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V .X'PICKENS, S. C., THLURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1891. .NO. 28. AN OLD llERO GONE. GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON DIES SUD DENLY IN WASHINTON. Record of .Hils Distinguihed Seryices An Uonortfd and Able Conoutider Commlssioner of Railroad" Until Ito moved by IIarrison. WASH INOTON, March 21.--Gen. Joseph E. Johnson died shortly -after II o'clock to-night at his residence on Connecticut Avenue. The General has been suffer ing for the past three weeks with an af fection of the heart, aggravated by cold caught soon after Sherman's funeral at New York. li.; physician has been trying .o keep up his strength for some days, but his advanced age has given little hope for his recovery from the be ginning of his illness. The General did not seem to suffer In the least and wa:i conscious to the last. At his bedside were ex-Governor Mc Lain, of Maryland, the General's broth er-in-law, and the nurse. The imme diate cause of death was heart failure, the result of fatty degeneration of the heart, due in a measure to a cold con tracted some weeks ago, but more par ticularly due to extreme old age. At times for about two years, General John ston has shown uuistakablesigns of a general brEaking town. IIis mind often became bewildered so that lie could not tell where lie was or how lie caine there. Sone days after Sherman's fun eral the General one night got up out of the bed, while in a state of profuse perspiration, which greatly aggravated the slight cold with which he was then suffering. This brought oi a severe at tack of his old heart trouble, which com pletely prostrated him. 11 is physician, Dr. Lincoln, succeeded, hovever, with much dilliculty, in arresting the disease for a time, and for a day or two prior to a week ago yesterday lie seemed to be really improving. On tit day, however, lie went down stairs without assistance, as lie had doneo before, but it proved too much for his streiigth,-and only with the aid of Governor 3\cLaiii could lie again reach his bed or even rise from the sofa where h.o was sitting. From that timo he contiiued to grow worse until about 6 o'clock this evening, when Dr. Lincoln found himi perfectly comfortable and apparently a litt.e better. While his friends and attendants knew that lie might pass away at any time, yet they had had no warning that the end was so near. Governor McLain entered the room at a little after 11 o'clock, and as lie approached the General's bedside, lie heard an almost inaudible sigh, and the General was dead. Gieneral Johnson's nearest living relativo is a sister, ,Nrs. Mitchell, who lives in this city. The funeral services will be held in this city, although the day has not been fixed up on. The interment will be made at Green Mount cemetery, Baltimo-e. Gon. .Johinston was the last,save Beau regard, of the six full Generals of the Confederacy. .le was born at Cherry Grove. Va., in 1807, and was graduated from West Point in 1821, in the same class with General Robert E. Lee. lie was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Fourth Artiliery, and first saw active service in the field ini 1832 in the IlacK IIawk Indian exoedit ion. lie was Dro moted in 1836, and was an aide-de-camp on General Winflield Scott's staff in the Seminole var. Ite participated in all the important battles connected with General Scott's campaign in Nlexico, from the taking of Vera Cruz to the capture of the city of Mexico. IIe was thrice brevetted for gllantry during this war, and in 1318 was mustered out of service as Lieutenant Colonel of volun teers only to be reinstated by Congress with his original rank of Captain of Trypographlical Engineers. lie was comnmissioned Quartermaster General of the United States Army in June, 1860, but resignedl the following April to enter the Confederate service in which, as M1ajor General of Volunteers he assisted General Lee in the work o organizinyg, the men pouring into Rich mond. Suibsequently lie was comm is * sioned Brigadier General in the regular Confederate service andl was placedl in command at I larper's Feerry. le joimied forces with I eauregard and remained in eommnaid of the consolidated troops until 1862. A t the battle of Seven l 'ines he was wvounded and incap)itatedl for duty for about six months. hlis next service wasi: as commander of the army of '"'"messeb and Ito employed the Win t-- -803 in reorganizing lis command, which han become demoralized by the defeat at Mlissionary Rlidge. lIe was relievedl of this command in Juely, 186 1, by order of the authorities at Ilich mnond General I hood succeedling him. Early in 1865 General Lee again as signed himii to te command from which he had been relieved and ordered him to drive back Sherman. General .Jolhn ston urged Lee t o abanadoni Iichimnond, join forces with him and light Shiernian befoire G lrant could come uap, but L ee ,. replied that it was inipossible for him to leave Virginia. As his fn':ce wais small General J1ohnisont declined a deci sive engagement and limg on Shmermman's Ilanks,,annoying the latte- and imple ding his march from Atlanta towards Rlichimond as much as possible. Lee surrendered at Appomattox and ,John ston obtaining the consentt of I 'resident Jefferson D)avis that the war should not be