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SHOT THE- MAYOR DEAD AqtER ARr8oN OF -OHICAGO AS SASSINATED. roarshots Fired Into ias Body from BeVoiver-A Deliberutely Plannel - 91lmeE-The Famous Politftela ani Leader Dies in a Few Mtntes. CiaoAco, Oct. 28,-Carter Henr Harrison, five times mayor of ChIcagc ex-Congressman, ex-county commia sloner, editor. canitalist and author, wa assassinated in his own residence at 23 Bouth Ashland avenue this evening at o'clock. Three bullets entered his bod and In less than one hour after the fir shot was fired death ensued. The man who did the shootineg we arrested and locked up %t the Des Pleir StreetStation. There the man gave bl name.as Eugene Patrick Prendergas le was at one time a member of th Chicago police force. The Incidents thai led ' 'ip to the kil Ing show that Is was premeditated at deberately planned. At 7:50 o'clot this evenng a -uan ran up the fron steps ot Mr. Harrison's residence ar rang the bell. Mary Fanse', the se vant, answered the bell and the man ou side asked tor Mr. Harrison. She sa he would have to wait a moment as M Harrison was asleep on the sof a in i parlor. at the same time goinur ha through the hall to call him, leaving ti door open. In a moment Mr. Harrison steppi from the parlor into the hall. In an i stant the man had drawn a revolver a Bred, the shot entering the ahdomu just above the navel. Two more- hlem rang out an instant later, the firit. which entered the mayor's body uitdt the left arm, penetrating the heart. Mr. Harrison. when the first Aiot Wil Hied, had started toward the diir, in the second shot attuck him whoei withi a few feet of the assassin. N r I Irr son was so close to the muzzhe t rit I volver, when the third sh-t% w; irec that the bullet shattered onie, ed ih knuckles of his left hand an i th i A der burned the flesh. Mr Harrison's coachm.mi, -b wa. i the rear of the housewhen hie firsa sli was flied, ran into the iil iuei fire three shots at the n1n a< i siart ed ou 4 the front door. The niidlerersiopope for an instant turned abut -ind rtied i parting shot at the coach1112m1. lie tIhe ran down the front steps iiipasse< rapidly North on Asiland aveteti. Mayo Hasrisoi, atlir the Iat silf was fired, stepped into the p:irlw in< started toward the inmw, rioin. 114 had taken but a few Rteps wn he I'U Into the butler's paintrv, which led t< the rear of the boeic. Ilis soi Pre,;ton who was upstairs at the tte of Ut shootin , ran down nid was at his falth er's side in an mis(wit. Mr. Ilarrisoi said: "I am shot. Ireston, atnd canuo live, where is Atinie." Mr. Harrison hastily left his fatherl side and rushed out upon the street i pursuit of the assaaBil. Ini the Ileal tune. Mr. and Mrs. V. .1. Chahc1.L who live across th'a e. z.o, had starte< Sen hua.,Vre KUavison residence; as they hak beard the shootine. They hattily en tered the house. Mr. Chalmers at onc< making a pillow of his overcoat, whici he )laced under Mr. H1arrition's head. "I have been shot and cannot live,' said the mayor, as lie gasped for breath "You wont die," said Mr. Chalmers "you have only been shot, in the abdo men." "No, I have been shot cin the hear and I know 1 cannot live," was the re ply. These were the last words of ti mayor. He immediately became uncon scious and died at 3:25. The murderer pursued by the coachman, ran along Ashland avenue toward Monroe street at a breakneck pace. Coming to Moi roe street, he turned to the East an started or the city hall. The pursue1 who had been reinforced by the oflice and several citizens, gaiued rapidly ( their man. On they ran until Des P'laii street was reached, when the hunt< man again turned to the North and in few moments had reached the 1) Plains street police station, iIe w aike in and approached the sergeant at LI desk, Hie was about to speak whi the foremost ot his ixirsuers ruishe breathlessly into this station. "Lock that man up," saidl thed coac man, "he- has killed Mayor Harrison, In an instant the sergeant was 01 from behind his desk and catching ho of the man's arm pulled him within L wide enclosure as though to preserue h life from a crowd which was gatherit with astonishing rapidity. Withoi waiLing to register the p)risoner, he wa quickly taken back and placedl behik the bars. The station was theni cleare of the excited people1 ahid the sergear went for a talk with the prisonier. "My name is Eugene Patrick Prcndei gast,"~ he said in response to the lire inquirv. "Do you know that you have kille< Mayor Harrison?" asked the sergeant "Yes, and I am izladl of it." was th, answer. "Ho promised to give me th corporation counselahip and lhe has no kept his word." "Where (10 you live?" "At 609 Jane street with my mother,2 said the prisoner. This ended the interview. The ser geant at once teleurapihed the centra station in a fe.w m)ornenis severa officers