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A MAIDEN MURDERESS. A MEMPHIS GIRL MURDERS HER DEAR- p EST FRIEND. r Alice Mitchell's Attachment for Her Friend So Abnormal that the Latteri S Family Forbid Further Association, and Alice Then Murders Her. Last week we published a brict ac- L count of the murder o one young lady by another on the streets of Memphis. The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche gives the following particulars of the remark- i able crime: ] About 4 o'clock Monday evening one young girl killed another and wounded 4 a third with a razor. It was probably the most shocking and sensational crime ,ver committed in Memphis. The mur Iress is Alice Mitchell, aged 19 years, laughter of Mr. George Mitchell, of the former firm of Mitchell & Bryson, furni ture dealers, who did business on Main itreet, near Monroe. The murdered girl was Frederica Ward, aged 18 years, >f Gold Dust, Tenn. Hter sister, Jo Ward, aged 19 years was wounded by Mliss Mitchell. The deed was done on the sidewalk that leada down the lovec 'rom Front street, north of the custom house. The sisters Ward had been visiting riends in Memphis aT.d intended to go ame yesterday on the Ora Lee, which sceamer passes Gold )ust a sniall town 74 miles above Memphis. As they an' a friend, Miss Chri itina Purnell, crossed FroDt street at Madison, a buggy occu pied by Miss Alice Mitchell, Miss Lillie Johnson and Thomas Maier, a 12-year old-boy, was driven up to the cumton house walk. Miss Mitchell got out just as Misses Ward and Miss Purnell passed. She said something to Miss Johnson, then followed the trio. When they were about half way between Front street and the railroad tracks on the levee, and picking their way carefully along the ice-covered walk, Miss Mitch ell overtook them, and drawing a razor slashed at Miss Frederica Ward. Miss Jo Ward screamed, "you shant hurt my sister," and struck Miss Mitchell withi a club, knocking her down, 3be recovered herself, and after one Fweep with her razor at Miss Jo Ward. which wounded that young lady in the left breast, again turned her attention to Frederica, who was running toward I he river with blood streammng from several wounds in the face. 11er thought was that il she could reach the steamboats on the levee she would be safe from the fury of' her as salant, and forgetting the slippery con dition of the walk she sped swiftly to ward the river. As she reached the end of the walk she heard pursuing footsteps. and glancing back she saw Alice Mitch ell close upon her with the bloody razor. Itealizing that she could not get to the boats, the wounded girl turned obliquely to the northwest toward a railroad flag man, who was standing with his back to the girls watching a train. She crossed the first track in safety an(d was on the other -when the bloodthirsty amazon overtook her and, grasping her with her left hand, threw her head back and cut h)r throat. Through the fair skin from the s-cket >f one jaw bone to the other, the cruel steel cut, severing ile jugular vein, ~arotid1 artery, windpipe and cr ophlagus. I'here was a great gush of blood and "reddie Ward sank dlown in a heap, the urgle of her life blood mingling with hle sound of' escaping wind as she )reath)ed through her severed w ind(pipe). The murderess ran back up~ the hill ost as Miss .Jo Ward and Miss Purmell 'eached tihe dying girl. She did not aause to get her liat, which hind been <nocked oflf during the first strugule ,and ls she dashed hecr hand across her lace she left a b'road streak of blood, part, of which came from her victim's veins and part from her own, she having cut, her left hand before she succeeded in over Uowering Freddie WVard. Oin reaching~ the buggy where Miss Johnson and the Maier boy sat waiting for her, she said qluietly: "i've clone it."'' Then she got in th.e buggy, and seizing the reins struck the horse savagely with the whip and drove rapidly on Froint, to Court, street. MISS JOHNSON'S SToIcSY. Miss JohInson, who was in the buggy, tells the story as follows: "We drove past Mrs. Dri. im b)rouigh's house, on iIernando street, where Misses Fred anid Jo Ward were stopping, and1 saw them come out of the house, accompanied by Miss Purnell. Allie had told me Fre:1 and Jo were go ing home thmat afternoon, andl knowing the affection Allie felt for Fred, 1 did not think it strange that she kept them in sight until we reached the post,of lice, where we alighted. 