further prolonged entered into nego tiations with She::mmi. Th le f irst agree mYent f ramed was dlisapproved by the Feideral Governmeht, and on Apr-il 26 tI .e secondo agreement was5 conclutdedl. General Johnseon, after the wyar, beeamne successively p resident of a railroad company in A rkanisas, of af expr'ess company in Virginia and an lusuraiice agent it Georgia. lie was elected to Congress from the Richmond D)istrict in 1877, and next saw - public life as. Commissioner of Railroads, which of fice he hold uinder President Cleveland's adminjstration. lie had lived in this city since lie lost his of lice under te present administi-ation. In persont Gon eral Johnston wvas a mian of sleinder build,oi not moi-e tima medh-mm height tand with a kindly, pleasant lce, ie -was unobtrusive it manner and1( invari - ly courteous to all persons with whom he was brought in contact. Gie. Johnston's Funeral. WASIIINGTON, March 24.-Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Tues (lay morning over the remains of the late Confederate general, .Joseph E. Johnston, at St. ,John's Episcopal church. The services were of the sim pleat character, no attempt at decorat ing the church was made, and no flow ers save a wreath of immortelles on the . cofin.were visible. TIhough the church was filled with battle-scarred veterans there was not a uniform visible to announce the fact. The last great soldier of the civil con flict was buried as a civilian, not as a soldier. Rev. Dr. Douglas, rector of St. John's church, assisted by Rev. Dr. McKim, the confederate chaplain of Johnston's command, during the war conducted the services. Ile'read the lessan from St. Paul to the Corinthians, after which the choir sang the beautiful hymn: ".Just as I am." Dr. Doug las then recited the Episcopal burial service. "Rock of Ages" was then rendered by the choir, and the congregation joined with fervor with the rector in reciting the Apostle's creed and the Lord's prayer, with which the services closed. There were few dry eles among the aged, bowed veterans as the remains of Gen. Johnston were borne from -the church to the hearse by members of the Confederate association of Washing ton, who followed tne old veteran throughout the war. The procession to the hearse passed through open file of Lee camp of Con federate Veterans, of Alexander, Va. Mrs. Mitchell, sister of Gen. Johntson, was too old to attend the funeral. The immediate family present was ex-Gov ernor McLeon of Maryland, and his son; Dr. George 13. Johnston, of Rich mond, and Mrs. Susan Taliaterro. Then came representatives of the Confederate association of Baltimore. The remains were conveyed to Balti more on the 1.30 p, m. train. ITALIAN IN rEAFERENCE. A Tople of Guamip in Diplomatic Circles in Washington. WASHINOTON, March 25.- -In diplo matic circles speculation is going on as to what will be the outcome of the re cent massacre in New Orleans so far as the United States and the Italian Gov ernments are concerned. Several eve nings.ago a party of gentlemen, comu1 posed of two foreign representatives to this country, a prominent official of the State department, and two naval ofli cers were discussing the subject of re paration by this Government. Opin ions differed widely as to the ineans to be employed in bringing about a settle nmit satisfar!tory to both Govern ments. The State department ollicial appeared to take a im-re serious view of the situation than any of his con pan ions, and he predicted that "we have not heard the last of this matter vet." AfV er explaining that Italy has the third largest and most for mitdable navy in the world. he astonished his hearers by offering to wager a supper at the club for the party that within three weeks one or more Italian war shipQ will be at the nmouth of the Mississippi River. ills language had a semi-ofli cial flavor, with just enough mystery about it to create the impression upon hishearers that he knew considerably more on the subject than he cared to talk about. The inference 1i that Italy is greatly incensed at the "slaughter" of her people in New Orleans, and will demanl heavy indemnity or know the reason why. There is a conservative element among the Italians who take a less warlike view of the situation and pre fer that nothing should be lone hastily calcnlated to disturb the friendly rela tions bet.ween the two Governments and they will go to any reasonable length to avoid a conflict. This feeling is said to be due to the interest Italy takes in the coining World's Fair, in honor of the memory of "Christofo Columbo," so dear to every Italian heart. If an amicable settlement is reached the World's Fair will probably play an important part in the negotia tions. T1hie foreigners present maintained a (i nilled silence dluring the discussion, only joining ini when it was necessary to correct the American idea of certain European customs. T1he naval oflicers, while admitting that italy has a for midlable navy, were not willing to con cedie that she could come over to our shores and frighten us into any conces sioni she might suggest. New Orleans would naturally be the point of attack should Italy assume a warlike attitude, for it was there the alleged outrage upon01 hei' citizens occurred. Consider lng the peculiarities of the Alississippi liver at that, point, it is said the Itail tau cruiseris would encounter great (dff flculty in overcoming such obstruc tions ans thme United States army andl navy could1( set up. So long as this wvar talk is confined to the club ?ooms and Simiilar retreats thea e is but little dlan ger of thme t wo Giovernents con. ing to gethier ini battle arramy. Ly nchu Law in Induuiana. Siil nmY VILLE, ind., March 25).