from that dlistrtet were at the station. A patrol Was called after a few~ minutes and tbe puisoner was bioughi to the central station (hown] town. Here another examination was held and the revolver Nhich had beeci taken. from the murderer at the Des Plaint Street 8tation was given into the keep ing of the officer in charge. Shorti y atce 11 o'clock, the pat. oh w as agamn brought * into requisition f or the pur pose of con. veylng t,he prisoner to the county jail The news that the murderer had beerS apprehended spread rapidly down town and when the officers emerged from thu atation in the big county building, the found a crowd of flearly 500 personi - assembled abogut the entrance. The. prisoner was instantl'y brough back into the station and a consultatio, held. The officers fearing violence t< the prisoner, feared to make the tri and asked reinforcements. A detail c six officers was summoned and, 11:15 the prisoner, closely guarded, wa br60ght out of the station, hurrie -through the long passage to the stre4 pa hustled into the wagon in a jifrf heoffloers were barely seated beoi the wn was in motion andI, amid ti mutrngof the crowd, hurried off - Xorth fi, where he was lodged in ti county jail for safe keeping. Wben sked at the station house wi ,eildthe wayor, Prendergast sal he would make me corpor ad he did not do It. That "~Zuoward, the Aauces r . D, was In the house nime VA fal shot was flerd. In anOt With the wounded myn's she: wa at once summoned to and was present when the e When It became evident that Mr, rison could not survive his injul S oulJ live but a few minutes at th a Miss Howard's grief was pitiabli Was completely overcome and v away by friends, who feared eftect upon her of her grief. 8! taken in a close carriage to the I Carver H1. Harrison, Jr., where si i the night. s A MATTER OF FINANCE. oonstruction of Good( it,awid V&lu V Both Labor and Cavitat. At the recent convention a American Bankers Association i cago, Ju(tge E. .' Thay-r, of Cl l Ia.,delivere if an address ipona ti ject of gtods roads. Mr. Thay e sidered the subject of good roa matter of ilnance. In the in . aid: d All civilized and semi-barbare k ti(ins recognize the fact that t t borer nust h.ive employment. have been waged to give idl somiethlg to do. Tjhis republic gginq in legitiinte enterprises hias been able to fiirnitsh emvplo,' d to its great iaass of workingien r- has not this coItinlent come f, m face with the labor protlem whi k old world hassonthi. in vain to Ie for ceItu11ries? 11ave not the enteriuos, such as railroads, 1 and the Ialtrig induisftrifug . ra-hed tihe liinnit of their cap4ci p1r0litab11eIRss ? Wie11 the natic eoin (te t) proilp-r and gri weait I and polul:t 1(i1 1s it not ing t hat, polit vhwn something I i tw na ural vourse of things is tial to r1,i11sh vilmployieit to As the coiut ry emerges from ih is which has left a Mas of merit workiatntin on the shoals in cu i- .ory idleness and Mvade their j niest. imeniurable of all who ha, fered froii1 the business depreast 1, grreatr truth confronts us that tho em n111ow to solve is how beat t ish thein employimnt. While I do not claim to lay eu.r asoc1tion a SolttioI of th 11: in its entirety, I believe ti I hat. I havo to sulgg(,st ii of thait blf 11at1uto thatiL, can be carried ac somph grand results in that t ion. (;onservative and reliable 1 ticians est.limate the cost of bd in this country at more than $21 I 000 per year. 'his vast sum son nimist lose. Probably it is divide( ( lially atmong all t he peoplein p I t iol to each individual's expend I r this reason it is no less a lo , for this reason the necessity is : areater for stopping the loss. A a scheie for saving that an anot,her for furnishing employi the idle iillion, and here is a I worthy the advanced civilization *age. It. Is not, a question of increas( ation, but one of using to ths b a vantage the money ainnually c< a uited by the people for road pu it is wit.h' . 1ounds to put ti spent each year 'r the maintn I count ry roads at 880,000,000. As (I the 380,00j,(00 goes each year Cc company with the* $250,0K),00 voured by mud. Undertaken early day in twenty-live years mile of road commonly used piblic and made a thcoroiughf law, save perhaps in the thinly portion of some of the far - SStates or in the more mountain - gions, could be built wIth si gravel made durable and peru L always in condition every (lay -week uponi which a full wagon produtce or rmerch andise coumld be > and without the payment of a . additionahl tax. Skillful financ andl( intelligent invest ment of the now paid will do this and tht principal and interest be liquida side of five years, putting the interest at 8% per cent. .Emple wvill be furnished the surplus 1: 'the land and the money of the ir kept in circulation, and unprece ni thrift and prosperity go hand i is with the