1 intended going to Inquire for any mail there might be for me, and thought Allie would (10 the same. "Just as we hlad gotten on the pave ment the Ward sisters and Miss l'ur ne11l) assed us. Neither of them spoke to Allie, and they had gone some twenty steps when she said, "Lillie, 1 must see Fred once more before she goes aw ay, don't you want to go?" "I replied no, whereupon sile left me). I was afraid to leave the horse unat, tended and got, back into the buggy witih my nep)hew. It was about five minutes afterward that I saw Alice come run iting toward the buggy, wit,h her lint oflf. She jumped ever the wheels, and grabbing the reins began driving furi ously up) Front street. A negro man ran and gave her her liat, which had fallen off. It was then I noticed her hands andl dress were bloody, and asked lier what was the matter. "I have cut Fred's throat," she an swered, and continuing, said: "1 dlon't known if 1 kilkd her or not, but, I loved hler{so I couldn't help it.'' I hardly know what happened atterward. The sight or the blood on Albie's gloves and dress frightened me so that 1 very nearly fainted. Alhe was whipping tihe horse, and I heard the cries of men in pursuit calling: "Catch them, catch them?" I looked at All ie. Hier face was also smeared With blood and I told her of' it. "'Don't wipe i,.off',' she said; 'it's Fred's blood, and you know how much I loved her.' I faintly remember the wild race down Main to Monroe, out Monroe to DeSoto, thence southI to U nl ion and out UnIon to Wellington street, where she drove in the back way of 1her home, and going upstairs with her Into her mother's room, where she told her mother of having cut Freddie's throat. "I am so faint now from recollection of the horible aecenes that I can hardly speak. Oh! 11. was terrible! terrible! and Miss Johnson~ could scarcely be re strained from relapsing into hysterics. When she became composed, in reply Ato queries, Miss Johuson stated: "I have known of the infatuation Allie felt for Fred for some time. She confided to ute her feelings and has often told me ebe wanted to marry Fred. I thoI ht thisiI remark ver-y atiange anda tl er. lat one woman could nat marry another a: roman. She would say, "Then I won't Y4 iarry any onel" She seened to be com- h letely wrapped up in her attachment P )r Fred. They were chums for two n r three years, and their close friendship h emained unbroken until last June, a rhen Mrs. W. 11. Volkmar, an elder a ister of Fred, wrote a letter to Allie's iother and broke the int.imacy that ex 5ted between them. t "From that time Allic was a changed f irl. She seemed to be brooding over 0 he estrangement. I would frequent- 1 y be talking to her and ask questions on P ommon-place matters and get no res- e )onxsc, and when I would remaind her of ny questions she would answer, "Yes! hear you, but I an thinking of Fred. I L san't live without her." It was a Few lays after her mother received the letter c 'rom Mrs.Volkmar at Gold Dust. Tenn., iat Allic cane to me and said, "I have Deen deceived." "She seemed broken heatted. She t would say, 'Lillie! I. like you very much, but I love no one but Fred. I love only her.' 11er crownimg sorrow caite about two weeks ago when she wrote a letter to Fred, who was vi3*.-iu. Mrs. Dr. Kimbrougi. The letter was returned to her without iny word from Fred. She appeared it deep despair anld took it great,ly to heart. I never saw any one so dceply in love wit'i a person a~s Allie was with Fred. She firly wor shiPaLd hier. TilE MU 17El,lD tinis SISTER TALK'. "We have been liv;ng flor two years with our sister, Mrs. Volknar, at Gold Du,f, 'I'eiiii. The close lriendship thut existed hetween Allic Mitchell aid si-i ter Fred came to atin cud last June, when my married sister saw the necessi ty of' breaking the intat,uation that Aliek apparently had for Fred. She forba-le us to correspond with Allie, and also f wrote at letter to Mrs. Mitchell, telling v her of her puirpose to sever the( intimacy, i which she said Was ibiorimial. We heeded our sister's adwonition. and since .Jlne have had no imtercouise whalever with Allio. "We caie to Memphis on a visit Cii weeks ago today. Some two weeks auo sister -red received a letter from Allie, which comliphl ined of her neglect in not , writing to lier and not speaking to hier on the streets. This letter was returned I to A llie through the mail. She frequent- e ly drove past the house hi're, but we did 0 not stieak to lier. '"This afternoon we intended return- v ing home on the steamer Ora Lee, and left the house about 3:30 o'clock. Ay ' sister Fred and myself were acconpanied by Aliss Christina l'urnell, a young lady ti friend. Shortly after leaving the house c we noticed Allic in a iggy with Mi8s P Lille .jolhnson and a little boy. Allie a w as <i iving, and she kept hieri horse ii a slow walk, apparcl itly following us. We St walked up lle-naudo street to Bealv e1 thence West to second, and up Second to y% Madison street, where we again turned b) west, and proceeded toward the river. ti 'Allie kept abreast of us all the way P until reaching Mladison street, Where she Went ahead, and when we crossed Front street at tle postolice she hmd alighted t tror hei buggy. Mliss 1urnell gave her e a nod of recognition as we passed her, a and when we had got, to the north end , ol' the customhouse walk and turned to a go down to the whar', L notied that Al lie was followimz us. We were walking abrieaist, hut half way downi