--Yes terday a tr'amp) named Phil D)oughterty entered a imniber' of houses wher'e the men happened to be away, diemandling that hot coffee aVrd dinner be furnished him. Ilie abumsedl the women whenever they r'efusedl to comp~ly. R. D). Flaitz heard his wvife cry f'or help, and getting a revolver' starmted alter D)ougherty. iIe placed D)oughmerty under arrest just as lie had kicked downm the (door of Mr. lisnsminuger's house. Last nmght a mob of over five huindred men surroundeld the jail where he was locked up) and de'manded the prisoner. Tihie sheriff refused, but as the oflicer was takinig the prisonier through the back alley lie was seized by a mob, who took him to a bridge, when a ro was Placed arond( the t ramp's neck. Some memb)ers of thme mob begged that his life be spared, and the lash be suibsiitutedi. A bout thirty persons were p)rovidedl with cowhides, and( each one plied the lash across the man's almost bare back. Ile begged for life, and every stroke seemed to bring fresh blood until his shoes were filled. Finally he was cut down, exhaustedl, but with sti'engthi enough to get oy. Married by the Governor. COtUMnIA, S. C., March 25.-The ex ecutive mansion was last night the scene of a brilliant event and the govern or oficiated for the first time as a par son---is new role. The mansion was extensively illuminated, and at 8 o'clock t,he governor united in the holy bonds of wedlock by a cival ceremony Mr. .Joseph F. Bennan, of Atlanta, Ga. and Miss Rebecca Cecilia Wolfe, of Winns bore, S. C. The bride was accompanied to Columbia by her mother, her brother in-law,Mr. Ulyses P~. Desportes and hi. wife, her sister, Mrs. James N'. Rion and daughter, all of W4nnsboro. The bride is a lovely young Jewems, while the groom is a young Gentilo-a pto gressive-business man of the Gate city. ---The Stat.., THE PHOSPHATE WAR. LATEST MOVE IN THE FIGHT FOF COOSAW'S TREASURES. Mr U. It. Brooks Appointed Temporar. Beceiver.-The Effects of the Appoint ient on the Injunction of tine United States Court. CoLUM11A, M.irch 21.--The Coosaw business has taken a rather interesting turn. Governor Tillman received this alternoon the following dispatch, dated at Aiken: U. R. Brooks has been appointed temporary feceiver. Ile must come down on the South Carolina Railway this afternoon and we will all meet him at Branchyille. Telegraph your reply to ine. Y. J. Pope, Attorney General, Governor Tillman answered that Mi Brooks would go, and he went. Duc notice will, of course, be given when the motion to make the receivership perma nent will be heard. It is understood that the present receiver will take pos sess!on as receiver and after advertise ment for bids to go to work will let the successful companies iD. It was not explicitly so stated, but there is a notior that the United States Court injunction will be ignored, "as it cannot apply in the new case." The State's receiver is a diferent person from any of the phos. uhate commissioners, considel ed as B. I. Tillmnan, W. 11. Ellerbe, Y. J. Pope, J. 1). Montgomery, or W. I[. Walter, as they are naned in the bill of injunc. tion. As aul persons are enjoined from en tering Coosaw it will be interesting tc note whether, when the receiver goe8 into the forbidden land, lie will be ar rested by the United States marshal or whether he will arrest the United States marshal. it ought to be very oasy to understand now that Attorney General Pope did not go to Newberry yesterday. A GENERAL SURPRISE. The Coosaw question is daily growing more complicated. The case presents some new phase almost daily. Even the lawyers interested in the case are not surprised at the frequent changes in the question. Injunctions an( orders are getting to be of frequent oc:urencc, and no one will be astonished to hear ot another order in a few days. The new feature of the Cot saw drania was added ,esterday at Aiken In th< Court of Clhambt rs, when Judge Aid rich appointed a temporary receiver t< take possession of the bed of the Coosaw River opposite to south of Chisolin's Is land. Attorney General Pope and Mr Geo S. Mower,'who represent the phosphatc commissioner, were in Aiken yesterday and made the application for the receiv ership. The Coosav people were entirely un aware of the movements of the repre sentatives of the commission. They had no idea as to the next move, al. though they expected something would be done. Mr Augustine T. Smythe, counsel for the Coosaw Company, was 'in Greenville yesterday, and the other counsel of the company were surprised when informed of the appointment of a receiver. The true inwardness of' the last move on the Coosaw chess board is not fully understood yet. T,,e temporary receiver is Mr U. It. Brooks, of the Secretary of State's ollice at Columbia. The following is a copy of the oflici.'il order "On hearing tihe compllaint herein and on motion o1 the IIor. Y. J. P'ope At torney General of tine State of South Carolina, it is ordered: "1. T1hnat tine dlefendants, tihe