The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, July 28, 1897, Image 1
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VOL. LI. WINNSBORO, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1897. NO. 51.
mils? TT\" iW A vrrT'Vr.
F!r ST MEETING WITH ALL "HE CANDIDATES
PRESENT.
Characteristics cf ihs Staatoiiai Carcps'sa
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A - vuiuut uii?? > 4^^ oj/rs; -V*at o ? >. 5!verect
Vary Very Iwitle Trt-tn Tbo?e
Made at tfc? Previous Weatisgs.
The campaign meeting in Cdum
bia Tuesday vras cborsc-eriz-d by
sorce senatorial political rerela;iors,
fe but it passed off peacefully ai;d o-.iict
fit ]y. The meeting ^as called to order
BT bv Her. P. L. Klr+ot?. Chairman
Say with brief preiiT.insries introduced
Senator McLaurin, who was received
with applause.
Mr. McLaurin, in his preliminary,
stated that when tbe carr-paigu began
he thought oniy national issues were
to be discussed. but state and local is
sues bsd been dragged is. As far as
rings in Columbia are conccrned be
,Kacl nothing to do with any one of
them. The oniy ring he of was
by three or four gentlemen, >-ho?e
sole object was to defeat him.
Mr. McLaurin first went into a dia
cussion of the silver question, making !
? rra?TT ?Wa o?mrrtfln- trt h.-iTV T hf.
free coinage of silver would benefit
the -whole people of the country.
Mr. McLaurin then spoke on the
tariff question. Ke sa;d that the only
way to get up money for the expenses j
of ihe government wss by a tariff. or
by an icome Isx. In his connection]
with the Dingey bill he had acttd on j
the principle in the party platform j
that the tariff should not b? sectional I
or assist snv certain class cx ciiizirsj
at the expense of ethers.
Ho said it at neither he nor the |
Democrats ^ere res.cnsihle ior Diu^- j
ley tariff bill. Mr. E-ans is goiE? the
rounds telling the farmers that rxiy
vote would ir crease the price of woolen
goods. That is an insult to the
farmers.
A voice: "Doa'i run up against
John R-itr"
Anotrrer voice: '\Tums right cn i
him." |
AIcLaurin: "It is ret necessary j
The people have already cons that i
(Laughter and applause.)
Mr.McLaurin said that tbe rice tariff j
vris an important; one io Souih Oaro j
lir-a. Ho read his re cord in ccn^res^;
as reported in ihe Congressional Rec
crd. * He said that he had received
complaint from ilr. Grahsm and other
rice planters against the republican
tarifibiil. Should iie rot heed their
plea? "What he wanted -wss proper
classifications for rica. Something i
that will help the rice farmer and not j
the western brewer. The importation j
of rice flour last jear was 70,000,000]
pounds. That rice is in? ported by one I
or two firms in this country for the!
benefit of the brewers. The, reason he
opposed such a classification was not
to put a tariff on aay thing the paopls
eat but to prevent western brewers
from having advantage of scut kern |
rice planters.
As to coiton, he referred to Mr.
Evan's statement that Egyptian CDtton
and Peruvian cotton did not come
in competition with South Carolina
cotton. He read something from
Shepperson, a great friend of cotton
growers. He has been going around
with, a crash suit to prove his
statement, but he onlj wore it at two
or three meetings. he is mourn
iDg. (Laughter.) Mr. Ibv calls it
"long island cotton."' (Laughter.)
Cci. Irby: "Oh, yes, but i icnewi
better." i
Mr. McL&urin: "Possibly my friend I
vras thinking of the lemonade in the
city of Washington." (Laughter.) j
Mr. McLaurin continuing, said that j
CoL Irby voted fcr a tariff that would j
benefit western erhe&t raisers. Yet be
and Mr. Evans are going around tali- j
in" t7rpqr. rHssri rrant&ff e \
-which -would come to the Democratic i
party by see?the SepublicaH-Fcpuiist j
Protectionist.
At tfcis point Chairman Raj called !
Mr. McLaurin to the fact that his tias? j
was up. j
Islr. "McLratic: ''You are cot going |
to call me dovrn too?"
Several in the audience, some not j
frnrrs tr? r?tv cou<itr. CAiled on ilr. !
McLaurin to continue.
Col. Irbv: 4,Let him speak as long!
as he ^ants. I vnli do to too."
Col. John P. Thomas: 4iAs aDs^-j
ocratic voier. I say that the Elchlacc |
voters are running; this meeting- and as
these other men are attacking this man
I do not believe his time should be
limited."
Mr. McLsuria then continued, no
body objecting, but several yelling icrj
him to continue, ilr. McLaurir: . i
speech was in substance the same as at!
previous meetings. j
mt ihayfield
Mr. Mayneid jumped on Mr. McLiu !
rin for taking up one hour and a tiaif j
in his speech and tiring out everybody j
while at the same nine he hss ir.o c.;
three daily papers working in his in-!
* Tr ia unV^firr.'nf sr.vi U55V.i~t!
in him to charge the other candisasssj
with being in league a<ra:t?st him.
He s&id Mr. WcL&uiin hvi i p^c-rl
in Coiuucbis, in which he hi& $5vU i? !
vested. Col. Nealhas ?'i:0 j
McLaurin: "I h?.v*,ncl a c^nt in-j
vested in that pspsr. >ir. Kcester
came to HiC and said he bad bet n discharged
from his position on sccouct
of friendship for me. I put my bancs
in n>v pocket sndga%e bim $500. He
said he had a vrife and child to support."
Maj?e]a: "leu hav?given Kcesierj
$500. What did JSilcrie a&ci iN give j
mc^ey to hire for?"
|1m' McLaurin is trying to mi>??p?^er.:
rnebj s?v irg I'm hi a cotabinaiiao.
He knov"s liut I wrote him and that I
have his repi^, in. which I told him I
wss zoic.g tr? rur, for s-saicr. I'm aot
run2in- to beat hirr.*, rm; I r-sk the suffrages
of the people as against hisa.
because iioLauna"^ views are
wrong avd ec-.- in i*eev.r? with tiso!
ideas of the ptopj? c' Sauth Carolina, j
He sa^ in the mcrsing papers tiiati
Tiliman was ?c:n? to vole for trie
Dii>?i6j bill. McLsuria ?ajs that he
and tftiliE&n sre on the same sid?. If
that is so, he is one of the biici:*st Republicans,
ard the people cf iLi* Sts'e
ana the South Tiiii-ot tcco.-se Till
man or any other ir.an in such a. vcie, j
even though by it he raskes a deal;
thereby the Seha-e passes the cispen-!
sary b:Jj.
Mr. i-iavfield again referred to Sir. '
SicLaurin's vote on dumber, ard the |
latter in irrupted that he had voted:
2or a CUIV on vTiiiic jL-i-itr.
Mr. jIs.} field turceu :o the audience
and askea Tv.beih-rr it vrss rc '.heir interest,
the farmers and business n.;en j
of every caliin^, to have 10 pay $1 es I
tra on every bos:, deer, window, etc.,!
made of vriiite pine?
A citizen: "Two dollarsi
tfds vote on lumber was a tax on j
consumers If ice press will come out,
it will take birr. two hours to explain,
his position, ar.c- the people will turn
face down.
McLaurin?"'Well let 'em do it *'
Ma;?eld?''Well, are rotss rich 1
a? vcu arf?we hnvf-n": franks
** r * * ... i? y J ? - * J ^ - T ^
i?>r. iiiajneia s*:u inai u* i *
had run as an independent to d-.fcut
the constitutional convention.