the slope, e t,he pass thrmough the ice was so narrow that we had to go in single ille. I was in iront andi sist,er Fred brloughlt up the rear' W'heni nearly to the endl of' the walk. Allie had caught, up wit,h Fred, and I noticed she made a lunge at lier. I turned, andi, thinking shje int.ended< sti'iking Fred again, [ struck at her with j liy umbr)ella. Allie then made a slash at, me, cultog inc on the left side of the y neck. Fredl, mi the mneiantime, hadl ran downVi towar'd the river, and when at the railr'oad track crGssing wats overtaken by *a Allie, who caught, hier' from behind and ., cut, lieu' thrioat. Fred sank t.o the ground e in the :entre of the track, and Al iie rnu , up the bill. When I first turnedi to azot to Fred's assistaucu I did not knoiv that t she had been cut, or that Alhe had aly v weapon at all. I think she had a razor. e and used it bioth on Fredl and myself.' The wvounid ri'CCved by Miss Jo WVard is not, dangerous. It, extends from the collar bone dlowin about six iinches on a her breast. Dri. .James IR. Klyce was enlled ini to attend the woiindted girl and r stitched the wound. HIad it Ibeeni ha'lf ani inch (lecper it, wouild have been mnor tal. WIt i'LEY ALL. ARE.i' A lice MlItchcll is the dalughter oif One of' the oldest and be~st citizens of Mlem phis. For a number of years he was in h the litutue buisInes ailn Memiphiis, and1( I was noted toir his integrity, lie is es- t sentially a loveable ol(d gentleman, and1( e everybody knows him as ''Uncle Georgze.'' Ile is .a great sportsman, and1( 1 spends a grleat portion of' his time hunt,- t ing andt fishing. II is sons, Robert, Wail ter and Friank, are well known as rising oung huiniiess mfeni. Fraiik is married a and( resides in Calif'oirma. There arc three girls, Mattie, Addie and Alice. 'The Wardt sisters are equally well known here. Their ither was a ma- a :hiist, andt resides lit Gold Du)st, Tenn. I'hieir mothier is dead1. The eldest, 1' NIiss Ada W~ard, now Mi's. Volkmnar, i' s'as formerly or'ganistat11 Gr'ace Church. i shie mariried about a y'ear ago, and since d ,hen has livedl at Gold Dunst. IIler sis- e .ers lived with lheu'. They also attended a he Illebec school, andi had nmany friends ,crc. Miss .Jo Waird is hantdsomne and( a veIl formed, anti has b)rown hair an :1 isyes. Frederica wais of slighter mould, >ut vei'y piretty, with (dark brlowni hair e mdt blue eyes. Although Miss Mitchell could1 not bea niterviewed1 aii Appeal-Avalanche re- a borter gathered from a source that, is si ierfet,ly r'eliable that, her statement A igreed ini eyery particuliir with that n niade by Miss Lillie Johnson to an Ap- C peal Avalanche man. She evincetd no t ~cluctane about~ talking; oin the comn rary she semedf to find satIsfaction in t. She exhibit.ed no remorse anmd was c ipparently iindined to the view that, she 0 had done nothing monstrous or mremark able. She said the couldn't hear to he parted from Fretddie, and killetd her be cause she loved her so well. Cl The weap~on used was a razor which she said she had taken f'rom her fatther's a shaving case. She shied tears whenever a she spoke of havlng parted with lFretddie, at but evInced no emotion while telling N how she killed her. In fact the girl's manner was calcu- si lated to inspire the belIef that she was e( sImple. She has a pretty face with a chIldish trusting expression, but she Is well developetd in fIgure and looks hike si a woman. BOTH YOUNG LADIEs IND) TED. On Saturday the grand jury turned v a true bill against both Misses :itchell r and Johnson. 'The joint indictment t of both was more than..was expected. a When the news was convoyed to Miss .Tohnson that shae,no,aol anav om a. iswer for Alice Mitchell's act, the )ung lady became frantic and it was >urs before she regained her com >sure. Miss Mitchell, however, paid I ) attention to the fact that slie would Ive to fight for her life, but turned ivay and walked out on the landing id viewed the other prisoner. The attorneys for Miss Johnson will iake an extraordinary effort to secure all, but liss litchell's attorney's will ike a now tack. They propose to ask )r a writ de lunatico inquirendo at nee and try to get Miss Mitchell ad i(lged a lunatic, and thus avold the ublicity of A trial. The State, how ver, will make a determined effort to ave Miss Mitchell put on trial for her fe. Though young and surpassingly cautiful, and rich in tier own right nd prospective inheritance, public pinion is daily growing against Miss litchell. Every woman in Memphis, xcept her mother and sister, thinks he should be hanged, and an afternoon aper went so far as to advocate edi orially today that she be made to suf er the death penalty for her crime. The young ladies are likely to be sept In close confinement until their rial, --- Th11 111'h IO .Pl 1elow are given very fully the regii at.ions or conditions governing the con est for the prizes of the Colti inbia Phos Aiate company for this year, the offer tg of