Coosaw Mining Company, show cause, if any they can, beif ore me at Aiken, South Carolina, at Chambers, on Tuesday, 7th April, 1891, at 12 midi-day, why they and all persons claiming under them and their servants, agents, ornicers and em p)loyees should not be enjoilned and res trained until the hearing of this cause from in any wvay digging, mining or rc moving tine phnosphnate rock and phos phnate deposits ini tIne bed of tine Coosaw River and every part thnereof andi from attempting to digelmine or remove tine same or any part theref, and( from inn terfe.ring with, obstructing, hindering or preventing or attemptinhg to interfe~re withn, hindler, ob)struict or preveint any ageint of the plaintiff or person thereto b)y tine plaintill' or saidl boardl of' phnos' phiate comimissioners authnorizedi, fr'om dligvoing, inng ' n rmoving tine same. Amnd why a tit and propner person should not be app)loinitedi as receiver to take pos seasson of' tine bedf of' tine Coosaw Rliver opposite to and1 southn Oi Chnisolm's is. land( with tine unsuail)powvers of receivers in suchn cases, peinding tine final determi-i ination 0f theCse pr'oceediings. 2. Thait in tine menantime and umntil tine hearing hnereb)y ordieredl tine said1 (eC fendents, tine Coosaw Mining Company and thi'ir servan Ii:, agents oflicers and emplloyees, be and they are hnereby en joined fromn in any way dligging, mining or removimg tine p)hosphiate rock aind phnosphnatic dleposits in tine bed of thec C'oosaw River ans aforesaid and from dig sing, mimimi or removmng andl attemphtogis to dig, nuine or remove .thne same or any p)art thnereof, atnd from inter':ering wi'hi, obstructing, lunderiing or pr'eventinng or a ttemp)tihng to interfere w itin obstruct, indter or pr'evennt any agent of' tine plainitifl or penrson thereto b)y tine p)lainltifh or tine sai.l boardt of' p)hosphate com mnissioner's authorized from (ig sing, mnin ing a11n emnoving tine samie. 3. It is funrthner ordered that U.,.R. Brooks b)e and Ine is hereby alppoimnted temporary re:eiver of all tine Coosaw River phosphate territory lyinng opp)osite to and south of Cnisom's Ishandi withn Line usual powers of receivenrs in such cases to take possession of, hold andl 0c cupy the samne sub'ject to tine ordlerof this Court. and( that lie make a rep)ort to thnis Court of all his actings anid openhings thiereundler. 4. It is ordered f urthner that a copy of this ordier b)e forthwth servedI upon tine presidenit, or chief manager, or other principal oflicer of san(d Coosa'y Mining Company. Coosaw matters are so very complicat ed that thnose who are n..t interested in thue case do not venture an opinion. A Rennrter aw Mr. Iaot, of the iron of McCradv Sons & Bacot, who are en gaged in the case. lie was very much surprised at the proceeding. At that time it was thought the receiver was for A the co upany. Mr. Bacot s ild: "One thing is certain, we had nothing to do with the appointment of a receiver. It must be wholly on the part of the phos- 4 phiate commissioners and iPs licensees. I can say most positively that the move was not in behalf of Lhe Coosawv Coi pany. I expect you will find it was based upon some action of the phosphate coi missioners. Nothing that is now (one surprises me. The Coosaw Company is in no financial trouble, as the appoint- t ment of a receiver iight possible indi cate. At the proper time and place the matter of the receivership will be a throughly tested." Receiver Brooks arived in the city last o night at 11 o'clock from Columbit. IIe e positively declined to be intcryiewed or t to give any information regarding his t appointment. IIe said that he would be r in the city for several days on personal L buisness. Receiver Brooks would not ( answer any questions whatever about the matter. Attorney General P1opc was expected in the city last night, but lie did not ar rive. HOW IT IS PROIPOSED TO VoRK. It is said that under the new situation in Coosaw River if the privileges to mine under Receiver Brooks are accept- N ed the arrangements will be something I like this: The parties mining for the c State or otherwise will pay all expenses V out of the sale of' rock aid deposit the forfeit in bank to await the legal determination of the suit between Coo t saw and the State. If Coosaw wins Coosaw will get the money in bank; if the State wins the proceeds will he turned oved to those entitled to it. but for all the ro .k mined the State will, as . usual, (-ets its e t of royalty just as it t would if there was no suit. TWO STRICKEN CITIES. Pittwburg and Alleghauy Sufaerfug From, r an E,idumic of U.a Grippe. P.TsnUl, Pa., March 2-I.-From a ( street joke grippe has hecome generally t a dangerous disease. The death rate has increased to a great extent, and this month will break the record by the alarming increase of 50 per cent. ClOs ing at noon, 723 deatls have occurred in Pittsburg and Alleghany in twenty-four days of this month. Thirty-eight deaths L have been reportel within the last twenty-four hours, and many, no I doubt, have not been reported. Tie direct causes given on the certificates are grip, influenza, pneumonia, typhoidt fever and diphtheria. From the last named diseases, one death per day has occurred within the past three weeks at thelIomeof the Friendless alone. In the two cities there were lifty-one fun erals last Sunday, and there was not one-half enough hearses to go around. Respectably covered wagons are used, and carriages are daily at a premium. In one large clothing house twenty three clerks are laid ofl fwith influenza t which is daily growing more severe, and 1 now numbers victims nearing the 5,000 mark in the city and suburbs. Physi cians are overworked, and some have as high as forty and sixty cases of grip alone. It is estimated that over 1000 are suffering with grippe in the tow'vns - along the Fort Wayne road. At Belle- t vue and Western 13ellevue over 200 L cases are reported, some of which are of ' a very serious nature. At Emsworth - and Ifaysville there are over 100 cases. 