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THE RUSH FOR HOMES. THREE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE A THE.E ARE HOMESTEADS. Fifteen Iundred Neuroes III the 111a1 Staupele.-A Party of Young Laeil 1l:e in otl 1'on1141--1i vely iUo011n StceneI Gt"-in im.-, 0. T1., Sept, 22.----Tli land is yours.'' flat is wint, Cver timepiece oi the iorder of the hmid openled to settlemintl todaly prochtilm When its Illinds pointed to the hour o noon1. Simuiltaneous With Ohat, hourv t home-seekers gathered on the border imado a heidlong rush over tie line Intc the ctoveted country aInd( on to the qualr tur setions upon which their eves ha been 1eistig., some lor days and other ]or weeks in months. The rush wis a iitl ole and wa mii11de so by t he lvet th:t. the number o hinie-seek ers relatly exceeded the 11nm hur ol' (Iuirter secCions available set tlement. "First there, first served, 'ils tilt! uonuto ov every racer. 1he1mr wits room i the nvw 1:111s I;,t ,Ilboi 50i seekers, a11mwin. I - e,es i) eich. There were on tile border waitinii to claim the available land hully 15,00 peoPle, so that there were thlrce person lor uach section. I t Was no wonder tha the rubhl was aI Ilmd onie, for ill this cas It least the r:Ic n a,I ilnviariably to Lil sw itt. I,;ke scenes have never been witiesse< belore except When Okiblllit eca the people's two 'm a1'. .)ome, l tile ilore dt-sderate CoWboys mouitc sweers, ind tile hiItter, joiin'. ill til stapelipcode, carrie-ld tltir rilers to tlh inteior while otlier-s were ulncerejmj nil't.sly ilhorsed o. unsteered not ia 'rm the bilrdel r. hIIle booej(rs ,1 ha h fit "he ic.a e lost 'it T,0ohvee oI t I low.li rcsvttiol bor der tlreetby S of iuhi:l.n tl a h iddle <i tie N 'tit I in wa I I vservitiol lI)l.iel linsiode the( hoiulary11 oI the( 1Kicka.poo re ervatin iwhich Nvw not inlclutled in th (11luid ld an1.0.1d at aI poinit onl thle l'ot tawtm borie b'. direttly eavt of l'ui 'l he n t inthh- of tle a i iliualtil inl the loNa', Sa-k anId Fo: 11vrirltions. aiI tile .re'ater luinhber c ho'lnetr's uttirai I .l.:regattei troun themll. '1The booilet'rs were tlistribulte %t"nlvrjouI' starltinli points a.bouit, tllws, aL TPollee :1000, Langston 5 gr'oe, and1 500 whlites, onl tilt! Kickipo ho'ter 000, und on Pottaiatitmic hoi (ier- 201oi. Ti allotments to the PLottaw mlie Iitilmins iearly exlaustetd the lnt ill their reservlationl, 84) LIte home seke lind little. chance ot locaLing a cliil tib it. At Lnittstln ners 1h4 bet .;atI1red b tihe I nI c4-ro Colonizatic ""uie't.y to the n11ubiher ot l'5tl, and Li,t were to Ilove enl masse to Cimarr vall'. at MORIt lerbile re_ion, andl( Joca, inabunh. F''ive hu11ulred White mOstY cowboys, ailso iald their eyes < thait, secticu, 11n1d each pirty had 1111 al sorts ot threats ot taking tle lanid 1 lorce. A Force oh (ItI4y mautrshiaIls Ill depty sherill's untIer the lierill' of' Li (coItlntyN ha1d beenI despat.chled there preserve orler, anti it, is beleved ti they will he aible to Itinnt01 1eace. One of the uiiu1e sighIs t T"oh, vs i conipaly oI youn,,r lie t-< Guthlric, w~ho hiad torined4 a coloizaiti, conmpanly Lto pro4ceed to the neIil'w ian we(re moitedltl on1 '1Texas Ilonies andll wI ctumetin, armlIed withi revolve~'rs mi 1l4':iluied for 4'tit enin ing 1u. Te tu seriousi tonieiIt luis 1ak4!n i'hwe lI-t we'4t tihe rivai claiml:izits, and1( tile cotuntrsy l: beenl peccefu Lly'hI't~l ocu i.e.~4)trIt ingis ofi4 tle ba i'4 441m tohave bi meiit'l and the tov e of4ii J thee lante tiltty we(re. sent to) iLt41it LI) prleser 11eace b'etween Lte cowi4n) s iini nlegroe lifte w(1 ere re<lilireidt eachi f (th thr il hmd llitbbes, and1 twentCl y-itielat Tohedl (I tile regula:r troops, a squiadi ofI mi were staltioneld at ealch oft the two cou)1 ty seats. Tihis left only soumle 300 liui to paltrol bortders oft aboullt 200t miles extenit, or One man11 to cverly two-thir' (it a mile of border. The men, hiowevI wtere not sttiioe at regullar initerva in (ll Iom places thlere wverie tten 1and1 tteen menCl to tile mile, wile at olthl tere wereC Stretehls 01 live 41r tell mil entIircely unIgualrdeld. I:nde41r this e41!t II ini tbers oft b oomer(' wouild entecr beh1 had11 :Iathered'!4 on :1 seei ldd spoitt, knio Iing thalit the~ governmen force11 I12CwIould al11 SIt thleir wattchecs three!( houmrs ahei; agree'C I il.ver thirl chaiis shoubiIl be co A t '1 o'clock thir watIchles al1l iniei II thechoice se'ctionls. 'T' "sooners" otherc uniguiartedl portomsl o'f the bo4 rd were ialso ver'iy nuimerous, and it is es malted4 from allI ' reports thati the numbIli oft settlers whlo en1t1eed the 11a111libef4) tilt legi I tuime was bully :i ,011. 