which has alrealy been noted: 1. The area of land planted must be >1nt! acre accurately nietso red,'and must. )e located oitside of the limits of any :ity or town. 2. No other measuire or commercial 'ertilizer must be used in the cultivation > tie competing crop thn sich as are nanluf act uiredl and sold by the C2olumbia 'lospliate company. Bhit no limit is ixe(d to the amount of such fertilizers o be used. Thiisis l1 t, to the judginent >f t he competit.or. 13. Each personl iltenlding to compete or the f oregoing premmims uist file ritli Col. h'lioias Holloway, Secretary f .he State Fair Society I 'omaria, S. C., n or before tihe Iirst tliy of May, 1892, ritten notice of such intention; and 1st, in saidl notice, intlicatte clearly the .cation of the land so planted, giving Ie name of the plantat ion, and of the owLnship and coity wherein located. I 1. The prssident of the society will ppoint an agent in (-.tela community in ihich there will be competition for the )regoing premiums, to supervise the arvesting of each competing crop, who ill accurately weigh and keep a record r each picking, and, at the end of t.he arvest season, report the result inl !riting to the secretary of the society. 5. lEach competitor shall make to the -cretary of ,he society a written state lent. tinder oath, setting forth in detail I ie character and quality of the land I iltivated; the name or variety of seed lanted; the brand of fertilizers used; mount applied and mode of applica on; the system of cultivation and L anner of harvest; the gross yield of ed cotton, and the total cost of the op. This stateient shall be filed ith the secretary of the society on or Lrore a date to be hereafter fixed, no ce of which will be given each com 1'itor by the secretary. Giold lin Greeniville. Vim.i-:, S. C., Feb. 3.-Por sonic me a 111umo Concerning ertain illpor tnt discoveries of gold in Greenville ni Spartanburg CountiLs has been rhispered about quietly. Whenl the Volfe and Ty, er mining company was rganIzed recently in Spartanbur- it was ug;ested tiuat that incident, Would be 00on hollowed by im portanlt dlevelop ilents. Such is the case. T1his comn any, which is comlposedh of' L. W. dlor Ian oh Senca, D). A. P'. .Jordlan ol G reen v'oOd and the Messrs. Sullhvan ol Ander on, have dliscovered veins oIt ore here vhiich surpass the "' ildest <dreams o1 'li seekers. T1hiey have sltei,t manliy hiousaind dol lar's in dlevelop ing the pro erly, and1( befoie the schemes they have lready inaulgurated hiave been perfctedCC( bey w%illI inv'est inany t.housand more. o tar they have traced and located b)y iking' -halts to the water level twelve ein.s of1 Ore whilch assay in New Yoi k s high as $387 lper tol). 0!.e of these elins has beeni Iracedl fully two miles, he3 ()re vielinig handsome results bruhiouilolt. The e13(mpan)11y has built mit is niow oplerating ani iimprovedl teln tatmp mill, and( only lacks wvater b)efore thcras am e to be set, iln position. George Landshaw, of Spartainhurg is ow on the ground waking the neces ary sumveys to brinig a large st,ream of 'ater t,(I the summait of a hill which conm-1 antids the whole goldl belt, and in a few ays a large force of workmen will be ngaged in constructingz the requliredl anal. TI.he gol yieldi'ng belt, e.stends >r about four or live miles-at, least, hat is as far as it, ha:s bien traced at, resellt. lIn this district Prospectors ave located and staked otf somie three unidred acr'es of gravel which panis ruly enormous qulantit,ics of gold. T1he omnpany 's o9erationls atre bieinii pushed Sith great rapidity, antI there will short y lhe some1 startling dlevelopments in his 5(ectionl. The A lliance IIuainessHI. T1hme Columbia liegister says the tate Alliance has under considleration plan to give the business ot the far iens to tihe Union Store Company of few York. TIhe features of the scheme'2 re as follow\s: The JUni m Store Company (does . at irinish suipplies to thle farmers on cred-. or deal withI himi at all individ ually. Sstorekeeper in his nleighborhood lil eri stringenit regullationsl aind bonds(1 be )1mes ai miembier of the Unioii Company nd takes $2,(00) worth of I'nion stock. he members of thle company negot i te from the 11nd1iv iduall, assumei1t liabi I y, etc., and will be all the more caireful L to thet kind antd quality (If the secuir *y. Besides this the Union C'ompainy nfpleys an agent, like a bank examuiner, make frequent examinations of the peraitions of the stoics and the buisi ess miethloda inl whiichi the suplIits are I vanced to thle farmers or others. Thle tine plan has been offered to all State liiances. A meeting of Alliancemen as to have been held today andi Mr. offeen, an agent of the comnpany, wals >have explained its workings. Mr. Dffeen did not arrive alnd the meeting as [not held. A meeting wvill tbe held ortly at which it will be detinitely de dod whlether the Alliance will adopt e scheme. Bad News from China. SAN FR ANCIsco, Feb. 3.