9 There are also many cases in Sewickly and it is estimated1 tha~t fully 500 peco- s are confined to their homes. Reports r' from all other towvns result in somewhat ' similar though none1 are so ahllictedl as this city. Special from Canton, Ohio, says Miss Kate Detweller a handsome young t lady of 24 years, hung herself last night. t She0 hIad been suffermng from a severe a attack of grippe and while delirious g from fever suicided. tl Needy Kmasa. Farmers. g Tor0IEi(A, Kansas, March 21.--The rail- o roadl commissioners have made their r< first tour of examinlationl in ten of the tl Kansas counties, for which mIoneQy was lI applropriatedl to pulrchlase seedI graiin, c and have returned to this city. it is es- p: timatedl that 20,000 bushels of spring t< wheat will supply sed to those whlo ri standl in most urgent nieed. Th'lere were tl 310 applicants for aiid t.o Jludge Hlumph- t1 rey, at Ilayes City, in Ellis County. t< Arter examination J1udge Illmphrey C found only twenty wvho were in actual r need from thle State. Grahmam, Sewvard I and Meade counties yet remain to be il visitedl. The~ comm Iissionlers dleclare t hat I thle people are iinluch bietter codldit.ioln d thlan thley were reported to bet. I-:x-(ov- (I erinor Anthiony stated tha lin the11 couni-a ties which lie visitedi whiet hiad got into a hands of tIle money leiiders, who were demndling theoir pound1( of Ileshm. TIhaese meni furnish farmers with seedl wheat nuder a contract which oliigates thle farmers to give oine-thiird of their crops in paymieint. Thmreautelning Maias, h from Texas says that the New Orleans Matins are send(ing thireatingt letters to ii persons who have expre'ssed a disap- t, proval oi their mlethlods. As a result ofd his free expIression of the conviction d. that the New Orleans killing of the k4 Mafia members was right. Johni L ong, a wealthly ando promlinent citizenl of' 110s. toil, is in receipt of' a letter pur'porting ~ to have been siLZnedl by the Maila aulthJor- I ities, waring htiim to keel) his mIouith ~ shut or lie wvill be donle for., it is writ- " teni ini redl inik with the customary skull and cross8 bGnes as the Intenit of the h, wirng, !! Suffering in Monitana. S'r'. PAUl., Minn., March 20.--Ad vices from Cut Unk, Mont., the pr'e- hi seint terminus of' the Great Northern G Extension, stat,e that the heavy storm Sl of m.x weeks ago totally suspended wvork ci of all kinds, throwing 2,000i meni out1 of (I cmp)loyment. A lairge inmber of' the 54 men started to traverse the deep snow h to bommit, 110 miles further West, and many perished from cold and explosuire. t The re.cord so far is seven f'rom freezing, g while larg,r numbers had aims and legs h frozen. It is also certain thait a great c~ many have perished of wvhom no traces p have been found, and whose bodies have a made food fr wolves and coyotes. b CAPTURE OF IQUIQUE. TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION AND BLOODY STRUGGLE FOLLOWS. Over W2,000,000 Worth of Property De streyed-The City Heavily Bomibarded and Abandoned--Revolution Threnteus Serious International Confilets. PANAMA, March .25-The English ronelad Warspite arrived at Callao, larch 1st, from Chillian ports. From hose on board some details have been btained of the events which followed he capture of Iquique by the rebels nd the first fire which caused the de truction of property valued at $2,000, 00. It appears that when the rebels aptured the port the government roops took up positions at some dis ance from it and held themselves in eadiness to attack the city. The re els returned to the! vessels, leaving nly some ifty mien in charge. The roops soon heard of this and marched ni the place soi 200 strong, under 'olonel Soto, They reached the vicin ty at about 6 o'clock in the morning iid fell in with a guard of sailors. iriag commenced and the fusilade on hore .(ed the ships to promptly open ire. Tnie Bianca, Encalada, lIsmeralda md Iuascar used their heavy guns, vhile the transports kept their mitrail enses busily employed. A tremend 'us 'iistruction followed and at 10 a. m. fire broke out in a nitrate warehouse, vhichi was extinguished by the fire irigade. At 3.30 p. i. another tire >roke out and this imo the efforts of he firemen proved utseless, and the lames spread until the whole central tart of Iquique, where the best stores rid buildings were situated, was in uins. LI) to the With, when the War pite jeft i(iiii,tie t lie ruins were vet urning. Tihe fight which resulted in the lire ras a bloody tragely, and it would aye been muore prolmiged had it not en for an arrangement, having been eaclied by the chiefs of t he two parties Id tinder which the opposition leaders ngaged to pav Colonel Soto C-10,0) to istribute aiong his men who were hen Ito joi the rebwls. Under this rrangement the government troops haindoned their armis at)d soon (1i ersel. Subsequiently Colonel Soto was r-rested and setit on board the Aniazo as, accused of having distribtite(l only 1,000 among his men aid having re ained the remaining %i.),(00. 