er Mf.j o a n d In ch arge Lie a ton ant Dcbin r-nd Gold?sjitb. T<iej tkiiiful'y avoided the trciiieadoua \ wseh arid rescued sli of lbs survivors j iu tTo trip's. 3*>*r7 attention -wml paid to them ou. bos.rd the Mcyo. ??? - -9 BEFORE JJDGESIMONTON. { Arjjsm-ast iiafore Klni as to V?hat ist ar. j i)rt si rial t *c k ase. The Pinhnssohn oripiaai package \ c~so cane up before JaJge Simoittcn in the U'-iu d Circuit Court at Caarl-sV-a on Tur*Ja?. 29i& icsUst. It. v.-j :1 bo iarae-x:b^:"-:-u that Judge? Siv-'-ov.ton ,~rsr-i?'-: a temporary iujunc j i/*or?, on Jam 19 h, retraining It") Slate cop.stauicb from mterff.Ting witli! the jjq'iov of W. G\ Moore, while in [ i~f-.r;sit or in '-.Vjk <$i IP. ^. ihabus- [ soiin . Tiir c:-*c came up as io whether; or net the tempers.re injunction \ shruSd be made ueroetual asraiost itt i Stale orscahk's. Tr:e !ct;:t<* was r~p-1 merited i>y At:ct-?c-y Genera! Sn'b r \ hi':^ the petitioner by \iessr*. J N, I Natbaa? J. N. JJathna?, Jr. Mr. Natt'sbs raaOe *r.o Sr^t speech. | ijis a>*?u??er.t wss in :gc line U-.at an j crigiaal ^ao-r^e pu=. up by the impor- } t'.*T, a.ad Sim ii~hl i-T kepor tatioj: im- ; piles the right '.o store and sell, ar-d j iher:?c.?e the ri^ht shiD liquors into I Lhe State for storage atc-1 sale. That j ? tosaks in ih2 j33>/ht ti.-r.e, in ths a'c-j .*cfitics of aiij aci of ih? jpsfUlature f the clause of the Copdilution does not prohibit such sa'.es, bat only prohibits the Legislature from granting: license. Ti-e Attorney Gcner?-! spoke- next, and argued * hat the "ninula those p^ck- j .??es Trere delivered into the hauds o? 5 the cor^ignce and offered for sa:e, 5 il.ey eotne p.nder the police of. the State and cculd be regulate.'' by j the State's jurisdiction. The Attorney General propounded ; tnree questions to the eourt: 1. "vVhat is aboriginal package?" t 2 <;Y/hat limitations are pieced on | tbe right of saleV 3. "Does the right to sell imply the ] right to store and rtlzr for sale at ai regular place Of busing He then announced tae following | propositions. 1. An j package containing five gal-j ions cr more when, imported by ajj manufacturer cr rectifier and whole- jj sale dealer to be an original package \ within the meaning of the law must; bear the stamps and brand required j by the revenue lavrs of the United S States. 2 Arij package containing less than live gallons, put up by a m?.nufac urer or rectifier and wholesale oer-k-r, is an original package, with- j out sLamp? and brands, so long a? it is j ia exactly the c ";ndition ia which it is ? imported. S 3 When liquors are put up ia hot f tits, and a number of botiifs are? packed in a case, the box or case is the { original package. If bottles are shipped in cars packed j in stra^ or otherwise, each bottle can- j not be considered an original package! y.oa sjio a-3 suca. jj The Attorney General cited the ease: of Bro-.vn vs. Houston, asd drsw frcca j that ciss the fo lio wing application: j Ii is clear ihat theL'q tors stored acd | offered for sale by lae petitioner's 5 sug-ent, at 269 King: street, are now in-5 corporated iuto the balk of the pro \ perty of this State and are subject to i Ihe taxing powsr of the S>s'e. They have thes ceased to be articles ef com* roerce and are subject to the police power and the taxing1 power are is i a-any respecLs Ider.tica], and they are | in aii respect subject alike to the- limita- j lions of ike Federal Constitution as to \ interstate commerce. The arguments consumed several j hours, and a ^T^at many authorities s c?ere cited on both sides. At the cou* j elusion of ih? a'-Ku-nents, Judge I Simon ton announced that he would 5 take the c?ss und-r sd vise meat puo| reader a decision lAt-r?ucium&ia | Register. itjsd Ijoc<1H. Tbe Slate bos.ru 01 cosiroi lie:d a I special meeting Frio ay to corsiuer the 1 boiids of ih- cvaniy dispeusofs. Tlxtrt j are seme GO -j! these bonds i.usl go \ not. confirm wi.tii tbe sia-uiiy re- j quiresnsiiis&fcd accordici? to an ot.'m \ i-jii oi me i-.Uoraey geuera!, are vrortu 5 itc-; Ti.a nr.. in Sii.-f'iv .virr.n;.