-The steam China arrived from Hong Kong and okohoma this evening. Earthquakes' though of' no0 alarmning degree of ren gth,still continuelin Japan. Small- t xis very prevalent. A Chinese r earner, supposed to have been the amchowv, was lost recently. T1hereI ore over 400 Chinesc oni board, besides x Europeans. All hand.i perished ex pt twventy-nine Chinamnen. ATLANTA,Ga., Feb. 1.-The new nine ory building being erected here was 10 scene to-dcay of a sensational death,. t workman named Charles Moorhead t as working on a window ledge on the f nath story wheni his attention was at- a racted by something on the crowded a treet below. He made a misstep and t uvas hurled to instant death upon the t tone avemet 200 feet beow THEY CAN'T AGREE. 4O CAUCUS TO BE HELD ON THE SILVER QUESTION LIarter SaVN it a Free Coltinge 1111 11 Passedl the tarty Will b itraitenl -and il1aud Sayt it Will be Bunten it One Il Not 1'ammed. WASHIINOTON, Feb. 3.-The Senate Committee ou Finiance h1as at last re solved to grapple with the suijct (t free comage of silver. At a meeting of the committee Tuesday morniig It n as decidod that the Issue lad better be met at once so that the coililt tee could 110 be charged with smotlcing bills ic!at ing to tree coinage. Accordanulv it was resolved that it the ieetinlg liext Ties (lay the Stewart free comage hill should be taken up andl(] reported to the Senate. There is little doubt as to the nature of the report, for the discussion this morn. ing showed that the two utnoe-ratic Senators would probably join with the Republican majority in recommn-uniig adverse ectlon upon the biil. The Democratic caucus, which was to have been called Friday evening next, has been abandoned for thet pre(.11nt at least. The Democratic caucus Saturday night passed a resolutiou increasin- to thirty-live the number of signaturet iec essary to secute the issuance ofa caucus cull. Mr. Harter of Ohio at first thought of seciurilg the titiber of additional sg natures thus rendered iecessary but after consultation decided to af >n.on the effort for a cauicus, as lie believes the free silver cause is losing ground. le said to-da): *I have decided not to plish a silver aicus for the reason that I)emocratic Dpilion is changing very rapidly. not 'lily upon the wisdom of passing a sIlver All, but uponl the merits of the (Imestioln. While last Thursday nine out oten meni ,vould have predicutd that a free silver ill would pass the Ilouse. to-day I yen .re to express the oniaion that no hill nroviding for the 1ree Aid linilaiited :oina-e of silver will pa-s this ses.i;o 1. 'he ruoit intense, honest and earliest of .he free silver pI?Il ret..).niz. tll tact .hat, a free silver plank i: the platimrm vould breaik the IIty in twain, and luat we would have to11 say goo(1-ye to ,ew England, to the Middle States and ,o such States as viscConsini, Illinois, owI and Michignia. Le ding (;erman apers in t-ic United Stales tave served otice upon us that the Germij' vote in body will leave us on lhat issue and ,o to the liepublicans. Alto-ether toe jucstion prescrlts dangers not before onsidered and fomai tl. time on tihle ztive opposition of 0(.emlocratic new:s iapers will probably increase. 'Ila nlost inluential clas of paper-s in the iarty are l)%w opposeud t- any action at hi session, and they are buing recruited ai numbers and itluaence every day. inder these "circumstances I believe lelay in calling a caicus will prove that til aiced of it may pass lo., before any langer of such smiadal legislation as ree coinage makes itself ult. 'Thae're vill be cautcus action, but I reallY be ieve we have passed the danger line tnd that in considerable body of men n the party wall take the respoisibilty A forcing legislation thirough the IIlouse whlich' wall wreck the party. We expct 10 sweep the whlole counLry it the Iight as made on the tariff~, buat ii, woulid he hiard now to gather sevenaty-lfi'e mnia an the Ihouse who woul go uapoii record as believig a D emocrat, can lhe elected President of the l'nited States in 18092 uploni a latforma which woual give citi r,enis of' greedy C'olorado one hunidaed tents wort.h of' the property or services of everybody else in the land for what is suapposed to cost, thaem less than T i Itluhid, wvhen told oi f the dlecia n to abandon the pro 1posed caucus anad IIar t at's~ reasons t.hercfit, said: " Larter was the chaief' promoter of thais cauicuas. lIe haas ascertainedl to lais satasihetion that, the D)emocratie party emmiaot, be Lullozed lby th1. na(tionial banikers nor thec money po .er of this country, and uhat, it a cauacus were called hie woul t)e ain a woful minority. Doemecrats uinder stiandl that, we tare not, praoposin.r to build a national platfornm here, but. simup ly to carry ouat the pledges to our peoipe. P'ouar-flt'ts of the l)imocats who camne 'icre came pledged to free silver. Istead >f there being a chaage against a rce :oinatge bill thec cbanges are all the other va'ay. T1he