McL^urin?"That's net so."
Mavneld?"I take that back then.
B-.st to;; did write the Populist plat- :
form
i"cLauvin?"That's none of your
bus:r-e!s." i
A citizen?"Bjit Johnnie didn't do
thsr, d;d he?" (Laughter )
Mr. Mache'd s*id that he dhf. It's <
all s. combination. I struck Mr. EL
lerbe because his n*oer struck rue.
t ? ? . . . T"? _ *
I K",ow aoout itiis coraomaiioii. us
asd Xeal have entered into a. co-nb.
ration to control the stat*. The:'*
p'atform is ihat Johnny shall be sen- <
Neal t&e nex; governor arU '
| Sikrbe to succeed Tillman. Thai's ;
ice bargain.
IRBY NEXT. |!
Col. Irbv vrsx t're next speaker. As
he arose, there vras roach applause
a?id eh-erinr. "Hurrah for Irbr." i
"Tb? old vrar horse,'' vrere some of <
tho cxprsesions used.
4'Take a good drink," Tras another. '
i.be senator humorously replied ih&i
he didn't drink, vvhon someb?d_y is
the audience s;v.d: "You look mighty ]
fit?like you had been drinking." i
Col. Irby started out by say in:jc that <
he vras still v?hst he ?fd always been
?a Democrat?the only original packaire.
(Ohesrsand laughter.) He said j.
'(;< hac. been bsptiaisg concerts in the i
cir>/?a *| QQ*7 5
| w <47 ^ ? Vi. c.uvv ^ .
[ vL'.ug liter.)
! Sz'ore beginning: his speech prcpar, ,
he said that be hoped N. G\ Gocziifs .vould
be rs&cly. generous and txu-?. ]
I; he dort'r. toil the truth on me IJ i
call bira down, sc help me G-od. He ^
referred to ihe telegram published ia
aji the cai.-y lie ^papers whfn ;he !
.vorU *'n07r'' '^as usrd for "not" in his .
speech, totally changing his meaning. j
B.e said thst tie ecicor of The State <J
h?d iu caned ox), hi03, but he (Irbv) .vas 5(
.*. * . . > . . " ] I i
suiistiea oy nis personal statement asa ;
hat of the manager of the Western 1
Uuiou that it was not Mr. Gonzilc:'* '
fault. Neither was it the fault c' Mr. :
K'jhn. It was an error in ihe tele- j i
i era22, and he would say to Mr. G-on- 1
zale* "go and sin no more/' He said ;
that he was the only farmer and Dem- ;
ccrat running. nels a K;fcrmsr, and ]
when he was driving the Tillman ^a- \
gon through ilarlborc, and it raining, \
he heard somebody say: "Are you on :
jcur way to OfScevilie?' I said
"Yes," and he asked to get in; that ;
W. i). Evans had beaten him. I told J
himtojamp aboard, but we hadn't ;
n-ona rY,(v?ut'M-i X<sl? fi rriilfl w'nM >ip
waited to do the driving. I tola him: .
"No, Sir; you can't do that."
This hit at Mr. McLzurin was ap
preciat?d and caused much laughter. !
I'm going to talk politics. 1 have 1 ^
stood bv you. Where would ih^se J '
bucks have been if Tillman and Ir'oy j
hadn't picked them up? Evans would \ *
have been in Uncle Bill's cilice in Au-1;
gusla?a good law clerk; ilayfisid :'
would be teaching in Bivrnwell and ;
| Duncan vrculd be on a farn??where '
j he ought to be now. (Laughter) 5
i Where would cuilev-headed Johnnie ,
be? He would be pro'oite judge of |!
Hariboro. (Laughter.)
A citizen: "What are you bragging ]
about them for?''
Irby: 'i'm sorry of it. Hope God j
will forgive me for ever -lading them." !
Col. Irbv spoke at some length, his (
speech being about the sasie as at 1
oiher places, of a humorous character j
and a general attack on the c.her can- |
didaies. 1
DUKCAN SEXT.
| Mr. Duncan started on by cefer.d-j'
jijj^tbe dispensary. He said that lie 1 (
i i^as thoroughly in favor of the ad ['
[ministration ixt its position. Ee felt |
j that the oss of the best sola-j
liens of the Jiquor questior). jt?e "8- i
ii*:vcd that it vras best for the state to :
cor trc-i it. He thought Mr. ilcLauric .
sgiiidea hiaseif when he said ail :
the other candidates are againsc him.
The thing that made the conservatives <
stand to him was the "Dear Appeit'
letter, in which he attacked the dispensary
and Ben Tillman. __
You can't count on him. What co <
you love him for? Is it because hej
lures his back on the reformers? j
won't ne cto me same imng ay you 11 s
\z suits his purpose? As to Ben Till-j
man. I'm for him against any man, | <
though I wiii criticise him at anytime. j <
Mr. Danc?n then spoke at soms j i
lei-gth as to the differences between j:
the railroad corporations and United j<
Spates courts, and defended the state [:
courts very much cn the same Jiue j i
that his proceedings in court showed, i
23 iUready published in The Register, j
He was very hrief ia his iaik. \
GOVERNOR ETA>*S.
! Governor Evass was nest istro- i
jcuced, and his speech was such mat '
I *? caught the crowd, jading from
j tbe applause. He said he hoped to '
e mret the people of Columbia to (lis 5
jcais issues siiice 3S33. Tie hoped to '
principle i?>at alrect farmer '
! c.u-.x merchant, and to ask them net to
j rM-i for any nisn v?!;o is untrue to
! tho-.e principles. McLaurin tries to
jc:ver the isiue by talking about the '
j jaancial issue. That's settled. The
qatvnon row is of his own mskisg. '
The issue now under consideration is :
c c % thai the people c: South Care lias j:
-iil not endorse. We are the ones]'
,7: o stick to principle and the tradi-j'
tiens of the people. I wish to si=y to |
t5e state house and the penitentiary
hat they ean make all the corn bin athey
want, but I don't care, for
the people always knockout com bin a
ti:*-ns. 'The governor may say thai he
? ?? - A .*.*> / v?
wouja oppose me v.-nu aii >.uc j
his administration, bu', when he did j,
thai he would stab the best friend he j
! Ls; ever had. I did nothing tc pre! \
! aim to oppose r. e to the sen&torsti:? \ '
1 uor did I ailew u.j friends to do so,
j thci'gfc I was endc.-sed b-7 40,0C0 vot|
ers anci was beaten bj 135 votes. H?
ishould never acted so that Elerbe
I could say I had cringed at his hands.
| rlere before voters I would say that it
| is not with the sroverier or euper^rten- ,
id-ctcftne pej:e:-tiary who slml! d?j j
iseritor. p.
i Tae issue between I7cLiuria and j!
! :r.e is this. Bat I must ?ay beforehand I
that the only thins- is itiai ne has his {
speech published bj the newspaper j
trust and nobody else can do so. I j
| w:U read ilcLauria i o^a words. He j:
I tries to make it appear teat r:n
in regard to C&iacua. la IS 3 2 thepeople
of South Csrciira said if the :
tariff vras not mcdistu6c?.ubiCarolina
?-ould vrithdraw 'rara the Ua: 3a.
That tvss auilidcatioa and Calhoun
stock to it to his end. Mr. V'ebsterol
Nevr England anally bc-can;ea protec-!