'Tohiet tis mlornling was anl Inidil to'. (wilnust over tile Iowa borderCl, tdue en broml tis place; tonlighlt it, is a wi manlh's tcity oh 150 inhabitant01 uls. It il panly, organlizedi here iby tile plreside: ot tile Board of Tlratde, the p)residtlC the0 First, National b)ank, Jame.s Mt Ne andlt tile etty marshal ot Gulthrie. A re resentautive o1 tile comp)lany returned this pla1ce tIs afternuoon ailti iletd at L land oflice a plait o~ aLownI and)4 counI claims. lie reports that an elet:ton w held( this aftLernooth at, whleh McNI Was chosen nmayor. At a pomnt live miles below Toih quiiteC a number' of boomer's were gal eredl to make the race. Among th I WasR Ose womani whlosti name hlas r been1 learned, whiose impatience gott better of her discretion. She cross tile line bfforeT tile ahpointed timeit a 01ne of tile dleputy mlarshlals guiarding I party' arrested bher and foreed her br over the line. Soon afterwards again crossed the line pr1ematurely a when tihe deput.y a second4 time ordei her back she drew a revolver fromi I dlress p)ocket and( openied lire upon~ i The miarshalh returned tile lire, and al - her in the left leg just below tile km shattering tile limb. Sh1' was unlable mnake the race when noon arrived. T1 lboomer was lofl tis side of tihe bort stretched under a tree unable to mos A humane hac0k driver brought the u lortumate woman to thuis place0, whlE she is. bolng eared for. Tie storty of every arrival from Lant ton agrees that there has been rioting between negro settlers and cowboys. No fatalities are reported as resulting. HALL'S ST. LOUIS CON VENTION. [t is not sa Large orns H1araimntiousfs was Anticipated. 'ST LOUls, Sept. 17.-The Anti-Third 1'arty and Anti-Sub-Treasury wing of I the National Far:ners' Alliance iuet at r 1031 ,is morning. Not more than one half (it lie number of' delegate.; expect ed nmde their appearaneo. The pur Iose and objects of thim 'ouveltion f have heretofore been -;t,ated in these dispatches and from the tenor of the speeches this morning it is quite evident that the Third Party and land loan schemes are to have no place in the new A liilae that will be organized this week. The Convention was called to order by I . S. I lall, cx-prvsident of the M issoulri A liMinCe, ;d a temporary organizat.ion I was efecited by the election of 1'. S. -- ll;i ns It-l [orary -hairian, and Wiml. r 1I. litrry, of Corsicana, Tex, temporary stcreta \r. .\ coinitteo onl credenLit,ials wIs appoinfted and while they were consitinlfg "IDick" I)alton, Dmollocratie ts aspirant. t thoe Governorship of AlIs souri. addressed the Convention on i he aims and obJects of the Alliance. lie wos opposed, lie said, to the ("ov ernmuent land loan scheme. It would She i ' no-t injurious movement to the Iarmers that could be inaugurated. The Ftrmker' Alliance should return to its lir-. princir' ', that of protection I for foriig inter s, but not in a polit. ical party. Nece sary protection must he ohl aili d th. oigh the hallot, not I throigh the foi nation of a new party designed to frame laws to protect far mers at the expense of other and per hIps v,ital interests. Tit cemmitteo on credentials report ed that all delegates in the hall were ent it It-d to seAts. The report wats adopt vd. Tho teiporory organization was n'..b-111,r111enlt fand a motion was i n dulte to lippoaint at (omitt tee onl resolut tions anld perlanent organizatioll. with it r u ions Ioi report the planit oif org e ai ion and the policy to 1 pursued .i itot ut t'. . 'lhis m1t)ion brought about- a long and at. tiies animated discussion. Somv ol the delegates contended that the plan of permanent organization w%as mu. of the question altogether. Theliy wverv not here for the puirposo of* f-rmnirg a new Alliance, as the dele d gates present were alre-mdy members of a the national organization, and, "Why, Sin the amile of God," said one, "shoulil o we anlit another organization?" It was limally decided to appoint a com Smitteti of five to cutline a plan of pro s ed(ire to be presented to the Conven t.ion this afternoon, and at 12.30 the Convention took a recess. '1e afternoon session was c-lIIled t(o order at 2.30 and was aho .t as lively as any eoivent ion cotild be. As soon as 'Y tie delegates were seated Chairinik "I HIall annotinCed the committee on re tU solutions-a; follows: W. S. McAllister, 8, of Mlssissippi, Chalirilmn: )r. Iallsoil, mn of 'I'einessue; C. A. i itler and .l. F. le I)avidsonl, of Missouri; IZ. C. Iragg, of > 'exas; W. B1. Wilser, of Illinois, and A. i 1. Ale0 nelI, of Iowa. s It was nmo ved and carried that the [o ul(01ittie' imitediately go to work and prepare a latftrm, wiicl tI' con it t.e forthwith proceeded to do. I uring the absttee of the comnlitt.ve D)r. \V Polk; Y eam:ms, of Iloone County, Alo. wa,i called ol. for anlladdre(ss. ife tool n til the subjict o t hie ( lovernmient, land Hloian seeivii :uil t lie siub-treasurv and c y I issetevd tIhem: to the ev ident satIsfae re ti on of t iehe deegatets, w ho applaudedt liv 11Ii' gliodu lpoiints withiout, stint. d l)r. V e;uai,ns wvas 2followed by sever lIe al otli.r farmier orators, whoc were ire Sncei vedI wit hi cheers, andt h I eir slteehes~ awere it 'ilhulntly lelietuiated with 11p4 Splause. A hioutt 3:11 the13( ommiuilt.te onl1 rso)l i t ions st alIket I inito the hall withI a "'parti al report,"' Th'e report was read. It. is - thle samew platform adopt ed b'y thle .'o rt, 'I Wor Ih (Convention. wit h the imilien it. tion of t lie last resolluti on, as f ollows: s I N-so le, Tha:t wve d.eniounce ( . WA. d~ get her n~ ilh the acts ot his