palrty sees now that if we do iot pass a free silver bill wve will be stual. Lifying ourselves andi~ ouri reord in the tast Congress, that we will he :actiag the part, cf cowards. The lttrfpublicuan pa~rty will chiarge that we are incomaietent to pass thae legislation th.at we were sont bere to pass; that they. the lI bpublicanis. had the courage to piass a bill giving free oliage to nea rly aill thae Amelricani pro fuct. Thela lepublicanas wotuld ste p in as riends of silver and dIle'at the D eimo erat.ie membhers' in enough2l conigressionial :listricts to giv~e Iliepulic'ans conitrol( of' the llouse. Thle DemoneGr,tic uarty am 1 888 ignioi ed lhe silvyea <luesti on iii the in te rest of ( Clahd, wh'o was known to be hostile to silver, and whs liadmiahnia. trat,ioni hind been aga'inst it. TIhe hRepubh licati party in their platforam deniounced Clevelaiad's a<thninistraitiont for its lhos tility to silver. Th'ley eurageouasly Van nounacedl thieamselves ats fieaids of silver andi( beat Clevelanad ini his owna State, so thait, what, D)emocrats got by cowardice onl this (fuestion wais the loss of' the l'reshsency aand loss or the House of liepresenatatives. They were div en from power. It they again aict the part of' Llplicif.y onl lis (queLstioni andi paermflt die Itepublicanas agai'i to ste p in fro)nt of' hiem, they will lose niot oiily the l'resi lency but beyond all questlion thle IIouse, which is more important. Th'lis llouse,'' saidl J'tand in conclusion. (Ie. .asively and eatrnesthy, "will pass a fre :omaage bill, and the couantry can rent, isstiredl of thaut.'' There has been s ame taulk to the effect, hat ailthaough the coinage (Commi'ttee avould p)robebhy report a free silv" bill .o the hloure ito oplportunlity wotiat be liven for the bill to come tip ini the .ouase for action. Silver mue'' say that, hey believe that they can tt the bilt p wi thioiit any specialh rule, hbut some ond(eration has beeai given to the ques ion of the Introduction of' a resoiit ion equlesting the Ruales Commit,t.ee to ru >ort a special rule maiking the silver 'ill a special order aand setting apart, a me for Its considera*,ioni. Such a reso allon would have certain special privi ages on parliamnentary 1)rocedutre. Danagerous Counterfeit4. IiIMA, 0., Feb. 3f.--Detectfve's are rylng to discover a mint wh'ichf is urninrg out some of the b,est' couniter oft dollars, halves andl quarters, ever een. The couanterfeiters have flooded 11 the lake townls f'roim flul'alo to I)e roit, putting about $10,000 In circua Ion in the last few days. The mit Is unnpoed to be nars Toledo. THE PHOSPHATE INTEREST. A iloanal to be Matto for Rock Itovalty DuO I he state. ('ur A, S. C., Jan. 29.-The 1l1'h1hai1lte1 Comm11issionl held a 1enthy session ysterday morning. Governor Tilliman, Cmptroller General Ellerbe, Attorney General McLaurin and Mr. J. 1). Montgomery were present. ''ie commission discusse.1 at length the (qui stion of th- pecentage that should be added to the weight ot dried rock, ai representing the difierence be tween its weight, and the weight of crude rock, or rock as it comes from its native bed, the law providing a royalty oil the native rock of $1 a ton. Inspector Jones in his annual report to tle Phosphate Commission, showed that the various companies had been adding different percentatzes as express ing t.he d'1fereice iU weight between erude and died rock; manilestly some one WV; w10'rg tid defraudng the State, and il Ils judam.11ent all were wrona an! adding loweur verceetat-res than the real percentae o dill'erence. If his positioil were true the State had been delrauded out of thouisands of dollars and payment of this ioney cotlti be eniorced. Thwie comimissiol hiad the benefit of Attorney General MI Lauhi's views oil thu subjecw. le wats thoroughly posted havin_, ( amintied into the icatter during his rceit tL ) to Charleton. The Colmlmission adopted Inspector .1one'il views oi the subject. At first It % %-s proposed to ehtablis 8 por cent. as the true iiference between the weight, of crtide and dried rock, aud to ilake t,be compimies pay what they owe the State frota havimg auded a lower per centige. ''lhe Comniiission was ini favor of this at first, but chaned its views somewhat ald adopted tie following rcsolutions: Ilesolved, That the Attorney General hu instrucetd to notify the companies (i -inig phosphalec rock under license troim the State that the royalt v will in tture b.e estimated upon the crude rock, andi te amount of moisture expelled by dryinL. will be estimated itt the actual diIbrtnce between crude and dried rock, and that the Board. prol-oses to have a te-A made o what, As such actual difFer Onie, atid that Lthe companies be invited to appointt a IPr11iiai.ame to partlei pale il sh test. That the Altornev General make a [eialld u1poti the coMpaies 11br the uctual difletliene inI past years bCt,ween the aiount pal bj said companies and the umont, due by them upon the basis ,1 the dirence as shown by sEch e' L)ermlient. Tle Coilmission is evioently dIer nitied to 6tcure tor the State whaLver na,1Y be iustlY (uce its tteasury. On motion of Mr. .Ellerbe, the matter tl MIA CLreek was referred to the At orie.v Gcieal to inivestigate and report 0 t12 Board. This is the question of the Coosaw omilanl'. riiht to mine in this stream. le stream imus out of Chisolm's land lud is cliled bV tile St. 1lelena Coi ilV, the successor to the Paiefic Coi lanly. This company i!ranted Coosaw a :iehtto mine ill thte stream. The S,ate claims the, stream and the natter will be tried Li tie courts. No eeI.on was held to fill the va :aney oil the loard.