-! aics acd :lv; form v?i!l have tob-ij coauged to rcctt tbe t-. q .lire meats o' j Ltwr. This :iie 0>;aru bas coereii i.r> bs dore. Th-- board leiraeu yesi-r day that Mr. !Scl P^wuiaa wbo h-?s a tourist's privilege Tor t.".e Ciloouri b.o [ in Charleston, i* $1,500 short. Ihej j wired to tLe eon.-fabaiary Lr> C;<j.e h'.ii j up. The following jresc-lutiofi v7?$$ adopted: Eesojved, That ibe *acl '-bat j i pin of.the oJliciui , e^rcs of the Si-3te j ,n rs ,,111 ce 5i.re Unlawf lii V if. I the ^possession o' ex Uivimis&iiiicrf .Mix son, hari:-2 come r_'t:e sscwiedg:-1 of this board, ihe chuirrnan is uer?fcv I irol-'ueted to consult vim. ii;* ^iioruc-y ?e **??.! as to tise manner of proceed* i.--g to recover the same and i;.?as >;cuon se takco at once for the recovjry of tr.e sums. Tj Kill by iiiectrlc'ty. A Canadian sea capiain has invent j cu an apparatus wicii. b:cn. he thinks | vrr.ales aa be killed by eieD^ic shock, i A bar poo a. is axed at the =nd c f a Ion? \ metallic c~bie. properly insuJated ari-u { wLiich. serves m place of the usual s rope. Through this cable a a ckctric j curreei or 10.COU volts is to be sent by j LU^a.-.'S ui a. tyL:-c.iu j at'jiw >- m-whsleboat. Trie ::nventor believes thai no whale would bs able to Trith stand iiie shock it roujd receive the in sua-, ihz iisrpooa entered iis slue. A Fatfti J&gpiosiou. The boiler of an ongtne attached to | a threshing msujuhie at Adairsviile, j d-a ATnlrK:>j kill in? three men ia- i si&sily aud fatai/y vrounciing four j others, while another mail had nis j ieg broken, necessitating amputation.5 WEATHER AND CROPS. ~ TKE CONDITION OF THE STATES'S FARMING INTERESTS. The Cf : rai Outlook-- WsskJy Bclletln of I the V7eatJisr Bureau Issued Last TVeeJc 5>y Uirectcr 3r.uer. The 'cHowing is the weekly crop sjid weather bulletin issued by Observer Bauer: The rr.eiin weekly temperature averaged 30. vrhieii is one decree above the ncrcoal. The first cf the week was comparatively cool, followed by excessive heat with, maximum temperatures on the 2ilb, 25th aid 26th ranging from 100 to 106 over the southeastern covgties. The lowest for the week! -as 58 cu the 22ad st Spartanburg. RAINFALL. T^e weather wasshowery, but hardly enough rain /ell generally for ihe needr of crop.*, in raan^ plfcc?-s none, 5jid in. a few too mucn. Thirty-one weekly roetsurements amounted to less than 1 inch; 13 from 1 to 2 inches and S over 2 inches, with 2.70 as the largest amount, at Trial. Ths aver , J A tl f\ r? O (V,A ! age ui ^ rcyurw w? aonroxitnate norma! for the week is 1SL L? Clarendon, Spsrtenhurgr and EugeSeid fields were v. ashed by heavy r&irs. Severe local storms, of wind, rain &::d uois? more or ies<s injury to corn, cotton and tob?cco. in a few instances ruining entire fields, occurred in Clarendon. Spartanburg, Anderson, Aiken, Edgefield, Darlington,! Richland, B?mber^, Kershaw, Sumter, Bcrk?I%y, Orangeburg and Charleston. The extreme northeastei *? and northwestern counties were free from local storms. The sunshine varied 'reatlv in dif "'-rest portions of the State, but the j ?.vcro.</e of el! report* indicate about a I normal ner centagecf ihe possible du-1 ratios. CROPS T.o'i vrA^k on the whole was favorable for the development of crops, vrhich made satisfactory advance ex cept TT'here injured by wind, hail and wftt soil. Much mention by corres r-rtn .'Ionic ic merle r.f orvgat: 1 r? fis-lrlc but qualified gen^raUy by the state-1 n\e?t that the weather favored kiiJing ! S "assCorn. is being rapidly laid by in | ^ood condition except that stands are j Irregular and that over considerable ar&^js throughout the entire State rain is needed. It is more promising than at any time this season. Some fields vrere injured by high wind breaking fT/inrn iriM s+olirc anr? I-.tt; S sive heat curling the leaves during the day. Cotton has begun to blossom freely ever the eastern counties and squares are plentiful everywhere, although the plant is small for the season. Ia portions of Berkeley, Kershaw, Chesterfield and Chester the ground is too not for cotton and the plant deteriorated. Many fields are Secerning foul with grass, but not enough