tols andit o hienhiem, as being a disgrace toi the r,i rdr nd a hI stem ih in tihe n ostrilIs otf all e honest inen who kio w of their corruip . tion andI villianiy. Ti'i ltd to a heated debailte. A im t lion to strike (lit this consairinog clause wais deb itedi a long tiime, but linially was defleated, andt, with the p'latftrm 1-well bet ore thlem, the Convention ad n jouni dt over to W~ednesday, when the ml Cl covet'i ( ion'eatssembled. Th'Ie Iirist or Is (Itr of huisiness was the iluestioni on the r, risoluhitionsi wvhich were up yesterday k .1an1ti Ihey were carried by a good ma f. toIty.1 Au elfort ti liuake the vote rs unaitnous01 reveatled two niegative v~otersM who dtid miot reIlih thle resolution Censurin111g MIlaue. FTe (oinziiittee ton peirmianient organ tion,(1 with W . I 'ol k Yeamlau as chiair naniI, ten miadte its r(epotrt. It proviles or thle apptiolnt iment of a comnmittee ofl rs st'ee, whiilh is authoriz.ed to submit V- to thle niext Siipremle Counicil, which in n(ets lit I rii linaipol is in November, the iii ob jectiini of tis convent,ioni to certain 1(d parts of the':',dmiand(s which werep adopt hI ed b y the Suprme Councl Ialt the Oceala ii. coniventiont. Also thait the commitiittet e,be limt hiorized tot tle the unmalterale and unmdyingi objectionis of this convention to thle passaige oIf anyi resolutions what ever bin md ing the iniv iduial member '( hip of the Alliance to anly pioliticiil cou rse of act ion mid "we hierebiy pro. ttest aigatinst such1 actioni, (if any pirev' r ioiis me etimig in fringing upon the imi - il mdidual 11011tical rights of any memcit bet rn of the torder." "Coaneenco Mloney.'' l 4ioO. Sepit. 185.- pon Tu'iesdaty oft Sthtis wee k, Mlr. I5. L. Al. Tower, o1 lBalI & I'Tower, attorneys for palrties tin eC known, paid int.o the Statte Nattional 11 Itink, 81l8,lX80 as "consciemnce muoney.' Ai l r. Tiowe'r, himself, does not kniow it fiom whlom tis muoney comies, bunt it of is believedl to come I rom the executor .1, oif somelI ttet or throngh a death-bed p. conifes,sioni. TJhe onily clue, the ban11k Lo hiai, is the fact, thalt ini 18d, while theC ie teller's back wats tuirned, a bag of gold, y 'omntainlinig aibout 83,(00, wats takeni. This amiounit, taken at its premiumili vaml atthat timei., andi( withI initerest coiiipoun ded, iguires .just about the atlIOut,t no(w retuirned( t.o the bank. hi- A Ilig tnerl l'erlihetl. iu S.\N liIlA NCis'O, Sept,. li..--The~ 1mys. (a, Lery Suirroutinirg t.he schiooner 1 'an1 hei noiiia, so lon14 overdlue at this port f rom ed Mulirshall 15sland(, Is ait last cleared up. ntl ''i hevessel sailed for Sani FrancIsco onl lie Mlay I, ladenl with at genlerail cargo, and( ekin adidition1 to a crew of seven, had on lie bordCpt. Lovedale's wvife amid three Qdeildtren. It, is also st.atted that 5evcr1a1 nd ilsinaries 1had( talkenl paisage (In the i Pannonia to come t.o t,his city. The ecr schioonier was wvrecked on a ree~f to the m. northwest of the liawaiaan Islamts, ami11 ot every soul on board was drowned. H enuator. Haltr'g Da)lilter. Dengli. lie WVAJUn AILI-^, S. C., Sept. 21.--M Iss e.EhIso .1 hutler, daughter of Senator M. ,r U. .lutler, dIed at, IlIghlails, N. C. e'0 this mornIng at C o'clock after a lin'ger n'- ing Illness frein fever. 11er body will re be carried to Edgefleld to-miorrow via thIs place for Interment on Wednesday, g- t3ho wias twentyyars 01(1 Captured a Wild Man. SoUTH WEST CITY, Mo., Sept. 25. This usually quiet little city wea thrown A into intense excitement yesterday morn. mng by the sudden appearance of what was supposed to be a maniac, who came rusiiug through the streets to the terror e of men, women and cbildren. Only af ter a severe struggle was he captured by the marshal and his assistants and lodged in jail, where lie had to be chained to the floor. Ile is of medium l.eight and of a dell- e cate build. Yet h4e Snaps trace chains e as thoust they were made of t.vine. Ile is t most woe-be-one specimen of the human ihlmily. Ils talk is more like the chatter ol a monkey or a )oll parrot than anything else. His entire body is 1 covered with hair. For the past six months there have 8 been tales told in regard to a ghost hav t ing beenl seen in the timber in the South and West of, this city. One man claims to have seen him astride of a phantom t horse, high up in the air, and came to t town speechless from his fright and had c to be escorted homlle. Then he was again seen by a full- 1 blool Cherokee, who was scared out of ( lis wits. This Indian is a, Intelligent F man. Ile says lie first saw the man I crawlinm (in the ground snake fashion, and, as lie suppolsed, lie was watching s oiuthin-_,, but on his nearer approach the wild iian sprang to hiN all-fours and outran the Indian'.4 horse. The most sensational tale yet told about the wild man comes from a source which cannot be disputed. Tie gentle- I man lives in Arkainsas and :s a minister 4 of the Gospel. iIe will make an aflida- I vit that lie saw him some time last, Au . 