prosecution of the we td lowed by perpetual benefits te a business interest. This plan, c: 25 ing the borrowing of muoney orl dl issued by counties or theira le sions, will meet with but slighi mn sition when the voter is convinc 3d1 the money will be judiciously at oinically expended; that It dc Iimean increase of taxation at ,bring expected results. With t now In vogue no perFson can lool to the time when there shall 1(d taxes levied for roadi puirpose le now. Conitinuo to collect the is annually levied and use It as ig t he custom in all the htates and it enty-flve years there will be no .s shrow for the taxes paidl than d now to show for the taxes paih (1 last sevenity-five y ears, t Nor (do 1 see aniy reason wi State should not contribute somr .to each mile of' road built wit limits. I would not, however either the government or tie build the roads. 'Thlis should I Iby the counties or their suabdil .permitting the Intervention B State so f ar as necessary to sect a State contribution. tThe time is rapidly ap)pro when the saving madle by goot may be essential for stoppling I [mal cry (of "overpr'oduiction" an ble0 America to continue to f food and( raiment to foreign coin lRob mud of the millions it 1ev the people and conduct that vas Into the pockets of the farme wage-earnier, the producer at consumer and the republuic wvill Its annual resources a wvealth eq oneO half the mineral products Ilandl. With good roads tray every school district aind leading villagea&ndI townis the serious qui how to prevent the depopuiati he count,ry and t he congestion cities will be sett led to the adva andi welf are ot every interest kno American genius and American prise. Olome of the Fair, CnruAoo, Oct.3:0-The World has ended. This evening was to been one of gayet.y and dazzling ancy, but the death of Mayor lH ,cag allwi that1. Thae total paida ance at the Fair from the openii and including to-day was 21,458 9 vIied as follows: May, 1,050,o31 2,,75,113; July, 2.760,263; Aug. 3.I 'i September, 4,6158.902; Oct. 6,7 ,The total admissions on passes, I a Ing the employees of all kinds, d itors, concessionaires, etc, has t 5,953,818. To-day's admissions r -* a total or 242,575, of which -e paid._____ e Worosaled by a Bheriff. 0CuAELotrn, N. C., Nov. tosec th Rith rfsay.: Fort mue night to lyach WiimrDe .They dispersed on findin&tattil a- 1fi' anticipating their vi 6 ha4d 'a the prisoner away, lHe was ta to Mhelby and to night was br< of Charlotte for safe-keeping. at the TlE FINAL VOTE accord request his side BY WHICH THE SENATE REPEALI I came, THE SHERMAN ACT. Har :ies and a most, Cleveland, Ito Usual, Carries his Polut a 3. Shte SlIver is Given a Black Eye-The Vc F l tood Forty-three to Thirty-two for t Is was 15111. ome of WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-The galle ies were crowded today when the Sent met. A roll call showed the presen of 13fty-two Senators. As soon as ti Vice preeident entered the ch-Imber; mlo for 11 Ia. n.. he announced that the Sena resumed its session and that House b No. 1 (the si'ver purchase repeal bil of tie was now before the senate. Ilunton n Chi- Virginia expNined briefly the situatic inton, which he occupied on the repeal bil 0 sill- le subscrihed in good faith to the C1 Er con- cavo platform, which demAndedI the r Is as a peal of the Sherman law. He shou Ain he vote for its repeal. But he stood rea< to join his silver friends in a fight I ust na- silver and should strive earnestly al le la- manfully for victory. Wars Cameron read a statemen t as to I by en- position and gave his views on the bi alone., Morgan then took the floor. While rment was speaking, and as the hour (2 o'cloc . But susmested for taking the final vote a lee to proached many of the memheri of t cl the other house, including Sprinver, Blan, solvt Fellows and Geissenheimer, et ered Li: largi r chamber and either to-, k seats wice mines, happened to he vacant, or stood aronn nearly at the rear of the Democratic side. Ti ty and t-alleries were so cro vded that the outt n may doors were hpseged by men and womn1 w ill watchinv their chance of itd nisRion. At reach- so the diplomatic'111lery had to yield I: essen- its ordinary excliisivene4s and to adM labor? favored persoingee. iceludiniv Mrs Ca e Cris- lisle. The two rows in the ladv's _,na orions lry which are set apart for tie Le< mputl- the Presidentl's faily were also lu!l. lot the Al. 2:30 Morsaan was PtIll sP a4ir Ve siuf- with no indientions of 11k hiin-inv b) on tht p ieech to a close. The. tinco-t ajt iv 4 3 prob- the. tine at which the final votini wou o fur- c(ime was :ich that. all the iemibers the other house witlhdrew from the Set before ate chamber. Volrhees showed sivi. qlhfls of imp'itience ail bit] idi erviews wit f'Dani Jones of Nevada and other anti repe 0t11 to Snatrs. But Moranl heded not an ,direc. went, on with his Apeech as if' there wt statis- n need of lurrvint. At 2:40 Mor-(a roads 11id tit ie had no-v finished what 1 i0,00),. had deqirel to read tho Senate. le ha iwsbody 1(repared it becatuc ie had not wishe I quite (:i his ,tate of health) to make el'orl ropor- io an extemporianeous address. le le ifures. the subject with the knowledge that th s, an(I die wis cast. Ill the Vest then sproe briefly, closing wit Ad to a declaration that the issue in the ney 101n1-t, political ca-utaign would be cquahlt >roject among the people, justice to all met of the no monopolV in iminina and centraliz, tion im tinances. Cockrell and Carc td tax- occupied the time until 4:15. Then fo est ad lowed Wolcott im; Dubois. At ',e clot )nt rib- of' Dubois' renin ka, t!. .3 was a bri rpases. lull in the Sw~ :, ani the Vice Pree o stinm dent %._,unced Lat the Voorhees bi ice of was befire the Senate an(1 open i a rule amendment. Pasco immediately mov( keep to take tip the amedment of which 1: D de- gave notice last Saturday to appoint at inl comm11Uission of three to establish a rat ver betwet. n gold and silver by the first do ote 01 J'anuary next, after which silver do iettled lars are or a weioht ixed by the Seer estern tary of the Treasui-y, and to beh a IeY aus5 re- tender. This amendment, Pasco sai one or was in orderi, unless there was any oti anent, or amendment to precedle it. in the At this point Stewart hurriedly onto oad of ing the Sena to from the lobby, in th: laulod rear of the i)residling officer, said amida dollar laughter: "I have another amendment. 1ering Stewart p)roposed an amnendmeat, redu< itaxes ing the amount of gold in the colnat I cost, twenty-five per cent., so that the amour raeof od in th tandard dollars should 1 yment nineteen and thirty-five one-hundret. ibor of grains. The.amendment, was negativ people without a division. dented Thee Pasco's amendent for a cor n hand mission to establish a new silver rat Irk, fol- was rejected biy a vote of twenty every forty-seven. In a brief interlude Gra ibody- from the Committee on Foreign Rel bonds tions, rep)orted1 tile House bill amendi1 ubdivi- the Geary Chine.se restrIction law. Pi edPPOu kinsa (Rep.) of California asko-d that t d econ- bill be made t,he special order for uc es not Wedniesday, but on objection l)y HIoa 1d will that the sulbjeoct was too imiportant t,o lbe plan disposed of thus hast.ily, it, was sent, C ahead calendar, where it can be reached by be less majioril y vote. s thatn The Vice President again said t amouint Voorhees bill was before the Saiate a is now 0open to aimenidment, but the expect,at,i in scy- of ai speedV voi.e was again dashe no to .Jones, of Nevada, exp)ressinig his e ,here is tremoe hesitation anti reluctance to aga I in the ask the indulgence of the Senate, said by the would p)roceedl as raily as5 Possible ething conelt.de the argument he commenc hini it two weeks ago and interrupted on F ,have day last. At 6:25 IIarris interrupt I Stale Jonesn to make a mxotion to adilourn U Ie done til 11 o'clock t,o-morrow. IIarris start, risions to amue hisa mot,ion and was called of the; order by Voorhees, .vho insisted th Ire thei his motion to ady>aura was not deba able. IHarris was per1sistenit, hioweve aching and continued talkinig until Voorhee I roads by uinanlimouis coiusenlt, made a stati lie dis- mont in which lie uired Senators to r :1ir ma!n unitil the vole wais finailly takei ntries. IIarris was taken. fr-om lisa feet by Jone les oin win declined to yield fucther, and wei t sum on with his speech. r, the AL f6:45 Jones finished h,is speech at :1 the ['effer be-gan . praking, sa ving lie wotul sdd to occujo onily (ift -c0 minutes of the tum ui to eof the S.enate. ie was exact as the tim I)f the tiniisninig a., 7 o'clock. llarris spoke te ersing minutese, and1( was followed by Stewair to the who heuzan withu the prefactory remar Cstion , bt. "thie die is c -''" Stewart closed o n f7:40, aiid then t.he Vice-Presidenit state of t,h at if no further amendment wias offecre wng tothe vote wouil. now 1)e taken on thi enter- enlgrosameint i aid thiirdl readling of the bil That, was az'-eed to without a divisioi and then the e te wa.s taken by yeas an ~ arnays on the tassage of the bill a avare mnde and i,was passed-yeas, 42 brill'- nava, 32; as fobuows: rrso Yeas: Aldrich, Brice, Caftery, Can .ttend- den, Carey, Cullom, Davis, D)ixor day Dolph, Faulkner, Frye. &allinger, Gi1 10, dl. soni, (iorman, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hlis .line, izins, Hill, Hoar, lHimton, Lindsaj 115493; Lodge, McMillan. McPherson, Mandel 99,102. son. Mills, Mitchell oh Wisconsin, Moi nielud- rill, Murphy, Platt, Proctor, Qua: exhib- Rtan..on, Sherman, Smith, Squirl beenl Stockbridge, Turpio, Vilas, Voorheet 3hiiWashburn, and White of L'>uisiana. Nays: Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburi Butler, Call, Cockrell, Cameron, Cok 1.