[tioaisi while ne vras a: a free ]
[:rider. i
k e,
Mr. McLiuria sa5$ thai $300,000,000
Is necessary to carry cri the governmerui
and pay expenses. lie proposes
to make up this by taxes on -woolen
?ooc!s and every other thine: the farmers
reed. The Democrats say thai the
LariiV should be such as to ra'se only!
revenue If mere than this is made il j
v?:i! iir- roo'">cry. jltoicchou a? t rv
seated by Republicans has bees what
ha? sucked the life blood cv-t of the
industry of the south. The sjuth is
an agricultural country. Talk about
ciiveisified industries, we are and must
be a cotton-raisins: country. We
compete wiih the world in col loo, but
v:e bare finally ?Ot to raise it. lis
r a s to say that we can. stop it. As to
20-102, cniy 200,000 bales i? sent
abi-.ud. Tub country can't think of
frs- ioy!i vp?r Oil}" 40.000
bales of Sgrpti&u cotton o.>ime iu |
What is that compared *o the sevea J
million or more shipped s^st? Ev-j
arythiss; the people wear is made in
ibe north- Yet you sre asked to pay
a. three lin-es greater tax to e.ir-ich.
manufacturers. If we Lad f;ee trade
a man could buy for oue third wJhat
he now h$s :o pay 'or cloth:::?.
The rest of Mr. Evens' speech was
Jevoted price'pelJy to a discussion
? :* the taritf in which lie tried to make
Is appear ihs-t ilr. iIoL?suris was es
pousias: the wroc? cause and that ho
,Y3.s so i>emccrat.
The gist of the meetings at other j
p'aces was ab.rut the same as V\*: above, j
tod did nmms oae from liej
oilier.
THESJGA^TRUST.
Ciits 8tas;l?-d Oil Coiuixcy :>c irct Control
of rhe ' iOKi.z i.
Julius Chamber?, v,-ri:in^ ia the;
Siw York Joirndl of Jai- 21, has the j
- - T '
,ollogins to say aoout l^e irust- j
iad the Standard Oil Company:
Congress having guaranteed a 12 j
5ei'ceul. anr>u<i divi-JcuO, a;;d don:*, i
,ed a ?i3,0'J0,Gv0 bom*. to the Bu?ra?j
i'rust, the Standard Oil Company, i
vUCtpig^ a gooi thing when it stes it, I
ms euujred the opea market and se-|
:ured control of the saccharine oonan-j
:a. It the safes; sp;cala'.ion erer ?
sresentEd ia the Rockefellers. They |
inew that ine Sugar i'rust controlled >
>0 per cent, of the eutire sugar output, |
.*h;le toe Standard Company only j
iad absolute sway over 60 "per cent.j
d: ail the oil produced. Therefore, i
.hey and their friends have bought]
'uiiy 200,000 of i'.s 375.000 shares o: !
common stock, and hen cifortb, doubt ess
?ill maGs^e it on the same lines
.hat have characterized the rule or
uin policy o? the Standard Oil Trust.
L'his, in brier, is tie explanation or \
.he sensational incidents that have |
>?en occurring in Wall Street since f
iiondar. j
The Sugar Trust magnates had con-1
i-iecce in Congress. Tiie small held-;
?rs have been needed out. When the j
:xtra session was sammoiif-d sugar?
^as 110; yesterday it to ached 143 1 4. j
Until til's last two days the stock has \
j^en slowly acquired "by the Standard I
3ii people. Then Wall Street awoke \
:o the situaiioa, and the determined ;
rea vrho had resolved to control the f
ugar market c! ills world completed \
beir cantare in a solacdid and mast-1
i::y mucker.
Anv eld campaigner on that Bar ;
uary Coasi would have understood the:
saitie. The chimes of Trinity Church j
aave besn drowned for two days past J
by the cries of the victors and the |
> roans of the wounded. Resolute!
ner-, heroes in commercial life, were j
laugnt on the short side of the mar-j
set, and were compelled to surrender 1
ind settle at terri bie sacrifices. The !
3'Jgar Trust was passing into new 1
aands, and the frenzied brokers who j
io greedily ravished its stcci from {
anybody who had the stock to sell |
were the oniy visible representatives!
Df the Sugar barons.
3ar Silror Daciiceti. I
The New \crk Herald says: Barj
silver has declined to me lowest price: j
in xin v>ricatp WisnnfHcs *
from abrosd received in Wall strestj
are lo the eifect that the holders of the j
srhite metal ha?e "weakened.1' Some j
Df the bullion brokers assume that J
this means that the slider pool whichj
was formed abroad more tiiaii a year $
ago, vras liquidating its holdings. \
O.her brokers were of the opinion!
that the holdings of the pool had;
been liquidated some liine ago and [
that the lessened demand for silver. |
through ihe adoption of the #oJc jj
standard by Japan, among other rea-1
u-5t ?.oerv^rvo4 m.-j fry* S
nrv/wOj >r c.o c
Outsiders generally cailed^aitenticn to{
the fact that the recession in price!
same simultaneously with the an- j
nouncemertt ihs great gold disco v
ri'its ia the Kiondyke region.
Accident at Sea.
While the towing steamer Saturn,
bond from. Boston to Newport Xews, j
Va , was oti Barnegai, early Wodnes- i
day, one of cne waier gu;<gft srissses i
broke and in consequence ihe boiler j
and engine rooms were tilled with [
- scaciair steam. Chief Engineer I
j;;;ncs A Griikey, his assistant, A. ii. jj
Rowen aad Fireman John Bennett,j
who was beloT? as the time o; thej
creak, were terrib.'y scalded. The \
oitn hz.d a miraculous escape from!
death, as tha ersgiue and boiler rooms I
were suddenly turned into veritable!
caldrons. As soon as the steam was 5
shut cii from ihe injured boiier, Gil- \
sey and his companions were wrapped \
lis. t-ian^fcis soaked wit a iinsesd oil, the!
Saturas course was changed for this 1
pert, ar.d at 4:10 she reaciied Sanayp
loo*, from v*3ici point llia urst n-j?7s \
ji the accident was received.
L;-rOrier ?-jr Grsenbacks.
Assist at Secretary Yanderiip au- \
thc-rized the director o: the Bureau of |
Ea^ravio:! and Printing to print and jj
deliver ;o the ciliee of theSecretary of |
the United States treasury notes and t
silver eertideatcs to tee amount oi t
*10*,000,000. A .large proportion of |
tnose notes will ss in small dsnonai-j
nations?^nes, twos, fives nnd tens?j
and the supply is expected to be suf j
Sclent for the needs o! the treasury 5
[or s period o: a^CLU mree rnonms, s
meeting the usual larg-e demsnd'orj
small bills required iu ihs movement j
of crops. Tt.e de pun me n: a n li ci pa i ?. *,
\zi of ilis abundant crops,,an un s
Lvsuaiiv large and earJy cixli for small *
tills.
?isy AZtacs cas wa:uiaw. s
A special to Tie Xgvr York Herald \
sp-ys: * iir. Br;ce, U aited i>iaU-s consul:
in i'laiauzif, iias armed ins cons'iiar.e ?
in. essseque.ice of threads of p. demon-?
striUoa against Americans made b; ;
sortie of ultra-Oonservati *ss ic f
I?;.": pl&c*. Consulate Sries djes no:.'
bei:eve tne threats will be earned into |
execution, bat in v;err of the present I
s*ute c: feeling opesly expressed by I
rca^y ^paniaros, lie believes this pre- j
caution necessary.