1 tist near Crump, a country store in Beu- I tonl County, sitting astride of a log, toy- I lug with two large snakes. One was an immense diamond rattler and the other a large blacksnake. After going through se eral I qtier contortions of the body the wild man beheaded an(d devoured the rattler. Then with a wave ol' his ri,g!ht hand lie mounted im midair and disitlpeared. The minister says lie was so teri-ifed that lie could not move for at least one hour. Who the wild man is and where lie caie trom no on(, litows. The proper autorities have been notified and will he hiere to-day. (ireat iinmbers ot leo pIe are coming in to see hii. Ile "lares It, them sometimes with a fiedilishi ex pression. At others lie grows restless and utters horrible screams and yells. Revol t of Ch ilean Troupes. N:w~ YlouK, Sept. 23.-A special to i the HIerald from Stitiagro do Chile, via G alvesLm, says: Tie emeute among the troops of the Junta in this city, which was caused by indulgenco in liquor, was a trivial matter compared to the revolt, thud broke out at noon yesterday. In cluded inl the large nuimbes of soldiers 'tiotionedi here are iany volunt,eers from Tllarim'ae and other northern provinces ot Chile. They have been very restless uider the law of order and restraint that. has tollowed the occupation of this city lv the Junta. At noon yesterday, as Seilor Moneda was walking through one of the mainthorought"tres, he was aud denly isuriounded by an infuriated mob of soldiers. They mae a great outcry a,aiist what they denounced as the in justice (A keepintg them any longer in Santia"(, anid demanded, wVithl many11 threats, tha measures should be at once taken",to) return themi to their htomnes. T.hiey also deniouinced the food1 whiichi hats bMen tuirnishied them, and1( de ('lared they would no longer submit to it. As a conisequtenlce of thie turbiulence, Sanitiago, which lias not yet recovecredl loml the e'xe'temienit, caused by Ilalma eda's suicidel, was aigainu thrown Into a hi:dh Ie ver. Thie news spreadi rapjidly all oiver the i t,y, and its it.,U traellhed thiroul.h one street ater another it was f)ole by cloSiin tip all the shons. Further rouble wa'~s hapt~pily avert,ed, at least, lor thle t ime1 being, b)y the clear judhiiient il I comol beariing of the presid'ent, of the .Junhta, ,loirne Montt and Col . Cant,o. ThIrm lirmnness, coiupledl with promises to th oliersl(i(i that, their grievances would14 be atttenided to, served to allay the spirit (if rebellion. Not. tihe Mian. A dispatch from llamberg to the Col tin bia Stat e tinder dlate ot Sept. 17 says: 4 ".1. W. IIlardin, who lhas been under ar rest here simee last Saturday unider the t suppolisitioni that lie was the4 Chicago imuirdlerer, Tascott, was liberated toda y, anid at once left for Atlanta, lounftinig I crossties. The town authorities were r uinab)le to hear from Chicago, anid got t tiredl Iurnishing him free lodging. II is atrrest is believed by matny to have been ( a p)rearranged plant on the part of both the tramp dletective, and liardin, to get 4 free tranlsportatiorn to Chicago. It is reportedl here that Stewvart went into a writteni agreement wvith a gentleman of i t his p'lace to divide the rewardl it he I wouild uirniish him (Stewvart) with t he necessary I unds to have the man identi liedl as T1ascott, and obtained a consid- I erabme amuount from him just betore be-c] ing biotmieed out of town Suinday after ntooni. l'oliceiman Cave took uup a col lection to day for IIlardin, which he seemed to greatly appreciate. tlardin t b)ears a striking resemiblance to 'Tascott , as described in the D)etective World, anid, to a person uniaclutainted with 'Tas cott. wouihl b)e easily taken for him, fromi t he descrip'tion. D)etective Stew art has niot been heard from sinice Siun (lay." A Nauighty Noted RevivalIst. Li-:Xi N4 'ro(N, N. C., Sept. 19.-(Ont the 15th o)f last D)ecemnber R ev. Zacharias lIell. one of t he most noted revivalists in North Carolina, living here, kissed( his wi fe andI five children good-bye. At the saiie time lie look leave or Miss Katie W ashburn, a visitor at his house, who left the next day for her home. Sinee that time the preachier has not been heard from and his wife has mourned hIm as dead. Sihe has just learnedi that on the day after his depart tire JBeli was joined at Salisbury by a younmg woman, whom lie passed off as his wife. T1hie paIr left on thie traIn for G eom gia, in which State Bell said Ihe had importanut revival (engagemenits. Mrs. Bell thereupon wrote to Randolh~' County and learned that MIss Wash. burn had never re'turnedl home, it is supposed'4 shte was the young lady whoe joineds Hell at Salisbury, and tht the pair are passiing themselves off as bius band andl wife Inl Georgia. Murder anm uictIde. WoDL .ANn, Cal., Sept. l'7.--T-Jhe li fe less biodles of' Mirs May Adhams and . W. Montgomery were discovered this iinoring lylig in the rear yardl of a sma:ll unfoccuphiedl residence. A vial labeled "poisoni"and a Smith & WVesson revolver' were found besIde them. lin v'st,id in showed that Montgomery first shot M\iss Adams in the left temple and then turned and( fired a shot through his own brain. Miss Adams was the daughter of L. B. Adams, who t represented this County two terms In the Leg islature. Monttgomery was aii son of .Judge Mon Iome ry of Stockton.1 The supposition is tat the murder and suticidhe were the result of a refusal onA the part of the lady's parents to permig their maae rWHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE." Ln Astounding Swindle Finds Mani U Dupes in Virginia, CH ARLES'rON, W. Va., Sept. 20.