--A Daniel, Dubois. Geo0rge, Harris, Ieb: i went Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevadi all last Kyle, Martin, Pasco, Peffer, Perkm i negro Pet.tigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoul ose-Stewart, Vance, Vest, Waltball, ai Pe ue Th olwn were the pairs: Mitel >aght to eli and Allison. Chandler and White mer and Hansbrough, Gordon and Morgan. As soon as the vote was an nounced, 7:59 p. m., the Senate ad. D Jouruned until to-morrow at noon. To-morrow the Secretary of the Senate will appear at the bar of the House with d a message Informing that body that the bill has been passed, with an amend to ment and requesting the concurrence of the House in that amendment. The message and bill may remain on the Speaker's desk until it is convenient to r- have It laid before the body; or It, may be referred to a committee; or the Senate te amendment may be concurred in with co out reference to any comminttee and by ie a direct vote of the House. Not only it was, the repeal bill brought to a termina te tion to day, but so also was the abuor III mally long legislative day of Tuesday, 1) the 17t' of October. The Senate will of meet to-morrow at noon ond the session n will be opened with prayer and the 1. usual formalitie i. An Important Decision. Id ANDERSON, S. C., Nov. L.-Judge Wallace has just delivered an oral or opinion on the bench, upholding the constitutionality of the Despensary Act. The case was an indictment against John O'Donnell for selling is liquor and keeping a place for selling 11. liquor. (Y)onell was represented by te Messrs. Murray & Varkins, Tribble & k) Prince, Blease & Blease and Winter & p- Simpson. The State was represented 1c by Solicitor Ansel and Mr. J. E. Brea 1, zeal. c When the case was called yesterday b afternoon the detence interposed a de murrer to quash the indictment on three grounds: first, that the selling of r liquor was no offense under the Dis pensary Act; second that if it was an n offenso, no bunishment was provided; . and third, that the Act was an Act to .P raise revenue ami was unconstitutional. it 1,ong and strorig arguments were made r to sustain h se grounds by Nirsses I- Prince, Tribble, Cole Blease, Murray )f and Whitner They made extensive use of Judge Hudson's Columbia decis ion and argued their side leirnedly and we;l. Against them came arguments by Mr Breazeale and Mr. Ansel, which were clear and brief and confined strict ly to the law. The argument on both sides occupitd the evening session yes s terday and part of this forenoon. h .ludge Wallice at once delivered orally a carefully prraparen and unmistakable decision, overruling the demurrer and s sustaining the Dispensary Act as cleary n constitutional. e IIe held that selling liquor, except (1 as provided in the Dispensary Act, is (.1 an effense against the law. 8 Second, that the Act makes such an i offense a misdemanor and that the e court can inflict a penalty therefor, un der Sectlon 2663 of the Statutes. Third t hat the Act Is clearly constitutional. In deciding the third point, he was very emphatic that the purpose of the Y Legisla, ure in passing the Act was to 1; rest rict the sale of liquor. le opposed t- Judge Iludson'Q i that the purpose v was to --...se revenue and held that the 1- :aisig of revenue was only incidental. ie lie held that the Act was one to regu 3f late and restict the traflic in liquors i- for the public good and was without 1 doubt a proper exercise of the police o power of the State. He said that most d of the objections to it where as to the question of the wisdom or the unwis dom of the Act, with which the courts at have nothing to do; that was for the 0 people, who by the bellot-bdx can V correct mistakes in Ilegislation, if they - think there are mistakes. C- As for him, he was clearly of the ft opinion that the Act was honestly I, intended( to diminish drunkness and -the other evils arising from the liquor trailic, and he was bound to say that ..- from his ownobservatiot it was accom e phshing its purpose. The motion was overruled, notice of intention to appeal ,,was given and, on mftion, the case was continued to await the dlecision of the Supreme Court. The Worat is Over. e BauNswIcK, Ga , Oct. 29.