* Yfypji!? P u" \ p r* I w W I1
AlIVJI nia n.'iin' LilviV.
iTWASDE^LT SY JUDGE S'fviONTON ]
THURSDAY. \\
i (
I t :h? Kesln Cai0-Tlis Most Far K?acfc- j
Jv.g I Ye>t Is8Hfc<l?"R"hat ]?Tr. j
1*01/3 Ptjrposa In ?Til"? rieartcg.
The Columbia State cf I?si Friday j
published the ff'JJowinsc ariicle: ,
At last i*. looks r.s if the vf rv essence ;
of ti-e dispensary original package is ]
sue is to bfc sullen squally before ihe j
L*ailed Suit-.s wart. Mr. P. H. Nel- '
son, wbc is in cbarg* of the Meetze j
case, has made another move is that (
/>ocq rr-hjf'-. 'nrip.r. !;ia fi!i.-.u:nn nf t^A
risht to sell by the bcttie in original ;
psckaee stores by men acting as agents '
of manufacturers outside tbe State ,
do'^n 10 that point vrhore a decision. j
'.-7ill be securer:. air. Nelson announ- ?
oes his purpose then, if he wins this "[
fight, 10 nave the eaurL decide wheth- 1
or such an- aeect cannot bring liquor ,
in by the barrel, bottle it and retail it ,
exactly in the manner that the dis "
pessaries do it. iir. Nelson says that. '
this is the real issue in the siluAtion; ^
it is but wasting time to have the court I
pa^s on cases wh?rc such and sucn ^
devices aro used to make packages ]
constitute orkinal packages. In order 'y
to zei the matter up for an absolute! (.
test, Mr. Ai&etze has sold liquor by the j j
bottle. Judjre Simonton has already \.
uitira'iUd very plainly thatsuc'a stents I ?
had nil the rigiius that the di.sp?:i$ti*y ! *
could exercise. If this positioa be \ V
susUiaed, then Mr. Meetze or aay j *
othe such dealer cia proceed to birj-.r j s
in iiq-ior ict large quantities and bot- j c
tie it to iu i themselves S3 Jr.r.i; as j -j
they comply vcith the r^ul&tions of j \
tiie dispessary I-v-v. j -
A \zii\ I>J Lsui'iui
Yesterday o ii:e a JitUe hcUo-uicn *
was caused w.'jea i l bee a'no k;iown i
that Jud^e Siii-'Gion. had issued a .
\irthsr order of injunction is the
iXee^ze case which is ia jre sleeping C
in its character than. any heretofore ^
i.-sued in any case, an order prevent- *
i.'iff aay one whatever frxn iriterfsr | *
riop; with Mi*. Mce:z; ia the ooer*u?i | ^
of bii criminal package stow uatii lite j f
case ha* been disposed of.
On Wednesday morning IIr. Nsi-j*
son heard that Attorney General Bi?- \
ber had advised the governor that he
could ha-?e his constables rearrest Mr. c
iieetzi and seize his liquors. He made c
ioquries and hndirg that this was ^
itue, he proceeded to prepare a xurther
restraining order, which h? sent to
Judge Sim on ton for bis signature. j
About noon yesterday Mr. Nelson c
received the following telegram from ^
J adge Simonton. c
Flat ROCK, N. C., July 23. ;
P. H. Nelson, E*q , Columbia, S. U.: I ^
Orders s:gned and mailed. Uan J r
heur cases on 27:h. 0. H. Snmros. | y
Mr. Nelson, when asked ior a sia'e- j'
m^nt as lO the meaning of this dis f >
pitch, said: "I go. th*s original re- ^
straining orders against those three *
constables ? Morehead, Kx>a and -x
Bishop?only, thinking mat after c
Judge Sitrionton had i>:en made fa .
miliar with ail the facts as 10 Meitzs's i
sales, the governor and attorney gen- ?
eral would pay sufficient rsspsci to his ?
order as not to have Meetze arxesLsd or r
interfere with hirn till the final hear- ?
mg. But after having the orders::
served, I was informed that the gov- t
ercor and attorne7 general intended
? - ~ i"U - N Ar.?i
lO ilpUUiUu Ulliwi" i jvoo j ^
enjoined, have Lleetze rearrested and j
Ivis place closed up. After getting s 'L
that information, I went to s?e the s
govenor and attorney general and did T,
sea them, and told them that Judge ~c
Simonton was fully aware of ail ihe s
facts as to how Mectze was making the f
saies, and they still expressed the de- ^
termination to have httn stopoed. I r
thereupon notified Judge Siaaoctos.
of whas they had told me and sent j
him an order requesting him to sign
it, ermine: Bihr, chief State ccnsta- j I
bie, acting as constables by virtus of?i
appointment by the governor and ail! s
persons acting as constable under any ^ l
alleged authority in the dispensary 3 c
la-? of South Carolina from interfering] n
^ith Meetz?. I requested J^gerfija
rnonton that if ne granted the order to \ v
rnaii it to the cleriz of court with di Ik
rections to serve ii at once. I this! I
mnrnincr noHR<?d ftovernor ?:Ierbs of \ \
the receipt of this telegram, as I had s
no desire to have any cf his cjns',a s
cics ruJed for contempt of coun." r
Mr. Xeison stated further that he i
had been requested to hare the hsar- e
ing of the ftleetza c-^se advanced so s
that it could be taken up along with i:
the other cases on the same subject on a
Tuesday nexc. He will do this, and i
co doubt this case, -which goes more c
to the real meat of the issue than any t
others, will be taken up first. T.he c
option wiil likely bo rend2r?d in ihis I
c^e decided in accordance with {i
^bat878i" thai opiaiou may bo. Mr. js
Nelson is very confident oi estabiiih1j
ing bis poim. .. j
ATTORNEY GENERAL HUSTLING. 1 \
"While Air. Nsison was celling ail
the above 3 n formation up street Attor
ney General J>arb?r wds up to ir.s neck j
in work at his crBce. Around him i}
were Chief Constable I3ahr, Constables J ]
Kooa and iiorehead, Liquor Uosunis- j ?
sioner Vance and others la the outer |
oiiic3 toe typewriter was kepi, click-1 c
i eg merrily, and every-low ant- then j1
or t he other of the oiiic-rs iuter- {<
ested ia tho ileei/.J Ci.se would be
called, up to siga aa ailiiavit. Mr. t
Berber dana^; tue day prepared tse i
return ia the Meelze c*se, wiiic'a is <
Icr-g, but dofs act cjntaia anything \
not already brought cut ia vrtiat fens c
been vrritiea unout tne ease. Mr. Bar j
b-r seenas to regard this as the case. .?
He had not heard whiie engaged i>5
this work taut Judge dimontaa haa ;
issued tne additional order rti'erred to.
:ie wiii be kept busy for some days
thi.kiug the returns in the various ori^i
aal package cases already instituted.
m auuition to ise ease inere t -c
are the cases from Florence, BiuiTiozi, ,
Port R^val and Greenville awaiting {
adjudication. It is understood lb a". ?
Lhe elfort will be made to have all of i
ihem heard by Ju:ge tUoaonton at i j
Fiat Rock on Tuesday rex5. 1t
Mr. Barber states thai at the hear- (
ing ne proposes to gc further in his ?
position as to whit constitutes an j
original package, and wiil take toe ;
position mat no package put up in so ^
small a parcel that it can be presented ;
for retail parpos'-s can 03 considered ;
such. He has fcuaa&jarge number :
f ' <r% t r? r.-'/rT^o ' r\i '?Lr.
? vi ?.v jui U j. ^*41 y..-^ ^ j
r.~es of l'^aor- cu.d proposes to iighl
LliS matter to th.^ last ditch.
: ?. jIEETZS SIiLLS ox.