-Ole f the most astounding swindles in tho I istory of the country has just been I rought to light here by federal detect- I ves, who have arrested Henry Ash and i .eorge V. Rose, two of three ringlead- < rs. Robert P. Lively, the man who I riginated- the scheme, escaped to the t 1ountains, bu t a posse is after hi m. I Some weeks ago theso three men or ,anized at St. Albans, this county a iranch of what was alleged to be the 'National Assembly," said by the con pirators to be a patriotic order, having or its object the relief of the national ,overntent. It was proposed to put nto the possesion of the government he gold (oin hoarded up by the people,to he end that the government might be I nabled to meet its obligations and be r aved from national repudiation. The i rreasuary Departnent, it was explain- ( d, had plenty of paper money and had h greed that for all the gold coins paid nto the "assembly" and certified by the >lcers, there would be paid flive times he sum in paper currency. Nothing ass than $200 would be accepted from ny one. The thing took in a surprising way. rho country was scoured for gold. One nan paid $1,200, another $800, and I icores gave $200 to $500 for the worth ess "certificates" of the swindlers. The I 'hesapeak a'd Ohio Railroad Company I aid its employes in gold and a large c um of this money went into the cof- t ers of Lively and his pals. Poor men >orrowed, begged and mortgaged, that hey might raise gold, and many a do ar of hard-earned savings went into ,he "assembly for the relief of the gov .rnment." 'The postollice authorities got wind of lie thing aiout a week ago, and to(ay he arrest were iade. The excitement >ver the swindle is great. It is estimnat d that the swindlers obtained over 850, XX) from their dupes, mnany of wlhom tre left penniless. liestructivo Foreat 1Irei4. CU.Il1'-:-.AND, WiS , Selt. 18.- -Forest 'I ires are raging in the cotintry initedi- t itely soith and in plainl sight of the ,ity, and a strong south wind prevails. I ieveral farn houses and barns, two ,vood yards and a large amount of other )roperty has t)eeii burned. Men are low lighting the llames, and there is Y nuich apprehension in this city. I The village of Perley was almost t wiped out of existence by fire yesterday. h At Tomaha a most disastrous lire is N raging in the cranberry marshes be- t ween Valley .1-metion and Norway. 1 letween twenty-five and thirty square i nles of marsh have been constmied, imnd the fire shows no signs of abate nent. 'Thousands of dollars worth of property have already been sacrified. PIRAI RE FIlES IN NORT1H DAKOTA. 111S.\tAcK, N. D., 8ept. 18.-A disas. rous prairie ire has burned over a large portion of Emmons County, sixty miles c iouth of here. Driven by a strong west I ivind, a sheet of flame as high ais the s house-tops swept. over the cotintry frot the Missouri River past WilIlamnsport, 1 which place narrowly escaped, and into the southeastern partion of the county. Details are meagre. No iail vas re eelvedi from Williamisport last evening.1 Tlhe loss wvill be heavy, as a1 large area< 4t range Pi-ids was burned over. Many I farmers lost their entire crops antd1 buildings. It is reportedi that one man I was lfata1lly buIrned(. Our i ited Uoteton ('rog,. Followving is t,he report, of the weathi r bure-au for tile w~eek ending Satur 13a): "T1hie rain fall hasi bleen below the nor na31: temp)eratulre abou', the average Ilmount; sunshine hats been above the I Iveraige. TIhe heavy rains which comi- ( letely saturaltedl the soil, and in many 1 )la1ces ponlded, and1( together wit,h the ict sunshine for thle 1)ast week scalded I md ruIsted miost of th~e cotton crop, and I aus9ed manLiy of the Immature l,01l3 to peni, and haM thereby greatly dlecreased ho yield. From reports receivedl from ' orrespondients, anid from other reliablei nformiation, liy 1last report of 25 per 1 ent. dlecrealse is fully sustained, andl alt 11 everal plaices the diecrease in produc ion is la3ce4d at a1 much higher esti nate." "I give a1 few of thme several state nents of reliable and1( intelligent fair-. ners, giving tihe condition of thme cot- I on crop: "'ini lLichand, Sumter, Dar ington, Florence anmd Chesterlield I jounlties, fuliy 25 per cent, below the ~ xverage. Some plaices one-half picked ~ mit. I have traveledi over nearly the - 'ntire State within tihe laist two weeks Lndl I ami satisfiedl that the cotton crop 1 s injured more than 25 per cent. I & inve been plalnting for eihteen yeairs md( haive never failed in that time to iverage one bale of cotton to the acre. ~ f I get a half bale to the acre this year ~ shalhl do0 well." t Southa Caronna Postail Sorvice. ( A convention of the postmasters of c his State was hl-d in Colnumbia on I ['uesday last, the object being to discussc he condition of the service, and sug-. fest plains for it's improvement. Among ither things the f ollowing suggestions vere made, addressed to tihe i'ostmaster ~ seneral. I. Matke a condition precedlent to t naillin1g. that every pilece of mailinig netter shall bear the return cardl ad iresses. t 2. Let the regulations be so changed t hat the unpaid matter can be forwaurd- ~ 3d to points of dlestlination and doubile t ate be collected for It upon01 delivery. :s. Ilave postal rates and1( clas9sitication t printed on thie lap or aill envelopes by ~ he g vernmnent, unless otherwise or leredh by the purchaser. 