- Only as seven new cases of yellow fever were d reported today. Five of the new pa tients are whites, viz: Maggie McInarny 1M.iE. G reens, Thomas Hendricks, Mrs A. No Douglass and Mrs. R. Farmer. to deaths have occurred. T wenty-sev en patients were discharged, four of' awhom are whites: Mrs. Henry Cox, aMary Ferguson, J. B. Gunning and ID. 1 . Gunning. The weather today has been~ cool., and toniht it is coil. The coo wa ve is expected to last only a rsh'rt while, and frost is not expected to come before November 15. to Surgeon Murray sends the four New a Orleans p)rofessional nurses home to morrow as he thinks the epidemic can enow be handled w'hout them. One dphysician left, tonight, for home, sickneso Mlin his family hastening his departure. Sa8.rgeon Miurray has requsted Surgeon General W yman to let Surgeon Carter come to help him, If Surgeon Ca ter Scomes, Surgeon Murray will devote a to great deal of his time to act.ive p)ractiLc, lWhile the backbone of the epidemic seems broken, tho danger is not yet 3d over, andl non-immunes are not allowed to return. Bloth waiters in Wallace's restaurant were stricken todlay while oserving dinner and had to be sent home. IL Ssna,tor Iitlier's 14de4. r, tor lhi'ler has itroduced a bill in the a, Senate which has for its object the y. establishment of a g3vernment, owner e.' ship for telegraph lines. Th'le hill dl 1 rects the o)rganization of a board to a consist of t.he decretary of State, the secretary of war andl the po'stmaster genierai who are direct,ors to arrange a s3 stein of trunk lines, connecting the variou1 sections of the country with the city of' WashIngton with such c.n nections along these lines as shall best serve public goo<d. This system is to ni te carried on as part ot the postal sys U. tem of the country, and discilmination k in rates is provided against, except ,t that a lower rate Is allowed for a press dI message than for current business. dj The carrying on the telegraph business a, by) individuals, or corporations is uot prohibited The bill is voluimnous and dleal largely With details of ho,v the d lines shia libe connected. An appropri Ration of live millions of dollars is made to begin with. Takes Her Own Life. WVASINGTON, Oct. 27.--Miss Daisy Garland, age(1 23, (daughter of ex-Attor 'ney General Gariand, committed suf cide at her home here this afternoon by shooting herself through the head with her father's revolver. There was noth ing in the young lady's condi tion to in dicate any mental disturbance, and she ,conversed with the family in regard to ,a theatre party which she was to give .to-night. Afterward she went to her - room and ate luncheon. When one of the tamily went to call her, the young 2, lady was found lying on the floor dead. a, The body was still warm, indicating r, that the shot had been fired only a short time previous, although no one in the house heard the shot. Miss Gar land is the young -lady who recently lef t home mysteriously and who was hfound in Baltimore three days after wards. Miss Garland's friends say I- that she has been subject to mental of aberration and lately has been suffer i1- [ing with religious melanchonia THE PHOSPHATE TROUBLE. Farmers' Company Sends Notice of teadt neps to .:8umue. COLUM1BIA, 8. C., Oct. 31.-The trou ble about the phospliate industry,caus. ed by the August hurricane, still con tinuei to be a matter of the greatest public interest to the parties concerned as well as to the people at large, and the final outame is awaited with the greatest degree of interest. Yesterd ay one of the large companies notilled Governor Tillman, as chairman of the State board of phosphate commission. era, that his company was once more ready to resume operations, and asked some very pertinent questions which are of vital importance to all the phos phate miners. This is the letter and it is self-explanatory: OR1ANGEnIUnL, Oct. 29, 1893. Governor 13. R Tillman: I saw published In the Charleston News and Courier of the 16t.h of Sep. tember last a set of resolutions claimed to be adopted by the phosphate com mission assembled at ]Jeaufort. I have never received any oflicial notice from the board of its action, which I have been expectimr until yesterday. I re ceived a letter informing me Mr.Broth erhood hadl rect ived a communication of some sort., but did not. say what it was. I commenced work Immediately. after the storm, and now I am ready to go to work with one dredge. 1 ilo not know what the companies are going to do. I do not under3tand the reso lutions exactly. The point is if the "armers' Compa ny alone goes to work nid guaranteks its proportion of the $75,000 will it, be entitled to all the benetits mentioned by thf board ? We presume this to be the meaning, but betore proceedining in so importait a im-vt,er wish olicial as surance that we are correct. Another paint is, does the board ex pect or require an unconditional gtiar antee, or woul(l the des tction of our plant by fire or storm for instance, which have got to be quiet common now, operate as a release for a pro rata portion acc.)rding to the time of such accident. We have just succeeded in turning over and raising our dredge Delaware, and she is reported as being a wreck and not reonirable. We are ready with 'he Columbia and her wash boat to go to work, and beg tie ftvor of a reply at the earliest onvenioncti of the board. Most respectfillv