-,gister. Eletropo ise. Why sufi'er with sickness or disease 'vhen you canl be so easily and quickly cuired withot,t medicine by the use of the .Flectropoise. T1hiis is what lcy. Lucius Cuthbert, has to say about11 it: A I Ku-N, S. C., Sept. 19, 1890. TIhe lectropoise has worked won ders in my household1. I introduced it to Airs Cuthibert, last March as a reme dly for rheumlatisml, and since t,hen she has latid aside stick ani d crutches. and is able- to attt'nd to all her hou)tsehld( dui ties. Anot.her mlemb,er of my' family lby uiiS:a it i)s bettr dan she has ever beeca, aid I myself find it an admirable toii when tired out after three services on the Sabbath. SeveraI ISIrLies hav9 ilnvested ini this .instrumenet because of ouir xjerience and1 exp)ression of opiin ion. Very c.iatefu!ly, RF,V. LULClUS CUTII llV1'. A 4i paige hook, dhescrib)ing treat menti am.d cor taiiig testimlonials I rotm all sections' andi for tile cure of -all1 is eases, miailed free oni applIiationl, Ad dregs, ATL~ANTI'C l-',1,l-CTROPO() I.: CO., 22i King St., Charleston, S. C. C:levelanda. in Atlanta. Ai.ANTA, Feb). :3.-F,x-"'resident Cleveland paissedl through lhere at 110on Tueiisdaly en route friomii New Orleans. A I te Ceim rat st ation lhe was given a t reiineiidouis ov'atiuon. Fully 5,000 peo hale were asseminbled in and about the slatilon. C annions saltedi the atrrivatl of ihe I rain, and before it. ha~d sttopped Giovernior Northern 11ad gottenl aboaii d and initrodt11eed Mr. Clevehinid t)o lie mul title. .For twventy inutesc lhe shoo1k hands with thet crowd, anid, in response to catlhs, made a short speech, Itaikinig the~ people for their cordial rteception and( expressing his pleasant renienmbrance 01 his visit here five years' ago. I Ie had dheelinled all previ onis invitations to speak, he said, but it wouIld ruire a mn with greater hack honeut than lie was repultedi to hauve~ to resist st ' an outpouring. iIis comi inig was ..ot knowna until ali lloiir be fore the train arrivedi. Monaey in Circulation. D)epatrtmient's inontlhly statement of' chauniges in the circulation during Janiu atry shows a net increase (durIng the last mfointh of $l5,073,399 of the various kinids of money ini circulation. TIhere wast deerease during January of $3,. 670,038 in United States notes; $2,109, SiU in standalrd silver dollars; $1.2510, 83d in nationial bank notes; $679,21 in silver clerti licates; $36i0,8391 in subsidi ary silver, and $l160,158 in gold coins. On the ot her hand1(, there was an in ecease of $15,072,8-() in gold certificates, $7,h i5,000) in currency ceri llcata s, andI $7412,262 in silver treasury notes. The totali circ)iustion or. FeIbrulary 1 is placed n', $1 ,ih;,855,128, or a per capita eireiti'.ion of $24.52, against $1,525, 75hi,23 I n February 1. 1891-an increase of $78,(Ai8,877 turing the past twelve fialint,bs. iK.ilied by an Outlaw. KNox vin iiiJn.1, .Xd.-Yesterdlay mi C ualine County near Cumbewrland Ga:p D)eputies Thompsl.on and Williams at teimpted to arrest t.wo ouf,laws. A (des hel.cit tuni hI11 ight, oc -urred and one0 of the outlaws was shot 11i-11 his horse. Alletr hoe fehhllhe took deliberate aim and11 dlhat D eputy TIhiompson thirough the heart; the other out,haw was then cup. Lturedi aulng wit,h t.he one wounded. T1hie hudy of lie dead deputy and thie two prisoners w~ere taken to Cu-it>erland Wap. The woulndedl outlaw is said to Je dlying this morning. The name ol' icitber is known. It was reported here ilhout mlidlnighlt last nihlt that a mob vas about, to lynch the men under ar 'est. No particulars havo yet been re WeIc1 A GRAT O].Ftr-h TUA T MA Y ?:o-I AGAI H. REPICATI), S0 0 NPi) i:I,AY, STUiiE NWHIll T THE IRON 1. IlOT.'' Write for Catiloguo now, and sav wh;ol pa per yousaw this advertisensit in, Nt.niember that I -Aoll eve,. thing that t vsto furnishing a home-laauhactur ng some things aift buying o" - in tA,n' largest poslble lots, which e1r, i-l t, to wipe out allI comapetition HERE AR E A If"W OY blY bTAtT wp OalNl CI)WtOll A1N A No. 7 Flat top Coking tove, full sizo, J 5x17 iin-h ovenll, fitted with 21 pieces of ware, delivered at your own dipot, a!l treight charges paId by me, lor only Twelve Dollars. Again, I will bell ywtt a hlk uooiiai Range 13x13 inch oV0I, 1dx:2 ;mJ t1op, lit ted with 21 pieces ol ware, fou T1IR EEN DOLLAlz, and 1A l.