4. That an elastic balnd bearmng name11 ~ >f mailing otlice be placed oni all fourth- ' d!ass parcels. F 5. That the postal note be abolishled a md( a three cent fee be charged for 2 noney' ordlersi for loss tha3n live dollaIrs. 1 I'. 'That postmasters be allowved to >pen, In the p)resenlce of witnesses, all etters dropped ir>to tihe 01)ice without lirection, In order tha~t the na3me of tile vriter maiy lie ascertain ed and the let er returnied for address, so that the Ia- 0 or and dlelay of senlding the same11 to he d1ead( letter oflice may be avoided. WVant an lnveMtlgat ion,. (On r,LESTON, S. C., Sept, 18.- -AI nieetinag of the piolicy holders of the t' New York Life Jnsumrance Company c vats held here to-day. Sever-al promi. lent gentlemen spoke on the subject y md resolutions were offered and ac- a, :eptedl asking that a thorough exain-l it on of the company's affairs be made, hi mnd inviting the co-operation of policy n Ioldlers of other places. The limportance or purlfying the ih>od canniot be over-estimated, for vithiout pure blood you cannot snjoy tos healh. ?. P~. P. (PrIckly Ash,' I e 1lo0t, and Pottnasiu I) 18 a intrao- k (us blood purifier, pe rformling more .a ures in six months than all the sairsa- 'l arllias and so-called blood pulrifners c mit togethen. Terrible Fliht at Reek H1. ROCK HILL, S. C., Sept. 21. isualty quiet town was stirred up ce iderably Saturday night to learn thal .rriblo fight had occurred about hal ai'e from the business part of Ro 1i;I. The news was first brought own by a negro, Will Caldwell, w vas a participant In -the fight and w aime to town to get sewed up. Messi 'rank and Eugene Wilson, brothe Isually quiet men, were on a spree, a eing ordered off the streets, went ir as Wilson street. After hangi round there for awhile a crowd of eig ir ten negroes, also drunk, came i ud in some way a fiss was startA 'e Wilsons walked on as far as t orner of Wilson and Black streets, point in front or Capt. L. M. Day 1welling, when the tight commenc( t is thought that Frank Wilson % truck down early and Eugene did t Ightinr. When Capt. Davis heard t acket he walked up just as Jake Fr iian, a negro, felled Eugene Wils 'apt. Davis cried, "Stop, Jake, you m ill him." Freeman said that he woi :ill him (Wilson) as he had cut I Freeman) to pieces. Capt. Da vatked up to arrest Ereeman, when I rowd dispereed. Both the Wilsc eere struck on the head with soi ieavy instrument. Frank Wilson, live, but unconscious. Eugene Wila i doing better and is able to sit : Vill Caldwell, the negro, is badly ci le and Frank Wilson cannot recov reeman has not been heard from. Si ral arrests have been made, am hem Judson Heath and Rufus Hol olored, both bad characters.-T lute. A Fishy Story. ,JACKSONVIL1.i', Fla., Sept. 21. rilling story of the experience of ti oncy Island bathers, supposed to h:1 ecen drowned, was told to-day by Sa el W. Thornton of Brooklvm, N. 1 : an Associated Press reporter. he afternoon of August 27, Thornt nd his sister-n-law, Miss Ada Jew, rent into the surf neur the iron p! lhe undertow took them out to s, "hey caught a floating log and drif bouL till nearly dark when a Span ark bound for South American po icked them up. Miss Jewell was unconscious and c< inued l!n a high fever and delirious ve da3 s. None of the crew could spe ,nglish. On September 9th the cas fays were transferred to another Spi 5h vessel bound far Yucatan, throt lie Straits of Florida, and on the mo ig of Sunday, September 20th, tl ere set ashore on a barren beach tw y miles from this city. They wall iere and are at St. John's House awi g the arrival of money rrom Brook vith which to take passage home. Thornton's brother in BrookIy i si >osed him and his sister-in-law de tid he now fears that some impostei rying to extort money from him. R astaways have been identitled, h< ver, and money is expected in norning. Both have stood their li hips remarkably well. but strangc ay neither can remember the namei lie vessels or those of their captains The Aiance in Congress. WA iINOTON, Sept. 17.