While all tne stir over ihe i?s^e (
^ hich lias been raised aad vrhioa j
many attorneys think vriii be a gena ;
ine heart bio t* to the dispensary %?as s
going on Mr. Meetza vras running Jtiis 1i
urigiaai package siore free from ino-ji
testation, and seeded to be doiag a \ s
Lhririn^ business. During: the day
be received a shipment of fine whis-1
kies from the widely known and pcpu-1
lar Cincinnati disliii:a? concern of A. j'
rrfl;-;r r & Co-, c? which Mr. Meeizs
has been made acent. This JJquor
:?.se in boxes which were opened and
Lhe bottles were taken out and d is -
oiayed uoon the shelve? in the stora,
ueing otl'ered for sale in that, sh^pe.
.about ftbcbcol.
VvVuee ?ec:ici2, about ei?ht miles
srest of Marion, vras on Wednesday ,
.he scene of a bloody and fatal s ti'ray <
:>etween Walius W. Altaian ana Philip
i3aL:ard,in which the former was killed |
the two iiien lived on ac:joicin? ?
'arms. For some lime past they have ?
1 is?.s;reed as to the management of the j
lei^'ioorlioo'J c-chocl^ each having his <
'av^rits candidate for principalshlp. J
W ednesday bitten 2 ar.d 3 o'clock ]
ihey met in a tit'd near li-aliard's ;
jcuse when, it is said, they quarreled j
tgaia over me matter. tfuiiard ciaim*? .
.hat Aiirnac struck him tirst vita the >
od of a surveyor's compass which he f
vas carrying. aod chased him ia si^ht I
)f hi 5 hcuie. bating bira over the head i
md body, v.-her ha called fcr his gun, .
which vss brought by his daughter, j
ie then shot Altaian, when the latter 1
urn 2d and seized the gua. Ia the ?
struggle which fo!b~ed the gua vras [
>ro'ii-n, sad Buliard, seizing the bar- 1
s), struck A!lras.a with it, dealing N
sim his death b!o^\ The gua thai ,
3uljjird used was leaded with bird i
mot, sorae of which struck Altman I
. 1 _ f > t_ - * . - 1 . . * J A. I. -
a i.ia crc.-: oi ia? :isao. i>.naer uis >:
;houldgv blade. Ii was the blow ih.it j
tilled hi-n
Ojrcnor J. C. MdC2 vr^nt to tlie ,
cen?j cf the kUiiaii: and ho'd au ia ^
I itfst over tiitt bjd <; of i:ie slaili in?a. a
;j ary rendered a verdict r.aar. " W. d
.7. ahsan cats* to hi > d?.*ta by bio rrs r
rom & can ia. V?e bauds of Piiiiip 2
iJjiikrd.'' Sheriff Evans iaa-nedistely | Z
cpalrcd fca tr-s scene a-u- arreted Bui ! d
ard. ?L:s head &:>d parts cf his b>dy
7r:r? h?>di^ fssh'-d hv Alim^n's blows. ?
rhe oiiiir is ^really deplored bythejjj
-copis of section. a-s both men !,
uu rnaoy friends Altaian vras & j ~a
iorma^, aad :t is said mac he has had ; r
ae bud? o? nis deceased wife lockedj;
ip ia Isis house for some time past, in- *
ending to ship ttj? satna to Utah for (
cierm^nt?The Stale.
E'.!led b? a*? FAtJJsr.Js.Law. t
A special dispatch to the Columbia j
Slate from its correspondent at DUion, ,
>. 0.. Thursday, says: '"Wnat seems ~
o have been a premeditated murder ^
ras committed noar here on atlonday
aal vrhsn Ste<re iJryant siaot ills soa-in- ;
&w, Lonnie Prarati, from the eifects T
if which he died yesterday. From ?
he information I have been able to ?
;ather, bad blood has existed between
he two for soms time, owing to the r
;iceumsianc9, ic is said that Praratt :
narricd Bryant's daughter without .
iis knowledge or coasoai. ?
Ricetitly one of Bryant's children j.
iaa Ssen staying at th\> home Prarau j.
md started reports of some kind which f
ox-vmq. ^ '4 r\r* 1-h TTruh o xxram.
it-U.wVA KfJ ^ M u ^
ag lo the ciiia to desist, bat iis pro ,
:>ed:-d a<*&in with some report, for
vhieh Pra^att ga7;; him a little pun- r
shment. B.-jant, having heard cf i:, ^
>OitOvvcr-i u gui i/j snoot a hawk, and j?
in Monclay morning he went to tae | ^
iela wiiera Prarati was cropping to 11
sacco and asked him if he hit his uoj. ^ .
5raratt answered in the affirmative, {I
vith an explanation.
Bryaiit asked: "Are you goiagtol^
lo it again," to which Praratt respad- ]
- ?XT 1 , .11 - ? I _ 1 _ < ?
:u, isoL unless ne ious another 110 on 11
rid wnereupou Bryant raisyd his gun, L
ayins, as tne same lime he tired: '"I \ \
;uess you will not." The entire load j *
if buckshot took eJiect about the head |
nd body with the result s ated. So ?
i?.r we have been unable to had out ~
aytbing regarding tne caaracter of 1
he two men. jSUot
Ouc cJ ? Tree, 1
A nnt.n^r Ivnfihin? was enacted in \ ~
U&oaina Tuesday nigiit. A mob of c
Q! unated citizens of Coosa county ^
hoi to death J *mes Daaiei, a burly 1
tegro, who had attempted an assult *
;a Mrs John Biker, the wife of a v
vhite farmer living n^ar here. Baker "
md his wife had retired for the night *L
.ncl both vreri uslei-p *nen the negro 1
rurgiarizid nis way into their room. ^
is yo-ent to the btd in which Mrs. *'
i-j.kcr wis sleeping and threatened her ;
vita death if tae streamed. rfne did 1
cre3.ua, no^evtr, and hec husband 1
ushsd to ner asbiiiaacc; in time to see 1
* -- - * ? 3 1
,12 negro jump jrom a wiuu-jv/ ullu *
scape. diuce that tune a vigilant!1,
earch his oeen made vnth blood-j?
lounds for him. The track was io.it |
md found several times. Yesterday j t
he clogs struck it, and after a, spirited | *
:hase of several hours, the negro ?r^s 3r
r^ed in a forest in Uoosa county Tues-11
[ay night. From his psrch m the j s
ranches the cifeader prayed to his J >
jursuers to spare him out at a givenj:
iguai a volley was iired into the tree, jc
'.i -vas too davS to distinguish, any ob- M
2CL, O jli chance earned a dozen of the
Juliets into the negroes body and he 1
ell to the ground ds*d. ! 1
Ss3s:'?u-x in lilrmiugumn.
Acting ilayor Pearce of Birmingham,
Aia, i'eqiwts the AssjeiateJ {
?res; papers tj give prominence to (
he folio-*"iag cdra from tae c?umy i
leaitiioiH-er: "1'iio only lour d-:ci- J
ieu cas'jo- oi saialipcx m mis ciiy j
i&7e 'c-6ea removed. A!I olhtr sus^i j
;is<:.a cisesare biiua;spaediiy taka;i to!