so to materially' injure cotton. The stand is very even and growtn during the wees was good. Commenced laying by in sections , Sea Island variety above an average condition for the season. Is blooming and fruiting well. Tobacco has improved generally. Is buttoning low and shows "frog's eje" in places. Ha$ deteriorated and condition poor in Kershaw. Is ripening prematurely and some cured during the week. Rice is doing well. Feas were extensively sown and comingr up to good stands. Sweet potato slips growing weli. Sugar cane excellent. Vegetables abundant. Melons will be gbipp*d from Barnwell this week; this crop improving slowly and is generally late. Special, full and final reports en wheat, cats ard fruit were received and can be briefly summarized as fol :ows: Wheat?The bulk of this crop is raised in tbe northwestern counties, cr the territory bounded by lines: as3wn dus west and north from Co-j lumbia. Within this area less than tbe usual amount was sown, its conditions promises an average crop, confirmed by the little threshing that has been done. Fiftr percent of the reports indicate a full average yield. It was harvested and gathered in good condition generally. In a few coun uco tueyiciu was reuuuau uy ruai. 0*is?Early sewn oats were best, s,nd in ru?Dy sections very good; 70 j oer cent, of ihe reports indicate excslj lent, the remainder fair yields. 0*ts J sown during trie winter and spring j were generally poor &nd the latest sown complete failures. Very litt:ej ~prinjf oats we~e sowu. Some oats! were damaged slightly by rain while biinj harvested. Fc'-aches? The reports on this fruit rar;ge from "full crop,? to "'noBe." i' liiy per cent, o- the reports muicatt: that trees uo/e sonic pe'-.ch'is of an in-j f?ricr Qu^ji'.v and many rotundas! .he? ripen; 20 per coru. report a full j c'-op but not u? very good quaiity.The j crop as a whole was a -poor ose. Seed ilng.=. of eo commercial importance, . re quite plentiful everywhere. Lilt-1 "a^istics are better touii the exrly va-1 rielies. Apples?The apple crop is in peaces !he besi for years. Fifty per cent, of ibfc repor'is indicate a jfuii crop; 25 nearly so. and only a failure, iliich of ihis fruit, is. however, of in' ffrior quality, r&ihar sa.a!l ard shows s':?r!s o: insects. Many irces blighted ?nd web vrorms numerous. Spraying is liC-t geceraliy practiced. rears?An average cr ip oat mar.y roe.- blighted ana fruit damaged by insr-crs, maturing fruit cf inferior i q:;& 1 ity i? tne rule rather than. U\e ex-! caption. Few re^rt recourse to spray - i ior t-e tr*e* to protect; lie fruit. fjuas?About tbe same as pears. I Fiss very premising'. Grapes?The vines are very heavily loaded generally, but where not syraj- j ed, tbe bunches are rotting1 badly, i vvhere sprayed, g/apes are very pro misiiig. ScuppernoGg vines heavily j fruit--.'.;. iierries?Strawberries were abund- j ant and of excellent quality. Wild! buries are plentiful everywhere, es pecialij asvrberrzes and oiacK berries. j Where fruit was poor, or sn entire | failure. 1I13 reasons for it generally scribed by correspondents were frost j late in March: in pla-cos dry weather j during April; ana the presence of nu- j serous insects, causing excessive j dropnin:j. Severe Jocal storms also] materially reduced the crop of peaches; 3 ) 1... \ ?. ^ _u I HDU iJUL Uil iLlC W-UUiC, -sinds were the least harmful of tne j causes that made 1837 a poor fruit! jsar. ' ; F ER END COL LKION. A Terrible Disaster on tlio Chicago and j Northwestern Railroad. Three persocs were killed outright ana aoout twenty cr thirty persons injured in a resr end collision on the Chicago and Northwestern Road, at 12:45 Thursday morning at West Chicago, thirty miles out of Chicago, on the Galena division. The desd are: JyF;*s. R. Shipman, Appleton, Wis., Mrs. John Gcodin?, Appletcs. Wis , unknown tramp who was riding on the front end of the baggage car. The victims of the collision were T1 J ^nrisiian j^uueav:;: uci'cgiiLyfc, VV^JU : left Cbicaso Wednesday ni^ht. en j route for the s-reat convention in San | Francisco. Tee colliding trains were; sections