'l'lose on board the W arsi)ite had also een infoi med that Colonel lobels had ,000 of Balmaceda's troops on the pai >as, and that it vas possible they would gain attack Iunique, in which port and ts vicinity the revolutionists stated hey had 3,000 men. They were, how ver, short of ammunition, but, were ex lecting some by a steamer by way of dagellan Strait. I (uique is completely abandoued and til the inhabitants have taken refuge m an island where they had previously ween stationed. Pisagua has been tbandoned by the populace. The In endent of Iquiquo sought refuge on he Warspite, and subsequently left in he cable steamer Silvertown for Val araiso. The report is confirmed of a ght at San Francisco in which Gener 1 Vidagran was killed, and the rebels ere defeated. In the fight at Iquique on the 19th, bout 200 persons were killed. Some of lie number lost their livos through heir own im)pridence. The office of he daily newspaper, Vos IeChete, hich supported the governimeht, was ucked and burned. The Warspite ave passage to Callao to 115 perso:s f difterent nationalities. 'The Frenichi teamship Ville (1e ielfast, whirh ar ived at . quique, reports that800) killed nd1 woundeltd were the ouitcoiie of the ght on thle Tarapaca pamlpas. Th'e ELima i)rairo said on February 5th: "The present revolution in Chili ircatensto result in serious interna onal conflicts. Peruvian territory has Iready been violated bly the Chillian overnment troops, and now ',e learn sat government troop)s with provis mii and am munition have occupied po itioins inside1 the Argentine liiis and n the roadl to Mondosa. A report eachied l'anamna March 'ith, that when se forces of Valparaiso tired on the ilancoencalada, killing several of her rew, the commandIng oflicer solicited ermission from the shore authorities > bury them andl that the answer hie aceived1 was: "That lie might bury tem in the sea." The com mander of le Blancoencalada thereupon referred > the captain of ther Majesty's shlip hampton, and the latter significanttly plied: "R{equiest mue to bury them and shall (10 so." Thew retiuest wats accordl igly formally made. WVheroupion thle iritishi comnmander had the Chlihan enrd on the steamier I;akeii aishiore uin er the priotectioni of the lI ritisht flag udi buiried with duie iiitairy hioiors ini rave h(ile haid ordeur( 41 prepart td for To Save tier (Iwn L.ife, 1)1:KNA i, Ih iti Couiinty, 'Texa~s, ,Iiarch 24.-Mm i. W atts, a frm haind on hie pulantation of .I. Ml. We'zmsermi, liv rig li fteen iiles from this place, told is wi fe on arising froim his bed yester ay~ mtorinig, thaiit shte hiadt only ai short iiie to Iive', andi( r'commeniidedl(( that she natke peace' with the Al mIghity. lie rel:ired that he had made tip his mind mu kill tier, and that its soon its he was resed lie would1( car ry (out his' murF erouis in tention. 'ITe poor womiin, 1n0Wing ther desperate character of her lishand1(, decided t hat tier onily hope for fe lay in adtoptinrg tdespetratl m ieaiis erselfI. She according,ly went to the rood pile, arid arinbg herself with the xe, stole cautioirsly into the house, ndl while tier husband wits engaged in ting hIs shoe, she creput up behinrd him nd( split his head in twain, killing him istanit ly. She was arrestetd and held bonds for trial. A (Germnl Flenid. A L.TOONA, Pa., Marclh 24.-Satuirday st, Christian Letierg, at middle-agted erman, went to the house of ,John 5)id(t:huber, 01n Foturth avenure, this ty, and after playing with the chiil 'en a while, caught up a five-year-old mn and seated him on the top of a red >t stove. T'he child's screams brotighit me brother to its rescuie, but it was idly burned, a piece of. flesh stIcking the stove. Lei berg escaped, and was at see.n again until this morning, when a slipped into the house and agalin uught the child and attempted to re eat the cruel act of Saturday. A eighbor came to the rescue and Lei rg was antured. THE SONG OF THE SOUTH. The Report of the Tradesman for the First Quarter of 1801. CHATTANOO A, March 25.-The Tradesman's report of new industries established in the Southern States dur ing the first three months of 1891 shows a total of 853, against 837 for the cor responding pmriod of 1890 and 612 in the corresponding period of 1889. The figures for the quarter show a healthful and steady growth in the South's ma terial development. During the three months there were established in the South six agricul tural implement works, six barrel fac tories, twelve boot and shoe factories, (comparatively a new industry in the South, only two having been established in the first quarter of 1890, and one in the flrst quarter of 1889,) three brew eries, one bridge works, two car works, ten carriage factories, forty-five cottov and woollen mills, (which is somewhat below the number in the corresponding quarter of 1890, but the distribution is general, Georgia leading with twelve, 3outh Carolina eight, Texas seven, anti nearly every