<:e pcol lou.-e. Puopia are bjiaggea- i
:ra']y vaccinated. Bu^i-aess moves on i
u ra usuii caaMatis. WiLhia forty- ;
Ag'zi hoari every suspicious cas-2 %viii i
>>; oaL oi" iii-j c-'y and tae ujo-t vigor i
jus sa^asures wiii v? coasUuiiy 'ised i
iiiit are necessary. rae.'-'i is au usea it
)f grcaadliis alarm. Aii vaccinated 11
>eop:e ai'c safe and this remedy we|$
ire enforcing/5 ?
i
Exs.ru> nat! ?>a for an Architect*
T'li-i United 3:r.t?s civil s^rvics c"5m ^
nission announces & e:>mpetite cs- f
tmin&Lisa to Li' toe vacaacy in th* 1
josilioa of supervising architect o.' the ?
reasnvy. Tne f.aiary of tae position, j
viich is ons of the most important c
md responsible under the government, c
s$l,5Wper anaum, ana it is nopet'j<
,hst archuects of tighatlainrceais aac
eputatioa may be isducsd by these!
:otsidenttioEstoeatertheccEip-?iiiion. j t
.1 is the desire o' t^s department tcjJ
secure a practical architect o: high hsdministralive
ability to direcS aadjluperviss
the ?rork cf the oilica forces, j I
is vreil as lbs coutracLorir doae on I}
jublic buildings throughout the ccuu-! 1
xv. is
C
Forcad cuz of the >?3vv.
Naval Cadet G-so.-^e 8. Harris, cf
2-eorgia, who -.ra> inroled iu the
fourth of July fire c-acker explosion,
ias resigned from the navy. Ha is
still on the Saitee, but his resigna,icn
T7iil probably be accepted. He
lad the alternative, it is said of re- e
: : u; ~ J ~ v-u ^ 1 +
ii?i.uug uia ur uiamuaai. n i
WISHED cur OF BED.
A CLOUD DESCENDS ON YOUNG;TOWN,
OHIO.
Sries oi the P^rlshizg Heard In ihe J^irk
ne?s V&'hezi No XA$)p Could bs Given.
Canard by a Cloudburst.
An Associated Press Dispatch from
Touu^stown, Ohio, on Thursday night
>ives the following description of a
jlounburst at thai place:
A 7 o'clock tonight a terrific cloudburst
struclv this town, flooding the enire
valley and cvasing great damage
,o property, both in the city and along
;he railway line.1?. Many people are
5U; posed to be drowned. The entire
country east and west for 20 miles was
loosed and the damage will be enor
nous, tbe railroads being the heaviest
.osers. The Erie railroad west of War en,
miles and north of Sharon for
he same distance, was entirely Hooded
Vii and orders were issaea to tiiscon.inueail
trains. I>lany residences here
?rere ilocdea cut. and the occupants j
Tere liken away by the police and j
ire departments. The ilahoningj
Galley eJectr-ic lines were flooded out j
md ail the bridges washed away. The j
jatboiic church at Niles was struck by j
igLuningand nearly destroyed by lire, i
?nile business houses and maaufae |
.'.ring concerns were Hooded out. ]
lera-'y Myers, a tailor, while standing j
it his residence on Mill street, was |
truck by lightning and killed in- ,
iantly. Ha leaves a family.
The cxcursioa trails which left here ,
ni? morais? for Like E.*i? &rp. sli ,
idetraclred 3 J mile-sout ancl vrill proo
ibsy not reach the city tonigbt. Oa :
\7ery railroad leading into the city
sports c;me of extensive washouts ;
ind bridges swept a?7&y and railroad i
yflicials say tiie ioss will be the heavi- :
:st they have ever known.
At 1L?:3U tonight came the first tan- \
ribie information of the Gamine done '
>y the storm along Crab creek, run- ;
:tcg into the city ia the northeast <
Jong the Erie and Lake Shor> rail- ,
Gads, and tmptjiag into the jtlahon- J
:;g river near the Lake Shore depot. (
cloudburst occurred about 10 miles ,
ut, the water did not begin to rise ;
r.uch in the city until after 9 o'clock, j
kt'ler about 10 o'clock the water came
io^n into the city and formed into a j
i bweBjJiuj k\ cry uuxa^ v^n
io: fastened down before it. Tnejj
:reek was not more than 20 feet widel ;
icd tne flood spread out to a vridth of "
5,000 feet. It rose quickly and in less
iian 39 minutes the water was up to <
he second story of all the dwelling
louses ia the flooded districts and was I
tiil riaing.
1: .is a certainty at 11 o'clock that
lone ef the people escaped from :nis. j
mmediate vicinity. Xhe whole dis- ,
rict was in darkness except onesmail
;'ace where a lone electric light shone. ,
firemen, police aid others were oni:
;aad qiickij but were powerless to
esc us uny body as not a boas of any
ana was to be had in that portion oI <
ne city.
Tns cries oI the perishing were heart*
ending to those who stood at taa watc's
edge a.nd were forced, to retreat
iovviy on account of the gradua ny|,
isisg water. It is almost certain that
nany people were drowned. One ;
Thole family was heard crying for '
ielp from upstairs windows wnen sad- j
ieniy there was a grinding noise, as j
f the house was being :nored from its
oundation, aud soon i e cries from
hat place ceased. Tbe tense darkless
made it impossible j see what
?as going on, but it is pposed that j
ne nouse aua occupani weniaotrnj
n the flood. People at the waters
dge heard a man crying for help who <
apparently being carried down in!
ne flood. E7ery moment ii grew|
ainter. Piti'ui cries for help were
xaard continually, but the crowd on!
ae shore could uo nothing in the way j
>f giving aid. Police and firemen!
vent at once for boats. It f7&s mid-|
light before to.its were gotten to the j
loouea Urag cress districi ana the
York of rescue started. The boats :
7era manned by firemen, who went
o work wita. a will, but could not
nake rapid progress on account of the
iTrift and dangerous current. Nine
atnilies were taken out o: second sto y
windows within a half sour ana :
asny people were picked up clinging
o debris. Nothing definite will be
igo'.vh as to the loss of life till mornng,
or even the names of the people
hat are in the iiood and perhaps not
en.
A * rvi w' ?r? rt ? n m
-LXU uiiuiii^ab cue \ya<,CJL ujLLiuj.cii.ucu
o recede rapidly arid the creek will
ikeiy be back in its natural course by
aorning. 'iha Erie and Lake Shore
r-ins, inducting passenger and excurlon
iraias, wera stopped where they
vere caught and will not likely be.
noved before daybreak, as the otli- j
:iais refuse to take chances of loss o'
ii'e. Loaded cars have been placed
m bridges with the hope of keeping '
iiem up, as the Alahoning ri^er is
ugh ana rising rapidly.
U-iitctt Confederate Veterans.
The Annual Hessian of the United ]
Confederate Veterans of the South)
J^rolina Division for 1S07 will be held
it Greenville, S. G., ccnimenoiag atj
A) a. in. August 25:h. The Inw rei I-!
oat! ruiti o: 1 csnt per mile, which I
viu os ^ivea froja tdi points withiai
iie Si-It'-*. wiiisilnw P iiirorpattonflonpa!
;f Delegates. Ail comrades of ihej
^iviaioa. are earueitiy lav ted to b? |
)rese.ut. vVhsther Delegates or not,
key have a right 10 be in the Convenion.
Confederate Veterans vvhc have
iotyci joined the U. C. V. i-.re ccrdiii'y
usii'ed 10 jAa. their former com- |
aces in this grand reunion. TheDiviiion
nov? has nearly one hundred
Jamps, and tbis reunion is apt to be
he largest ever held of Ex Confederals
in this Siate. The good people of j;
>reenvi:ie are mailing erery arrange-j
neni for the entertainment of tne!