N?s, 4 and 5 of a Christian! Endeavor special s*?nt out in nine sfc-! tions. beginning at 10:30 a m. Sec-) tion No. 5 ran into section No. 4 which j left Chicago fifteen minutes ahead of it. Section No. 4 carried the Wisconsin! deleg. tion, nearly 500 strong, and i in the rear sleeper were people from j Fen Du Lac. Green Bay, Anpletcm and other Wisconsin cities. Section ] No. 4 had come to a stop just cut of \ West Chicago, where the Fraeportj diverges from tne main nae. -No. 5 came up behind at great speed, f and the shock of the collision was terrific. The passengers in the tworear s7eep-! ers of section No. 4 were ail in their j births. They received no warning-, j ax:d ihose not killed outright awoke to j tip.d tnemse'ives jammed in the wreck < &2.e. Passengers or both trains hasten j ea to the spot and began the work of res0-i& <->f ri^cr n" th> in-in tc-jc Engineer Charlc-s Courtney, of ssctiori! No. 5. He had stuck to hi* post like a . iv-ro and is so seriously injured th^t he canr>ot ]i?e. An immediate cs.Li '.vas mac;fi for help ou every point vrith-. in reaching distance. Chicago was notified and askfd to s?nd physicians at once, and medical belp was rrq zested from Geneva, Wheaton anu Aurora. r*>v ? _ r / - \T _ ^ _ L s ice engine 01 secuon in.j. o s-.rucs | the rpar sleeper of seeiion No. 4 wi-b terrific fore#'. The epgine vau totally \ wrecked. Strange to siy, the rear! sleeper cf seciion No. 4 was -cot the]' coe xo suffer most. It was driver:, wi-h 5' terrific force upon the second sleeper, j and such was its impetus thai it crush- j ed through it as though it had been a j cardboard box and reduced it to a: mass of wreckage. The passengers in I the second sleeper were therefore the! r\v?#ac tr\ c>?rrev mncf 2r,n it 'ctrac irt fhi)t i most of Ihe victims. "were hurt. Mrs. i SMpman and Mrs. John Goodly)1 were both in this sleeper. I : Men acd wcmea could be seen stra?-1' gling tc extricate themselves frora j' the wreckage. Others, pmnea Gowa? by some crushing weight, were crying r for help. Here and there was an armj [ cr a leg protrouaing from the debris. J; A pathec'iic scene was the ressae cf j' the two daughters of Airs. Shipman, of Appleton. The rescurers were at- ' tracted to ihern by their cries. Tney j were unable 10 extricate themselves, j; and though hart, refused assistance,!' begging that their mother'be firsti, ire'jped. Mrs. John Gooding, of Appieton,!, was probably instantly killed. The I; force of the collision crushed together j; the partitions of her berth, and sheji ViarS r>n Ttfvssihiri rfip.n"A e\f pxnprv*. s? Prof. Leo A. Williams, of l^dirSTrH Lvc, was found buried under a pile of |; debris, and though he was unable to | extricate himse]f and it seemed as ifj he must be seriously injured he es-j caped with a broken arm and a cut s1 wrist. '"P Vvo OVi rro o ti rr ocf o-rs r-.-ffi . : 1 cials did everything ia thieir power to j" relieve the sufferers. The two hotels ia West Chicago were turned into hos- S! pitals and able physicians wers : promptly ia attendance. The sec- ' tionsfolilcwing these which met c is- 1 aster, six, seven, eight and nine, csltj- ' ing 2,500 people, were delayed up- : ward of 'three hours. Finally cbe northbound track was cleared sad : they were enabled to proceed. A Good Selection, : The Columbia Register says the Board of Trustees cf the South Car- ' olina College were in session until mid- < ni'iht Tuesday night and when they < adjourned Prof. ?. O. Woodward was j1 the president of xhe institution to sue-!1 csed Dr. Woodrow. [ j All the friends of the college willj applaud the good worlc done last night < < as it places at the head of this old and j < honored institution a gestleman of the j most decided ability and ono who en-j] joys the reputation of standing in the j! front rant of Southern educators.!' President Wood ward is in the prime j< of life, being 45 years of age. He was 5 < born in Prince George County, Vir-j gmia, and was graduated frociRin-l] TVTei/'<%r> in mnrwl ' \jjluh -u.c^vo V-X w xtu. A-.V'.iaiv/^u. ; (, For seven years he was a professor at ] i