--At 'armers' Alliance headquarters in t ity it is stated that tihe Alliance v mave fifty-live mnen in the next 1I01 yhio will vote with it on all meas hat It may see lit to bring forward. he Senate the party claims four Se ors- Petfer, Kyle, Irby and Vance. A t the next session the sub-tres ilil, as it was introduced in the I ~oigress, will not make its appearar 'hat measure has been repudiated oth houses of Congress, and will, hat reason, not be resurrected. AI onstructed, however, upon lines asi ir to it, and embodying the same pm iple, will b.e introduced Into b< ouses and pushed to a vote. TIhe St ord lamil loan b)i11 wIll not be touci y the Allianace, but a bill bearing ui he same subject will lie introduc knother measure which tihe Allial villdemand is a free coinage 1 'hese three measures aire the ones vhich the party take the most interi ut other measures will be introdui ndi efforts to pass themt wvill be ma Hlloding lip a Train. ST'. Lomis, Sept. 19.--A dispatch fr Juskogee, 1. Tf., says: The Missoi C~ansas and Texas south-bound pass ~er train was held up and the expr ari robbed at 9.30 last night four mi orth of Wagoner. The robbers e red the train o00icials with pistols, wo of them entered the express 4 'hey ordiered the expressman to 01 he large steel safe, which he waswu le to do, and it took considerable ning before he could convince the r eras of his utter inability to comj 'hey, therefore, dumped the small lI hest., which contained $2,500, out of ar door and, breanking it open, tooki ntire amouiit. They made no atten o rob the passengers and there was I no shot fired. The robbers wore mal f red flannel, and after completing ab, took to the woods with their boc Millcers have left Muskogee in purs f the robbers. ____ A Terri ble Fate. CL.EVELAND, 0., Sept. 1t.-John 3 ~afferty, a lineman for the Weste ~nion 'lelegraph company, met witi Lrrible death in front of the col cuse in the presence of one hundi pectators yesterday. McCafferty v alking to some friends, and then beg a climb a telegraph p ole to adjus 'Ire, iIe had ieach ed a point beyo lie fiIrst cross-arm, when, with a shiri e fell backward, Ills spurs caught lie iron steps of the pole, and his he ung downward. A telephone w: ad fallen across an electric light wi 0(1 McCafferty had received a terril oltage in his o>od y. I Us face and ari iirnaed black, and he humng fully thrn timutes before a ladd(er could be secur nid the unfortunate man brought tot rouind. lIe (lied on the way to the he itali. A (ireen Ooods Posmaster, IlRuMINomiIAN, A LA, Sept. 18.--.t 'hraisher, postmaster at E~dwards vii lebuirno County, Is here uinder arre ni tihe charge of using the mails 1114 ily. Trho charge Is that Thrasher t eeni corresponding with green get ice n mNew York cit,y in pursuance egot intmons for a supply of their stu t is also alleged thatIThrasher went > ew York In person to see his pri Rtheumatism.-,James Paxton, of ammiah, Gha., says he had Rtheumatim ) bad that he could net imove frc to bed or dress without help, and tb a tried many remnedies, but reeiY o relief until he began the use of P. (Prickly Ash, Poke 1Roo6 and Pota umi), anid two bottles restored him Rtheumatism is cared by P. P. aina ad itcheas im the back, shovlde nees, ankles, hips, and wrists are tacked ad conquereti by P. P. his, great mediciae, by its bioc leansing properties, builda uap a trengt.hens the whole bsdy Pianos and Organn. ur N. W. TRUMP. 184 Main Street Co U_ lumbia, $. U. sells Pianos and Organs, ' direct from factory. No agents' com a missions. The celebrated Chickering a Pane. Mathushek Piano, celebrated for Its clearness of tone, lightness of k touch and lasting qualities. Mason & to Hamlin Vpright Piano. Sterling Up ho right Pianos, from $225 up. Mason & Bamlii Organs surpassed by none.Ster 10 ling Organs, 050 up. Every Instrument s. guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days' .s trial, expenses both ways, if not s;tis ad factorv. Sold on Instalments. a DO YOU WISH TO lit P1 11. 1OS8 OF VoIit OWN d. he to GIN IOUNI. is, Id. as THEN BUT THE THOMAS STEAM ho lie li. PRESS AND SEED COTTON: ,e. ill ELEVATOR. id im It is the most perfect system in use, un via loading cotton from wagons, cleaning and h deliveringit Into gins or stalis. Cotton doesnotpass through fan and press re no quires no pulley nor belts. It saves time i.e and money. is o" TALBOTT & SONS' it. Dr. ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATION W- ARY AND PORTABLE. OLD DO. ng )e, TALBOI'T8 SAW MILTA, IMPROVED 'he FRICTION AND ROPE FEED $200 TO 1600 LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT. -A TON GINS AND COTTON PRESS-3. Po We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginnere ye the most complete outfits that can be mn- bought and at bottom prices. L . V. C. BADHAM, ~11, er. Ga. GENEltAL A(ENT, .ed COLUMBIA. S. C. isi THE TALOTTr ENGINE IS rH111 rts ST >n- Feb 19-lv. "a COTTON SAMPLE IMPROVED ta in igh ON11, CEVNTr PERn P410u) mil rn- A CTU JAl TE Wr. key -n-:.: :ed it. At the gin of Mr. F. U. Roberts in Rich lyn land County. just before starting his Sallo Elevator one bale had been ginned by th old method. Just after starting the Eleva tor another bale was ginned f rom the saun Rd pile. Without knowing this fact the cottoi ll buyer offered one cent per pound more fo Ath the bale ginned with the use of the Eleva jw. tor. Read the statenentsof the buyer an the seller: ,rd- COPY. ,,, This will certify that of two samples o ootton offered us today by Mr. Rowan Rosi Of the market value of oie exceeded that o the other by one cent per pound. (Signed.) 