s:ib. mitted. PAUL S FELDE[t. President Farmers' Mining Company, Orangeburg, S. C. Governor Tillman at once wrote the following in reply, which, in view of the present status of the phosphate trouble, will be of the greatest interest to the otht-r miners and the people: COLUMBIA, S. C.. Oct. 30, 1893. Paul S. Felder, Esq., President Farm ers' Mining Company, Orangeburg, S. C.: Dear Sir-Yours of the 27th received and contents noted. The resolutions published in the News and Courier of the 17th ot September last are oflicial; and are binding on the board of phos. phate commissioners. The resolutions are plain enough, but to remove all possibility of doubt or misunderstand ing I will state: 1. Only those companies can avail themselves of a reduction of the royal t) of fifty cents per ton, on the rock on hand August 27, or mined and sold up to the 1st of January next, which noti fy us in writing between now and the 15th of November of the acceptance of the conditions imposed In those resolu tions. The companies which do not accept must pay the royalty as hereto fore at the rate of $1 05. If all do nou accept then the royalty will be collect ed at that rate and a rebate of 55 cents a ton given those who agree to resume operation. 2. During the year 1894 the State must set apart $75,000 in phosphate royalty to redeem the new bonds. Un til that amount is raised the royalty on the rock mined next year must con tinne, at the same rate prevailing at the time the contract with the bond holders was made, viz: $1.05 per ton on dried rock and after said amount of $75,000 has been received all the rock mined during the year 1894 will be free of charge. Should the amount of rock minded next year be less than 75.000 tons the royalty will remain as heretofore. Should any of the companies drop out of business tihe $75,000 to be raised will tie prorated among those companies continuing to mine, which notify us of such purpose by the 10th day of Jantuary, 1894. In brief: To get the re:luctlon on the rock on hand or mined up to January next we must have written notice by the 15thi of N~ovember, 1893; to get the red uction on rock mined next yea.r, we must have notice lay the 10th of Janu ary, 1894, of intention to resume. We will not rc(Juire a guaratntee of the $75,000, but cannot redumce the royalty during the year 1894 unatil that sum has been paid in. You can undlerstandi the dlifiiculty of making any lixedi rule to govern thme concessions we wish to make unless all the companies accept the conditions offered. The trouble is we are hampered by the contract with the bondholders, arnd cannot change the conditions existing at the time t.he bonds were issued without breaking faith with them, the reqluest made by the comp)anies for a reduction to 50 cents for live years is not to he consid. eredi because the price might go lip and t.hen thme State would have no share in the rise. The miners shiouild know that the State cannot aflord to oppress them andl that our successors on the board couldl and donubtle-ss would consider the situation which imay then exist and act wisely anti just.ly towards them. If they cannot truist 'he State they can riot in reason ask the State to trust t.htm. Y ours resp)ectfually. ii. hi. TI LLMA N. so far none of the other cornpanies have sent any intimation of their in tentions in the matter, to Governor TI'llmaan, and the situation Is just ats much unsettled flow as it was beore the meeting of tI:e board. FTe Gover nor say s t hat he has sent the miners his ultiumatumn and that the board Is powerless to dJo more than it has done. If the companies (10 not "speeify" within the time indicated in the Gov ernor's letter given above, then the matter will be referred to the Legisla ture In aIccordialce with the views of Governor Tilhnain, which have already been fully explained. Giulty of Murder. ANDERsoN, S. C., Oct. 28-Argu. ments in the Sullivan-Gilreath murder case were begun this morning alt 10 o'clock and closed at 7:30 tonIght. Eight arguments were made. Solici tor Anisel opened for the State, and was followed by Col. Perry, for the defense; Judge Melton closed for the defense and Col. Earle for ,the iState. The argu mnents were all very flue. Judg~e Wal laces charge occupied about forty fiye minutes, and was a clear and lull expla nation of the law. The case WeL., to th6~ jury at 8:30. A fter being out one hour and a half, they brought in a ver dict of "guilty." The. defendant hoard the verdict with no preceptible change of expressiop. A motion far a new trial was entered anid will be argued Monday. Planes and Oegasu. Now is the time to buy summer plan 825 cash balance November 15th 1898. Will buy a Piano at spot cash price $10 cash, balance November 15th 1893. Will buy a organ at spot cash price. See the list to choose from. Steinway Mason & Hamlin, Mathushek and Stir, ling Pianos, Mason & Hamlin and Stirling Organs. Fifteen days test trial and freight both ways if not satis factory. A large lot of nearly new and second hand Pianos and Organs at bar gains. Good as new. Write for prices W.N. Trump, Columbia, S. C. * 1893. 