Wofford College and for trie last nice j j ye*rsx has filled with distinguished} ability-the cb&ia of English in thej; South Carolina College. The new*] president is popular with the students. \ ] He is a genuine Chesterfield in h:sl( manner, is sJfable in the highest de- \ gr^e and easily approached. Under \ n's administration liie college will J Sourish and wiii goon -xitii the grand < work which it has been accomplishing for so many years. Prof. Woodward was nominated for the presidency Oy Dr Biles of Orangeburg ar*d warmly ieoonded by Lieut. Gov. McS-veeuev. There bad been rumors of several prospective candidates, bat the name! _ e t> .~r xXT i ~ ^ ~ ^ \ CM rrui. was wc wij uur presented to the board last nishr. He advised of Ms election by Messrs. Siosu, Macfarland and Siiunian arse accepted in a /<iw remarks the r.ev? honors ^hich had just 10 bioi, and 1m. these brief word.; made a splendid impress!on. Dr Woodro^ in his i letter of re-^r-aiion said he was will- i ing th.u this .should noi lake effect for j i one jej?.r hence iftue trustees sods-j. :-!if IVIA hnarn fs^lincr ftsen-ftH ?> that the right man had. been, i'ousd, j thought it best to eJeci him a* ccce; < and jet him begin his ne x duties forth- i < with. Some More Prosperity. A disoatch from Youngsto^r, Ohio, says every mill in ;he United bia'.es i < Pilose ~age scales are under the juris diction of the Amalgamated Associi- j < lion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers:] will shut dowa to nisht. Thes; mills ] ] altogether employ 25,000 men who j < are members of the amalgamated as^o- 3 j - - - *-- 1 - ~ 4 U * - . ? U A A ??A V! AI 1 Ciauon, Deques ?uu aic-j'jt. !) The general shut down will ta-:e place J j on account of the failure of the amal-1 j gamaied association scale committed |j and the manufacturers ;o ajjree onalj pudding rate. If the coal miners* j strike materfezes on Saturday the j number of workmen out o' cmpi?y-1 j merit this wees by reason of these la- j< bor agitations will reach the high j 5 Hcmrf of at least 200.000 men. I SOME SOLID TRUTHS, A COLORED BISHOP GIVES GOOD ADVICE 70 HIS PEOPLE. He Haa no Kaaldin Sympathy for Bast* ardly Outrages ana Advocates SDeedy Trial and Prompt Panlshment for tlie Guilty. The following recently appeared in the Atlanta Constitution: Editor Constitution?I leave early this week for California and will be gone for nearlv three months- Our church is growing on the Pacific slope, and as bishop of that district, it is my duty to look af'er her interests in that far elf section of our country. There are mere negroes in me west man many people suppose and we have many flourishing churches there. Before I leave I would like to say a few ihings through the columns of your valuable and widaly circulated paper with reference to the question of lynch law, which, since the late lynching in Ohio, is a matter in which the whole country is interested, and not the southern section alone. While I am so apologist for mob law under any circumstanoes, I ana ?? free to admit that there are two sides to the question, and there is danger of forgetting the enormity of the crime in the stress and emphasis we put on the observance of law. Because colored people have been so pronounced in their denunciation of lynch law many have reached the conclusion that they are in sympathy with rapists and other fl. igrant criminals who are generally tne victims of such law. This is a grsat mistake. The better class of colored people all over the south are uoanimous in their condemnation of the wretches who are guilty / of these unmentionable crimes. They ' recognize the fact that the whole race is suffering in the eves of the world ttrough the conduct of the vile scoundrels "who perpetrate these crimes. And ia manj places the white people regard a negro with detestation and suspicion, belisvinq: him to be capable of any criminal act where he is left unrestrained. From experience and observation I knew this to be true. I for one am not willing to be thought in sympathy with crime or criminals, and especially with those of the character I am