. Art r. v. r\ n?a ?-* V.."* ! */%>
V C-^IAUO, ai 1U ?> W Uw UJ. CJJ.C
nost hospitable and loving reception
ind care. Eich Camp wiii appoint
>n*s vouug iady as Sponsor, whose
i >jL'.its and place at the reunion will
;e designated ia subsequent orders.
Will it X?:ver <Je<ASS.
About 7:33 Wednesday morning, at
3iid?rii:S, ii S:. Miiiry's parish. Li.,
i negro, Jack Da vis, aiLrs Buddy
r?ck, was hung by the citizsns of the
? _^ * w 1 __ ? l. r ?? ^
,07^11 ;ur en xiiuiiijy sssctaiuiig cci
. ridow Marioi- Davis v7aj'aia the
ady and stru^ffk-d with ner. Her |
icrearus aroused ilicah Heck. v;kc
:iiased ihe negro to the store of Beders
K Deifcaj. vrn-2re. upon bein-^ recognized,
lis T7&2 seized, rushed to tne .
?*> i-nn hariL' iho v>r\-r& of trim 51 I
vUh no ceremony, iiacg. Keimpii:atcd
another negro, Willis Jaweli,
vbo, after being severely vrhipped, <
,vas ordered 10 leave the to?a. AU ;
sscitement is allayed and no further
.rouble is anticipated. <
DR. RYDER LYNCHED.
j
Lynclir'l for IMurfier by c. "j?cb'' V72;oj
Travelled In Carriages.
Dispatches r?c?ivr-d in Ai:asta f-om |
TaJboi'on Wednesday fuiij confirm I
the reported Ivnchi^.v c"a~ ?:sre Tuesday
C'-rht >>f Dr. W. L. "ho |
^2urcf?r?rd Miss Saliie Earns 0"eiat!
Tallboitoa a year ego. Jucsre liar?,
on evidence tha: Ooi. Worriii cf
Columbus, the leading coul^I for
Ryder, covld not be present, d*.eioj
sickness, continued the ciss until :he!
regular term in Se.pt":nbrr. Dr. Hy j
der, ii>e prisoner ^ho vras to h*re;
been returned to Muscogee j iil iu lite!
r\ ? A ^1.4.. .-rr_ I
o.zu p. m. ir>tia was isKen to w aveny j
Haii. the nearest statioa from Talbot
ton, for that purpose. In a Tew mio. |
utes after'.hs deputies arrrired with
their prisoner zi. the station the mob j
drovr; up and tcr.k the prisoner by
fore* f^or.a the cili ;cr? and returned
with irltn to a point just across the
county line and lynched him. His
body was fouod hanging from a limb
at an eariy hour this morning, liisj
tongue was out amd his fucs was her-1
ribly blacSfned.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy, ttIio was in j
entree ci me prisoner, says mat ne, ri |
company sriih Mr. Bosvreli and Dr.<
Ryder, reached vVaverly Hal! just be-j
fore dirk, in a carriage, and mat tae;
doctor was seated in the rear sea vriih. j
kis feet upon the back of the seat in j
front, lie sat on the left sid i cf Ry- ]
-;er ar.d B.>sweii on the saat ia front.
Just after dark, JBos.ve'J, vrho was
looking oat of the carriage window,
exclaimed: 4'Look out, t tiers is a man J
ou h^rse "
' There they cime, he shouted, and |
ia an. iastant tbe t?70 deputies. Mar j
p\vaad Bjsweii, v^ere on the ground j
?v-?l r> ri f n -itv\ .>a1 <ra.i /k % tA j K t i\i 1 '
IVsUUU wLL^LLl^wi. V WVCiOU VJj plO"
cols iii Lhe hands of a a iafum\ed
aob.
Tae mob ordered them to throw us
i'aeir haads aad deliver laeir pistois.
rials, ilarphy siys, he rifu^vd to a j at '
arst, bus, his pissol wassaaica-rd from j
bis bands. Then he bjgan to ceg aad |:
pie-id with the crowd for the safety of!
nis prisoner, but was immediately
ardered to shut his mouth. Ryder 1
made bat little rasistasc* to the moo, '
?,ad while they were drawing him 1
from che carriage did not utter one j'
crori. The help;ess wretch was taken J
to another carriage close dv and j'
L\\e>r. r* * Vvi r\ \r t r\ / 'V* t vr i^fl 1
fciua? to a tree ju3t over tie iiae ia
ral'oDt couaty, near the home of J. 0.
Willis. !
Tie raob, while return! a ? with R~- :
ierfrjsa W'areriy Hail, was met by
Sheriff Richards and Lis pirty, bad
imzg to the darkae:s oi the aight the ;
saeritt' could not distiaguisa tae per-1 j
soas cor gain any eiue to tbeir ideati- J
:y. Richards was iaforraed by iheT
aiea 7:ho had Ryder :a caa?,^e that ae !
was too late, so ae pushed oa to \Yaverly
Hill, only to find that he hid :
b3sa uiisied, aadat ihat ti-ae Ryder
77as suspeadei from the limb cf a tree,
rchereais remaias were G'iseo^ered a :
short time after wards.
Tasreasoa asslgaed Wednesday for
she actioa of the in>'o is that the peo
pie ticea o:_ic.e cisa oemg
linued, bat lie fact is tbat the trienclsj
of the prosecution had girsn up all]
hope of ever bringing Ryder to the ]
gaiiovrs by reason of xxis being hops-J
iesslj' insane.
8UR2LARS GALORE.
Allan?-*, G ?., Is lafested With "liaigtts ct ]
the Jitatay."
A special dispatch iroo1 Atlanta to 5
the Augusta Obronicle says: Bur l
rr ! o r% & t < , i t a .<rS<*,!cujo ' ti . i
nereana tteir iiae Italian hand was]
exhibited in four quarters of iiio citj j
last nigat. The occupants of '.he res;- (
dence ji V7. A. Hoc re, o? Walton and \
ana Cone streets, were awakened
about naif-pas', two by tae scnsii cf
chloroform. '1 he alarm >?.s girea by
Mrs. Moore and soon intra was a gen- j
erai panic in me household. lavesii-j
gation snowed that the dining roemj
was lull of trie deadiy dra? to ihe|
point or suixjci-ioa, our- wnea tne \
door *ras liusg o;ea tie fumes were
quiciiy distributed and no breaking
01 s;eaLage was discovered. Tne burglars
liau missed m lueir calculation. |
.Ciiey either mistook the dmiag room j
for a jzc rjcai or rise presumed thstj
the gradual diffusion of itie fumes j
woutci stupifj lue sleepers instead ofj
awakening tnem. It Li pi esumed thai j
the iluid was pumped and sprayed ia
through the window blinds and that
tne aroused household prevented fur
tiier attempts cn the pari of the wouldbe
burglars.
The Gate City Drug store on Auburn
avenue, nearly two miles away, I
was also altacied oy me knights oi I
the "jimmy," and there mey were}
more successful. Skilled labor was!
manifest. The safe was nealiy opened
ana about $;2j subtracted from the j
companies assets. In the two remain j
ing cases, the burglars left their mark, j
bin did iitue damage. Considering J
tiiat ao exposition is goiasrou here me!
police art at a loss to account for the
taro-id of professionals th*S has bean
largely in evi.itenci during tlie nasi
lew weeks. Tiie ordinance against
idling and loitering is being very
strictly eaforced, bat the ihicv^s nave
been snarp enougn to avoid defection \
mmoitcises. j
Starved io Dearh. 5
I
A snccsmg case of destitution came
to light in Fori Smith, Ark., Wedaes
day afternoon. la an old shanty,
within the shadow of toe United Stales
jail, lying upon a pile of s'.riw ana
covered ?atn rags, vjss found Mrs
Job a Hauer, the widow of a once wel;
?no ??' u German resiaeat of Fort Smith,
alniGsi dead with malarial fever. In
another corner lay two scantily clad;
corpses. They were the bodies o:(
aire. Kiuer's children, oae six months J
anu t.':e oiner f jar years eld. Xnel
chi.dren had died from disease, jx ?
posuta and starvation. In the hut?