1893. 25th Annual Fair -OF T HE TA GRICULTURAL A ......... -AND M ECIIANICAL S0IETY -OF SOUT1 AROLINA WILL BRE HELD IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA NOVEMBER 6T7H TO 1TH". -0 ENTRIES FOR COMPETITION MUST BE MADE NOT LATER THAN OCT. 26. AT W11ICH DATE ALL ENTRIES WILL CLOSE. -0 The success of former exhibitions Is a guarantee that the coming Fair will not be less interesting and successful than in the past. It Is at these annual exhibitions that all of our people have an opportunity to wit ness the increased interest In stock raising, samples of the products of the farm, and the farm implements which go very far to lighten the labor of the husbandman. The Railroads in the State will eharge their usual rate3 of freiAht on exhibits one way, returning them free. This should not deter our people from being liberal ex hibitors, who receive in the way of premi ums about 86,000 annually. This fact alone should encoltrage a very liberal dis play of all classes of exhibits. The City of Columbia as in the past will use all possible means to entertain vIsitors at lowest ra'es, and to furnish entertain ments for their amusement and edifica RACING. Unusual and encouraging enquiries are being rccelved that the meeting will be a full one, and that the purses offered wil be vlgorously contested for. L O S T, A GREAT DEAL OF TIMit AND M~VONEY On Worthless PreparatIons for Pain. POrIND, A cURE FOR RHEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA, CUTS, SORES, BRUISES, SPRAINS, AND LAMENESS. T RY T. X. L. It always relieves pain when properly applied. Sold b)y all Druggists at TWENTIY-Fvlr I.ENTS. Prepared b) T.X. L. COMP ANY, 230 Main Street, COLUM BI A, .C Rice Planters and Rice Millers can buy a single machine that will clean, hull arid polish rice ready for market for $350.00. Corn Millers can buy t,he best French arr miii. n iron framei, fully guaran .-.ed, cipe~ Ity ten busbels meal per hour, for $115.00. Saw Millers can buy the variable f,lction feed DeLoach Mill from $190.00 up to the largest aizi. Also Gang Rip Saws, Edgers, Swling Sa ws, Planing Machines, and all kinds of wood working machinery. "Talbott" Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made for cash. V. C. BA DDAM, COLU MBI A. S. C. OF SOUTH CAROLINA. L4 G. Conser, M. D., ~Pykae B. L. WYMAN, M. D., . Phscas For the treatment of Inebriety, Opie mn (Morphine, Chloral) and Codaine Uiseases, Tobacco Habit and Nervous Exhaustlon by the methods of Leslie U. Keeley, V. D., [L. L. D., Surgeon Chieago and Aiton Ra I way and formerly Snrgeon U. 5. Army, For literature or farther information please address THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, .O00LUMEIA, 8.0C. PADGETT PAYS THE FREIGH? Why Pay ritrsme PrIoes for Coods I 'and for (atalogue and See Whtat You Can Sml uitw, all prilos. $9 o $37 Justc 1111 7nduce thoim. No freight puid oih ills Or gan. uanra,itoel .o be a urpan or monoy re. FUOded. 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You secure the prize and run the race of lif6 free from. anxiety and care. Your mind is free, your capital is free, and a fortune is secured to your family. An EQUITABLE POLICY . . . is exactly adapted to your needs. Get one. For particulars address, W. J. RODDEY, MANAGER, FOR THE CAROLINAS, ROCK HILL, S.'. TO F AR M ER Si AND MVANUFACTURERS: As: a matter of business Interest 1a you and ourselves we ask you to allow us the privilege of making estimates upon any machinery you may wish to buy before placing your orders elsewhere. Our facilities and con nections with mnan ufacturers are such tihat we can: quote on the same goods as low prices as are obtain able In America. It is but a narrow mind that would pass by the home dealer to pay an equal or greater price to a foret.' dealer or manufacturer. Only give us the opportunity and we wi a serve you to advantage, and keep at hoine a small part of the money which is going iway from our 8tate to enrich othlex'& W!. H. Gibbes Jr., & C1. COLUMBIA. S. C. 03ARRIAGE j OBES. ... .... In former years 1 have endeavored to present to my customers the latest and most approved patterns of these goods from which to select their purohases. I have no hesitation in saying that I have this season surpassed all former efforts and show with confidence the most elegant line e".r offered in ColumbIa. I urge all In need of. such goods. to call early before the stock In broken. My stock of Harness, Saddles, Bridles WhIps, etc., is large and thep are offered at prices that defy competition. J . g. .DU N N , 188 MAIN( ZTREET. rnO.LUnBIA n8n