now considering. If the colored people as a race expect to gain the confidence and respect of tbeir white neighbors, and to elevate themselves in the scale cf civilizsd life,they must ercphasizj in no unoertain way their ieteatation of the more brutal of their race who commit the horrible offences of rape, arson ana the like. There must bs no maudlin sympathy for such characters who disgrace their own rac9 and bring the negro into shame and contempt. While I say these things, I would not be understood as favoring lynch law. Could the real criminal suffer it would not be so bad, but when innocent men are frequently the victims or excited and infuriated mobs who Lake the law into iheir own hands the necessity for legal conviction is apparent, . Lynch iaw, too, no matter how justly administered, is bad in its tendency, working a disregard for all !atf7 -and educating the people in the 7sry lawlessness..to is intended to precept. Let the legislature pro^iHertof-apaet^ ? iy trials in cases of this sort and let 's-~the people understand that the guilty must suffer. I am sure that the better siass of my people are in sympathy with every legal method to stop this awful crime of rape. It is to their interest to be so. * They cannot afford :o be in the attitude of palliating or excusing or apologizing for this blot upon their people and upon their civilization. -?x 'June wrnze people 01 ine soum are not alone in their lawlessness in dealing with this class of criminals. The recent lynching in Ohio shows that sentiment everywhere in this country is in favor of dealing out speedy and terrible punishment to the despoiler of women. A stop must be put to the ? :rime of rape, and he who commits it, be he white or colored, must be made to ?now that terrible retribution will follow. All our people ask is that justice be ione? that before the law the same srid&nce be required to convict a ne?ro that is required to convict a white nan, and that the same punishment oe meted cut to the one as to the other. Wherever the proof is conclusive, speaking for my people, let the guilty suffer though the heavens fall. Lycchirg, as another has said, is act a race question, but a national question, anu it is proven by the fact .nat of 141 persons lynched in 1896, ifty-four were white men. I have now in the printer's hands a jnok for publication entitled "The SVgro and the White Man," in which [ discuss this and many other vital juesiions touching the relations of the . wo races. I hope, Mr. Editor, in that 500k :o help forward a better feeling wtwesn the two races in this section )f our country. I recognize the fact .hat in the order of Providence we nust live together, and I would like .0 contribute my part toward inculin my people those great prinsiples of righteousness, truth and respect for law which are the founda,;ocs uocn wnich alone they can build :p a sell respecting manhood. rrr t r* ? VV . U . Bishop A. M. E. Onurciu Atlanta, G-a., June 27, 1897. Bimetallism Booming. The next issu2 of the National Eerie w win contain an article announces an important bimetallic de/elopiieni at lac hands of the United State3 jloue'-ary Commission, consisting of Senator Eiv?ard 0. Wolcott, former rice President Aaiai Stevenson and 3-eneraI Charles Jackson Paine, which ~i!l arrive here in a few days. the commission, according to the National Review, will present to the present British government a joint statement from France and the United 3,a*es declaring their desire to terminne the disastrous experiments inaugurated in 1S73. and claiming our zood will and active concurrence. The SatiosalReview adds: "Weareable .0 announce that England's reply will >e that the government is willing to ecpen iae maiari minis, 10 mase a 'uriher substantial contribution to .he rehabilitation of silver by extending its use in Eagianci, by increasing .he legal tender of silver, making surer the basis of notes, empowering ,he Bank of E agland to use the silver ^ eserve. ana that material assistance ind stron? moral support will be given -o the object the United States end France have in view,"