-.vers also fouad Mrs. Jordan. Mrs.
Hauer's mother, and three iivir^
children, all of whom were fast yielding
10 the pangs o? hucger. Mrs. j
Eaucr will die.
rr'.-pir'.Y S'Atl,
The property of taeGior^ia Mining, |
Manufacturing aL-d laves: ruca7- com-j
pany, consisting chiefi/ of coal and j
at $1,000,000. was sold vvVinesdiy by j
Re-oeiver J. 3ro .vn. on ins ord.-:r of i
me court. Tee proper;y v?>.z brought I
in by atloriii-j C'liiord Aude^soa, rop- j
reseating tas wni'lcjiVi hslu-jrs, icrj
?2i.i00.
lie Tock
John Gr ;nn. a horsa trsdsr of Micon.
Ga.. .?-g"d !">, took six grains cf morphine
VVednc-xiay r-igb.: and is dead.
?hf j-asb. act was caused *;y depDn*;
lency. * j
EXPLOSION HORROR.
FOUR WOMEN AND TWO MEN V<CTIMS
OF POWDER.
A Karrow^s Scene?Mangled Bodies
St?w the Groand--A Toang Wife Killed
hy Ser Knsband'd Side.
Four women a:*d two men were
killed Wednesday at New Haven,
Conn., bv an explosion in the loading
department; at the armory of the Winchester
Repeating Arms company.
Five others were taken to the hospital
badly wounded. The dead are: William
F. Biumer, Mrs. Mary Baumer,
Miss Jennie Ba.umer, Miss Ida Brown,
wiiiiaoi xiia ana ailss iracy kjoutoj.
Fatally injured: Giorge Bardoff, Edward
iSatdoS:.
Tae explosion occurred in the loading
room. Enployed in this room
^ere 150 hands, two-thirds of them
^iris and women. Nearly all of the
female hands are employed on the
loading machines, each of which requires
three operators. The full compieme.it
of hands was at work in the
room when the explosion took place.
Forty feet of the side of the building
was blown cut and hurled many feet
and fragments of human bodies were
scattered in a sickening manner. A
hurry call was sent for all available
physicians. The hre department, the
police, the ambaiacca and hospital
corps were speedily summoned and
the'work of coring for the dead and
injured was begun.
xiarrowia? scenes were witnessed
as tie vast taron^ congregated about
the place. As rapidly as possible the
iojared were cared for. Ia two instances
the salf^riag of the wounded
.vas frightful. One was partially disemboweled.
As rapidly as a victim was seen to
03 alive, the sufferer was tenderly
cirsd for, made as comfortable as possible
and conveyed with all possible
speed to his home. Two of the bodies
had bsen decapitated. O-hers had
been partially torn asander, and still
others had beea dismembered. Tne
oificiais of the company expended
every eifjrt to assist in the work of
re-iei.
Perhaps the saddest scene was enacted
wiiea John Baumer learned that
lis wife was among the dead. Ha
lived in Hampden and had been bat
recently married. At the time of the
explosion he was at work a few feet
distant from his wife. Mary Baumer
was Oat 16 years old and had been
in ihe factory bat three weeks. She
was married a little over a month ago
and she an4 her husband, Fritz, used
adjoining machines. Tne girl was
blown fully 5') feet and so crushed oat
of shape that it was almost impossible
to identify ner. The husband, curiously
enoagh, was apparently blown
with the same force and by tne same
oiasi, aai yec ne is one or ine nasi.
seriously injured. He struck the
g.*ouad hut a few feet short of his
wife.
The esplosioi did not cause any
Src, and tie hre cieparimeat confined
lis stf jr:s to aiding la the work of re*
lief. Tfie cause of the explosion has
not bee a determined and perhaps is
cause may never be known. Some of
liaose at work in the room at the time
s*y it was due to ths fact tiiat a cartridge
in process of loading had been
improperly placed in tae machine.
Trtd ir>iii>v?H thosfl flhlft tfl talk
^ -< ? ?
remember nothing, except a blinding
hash. Some did not even hear the explosion.
Tne t wo -Bardorf boys, working
side by side, were thrown at a
tangent out one side of the building.
1'asy struck the ground 30 feet away,
raey were sa crusned and mangled that
they wiii die. Si ward Blair, working
10 fest away at his machine was
ieiit upward tnrougn tne rooi. iie
feii on an ash heap with broken bones
aad a fractured skull and his legs
l misled out of shap=. 'fee doctors say
he, too, will die. Eiward Bardorf
died after being taken to the hospital.
Ida Brown, one of those killed outright,
came from Detroit, Mich., in
wuicn city her parents live. T. (*.
Bennett, president of the company,
said: "We nave ceen running automatic
loading machines for something
more taan 20 years, and this u tne
hrst time that any one has been injured
in their use. Since the adoption
of ttiose macnines we nave nad no accident
in the use of black guapowder.
Mr. Bennett expressed the belief
that through the carelessness of an
operator or the powder boy, the mar?bina
that a minded hfld h??n Over
charged.
Ooaoterfeiter Arrested.
Captain Porter of the United States
secret semes Wednesday nignt arrested
V. G-. Trevan, a Frenchman, who
was, according- to Captain Porter,
aoout 10 make counterfeit money.
Trevan says he was going to ma?e
iabeis for a Cuban planter, and that
the planter desired his labels made in
thesnapeof a fire dollar note. He
seems to be rather hazy as to the identity
of the planter who ordered the
iabeis. John Williams, who was
u y ! ?-vw -> f ? mna ?laA ?v.
x vi j.rcyiiu yyas nuu ?u.rested.
No spurious money was
found, but, i'or 'all tiiat the government
officials regard the arrest as an
important one. Williams has beea
arrested before for making counterfeit
money.
Trouble la Alabama.
^ A special to The State Herald from
Florence, Ala., under date of July 20
says: A race war is on at Riverton,
X I a o t/>rxrr? />f ?00 i ri V? o Hi n t<3 f A
night and serious trouble is feared.
A. negro atiempled a criminal assault
-ju Sirs. S. L. Yaughan, and estimable
iady, ilcnday afternoon, but Tras beaten
off and the neighborhood aroused.
A. searching1 party is said to have
caugiit the herd and shot him, but
ibis they will not admit. After the
lynching the shires became incens9d
r> J threatened to exterminate the ne
grocs, koto. sides are arming and one
white ma a has bien seriously injured.
Hrs. Vaughanis in a delicate condition
and her death is momentarily expec-cd.
Struck it Rlciu
FrankPhiscaler, cf Newcastle,Ind.,
who went to Kiondyke Alaska, la3i
winter, has jus: returned with $50,000
in cold. Phiscaler reached the
neld in the dead of winter. He dug a
hole in the ground large enough to
hold himself and provisions. After
many weel:? ot se?.rcnmg, ne one aay
caui-i upon a little stream whie'i flow eu
down til? side of a mountain and
empiicu into a basin. The water was
clear and in peering: down its shallow
depths Thiscaler discovered gold. He
{. eked all his metal out of the ice-cold
water.