other Southern State be ing represented;) fifty-eight large devel opment and improvements companies, Texas leading with twelve, Alabama ten; thirty-one electric light companies organized, twenty-two flour and grist mills, forty-seven foundery and ma chine shops, against forty-three in 1890 and forty-five in 1889, Texas leading with tenl, Virginia nine and the balance equally distributed; nine blast fitrnace companiieq organized, against twenty two in the same perfed of 1890 and seveiteen in 1889; seven gas works or ganized, twenty-eight ice mantifactur ing plants, fifty-three mining and. quar rying companies incorporated, four nail works, eight, oil mills, against twenty one for the corresponding period of O90; five potteries, one rolling mill company, lifty-three street railroad lines ineorporated, twelvo tanneries, thirty-two water-works chartered, 141 wood-working plants and seventy-nine mliscelbl1m1eous indust ries. Tho phosphate excitement, in the South is showmi by th& fact that thir v two ne.w companies were oriranized duiring the quarter, Dine of which were formed in Fiorida. The extraordinary activity in rail road builliig in the South is show ing the fact that during the three months iiiiety-thrve new railroad companies were inciorated, of which thirteen were in Virginia, thirteen in North Carolina, twelve in Georgia, t,,n iu Alabama, seven each in West Virginia, Texas and South Carolina mad cleven in Teniessee. Thc' Tradesman says that present inl dications point to continued activity in the South in all industrial branches, and the ensuing year gives more flat tering promise of substantial develop iment in manufacturing growth than any previous year, the most gratifying feature of this being the diversified character of the new intdist,ries. A Terrible Adventure. )A Nn'RY, Conn., Maceli 19.-Two young hunters, Charles W. Barnett, and Andrew Deibel, both of them living in Mfasetbe, started early yesterday morn ing to liint in time swaips about three miles from th0e.r home. In crossing one of many dee) streams inl the swam), D)eibel dropped hisguin, which struck onl the log on which the ietnii were walking. The charge entered Barnett's hip, rCni derimg him li ielples.s. )eibel, inl attemptiing to grasp the fiallen gun, lust hiz balance and fell inl the stream. iIe was unable to1 gto-ras the log, and couild not elimi the bank. Bar unett., in i s dlisab)led1 condition, coul ren dIer no assistance, The wiater was cold,l andI De ibel toldl his coin -anion th at un. less aid was summoned lhe would have to let go his hold. liarnetIt then started her thle nearest farm house, hiobbinig along~ on impllrovised crutches. Thme nearest house to t.he swamp was nearly two miles away, hut, thec injured man imnaged to reach it and iinform the inmates oh the pred(icamenlt of his companion. IBarnctt then tainited. II, was 1fully twvo hours from the time that Blarnet., started when help arrived. l)uibel was found clinnging to the hank, with his body ini the coldl streami. le was almost exhausted. lIIe was renmoved to his home, where lie now, lies, dhelir ions with fever. IIe is very weak from expIosure. and his recovery is do ubtf ul. Barnett cannot live, owing 1o great loss of blood. An Army of Itlaliaun Av~enagers. Chr mCAmo, M~arch 21.- -A spiecial to the Tntecr-Ocean froam Ot.ta-.a, ( )nt., says: The Inter- Ocean corresp)ondtent umet Antonio Scarpelli, a contr'a -tr anid leading l ight among Italian ini 'his district in thme railway ticket (ollice here totdaiy, in<tujlirling the ica r to( New ( )rleans. lie mad e no secret of the the t htat d e hada last night recei ved a he tter fri at prflo,imien t I tal ian residing ini the State of I 'ennusyl vania , askinug if lie wouhl eni dlea vor to secure all the talians po ssibl)1e to joini ini a miove men t 'v hikh is beinig o)rganfizedl to avenge the recent, muride'r of thir countrymnen at New Orleans next, month. TJhie name of tis corres lptonident , or the city ini wich h le residets, lie refuses to disclose. The letter .n t'mrmed Scarpell i thamt it, wa -proposetd to ral-e ani army o)f 1.000 Italians, prom ises havimt been received from I aly that I 4,t0) staind of arms woultd be senlt to theim I tat numberict of men were raisedl im the i mt: blates antI Canada to miarch aga:mst thme Crescent City. No Mto Rtunaiway Jloratns. (C1 meA(io, March 21 .-The many sidedh utility of electricity to modern ntecessiLies was impre sed upon a large crowtd to-dlay in an exhibition of its ap plication to stopping runaway hlorses. It is a coummon "you touchl the button" contrIvance an(d was invented by a liv ery man. Beneath the driver's box a t.wo volt uJattery s locate,m. .rrmn which is transmitted( a current aonl! the l'nes to the horse's nose andi can be operaltd easily by the driver or any one in the carriage, in the test to-dlay a runaway team were thrown upon their haunches instantly. In addition to this (Ievice for stopping runaway teanms the inven tor has made an electric stimulator ior starting lazy or balky horses and giv ing them "style." Ti'us is opperatedl thirouigh the lines also, the current being applied to the horse's sides by copper plates in the back hand. THE RACE PROBLEM. STATISTICS WHICH SHOW THAT IT IS SOLVING ITSELF. The Colored UP !o Ifis Not Hold Its Own in the L1st Decade-The Whites Have Iicreased More itapidly Since 1830= No Perceptible Northwartl Moement. \VAsHINGTON, March 25.