1D. CRAWFORLD & SONS. COPY. the Thiss will certify that the twvo bales o his cotton offered as above were both from thb ,il same pile of seed cotton, aud ginned in ti iso smie gin. One was carried to the gin 11 ire baskets and one through the Sailor Seec - (Signed.) J. it. ROSE. The best Gins. Presses, Elevator 1rEngines and the best nmchinery of al a d,frsale by ce. W- H. G1IBBES, Jn., & C0,. by CoLUMnIA, S. C. El Leesville College in- CO-EDUCATIONAL. )th I)RIIMARY, AUAD)EM IC, COL~LEGI an- - ATE and COMMERCIAL COURISEi ied Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Elociu aon tion, Physical Culture, Cooking. D)ress Cuti ed ting, Domestic Economy, Weekly Bibi< c*Studies. Nine teachers. Enroilment, las y ear 180. Puplils from thirreen counties btrog mraland religous influience. Ne n barroomnearer than seven miles. s5t, Healthful location, 700 feet above th< 30d level of the sea, 400 feet above Columbia do. 128 feet above Alken. Elegant build ing Young ladies can board with the President Only College in the State that makes pro omn vision for young ladies to reduce expense anr, by doing domestic work. Seventeen younm, en- ladiesq aided thuis way last year. Expense; ess for literary course and board for toi los months. $100 to 1130; music, 130; bookke av ing, 120. Next session opens Septembe d23d. For catalogue address rd I.. B. H AY NES, A. Ml., ~ar. President, n Sep 9-Simos Leeville, S.C. a- ADYIQE TO 'WOKENW aly. Ifyou would protect yourself fr om Painful , Profuse, Scantr Suppressed or Irregular Me d ipt struatlonl you must use B AksP1E3IILD'S ultF E M.A LE ,REGU LATOR Enexuvitzm, A pril 21, 18961. rt Will cattt 6t4 6 two members of my~ ngm treate w1t,hout benefit by hynicnA as wesreat ,~g oao tejye u odb b)o)t Oa ra4ttly r"L a.I .~~~tr t ir' AWADFIELD REGULATOR CO., re, he )s Ie, at. as *ds of r ft. on LSPPMAN BROS.. PropeIetors, Ia. UregIsts, Llppaa's Block. SAVANNAH. GA. at A BBTm P. ** PA. Motgif Pays the M1l. A GRAT OEVE14 THAT MAY NOT AOAII BE RRPZATED, 60 DO NOT DICLAY, "SrUN W1"LC THB IRO11 NOT." Write for Catalogue now, ahI ay wa paper you saw this advertisement in. iMember that I sOll evorything that goes to furnishing a home- -iautfactur. Ing some things and buying others in the largest pOssible lots, which enables mi, to wipe ou all competition. HERE ARE A FW OF MY WTART-1 A No. ' FlaL top Cooking Stove, full size, 15x17 inlch oven, fitted with 21 pieces o ware, delivered at your own tepot, 'l freight charges paid by me, lur only Twelve Dollars. Again, I will silt you a 5 liolo Uooin Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x26 Inch top, t & ted with 21 pieces of ware, for TIR TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the treigb, to your depot. DO NOT PAY TWO H'bICE FOR Y OUR GOODS. I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit, walnut franie, either in combination of banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50, to your .aiilroad station, freight paid. I will also sell you a nice Bedromos uit consisting of Bureau with glass, 1 bigi head Bedstead, 1 Waslstand, I 'entre table, 4 cane seat chairs, I cane seat aid back rocker all for 16.30, and pay f reigh to your depot. Or I will send you an clegant Bedroom suit witi large glass, lull tuarb letop, 1ei #30, ant pay freight. Nice window shade on sprini-oiler V 00 Elegant large wainuts day clock, 4.01 Walnut lounge, 7,00 Lace curtains per window, 1.00 I cannot describe everytniiig in a small advertisement, but have an uinense store containing 22,ouu leet ot 1lutor room, with ware housesaieda 1c 1n i tth parts o1 Augusta, inaimig in ali the lar Eest business ut tins Kind uutler one cuan ageneit ill the bouthiern blmbs. 'Inese storWisand wareliouses are cov%waet witii the ehe4i. prodtout. tilu bust facto ries. Aly ChtluIOue c0lIta-111g illutsti ations of goods wili U,. iualle< 11 3 V1 t wil kilnt.I3 sy where you ,aw ia tUveiL.tnuiwut. I pay treight. Address, L. F. PA04ETT Proprietor l'adigett's rtumuitur, Stove and Ualpet SLoe, t110-1112 Broad St ren AU (4U.TA, GA. 5 ALL 5KIN AND ' r - s . m t .-r u t t e a Sp r l pimkin I , . ;-o-e a ,ht ulov en ai an otr mnt, Ca ri CURES .tr nisrathLIi, anst aek tSAVme(t, Ctai, LOW IT P10; VME rSilnT e, Calini M ce W d, Sothr taetosnr asfone n Amelea anj~ti etandrl ork. odAil kintis i of i Ot t i i i MONUM ly ENS, &c. bi Sed orprices and3 f Pr i ormaton., F.FH H. YATT, F5irs itiC(tlainssu Waork. D Voutery ttst ei Low P:trcis. ugies,nu at riaes ltlia, Wons,l Ce.mearateryecn ork 3 cfor sndQ ndflli for algu-Mtion. t Vaperyo rc8 H01.LER~ .A:AN DERSON BUJGOYi C0.. RO(UK Lil I L, te. College for W mn COLUMlIA, S C. .'econdt itoholastic year biegins Septemnber 4 30, 189t1. Full corps of 1Professors andt Teacheis in Academle, Collegiate, -'usiie, Art and i edic*al D)epartmients. Youny ladies intending to prieparec for thei Medles' Profesion will find it to thieir interest t< take the one )ear's l'reliminary Course ii, Medicine at this college. Mosmt beatifu. grounds andi conmfortable home ini thes boutha. For circular and catihogue, apply to thie President. ItEV. WM. RI. ATKINSON, D. D. A ini.