- li-h' . your depot. DO NOT l'AY IWO 1'tiG'.-> .'w Y 0OU R G40 Uo. I will send you a nicis pluh l'a r.n : uL, walnut frame, either n cm bmtio :,I! banded, the m:, stylh cip.. o(1 I.:, to our .ailroad statiol). i fug:t paU.t. will alsosuil Volk a nlick bd,'nu.n consisting of Bureau wtI gla , I1n . head Bettsteatt, i W Aptuu a ta!vle. 4 calto seabt k-i I.-. I eie vlt .l back rocker all iot i.:A, lod p to your depot. 01 1 will srUd 301.1 ilm.A: t,inA Suilt with ag l. d m- ,ii t3l, anti pay 11egW., N ice wilIIo :W -:.ha1tu l:u l m r-* e wallut loun.g, 4.og Lace curtaims per wiNidow, L,ov I ealnnol describe ever I) liiin it I siiaui adveti:enwent, but have itn 1II:,c Qtoe COntaining 22,6U leet kl Muor ,0111, with ware houses anti fact buiitlings ltitIllet parth of Attgusta, iualuug in uI L!i jar g0st buslMeUs of Lills.kind ilider Wa ut1an agenl, ill tile k-tUerU te. liiese bt1Q'ali warhelot,us tl- Crc UV (Vd WI Ili the ChIoicest proIuciou Of t0le best I ato re:. cat)ilogti* coli.n ll?, liLI,L.'At Iu : Ot guous Will s'- IlA,iet1 .1 w%iU Will 1ay t)Ight: .% idie L.a f. PAUGEff, kroprietor I'adgettlo 1unmit.ut toy I10 l-iIroh.d Gret, At<.yL''-i . -R Ln I~~~ I Nl ~ r*. i ~ - it Svp . c a ta u and ei L . I L :at: . mr:a, l. r U: r t t . TAtr, CUE ca T.tar P10 -100 . e O.,etc eguly a It. l re .' SRS. P'roprietoro, I..'s moecc., 83AVA1 NABA GA, First Class Work. V ery Low Prices. Buii.gies, Cai riages, Road Carta, Walgons', atc., WV.)artutedi Setcond( to) nlone. or w'u,d for CaLt~ talogue---al en tinng th1i naper. H OL LFR & ANDERSON BI1(;(;Y (:).\lPA N y, CH-ILD BIRTH - -* -' MADE EASY! "MoTuIrRs' IFairso "Is a scetiflic ally prep;are~ I 1.iimenict, every ingre dlint of recogn'iz.ed value and( inl constant useC by' the medical pro fe'ssion. These~ ing:edints are coml binediin amn annethii trtounknown "MVOT HERS' -FRIEND" - WVI. D I) ll that is claimed for it A N D) MOR I. It Shor tens I.ahor, Lessens Pa.in, D iminishes Danger to Life of Mother and Child. Book to MoTmn.s ''mailed F~RiEE, con taining valuIabie informationl and voluntary testimnonials. Sent" by e x preIIo receipt (of price $1.50 per bottle BRADrIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga. 80m1 nl Av r.. ninmUO!STA Talbot & Sons, Manufac- urers of ENGINES, BOILEIs, COTTON SEED 0 IL MACHINERY, and all kinds of TOBA'CCo MACHINERY, CORN AND WHEAT MILLS TURBINE WATER WIlEELj, SAW MILLS, WITH RAPE FEED, or BEI,T AND VARIAIE VIUCTION FEED, IMPROVE) Dos, AXI) fETi WORKS AND TIMBEIC GUAGERS, gradated to sixteenth of an Inch $200 to 600. Brick Machinery and Wood Working Machinery a specIalty. Plaining Machines $200 and upwards. Drying Kiliis for Brick and Lumber. Every yard should have one. Plans and drawings for construction fur nished,l We sell the highest grade of Machinery and at low priees. V. C. BADHAM, GENEItA L A E(INT. COLUMBIA, . C. Feb 19-Iv. TUN LARGEST STOCK. M OST SKI IA,E WWtKMEN. !'OWET1 PI(EO South Carolina Marblu Worts, P. H. HYATT, .fetOPREE's'oug. Is the btst place In South Carolina ot Southemn States to secur satisfaction in American and 'Italian Marblo Work. Al' kimis of "'emeterv Work a spec(iality. TABLETS, MNA METTS NE M ON UM ENTS, &c'. S'end for price.. anud: uil informuatlon. F. H. HY ~ATT April8 9( OlAU MU 1A1. 5. C. V EHICLES AT COST. D), siig to redue our largo stock we we I sell a number of "A"' Buggies and Carriages, full leather top and Open, jobs at cost, f or eash for 30 days. Trhese Car rlage.s, &e., beineg made bty the Buckeye, United States, Capital City, andI Scioto Cos., of Colmhus, Ohio, and other ap proved mianura turers. Columbus Buggies, Collins, Courtland add Parry Cart.i and B grade BuggIes, as wvell as Old llickory Wagpns, always In stoek. Saw Mills. En gines 'ad COttsm Macbint ery as usual. We have in stock several small Second hand Edginues of from 4 to 10 horse power, mI goodl order, whichl we .will sell at very low (igures. W. Hi. GIBIBES, Jn., & CO,. CoLUMBIA, S. (J. Leesville College. CO-EDUCATIONAL, 1.lI,lMARY, ACADI)EM IC, COLIEI . T (an COMMElRCIALa COURSElI; Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Eloeon tiont, Physical (iuture, Cooking, Dress Cut ting, D)omnestlc Economy, Weekly Bible Studies. Nine teachers. Enrollment, last year 180. Pupils f rom thirreen counties. S trong moral and1 rellgous influeneit. No bar room niearer~ than seven illes llealhIuli location, 700 feet above the level of the sea, 400 feet above ColumbIa, 128 feet above Alken. Elegant buildIng. Young ladles can board with the PresIdent. Only College in the State that mtakes pro vision for young ladles to reduce expenses by dtoIng domestIe work. Seventeen young ladles aided this way last year. Expenses for literary course andl board for tent mon ths, $100 to p130; musIc, p30; bookkcep lng, p20. Next session opens September 23d. For catalogue adaress L,. B. HIAYNES, A. M., P'resIdent, Sep 9-3m'os Leesville. 8. C REM . BUN PAN BOSS wrorle'0 wAggsle IDms Plci SVrA IN