-Superin tendent Porter of the Census Bureau has in preparation an important bulle tin giving the population of the South Atlantic and South Central States, Mis souri and Kansas by races. The total population embaced in this count Is given as 23,875,259, of which 16,868,205 were white, 6,996,166 colored and 10,888 Chinese, Japanese and Indians. In the States included were found in 1890 fif teen-sixteenths of the entire colored. population of the United States, so that lor the puirpose of inmediately ascer taining the percentage of increase of the colored Population the returns of hese States are ade<nato and not likely to be muaterially affected by the returns of other Stat.(s anI Territories where the colored population is small. 'fThi abnormal intrease of the colored I)o)llatioIi in what is known as the "black belt." during the decade ending lSM), led to the popular belief that the negroes were increasing at a much greater rate Ifhan the white population. l'his error we a naturd one, and arose f rom the liffictilty of ascertaining how mu'ch of the increase shown by the tenth census was real and how much was du to the omission of the census of 1870. The facts as ascertained sus tain the theory that the high rate of increase in i e growth of colored popu lation as sh6 wn ini 1880, was apparent, not, real, and that it was due to imper feet emimeration ii the Southern States in 1870. During the past decade the colored race has n3ot held its own a;aiisL the whites in the region where thle climiale and conditions are, of all those which the country affords, the b1 st suited to its development. In only three le':des, that from 1800 to 1830, during a part of which time the slave trale was in progrcs., has the colored rave(. increased more rapidly than the whites. Since 1S30 the whites have steadily increased at, a more rapid rate Ithan the colored people. This increase has not, been effected by the aid of im miugration, ior, with ttie exception of Kainsas and Missouri,these' States have recei ed coi parativelv few emigrants, either from fort-ign uountrics or from Northern States. .-itmilarly the pro piortion of colored inhabitants to the white increased -omewhat between 1IM and 1I30, but since that time it has steadilY diiinished. In 1830 when the proportion wats at, its maximum there was nearly six colored Inhabit ants to. ten white, but this proportion has been redtuced to a trillo more than four at the present date or by nearly one-third of its amount. The delicien Cies of the ninth census, says Porter, are so apparent in this table that any extended reference t.o theim is wholly ilineef,sarY. The following table gives the preseit white and colored popula tion of the several States under consid ation: White. Colored. A I ahanIa.........................;0,791; 681,431 A rkaInsas .............8 1,517 311,227 Delawar........... .....139,429 29,022 District of olullllia.......154,352 75,927 Flori(la..................224,41 166,678 eor*gia........ ..... ...97.,462 86:,710 . s ................. ......t,374,882 51,251 Ketueky ..............1,585,52 272,981 I Allishia....... ........5r54,712 562,893 M arylami..... ................. 24,149 218,004 N i,sssIppi ......... ......5.......39,703 747,720 Missotri .............2,524,-68 1 4.131 Noih CarSiolina....... ,0-19,1 91 ,7 South Carolina..............45s,4504 ''e nlnessee ...... ......, :2,97143,0 Virginia. .1......... 014,6(1 60,6 '1'otilo.........~,s8,25 0,0220 To ge, Ile locl poulati 75ofthes State 2,51 Chnese 1(M .l 166n,67an 5,2(1 1111 iais souldhe aded ,o7th 511115 0' th ~vhIto nd clor 51,2p51a t272,981 Severl tabes ar give 5whic ,sho the (((1veiio'ii ofthe olord elmen of tle lol)tltston urin thel 7st7al ('E'lt.llry. Ii lIspC'tiol ofthe ,able i, e V o i tgi l(...... ...... .7p9,ar to 3,508 lst. atei'58 thanine, .aans aurng stn fthe wecd hee bedcoloed popuea tileSo lir movement of the colordelmn (etItl ury. Ant fnseriom o the r tabtes naes ts vi odenay the bulle,hatc where hes been io uetede proortward atent tof whis. eleet thne Sthes tiln of(( 'tltertii bar ided winth t' exceptiond of th)istrict of Columia bi,i thea bordtr iginia apperth havo lust, rate!r Thananesd, Mndsuri aned elenens,fom the od Sttea ino, tho'ea bordrigthe glf, arti arlyPi inouisissippia anl Arkasas. wlwr. Noey hv increased pofteion whie tho the colres. Lelet twSas unte consderaet.in te divided ino these groups the irt compriingelao wartie wary3nd, prct whil Cthuntboa lir.gnoa, te ViniabteCro oore-t 13.d pe cnsas, whilte IseceonSout grou th (lirstlofhesegop from 1880' to 7,1,o only 5.5 per' cent. InThe isterore,o wheritbes 31terden., wholthad of the colored peole 19.1percent. no he o,vr00,0 whastesldiine bewn 188tale 18r0 from) 26,f' to 23,088,eor from tern. whideri ttte secolnd glroupi ing diiniso he fr o 8h,46 t3es1 or oly r.per icet. Threif thefore,o A ecpil Teribl y T ouhwadeo the olore peopl, whch, by- oren powerfl Sa rslt ed' mi ai g ace norae proprtionth ohftt nlemenkt from the brveer bae loned prod Instintl kildtwo of the m ten a moe aksid tincreascu of! colee mentro thnr ey th o hiebs fhi A'nl w werrdiseTmbowled;oe. a bo bacdlmnen occurre almt Lyn' shat. The ourmes of the bucet were thes bck, Nftel hean ooplete fhos. McCandler and Fred. A. Miller. t